In Brazil it’s called Saveiro, which is a sort of a sailing boat. Very popular and shares the top positions of the market in that category with Fiat’s Strada, which was renamed RAM 700 in North America.
@@wellingtons.cassiano3002 The Saveiro is built on the Brazilian VW Gol platform. This pickup is derived from the VW Golf MK1 (VW Rabbit in the US) which was never built or sold in Brazil
Great job, and pretty clean for its year and model. It’s good to see someone caring about non-muscle cars, too! They’re all interesting in their own way.
Don't apologize for buying these old things on the cheap! I love the fact that you're trying to restore these things for next to nothing. I'd do the same if I had a shed!
This is funny Michael, I’m watching this playlist for the first time, it’s 4th March 2024 and you are now on 263k subscribers, what a long way you channel has come, in my opinion it’s one of the best, if not THE best in this genre, and going from strength too strength 👏👍🙂
My grandpa has one of these and it was sitting for 6 years and I got it running when I was 14. These trucks are so hard to fined and I love them so much.
I was excited about the Porsche, but I'm 10x more excited to see your progress on this one. Ready to get mine together so we can cruise to some shows together!
Growing up, my dad bought two rabbits '75 and a '78, both diesel. Those cars were amazing. They had killer stereos, they got around in the snow like a snow cat, and they got like 50 miles per gallon in the 1970s. During the energy crunch. Crunch. Other people were sitting in gas lines. We just sailed on by.The trick back then was finding a diesel pump that wasn't 20 mi away at a truck stop on the edge of town!
About a month ago i purchased this trucks domestic equivalent the Dodge Rampage. I love the weird stuff too! Glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work!
I too have a 1981 Caddie Diesel, I took it for a drive down Pacific Coast Highway in "Surf City" and so many positive comments from folks especially the "Surfer Dudes" asking if it was for sale! I also paid $500.00 for mine. I rebuilt the injectors and the VE pump cause it was leaking from the advance piston seal under the pump. A nice truck to own!
500?! I paid 4k for mine but it's in excellent condition. Interior and exterior are near immaculate. Near no rust. Minor weather seal leak and oil leak. The oil leak is to be expected with 250k miles, but runs like a dream. Internals are immaculate as far as I've inspected. My first car was a 1983 golf diesel 1.6, just like my truck and I would hazard a guess the same as yours. Mine is yellow. Your tailgate looks amazing! I'm the second owner. Just like my golf. I got that from my grandparents that bought it new. It had 300k+. Mad jealous! All of my stuff works minus the shift light. Lol!
Thanks for showcasing this little truck! I thought it'd be a shame to just do the Porsche and not show this little thing some love, too! Thanks for bringing us along!
I worked@ VW Westmoreland & built your truck! I purchased one of the first trucks we made mit same Lago blue paint..Only made 15000 trucks in 1980 with 5000 diesels which makes this fairly rare....
Cool! I'm French and here, this one is loved a lot... I would like to drive this one in Paris... My first car was a 1981 MK1 GTI+ 1.8, 740kg for 220ch... That's fire in it! But yours is different and so fun! Thank U very very much. Coucou de France👍
ok, i have been loving the new videos, i was looking to restore a MK2 golf (same frame and powerhouse) to be honest so glad to have stumbled across this video!
What a nice find! Great little pickup truck and very rare. Congratulations on getting it started. Great all purpose compact pickup truck! Another one in the German family.
my dad had alot of these and the rabbits. he even pulled the engine of one of these and stuck it on a honda Goldwing. I drove on for over a year and got 50 mpg. but I never had the love for them my dad did. and the rear axels made good little trailer too.
Love it! Greetings from Charleston! My late father had a tan 1978 Rabbit Diesel 5 Door when I was a youngin’. Thanks for saving this one. Looking forward to seeing your future videos!
Love this video, I’m using it as a guide for a 81 rabbit pickup I just pulled out of a field. It’s great help for you to go through the steps you took and getting it going!
Great channel. Great score on this pick-up. I have an 85 Golf 2-door diesel 5 speed 83,000 of miles. It can sit for ever and start right up. Started right up in 28 degree weather other day with ease.
