One thing I wanted to point out that I noticed right away was the the passenger seat bolster was actually pretty worn. Think about that for a second. 99% of these cars you would only see the drivers seat showing all the wear but in this car, they BOTH rode in and enjoyed this car together(A LOT). Pretty cool story all around. Thank you LHT!
@@LHTPerformance do they have a son?, when the unfortunate time comes maybe they could pass it on to you. I love those cars and hate see them sit away rusting.
John: You have done many wonderful things over the years since I met you and brought my then white S2K. This restoration is right at the top. YOUR blessings are going to overflow your life for what you, Esther and George did for this special couple. Honored to say I know you my friend. Well done👍
So much epicness in this video. A type r not only being driven daily as it should but by an elderly couple. Then a community coming together to bring it back to life. Amazing
Unbelievable levels of that legendary LHT TLC. The Honda community could use 1000 more like you guys. Thank you for being a bright spot in our community!
I am 51 years old and I grew up in that ITR era. Watching this brought back so much memories. No Lie but I teared up after watching this video, specially how gramps hit the Vtec RPM! Great job guys!
I used to keep my Type R clean. I was driving by the car dealership back in 2001 and they just pulled out the Yellow Type R. I drove in and bought it on the spot for $1,000 over msrp. It was a fun car to drive. I did not like all of the attention or people trying to steal it. I ended up selling the car to purchase an E46 M3 which is still sitting in my garage. I wish that so still had the Type R. If they were cheaper I would buy another one.
I love that he bought this for himself at 64 and at 86 he asked could you do something about the valve cover because it looked like crap. You are a legend Bill.
What a great way to end my day arriving home. Normally I watch your vids on my phone, but I knew this was meant for the big screen. Made myself a cup of coffee, and casted it to my big screen TV, and watch this while the sunset was going down. Absolute magic. Well done everyone involved.
Best car story on TH-cam. I have an Fk8 here in Australia but my dad is a Toyota guy, a lot like Bill , driving a 2006 Toyota Celica ZR with 160,000 km . He hits Vvtl-i( sorry Honda guys ) He’s just turned 84 and still takes it out once a week to keep it all ticking nicely. LHT are the best Car channel on TH-cam 👍
If this footage isn’t one of the best testaments to the power of social media , then I minus well quit this TH-cam thing. Watching this reminded me of the passion that my younger self once had for Automotive . 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you guys, we all should be more like that. Doing good deeds because we can!
That was amazing - knowing that the last years they'll share in that R will be so much more pleasant. You all did such a kind thing making this happen. As a side, with all the detailing, engine, and suspension work in a compressed time - get and wear more disposable gloves!
You are a good man sir, I wish we could see more stories like this in appreciation of people with unique passions that inspire. God bless you guys at LHT. Great job and keep it going as much as possible.
If I’m blessed enough to be alive at 86, and able to drive, I wanna be like Bill! You guys really brought this car back. What a nice thing to do and great video!
This was so freaking awesome, God bless you all for doing this for Bill and his Type R. It must felt great to put that much effort into making this unicorn look and perform better. Class Act people. Great to see the car community getting together to help out Bill. That type r looks 🔥🔥🔥
Wao , looks gorgeous 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 great job guys. Hopefully they can enjoy it a lot more time. God bless grandma and grandpa and everyone who helped this project to be done.
Oooooooooohhhhh, God! What a beautiful story, of a beautiful car, owned by a beautiful couple, and "revived" by beautiful people! Amazing, AMAZING stuff! 😍😍😍
That was so awesome. You guys are an inspiration and great examples of how we all should be. I guarantee someone somewhere is going to help somebody in need because of what you George and Esther did on and off of this video. Thanks for giving!
Ive been watching for awhile since i had my s2k but If I'm ever on the east coast, just because of this, I'll only go to this shop for my car needs. Things like this that show just what a business is and what they care about.
I love to see those gramps and grannies driving that type of cars, young at heart. I remember a great lady friend of mine driving her navy blue manual trans Corvette better than a teen would, not to mention she already had a history of Austin Healeys, MRS and an Austin Marina behind her, Japanese and German makes too!
Wow!!! What an amazing transformation! Thank you John, George, and Esther for the time and effort that went in to this rejuvenation and thanks to all those that donated!!!
