Will this 1959 Dodge I drove in High School start?

This 1959 Dodge Coronet was my first car and this is about seeing if it will start after being stored away in a shed for 15 years. Go to see more about this car at • My 1959 Dodge's chance...
#classiccars #dodge

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

Isn't that amazing how wonderful the engineering in 1959! a little fresh gas new battery and not even 2 full cranks, she wants to run!

[@larryhullinger4141]

Even then a flat head was outdated technology Nothing wonderfully about that

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

What style and Elegance! shes beautiful!

[@jeffreybrianring6392]

My dad had a 1958 coronet 2 Dr sedan, flat head 6, power flight automatic for about 7 yrs when I was a kid. It was in really great condition, he traded it in on another car, they only gave him 200 bucks for it, that has made me sick for about 50 yrs now.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

That's a great story. Thank you.

[@SpeedandChromeTV]

Can’t kill a flathead. Easy start since they have low compression. What a fantastic car. I have a 53 DeSoto.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Very cool!

[@sunbeam8866]

Chrysler's famous late-50s slogan was "Suddenly, It's 1960!'". But a look under this hood and 'Suddenly it's 1920!'. Wow - a flathead six!

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Hahaha

[@johnsonscorner7065]

It may only be a flathead six, but it sure runs fine.

[@sunbeam8866]

@@johnsonscorner7065 Not knocking flatheads. A few yeas ago, I visited a neighbor who's into old Mopars. He had someone's a 28 Dodge in his driveway, and fired up the old flathead. Not only was it very smooth running, like a typical straight-six, it was also incredibly quiet, due to the simple valvetrain, buried inside all that heavy cast-iron!

[@cuda426hemi]

You COULD get a real Red Ram HEMI though, unlike today's now cancelled fake poly Hemis. 🚀

[@jasonadams371]

Looks like this car is in great shape both inside and out

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thanks.

[@craigbowley6783]

Amazing find and story I can't wait to see her all shined up and on the road again!👍👀

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thank you. Follow up video is coming.

[@ebahraimabdulrahman4475]

It looks will run very fast

[@jimtomassetti8928]

When Life was simple. Car's were car's.... Great Vidio 👍

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thanks!

[@jamesg6124]

Absolutely gorgeous Dodge

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thank you.

[@mbp2112]

What a sweet car! And that interior, so nice! I hope the frame is in good shape, I know MA winters can eat a car pretty easily. Best of luck, be sure and update us.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thanks!

[@richardstump4582]

Great Engine!!

[@steveastin2684]

Stunning survivor car, its obviously loved, just need to use it a bit

[@johnsonscorner7065]

I hope to do that. Thank you

[@66skate]

I always liked the 59 Dodge. I remember one of the local Dodge dealers, Meline Motors in Clinton Mass always had a lot of them to look at. Tried to get my Dad to buy one, but he bought a 59 Plymouth instead. My first car was a 59 Chrysler New Yorker.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

We are both lucky to have experienced cars from that era.

[@richardstump4582]

Inter LOOKS Amazing!!

[@rockcrusher4636]

Excellent, thank you for sharing. Cheers.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thanks.

[@richardstump4582]

Alright! Fantastic Car

[@rosewd2]

a new fuel pump is a good idea too, the replacement is designed to resist alcohol in the fuel. The new one has better suction and primes the carb faster too.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Great suggestion. Thank you

[@nickiskipper]

I cheered when she started!

[@gregduck7455]

Thank you sir for posting this amazing video. I envy you for still having the 1959 Dodge you drove in high school. When I was 17 years old in January 1976 I bought a 1959 Dodge station wagon. My best buddy Glen from school had bought a 1959 Ford Custom 500, so I was inspired to buy a car from the 1950s. I am a Canadian, so the 1959 Dodge I bought was the Canuck version, with same front end as an American 1959 Dodge, but with the same interior & tail fins as a U.S. 1959 Plymouth. Cars made in the Dominion were weirdly different. Anyway, I really enjoyed your narration & explaining all the steps you went through to coax your lovely 1959 Dodge back to life. So glad you got her running again. I liked your comment when you got behind the steering wheel, about the tight fit. If I still had my 1959 Dodge Suburban station wagon nowadays I would have to suck my gut in. When I drove my '59 Dodge daily from January 1976 until July 0f 1979 I weighed about 135 pounds soaking wet with a 29 inch waist. Again, sir, it is so cool you still have your 1959 Dodge from your teenage years, in the second decade of the 21st century. What happened to my 1959 Dodge? Well, by July of 1979 the transmission was messed up & nasty rust started appearing in the rocker panels & over headlights. I replaced my '59 Dodge with a 1960 Plymouth Fury, but yeah, that's a story for another time.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thank you so much for your interest and for your story. I really love exchanging stories about these wonderful old cars.

[@glenbo2464]

Boy that runs nice !

[@larryg.9187]

... Well, you are one rare man ! ... Very rare, that a guy saves his high school car, all his life ! ... Yes sir ! ... ... And thanks for sharing the 'journey' with us all, getting it started ... ... For all the above reasons, I bestow upon you an Official At-A-Boy Award 🏆 🗽 🇺🇸 ...

[@rosewd2]

you should check the heat riser on that engine, its between the intake snd exhaust manifolds. im working on a 48 dodge with that engine. usually they stick in the closed position. ebay has a rebuild kit for them.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Great comment. You are absolutely right.

[@robertoconnor9427]

I sure hope that you don't sell this beautiful old Dodge to someone that will take it & turn it into a MONSTER by putting a HEMI 440 engine & 4 on the floor trans. It is such a great old car that should be restored to its original showroom new condition. I hate it when such a car is butchered & loses its true beauty. I just viewed such a crime, a beautiful 1955 red & black 2 dr HT Plymouth. It was so sad to see what they did to that car. Some may say they made it better. not me.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Exactly. I think things should always be to their original specifications. If you change the engine it would take the soul away.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

I totally agree. When I was younger (by a lot) I had some crazy ideas of things to do. I am so glad I never did.

