Apologies for the lack of 1080p in this one I messed up my settings but won't do it again! Also the sound at the start I was trying a new microphone and completely messed that up too which I have learned from! Phew! If I'd of had the time I would of re done but sadly not possible, the exciting news is though that from the 1st of march I will be able to put a fair bit more time into these lovely films so stick with it, and as ever, thank you for watching and let me know what you think. P.s. the song details are in the description this time! (See, I'm learning!)

@Oh-Jay52

Жыл бұрын

Thats so nice you spotted i asked about the good music !! Thank you good sir ... oh and early alarm set by key or deadlock for plastic 4 wheel chicken ?

@betterfitnessnutrition

Жыл бұрын

don't worry about it - keeps it real! I really get put off youtubers who make highly polished videos with full production teams like they work for wheeler dealers!🙃🙃

@whatliesbeneathurbanexplor1631

Жыл бұрын

I think you where picking up an Irish Gaelic radio station called RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. I maybe wrong i love the Essex alright geezer engine. Pure power

@marklittler784

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely disgraceful what's the world coming too, Hilda Ogden wouldn't put up with it.

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

@@Oh-Jay52 plastic 4 wheel chicken 🐔 🤣

Your channel is becoming a weekly “must watch”!

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

That's what I like to hear thank you!

@andrewpayn2754

Жыл бұрын

Right now I’m missing my weekly tasty classics fix!!

What a terrific channel...hooked since the Ambassador. Really enjoying this so far. Wish you all the best with the channel, big things lie ahead! 👏🏻👍🏻

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Alistair ❤️🤞

Snow day here in Canada. What a great day for this video to appear.

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

It still blows my mind someone in Canada is watching me trundle around the north west of England in these old cars! Thanks Jonathan ❤️

LOL the Oil "south-end-on sea and what your fingers smell like" that's got to be the oil quote of the year ! And then it started !!!!

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

I've never even been! 😅

That additional key is undoubtedly for an after market alarm system that was all the rage in the mid 1970's

@tdk1246

Жыл бұрын

Usually the key lock would be on the driver's fender/wing by the door. This is an unusual placement.

@GasPipeJimmy

Жыл бұрын

@@tdk1246 Not in the UK with right hand drive 😂

@ratcomuk

5 ай бұрын

i had alarm key in the same place on my capri :) windy nights and it would sound the horn like WW3

This was hands down the best 2 hours and 9 minutes of my week, I'm so happy you're able to commit to doing this more full time as it makes my withdrawals slightly less noticeable aswell! 🤣

@dord1954

Жыл бұрын

What a cliffhanger, did you get home or are you on the M54 somewhere lol

I have enjoyed this, England's version of Vice Grip Garage, brilliant 👍

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

A very high accolade thanks Darren means a lot!

@stevejones1972

Жыл бұрын

@@tastyclassics Just exactly what I was going to say - but I doubt Derek would ever be driving through my home city of Stoke on Trent in one of his cars. Loved the scenery as you passed through Stoke, then Stone, then Rugeley - cant get better than that - the UK version of Vice Grip Garage passing through my city in such an iconic car which I remember from my childhood back in the 70s and 80s. Most of these Scimitars tended to have the Borg Warner auto box though didnt they?

@glennfryer1539

Жыл бұрын

The Vice Grip Derek sniff

@stephenreeder6608

8 ай бұрын

So tonight is my first time watching and Iam certain vice grips lost a viewer they're going to commercial anyway keep up the great work!!

@kirbyhans5261

5 ай бұрын

Derek wouldn't visit England, he hates anything that's not ' merica 😂

Ben you should wear a cape because your my SUPER HERO 🎽 Love watching ❤️ keep up the good work X

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Haha cheers mate always appreciated! ❤️

Hello i love watching your videos. Having mental health issues and being disabled you make my day. i have always been into cars from my dad who died in 1991 i was only 15 and he had many cars from Vauxhall 101 to mk2 cortina' a triumph 2000 to a viva and a mk1 escort. My very first car was an austin allegro reg number TOJ 956N. so keep up the good work and i look forward to watching more of your great videos. I would love to see the Scimitar having the paint sorted and may be having it straight piped. i have always loved the Reliant Scimitars but never had the money to buy one so i think i would love to see you do more to the car because it deserves it. so all the best to you and thank you for making such great videos kind regards Richard from Dronfield Derbyshire.

