JUNKYARD RESCUE! 1965 OPEL Driven out of its Grave

This video i recorded at Bloms Bilskrot, a junkyard located in Timrå, Sweden. Opel Kadett Caravan rescued after sitting at the junkyard since the late 1970s.

[@gordetmedrw132]

Love seeing all the dedicated work you put in to bring this Classic back to life! Keep up the good work!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you RW!🙏🏼

[@horseathalt7308]

Try reviving a 60 year old 2025 EV in 2085! It will NOT be possible. They are planned obsolescent junk.

[@horseathalt7308]

@@Hampus_Granstrom Brilliant work! I love watching you bring these simple, but very durable cars back to life again. We did get this model here in the USA during that time period, including this Car-A-Van wagon style body you are working on here. It came with the 1.1L 4cyl engine in the USA.

[@TheGhostzZ]

​@@horseathalt7308not only that, but if you don't charge an EVs car for 2 years it will go so flat that it won't take charge, immagine what happens if it sits till 2085 lol

[@22pcirish]

@@horseathalt7308battery tech will be much different in the future making this a relatively easy job.

[@marovalantis]

Thank you for giving this car a chance to cruise for once more and let the wind flow on its rusty body. Nice seeing and hearing its old and tired but not yet dead parts, come to life.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you

[@renatosvajcar960]

Right words

[@renatosvajcar960]

@@Hampus_Granstrom No....thank YOU!!

[@CestusArdenteine]

It never ceases to amaze me how you are able to bring these cars 'back to life' so to speak. I can't remember the last time I saw an old Opel wagon like that on the streets!

[@simonbertioli4696]

I love it when people make the effort to give life back to abandoned vehicles. Great job... Happy little car..👍👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@Davett53]

Hello from the USA!.....The 1970 Opel Kadett B "LS" Fastback sedan, was my first car purchased in 1971, gently used by one previous owner. In the USA, they were often imported by Buick dealerships. Mine had a factory finish in metallic blue paint, with a black interior. It was my car to use when I went off to college. I lived in Cleveland, Ohio (usa), a city that heavily relies on rock salt, to control road ice. That and industrial air pollution, caused the door hinges, locks & floor boards to rust away by 1980. Before I sold it, I had a new floor boards installed. A new owner who had welding skills bought it. It drove like a champ and the engine was in great condition. (The engine purred) I loved that car.

[@gerrynicol3951]

Neet story my brother had a 1980 kadett which was orange in colour lovely car..2door hatchback lovely to drive made by opel the german company who make vauxhall in GB

[@sietse9920]

Never seen the “unlocking-the-engine-method” you used! Brilliant 👍👍

[@Lobo-ih3bh]

Beat the absolute hell out of it?

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

No problem. There was no other alternative.

[@Thelemorf]

cant have watched many "will it run" videos then...

[@sandwichbar8226]

Unbelievable! Amazing work. I bet that Kadett couldn't believe its luck 😂👍

[@krishansen281]

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[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! No hehe, its very lucky.😀

[@krishansen281]

@@Hampus_Granstrom 🤗

[@ghiajunkie]

Old Opel never die. Great job and a super video. Thumbs up from Germany.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@sunilphalakdhari3869]

Yipee! Finally a video with authenticity. Most of these scammers find a car in the woods, parked for years and just drive off....with minimum repair. Knocking the pistons with a block of wood, now that is the reality of how a engine would be. Still watching but just wanted to say that. Now I know I am watching the real thing...... Thank you

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! Very nice to hear.

[@kollebro]

Wow! What an amazing work you've done Hampus 👏👏👏

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@modellrebellen]

My uncle in Sverige also had his private junkyard in the 90s somewhere in the forests west of Kristinehamn 🙂 When I was a teen this was heaven for me. One year he allowed me to take all the brandings (like the "Opel Kadett" plaque) ... this was great and the brandings of the cars (more than 30) were on my wall in my childrens-room for years :-) Sorry for bad english...

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks for the story!😊

[@modellrebellen]

@@Hampus_Granstrom This awakes rememberings. I can remember (Is was 15, now 50) that we drove some many kilometers on sandy roads through forests, deep forests.. directly from the Highway. He stopped some kms in the highway and drove right.... thanks for bring me old remembrings back 🙂

[@lostsounds3201]

Loved it. I drive a 1961 Opel Rekord I rescued out of a barn in 2013. Restored it and I love driving it around during summer. Sadly here in Austria/Germany we don't have these kinds of junkyards anymore as they are bad for the environment so every car just gets scrapped or sold of to eastersn block. I'd love to go junkyard diving but sadly it is not possible where I live.

