The World's First Custom Street Rod - WILL IT RUN?

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[@themotorhino1331]

Shows a lot of humility when you have all the mechanical knowledge but are willing to listen to an old timer. Paid off for sure getting this car running.

[@danielseymour6726]

At least you guys have a concrete floor. Back in my younger days we crawled around in the dirt or grass. Wrench on the weekend so you could get to work on Monday.

[@jonathangehman4005]

You had it easy. When I was a boy we didn't have any dirt and we had to hang a car from a tree and work on while hanging on with our fingernails!

[@inmate666]

We had that soft and powdered dirt about 6" thick.if you dropped something it would disappear and good luck finding it.

[@kentuckyboy.92]

S*** y'all had it better than I did I used to have to lay on top of freaking gravel.. and good luck finding anything if you dropped it, but I'm a fat cat now I got a garage with a lift. 😂🤣

[@matthewlynch5586]

Dang, you guys had it easy. When I was a boy the ground was lava and we had to put down pillows just to get around. If you drop something forget it because it turned into lava. I lost so many friends to the lava. It hurts just thinking about it.

[@billhavrilla7479]

No matter how much a guy knows, there’s always an old timer that knows just a bit more!

[@orionhumberger8648]

So true!

[@straybullitt]

They were chopping, channeling, sectioning, z-ing, boxing, and every other "ing" that you can think of, in the 1920's, on Model T Fords, and other less common makes. However, that takes nothing away from the coolness of that car, and the fact that it exists in it's original form. What a gem! 🙂

[@mtnvalley9298]

Probably the coolest car I've seen on KZbin in 5 years. You are one lucky steward of the old stuff and thanks for the show and tell Matt.

[@aguyinnc2865]

Absolutely amazing! Never knew this car existed, thanks Matt for bringing it out!

[@degsbabe]

Goes to show. These guys can breathe life into just about....anything !

[@joecat101]

Dude you have got to have about the coolest job ever. There's an inherent satisfaction and great sense of pride in being able to repair and or restore old vehicles of any type to working condition, and this is apparent with you from the look on your face 95% of the time.

[@caleb6988]

That's a rare piece of automotive history. Great job Matt and Chris 👍 and crew for getting the old girl up n running again.

[@wheelsthroughtime]

Thanks for watching along!

[@rjoetting7594]

It always puts a big smile on my face to see these beautiful vehicles being brought back to life. I'll have a much bigger smile when I win 🏆 the 37 Knucklehead, (haha 😄 I can only dream and hope). Thanks for keeping these wonderful pieces of history alive.

[@madaboutmilitaria3630]

Super cool car, great job getting it running again and seeing the daylight.

[@patrickmcconkey]

I met Matt today. What a genuine dude. Thanks for the hospitality today Matt! ~ Pat-IL

[@TwostrokePuchwizard]

That thing is awesome!

[@simoncutts8570]

wow. when the engine started the hairs stood up on the back of my neck. It sounded exactly as if it was Dale shouting ah hahaa!!

[@Shaw.77]

Matt your the best, I miss you making videos. Been praying for you and your museum, hang in there pal

[@fredericrike5974]

Really neat old jewel your dad found! Some time shortly after the first car started rolling down the road, fifty years before this one was built, some one was modifying a car to be "more what they wanted". And get two horses in the same county (or two cars!) and there will be a race- nobody likes to lose, and the losers tended to seek a way to go faster! Shocking, but that is what motorheads have always done on two wheels as well as four! Now they play with monster tires and six wheel drive to boot! But this car, largely unmolested since it was built, is an awesome survivor- a tiny bit more size than your beloved MC's but no more complex, really! You did great on starting it- you brought the bag of tricks your dad used well for decades- I am surer today that he sees his museum well cared for! FR FR

[@roberthatfull3816]

That is one sweet peice of hot rod history 🤘awesome .

[@brakinggnus5229]

Cheers to the peeps like Matt that keep these old beauties running. I hope I never get too old to enjoy the adventures of an internal combustion engine.

[@garyseaton4619]

Outstanding... Hats off to the man with the plan that did the trick...

[@jimgordon3468]

And this is why I love Maggie Valley. It's a magical place.

[@richardprado6345]

Just wanted to leave a comment I’ve been through your museum a couple of times I absolutely loved it keep leaving these cool videos on KZbin I love watching them unable to get down there very often I live in Michigan hopefully I can visit one day soon

[@romemancer7905]

Looks like an english sport sedan of the thirties...many fords were modded to look like english sports cars in the thirties...Clarke gable had a brand new 36 roadster chopped and channeled with door cutouts made to look like an english sports car...Elvis presley drove a roadster hot rod in the movie Lovin you...said to have been built in 1936...according to hot rod and custom magazine the oldest photo of a hot rodded and customized ford was a 1934 roadster chopped and channeled with V windshield...taken in 1935...cheers guys ...love your work and dedication...P.S.i have picture offf the internet of two girls driving a channeled thirty two roadster ...taken about 1938...

