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!!

[@thatwierdbilly3076]

@@Hampus_Granstrom thank you for making this thing move again

[@muratsertli8764]

Kim demiş ölenler bir daha canlanamaz diye👍🇹🇷

[@-Zegop-]

Beautiful. No car built today could ever be brought back to life like this after sitting as long.

[@mercedesvan-doors34]

That's why they build them the way they do, guaranteed to stay dead.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Try that with an E-vehicle left to rot for 50 years! Gotta love the hands-on simplicity of the good ol' combustion engine.

[@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

[@Reaktanzkreis]

@@gerrynicol3951 when I was a child, one of my Uncles drove such a model, the Kadett estate car. Later he got a new, bigger one, the Opel Rekord estate car.

[@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!

[@norbertrautenberg4419]

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

[@frankstefanhorn3561]

Aber hallo! Alleine schon aus Stehzeugen wieder Fahrzeuge zu machen ist einfach großartig! Wenn ich es mal so altbacken formulieren darf...

[@Reaktanzkreis]

@@frankstefanhorn3561 Sowas ist nur was für Exprten. Ein normaler Dumbass würde das nie zum Laufen bringen. Respekt !!☺ Reparatur in der mitte von Nirgendwo. ich liebe wenn Leute ihren Job beherrschen.

[@alexandre210613]

@@Reaktanzkreisréparation au milieu de la toundra… Rien ne leur faisait peur. 😉

[@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...

[@SaebonUmam]

Opel 1965

[@sandwichbar8226]

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

[@krishansen281]

??

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! No hehe, its very lucky.😀

[@krishansen281]

@@Hampus_Granstrom 🤗

[@thedungeondelver]

As a fan of LOTS of car resto channels based here in the US - Junkyard Digs, Thunderhead 289, Pole Barn Garage, Dylan McCool, Jennings Motorsports - the list just goes on and on - seeing one from the other side of the pond is just great! Thank you.

[@johnnybravo9096]

Jennings is my personal favourite!

[@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!

[@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.

[@FIN86fi]

You should do it! Cheers

[@Proximax9]

Cant believe those tyres still hold air! Nicely done!

[@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!

[@ghiajunkie]

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

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@charliemartin-k7m]

I oddly got a Repair Book to an old Opel and I have no idea if they where even made in the United States.

[@jacklane6076]

What an achievement! And incredible that the clutch wasn’t frozen to the flywheel after so many years!

[@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!

[@vegetasl7112]

you really think its an base of restauration ? i think not, because mostly of al is rusty crispy cake and not metall. it is just a funny video, this car never have a second chance

[@simonbertioli4696]

@@vegetasl7112 ok l hear what your saying and maybe other too. However, it's just an opinion. And respectfully don't agree. Simply, because I have done the same in the past.. plus others...even worse....so no. Mine is still going...a Seat 127..

[@johnoldham538]

I agree totally Lucky Happy little car! Sentimental voyage from the grave!

[@Mr.-Wint]

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

[@willyscooter]

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.

[@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!

[@timmounce9082]

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

[@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!

[@djzeederbyshire2932]

Very heartwarming video. As a petrolhead myself I love this. You gave the little car one last chance to drive, and that is all they want to do. It was actually quite emotional. Subbed

[@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!

[@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.🐞

[@kastelholm]

I made my drivers license exam-test in an 1963 Opel Rekord in a snowstorm in Helsinki rush-hour in December 1964.

[@СлаваКудрявцев-о5ш]

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

[@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 🙂

[@Sennmut]

Your English was just fine.

[@greghanlon2235]

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

[@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

[@DominikQuesnel]

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

[@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😂😂

[@MojinMolossus09]

You now gave me the insparation to rebuild a car in the near future.....and I'm very excited of this moment. Thank you

[@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...

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

Big respect for your dedication. Not only for the work on this car, but also producing this video in great quality. All the video work has probably doubled the time working on it. But one day, none of those vehicles will exist anymore, and then videos like this one will tell the tale of their existence.

[@federicoprice2687]

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

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@federicoprice2687]

@@Hampus_Granstrom 🤗

[@antoknee100]

You are an amazing mechanic. That car seemed to enjoy you taking it out for it’s first drive in decades, in the sunshine, on a quiet country road. Thank for sharing.

[@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.

[@marco7563]

Immediately take it on a grand tour I love it!

[@PHIL_PD]

Incredible job! I love the methodical and patient way you go about it. It would be nice to see the car in a fully restored state at some point.

[@daviddamico4288]

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

[@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! 👍👍👍💯💥

[@slappedhappy9549]

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

[@envoycdx]

Subscribed, honestly you're a crazy guy - but I can't remember smiling so much watching this. Very, very impressed. Can't wait to see what comes of this poor old Opel Kadett.