Cool project! Axle flip rear. Lowering kit front. Euro front. Bumper delete. Widened, centerflipped steelies with stretched tyres and you´ll have one cool car.
My dad had a 78 rabbit hatchback with this diesel in it. It had a gas motor when he bought it with 250k miles, he put the diesel in it and drove it another 150k miles before junking it
I owned a Scirocco and a Rabbit during the early eighties. I remember it was usually older gentlemen that bought those caddy trucks. Maybe I'll buy one of those someday.
I had one of those engines, let me tell you they don't die! you can't kill it. But if you want to go to an even more powerful and durable one, swap it with the 1.6D or 1.6 GTD .. those are amazing. I'm not sure if you guys have it in America or not. And your kid is so lovely ^^ god bless.
Thank you! I built my last one to make more power naturally aspirated than the turbo 🤷🏼♂️ and it did quite well. I’m still unsure of what I plan to do with this one, something fun though!
my day just got better and better, not long ago watched the Porsche video now this beast cant wait for the updates on these and the other builds you may have going
IMO a perfect vehicle. Great front wheel drive for going to work and doing errands no matter the weather.. Definitely not for anything more than light hauling and you better not be a big guy either I’ve owned (3) 1981’s. 1 gasser and 2 from the dark side. Ended up being the wife’s’ car as MS got me. She LOVED the attention she got when people asked her what the heck is that? We would still have the second diesel IF VW hadn’t made a change mid year of the head drilling negating the ‘81 Rabbit parts cars good head. Grrrr!
great video and great job on this pick up VW i had a few co workers who owned drove these who drove them 100 miles a day round trip to work every day and they got over 50 miles to the gallon, that is a Imperial gallon and with the compression release and a block heater here in Manitoba Canada they started in the very cold winters here, enjoy your find they are very reliable and super unique
I have always been a chevy gasboy myself you are the first diesel anything ive been into i do follow bruce wilson. However you have gotten me more into vw diesel more so then my teacher did
Back when VWs were made well. I had a gas 78 4 door Bunny, Champagne Edition. I so loved that car.... Drove it for two years in HS, then 5 years in college. Did all my own work where I could, oil, plugs, rotor, timing..... So peppy for the time and low to the ground so great handling. I only sold it because the floor boards were starting to rust out. Bought a VW Fox because I wanted a trunk. Not as fun as the Bunny but more practical. Then I went Japanese as VW started its decline. Have fun with this car truck thingy.
Story of my life with my kids always asking 50million questions while I am working on my cars. Gotta love'm though. Need to get an external mic for whatever you are using to record with. It will help pic up your voice when your farther away and also buffer some unwanted noise. Keep it up man makes me want to get out and finally start my channel up ha
Let me give you a different perspective on the kids. Cherish the moments before, you know it they are grown and gone. I'm 67 and my boys (men) are 37 and 40. Seems to me like yesterday I was changing diapers!!
@@eurocarman it seems like yesterday that we were changing this guys diapers, too. Watching him sharing his passion for all things vintage makes us so proud!
Yes...I always loved these pickups! It was my understanding that before a certain year, Rabbits/Sciroccos w/ rectangular headlights were made in America and the ones w/ round headlights were made in Germany.
I had a 84’ rabbit gti. The nose of it is identical. Car was pretty quick too. Those volkswagon’s were one of the first vehicles to use fuel injection. Most other car manufacturers did’t start that until about 1988-1989.
Budget Buildz yeah figured that, just anyways, if it snapped and got tangled up with belt or worse foind in with timing belt and jumped a tooth, bend valves and all. 😀
Just sub because I just got one too! Barn find for the same price and it’s a black on black. Very satisfying watch u get it started! Keep it up. Now time to get started on mines
You seem to have fixed this in your later videos, but on close ups look at the lens and not the viewer.(I'm sure you already saw that) I love your projects!! keep up the good work. I look forward to when you have 100k, 1 million subs!! You have a great demeanor that I know will catch on and take off!! There are too many vulgar, trying to be cool channels out there. You are a wholesome rebuild channel. Your style will build subs!!!
