ABANDONED Volvo Wagon Rescued After Many Years: Detail and Rust Repair!

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It's a new Year! Let's get some projects finished up so we can start some new rescues! First on the list, the Swedish Brick! I hope you all enjoy the thorough cleaning and major rust repair in this video! She really is an awesome car and we're glad to have given it a new life!
Thank you everyone for the incredible year we had last year! Here's to another great one!
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[@Mike-C219]

The mustang and that Volvo would have been a perfect two car garage back in the day. Even now they’re both pretty sweet rides. :)

[@justinneill5003]

Wow, you brought a piece of history back to life there. I’ve owned 2 Volvo 245DL’s in my time and nowadays it’s rare to see a 240 on the road, let alone a 245/244. But a 145? I’d almost forgotten they existed! But that’s where the story began, for the legendary Volvo Estate (or Station Wagon as it’s called in the States.) Great job 👍👍👍

[@muckle8]

Clicked for the old Volvo , stayed for the attention to detail and the thoroughness of the resto - I’m sure the old girl will pay you back with no trouble service for aslong as you keep her - respect - HNY 2024.

[@gtnathan]

The perfect amount of restoration and reparation on this one. A car that has weathered the storm tells the stories of love & use. Congratulations on reinstating it to service.

[@GrantRTanner]

Volvo over the Mustang any day. That wagon is amazing! So clean.

[@vesalampinen]

If had to choose between the Mustang and Volvo, I would definitely keep the Volvo. It's a far more practical (...and looks like a brand new car). 😎

[@kirdot2011]

yeah...whats the price tag on it I wonder

[@billdyke9745]

Absolutely! No comparison. Volvos work. 90 mph for hour after hour, and the back is long enough for a mattress when it finally wears you out...

[@foxyloon]

Wow, you took thirty years off of that Volvo! Would definitely make for an excellent daily driver in it's current state. The fact it came with a brand new set of OEM replacement taillight lenses is a really welcome surprise, too.

[@michaele7880]

Love this car. And I love that it still has its character and hasn’t been over restored or modified.

[@mauvelover]

what an amazing car. I have an 18 year old XC70 wagon, but this is just an absolute diamond

[@pas-kv8ud]

Keep the Volvo! Way cooler car. EVERYONE has a Mustang

[@Roger_Ramjet]

Right on!

[@mystisith3984]

That was fun to watch. When it comes to restoring old utilitarian faithful mules, I'm team "good enough". You did a good job putting it back in shape so it could transport bodies and goodies for a few decades more.

[@sonofedmund5004]

Anyone here watch Salvage Rebuilds (UK) that time-lapse music. I almost had kittens when your boy grabbed the door handle to wind the windows down! Keep up the good work!

[@david929190]

I swear cars like this dont exist where I'm at. This is another great find and revamp.

One of the reasons why I like your channel is cuz you actually fix rust.

[@malcolmpritchard4882]

My dad left me a Volvo 244 DL l was 18 yrs old loved that car . You’ve done a great renovation of this classic Volvo and what a great colour

[@jeremywimer8842]

Wow! That wagon turned out amazing! Hard to believe it was all but abandoned.

[@francischurch4460]

What an amazing transformation. I had a 71 144S, which was my introduction to Volvo. I miss that car. You have done a fantastic job on that old girl. 👍

[@sirphilo]

Keep them both. If the Mustang makes your wife happy, she deserves something nice.

[@KlasR82]

David Bello would definitely approve this video!

[@jantandrup1986]

I'm helping my oldest brother repairing his old 71' Volvo 142Sport. To repair the leather strips under the seat, we used some old seatbelts that we popnitted together in the ends. It works perfect, and the seats now feels like brand new.

[@davidbiloen5037]

When I saw you buffing I already realized you'd be keeping it, and you should. What a good-vibe car. You should look out for the fold out bench for in the trunk, your kids will love that.

[@pelleredin134]

I remember back in the day when my parents bought one of these new, except it was yellow. Loved that car that me and my siblings grew up with. as a child you are super attentive to all the little details, like the pattern in the vinyl ceiling, the texture of the door panels, etc. Me and my one year older sister gave it a rough start, though. One day short after we got it we figured out it was possible to clinb up on the roof and use the flex of the metal pretty much like a trampoline. So we basically jumped up and down on the roof for a while, and then a few of the kids in the neighbourhood joined in. Soon, we found out that if we hauled up pebbles on the car as we jumped on it, all the little pieces of rock would dance around our feet. All very enjoyable in a childs shortsighted mind. For the following weeks, that car had a large puddle of water on top after it had rained, and being yellow, all the rust stains that developed all over the car made it commonly known as "the giraffe" in the neighbourhood. My parents got it fixed though, but this is a passage that humbles me, and one I often remember when my own children break things. Mum and dad, I still owe you!

