Field Rescue! Will This Abandoned Big Block 1964 Plymouth Wagon Run And Drive?

Well… yes, but not without some fire. What’s a little engine fire among friends? This ‘64 Plymouth Belvedere is a pretty sweet unit, and hiding under the hood is a big block surprise. Oh, this video also features a bonus Honda Trail 70 revival, and Tom (who is not short) doing some sweet jumps out in the field. That’s a twofer! Does anyone actually read these things? If you do, drop an F in the comments

[@staceyrenner5418]

Well this makes a Saturday morning stuck at work much better.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Happy to help! Haha.

[@autopar3000]

Look at that, 3000 subs. Congratulations! Stay with it, you're getting there.

[@dantupper1784]

2, 4, and 5 door '64's! Those air deflectors with a grab handle are a cool feature. Does it have rear-facing 'tailgunner' 3rd row seating? Back in tbe era when your kids were an integral part of the energy-absorbing safety of the 'crumple zone'

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Haaahaha. That’s right. It’s engineered that way. I suspect it does, but I’m not going in there to find out…

[@2LaneTraveler]

@@DeadDodgeGarage Good call. Something's liable to run up and attack you in there.

[@dantupper1784]

Yeah- Hello HazMat!. Those Honda 70's were fun. From last Sunday- Hilborn makes new 340-360 Mech.F.I.- the tubes are big, and even larger & splayed out the W2/W5 on up port size- waaay too big for 273. Kinsler makes sb mopar Mech F.I. intakes- too large & modern looking. We as kids in the 70's could get big boxes of old '60's & early 70's car magazines at garage sales for under a buck- I seem to remember the smallport 273/318 Hilborn units havng close vertical tubes like the 283 Chevy Hilborn units of the era. If Adam's still has his shop in SoCal- he would know infinitely more. Those boxes of old magazines- critters in the attic used'em as nesting and bathroom material.

[@musclecarmitch908]

Great video! The fiddle and violin reference really got me!🤣👍

[@wiggyjones]

You know the difference between a violin and a viola? Violas burn longer.

[@musclecarmitch908]

@@wiggyjones 🤣👍

[@tonyb3864]

I find these videos of you trying to start these old wrecks curiously entertaining. My wife says listening to you crank them incessantly drives her nuts.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

🤣 I’m with her on this one. Have you noticed all of the cuts in today’s video? I’ve edited so much friggin Mopar cranking sound in the last month… I’m kind of sick of it too. Haha. But I’m having fun. I’m glad if it’s at least a little entertaining.

[@lovetocrank]

I never get sick of that Mopar cranking sound!

[@ericwilliams2574]

Love this Plymouth Wagon! I see some familiar things with it that bring back some fond memories of my Grandfather's Dodge Polara! He drove it for 30 years! I revived the engine but by the time I got to working on it, her frame was gone. Saved the engine, saved as much parts as possible, scrapped the rest. I am a BIG fan of Vice Grip Garage, Junkyard Digs, Mortske Repair, and Retired. As a MOPAR and Ford man, you have a new Subscriber! Much Love!

[@garymckee63]

I haven't had a chance to watch yet but I presume a 361 , one of the 64 models l had was a Custom 880 four door hardtop with the 361 excellent engine.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Yep! I like 361s a lot.

[@johnstach4601]

Still a solid car,worth fixing,restore

[@Beverlys-Hillbilly]

Fond memories of my first car, a 64 Savoy.

[@pablochavez9087]

Never dealt with carburators on a car. Rebuilt small engine carbs alot but car carburators seem intimidating asf. Thanks for the videos

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Usually I have really good luck with them! Occasionally they are seized solid, refuse to cooperate, and subsequently catch on fire. Haha. They are pretty simple devices though. I’m actually more intimidated by bike carbs. Thanks for watching!

[@klapaucius77]

Pablo - I started the same as you. Fixed a lot of snowmobiles and lawn mowers. Bought a 64 Dodge 880, watched some videos and it looked a lot harder than it actually was. Same basic principles.

[@pablochavez9087]

Yeah. That is how most cars things usually are. Electrical seemed like a nightmare but once you understand the basics and get in there should be easy

[@altpraize6708]

Dude, where do you get all those cool Mopars ?????

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I don’t! Lol. The last many have been cars gathered at the shop I work at now. There sure are plenty of them…

[@PaulR-y2q]

Hello I just love watching your channel and wow got some land and old Mopars to bring back to life, I call that PARADISE YES JUST PARADISE! I worked at Pick Your Part Auto Wrecking for several years back in 1988 to 1990 and never found a poly 318 that I could not get fired up and running :)

[@fishypictures]

My little brother got a trail 90 back when they were new in the seventies. He couldn’t resist riding it through the streets of San Francisco. The cops brought him back so many times the SFPD impounded it. My Dad didn’t fight it and let them keep it.

