1962 Ford Econoline "GAIL THE SNAIL" Gets Some TLC - NNKH
Instead of getting a rental car, Jen, Gus and I picked up this 1962 Ford Econoline in Surprise, Arizona. Let's see what kind of work "Gail The Snail" needs to safely make a trip down to Tucson for the Duct Tape Drags.
@jennifersugint also did a video on this van and learning stick. Check it out here: • Can I Drive The Manual...
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That brings back memories. Drove one for two years in the Army. Just me and my van driving around servicing nuclear weapons as a service technician. Two things were certain: you were not going to pick up women or get a speeding ticket. Good times.
See any UAPs. Near the silos
My dad got his 67 from MILITARY SALES at Eglin AFB. Early70s. Later it was my vehicle to learn manual trans. Drove to school. Early 80s I drove it to Ft. Knox.
@@billywalters6060 ours was a plumbers van we swapped a 200 cid pertronix ignition new Holley 1bbl. 66 mustang. Buckets. And. Astro mags..zoooooom
That funnel bushing on the shift linkage was brilliant. That is rockstar shit right there. Well done Doctor.
I think he can cruise that pedal to the metal though. After all, it's only a 1 barrel carb and a mild cam, so an open throttle really is not that much. better mileage at 55 though, as Carter said, especially in a boxy van.
That tire guy is a real jerk. You buy a tire from the man and he wants to charge you $20 a piece to remove the lug nuts. His interpersonal skills need a lot of work. Treating a one time customer like that makes them a permanent one time customer.
Where can.i buy a.hat
You gotta keep this van and name it Gus. The universe says so. That van was born to have you, Jen, and Gus rolling through the desert on a road trip. ☀
Ya that was so cool to find that “Gus” name tag!
@@big_red_machine3547 Meant to be!
I can totally see a guy named gus drive this.
This van is epic please keep it love all the dings in it and how well used everything is on it..wheels are cool..love the fridge and the carpet…it just oozes character…please keep it😁🦾🔥🔥🔥🌈
This is “A Gem In The Rough” I am sure you will massage some life back into this vehicle Chris!
Luv the pup cup gus is so awesome & spoiled 😊
As a teenager, I worked in a grocery store delivering groceries in a Ford van similar to this one. It also had a "three on the tree". Used to pretend I was a race car driver, shifting from 1st to 2nd as fast as possible. It was a blast to drive that thing.
Setting off for a 6-8 mile bike ride right now, and I usually listen to something on my ride, this gem pops up first video, what a day, looking forward to this
That spare Sears tire could make a good wall hanger with some tire shine!
It's really brilliant....not only because of the lovely dog....by the roadside repairs on old stuff is still Bering born with 95 Oktane Blood
You guys are awesome. This is my favourite car show on the net. Jen is so damned cute and pretty, Gus is hilarious and you’re an absolute machine! Crazy talented and energetic- must be your puritan ancestry 💪
In the early 70s at the start of the van craze surplus Econoline vans from Bell Telephone were sold at auction in the LA area. They were green like that and had racks on top. They usually sold for around $600. There were a couple of used car lots that specialized in customizing them. Usually a cheap paint job, paneling and carpet. They would sell them for around $1500. I wanted one bad, but $600 was out of my budget.
I really like the way you go through an old vehicle before a road trip, you cover all the bases. This is smart beause you are in the desert, a break down could be real trouble.. I didn't see you guys pick up jugs of water, but I know you have them. You always want to carry a bunh of water in the desert.
That is to weird ...gus ....tag is definitely a omen !!!😊😊
You know stuff 🙄,Jens the glamour then Gus is soooo cute luv it 💪💪💪💪💪
What can be better than Gus, Jen, and NNKH road trip on a Sunday night?
Like others, I really enjoyed the 1962 Econoline adventures and your plan to use it for hunting vehicles. Perfect. I felt for Jen during that tough highway merge. For safe travel speeds, my math shows: a 225/ 75 R 15 tire and 3.23 rear gear (no overdrive) should give you 60 MPH at 2300 RPM, where that may be max for the body shape and old 6 cylinder engine. Doing an engine refresh one episode would be epic. Add a trailer hitch for that jet ski! Keep the content mix coming, ALL good.
In the beginning, that gray warehouse you were across from .....is an Amazon fulfillment center I delivered concrete to when I lived in Arizona
Love the Gus van!! Please keep it and fixer up!!
Been looking forward to this and ALL and ANY travel vids.. I think you and Jen do great travel vids.. Chris looking at any vehicles he can and Jen wanting to go in every thrift stores etc. And Gus just looking for every blade of grass he can sniff.. Makes for great videos !! Keep em coming you 3 !!
this would make a really fun driveway restoration project
Call it the “Chris”-tery Machine. Gus can be Scooby-Doo.