That is such a cool story !!! I love the fact they bought it new ! A INTEGRA type R !!!! And they love cruising in it still. Beautiful car, one of my favourites. Such a cool old couple. Thanks for sharing !
This is so cool! What a great story! Kudos to everyone at LHT Performance, and everyone who was nice enough to donate to make this man's Type R a beauty once again!
Thank you to the people at LHT Performance and to those of the public who donated money,time, parts and sweat to do something nice for these elderly folks and in the restoration of a car that should just not go to waste. Hats off to you and kudos.
most underrated automotive youtube channel! i am building my s2000 on my channel and i pull a lot of inspiration from LHT and the effort/quality they put into each build. I can always appreciate a master of their craft and i hope to be an s2k expert one day.
I remember when I was in high school. Me and my friends would walk by this car from time to time. Then we had the courage to strike a conversation with the owner. He was really nice. Year's went by and we didn't see it any more when we would pass by the house. We asked him if had sold it and he said no. Some one had crashed into him and it was a total loss.
Bill is 86 because he drives a real cool car! Well done. Feel like if I'm lucky I'll be driving my FK8 until I'm 81,then it'll be 20 years old. Got to get that old first though.
Kudos to you three John for your generous elbow grease and well-done to anyone who contributed to restoring this beauty for this lovely couple. LHT TLC for the win!
Class act Sir !!! Living in Idaho... If I ever get to Florida Sir, I Will say thank You in person to You and your crew. Class act. Any to all that donated... KUDOS to You. Faith in Humanity at it's finest This is paying it forward..
What a awesome thing to do for this couple!! Because of this I am now a fan of yours and a Subscriber! During these times of uncertainty and unrest in the world, there are still folks like you still giving back to the community. Major props to you! I was an owner of a 1995 Honda Civic EX, 1.6 L with 454,000+ miles and just donated it to Kars for Kids last Year. I miss her.
The car transformation is amazing ! You guys did an excellent job its hard to believe with just 3 days of elbow grease this was the result . Keep up the great work guys
Ya'll really brought this car back to life! I enjoy all your videos because of the attention to detail and the passion you have for these cars. Great work team LHT!!! 👏
This made my day. I’ve seen Bill drive by me with that same hat for years and always thought it was so cool to see someone of his age driving it. Kudos to LHT!
You guys did and always do great work! I know the owners really appreciate everything you put into cleaning/ fixing up the car. It's truly refreshing to see the generosity of everyone who donated to this project!
What a result. Beautiful car brought back to life by the great team at LHT and the generosity of people never fails to surprise me. I hope I can enjoy vTech into my 80s too. 👍🏼
Guys this is phenomenal. I’ve been following you for many years even though I don’t have a Honda anymore and this is by far the best thing I’ve seen. I know it’s not feasible to do something like this often but damn was it uplifting. Keep up the amazing work and hopefully I’ll have a car at your shop someday.
Legends. This is fantastic. I know you ran out of time but the strut bar decal is still available new last I checked. Easy to replace. Smart move to flip it around to hide the holes.
Hey John. I know it's early in the year, but I'm gonna go ahead and call it... this is the feel-good story of 2022.🤗 What a wonderful thing you've done for these fine people. Bill and his wife are so cool... absolute treasures. Huge thank you to the car community for their donations and to you, George, and Esther for putting in all the hard work and long hours to make this happen.👍 Long live LHT Performance! We love you guys!💙
One thing I wanted to point out that I noticed right away was the the passenger seat bolster was actually pretty worn. Think about that for a second. 99% of these cars you would only see the drivers seat showing all the wear but in this car, they BOTH rode in and enjoyed this car together(A LOT). Pretty cool story all around. Thank you LHT!
Yea. I was so happy to see they both use it. I’m guilty of keeping my cars mint for the next guy. When we should enjoy them.
Good point! I am normally driving my ITR solo.
An elderly couple tearing up the streets in an ITR together. I love it.
Gotta love it
@@LHTPerformance do they have a son?, when the unfortunate time comes maybe they could pass it on to you. I love those cars and hate see them sit away rusting.
I aim to be like this old man when I’m his age. Respect to him and his supportive wife ✊🏼
Hell yea!
@@orbitwankenovi1463 ok okokikomom mo
Thanks!