Well started watching this and thought 2 hours would be too long. Wrong!. I was glued to the whole thing, very enjoyable 👍 Subbed.

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Excellent thank you!

Shit day at work, watched this and cheered up…perfect 👍🏻👍🏻

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Makes it totally worthwhile knowing it did, cheers mate appreciate you watching I really do.

you became my favorite (almost, at least) channel on yt. Like your nonchalant style. Greetings from Austria

So happy you are taking the time to put a full working week into the channel! I subscribed for the Bedford rascal vids. Feels like I'm part of the beginning of a big channel! Please keep the video format looong full projects not all split up making us wait all the time 🤣

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Phill I hope so and it's a risky venture but I'll give it a go! Also yes don't worry I try to make things I'd like to watch too and I do love getting lost in a long format video 👍

@nikjames2965

Жыл бұрын

He is demonstrating precisely the wrong way to approach this project

@GT380man

11 күн бұрын

@@nikjames2965Armchair mechanics have all the answers.

That's phenomenal how that car turned out, amazing thing to do taking that back to it's birthplace as well Ben. That comment on saving cars couldn't be more true what with scrappage schemes and people after a quick scrap buck. I can genuinely see your subs go tenfold if you can do this 5 days a week and pop out an extra vid here and there. Keep it up and keep saving BMC for our future generation 👌👌👍

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Very kind of you to say Ian it would be nice! I'll try and keep it as interesting as I can and hopefully turn some unviable projects into viable ones!

Great video Ben . Best car channel on KZread

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Now this comment made my day thanks George, really appreciate it 🥰

Totally awesome to watch from start to finish. Bens grin on his face the moment he gets the car shifting on the open road....priceless. You can tell how flippin chuffed he was. Such a great car and what a cool video. Cheers @tastyclassics !

Thoroughly enjoyed this,start to finish,that car is showing you it’s appreciation😊

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Marco! I've definitely felt a bit of a bond with this one 👍

I thought you going to say “Dickie, turn off that bloody grinder! I can’t hear”😂😂 Great stuff. Awesome channel 👍

Always had a bit of a soft spot for the Gte. Especially the chrome bumpered pre 1976 cars like this SE5. That extra lock on the rear wing looks like it's for a Selmar alarm system.

Had a 1977 S reg in yellow, Ford Essex V6 back in 1992, started it up one winter -12 and cracked the block! it was left outside all winter and i paid the price. Sold it as spares or repair, one of many mistakes in my life, be careful with these regarding inner panels, they hide allot of rot. Would love another but stupid prices. Fan of your channel since the Merc's you restored. Keep going sir!

Love the long videos. I vote for sympathetic restoration.

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

I think that might be the way forward 💪

'Absolutely massive gash'. Hope you're not still talking about HRH! I always wanted a Scimitar. BTW, the extra key hole was for a retrofit alarm. Thanks for the video's. This is quickly becoming my favourite KZread channel!

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

🤣 Excellent Gary I'm glad to hear it thank you, thanks for the alarm info too!

I'll be saving this video for later tonight. Love them especially the long episodes when everything is done in the one video not just 20 mins here and 20 mins there like every other youtuber. Your such a easy watch and seem reet canny

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt very kind of you to say so! I don't like having to search for the next thing to watch every 20 minutes so always enjoy finding longer videos to watch 👍

The separate lock is the alarm/immobiliser. That’s how they were armed way back in the day when I first started to drive. Behind there should be wires. If not, it’s a “dummy” alarm, you could buy dummy locks like that or get them from a scrap yard, fit it then folk thought you had an alarm. It was always there as it’s next to the drivers door…. Less messing about to arm it once you have locked your drivers door. P.S, yes, I am really old😂😂😂

@nicholasperry2380

Жыл бұрын

You can't be old as I am very familiar with the things too, and I don't consider myself old 🙃 If it's a real system I'd seriously advise un-connecting it as they failed frequently even when new. IIRC Piranha was one popular one, looking at the door sticker this is a Selmar which, I think, used similar components.

2h09m, thats me sorted for the evening!!

Great work really enjoying the long episodes 👍

That car wanted to live again.