Cool old van! Those Ford 6 cylinders are bullet-proof. You gotta really fix her up!
Hey Mr Chris. Wow what an old school Ford van. Old three on the tree, straight six. Enjoy your mechanical knowledge and boy does it come in handy on this old stuff.
Yes, Chris blows my mind with how fast he is and how much he knows
Awesome Chris that you’re filming another road-trip fixer-upper. I had a bad day, but your video ended it with smiles. Thanks so much for your positive vibes!
Def a west coast truck, that would have returned to the earth in Md. by now-good find!
Thanks for taking us along on this adventure. Those van seamed to lose popularity after drivers found out that if they got into a head on collision they were the first one to the wreck.
My thought process is you only live once. I'd absolutely buy one if they were easier to find
And because the front wheels are directly below the seats, you feel every bump in the road right up your spine.
Really people had to find out common sense did not clue them in LOL Anyway that's why you go get in a head on with anything and everything will be alright. That van was a daily driver since new and it has made it with some bumps and dents but nothing too bad.
The person that drove this and dented the nose, was either impaired and or had no depth perception.
Hahaha! And your name is? Mr. Zone. First name Crumple! Built for a time when men were men!
Josh Slocum is the first guy to circumnavigate single handed. He used an old oyster boat and just went for it. This is in the late 1800s. Great book! "Sailing Alone Around the World"
_Spray_ - Just the work he put into the mainmast is enough to make an experienced rigger blush!
@@dancarter482 Back when it was acceptable to just sleep in a field while you build your boat. (that you found rotting in a field)
And you could rest in your bunk reading books on passage without fear of freighters running you down. @@DeanofMachines
@@dancarter482 That's all too true. The black fleet is out there.
These drum brakes done in a parking lot are giving me flashbacks to the many rusty VW air cooled cars I flogged in my early 20's with no money working in the parking lots when the buiding manager wasn't around. :)
Gus is adorable!!
Love these long distance big adventures. Very well done as usual. Just stinks gotta wait for the next episode.
170. Or. 200. Cid?????
An old bell tell service van
Ñylon bushing on shift. Lever
Love the dueling travel videos with Jen . The van might be my favorite so far. Love seeing Gus along for the ride
That can of sealer was way to cool
Saw this van parked at Duct Tape Drags this weekend - awesome!
As usual, an excellent video to watch ! The comments are relevant, and the explanations clear, not to mention the music, which really fits the bill! A real treat! Thanks Chris for all your hard work. 👍 (Gus is lovely🐕)
In 1962, none of those sizes are metric. . .I think I saw that on Marketplace, practically in my backyard. That probably would have looked better in my yard than the extra Prius or two I have.
Yes, from the rear it looks very similar to my 1959 Ford panel truck. Thanks for sharing. Like reliving my youth😊.
Those old tires,are something Pep Boys used to sell back in the late 90s 2000s they were 99 dollars for four tires at on time. Very nice little van my grandpa had same van
Love the travel vids!! I had a '71 green Econoline that I drove coast to coast four times. straight six, 3 on the tree.
A friend of mine had a similar vintage Econoline, also green, back in the mid eighties he drove back and forth for several months from Sacramento to San Francisco to a job in a high rise in the city where a contractor had guys removing asbestos... Crazy what you'll do when you need a job. I had forgot about that van until I read your comment. Now I'll have to ask my friend if he remembers the model year and there's no doubt he does...
Cool, about 1991 the steering gear practically rusted off the frame. Shed a tear when it was towed away. @@claztube
This is my favorite year of the Ford Econoline, just beautiful, and worth quite a lot of money in good shape. I love watching you Jen and Gus on the travel, will it run adventures!
Love the Econolines, had 3 of them.
That tire shop was awful. You're too kind. Letttttttssssss gooooooo!
Good 'Ay Chris, Roger from Australia here. Long time subscriber, first time commenting. I have watched every episode that you and Jen have downloaded, including your second channel. I just wanted you and Jen to know that you are my favourite KZheadrs and I appreciate all the hard work that both of you put in to produce the truly professional content. Your narration and attention to detail does not go unnoticed. I send my kindest regards from Australia 🇦🇺 Roger
Loved it. You have the skills to make great content and the production and editing skills to make anything fun to watch, thanks Chris!
Glad you enjoy it! And appreciate the kind words!
