1966 Volvo Amazon | Full Restoration

Restoring a Volvo Amazon that has been sitting abandoned outside a workshop in Östersund, Sweden for many years. Now we give it a new life.
This is a Full Car Restoration split in to two parts, this is part 1.

[@ronnsmike]

Hampus, your videos are truly the best of the best, not a single tone of annoying music, no unnecessary talking, just basic mechanics with suitable fast forwarding. Love it. I wish more video makers look what you do and learn. Keep them coming!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you, really appreciate hearing that!

[@topgazza]

Totally agree. It’s a refreshing change and still very interesting and entertaining

[@ianoliver3879]

Absolutely so.

[@anttihuttula6547]

Yes, every american babbler should take notes and stop talking in videos. Nobody wants to see head talking.

[@robandchristheateam5053]

The golden age of rugged Scandinavian engineering. You can feel the quality. No plastic valve covers here. Modern throwaway toys!

[@Awesome-Wels]

👍👍Watchable substance presented in a pure quality video - no annoying intro and junk music, no talking.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@roger5159]

Very methodical and thorough job. It's great to see a classic Volvo properly restored.

[@nmashop8227]

Good job . . .no talk,no music . .just working . .best video . . .i like it . .

[@gonzalolijo6230]

Its great that in your videos there is no talking no music it is excelent....MORE CARS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!😀

[@Lunytunes62]

@@Hampus_Granstrom Thank You Hampus oh and I subbed!

[@VONKAMIS1962]

THANK YOU HAMPPUS FOR BEING HERE. YOU ARE A REALLY HANDSOME BOY. I WATCH YOUR VIDEOS ALL THE TIME.

[@peterdelaforce662]

Wow, the colour looks epic, a lot of hard work gone into that.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks! Yes, a lot.

[@1unsung971]

So satisfying to watch. No sh*t music or commentary/narration. Just great workmanship, very well filmed and really well edited. Thank you Hampus, thank you. Other channels could learn a great deal from you. Best wishes from New Zealand.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!🙏🏼😊

[@earlwarren2265]

Excellent body work and paint job. Well done. Thanks for the video.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@icantintyou]

agreed

[@thegreenhouse222thailandva9]

Dad had a (66 or 67?) 122S modified for road rallies. Mid to late 80's back home in Pennsylvania. I'll never forget it. Thank you for the memories and can't wait to see the next video. You're doing great work!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@chrisconolly488]

Beautiful color! Looking forward to the finished machine. You do a wonderful job.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@crhvideo]

Thanks for the video, it brought up a lot of memories. My dad had a Volvo 123GT when I was a little boy. I wish we still had it, they were special cars. Great to see that this Amazon is getting a new life!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! Wow a 123GT is really cool! One of my dream cars.

[@thegreenhouse222thailandva9]

Our dad had a 122S, 66 or 67. Modified for road rallies. (Mid to late 80's back home in Pennsylvania.) Thanks for the memories, great work on this car!

[@fredrikfaltskog4724]

Grymt jobb på amazonen. Men ett tips i all välmening. Använd andningsskydd när du klossar för hand. Jag misstänker att du vill kunna renovera bilar även när du är pensionär,det finns många som har fått dammlunga när de slarvat med skydd i ungdomens dar. Men återigen grymt jobbat👍

[@NORTHERNROVER1]

Nice work! These were great cars, tough, well built, very reliable. We had a lot of them Canada and people really liked them however rust doesn't take any prisoners so it is rare to see one these days. Cheers!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! Yes very well built cars!😀

[@tamalisaberry519]

Hi Hampus, love your work. Watching with my husband - we are nearly as old as this Volvo! I am aware of the dangers of breathing dust because I am a potter. I see you using your mask, but not all the time. Please keep your lungs safe from long term damage & wear that mask even if it's annoying. Bless you

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Hi! Nice to hear. Thank you! I will use that more frequently in the future.

[@Larry_Mott]

Fantastiskt trevlig video! 1966 var jag fem år gammal, många år senare, runt 1980 köpte jag en Amazon 66' som vinterbil för 2500:- :) Senare hade jag även en röd 1970. Att se din renovering ger nostalgivibbar som känns in i själen! Så roligt att se att det finns folk som ger allt för att återställa en fin gammal bil!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Vad kul att höra!😀 Tack! Och roligt att videon väcker gamla minnen.

[@nicksower6064]

When I was in the "single digits old," my dad had a 1961 122s and it was the same color as the one you're working on. Boy . . . does this video and the color of your Volvo bring back good memories!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks for the story! Happy it brings back memories.😊

[@Goatherd94]

All your restoration videos should be like this, and perfect work from repair to the smallest visual detail, that is a complete restoration, that the vehicle returns to its original state

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@jameschaykowski5742]

Very nice to see a channel with videos bringing old cars back to life instead of channels like whistlin diesel that just needlessly destroy classic vehicles. I'll never understand why videos of senseless destruction get millions of views but videos like this don't. Great work and can't wait to see the next video.

