Where is the Radiator?

This 1930 Dodge rat rod "JALOPY" has an unusual radiator location. We spotted this old Dodge at the Oregon Mountain Cruise in Joseph, Oregon.
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[@paulcallen6129]

That's actually a Peterbilt muffler shield on the back of that car- a Kenworth would have round holes. Rat rod guys are a different breed in that they are very resourceful and excellent engineers/ fabricators. Love your work too Dennis! Thanks for sharing.

[@davidkepley9634]

True on KW having round holes and Pete having slots, had both trucks

[@JamesAdams-bd9df]

You can literally order that exact piece of perforated sheet metal with the margins off of McNichols.

[@davegerrard6857]

Gross!

[@viscountslappy5085]

"Excellent engineers/fabricators" I thought the whole point of the rat rod aesthetic was to have a car that just looked like it was tacked together from old parts aka: antithetical to the idea of "excellent engineering."

[@ryurc3033]

What I imagine is the piece of chrome is laying on the ground in a scrap pile and the guy says, "what's that from" "Old kw" "Can I have it?" "Sure"

[@martinharris5017]

Love exposed motor look. Rear mounted rad is nothing new but i like the clever engineering and imagination on this. Full marks for using something other than the V8 smallblock. Very cool rod.

[@kennethjackson7574]

I quit reading Petersen Publishing magazines when they became a subsidiary of GM: “Look what we shoved a 350 and 350 into this month.” Maybe they weren’t owned by GM, but Petersen sure was cozy with GM.

[@martinharris5017]

@@kennethjackson7574 many of their publications used to be great. Then Hot Rod Magazine stopped featuring actual Hot Rods and Car Craft stopped focusing on customizing. Street Rodder became "lets show you to weld Brand X IFS kit into your frame" and of course as you say, the obligatory 350/350 instal feature. I much prefer originality and creativity over cookie cutter rodding!

[@michaelmartinez1345]

The 6- cylinder rat-rod is probably a joy to take through windy roads.... Nice wide low-end power curves are what inline 6's are known for.... Several very nice cars there... This one was probably a JOY to take through the Twisties, with it's equal weight distribution, very Low C.G. and wide stance... I imagine that log manifold with the good sized plenum and the 4 single barrel GM carbs really gave this engine some pulling power in the bottom to mid-range.... Very nice set-up! It would be really cool with a Kandy green paint job!!!

[@martinharris5017]

@@michaelmartinez1345 Now you're talking! Candy green with purple pinstriping, tuck and roll upholstery, chrome reverse rims with whitewalls, sixties show car style!

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@@martinharris5017 Yeah!!! That car would look AWESOME with work like that!!!! I really like the rear mounted radiator to evenly distribute the weight over the four wheels, and that low C.G. and wide stance!!!! That thing probably handles turns like a go-kart!!!! The in-line 6 he's using is an excellent choice for tractable-smooth power delivery through the turns....I would install a couple of aftermarket sports-car bucket seats up in front to keep both people firmly / comfortably placed, with some decent shoulder belts... Yeah, that thing would be the big fun on the photo that was shown of the road winding through the mountains....👍

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

So nice to see a straight six on a rod instead of the typical over powered, over weight V8 . Looks better that way. Great car cobbled together!!

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Totally agree!

[@jasonm9264]

I like the look. I’d prefer the power of the v8 tho if it were mine. Nice to admire all the unique builds out there.

[@vernzimm]

I was thinking it was a 4 because he has so much of it tucked back under firewall. I do need some education though... I'm only seeing 4 exhausts and 3 intakes... they share intake in pairs, and middle 4 share middle two exhaust?

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

@@vernzimm I thought that also. I must take a closer look again when I have time.

[@pontiacmaniac7772]

No such thing as too much horsepower

[@Zombine2514]

This is why I love the classic car and rat rod community.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree!

