1954 Ford F100 w/Pontiac 400 - Sitting For 12 Years NNKH

In this video I bring back to life a 1954 Ford F100 Pickup that has a Pontiac 400 engine.

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[majortom]

even though this video is 3 yrs old, I WANT THIS TRUCK!

[ironpony]

In the very early 1980's, my father had a '54 F100. I was 5 or 6, but I remember that truck. It went from rusty teal, to shiny grey with black accents in our garage. I remember watching Mom hand paint the embossed FORD lettering on the tailgate black. It had a Pontiac 389 V8 w/ Tri-Power carbs in it from a Catalina. It had sand bags in the bed so it didn't light up the tires at every start. One day he left home in it to go get the family cheese burgers at Burger Island, a 50's style drive in joint. (which has since burned to the ground) Anyhow, the phone rings at home, and it's Dad calling Mom to come get him at the Burger joint. Someone there saw his truck, and offered to buy it from him on the spot in cash, and Dad just happened to have the title in the glovebox. $3500 in 1981 is like $10, 000 today. It was like 4x what he was into it for, and at the time he needed the money. He always I regretted letting it go, he really liked it. Which is why there is currently a 1954 F100 in his shop, blown apart getting restored. Frame, drivetrain, and suspension is done, sheet metal around 50% there. It's coming together nicely. His build is OE stock, not a street machine. It'd be going faster, but he's at the same time restoring a 1954 Ford 2-door V8. Both will be nice usable drivers, not show cars. A nice matched pair of '54 Fords.

[nigelbeaumont]

Someone dumped some serious money into this Truck…. Sadly it was neglected for years. Good job Chris.

[royhaught]

I'm an old Pontiac guy, back in the days of GTO's and Tram Am's. Still love the sound of a 400. Still have a basement and garage full of Pontiac parts.

[johnbourgeois]

This video brought back some great memories, Back in the seventies I bought a 1955 F100 with a 312 ci Thunderbird with a factory automatic and 427 reared which was very rare, I put a 389 ci 390 hp Pontiac with a 400 turbo transmission. I had a lot of fun in the old truck

[massivereader]

Seeing the inside of this truck sure brings back memories. Back in the sixties my dad had a fifties era medium duty F-Series with a bed topped with wood sides, and a 4x12 for a front bumper. He, my mom, my older brother and younger sister used to ride to church in it every Sunday before he bought an old Plymouth from a relative to use as a family car for his growing clan (He eventually had seven kids). The bed had a drop tailgate and was on a hydralic lift. We used to ride along with him to the local coal mine several times late in each year to pick up a ton or two of coal for the coal furnace in our house and for many of the older neighbors. When the mill was on strike and he was supporting us working as a handyman he also used it to cut down and haul away trees, paint houses, refloor porches, put on roofs and haul loads of trash to the local dump for people. The heater in that thing took forever to get going! Anyway, the interior was identical to this truck, the door controls, everything on the dash like the spedometer the starter button, it was even the same ugly redish/orange color (albeit quite faded). The only real differences i can recall was a clear red plastic internally illuminated four-way flasher pull switch on the lower section of the dash.near the ignition switch and the gear selector since it wasn't an automatic.

[buckeyejim]

Whoever built that truck, did it with pride. 🙏😁👍 Nice job on working those bugs out.

[thomasbrandon]

Nice little truck. I had a 55 in the 80s that I wish I'd kept

[FreedomToRoam]

Those old trucks were made for a lifetime of loving them!

[novavroomvroom]

My favorite Ford body style of all time....!!!!

[richieohio]

That is going to be a really awesome truck! Definitely need a follow up video on it.

[davidfarmer]

Chris, I had a 55 and a 56 both with the stock V8. The 55 had an automatic and the 56 had a three speed on the column. Sold the 55 after a few months because it wouldn't start after it warmed up. I never could figure it out so bye, bye. The 56 on the other hand was a joy to drive and yes it got a lot of attention on the streets. Had the big chrome reversed wheels on the back and some standard chrome wheels on the front. It had belonged to a neighbor who passed away and his wife actually came over to me and asked me if I wanted to buy it. Kept it for five years and it was a fair weather driver. When I sold it I got three times what I had paid for the truck. It was considered a classic even back then and the body had no rust on it anywhere. Colorado is pretty good that way and I have never heard of rusted out brake lines until I started seeing it here on the Internet.
Your friend should keep his hands on that one, it will just keep appreciating.

[davidbrown]

Glad to see someone properly tying down equipment, one separate binder on each corner and one on each attachment if any. not just for you but for the other lives on the road. Thank You.

[drow]

The old trucks are the best! Great video! I'll watch every video you put out on old cars and trucks, fixing them up.

[garoldpeterson]

I love that pickup that is right up my alley I had a 53 and a 55 both with olds power

[jackhenson]

Enjoyed the video. I have a 53 F100. I put a remote fill on the firewall for the master cylinder.

[davidricketts]

Ah Chris.. This is great. A walk down memory lane for me. I'm 60, been a mechanic all my life. The old junkers you work on were every day stuff for me as a lad in a country service station ( gas station). Fixing stuff the old fashioned way.. making do with what we had laying around. Never throwing anything away.. Lawn mowers to semi trucks.. washing machine one day.. sports car the next.. weld up a clothes line the next. I hope your channel inspires some young people. Cheers mate.

[roblescurbappealconcrete]

Hey Chris
I just come across your channel and watched a couple videos, and let me tell you that I’ve never seen any mechanic work as hard or as fast. The knowledge you have to get these vehicles running is just crazy. I’ve really enjoyed the videos so far, so now I guess I have to binge.
Oh by the way, I say keep starting as many projects as you can, I’m sure you have a plan.
Thanks for sharing,
new sub.

[jackbozarth]

Beautiful old truck. Nice work fixing it up. I would love to have something like this.

[DreamsRetirement]

Can't wait to see you breathe new life into this 1954 Ford/GM truck.
Looking forward to part 2.