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

It really did didn't it 👍

I watched your video all the way through, absolutely brilliant , hope you got home alright (please keep safe), I love it that you breathe life into these classic cars , your music choice is spot on aswell , thanks for saving these wonderful motors for us all to enjoy, thanks Ben your a star ⭐👍

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

I got my music taste from you! 🤣 (This is my mother trying to make it not obvious she's my mother 🥸🥸)

@dianewilson4144

Жыл бұрын

@@tastyclassics HaHa I'm so proud of you and proud to be your Mother!!

@danielcarroll5667

Жыл бұрын

@@dianewilson4144 Ain't it the BEST to have wonderful Children (and Grand Children) we can be proud of ? Good on ya Mom ! Bless you both.....

@dianewilson4144

Жыл бұрын

@@danielcarroll5667 Thank you for such a heartwarming message , yes I agree and Ben is the light of my life , he does everything for me , I am very lucky, I also have two wonderful Daughters , so I am blessed ,hope you are too with your family, Many Thanks for your kind words 👍

I grew up down the road from The Reliant factory, you used to see the factory workers carrying Regal bodies across the road from one side of the site to the other 🙂

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

So cool it must of been great to see, Tamworth seemed like a very nice place too lots of friendly faces looking at the car, I wish they'd carried on going, they kept it up till 2002 I believe which is really good. There were some sketches done of a 'new' scimitar I think and I remember it looking amazing. One day maybe!

These were lovely in their day, and still are, going to be another good one!, the key hole lock thingy, I think is for an alarm!

Why have I not come across your channel before now! BRILLIANT.A great piece of automotive history brought back from the brink of obscurity! Love your style and commentary. Looking forward to more episodes.

Quickly becomming my favorite channel. I'd be happy to see the Scimitar sympathetically restored, an LS swap wouldnt be dignified for the old girl. Keep it classy!

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

I think you might be right John, maybe one specifically for the track only at some point when I've saved up enough! but for now this engine is an absolute soldier and the cars nice so it'll stay 👍👍👍

Love your channel, very honest and good craic, cant wait for the t-shirt.

I laughed when you said "we're at the vinegar strokes" 🤣

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 so glad someone spotted that!

@bertrandbunatz1765

Жыл бұрын

@@tastyclassics reminds me of Phoenix Nights when Brian Potter went to see the owner of another club played by Jim Bowen and he disturbed the receptionist's phone call 🤣

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

@@bertrandbunatz1765 absolutely brilliant fair play to you I remember it well now you've said it!

wow ,,,,youve done it again,,,,what a grate car,,,,,,,keep this one ,,,,,,all they need is love,,,,,,grate gob,,,george frog crete greece

One of my dream cars from a very short list .

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

And mine!

This is awesome. I remember seeing one of these 40 years ago as a young kid. Had never seen anything like it. Loved it. Love the styling of the rear quarters. Very cool.

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

I'm addicted to the shape of these things!

@cloudninephoto

Жыл бұрын

@@tastyclassics They sound good too 😃. Looking forward to see how this one progresses. Hope you get some merch out soon too. I would definitely buy something.

Absolutely loving every minute Ben of every video. A sympathetic restoration would be good and sell it on for mega bucks.

Yank here watching from Addison, New York, U$A. I'm enjoying this little spud of a car. Seems like it was designed to go head to head with the MGB GT as far as styling goes. Keep doing what you're doing. Sentimental mentality is what saves cars and makes dreams come true.

All I could think was overheat! As it was sitting revving. Famous for that

Brilliant, mate loved it.

really like the lengthy first episodes , sit back , relax , get hooked . long may you continue

Thought you were going to jump in and take it for a thrash around the Nerdburger for a moment there. Great stuff, love my old British stuff - especially you Ambassador resurrection. Also a big Carlton fan - very underrated car. Though I prefer the early MK 1 and 2 (facelifted 1 shape) as I owned one of each. Would love to see you give life to a neglected big rover - P4, 5, 6, SD1 or even 800. With all the ordinary cars you show love to you need to be titled 'Bottom Gear', though not sure how that would go down with search engines. 🤔 Love what you do, keep it up Big Ben!!

absolute class young Ben, enthralled from start to finish, glad youre having a go at it full time and can only wish you all the luck in the world, you deserve it and hope its a rip roaring success

Another fantastic video great two hours for a Friday nights viewing looking forward to the next one

Another beauty video. You are great company Ben, when my bladder gets me up in the night and can't get back to sleep, these long vids are my go to. Shame about the Rascal though....

