You won't believe this car was in the junkyard 28 years! Almost perfect interior!
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After sitting in a junkyard for 28 years and almost getting sent to the crusher we saved this 84 Ltd station wagon and it is time to clean it up and see what we have to work with. As you will see in the video this car really surprised us by how well it cleaned up and part of that is using these awesome drill mounted brushes that we were sent in our fan mail. We should have been using these tools the whole time, It is incredible how well they clean mold off the seat, door panels, and carpet. Hope this video was enjoyable to you and hopefully you learned something about detailing an old car that has been sitting for years. Let us know in the comments what you think we should do with this car. Thank you for watching.
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Definitely would like to see it driving. That’ll be cool
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THAT COLOR YELLOW LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SCHOOL VEHICLE
It would be nice to see it running the 3.8 is a pretty durable engine! Enjoy your channel!
I’m from Dearborn Michigan and yes that car was used as a security car for a company
Hey Josh. Native Detroiter here. Yes Boston Edison is still a nice historic part of Detroit. But I think that car was used by Boston Mass. Edison power company. Our electrical company used to be called Detroit Edison-it's now called DTE. The spotlight and 2 way radio probably made it a supervisors car. Just FYI, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were good friends. Henry Ford actually worked for Edison before he started building cars.
Agreed
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Edison_Company
I'm a native Detroiter as well, my brother was a caretaker of a beautiful mansion on Boston St. They had a security patrol but they drove simulated police cars. The Ford mansion is incredible and was for sale last summer...
I just figured it was a taxi 😅
The yellow LTD was a security patrol car used under the Boston Edison Company, a state branch to make sure Power Plants within the state were following standards set by the government and to protect the grounds in which the plants operated on. Think “government auditors” paid through the state :)
What I love about your channel, your videos, aside from the entertainment, and the actual knowledge, is the family involvement, and interaction. Watching the kids dive in to a project, getting dirty, everyone having a good time.... It truly is a beautiful thing. Don't get me wrong, seeing the projects come to life, the effort, the trial and error, it's fantastic. But it's also incredibly family driven, family valued. Cheers Sleeperdude family, and many, many more years to come!
For sure
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Hey Josh - I live just outside of Boston, MA. Boston Edison was the old power plant here. National Grid replaced Boston Edison but what I think you have is an old power plant car probably used to read meters around Boston neighborhoods and visiting power plants for maintenance etc. I remember seeing those wagons running around when I was younger. VERY COOL!!
hello from revere
When he said "Boston Edison" I immediately thought electric company fleet vehicle.
I think the car was a taxi
He's right, all Boston Edison cars and trucks were bright yellow.
I figured it belonged to a railroad or utility company. It’s in too good of shape to have been a taxi
It is good to see your kids working with they dad and mother
Get that beauty running!!
I think it was an old taxi cab. Back in the day it would do the airport run and you put your luggage in the back. Love to see how you guys work together as a team. Keep up the great work.
Same thing I was thinking. Stickers on the doors, spotlight, the numbers on the hood, and hatch, and the mandatory seat belt usage sticker on the dash. WAIT! See my comment above. I think it make even more sense.
This is exactly what I was thinking too!
Its gotta be that! But it’s in really really nice shape for a taxi.
I was gonna say the same thing. The sticker on the door, number on the front of the hood and the wire going up the tailgate and out the roof for the Taxi sign.
Boston Edison electric/ utilities
I'd love to see you guys get it running and take it on a road trip
Yeah but that yeller has to go lol and I wish he would take that extra time to even prime it lol just to get rid of the yeller lol
We DEFINITELY want to see you get it running!!! As soon as possible please.
I would love to see this one kept stock! It looks so original and now you seemed to have had helpful viewers give you an idea of the car's background I think it would be great to see a repair/bodywork tutorial and have the original decals remade. It's a cool little part of social history! Best wishes from England 🏴
Fellow Brit here, definitely would want to see this running
Back in the 1980's (in my much younger days) I worked at a Mom and Pop owned restaurant. The owners drove the LTD Country Squire version of your wagon. A nice car, and with all the bells and whistles as far as accessories. I hope you get to checking if the engine turns over and you try to start and drive it. Sleeperdude, it is the mission of you and your family to save the station wagons that are left in this world, BEFORE THEY ARE GONE FOREVER!!