[@lucyxchan6808]

Nice, got as an second car an 1937 Opel Olympia in moss green. My first is an nice Citroën 11 CV. Wine red and absolute menance of radiators...

[@willyscooter5357]

You reminded me of a 1962 Opel Record Olympia 1700 engine that my father had 40 years ago. I repaired the brakes. The engine was similar, the same as the odometer. Getting spare parts today is a miracle. Congratulations on your excellent work. For me the best place on earth is that car graveyard.

[@slappedhappy9549]

RESPECT for your work!👍🏼Remember that car from my childhood. Thanks,keep on! Subsciber from Germany here.

[@johndoesen1718]

That's pretty dang impressive, I was sure you would never get that engine running. But then again those old 993 cc Opel engines were very reliable back in the days. Great job! 👍

[@jaggass]

Used up right up til the early 90's. My friend had a Corsa A with the 1L Opel engine. So reliable that the engine went in another car

[@timmounce9082]

Absolutely one of the best I’ve watched. 10/10.

[@rainerterres2086]

What a great job pulling this Kadett ot of his grave. You are a genius😊

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@matthewcoldicutt5951]

​@@Hampus_GranstromFabulous Hampus! Hats off to you. Are you currently restoring the bodywork?

[@ozzyolof9209]

@@Hampus_Granstromall it needs now is a bit of “spit n polish”and you will a great classic 😂

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@ hehe exactly😂😂

[@fr5541]

The last time I saw this kind of Kadett Caravan is about 50 years ago when I was 7 years old. Even produced in germany, the Caravan Version of this Kadett was very rar here, the most were Sedan or Coupe's . Great Job to rescue this beautiful car.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@kafercabrio1303]

Great job. Try the same in 59 years with someone of the waste electric cars.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@@kafercabrio1303 hehe, no will probably not be possible with the Cars today😅

[@kafercabrio1303]

@@Hampus_Granstrom Absolutely.

[@gordetmedrw132]

You dont have to wait 59 years. They will most of them be there within 10-15 years😂

[@kafercabrio1303]

@@gordetmedrw132 Correct.

[@Hardrawker1]

But, I DO enjoy bringing old iron back to life for sure!!!

[@greghanlon2235]

Good work young man. My dad had an Opel Kadett wagon brand new around 1962.

[@riannevanrossum2912]

My mom had one when I was a boy learned my first tentative clutch control on it although right hand drive I recognize so much.A nice trip through memory lane!

[@Mr.-Wint]

My dad had one from 1965 to 1968 ! What I liked the most was that sweet silky engine sound !

[@federicoprice2687]

Hampus, you're a shining diamond amongst a graveyard of rust... Fantastic jøb ! Best greetings from 🇬🇧

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@federicoprice2687]

@@Hampus_Granstrom 🤗

[@MichaelHolm-x4t]

I remember this car. I am born in 1963. Opel was quite dull but it is a very good car. Thank You for this video!

[@Parsifal.21]

Good morning from Italy! I have always followed the few programs on TV that described the restoration of cars, but honestly, I had never seen something like this! After the initial overview of the car, it was a given to me that you would transport it to the shop! I never thought that I would be able to revive this magnificent car on the spot and even make it run towards the "operating room"! You have revived a wonderful car that in anyone's eyes could only have been an unsalvageable piece of junk! All my respect for your professionalism ! I just discovered this fantastic channel and the first thing I feel like saying is that I find that the subscribers in my opinion are still few! It's true that car restoration is a rather niche topic, but I think you will easily exceed 100,000!!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful work! Art can be expressed in many ways, and for this reason for me, in addition to being a great professional, you are also a true artist! 👍👍👍💯💥

[@norbertrautenberg4419]

Deutscher Opel, deutsche Wertarbeit. Das waren noch Autos. Es hat mir Freude gemacht zuzusehen, wie das Schätzchen wieder zum Leben erweckt wird.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Good rescue there, car of my childhood. I like these old late 1950's to 70's Opels, and they had some evocative model names too, Kapitan, Admiral, Rekord, Diplomat....The company made some down to earth, practical cars back then that were easy to service and maintain. Nice restoration project.🐞

[@WalterBishop-i6n]

This Modell Kadett A was in 'my time' in the 70s a cheap 'allways-runner', easy to fix, less fuel needing and for that time 'comfortable'. Great job Hampus! Greetings from Southamerica!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@darrelwoolley7291]

Fantastic,as a Opel/Vauxhall man this really made my day. A absolutely wonderful little car and so glad you saved her. Keep up the great work

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@marco7563]

Immediately take it on a grand tour I love it!

