First Wash in 30 Years: BIOHAZARD Ford Camper Van! | Car Detailing Restoration

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[@MrNimblemouse]

That magic question of if you do restore it please bring it by the shop. Hope to see some vehicles from previous videos come back to the shop or at least a quick video to show what they look like after being restored.

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[@dalegereaux1863]

On my 16th birthday I went to the DMV to take my driving test to get my license. I drove my Dad's 1970 Ford Econoline 300. A 1 ton van with no power steering or power brakes. The instructor took me to what looked to be the smallest street in our city and told me to execute a K turn. I was able to do it and we headed back DMV and I got my license ! The following summer on our family vacation I drove that van from Los Angeles to Yellowstone across to Ohio then down to Texas and back home in 30 days. With all the side trips we put over 8,000 miles and I drove it 29 of the 30 days while my younger brother read the map so we wouldn't get lost. We kept that van for 34 years and then one of our neighbors bought it.

[@Sandy_Marley]

Huge balls 😅

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[@lilshroomie420]

thank you for sharing this! lovely story

[@emilpetersen3365]

Now this, ladies and gentlemen, is what its all about! Hope a lot more vans will be shown in the future. Give Mike a payraise for being a gentle van guy! That shows a real man! Also, what a neat cute van! and the color! love it!

[@MadGhandi]

This is the type of vehicle we would like to see go through the full restoration process. You hit it with the initial cleaning, then off to get the engine fixed and then interior repair, finally back to you for the final prep for showroom level showing!

[@adeelansari]

I can say with a certain amount of confidence that if it was not for KZbin - such vehicles would never be saved. It's only because content can be made - that we see such beauties being saved and given a second life! So THANK YOU KZbin for allowing creators such as WD Detailing to do what they do!

[@TiemanJeni]

When I first saw it in the woods I said "Mystery Machine"

[@RogerNatale]

Completely gut it and start over nice to see these old vans come back to life 😊

[@vwcadwagon]

I've camped in VW Buses, tow-behind trailers, a covered wagon, and out underneath the stars. This van deserves a second chance. It turned out much better than I thought. I've cleaned up a lot of vintage tow-behind campers, VW campers and old cars. Always very satisfying. Keep up the good work. I just might have a vehicle for you to tackle. We'll see.

[@diondietvorst1440]

I can’t wait for the video every week. I’m from the Netherlands and we were on vacation with a campervan in ‘22. We love the freedom and easy travel.

[@spacefacegaming]

Looks like a real actual mystery machine van 😂

[@MimZik06]

Finally someone said it

[@dustinbrock2799]

the mystery machine is a Ford Econoline van

[@marilynlewison9649]

Kudos to WD for taking on this challenge - it’s amazing how this van cleaned up

[@DetailDane]

Lets go Camping boys 🏕

[@WDDetailing]

Lets go!!

[@johnsomers8269]

My Dad and Mom bought a brand new Ford Econoline 500, white with red interior in the late 60's. Dad did his own camper van modifications, when I graduated from college, I flew to Florida to meet up with the parents, and we drove the Ford up through the Blue Ridge Mountains to Vermont enjoying the camping mode!

[@sevany494]

Do you still have it

[@terrypack7537]

I’ve had two vans in my 70 years first one was a 69 VW westfailia pop up, in Montana where I’m originally from . I took it camping fishing, it was a great experience.. my second van was a 1991 ford econo van just what you have there. Plenty of room in that van . Great times in this van . I did it all in this van .

[@fredericlachance612]

This van looks like a meth house for squirrels

[@SarahBoyd002]

😂

[@loganbloom6191]

Yall should have repainted the van as the mystery machine

[@d3str0i3r]

sadly not the right model, the general consensus is the Mystery Machine is either a mid-1960s Chevrolet G-Body panel van or a Dodge A100, given the round headlights and resemblance to the animated version. runners up are a Chevrolet Astro in one animated movie and a 1972 Vauxhall Bedford CF in the live action movie

[@jackielee727]

I love the music you have been picking. It's like it goes with the vehicle. Also, I'm from Montana, and we are people who love camping. I hope Brent gets to go. You don't need a lot to start and you can car camp. You and your friends. Wood for a fire, cooler with food and beverage. Old but warm clothes for night and sleep in your car.

[@Mudjie50]

I love camping. We used to tent camp when our daughter was young. Had many adventures. Our first time out was going to McCormick Creek in Bloomington Indiana. First our condenser/capacitor went out on the way and we pushed into the rural town to find everything closed. Luckily we were parked by a John Deere dealer and we took the part out of a small tractor and installed it in the car. We left money under the hood for the part. We had a TR4 at the time. Then decided to go down a service road and tore our the exhaust and put a hole in the floor. It was a rather hot ride to get home to Chicago. It was fun working on our old cars. Did a lot of repairs in the ally behind our apartment. Great memories of days long gone.