Yes for sure thank you
Boston Edison is an electric utility company in the Boston area. Given the car had New England registration, it’s yellow, has a spotlight and is in relatively good condition, I would bet it was a utility supervisors car. But, I like your story better… keep up the good work.
Thank you. Ok cool thanks for the info
Maybe it was a meter reader’s car in VT - they had Boston Edison for power utility there too.
Growing up my next-door neighbor worked for Boston Edison. He took the car home. Thank you for bring it back to life.
@@deeperrelaxationandmeditat4841 I work for a utility and meter reader vehicles get beat up pretty bad. Driver seats get destroyed from all the in and out. Could of been an engineering or admin office pool car.
@@Sleeperdude good chance that’s 15k original miles, not 115k. I work for a utility and the office pool cars sit in the parking lot for months on end. They usually get sold after the warranties expire due to age. That interior definitely don’t have 115k on it. You have owned 80s fords…you ever seen and engine bay that clean with 115k? The ones I owned sure the heck didn’t.
Josh buys and fixes the cars,Ralphie details the cars and is asst repairer,Tosh is the camera person,Wawa and Squeezie are the fill in people and all around cheerleaders.
Well I tell you what I'm pretty impressed with ralphie He's getting pretty smart on the cars he pretty much can tell you you know what he thinks it is and most of the time he's pretty much right so for a youngster he's doing good good time to start
Get that motor running
@@christopheryoung3516 'Ol Yeller fix her up
@@christopheryoung3516 Got that right!😃
@@Scottb92768 Yes,that is impressive.
Boston Edison used to be the power company here in Boston, MA. It eventually merged with NSTAR and eventually Eversource.
I’ll bet it was owned by that company. It would make sense that a utility company would use a spotlight for light poles and such. Also makes sense being sold in NH and VT.
Oh that might be right
It's a power company car, plus it was later in New England with the muffler warranty
Meter reader.
mOOnraker4545 Maybe it was a supervisor's car.?
My friend says Boston Edison was once the electric company, so it does makes sense that the car was once a fleet car own by the utility. If you can get the engine running without too much effort it may be a saver. Again another great, fun, video.
Another great video. I would like to see a "will it start" video on this one. It's way too nice to let it set without knowing if it will run. I also think it was used by the electric company up in Boston. Keep the videos coming👍
For an Estate car as we call that body style, that is a pretty cool vehicle
Dude! I've got it! That should be the next burn out car! Big block Chevy 454 with a blower and all the bells and whistles. (Budget of course) Like a complete custom job. One of a kind. It'll take a while to complete, but it'll be the only one.
That looks awesome now! I can't believe how good that interior came out. And hell yes we'd love to see this get running! 😊
Yes we want to see you get it running! We love watching the adventures. I have an 84 Cougar with a 3.8L sitting in my yard lol. Bought it years ago to impress my girlfriend (Wife). It worked! Once we had 3 kids I had to get a more family friendly car. Thank you guys for the fun and entertainment! Tell everyone hi from Pa.!
Awesome thank you
It would be awesome to hop up an old 5 liter, throw bigs and skinnys on it and be a nice sounding cruiser.
There is something tremendously satisfying in watching someone else cleaning. Your children have a great work ethic. Well done.
Those drill brushes are game changers.
Facts
I do like that interior.
Josh, you'll appreciate this.
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That’s crazy great!!!!!
That’s crazy awesome 😎
Excellent job! I love seeing all the kids involved. This video Squeezey seemed more animated than usual. And she didn't 'sleenk' out either!
I think this can be the "Kid Hauler 1500". I was in high school in the 1980's and these cars were definitely the the soccer mom mini van of the eighty's.
Keep up the good work. Love you guys!
Thank you… you never know what your gonna get with squeeze
Hi yawl, Skooter, Yorkshire Terrier was bred to kill vermin in the cotton mill's in Yorkshire 🇬🇧. Love your videos, Mr Bourne.
He’s good at it
I can’t wait to see the channel come out with a vlog ,family life with the sleeper family yes what could be bette4 on a cold night in November, thanks for the memory’s thanks BigAl California
If that car has been parked that long. I’m willing to bet it has 15k miles. Back in the day people traveled 50 miles of their home. This is my favorite car so for. The ice cream van is my all time favorite. I wish you would get that one rolling. Great video as usual ❤️❤️
115k
It was owned by a power utility in New England. Given the condition of the seats and carpet it could very well be 15k original miles. I work for a utility and the office pool cars sit in the parking lot for months on end and when they do get driven it’s usually engineers going out to a local job site. That engine bay and throttle body looked awful clean for 115k.
