Forgotten Ford Transit - Will it Run?

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

Car & Classic's Chris Pollitt and Jonny Smith are back down at the farm, this time to dig out a long derelict Mk2 Ford Transit. Can they dig it out? And will it run after years of sinking into the brambles? And is there a VW Camper hidden in the bushes? Watch and find out.
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Can you offer the Transit a home? Email Chris.Pollitt@carandclassic.com

Пікірлер: 712

  • @Bill-lh9hh
    @Bill-lh9hh3 жыл бұрын

    This could honestly be the next best series of these two trying to get abandoned cars going 😁 keep them going

  • @GearHeadWW23

    @GearHeadWW23

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wholeheartedly agree!

  • @RustyRoseAdventures

    @RustyRoseAdventures

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea I’d love a series of old cars!

  • @LordClunk

    @LordClunk

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like roadkill? UK's answer to finnegan and freiburger.

  • @procerus3654

    @procerus3654

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LordClunk and junkyard digs

  • @billy2rivers1

    @billy2rivers1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Vice grip garage is a good channel.

  • @infadeldog13
    @infadeldog133 жыл бұрын

    Best line from Jonny: "Where does one even start in such a thick bush?!"

  • @TK42138

    @TK42138

    3 жыл бұрын

    😆

  • @isleeparoundoverland7583

    @isleeparoundoverland7583

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice teeth pickers later

  • @jamesbester85
    @jamesbester853 жыл бұрын

    Definitely would watch more like this! You two bounce off each other so well! Definitely great viewing :D

  • @1973miniclubman

    @1973miniclubman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yer totally agree, let’s hope mores to come, proper good show with the two of them

  • @krazytroutcatcher
    @krazytroutcatcher3 жыл бұрын

    That Transit looks in better condition, than a 2005 Transit pickup I welded up around three years ago.

  • @JunkyardDigs
    @JunkyardDigs3 жыл бұрын

    Well done gents 🤘

  • @spaghetti1able1

    @spaghetti1able1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Idk why, especially given this is exactly your genre of video, but I did not expect to see you here lol

  • @JunkyardDigs

    @JunkyardDigs

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@spaghetti1able1 algorithms caught this one, just watch, it'll take off this week 👌

  • @Brock_Landers

    @Brock_Landers

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JunkyardDigs I always get such a kick out of the big KZread names watching other KZreadrs and giving kudos to help them along. I know that I always love watching you and Mook working on abandoned and forgotten cars and trucks. I am subscribed to you and your lady.

  • @noahhamilton9028

    @noahhamilton9028

    3 жыл бұрын

    Big youtubers like you supporting others is what we need, thanks for being a good guy kev. Also we are all in love with your vids as well and I love mooks ol green ford

  • @1978ranger

    @1978ranger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Kevin

  • @micheltebraake7915
    @micheltebraake79153 жыл бұрын

    I myself have a Transit MK2 passenger van from 1982, 2L OHC Pinto. Nice to see this discovery, Jonny will probably restore it to transport his own classic cars! All discoveries on this farm are worth an episode!

  • @mattfarahsmillionmilelexus
    @mattfarahsmillionmilelexus3 жыл бұрын

    The soil on that farm is very rich in iron content.

  • @J.R.in_WV
    @J.R.in_WV3 жыл бұрын

    I was screaming “check your grounds” while that starter was smoking.

  • @TheChipmunk2008

    @TheChipmunk2008

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, lol

  • @steventhornton4716

    @steventhornton4716

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol as was I poor bloody thing

  • @starcaster
    @starcaster3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Hire these two for Top Gear and I’ll start watching it again!

  • @redcrow2006
    @redcrow20063 жыл бұрын

    It’s a 2.5 di, they always start. The most reliable engine they ever put in a transit. Slow and loud but reliable.

