Old Ford Driven From the Grave After 14 Years!!

In this video we set out to save the first of two old Ford work horses from the doom of the scrap yard, and work to get them operational again! Stick around to see us bring the '64 back to life!
Video of bringing both trucks home and more driving on Junkyard Mook's Channel! • Fixing and Driving the...
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[@chicagovasko]

The older trucks look better than the new ones.

[@TheWolverine-rm2kr]

Are you blind?

[@chicagovasko]

@@TheWolverine-rm2kr no 👎

[@lobosolitario.1065]

Nice truck..

[@ryry998]

@@TheWolverine-rm2kr I would rather spend $50 grand restoring this truck then buy any new truck... with all the lcd computer shit they only last 5 years before falling apart, this little beast is 41 years old and is more reliable then any new fiat ram crap!

[@TC-bz9dz]

@@ryry998 thank you!!

[@thatrealba]

My first vehicle was a '78 F150. 351m, 4wd, auto, mild lift. My uncle bought it new, my brother bought it when he was 15, then I bought it when I was 15. Man, do I miss that truck.

[@Twominutedevotions]

This truck has a special place in my heart. I had an '81, 300 I-6, and the only options were A/C and Automatic transmission. You couldn't kill that truck no matter what you tried, and as a very young guy, I definitely tried a few things. I had the same hubcaps lol. And mine was also green, with the full green interior. So I was definitely rooting for this truck.

[@copano2012]

Relevant to my interests! Got a '78 F-150 that's been off the road since '04. Had my first spin around the yard Friday!

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

That inline 300, is one of the best engines ever built.

[@pavementpariah7342]

I daily one. They got great torque and they're unkillable.

[@mrnovacan2158]

I had a 1976 F100 300 /6 for 14 years,never touched the engine worked perfect and I sold it when it was 20 yrs old and was still working perfect, was still a solid truck and road worthy,never a better engine ever made!

[@nathanhudson6043]

@@mrnovacan2158 I agree. I had a 300/6 & it still runs to this day. Sold it to my friend 5 years ago & his son drives it to school 5 days a week. It is a 1985 f/150

[@MiguelGarcia-nl3ci]

I would come back and edit this if i were you

[@markmccormick4461]

Erik Stenberg my mom has a 6.2 Gas Engine in our 2008 Cadillac Escalade

[@BobDingleful]

Oh man, learned to drive on an identical 1978, complete with the inline six and green interior. I wish it was stored after we were done with it, it would be a perfect revival. When you opened the door it reminded me of the first 20 years of my life.

[@Onteo1]

I’d love to see the TR 7 revived. I owned a 1980 and had a lot of fun with it. That thing could take sharcorners at high speeds and hold the road. Love these revival videos, can’t beat a Ford

[@artiexr222]

Couldn,t agree more lets see the TR7 a car that if it wasn,t for the workforce always being on strike and not giving a damn about the quality of car they turned out should have taken the US by storm...such a shame from the UK

[@blackbear5958]

I seriously thought he had a alarm on the passenger door 😂😂

[@iainmacrae6982]

An alarm*

[@we_all_die_onceyt8509]

@@iainmacrae6982 no one cares about your grammar spelling kid, grow up and quit correcting people

[@iainmacrae6982]

@@we_all_die_onceyt8509 it's like you're trying to be American

[@iainmacrae6982]

@@dilfonicz "simp"

[@duhjooner]

What an autistic chain of replies

[@dave1135]

I love those late 70's Ford's. They can sit forever and start right up with a minimal amount of work. My neighbor has a 1979 just like this, same engine, but is 4x4 and automatic transmission. It's sat for 15 years, but I'm sure it would be easy to get going. I've been trying to catch him to ask about buying it as the house and yard it's sitting in is unoccupied

[@theathjr]

My Dad was a Ford guy. I miss him so much. Thanks Kevin for bringing back such great memories. Dad had two green Fords when I was a kid and young adult. Great episode of JYD.