[@smarternu]

Very cool. I was just at the museum, the whole place is great.

[@jamesfvandeventerjr9012]

You guys not only have one off bike's but cars too just awesomely cool Dale had the eye for some very off the wall thing's

[@DailyDrivenBikes_1]

That car is so cool and the long front end choppers actually started in 1910 but there's only a few pictures of them.

[@craigpennington1251]

That is a COOL RIDE man. A good clean & a polish & your ready to roll.

[@fester73666]

Very nice old car Matt 😎👍

[@Terrycrackcorn]

Cleetus and your dad arent the only ones smiling brother!!

[@Terry-lu2dr]

I wish I lived in your area, I would spend days at the museum. Glad to see you keep your dad's love alive.

[@michaelhill7471]

Leave it to Matt. He always gets’m going. I don’t understand with this guy being so young but, I dig it. I’m smilin’ too.

[@ss5s]

Great job. Thanks

[@stevenpalmer4054]

Was fortunate enough to be at the museum right before closing time and see the car run at first I thought it was ZZ Top and a new car or an old one in this case your beard has went through me

[@roberthorn3587]

AWESOME !!! AND SUPER COOL TO SAY THE LEAST!! INNOVATION BY A MUSICIAN AND I'M SURE HE WAS A COOL DUDE IN HIS DAY LIKE NO OTHER!!??

[@michaelmyers3892]

It's always a blast when you can keep and save a part of hot rod history, I own an inherited my dad's 54 Chevy he bought brand new as a base model he went straight to work doing the typical 50s custom work French headlights French tail lights the usual rounding of hood corners and trunk corners fender skirts all the good stuff he said he completed it in 57 only thing I've done to this car other than keeping alive and the way it was was a 12 volt conversion got to love old cruisers in hot rods

[@mickeyharris6162]

Such an "HONOR" to be given.

[@SchoolforHackers]

It would be the bomb to visit the museum while they’re doing stuff like this. Damn.

[@672egalaxie6]

The pre-war guy that comes to mind when I think of that era is Harry Westergard, but I don't think his documented work goes back to 1932. Interesting and way kool kustom kemp! I'm fixin to come down and visit in November. Cheers!!

[@fearsomename4517]

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a child. Great job guys!

[@thejackofalltravels8267]

Holy Crap Gentlemen Cletus was the coolest Drummer of the 20th Century. Matt Your Dad was a trusted cool dude too What a day

[@toddricketts9498]

Thank You Matt for another Great piece of history 🙏🇺🇸

[@dozergarnaat8008]

That is super badass

[@frankparnell7931]

Matt, It’s so freaking cool.

[@t.s.racing]

Matt, until you positively I.D. the transmission, it may or may not have synchronizers. A 32 Trans, generally had synchronized 2nd. and 3rd only. But of course it may have had several transmissions over the decades. Either way, even with synchronized, it helps to double clutch and slow, deliberate shifts. To shift into first while still moving, you have to clutch and then match the r.p.m. to the spread of the ratios, or like most just come to a complete stop. Actually if you are matching r.p.m. to the spread, the clutch doesn't even matter. Example, if there's a 300 r.p.m. spread between 2nd and 1st, provided the vehicle or wheel speed stays the same, pull the shifter into neutral, raise the r.p.m. 300, and the transmission will go into first gear like butter, clutch or no clutch. The tricky part is if the vehicle speed increases or decreased while you're doing this. INCREDIBLE PIECE OF HOT ROD HISTORY, THAT GUY HAD VISION !!!! T.S. RACING

[@thechroniclesofmaintenance4192]

Very cool car and loved the video. I visited the museum in 2019 and loved it. I need to do a return visit soon.

[@fordsrestorations970]

I believe I've seen a picture of this car with the original drummer on a musician's history documentary, the statements made was that this car was his calling card..... musicians from the 20s and 30s are today's Legends

[@robertcribb3859]

Very cool old Hot Rod

[@69crazyface]

Love the soft top style all down the back, Sunday morning here in Sydney Australia. Best breakfast show ever. You could emagin how smooth he would have dressed playing the drums and cruzen around in his 1/1 custom.

[@dozergarnaat8008]

Good job brother

[@pameladunn7346]

thanks for sharing ... very impressive

[@timlackey5996]

That is one cool automobile that's for sure.

[@jamessmith7691]

Great video guys. Good story too.

[@denniskemnitz3771]

Can hardly wait to see what you trailer with that.

[@garyseaton4619]

Brings to mind the song: "Shake, Rattle and Roll"...

