1970 Thunderbird

Turn on subtitles or view the transcript at the bottom of the description if you'd like explanations on what I'm doing throughout the video This is a 1970 Ford Thunderbird. Just a couple miles from me, this house was closing a sale and the owner was trying to clear out the property, which was a real mess. To get this car, I had to agree to take two other cars that were at the property, another 1970 Thunderbird and a 1967 Mercedes. All these cars were last registered about 15-17 years ago and have been neglected and ultimately used to store trash. This Thunderbird was the only one of the three that seemed savable. Chapters: 00:00 - Getting it home 04:08 - A look around/will it run? 10:44 - Picking up the other 1970 Thunderbird for parts 14:19 - First start/seeing if it moves 17:48 - Replacing pushed out freeze plugs 23:48 - Replacing the fuel pump 27:45 - Running the engine to see if the block is cracked from freezing 29:10 - Carburetor rebuild 34:54 - Runs well now 36:57 - Repairing the frame 47:41 - Cleaning out the interior and trunk 59:07 - Brakes/master cylinder rebuild 1:07:09 - loose driveshaft 01:09:08 - Getting the fuel tank functional 01:17:25 - Pressure washing 01:21:57 - Finishing touches 01:23:41 - First Drive 01:29:13 - 429 Thunder-jet, will it run? (blue Thunderbird) 01:36:35 - 1967 Mercedes recovery/will it run? 01:41:52 - Cats