Rescued from the junkyard | 1 year Mercedes restoration in 1hr23 

Your videos are what the internet was invented for. Simply the best entertainment ever made.

I got up on this lazy Sunday morning, and my wife and I sat down with tea and watched this start to end. We are in awe of your film making skills, your car restoration skills, your patience and perseverance! Wow! Amazing stuff.

The stop motion animation was what brought me to your videos in the first place - and the whole thing is mind-blowingly good when you combine that with your style of vehicle restoration. The skills needed to do all of this are related but the patience, organization, and well understood and planned order-of-operations needed to do both so well is definitiely next-level great. AND you tell a good story too... just WOW.

got cramps in my legs and bursting for a piss... couldnt leave this video. brilliant.

"Restoration" videos are two a penny on RU-vid. This isn't one of them. This is Art with a capital "A".

I hope this little boy may travel the world with his friend in the future!

Damn i though i could just play that video in the background, but that intro really got to me. What a cool uncle :)

as someone who has restored a 1972 MB 220d and worked on a few W123's, i salute the author of this video. it's wonderful to relive the process! great work.

There would have been hundreds of hours of work if the little boy’s friend wasn’t mostly self-repairing. Good to see it caught on camera by his uncle.

Nah people do not understand the shear absurd amount of work this video took to be made, what an amazing work of art, thank you for creating this outstanding piece of footage and bringing a w123 back from the dead.

Your content is simply the best of RU-vid, George. You tell a story, film something a completely different way than others and fix a car to make it last.This is the tripod of awesomeness!

Coolest uncle ever!❤️ Not only have I already watched this before (twice!), I know this isn't going to be the last time. Utterly beautiful masterpiece, both the car and the film.❤

You had me at 'blanky'and 'sippy cup'. 🤣🤣

If ever there is a youtube hall of fame this will have to be no.1. The presentation, fechnical knowledge, imagination is unsurpassed

Best restoration video on RU-vid

Another feature-length love letter to a faithful old car, showing it becoming shiny and new again. May they never stop coming.

The 123 series is one of the finest motor vehicles ever made ( Ive had a few and my late dad had a 280TE) and I raise my hat to you for preserving this lovely old car.

a sublime fairy tale to start this sunday morning. the catharsis of restoration imbued with family and the grand goal of reclaiming and bolstering the mother ship!

Wow a double video week, joy of joys! TQVM

I really love how you treat this car like a beeing with a soul

I have every device in the house playing this video right now 🙂 Wish you all the best

Yes... another one in a week... love it... and an amazing video., story and true love of storytelling...

Know nothing about cars or videography but can recognise a tour de force when I see one. Thanks George.

Magical , a joy to behold 😎

A lovely morning meditation with my coffee! Thanks!

WHAT CANT YOU DO George ??? Filmaker,Overall fixer AND a VERY GOOD storyteller . Of all projects until now ,the Surfing Merc is my favorite. The Rover may be the one who brought me here BUT thats something special about the Merc to me , i never got why until this video . This car have a past and thanks to George and everybody who helped in, a present AND a future in his family.

All those tiny patches! You have the patience of Job to get all those done.

How wonderful that The Little Boy got to help Uncle George bring Schroeder back to life!

I hope this video gets all the success and recognition it deserves

Closest to artwork of any youtuber as far as I know! Simply Amazing!

Thanks George…….nothing like one of your videos to lift the spirits

What a lovely thing to do for your Sister and Nephew's! George (cheers Timbo1863) Thanks! What a difference with that new Mig Welder!

Lovely video, George. I hope the little boy gets to drive his pal Schroeder one day.

I watched this with my 3 year old son. He must’ve said “wow” 100 times

Academy Award stuff. These video’s bring me so much joy. Thank you George.

Lovely work 🙂 I'm retired now, but I still enjoy doing jobs on the wife (Got to mention that she owns them too) and I car and camping car, but I take way to long as I'm cleaning painting and polishing everything I take off, Why not. Nobody sees it (maybe when it gets its two year test they do) but I know and that's what matters to me., Thank you sir for keeping these vehicles on the road.