[@Axter6]

Hey there is some Opel in your rust! Awesome job bringing it back to life. I love opels in general , but this one in particular is the coolest.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! Yes they are very cool!

[@DominikQuesnel]

Love the restoration videos as vehicle enthusiast and mechanic its good seeing these cars back on the road

[@davidmckinney6577]

Omg 😲 this is out of this world 🌎 amazing and awesome that you got it running and driving id say that the unibody construction is so rotted it's probably ready to break apart this is so awesome you are so extremely talented man.

[@Nobodyhome2024]

Really nice to see this video. My father had the same car in 1970. Respect for your commitment young man 😊

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@yggsten]

Har sett skogsrenoveringar tidigare av dumpade traktorer och grävare, men aldrig någon bil. Snyggt jobbat och grymt häftigt att se att du kör ut ur gravplatsen för egen maskin.. Klart imponerande att du lyckades få liv i den.. Ska bli kul att följa fortsättningen.. 🤘

[@majorkong1678]

Blödsinn ,das ist ein Loch ohne Boden, einmal irgendwo gegen fahren mit der Kiste, klappt es zusammen wie kartenspiel

[@franekszymanski2864]

Thank you so much for giving this beautiful classic car another life 🙂

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you for watching!

[@daviddamico4288]

That is crazy how good that car runs and drives awesome job..

[@garymucher4082]

Nice work to get it drivable. Hope we get to see further videos on the refurbishing efforts too... Thumbs Up!

[@theFORKiknow]

Wow, did not expect to see half an engine re-man for this Opel. Hats off to that effort. Nicely done, very enjoyable too. May I ask what happens to this car "down the road"? Get more parts off the junkpile and rebuild it further? Or have it as the "My Summer Car" Ruscko and use it as is on the backroads?

[@MartsGarage]

Well done Hampus. A 2 door Opel wagon. That's a cool motor. I like how you went in straight away with the parts you needed. Great stuff. Mart in England.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you Mart!😊🙏🏼

[@rustybum2]

Not many people would have had the patience to do what you have shared with us here, welll done young feller. Maybe one day I will finish the restoration of my Morris Traveller, I think I should get a move on because I will be 80 next March!!! Thanks for sharing and best regards from Ireland.

[@СлаваКудрявцев-о5ш]

Большое тебе уважение за то , что ты смог запустить этот шикарный Опель! Очень жаль что эти автомобили больше никому не нужны.

[@MapleMarmite]

Another great video - I could watch these all day! Battery power tools are a nice thing to have for these rescues. You should have a museum with a test track where people can come and see the cars and drive them around the track just as you got them. Looking forward to your next video. 👍🏻

[@michaleeuwe]

Great to see how you brought this Opel back to life. After so much effort and time you put into it, really beautiful and fascinating to see.

[@timshipp1145]

Recently discovered your channel. I like your production style and editing. Watching from the US. Reminds me of when I rescued a 1966 Chevy Nova from my friend’s backyard. A feeling of great accomplishment. Keep it up 👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Awesome, thank you!😀

[@justajo2]

I knew someone who had one back in 1968. It was a nice car. Nice to see this one rescued.

[@ashleycarter9668]

Big respect to you for doing the master cylinder circlip in a forest! Its bad enough losing one in a workshop 😅

[@frisco-2.0]

This Opel Kadett A CarAvan was build in my hometown Bochum in Germany. 😍❤️

[@horstszibulski19]

My Dad built them in the Bochum plant, as well as the Opel GT that were shipped to USA... Greetings from RE! 🤓🤘👍

[@stefanmillgard1502]

Very nice with no bullshitting, just natural sounds like birds, water and the mechanics of course. 👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@stevepage2541]

Old Opels never die,they just get resurrected! Bravo!

[@robhanhart2730]

Love the old Opels, what a great job! Greetz from Holland...

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@chrisconolly488]

Love your work! Keep it up! Even us crazies in Australia appreciate what you do to save the classics 😊

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! :)

[@IBN-TAIBAH]

Duktigt,professionell,genialisk, ungemannen du har en stooor talang, all respekt och beundran.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack för dom fina orden!🙏🏼

[@IBN-TAIBAH]

Som en man i din farfars ålder,jag tycker att du måste satsa på forskning och utveckling.