[@Homeinmygardenwithmydog]

My grandfather had one of these! Same color but with a white roof, if I remember correctly. I remember driving from Long Island to Florida with him and Grandma when I was about 3 or 4. Later on my father used it as an HVAC service vehicle. Today, as an electrical contractor, I have a ‘99 Econoline Club Wagon 15 passenger van with the seats removed. Great vehicles.

[@eveb446]

The Ford camper van looks great! Well done.

[@lorenpreston4174]

While we didn't camp in it we had a 1979 Ford Econoline van as a kid. Pretty good size V8, bright yellow with a table in back. The transmission blew on the 15 right outside of Baker,CA. Got towed back to Baker and a kind mechanic let our family stay in a trailer overnight. Nothing like being stranded on the 15 pre-cell phone days. Fun times. Loved that van though!

[@birdssurfshed]

Now This is a cool episode!!!

[@steveorules3972]

My dad and mother were avid campers. Ever since I was a small kid they belonged to a camper's association we used to meet with all the other campers up and down the East Coast. It started off with my dad pulling a 19 ft Holiday rambler trailer then he upgraded to a 24-foot GMC motorhome where he took 7 weeks off of work and took us all across the country from New York to California and back. Probably one of my best memories of being a kid.

[@CalebOliver]

Love a cool van. My dad had a blue mid 1990’s Chevy conversion van when I was a kid. Sitting in the back and watching the small 12 inch TV that the manufacturer installed was one of the highlights! Great Video! 👍🏾

[@OE_Racing]

LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!! that is immediately what I thought of when watching this video. Did the skit this last summer and just like this vans owner, I made some pretty good memories

[@joycecook8876]

My favorite and I didn’t think that was possible because so many before this have blown me away. I was 15 in 1970 and remember riding in the vans with friends and neighbors. Good times! Thank you, thank you!

[@davewallace.8303]

Hocking Hills is great to camp at. My best memories from tent camping when I was a troop leader, was cooking and eating food cooked over an open fire. Then later, just sitting around the fire with friends, enjoying “beverages”, to the wee hours.

[@bobpaulino4714]

We used to camp hocking hills, salt fork, and on American electric powers property where big muskie had been. The loudonville/ Mohican area is also very nice.

[@andymiller1803]

My family started out in tents with a Chevy van similar to this. We kept upgrading as my parents could first to a tent trailer, then a full size travel trailer, and then a nice big boat. All with that van that My dad had to rebuild the engine on twice in its lifetime. My favorite part is the evolution of what we could do. It was so much fun in summer when I was a kid. Each of us kids got a full row of seats to our own, and the family traveled the entire west coast of North America.

[@reginaldom.oliveira2682]

Boa tarde pessoal, é vocês são corajosos. Se fosse eu não faria este serviço, sendo sincero. Meus parabéns pelo serviço e coragem 😊👏👏👏

[@Opticaldelusion1008]

Man, what a job. Although this van should have gone to a junkyard 20 or 30 years ago, hopefully the owner can breathe some new life into it. The definition of a labor of love.

[@wollver2072]

Definitely hands down one of my favorite details, can't imagine what the floor pan would've looked like if the carpet and wood wasn't existent, definitely a sign to restore it and get it back on the road ❤🎉

[@SDSerialDesignationN]

When I was like around 7 or so I had my first camping trip with my family. We went to Spain and set up a family-sized tent. My favorite memory of that was when we'd go swimming in lakes and beaches, and when we'd come back from swimming and play cards with all of us. It was always super fun and so it became a family tradition that we still do after all these years. Same camping spot, same people, same beaches and lakes😌 it's really peaceful and it makes me feel more in tune with nature every summer we go there!

[@robertphillips2868]

For me this was the best clean yet and the most satisfying to watch, Great Job!!!

[@tii2015]

15:51 NOW THAT WAS NEAT to see on a vehicle that old. I would not have EVER thought that option was available back then. Excellent!

[@dorcaswatson4873]

I have spent many weeks in the outdoors camping. The best thing is being in the outdoors with all of the fresh air and rain and sunshine 🌞

[@joeynova9896]

Sitting since 1994. 1994 was a great year.

[@72GTX70RTSE]

Wow the memories that van-camper brings back for us guys who grew up in the late 60's through the late 70's. There were so many van customizing shops around like Startruck in Transfer Pa. You could have anything from a cruiser to a camper.

