Bringing a rare Italian sports car back to life, start to finish! Lancia Zagato

[@CarDocBabaPhilipo]

Wow Alex 😅! As a mechanic and car rebuilder for over 50 years, I can vouch for you that this was a lot of work and a huge success! The paint preparation is critical and you hit the mark 👍😃👏👏👏❤️!

[@sandylee9564]

As an American who lives in Oklahoma, I respect the sovereignty of Canada, our neighbor and our ally. You are one of a kind Alex....good man

[@dieushade]

Well, that's a minimum, we're a country on our own you know. A big part of our pride is in fact about "not being americans". Just remind your future tyran-in-chief about it 🥰

[@johnmallett4983]

Thank you Sandy, As a Canadian who lives on Vancouver Island British Columbia I too respect the sovereignty of Canada as well as that of the USA, Panama, Greenland/Finland, Mexico and all other countries on this planet. How about we all try to live in peace and fix our own nation’s issues internally and not flood the zone with chaos and disinformation. .. and I love watching UTube car repair channels!

[@johnmallett4983]

You certainly have done your car justice! Wow, great job, I am glad you are pleased.

[@berthagreen1620]

As a woman I’m not much of a car person but I do enjoy watching you bring a car back to life. You have tons of patience to strip all that paint off. Looks amazing Alex.

[@LindaSesker]

I love your work ethics. I am certain it will be beautiful when finished. You are the original recycler ❤

[@NateK-fr3td]

That car looks amazing!!! It will exist for many more years and not end up in a field to rot away. Thanks for the showing us the process.

[@nearly-blindbrian8372]

love seeing the whole process, she's beautiful!

[@barbaragroth93]

Well done, Alex. I'm not a big car restoration watcher, but the way you did the video was great. I watched the whole video. The car looks beautiful, and it's a credit to all your hard work ❤ from Australia

[@OriginalNethead]

"sounds like a bag of hammers tied to a ceiling fan" - I always liked that description.

[@zeldamartin3487]

She looks absolutely fabulous! Great job!❤

[@vickimerchlewitz]

Wow Alex! I stayed for the whole hour and 16 minutes. You knows so much. And you look like you’re having fun. Thanks for the entertainment. See you in the next one.

[@charmsurprise]

crazy looking little thing. I wouldnt have thought it would have come out this nicely. cool, good job.

[@suzannepolder3929]

Thank you for putting that together so we could see it from start to finish.

[@Hungry_Hunter]

As an Australian living through a heatwave it's nice to see your smiling face doing fun stuff with old cars in a temperate climate.

[@arctiknitter]

Never would have thunk it, but I'm enjoying this video. Not a car person, but this is interesting. It's a beautiful car now that it's all refinished.

[@ellaashby5159]

This was a great video . What made it fun for me was your excitement, determination, enthusiasm , and pure joy in what your doing. You made it fun to watch each step you accomplished. Great work Alex.

[@robinredman5192]

Beautiful Absolutely Beautiful. Alexander, you did a fantastic job. You are always so very precise and thorough. Thank you so much for taking us along. John here, photographing the beauty of the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee, y'all.

[@MrQbenDanny]

This LANCIA ZAGATO episode is in my all-time 50 best of's. What stands out for me is how stunning the design is... It's a futuristic line design for its time, absolutely smashing 👌. If you were to say it's a new ELON MUSK creation, everyone would believe it and praise it. You did fabulous attention to detail craftsmanship Alexander Archbold. A bonus mentions to the great RAYMOND the mechanic who's a living "The SIMPSONS" character. BRAVO 👏!!!

[@Opticaldelusion1008]

You have to be proud of your work there ! A stunning final product

[@GretchArmstrong]

Thanks for having so much in one video. Some folks can’t watch as long but it did make the steps easier to follow.

[@redgirl696]

Beautifully done, Alex. I am happy for you. Your efforts have paid off big time!🏁🚩👍👍

[@yoavlewinski5034]

wow!!! what a project alex!!! i never knew you are such a big invester in doing all the make up of a car!!! you really did a great job!! bravo to you!!!

[@curtainsup9]

I absolutely love the lines of that car...and the shade of red couldn't be better. thanks for sharing.

[@susangrewing8446]

Amazing work

[@maryleemcdaniel7274]

What a wonderful restoration video! Thoroughly enjoyed it! The paint stripping gave me flashbacks from my attempts at furniture restoration but glad it all worked out for the car :) You cannot beat that red color for a great looking car! Loved the windows on this one and enjoyed seeing this video this evening :) Well done!

[@shelleynobleart]

Great to see it all together! Nice long visit with Alexander working.

[@RedDevilRaspberry]

Incredible. I’d call her “The Lady In Red”. Great work, Alex!! 💕✌🏼

[@TheRabajohn]

I had to stop at the 18:04 to tell you that I have never been much of a foreign car fan but I.really dig this Lancia. The whole package was done well. I like its unique personality and love the rear passenger side windows. It is going to look fantastic in the red you chose. Well, back to the video.

