SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE! RIPPING THE ROOF OFF, 6 MILLION POUND BANANA, BARNFIND RESTORATION CLASSIC

[@marcelgeber643]

CLASSIC FORD ! (capri owner ^^)

[@airaction2257]

At least £4 million for that wall art Steve 😄😄

[@RetroRebuild]

😆

[@RUDEROLY-80]

Let mam service it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 fukin love it

[@MrAoldham]

"Maybe yer Da should ;et yer Mam service the car!" Laughing my head of! Priceless.

[@MJ-wd8cb]

Great channel! I own two HC's, a 1974 2 door Saloon and a 1972 Estate. Alas, both off the road at the moment, finding time is a huge problem, but early retirement beckons!

[@RetroRebuild]

Thanks mate, ah class hope there's many hours of viva tinkering ahead of ya then 👍

[@pete7279]

Ford or Vauxhall - Like them both from that period. First car was looking for a Mk1 Escort but most were going for about £250 and usually sold quick. Then spotted a Viva for sale at £150. Base model so plastic floor liners instead of carpets and had been done up in two tone maroon and custard coloured household gloss hiding all the filler. But it was mine and took that car to both ends of the country in the next couple of years throwing good money after bad in the process. Finished off with hand painting it black and fitted a 7 dial dash from a magnum. Unfortunately the gearbox mounts rusted away and that was beyond my skills at the time to fix and I replaced with a Mk3 Cortina GXL which I kept for another 10 years. Would love another car like that nowadays but gone are the days you could pick them up for a couple of hundred quid. Avenger was the other car from back then I would have gone for too - never fancied a Marina though - always thought they were old technology dressed up in modern (ie 1970s 🙂) shell. As for the steel gauge I always thought the viva was pretty solid on the bits that had not rusted. Could sit on the bonnet with your mates without dinting it which you certainly couldn't on newer cars like Mk1 Fiestas, and most other cars from late 70s onwards.

[@nostreamavailable9090]

I'm a staunch general motors man. Time served.

[@martinnicholls1871]

Vauxhall Viva uncovered !!! Great video Steve 👍👍👍👍

[@TroyGoodacre]

I had a 1971 HC viva as my first car to learn to drive in I bought it from my grandmother who had it from new. Only had 25,000 miles on it. I’d love one now but they are two expensive

[@rickydub6950]

Pretty cool seeing the vinyl coming off, a lot better underneath than I expected 👌 I think tidy it up and get vinyl back on it. Suited the car 👍🙂

[@BigDave1965]

Just asked my older Brother who started a apprenticeship at Ellesmere port plant in 1972. One of his first tasks was to make a toolbox from HC Viva steel. He told me HA , HB and Astra were 21 gauge steel , HC used much heavier 18 gauge steel.

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Great vid. It's gonna be fun removing that adhesive!

[@RetroRebuild]

@andyarmstrong1493 thanks mate , a na!😄

[@thebarleymow]

Spray the roof with good old body shutz. My old Morris Minor van had the roof done way back in 1970 and it was a great job!

[@petergrinnell2500]

I've all ways been ford myself I've had a few Vauxhalls back in the day but I've all ways like my fords more like now I've got a 20 year old focus MK1 only 1.6 but it's full service history 30 thousand miles and its only been welded once and don't need welding for a long time yet (but that's not a problem for me) but I can do everything and only gos to the garage for its MOT but any thing retro or classic are going for silly money and yes the traffic in the back ground is a bit loud it's not that bad that roof paint it black be better then a vinyl wat was on it if you not going to repaint it same colour as the body

[@yamnut1]

My Dad and older brother had Vauxhall's... including Viva's..seem to remember them being reliable 🤷, I grew up with Ford's though 🤦. Loving the sheer honesty of your situation and hopefully you will sell the Banana art and buy a unit with double doors! 😉😂

[@RetroRebuild]

@yamnut1 I get mixed story's of reliability with both, i suppose its all about how well they were looked after, 😆 thanks mate, I've had no takers so far, so it's ebay for the banana art😆

[@yamnut1]

​@@RetroRebuild Yeah, I guess it was how you looked after them ! ... Luckily my older brother was a mechanic, in fact he worked for Graham Hill ..the legendary racing driver 😅

[@DarksideoftheSteve]

Ahh you got a colour tune! Excellent! I remember my Dad using one to tine his Mk1 Cavalier back in the day... absolutely top piece of kit before computers ruined everything!

