There are men who buy big garages and fill them with expensive tools, not knowing how they work or ever truly finding out. They produce nothing and the tools are eventually sold as the next fad takes over. Then there's this guy. He paints with a toothbrush, and bends steel with a battery and he produces new cars out of old rust and sheer persistence. Which guy do you want to be? Your videos are a lesson in creativity, and you are a poet with an angle grinder. It's a pity you can't weld with gold wire, as your repairs are like kintsugi. Lovng the channel, keep them coming 👍🇦🇺

The dolphin edit was incredible. Fantastic work as always my dude!

watching this hungover after a wedding - the perfect tonic to bring things gently back to earth 🙏🏻

This is still the most awesome channel on KZfaq. Total respect for your stop motion and creative restoration skills.

NOBODY makes rust repair (or any repair you do) so therapeutic, relaxing and fun to watch. I love your videos. Thank you for making them :-)

Great channels like this have taught me that, practicality aside, if man built it, man can rebuild it. No project car is truly ever too far gone to bring back. With enough time, money, and effort, just about anything is possible for the dedicated restoration adventurer.

This video may not be the most compelling, but it’s pure gold in so many ways. Thank you for sharing your time and experience with this van. Peace

Ladies and gents…..if Picasso picked up a wrench instead of a brush, and was born in this day and age….his name would be SoupClassicMotoring. We are witnessing a Maestro composing his symphonies. Bravo Soup. Bravo.

I lost this channel years ago. But I found it. So thankful lol.

That dolphin blipvert - brilliant!

Best Motorization and car restoration channel on YT. (in my opinion)

Perseverance, stubbornness and stop motion. This is ART.

Don't know why but this was one of the most enjoyable videos yet. That goal of hooking the Esprit to the back of the Sprinter and heading down to greece is awesome.

The skills earned fixing old crap are worth the blood, sweat and tears. No one can take those away, and they come in handy in every facet of life. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. Also, imagine for a second if you will…manufacturers dipping their cars in zinc, like the audi 100, the 5000 for us north american foll

Seeing the two panels coming together during welding is very satisfying

St George slaying the dragon called Rust. I really appreciate the philosophical and artistic embellishments to what is a metal repair job. It certainly elevates it to a much higher level. A true artist elevating the daily grind. (pun intended)

Another top tier edit. Thank you so much! Big respect and love from the kingdom!

24:40 I love that little rocket ship you drew on the cardboard lol.

Every video is just a cinematic and automotive philosophical masterpiece.

Most realistic project car video out there: normal tools wielded by a gifted and exceptionally stubborn (and patient) craftman! It was at time anxiety-inducing but very satisfying in the end. I too harbored thoughts of old Sprinter van ownership - no more! Either I get a great example (no likely with my budget) or it’s going to be inferior but sound trucking (or maybe just rental, come and think of it!).

I follow Yourself & Rusty beauties, the way you both creativity handle metalwork is mesmerising.

Soup Classic Motoring...Running zip disks down to the smallest usable diameter on all of KZfaq. You seriously need an abrasive disk sponsor! As always, a very entertaining episode.

Do not for a second sell yourself short, Your vidios are wonderfull the time and efort you put in to them is remarkable. And are great to watch.

Great work as always George, can't wait for the Lotus. Glad I've been able to contribute in some way.

You definitely have some patience, excellent work on a van most people wouldn't look twice at.

this channel is therapy.

so glad to see you are finally using a) replacement panels where things are truly gruesome b) cutting out replacement panels from donor vehicles c) generally working with much larger pieces rather than welding in lots of little bits. Love the channel by the way

Even when it's not the 'sexiest' project car, you still do a phenomenal job, and are constantly inspiring. Glad to see that you've worked out an overarching plan, sounds great! Good luck :)

All the while with one finger up at us🤣 Classic Soup🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Volkswagen looks so peaceful when it's sleeping.

Enjoyed the 'rocket ship' on the cardboard sheet!

I’ve never seen a video like this I love the way you show the work without you in the picture showing everything. Why not you are a very good welder/fabricator. Definitely subscribing and cannot wait to watch the rest of the videos. I’ve a 54 plate ex police van 2.7 auto 4.6ton that spent most of its time outside Buckingham palace. Which is now converted with everything in shower toilet. Lpg etc. and sleeps family of 6.

Mesmerizing, I always enjoy seeing your patience and skill! I'm from Greece, I hope you have found nice people here!

I cant explain to you why, but this video is much more compelling than the 300th ferrari wreck repair on youtube. Probably because its down to earth tackling problems viewers actually relate to, just like ronnies vids

This is a build that shows off your skill and determination just as well as the Lotus. And I, for one, am happy to follow along!

Gahhh the Production Value just blows my mind. Good Job 👍

This channel is so interesning and the videos are so peaceful and calming.

23:28 - These new self-welding patch panels are a game-changer!

The van is just as interesting as the Lotus. Keep with it!

Seeing your meticulously precise attention to detail is particularly compelling viewing! The time consuming work necessary to complete the cab before you can proceed needed to be carried out, each painstakingly slow step at a time. I can only imagine your sense of relief that you've got that done. Superb videography!

Excellent as always. It may be not as exciting as the Lotus but lots of technique and obvious labor makes it well worth the watching.

Watching that stop-motion welding at 23:40ish was awesome and if you do your own video editing too, then you have magic up your sleeve. You turn these videos into an eye candy entertaining experience. Also, beats the hell out of whatever is on TV. ThumbsUp👍🏽

This brings tears to my eyes. This is just soooooooooooo much work. And when this is all done and dusted, there is another area that is to begin at the beginning and it begins it all over again.