  • @petelattimer6808

    @petelattimer6808

    3 жыл бұрын

    its a mk2. unless its had a transplant they never fitted the 2.5Di to the mk2, as far as im aware! they were 2.4 York Diesels, from memory

  • @Madmark50484

    @Madmark50484

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pete that was the mk1 they did DI in mk2s

  • @mitchellhurd8958

    @mitchellhurd8958

    3 жыл бұрын

    At Fitzwaryn School in Wantage, Oxfordshire, we had an X-reg (2001) 15-seat Ford Transit minibus (I left school on Friday 17th July 2009 when I was 16). Had it from brand-new. It never once broke down (or at least we never had to get out the bus because it broke down). It was still going by December nearly a year ago I was told - it gets serviced regularly. I bet it lasts for at least 5 more years!

  • @LUNITICWILL

    @LUNITICWILL

    3 жыл бұрын

    just like the 4.9l straight 6 here in the states. most reliable gas engine Ford ever made.

  • @phil8632

    @phil8632

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its a 2.0 petrol. On dvla check.

  • @Daffert
    @Daffert3 жыл бұрын

    This is much better than regular TV.

  • @dmndave
    @dmndave3 жыл бұрын

    Did everyone else exclaim "YES!!!" when it ran. Love these videos. Now, on to that camper van.....

  • @lawrencedominick4999
    @lawrencedominick49993 жыл бұрын

    This don't deserve a thumbs down. Its just bloody entertaining!!

  • @4N50N
    @4N50N3 жыл бұрын

    Thoroughly enjoyed everything about this video. The commentary, camera work and vehicles. Thanks

  • @alemass8741
    @alemass87413 жыл бұрын

    One of my favourite KZread videos of 2020. Genuinely knowledgable blokes having a laugh. Particularly loved Jonny’s critique of Fireman Sam. Hysterical! You deserve a ton more of subscribers on this basis of this video alone 👍

  • @noelhuggett8745
    @noelhuggett87453 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant vid gents, love to see this kind of thing happening, not enough of it is being done though. Hope to see more Pervert,Pollitt collaborations in the future, perhaps with a VW Type 2 !?!?

  • @TrippyNoodles
    @TrippyNoodles3 жыл бұрын

    This is better than time team only less arguments.

  • @AntBangBang
    @AntBangBang3 жыл бұрын

    So cool. Would love to see it recommissioned.

  • @TrippyNoodles
    @TrippyNoodles3 жыл бұрын

    “Go the distance” for the bramble camper.

  • @russrh
    @russrh3 жыл бұрын

    When you're in love with a proper old transit And please buy the kombi

  • @RealWorldCarReviews
    @RealWorldCarReviews3 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely loved this video lads. Was entertaining, funny, and thoroughly relaxing just watching you do exactly what a lot of us want to do: spend a day digging an old motor out and getting it to fire into life. Hugely rewarding. 👍

  • @davidhall7744
    @davidhall77443 жыл бұрын

    Inspirational video of the day 😂👍 Incredible that you got it started, they defo made them to last back then. I hope part 2 involves that VeeDub...👀😀

  • @chopperhehehe

    @chopperhehehe

    3 жыл бұрын

    I second this comment 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦄🎣😁🤞✌️

  • @NOWThatsRichy
    @NOWThatsRichy3 жыл бұрын

    That was hilarious, at least it started, (just!) That Mark 3 looked saveable, could make a good campervan conversion! It's amazing how nature takes back control when left to it's own devices!

  • @James_Dilkes
    @James_Dilkes3 жыл бұрын

    This is excellent! "There's no escaping the fact that Norman's a complete ****" had me in stitches!

  • @w-dad4040
    @w-dad40403 жыл бұрын

    Love the video! Need some oil in those cylinders and then starting fluid, it works a treat. Love the dirty rescues, bringing the old girls back to life.

  • @marks-0-0
    @marks-0-03 жыл бұрын

    Chris seems like another top bloke like Jonny so well worth a sub!

