Hi, thanks for watching, a full list of the videos on the channel is here: kzread.infovideos Channel homepage: kzread.info/dron/KaTg9fPUvmUQi94FcnDbrg.html

Love the period photos.Takes me back to my childhood and teen years.

Thanks for refreshing my memories of these cars.

I knew the lady at 1:49 standing beside my Fordson van. We romped many times in the back of it until her husband caught us and he freaked out. I got myself out pronto never to see her again, the van was sold soon after. I do miss her, and the lady.

Thanks, such nice pics and comment from the era of my early youth. The Pietermatitzburg pics were from the Roy Hesketh circuit. My Dad and I used to drive there from our town Vryheid in Northern Kwazulu Natal in the early to mid sixties to attend races. I was about 6 to 8 years old. He had a Westminister A 110 but I remember also going there in his 1959 Galaxie 2 door the first time. I still have 8 mm movie footage of this car. The trip to Roy Hesketh was a drive of 197 miles (Googled today!) from our home justfor the day. Ee fot home well after dark My mom had the 100E Anglia as per earlier comments I have posted. Also have memories of attending races at the Grand Prix circuit in SA which was in East London in the early sixties. My very early motoring nemories. Thanks for kindling those memories in a 65 year old motoring enthusiast! I will see what local pics I have from our monthly Piston Ring classic and vintage get together where there are well over 150 cars present at every meet The English or unusual car pics may interest you.

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was of interest, I've a small stack of photos from the Roy Hesketh circuit - cars and bikes - some of the cars were taking part in a parade of 1920s/1930s cars rather than racing

Ronnie Barker sitting next to the red Cortina 😄

@neilfromdownunder9204

2 жыл бұрын

That was my first impression too...😀

Love the 'Tuxedo Kitty' at 16.18 just like my "Miss Orca' cat here in Arizona! You are not portraying just cars(autos) but a whole way of life sadly all long gone. Love the images.

These were exactly the sort of cars you would see on the road in New Zealand during that same period; some were kept for a bit longer, owing to import restrictions. Other cars you would see on the road during the 50s and 60s were Australian Holdens and Ford Falcons; occasionally you might see a Yank tank, usually owned by a well-heeled farmer. Interesting to note that new cars of this period never looked quite as new as modern-day cars, due to the higher level of finish now available.

@rossilett4284

2 жыл бұрын

Yes here in Australia there were so many British cars and trucks.

The Fordson van registered COW 95 is the E83W, in production from between 1938 and 1957, the forerunner of the Thames 400E.

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, I own one and run the E83W site which may also be of interest if you like these small vans. Thanks for watching

A wonderful selection of the cars we love. Many thanks. The good old 'Moggie' was everywhere in the 50's and 60's but its also great to see such beauties as the Standard 12/14 and Vanguard. Terrific stuff.

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

It's funny aint' it.. I used to get a car to go somewhere... now my interest is to look at them. Good to see the Phase II Vanguard.

The 1100 reg 36199 looks like a Guernsey car to me.

Great collection. Thanks for these great photos.

Just in time for breakfast with OCC and an interesting and nostalgic set of photos. Frankies Fish and Chips is indeed in South Shields, that is my hometown and the town I was born in and spent my youth in. Frankies is still here on Ocean Road I believe where that photo was taken.

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

That photo of the 100E and the chip shop in the background was definitely a favourite of mine this time around

I love these old photos from years gone by. Although not born there I did spend some decades in Southampton. I may be wrong here but I seem to remember seeing an item on the local TV about the boat with the Minis on. Going a bit off subject I was acquainted with the inventor of the Griffon hovercraft. As far as I am aware the company is still there on the river. Also the home of Sir Christopher Cockerell (a plaque can be seen in the village of Hythe opposite the docks). Anyway back to the cars it is interesting to note the low volume of traffic on the roads compared to now. We can see however from the Motorway construction photos the beginning of the boom in car ownership. Though for many a car was still out of their pay grade. Thanks again for this excellent collection of old photos. 👍👍

Thanks for sharing.

thank you once again for all the photos you share with us. brian d.