First time watching really enjoyable a British Vice Grip. Subscribed

I've loved Scimitars since I was a kid in the 70's. I'd love to see a resto of this one but would probably prefer to see you rescue another forgotten relic. Either way I'll be watching. Great channel and top music, thanks for the Spotify play list.

You should definitely consider putting some Tasty classics merch on a online store. I’d definitely buy a hoodie or T shirt 😁

@edwardkantowicz4707

Жыл бұрын

I would as well!

I've watched many KZread car restoration channels and your channel is the best and I don't even comment usually, 👍

Fantastic vlog keep them coming

ive got a 74 gte so the same body as this one but its in "champagne" (very faided custard cream) with a tan vynal roof, theyre brilliant cars. i wrote this comment when you opened the rear hatch and said to myself, dont force it as itll come off and you did just that haha. mine did the same when the struts went, you should find somwhere that two little screws will have fallen out that holds the hatch to the body. also, for a car thats been sitting for so long, that essex started up faster and easier than it would have new

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff I knew as soon as I felt it go I shouldn't of been pulling so hard 😅👍 thanks for the screws info I'll have a gander in the next video!

Loving this channel. Tasty Classics (aka 'Mole Grip Garage' 😏) keep up the good work! Looking forward to what lies ahead!

Channel is absolutely fantastic best on KZread I say very entertaining and very interesting

That’s the car you need in a SHTF mad max world 😂

I love the sentiment! I hate seeing cars getting scrapped, I've been guilty of letting a few go myself that I really regret. Now I'm more about saving them too. I'd say get the Scimitar fixed up and running sweet and let it wear its patina with pride. It's had long enough being parked up, time to let it taste the road again.

"Auwoigjt maiyt, aouw ya doin?? Oighm frum essix, wheeheyyyyy..." so brilliant

I’ve never seen one of those cars before and I love it 👍

She started on a dime, oohh yeah! Congrats on saving another from the dead, you'll be on your way to 10k very soon

Your drive through Stoke on Trent was my daily commute to work run. Really enjoyed this one, thanks.

Two hours of automotive relaxation... Perfect with a beer or 2....

What a brilliant channel, how have I not seen these before, so glad I found them, love the format, and your humor, keep the format and banter as it is, its a great formula, and really looking forward to the next one. As to the Scimitar, maybe just a sympathetic restore to keep it with some age to it. Wish you all the best for your future episodes and going full time KZread. P.S I'll happily buy one of your tops as always medling with a car or two lately.

Another great video Ben. These classics deserve another chance and I'm pleased you'll be doing more.

Following the comment re the extra key hole, on the passenger side looks like a Selmar alarm sticker, these were an aftermarket 70s alarm that were key activated. Love the surprise when it started, keep on saving the lost souls.

Really glad I have found this channel having watched sooooo many US "will it start and drive 1200000000 miles" to finally find a decent UK one with cars I actually used to see driving about! I've a 10-a-penny '78 MGB GT so I've an interest in older cars, but I was born in the 70s but cannot afford a fast 80's ford! Keep up the good work!

Awesome 👍🏻

Love it. And now I'm on Car & Classic looking at Scimitars,

Haven’t seen one of these in long time , great looking car 👍 good luck with the channel and merchandise 👍.

Great Vid keep em coming

Another quality 4Cuppa episode - Named as the episodes take 4 cups of tea to get through. Looking forward to more.

well done mate. top job.

Most enjoyable video what a beautiful car you’re a brave man doing that drive maybe a sympathetic restoration keeping it very stock. Look forward to the next video thank you

Great video Ben! My neighbour's got one of these in his front garden been sitting there for years, so nice to see one up and running!Some car this well done for getting it running its great, thanks again for great material 🚘🚘🚘

Please keep these videos up and the length of them, far better than other KZreadrs with 10 minute videos about waffling shite and not actually doing anything. Great videos, great content, congrats on going KZread full time

Great watch as always 👍 gets me through some long arse shifts and it's always great to see old cars that I didn't even know existed be saved and put back on the roads. Would love to see this little car have a bit more TLC and get it as close to fully restored as financially possible anyway 🤣 great work.

Crazy ol' Yank Geezer here ! Found you by "accident" subscribing for a bunch of reasons , your humor , "content" (never knew there was anything but a Reliant "Robin" Haha !) , and some really great Music ! Also really like your long format , keep up the great work !