[@toddtouchberry]

Same

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@toddtouchberry👍👍

[@Dylanschillin]

putting the radiator in the back is from drifting and autocross

[@Dylanschillin]

@@kylee.woyote7237 considering the only information of it is coming from racing, i'm confident that that's where it came from edit: especially when literally all of the tutorials on how to do it are on drift and road race builds

[@C8sorbs]

Finding out the Dennis has a PhD in chemistry was also neat. Nice rat rod builds too. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@WTC7]

Agreed. Never heard that before and I've been watching Dennis on tv for probably 20 years

[@rdhudon7469]

He helped created the formula for Pringles chips , hence the mustache dude on the can.

[@alexandersupertramp7353]

@@rdhudon7469 No shit!?!

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

looks like he is really putting that degree to good use

[@justinb384]

RD . NO FKN WAY

[@geraldscott4302]

I love it. The first thing I noticed about it was not the missing radiator, but the fact that it actually had real wheels and real tires, complete with sidewalls. You don't see much of that anymore.

[@billyray4716]

I agree, i like some big rims, but not on every single damn car on the planet

[@tyttuut]

I think most tires have sidewalls. The tread would just fall off if they didn't.

[@geraldscott4302]

@@tyttuut On most newer cars the tread is just wrapped around the out side of those huge diameter ghetto reehuums. It has to have a bead molded into it, but no actual sidewall.

[@tyttuut]

@@geraldscott4302 That is super wrong.

[@apodski]

@@tyttuut No it's not, they literally have under once inch of sidewall. Basically can't make it any smaller because it's to the point where it's just a super built up bead with a tread. Even new OEMs are using there stupid huge wheels for looks. Ride is terrible, weighs a lot, and they bend constantly. But, it masks ugly disproportionate body lines.

[@somitomi]

The most fascinating thing about this for me isn't the radiator location, it's that these things are road legal. Around here cars sometimes have trouble passing the check because the owner fitted them with factory alloys since the last check. I reckon test centers around here would just spontanously burts into flames if you brought any of these within earshot of them.

[@andrewbatson9710]

They generally fall into a "homebuilt/kit car" category depending on the state. The other option is to use a factory built chassis that has a vin number and existing title. Home built cars has to adhere to some very basic road standards, like light size, placement, output, brake lights, indicators etc there's a bunch of other qualifying needs to get a title and register it but none are all that difficult to accomplish and still build something this unique and "rough". If using an existing titled factory built chassis and registering the vehicle under that existing vin/titke you have to adhere to whatever the standards were at the time the chassis was built. Example would be if the safety equipment requirements at the time the original donor was built required a lap belt, your build needs to have a lap belt and even that only applies to states that require periodic safety inspections to maintain registration. Insurance can be a different animal and most states make insurance a requirement to register so you could face difficulty getting sone wild build insured but from a basic state vehicle requirements standpoint it's practical free reign on what you want to build. Compared to the millions upon millions of factory built cars on the road - rat rods, hot rods, classic restomods etc make up such a small percentage of vehicles on the road that most states see it as a non-issue to leave their legality very open. The line of thought is if you are driving a custom built car with no airbags, seat bets, roll over protection etc and you get hurt/die in a car accident that's on you, you knew the risks.

[@wander561444]

Washington doesn’t have inspections

[@LukebeingLuke]

Wish we had some more freedom like this in europe

[@MrStacy1974]

@@LukebeingLuke I think Australia has a good compromise with modified automobiles, from what I understand you may modify your car but an engineer has to sign off on it for safety reasons. In some parts of America it's not uncommon to see cars bouncing down the road because of bad shocks/struts , worn out suspensions and structural damage to the body and chassis.

[@roboticunclephil]

there's still places in the country that don't have inspections at all. if it's insured & has turn signals on it you can register it

[@poisnd1]

Dropped cable ten years ago, yet this show has always been a part of my gearhead culture…well done Dennis and MCC crew! Love the work and inspiring stories.

