Abandoned Truck left 40 years in the Forest, can we finally get it out?!

[@sharondelaney5346]

I'm a truck person..so yes.. loving it....happy you rescued it Alex!!😁👏

[@maryscott_50]

I never tire of seeing what old vehicle you drag home! Since pickup trucks filled with seasonal items (pumpkins, Christmas trees) are still really popular, this will be lots of fun! Hope you make a T shirt or throw pillow cover with this pickup on it after you "style it". thanks

[@rosawilliams9145]

Awe! My grandpa used to have a 49 chevy with a wooden flat bed. About 6 of the grandkids would sit in the back while he drove us to see the cows. Amazing!

[@SweetbearCoyote]

You should get this running and fix the deck. This would be great for lots of things like hauling, parades, advertising, hayrides, deliveries 🚚 etc

[@BAtadCrazy]

Parades. Hadn't thought of that. Great idea. Here where I live an antique shop did what he plans on doing. The truck sat there for years. Eventually the windows got broken out, the body continued to deteriorate. It became an eyesore. Such a sad end to what was really a piece of art.

[@raggedyann4372]

I wish I had half of your energy😳You and your family are amazing❤️

[@mannyortiz4814]

I love you and your beautiful spirit 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍🕊🕊🕊🕊😇😇😇😇❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@karenmilligan5597]

I agree with your driver/hauler friend. This was a fun adventure. The truck is going to look so cool at your store.

[@johnrodgers9877]

Alex ! I love that old truck . Wishing you will restore it and make it far more than a flower box in front of your store . Best regards from Ontario . John

[@dorothyd.6506]

Thank you , Alex, for finding and saving this wonderful, old truck. I'm so happy it now has a good home. It will be a great mascot for your store.

[@d.lorenecrous9184]

Prayers for continued safety while on your Curiousity quests!

[@lauriedunn6198]

A 5 window! Great find. Would love to see it on the road, but yes, it would look good just for show.

[@suerasberry1803]

Dale seems like a great guy and Alex’s kind of guy “it was an adventure, I enjoyed every second”.

[@Cecilia-fc3sg]

Great truck!! What a find.

[@denniselgatoblanco824]

Oh wow!! I hope you fix it up and build a beauty cargo box for the back!! The patina on the truck is amazing!

[@gregorybarr6112]

We can’t explain it but your videos ALWAYS seem to catch our attention! You always seem so positive plus you are married to the right girl!😃 Your friend Dale is amazing!

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Dale is awesome!

[@connielipp8648]

Cool old truck...yes, yes! great idea for the front of the store! You're so creative Alex : )

[@richardweaver9682]

I LIKE the wooden bed on this truck!

[@mcwatersd]

If you can get it to work it would be great for picking and you also have decor for the front of your store when not in use. Cool truck. Keep Safe❤Keep well❤

[@hotwirea]

Nice old Chevy.Thanks for saving my American History.

[@kimmaddalena5493]

Wow what memories this brings! My first car was a barn find. 1954 Chevy four speed automatic 5 window pickup deluxe model. It had a clock, radio and not one but two cigarette lighters. First year without a split front windshield. Loved that thing. Wish I had it now for hauling garden plants, soil and bark dust. My dad moved it to the backyard in the city from a friends farm. It sat for a while there until he got tired of mom fussing at him about it sitting. He then gave it me to work on and get it running. Please Alex fix it up and use it for your business. It will serve as a great advertisement for your shop.

[@ericwhite8062]

Get it running, fix the bed and interior. Put your logo on the doors. Would be something to get your larger picks back to the shop. Also when not in use park in front.

[@BAtadCrazy]

My thoughts exactly! Use it for bigger hauls, mobile advertising and could still be parked at the front of the store when not in use. Doesn't look like it would take that much to get it drivable/useable.

[@sixpoint3]

Don't forget the low-jack, a steering wheel club, kill switch and/or other theft deterrents. These things are super easy to steal

[@TheCopperbaron]

@@BAtadCrazy My thoughts exactly. Instead of just a display. It would be the most awesome painted the store colors with logo and used for picking and also when parked in front would be terrific advertising. Pretty sure could be in running condition with not too much work.

[@jakefitzgerald828]

And if he really wants some flowers in it, he could probably make some easily removable flower boxes to set in the bed or where ever he wants them. Then if he needed flowers somewhere else, he can just grab the boxes and move them there.

[@richardcline1337]

I'm hoping that's what he does with the old truck. Perfect as an antique hauler.

[@randytim512]

I love these adventures where you rescue a car. Great looking truck and that grille is fantastic.

