ABANDONED Hippie's Mk1 VW Rabbit First Wash in 15 Years! Satisfying Barn Find Restoration
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ABANDONED Hippie's Mk1 VW Rabbit First Wash in 15 Years! Satisfying Barn Find Restoration. Today, we tackle the interior & exterior of a 1983 MK1 , that is covered in dirt and debris that hasn't been detailed in 15 years that will require us to pressure wash the entire exterior, followed by a wash, clay bar and then polishing the paint to bring back its shine and a full interior detail. If you find our videos satisfying or motivating make sure you hit subscribe!
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A Rabbit with "leather" seats? C'mon! They're VINYL seats!
They know very little about cars. Many of their videos show proof of this.
I had several rabbits during the '80s for personal vehicles. Dad and I flipped cars during my high school days and they were very popular cars. I remember a bright red four-door with white interior, and a bright orange one with brown interior and a sunroof!
I had a couple of these when I was in high school. My little thing was smoke the tires and ran like a raped ape especially for a little four cylinder. Had a lot of fun and them little rabbits. But I really wouldn't mind having one now because the gas mileage was unbelievable. How much are you asking for that one? Love the video car turned out pretty good. Keep up the good work guys.
Aww my dad n I also flipped cars we had a rabbit that had a convertible top. My dad n I spent months repainting it candy red, cleaning to top to make it white instead of yellow n putting on white wall tires. My dad had given it to his friend n literally a month later his friend, baby momma, spray painted the whole car a bright ass yellow n Pepto bismol pink. I was pissed when I saw the car that I didn't even want to speak n even offered to beat her azz for free 😂😂😂. I told my dad this is the last time we give this man anything we fixed up lol
Im in my early 20s and I currently own one of these rabbits. I have a 81 Diesel L in that same exact oem colorway you’re working on called “ lago blue “. They are truly amazing pieces of history, very economical and very easy to maintenance. Many forums online as well for help on how to fix something yourself or if you’re looking for missing oem parts you may need. Save the squares people!! Not many left and are only getting harder to find!
Share the link of your forums see if anyone is interested in buying it.
I also had an '81 diesel in beige. Bought it in a town called Richmond Hill, Ontario in 1990 with 200,000 km for $1200. Drove it for another 5 years until picking up an '84 Rabbit GTI. Since then I've owned a '96 Jetta, '02 Jetta, '99 Audi A4 and today drive an '03 Audi A4 Avant. Thanks for sharing, cheers.
My name is also Christopher and I too am in my early 20s, however I do not own and never have owned a rabbit. I have always wanted one. It's making me sad as gems like these get older they become more and more difficult to come by
Are 1981 &1984 2door rabbits rare? Do you know?
The seats are vinyl, not leather. VW called it leatherette.
I love these! I used to have an 81, and wouldn't mind finding another. Huge aftermarket available on these- pretty easy to turn into a big go-kart. While not too fast, it's still a riot.
With a turbo on it will be cool, (if not retro-fit with the bigger Golf 3 VR6 engine transplant)..
Great job guys, realy nice to see these old classics given a new lease of life.👍👍👍
Very enjoyable viewing.....
PS. Please, please, please, can you leave the "fun fact captions" up on screen a bit longer, as don't get chance to read them before there gone! Thanks. 👌👌
Awe my first bf had a rabbit. Anyone who was cool had one and listened to Depeche mode at that time 😂
Keep it stock!!!♥️😊
Great job as always! Keep it up! Greeting from Ukraine 🇺🇦
Phenomenal job! I’d get it running and drive it just the way it is. Glad you all found the hubcaps!
This was actually the first car I’ve ever wanted! My sister had one of these as her first car and I always liked the style of it. Even the convertible cabriolet was nice too. I never got one but if I did, I’d probably try and swap a VR6 in it if possible. Still, a timeless design.
And I love the plush carpet in these cars. It is waaaay better quality than today’s standards in modern vehicles.
I enjoyed this tremendously! You all did a great job!