Thoroughly enjoyable! can't remember the last time I saw one of these Golf/Rabbit pick ups, they were not very popular here unlike its saloon and gti counterparts which still are
What a cool little pickup! I've never seen a VW Rabbit pickup here before, didn't even know they made them.
Dude your choice of vehicles is right up my alley
David Campos If it’s weird and different that’s all me! 😁
@@BudgetBuildz NOT complaining to be wierd ! I mean wat The fun to be normal ?
@@789costela Truth!
That's a sweet looking caddy , that's what they're called here in South Africa.. I'm a big fan of your choice in cars👍
caddy is the original EU name
That's what we call them here in the states too.
Caddy looking good ekse just a shame we dont have these rabbit caddy in South Africa and if there is , its going to be very expensive
In Brazil it’s called Saveiro, which is a sort of a sailing boat. Very popular and shares the top positions of the market in that category with Fiat’s Strada, which was renamed RAM 700 in North America.
@@wellingtons.cassiano3002 The Saveiro is built on the Brazilian VW Gol platform. This pickup is derived from the VW Golf MK1 (VW Rabbit in the US) which was never built or sold in Brazil
I just pulled an 81 out of a collapsing garage. It's been sitting since 1990.
I had an 82 Rabbit pick up. Black Tie Edition. Diesel 5 sod. Neat truck at the time.
I had no doubts. Old diesels never die. All it needed was fuel at the injectors and enough amps getting to the starter.
My 1981 diesel rabbit truck sat for 18 years. Didn't even change fuel, had it running in one day.
Your daughter is adorable and great job getting her to start. That VW pickup is a beauty.
Reminds me of when I was tinkering with something and my girls were helping me.
Great job, and pretty clean for its year and model. It’s good to see someone caring about non-muscle cars, too! They’re all interesting in their own way.
Andy 105 Thank you! I love weird and different 😛
Those square headlights and grill are wurth a fortune here in europe😎
Don't apologize for buying these old things on the cheap! I love the fact that you're trying to restore these things for next to nothing. I'd do the same if I had a shed!
This is funny Michael, I’m watching this playlist for the first time, it’s 4th March 2024 and you are now on 263k subscribers, what a long way you channel has come, in my opinion it’s one of the best, if not THE best in this genre, and going from strength too strength 👏👍🙂
My grandpa has one of these and it was sitting for 6 years and I got it running when I was 14. These trucks are so hard to fined and I love them so much.
Pretty straight little pickup
I was excited about the Porsche, but I'm 10x more excited to see your progress on this one. Ready to get mine together so we can cruise to some shows together!
Sounds good!
This motor is like a watch ! Sound well ! Nice light truck !
Growing up, my dad bought two rabbits '75 and a '78, both diesel. Those cars were amazing. They had killer stereos, they got around in the snow like a snow cat, and they got like 50 miles per gallon in the 1970s. During the energy crunch. Crunch. Other people were sitting in gas lines. We just sailed on by.The trick back then was finding a diesel pump that wasn't 20 mi away at a truck stop on the edge of town!
What a score! I think I’m more excited about this than the Porsche. Great color. 👍🏻
Michael B Haha thanks!
Nice ! I had a Rabbit 4 door gas job in high school , good luck with it .
About a month ago i purchased this trucks domestic equivalent the Dodge Rampage. I love the weird stuff too! Glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work!
So cool!! Glad to have you! Thank you!
Awesome bro, i live in europe and got my hands on a 1976 golf, been sitting since 2005. Just passed inspection yesterday and ready to roll
I too have a 1981 Caddie Diesel, I took it for a drive down Pacific Coast Highway in "Surf City" and so many positive comments from folks especially the "Surfer Dudes" asking if it was for sale! I also paid $500.00 for mine. I rebuilt the injectors and the VE pump cause it was leaking from the advance piston seal under the pump. A nice truck to own!