[@Blodgal]

Paint it to match the shop, rebuild the bed and slap a logo on the door and you got a good picking ride.

[@janineashcraft8339]

PERFECT !!! 😎

[@Chrisb8s]

I say leave that patina alone. Don’t touch the paint.

[@billiecurtis9908]

Very good idea!!!!👍

[@elsyfer]

@@Chrisb8s me too - that patina is what makes the truck!

[@richardweaver9682]

Leave the patina, fix the wooden bed and, interior, running etc.

[@AZHITW]

My dad's first new truck was a 1949 Chevy 3/4 ton, he bought it the year I was born. He still had the truck when he died in 1985.

[@merriedger882]

This made me smile! It’s so cathartic watching you rescue these poor automobiles.😉

[@coloringwithd]

I helped my Daddy restore one of these when I was a kid. He ended up painting it a light powder blue with a bit of metallic in it. Chromed everything else. Oh it was beautiful. Looking forward to seeing this completed. Thank you for sharing ♥♥♥

[@aaron71]

Somehow I found a channel that combines my love of cars, my love for finds, and my love for antiques. Love the content, keep it up!

[@kaizureki]

she is a keeper, what a beautiful truck!!!

[@karenwornum]

Love watching your car restoration videos

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

This isn’t going to be much of a resto :)

[@es7614]

Fantastic truck.

[@IcyKitty]

three cheers for Dale. Super truck!

[@AdamSNook.]

shame to waste it it dont look like it would take much to get it back on the road and it could be your shop truck for collection your items with would look great

[@stevek6432]

I thought that's what he got it for

[@LessThanThree76]

Would be tough to use in Canadian winter time though, but yeah. Definitely a coo picking truck for non-rainy summer days.

[@charlesyoung7436]

I think that may have been a pickup which was turned into a flatbed for farm use. There is a guy who specializes in old Chevy/GM trucks in Oregon who has a You Tube channel called Classic Truck Rescue. He's got lots of parts available for sale and is quite knowledgeable. You could easily use this truck for picking.

[@AdamSNook.]

@@stevek6432 lol nah sadly not looks like it getting turned into a big flower pot hahahah

[@KingOfKYA]

good thing musty1 dosent live near by

[@scottmefford6917]

Thanks Dale, that was a real solid.

[@donut23stewart69]

Great! The black and red matches the Coke sign and it's a lot less than 750,000! Can't wait to see all that chrome shining!

[@yvonnebrumbeloe6626]

Oh man what a truck!!!! She is 2 years younger than ME!! Love it!!

[@nydiacoleman9188]

Found... 1 feral truck. Alex's motto, " leave no car behind!"

[@magickmoi1261]

Nydia Coleman A feral truck LOL

[@Ichthus61]

🤣🤣🤣

[@januarioqueiroz3122]

This friend of yours is truly generous and a sympathetic person ! God bless you both!

[@Sunnyreads8]

What a great idea for that truck! Can't wait to see the progress!

[@joeywd2885]

Yes that is a beauty for sure!! I too can't wait to see what you come up with Alex...I know it will be awesome whatever you do! That was a fun trip to the country, thanks so much for taking us with you!

[@michaelf5061]

Awesome truck. Must restore

[@davidmckinney6577]

Good video buddy 👍

[@vintagetinrandykehler4824]

That’s a 5 window custom cab with great rat rod patina, your gonna have people offering to buy that!! 😉🙂

[@melenaschneider7652]

Well Alex, when one project gets slowed down for awhile, just start a few other projects! LOL That is a great truck. I will be watching to see how you fix this old truck up. What fun! Not only that, but this was the 2nd video of the day! WOW. I love it. Just what I needed today. Thanks Alex!

[@jaytomson7052]

I just know for sure that people like you and I,will take conspicuous notice of Alex's determination to succeed.... It's a long lost thrill.

[@susanrybak7192]

I grew up in Edmonton and love going on trips with you to places that were a part of my childhood.

[@conniegoldthwait1463]

Cool truck! You should match it with your store!!! Can't beat that!!

[@beverlysettle1084]

She’s a beauty!

[@patti6194]

Loved the hallelujah choir playing in the background, lol.

[@ChrisieCouncil]

I have a feeling, all of this is going to work in your favor. We had a local garden center, took a VW bug, gutted it, painted it all kinds of colors, and then planted it up! Flowers were growing all over it! They had it right by the road. Great eye catcher! I like everyone’s suggestion to restore and use the truck. It’s too purdy to be just a flower pot. But you know what you’re doing...you’re a smart businessman!

