Classic Car Buying Basics- How To Spot An Honest Car

[@WhatsOnTheTube]

Uncle Tony i tried the neck thing with this woman but she had a turtle neck shirt on.. So i went with Up Under the Dash and she slapped me :P.. I guess she was rebuilt too..

[@SuperGreedyboi]

😂😂😂

[@matthewsherman1450]

LMFAO! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@deliveryguyrx]

With a woman the collar and the cuffs must match.....

[@SteverRob]

Did you see any Bondo dust?

[@bikelife_critter1891]

pete R 😆😂

[@ClassicRideSociety]

That's why prefer the ones that have been sitting for years. Its all right there in front of you. The good and the bad.

[@Impactjunky]

@Classic Ride Society Hey bud, fancy seeing you here LoL

[@ClassicRideSociety]

@@Impactjunky 😄yea small KZbin 🌎. I love old school knowledge. And uncle Tony has that.

[@ClassicRideSociety]

@imgone 👍

[@RustOnWheels]

Great tip, Uncle Tony! This is actually twofold: ALWAYS check out the wiring under the dash. ESPECIALLY with old Mopars. This is also where you can separate the originals from the fast flips, the honest rebuilds and the meticulous restorations. Mopars have known issues with the bulkhead connectors, dash voltage regulator, light switch and the ammeter. I have seen it all: burned wires, molten bulkhead connectors, completely cut wiring replaced with thermoplastic home wiring connectors and speaker cables, bad splices, spaghetti… It tells you a lot about what kind of attention the rest of the car got and if the previous owner just wanted to get rid of it fast or made it a reliable and safe driver. Cars tend to rot in the corners of the wind screens there too when there is leakage or the car has been out in humid weather for years.

[@joeford860]

Never had a 67, had 68,69 GT and a 70 Swinger.I wish I would have known you Tony back in the day you could have have saved me a lot money.

[@mudduck754]

You too? I has a 68 GTS 340 4 spd and a 69 GTS 340 auto and the 70 ,Swinger with all the options.

[@shawnsantos]

You remind me of the older guys at the classic car body shop I used to work at. Decades of experience. Not a day went by without me picking their brains and learning something awesome. Keep up the good work, your advice is awesome!

[@tbone21158]

So Uncle Tony, you told us how to spot the age of a woman. How do we spot an honest woman! LOL

[@craigcode7103]

Have you ever heard the saying "how can you tell if a woman is lying?"......"if she opens her mouth!"

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Women are honest...it's the males misinterpretation of them that causes grief. Learn about hypergamy, and Briffaults law, and things will start to make sense to you

[@BeamerTheFox]

@@UncleTonysGarage very smart man.

[@craigcode7103]

@@UncleTonysGarageI think you may have helped me prove my point with your response Uncle Tony.By mentioning hypergamy and Biffaults law I surmise that what you are alluding to is that women are dishonest because it is in their nature. (I know we are way off topic but your very interesting response is at fault,I had to look up Biffaults law!)

[@jamessharp9790]

Uncle Tony is spot on. Briffault’s Law states that when a relationship has no benefit to the female , no such relationship exists. Hypergamy is common enough now , but I’ll add in monkey branching , Coolidge effect and beta orbiters too. Sadly , I entered a toxic marriage and only got out of it in 16’ at Great cost . The benefits outweighed the loss and against ridiculous odds I’m seeing my HS crush for about two years now. Sticking with this sane Christian woman thing and starting to rebuild my life. Thx Uncle Tony for being the relatable dude who builds on a budget

[@TheJoefussGarage]

What a timely video, for me at least. My 65 Mustang coupe, it was my dad's, he got in 1977. I've worked in it, with him since I was 12 yrs old. He had me cut the dash for 500 nose piece stereo. I removed the old cardboard glovebox, and we reconditioned to heater box back then. He gave the car in "87", and I refreshed it myself, motor, trans, paint. Just a few days ago, I pulled that glove box out, to help replace the original dash pad. I lost a nut, and used a mirror to find it, and found a ticket stub laying on the dash metal under the glove box.It was from a Camden NJ Drive in, that my Dad had taken my step mom to back in the day. It says, 10 cents extra for the Electric heater !!! Just like Tony said, that area can be like a time capsule!!!

[@Yourmomisbomb007]

I parted out a 1990 4runner and when it came time to pull the dash apart it was a jaw dropper. It had to of been under water at some point. It’s was like taking apart a fish tank in the desert. It got weird

[@Fopeano]

I've had this experience myself. Every terrible car that I've rebuilt had the dash and HVAC unit out so I could replace the heater/evaporator and all the foam gaskets and whatever else is needed. At the very least along the way, I'll wipe the interior firewall and all the dirty HVAC housing/ducts and dash skeleton parts with a rag. There are so many careless and ignorant people doing a terrible job fixing/restoring cars. It's the worst thing about being a car guy.