[@TheRabajohn]

Finished your restoration video and the Lancia is totally beautiful. You did a great job, Alex! I wish I had the money to buy it from you!

[@jakartajamie4880]

What is great about your videos is getting to live vicariously through your adventures. I really enjoyed the star to finishing of the weird but beautiful Lancia, great job! GBY and your family!

[@seidrover]

You do such good work

[@Cquoya]

A labor of love. Thank you Alex.❤

[@kathrynandrews7709]

What a beauty!

[@LindaSesker]

Oh my gosh! It looks so beautiful!

[@henn1619]

My Lord what a beauty, Alexander

[@dougmac444]

Excellent job! Long edit too I’m sure. Cheers from Vancouver 😊

[@jamesweichinger1792]

Stunning. Just stunning.

[@karenwargo7696]

It looks beautiful! I would keep the front bumper on.

[@kenc1800]

Alex, this is a wonderful episode. My favorite so far. Your narration, editing and war wounds just exhibit your work ethic and determination to do it yourself and to do it right! Your children have a fantastic example of perfection! I thoroughly enjoy your squirrel moments along the way.

[@kenc1800]

You are a real trooper! Explaining all the weather, noice and distractions along the way. You are YT GOLD! Your attention to mechanical and body details and friendships along the way have served you well.

[@MoondyneJoe]

Even though you only moved into the new property not so long ago Alex, you need to start thinking about a new stacked, tripple height climate controled stable to run along the left fence line to house your growing heard of thoroughbreds, either that or leave them outside!! Or heaven forbid, sell them. Nice job on the restoration Alex, any plans on revitalising the running gear and underneath as well? You also might consider a rotisserie to restore under the vehicles as well? You should be very proud of the work done so far. Tony from Rural Western Australia 🇦🇺🦘

[@eimearshanahan1567]

Hi Alex from Ireland, I'm in my 60's and am car blind !( the car is as old as I am ) I could not tell you what any of my family drive !! The work you have done OMG Awh inspiring . XX

[@vmaxmuscle5612]

What a beautiful car . You did a good job on it thanks for the video

[@CeceliaDavis-f2h]

Alex you did it again a beautiful restoration, I enjoy your video's so much,keep doing what you're doing putting out very entertaining video's.👍

[@sandramatrana8114]

I enjoyed the work you done and you done it well. Keep up the nice work.

[@Terrymurnane425]

Nice job Alex

[@angelamedlock2266]

Awesome car!

[@rhondallyons9842]

Beautiful car! I love the side and back windows! So I found 1963 Lancia Flavia Sport Zagaro looks a lot like your car!

[@luanncolistro879]

Great Job Alex !!!

[@LisaVanderlinden777]

Another great save !!❤

[@jamesmoon8947]

Well done that Man,💯

[@marystrenke3050]

Gorgeous car!!! Great job 🎉🎉🎉

[@Lonnie_the_Splott]

What a legend. Also your sander made the exact same sound as your neighbor's weed whacker :D The car was lucky to have met you, Alex. Fantastic job!

[@ivydickson7596]

Sweet ride Alexander

[@BackThenJen]

You real worked very hard on that car, did really great!

[@juliuscaesar3346]

What a joy to watch Alex❤🎉🎉🎉

[@markr.devereux3385]

you had me intrigued. it turned out very spiffy. 👍👍💯

[@RunwithRaq1]

The butt end looks like a mini Rolls Royce! Awesome resto!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@sued616]

Good job looks amazing

[@ajwrites57]

Astounding: you are a Magician, Alex..

[@PremiumUp]

Looks great.

[@richwhitaker1506]

Nice job Alexander. The itlian connection? You undertook a pretty major restoration. Gonna be the numero uno at many automobile shows. Ciao, baby

[@ianjohn9750]

Well done Alex!

[@heaventogain4]

beautiful - a very nice job

[@ak4gi380]

the bolts in the wheels are used to lock tire bead to the wheel sometimes used in racing. Verry common in off road trucks.

[@robertedward9456]

Just looked at comments to see if anybody knew what they where for thanks for the info

[@GSXR750ization]

I like it. Its beautiful! Good choice in color!

[@paulotts]

If the car came out of the factory with that bumper on. I'd put the bumper on.

[@julianned.6137]

Outstanding job!

[@nancycornett9949]

Thanks Alex!

[@ac0gv]

When drag racing we ran screws into the bead to keep the tire from slipping on the rim. It was a strange sound if it slipped on the rim.

[@grangranzulaski1084]

Looks Great!

[@johna1160]

Congratulations, Alex. Yet another stunning resurrection of a forlorn rare car. For being "just a guy", you do amazing work that is an inspiration to a lot of us non-professionals. Just wish you would pass on to your viewers the correct pronunciation, which is by no means difficult for English speakers. Lancia = lawncha.

[@treehuggingmusician595]

I'm not a car person and don't usually enjoy long videos. I was surprised to find it interesting. If you had made this a series of short videos, I would not have watched them. It's a unique car, for sure and will be fun to share at car shows.