Totally. Same with Jen’s channel. I watched hers on this van first and it’s so fun to watch her style
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Leatherman is an excellent company. I sent a Wave in a couple years ago for repair. It’s was easily 20 years old because it was a pat. Pend. Model. I wanted it repaired but leatherman sent me out a brand new Wave with sheath. Most companies look for ways to get out of a warranty. They did me solid and made a lifetime customer.
Man you run across some really sweet Vehicles this one is definitely a keeper
Always enjoy the adventure/fix on the fly videos. Even better when Jen does her own perspective on her channel. Excited to see where this one goes.
Thanks, we appreciate you very much for checking them out!
Looks like an old Bell telephone van.
I took my telephone company driving license test in one of those little green vans. Same loose shifter and bad clutch. It was in downtown Newark NJ, June 1970. Went up McCarter Highway through Belleville to another Avondale. If you could drive that thing through daytime city traffic you passed.
Yep!, Those were all over the place when I was a kid!
GREAT VIDEO CHRIS AND JEN ,, JUS.. GREAT VAN AND WORKS.. THANKS..
You could paint that up like the mystery machine from Scooby-Doo 😂
Love your videos! I’m bummed I missed you guys at the duct tape drags. My son loves Gus. Can’t wait to see how it goes.
Love the work you guys do on the fly..Hope you have good tread on the souls of your shoes. Flintstones ride again...greetings from sth Australia 🇦🇺 👍 ♥
I was just watching Vice Grip Garage and i saw you twice with the Econoline at the Duct Tape Drags! Awesome!!!!
Love your quirky personality and you and Jen have an awesome relationship!
Thought for sure you where in a secret military installation! We so appreciate your awesome positve demeanor and how happy you are to be curating the old iron. Another killer video - love supporting your (and JENS) channels! Ed @ Danneberg Acres.
I watch your videos simply for Gus! He's such a good looking dog. We have his alternate mini dapple, a female, Lucy Lou with her left eye being blue so she too is a quart low! Kidding, i also watch bc i love your content too. But Gus is cool, just like our Lucy Lou!
Certainly repairable adjust the clutch, a few new bushings in the linkage, a good tune up and your off to the snail races
Proper adventure which you really feel part of.
Jen should get the truck and call it "Jen's Home Depot Hauler." The Dodge Coronet with the holes in the floorboards probably inspired 'The 'Flintstones' TV show. "Yaba-daba-Dooooooooo!"
I think a bigger steering wheel would make that van a lot easier to drive. Hope there is a lot more content with Gail the Snail and Jen mastering the standard transmission! No thrift stores this trip yet? Really?? This van is super cool all in all
It is entertaining to listen to you do a walk around on a hunk of junk like that with more enthusiasm than if you were selling a brand new Ferrari !
When you pulled that match book out from the floor and it read Pearsonville Ca. Magpie on that was a shock because i lived in Pearsonville from 1980 to 1983 and i used to work in Mom and Pop's cafe part time and also held a job in Ridgecrest. talk about memories. when i look back i regret moving back to San Francisco.
Best Ford van ever built!! Easy to work on!! Straight 6 200ci mine was a super van. 👈
No metric nuts on that old van all 9/16 5/8 11/16 3/4 and so on.
14mm, 16mm, 18mm, 19mm. . Roughly
For shifting try clearing it into 2nd gear before putting it into first.
This is a technique I had not remembered until I read your comment, but it did work back in my day with a three on the tree and I drove a '64 Falcon a '64 Studebaker Wagonaire and a mid 1970's D100 with that set up... who taught me thisI can't say today at 66 years old and 40 to 50 years hense my days of column shifting. p.s. rgs4x: although with the slop in the linkage that this clutch has, it's a wonder it shifts at all. It is justa'bou'ta go AWOL
@59:15 A FORD 4 door Truck, man that was the pick of the litter.
He is a pretty good mechanic.
Dad had a 1963 Ford Econoline...'thought yours MIGHT be it, until you mentioned yours was 1962... ... His ran like a top, and was a "beater", too, but I loved that ol' thing...took several loads up to college with it, came home, parked it in the carport for Dad, hopped in my '70 'Cuda & drove back to the university. Loved that van...worked on it now & then, helping my Dad. Great memories. Thanks for this vid. Oh, and the rear doors only had heavy-duty nylon-weave short "belts" bolted onto the frame/body to keep the two rear doors from flying open. I saw you were "wondering"...
I just saw you and Jen on VGG in Gail go down the drag strip just after Lucky Costa. Freiberger obviously loved the "62 Econoline". Very cool to see you on the channels. I had to scroll back and mention it here. Love your stuff, thanks.
