Volvo 240 First Wash After 10 Years Of Sitting In The Woods
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- In this episode we give Greta her first bath in 10 years!
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Pull the carpets out, the sound deadening underneath is probably soaked. It will start to stink!
START !!!??? I can smel it through RUclips already. All carpets need scrapping.
This video deserves a million likes just because it's not called like DIRTIEST car ever DETAILING mold complete DISASTER *SATISFYING*
so true lol
*EMOTIONAL*
True 😂😂😂😂😂😂
These young guys rescuing a beautiful Volvo instead of buying it to destroy by "blowing the engine" or "smash it to a wall" ... There are millions of videos destroing old cars and i think that people are mental sick and when they grow old i wish they have the same treatment and destiny. This vídeo is the opposite. A group of friends working together to realize something good... My sincere congratulations. From Portugal.
Concordo plenamente 👌
Completamente de acuerdo!
Love this, man!! My first car was an ‘84 240GL here in Texas (in ‘96). Brings back good memories of working on it as a kid. 🙌🏼
Just bought a brick of my own and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I was so excited when I found this series and can't wait to see what you do next!
240 estates....wonderful cars. Incredible build quality. And all these years after they ceased production they still look "right". At 16:28 check out how she's a Range Rover lookalike!! Thank you for posting this. Greta has lots of life ahead of here now because of your efforts. Great job.
All of your work on this Volvo is already paying off. That is a very good color for this car, and the interior seems to be in much better condition than I thought possible.
The highest quality products and paints were used by Volvo when they designed and built this car. I know because I owned a similar Volvo with the very same interior and paint colour. Either never showed any signs of wear, even after 20 years!
I have always loved the look of that era Volvo wagon. Good find and thanks for starting the process of bringing it back to life.
There's something extremely satisfying about cleaning a car that has been neglected for a while. Amazing how much of a difference a clean and a bit of a detail can do, it was the same for my E30 Touring. Very much looking forward to the rest of this series!
Pull the carpet, did it with my E30 Touring... so much rot underneath from leaky heatercore...
@@ZeroGravityShisha Good to know thanks! As far as I'm aware mine is fairly solid in the floor plan area, although I may take a closer look. I've had plenty of rust in other places though!
@@FootToPedal as far as i could tell from underneath it looked great. Once i pulled the carpet i realized i needed a new Floor.
@@ZeroGravityShisha Rust is always a scary one it must be said, my tailgate and wheel arches will likely need some attention this year too.
This is bringing back so many happy memories. These cars are so well made and rewarding to clean and maintain. You’re going to love driving it once she’s up and running again. Volvo for life!
240s are fabulous old cars, glad to see them finally being appreciated for the solid, practical and usable classics that they are. The paint was of a very high quality and generally cleans up very nicely. Subscribed to follow the recomissioning of 'Greta', from a 244 owner and enthusiast based in the UK :)
So refreshing to watch, an educated young man , who speaks immaculate English , came here watching your garage build with you father. You deserve more viewers . So different from watching Goonsquad who are aptly named by themselves. Well done, looking forward to more of your productions, keep safe from the UK.
Absolutely love these cars and I can’t wait to see what you guys do to it, keep up the amazing work!
10:52 love the SPECIAL dezen on the tire !
You're right about the old broken things being cooler than new working ones. Great job all round i would say.
I had the very same interior - trim, seats, colour and material - on my '86 240GL. In my opinion, those seats and the covering are the best that Volvo ever produced. The BASF Glasurit paint used on this vehicle is about the best paint out there. Because of the high quality products that Volvo used on this vehicle it is no surprise that Greta cleaned up as well as she did! I'm really looking forward to seeing your restoration go forward on this beautiful 240GL Diesel.
I have a '93 240 Estate, it's the best Volvo ever. Solid steel, strong paintwork and the upholstery is still like brandnew, like as in yours 👌😃
Well done!
The last yearmodel is usually the best! Does it still have the Classic-badges?
I am happy you guys take the effort to save this wagon. Keep it up.
Just amazing how the Volvo's paint turned out after all those years out in the elements.Great video 👍 from Noosa Australia 🇦🇺
Shows how well built Volvo's are, I may sell my Volkswagen Passat estate for a Volvo estate after watching this 🤣🤣🤣
As a Dutch Volvo 240 Estate owner I stumbled upon your channel. I love to work on my car as well and I like your channel so much that in the last couple of weeks I watched every video! From your Nurburgring adventures, to picking up the V8 Beamer in Germany, from getting the subframe done on the E28 to building the dream workshop with your dad. Love your humor, your passion for working on cars, and the way you bring everything into view, the successes, but the fuckups as well. Keep up the good work, and keep those vids coming!