[@dave1135]

That truck was originally a 3 on the column. The linkage in the column would wear out. JC Whitney sold a floor shift conversion kit. My dad put one in our ford maverick. It should be over to you and straight down for first, straight up and over to the passenger side and up for 2nd, and straight down for 3rd. Reverse is straight up from first. Linkage may be rusty and sticking, need to be lubed. Also check the bolts that bolt the shifter to the side of the trans, they are known to come loose and cause the linkage to bind

[@Thrawnization]

The biggest culprit on these Fords was the collar on the column would wear out, mainly right where the shift handle would go into the collar. They're just cast zinc and the retaining pin holes would wallow out and it would be a pain in the butt to get it to shift from reverse/1st area to the 2nd/3rd area. Still got an NOS one stashed somewhere in case I needed it on a truck now long gone.

[@dave1135]

@@Thrawnization that's what happened to my dad's maverick. I was maybe 12 at the time, but I remember the mechanic he saw talked him into putting the floor shift in as itd be cheaper than tearing the column apart. It was fun, but seeing as it came from JC Whitney you couldn't get on it too hard or the gate and levers would flex, and there was a bolt on the side of the trans that would work loose, causing the trans to stick in two years. Dad would have to pop it out then tighten the bolt down again. I think it was awkward to get to as to why it couldn't be tightened enough. This was the 70s so not sure if loctite was around then. Pretty sure a liberal application of blue or red would have solved it. Lol

[@huobro]

three on the tree

[@Whisper_Pickle]

Easier to shift hauling hay with a floor shifter compared to the lovely 3-on-the-tree too.

[@eddiegregory1109]

Yep, Hurst Indy Shiftier

[@colerippeon3903]

The 300 6 will never die. My 85 f150 has one. Youll always hear stories about how tough they are. When you actually own one, you realize their true. Even a die hard chevy guy will say its a great engine. The key to why they last so long is there simplicity and overall build

[@KatyLawson]

I don't know why, but this is one of my favourite revivals of yours. Just something about the aesthetics of that rust with the colour, plus how much the truck just wanted to drive... if I wasn't in the UK, I'd adopt that truck in a heartbeat.

[@mromatic17]

Why not buy a classic? i know petrol is pricey, but it is so worth it. I love my 1994 f-150 4x4 5.0 5 speed. it just feels more substanial then new trucks!

[@corygene6477]

Damn right it idles! It's a 300!!

[@SpyderGarage]

GRIND “Nope!”, GRIND “Nope!”, GRIND “Nope!”, GRIND... (gives up) 😂 Fun episode, Dad had a truck just like this when I was a kid - great memories! 👍🏻

[@Trenton-om9qs]

Those old Fords are damn near indestructible

[@dancando6391]

It’s finding one like this from time to time makes it nice.

[@dangleduck9063]

My dad had a red 1979 ranger, and I was supposed to get it after he died, but my sister sold it. It broke my heart, but I’m so glad to see this old ford running again. I’d love to find his old truck and fix it up. Love the video!

[@UnknownbronyChannel]

Ur sister sucks, no taste in cars. Sorry for your loss

[@dangleduck9063]

@@UnknownbronyChannel she really doesn't. Thanks man :)

[@sullivanthomas1775]

Hay hay! That truck has a stock light weight bed with drain holes built into to it.

[@justaguywhocares4478]

had to come see this after the blooper video. Love the small world thing. Wilbur Ford .

[@surfer5352]

It made me smile when the old ford crawled out of the holes it was sunk into. Love the revival videos!

[@SireDragonChester]

Very nice find. Please do a video on tear down and all find wrong with and or stuff that still good. My dad had old 78/79 c100 Chevy they put huge wooden box on and I think it had 305/307 with 4 speed. First gear was bow low. It was first truck as child I remember both my dad and grampa teaching me how use clutch and shift gears with. That had be late 80’s.

[@trippcorbin8850]

It is a ford with an inline 6 what did you expect.