What i fidn beautiful about this channel is how its more than just ar restaurations, its a story we follow and see evolve

Isn't it amazing that when we pick a vehicle to work on and then we come across a better one, we doggedly and stubbornly battle on with what we've got, when the best option would be to restore the better one... love the back to basics metalwork here using what you have and getting it done.

All the fireworks I needed to see this 4th of July weekend. Smarter use of an anvil than an anvil shoot, at any rate.

If the Lotus ends up that green colour from your animation, I will be thrilled! Patreon member checking in, in for the long haul!

Tilted glass sunroof up is a prime ambience for pondering philosophical puzzles.

I have a T1N 2003 dually with a leaking windscreen. The Creativity within your videos is amazing and fun. Thank you for sharing

George, A small gas blow torch is a quick and easy way to get rid of factory sound proofing as you can take it out in sections like you did with the chisel, BTW any idea when you might be able to get out to Austria as we talked about some while back, My Jaguar XK 150 should be back on the road in spring 2023 which I‘m sure you would like to drive along with my E Type and Mini Cooper plus the Gulf track mini. Cheers Dave

I don’t have a way with words but I do want to help get your numbers up, this channel is great and deserves more exposure.

Superb, G. Superb, incl the meditation. Thanks.

In the seam welding time lapse, I love the random arcs here and there in random spots that are not being welded.

This is by far the best chanel on youtube. Keep it up👌

When I first saw a Soup video the stop motion cuts and vibe of the edit had me hooked - so different to other car channels I sub to and a lot more... cerebral? You inspired me to take a more considered approach when working on my own project cars - at least some of the time... The first time I took a welder to a car to chop out a spot in the shell I couldn't believe how hard it was to do. If a job takes ten times longer to finish than expected, IMO the reward is that much sweeter. Cheers!

Fantastic video effects. Thanks so much for all the time it took to make this video.

We bought our 03 Sprinter brand new in 2004, great vehicle and seeing this series always making me happy we live in the South in the US.

George, you are a restorer inspiration! You and Fitzie Fabrications are the the only channels that are pure content, no bs. To the rest of the viewers - share - share - share. George deserves 1 mio subscribers!

Mate, that was a great intro. Nice work.

Every episode is a nudge of inspiration ... Thankyou 👍😀

What's not to love about a van resto. Love the dolphin

Your welding has come along way. Great video. Thank you.

Howdy! Great to hear the accent 🙌 Thank you for the awesome videography and story telling, you ROCK! 🤘😎

Why do I sit and watch this? I cannot take my eyes off it.

This is the most underrated channel on youtube by a country mile. It breaks my heart and blows my mind that there aren't more subscribers. If anyone reading this happens to know anyone who's ever owned a vehicle, please share this channel with them Ps. Great tunes as always ❤

Oh boy oh boy, he's alive!

Nice rocket on the cardboard.... Another great video. Thank you.

I think you need to do a video on how you make these videos. The stop-motion welding is magical.

Practically speaking, and to be practical about it, soup is a KZfaq channel. No doubt

Great spaceship :)

Your perseverance and dedication to all you projects is admirable. I'm sure there are many occasions where you question what the point is and think you might as well just give up but we're all glad you don't!

Love the videos, can't wait to see some lotus soon. Great attention to detail truly fascinating

Dear lord. Watching this reminds me of my father re-building his ambulance sprinter conversion, and why I got a newer, less well-built, but rust-free, DOKA for my camper project.

Flight of the concords… classic!

"Clever just ain't me"...I hear ya George...I hear ya...

The battery metal break made my day George ;)

Great style of video and work!!

I think I’ve said this about a dozen times but I can’t get over how huge a problem rust is for you. I know, I know…road salt. There are plenty of disadvantages to living in Australia but rust ain’t one of them. My daily drive is 22 years old and doesn’t have so much of a spot of the red cancer. Regardless, thanks for another great video. Your patience and attention to production quality appear to be utterly limitless.

The struggle was real in this episode, but you pushed through and it came out great! Cheers from Argentina, mate!

Great stuff love the use of the battery ☺ as a w123 owner, I can confirm what he said about the underseal!

You are doing so much hard work....you are a legend!

Your style is always a treat compared to all the other channels I follow. Attention to detail and your determination is on another level.

Hope you are keeping well George, cheers Sid!

Very satisfying sheet metal jigsaw :-)

She's starting to look a lot more ship-shape! Fabulous work, as ever, and a massive fillip for my Saturday. Thank you, as always, live in anticipation of more fabulous stop-motion, an appreciation of the minutiae and attention to detail you embody, plus of course, your soothing, dulcet tones to bring it all together!

Next level good stop motion in this one.

George! Keep that big wheel rolling and thank you for giving it to the man!! It's because of people like you that I'm now doing what I love and working on my Fj60. Keep at it you're going great!

Love the music; it's you're good choice. May I suggest : The mini vandals "Double You"

What a great video. I love it all and your hard work!

Epic. Thanks. I needed this. Chilling

Thank you! Another great video displaying the perseverance that moves mountains, and Zen master welding skills.

I thoroughly enjoy this build

Woah a comment from Sir Ronald of Finger!

Good to see you as always George. Regards from Athlone.

Nice intro , deserve way more views

I am impressed with that angle formed with rudimentary tools , getting it to bend without curling without clamps and to turn out as well as it did, very difficult.

Super cool project, love to see the work progresses

One of our favorite channels here at restoration rescue. You are awesome from your ability of work, your story telling and your amazing camera skills. Your welds look awesome and have come a great distance from when you started.

I love the editing of all your videos. Especially the use of stop-motion technique. Well done. 👍

Always a treat to see what ya been up to & fo the folks watching: by some merch - just bought a bright green hoodie & it's top quality! Looking forward to the projects developing & seeing you enjoying the fruits of it all! Cheers! 😎✌