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Bill: dropping it into second *
Also Bill: 😎
John: 😳
John: You have done many wonderful things over the years since I met you and brought my then white S2K. This restoration is right at the top. YOUR blessings are going to overflow your life for what you, Esther and George did for this special couple. Honored to say I know you my friend. Well done👍
So much epicness in this video. A type r not only being driven daily as it should but by an elderly couple. Then a community coming together to bring it back to life. Amazing
The Honda Gods are smiling down on you guys. Big smile on my face
praise the Honda Gods 🙏
Bill hitting vtec brings joy to my heart :D
Unbelievable levels of that legendary LHT TLC. The Honda community could use 1000 more like you guys. Thank you for being a bright spot in our community!
There’s a lot of good people out there. You only hear about the bad ones. Kinda how the worlds works unfortunately.
I am 51 years old and I grew up in that ITR era. Watching this brought back so much memories. No Lie but I teared up after watching this video, specially how gramps hit the Vtec RPM! Great job guys!
A true enthusiast. 86 years old and still rowing gears. I hope I get to be that old and do the same. God bless you guys for doing this.
I am 86 next January and track day a 6 speed stick shiftFN2 Type R.
I used to keep my Type R clean. I was driving by the car dealership back in 2001 and they just pulled out the Yellow Type R. I drove in and bought it on the spot for $1,000 over msrp. It was a fun car to drive. I did not like all of the attention or people trying to steal it. I ended up selling the car to purchase an E46 M3 which is still sitting in my garage. I wish that so still had the Type R. If they were cheaper I would buy another one.
I think I was grinning the entire video, especially when Bill rolled into Vtec. This warms the soul✌️
I love that he bought this for himself at 64 and at 86 he asked could you do something about the valve cover because it looked like crap. You are a legend Bill.
Godbless you and all the people who donated 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Amazing story, he made a great choice 20 years ago. I loved seeing that diamond in the rough come back to life. You did a great thing here.
What a great way to end my day arriving home. Normally I watch your vids on my phone, but I knew this was meant for the big screen.
Made myself a cup of coffee, and casted it to my big screen TV, and watch this while the sunset was going down. Absolute magic. Well done everyone involved.
Best car story on TH-cam. I have an Fk8 here in Australia but my dad is a Toyota guy, a lot like Bill , driving a 2006 Toyota Celica ZR with 160,000 km . He hits Vvtl-i( sorry Honda guys ) He’s just turned 84 and still takes it out once a week to keep it all ticking nicely. LHT are the best Car channel on TH-cam 👍
Get you a Toyota truck. No regrets
If this footage isn’t one of the best testaments to the power of social media , then I minus well quit this TH-cam thing.
Watching this reminded me of the passion that my younger self once had for Automotive . 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you guys, we all should be more like that.
Doing good deeds because we can!
That was amazing - knowing that the last years they'll share in that R will be so much more pleasant. You all did such a kind thing making this happen.
As a side, with all the detailing, engine, and suspension work in a compressed time - get and wear more disposable gloves!
LHT keepin it real with the true version of wheeler dealers
You are a good man sir, I wish we could see more stories like this in appreciation of people with unique passions that inspire. God bless you guys at LHT. Great job and keep it going as much as possible.
This is that old-school love we've been missing.
Man u roc my friend. It's amazing how u can touch many lives by helping that man. Very nice of all the followers who helped along the way.
This is the same elderly lady from the old meme of the grandma driving the integra type R! Amazing!
Bill driving his type r made my day. Great work lht!
This is amazing! The world needs more of this goodness. I also wanna hit VTEC every month until I'm 84 too!
That man is one cool dude. They both are. In their 80's and STILL rockin' the best Honda had to offer
Amazing results. So much respect for doing this for them. Well deserved.
This is so rad. Take care of our elders, everyone. What we don’t make now we will make later. Life isn’t about making all the money all the time.
If I’m blessed enough to be alive at 86, and able to drive, I wanna be like Bill! You guys really brought this car back. What a nice thing to do and great video!
Just speechless!! LHT team, Bill and people who made it possible, accomplished a humble but priceless and amazing mission!!
I want to be just like Mr. Bill when I get to his age 🙏. Great job John!