215k taxi
no matter the engine or transmission i love to see you get these cars running, i love learning from you as im a younger guy and love to learn about these older cars and methods i can try with my own vehicles
Definitely needs to see if you can get her running! Car is too good to not see if will run! Definitely need to see Wawa getting herself a Bug sometime!
Ok I guess I’m going to have to get on that.
I had one of these LTD wagons when we started rearing our family. We ended up with nine kids, so we progressed up to a 15- passenger van, and now we’re back down to a Ford Edge and a pickup truck. Thanks for livin the dream!
I think showing folks how to revive an early fuel injection would be very informative, especially since it's first gen! Either way, excellent content as always. Happy Holidays!
Thank you! Happy holidays
Love the family involvement all the kids and wife helping looks like a old taxi cab. Love your videos
Thank you
I'm with you Josh, can't believe the interior is in that condition for sitting 28 years. Love the comment " living the dream" can't wait to see if you get it running.
Yes for sure
Would love to see a will it start /run video on the big yellow ford , it's near dam perfect 🙏
Great clean up guys
Yes, get it running! It's not just there for posterity. Can't wait to see you get it running. It's a good little car.
I want to see this car RUN!
Ok thanks for voting
A "will it run" would be pretty cool on this one. 👍 That's a pretty big V6. Might even do a good burnout! Cleaned up really good! I'd probably put a spotlight back in it too. Those are fun to have. Thanks for sharing!! 😎
Only 120 horse
Great video Josh I enjoy watching your whole family cleaning up the project that your doing. I won't mind watching a video on you and your family getting this car running. Keep up the great work.
Ok thank you
Way to save the day I love new sleeperdude videos you guys are the best entertainment EVER yall can make the worst day ever the best thank you for breaking the mold 😊
Yes we'd love to see this get running!
Would be awesome to get this one running and driving. It has come up a treat so far with what you all have done . Go Sleeperdudes and a 6 out of 10 for Squezzy. WOW
I know right
Definitely want to see you get this one running!! You can probably put a Holley Sniper right on it with an adapter, if you don’t swap for a V8
We would love to see this gem run. We love watching, You have an awesome family.
Thank you
Great video. Love all the family involved. Anxious to see you get it started.
it will run
I hope so one day
If you ever find a Chrysler Fifth Avenue Please save it from the junk yard! I would love to see you and your family fix one up! It would bring back so many good memories that I had when I was a teenager! Blessings to you and your family from Anniston Alabama!
That would be cool I will keep an eye out
Well done you lot!. She's a keeper. Get her running please 😎
Great clean up/out! Not only would I love to see you get this one started, but it would make a great "How to deal with surface rust and repaint it" car. Obviously, I have no clue the envelopes that would be emptied from that, but no harm in me planting seeds. 😊😇
This LTD turned out really nice. Ya'll did a great job. The interior DID turn out way better than I thought it would. I so enjoy watching all of your family work together to get the job done. The interaction among everyone always put a smile on my face. I wish I had been as patient with my kids as you two are. God bless you.
I live your channel. I love how your kids take part in cleaning and repairing the old cars. I would love to see you all getting this old car on the road. My first car was an 1984 Chevy Celebrity and I still miss it today.
Seeing the amount of crud getting flushed out from behind the mouldings reminded me of our 1982 Cougar wagon.Same thing every wash from new.
It’s crazy
That’s a sweet whip, and once again so awesome to see everyone having a good time making these videos. Much love sleeperfam
Thank you so much
You’re a great dad! What I’d do is to keep it for your kids. Let them learn some body work, painting, minor mechanical work to finish restoring it. Then when they’re old enough, let them drive it.
Ok thanks
Great video, Josh! I enjoy seeing the fam working with you and momma on the camera! Croc power! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these videos! Take care.
Fellow dad here and the dad jokes were much appreciated.
Can’t wait to see the “will it run” part.