Thank you for the kind words, Dennis
The broken window spray with the cleaner had me laughing out loud, cheers from Sweden!
I had my laugh when the license plate light popped out during the pressure washing 😅
@@denisneurohr6598 Those licence plate lights are terrible for mounting properly. By now the tabs are weak, so it falling out is not a surprise. The good news is they are still available from Volvo for roughly €10 each.
Haha ja jag skrattade också👍🏻
It’s so deeply rewarding to literally bring something back to life. You’ve really got me seriously considering a old Volvo. Loved my C30 R-design., so miss it.
I just ended waching gingium video about his volvo and now this. I just love this old boxy shaped cars
Same here!
Another cool video. A bunch of spirited young lads working on old cars. A great thing to see. Big cheers from england👍
Awesome ! I wish you a good luck on this restauration. Cheers from France
Vraiment cool ta dernière vidéo Anthony !
Merci!
Allez maintenant Volvo 2.0 HDi 🥴
France I would never go there they are rude
@@eddiemorris8849 what?🤔😂
Great job, and well done for saving it. We had one of these as a family car in the ‘80’s. It took us all over Europe on family holidays and was built like a tank! We had the 240GL petrol.
She tidied up a treat man. Can't wait to hear it run! Regards from Ireland.
This makes me so happy :). It is`nt every day you come across a Volvo 240 D24, at least not here back in Norway. Seeing you guys taking care of her makes me wanna do it myself. Thank you for doing this
Come on man! Only 18 minutes long video,bro i need like 1 hour long,it's so satisfying to watch you guys work. All the best from Serbia,tomorrow im buying Mercedes 190e 1988,wish me luck :D
Good luck with the 190E
The Merc 190 was the last of the great Mercedes.....they are bullet proof!
@@lincolnengland5005 true. That's why I drive a 79 300SD (W116)
Did you buy your 190e?
@@CarlSab9088 im still considering buying it,because tbh it need a lot of work to put into it and the seller doesnt want to put price down...
So happy to see this 245 get brought back to life. These cars are truly special. Good luck!
These cars ran forever...I remember seeing a 240 with almost 500,000 miles..The owner took great care of it ...
That paint is awesome! Wish my one of my 240's had that colour. Great work so far with rescueing the car. It makes me happy to see. I'm looking forward to see the coming episodes with this Volvo!
Oh man I've been waiting for this one! Volvo for life!
Thanks for preserving such a nice old swedish brick, it is a part of Swedens automotive heritage! 🥰
Believe me, you’re going to keep finding little shards of glass for the next year from the broken window.
Recently, I found some glass shards in the front left door. I was surprised, because the window is original and have same produce year with the others.
@@RichardLorddeCameron could have been a window from another car was installed or they specially made / engraved the glass to make it seem original
@@codykamminga9667 engraved the glass to seems like an original, wtf dude hahahaha
@@7777Android believe me or not, it’s something they used to do, especially on higher value cars. To make it seem they never had any damage
The next year? Forever
You guys did an amazing job. You may not be professional but you sure made Greta look like a car again and not a junk heap. NICE WORK BOYS!!
The worst situation to buy a car is, street lights and rain.
The best situation to sell a car is, street lights and rain.
I sold my car in the summer, the guy just sat in it, started the engine, wiggled the gear stick and took it off my hands.
Blessed day that was haha
@@willm5032 Jeupp.
So true, I had to take a car back to the dealer the next day when it dried off, the clear coat was peeling on the hood.
@@blacksquirrel4008 That is very bad.
I absolutely love your channel man. I found you almost an year ago while searching for some mk1 golf videos, trying to learn more about them since i own one, but man you motivate me in so many ways. Congrats on your work man! And thank you for your amazing videos!
10 minute gang. I just discovered you last night. Watched all videos and can't wait. You're like the belgian ChrisFix. I love your series. Keep it up and I hope Garage Part 3 comes out soon.
Loving this! I work at a carwash myself and the amount of people that come with cars looking like this is insane haha. It's so satisfying to see that layer of moss disappear like that
This, this does put a smile on my face.
I just got a 144. I love these old Volvo's! Much love from the UK!
Looking forward to hear the engine starting after those years!
I’m restoring a 240 myself beacause I love the 240! Subscribed to you after the first video, and I’m stoked to see what is to follow! For the plastic that is sitting at the bottom of the doors and at the back I recommend Owatrol Polytrol! I used that on my 240 and it looks like new! Keep up the good work, cheers from Norway! :D
As a Swedish person this makes me very happy
Nja jag gillar inte Volvo så mycket
@@saabwitha2.3turbo81 Och var är SAAB idag ? Nä just det. finns inte längre O.0
Japanese cars are better.