[@lateefcarrere1649]

The kids love the Volvo. They've got great taste😁

[@jwvandegronden]

dude keep the volvo. This will last you a ifetime in memories with the kids on roadtrips. The mustang is cute, but less versatile and the volvo, well, it is a volvo. And a gorgeous gal at that! You put so much love into it, the kids go nuts in it, keep it, keep it, keep it!!!

[@victorpelini5995]

Plus it's got the legendary pushrod motor, these things simply won't die

[@johanhol]

Lovely Volvo! Greetings from Sweden :)

[@silentepsilon888]

Take the Mustang and the Volvo to a classic car show and see which one gets more attention. I bet you it is the Volvo, because everyone has a Mustang, they are everywhere. The Volvo on the other hand .... hard to find one and in this great condition at that.

[@rogeriocosta1035]

That car would fit nicely in a Volvo dealer, to show some history and the quality of the brand. Love the wife and kids in the video! Take care.

[@attimus02]

It came out great!i like it better than the Mustang. Tell your wife not to be shy. It’s a family channel and great to see your family

[@ultraviolettp3446]

Wow! I've always liked those old Volvos but never wanted to buy one. Now I want a wagon! That is one sweet, simple car!

[@robertferrell8518]

I’d be proud to own that wagon!!!

[@miebrus79]

You are a car lover. We like it! You do a good job by placing new metal in the body and not over the body! NICE NICE

[@phillipgardner5836]

This volvo is by far one of my favorite of yours

[@johnasbury7511]

The mustang and the Volvo are beautiful the real stars are your family my youngest is 16 enjoy it my friend it doesn't get better than this

[@uio890138]

At some camera angles you can see that ol' Volvo smiling.

[@andersjonson9969]

You should definitely keep the Volvo. Since it’s an S-model. Only 247 145S manufactured that year. The car also has the very sought after, older style front wings, that can’t be found any longer.

[@Misunderstoodboygenius]

Those seat straps are Perelli rubber. Nordicar in Denmark has them. They ship fast!

[@Paul_VanGo]

True. Maybe, now he's probably keeping it, he'll come back to those and do it properly and get some comfort back for the road trips with the family.

[@carlitoneici4552]

Quite possibly the greatest video I’ve ever watched. Love seeing this wagon rescued. The entire video I was looking forward to seeing the tail lamp replaced and the gas cap area cleaned off. What a beauty!

[@chadtacular]

As a wagon enthusiast, I had a smile on my face the whole video. Great work and thank you for keeping that amazing Volvo on the road.

[@mescko]

Agree 100%. I have always loved wagons, even before they became 'cool'.

[@jaceymartin4739]

My mom had Volvo '70 Wagon..almost identical except for the year and color. Our family's Volvo 140 wagon was dark green, with a dark dijon mustard-like color. The car also had additional collapsable rear seating made of leather. And what topped off the video is my dad had a '67 Mustang..white with a red stripe, and red leather interior...my god, did I get flashbacks.

[@vojislavvukmanovic7061]

GREAT FAMILY, GREAT VIDEOS!!! BEST OF EVERYTHING IN 2022 FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOU!!!

[@ParFektion]

Makes me happy as a Swede too see you putting that much effort into that beautiful Volvo 😍🇸🇪👍🏻 Keep up the good work Michael, you're such a nice guy with excellent skills 💪🏻

[@apj341]

From this wagon owner to you guys: Great job with the Volvo 😊👍👏👍!!

[@theoccasionaloccultist3162]

Amazing transformation! You shaped of 4 decades. A nice and honest surviror. The perfect retro daily driver for a family. Many new cars dont have that kind of character and vibe. Wise decision of the kids, served with very sweet smiles. Greetings from Greece

[@kevinw1797]

Love them both. That Volvo is way cool. I had a 79 242 I wish I would've kept.

[@darrendaniels2415]

1 of the beautys of KZbin is tht it has allowed people to go out an find thes old classic peaces of history and restore them an keep them alive. Cheers for the content I enjoy watching every video of thes cars being brought back to life

[@mordechaitaub3594]

Wow. I really like this car. I personally would rather love to get my dream car in my favorite color. I promised myself (5 years ago at least) that the first car I would ever buy would be my dream car in my favorite color. So far, that hasn't happened yet.

[@adalb137]

That Volvo has obviously been loved to be such a survivor but thanks to you, it will keep going forever. Love this car. Awesome job! As a fellow Volvo wagon owner (2004 V70), this has by far been one of my favorite Budget Buildz so far!