[@Properformancenutritioncom]

Or when you buy a car that appears to be clean until you get up under there and a pile of mouse shit falls out onto the carpet.

[@LastResort1331]

When you live in the middle of the Rust Belt, there are no honest cars anymore. You could find one that has been in the barn for the majority of its life, and still have to deal with the dishonesty of pigeon 💩. Here's the deal folks this is as honest as I can get, if you're going to buy one of these cars and you don't know how to do the work yourself, be prepared to pay someone who does, and hope like hell they have the character to be honest with you. Hot rods, muscle cars, and rare Exotics are like good looking women. If you want to roll with one there's lots of Maintenance and expense involved, and if you're not prepared to pay the price she ain't doing nothing for you on Friday and Saturday night.

[@LastResort1331]

@Dan The Man you might get a little on Sunday afternoon, but usually Sunday Night it's case closed. As a side note love your icon, I cut my teeth on vw's back in the day. People used to show up with boxes of parts from JC Whitney, saying can you put this on my bug, I always said sure why not I'll give it a try. I put a few hot rod bugs on the road that would literally jump a Camaro out of the hole.

[@LastResort1331]

@Dan The Man enjoy the ride, I've got one on the road and one in the oven. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp_Vl5Z4nseVhc0 And not a bug in sight seeing one of those around here nowadays, is as rare as a Datsun 280ZX.

[@bccev770]

True if its got tits or wheels its gonna cost you, but what we gonna do?

[@LastResort1331]

@Daniel Drago I'll bet mine's rustier😉 I feels the rust in the pores of my skin, kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmfJeWadgst4o5o

[@jgmopar]

So true

[@robbyrob8349]

Another great tip is to check under the car to see if the panels and frame are rusted. If they're rusted, run lol

[@kennethjones8876]

Another good thing to have with you is a magnet . You can put it on different places around wheel wells and quarter panels to check for bondo and rust .

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Y'know, there's just so many variables in that..especially the strength of the magnet. A weak one won't stick to even a skim coat, a strong one will hang onto a half inch layer of bondo. That's why I generally stay away from that method

[@jimbotheassclown]

And if you try to drag a magnet across my paint job you're probably get pimp slapped. Thats why paint thickness gages exist so you don't scratch up paint .

[@jamessharp9790]

I’m with you, I prefer to tap and listen , a panel with over 1/16” or so of filler sounds different than a cleaner panel . Not foolproof, but since I’ve learned it / it’s a tool always on my person

[@lobmin]

@@jimbotheassclown I was thinking about that...maybe you could glue cloth to the magnet to spare the paint..

[@jimbotheassclown]

Then that weakens the magnetic pull of the magnet and defeats the purpose. Paint mill gauge cost like 20 bucks now for a cheap one and will tell you if there's filler or even a respray .

[@brianglade848]

My dad loved these old cars, in the fall of 1978, my dad spent that time walking the Metra Train Station lot looking at the old cars and picking up cigarette butts and smoking them

[@mikecontoni8161]

When I first happened on this channel, it was because of the trans am video you did, then I thought, "who is this old school, shade tree mechanic that always has a cig in his hand". Well Uncle Tony, you got me. I'm a believer. I'm subbed, notified, and it's even gotten so bad, my wife says, "Are you watching Uncle Tony again! If you spend half as much time working on your car as you do watching his, you'd be done by now." So much good common sense car knowledge on here, keep up the great work

[@stevenschwartz1209]

Thanks for the tip about spotting an honest car. As for a woman’s age I usually go by their hands. But it’s good to have a backup with the neck thing.

[@aaronmarkham5791]

Parts cars pieced together or not for these old cars to once again put smiles on faces and build memories is what its all about. My favorite car memory banging through the gears on my 70 chevelle looking over that cowl induction hood (only rust free part of that heap) bit still cooler than a camry . love the channel

[@0xsergy]

His point I think was more that these cars sat in fields for 40 years ruining all the bodywork underneath. I mean, sure some are prolly fine but a lot are likely compromised like that other one he made a video about

[@rumrunner1756]

With all of its issues, I love that GT. Reminds me of the ‘68 that I owned in 1970. Bought it for $1200 with 20K miles on it. Man I wish that I had some of my old cars back. Kick myself every time I see one roll across the auction block and sell for a price that I’ll never be able to afford. OK, have to go to work now. I’m done whining,...for now. Thanks for all of the videos Tony. ☮️

[@caseycuda854]

Yep and for some reason people miss the rear deck filler panel from inside the trunk. It's like they forget the mountain ranges of flux core wire welds, and cheese grater affect Bondo has through the rust holes they tried to cover. then they don't shoot paint on it so it rusts again.