This was so freaking awesome, God bless you all for doing this for Bill and his Type R. It must felt great to put that much effort into making this unicorn look and perform better. Class Act people. Great to see the car community getting together to help out Bill. That type r looks 🔥🔥🔥
That owner is my hero. What a G.
Well, he answered my ‘do you redline it’ question! Well done sir
Wao , looks gorgeous 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 great job guys. Hopefully they can enjoy it a lot more time. God bless grandma and grandpa and everyone who helped this project to be done.
Real relationship goals here! I hope I can still rev out the gears cruising with my wife at 85 years old! What an awesome story!
Oooooooooohhhhh, God! What a beautiful story, of a beautiful car, owned by a beautiful couple, and "revived" by beautiful people! Amazing, AMAZING stuff! 😍😍😍
That was so awesome. You guys are an inspiration and great examples of how we all should be. I guarantee someone somewhere is going to help somebody in need because of what you George and Esther did on and off of this video. Thanks for giving!
Good deeds are always paid 10 fold. Thanks for the kind words.
Amazing job John, God bless you George and Esther for all you did for that couple. What a wonderful thing to do. Lots of good karma coming your way.
John, I hope you and your team get the recognition you guys deserve and may you guys be paid 10 folds for what you guys did!
You guys are just amazing! What a service you did for a total gentleman and his sweet wife. Thanks for sharing your passion with so many.
Ive been watching for awhile since i had my s2k but If I'm ever on the east coast, just because of this, I'll only go to this shop for my car needs. Things like this that show just what a business is and what they care about.
I love to see those gramps and grannies driving that type of cars, young at heart. I remember a great lady friend of mine driving her navy blue manual trans Corvette better than a teen would, not to mention she already had a history of Austin Healeys, MRS and an Austin Marina behind her, Japanese and German makes too!
These golden era Hondas are unbeatable. Great couple, great car.
Blessings to the owner of the shop and the people who donated. God’s blessings to you all.
Wow!!! What an amazing transformation! Thank you John, George, and Esther for the time and effort that went in to this rejuvenation and thanks to all those that donated!!!
I was smiling from ear to ear this whole video 😇 You guys are just dope asf that car came out great
That is such a cool story !!! I love the fact they bought it new ! A INTEGRA type R !!!! And they love cruising in it still. Beautiful car, one of my favourites. Such a cool old couple. Thanks for sharing !
We agree!
to see an elderly couple enjoy an integra makes me smile its how i want to be when im late in the game.
This is so cool! What a great story! Kudos to everyone at LHT Performance, and everyone who was nice enough to donate to make this man's Type R a beauty once again!
Your NEVER too old to own a Honda!! So Heartwarming!!!
God bless this owner and Everyone who helped. I’m barely 44 and building a 700hp bmw 335i N54 🔥🔥💪🏽
I bet you the couple feels 20 yrs younger now!
Amazing job LHT! 👌
To all who donated 👍
Thank you to the people at LHT Performance and to those of the public who donated money,time, parts and sweat to do something nice for these elderly folks and in the restoration of a car that should just not go to waste. Hats off to you and kudos.
Thanks so much. This kind of thing is very rewarding. It pays back in so many ways.
If I make it to 86.....I will be driving my 98 type r!! 48 more years!!! see you at CHaD!!!
most underrated automotive youtube channel! i am building my s2000 on my channel and i pull a lot of inspiration from LHT and the effort/quality they put into each build. I can always appreciate a master of their craft and i hope to be an s2k expert one day.
Thanks buddy. Please share and help us grow. Tag Jalopnik etc
I got emotional watching this. as a Honda guy this is one of the best videos I've watched!
Inspirational faith in the car community is right !! Great Job
I remember when I was in high school. Me and my friends would walk by this car from time to time. Then we had the courage to strike a conversation with the owner. He was really nice. Year's went by and we didn't see it any more when we would pass by the house. We asked him if had sold it and he said no. Some one had crashed into him and it was a total loss.
Breathing new life into these old unicorns,, Pure Romance for a vehicle, you guys rock
Something amazing about seeing/hearing an 86 year old man hit VTEC like that!
Bill is 86 because he drives a real cool car! Well done. Feel like if I'm lucky I'll be driving my FK8 until I'm 81,then it'll be 20 years old. Got to get that old first though.