[@Oldjohn52]

"Station Wagons" were named such because they were originally designed to pick up your family at the train station and have room to haul people and associated dunnage back to your residence.

[@maximuswedgie5149]

First👍

[@urielgarcia4567]

I’d like to see a wagon At the drag strip like this one 😁

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Look up Wagons Of Steel! Super cool guys drag racing wagons.

[@denislandry7577]

Lmao funny , but it’s a win , runs & drive’s well done lol

[@jeffreypinder9398]

1964 was a great year for automobile styles.

[@haroldschultz5864]

How about you dig through the DDG archives and make a " Things that caught on Fire " compilation video ? Ehh ehh ? Ahh I'll show myself out . 😂

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Sounds like pure gold to me. Haha.

[@carl5536]

Max Wedge 318 engines wasn't to awful bad cause my brother and dad had several of em but I don't know what kind of gas mileage they got cause gas was only 30 to 50 cents a gallon back in the 60s and 70s and nobody cared about mileage lol...I think my brother put a bigger cam and a 4barrel intake and carb on a Dodge the same year as the car your workn on and it was fast that's 4sure lol..I always thought the big 318s looked odd with a tiny 2barrel carburator on em..I'm a station wagon fan and I always have been cause back in the day those was same as a camper and the big ol car's with a huge trunks worked good with a tarp and a mattress in the trunk lol..

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Oh yeah. Our Coronet wagon has done a good bit of camper duty over the years. Haha.

[@craigbowley6783]

I love those old Mopar wagons. They're so rad👍

[@jhillaudio]

I appreciate the stream of consciousness editing, the pacing, the jokes and your boundless enthusiasm. I might one day, actually get over my apathy about Detroit car brand loyalty...nah. But your 10x more tolerable than a 10 minute dissertation about clear coating a blue 1000hp crate motor pickup on another channel. Thank you Jamie.

[@allanperryman388]

Thanks Jamie

[@albertgaspar627]

ah, the sound of the Mopar starter...third best to spreadbore secondaries kicking in and large overlap high compression engines idling. and maybe blower surge too.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

It’s definitely up there! Welcome to my channel, where you can probably find an hour worth of Mopar starter noise at this point 🤣

[@albertgaspar627]

@@DeadDodgeGarage Thank you. I recently saw a 60's wagon for sale at the winterswapmeet, so this vid caught my attention (alas, no trailbike for me, just a 1973 Honda CB350 4 banger in green). I suspect you've seen a few VGG's in your life, but this would be a nice project to keep in patina, "straighten" out the front end, ditch the single pot master and use the trunk space to pull home some leather couches for free to redo the interior.

[@chrismays7455]

She's a beaut Clark

[@robertspence831]

Love that wagon.

[@vagabond96h]

Your narration would be better in a normal tone of voice. Unless that is your normal tone of voice. I tune in to see interesting mechanical work.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

This is what I’m like unfortunately

[@chrissimes9445]

It's fine! You're funny, and sound a whole lot like I do when I'm working on my old cars, continuously talking to myself...

[@klapaucius77]

Glad I found this channel. That's the same set up as my 64 Dodge 880, it ran rough at the beginning too, some carb work and now she runs like a top, still looks a lot like your belvedere exterior though.

[@anthonytursak51]

LOL. Love it!!

[@rickinmi]

F Plymouth wagon FTW!!! I had a 62 Dart wagon with a poly in it. Loved that car...

[@Scott-ec4ux]

COOL 🙂

[@OldIron2188]

Random thing but the first time I looked at the motor on the d500 I couldn't figure out how to get the breather off. I had to look it up and I realized the turny thing is what undoes it.

[@raymoore9475]

I don't want anything from her or to do with her

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Leave her in the field. It’s best this way

[@barryrussell4106]

What do you do with all these cars???

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Most of these aren’t mine. None of these ‘64s are. They move on as projects or parts for other people for the most part. My shop yard is definitely full most of the time. Haha.

[@The528692]

Is this wagon and the 2 door sedan for sale?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

They are all for sale, and located in western Washington state. Prices will be reasonably affordable. Those two don’t have titles unfortunately. The hard top and the sedan do. If you are seriously interested, you can reach me at [e-mail]. Thanks.

[@mannymonterroso1423]

Did you sell it? Thanks

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Long gone.

[@videodudeX]

361 wagon! How rare is that!?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I don’t know, but it’s the first one I’ve ever seen… and it’s awesome

[@chriscornelius4549]

What are you going to do with the wagon

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

It was already sold.