[@maidenrulz73]

Nice 67....I had a ‘69 gt when I was 16.....sold it for 500 bucks (1989).....wish I had it now.....have a ‘70 swinger now but always loved the 67-69

[@Properformancenutritioncom]

Good tip Tony. I picked up a 60's car recently thinking it would take me no time at all to clean up the interior. That was until I got it home and looked under the dash. Mud dobber and wasp nests galore. I spent forever on my back scrapping, scrubbing and vacuuming before I could finally start doing the fun stuff. If I would have spent more time under the dash before I bought the car instead of just a quick glance at the wiring situation, I could have planned for that. Instead, I immediately fell behind schedule.

[@laveyanpride9362]

Been painting and detailing cars for a long time. You clean everything, period! That's the detail part of it.

[@AtZero138]

My 68 Dart.. since I have every receipt for it.. first Owner kept everyone.. Sales receipt and so on.. I have one for the Rust being repaired on both fenders.. rear .. that's states Rust will Return.. 1986.. haha.. sort of honest car.. thanks Uncle Tony...

[@bccev770]

Yep make's sense what you said, years ago I bought a car like that for peanuts and like a prick sold for peanuts, now here in Aust they average 30k

[@999thenewman]

"Up under the dash."

[@charlesatwell6658]

I guess now everybody will be blowing all the dust out from under their dash.

[@mikedavis3799]

Another great tip. On another front, I got my Uncle Tony's Garage authentic stickers today. I'm somebody now!

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Yes you are!!!

[@dougmurray510]

So true uncle tony. Can tell you how many times I’ve takin the heater box out of a shit box 500 $ field car and you see what’s been livin there. Never thought about lookin there to check that out. Learn something new every day. As always. You are the fucking man. The myth the legend........uncle tony

[@jhunter213]

I'm glad I found your channel Uncle Tony. Your insight and expertise is extremely helpful.

[@kevinl6231]

Hot damn!! A Dart GT with bucket seats and A/C (the Airtemp sticker). Do it justice :D

[@xtune5731]

picked up all my cars from the woods, back when bodywork was done with rollers and a bucket of paint. all that virgin steel is still holding strong. Fun pickings.

[@miker1661]

Love it, uncle tony! Keep em' coming!

[@halroy9610]

Damn uncle Tony. You just made me go out to the shop and look under the dash of my 71 swinger. It looks good. Thanks for the tip.

[@benjamindewitt9151]

Just got my uncle tonys stickers!! Whoop whoop!!

[@jabbahursty]

who knew jim duggan knew so much about cars!

[@jgmopar]

HEY OOOOOOOOOOOO

[@lobmin]

Unbelievable....I scroll through the suggested videos from here and of all 16, only the very last one is actually from this channel.... KZbin's "suggested videos" are mostly just your recommended videos these days.....makes it REAL hard to stumble across new smaller channels....one of my favourite things about this site..

[@roflman]

Another way i've found personally in the hail damage business, is on really flat panels (trunk lids, hood, roof etc) if you press on them the metal will give (flex) slightly even on old cars. If it feels rock hard like concrete then its probably been paved over atleast 1/4 inch thick with bondo.

[@rexcars1835]

Another great video. I like a lot of old parts. If it still runs good, it's likely it always did and nobody had to play with it. Owners manual, and OE floor mats are another good sign, and of course the cigarette lighter working!

[@Thunder_6278]

I was told many years ago, what's on top is not important, what under is what counts and if you should buy it. I bring a magnet & straitedge when I check a car out.

[@johnnyhotrod2608]

WOW! I have a love hate relationship with Uncle Tony! I hate him because he is right! I love him because he is right! I wish he would stop giving away the secrets! GREAT video as always!

[@Granite]

I’m stuck with my parts car Frankenstein. Luckily it isn’t in too bad of shape but it’s always worse then I thought. Especially cowl rot issues.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

I mean I bought my car a while ago and didn't spot the entire front of the car was replaced. Thankfully it's an old euro car and there's nothing besides the radiator in the front. But now the more I look at it the more I feel stupid for not noticing it.