[@iowafarmhandonajohndeere5902]

Tripp Corbin it to explode when they started it

[@trippcorbin8850]

@@iowafarmhandonajohndeere5902 😃😃😁

[@iowafarmhandonajohndeere5902]

Tripp Corbin the inline 6 is a good engine

[@gabrielvieira6529]

I expected that

[@blueovalfan23]

they might be slow but they can't be stopped. i had one for 14 years.

[@projectnext5020]

In the mid 80's the collar on my column shift 3 speed broke in my 73' Maverick, and for the money it was cheaper to go with junky aftermarket floor shifter so I broke out the sawzall and put one in. looks like I wasn't the only one who went that route. A girlfriend had 74' Maverick setting in the weeds so I asked if I could try to get her running, She said her brother gave it to her and it would be her first car if it got running( I was 18 and she was 17)...A battery, a lead from the solenoid to the block and 3 fixed flats and I had it running before dark.That 302 ran sweat and even had AC. I love what you do keep it up!

[@johnasbury7511]

That Ford wanted to live. We have all seen those who wanted to die .but this truck deserves a good home

[@scotthuhn2252]

I just bought a 93 f150 302 that was sitting for yrs for $600 and with about $100-$150 into it the truck runs like a dream, everything works perfect and the paint still looks new and no engine lights on.. its amazing

[@Arkt1c-i9m]

I’m spoiled where I am: the rust in these trucks makes me cry

[@samjupeiters]

Morgan Kinney lol am in WA and don’t see rust on anything

[@TheBeatenPaths]

Where I live (New Brunswick, Canada) thats in good shape for rust. 10 year old vehicles look like that here.

[@joshua.johnson]

Morgan Kinney NC don’t have that much rust it’s mostly surface cause I know someone with a 74 to 77

[@luke8210]

Southern az here. No rust on anything.....now rubber or vinyl that's a different story.

[@OBS_Gohst92]

Here in Louisiana, everything is rust free, perfect interior due to humidity, but mold and mildew literally take over anything cloth😭

[@johnssonsmixed8303]

This was just like my ol' '81 Buick Century LTD 231 Found it on a parking lot, where it had been sittin' for 7 years. Brought a bat pack and some wrenches etc. Checked if she wasn't stuck, which she wasn't. Poured a bit of fuel in the carb and started her right up. Took her home, fixed the brakes and all that stuff, got her inspected and now its my daily.

[@Shane-Singleton]

Somewhere in Minnesota Derek is asking why a feller's rescues are NEVER that easy.

[@dre4011]

Is that your younger brother? They're a good thing to have....especially if they're interested in the same things you are...

[@JRC99]

When I saw the bed the first thing I said was "She's been weight reduced."

[@kevinsands6769]

The one Ford video Derek has, was an F250 sitting 24 years. It was buried up to the axles and he started it, idled on its own, and he drove it out of the hole with a seized right front.

[@marcuscook5145]

Because only one of the vehicles he revived had the 300 in it.

[@roycelane8318]

A piece of History on wheels, this truck is perfect just the way it is and that six-cylinder gives it character a true survivor, I love watching videos where the tires are actually stuck into the ground so you know it's really hasn't been ran in many years

[@ryanrohauer5940]

Reviving a ford 300. Puts gas and battery in... turns key. Whata revival lol

[@Tony-dz6yf]

Dd

[@Whisper_Pickle]

A lot of those old Fords were 3-on-the-tree and many farmers, like me, converted them to floor shifters. Makes using them on the farm much better and easier to maneuver. Glad to see you get her up and running.

[@Wildstar40]

That old 300 will be around and running long after we are gone.

[@agentelvis81]

And when all the metal around it has rotted away.

[@squawk3120]

Awesome! mine sat for 15 yrs also. drug mine out from the woods covered in moss for $400. Stuck a couple hundred into it, unseized the motor, rattle can painted it and now its been my daily driver for over a year.