[@beasleymatt8100]

I finally made it to your museum this yr, great place and i am gonna make it back again,

[@wheelsthroughtime]

Thanks for coming by!

[@Anonymousdethroned]

love your museum, would be really cool to see a prewar traditional hot rod section in your museum. it would fit perfectly with the board track racers

[@jeanlawson9133]

Hey Matt a baby nose bulb works good to prime a hose and what fuel you pull out can prime the carb..... Ain't it just ain't it 😎 I had an old Fiat back in the day with dual Weber's that would bleed back over night so I would use the nose bulb it ran to good to fix the issue....like sucking snot.... lols 😎

[@willisluckey4328]

Very nice car, great job 👍...

[@oldautos251]

Nice to see!

[@frankfurther3828]

The bystander had the right idea

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

amazing car. I love the headlights those are true ditch lights you can see to the left you can see to the right LOL....😉

[@michaelbunner1282]

You were working on this when we were down there, unfortunately we didn’t get to hear it run but you were close. Absolutely love coming down to Maggie area and seeing all the sights.

[@VintageCarHistory]

...And you didn't forget your sunglasses!

[@gingercat777]

Love the horn

[@backwoodscommonsense1578]

Very cool. Old school hot tech.

[@paulgrindley8192]

Mt Pulaski is a town that time forgot and that’s a good thing.

[@dvdiecastcustoms8785]

Just awesome

[@flyingv8293]

Looks nice out in the light

[@oldguyBMX]

Amazing man

[@twin40dave]

That car is awesome, you should have it has your daily drive, Matt

[@indorider]

That's a cool car man!

[@clarkbabin9799]

Looks like an old gangster car . Especially with the suicide doors. I'll have to get back up there one day so I can see everything you've added to the museum. I'm 60. When I was young a friend got hold of an old chopped Tbucket his grandfather built when he was young in his 20s.

[@danielsoutherd]

I didn't at all realize that your dad was Dale of Dale's Harley Davidson in Mount Vernon Illinois. My dad has lived in Mount Vernon his whole life, bought bikes from Dale's, raced flat track Bultacos and Husqvarnas, and had friends that worked at the dealership.

[@alanhardy3374]

Keep on keeping on !

[@ibanezleftyclub]

That thing is so bad ass.

[@saltyreesescup3104]

Very Cool...!

[@oldcult317]

Very Cool!!!!

[@kongswethai3964]

that car is a treasure

[@loyalrammy]

What a great car. I love the custom roof. Is that green leather or is it an early vinyl? Easily the best customized car done at such an early stage of automotive history that I have ever seen.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

it needs some marvel mystery oil in the crankcase and fuel tank🐱👍🏿

[@losthubcap]

Must have made quite an impression at the Speakeasy !

[@josephgonzakes6200]

That is awesome

[@mr1pearl]

COOL ! 😎

[@michaelmahoney4744]

So cool.

[@montyscribner700]

Love the shit out of it!

[@paulleentjes5539]

Nice would love to own it

[@dowen1511]

I bet that 4 cyl was struggling its ass off pulling that trailer behind it . 😂

[@easycrider7453]

That's old time gangster.

[@rakyat13]

Gotta keep an old man on standby in every shop

[@leskobrandon8998]

Nice car!

[@jerriwebb8031]

well done

[@scottarmstrong1172]

Great car!

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

I believe that Mr. Cloves bought a rolling chassis from Ford and built it up from there , rather then starting from a complete car . This would explain the title being dated 1934 , it was titled when it was finished .

[@rl6319]

That’s a nice car I wonder what happened to popcorn Sutton’s model T

[@nickh4560]

This is crazy my grandma and grandpa and my mom all grew up in Chestnut Illinois and my grandma and grandpa used to follow the Tiny Hill band around I'm sure they've seen that car

[@johnnylightning1491]

Very cool car. Do you rent it for dates?? Keep the good stuff coming guys.

[@willemp6432]

That is so cool.....✔

[@willwillis6184]

LOL Bad ass!

[@lostbear53]

In 1931 my dad got a speeding ticket in Dayton, OH in a '21 ford Model T, it had special made pistons and a frontanac head...91 mph!! he said a motorcycle cop caught him with a Henderson bike and the cop had to use beeswax on the drive belt to catch him.... I saw the original ticket in 1977 when dad told me this... in all fairness the only thing modified on that car was the engine... I have driven several original "T's " but never at 90 mph!!! wouldn't even try...

[@chevyfan82]

Nice 👍

[@benhancock1408]

The spare tire appears to be on the flat side.

[@WoodsPrecisionArms]

That framed title had to the be the second vehicle title/original clobe title after he did his mods to it

[@WoodsPrecisionArms]

That’s what I do to prime mechanical or vacuum fuel pumps is run it on starter fluid, if it doesn’t start after a few seconds something is wrong usually