[@mickspencer4171]

Had both Ford and Vauxhall Steve, loved 'em all, that wall art is going to fly out the door mate.

[@RetroRebuild]

😆

[@owenthomas6923]

Passed my driving test in a maroon 1.3 GL mk2 Ford Escort. Bought my Viva HC about a year later. My mate's father had a 2.3 Magnum. That was a little bit quicker than my poor old HC.

[@RetroJay1974]

My old man's beige one had no vynil on the roof and was lowered a tad, way before it was a thing. It made the car look good!

[@RetroRebuild]

@RetroJay1974 very cool! Ahead of his time!

[@roberttucker805]

Vauxhall for me. At the end of the day it depends on personal taste. Both have good and bad points. The main issue with the Viva was the Delco distributor that was often worn out at 50k. Ford's had carburetor issues which is why people changed over to Webber carbs. A neighbor used to own a Mk 2 escort estate that was a pig to start on cold mornings yet we had one as a runabout that never failed to start. Trouble with the seventies was indifferent build quality. But at least you could work on them.

[@RetroRebuild]

True mate and probably dependent on how well looked after a car had been in its life, I've heard that about the delco, I want to check mine to see if the bosh one fits👍

[@roberttucker805]

@RetroRebuild the Bosch dizzy will fit if it's not the earlier offset drive from the oil pump. The Bosch is a much better unit than the Delco. We had a well used chevette that had the Bosch and it never gave any trouble. Contrary to some opinions on this engine I never had any real problems apart from a snapped crankshaft on my first car but I think that was an exception to the rule.

[@RetroRebuild]

@roberttucker805 I know mate I'm going to pull the distributor and check in a future vid 👍

[@michaeltolson379]

Vauxhall 💪🏻

[@thejamesieboy]

Classic Vauxhalls for me, well after Hillmans. Have 3 Hillman Avengers and 2 Mk2 Cavaliers amongst my.....collection. Fords just don't interest me, I respect there are people who love them. Just not for me, but it's all personal taste. I love seeing people saving and restoring old and classic cars, no matter make or model. Loving the HC Viva, my dad had one. Never used it got it in leu of money owed, think he eventually sold it on. Keep up the good work.

[@vernonmatthews181]

Definitely time to remove the vinyl, having said that, save the vinyl for a future template 😮 Viva's had very thick gauge metals like the 60's HB & GT's. Good 👍 to get those scabs sorted before too long, carry on Steve ❤

[@RetroRebuild]

👍

[@micktuck5377]

Anything old school Ford GM talbot BL all common classics

[@edwardmahony8160]

Good work Well as much as the weather would alow

[@rickrichards2829]

Now I am a bit of a Ford man but Astra's Senator Cavalier and Vectra hold a dear place in my heart .Back in the very early 90s when I was a lad it was between a Sierra XR4 and the Cavalier SRI both decent in my humble opinion. But that said passed my test in a Vauxhall Nova so I suppose I'm actually more of a Vauxhall man!!

[@AdmiralDG]

Gosh, wish I didnt live across the pond, I would swing by and help ya organize the garage. I could knock that out in a day! Get you back working :)

[@RetroRebuild]

Thanks mate, I'll get it sorted 👍

[@snellingjam1]

If the weather is an issue, maybe something like a pop up gazebo might be a good idea

[@theoriginalwallace]

It's not bad considering the age, Steve... my Uncle's Mk2 Capri had holes in the roof under the vinyl when it was 10 years old 😂

[@RetroRebuild]

Jeez! The vinyl looks cool but it's a proper moisture trap mate 👍

[@smhorse]

Looking at the roof, I think you caught the corrosion just in time. Very lucky your Viva doesn't have a sunroof!