[@Minifridge184]

5:46 come on man go camping and film camping it’ll be a video for us and you will camp for the first time 👍you guys are the best

[@Sherri_York]

When I was a kid back in the 70's, my grandpa had a 1969 Econoline similar to this one. It was our fishing/hunting van. He bought it in 1973 I believe. The year I was born. He had it until 2010 when he was diagnosed with leukemia. There are so many memories I have of this van.

[@danafelicetti2084]

My dad was a cabinet maker by trade. As a child in the 70's my dad always had vans and he would customize the back for camping. We spent so much time in the summer traveling New England with family and friends. It was an amazing experience.

[@chrisdeason1101]

We owned a Ford Econoline when I was growing up. We took it camping several times. Lots of memories with this episode. Great work!

[@dmolina_damo]

your videos are amazing. Muchas gracias por tus increibles videos de detallado vehicular.

[@caroldillon9967]

I've seen many of your videos, this is one of my favs.

[@yccortez7581]

yall did yalls BIG ONE ON THIS ONE!! HANDS DOWN!!!! I would love to see the Restoration on this One!!!

[@alexismerced2981]

Wow guys it's not a transformation, it's a miracle 😂 really a good job

[@josephconner2825]

Great job I have a 71 Chevy C10 that looks like that did been sitting in my yard for 13 years and sit in my inlawly house for at less 12 years before I got it home. Love these videos you do. Keep them coming

[@jembo231jem4]

Let's Goooo Good Saturday morning to alllll!!!!

[@deepee1544]

You guys rock for doing this one! It would be awesome to see this van get fully restored!

[@emilyolsen3916]

The Mystery Machine was the first thing that op-ed into my head when I first saw the van! I grew up with a family cabin, so I didn’t go camping until I was an adult. The last time I went camping I had emergency surgery and decided to go anyway. I was glad I did because I was still able to enjoy my time with the people I was with. I couldn’t swim, but I took a floaty and was able to enjoy the water that way…I just had fun hanging out around the cam fire, making smores, and singing worship songs.

[@krishansen281]

Yes

[@DJonesAviation]

I’ve always been waiting for a video with a van on this channel. Well done, guys!

[@ChakatNightspark]

you should do a Video on the channel of a Camping Trip.

[@douglasmatheson8346]

Kudos to you guys. I have to admire your dedication to your channel to even attempt to clean that van.😮

[@JesusPina-c6s]

Buenas tardes , un trabajo espectacular, estaba fatal , la habéis mejorado, por completo, buena limpieza, de la ,Ford camper van.❤👏👏👌👍🇪🇦

[@kaylamerrill1133]

Wow! You guys did an amazing job!

[@joshdavenport5787]

I'm from Mansfield Ohio. Hocking hills is an amazing place to go camping!!!

[@mr.fowler1684]

Columbus here and yes true

[@KimHolmNielsen]

Man.. - i do like this 'Tractor' blue color Ford used. Nice job.. 😊 👍 ✌

[@Jonathan8440_]

favorite camping memory-went to out west with my parents and stayed in Yellowstone for a few nights. A bison came up the road and walked right through our campsite and rubbed itself all over the tree. Still have a picture of the stripped bark

[@GroundWater2]

these guys always find the perfect music for the details

[@tyhogue8316]

My folks bought a van like that back in the 1970’s. I have lots of great memories in that thing.😉 we’d go to the drive in theater and dad would park backwards and open the double doors and we’d eat fried chicken and whatever else mom made. We took it hunting and a family vacation to Disney land. The 302 was a great little motor!👍

[@patrickrichmond9896]

A big shout-out to whoever sent the pictures of this van. My uncle David had one and it was an 11 passenger. These often had a slide-out step under the main passenger entrance door. This van means so much to me.

[@TRSWOODWORKING]

Love that van. Great job getting it back to restoration stage boys!

[@ebt12]

You have said you wanted dirty vehicles to clean, and you got it! I have never been camping in my life either, so you're not alone.

[@Noneya2023]

I’d love to see this awesome van after the owner restores it!

[@pennydurham7239]

Definitely have camped in a van many times. Back in the late 70's, early 80's we belonged to a van club & went many weekend van shows. Several years ago we bought a 67 van & then a 90 van. They are both Ford Econolines & sitting in our garage getting fixed up slowly.

[@SteveSmith-qf3sk]

Excellent video, thanks guys 👍

[@rufinoacosta9289]

This was the dirtiest ever seen on WD ...you guys are the best...keep on bring in to life old vehicles ...thanks

[@lesliemccann628]

Definitely restore this gem!

[@SoundwaveX7]

I would LOVE to see this old beauty brought back to it's former glory again and made road worthy again!! :)

[@ryand1112]

The best camping trip I ever had was at the mid Ohio sports car course on a race weekend. The best alarm clock in the world is the sound of revving engines.

