These cars look nicer than today’s cars

@minghuey645

Жыл бұрын

Everything looked nicer back then imo

@Mullikia

Жыл бұрын

@@minghuey645 ...and the cycle repeats

@malibayman

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, can't say the same about the girls here. 😂

@patriciaoreilly8907

Жыл бұрын

@@minghuey645 Rose tinted glasses lol 😂

@davidluck4608

Жыл бұрын

They’re nicer because they are different with each other model, something today which is impossible as every modern car looks similar 😉

The time when you know the past is more futuristic than future itself

@tr4ncy99

3 жыл бұрын

When human are getting old their behavior be turn into child like . So do the world.

@vicent436

3 жыл бұрын

@@tr4ncy99 so does the world

@tr4ncy99

3 жыл бұрын

@@vicent436 , thanks

Back when you could tell one car from another....Great days

@gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791

Жыл бұрын

Oh, how right you are, mo chara! In those days, I (born 1946) could tell the make and model of a car, even in the dark, by the shape and general appearance of the headlights. Try that today! MsG

@r_s_l

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@waynepantry7023

Жыл бұрын

That's because you saw them everywhere broken down on the side of the road ! Didn't they see what the rest of the world was making at that time ???

@paulthesquid3595

Жыл бұрын

@@waynepantry7023 At 68 years of age now i remmemer they were JUNK.

@andrewh5457

Жыл бұрын

@@paulthesquid3595 A day out to the coast, spare oil, water, fan belt,and a tool kit.

Amazing. They don't have this kind of motor shows anymore. There is a certain class and personal touch to this show.

@gordonvincent731

2 жыл бұрын

Why waste the time? All the cars are SUV's, and mostly look the same.

@paulbroderick8438

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Dumb SUV's and oversize trucks seem to be the fashion here in the USA. I am so disenchanted with modern motor vehicles that I have stuck with my Honda Civic Del Sol I bought brand new 30 years ago. Greetings from a Brit residing in the USA.

@V3ntilator

Жыл бұрын

@@paulbroderick8438 SUV's is the fashion in Norway and like 30% of Norway drive Tesla.

@dunderheadgood

Жыл бұрын

they absolutely still have auto shows lol

@lazydgsf7429

Жыл бұрын

It’s a great video but classy? That is absolutely not what I was thinking. I can just imagine how those women were treated. It’d be hilarious if it wasn’t true. Well, it is hilarious, but I feel guilty about it.

I went to that show, I was 19 at the time. Went with two friends, took a day off from Regent St Polytechnic.... I remember bagging brochure after brochure - and then actually reading them when I got home. Everything on line today.

@Sophiechic

Жыл бұрын

that's amazing back then it was an experience to behold unlike today's cars that all look the same!

@tedecker3792

Жыл бұрын

Check out the KZread channel TwinCam, he reviews brochures of British cars of this era.

The picture quality is amazing for an auto show video from 1962.

@stephanesonneville

5 жыл бұрын

Films were like 4K. Too bad it's on 480p on youtube.

@RandomShit169

5 жыл бұрын

Not that amazing, there was 70mm film back then and it still looks amazing and is used. And the footage quality takes a hit when it's made digital.

@fernandes5986

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and colours are absolutely gorgeous.

@adoatero5129

4 жыл бұрын

@@RandomShit169 The quality often takes a hit from digitizing, but it doesn't have to. If it's done properly, the quality can actually be made better, when possible flaws in the film - original or age related - are corrected during the process.

@dreamdiction

4 жыл бұрын

@@RandomShit169 70mm was extremely rare. The technicolor films were shown in cinemas were 35mm which today easily produces high definition on a computer screen. KZread compression does not show how good 35mm movies really are.

As did other commentators here, I too visited that particular Car Show and remember well queuing up to get near the popular Car stands as an impoverished 17 yr old earning about £5.25 a month. I owned a 1938 MG TA that I restored and used it daily for work through all weathers. It cost me £50 borrowed from my Dad and I loved it. At £2 a month It took me 2 yrs to pay him back. My ideal car was the Daimler Dart SP250 and remember drooling over it at the show.