[@mikenewman137]

Roof looks in good condition, looks better without vinyl roof i think, been working on my viva today, your roof is in better nick than my roof without a vinyl roof, mine is covered in surface roof which i was thinking of rubbing back and painting it black so it looks like a vinyl roof.

[@RetroRebuild]

That is something I've thought about too mate, the vinyl looks cool but is bad for trapping moisture 👍

[@malcolmbutler8451]

that screw looks like the main one, put in from below for the two halves of the plastic steering column cowls/covers

[@paultaylor9652]

Both from the 1980's and 1990's, keep up with great videos.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

I find avery surface cleaner is good for removing glue steve. We used to use it to remove the glue from removing vinyl logos on our buses. available on amazon and ebay. expensive but good stuff mate

[@jayeblagburn2056]

Vauxhall, then Ford, then BL, then Rootes...... 😊

[@craigacooper]

When you take the windows out instead of using the original roof stuff I think it be cool if the roof was a different colour to the yellow

[@christophersmith8356]

Nice job. Saving up to invest in a banana...

[@RetroRebuild]

😆👍

[@garyl5128]

I've always preferred Vauxhalls to Fords. Don't know why, but probably because it was my first car and went from there. My first car was a 1256 Viva. I learned about Gerry Marshal and saw videos of Old Nail and Baby Bertha. My next car was a 2.3 Magnum saloon with Old Nail body kit which I replaced the Stromberg carbs with twin 48 Dellorto's and that made a big difference in power and torque. I also replaced the front seats with Recaro's (from a BMW) which was a big improvement, and recovered the door cards and back seats. I lowered the suspension with new, lower rear coils, and just cut the front coils down and heated the top coil to get it flat. That helped with cornering. Uprated shocks later. I then bought a 2.3 Firenza that I rebuilt the engine with big valve head and fast road cam, Droopsnoot exhaust manifold and 2" exhaust system. Replaced the gearbox with a new 5 speed ZF (same as from a Droopsnoot) and then replaced that with a ZF from (I think) a Lotus Sunbeam. That had a better first gear for acceleration. I also replaced the back axle with an LSD (4.1 ratio) one from a rejigged Capri which further increased acceleration as the old one was 3.8 or something. Bigger Ventora front brakes as well. After that. I fitted a Ford 302 V8 and a Cosworth T5 gearbox. I fitted Capri Zakspeed box arches and wider wheels and a genuine Droopsnoot nosecone. All new carpet and retrimmed interior. The Firenza had a vinyl roof but when I removed it had a rust hole on the rear pillar. I couldn't seem to stop the rust and even after treating, filling and painting it came back, so I recovered the roof with a new vinyl one. I also dechromed everything and painted it black. Your roof isn't anywhere near as bad as mine was so your roof might be just fine when rubbed down treated and painted. I still have some parts from my old Vauxhalls so thought I might get one as a project after seeing yours. Cheapest I found on eBay was around £7,500 for a bog standard model. That's way more than I'd pay for one so it looks like that's never going to happen. Shame, but like you, I'd want a double garage to work on it. I'll just have to make do with watching you and the nostalgia it invokes. :) Cheers!

[@James-i5d8x]

Hi i love vauxhalls love your channel ive got 2 vauxhall pa crestas and a wolseley 1660 ive had all the viva range from ha to hc good cars to work on keep up the great work keeping the car alive😊

[@RetroRebuild]

Thanks mate 👍

[@MrXps420]

alWays Ford for me man!

[@threeinone6977]

Phone quality is fine, adds to the video, I agree though the traffic noise is a bit distracting. Didn't know you were an art dealer as well, do you also sell Rolex watches? MK3 Cortina GXL and Vauxhall Firenza for me.