  • @danieltait123
    @danieltait1233 жыл бұрын

    Love how he’s a Motorhead and he said 20 “valve” battery by complete accident instead of volt

  • @lip03pd
    @lip03pd Жыл бұрын

    Aaaand this is exactly why TV is dying! A few blokes with good camaraderie, a hedge trimmer and some very basic mechanical knowledge! It's literally better than anything that's been on TV for the last 10 years! Real people making entertainment that real people actually enjoy. Top class

  • @Kowyn
    @Kowyn3 жыл бұрын

    I get great joy from breathing life into forgotten engines, more them a few of them where so happy I did that they served my reliably for years after.

  • @wurlyone4685
    @wurlyone46853 жыл бұрын

    Great to see these being dug out. Keep em coming 😊 (I do hope someone does them, but even if not, the journey of uncovering them is an enjoyable watch)

  • @ashwalker6221
    @ashwalker62212 жыл бұрын

    from the US here.......totally the Monty Python of car rescue ......awesome stuff guys!

  • @danielball7595
    @danielball75953 жыл бұрын

    Great video guys, I knew it would start because it's an old Transit Diesel, the best van ever made. It's very satisfying getting something started that's not moved or started for years. 👍

  • @jonlouch8485
    @jonlouch84853 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see more videos from here especially if you can find the astra gte you mentioned in the jaguar video

  • @TheLateBrakeShow

    @TheLateBrakeShow

    3 жыл бұрын

    We found the GTE but the owner is keeping that one.

  • @jonlouch8485

    @jonlouch8485

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheLateBrakeShow is there a video on it would love to see it

  • @antbrown1632
    @antbrown16323 жыл бұрын

    Best one yet! Well done Chris and Jonny!

  • @Br1anuk
    @Br1anuk3 жыл бұрын

    Oh the smell of easy start on a freezing cold morning.

  • @DiamondHell
    @DiamondHell3 жыл бұрын

    Never in all of human history has a can of Easy Start been waved about so hopefully, so early in the process of resuscitating a vehicle! Also "this cab's in really good nick" - yeah, they all are until the bottom 18"!

  • @jackhume4532
    @jackhume45323 жыл бұрын

    That Ford Transit is probably most DEFINITELY worth RESTORING, even if it only goes into a museum, nice 👍 work guys and keep on finding such projects to work on, as they are a part of motoring History!.

  • @downwarddonk
    @downwarddonk3 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this! Didn't even realise C&C had a KZread channel until Jonny promoted this video on Instagram. Now subscribed. Looking forward to watching your existing videos and hopefully seeing more videos like this in the not-too-distant future.

  • @iluvfionaleggate
    @iluvfionaleggate3 жыл бұрын

    I really hope you and Johnny can make a series out of all the cars on site, unearthing them and enjoying them in their setting, you both get the whole amazingness like we all do as car lovers! This and the Jag and GS video have been brilliant to watch!

  • @SofaSpud_
    @SofaSpud_3 жыл бұрын

    Loved this. What a place this is. Probably the last of its kind. Old abandoned scrapyard. A treasure trove. More of these please.

  • @RupertsTech
    @RupertsTech3 жыл бұрын

    These videos are class! Keep em" up. Onto something

  • @oggie1967
    @oggie19673 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! Laughed my arse off at the banter between you two!! More please!👍😂

  • @roblubelski422
    @roblubelski4223 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! I can’t believe I haven’t found this sooner. What a channel.

  • @UKPanda4x4
    @UKPanda4x43 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Looking forward to more from the Transit extraction and the field of dreams! Keep the videos coming gents.

  • @richardjones5255
    @richardjones52553 жыл бұрын

    A long time back I was told that some students I knew had part-time jobs trying to put some miles on the development versions of the Transit engines. They were put into Thames vans with the idea of doing a certain distance each shift. However, many miles were driven at night and the mileage was allegedly clocked up on motorways in rather less than the full shift time, leaving the driver time to catch up on sleep but still get their miles done. Apparently, those Thames van were noticeably faster than normal.

  • @avandriver
    @avandriver3 жыл бұрын

    More of this sort of junk please . Johnys farmer impression made me spill some fluids , Comedy could be his hidden talent .

