1955 Ford Truck, WILL IT RUN After 28 Years?

In this episode I drive out to the desert of California about 80 miles east of Los Angeles to pick up my new project car, a 1955 Ford F-100. It's been sitting untouched since 1997, miles down a dirt road and hidden away in an old shed. A couple friends and I pull this thing out and attempt to make it run and drive for the first time in 28 years. It's completely stock with a Y-block V8 and a 3 speed manual transmission. Tires are flat, brakes don't work, and several small animals have been living in it. The plan for this build is to turn it into my new shop work truck, tow rig, and long distance cruiser. But first thing's first, I gotta get it home. Thanks to @JonnyMopar and @NightWrencher for lending a hand with the attempt at a revival of this old truck. 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Digging the 1955 Ford F100 Truck Out of an Old Barn 03:03 - Attempting to Inflate 30 Year Old Tires on my Barn Find 1955 Ford F100 04:25 - Uncovering the Barn Find 1955 Ford F100 Out For the First Time in 28 Years 07:42 - The Barn Find 1955 Ford F100 Truck Reveal and Y-Block V8 Inspection 08:39 - I Discovered Coolant Leaks on my Abandoned 1955 Ford F100 Pickup 10:12 - Fixing the Battery Cables on my 1955 Ford F-100 Barn Find 11:33 - Hooking Up a Coolant Temp Sensor For the First Start of my Barn Find '55 F100 13:14 - Trying to Fix a Stuck Holley Carb on my Abandoned '55 F100 Barn Find 13:53 - Installing a New Holley Carburetor on the 1955 Ford F100 Y-Block V8 15:38 - Attempting to Start the 1955 Ford Truck After Sitting For 28 Years. Will it Run? 16:28 - Fixing the Electronics on an Abandoned 1955 Ford F100 Truck 17:41 - Attempting to Fix Stuck Cylinders With Automatic Transmission Fluid ATF 18:45 - Replacing the Tires on the Barn Find 1955 Ford Truck Revival 20:36 - Trying to Fix the Starter With a Hammer on the Old Ford Truck 21:51 - We Have Spark on the Abandoned 1955 Ford F100! 22:50 - Trying to Jumpstart the V8 on the Barn Find 1955 Ford Truck 24:37 - The Abandoned 1955 Ford F100 Truck Starts For the First Time in 28 Years! 25:48 - One Last Attempt For the Revival of the Abandoned 1955 Ford Truck 26:52 - The Old Truck Starts its Journey Back Home For the Revival

Added 10 May 2026