FORGOTTEN Dodge HEMI! Will it RUN AND DRIVE home after many years? - Vice Grip Garage EP46

I quit watching roadkill to watch this

"Smells like the clothes section of the thrift-store" and I instantly knew the smell..........

My girlfriend and I sit and watch all of these. I've already shared your channel with 5 friends this month after I saw the first video pop up in my feed. Your commitment to keeping these cars out of the scrap yard and in the hands of people who love them is amazing. Keep it up! You're extremely entertaining and I really enjoy it!

Had to revisit this one. WOW! What a gem. Built to last. Quite impressive.

"I must be getting tired, because I'm starting to think about safety." 😆

This man is the freaking Bob Ross of junkyard mashchanics. Instant sub.

My folks gave us one of these about 1959/60 to run around on the farm. Exactly like this one, fluid drive and all with the little hemi.The frame had rusted in two between the doors on drivers side, and couldn’t open the doors. being my creative 14 yr old self, I put in our shop, and finding “good steel” on either side of the rust, I torched holes on either side. Then took a piece of heavy oak, jacked up on either side of the break and bolted it together. Our first off road vehicle. Lots of fun for four brothers! Later on, after I was in the army, that little hemi powered my brothers race car. They did really well with it at our local dirt track. Good memories!

Those massive bench seats.... best thing ever for dates.

That car is a true survivor and was waiting for you to rescue it - it didn't let you down either! It deserves 'Royale' treatment. Great video as always!

That's a beautiful old Dodge and amazingly complete and functional! As complete and clean as the trim appears to be, she's a keeper from my perspective. I'm never a fan of "patina" as many are so I'd definitely prep and paint her stock original color, repair the brakes and find someone to refurb the beautiful old steering wheel. Repair and neutralize the floor pan rust and trunk rust. Carpet and upholstery refurb as needed. She's a "time warp" to a different era of our history. Lovin' it! Well done!

It was a big improvement when they moved the brake master cylinder to the firewall. When it was under the floor boards, it was a pain and a lot of people neglected to check the fluid level because of the inconvenience.

What a beautiful car. I love how good it looks. What an awesome dash and those gages at night were so nice. We need cars like this again.

Cars from that era seem like works of art compared to today’s.

Looks like that one actually wants to live. I'd say keep it.

Just started watching your videos last week. Very entertaining. My wife and I are both 70 years young and are old hot Roders from way back. Keep on keepin on Derik. Love your shows.

The old Dodge reminds me of a neighbor I had in Pompton Lakes, NJ. He had the semi hemi engine and I took it out a few times to drieve him around as he wanted to see how it was on a little trip. He was 95 at that time and still drove to the bakery in town with his 73 year old daughter to get some goodies leaving his wife of 93 at the house!!! We filled it up with fresh gas as he only got gas 1 rime a year. I cleaned it out for him after 15 munites when it was well warmed up and it was amazing how it ran with good torque. I can not remember the engine sie as I think there were 2 and this was a 55 Chrysler I believe, not sure, maybe 56 but it was a garage kept really nice car. He sold it to his son and I never knew for peanuts. Derek, I live in Florida now and think you should sell it TO ME as I love this old thing. I have a neat little Ford t-bucket I paid a lot for but have to finish wiring it, signals, headights and out doors in each side. It was built in Texas and an od friend bought it and hurt his back too bad to keeo it and finish it. I sent him 7500 bucks IMMEDIATELY and left with my Jeep for Texas. It was a chevy 72 Camaro engine fresh build, 3 speed tranny, and a Jeep Cherokee 12 bolt rear. All chrome engine, hi rise Edelbrock manifold, same with a 650 CFM street rcing 4BBL, manual linkage, giving 320 horse, electric fan, rack & pinion steering, and American Racing wheels 12 inchers roadies on rear, 8 inch on front and goes way too fast for this boy! The guy did the windshield right and milded it right into the curve on front which most do not. But I love that old hemi engine in that dodge you have. If you want to sell that dodge let me know as I would love to use that for going to my work shop as I make languafes for anyone from the State Department to every corner of the earth.. I want to finish my street rod but the doors are the hard part. I actually got hinges from a man in Iowa and they are from a 1923 Ford! It also has the last serial # Ford ever issued on the frame so it was titled as a 23 but the serial # is 1924. I love that thing too but can not drive it except locally in my community just to keep it from sitting in my garage all the time. I am FASCINATED by your videos as my first work after the USAF was a gas station and we really did repairs on anything, then I bought the local parts store, then a computer and software store. I left and moved to west Florida near the Gulf of Mexico in the middle and have a nice home in a UNCOLD place. I love how you think, understand your phrases and also for a short time between businesses worked at a car dealer selling AMC autos until they decided to burn it losing cash too much. I was a parts manager. I have one phrase for you on the ignition I remember from a mechanic from where you live that worked in AMC with me. He would come to my office and ask for a Distribution Cap, and a rotisory for a car he was working on and was so funny as you with names of parts and never forget him. I watch every video but this old hemi didge was dear to my heart on this one. BIG HIFIVER Handle Waiver on this one. Handle is the thing mom grabbed when we crossed the street when little. God Bless you Derek and stay off that motor as I do it too, HAHAHA Ray C. Spring Hill, FL

Big steering wheel, bench seats, wing windows, lots of room. Bring back good memories. Love it.

You don't just watch a VGG video. You experience it. You order a pizza, you get a sixer, and live for it.

These old cars and the drive down the highway with the music just makes me feel good. Don't know what it is, but my brain is smiling inside and all is good with the world. Thank you Derek.

Can a guy just say, thank you so much. From all of us car and truck lovers. You are a breath of fresh air, with the odd magic tree, preferably cherry. Mike. UK PS, the merch arrived safely thanks.