  • @paulroberts1863
    @paulroberts18633 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant video guys! Loved every single second of it! Let us know if you’re selling anything and keep the videos coming. Can’t wait to watch the next one! Thanks for making it 👍

  • @BMWMike
    @BMWMike3 жыл бұрын

    I have never laughed so much on a 'will it run' type video. You two are so good together. Do I hear wedding bells? ;-)

  • @Roadwarrior92
    @Roadwarrior923 жыл бұрын

    You two are excellent together! This sort of thing is right up my street. Farms and abandoned vehicles 😁🤣

  • @mrshadowduh9394
    @mrshadowduh93943 жыл бұрын

    Can you make like a billion more of these? This is brilliant content.

  • @interestedErvini
    @interestedErvini3 жыл бұрын

    This has now got me intrigued, I now can't wait for the next episode.

  • @hajow9303
    @hajow93033 жыл бұрын

    Call Mustie1, that VW will run by tomorrow.

  • @AcheForWake

    @AcheForWake

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing, just watched his latest video

  • @coolsmartphonevlogs
    @coolsmartphonevlogs3 жыл бұрын

    Utterly brilliant. Warm, funny and well filmed

  • @OdykKayne
    @OdykKayne3 жыл бұрын

    Loved this! Would love to see more of these...you two are comedy gold and entertaining!

  • @linseyyoung1772
    @linseyyoung17723 жыл бұрын

    It's a DI with a mechanical pump - it was always going to start. Probably wants a timing belt though.

  • @Dailyartpallette
    @Dailyartpallette3 жыл бұрын

    I had one of these in the late 80s never had a problem.

  • @danielosborne8785
    @danielosborne87853 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see more videos like this. give me more more more! Absolutely fantastic. Keep up the good work.

  • @notsohairybiker
    @notsohairybiker3 жыл бұрын

    Very watchable content, funny too. Get the fork lift with the big wheel working, then you can move stuff around the site a bit easier. Love it Jonny.

  • @1evansg
    @1evansg3 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome! Keen to see what other little treasures you can find!

  • @weedomjolly9568
    @weedomjolly95683 жыл бұрын

    First time I’ve seen this channel, glad I came across it. It was a great watch, hoping to see more. Well done guys.👍🏼

  • @alanyoung3039
    @alanyoung30393 жыл бұрын

    Excellent, crack on Boys, can't wait for the next one.

  • @daveshongkongchinachannel
    @daveshongkongchinachannel3 жыл бұрын

    Love watching this on first day of 2021. Will be back for more, thanks.

  • @RaylaRayV
    @RaylaRayV3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely staying tuned as my mothers VW camper was parked in a somerset bush some 20-30 years ago, orange and white bay window!

  • @jadejordan1
    @jadejordan13 жыл бұрын

    Man you really cant kill the old transits, I love these sorta videos keep it up please , excited to see the camper

  • @ihaveacoolhat1
    @ihaveacoolhat13 жыл бұрын

    I was cracking up watching your farmer impression. Marvellous, have subscribed.

  • @CrustyKustomsGarage
    @CrustyKustomsGarage3 жыл бұрын

    More of this makes me happy. keep it coming guys.

  • @danwhite7580
    @danwhite75803 жыл бұрын

    Good work guys! Great rapport.

  • @jeg1972
    @jeg19723 жыл бұрын

    Loved this... WE NEED MORE OF THESE!

  • @aston-martin-internationalist
    @aston-martin-internationalist3 жыл бұрын

    I remember Orchard FM very well! One year, they came to my town (Glastonbury) for late night Christmas Shopping and they played my request, Honor Blackman's 'Kinky Boots'. I was 9 or 10. As Johnny is the same age as me - he will definitely remember that tune!

  • @jonnoonan9927
    @jonnoonan99273 жыл бұрын

    More videos at this location, absolutely amazing video and would love to see more

  • @TheStwat
    @TheStwat3 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I'd love to see more extractions like this.

  • @roscoe9507
    @roscoe95073 жыл бұрын

    It was always going to run, it’s a transit, they might fall to bits, but they just keep running and running

  • @Finne72
    @Finne723 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Did a simular job on a Opel Kadett GTE from 1983, that had been sitting on a driveway for 10 years. Just love it when they wake up from their sleep...