Awesome thank you
Hi from Rhode Island. I enjoy your videos and the closeness of your family. You are truly blessed. I was born and raised in Boston and saw the yellow cars and trucks my entire youth. Boston Edison was the local electric utility company providing service to homes and commercial businesses.
Your dog is a real mouser,looking for critters the whole time lol.
Great video Josh and family and great car, and i would love to see you get her going.Ya''ll are doing a great job keeping these gems from the crusher.God Bless!
Would love to see you git it running. As always I enjoy watching you bring back to life an old extinct vehicle. Put it back on the road. Actually I grew up riding in Station Wagons. So let's see it running by all means. You have a Wonderful family. Thanks. Can't wait to see the next vid. Hopefully this beautiful wagon up and running.
Awesome thank you
Not only is it a station wagon but it is my favorite color!! Of course, you have to get it running. It is the best car on your lot! And with that interior, that is just a bonus!
Boston Edison was the major power supplier for the northeast for years. They used these cars as repair vehicles and to read electric meters. It makes even more sense that the interiors are in great condition as nobody but the driver rode in them (plus equipment. I’d bet no one ever sat in those back seats. Sleeper would have been in heaven as they had a fleet of these vehicles.
Really impressed how good the interior cleaned up, thank God for cordless drill’s and scrub attachments, really looks good great job team Josh 😊
Man it's about time to do a fleet update again lol. I can't wait to see some of these projects get finished.
Good idea
I'd love to see you all get it running probably has a little bit of transmission issues or something probably nothing bad, and if the engine is Toast a nice 302 would fit with some dual exhaust 👍 I love how you all Chip in and work together, Hopefully underneath is in good condition Till next time my Friend's.
Yeah lets get it running.
Love to see you get it running!
As nice as that cleaned up your going to have to try to get it running. I am so impressed with Ralphie and Wa Wa the way they just dig right in and clean up those cars great job 👏
Ralphie was the star for awhile but now Wawa is coming to life--nice! How long til she gets a DL?
One suggestion - I wish you would take a leaf blower to the interior of the car before vacuuming it - it would save a bunch of time and really do a better job of cleaning stuff out of hidden areas. It would still make for entertaining video - the cloud coming out of that car would be impressive.
Great episode 🎉 Boston Edison was an electric company in South Boston. Gone now 😢 . The previous owner probably bought it at auction . Love the Scooter! My sister has a dog just like him . Humphrey has killed rats 🐀!
love it that you have your kids and wife involved in your cool projects,
I had an 1984 sedan with that 3.8l fi v6. Bought it as a retired railroad security car. 4 years old with 200k miles on it. My girl friend drove it till it had over 400k miles on it. I loved driving that car. It'd do 100 on the interstate all night long.
Boston Edison was an electric company in Boston. Meter readers probably used that car..
Awesome thanks
As always, another great video Josh. As usual, looking forward to seeing the next video! Love the channel. Keep On Keeping On Brother!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Love the content and love u have for your family keep it up.....
My Grandfather had one of these smaller LTDs. It was actually the country Squire station wagon version of this model. A 3.8l v6 and automatic overdrive transmission. It was a very good car.
A hard working family! Another job well done!
That wagon is too good of shape to not finish getting her back on the road. Would love to see you get it running again.
Awesome thanks
I want to see it run! At least you'll have an extra engine. Maybe put a Godziller in it.
Hahahaha
Vroom Vroom Josh. With a great interior like that you gotta get her running! Such a hard working family!
Love this video - and the car! Just one thing though… don’t use steel wool on the glass or chrome. Steel wool scratches everything. On glass, you’ll see swirls at night, so you especially don’t want to use it on the windshield. On chrome, only use steel wool if the chrome is already wasted. If it looks like it isn’t too bad, just use chrome polish and a soft rag.
Ok thanks
The little needle looked like a replacement needle for an old phonograph AKA record player.
That thing was prolly a ride for "Merry Maids" They drive yellow vehicles.
Looks like it might have been part of a taxi fleet.
a taxi cab,probably,so i think too
So does Pizza Ranch and CP Railroad and Yellow Taxi and Chucky Cheese ect……….
@@davekimbler2308 So basically it could be anybody.
