Great car lots of character...... beautiful

@bens54sapphire

12 күн бұрын

I reckon so too, thanks for the comment 😊👍

Great to see the old girl running sweetly! Thanks for sharing

@bens54sapphire

11 ай бұрын

Cheers Richard! Very happy with how the Sapphire is running! Few little things to sort, then it’ll be back on the road for the first time since 1975! I’ll keep posting episodes 😊

Running beautifully. These Sapphires are in my opinion possibly the best saloon made during the 1950s. Superbly built and much more sophisticated thasn Daimler with the nearly 3.5 litre hemi which produced 150hp in twin Stromberg setup. Not only enough to reach 100mph but far better than a Bentley to work on. And in preselector mode you have a really fun driving experience. And a great car club. Nothing else has the elegance.

@bens54sapphire

11 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!!

Sounds good. Onwards and upwards.

@bens54sapphire

Ай бұрын

Cheers Michael! Yep, onwards and upwards

3.4 litre, 6 cylinder. Wonderful cars.

@bens54sapphire

Жыл бұрын

With dual carbs too! Amazing to think they’d put out 150 horsepower in ‘54 as a postwar English car. Thanks for the comment!

My grandfather worked for AS and drive a Star Sapphire right up to the mid 1980s . It’s still on the road to this day very much cherished

@bens54sapphire

5 ай бұрын

That’s brilliant - thanks for commenting! They’re such great and dependable cars

Great MK1 Model....

@bens54sapphire

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Yes, love all Sapphires, but really fond of the Mk1 especially - but I’m biased

Marvellous! I drive a 1969 Daimler and our club had its annual display day today, with visiting Siddeleys, Rileys, an Alvis, a Humber and an Austin Healey

@bens54sapphire

2 ай бұрын

Lovely!! Sounds like a great group!

Awesome work

@bens54sapphire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Great you found the channel!

Epic work great channel

@bens54sapphire

11 ай бұрын

Cheers Bob! We got the car on the hoist this weekend, a new video will be coming out soon! 👍

A truly british car. I have always wanted one of these Star Saphires. I gave up searching as these are so rare. Impossible to find one. So one of my other choice was a Bentley T1 1970 or a Facel Vega or a Bristol but the cost of acquiring the latter two was way beyond my budget. Although identical to a Silver Shadow there are slight differences especially the front grille and mascot.

@bens54sapphire

Жыл бұрын

They’re the epitome aren’t they. This is the Sapphire Mk1, so a few years before the Star Sapphire and a bit easier to find! I really do love the Bristol, the aerodynamics are amazing and that steering wheel, just like a cockpit of a plane.

Lovely car; do you have any plans to upload longer videos? If so I'd certainly subscribe and follow the story.

@bens54sapphire

Жыл бұрын

Hi Hugo! Yes, definitely longer videos are in the pipeline. I’m trying to get it back on the road, then once that’s achieved I want to do a series of road trip videos in it, giving insight into the experience of driving it over longer distances 👍