  • @christopherlloyd1725
    @christopherlloyd17253 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff chaps keep these start up vids coming,awesome

  • @matttruckinuk8643
    @matttruckinuk86433 жыл бұрын

    Loving this,, really enjoyed the "transit" , l👀king forward to the vw camper an many more ,

  • @een-stoom-liefhebber
    @een-stoom-liefhebber3 жыл бұрын

    It's always so satisfying when a find like this actually starts i hope it will be safed

  • @TK42138
    @TK421383 жыл бұрын

    You two have definitely got to make more 'will it crank' videos. Nice work.

  • @armorycycles
    @armorycycles3 жыл бұрын

    Chemistry was excellent and entertaining! PLEASE MAKE MORE!

  • @lukegladden822
    @lukegladden8223 жыл бұрын

    Would love to see more of this, love finding old motors like this in Norfolk. Come to Norfolk!! We’ll go dig some out 😂

  • @merledoughty5787
    @merledoughty57873 жыл бұрын

    Your efforts remind me of a guy who had a renault 16 sitting in a garage, it was very clean but had stopped and was towed home, I worked all day but could not coax anything out of it what a pity the joy of trying to get something going

  • @davidheaton5765
    @davidheaton57653 жыл бұрын

    Please make more, this is brilliant.

  • @DeeJayEll
    @DeeJayEll3 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this, thank you. 👍 Would love to see that Baywindow uncovered.

  • @brooksy9244
    @brooksy92443 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to see the next vid. Love the format.

  • @GearHeadWW23
    @GearHeadWW233 жыл бұрын

    You guys are a riot! Please do more videos like this one.

  • @simonbarton3656
    @simonbarton36563 жыл бұрын

    Thats brilliant guy's, love those old transits.

  • @franssa1237
    @franssa12373 жыл бұрын

    Got hooked the moment hear and see the first couple minutes. Love the approaches in making the content 👍

  • @allinchapman8468
    @allinchapman84683 жыл бұрын

    Cracking vid guys, loved it, please keep them coming !!!

  • @simondaly8519
    @simondaly85193 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work boys. Loved the episode. Keep them coming.

  • @richardmyers73
    @richardmyers733 жыл бұрын

    Great vid and a proper way to spend a day!

  • @daviderrington8494
    @daviderrington84943 жыл бұрын

    Well done lads keep it going

  • @jnrgrdn
    @jnrgrdn3 жыл бұрын

    I really really enjoyed this video, you guys are on to something with this kind of storyline. Keep it up hopefully.

  • @myjunkertravels6897
    @myjunkertravels68973 жыл бұрын

    When the dash lights turned on, y'all should count that as a sign of she wants to live.

  • @jordanoneill82
    @jordanoneill823 жыл бұрын

    keep em' coming guys, i'm loving this

  • @brandonhewitt2386
    @brandonhewitt23863 жыл бұрын

    This is great! Plz do more of these!

  • @isthynamewart
    @isthynamewart3 жыл бұрын

    That is an easy to watch well made video. Great stuff guys. I've subscribed. All the best.

  • @stevek3636
    @stevek36363 жыл бұрын

    Just watched this. It's like watching Laurel and Hardy with brambles and delightful old wrecks.

  • @TheSpectre223
    @TheSpectre2233 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff! And boys, you need to get back there asap and bring that Vdub back into the light

  • @itsallac0nspiracy
    @itsallac0nspiracy3 жыл бұрын

    Get this one added to your RR abandoned thread, Chris! Another top video, lads.

  • @scorcha100
    @scorcha1003 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel and subscribed. Love the fact that you got the old transit running. Would love to be in a position to restore it. Whens the next video on the camper? Cant wait to see it

  • @bakedAK85
    @bakedAK853 жыл бұрын

    "What else is in there? The Ark of the covenant? The Holy Grail?" Me, shouting: "It belongs in a museum!"

  • @pghudd

    @pghudd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its ok they are top men lol

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