I love it how he casually drops it into 2nd and floors it!
So refreshing to see this. My Dad who’s 81 and I recently bought a GD3 Fit Manual we fixed and he loves driving the car.
I have been waiting for this! What a way to end the week!!
Wow! that is awesome. Good job LHT
Hondas from this era were absolute TANKS.
That is so cool that ppl and LHT would donate money and time to refresh this itr. You, your shop and to those that helped…you have my respect!!!
Kudos to you three John for your generous elbow grease and well-done to anyone who contributed to restoring this beauty for this lovely couple. LHT TLC for the win!
Class act Sir !!!
Living in Idaho... If I ever get to Florida Sir, I Will say thank You in person to You and your crew.
Class act.
Any to all that donated... KUDOS to You. Faith in Humanity at it's finest
This is paying it forward..
What a awesome thing to do for this couple!! Because of this I am now a fan of yours and a Subscriber! During these times of uncertainty and unrest in the world, there are still folks like you still giving back to the community. Major props to you! I was an owner of a 1995 Honda Civic EX, 1.6 L with 454,000+ miles and just donated it to Kars for Kids last Year. I miss her.
The car transformation is amazing ! You guys did an excellent job its hard to believe with just 3 days of elbow grease this was the result . Keep up the great work guys
GOD Bless you guys for helping Bill out with his Type R 🔰 looks amazing 👏 🙏
That’s the last person I’d guess that owns a type R. Awesome you guys took care of them and the car
these guys here go above and beyond for their peoples!!
I actually met her on gunn and van dyke a few months ago! She is awesome!!!
The owners are G's I love 💕 old folks like them God 🙏 bless them both
Proof that the little things matter being it making over cars
Or helping other people
Nice work LHT Team and viewers. Above and beyond. Impressed how well you got it cleaned up.
I’m so happy you guys did this for them. Who ever gets car I hope they appreciate it
Just incredible transformation. Great job LHT!
Can't believe the kindness of the community. Great car and great people. Awesome video thanks!
Love it, my wife and I both have our forever type r’s
This is why I follow your guys on TH-cam!!
You guys are the best. Giving back makes me smile
Ya'll really brought this car back to life! I enjoy all your videos because of the attention to detail and the passion you have for these cars. Great work team LHT!!! 👏
This made my day. I’ve seen Bill drive by me with that same hat for years and always thought it was so cool to see someone of his age driving it. Kudos to LHT!
Awesome job ! Omg I love it when he hit that vtec. It is priceless !
Wooooh!!! I love what you guys have done for that lovely young couple! You and Esther are absolutely amazing.❤️
Man, what a owner!
this warms my heart. big props to the team and everyone that helped!
Great work! Thanks to everyone that contributed.
You guys did and always do great work! I know the owners really appreciate everything you put into cleaning/ fixing up the car. It's truly refreshing to see the generosity of everyone who donated to this project!
What a result. Beautiful car brought back to life by the great team at LHT and the generosity of people never fails to surprise me. I hope I can enjoy vTech into my 80s too. 👍🏼
Guys this is phenomenal. I’ve been following you for many years even though I don’t have a Honda anymore and this is by far the best thing I’ve seen. I know it’s not feasible to do something like this often but damn was it uplifting. Keep up the amazing work and hopefully I’ll have a car at your shop someday.
Legends. This is fantastic. I know you ran out of time but the strut bar decal is still available new last I checked. Easy to replace. Smart move to flip it around to hide the holes.
In 3 days I put in about 35 hours. There’s only so much we could do.
@@LHTPerformance Incredible amount of work! Well done 👍
Hey John. I know it's early in the year, but I'm gonna go ahead and call it... this is the feel-good story of 2022.🤗 What a wonderful thing you've done for these fine people. Bill and his wife are so cool... absolute treasures. Huge thank you to the car community for their donations and to you, George, and Esther for putting in all the hard work and long hours to make this happen.👍 Long live LHT Performance! We love you guys!💙
Thanks Mick. Also thanks for being apart of it. The car community is the best there is.
Perfect way to unwind after a long week of work! Loved this video/series and felt great to see their reaction! Super cool what you did for them.
This is one of the best video I've seen from you guys love how everyone pitch in so they can enjoy the car for years to come