This video deserves a million views absolutely brilliant

The definition of a a labor of love.

Sir, just because of your videos I went back to work on old rusty cars an bringing them on a better level. Thank you for what you did for me 👍

This project originally got me hooked on Soup during Covid times in 2020. Wonderful way to close the loop on it!

Great work, I forgot how many times you had the front fenders off, thats got to be an E class world record

The quality of both the camera and the car work is truly outstanding. 😮👍👍

One of the best car youtubers! These videos could have their own master class.

For anyone who has spent any time under an old car, you'll appreciate the amount of work gone into this. I spent the last 2 weekends under my "70 MG just to replace the slave clutch, and boy, don't fancy that too often & and yet this guy has the skill and patience to also do the videography! Keep up the good work George. The Prince.

Probably, no hesitation saying this, one of the 3 better YT resto channels. Thanks for this from Spain

Geez, I feel bad when I blink during your videos, knowing I just missed 2.5 hours of your effort! I rewind out of respect.

I nominate you, sir, for a RU-vid Academy Award.

A brilliant video! Thanks for this summary of your years of fantastic work on this Mercedes!

Only have one question. Why does this guy only have 125,000 viewers? He should have millions.

If there is such a thing as RU-vid content awards then you deserve a few Oscars for this George👍.. Story... Production.. Just on a Totaly different level!!! 🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇. For me There is a very nostalgic almost 70's feel to this as it brings back happy memories of a simpler time growing up in Ireland helping Dad with his car doing work outdoors, also being in the pit in the garage.. The sounds the smells of automotive relatated substances and all infused with an epic 70's soundtrack playing in the background of my memory ☘️ George You are a total legend!!! Best wishes from the North Coast 🌊🏄‍♂️☘️

This is by far one of the best car refurb jobs on RU-vid I have ever seen no long drawn out monologing pure no-nonsense video with close ups and stop motion well made. 😁😁👍👍

You da Man doesn't say You do Man well enough, so You IS da Man will have to do. Very satisfying to watch. Thanks!

I love these compilation videos of all your work combined, that combined with chilliest of music makes for brilliant Sunday relaxing.

A pleasure to watch. I admire your determination.

I have watched almost every YT video this man has made, just on the back of this one. Has turned car restoration into something interesting and engaging and even educational. (And not just about cars but life in general.)

breakfast ingested and coffee in hand, this is the perfect Sunday morning video 👍🏾

This looks like such a huge undertaking in comparison to the jobs I have, so I’m finally changing the trans fluid in the bimmer today. Thanks for the inspiration 😅

The fuel filter reassembly part was insane. Just wow.

I'm stunned! Just brilliant work on both the car and the filming. I don't know what else to say. A true masterpiece.

Excellent video, thank you for sharing.

I have to say that your videos are top notch entertainment. Excellent job. Loved this video. I halfway expected you to make the three point star yourself! lol... loved every second. Look forward to the next video.

Love the little faces of the front coil spring dishes, with their frowning rust holes! Beautiful video (as always) and simply the most amazing dedicated effort I've ever seen.

Solid innerspace reference. One of my favorite movies as a kid hahah.

These videos are so relaxing to sit back and watch on a lazy Sunday. Thanks for taking the time to film these, as the stop-motion takes a long damn time.

The guys a genius, and its a good job he doesn't make more films or I'd never get anything done. This is what television was invented for. Brilliant!

Very confident and skilled welder/fabricator I’ve ever seen. These videos make it look easy that’s because to a professional it is. Lots of work gone in to these videos. ❤loving the camper conversion too best RU-vidr with this content by far

Thank you, Sir

i have done all those things a million times after forty years being a mechanic but still i find it relaxing seeing someone else get the sore knuckles cuts and scrapes and probably cut head!

Well that 1 hour 23minutes passed VERY quickly! A cinematic masterpiece, George.