[@rdhudon7469]

He even has Rat Fink. I'm sure Big Daddy would approve of this ride !

[@j.ezrapowell3302]

no doubt he would. that car is the definition of ratrod and probably the coolest one ive ever seen and im 51.

[@mattg432]

Roth 'n Roll.

[@madmack7501]

Good to see there are still people thinking outside the box when building cars

[@BERZERKERSV4]

Amen !

[@viscountslappy5085]

Yep. Nothing says progress like turnip cart suspension and carburators...

[@davidlewis-laurent8876]

Rallye cars and Hillclimb cars have been doing this since like the 70s

[@Comfy_Bed]

what you see on youtube is not the majority. there's a lot more ppl building cars than you think, nobody ever did stop building wacky cars, you just don't see them.

[@madmack7501]

@@Comfy_Bed glad to hear it.

[@MrCunningham4]

Never would have ever thought "This guy has a PHD in chemistry", that's really cool

[@slidershouseofyoutub]

The conversation was struck via Forrest and many of the Knuckle Skrapers are also UofI Alum. Next time I see Dennis at a show I'm gonna shout "YOU VANDAL!"

[@craigcampbell1843]

I can’t get enough of the front end. Just staring at nothing but engine. Very cool. What a presentation

[@ShaggyRogers1]

Man this was a good interview. It's neat seeing a creator explaining all the ingenuity it takes to come up with machines like this. This is two guys shooting the breeze about a very nice piece, and that's all we need. This bad boy speaks for itself.

[@larrybruton6375]

This guy is a genius, I love the repurposing 30,40,50 etc.... parts for a functional car , Rattrod ..ART

[@peterdarr383]

The intake - - well that's actually the old driveshaft . . .

[@mr.hanger]

The 235 looks and sounds spectacular. Very creative. My brother built a 34 Dodge pickup rat rod with a Buick fireball 8 in it. I guarantee you no one is expecting it when he opens what's left of the hood. Great car!

[@RobertBohnen]

Really good to see Dennis Gage again. I miss all the car programs I used to watch when I still had satellite TV. Dennis sure can pick out some pretty cool cars.

[@Ihateironyanddumbusernames]

No wonder Dennis is always so happy. He has the best job in the world.

[@dennissmith5037]

It was very cool to hear "the other Dennis" talk about his background. I had heard snippets and pieces about Dennis from watching J. Leno and others. Interesting Guy, Leno picks on Dennis about his age. However, coolness is timeless.

[@musewolfman]

Love seeing someone use a body that's something other than a '32 Ford. Nothing wrong with a deuce, but it's nice to see other things too.

[@stephenhenderson9871]

That is so cool, I would love to build an in-line 6 hot rod myself but life keeps knocking it away. Very impressive. So Dennis is smart who would have known. 😎

[@yeehaw3792]

I would think that with the right know how it could be reasonably affordable. I'd love to do a straight 6 Ford 300 hot rod.

[@crocglox7797]

Thanks to rat rodding for offering a new life to rusted, abandoned cars like the forgotten hulk in King Crimson's "Dig Me"

[@raymondstrehl3679]

The radiator, windshield, mags and my favorite the six... Kool ride...

[@nastybastardatlive]

That green Buick is a beaut.

[@jusztinnemeti6380]

I love the way these cars look.

[@nigelcarren]

Fair play to this chap for thinking outside the box..... section! 😉 This think is a split-screen beautifully proportioned joy! Best wishes from an Englishman making armour in a French forest. 🇬🇧⚒️🇺🇲

[@rickendly308]

I am drawn to unique powered rods. So cool!!!!

[@Redmenace96]

@ 2:21 "Almost a Daytona Coup rear end". 🤣😂 I see what you see, but still very funny in the context. Thank you, Dennis, for highlighting this wild ride.

[@jackdonkey22]

It reminded me of a 240z

[@stevenm3141]

This ride is so great sounding and rolls right along! I see only one thing I would modify, the rollbar needs to be higher. Otherwise just perfect.