[@jasonknab2692]

You guys are the greatest, keep up the great work

[@christensenroemer8411]

Nice upgrade, from cars to van!🥰

[@migzz7976]

I have those blue gloves, excellent choice. Dad’s friend looks like a cool dude, beautiful property.

[@roberttenbrinke6453]

this is the largest vehicle you guys clean great work keep it up

[@brianbaverman7922]

I love your work. It looks great considering the shape it was in! Love your channel!!

[@Musclecar1972]

Life is about challenges, but then there’s challenges you might wanna consider passing on, LOL 😂 This would be one of those! 😳🥴

[@dallasbagley7569]

I did an accidental camping trip from a van once in Chillicothe Missouri. Pulled up to the Sonic at 9:30 pm, went to leave and fuel pump went out. Spent the night at Sonic with about 8 others. Was not comfortable.

[@samuelanderson1415]

My favorite video this video is so satisfying and the way y’all clean his van. Awesome job guys love the channel. Keep up the good work.

[@mikehorning4060]

It was hilarious watching your facial expression whilst you pressure washed the van exterior....funning as long as I wasnt the one doing it I am sure!

[@meredithgreenslade1965]

Give it a go doing it up it will be so much fun camping in it. We did a lot of camping when I was growing up. I suppose one of the best times was when I travelled from the Yorke Peninsula in the south of Australia to Alice Springs in the centre of Australia. It was run by the Scouts and local kids over 14 travelled in a old bus done up. There was some other vehicles with us that carried supplies equipment needed. Generator, water etc. Around 30+ of us. The roads were not sealed back then so it was rough going. So much fun. Quite a few incidents that we sailed through. Certainly character building. We had unseasonable rain to slow us down. The best were the mornings watching the sun come up each day on that red barren land. The smell of eucalyptus trees and the fire burning for a cup of tea and basic food. Uluru (Ayres Rock) was amazing. Lots of very different people to learn from.

[@linda-jp1ib]

I'd love to see it all restored!

[@sedland54]

I’m from UK, in 1976 we had a VW campmobil traveled from Idaho to BC Canada, down to Disney through vegas, Reno, Mojave desert I was newly from London a one year old my spouse & younger sister who was visiting what an experience from no experience, now I’m 70 & just bought an ALiner pull along hated camping then love it now

[@DeboraMariaCunhadeMoura]

Scoob Doo ❤ Salsicha e a máquina de mistério

[@Roger-hd2pr]

Beautiful new car😊

[@jwrangler12]

These guys are great. Very happy i came across their channel. Great job

[@brookedrummond5368]

I was just missing the steam blasting but wow this was a crazy detail! Good job

[@jackgaul7376]

Wow you guys did a great job on this van

[@DavidRosado-b3r]

My guys you killed it once again! Awesome great job 👏 👍

[@pdsux2022]

My family had a 69 Ford van. We towed 28' camper or Glastron bass boat. The van had table that lowered, into a bed. We slept in boat launch parking lots, to hit water before dawn. The spare tire laid flat, behind passenger seat with a large bean bag covering the tire. Lots of memories!

[@d-train8033]

I really enjoyed this episode brung back a lot of childhood memories with my dad and uncles. They all had vans and we did everything in them

[@DoubleD8056]

Love your videos guys! Keep up the grind!!!!! ❤

[@arlenebrooks5163]

Well...the sink looks great!! LOL You guys did a great job with what you had to work with!

[@robhoover9977]

Love the guitar music! And the show!

[@Firemoose846]

Great job, guys!! That was a mess. I think I actually saw the van give a sigh of relief when the foam hit it. Pretty sure it never thought it would feel soap and scrub mitts ever again. Half expected it to lean into the scrubbing and for one of the tires to start thumping, like an old dog getting a scratch for the first time in years. And that wasn't a mouse nest. That was a mouse city. And one that had its very own Godzilla from the look of it.😂

[@paulasearcy4246]

You guys are GOOD!!!!!

[@matthewmullard8367]

Keep up the good work. I’d like to see some cars that are on the edge of roadworthy vs. those that are so far gone.

[@qc67-crt]

Tent Camping just looking at the stars and the being alone

[@d-train8033]

Its awesome what you guys are doing can't wait to see more

[@zacharyeaton1323]

Dude!! That owner is Jim Hopper! I wanna meet him lol I cannot be convinced that Jim hoppers character wasn’t based off of that dude lol.

[@DreamscapeAlchemist]

Holy crap it's the mystery machine 😮❤❤❤

[@stoutmtc]

For camping near Ohio, I’d recommend Doddridge County Park, which is due east of Marietta Ohio just off of Route 50. They have a couple of yurts and lots of places if you’ve got a camper. Super nice club house! We just happened upon it while towing our new-to-us pop-up high wall out to our second home, but it was a complete delight.