Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan 1947 restoration

Rebuilding Chevrolet Fleetline 1947 soft rod 5.3 Vortec 4L60E, mustang 2 front suspension with air suspension and disc brakes, dakota digital instruments. Estimated to be complete in 2014

[@josemariaboetto8645]

HORRIBLE

[@jacksutherland846]

I was really hoping that you weren't going to put all of the bullshit on that poor car but. . .

[@HawklordLI]

Lost me with the putrid colour combination.

[@floeki-jekker]

this is no restoration! , sad for this beautiful old car, it never com back.

[@000arthur001]

how you dare to call this restoration?

[@66skate]

It managed to survive for 70 years and ended up like this , very sad.

[@vermontjeff2535]

I thought the same it went from a real car to a after market =from China parts to a disgrace of a icon

[@wanderleyapparecidovieira2282]

Very bad change of the original suspension,cars must be restored as it was born,this is called "respect" with old times american engineering memory!

[@detroitdiesel-vu3ig]

If you know anything about old cars, you would know they drove like shit. Modern cars are better in every aspect relating to driving.

[@jacksutherland846]

Bruce Springsteen. If you know anything about music; you know Bruce Springsteen's music sounds like shit!

[@jf8461]

Bruce Springsteen: I grew up driving these "old cars" without any problems (of course you had to use more common sense, due to the vehicle's limitations). But one needs to ask oneself WHAT they would be using the car for? Cruising and parades maybe (original is fine)? Or racing slalom against modern cars?

[@jasondean3332]

Dang it. I just watch a beauty get destroyed in under 13 minutes. What a shame.

[@vermontjeff2535]

I thought the same 🤮

[@skatesneakerlover]

That's NOT a restoration, that's a rebuild. Restoration is when you keep everything exactly like it was when it came out the factory. Good car gone to waste with all these added mods.

[@zoso1980]

What a damn shame. A restomod. A waste of a good original complete car.

[@nicholas790]

They had me going until they stuffed that big V8 in it! Then that tacky aftermarket steering wheel. I can understand the disc brakes for safety, but the rest is rubbish! "restore" means to return to original condition". They think they made it "awesome" but they really just destroyed a potential 10 point car. What a pity!

[@gabrielsandoval4994]

I run drum brakes on mine and they work just fine. No need for discs if your not driving too fast, also you have to brake before you would on a modern car. Another thing, that straight six was not correct for a 47, it looked like a 292 perhaps. Still, going V8 in one of these is not pretty, but, to each his own. I'm very happy with mine. Greetings.

[@jf8461]

I totally agree! If you start with a real basket-case, I can understand. But this car had a LOT of restoration potential!

[@holtzman5943]

I’d like to restore one of these and I’d put a big v8 in it. Not the steering wheel. There are a couple things I’d do that weren’t factory. It’s just what he wants🤷🏻‍♂️

[@snoopu2601]

I have a 1947 Chevy coupe, I want to drive it all over so that means power steering power breaks, maybe air ride for comfert but try to keep the original look to it as possible.

[@justinturner7502]

Well a steering wheel can house an airbag as to the brakes there are advantages to front disc and rear drum seating improvements can include improved seat belts the 57 chevey parts department for body can give you a whole body with improved glass as to things that work with it are things like an improved frame that includes impoved handling as well as a digigital stereo there are menes of making single speaker instalments work to a sterio sound as well likely the latest generation of factory fit model has wifi capabilities with the v-8 there is a standardized 12 volt electric system adapting to devices off the shelf led headlights that can be done of a retro fit as well as ...

[@vanderhoof741]

I saw brake rotors and got concerned. Then the V8 came up and I shut it off.

[@justinturner7502]

There is an inline 5 that gm produces it has capabilities in disel too as to 12volt and brake meeting capabilities...

[@hardays3122]

I liked it better before they started.. I like them original .

[@thebackwoodscraftsman7397]

Same here:/

[@Slava.Ukraine.24]

Что то среднее между зим и м-20 победа и кусочек опель- адмирал.

[@yuris6125]

@@Slava.Ukraine.24 речь не об этом.

[@mayormc]

That's what I was thinking. The entropy of time makes it all the more interesting.

[@vermontjeff2535]

I see the guy has money to put in this car to support the after market business company's . But I would of kept it totally original. Than turning it into something it's not . ( not a fan ) and the color sucks .( sorry ) but true

[@nodak81]

Not sure you guys know what restoration means.

[@SSmith-fm9kg]

The word restoration means something different than what you think it does. This isn't a restoration.