It's awesome! Ваши видео это огромная мотивация, Я очень люблю автомобили. На данный момент я строю BMW e36 и владею BMW X5 e53 на каждый день Ваши видео помогают настроиться на творческий процесс, доводить начатое до конца и не отчаиваться! Всегда с нетерпением жду новое видео. Особенно про Lotus Esprit Спасибо Вам огромное за проделанную работу.

This is the best restoration video I have ever watched. Had me captivated from the beginning and had to watch to the end. It deserves a much wider audience and is easily worthy for a filmmaking recognition of excellence.

This isn't the typical car restoration channel that im used to this is literally art. The music and footage absolute gold. I'm literally meditating watching this.

Always loved these mercedes videos, hope this gets to be the little boys first car 😊

Two vids in one week! Thanks for the recap, it was nice to see it all in one vid. Helluva job you did both on the car and filming. Cheeers from Eastern Canada lad! 🇨🇦

Love the red on black plates ❤❤

This is such a beautiful story! We all have THAT car. That special car that’s been with us. :). Thank you for sharing your story and your beautiful car with us. This was truly beautifully done! This HAS to be seen BY EVERYONE. RU-vid’s algorithm is officially STUPID if it can’t detect such a jewel in the rough.

Wow, you have a mighty mechanic/uncle/film maker..You should all be in Hollywood..Such skills, thank you...

Your vids may be few and far between but boy are they worth waiting for! I'm not the envious type and well happy with my lot but i do covet that car. Awesome stuff!

I'm a sentimental, sappy, and maudlin old stick. Everything about this video was so sweet and loving that that it made me watch it all TWICE. Thank you, Sir. Thank you for having a kindly and loving heart and caring about things.

I think, or tink you made this work of art to convince me to get off my ass and deal with my own 300d. Thanks George, great work!

What a beaut. My dad had a '79 w123 200 in savannah yellow and had it completely restaurated. Disgusting color, slow as hell, but my god I wish I could've driven it one day. Even a friend of mine remembers it fondly. Sadly, due to rheumatism my dad started having problems getting in and out of the car and couldn't really do much with it anymore. In the end he sold it off with a fist sized rust hole in the floorboard because it stood for 2 years. On a brighter note, he's had it for almost 10 years and did daily it for half that time, so it didn't go unused. Also when he first got the car, the neighbours of course had to take it for a spin. Within 2 months there were 4 w123's parked in the street.

I'm only half way through but I'm declaring this a MASTERPIECE!!

Best channel, hands down. Thank you sir

The work and the filmmaking on this project are absolutely epic. Totally unique in the RU-vid car universe.

Soup, you're the best!

The patience this man has, I have still a lot to learn

Utterly the most incredible video l’ve seen on RU-vid for a long, long time ….

Two masterpieces in one week? WTF? Very much not complaining, just feeling overly spoiled now…….

Epic compilation George, I hope the lads enjoyed it as much as we did. Mind blowing work all aspects.

I've seen many movies that were nowhere near as good as this. Stay stuck in indeed, I tell myself this daily now. Fantastic. 😮

Spectacular video. As someone whose dad has a W123, this is a great resource for areas to keep an eye out.

George, Im gobsmacked, ur a craftsman....Legend...respect

The art of film making meets the art of car restoration. A delightful bowl of heart warming soup. Brilliant videography and a very happy family member or two. 😍😍😎😎

Amazing work well done,keep the videos coming👍👍👍

What better way to relax after a day of working in strange positions fitting twin remote brake servos under the passenger side dashboard of a V8 Vauxhall Viva HC, than watching one of George's perfect time lapse videos? Not only that, but it's a feature length story telling masterpiece! Cheers George!

I love the soulful nature of your videos as well as the engineering, you manage to combine them both into a beautiful narrative. Well done and thank you for sharing your work.

This is oscar-worthy

That car was a labor of love and your videos are a work of art. Thanks George

I hope this gets some serious attention, you’ve done something very special here.

Fantastic story that could easily have had a sad ending. So pleased to see the care lavished on this beautiful car!