1982 Mercedes W123 restoration is pure vibe | Start to finish timelapse

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  @jonathan9380 · 3 years ago

  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? 😂

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  @bigzoon6282 · 3 years ago

  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.

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  @harryireland1935 · 3 years ago (edited)

  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.

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• MA

  @martinevans5802 · 3 years ago (edited)

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

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  @TheVexinator · 3 years ago

  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.

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  @ToolsnTrack · 3 years ago

  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 Youtube. 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.

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• JO

  @JohnDavis-ed5sg · 3 years ago

  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.

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  @maksqwe1 · 2 weeks ago

  This is my late night treat every week or so before bed. I can't begin to comprehend how long it took to film this, let alone do the work. And I work on my own projects, but this is next level. At least I have something to work towards. Don't know if you will see this or anyone else, but this inspires me more than anything. Well done

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  @paulmeginley4697 · 3 years ago

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

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  @michaelganshirt8795 · 3 years ago

  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.

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  @drewdane40 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAXiXrDoXQs&amp;t=630">10:30</a> 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.

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  @peterwarner8541 · 3 years ago

  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!

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