[@trevordeane8834]

Top marks for a job well done. You were lucky that it was a good shell to start with that only required a minimum of welding. Nice bit of bodywork and if you do the mechanics to the same standard as the body it is going to turn out a smashing car. Unusual to find a car of this age that does not require acid dipping and only that small amount of localised blasting. Well done.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@СлаваКудрявцев-о5ш]

Очень приятно смотреть на реставрацию старых авто. VOLVO это потрясающий автомобиль, сколько бы ей небыло лет! Ждём следующей серии.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@davidgibson5756]

Wonderful work. This is an inspiration for all future restorers. Well done

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@torpedo1958]

Truly amazing! No nonsense! Pure joy to see! Thanks! 🙏

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!🙏🏼

[@marcbeebe]

So good to see a proper restoration! There are too many videos of classic cars being ruined by so-called 'experts'.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@@marcbeebe thank you!😊 Yes! Much more fun to do a serious restoration than something crappy that has to be redone.

[@HaveAniceDay2450]

@@Hampus_Granstromexcellent job

[@DavidJones-mn7ie]

Wouldn't it be easier to alter the door/wing alignment by bending the hinges, and moving the door catches on their mountings?

[@bosrensen6329]

First class restoration! Nice work all the way through....👍👍👍 Looking forward to next episode

[@KimmyGuardado]

Well he’s a swede, we do things properly.

[@2biicoachingformndkarlotto317]

Boom .. I had a 64 model back in my very younger days. I am looking forward to the finish; great work guys.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@shonnyNOR]

Excellent, and no noise pollution ('music')!! Well deserved revival of one of the all-time most pleasant looking cars. Jättesnygg färg!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack! Ja färgen är verkligen snygg!😀

[@newcarpathia9422]

Back in the late 1990s, I worked for a Volvo dealer as a delivery driver, taking parts to repair shops. We weren't just a Volvo dealer either. We were also a parts warehouse, so we had all the stuff. I once delivered a fender for one of these cars to a body shop. Brand-spanking new. When I got to the shop with the fender and pulled it out of my truck bed, the buyer couldn't believe it. Turns out he asked on a whim and wasn't ready to believe we had the fender until it was right in front of his face.

[@kuunoo]

Here is a master who i call true professional... this painter seems to know what he is doing👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@user-no1yj2jx4z]

Great restoration, love old Volvo's, I had a '74 wagon, wish I still had it.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks! Yes they are very nice cars the wagons.

[@eaonhamend5518]

I really enjoyed watching this. Brought back a lot of memories of the 123 GT Amazon that I owned back in the 80s and early 90s. Great fun.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Nice! Those are very great cars! Thanks!

[@carstenk.8327]

The color is absolutely amazing.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Yes it’s very nice!

[@horseathalt7308]

Your videos are some of the very best car restorations on You Tube, or anywhere else for that matter. Thank You! From friends in the USA.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@MapleMarmite]

Really thorough job. Nice painting - it’s a good colour, too. 👍🏻

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks! Yes very nice color.

[@jk57a1]

Very impress! My first car was a 1969 Volvo 122S with a B20 Loved it!

[@jg6579]

All I have to say is "Wow!" You just earned a "Like" and "Subscribe". I'd say that about 80% of my KZbin viewing is car related, and my favorites are restorations of old cars and giving them a new life. (As a Volvo owner I especially enjoyed this one.) I find so many KZbinrs put out "Will It Start?" videos just to get a video out but have no real love for the car they"re working on so to see how meticulous you are at such a young age is refreshing. Keep putting out quality and you"ll get the views. Well done!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!😊🙏🏼

[@TheCuriousOrbs]

That finish was perfection! Nice job

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@martinbarker5045]

It looked like a solid car to start with. A great restoration.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

It looked better than it was, but overall decent. Thanks!

[@anthonystevens403]

oh a great job guys, beautiful paint job

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you

[@adbirdk]

This is gonna be so much nicer than new, amazing work..

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Yes I hope so! Thank you!

[@tonechigwidden9514]

Superb workmanship. Love the car and the colour. Looking forward to the next episode.👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

What a wonderful restoration of such an iconic, beautiful, classic car!! It’s so cute

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@horstschlemmer7883]

Very good job, waiting for the next part of this restauration !

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@@horstschlemmer7883 thank you!