[@applesnoates]

should of kept it original !!!! want a hot rod by a new corvette or a 60's car or newer.. what a shame

[@andreweh4]

You took a nice old car and did that to it? OK, let me see, what is the ugliest colour we can put on it? You will never lose it in a parking lot although most people would likely want to. What a waste of a classic automobile.

[@alanlivingston7498]

HOW. MUCH. RIGHT how much right now let me know

[@alanlivingston7498]

Nuu

[@davis7959]

Keep it original. The fuzz-out and fuzz-in almost gave me a seizure!

[@mattsedeensr.1712]

Agreed on the fuzz. was giving me a headache. And yes keep it original.

[@grizzlydan8]

What a shame. Another excellent candidate for restoration destroyed.

[@richardthomas1566]

dan andy won’t be worth crap when he goes to sell it

[@vermontjeff2535]

Richard Thomas yep he destroyed the true value.

[@millstar562]

I cant believe i watch this video for 11 minutes only to be disappointed by that engine. The car is ruined in my eyes anyhow. Keep em stock.

[@Djinantonek]

+millstar562 I bailed at the airbags. Not my thing.

[@tclott316]

FleetlineDave you must live a really boring life then- if you want every since thing to return to factory. Don't get me wrong, restorations are amazing. But Fleetline Kustoms, are badass. How can you not like traditional hot rodding?

[@jf8461]

I'm glad to see others who still respect the original aspect of these old cars!

[@Mullay2]

I would hardly call this a restoration. More like a mutation!

[@dougn2350]

A bastardization

[@ShallowPlane]

the bluring made this vid hard to watch

[@catey62]

+jamie cottam-howarth Agreed..should have just gone from one pic to the next.

[@mikefrech1123]

That's "art."

[@RobertoDonatti]

horrid!

[@davidpringle8089]

That is going to be a good old hot rod but the colors are horrible.

[@patrickbarrett1476]

Beautiful car in 1947. I was looking forward to a restoration of the original which would have made a great show car. It is so sad to see this end result.

[@slapsone6173]

They butchered it

[@XAD566]

So glad i Saw this comment so I skipped ahead and won’t bother watching 😢

[@mattmcfarland9154]

That engine that came out of the car, the 6 cylinder is not rhe original motor. That is the 1963 onwards, someones changed it some time in its life they had a stovebolt six then from 1953 the blueflame motor.that motor in the car that i saw is chevrolets turbothrift motor that was manufactured between 1963 till 1988 and is almost identical to the Australian holden 6 motor wich the easiest way to identify the holden red motor has an external oil pump and chevs turbothrift has an internal oil pump and the block is a scaled up version our aussie red motor is basically chevs little brother. I would of restored that car back to factoty specs and tossed out the later 6 and put back the stovebolt motor. I was spewing when i saw that they were going to put that ls v8 in no way things like that can devalue the car . The only mod i would do to that car is put a disc break kit on the front to stop a little quicker.

[@esechucote52]

Fuck cutom crappy restored my car is as og as possible and I love it when I cruise it !

[@oroguy580]

There should be a law with severe penalties for morons who ruin original cars. Keep 'em stock original. Once modified they can never go back!

[@vermontjeff2535]

Lock them up ... because that was a crime. No turning back on the one

[@normansilver905]

I owned a '48 and had the 216 replaced with a 261 six worked over by Kay Sissel. Got rid of the toque tube and went to a early Power Glide. Repaint by a old pro too. Nice work! Thanks for sharing.

[@rickallen6378]

Real shame it was destroyed.

[@vermontjeff2535]

You needed to say totally destroyed.....

[@8176morgan]

Too bad that they didn't show the finished product but only a partial so called "restoration". Maybe it was because the car looked a lot better before they started to work on it!

[@jimd2101]

Well at least they didn't put on 22 inch ghetto rims and air bag it.....lol. I hate those snoop dog cars....

[@vermontjeff2535]

At that point he should of sent it to Harlem for the final devastation of a wasted Nice classic

[@marcellobomfim5629]

Nice restoration process, but why paint such a beautiful car bright red? I am sorry, but these cars were not meant to have such a color. It looks trashy instead of classy.

[@vermontjeff2535]

Don't worry. He knows he killed a beautiful classic. Now it's a P.O.S

[@sandraleafe1472]

Noooooo all messed up

[@teddunphy8369]

how do you call this a "restoration "

[@johnpowell5433]

The vid was almost unwatchable with the constant in and out of focus. Aside from that, and with my reservations about the term 'restoration', you made a good job of everything you did. It was a great car to start a real restoration on so I'm sorry to say thumbs down for the vid and a 'meh' for the restoration.