[@fredgien]

I remember that my father and i picked up our new Kadett Caravan in 1962! I can almost smell the plastic materials in the interior; i loved it then! One of the special features was the horizontal strip that served as a speedometer and changed it’s color to red when you exceeded 100 km/h! When my mom was in the car, my father never drove that fast!Two years later het let me drive it home. I was 13 years old!!

[@175yam1]

Wow,,,fixed ware it's sat for years,,you have talent,really cool,,also your country looks beautiful,,,,great the cars running again,,,

[@bokadesh6840]

Driving out of that car is epic like a ghost movie.

[@ounziomar2829]

Merci d'avoir fait revivre cette voiture qui me fait rappeler mon enfance. respect from morocco

[@Gutebring]

Håll kvar i verkligheten. kul att se det ske på riktigt utan gröna skärmar och fusk! Bra jobbat :D

[@DirkNilles]

Wow - it seems to be a lost place in Sweden. Really cool. I like old Opel cars. Please show more of it!

[@hnorrstrom]

There are many places like this in Sweden. Maybe not of this size but finding abandoned cars around farms is common. Sure the leaders have tried to get rid of them and force people to remove cars.

[@Marcel38281]

Seeing it drive out of their on its own on the same spot it was parked in years ago was amazing

[@ghoostrunner_]

So ein wunderschöner Kadett, thanks for saving it!

[@HANZELVANDERLAAY]

My father had an opel gt 1900 in palm beach Florida.... A mini Corvette..yay for Opel

[@Willburys]

Opel GT in Germany

[@andreas_b8527]

Great Video. Please show us more of the further restauration.

[@Philip.Magnusson]

Snyggt och proffsigt jobbat Hampus! Kul att se att Bloms bilskrot fortfarande finns kvar.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack! Jadå han kör på fortfarande,😀

[@5alid633]

You are a landmark of history

[@mrbrooks9969]

reminds me of my 1971 yellow opel wagon purchased in 1973,drove it everywhere. thx

[@DouweBuruma]

The Spar supermarket had the same car when I was a child here in the Netherlands. Bra jobbat 👍

[@izmirubel9821]

Echt der Hammer, was bei euch in Schweden für tolle Autos in der Natur stehen, hier im grünen Deutschland wäre das undenkbar. Aber hier fahren viele reimportierte Autos aus Schweden, die erkennt man immer sofort an den runden Katzenaugen am Heck.

[@aciddiver1978]

This is on a higher level👍 great work. I had an Ascona b 2.0s 77 model for 14 years. Good engines, similar to the one in that kadett.

[@m.r.3912]

Annother proof of the famous reliability of the Kadett's engine. ❤

[@puuHattu]

Garages are pointless, Hampus does the work in the forest😅 Great job! Hälsningar från Finland😊

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Hehe exakt! Tack!😀

[@PapiDoesIt]

My mother had a white 1970 Opel Kadett Caravan. They really did not change much. One day the axle shaft walked out of the axle housing with the wheel still bolted on, while making a left turn! That was the last I saw of that car.

[@peterd1083]

Den bästa och mest underhållande film jag set på länge.Tack😀

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Stort tack, verkligen kul att höra!🙏🏼

[@METALL_SURGERY]

Отличная работа! Теперь главное, чтобы он не в последний путь отправился, а в мастерскую, где его восстановят в идеал!

[@Sanseus]

Там восстанавливать нечего. Лучше бы оживил тот SAAB, чем эту помойку.

[@DavidAubry-fu7de]

Thanks for this beautiful video !

[@akersjon278]

Suveränt jobbat Hampus, vicken jäkla "will it run?"! (Losely translated from Swedish: Really great work Hampus, what a dang "will it run?")!😉👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tackar/Thank you.😉😊

[@deebee3901]

Absolutely amazing. Loving this from Australia! Please post more on this old lady soon!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@thierrymaggiorino3664]

RESSUCITED !! very good job ! 🛠🏅👌🏻👍🏻... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻...