[@xzytqweo3538]

Man, you are the paint whisperer! Beautiful color! And that is on of the best classic cars there is. Of course there are more but I digress....lol. Looking forward to the next video on this car.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@vicmabus1532]

Remarkably sound for an abandoned car!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Yes, it was driven by its original owner until 1987 when it was parked outside a workshop. Until I bought it in 2023.

[@danpatterson8009]

Still, 36 years outside? Was it under a roof of some kind?

[@serhiitaranchuk7348]

​@@Hampus_Granstromyou don't work neatly

[@davidnash8586]

Absolutely wonderful to watch and can't wait to see it completed ! Why can't cars be built this way anymore ?

[@spitzsticker]

I had one, estate version, same year. Superb car but too thirsty for me to keep. I love how the body unbolts. Everything beautifully made and finished. Enjoying the rebuild.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@user-akhmetshin]

This work made with love! Great job!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@Lars-h4x]

Roligt att se dig jobba och som vanligt är det skönt att slippa en massa prat, de skriftliga kommentarerna räcker gott. Ser fram emot fortsättningen! 😊

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack, kul att höra!😊

[@dag_gamercave]

Nice. Pretty cool car. It's also interesting how in the 60s, most American cars were going full chrome and steel, yet this car was ALREADY using a lot of plastic and composites. I hope you find some old Saab to fix sometime in the future.

[@CustodiopatricioTrujillomarcha]

Buenos videos amigo hermosas joyas🚗 del pasado que piden cariño y dedicación el like es totalmente merecido 👍 por tu trabajo y tiempo dedicado a esos lindos vehículos saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱 🎥👈🥇🙋

[@Cyprusmichalis]

Great quality work and a lovely car, please wear a mask , I wish you a long life friend 🙏

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! You are correct, but I have a vaccum on the Mirka sanding machine. So basically no dust in the air.

[@harunbakak285]

Very thorough work.well done

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@donparker1823]

Very cool restoration of what I think is a cool car. My folks almost bought one of these in 1966. They bought a Rambler American instead. Volvo was still an unknown quantity in California back then. Plus the Rambler had 232 cubic inch 6 cylinder vs the 108 cubic inch 4 cylinder in the Volvo.

[@johnmartin5622]

Beautiful job, beautiful colour, thank you!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@dmindi1773]

Try using shims to fit up the body lines of the car so that you don't use so much filler. Your a great worker and I am sure you will just keep getting better.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks. But it’s the wrong shape. I can’t fix that with shims. If I add shims, it will be wrong at the top or bottom instead. Same with the backside of the door. Can’t be fixed with shims.

[@dmindi1773]

@@Hampus_Granstrom I see, well autobody work is very challenging. I wish I had more patience for it. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out, thanks!

[@chriscansdale6389]

It's looking fantastic so far. I have done several and have more to do. My advice/opinion if you care for it, is that you would be better coating the bare steel with epoxy first, then using filler on top. Most fillers are porous and even moderate humidity, if left in filler on steel, will cause surface rust pimples in the future. I have had to completely strip a custom trailer because of this and the steel was covered in it. I am impressed that you have done this properly, engine bay and all. Now you have the scary job... putting it all back together without scratching it..🫣 well done so far...

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@vincent663]

Snygg och proffsig video! Härlig att titta på, tumme upp!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack! Kul att höra.

[@alainmoimeme5222]

Enfin une vidéo sans blabla qui nous montre juste l'essentiel! Pas de musique parasite non plus. Le top.....sauf que poncer sans masque c'est vraiment vraiment pas raisonnable! Je m'abonne quand même 😄

[@Restomaniac]

I can't wait for the next episode, you're doing a great job, bravo ❤️❤️❤️

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!🙏🏼❤️

[@arkadiuszkepa3573]

Wish to have that tools, and workshop. Beautyfull job

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@vagabond96h]

I love the single stage paint for a factory look.

[@EllenTheArtist]

I can't wait for part 2 of this beautiful car!! Amazing work 👏👏👏

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@Dnice1541]

I am begining to suspect this is not the first time this man has done such work.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

I have done a few restoration before.☺️

[@beedalbahgraham2981]

Beautiful colour for a 60’s car. 👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Yes it’s very nice!

[@Oceanfis]

También soy restaurador de coches antiguos y me encantan tus vídeos. Felicidades

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@Oussama-14]

am so excited for the next video! great work man.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@ronnieka3309]

I was sceptic about the dark color as i thought a lighter color would do more just to the work you had done. But boy is thi a beautiful color and a great match!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Yes! It’s a very nice color. It turned out better than expected!😀

[@m03anlo]

Trevligt, vi ser fram emot fortsättningen!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@@m03anlo tack!

[@yossiavrahami2293]

Much enthusiasm for your professionalism. It seems that you were born with a screwdriver and a steering wheel in your hand and for that I congratulate you. you in releasing videos from which we will learn how to take care of the car.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@MrSandra1985]

Very nice work, we are waiting with passion for the final result of the car. It will be a masterpiece without a doubt.Thank you very much for the important channel ..