500?! I paid 4k for mine but it's in excellent condition. Interior and exterior are near immaculate. Near no rust. Minor weather seal leak and oil leak. The oil leak is to be expected with 250k miles, but runs like a dream. Internals are immaculate as far as I've inspected. My first car was a 1983 golf diesel 1.6, just like my truck and I would hazard a guess the same as yours. Mine is yellow. Your tailgate looks amazing! I'm the second owner. Just like my golf. I got that from my grandparents that bought it new. It had 300k+. Mad jealous! All of my stuff works minus the shift light. Lol!
Nice find. What it needs is a mechanically pumped ALH and a limited slip differential.
maxmoo thanks! Mmm that does sound nice!
Install the Euro front golf GTI grill and headlights round headlights will look great Volkswagen caddy over here in England👍
That American front end and bumpers are just brutal
Keep the squares! Everyone does the euro front.
Keep it just the way it is
Now that is some treasure, man this car is an absolute legend. Thumbs up!
Thanks for showcasing this little truck! I thought it'd be a shame to just do the Porsche and not show this little thing some love, too! Thanks for bringing us along!
Absolutely! Maybe I’ll bring some of my other rides out before long!
@@BudgetBuildz It seems like when you do a video on something, another thing peeks out. That buggy next to the truck looks cool, too! ;)
Todd Wall it’s a fully hand built fiberglass car from the 60s’! One of kind...I would love to share it as well!
@@BudgetBuildz Please! You obviously have so much cool stuff, we may just forget you have a Porsche if you're not careful! LOL.
I worked@ VW Westmoreland & built your truck! I purchased one of the first trucks we made mit same Lago blue paint..Only made 15000 trucks in 1980 with 5000 diesels which makes this fairly rare....
Just bought a yellow rabbit pickup deisel, gonna follow your channel for sure!
Cool! I'm French and here, this one is loved a lot... I would like to drive this one in Paris... My first car was a 1981 MK1 GTI+ 1.8, 740kg for 220ch... That's fire in it! But yours is different and so fun! Thank U very very much. Coucou de France👍
That is so cool. I've been asked to get one of these going that's been sitting for at least 15 years. The information in this video is very helpful.
ok, i have been loving the new videos, i was looking to restore a MK2 golf (same frame and powerhouse) to be honest so glad to have stumbled across this video!
Finally got my mk1 go in today had been sitting for approximately 20 yrs idled after starting
What a surprise
What a nice find! Great little pickup truck and very rare.
Congratulations on getting it started. Great all purpose compact pickup truck! Another one in the German family.
Thank you! I love em! This is my third one!
I had to do this to a 2030 John Deere and it’s a pain in the but I gotta tell you love this, never seen the channel before!
my dad had alot of these and the rabbits. he even pulled the engine of one of these and stuck it on a honda Goldwing. I drove on for over a year and got 50 mpg. but I never had the love for them my dad did. and the rear axels made good little trailer too.
Had an 80s diesel Rabbit. Hands down the perkiest naturally aspirated diesel I ever drove.
Good job! And you're a lucky man, what a little sweetie!
Great to see it out! Clear coat that patina’ 👌🏻
Love it! Greetings from Charleston! My late father had a tan 1978 Rabbit Diesel 5 Door when I was a youngin’. Thanks for saving this one. Looking forward to seeing your future videos!
Tigerfan 82 Absolutely! Glad to have you!
Love this video, I’m using it as a guide for a 81 rabbit pickup I just pulled out of a field. It’s great help for you to go through the steps you took and getting it going!
Glad you enjoyed! I’ll be going thru the timing belt and maintenance on it shortly as well, and will have a video out for that! 🙂
Great channel. Great score on this pick-up. I have an 85 Golf 2-door diesel 5 speed 83,000 of miles. It can sit for ever and start right up. Started right up in 28 degree weather other day with ease.
Cool project!
Axle flip rear.
Lowering kit front.
Euro front.
Bumper delete.
Widened, centerflipped steelies with stretched tyres and you´ll have one cool car.
TheEfterbliven found the flat brim hat wearing sheep....
Probably my favorite episode.
I'd love to own this truck.