[@webhomemadeprojects1173]

300 Ford never die

[@lanceripplinger8352]

Makes me miss the 79' F-150 Custom with the 351 and 3 speed auto (also was a 4x4) as a kid. It even had factory air conditioning which worked. The steering and brakes were scary af, but what a fun truck!

[@codyrooker4551]

That man has some pretty sweet tractors too, a Steiger Panther, and a 7000 series Allis Chalmers.

[@jamesanderson83]

Wow! Somebody sure did a neat job of mowing and trimming around those trucks if they were stuck there for years. Thanks for the video.

[@Elky-yn3ev]

Digging that white Ford probe, looks like a turbo.

[@mitchellweissbach4351]

I really hope someone revives that thing, those things were crazy back in the day

[@Kingsoupturbo]

I'd like to see that as well!

[@williamarnett9064]

My 83 F150 300/c6 sat in a corn field for 13 years. Cleaned the carb, fixed the brakes, and the damn thing ran. Now, its been my daily driver for 5 years.

[@sirloinofbeef3862]

I would love to get a chair and just sit in that yard. A couple of cold beers. Heaven..

[@ryanzepp9185]

Was just thinking that, I can smell the rain and freshly cut grass through my screen 😍

[@falconater68]

Right now you wouldn't...I assure you.

[@sirloinofbeef3862]

@@falconater68 I know. I'm in Michigan. Trust me, I know. Lol

[@sirloinofbeef3862]

@@ryanzepp9185 Amen Brother.. Just nature. And the tornado shelter.. If you need it..lol

[@daleatkinson7273]

I have a 64 f100 and a 79 f100 custom and love watching this. Thank you

[@Fordman7575]

Gotta love the Ford 300! It's my favorite Ford engine. Swap out the intake and run a 2V carb or two or three or a 4V carb. Then do a cam swap, EFI 300/4.9L dual exhaust manifolds or headers and some porting on the head and you've got a very fun engine. If the transmission has three shift rods it's a 4spd. If it has two then it's a 3spd. Most of the 3spd floor shift conversion shifters were cheap junk. The shifters would get really sloppy, have bushings fail. Or the shift arms on the transmission would round/wear out. When that happened the shift rods wouldn't be adjusted right and it wouldn't shift. Since you have 1st & reverse I would say that's probably your issue.

[@Bri-tg6xr]

A buddy of mine had one of these growing up and we beat the crap out of it, never knew those old sixes were any good, wow.

[@John-sz6ws]

That was beyond beautiful. Didnt rig anything other than the tank. Love me them old fords. Need funds to get my 95 back running

[@Alexander.0671]

Same for my 79 F100

[@Thoridin58]

Those Ford inline 6's were pretty much bullet proof. Had a '62 Falcon with a 144 6cyl that I drove from NJ to CA (Camp Pendleton, USMC) in '79. Gave 26mpg without a complaint from the engine the entire trip. Drove it back to NJ in '80, again no engine problems. Only problem was a generator (generator instead of an alternator) failure (both ways). Damn thing was stolen in '84. Ah, the memories. OK, off to Junkyard Mook's channel.

[@derbadortheweldor8940]

This is why I have one as my welding rig. You can’t kill the straight six!

[@alanparker3624]

Awesome!! Christine lives!!

[@6331255]

Old fords just keep going! Good video!!!

[@TheKeymaster316]

Old Ford trucks just get me right in the feels.....

[@jmc88480]

It's amazing that you were able to find a 1970's Ford pickup in Iowa at all these days. Bedsides were flopping on them 25 years ago. I thought they had all gone back to nature. lol

[@bradklingensmith]

78 F-150 in jade green was my 1st vehicle. 351M, C6, loved that truck.

[@aaronedensyyjk7389]

Built ford tough. Those 300 inline 6 never dies. Gotta love a ford.

[@SilentKnight43]

Owned a '79 Ford F100 stepside back in the early eighties. This video made me smile when you climbed outta the tire ruts. Nice job!

