I wonder if Hollywood knows that there's a surfer in Ireland working on his cars who's producing more accomplished stop-motion films than they are? 😂

I just have to write this regardless if anyone reads it. A bit more than three years ago, I bought a rusty old Merc 280CE. Luckily I didn't fully realise what I was getting myself into at the time, otherwise I doubt I would have bought it. What started as a simple brake job turned into a full on restauration. It was your videos and your tenacity and attention to detail that in no small part motivated me to keep going. I taught myself to weld in panels, to refurbish the axel components and to braid fuel and brake lines along the way. Only two weeks ago, I went to MOT "Freddy" and he passed with flying colours. So here's to you and your channel and the invisible community you provide. I couldn't be more grateful. Many thanks for your videos. Keep on trucking and greetings from Luxembourg.

Lost for words. Amazing how much work went into restoring this poor MB with Ireland's relentless climate AND editing an 80 minute stopmotion masterpiece. Seriously George....much respect. Hope you can do stuff like this in a proper workshop of your own sooner rather than later. I know all too well how difficult it is to buy anything in Ireland, especially since pure greed seems to have reached peaklevels nowadays. Seeing a video like this takes my mind off of this struggle a bit, so thank you.

I've been watching you with fascination for years, keep up the great work. The amount of time and effort to do a 80 minute stop motion video (while working on a car, or other productive endeavor) is mind boggling. Thank you for this treat.

Hey, I clicked this when it said "no views". That's a first. Well, anyway, I never get sick of these love letters to old cars, thanks for taking the time to make them.

I spent last evening watching and fell asleep (had a LONG day, and was THRILLED at a new Soup upload!!). But man it’s such a soothing video! Rewatching it again right now for my 2-hour afternoon break. This is better than reading stupid news and reddit. Such wonderfully and oddly entertaining and satisfying to watch again!!!

If I were able to give this a thousand likes, I would complain I can't give it 10 thousand likes. George, thank you !!!

This is not restoration - this is extraordinary - this is art...

This isn't your usual Soup update. This might be the most well produced, artistic and mind bogglingly talent filled video anyone is likely to watch on KZfaq. I cant even think how much time and effort went into producing this, never mind the effort that went into the Merc. This is George on the top of his game.

About an hour and 20 minutes ago I thought to myself there is no way I'm going to watch an hour plus restoration video. I was wrong Absolutely amazing!

The 123 series is a brilliant car and every single one deserves saving if possible. Your standard of work is second to none. Well done for a good job.

I asked my old car to watch this video. For inspiration. Now I'm observing and waiting already for days but nothing happens.

Best car resto vids on YT - not just for the “no talking, no bullshit” but also for the fascinating cinematic work. 👌🏻

10:30 The fact that you can flare a line while shooting a stop-motion video, and STILL not forget to put the fitting on the line first proves that you are an exceptionally talented person.

This is a brilliant video of brilliant work. Particularly the way you saved things or made them instead of just ordering endless new stuff. The way you show how to fabricate repairs has taught me a great deal.

Crazy craftsmanship & video editing skills. Watching from africa kenya🇰🇪🍿🍿

One of the most epic KZfaq videos ever! Mercedes are you watching?!!!

No superlatives can describe how I felt when I first stumbled upon this channel. Absolutely outstanding! Thank you very much.

Yes, such clips are enjoyable, and as I said earlier, you are the king of filming and montage.. The important thing is that you completed the fiber class car that you spent a long time repairing and exhausted us with you, and the clips were not enjoyable with it.. I work as a Mercedes and BMW mechanic. I own a garage for repairing and modifying these German cars, and I thank God that the work is good, and people in my country love German cars, in addition to American, Korean, and Japanese cars. Each garage specializes in a specific type. He is a specialist and has a degree in mechanics. I contacted the German embassy and they asked me for a language and I do not have time to learn the German language. I contacted the Australian embassy and they sent me a form to fill in. A long time has passed and there is no answer. It seems that they do not give residency to those who work and benefit the country. Your country.. In any case, the work is good, and I thank God, and I do not need anyone, only God alone.. Back to our subject, my friend, keep repairing these German cars, as they are fun and beautiful. The way you photograph and your method of repair is the same as mine. I repair w123 & w124 & w126 &w140 & w210 & w220 &c180 & c200 & c220 w212 Greetings to you from the country of the oldest civilization in the world (Iraq 🇮🇶) Your friend Mr. wrya 🌷