Check Facebook in the Chicago area I saw one for sale.
i own one in the uk lol
My dad had a 78 rabbit hatchback with this diesel in it. It had a gas motor when he bought it with 250k miles, he put the diesel in it and drove it another 150k miles before junking it
Lucky!!! That's a crazy good find!!
Thanks!
I owned a Scirocco and a Rabbit during the early eighties. I remember it was usually older gentlemen that bought those caddy trucks. Maybe I'll buy one of those someday.
Maybe I’m an old soul, this is my third pickup! Only small portion of the volkswagens I’ve owned though!
I had one of those engines, let me tell you they don't die! you can't kill it. But if you want to go to an even more powerful and durable one, swap it with the 1.6D or 1.6 GTD .. those are amazing. I'm not sure if you guys have it in America or not.
And your kid is so lovely ^^ god bless.
Thank you! I built my last one to make more power naturally aspirated than the turbo 🤷🏼♂️ and it did quite well. I’m still unsure of what I plan to do with this one, something fun though!
That truck is so cool it's good to see a old engine start new subscriber
Thank you! Glad to have you!
I know I'm late to this channel but damit how excited I got when that vdub started up...
Wow. Lucky find.
Looking forward to the rebuild.
my day just got better and better, not long ago watched the Porsche video now this beast cant wait for the updates on these and the other builds you may have going
😁😁
IMO a perfect vehicle. Great front wheel drive for going to work and doing errands no matter the weather.. Definitely not for anything more than light hauling and you better not be a big guy either
I’ve owned (3) 1981’s. 1 gasser and 2 from the dark side. Ended up being the wife’s’ car as MS got me. She LOVED the attention she got when people asked her what the heck is that? We would still have the second diesel IF VW hadn’t made a change mid year of the head drilling negating the ‘81 Rabbit parts cars good head. Grrrr!
great video and great job on this pick up VW i had a few co workers who owned drove these who drove them 100 miles a day round trip to work every day and they got over 50 miles to the gallon, that is a Imperial gallon and with the compression release and a block heater here in Manitoba Canada they started in the very cold winters here, enjoy your find they are very reliable and super unique
Really cool little truck.
I have always been a chevy gasboy myself you are the first diesel anything ive been into i do follow bruce wilson. However you have gotten me more into vw diesel more so then my teacher did
Wd arew down
Ah elevator music... nice addition 😃 just stumbled upon your channel today and you've made it with Mustie1 as a favorite 👍
😀😀😀
Great work with a happy child in tow to help you
That was my biggest hang up when I started Vlogging is Ah and Um. Love the Caddy.
America: Bumper to Bumper Glad I’m not the only one! 😋 thank you!
I like the porsche. I LOVE the rabbit pickup/caddy! The blue interior is sick!
😃
Awesome little truck
Back when VWs were made well. I had a gas 78 4 door Bunny, Champagne Edition. I so loved that car.... Drove it for two years in HS, then 5 years in college. Did all my own work where I could, oil, plugs, rotor, timing..... So peppy for the time and low to the ground so great handling. I only sold it because the floor boards were starting to rust out. Bought a VW Fox because I wanted a trunk. Not as fun as the Bunny but more practical. Then I went Japanese as VW started its decline. Have fun with this car truck thingy.
Yeah! Thanks for working on the caddy!
Story of my life with my kids always asking 50million questions while I am working on my cars. Gotta love'm though. Need to get an external mic for whatever you are using to record with. It will help pic up your voice when your farther away and also buffer some unwanted noise. Keep it up man makes me want to get out and finally start my channel up ha
Jeremy Adams Thanks man! I definitely will, going to try and order one this evening!
Let me give you a different perspective on the kids. Cherish the moments before, you know it they are grown and gone. I'm 67 and my boys (men) are 37 and 40. Seems to me like yesterday I was changing diapers!!
@@eurocarman it seems like yesterday that we were changing this guys diapers, too. Watching him sharing his passion for all things vintage makes us so proud!
Really nice! I want see more about that Rabbit soon!