@@spaketticarbonada9651 What safety systems have Japanese car manufacturers invented to date? That's right, Zero.
Volvo has invented them all. Japanese carmakers are just imitating.
@@tomeng9520 Japanese cars will always sell better than Volvo. They are more reliable. Safety??? Who cares.
Looks a 100 times better already!!!! Great job guys!!!
You need to get an under carriage attachment for your pressure washer, so much easier
go careful with the power washer underneath - managed to destroy a functional power steering line with a pressure washer. Of course when I was preparing to sell it!
Enjoyed watching that lads, I run a pressure washing business in the U.K. and never get tired of seeing the transformation some carefully applied pressure can make. Loved the care and determination you all showed too. Amazing results and I’m sure it can only improve from this point. 👍
Memphis: what i admire about most Europeans is that they know 2 or more languages...and another envy car you have there..look forward to this resurrection..stay healthy and work smart and safe..
Most Europeans know English and the language from a neighboring country.
I'm a professional car detailer or what ever you call it in English, and I must say that you made an amazing job making that Volvo shine. Of course the more work you put into it the better it gets, but you need to start somewhere!
Amazing job. Can’t wait for the mechanical videos.
I love your channel. I find it super interesting. And I love that you guys save vehicles. It's sad that majority of ppl think a car is a disposable item and refuse to do any maintenance.
hey dude, im from El Salvador, and I really enjoy your videos while working from home! keep up the nice
content!
Great work guys. Looking forward to seeing the Volvo completed. Best wishes 🇬🇧👍👍
I'm enjoying this, good job, and looking forward to seeing you fix the mechanical problems and then drive it !
Überragend - schön, das es noch Leute gibt, die so schöne Klassiker wieder zum Leben erwecken .... Greetings of Bavaria!!
Ah, the good old days when estate cars were miles long, and the driver got to the destination 10 minutes before the back of the car.
4,7or4,8m isn't that long🤔
I miss the ol land yacht
You must be thinking of Yank estates from the 60’s and 70’s.
Can't wait to see progress on this. So long as you make it driveable and relatively clean, that's the most important. It doesn't have to be showroom class.
Me: Sees video has been uploaded and instantly hits the like button ♥
Great work, mate! Keep it up :)
You can hear the car sighing with relief and pleasure as the grime and plant life is blasted off it. It’s amazing the paint and bodywork have stood up to the elements for so long without rust breaking out. Testament to modern rustproofing processes on modern cars.
01:34
That yellow sticker is an Austrian road tax sticker! The numbers after the B will tell the year.
I think it's 2006, i am from Austria 👋😃
10 days.
I think you guys did pretty good. I used to work in a car cleaning company, so I could reconize alot of your work. Even tho theres always room to improve, im sure even my old boss would be proud of you all for wanting to try AND doing a pretty good job at it. If you keep this up, im sure you all will gain alot of great skills along the way! Thanks for the fun video!
Fun fact: the wheels on this car are named “corona”
some say
Funny is my 81 diesel has the same wheels
Sadly it's true, When I grew up with them I just called them turbine wheels because that's what it looked like
the stigs European cousin didn't he say that in the first video he did on this car lol
Just for the record: he said that in the previous episode:)
I really love this channel Memphis. Amazing work, Im enjoying every millisecond of your videos
Cleaning alone must have at least doubled the value 🤔💪🏼
I'm so glad to see a detailing video on youtube that isn't just some boring american truck! Good luck with the rest of the restoration.
After just the water, this car looks better than 20% of the cars in the streets today..😅
Blown away by how well it looks! Can't wait for more videos 😁😁
owner after wash: Oh, so it was blue. thought it was green 😅
One of the most beautiful cars of the 70s and 80s. Good job! Greetings from Turkey!
You should buy the stock radio for the Volvo it would be very cool
It’s cleaning up beautifully and the paint looks very fresh now. Well done and keep up the good work. The mk1 golf looks stunning also.
Very interesting! Hallo from Russia)
It is definitely true that Volvo know how to paint cars their paint always comes back so well. Very excited to see more on this 👍
How long till the interior gets pulled out to do the heater core...
You have been there before, I see..!
Having been looking after my Arthur for 31 years, the paint is not a surprise at all. Arthur is washed spring and fall with dish detergent, then waxed with Mother's California Gold paste wax and buffed by hand. Comes out like new every time, in spite of living outdoors in all weathers and being driven in all conditions. Experience has taught us that with good winter tires, these will plow through snow as long as it does not exceed the height of the hood! I am really looking forward to more about Greta. One note. The pads on the headrests were a dealer accessory and were available to match all the various interiors, whether cloth, vinyl, or leather, and in all the available colours of upholstery. Hand on to them, as they are hard to find. I have been sort of looking for them in blue for years, and never catch sight of them this side of the Atlantic.