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you for these nice words!

[@MrSandra1985]

@@Hampus_Granstrom welcome dear friend

[@graemebilbe1828]

Excellent video. Don’t forget to wear a mask when you are sanding anything. Good for long term health

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! Yes I will do that in the future.

[@EddieG1888]

This and the Rover P5 are probably my favourite cars of all time (with the 1934 Ford Coupe in there somewhere), The Amazon and the P5 look very similar, both look like they've had a roof chop, the stance is great.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Nice to hear!

[@johnkendrick7304]

I'm an older person who is retired from the car business and I have never seen such quality work from such a youngster. Either you're a genius or your dad must have worked with you at a young age

[@svenrostin2843]

He's good! Take a look at Simonfordman as well. 😊

[@johnkendrick7304]

@svenrostin2843 I love that guy watch him all the time

[@rinusmarkusse2499]

It s a pleasure watching! A very good car!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack!

[@chipdayton1625]

Very nice work, I like your videos. Please wear a mask when you are sanding.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@@chipdayton1625 thank you! I will.

[@sujiyono4402]

Sayang Video Restorasinya nggak sampai selesai, aku suka nonton Video seperti ini ..❤👍👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@mattiasrichter1895]

Fan vad duktig du är, imponerande! Underbart att gamla Volvos räddas och bevaras! 🥰

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack!

[@PerPetersson-w4c]

Stort Tack Hampus ! När motivationen ibland försvinner och att gå ut i garaget blir en kamp. Då känns det skönt när dina filmer dyker upp på KZbin. Viljan att göra något med egna projekt får sig en vitamin boost 😂.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack! Kul att höra!😀🙏🏼

[@johnsmall9729]

Awesome job, gutta!!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks

[@عليابراهيم-س1ح]

عمل رائع حقا وإصرار على العمل الجيد شكرا لك وتسلم من كل سوء

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks. Same to you

[@borasarnaa]

Riktigt snyggt Hampus 👌🏻🔥😃

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tackar!😀👍🏽

[@theymusthatetesla3186]

Beautiful job!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@jfrorn]

Beautiful work 👌🏼

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@amoud2]

nice work ;waiting for part 2

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks! Yes it’s under the making.😀

[@hervemassait1000]

Bonjour, travail magnifique cette Volvo sera superbe une fois la restauration terrminée

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@pepebruno]

Buen trabajo. Feliz año Nuevo 😄😄

[@olesv3378]

Takk!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack så mycket! Det uppskattas!🙏🏼

[@AhmadAboulFarag]

It is a good quick job, but as an engineer and a person who has watched too many car paint youtube vids for some reason, I cannot overcome the fact the you used the filler technique to flatten out the panels...correct steps are strip the paint, hammer the panels slowly with special back support tools, make sure to minimize the amount of filler as much as possible where it would only appear to be 1% of the total surface area....then prime and paint. This way it will not fall off after two year in. But then again here I am a couch potato giving paint advice to someone who is actually doing something with their extra time. Well appreciated sir.

[@Norman_Peterson]

You can tell a good engineering design by how easily the object can be disassembled.

[@topgazza]

Gorgeous classic car

[@f.t.mckinnon5601]

Can’t wait for the finish!

[@paulmcmain1760]

Looks great so far

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@martinolsen8934]

Tack för video!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@@martinolsen8934 Tack själv!

[@alexandrealmeida2932]

Good restoration job.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@StevenJeNova]

Rätt och riktigt. Snygg färg!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack! Ja väldigt fin färg.😊

[@theodotosconstantinou2660]

Great channel and worthy to grow 👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@vinodmagdani8129]

Super work Vinod

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you

[@andersaxelsson2196]

Väldigt frisk och fin Amazon

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@@andersaxelsson2196 Jo den var skaplig. Men solen hade förstört lacken och allmänt lite nedgången.😊

[@Uswesi1527]

Undoubtedly, but, definitely, this isn’t a car . It’s a monumental landmark, from every corner, designed and constructed , to last forever, with regular maintenance .

[@PeterSoden-eb6js]

I do like those old Volvo's. Always called the Amazon here in U.K. This one was in remarkable condition. The flames on the front wing (fender) were a bit optimistic. The work was great to see and the paint looks better than new. Back when that car was about four years old, My friends and I used to work on cars at weekends. We didn't know much back then but soon learnt. Especially health and safety. Please wear dust masks when sanding Guys! It's nasty stuff. looking forward to the next episode.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! I have a vaccum on the sanding machine, and all the sanding equipment, so basically no dust comes out in the air. But yes you are correct.