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Jessa tests the Chevy Mike Finnegan acquired instead of downsizing

The dormant 1955 Bel Air gets fresh fuel, a highway outing and a parking-lot burnout lesson.

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Wifey Drives a 55 Chevy That Hasn't Run in Years! Will She Love It?

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0:26Mike explains how his garage downsizing deal resulted in trading a truck for another project car.
8:23Rod revisits a magazine feature showing the Chevy's unusual exhaust routing through its front fenders.
15:00The crew pumps degraded gasoline out of the tank through a hatch in the floor.
26:11Jessa straps into the racing harness and takes the Chevy onto residential streets with Mike.
33:45A parking-lot lesson begins with Mike explaining how to perform a burnout.
41:30Back in the garage, Jessa gives her verdict on the drive.

Mike Finnegan was supposed to be making space in the garage. Trading his GMC Sierra for a 1955 Chevy and some cash was, technically, getting rid of a truck. Jessa now gets to judge the other half of that bargain from the driver's seat.

"Wifey Drives a 55 Chevy That Hasn't Run in Years! Will She Love It?" was the most watched of four new uploads, reaching roughly 383,000 views. Before the drive, Mike and his friend Rod tackle the revival: a new battery, old gasoline pumped out through a floor hatch, and fresh fuel. This is no ordinary old Bel Air, either. Built by Newman Car Creations for autocross, it has exhaust routed through the front fenders. The episode includes a sponsored app segment.

Jessa straps into the racing harness, works the six-speed manual and eventually gets a burnout lesson in an empty industrial parking lot. There is some confusion between smoking the clutch and spinning the tires. Mike also wants a little recognition: "Tell the people I'm right." Her answer: "Baby, I'm not gonna say you're right." By the return to the garage, she admits she thoroughly enjoyed the drive.

Viewers are talking about her solo driving footage, the clutch mishap and whether the Chevy has effectively become hers. Several want another outing with Jessa, including a turn in Blasphemi.

Elsewhere, the week's Dragon Drive updates tell a less comfortable mechanical story: an overnight Death Metal repair is followed by "RIP to my 2JZ! Death Metal is out of T Angelo's 4D dragon drive. The c10 is still rolling. :)". Across the channel, weekly views topped 1.6 million while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is running at nearly three times its usual level, with the Chevy test drive the busiest upload and the preceding car-trade episode approaching a million views. Among nearby motoring channels, Finnegan's Garage had the largest weekly view gain; OFFICIALLY GASSED also had a busy week, while TheSmokingTire was quieter.

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What viewers say

"The clutch really stinks", her response, "it'll buff out"....LOL!
@SamisFordSee it on YouTube
I love in an effort to make room you traded away a truck for a car. These episodes are fantastic btw. A little shenanigans a little wrenching makes a great channel
@junderwood6633See it on YouTube
we need a video of Jessa Driving Blasphemi
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It looks like your wife is the new star of the show. 🙂
@larryyacko2247See it on YouTube
The clutch has left the chat room. 😬 Great video and love the content.
@motordown7664See it on YouTube
Mike you hit a home run with this one. Good episode with the wife.
@CecilJohnson-sl8ciSee it on YouTube
Jessa is back! 😃That 1955 Chevy is a beautiful beast and the smile on Jessa's face driving it speaks for itself. She can sure drive a manual.
@GregoryWorthSee it on YouTube
I knew she’d like it . Your shenanigans paid off Mike . 😊 Add an interior kit and that’s a daily driver go wherever you want HOT ROD !
@84C10JEFFSee it on YouTube
Mike, this has been such a fun series. Thanks for sharing some of your lovely family life and thank you to your beautiful wife for being such a great sport. Cheers!!
@kipmcmillan7800See it on YouTube
You got just right balance of content in this week's video. Plus you were right about the car. Good job.
@chrischambers5482See it on YouTube