[@hamalot100]

Your best vehicle yet ! Love old trucks 👍

[@martinhaley1083]

LOVE YOUR TRUCK . can't WAIT TO SEE THE MAKE OVER .

[@user-lv4kp8gt2d]

. This truck is awesome. The paint has a beautiful patina. It's from the year of my birth. I would so much enjoy cruising down the road in this. My last pickup was a baby blue, '65 Chevy step side. A semi dump truck with no brakes totaled it. My son-in-law was borrowing it at the time, and he miraculously survived the crash. Looking forward to seeing it running and spicced up a bit. :-)

[@FatherVinyard88]

Thumbs up for Alex's gladiator sandals!

[@martinwright9238]

ALEX you are amazing that's why we love you

[@graceandglory1948]

I LOVE that truck!! Great find!

[@sjt609]

A "flower pot". HaHa! Actually, you're so creative and it will look fabulous at your shop. Bravo Alex.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Love that old truck! Can't wait to see it displayed!

[@debsylvania]

That is a pretty cool "ornament" for your shop! You'll surely have fun changing out the "cargo", seasonally. I can picture it at Christmas with a tree in the back. Awesome idea to add this to your ambiance!

[@karenmilligan5597]

Put some hay bales for a hay ride looking truck and pumpkins for Halloween. Could even have a scarecrow in the driver's seat.

[@jeaniebowden1051]

Wow, Alex, this old truck brings back memories. My husband and I restored a 1954 Chevy truck many years ago. I enjoyed the hunt for "baby moon" hubcaps and other parts. I used the truck to take my kids to school. It ran perfectly! I loved the old truck and was sad that we had to sell it when my husband got sick. I am happy to see your old truck being revived! Later gator!

[@carolesemkowich7200]

I love the nice big running boards!

[@CrowShadow]

You are truly a man of vision, Alex.

[@connimace258]

Alex what a great find. I remember these old trucks.

[@momsemail8141]

Bless you for saving yet another item from the past!

[@haydendelena]

Ohh I can’t wait to see the restoration on this beauty

[@maria-californiathrifter4025]

I've been your subscriber for a long time. ❤ all of your videos, you have an amazing shop and love when you get old stuff to display, truck is so beautiful loving the patina. Can't wait to 👀 see it displayed. Thanks for sharing. Hugs from California

[@leonarddaniels6221]

Thanks for the memories, My Dad was the service manager for the local IH farm equipment dealer and used a similar truck with the regular steel box for service calls to the farm. Hadn't thought about that old truck for a long time.

[@leandabee]

So looking forward to seeing the end result 💝💝💝

[@mr.pagesfilmsandplastics]

Hey, buddy, you are really blessed with all the good things that you find and the positive things you encounter. There are always a few problems down the road but you are truly blessed!!!

[@ronbuckner8179]

Alex! That Truck will Run! And has a HUGE potential for profit. GET IT RUNNING!

[@Ken0604]

I love that old truck and hope you will get it running again. Won't run 65 on the hwy but would make for a great work truck. If I bought it I would restore it.

[@xltranger98]

I had a 54 Chevy truck and 65 was no problem

[@virginia7191]

Looks a lot like a '51 Chevy my father used to have. He put a cattle rack on the back and took us seven kids for rides every Sunday afternoon. A Moon Pie and Brownie Chocolate Soda each and we were in 7th heaven! Those were the days!

[@justjudycrafting7401]

Love this adventure. What a sweetheart Dale is. I hope some wonderful woman is spoiling him rotten. He will remain your friend because I think he enjoys a good adventure too.

[@lynnew5619]

If a truck could look happy to be rescued, that one does. It’s lovely.

[@my-mysknitsaloon]

My son Alex. R and I just loove this Chevy -53. And of course we luuuuv you. Stay wild . Stay free. ✊🦅🇸🇪

[@Albrecht8000]

Sitten 40 Years in forest? Less rust, chrome bumper OK, engine not blocked? WOW!!!! :-) Greetings from germany

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

A FANTASTIC LOOKING TRUCK - IT WILL BE RESTORED !!!!! THANKS !!!!

[@dalegriggs5392]

Alex, my vehicle in my teens in the 1960s was a 1948 Chevrolet pick up truck. I completely rebuilt the truck in shop class, did a classic black paint job. Inside however, I replaced the headliner with an angora wool type of material. The floorboards were covered in the same, long fiber material. The foot pedals were enhanced with those Crome and black feet type things including the dimmer switch. The shift knob was replaced with an Eight Ball. The exhaust was channeled through a double stack semi chrome affair. On the back window I had a couple of Playboy Bunny stickers that bracketed lettering that said: “U S Male”. It was a cool truck to ride around in but not really much of a date vehicle. STP stickers adorned the dash as well. STP was very popular in the sixties and those stickers were everywhere.