[@beachidiot]

I thought the same thing. Maybe that's all the pipe he had.

[@lastvestiges]

I think it might also have been made that way to be proportional to the windshield. Many rat rods I've seen try to adhere to a 'dollar bill' windshield height which is about 6".

[@carguy1979]

So glad to see you're still shooting cars Dennis! I had no idea about the PHD. 👏

[@GMCOGRE]

back in the 90's i built a '50 chevy pickup with a gmc 302 inline and a 4 speed hydramatic (auto trans with a clutch, factory) and converted from torque tube drive shaft to a 12 bolt. man that thing was fast, sounded awesome too, straight pipes no mufflers.

[@AnaloguePhoto]

So many absolutely amazingly beautiful cars!

[@sped6954]

Very interesting and resourceful ride. Didn't know Dennis has a PhD. That kinda threw me back a little. Anyway... you gotta love the level of engineering that has to go into building something like this. One little thing I noticed that may or may not have been intentional, but it wasn't mentioned... in keeping with the engine being a six cylinder, there are a total of six louvers on each side of the car that vent the radiator compartment. Just one of those stupid little things that I sometimes notice.

[@Roobsrandomz]

I love the Classic Car guy. I hope to be as excited, and positive as Dennis when I reach his years for music/cars. Both enormous loves of mine. have a blessed day if you're reading this.

[@reno145]

Gotta love a build with the good ol’ 6 tunnels of fun!

[@malloot9224]

I am not too into hotrods, but this interviewer really has a nice style that is very enjoyable to watch!

[@revelationakagoldeneagle8045]

Awesome "Jay-Loppy" 👍😎 Lots of cool rides there!

[@terryeustice5399]

Interesting rat rod . Thank you for sharing!

[@JoMcD21]

What a badass, masterfully cobbled-together piece of sheer fun.

[@Electro_Chromatica]

I like that dispite having seen some of the rarest prewar Classics you still cheer this guy on when it comes to his built. Youre a nice man.

[@z06doc86]

Early Saturday morning with coffee and Dennis Gage. What more could I ask for?👍👍. Dennis talks about his early career and education as chemist and corporate R&D. I think he was responsible for Pringle’s potato chips. Note the mustache on the can? Am I correct Dennis? Or is this just incorrect rumor?

[@rockettcustoms6266]

Rumor.

[@allentoyokawa9068]

@@rockettcustoms6266 not a rumor

[@MyClassicCarTV]

All those things are true.

[@notchs0son]

@@MyClassicCarTV pringles daddy!

[@AveragePootis]

I generally really dislike rat rods, but i really bloody like this one

[@tatocorvette]

That is one of the coolest hot rods I've ever seen. Even if I've never been much into the rusty/ratty look.

[@timrussell1559]

Had an old rotted and ragged out 34 chevy that had been sitting on my property for decades, i was moving and it had to go. So i threw it on craigslist for 400 bucks. 2 guys show up to look at this rusted out heap that had been rotting away for 40 years out in a field. They start talking about building a custom tube frame for it, installing a new big block chevy crate engine and thousands of dollars worth of other mods. He offers me 300 bucks for it, i tell him 350 is the least i'll take and it goes to the crusher tomorrow otherwise, he refuses to pay that and leaves. The next day i get a call from this guy asking me if i was ready to do the smart thing by selling him that old car for the 300 bucks, i told him: you're one hour too late because i just had it hauled away for scrap metal. He becomes unhinged and yells "i cannot believe you scrapped that for the difference of 50 lousy dollars" I yelled back at him " i cannot believe you showed up, talked about spending thousands of dollars and hundreds of man hours worth of work to that thing and then let it get away from you for that 50 lousy bucks"....of course i really didn't crush it, i sold it that same day to another guy for the 400 bucks. But, there is one extremely cheap and arrogant guy out there who thought he lost out on his dream rat rod for 50 lousy dollars(as he put it!)