[@joerusso9990]

That's awesome I hope you get it back on the road and enjoy it again

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thank you. Took it out and it ran great. Check out the video.

[@b1izz79]

Awesome!

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thank you.

[@jayjohnson3724]

What a great car.

[@erescue1]

Our family had a "59! My father bought it new and it had a 326 cid V8. Came from Missouri, but the winters in Wisconsin with salt just killed that car. By 1965 she was like swiss cheese, rust holes all over and No trunk floor at all.......Two tone blue. Thanks for the memory!

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thank you for your memory. My dad often thought about swapping out the six for a v8, but I'm glad he never did.

[@adamantvermont]

I would like to see it cleaned up and driving.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thanks. Check out my other video showing a quick wash and telling some stories about the car.

[@howdydoody5524]

enjoyed your video ..love the car and the interior is really cool...look forward to follow up

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thank you. Follow up is coming shortly.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Cool car thanks for sharing. I have always liked the 57-60 Mopars with the giant fins.😎

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thank you.

[@johnfranklin5277]

She's a real stripped down version . Manual drum brakes. No power steering, 6 cylinder. Must be a beast to drive, but being low optioned, makes her much more rare. My 58 cadillac that my parents bought in 1960, has power everything including factory AC. Lifelong Southern California car, still on the road. Thx for showing us your very nice, super rare Car. Now get her out and enjoy her!

[@johnsonscorner7065]

She actually handles really nice. Not what you would expect without all the power options. Here is a link to our ride out on the road. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpaYoa2Fr5plpNk

[@matthrivnak6572]

Runs great, and still in good shape, rear brakes need work so it can drive though

[@CarburetedCowboy]

Would love to see more cold starts of this from inside and show us what you do with the gas pedal

[@oscarwalton1188]

I'm surprised that it has a flat 6 I was expecting a 413 rb or a poly 318 .

[@1575murray]

Dodge did not have the poly 318 until 1960 before that it was Plymouth only. In 1959 Dodge Coronet got a one year only 326 poly which was a 318 bored .040.

[@mickangio16]

I was expecting a Poly, too. I didn't even know they built flathead sixes all the way to 1959. I had experience with a flathead six Chrysler engine in a forklift. I took for granted that it was an EARLY 50s engine.

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

It's like seeing "Christine" from the movie! Be careful! watch your back!. Does the radio come on by itself?

[@philliprowe2656]

Well you did take good care of it and the oil looks like you changed it before it was put away.

[@danielthomas3127]

My favorite year of cars

[@jefffoiles5530]

Beautiful car Mr 👍👍

[@richardstump4582]

Rare!!!!

[@garysimonson9593]

I did not expect to see that flathead six under the hood!

[@johnsonscorner7065]

It's definitely not what everyone expects to see.

[@dginia]

With a scrub-scrub her and a scrub-scrub there, and a couple of lah de da’s, that’s how we pass the day away in the ‘59 ?Dodge garage!

[@williamj.barnhartjr.3108]

I would love to have a car like that, I think I'm going to start looking for old cars just to drive around as my daily driver I hate new cars/trucks to much to go wrong with them I like simple things I live a simple life at the age of almost 49

[@paulbennell3313]

I thought if you drove it in then it should fire off fairly easily. The flathead isn't a complicated beast. Awesome car!

[@KevinRoadrageGarage]

I love this car

[@richardstump4582]

Clean It up Look Good!!

[@jamesphelps4168]

Very nice good cars

[@morthedgebuckle227]

Love that car!❤

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thanks.

[@jeffscott8323]

I'll bet this car is more realiable than your newer car. At least you can work on this yourself.

[@Zoompipes]

Hi I'm new to your channel I lo e this great memories foe me as well when I was 15 in1979 I bought a1952 dodge pick up flat head 6 3 speed I loved that truck just curious what kind of modern vehicle do you have and like

[@johnsonscorner7065]

I have had Dodge's my whole life. Currently drive a 2011 Dodge pickup.

[@Juan-ll6sf]

Those real classic cars can be restored to run again. Today's plastic fed compacts go ruined for any slight damage and are too expensive to repair. Thanks.

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@66skate]

One thing I noticed is a block off plate where the push buttons would be. Is this a manual transmission car?

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Yes, it is a 3 speed manual transmission.

[@georgefesser5642]

Hey how about a follow up video with a wash and polished thanks I just subscribed good luck grat car reminder me of my youth thanks again

[@johnsonscorner7065]

Thanks for the kind words and the follow up is coming soon.

[@philliprowe2656]

The mice did not get to the interior!

[@johnsonscorner7065]

There was a mouse nest in the glove box. I was very fortunate with the rest of the interior and the wiring.

[@hildablanco1591]

That's a well made car

[@richardstump4582]

How MANY Miles!! Does It Have On It??

[@richardstump4582]

Need GOOD Washing!!

[@bikdav]

When did the slant six come?

[@jeffreybrianring6392]

1960

[@bikdav]

@@jeffreybrianring6392 Oh.OK. Thanks.

[@richardstump4582]

Not! Locked Up

[@richardstump4582]

Oil GOOD!!!

[@richardstump4582]

SINGLE Carb!!

[@richardstump4582]

NEEDS!! Water

[@robertsnyder5149]

Flathead six??????/Booooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@merlenidiffer8711]

To much time looking

[@merlenidiffer8711]

Wasting time

[@raymondkunkel9615]

I bet you were picking up chics in tha cool dodge back in school lol.