Unbelievably this vehicle continued in production for thirty years as the Citi Golf in South Africa. It was finally discontinued in 2006 when VW South Africa realised it was a death trap
My uncle still got his and its still going strong
I love VWs! Put some coil overs, wheels, tint windows, sound system, roof racks new seat covers! Drive it every weekend 👍😉
Rabbit in US. Golf in the rest, and the litte Rabbit/Golf pickup was named Caddy and was produced till early 90's as the Caddy MK1 (almost 10 year more then the Rabbit/Golf MK1 Who become MK2 in late -83)
Cool video, can not be a comon spec in the US with manual transmission and no AC.. keep it stock, just let it live and use it when weather is good.
I had an ‘84 diesel rabbit in high school. white, 2 dr, with a 4 spd. everyone knew me by that car. it was slow, loud and shook when it idled. but it got something like 50 mpg and was fun to drive. I’ve had vw’s ever since and just bought a ‘23 gti 40th anniversary edition. but id love to get an mk1 gti for a weekend car.
Sorry to correct you VW rabbits never came with leather seats as option back in the 80’s. Standard seats was 100% vinyl and upgrade was cloth only. Leather back then belong to high end vehicles like Audi, bmw ,Porsche and Mercedes’
literally my first car, which i drive now but in burgundy and tan interior, a 1983 volkswagen rabbit L 4door. love it like crazy. been tryna find certain parts to make it complete (interior cover next to cigarette lighter, and the parcel L&R shelves that would fit next to the hatch shelf)
My parents had a 1983 VW Pickup, an it had the Diesel engine, camper shell, and it was that same Baby Blue paint. on a long trip, It got well over 50 MPG. It just took 3 times longer to get there...
Hello North American friends. Still, I feel the hope of having a DONATION car, Gratitude!!
Brings back a lot of memories, My Mom had a 73 Rabbit, and it was the car I learned how to drive !! So Thanks for the cool Video!!!
Don’t lose those mats, likely very rare. Just repaint with good vinyl/plastic paint and they will look factory fresh
The music in these videos really ruins them. Just letting the detail noise be heard is best
Yes!!!!
Those seats and door cards are vinyl. As a professional auto detailer you should know the difference between leather and vinyl.
My parents bought a 1981 VW Rabbit Diesel brand new when I was a kid. I still have that car. It needs some restoration work, but it's super cool. It was my college car, and I wound up keeping it all these years. It was neat seeing this Rabbit get all spruced up. They're getting pretty rare, especially in decent condition. Most of them have been scrapped or modded to death. Finding a good stock one is hard.
I love the styling of the VW Rabbits. They make for the perfect daily driver when all fixed up and fully restored or restomodded. It's a shame that there's not many left on the road, same with the Honda Civic EG sedans. They were treated like disposable cars back when they were new.
the car looks awsome...i would just get the paint corrected/ remove the rust, add new rims, update the headlights (halos, if they make them) and tail lights...but i would keep the engine stock...
WD- i keep forgetting to ask, your videos are always great that i get so into the video and the question that i forget to ask my actual question..."what kind of power washer do you use?, i have one already but really like that single handle gun"
Great job guys I hope you get a buyer and a great offer for the hard work you’ve put in 💙💙
I'd definitely own a car like this! First mods I'd do to this (or any car I own) would be, new headunit, new speakers and tints.
Hello, I'm from Germany, where the Rabbit I was an usually beginners car in the 80s and also in the early 90s, before they were scrapped because of the German TÜV, which is a technical check organisation were every German Car had to be examinated for road safety in a two year distance. Almost all of them failed because of to much rust...
I had a VW Jetta as one of my first cars and it was very nice to drive with its sports suspension and 85 very very lively hp, my friends BMW 318i e30 didn't have any chance😂😂😂
But at least the rust was it's death sentence😭
Oh, my Jetta was also white and had the special American front look with these sealed beams, it was just an unique in Germany😊
Great job 👏 I would restore the car with mod cons like AC and a nice modern basic stereo. I'd put a more modern VW engine in it with a standard trrans. Some nice factory VW rims and a respray and update the interior to look stock but comfortable.
0:00 This guy turned into MrBeast and Doug DeMero in one.
Can't say I'm a fan of that boxy 80s vibe. Plus, I'm 6'3" so I'd look bonkers struggling to get in or out of such a tiny car, lol!!! I was born in 83. Bday next month, so shout out there. Great job on the clean up to.
I would keep it stock and find a Blue hood for it. Its rare to see these mrk1 Rabbit stock, and it's always a treat to see one survived.
