'70 Sedan DeVille - 20 years in a field - driven 30 miles to home

[Highwayman68]

Yes, remember it is for entertainment only, stop over thinking or justifying it and just enjoy it as intended

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

It's an internet video, take it with a grain of salt. 

Ah ha..... tell that to the people that are going before the courts all the time, for doing illegal stuff whilst filming themselves.

Bruce.

[chrisntam]

I wouldn't have started it up with the old oil especially after he said there was zero viscosity left in it.  Maybe he wanted it to seize up.

He turned the motor over by hand after it sat for 20 years?

My name is Thomas, Doubting Thomas.

I did enjoy looking at the car and eyeingit's options.

And that seat back on the passenger side looked mint...

I watched the whole thing, thanks for posting it!

[James Landi]

Wonderfully entertaining-- thanks for posting Christopher-- his rye sense of humor and urbane wit remind me of the very long running "Red Green" show-- take a look at one segment of an episode, and you'll see the parallels with this guy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLd6174bz2k  too much fun.   Happy day, James

[savemy67]

Hello Chris,

If the engine is not seized, it is possible, albeit difficult, to turn the engine using the belts.  However, I did observe in my original post that I could not vouch for the truthfulness of the video.

Hello James,

"Keep your stick on the ice."  Minnesota is very close to Canada.

Christopher Winter

[Chuck Swanson]

Hello Chris,

If the engine is not seized, it is possible, albeit difficult, to turn the engine using the belts. ...

Agree.  I have a '69 that sat since '88.   Turned over by hand, then easily once a battery popped in it...still have it.  Not sure why that is not believable.  I would say half of the parts cars I buy (many sitting for decades) usually at least 1/3 turn over...and I use mystery oil too as show on the link, but need the little squirter he had . 

Nice video...ty for posting...watched some of his others too.   Chuck

[Rich S]

I just watched a "new" video of an initial clean-up of this interesting car! Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI5EwXnb2WA

Another fascinating video--it's so nice he has "saved" this cool car from being parted out! It's also great he shares a video of his projects.

[James Landi]

Thanks for posting this "sequel." How about his approach to interior "clean-up."  Imagine trying that with a "modern model," probably would never run again!   Such a testament to a highly durable, well engineered, American machine...(still no license plate on it)  Happy day, and be of good cheer.  James

[Highwayman68]

Great follow up

[Jon S]

 I saw the video about a month ago and my first reaction was damn that car looks very clean for sitting in a field for 20 years.   Besides the rust it looks like it has been washed a day before.   I would expect a car sitting for 20 years outside not to look as clean as this car looked.  In any case it was an amusing video.

[wrench]

I agree it is fascinating, so much so that I soon realized I was watching someone use a pressure washer when I have my own stuff to pressure wash.

So I cut my losses at about 5 minutes of watching and got my a** outside and did some of my own stuff...

I could easily have spent the whole 21 minutes watching someone else use a pressure washer.

I must need my head examined.

[TJ Hopland]

Pressure washing videos are apparently a thing on the tube.   I have seen a lot of the channels I watch do them.   They all think its nuts but say they keep getting requests so they do it.  I don't get it,  I'm ok with a before and after shot unless there is some special technique involved they are demonstrating. 

[Jon S]

I can see pressure washing cast wheels but I would never use that kind of force on my paint

[wrench]

Pressure washing videos are apparently a thing on the tube.   I have seen a lot of the channels I watch do them.   They all think its nuts but say they keep getting requests so they do it.  I don't get it,  I'm ok with a before and after shot unless there is some special technique involved they are demonstrating.

I think I got hooked when he said he was gonna do something about the surface rust, but I didn’t watch the whole thing so I missed that part, lol.

Every once in a while I get snagged by one of those restoration videos where the guy restores an old monkey wrench. I admit I did watch video of  a guy restoring an old school gas powered wringer type washing machine.

But he pi**ed me off when he forgot to tighten the nut on the main shaft and screwed something up...that’s when I realized I was wasting my time watching an amateur.

[cadillacmike68]

Ah ha..... tell that to the people that are going before the courts all the time, for doing illegal stuff whilst filming themselves.

Bruce.

In This country you have between 3 days and a week to get a car registered and plates if buying from a private parts or used car dealer. I bought a1996 Fleetwood in SC and drove it to Tampa FL, Flew up, liked it, paid for it, bought a spare belt and headed home. 3 days later I had my title and Paratrooper plates on the car.

So it's NOT illegal here.

[cadillacmike68]

I can't believe he licked the dipstick.

Those seats look Too good for it to have sat for 20 years.

[TJ Hopland]

Maybe its in that decent of shape because its white inside and out?  Attracts less heat than any other color?   Just a few degrees cooler made the difference?

[cadillacmike68]

I like how in the update, he pressure washes the whole car.