Thanks! Should have one up on it today! 😊
Yes...I always loved these pickups! It was my understanding that before a certain year, Rabbits/Sciroccos w/ rectangular headlights were made in America and the ones w/ round headlights were made in Germany.
I built that truck at the New Stanton Plant in Pennsylvania haha. Remember when only colors on the assembly line where white, blue and tan.
These are great little pickups.
I love them!
Awesome. I'm trying to purchase a 82 rabbit n this video helps. Thanks
I had a 84’ rabbit gti. The nose of it is identical. Car was pretty quick too. Those volkswagon’s were one of the first vehicles to use fuel injection. Most other car manufacturers did’t start that until about 1988-1989.
Mine was a 1.8 liter gas engine though.
What a cool truck. Glad I found this channel. Cool stuff
Thank you!
This is awesome , love old vws , ☺️especially diesels. I like your humble personality. Great work 👍😎
VERY cool will be a fun rebuild...for fun I looked up VW Rabbit truck here in Canada and someone wants $7000 for one that is rough looking.
Great find glad I found this channel
Gary Martin Thanks! Glad to have you!
Yeah dude, glad to see this build too. Would like to see both builds, keep it up man!!!
You will! Thanks!
What a great truck! It’s so hard to find those up here in Maine, they pretty much disappear into a pile of rust. Diesel too, very jealous. :)
Great to see this. Reminds me of first start on mine 7 years ago. Was a complete newbie to diesels then. Love the funky interior so different to mine.
Great to see this Volkswagen trucks being taken out of storage. This truck was built at the Volkswagen assembly plant from 1979 to 1983.
Wow! Awesome! I actually had 3 of these at one time a 2 1980’s an one 1981 that video!
Nice little truck, can't wait to see done.
Thank you!
Nice steady idle after that long, those engines are bulletproof, but you need to take care of that fuel line rubbin on the alternater pulley.
It’s a temporary, just wanted to be sure she lived before getting too in depth! 😃
Budget Buildz yeah figured that, just anyways, if it snapped and got tangled up with belt or worse foind in with timing belt and jumped a tooth, bend valves and all. 😀
I wish I can find one just like you did that would be so cool
Love old VW cars, this is a awsome car and saved, caddy we say here in Norway😁😁🇳🇴🇳🇴
Love the color and patina😁😁
Great! 😊 Thank you!
Great truck! Great program you're making! Thanks!!
Thank you!
Just sub because I just got one too! Barn find for the same price and it’s a black on black. Very satisfying watch u get it started! Keep it up. Now time to get started on mines
What a crazy find and that price so cool and rare
You seem to have fixed this in your later videos, but on close ups look at the lens and not the viewer.(I'm sure you already saw that) I love your projects!! keep up the good work. I look forward to when you have 100k, 1 million subs!! You have a great demeanor that I know will catch on and take off!! There are too many vulgar, trying to be cool channels out there. You are a wholesome rebuild channel. Your style will build subs!!!
You are legit man! keep up the good work and the down to earth projects!
Thank you!
Cool new channel!! Hope you will keep that patina! Just clear coat it and it's a win!
Thank you! That’s the plan!
Please don’t clear it. That absolutely kills the patina. Just wax it and keep it out of shit weather.
The smoke coming out of the exhaust when it finally started up :The smell of Victory.
Yassss! 😁
Cool little car, can't wait to see it on the road!!!
Thanks!,
Thoroughly enjoyable! can't remember the last time I saw one of these Golf/Rabbit pick ups, they were not very popular here unlike its saloon and gti counterparts which still are
I saw this and I Got excited. This is my dream truck. I subscribed just from this and I will definitely follow along!
Man, I didn’t think it was going to fire! Great job!
I didn’t either! Haha
Your kid is adorable!! Love the vw truck .. big vw fan!!
Man what a good find man, subscribed!!
Hey, congrats on another great project! You're 2 for 2 of my dream rebuilds so far :D I can't wait to see your progress.
At the 2:00 mark that still shot gave me a Hotwheels Deorea vibe. I'd customise the Blue Goose in a heartbeat.
Here we call it a VW Caddy. Awesome cars.
Great job buddy 👍🏻