Totally awesome job on a kick ass little hippie-mobile. I'd totally buy that to turn it into a street sleeper! I got my long-term project ('72 VW Beetle) and my short-term flip (2005 New Beetle) but I'd love to slip away from Beetle and Ghia projects to take a Rabbit to the next level! Keep grindin fellas!!!
RJ and Brent, I had some relatives that might have owned a VW Fox and a school friend who owned a VW Rabbit. I remember the time when the Rabbit was introduced. The first non-Beetle car VW built was the Dasher. But what I loved about the VW and many of the foreign cars was that you could make the wipers stand which that made it easier for detailing. My father owned a VW Beetle that was built in 1965.
This was fun, great job as usual!!🔥💯 Such a cool lil car!!😎
same engine as the Plymouth Horizon
Awesome little cars, I've owned a couple VW's; 1984 Silver GTI Rabbit and a 1985 Black Scirocco! Both really quick little cars and handled great!!!!
I want to hug this car… I learned to drive in a 1979 VW diesel and my fondness for that car has forever imprinted itself on my psyche. Even though this is the fuel injected gasoline version I still love it, even though I’m not a fan of the light color interior- which by the way you did an amazing job of cleaning!
Nice job on the cleanup! I worked as a mechanic at an import auto shop when these cars were new. There never was a shortage of work, the gas cars wouldn't run when it rained due to the fact that they leaked water into the fuse box and the fuel pump relay would fill and die. On cold days the diesels wouldn't start and they kept the tow trucks busy. The standing joke on Fridays was "it's the weekend and people will try to make long distance trips to the other side of town, we'll be busy Monday morning". They are in reality very good cars if you understand them and I still drive one today.
Wonderful Job. Glad you brought it back so nicely. That was my car, I put the Cookie Monster fur on myself when I was a teen. Side not I think its an 82. Loved that car did not want to get rid of it but other projects need done. Great video. Hopefully someone else will enjoy it like I did.
Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-(
In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025
on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)!
Yeah,denn ich mag dieses Auto,weil man es nicht so oft sieht.
Yay! What a cute little car, can I keep it in my pocket? 😂
Thanks guys for another awesome video!!!
I love this car, and one day hope to find one of my own. I'd keep it mostly stock, maybe add a few after market stuff. I just got my driver's license, so looking for a good car to start with
Probably a Westmoreland Car 😮
I love it! She’d become my daily driver.
Great work guys! If my opinion matters, I would getting it back to running and then start looking into making it into a “ sleeper”….
i own this kind of car. golf 1983 brown color (not rabbit). the engine was stronger then what usa have in the rabbit. the bumpers was less aggressive. the inside door pannel were the same - simple. the dashboard was different. in yours car the head gasket or engine head is broken - i can see the iol all over the engine...
a lot of memory from the time i was a young child and young driver. wow!!! cool job. i didn't see all the video but already i like the exterior - great job!
I would love to drive it, leave it like it is and just drive the little guy until the wheels fall off. They seem simple to work on as well.
Another great video guys!👍👍👍 Have you ever thought of revisiting some of the cars you have detailed and see if they were restored? I would love to see the success stories that you inspired the owners to restore the car from your cleaning.👍👍👍
I had a bunch of rabbits now there hard to find I bought the same model in back of a Chinese restaurant for $173 dollars and pushed it home I never got it to run and never enjoyed it maybe one day but for today this video WILL DO !!!!!!AWESOME WORK GUYS
Rabbits are awesome! Although I prefer the 2 door round headlight ones
A friend of mine had a Rabbit, it was like car deja vu for me as an ex Dodge Omni owner. Exact same car, except completely different.
I've had a few European spec rabbits or golf as we call em in England....i love em....their great little cars and I'd love to get another one
in my family we had three rabbits in my teen years and young adult... A 1980 GL a 1982 L and a 1983 L all gas... I'm 60 today and would love to have a stock rabbit today just for my pressure and enjoyment.
