Will it Run? Driving a 1950 Pontiac for first time in 40 years!

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

good job getting her running. I had a 66 corvair 40 years ago, and the wheels would spin in neutral (powerglide) just like this pontiac. also, I believe the trim and bumpers you have are very pricey and hard to find. thanks for the video!

[@Shop209]

Thanks for watching!

[@bluestreak3864]

First Mistake On These Car Revivals Is They Don't Disconnect The Fuel Line From The Carburetor So You Pump That Crap Gas Into The Bowl

[@stephenandloriyoung5716]

The button on top of the dash is the switch for the vacuum wipers.

[@Shop209]

Awesome. Thanks for all the info!

[@TonyGeneseo]

That’s awesome !! And what a testament to what I love about OG technology ! Spark air compression and fuel !! Take care John

[@BudFranks-fu9ye]

Nice body style. Cool car. I have faith in you you got this 👍great video 💯

[@SmallTownBuilds]

Cool ride great video!

[@danw1955]

That metal plate in the back seat with the long bolts is the battery hold-down bracket. My neighbor had one of these when I was a teenager. They were a real 'marshmallow barge' to ride in! Ultra smooth and quiet!🤩

[@philipkruger563]

Man that thing is a beast. It doesn’t look too rusty, engine doesn’t sound bad. Do some interior and brake work and it’ll be good

[@tcoupe9265]

Ready to see drag week video!!

[@stephenandloriyoung5716]

The hydraulically operated brake light switch is on the brake fluid line near the awkwardly-located master cylinder. No brake fluid pressure, no brake light switch action.

[@lparsons6977]

Love it !!

[@johncaballero8013]

Looks like she’s a really good runner minus the brake system. Good luck with the restoration. You got a lot to work with. It’s amazing the electrical system works as well as it does.

[@Shop209]

Yeah. We didn’t think the electrical was gonna be ok. Brake parts are on the way. Just gonna clean it up a bunch and drive a little.

[@stomper2582]

One of my friends had one of those for his first car. It was a black beauty. It had rods knocking at first but with help from his dad sitting on the couch was able to shim the Babbitt bearings and make a good runner out of it. Those straight 8s are pretty fast and the heavy cars do well in the snow if you don’t put wide tires on them.

[@jimbeachboard3228]

I had a 52 Cadillac that was 6 volts. Local battery shop suggested running an 8 volt battery. This was in FL where starting a hot engine in the summer with six volts was iffy. The down side was blowing bulbs a little more often and the generator would need a rebuild because it would get hot. I had them install the 8 volt battery and adjust the regulator. Ran that car all thru college with very little trouble. 8 volt batteries are marine or military for 24 volt systems.

[@Shop209]

Cool. I’ll look into that

[@jamesbosworth4191]

That's how you upgrade your electricals, not by converting to 12 volts.

[@jamesbosworth4191]

Remember, with 6 volts, you need 1 gauge battery cables, not 4 gauge cables.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid, cool car!!!!!!

[@Shop209]

Thanks!

[@stephenandloriyoung5716]

The radio (want a fancy word to drop on your friends?) is a Super Heterodyne tube AM receiver. When you turn it on, you hear a hum as the vibrator operates, the tubes warm up and the radio signal comes through. The vibrator continues to hum, but isn't noticeable when the programming plays.

[@ericuncapher9922]

Cool car

[@richdorak1547]

Chevies get most of the love in the 50s but I'll take Pontiac every time . Big love from 50s thru 70s !

[@stephenandloriyoung5716]

Maybe that plate in the glove compartment was used when a radio wasn't opted for. Original radios had "Chieftain" on the face, I think. Some years, Buicks had "Roadmaster" on their radios, whether the series was Special, Super, Century, Roadmaster, or Limited.

[@justincooper5189]

I'm suggesting a 12 volt conversion, simply because it's easier to find electrical stuff for. Obviously there's a lot of room for improvement with it, so for now, baby steps are good. I'm gonna suggest replacing the glass before it hits the road, because it might be balloon glass. I'm hoping to see a repaint on it at a later date, but making it safe is obviously first priority. I hope this car ends up being more fun than headache.

[@JOSESANTOS2612]

para un auto de esa categoria se asume el " dolor de cabeza " sin dudas

[@paulthomson5050]

I had a Cadillac that had no park on the the gear shift indicator. My brother told me to use the reverse location after shutting off the engine it worked. Good luck I hope this is useful.

[@Shop209]

Yep. That’s what I found out after we drove it. Reverse without engine running locks the trans and acts as park. Thanks for the info!!

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

It's a driver. Best way to stop without brakes is down shifting and when you're as slow as you can go in first gear, pop that puppy in reverse and stomp the throttle until there isn't anymore forward momentum. And then put it in neutral until the wheels stop spinning. Then if it's an automatic, put it in park. If it's a manual, make sure you're on flat ground.😳 If there is a little bit of parking/emergency brake available, don't try to use that alone to stop. Use the above downshifting technique until it's as slow as it can go in first gear, pop her in neutral and apply the parking/emergency brake until you come to a stop or slow down enough for the circumstances you're dealing with. If one practices the above technique enough one might be able to daily drive it that way until your next paycheck so you can buy the parts to fix the brakes?😯😁😎👍

[@Shop209]

It’s an Auto. That car doesn’t have park. The shifter is very sketchy so controlling which gear it’s going to while driving is not easy.

[@66skate]

That doesn't sound like very sound advice he's offering. Not sure about that far back, but cars in the 60's had a reverse lockout so you couldn't put it in reverse while going forward.