@onlyoneamong300

7 ай бұрын

Wow! You visited that particular show! It sounds like a dream! I can imagine the thrill that must caused you back then! I've only been to one car show in Miami Beach back in 1991 and I loved it. But somehow this one looks glossier with those chrome accents, people dressed up nicely, and that lively music playing in the background! Thanks for sharing!

I owned a Daimler V8 Saloon just like the one at the end. What a beautiful car, how foolish I was to sell it. I am Italian but I loved your cars, British cars were at highest level in the world.

@mohabatkhanmalak1161

3 жыл бұрын

You must be joking.

@momtazpervin5805

3 жыл бұрын

You can’t compare British with Japanese cars

@Yorak_Hunt0----3

3 жыл бұрын

@@momtazpervin5805 he sidnt even mention japanese cars

@cozzaronero

3 жыл бұрын

@@momtazpervin5805 did you even read the comment? However i can compare you a Range Rover sport V8 from 2008 to an Honda Fr-V the Honda is way more reliable them the Range Rover the only thing that broke on the Honda is the light fuzes while the Range Rover i had to replace: Suspension, Diesel pump and Fuel tank and other parts that I don't know how to translate to English

@jamesinameti6184

Жыл бұрын

At the time

That Jensen is stunning! As for Rover and their jet car, that was a very interesting concept which was quite close to my heart having worked where the engine was developed.

@spider_hoss

11 ай бұрын

Jensen has the mighty Chrysler engine.

Love the cars 50s and 60s they all looked different and had real charm

@cdemr

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know about you but here cars in Europe look very different.

@talwindersingh3721

3 жыл бұрын

Yup,I visited a vintage car show recently and was wondering why we don't have cars that look thr same now?

@bencarpendale

3 жыл бұрын

@@talwindersingh3721 safety crash a 60s car at 100 mph, everyone dies crash a 2020 car at the same speed, you'd probably not die (although you'd be injured) in order to have a safe car, it needs to have features that make the cars look similar

@talwindersingh3721

3 жыл бұрын

@@bencarpendale Yup can agree to that but just saying cars back then had class I feel.

@bencarpendale

3 жыл бұрын

@@talwindersingh3721 everything has lost feel nowadays but as a young person I can't really talk about the past from experience

The colours from the footage is fantastic

I remember my dad took me to the motor show that year. It was the same one he bought a Ford Anglia! Two years later we were off down the route nationals to the Costa Brava in Spain. Not a seat belt in sight and my baby brother on the back seat in his carry cot. "Health and safety", what the hell is that???

@errorsofmodernism7331

Жыл бұрын

Do you remember candy cigarettes for children?

@rafthejaf8789

Жыл бұрын

@@errorsofmodernism7331 Oh yes, I used to smoke them! 😅

@TheDddkkk

Жыл бұрын

i love those i was there replies. it always makes my day, thank you for that.

Went to the motor show Earls Court probably around late sixties early 70s with my father and my abiding memory of going was how amazingly crowded it was. Think if I had lost sight of my father would probably ever have seen him again. RIP dad.

@ianrobertson4820

4 жыл бұрын

RIP EARLS COURT

@knut-hinrichqwalter2463

3 жыл бұрын

RIP British Motor Industry !

The E Type must be a sight to behold when it was launched in 1960, almost 60 years ago, a work of art, while a lot of the supercars today are down right ulgy!

@bighands69

4 жыл бұрын

Car designs today are dictated by special government ministries.

@danilo16410

4 жыл бұрын

Yes but the designers must surely had seen the FIAT 8V from the 1952-53.

@johnknott6539

4 жыл бұрын

knowledge share Dear boy- I’ve owned 2 - first was a ‘64 coupe in ‘73 for 2 years (bought for 400 pounds!!!) exchanged for a ‘64 USA Ford Galaxie 500 (in UK) and then a ‘69 Roadster purchased in California kept for 6 years and sold for 3 times what I paid for it. Cost maybe $500 maintenance in

@johnknott6539

4 жыл бұрын

2008. That was mostly to replace poor repairs from unknowledgeable prior owners. Both were exceptionally reliable. And of course both cars were always loved and admired by all. So I cannot agree with you. Have you ever owned an E Type of any year? Perhaps you speak from jealousy not knowledge.