[@danohstoolbox]

great points uncle tony not very often is the dash taken out great video as always brother keep up the good work

[@jerryturner3784]

If you want to find these type of cars see Nick at Maple Motors! The best bondo buckets money can buy

[@wrkitout1]

What Tony says is true, no one thinks of looking after all the crap under the dash. Then there are the rebuilders who undercoat and dust it to make it look like old spray.

[@berardoferrari]

yup! he is right!foxbody mustangs left outside will develop rust at the cowl and down into your floor pans!!!! killer to find the leaks. if your clutch peddle sticks when pushed down and wont come up, you got water leaks!!!!

[@rrfields65]

When I was in teens , I worked in salvage yard during summer striping out interiors. Man the things I found under seats ,carpeting, and dashes!

[@orozcoj1984]

You are a national treasure! Please keep these videos coming!

[@joer6248]

Damn good tip about underneath the dash; I never thought of that. I've spoted numerous lipstick paintjobs from overspray on areas which were not correctly masked (wheel wells, frame/unibody members, etc.).

[@bradrichards6107]

Great tip, Uncle Tony. You don't put any frosting on anything, and that's why I like your channel.

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

Took my trucks dash apart last weekend and scrubbed every piece and piece of trim, its looks great!

[@mohawkaaron2091]

Im totally addicted to your vids. Im in the nashville area too. Ill totally put in work with you to learn hands on. I love this stuff.

[@savethem59]

ya! speaking of that they can have rust holes in the wiper box were the rain water runs down and it is a hell of a job to weld it up and get it tight again. have to take the entire dash and wiring out to do it. but im talking about my 67 galaxie

[@combatjm89]

Love the neck reference! Point taken on underside of glovebox.

[@randyniemi4963]

Great advice. Never would have thought to look under the dash!

[@kennethcronin4792]

Dam good tip I’ve ever looked under a dash but I will now thanx ut

[@mountainwolf1]

Dude God bless you you are such a good man. As soon as I can I will be making donations to you. You do so much good for people you achieve such honor God bless you 100 fold.

[@mopargaming7465]

Huh never heard that but i guess you something new every day thanks uncle tony

[@jailer1619]

Great videos. You are my new favorite “tell it like it is” car guy.

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

Great tips! I've always looked for the bondo & the rust, but never under the dash.

[@andyb7264]

Wow amazing way to explain!!! Keep it up Uncle T!!!

[@francfurian8215]

Hey Uncle Tony excellent tip, I never would’ve thought to look under the dash. Thanks for sharing that with us. The reference to the neck I already knew. Now that you’ve mentioned it you’re going to have thousands of people looking at themselves in the mirror. Cheers👍🏻

[@Thugl1f]

Thanks Brother, I am going to be looking for a used Corvette real soon. So Ty for the advice.

[@markmartin5765]

Always great tips , I learn a lot from these experiences!

[@jwelchon2416]

Looking up under the dash is a good way to spot a flood vehicle. We had a Cougar once with a mummified frog up under the dash.

[@LionHeart0808]

Hey Tony could you do a video on how to find vaccum leaks in an old car with a carburetor? Also could you do a video on the best air intakes for a car with a carburetor?

[@bdogjr7779]

Awesome Uncle Tony《☆》So true :*: These daze you might have to check for Adams apples along with up under the dash🤠☻🤠

[@darykoughton5473]

So in my auto auction mechanic world I spend my working hours looking at structure damage and repair. I pull down inner fender liners I pull weather stripping to look for plug welds I use paint mill gauges to detect how much filler is in each panel stuff like that. And even on brand new cars I find some really crazy shit! Like two cars welding together trucks that have had the entire frame replaced and tons of shitty weld jobs.

[@bobxx6396]

Thats when you bring along your trusty little magnet and touch the quater panels and fenders if it dont stick it all puddy also feel inside the corners of the trunk

[@AlexG-pu8wh]

Tony is awesome, watched the tag job video. This guy knows his mopars

[@Properformancenutritioncom]

Another good spot to check is inside the air vents on the kick panels if the car has them. There's nothing better than flying down the highway when you crack one open and a blinding swirl of leafs and mouse crap explodes in your face.

[@smilsmff]

Nice, I seen few wit the "Tape" over then the Rust Protection coating that is New over it

[@dordor718]

So simple yet so correct...thanks Uncle Tony.....

[@steffinmezger5301]

Uncle tony is a good dude

[@SOUPENE]

Thanks uncle Tony would never thought too look there .

