Will It Run? Flathead Ford V8: Parked for 40 Years!

there is no denying that the flathead ford V8 is an iconic piece of automotive history!

[ThunderHead]

well, so now what do I do? continue, or pull it out?
dude does really cool stuff in my opinion!

[allenshearer]

All of these old Fords should be saved. Especially one with what I could see the body in such good condition.

[trbobrick]

I’m gonna be completely honest, if it wasn’t for discovering your channel I would’ve never had the courage to buy an old carbureted truck but man it’s been the most fun time!

[danielparsons]

Jennings Motorsports is a absolute king of flatheads! He can get the most craziest things running that you'd believe were dead and gone and forgotten about, he's a legend for sure ❤❤💪

[davidtappe]

Hey ThunderHead 289, I want you to know I’ve been watching your channel for years now. Love seeing a video from you. I’m 52, the vehicles you work on I was driving in high school. We worked on our own trucks and cars then. I went to auto school and your videos remind me of stuff all the time from back then. Luke, I was having the time of my life back then. We would do anything to smoke a tire at will.
Thanks for all you do and getting dirty just for us. lol I’m sitting on the couch getting fat these days.

[weasel]

Can't wait for part 2 of this one. Keep going. Get it running and driving and then decide if it is worth going through the engine.

[gabrielv.]

Jennigs has the patience and determination that 99% of people havent. He's a coool dude!

[terrynixon]

I know you know this but soak time is the key to unsticking rusty stuff with solvent. Seems I see so many people spray it, set the can down, and start horsing on it. Give a few days... Second, I once made a resistance-is-futile tool to unstick a flathead like that, by removing the starter, getting another drive gear and welding it to a shaft. I ground flats into the outer end of the shaft and rough-mounted it into a hole in a steel plate I made to bolt in place of the starter. With the gear reduction on the flywheel and a breaker bar on the shaft, it turned.

[tompayne]

I owned a 1951 Ford Victoria in the 1960's. Similar to this one but fancier. Springs on the hood hinges. More chrome. Two tone. 2 door. I loved that car! Thanks for reminding me.

[hawkdsl]

The things I have seen JMS able to run is pretty amazing. ... "This old girl..."

[kurtismiller]

Keep at it Luke! i really do hope you can get that flathead running! prove you can bring it back to life!

[LostShipMate]

I figured you were going to show the clip from Jennings where almost caught himself on fire in one of his more recent videos. He caught himself on fire multiple times, but the last one was close. The guy got a crushed, smashed, flooded, and abandoned for 70 years car engine to turn over and run. Absolute legend.

[ravisaleh]

Dusting Jennings from Jennings motorsports. That's the guy. He gets engines that gave up the ghost 70 years ago up and running again. A proper miracle worker 💪🏽

[dumpsterguy]

Glad you saved this one. Looking forward to seeing it come around. This channel is the best.

[hendo]

Grandfather had a '49 Ford V8 when he was young up in Canada in the mid '50s, it was his first taste of anything with any performance to speak of, apparently it could hit 100+mph in between the dirt "Concession" road intersections in the farm lands that were planned in a 1 mile grid pattern. He used to glow when he spoke of his juvenile delinquency, he wore a black leather jacket, a hat like Brando on The Wild One and had a beard...which was considered very anti-social then. 😂😂

[bassiclymike]

My dad had a '53 flattie, last year they were made. Tank of a car. Sold it when I was very young. Metal dash, no seatbelts, 3 on the tree, no AC, AM radio. Something about a flattie... just love 'em.

[SeadogSeven]

This was my Dad's 1st car when he was 15. He had 3 engines to swap out on weekends. He's 81 and still helps working on our cars. I can ask him if he would want to come look at your flat head.

[cbody]

Nice job getting the old flat head to turn. Looks like it is all downhill from here. Looking forward to your follow-up.

[NileKelly]

Skorned = Alice In Chains, Alice In Chains = Skorned. Love it. Luke, ya got me listening to these guys a long time ago. \m/!

[adventureswithedna]

We put over 350 miles on our flathead yesterday!!! ❤💪💪💪💪