@stuartbritton7408

4 жыл бұрын

@knowledge share the Toyota Corolla is reliable. Do you prefer that? Or a Kia ?

Wonderful newsreel bringing back great memories. I attended the 1960 Earl's Court Motor Show when in England from Australia on the then popular "Working Holiday". I did a training course with BMC at Oxford (Cowley and MG Abingdon), Birmingham (various factories), London. Cars had class back then. My cousin was a bigwig at Standard Motor Cars in Coventry. They were the days!

Fascinating footage. My father had a Morris 1100....turned into a real " rust bucket." Floor rusted through to give tantalising glimpses of the road.

@barrycuda3769

Жыл бұрын

Because of salt on the roads?

@waynepantry7023

Жыл бұрын

They didn't rust here in New Zealand as no salt on the roads, only on the fish and chips ! They were called a "land crab" here . Slow and wobbly . . .

@monikaterrosco8574

Жыл бұрын

The 1100 didn't rust in Australia - Rotodip - they were amazingly good cars especially the larger engine 1100S. They could do 83MPH flat chat and you didn't have to slow down for corners on country main roads like Holdens and Ford Falcons had to. Wayne - the Land Crab was the Austin 1800. And the Morris 1100 was very sure footed - the opposite of your slow and wobbly description.

@tareetodd

Жыл бұрын

My first car was a second hand Morris 1100 here in Australia with the bench seat and gear shift that came up about 3 foot from the floor lol

@sallybrown7854

8 ай бұрын

Mine too and mum was so horrified when it went into garage for MOT and the quantity of rust found, but oh happy motoring days.

I was 12 at this time and I knew all the makes and models and all the performance figures. I could recognise every car at a distance, even in the dark I knew the configuration of the lights. Exciting days, happy days.

Golden age of British car industry

@paulthesquid3595

Жыл бұрын

Golden age of making unreliable junk

They were truly beautiful cars

Very unique character and soul in each car .wished to go back that time and attend that show 🙂

So many beautiful cars. It is stunning to see how those cars looked new and unrestored.

Lovely video. We had a Rover 3 Litre in the 1960's. Great car. Then got a Citroen DS 20, streaks ahead of all other cars. Beautiful design .

Right after this was made the British car industry goes into a nose dive mainly due to lack of investment and union action, it never recovers.

@michaelreid6944

Жыл бұрын

And diabolical and confused management by committee. BMC for example.

@derekmorgan9250

Жыл бұрын

red robo and his union f..ked the uk car industry up and the appalling finish and reliability of them

One major difference is the emphasis on showing the inner workings of the machinery, with glass panels and cutaway models - back when the mechanics were simple and easy to understand. What surprises me is the presenter's expectation that British cars would sell well in Europe after our entry to the Common Market. I don't think that happened except for some sports and luxury models: the low end products were designed to rust away and need replacing after two or three years.

@FrewstonBooks

Жыл бұрын

The Ford Cortina was very popular, especially in France and Italy. I remember in 1962 on a trip abroad with my parents seeing them everywhere.

@johnwalkley6746

Жыл бұрын

Every car these days has built in obsolescence as a standard item , I’ve had a few minis parked outside over the years all very fixable.

the time when cars were easy to fix, and you had to fix them often

@DAMORBEL

5 жыл бұрын

Motorways sorted that.

@bighands69

4 жыл бұрын

debeeriz It is false that cars from that era needed to be fixed often. My grandfather was still driving 60s cars in the 1980s. As long as they were maintained they would only occasionally need a cheap repair.