[@kmas8229]

This tip came in handy when I was looking at a Monte-Carlo I was thinking of getting. First thing I did was looking under the dash. There were knobs and switches (Owner didn't even know what they were for) and a metric fuckton and a half of wires that looked like someone had just thrown a bag of colored limp noodles in there. The car looked nice on the pictures. Took it for a test-drive, and I'm sad that I did. It ran so bad that I became slightly depressed by just sitting in it.

[@jimmielong2748]

Man that's spot-on bro perfect advice I knew that too but I never thought about verbalizing it in the way you just did

[@xXHibiscusXxc]

Me and my friends discovered these old rotten abandoned cars in a ditch buried halfway deep on some old farmland in the creek. I took the headlight cover and took it home and cleaned it and found its production code and found out it was a 1963 plymouth fury. Next winter we plan to go down there and look under the dash and search for details on how long those have been there.

[@79obrien]

Uncle Tony feels like he's really your uncle helping you out

[@79obrien]

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[@79obrien]

Or anything else lol

[@CuriousYellowCuda]

Awesome advice Tony! Another great video!

[@redskies2813]

Ur racist

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Very solid tip. Going to use it next time to see how honest the car is!

[@Robert-mz9hi]

Also always know how much the car you're buying is worth by the condition that it's in. I see a lot of cars on Facebook marketplace that are way overpriced that are parts cars, project cars. There's a 1963 4 door sedan Dodge Polara project car with a ton of rust on Facebook marketplace trying to sell for $15,000 which is way overpriced because 4 door sedans aren't that desirable.

[@sunnyray7819]

Great advice Uncle Tony!

[@stevetaylor9265]

Good idea, never gave that a thought before. Thanks

[@mode_seven]

Any chance of bringing the T-shirt back?

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Yes. Check uncletonysgarage.com in about a week

[@thejasonbischoff]

Always good to look at a woman’s g(love) box as well before a test ride or purchase.

[@1964FordMustang]

Fully agree; excellent video. A car that comes in addition with a more or less proven history and documents is even better. Do your research, examine and get advice from specialists. Don't buy the first classic that comes along.

[@ALaw-Fights4theusers]

Good stuff, haven’t heard that from anyone yet. And I haven’t seen pictures of under the dash either

[@josephtaverna1287]

Uncle Tony good afternoon some excellent advice you have a good day my friend take care buddy

[@CatScratch244]

i always check the rear end and if it's sloppy when I'm inside, I look for one with lesser mileage.

[@flycatchful]

Looking under the dash only applies to a full up body restoration.. If the seller states that the vehicle has been fully restored than take a look under the dash. This also applies to the under body of the vehicle. Never ever believe an add that says fully restored!

[@briceperdue7587]

In one of your videos you said there is "Fuckery Afoot" for that i am now subscribing.

[@randyperfecto7468]

Keep it coming sir love ur knowledge and humor, smokes too

[@tonylang7526]

A LADY'S NECK AND UP UNDER THE DASH TELL NO LIES!!!

[@geneva760]

Those X-RAY glasses that used to be advertised in the comic books may come in handy - HA.

[@75OldsNinetyEight]

Don’t forget to check out the 8-track player, need that to listen to when stopped and filling up a 30-gal gas tank.

[@Properformancenutritioncom]

If Ram Jam is in the tape deck, don't even look under the dash. Just buy it.

[@kc96lsc]

Tony, great videos!! I'm 55 and have been on the internet since the beginning, I've been watching car videos for years. This is maybe my 3rd time I've ever commented on someones channel, just not my thing. However, I had to tell you that I love your videos Tony, just good usable info every time. The only other guy I enjoy watching is Dylan McCool YT channel. If you don't know who he is please take a minute and watch one of his videos. Both of you aren't over the top type guys and you get to the point and help people learn about automobiles probably more than you know. Anyway, please keep doing what you're doing. Thanks for the education :-)

[@Calislav96]

Thanks for giving away all of your gold nuggets! So generous.

[@buddcarcook4655]

You speak the truth brother. Thanks. Been burnt once. Never again.

[@bobbymatheson5807]

Your tips on buying used car's especially classic car's are very helpful ! They have opened my eye's to see alot of things that i would not of looked at before ! There is this classic car dealer who makes youtube video's about the classic car's on their lot ! And they do an under the car video and almost every car they do has lots of oil leaks ! Alot their car's look like they have been doctored ! After seeing your video's on how to look at classic car's before buying 1 i don't think i would want 1 off this lot ! Of course they want alot of money for these car's and they even offer shipping the car to you another red flag ! I believe they are located there in Tennessee where you are !

[@kadillacdeville]

Thanks Tony, I never thought of that tip.

[@vcval]

I always look under there for chalk marks above glove box (CAL)