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

@@66skate Well, my experience of driving without brakes are mostly with post 1968 automatic transmissions so there is my disclaimer. Anything older the driver of that will have to figure that out themselves.😎👍

[@66skate]

@@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852 I don't if disclaimer is the right term, since we know the car is a 1950. Also, post 68 automatics have a reverse lockout.

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

@@66skate You sure about that, I say there is no such thing as a "reverse lockout" on a th350 or th400. Not even on the more modern overdrive automatics. Maybe that might be a thing in some manual transmissions but absolutely not on a post 1968 automatic transmission. Been stuck in the snow to many times going back and forth from drive to reverse without stopping the wheels from spinning to know that your "reverse lockout" is totally not reality.🙄

[@MikeWolf-427]

Very Cool. How's the Nova coming?

[@Shop209]

Good. Just taking time to get it right.

[@JamesMillis-v3w]

That Pontiac is worth restoring.

[@ervinthompson6598]

Agreed - you have to do things in your own order, but i'd have to lube those cylinders FIRST, and not scuff them any worse than necessary or risk locking it up...... !!

[@Shop209]

The guy he got it from had poured mystery oil down in cylinders

[@ervinthompson6598]

@@Shop209 👍

[@MikeWolf-427]

Hope everything is going Ok. Miss the videos.

[@Shop209]

I’m working on stuff right now.

[@VATION3RD]

You need to pour some ATF transmission fluid down the carburetor to help the valves out and put some lead additive in your gasoline...

[@MikeWolf-427]

I hope everything is going well.

[@Shop209]

Yes sir. Just very very busy. Will have new video this week.

[@VATION3RD]

You need to pour some ATF transmission fluid down the carburetor the help the valves out and put some lead additive in your gasoline

[@mediumjumbo7484]

👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

[@sintruder]

Aint hard to change the old 6 volt positive ground over to 12 volt. I done it on a shitload of old tractors

[@garyporter516]

The Park is in the Reverse position of the Transmission.

[@jamesbosworth4191]

It doesn't have the parking brake on the tail shaft. The way it achieves park is you put it in reverse the hen shot off the engines.

[@allenmenard777]

the clutch tends to stick to the flywheel over time

[@raystevens687]

Just wondering is that car + ground or negative- ground.

[@Shop209]

Negative ground

[@MrSafetybug]

NICE! Is it for sale?

[@Shop209]

Not at the moment

[@robertfogarty3253]

my cousin bought one from high school auto mech,school that straight 8 could fly

[@jamesbosworth4191]

Hydramatic used ATF type A.

[@jamesbosworth4191]

I hope you put water in it.

[@Shop209]

Yes. Just didn’t show that part

[@brianbloom1799]

Shop209, Only Problem, Unless he's going to Just get it running, Primer it Black, Sand blast the chrome, and paint it silver, Fix brakes ,and anything else to make it road worthy, It will cost to much money, for a restore, and Has know real value, restored.

[@Shop209]

Yeah. It’s just a cool car. Brake parts are ordered. Probably gonna clean it up a bunch and clear coat it.

[@talltom1129]

Hey! That ain't no Nova!😅😅

[@Shop209]

Lol. Yeah. I just couldn’t resist helping with it.

[@talltom1129]

@@Shop209 I don't blame you, it's cool. I'd daily it

[@royschlickeisen2539]

👍👍👍👍👍🚗video

[@sintruder]

Last thing in the world I'd do with a vehicle that has sat for almost 40 years is turn on the blower while inside. There's just something bout a face full of dirt I just don't care for, especially if it was me that made it happen LOL

[@jimthomas1989]

1950 Nova ! 😂

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

It's a Pontiac, so it would be a Ventura.😁👍

[@Shop209]

Lol. More Novas coming soon. I just couldn’t resist working on this for a video

[@jimthomas1989]

The 1970 Pontiac Acadian Coupe is in Fact NOTHING but a Canadian NOVA ! Looks just like a Nova except it says Acadian were it says Nova in America . And the engine, trans and front bumper on that Lead Sled probably weights the same as a Nova , and she is wearing fender skirts over the rear tires , that was one classy Ride and when it started , WOW

[@allenmenard777]

the all new DONTIAC eight

[@brianbloom1799]

How come know one ever cleans the windshield, On these will in run Video's

[@Shop209]

That is exactly what I was thinking when I made the comment. Then when I was editing I was wishing we had.

[@garymusgravesr.8635]

It doesn't shift you have to shift low to drive

[@Shop209]

So that trans does not auto shift?

[@66skate]

@@Shop209 Pontiac sources say it's fully automatic.

[@stephenandloriyoung5716]

@@66skate It is . The HydraMatic is a four speed dual range trans, using a fluid coupling in place of a torque converter. Oldsmobile introduced it in 1939, and they were popular with drag racers up into the 1960s. Other GM dividions, except Chevrolet, adopted it, and it was also used by Kaiser-Frazer and Rolls Royce. The bands are externally adjustable. (Through the floor - RHS of the tunnel, remove a small cover). A parking pawl is engaged by placing the trans in Reverse and shutting the engine off.

[@javierdenardo2607]

Lookss like it was driven by someone like Janice Joplin

[@allenmenard777]

bead blast it and paint it

[@larryg.9187]

OK ... Let's strap a five gallon can of gas on the hood, of this 1950 Pontiac with no brakes, and go for a drive in the country, and look for deer ... 😳 😖 🤗 ...

[@Shop209]

Lol. Good times.