[@RetroRebuild]

😆👍

[@danoconnor618]

your doing savage work lad

[@RetroRebuild]

Thanks mate, appreciate it 👍

[@JamesMitcham-r4s]

Mainly Ford but I’ve got Mini’s and a Kadett coupe as well. Roof doesn’t look too bad considering, my Kadett one rusted through in a few places around the rear window aperture 😩

[@malcolmcowan9554]

Mad my dad was 20.. when that car was new 😂

[@dunkhoughton175]

Always been a Ford man me had over 100 mk2 escorts and more mk1 escorts , people have always said it’s like the Beatles or the Rolling Stones , blur or oasis , think it was the same where I am ( Leicester) but yea I’ve always liked the “ Saturday night” as there known down here ( vivas) had 2 HA’s 4 HB’s and 5 HC ‘s all had the 3 bolt main engines obviously the earlier ha ‘s were 1100 cc but yea think they were the Achilles heels for theese vivas I’ve fitted Ford’s 1600 cc x flow and the 2.0 pinto in them then there great to drive love yours cus it’s a 4 dr and the colour is awesome , keep tgat vynl roof off looks sooooooo much better awesome channel keep it up 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@RetroRebuild]

Thanks mate 👍

[@RetroRebuild]

Thanks mate 👍

[@doctorhugocat]

Vauxhall or Ford? Well we don;t get Vauxhall here much (USA) so I have to say Ford for me. But if I were still in the UK I might try to get a late-model Victor, and I do love these Vivas!! Keep up the good work! BTW yesterday I bought myself a black Mk3 Ford Focus to run around in.....and just now I saw an identical one in your front yard. Great minds truly do think alike.

[@RetroRebuild]

Love the Victor's mate, my favourite is the fd, 😄 she's been a reliable workhorse it's the 1.6 tdci so gets great fuel economy 👍

[@ham4008]

Saw pudding fab shop remove vinyl top with a petrol strimmer on a chevy caprice

[@RetroRebuild]

Love that channel!

[@branchsnapper2228]

Lush,i was running a 1972 viva hc a few years ago.

[@RetroRebuild]

Class!

[@barny1984a]

I really need to know whats behind that little white shed lookin door....more cars??

[@RetroRebuild]

I wish mate 😄

[@oldjaaag9804]

Looks better under there than I thought it was going to..

[@RetroRebuild]

Me too mate 👍

[@paulmoore6345]

Vauxhall or ford to be honest I like anything retro.

[@AlanTopham2237]

Ford vs Vauxhall... I am biased as I own a 39 year old Ford (1 more year & it'll be tax exempt 🙂) ... I think, & I'm sure I'll be corrected, 'cos ya know "that's KZbin" 😉 but I think Ford has better parts availability, which makes them more popular, but what you're doing is awesome: keep the Viva alive!! 👍

[@terryatkinson899]

It is fiat that I prefer over ford/Vauxhall, i guess it's because my first car was a fiat ritmo many years ago 😊 Whatever you're into is fine with me as we are all mad in our own little way 😊👍🇮🇪

[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

Saab was best car ever made

[@AlanTopham2237]

The KZbinr asks, "do you prefer Ketchup or Brown sauce?" & the internet replies: "I like Lego" 😂😂😂

[@RetroRebuild]

Thanks mate👍

[@markwgoldsmith]

You can't beat Maltesers! My Dad had a new HC Viva, his first new car - it was fine. I had a twelve year old one, it was sh!t, mostly filler & tin weevils. Not really comparable, really, his was fine because he needed it to be reliable, mine had been abused for most of it's life. Cars are often about how they've been treated as much as any inherrent flaws.

[@RetroRebuild]

Very true mate 👍

[@aac7183]

In my youth the standard procedure for the vinyl roof effect was painting the roof with Tectyl . Anyone else going to admit doing this ? 😉

[@terryatkinson899]

Is there anything in the garage that can go straight in the bin? Think you need the brother to come round and give you a hand at the tidy up. Make some sort of plan as to what shelves you want and where, it's a mistake I made in my shed where i put shelves in one at a time at random, so now I'm not making best use of the limited space in there and end up with a small bench to work on 😭 One of the best things I did last year was when a skip arrived i threw out alot of clutter I'd been hoarding because I couldn't do anything in there and ended up working in the garden..... sun,rain etc 🙄 Rust treatment and bonda primer for your car roof will hold things at bay til the weather improves. Put a heater in the car and it might help it dry quicker on a good day. I've been known to use a heat gun when painting as I've no patience waiting for paint to dry 🫣👍🇮🇪

[@RetroRebuild]

I'll get it sorted mate there probably is some stuff that go be thrown straight out, but a lot of stuff can go in a shed once I get one 👍

[@john-yj9eu]

Great video mate....I look forward to seeing them👍

[@victor3267]

Vauxhall every time

[@ronyardley3833]

A good place for a paint match is under the vin plates

[@angelsone-five7912]

You took that off just in time. I love Maltesers but they are so damn expensive.