[@danu2you799]

A very fun adventure. Thanks for taking us along.

[@williamb6869]

a very rare find,wish i had found it first ,how ever you redo the chevy it will look good you are lucky alex great find .

[@gordonstroup1741]

Who am I kidding, it's going to become a flower pot! HA! I love it! 😅

[@grw1935]

You need to keep that patina of the paint! That would look awesome!

[@gibbersking6575]

Yes! I put in my own comment (before seeing yours) that it looked great out of the carwash & maybe just give it a clear-coat to protect the current patina, if not too cost-prohibitive. Colors coordinate well with the outside murals.

[@nesandhiller5323]

What a great find!!

[@lisasspott6884]

that's going to be a cool delivery vehicle for your store.

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

its going to be a "flowerpot" he said, so not gonna roll appearently

[@keithbriere]

I love all your outings and adventures. 🤗

[@robertjean659]

Neat truck, spent 8 years restoring one of those chevy’s. I think I have the old hood badge around somewhere.

[@lorraineeverett4111]

Your friend Dale was a great help, luckily you both managed to get it home. I'm glad you cleaned first. Great find! Good luck whatever you do with it. I enjoy watching escapades It's like I am there too.

[@missycat5783]

Straight out of the "Grapes of Wrath"

[@peterwilliamhooper8442]

You guys really need your own TV show! Very entertaining 😇🙏🏻❤️

[@sand3882]

It might be cool, but it would probably drive them crazy. There are so many rules.

[@karenmilligan5597]

@@sand3882 yes, I'm sure I have heard them talking about it before. I think they were a actually asked to be a televised show and they turned it down for the very reason you stated. He wants to do what he wants when he wants and not tied down to other people calling the shots. He has experience in the film industry his self.

[@sand3882]

@@karenmilligan5597 Yep, that's what I was referring to.

[@barbychambers]

Another great rescue Alex with Dale this time, what a friendly guy he is and another new friend..bonus..such a lovely old truck which so many of us are looking forward to seeing restored a little as store decor..I bet the little local kids are going to want to get inside for their pretend driving.

[@darrenshearer1458]

A lot of vintage snowmobile collectors would be very interested in that old snow machine, cutter, and matching trailer.

[@richardbaumeister466]

That truck looks to me to have a PTO control on the dashboard. Use it for either a front or rear winch or possibly a crane on the rear deck. BIG BONUS ! Nice truck cab. Keep us posted. I. Sure your carpenter could fabricate a nice side for your bed with advertising carved into it!

[@douglasbrown8175]

Alex I just watched Rick at classic truck rescue attend an auction, and someone bought a bunch of those trucks that were nearly rot free just to crush. It broke my heart! You should check out that video.

[@pacmanpaquette]

+1 on fixing it up and getting it running.

[@davidhorning9071]

5 window worth keeping

[@thomasweatherford5125]

I love waking up to a new adventure with you Alex! Great stuff!

[@patrickprior4393]

Awesome again 🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@abigaildunne25]

I can't wait for the truck renovation episodes! I'm not interested in old cars at all but you make renovating them soooo interesting!

[@deeXswanson]

love the 53 that is a great truck ,great advertising piece

[@davidhorning9071]

Ya a good one you noticed to

[@johnjacobs1625]

It is a 53 Chevy 3100 5 window. I have a 55 chevy 3100 2nd series, with small back window. Stepside of course... If you can find a bed Alec in decent shape, your set. Years ago I got a 62 bed for $100, I gave the guy an extra 100 for helping me take it apart and loading it. Good luck buddy!

[@albertagrown]

We've got one! Beautiful condition, all the glass is fully intact. Actually, we have around 200 various vehicles. Lol From the 20s to this millennium. Lol And MANY outbuildings FULL of stuff... Inherited it all...

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Canadian 1435 same as a 3100 :)

[@albertagrown]

Hubby just informed me that we have 3 or 4 of these trucks... 🤦‍♀️

[@karenmilligan5597]

@@albertagrown Lucky y'all. Are you going to sell any of them?

[@johnjacobs1625]

@@CuriosityIncorporated Sorry only know the american version. Checked stovebolt . com and they say a 3100 is 1300 canadian. And after looking at the bed and long running board, Yours is 3/4 or 1 ton truck.

[@robertwoodpa6463]

I don't know why but I have always loved these old Chevy trucks. We were born in the same year.

[@stevek6432]

brilliant, go forward with new ventures is a good positive move after the let down of the new build. will be fun watching you restore this