[@andrewdunbar828]

It beats working for a living!

[@keithjohnson5398]

Nice to know abit of his history, a chemist by education.

[@alanpeachey4085]

Thank you for being you History ❤🎅🎥🍾

[@SouthernRodsandClassics]

one of the most creative builds I've seen in a long while. Following from New Orleans LA

[@akatripclaymore.9679]

54 stovebolt six 216/235? I Had a 55 -1/2 ton with a blue flame 235ci six W dual offie 'intake and 2 carter's with stock GM dual exhaust ( 53 Corvette. Quick 6 cylinder...Super Sweet Rat Rod!

[@alex_thecarguy]

Really cool fab work and a clever way of setting the design apart from other similar builds. Very nice to see

[@ScottSchindewolf]

Always happy to catch a citation in the background of things sweet

[@Dr_Reason]

I would have tried three side-drafts, just because it is so low-profile otherwise. Still cool.

[@DconBlueZ]

Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

[@scotttaxdal5297]

I've done quite a bit of homespun backengineering in my life. This scratches an itch deep in my brain.

[@PrydeWater901]

All respect is due to Dr. Dennis Gage. This guy makes everyone he talks to seem like a star. Protect him at all costs.

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Gee, thanks!!

[@PrydeWater901]

@@MyClassicCarTV I mean it. I’d love to see Dr. Dennis Gage, Gale Banks, John Davis, and Barry Meguiar at the same table just having a chat.

[@JohnSmith-jq9xx]

THIS WAS SO COOL !!! Thanks for the upload.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

WOW!! Smart kid & sweet car. What a nice place for a cool car show. We camped there when I was a kid and they had deer hanging around all over that were friendly and could pet them and take pictures and feed from ur hand. Also an old movie theater and gondola ride to the top of the mountain and junk everyone should check out.

[@cuda6872]

Gotta love the rat rods. Mad respect for this one.

[@dr.brinebasterd8982]

Damn,it's been a long time since I've been to a car show. I'm overdue.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

with the engine out in the air like that and the radiator setup, I don't doubt it stays cool.

[@ramonmacias9013]

Have enjoyed your tv show for as long as I can remember and would record every episode to watch when time allowed and am very happy I was able to see you here on KZbin

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@dwightbrown2808]

Kind of would like it to have a paint job. To nice for a rust look but everyone has their own look and their own taste. Really cool car.

[@firebird77clonefirebird89]

I've long wanted to put a radiator in the rear.

[@gymshoe8862]

I live about 150 miles from Joseph but I never heard about this event--I would have driven up there.

[@craigkeller]

Give a very creative kid a junkyard! Great look!

[@TierodMcslush]

Man this has to be around 15 years ago, what a flashback to when cool stuff like this was at car shows

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Shot back in 2009.

[@TierodMcslush]

@@MyClassicCarTV I knew it had to be around 05-09… back when most car shows were full of pre 72 cars

[@5.9manualzj]

now every thing is a hellcat or a demon or some new thing no you can find anywhere. barely any builds

[@TierodMcslush]

@@5.9manualzj right! Back in the day everyone was building early Ford hot rods , and it was amazing.

[@kennethjackson7574]

I recall the T-bucket with no machinery in front of the firewall. A Corvair drivetrain was under the pickup box!

[@nateoverall3451]

Just found this channel and I love it

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Welcome and enjoy!

[@luisguilherme2403]

Real clever switchable exhaust system

[@cbmsysmobile]

Hint: if you adjust the idle on the carbs so it's *above* the stall point you don't have to keep your foot on the throttle to stop it dying.

[@Callie83]

I've only had 3 carbureted car's. All 3 it was a two foot start. One on the clutch and one feathering the gas. What a sweet rod this dude has. I wish I was going for a spin!

[@akatripclaymore.9679]

This boy is a bloody genius! Uhh yeah turn that screw...kid's a 🌟 give him a brownie button....