[@ericwilson2585]

Don't give up, she'll be a runner, just make sure that the transmission is slightly over filled. It'll go into gear......

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Agreed. Ideally it should be a little less on fire though… not sure what the plan is with the car from here. A carburetor swap would have prevented the eventual flames so I probably should have done that. Oh well.

[@Radiowild]

I'd get a rebuild kit for that carb. I think the brakes could be sorted. Would make for a fun ride for a daily or 1/4 mile car. I love my wagon!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Absolutely - all could be fixed. I would be a lot more excited about it if we didn’t already have a ‘66 Coronet wagon. This one is Tom’s. My brother is considering picking it up though. It’s sweet!

[@keithsims86]

It's one on ,Market Place 64 Plymouth Station wagon I think they're part it out.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

That might happen with this one if no one wants it whole. I hope somebody does.

[@glenbo2464]

I have tasted fire extinguisher powder once ! It was salty weirdness indeed ! lol Cool old car

[@rogercamp6071]

Well I don't know about now but I believe they originally used sodium bicarbonate for the powder in fire extinguishers unless they used CO2 for multiple class fires.

[@richardparis8738]

I have a 64 Dodge polara with the push button we called the finger banger

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

🤣 I’m definitely a veteran of banging fingers on push button dashes so this checks out either way

[@ericwilson2585]

Yep, my happy place is a ct70h also.

[@wiggyjones]

You're getting closer. 64, check. 904 push button auto, check. Plymouth, check. Now we just need a leaning tower of power in a Valiant. I'll wait. Huzzah!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I’ll keep an eye out!

[@wiggyjones]

@@DeadDodgeGarage You're a fun person to watch. I don't care if you work on lawn mowers, I'll watch it. Thanks for putting out such great content!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

@@wiggyjones Careful what you wish for - my lawn mower is currently broken. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it!

[@andreamills5852]

17:53 What did the front passenger tire and rim come off of ? lol. What size is it ?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Haha. No idea. Either a trailer wheel or some small truck I imagine.

[@craigbowley6783]

I've never even heard of a 361. That's awesome.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Yep! My ‘66 Charger had one. It was actually right at the end of 361 car production - mid year ‘66 they were gone. They did stay available in big trucks into the 70s though.

[@74charger44]

Maybe a video on what the plans are for these cars?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Absolutely - as soon as we figure out what those are 🤣 I am strongly considering building the post car as a classic drag car, but I have a hard time committing to it while my Barracuda is still in pieces awaiting the same treatment. My brother wants the wagon. I have no idea what he would do with it… Tom picked the ‘64 cars up from an estate. Let’s call that a crime of opportunity… there weren’t necessarily plans beyond that at the time.

[@culcune]

F%&*!! Or is it just 'F'?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Maybe a little bit of both. Haha.

[@richardparis8738]

Nice land

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked Tom when we’re building the race track…

[@johnshackelford6965]

Derrick Vice Grip Garage 😳 😐 It's fine 361 B motor

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

A guy says one of a guy’s lines and all of a sudden… 361 is an excellent engine.

[@stevenbaker9327]

You know...copying Dereks mannerizms and one -liners isn't humerous...in fact it"s pathetic. Get your own shtick dude!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Bite my shiny metal ass!

[@NoWr2Run]

@@DeadDodgeGarage AGREED, I personally don't think you copy any body butt your self, LOL. Just subscribed, I don't know what took more of a beating, THE CARB. OR THE STARTER ?

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

@@NoWr2Run 🤣 I'm notoriously hard on starters. You'd think I'd get a clue! I have edited so many god damn hours of Mopar starter sounds at this point... but I just keep on doing it

[@shospulecolupis9718]

As a rabid Vice Grip Garage fan and someone who detests anyone who tries to outright copy his style, I watched this video with a wary eye and ears, ready to tell KZbin to not suggest your videos if I thought you were too close to his style. Well, I think your style is different enough that so far, I am ok with the way you do things not a subscriber yet, we'll see how things go. Keep up the good work.

[@NoWr2Run]

@@shospulecolupis9718 What SUCKS about VGG is he has a show on Motor Trend that you have to pay to watch. He does most of his revivals on that show now. I can't believe he threw in the towel on the Buick GNX. He said he had other commitments, probably the Motor Trend show ? I feel he kind of SOLD US OUT BY GOING TO MOTOR TREND. He doesn't post like he use to on his regular VGG show. DEAD DODGE GARAGE seems legit & not trying to copy anybody IMHO or like you I wouldn't watch, THANKS FOR POSTING.