Good afternoon Wray, it is very impressive that someone of his generation is learning from you. It will allow you to pass your talents and expertise to the next generation. And he is picking up the ball and running with it. Thanks and take care.

Beautiful workmanship!

Those 30's Rileys are the most stylish mass produced cars of that era. I had a 37 Riley,a six cylinder 15/6 Adelphi. I see the Wilson preselector gearbox in there . I sold mine 50 years ago as reverse had failed and i couldn't find info or anyone who knew how to fix it. The year after it was gone, I started my Apprenticeship and one of the things I learned to repair, was ....preselector gearboxes.😁😁 My favourite Riley after the Sprite was the kestrel ,what a glamour!.

Awesome work. I was amazed to find a 19 year old student did the rear fender. It looks superb. When my folks came from England to America in 1949 my father was the foundry manager at Barnes Manufacturing in Mansfield Ohio. All non ferrous metal die casting. What a small world.

I've said it before.... good on you for showcasing the talent of the students. Obviously you had a hand in their training but training alone doesn't do it. The best teacher in the world still has to have good students. Great job, guys.

@proshaper

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Brian was an exceptional student. His greatest asset was not being afraid to ask questions.

Outstanding student and teacher!

Beautiful work

Wow, outstanding work! I hope you’ll still be offering classes in a few years when I’m ready to retire!

Wray. It must be as satisfying for you as it is for Brian. Very well done to you both. It's just super that you unleash that talent. I bet you saw Brian's potential very quickly . Did he have any experience beforehand? I briefly thought how did Brian create both halves? Should have guessed! Love the e-type but this is just as satisfying. Thanks Wray. P.S. yes, l'm envious!

@proshaper

4 жыл бұрын

Brian, came to the class with excellent tig welding skills and he has a English wheel that he had built but he had never attempted a large panel before my class. He asks questions and as a result learns very fast. He also has excellent work habits. He is a rare bird today. Most people want instantaneous results.😁😁😁

That is an awesome outcome! In the history of my first car the Austin Healey Sprite, there is reference to using the name Sprite, which referred to Riley having used the name in the past, but that Austin was able to secure rights to the name for the little Austin Healey. I have never seen one before, this looks amazing!

@prophetsnake

4 жыл бұрын

Riley was bought up by William Morris in the late 'thirties. Morris and Austin merged in 1952. So by the time the first AH Sprite was built, Austin-Morris already owned the name. You might be confusing the story with that of the Riley Imp, which was a similar but smaller 2 seat sports car of the thirties. In the 60s, Hillman was building a car called the Imp, beating BMC to the punch when they produced a mini variant they wanted to call the Imp. They ended up calling it the Riley Elf.

@JBFromOZ

4 жыл бұрын

the story of clearing the name "sprite" for use on Geoff Healey's design (the Bugeye) is told in the published "more healeys" and other sources. so my understanding and earlier statement is that I had never before seen a Riley sprite, having owned an Austin healey sprite for 32 plus years :-) I have no history or understanding of the Imp/Elf discussion, so is definitely not what I was referring to cheers!

@prophetsnake

4 жыл бұрын

@@JBFromOZ But Austin already owned the name. So if you read it, they were wrong. BMC was building both Austin Healys and Rileys in 1958 when the first Frogeye was built. Same owner, so who was the conflict with?

@JBFromOZ

4 жыл бұрын

securing the name for the new vehicle whether it was an internal or external discussion, was still a step in the process, not saying it was a conflict, just that it was a step in the design and production process for the Austin healey sprite, and the relevance being that I had heard of a Riley sprite, but never seen one. I now have :-)

@prophetsnake

4 жыл бұрын

@@JBFromOZ Yeh, you did, actually. "Austin was able to secure the rights", is a pretty clear indication that you believe there was a conflict. There wasn't.

it is indeed "scary good".

First comment. That means you have to mention my channel next video you make. Well done