[@akatripclaymore.9679]

@@Callie83 Mine still had the foot starter linkage ( kinda tricky if you die going up a hill.)

[@stuwest5862]

There was obviously a big altitude change at that show and he just got there. I have no doubt he can tune that car better than some idiot in the youtube comment section.

[@lugubriousenclave91]

Nice, very nice. I love the almost radial aircraft sound in the exhaust note.

[@medmusic7977]

I don’t really like hotrods and cars without hoods but thats a masterpiece

[@celticfury7328]

Never underestimate the engineering brilliance behind the creation of the (not so) average jalopy! 😁

[@glennmorgan4197]

It's obvious from the holes in the trunk and the vent scoops in the rear quarters. It's in the trunk 😊

[@thomasrednour8857]

Always great to visit with Dr Gage

[@jimwortham8634]

Wow thanks for posting this guy and his buddies must be real mechanics

[@jonschick]

The 235 from 1954 is a bulletproof motor. I had one.

[@blakegaddis946]

Nice ride! Proof not everything needs a V8 to be cool!

[@toob247]

I knew you had an entire encyclopedia of car knowledge but respect for the PhD and in a tougher field.ybsisters are both PhD. my brother retired airforce. I had to start a business and enjoy the freedom provided by 3 generations of veterans. ,ww2 ,Korea, Iraq.

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

😍💯 That's Munster ! ❤ 🍺

[@RobbiRocks]

Wow this is one amazing Machine, here in Australia i drive a 76 Hj Kingswood 😃 It's quite an Aussie icon

[@j.ezrapowell3302]

that is one of the coolest ratrods ive ever seen

[@northcackalacky4694]

That Engine Sounds Absolutely Incredible 💯 👌 Unbelievable piece

[@Wooley689]

That's really cool. I also saw a 1937 cord in front of the Alpine auto repair place.

[@jakecrawford2209]

Love the kw smoke stack guard grill I have a kw stack guard by my tool box at work with led light behind it I just love the way they look

[@stevehageman6785]

That 'Rust Patina' is just excellent! 🙂

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

that's quite a decent car show for little old Joseph

[@michaelmartinez1345]

Such a cool episode !!!! These cars are absolutely awesome !!!!

[@cliveturner4980]

nice to see somebody thinking out of the box for for a change ,great job !!!!!!!!

[@scottsmith1525]

I love your content, and you have a Phd, but that guy at the end looked like, "Dude, quit slapping my roof". lol

[@Cg41418]

Perfect resonation. And placement of the radiator. Very Cool.

[@jamesha175]

i like that it is rusty and not painted

[@Dwayne-mb2uj]

I like the 64 Mercury in the background better because I like comfy seats and AC and radios.

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

I had an identical red '64 Mercury Montclair like the one in the background, got it when I was 16 back in 1981 for $300 from the original owner, 390 with a 4bbl sure sounded good when you opened it up on the freeway ✌💖☮

[@sonofculloden2]

Brilliant car - love the inline 6

[@EBthere]

Have always liked Dennis Gage. To see him still doing My Classic Car makes me feel younger. Lol.

[@stevenharris2846]

I have meet the man in monton nb and all the experiences and vehicles he's seen to love your ride is An honor

[@danpatterson6937]

Very well done piece!

[@stevegabbert9626]

I had a 54' Bellaire when I was in high school, graduated in 70'. Put an Offenhauser intake on it for 2 one barrels. (had a couple of 2 barrel adapters but didn't use them) It was probably my favorite car.

[@johnsherlockholmes2529]

Mt first video, I had no idea Car-dwuar existed but I am glad I found your channel.

[@clarkleakins879]

Hot Wheels! Make this one the first of a Rat Rod edition!

[@peterbellwood5412]

Hell , I'd buy a bunch .

[@nutandboltguy3720]

I’ve seen something like that on a truck where they used the boxed frame rails to route the coolant to a radiator in the bed.