[@andywren8801]

You can’t beat an old 300 cid Ford engine

[@fiveninegarage]

Andy Wren 4.0i6 is good

[@mattfarmer8053]

My back up vehicle is a 1979 f250 with the straight six. Over 300,000 miles and still my most reliable vehicle to date.

[@Snw-vi6xd]

Common problem with the toploader 3spd when u put an aftermarket floor shifter on it, it is and H pattern and yes it is the original transmission. Had the same problem on a 1970 390bb and the bushings were bad shifter would bind shifting into different gears.

[@mr.iowegian]

My 1990 300 six was awesome. 20 mpg in city, 20 mpg in country, 20 mpg on highway, 20 mpg when hauling. Never failed me either. Sun turned my maroon truck purple, parts fell off, ignition key switch broke every year, power steering sounded like a scalded sea lion, but that engine just ran and never quit!

[@MadScientistGarage]

"of all the gas I've tasted, that's the worst." Oh Kevin...

[@Coronet_shop]

Love ole fords crank whine. Never gets old

[@papasmurfron7339]

A "LITTLE" Duct Tape! She'll Be Good As New! Also,,,,,, If A Tree Grows In A Ford? Is It Classified As A Fordest?

[@iowafarmhandonajohndeere5902]

Papa Smurf no it’s still classified as a piece of shit

[@razor9606]

@@iowafarmhandonajohndeere5902 who hurt you?

[@_Texas_Rebel_]

@@razor9606 judging by his page, he's probably a kid who doesn't have much knowledge on vehicles and just assumes Fords are junk because his dad owns a dodge and "dodge trucks are made by God himself."

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

@@iowafarmhandonajohndeere5902 Yeah, and that piece of shit still started right up after 14 years of sitting. I don't like Ford's either but I give credit where credit is due.

[@joshuamcpeek4708]

@@razor9606 he should tell us by pointing where on his Prius he was hurt.

[@ryry998]

Thanks for saving all these old girls! 78 was the year I was born and my Grandfather had the same truck new but in 2 tone brown... I use to get to sit on his lap and drive it when I was little! :D

[@brokenhammer445]

Can't beat an old Ford pickup! Watching these makes me want to get my '73 F-600 going before I part it out.

[@74Dyenamo]

I had a 78 F100 in high school back in 1992 and 1993. It looked almost identical to this (minus the rust). Except mine was a short box, automatic and ran on propane.

[@engir63]

My two cents do the TR7 ,buy it if you can MOOK will love it!!!

[@AlexTrain5249]

Mook seems to prefer trucks rather than little cars.

[@engir63]

@@AlexTrain5249 what is Mook not a person cannot she not grow and experience new things?!

[@AlexTrain5249]

Even when I suggested cars in one of their live-streams, she said “Nah.”

[@JunkyardMook]

Alex Paumen old trucks, semis and late 60s muscle cars have my heart.

[@markfraser6307]

Engir my Dad brought a new TR7 when I was a kid that thing didn’t want to start even when it was new

[@buddy8225]

Sweet. My grandfather had a 78 F100. My favorite Ford truck.

[@Scar3crow_The_Menace]

I’d love to see you and ThunderHead289 revive that 5-Speed

[@richardharris492]

It's a 3 speed

[@thealgorithmisbroken]

4 speed

[@ianwinfield929]

Literally got picked up a ‘79 with the same exact specs. Needs some love, especially with the floor pans...

[@rwdplz1]

Can't say 'Iowa' without the obligatory camera panning to a corn field

[@yoooneat7766]

Just like you can’t say alberta without looking at a canola field 😂

[@kevindouglas8768]

Nice find. That truck was happy to see you. It almost started itself and said, "hop in".

[@555bts]

That truck would be long gone before that 300 thats for sure.

[@TheWolverine-rm2kr]

It almost is long gone😂🤣

[@cjhill726]

I have a 1960 f250 4x4 that set for 20 years I cleaned the tank and carb. Cleaned the points and it fires right up. It has a 223 straight 6

[@usget]

"Man easily starts car" - great video!