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

The Roy Hesketh circuit in Pietermaritzburg as

The trade plated MG Magnette is one of the earlier ZA models distinguished by the chrome trim following the curve of the front wheel arch, the later ZB had a short chrome strip above the wheel arch. The ZB 'Varitone' models had unadorned front wings but more bright trim elsewhere plus a wider rear window with a slight wraparound.

BRILLIANT yet again ! I love these old pictures - brings back so many memories when cars were very distinctive - even by their engine sound. Today sadly, everything looks and sounds the same - characterless. All those 'marques' gone too. Thanks again for all your hard work in compiling these videos :-)

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

another great lineup of British cars. I particularly enjoy looking at the fashions of the time too. I don't know if you've ever done one, but how about some pictures of British 2 door saloon cars. I'm sometimes quite surprised when I see a car that I didn't know they'd made in 2 door form.

Hi there. There's a 1953 Anglia in the upcoming Matthewsons Classic Car Auction .I tried and failed to send you a link (KZread wouldn't let me) . If you wouldn't mind having a look at it and give an opinion on A) is it worth bothering with is it too far gone and B) what would you pay for it? Thanks for another great video. Cheers

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, just had a look at a black one on their site, I'm always a bit dubious about looking at photos of any car that may have just had a bucket of water thrown over it. The body looks average, ok around the gutters but bubbling up along lower edges - fine if you're ok at tackling bodywork. The grille has a bit of a dent and the headlamps are incorrect. The ledge where the battery sits has a plate over it so perhaps it's rotted out? The door pillars look a bit dog-eared. It all depends on whether you want a project or not. A good one would be £4-5kish, a project £2000ish, so this one should be around there, including buyer's commission. There's no substitute for looking at something in the metal though - and hearing it run. There's very little info on the site, allegedly it ran last week but with all the plugs leads off under the bonnet....? PS the firing order is 1243

@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldclassiccarUK thankyou so much. I said you'd have a robust and informed opinion. I'll pass that on. Many thanks

Best photo: 17:37 the "Mini" ferry! 😁👍

@jonathangriffin1120

2 жыл бұрын

The 'Sea Truck' was developed by Rotork ltd. of Bath, they opened up a production facility in Westbury, Wilts. later moving to the south coast in the Poole area.

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I agree with you regarding the coach in the background of one of those excellent photos, it looks like a Bedford VAL with a Duple Vega Major body. The smaller wheels are a good clue. The other coach photo, with a chap standing by it, is more of a mystery to me. I don't recognise the body builder but the trims on the front wheel seems to suggest it's a Bedford SB.

@taxus750

2 жыл бұрын

I've just seen your comment - you're quite right, it's an SB, bodywork by Plaxton.

Stop quoting registration we can see the numbers

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

I heard you the first time, thanks

@ 13.00 Boiling water to top-up Thermos flasks? (re Fish and Chip shops)

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered about that too, maybe if you'd collected winkles from the beach you'd dunk them in it before eating????

@beowulf5982

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldclassiccarUK Lol maybe that's the real reason but after Fish and Chips a good cuppa is more important imo. I love these original photos, so much to see. Thank you.

It's a dam shame the British manufacturers of cars and trucks had no regard for their customers and the problems they presented the buyers of their product , it seems they had no understanding of corrosion prevention , Auto electrics turning to Lucas as a supplier who they say single handed destroyed all of Britain's Auto and Bike Industry , another thing the British engineering all round was so amateur compared to US and other Europeans they just fell apart .

@oldclassiccarUK

2 жыл бұрын

I agree that build quality often left plenty to be desired, although I've found US stuff to be distinctly average in the quality stakes too so really anything post-1960s is built to a cost rather than a standard, IMO. Thanks for watching.

@zx-qu1yu

2 жыл бұрын

Who told you that? What you just put is utter crap and sound like the same repeat rubbish other americans say who dont have a clue or are ignorant🙄, what is wrong with lucas? Many of my lucas magnetos are still working from the 1930s with original coils! but american magnetos are crumbling to bits, Typical low iq yank slagging anything british off because they knew their cars were worse - people back then knew how bad quality US cars were hence why not many people bought them in UK/europe, i have seen several articles mentioning this.