[@LindaSesker]

I love your work ethics.mmyou are the original re-cycles❤

[@LindaSesker]

Sorry , I have cataracts & make many mistakes😮

[@amosnomar]

Nice job!

[@steve-y7f]

a rare itlian sports car? love the compilation videos

[@kathytappero7179]

Outstanding!

[@plasmaDave]

Having restored many cars i can say that it always takes much longer and costs far more than you could possibly expect when you view it to buy. It's. a great hobby but there is always a stage were you are mentally parting it out and preparing to cut your losses 😊

[@susanboon4605]

Very timely posting for me, as I'm in self-imposed isolation. I'm undergoing chemo on my face (basal cell carcinoma), and the initial shot of the top of the car had me saying -Hey! That looks like my face! The good news is that this is a one and done treatment, but it is rather unattractive at the moment! Cheers from snowy Shelburne, Ontario!

[@NitrousDiecast]

I hope you feel better soon.

[@sued616]

Hope you start to feel better soon ❤

[@cajsheen2594]

❤ God Bless. XXX

[@MelissaYuke]

❤

[@Cate7451]

My husband is far-away getting treatment, the weather keeps on imposing isolation on me, snowed in for weeks and too cold, tomorrow the snow plow comes, I did walk out and even four wheel out, proud of my driving. Do keep talking to us on you tube. Don’t get cabin fever. Take an online course. Take care of yourself.

[@vinnydabarber]

Looks beautiful!!!!!

[@michaelripley4528]

What a beauty Alex 🥰 GREAT JOB🥇🎖️ Please dont go rally in it, you Will cry if the engine puke! Go turing for car shows, and exhibitions… Maybe trips to US as Well… Oil and cooling liquid are the most important… For Old Ladies ❤️‍🔥!

[@marcpavlik]

Alex, when you are stripping large items like cars, if you put a sheet of plastic, like winter window plastic kits, annd lay it over the stripper. This helps keep the chemicals at a stronger power longer. It can be messy, but it helps. Also when you strip outside, can you chase the shade? The sunshine drys stripper out very quickly too. It's been awhile since I've used it, but the environmentally safe strippers never performed and always took more stripper. Maybe they changed some, doesn't really look it to me though. Nice car, very nice car.

[@garyf2245]

great vid happy new year

[@gnomencandle]

Raymond is a gem, does he have his own KZbin channel?

[@marinussnijder7941]

This was a car first made in clay, no computers or windtunnels I gess, you have to look at it a bit longer to see the beauty in the details. 👍

[@marinussnijder7941]

Have seen some flavio’s online and with out front bumper looks more modern and sportier (no extra lights)

[@dennisgallear409]

Tight respect

[@vintagetinrandykehler4824]

Love it!

[@danielanderson4031]

Try single edge razor blade in angled handle to strip off paint.

[@karenwargo7696]

Sweet!

[@lawrencehubbard2985]

Question where did you find that car? It is a work of art. I hope that you enjoy for years to come. Drive it and don’t make it a garage queen enjoy your hard work.

[@royoser9956]

I loved the whole Lancia Zagato series. I see those cars can sell for $40,000-$80,000 in top condition. Yours was raced and needed some work, but it sure looks pretty now. Good idea to auction it in the US. Please do a video on the auction when it happens!

[@michaelbrooks1458]

Always remember DC is always searching for ground. Battery disconnect goes on the - negative side of the battery even with+ ground on the vehicle

[@stevegrim]

Looks great in red. Just one very minor point, at 7mins42sec on your vid we can see that the door locks have the slot at the bottom. Later on after you have refitted the handles they are at the top. Like I say a minor point but in a concourse show the judges might notice that the handles are on the wrong side.

[@annikabirkemose7164]

Seatbelt is a swedish invention 🤗

[@1950specialdeluxe]

My Cimatti City Bike moped also has the flash to pass option. I’m not sure what it would pass. 🤷‍♂️

[@starlightone6948]

You need the bumper on to keep it original.🇨🇦

[@waynegouin939]

Hi Alex. What a wonderful job you have accomplished, on a unique automobile. It looks stunning. I am assuming it's quite rare, which should also make it quite valuable. Salute! P.S. I can't help but wonder if your friend Scott is of the Newstead variety?😁 Thank You!

[@davidjohnson-ve8ts]

What size tires are they? Im looking for a skinny size like that.

[@DaveJudd]

Wow ! That looks like two designers worked on half each incognito then glued the car together. Its so ugly from every angle its cool.

[@LisaG-fu9zp]

It's a beaut!

[@bmwloco]

I see my 1971 Fiat 124 Sport in some of it's design...

[@davidszelinski5021]

It may be possible that those tires have been screwed on to the rim so you can run lower tire pressures without losing the tire while racing

[@dennisgallear409]

I missed you . Welcome

[@luannski6895]

Look in the pockets of whatever jacket you were wearing for the light screws.