[@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!😊🙏🏼

[@ounziomar2829]

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

[@5alid633]

You are a landmark of history

[@leoengel1547]

That was extremely impressive. You've had a great teacher. Amazing job mate.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@HANZELVANDERLAAY]

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

[@Willburys]

Opel GT in Germany

[@Restomaniac]

What a pleasure to watch ❤ Bravo young man 👌

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!❤️ I like your chanel, very good!🙏🏼

[@Restomaniac]

@Hampus_Granstrom Thank you 😊 I am so glad I discovered you ❤️🤗🎉

[@kona8832]

The 2319th generation of spider wondering why its ancestral home is moving lol

[@Elmantukas]

Fantastic workmanship sir! What a joy it was to watch this resurrection!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you

[@peterd1083]

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

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Stort tack, verkligen kul att höra!🙏🏼

[@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.

[@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.

[@justajo2]

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

[@DavidAubry-fu7de]

Thanks for this beautiful video !

[@gazgames4399]

as a first time viewer and subscriber im gobsmacked how you know so much about refurbishment at your young age, its amazing !!!! i look forward to watching more of your content, thanks from the UK 👍👍👍

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you! I really appreciate to hear that!😊

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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!!!

[@danikoo582]

I didn't expect the rescue be this simple. Great job!

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@m.r.3912]

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

[@colinmartin6804]

Amazing you are one hell of a great mechanical minded person to get that engine going again regards from Halekulani Australia 🇦🇺

[@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.. 🤘

[@Vorwärtsimmer]

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

[@ZMIOTKA09]

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

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you for watching!

[@DanielFox-v3u]

This is the kind of friend you need for the apocalypse.

[@redcapt2361]

The best rescue video I’ve watched, fantastic job

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!😀

[@puuHattu]

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

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Hehe exakt! Tack!😀

[@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.

[@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! 🤓🤘👍

[@robhanhart2730]

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

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@digifimedia]

Awesome video Hampus! 😀

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you Digifi!

[@markfortin421]

Bravo!! 🎉 At the start I said "No Way!" But your skills proved me wrong, and seeing the poor old girl going for a run around the yard did my heart good. Now about that body?......

[@amnesiac-original]

I'm amazed 💚

[@JoseGarcia-uc8qs]

Proper job amazing

[@joachimarbin8793]

Made me very happy! Very inspiring! Now I want to get cracking with my own project.

[@bokadesh6840]

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

[@davidcornelius2340]

I don't know why I'm so happy for that old car!!! They were made to last in those days!

[@patrikandersson2670]

Mycket bra fler sådana filmer

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

@@patrikandersson2670 tack! Det kommer!

[@brucebyrnes5996]

Enjoyed watching this video. What a rare find! Great job getting this car back on the road.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thanks!

[@claesund]

Imagine finding a EV like a Tesla in a forrest after some 40 years and trying start it again, simply impossible. Nothing beats combustions engines!

[@brennanhill2385]

I love the finger-over the-hole compression test. That actually works, and really it's just consistency between cylinders needed anyway

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Yes its a very good method!👍🏽😀

[@mow3186]

My oldest Brother had one of these back in the 1960’s. He used to call it Angie - do 1960’s. I remember He was always running out of petrol. Seemed like every time I saw the car he had a different girl sitting in the passenger seat. what a time to be alive.

[@stevepage2541]

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

[@Jeno996]

So beautiful. I like the many details you focus on with your film and can imagine what it means to fix the cam for every set, but it makes it much more enjoy for us without shaking. I hope this story continue and the Kadett get a new live forever. He just deserve it

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@garymucher4082]

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

[@mrbrooks9969]

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

[@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!

[@ashleycarter9668]

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

[@stefanmillgard1502]

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

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@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. 👍🏻

[@marcelo_r84]

So satisfying to watch. Congrats on your job!

[@Schnecke-20]

Great, phenomenal...... the work in the as it is called in military language.... full passion + dedication.... to make the automobile drivable again !!!

[@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

[@carlelfgren6395]

A fantastic film.Thank you.

[@Hampus_Granstrom]

Thank you!

[@carlelfgren6395]

@@Hampus_Granstrommy 10yo son watched this video and said ”I want this guy to be my mechanic”. Merry Christmas!

[@Marcel38281]

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

[@mascot9681]

I loved and enjoyed it very much, thank your for this amazing video.

[@Minivan_Man]

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

[@anton_kalininn]

First time on the channel and I subscribed immediately. So much work and enthusiasm. All the best to this channel.

[@JWimpy]

Wow,that brings back memories. My first car was a 1958 Opel Kadett. It was 1968 and I was 14 and in the 8th grade. Then you could get your license at 14.

[@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.