Thanks for the amazing work. I've been watching you for about 5 years, I started with a range rover. I myself am engaged in professional body repair, but watching your work is a pleasure. Greetings from Russia! Спасибо за потрясающую работу. Смотрю вас около 5 лет, начал с рендж ровера. Сам занимаюсь проффесиональным кузовным ремонтом, но смотреть ваши работы это наслаждение. Привет из России!

Люблю, когда старые машины восстанавливают. Это важно и нужно. И удовольствие. Пусть потомки видят какими были настоящие машины.

Inspiring. Mesmerizing. Hypnotic...and sooooooo Satisfying! Can't wait for the straight six!

The best car restoration video ever? I'll say. You've outdone yourself again.

The title is not hyperbole. Absolutely masterful. Thanks!

This is definetly not a car video, but pure art.

Worth 90 minutes of anyone’s time to watch. Just wonderful!

Thank you for the kind words, feedback and support! Please share with your local page, group or club!

Title checks out. A true masterpiece.

Is there anyone else who'd like to buy this man a beer (or two) Sometimes the algorithm gets it spot on !

The best car restoration video in the Universe 👑

This is truly the best car restoration video ever! Professionally done. Thank you.

Crazy amount of work, both on the car and in the video production. Bravo! The Benz is just about the same color as the ocean water there at the end.

And the Oscar for best stop motion restoration video goes to ...... SOUP CLASSIC MOTORING. Absolutely amazing. No resto video compares to this. EVER! This is as long as the longest Wallace and Gromit stop motion movie and equally entertaining but way more jaw dropping.

Well the title certainly didn’t disappoint!! Do KZfaq do awards for videos? If they do and this doesn’t win hands down then there’s something wrong with the world!!! Top class

I applaud your efforts and dedication in restoring a worn and badly rusted W123. I live in Australia and I'm convinced I wouldn't be able to find a W123 with a quarter of the rust that yours had. I must also apologise for my tears of laughter courtesy of your ‘playing matches’ antics - very humerous, although it could of ended in a different form of tears. Hats off to a wonderfully produced video.

Just mega! Well done George

This whole series was a Godsend while I was working on my 280E, love that it's in one big video now!

That was nothing short of a therapy... THANK YOU!

I hope this one goes as viral for you as the Range Rover video. Great work! Proud to be a patron.

I sold my 230ce now I'm crying. This video is a work of astounding genius!

My man. Love it

Very cool to see an old car magically repair itself.

Absolutely too class videography and restoration, the attention to detail in both are a credit to you George. I shudder to think how much time and patience was needed to produce this content

The level of details is bar to anything seen before !! Thank you.. this is a different level of restoration

As a kid I always wanted to build/restore cars. As an adult I have neither the skills, patience or tenacity to fulfill that dream. So I will let you fulfill it for me, while I sit here in my sunny garden with a chilled beer, watching it all unfold in glorious (and often excessive) detail. Thanks

The W123 is Mercedes most classy car (followed by the 6.9 SEL) by far and a wonderful example of what Mercedes once was. Not this awful plastic laptop crap for the masses on finance that we see now. It has more presence and glamour than a carpark full of new C-Classes. They’re dreadful. This is true engineering and class and I’m so happy to see it restored by Soup and saved. Wonderful video, enchanting music and of course a beautiful car ❤

Absolutely no-one in the Automotive space makes content this real, cathartic or as artistic. Literally the only channel I am a Patron of. Masterful.