[@donniebrown2896]

Another KZbinr click bait title, took an old great vintage car and did a Frankenstein on it.

[@dabl9034]

donnie brown yea cuz you can just drive down to the autozone and pickup factory parts. How dare he Frankenstein it?!

[@daleolson3506]

Music👎🏻

[@johnwade5747]

Myself,I liked that 70's era 230 or 250 six banger and automatic that it had in it, but I'm in a minority there,I know.

[@Itsonlymeee1]

No sooner had I focused on the picture, than the next one came along. Hurt my eyes so I skipped to the end. Sorry to see many of the original features gone

[@stainedglassradio4342]

His car his project his money! Who cares if the handlebar mustache society approves! He's proud of the work he put in. Unlike most he is actually revamping a car most would just let sit in a cow pasture and rot away! Hats off to you brother for not letting this car die!

[@richardcline1337]

It would have been a far better fate than the hack job this car suffered. It would be better now to take this piece of crap out and crush it!

[@КонстантинР-д1г]

С этого автомобиля ,совок ,,передрал" и сделал автомобиль который назвал ,,Победа".

[@yuris6125]

Да, очень похожи внешне, особенно вид сзади.

[@konstantinusov2812]

Победа похожа на этот автомобиль

[@Gordini62]

This car survived original during 70+ years and in a few months someone destroy it.

[@vermontjeff2535]

You said it before I did

[@stevemcdaniel2476]

It's Halloween!!

[@childhood122947]

?....restoration to me means bringing something back to what it was when first sold , ...... had to skip to the end.....first thought my eyes were failing me.....the blured fades between pictures is hard to take......

[@AhmedAli-eg4ml]

This isn’t a restoration, name your videos correctly people ! This is modification

[@pneuner750]

Where did you find that beauty? Love it!

[@Harmonikaklange]

Basically spent thousands of dollars and contless hours to create a monstrosity out of could have been a beautiful classic. Yuck

[@tybriggs9880]

You're doing a great service to America preserving these great American cars what ever brand name keep up the good work

[@ricardobazan6444]

Como recuerdo ese Chevrolet de joven un vecino que era mecánico se compró uno hay por 1975 le tuvieron que cambiar el motor porque se cuarteo el mono blok y el maestro mecánico comento fue ese tipo de motor era de cucharita le puso uno maas moderno pero como era mas revolucionado le daño la transmisión también me acuerdo que en el piso tenia un pequeño pedal que era la marcha pero tenia que tener una goma si no o lo tenia se te hacia un hoyo en la suela era un carro muy amplio muy bonito yo con lo que me quede fue con el emblema que ca en el cofre

[@JonnyWaal]

It is only this engine that is approved in Norway for road use

[@tonymartinez7426]

I know this was 6 years ago but I have the same car and I can't find the break kit anywhere 😫 I can only find for a 49 truck and up

[@thomasfletcher1971]

A friend of mine had one of these , back in the late 60s . Straight 6 , 3 on the column with vacuum assisted shifting . It was super easy to change gears . Went right in . lol

[@josephjakubec9584]

I appreciate the work involved. Don't understand all the negative comments. Restoration is fine for some people and cars but so is modifying for cars that are not rare and worth "restoring". His car, he can do what he wants. Just appreciate the labor. Those who criticise probably never did a build in their lifetime or maybe they just paid someone else to do it.

[@richardthomas1566]

Not a restoration it assignation

[@yuris6125]

'Assassination' is the right word ☺️

[@vermontjeff2535]

A total clown act job

[@mgn5667]

these comments omg... thats a boss car...

[@cforestmills]

the blur-out between picks? after the first few dozen? i said fuck it

[@charliehill995]

Not what we in the know would call a restoration. Way to many modifications.

[@mschiffel1]

I was really liking this transformation...until I saw that LS engine.

[@mschiffel1]

Now it looks like countless other cars seen at any Good Guys show...yecch !

[@hoplite46]

I had a mint condition one back in 77

[@wyattnyfeler7270]

So much time and effort with such poor taste...

[@myhotrodtv]

Great coverage of this restomod.. Can't wait to see more. Oh by the way I just became your 365th subscriber

[@vermontjeff2535]

No good

[@stevengrotte2987]

I have seen pictures of this year Chevy with wood on the body behind the engine compartment, the passenger compartment and trunk area,I do not recall if the car could be ordered from the factory with the paneling as a factory extra or if it was a after market item .