I too love VW's...being born in August of '81, I came home from the hospital as in infant in an '80 Scirocco S......grew up with a '71 Deluxe Bus, '71 Super Beetle, '79 Kombi, '86 Vanagon GL,'87 Vanagon GL (#554), '86 GLI, '97 Jetta GLS, '93 & '94 Jetta GL's..my own '87 GLI's, an '87 Golf GT, a '90 GLI, and an '03 GLS-GT 1.8T............I would throw a set of "Snowflakes" on it with some H&R springs..and then shove a 1.8T or a 2.0T or a VR6 in it...keep the patina...make it SLEEPY....😉👍✌
My mom had her vw rabbit for well over 25 years. My dad worked at the vw dealership in Juneau,AK for many ,many years . With his employee discount he purchased 16 volkwagons, including 2 mint carmen ghias. My grandma bought her 1968 super beetle it was emerald green interior+ jade green exterior.
I DEFINITELY WOULD OWN IT !! I ALREADY DO. I own a 1980 rabbit custom ( early westy ) n I LOVE HER. N so does my kids we have all enjoyed working on her n driving her around
My Uncle had an VW Rabbit similar to this Rabbit, during his high school and college years! back in late 80's/ early 90's. His was orange/red.
I had an 82 VW Rabbit. Mine was graphite with red interior. I also had a sunroof with it. Yes the engine was lack of power but it played Dukes of Hazzard real well. Plus it moved down the road quickly. I went from a 90 VW Jetta Wolfsburg edition to this.
I'd get rid of those hideous US spec bumpers and lights. Then do a euro spec conversion. Oh. And I'd bin the 'Rabbit' badge, and replace it with a 'Golf' badge. Because that's what it is.
As always. A great job you guys do detailing the cars 👏👏
I had many VW Scirocco back in the day. Engines are interchangeable and performance parts easy to find. My favorite was a 1980 S Scirocco we put a 16v 1.8 liter engine in with a 5 speed gearbox from a GTI later model. It really changed the flavor from econobox to speed demon.
@WD Detailing - do you guys know anyone that does extreme detailing in NJ like you guys do?? I have a classic car I wanna restore... need a extremely thorough detail before I get to the mechanicals... know anyone.. in south NJ for such a tough job??
I bought new 1981 diesel LS light blue Rabbit like the one you are doing. It has 440000 miles on it now. It is stock except I took off the (still have) stainless steel wheel covers, they were getting blasted from the cinders that is used in central Oregon's winters (Prineville).
As a point of information, the interior was vinyl, not leather. L, the entry level model, was vinyl or cloth and vinyl interior, and pretty spartan at that.
The end result is spectacular, considering where this Pennsylvania built Rabbit started out. The first Rabbit I drove was a German built 78, and it was fun. The second was a Pennsylvania built GL Turbodiesel. It was even more fun
Had a rabbit in the early 80's. It was a great car. Couple of quibbles - they had no leather, just vinyl. Also, shouldn't iron fallout remover be rinsed prior to using clay on the paint? I would totally keep the car and look for some Mk 1 rims from a GTI and some slight lowering springs.
What's funny is that VW named the car Golf exactly because of the sport. The same rule applies to the Polo and Gol models (Gol is a hatchback designed by the Brazilian branch, its name referring to the goal in football). Hence the golf ball on the top of the gear lever when the first Golf GTI was released in 1976.
Boy says unnecessarily things … Me pressing skip skip skip … Stop saying stupid things .. we came to see a video not hear you say dumb things
I had never heard of the 'rabbit', and that explains why. I thought it just looked like a golf! Lol. So what about these days?? Are the new models still called 'rabbits' in North America, or have they switched to Golf? Or do you just not get them anymore??
My first car was a '80 Golf S export model back in 1988. I still like the Mark I Golf. But for us Germans the Golf is not a strange little car, it used to be a backbone of individual mobility. And for many young adults it used to be their first ride.
Its a GOLF over this side of the pond and still in production today and now a Mk8 . VW owns more companies than you can imagine, its huge. DO NOT jazz it up, keep original. The prices are now Investment !
Way back in the early ‘80’s, we had 3 Rabbits: red one we called ketchup, yellow one we called Mustard and a green one we called Pickle. I drove ketchup, my husband drove mustard and we used pickle as a parts car. I came home after a big rainstorm and decided to get the wiper assembly off the pickle and my husband had beat me to it! I drive a Beetle Convertible today.