[@RetroRebuild]

😄 true that mate, everything is these days!

[@jaggass]

Vinyl Roofs were never a good idea. All owners that had them on their cars must have thought every single day ''I'll have a moble sieve soon''

[@TheWacoKid1963]

The only problem my dad had with his Viva was a lazy starter motor and a secondhand bonnet after he ran into the back of a van outside the Sportsman's Arms in Scotswood, the replacement was exactly the same shade of metallic blue. Ps Just as well this wasn't yesterday 🤣 PPs If not a Viva, I'd go for Mk5 Cortina or a early Mk1 Astra

[@RetroRebuild]

I've got a replacement bonnet for mine that's metalic blue 👍

[@nostreamavailable9090]

Hey mate, if you like the look of the car with a vinyl roof but don't want the arse ache of the trouble they cause then why not try bedliner ?

[@The_Car_Stalker]

Vauxhall, but i love all old cars. I prefer orginal to custom, but ultimately the car living on is the main thing. Looks like the youtube money is rolling in now as you are on Maltesters instead of knoppers

[@RetroRebuild]

😆👍

[@ronyardley3833]

Shame to take the vital roof off, but it was about time, the paint might buff up a bit, I think the vinal traps water.all the old cars had weakness, viva was the carb which you have done and distributor, if oil pump is central drive, a botch distributor is better.

[@RetroRebuild]

I do want to check to see if I can upgrade to a bosh one mate👍

[@ronyardley3833]

They are lot better than the ac delco one steve

[@chucky2316]

Leave it alone 😂

[@seandowns4298]

Got to be a Ford…. I can’t spell vocksall😂

[@RetroRebuild]

😆

[@Rollie961]

it will always be Ford for me cortina MK3 2.0 GXL best car ever made 👍

[@RetroRebuild]

Love a mk3 👍

[@kevinjekyll1521]

I lost you when you went, well you know. Funny, you make me to want content myself, but I realise you need to have just that something special in your life... haha you, Viva la Viva... or maybe a good escort might be your best friend too... and of all the things I hate the most is rust, and best, well a good body...

[@kevinjekyll1521]

Yeah sorry I was just trying to be funny, and some times I think faster than I can type, and miss out words, and the puns really don't come across in writing as in real life. Still at the vey least I am not your normal follower, I guess I will just have to watch and not distract you from your endeavours... Still Viva la Viva, aka long live Viva, a bit funny to me at least... Have a good one, I think I will withdraw to the back ground and judge my words more carefully, that is what the crown jester would do...

[@lucythemoggy1970]

steve, most youtubers use their phone, no point in spending out hundreds on go pros

[@johnphillips6063]

Vauxhall everytime

[@gazonatrike7005]

Ford or Vauxhall? I like Austins 😅

[@Boppa1260]

If two ford's pass each other, what time is it. Tin past Tin.😂

[@BigDave1965]

Got to be Vauxhall there's too many videos about Fords

[@RetroRebuild]

@BigDave1965 what's ya favorite retro vauxhall mate or top 3 ?

[@ronyardley3833]

Iam a vauxy man all day long, ford too flimsy and rot boxy for my liking😊

[@Jaxs2]

Ford's, Vauxhall's 🤷‍♂️ Ford's are probably better... but there's so many of them that it's boring, far too common of a classic..... a little like MGs nice car, but I'm bored of seeing them at shows ,There s just too many around you've seen one you've seen them all, in my opinion 😄

[@RetroRebuild]

I know what ya mean mate, I appreciate them all, but some I wouldn't want to own 👍