[@pirate259]

It just shows you,from a little acorn an old ford will grow! Great video guys....Thanks for posting....

[@MrWeeRhys]

Revive the triumph, nice to have more british cars on the channel! :)

[@jamiecollins7170]

I love watching all the old cars you do work on

[@SwapPartLLC]

"I know a couple things about trees. They grow up, and they're green. That's 2 things." LMAO!

[@crazyryan2689]

You had better luck than I did. I bought a '79 with a 302 and a 4 speed. I broke the engine loose after a night with pb blaster in the cylinders. It runs and drives now, but the brakes are completely frozen and the lines are filled with water. But I have all new brake parts coming including a master cylinder, calipers, wheel cylinders, lines, hoses and springs. It will drive!

[@scorp14901]

Best motor ever. Clean the points some clean fuel and will run

[@crackerjack4833]

4:02 Perfect timing and perfect reaction.

[@donm8856]

When an old truck like this starts right up and drives it's telling you to restore me! Fix this old Girl up dude.

[@guyazbell7437]

I,m sure this flapstack dosent get it

[@fgialcgorge7392]

Gotta love those old Fords. I have a '73, '75, and '77 myself.. all run and drive. Also at the end there when you were in reverse, I thought you were coming in hot to do a J turn.

[@TheEubanksFamilyVlog]

When ur phone went off I laughed so hard!!! Man that ford custom was a great find

[@motorizedlifting2534]

The ford truck on the thumbnail is an amazing farm truck. Here in WV I used to drive one around a farm at 13 lol. Love em.

[@MrDmitriRavenoff]

The grass is awfully well maintained around those tires for a truck sitting for 14 years and more.

[@fordinlinestraight]

Great point

[@Trenton-om9qs]

I mean there are such things as lawn mowers and weed wackers

[@andrewcunningham8121]

4.9 best motor hands down!!! I'll say that forever.

[@CursedLemon]

"No one's gonna watch this, it's too easy, this isn't even entertaining" lol well bud I watched!

[@jimsquire9048]

That 78 is the pickup you want to have in the zombie apocalypse. It will go forever with little to no maintenance on that 300.

[@efrenalanis3400]

I want to see more of this truck bro

[@AstralTranzient]

I had a nice chuckle when he said "We're on a hill." Hills in Iowa are a little different from the ones we have in Tennessee I guess. Love the video. Great to see these old Fords being brought back to life!

[@Dkallstar7]

So, How would you like your coffee? Ehh a lot of gas in it please. lmao great video man.

[@kikurass322]

For those of us with our ears painted on :/

[@RpmAuto]

Ford trucks the king of the road. 👍

[@RepairRenovateRenew]

Totally do the triumph man is that even a question?

[@NikolitheRussian]

I've got a 78 F100 ranger with a 302/c6 and I am so happy to see this video. I love these 78/79 dentside trucks! This truck is even the same color combination as mine. Thankfully mine's in a little better shape

[@robin6469]

Fix that damn Triumph!

[@beyondrepair8949]

I'm impressed that the owner is so neat that he even weed whips very closely around the old non running Fords.

[@Beandiptheredneck]

Beyond Repair I’m impressed that he’s actually got the sense to be the one old guy willing to part with something and let someone else get use of it

[@beyondrepair8949]

@@Beandiptheredneck Point.

[@TakuroSpirit77]

I had my volume cranked to hear what year they were last on the road and the INTRO MADE MY BOWELS SHAKE

[@unclep1210]

Some of you may already know but these motors were common with a field pump application. They ran continually, day in day out. Simplistic design by today's standards but damn near bulletproof. FORD FOR LIFE.

[@lacucaracha111111]

Engine tree, engine tree. Growing straight up through. Rusty bed, battery dead, Now how screwed are you?

[@BBCKT]

One of my favorite revivals with the 300 6 cylinder engine.