[@skulledmonte84]

Don't forget the rust prevention on the underneath floorboards were all them screws holding that panel down 19:05

[@StockYardsTrustCo]

Great job Michael and your dad too! Really enjoyed seeing the whole family - a wonderful blessing for you! Happy New Year, and looking forward to 2022!

[@charlesking1244]

Good Seeing You, Your Father & Family There, That’s An Amazing Transformation You Guys Did With The Detail & Rust Repair, She Looks Great!!

[@bobbybasketball1999]

absolutely beautiful. makes me miss my 140's!! gonna have to bring some back into my fleet!

[@jinxylad71]

Wow! You’ve so looked after that old girl! Great to see you doing the welding and amazing how you brought the paint back to life. It’s obvious how much you guys care and love your cars! It’s why we are watching! Keep it coming. 🥳

[@Brock_Landers]

Btw, I went ahead and subscribed to the Glovebox service because I LOVE to detail. I even have a $750 Sandia heated carpet extractor and I've been dying to get enough time to do my entire car.

[@daleheide1085]

Love the Volvos. Have had about 30 of them, rebuilt most. Wife would still like to find a 240 wagon as she felt safe driving them

[@1966davrojoe]

Great job Mike, one of the best you and your Pop's have done.... really enjoyed this episode.Thanks...

[@jjeckerm06]

I picked a station wagon when I was their age. A 1978 Volkswagen Dasher with a diesel. It lasted longer than the alternative!

[@davidbeattie4294]

Great job on the wagon. It looks fantastic and deserves to be used by your family. Tons of room for your stuff, easy to handle and decent mileage for an old car. Love it.

[@johnasbury7511]

FYI junkyard seatbelt webbing would work great for the seats. Your welcome 😃

[@simonsuv8376]

Wow the volvo looks incredible

[@bryanphillips1432]

Your kids are adorable and look just like you guys. Amazing to see all the smiles. Amazing memories are made doing this.

[@farcasgarage3559]

I think the mustang and the Volvo are keepers for sure....both beautiful cars.. you respect the survivor cars and I really like that about you. Very pleased with how it came out.

[@MrSkoda105s]

What a beauty! Totally agree, always leave it in this original condition. First paint is really special. Like to see the car has lived but survived really well. Enjoyed watching your video. Greetings from Holland.

[@mobilguru88]

Hi Mike! Long tine viewer (rare commenter) here! I really love this Volvo project! Please keep this amazing part of eureopean car history! I can imagine your “dream garage” with the next builds: -This Volvo for your daily - The Porsche 911 Targa for the weekends - A VW Rabbit pickup for parts picker shop truck -The F350 Tow rig for picking up new buildz -The Mustang for Your wife’s weekend car Keep up the good work! Daniel

[@peterk4874]

Love this honest Volvo. I’d buy it from you anytime. Peter

[@chrisroyle4813]

Good job on the Volvo - a light hand to extend its life. Personally I'd try and keep both and choose something else to sell.

[@claztube]

You guys really 'dolled' up this survivor 1969 Volvo Brick beautifully. Those tail lamp lenses are so vunerable to damage; that's old school design though. I'm still trying to catch up with your Playlist of videos and have to thank you all for giving us enjoyable content. p.s. Michael I have to say that when you speak of what has been done as, '...it's not perfect...' I believe that's not in your intentional wheel house for most of these refurbs. "It's a given, in other words." Though the Porshe was pretty dang close.

[@Berven-gf9jq]

I am happy to see that you are using Meguiars detailing produckts 🙂 Together with a magic sponge it makes all the differense. I use the same in my detailing shop here in Norway and it gets the job done. Great video once again, guys 🙂

[@henriknordeng]

Really beautiful work. Love how you replaces the tools and allt. It´s rare even here in sweden to find these gems to a good price and condition.

[@intrepid5684]

The Volvo looks amazing! Keep it if you can.

[@c.w.hughey2728]

I AGREE THE PAINT IS TOO GOOD FOR AN ALL NEW PAINT.

[@warmblood58]

Nice Michael, those Volvo wagons are really getting hard to come by from that generation -nice work! When will there be another 911 video? I want to see that car finished!

[@BudgetBuildz]

Thanks! The last of the back ordered parts have been coming in this week. My plan is to have a video on the 911 by the weekend! Hopefully one screwing the license plate on 😉

[@kendemers8821]

Your kids are cute. Enjoy them, they grow up quick.

[@Zer0Fall3n]

Man I love this old thing aha has so much character to it

[@driftwoodpile]

That turned out really nice! I love that they used plywood in the floors of the cargo area. My Saab 900 is like that too and its a 1990, so I guess they figured if it works why change it?