I had one I bought from my boss in 1975, he had refurbished it from old Army surplus. Then I drove it from Anchorage Alaska December 13. to Uniondale LI , that was 3300 miles, then on to Spencerport New York and Then on to Littlerock Arkansas. I was in the Air Force, I was 20 years old. Great memories !
And while we’re parked in front of this store called “Tools”…😂😂
Awe man , I had a’65 falcon van with the 24O and c6 trans. It was a sin bin for my high school years. I was 17 when I went through the windshield doing just about 60. It was a few weeks after graduating from Quakertown sr high 😢 not far from where you are. It is miracle that I lived and now I’m 63 and see this video and I’m having some happy flashbacks! It was often filled with smoke inside, usually tires melting from power breaking or reefer. Lots of girls and getting chased out of Lake Nockamixon for parking after hours and watching the submarine races and listening to 8 tracks, Boston, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Thanks for the video and memories!
Great opening line,"Instead of getting a rental car,we picked up this 1962 Ford econoline."
love that little dog
You found a real gem in the desert. Love it. Some of those old seals were made of leather.
🤣🤣🤣 "it could be somebody's piss jug" 🤣🤣 You dropped the brake master cylinder cover gasket on the floor. It's under the carpet. Cool old van👍 Can't wait for more.
That sure was a fast hour. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks so much for watching the whole thing! Really helps out a ton!
@@NoNonsenseKnowHow No problem, really enjoyed it like always.
They are great little vans!
Theetravisb turned me on to your cannel and glad he did. I had an Econoline just like that. It was a retired telephone truck, It was even carpeted and paneled. Easy to work on and the six cyl. were bullet proof. Brought memories back. Even jump started it to carry the wife to hospital and birthed #1 son. good stuff, thanks.
I had a 64, 170ci 101 hp 3 on the tree in college. Shag carpet and paneling inside with bean bag in the back. Ran great cruised 65-75 mph from nor cal to Phoenix.
These vans were originally called "Falcon Vans", they are the reason that the thrift 6 went from 145 cubic inches to 170. The 145 just didn't cut it in the van instead of the first generation Falcon. The trashed interior and the mounts on the top look like indications of a work truck past. In the US the thrift 6 got all the way up to 200 cubic inches. In Australia there was a 250 version and a cross flow head. They are tough little engines but they do not tolerate pour maintenance. The original versions had rocker are shafts which has the oil passage for the valve train inside it. With infrequent oil changes the o8l passage plugs up starving the rocker arms and valve guides of oil. Later engines had upside down acorn nut valve pivots like a Chevy. The thrift 6 was built up into the 80s.
lots of memories....parents had one ..bought it new .....drove to Baton Rouge in /64.... I remember parts of it....I was 4 at the time....but dad kept it a a company vehicle till /69....
This is so cool! My dad had a copper metallic-coloured 60's Dodge window van with a v8 in the 80's, which didn't have a back seat when he first bought it, so he installed one from another van just for us kids - good memories 😁 It said on the rear quarter in cursive styling "Room to Move" 😁
That van is so cool. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one around here on the road.
I have the exact same timing light, that I bought in Sears back in the mid seventies, and yes, it still works.
The character of this Ford Van is priceless . Build a wheelie sleeper
No Way! We have the Human Bean here in Oregon too! Good coffee.
I love those deserts. Such great road trips.
Love this, everything looks so familiar and then you said Goodyear, I'm from Buffalo New York but my brother is been living in Goodyear the last 15 years lol.
My dog is 8 years old now and this year he has had his first 2 pup cups. Not really good for them, it’s whipped cream. But we tend to feed them everything that we eat. Gus is sure cute. Need to put a/c in Gail.
Had a GMC van like that in 70’s.. good memories!
Thanks for thinking of us, Chris. For a spur of the moment thing you did great. One of your better videos in my opinion.
Looks like a former Bell Telephone truck. Way Cool...👍🏁
Great van and adventure, thanks for sharing 👍💨💨
that is back when Ford built em to run forever....and its 100% analog.....Gale the Snail lives again....LOL....good job
Thanks for bringing us along. Dalton will be back to pick up that Lemans. Lol
I drove one of these in the Navy in Rota, Spain (1967) when I had the "Duty Driver" watch. VQ-2. I had not thought about that for years until this video.
Excellente video😊! Glad you're enjoying the Mexican food and Gus got a Pup Cup. I love vans and the Soutwest--except the sun. Snaps to Jen for holding out for the better shift. I knew you could do it Bravo! Looking forward to conclusion.
Somehow i feel the need to yell: SCOOBIEDOOBEDOOOOO when i see this van :P
ROOOBIE ROOOOOOOO!