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Josh, you and your awesome family rescued a really beautiful car. That's the new Wagon Queen Family Truckster! LOL.... Seriously, I love the Fox wagons. My buddy had a 1983 Granada wagon with the 3.8L V6 back in the day, I loved that car. There was one idiot light on the dashboard. He drove it hundreds of miles with the CHECK ENGINE light lit - I got into it, drove it to the store, and I could tell immediately that it was overheating - stuck thermostat, wheeled into Canadian Tire for a replacement and did it in the parking lot. I was thinking about what would be involved in changing head gaskets. Cast iron heads and block, the engine took the abuse and survived with not even an oil leak.
Oh, and near and dear to your heart, the Granada had a trailer hitch. And towed a 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme home after a failed safety inspection.
Watching you clean this car I just remembered when I had to clean my pontoon boat. Bass Pro has mold & mildew spray for baits and it is awesome. Cleaned that old black mold off those vinyl seats like crazy.
I'm good on the vpn thing. I honestly feel bad for whoever goes through all the trouble of trying to steal my identity hoping for a come up.
I bought an 86 LTD wagon in 1988 and we drove it for our family car for about 15 years. The only complaint I had was the 3.8 was prone to head gasket failure and I had to replace the gaskets at around 125,000 miles. The heads are aluminum and if they were ever overheated they would warp and couldn't be milled. Fortunately ours never was overheated and the heads were fine. My vote would be to get it running but keep an eye out for coolant in the oil.
Rochester NH is 6miles from my current home. Born and raised in NewHampshire. Love your channel
I love how the whole family is always into being outside. And helping with the cars
This family is golden.
ThNk you
My dad had a LTD wagon. 69 oh Boston Edison was the electric company. That was a service wagon. Spot light was to read the numbers on the pole to find the one he needed to climb to replace the fuse.
Please please please do a "will it run?" video for the yellow LTD. Greetings from Somerset UK (where Haynes manuals like the one for Ralphie's Corvette come from).
Sparkford bypass! Spent 4 hours set beside the road waiting for a new tyre on the hire van I was driving. 33° and nothing to eat of drink 🙄😂
WOW! Looks great! One quick tip you may want to consider. This might be hard to do, so if it is, don't stress on it. Depending on how bad the carpets are with rat/mice urine and soil, you might want to research how to remove the seats etc., so you can remove and clean the floor of the vehicle under the carpet urine and other bacteria very well could still be stuck to the original frame of the car. Just a friendly suggestion.
This is the one I've been waiting for. I knew it would clean up well. You gotta get this one running and driving. This one will be just as good as that Zephyr.
In 1995 or so I bought an '86 LTD II from a woman who worked at a new car dealer; she'd snap up nice trade-ins and flip them. The one I bought had a stack of recent receipts in the glove box for: radiator, exhaust system, battery, brakes, tires, maybe something else. I paid $645 for it. When I got it I found it had a bad throttle position sensor and I think the person who had spent all that money on the car decided enough was enough when it started stalling out and just traded it. I replaced the TPS and the car was awesome. 4 door sedan, V6, loaded with power everything, stereo, tilt, cruise, AC, everything worked, and it wasn't rusted. Ran and drove like a dream, best beater I ever had. Also the front power seats were as comfortable as any I've ever had in a car.
Definitely worth getting it running Josh It really clean up Nice
Thank you
Great family fun!! I want to see you get this car running. That's a gem!!! I love those old cars.
Thank you
My family had an 83 wood paneled LTD wagon purchased new - total rattletrap malaise-era POS that died with only 80k miles. It was so bad that everyone in my family swore off Fords for life. I was relieved it died before I started driving - in its later life, it was handed down to my brother and he still affectionately remembers his high school days with the Truckster. That “pleather” burned bare skin in the summer and eventually developed sharp cracks that required caution. I hated that car, but it was fun to see this one being brought back from the dead. There are so few left.
That’s a cool story
Love that Yellow! It would be nice to see the LTD mini school bus/taxi back on the road. Did I miss the tiny hand......
I'm a subscriber and have watched dozens of your videos. You have a great family. You are all so positive and look to the upside in everything. We need more people like that. One criticism: With all the videos I've watched, I don't know any of your names except Ralphie because you say his name so many times in every video. You should introduce yourself and your wife at the start of a video here and there. Thank you for the entertainment.
Ok thanks I’m Josh and she is Tosh
Drop a 302 in it Josh. Make a sleeper out of it leave the patina .
Ok thanks