[@crabapple1974]

The floor with the Seats foldes down looks really flat and plywood is durable! (If worst comes to worst you could just replace it yourself)👌

[@stromgards]

It was really interesting to see this episode. Volvo ❤👍 A would keep the Volvo, it's a perfect weekend deiver with the family. Try to find a original roof rack it will make the car complete. 👍 😀 👍

[@seriousrampage]

It made me happy to see you do a proper repair on those rust holes and not just some hack job. This thing is a survivor.

[@hughwolfe1176]

Thank you for the memories, I’ve owned two ‘69 145’s, neither one of which looked this good. However at the time they did teach me a lot about automotive maintenance. I wish I’d not sold my ‘80 242DL SRO as it was a very reliable but fairly slow vehicle.

[@gerrick287]

Love that wagon wish I had a Volvo. I acquired a 1981 toyota corolla wagon 5 speed that I cannot wait to start working on.

[@TheAlpine49]

It took all of 10 minutes to know I definitely was going to subscribe. I loved the car, the video, the vibe, and your sweet family!

[@freddiemaller]

I really like your little humans, they are really clever

[@joshuagraham3222]

I would love to have that Volvo. I live in California. Be the perfect climate for it to last a long time.

[@michealmessam884]

I'm impressed. You've got a lot of more parts of the Volvo wagon for the Future of the old school cars for a modified. Job well done.

[@coryunlisted]

I’ve owned 3 of those wagons, and 83, 85 and 86. It’s crazy how they’re almost identical to that one

[@emaal1248]

Great job man and nice work .just loved.thanks for sharing this with us.may god bless you and your lovely family.

[@kongswethai3964]

nice job, as a Swede i had a bunch of 140´s in my youth, the last one was a 1974, 145 fuel injection, last year for 140 series, did a total renovation on it. i think that its way easier to find a nice Amazon or 140 series in Usa than in Sweden, prices are insane for a nice one here

[@michaeldonnelly1657]

Nice job Mike, looking forward to your next vid

[@TheBritcher]

Just came across your channel recently as I am trying to get my hands on a 71' 142S here soon! That was a great video all around. Good content and lovely family.

[@rastraman]

Honest channel + Survivor car builds + Learning new tricks + Family = Awesome channel Michael. Keep up the good work

[@victorpelini5995]

YESSSSS MORE 145 CONTENT man I love these cars. Let's drive up the views and engagement on that one !

[@soundmaster1966]

What a nice video again, Michael. All the best for your family by the way. A happy new year for you all. Keeping the Volvo for driving around with the whole family is a great idea. The better racer to keep instead of the gorgeous Mustang will be your beloved Porsche. That car started for many of your fans the story of your channel. It will last I am sure. And your kids love it too❤️. A big hug from Germany. Yours Ulf

[@hauke4651]

What a freaking awesome transformation of a car that deserves it dude!! You and your mate did a fantastic job !! Congrats , she’s back in life ❤️

[@sugartreefordman7293]

That's his dad that helped him

[@mathuetax]

NICE!!!!!! I vote to keep the 145, but I'm a bit biased.

[@thomasmathews7408]

Great job! I'd live to hear that volvo with the valve lash adjusted. Amazing body work you did, and the Swedes putting a drain on the gas tank was fabulous. Why don't all manufacturers do that, GREAT JOB MICHAEL! BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!

[@robbiemcelwee9139]

Love your attention to detail, volvo looks amazing, well done!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@mescko]

What a great and iconic Volvo wagon! Just subbed. You've got a great family, and you and your dad getting to do these rescues and restorations together is such a precious thing, so many of us wish we could have done such things with our dads but never got the opportunity. I also very much appreciate that you seem to love cars of any stripe, you don't seem to have any prejudices about where a car comes from, you love them all, as I do. That is a pretty rare thing, of course all of us real car guys have certain brands/cars we may like or want over others, but our interest, and love for, cars includes everyone. The only downside is most of us don't have the room for all the cars we'd like to have. I know I don't 😁

[@minnesotatomcat]

Not really my flavor of vehicle but there’s just something about it, must be the Swedish half of me. It’s always awesome finding that one last new old stock part to top off a project!! Very clean car, that’d be considered show room new here in Minnesota 👍

[@grimreaper5521]

I never seen an old volvo wagon in that great of condition

[@mohamedalsawyyalexandria2435]

Great job and great ride please say hello for this little guy who said he is in the camera ❤️

[@stevekovacs6250]

Great job bring it back! I love my 86 Volvo 245 even with over 325k on the clock. It will be getting a B230FT soon......

[@delrayshaffer6376]

What fun to watch the Volvo restoration. Your family is wonderful.