Top quality finish, sublime videography. Truly an honour to be given the opportunity to follow along.

This video should have a few million views

This is like one of most faboulous automobile engineering, body work craftmanship, camera work and editing combined in one. edit: omg you have other projects too!!! I'm gonna love this channel from here on

To call Your work on a shoestring to keep this Mercer alive "stunning" was such a vast understatement that I won't do so. Thus I'll put it as: I am in a state of bliss and awe, and I thank You for being an inspiration when it comes to rebuild work and renewing an ordinary car's life expectancy with perseverance and inventiveness just to prevent her froom being parted out. Oh, and I didn't even get started on Your stop motion work. Unique. Thanks for producing and sharing!

This video is amazing. All the time you have invested in filming in stop motion creates an extraordinary result. That's without talking about the car, or should I say the tank you have restored while filming. Extraordinary results. Cheers.

Must admit, I was getting a bit jaded with YT old car tinkering video channels - but not this one! Every video a work of art!!!

Why does this only have 4.6k views? It should be 4.6M!! It's just so satisfying to watch.

I never comment but this video is amazing....I've never seen anything quite like it. Everything about this is enjoyable. Thank you

Whose got an hour and twenty minutes to watch a car resto vid?.....hmmm....seems that i have! 😅 Tuck Pendleton ...? That needs an explanation 😊 Thanks and awesome job George ❤

I think i found it. I think i finally found the most satisfying video in the history of internet. The search is over.

It brings me so much relief that, when your flux core wire feed welder kicked the bucket, you finally upgraded to a gas shielded system. The combination of your stop motion shooting and the flux core just made for really ugly welds: wholly adequate for your needs, but unsatisfying. Now they're so much cleaner, it is really nice as a viewer merely from an aesthetic standpoint.

Was going to say something like: "At loss for words" - but then I just typed out words there so.. Also: I literally jumped from my seat and cheered when you got away from the flux core. F'n A mate. F'n A. Cheers from Wisconsin !

Awesome as always. And forever grateful that there is someone else out there as obsessed as I am about cleaning, fixing and painting parts that you can’t even see!

If I never see another one I think I've seen the best.

Respect from Taiwan.

George, your patience, application and creativity defies belief and leaves me feeling guilty; I watch your videos instead of getting on with my own jobs. This is by far the most intelligent and utterly facinating channel on KZfaq. How it is you don't have 10 times as many subscribers as you do is a mystery - there is truly no justice in this world. Good luck, keep the faith and stay stuck in.

Simply the best car video I've ever seen, absolutely mesmerising. The stop motion idea is utterly genius, wonderfully executed and incredibly original (at least, I've not seen a restoration filmed like this before). I've watched the Range Rover one too now, and this one twice! Having worked on old cars, and played around with a very small bit of stop motion with Super8mm, the mid boggles as to how you had the patience to do this. I love the way the restoration is sympathetic, not throwing masses of new parts at it. And to top it all, there is an underlying story too: it's quite emotional to see the car being used at the end. Thanks for making this!

I loved your choice of music during the filming of this post. Superb workmanship shown, whilst you brought this car back, to its former beauty for this Marque.

I hope this gets the billion views it deserves

To be able to perform all this high-quality work without a lift and a proper space is so damn impressive! I want you to have a nice space to continue your fantastic work, I really want that for you. If only you were here in the states. A few years back I shared my space with a lad who moved here from Glasgow and did his apprenticeship in The Netherlands. I watched the way he approached extensive rust in a cars never regions, and I now realize you’re also working right out of that playbook. I’m more mechanics then body restore, but I’m getting better every day. Thanks to videos like this. Cheers!

Even after watching all the episodes of this build, seeing them all together is quite satisfying to watch. Awesome job as always!

У меня нет слов от восторга! Вы большой молодец!!!