Great fondness and memories of the Scimitar ...my father bought the very first one in Scotland...MSO 510K I was playing football with my pals when it arrived at the house ...we all stopped the game and just gazed at this incredible sleek red car ...5 years later I drove it between Perth and Dundee in 10mins 40 seconds ...it's 20 miles ...don't tell the boys in blue!

Brilliant video Tasty

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Raymond

Great news about full time car resurrections! Best stuff on youtube 👍. Sympathetic restoration for the Scimitar. Hope you made it home

Out of all the videos and all the cars this one definitely deserves a second chance and a lovely restoration as it's been a absolute beauty please restore it man

@briangeorge5935

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

Great video Ben. Love this adventure. Amazing to think that Reliant made the awful Robin, alongside the great Scimitar. Pretty sure they had a V8, maybe the Rover jobby, or the Triumph thing. Never seen one with a Ford V6. Love your vids, only found you recently, keep them coming and thanks for you content.

@tastyclassics

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin I loved making it, You keep watching I'll keep doing!

@Dirt-Diggler

Жыл бұрын

Early ones had a straight six, later ones had the 2.5 or 3.0 V6 "Essex" then the "cologne" no v8s 👍

Happily liked and subscribed, what a cracking channel, that’s my evening’s entertainment sorted out 😊

I’m currently trying to get a 71 SE5 back on the road. It’s in worse state than this one but it fires up at least. My master cylinders are seized solid as is the slave. Still, it’s going to be great fun once I’ve it back on the tarmac. Subscribed!

Awesome video as always. Here’s an idea. Either with the ambassador or a new project, come to the “pride of Longbridge” event on 15th April.

thank you for saving yet another classic car from the scrapyard......it deserves to be spruced up to its former glory....not an over the top restoration but a clean up ...well done.......she deserves the title of CHRISTINE.......a fitting name ....great video as always keep em coming

I'd go for the resto. That and the Ambassador deserve many more years on the road

Love that car

Great video👍👍 love the road trip ending

I recall i had a keyhole like that on a mk 4 Cortina. It was an alarm/ immobiliser from memory.

@Trickydicky99

Жыл бұрын

Definitely an earlier immobilizer

@richardcorner9262

Жыл бұрын

i agree just about to comment but you beat me to it

@jamesparker1614

Жыл бұрын

Came here to comment this, there was also fake ones of these that were just a stick on keyhole to put off the ye oldie twoc’ers

@kevsvids100

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking some sort of immobiliser or alarm/security system override key switch as well. My dads cars never had them but I think an uncle had a newish car around mid to late 1980’s with an odd extra lock and as an inquisitive young 10 + year old asked about it and he said it was something to do with alarm/security system. Quite popular on newer cars back then I seem to remember.

I'm from LA California it's a beautiful card you got all the original parts restored all the way and keep it

Fantastic channel - straight forward and down to earth viewing and exellent content - the music in this episode is great too - that scimitar is one hell of a good motor!

Brilliant vid Ben, I love your long format 👏👌🏼

Wonderful video 👍, lovely to see the Scimitar make it 👍, I am looking on E Bay now 🤓

Just watched this again, best thing I’ve viewed this Christmas. Superb 🎉

This channel has fast moved to my top spot among all usual car channels. Because it's UK, is not so easy or glamorous and I appreciate that. I also have to roll around in the dirt in most weathers, fiddling with fine* British contraptions, and this always offers a unique experience to which I can relate. I reckon that the cars will have to be sold off on something like an Instagram account as you go, so you don't end up with 52 cars at the end of the year... which could be a problem! A mandatory pre flight checklist would also be useful so you know, wheels don't fall off... you nutter! Great channel Ben, which can only get better as it grows. Keep it clean and shiny side up, Thanks for the gr8 entertainment!

Absolutely fucking fantastic video. The Ambassador vids were mint but that was even better. All the very best for you bud the time flew watching that. And, as for the Scmitar: sympathetic resto or mild resto mod gets my vote. Can't wait for the next video.

Brilliant effort, always one of my favourite cars and so good to see you save another one - good luck with the new business and look forward to seeing it develop.

More people really need to find your channel! Since I found it and subbed a month or so ago I have totally enjoyed watching your very interesting content. Love seeing these old cars being brought back to life, and given another chance out on the open roads. Wish you every success going forward.

Love this vid, my Dad had the exact same scimitar in the early 80's, you drove through Stoke where he lives and we drive past where you started your journey every weekend to go to Chester, big thumbs up