[@rogercamp6071]

If I recall these were called a Sportsman, similar to the Chrysler Town and Country of the same era, I remember reading about all the different manufacturers doing same things but too long ago to put names to, Sportsman could've been the Ford version instead.

[@enriqueg2971]

Como se arruina un auto, se llama el video?

[@rudyzepeda9770]

If you still got that inline 6 I’ll buy it good money out here in California for those motors.... those 5.3s a dime a dozen out here.

[@rudyzepeda9770]

And that original steering wheel

[@eddie054]

Thank You for saving Americana

[@MiguelFlores-wc1fz]

colour combination!.... sniff

[@09sethman]

i had that same car minus the bullet holes

[@youtubeuser1110]

This made me throw up in my mouth

[@paulbaker5085]

Oh the time hours and money .

[@busterhyman6633]

how's it looking today?

[@rickreeve1246]

butchered not restored sad sad

[@jorgemontorycastillo668]

El formato del video, marea

[@odairbotelho8462]

Show de bola esse modelo eu tenho uma miniatura desse modelo na escala 1/24

[@patvalle3596]

Click bait, skip to part 4

[@paulerickson1906]

You lost me with the V8.

[@slapsone6173]

I have a 1947 Pontiac that needs complete restoration

[@icemancometh8679]

I have a 53 Pontiac Chieftain but unfortunately it's got a cracked block. Did you see the guys comment that said he would do the interior for free?!

[@1BrownElCamino]

Man, you have to be a genius to take a whole car apart like that and put it back together, wires and everything! That just blows my mind.

[@icemancometh8679]

They did everything- right down to the cloth cording that went around the windows inside I think and the rubber gasket in the trunk.

[@nickjervis8123]

It's your car your money. But sadly I don't like it. The work is very professional though.

[@arniesatacruz3998]

Wow this car is beautiful 1947 flatline all clasics are beautiful but this and 1959 I'm pala the greatest ...I know you wife was very mad but wait to see restored she going to be very happy.

[@papatutti59]

Two minutes in and I couldn’t watch this anymore. All that blurring and lousy music was too much for me.

[@rayary1151]

You ruined a beautiful car it is UGLY as hell now

[@vermontjeff2535]

Big time ugly

[@paulbaker5085]

Had one just like it in the 70s traded it for a brigestone motorcycle .What an idiot I was then.

[@markdudley5656]

Very nicely done resto-mod; there's something to be said for bringing cars back from the brink. I personally prefer original restorations, though.

[@gilbertovenancio8599]

Meu amigo,tinha um só que era,1948,comprou usado em 1963,era cor preta, muito bonito.

[@ronslaughterandalice1018]

They were fun to drive compared to today, like driving a big bathtub with a couch in it.

[@travelinben1966]

Should have kept it stock, but either way, is this a car that deserves the time, labor, and expense to restore? Seems to me there are alot more desirable/ collectible cars much more worth the effort.

[@gilbertovenancio8599]

Automóvel bonito,6 cilindros,a gasolina,câmbio na coluna,3 marchas a frente,e uma marcha re, duas portas.

[@kevinsullivan1780]

You'll be the guy who'll find a rare complete. Hudson cool running

[@allan6821]

Wow you lucky Guy! No rust at all on this 1947.All you had to do is prime and Paint. Wish I was That Lucky..to find it.

[@mkofftiger]

This is hardly a restoration...more like a transformation. Beautifully done, but not what was advertised.

[@gerrikupicki4060]

🤔😥😔🙁👎👎👎👎

[@kevingunngunn90]

Oh darn,looks like some shoot throughs from a 30 caliber.

[@joaolucio8337]

Q

[@lolbr6818]

Cant handle the back ground music...

[@od1452]

Sorry the blurring transition turned me off quickly.

[@stevengrotte2987]

Did you know that there was either a factory wood trim kit for the exterior of the passenger compartment or an after market kit? I remember seeing pictures of this model car with on and read of it about 25 years ago.

[@JonnyWaal]

Camaro axle, do you have aney photo of your car? Is a California car orginal, but now it lives in Norway

[@jayredstone6982]

how long did it take you to rebuild this all?

[@kalinradoulov3760]

This is like build car from scratch, no easy

[@johnzeszutko5661]

Man, with this ride the daddy-o's and hep cats would make the scene with the gangster lean!