Wow, I am impressed, excellent restoration, excellent video, BRAVO 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😀

At ten minutes in I fully Subbed with bell and liked of course! This work that this man or people have done is BEYOND!! The stop motion must make the work take four TIMES as long to do! And it's done so excellently!! THANK YOU for this incredible work and the time it must take to create! I had a 1973 Mercedes 280SE and I sold it after it became riddled with body rust and other things. It was one of the greatest cars I've ever owned and I WILL look for another similar one if possible in Canada were I live!!

E P I C . . . Gives me inspiration to continue wiggling and moving forwards on my several projects. Thanks for sharing George…

You are worthy of laser cutters, cnc's, blast cabinet, powder coat equipment, hydraulic lifts. And that's just the mechanics. Production side you deserve serious recognition. Imagine if this was the end credits of a movie about the hero car. (Obviously edited down to 4 minutes)

That was absolutely beautiful to watch. And I absolutely loved the tuck Pendleton inner space reference. Whoever does the camera editing is a genius

I came to your channel for the work on the Lotus, but found so much more. Thank you.

One of the best you tube videos I have ever seen. It is a masterpiece.

You have a great work ethic, can’t imagine the hours you put in every day. Love popping in here every now and again to see what your at… Keep going, and thank you ✨✨✨👍

The videos, soundtracks and of course the restoration of the car are impeccable.

brilliant work! This is just the right amount of restoration, a solid job that will make the car go for a long time. At the same time not going overboard, not replacing every fastener, no sand blasting and powdercoating, reusing everything that can be reused. I try to fix my cars the same way. Only thing I do is lube all the suspension component bolts and screws, I use graphite grease. Lots of salt on the roads here, and the suspension rusts bolts corrode really fast.

hahaha oh man I remember that entire series of update videos you did on Patreon for the cruise control mechanism. Wasn’t even part of the original car but you really had to have it and you made it work. That was insane determination that you got it to go!

Watching this makes me increasingly excited for the day you get to drop an extended cut of the Lotus 🔧

Wow! Very accurate work indeed. Congratulations on the manual skills with welds and blocked bolts. The animation is also very nice! In addition to your skill, the great quality of the Mercedes parts of the time also comes out!

What a way to showcase your talents! Watching your restoration projects really released the dopamine in my brain! Thank you 🍺👍👍

Thank you. This is what happiness in life looks like. Focus on gratitude and the moment, enjoy the process and fuck instant gratification. I will always remember you, when i work on my projects

This video is an absolute work of ART! Thank you for such an incredible movie!💯👌

Your attention to painstaking detail never ceases to astonish me

Brother, the amount and level of skills you have to gather to make the videos... It's not anyone. Thanks for sharing with us.

I don't know if it's the best car restoration video ever, but it's the most enjoyable to watch. Well done and congratulation for all the work.

I rewatch this on lazy Sundays. Great stuff George

Can we appreciate this man put cruise control on a 35 year old car??!!

is it just me ! i found this so relaxing and calme

This is mechanical art....poetry in motion.....replaced my Binky obsession! Respect...keep Going...Lotus???

One of the best videos I've seen on this platform, by far.

Sir! This is a masterpiece and you are a true inspiration!

Absolutely fantastic I could watch your videos all day, that was such a treat over an hour long I never even went to the toilet, your fabrication work and welding well everything is amazing and where you live I envy you. please keep Ireland your island no one else's that place looks like heaven I hope I can visit there sometime when my health is better, my daughter has been and she said she didn't want to come back to the UK. god bless you all

Just adding 1 more comment to boost the comment content. Hope you hit the 500k+ subscriber soon.

There are simply no words! Your work is one admiration! 123 and 124 are my favorite Mercedes models. I will look forward to your new videos. Thank you for the pleasure. Hello from Ukraine.

this is so enjoyable to watch, and 1 hour 20, you really outdone yourself this time mr. soup

Супер реставрация!!! Получил огромное удовольствие от просмотра)

I watched all these episodes as they were released, a masterpiece.