The mold on there is older than a kid
I love this thing. It's so cool! I'd love to see this become a "restored rally tow rig", meaning that it would be brought back to it's glory, but it would get some small rally mods like mudflaps and different tires on those totally rad factory OEM wheels, and a few tasteful mods to the diesel for some more power + torque for cruising and towing. This thing will rock in any direction you take it, but that's what I'd personally love to see.
The rubber on the bottom of the doors and the plastic
under the doors should also be removed.
Yeah and you can buy new clips for the boards if broken
No other word for this video, except for being satisfying. Respect from California.
My father owned the same car for 23 years and never washed it. The right side was completely green, same for the roof but the left side was like it was brand spanking new. Last time it needed a big repair and he didnt want to spend any more money on it so bought a new one. His old car got repaired by the dealership (he had a nice trade-in) and now they have his old car as a "youngtimer" as the paint was pretty good preserved since it was never washed or taken care off.
Dude I’m so happy I subscribed to your channel. You pump out some seriously high quality content. Keep up the good work!
I love how you clean it before you get the engine running!
I’ve never seen a Volvo with it’s own ecosystem before! Really satisfying to see what lay beneath all that green fuzz. I can’t imagine many other brands would fair so well after sitting in a forest for 10 years.
Your doing a great job guys and it is a testament to volvo that "Greta "is still looking good after all those years in the countryside
I also appreciate the fun of calling her "GRETA "
I have to admit that this car caught my eye. I owned a couple of these over the years, the first being a 1976 245 DL wagon and I am from Michigan USA. Let's just say the winter months and salt are not to friendly here. With this being said the wagon was green and rusty, but what a trusty. This wagon was a die hard little tank. She did me well during my college years and still ran long after I sold her. This is a great car u picked up, can't wait to see what you got in store for it!!!
You guys are learning as you go, which makes it more fun and enjoyable. It also helps us to empathize with you.
Keep up the good work! You guys have the inspiration you need to complete this refresh/rebuild/transformation/whatever you want!
It just shows that solvent base paint on these older cars is so durable after all these years compared to new water base paint on new cars , great video guys so satisfisfying to see the car come back life, keep up the good work.
BASF Glasurit!
I too agree, there are so many old things that just get tossed and discarded, but are way cooler once restored. I once had a 265GL wagon but it was gas rather than diesel. Loved the car but had so many mechanical issues, I had to part with it. I also had a 165 wagon as well; loved that one too, until it got hit by another car. I feel these old Volvo wagons are still great cars, and a best first-time car for any young teen kid today. No, it is not a hotrod, but it is safe. And it will allow then to appreciate the value learning to drive and of working on a car long before investing in a pricier car later. Regarding power washing the hood; I feel you should have done it anyway. The fact of the matter is, the hood will need to be repainted anyway, and any delamination already existing will need to be stripped. So, by power washing the hood, you're saving yourselves some time; its all got to come off anyway.
Man, Greta looks nice!!! Takes me back to simpler times. Hence the Quality and simplicity of things at that era. Keep on the good work!! Jongens (guys).... Belgium here!!
My kind of car videos :) Taking junk and making it work again, so cool and really fulfilling. Best of luck to you and your friends! Looking forward to seeing the progress
Good work guys,you worked hard and the results are amazing.
Greta realised there was more to life than just being green! 🤣🤣 Gooooo GRETA!!
Its beautiful to see these Beautiful cars being brought back to life . I had one - Volvo 245 DL , Then during the day driving Volvos F10 Trucks - Well Done -Look after it .
Got my eye on a 240 saloon from my local area . 1 owner and garaged all it's life . Still mourn the passing of my 240 TOSLANDRA ESTATE . VOLVO THE ULTIMATE SLEEPER .....
Nice work gentlemen. I had one of these that I bought new in 1989. I drove that car for 28 years in western New York until the unibody rusted to the point I could not get in inspected. I know most every inch of this car and it was a good one. Good luck getting this one going. BTW, mine was a standard too.
All the best with the restoration, guys. Cheers from Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰🤙🏽
Whotto
Looking sharp after all that hard work, good job guys!
Great to see an old car rescued from the scrapheap!.....Well done!
My 1983 242 turbo looked basically like this when I bought it, it had been sitting for 4 years under a tree but now sits in my garage getting a complete resto mod.