[@robertomucciorganista]

SONO ENORMEMENTE IMPRESSIONATO!!! Arnie Cunningham in "Christine" in confronto a te era un bambino che pendeva il latte dalla mamma! GRANDE!!! Grande metodo, grande lavoro!! Immagino restaurerai l'intera auto, dopo tutto questo lavoro. La versione "berlina" è stata la mia prima auto. Come il primo amore, non si scorda mai, no... STESSO IDENTICO COLORE. Adesso sto diventando vecchio, ma mi venisse un colpo mi hai fatto emozionare. Hai la mia MASSIMA STIMA. Dall'Italia. Rob.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

thanks

[@davegould3678]

Awesome, very enjoyable. Nice energy and my era of car. You have my attention😊 and now subscribed.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!😀

[@HorstRömer]

Das ist einmalig. Das ist phantastisch. Ich habe gesehen wie ein Ford Taunus 17 M, P3 zum Leben erweckt wurde. 😂❤😊 Jetzt durfte ich staunend mit anschauen wie ein Opel Kadett Kombi wieder ins Leben zurück geholt wurde. Einmalig und phantastisch. 😊😊😊😊😊❤ Ich wünsche viel Glück und Erfolg bei dem nächsten Unternehmen.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@HorstRömer]

Ganz tolle Arbeit. Einen Opel Kadett vor dem Zerfall zu retten. Schaue mir gerade den Film nochmal an.😂😂😂😂😂 richtig Spaß dabei 😊😊😊😊😊​@@Hampus_Granstrom

[@grahamrich3368]

Wow! Fascinating video -- and well done!! 👏👏 Du är verkligen en hjälte för klassiska bilar! 🚗

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack så mycket!😀

[@Fresh-tw7ev]

New sub here. Greetings from an Ohio. Nice work. Love those old wagons.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@dubioushumor9243]

Judging by the abundance of different hammers, it’s nice to see Jeremy clarkson get into car repair.

[@Patrick-dz8cg]

Love to see that DKW revived that were you parked up by at the intro to this amazing recovery . Incredible what you can achieve with an electric drill and a spanner Hampus.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you, That DKW dosent look too bad actually!

[@aciddiver1978]

The simplicity. I love it.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you

[@vintagemobilehome2685]

This was great. Had to have a great deal of faith that it would turn out ok.

[@plufsen]

Helt otroligt vilket jobb och slit du lägger på denna! Och ännu mer otroligt att du fick bilen att fungera samt köra efter att ha stått så pass länge! Vore ju otroligt fränt att ha med denna bil till en veteranträff eller annan bilträff och se på allas hakor när du startar och kör iväg!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack! Ja det hade varit fränt!😀 Bevara den som den ser ut.

[@Minivan_Man]

I hope Richard Hammond is watching this. Great job!!

[@АртемЧижик-ц1л]

Очень интересное видео. Молодец, оживил ещё один интересный автомобиль. Оpel SUPER!!! 👍

[@herbienbrian2]

Looks just like Oliver!

[@PatzIQ]

Vilken otroligt underbar video! Hade jag kunnat gett dig 1000 tummar hade jag gärna gjort det :D Underbart Hampus!!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Tack! Verkligen kul att höra!😀

[@niallcasey2057]

I am very happ5to see the old Kadett run again 😊

[@_korxi4024]

moment 23:05 is unbeleivable.... congratuliations for this achievement!

[@Willburys]

I love this old Opel in Germany very Rare! Really good Job!

[@eriksnel6461]

So cool! I have had an Opel E Kadett from 1986 and it had that same exact engine!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Very cool!

[@ThePeca1988]

Simple, honest technology and engineering at its finest. With a bit of elbow grease it still works. Try to rebuild an engine in the woods on anything nowadays 😅

[@larszenthio1012]

6:53 This is how you tune an old Opel Kadett Caravan. 😉👍 "My dad had a pair similar in the 60's and 70's. The first was a 1964 Opel Kadett Caravan, which three years later he changed to a similar, but white, 1965 and stayed in the family until 1973. In 1974, my brother bought a blue Opel Kadett 1000 super, 1964 as his first car. Later he also had two Opel Kadett Rallye 1900. One red/black from 1969 and later an Opel Kadett Rallye 1900 Sprint, silver/black from 1970. I myself have been a SAAB guy since 1977, but have had about 10-15 Opels in the meantime, from the Opel Olympia 1500 from 1962 to the Opel Commondore Coupe 2500S from 1975 and several Kadett C, D and E as well as Ascona B and Manta B during the 80s and 90s". 😎👍

[@StefMat-d8f]

J'en faisais autant à 20 ans dans la rue .. aujourd'hui à 60 ans je suis impressionné ! 😂😂😂 félicitations pour ton courage

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@richardpalawofski3031]

Astonishing. Nice work