Not really worth the time and effort. The Golf/Rabbit cam from a time when I strongly believe VW designers just gave up. Must have been faced with an edict to design something new and inexpensive and not to go to too much cost. I did have a friend who had one of the mini pickup versions. Rough running tiny diesel that made more noise than power. Good luck to whoever ends up with that; you did Yeoman's work on it.
USA VW a little bit diferent as EU, but still nice and nostalgic !👍👍👍👍👍
Keep it original! Good job!!!!
I would love to own it. Drive deliver for living. Had a really nice Buick Enclave. Catastrophic break. Alternator, Power steering went out same week. Had to let her go. These older cars are easier. To maintain, own, enjoy.
I love VW in general but the rabbits are really cool. They're like smaller Golfs. Which is my favorite VW. I'd def add some rims, a candy paint job, lower it, and add some interior mods.
It is a classic car...
Why change or modify it?
Mods or change it you will lose money.
The only thing that i would change is taking those ridiculous front and rear bumpers and put the original bumpers. The european bumpers.
A nother fun fact. The MK1 Golf was put back in production from 1984 ito 2009 n South Africa named CITI Golf
The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is an Icon! But the US headlights and tail lights are ugly as hell. 😖
So are the bumpers...
My 57 year old Dad bought a mid-life-crisis VW Scirocco S in 1981 - lipstick red. What a great car. He sold it a few years later to my best friend and he drove it for 20 years.
I had a Rabbit 4-door. It was bright orange with earth tone plaid seats. I wish I still had it till this day.
I had friends in Germany that brought their Rabbit over. And when we were waiting for our car to get there, we had 2 families packed in it. They had a son and we had a daughter. The 2 of them sat in the trunk section. Lots of good memories!!!!!! I would leave it as is. Great commuter car.
Basically had this car a few years back, it was lowered on Porsche 944.wheels, swapped to the euro bumpers and round headlights and newer GTI seats, that's about it, I miss it alot, I had to sell it and the other VW's I had cause of moving and not having a place to store them, where I stay you don't see anything like this on the roads unless there is. Show near by
What a colour that "baby-blue"...but still better than the "modern" greens here in Europe now. These cars never should be parked besind a meadow with cows...maybe the cows will bite the car... 🙂
Great transformation, enjoyable to watch! Question on the song to end the video...'be my nice guy' Song name & artist? Please & Thank you.
Would love to own a MK1 Rabbit 😍Would keep it original btw.. maybe lowered and some BBS rims, but nothing more so it can bring back to original easily
That’s a Virginia emissions sticker on the windshield. They used to have them in the center of the windshield like that car does but they now have them over by the driver side on the left
We had one in the 80,s and it was a very good car. Almost no repair and we drove it over 180K miles and it got 50 MPG on the highway. Wish that quality was still around.
Ok you're always asking for comments so here you go, if you wouldn't drive it like that, yet you're atomizing the filth and cleaners with steam and not wearing protection, what's the difference?
That’s a yea!
Love that shape, reminds me of my dads ‘79 Plymouth horizon! Stock as possible just get the engine/suspension up too par for daily cruising!
The VW Bus was a common "hippie" vehicle. A four door Rabbit? No, if anything, it's an little old lady car.
Hey, I loved the video! I''m wondering if you could tell me what are the light bars you have on the interior of the car and what are they called 🤔
This is not a Hippie's car. event with circular headlight(1978), toyota Tercel was the cheapest car of the market in those years 78-83
Hi guys..there is a good chance that was made here in SW Pensylvania. I used to work at the VW factory here where we made both Rabbits and Rabbit pickups.
Often wondered why the Golfs were re-named 'Rabbits' for the North American market..in the rest of the world, that's a Mk 1 Vw Golf..
It's such a random car to love I know. But my Father drove one as a commuter car for 17 years. Will always love The Mk1 Rabbits!
Would love to own a mk1 Golf but in Europe the mk2 Golf is the more loved version of the Golf series. At least, that’s what I can tell from The Netherlands.
17.00 - POP UP - the pick up version was called the 'Caddy'. Sold thousands in the UK
I would paint the hood black to match the fuel cap and the part next to the back wheels, then put black rims on that baby, tint the windows, put new head lamps, change the grill maybe, then send it to me here in Malawi and make it my first ever car lol
Just a suggestion from a new subscriber to your channel 😁