@debeeriz

4 жыл бұрын

@@bighands69 look i am 75 i grew up with 50-60s cars and motorbikes, thats when l learned to repair them, l know first hand how reliable british cars and motorbikes were from that era

@debeeriz

4 жыл бұрын

@Ian Mangham unfortunately never owned that model l had the sv 52 that blew a head and gasket starter, had a short block at 60000 miles my first car was a singer 9 1936 looked like a morris 8 that threw a rod out of the side of the block, never had any luck with british cars apart from a 1938 morris 8, my last brit car was a 75 hillman avenger that was ok until my wife blew that one up when the thermostat housing snapped off, my worst experiences were fords mainly zephyrs l use to keep an axle in the boot, i could change an axle on the side of the road in 20 minutes, my mk1 convertible broke 6 in the 2 years l owned it

@Bulletguy07

4 жыл бұрын

@@debeeriz you are only a few years older than me and i cut my "diy mechanicing" teeth on Moggie 1000's and Minis. I couldn't afford garage bills anyway so i learnt very quickly! But also enjoyed the years i spent fiddling about with cars.

That really made me feel really old I was born in 1962 Great to see this.

@datathunderstorm

4 жыл бұрын

@David Foreman You feel old? I was 2 years old when this happened! My Dad must have attended....he was absolutely bonkers about cars!

@infrasleep

4 жыл бұрын

And another sobering thought is that it was just 17 years after WW2 ended. Be like looking back on 2002 today. That's what makes you feel old

@Aussietaz1

4 жыл бұрын

David Foreman I know what you mean I was born in 1957 lol

@Mistermopar

4 жыл бұрын

David Foreman - I was born in 1945 and went to this show. I was learning to drive at the time and my mate was the 'experienced' driver that sat in with me. I passed my test in March the following year. Loved driving then, and still do.

@sitarnut

3 жыл бұрын

Ha HA! Graduated High School that year.... I wanted a Triumph Bonneville so badly I could taste the Castrol.

2:21 Jensen CV8, brand new one about £3,500 in 1965, absolute star. First saw this in the TV show The Baron and have drooled ever since.

Love these old films. No mobile phones, people actually communicated!

Incredible footage, thanks!

I remember how I lusted after the Triumph Spitfire! Never managed to get one though.

@agnostic47

3 жыл бұрын

My dad had a Triumph Herald. The Spitfire was a rebodied Herald.

@bazza945

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, you missed the cannon ball.

Everything looks great in hindsight.

Love the happy music!

@MICHGO1

4 жыл бұрын

THEY WENT A LITTLE OVERBOARD.

@EnglishLaw

4 жыл бұрын

The music is perfectly nostaligic.

Love this video. I grew up in Canada with Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox toys, most of which were British makes

Love 60s-70s , beautiful years and beautiful cars!!!!!

I had a 67 Jag Etype in High School (70-72), now have a 67 Etype Roadster which I've owned since 1980.

@mikecastellon3022

4 жыл бұрын

I had a Ferrari in high school but traded it in on a rolls Royce and he chauffeured me to my classes.

@basilbcf

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikecastellon3022 That's pretty amazing. I bought my first Jag, a Tan 67 Coupe in 1970 when I was a Junior in High School. I traded a Pontiac Catalina + $2800 for that car. (You couldn't by the wheels for that much today). I sold it to a man in Denver when I joined the USAF (a decision I regretted for the rest of my life). It wasn't until 1980 that I was able to get another 67 Etype, this one a Roadster, which I still own to this day. I don't know if I can post links, but I'll try to post to a Flickr page that has both my cars. The Tan Jag picture is as the car looks today (still owned by a man in Denver). The Silver Blue Roadster is my current Etype: www.flickr.com/photos/britishcarforum/albums/72157709645588702

@280SE

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Castellon he didn’t get it

@JazzFunkNobby1964

4 жыл бұрын

@@280SE Yank

@supersparks9466

3 жыл бұрын

Yanks don’t do sarcasm

Given the video resolution is only 480p the detailed picture quality and colour saturation, and for 1962, is outstanding. The cars weren't bad either, back to an era when cars were still motorcars.

I don't know, but the classiest of them all is at the back seat of that blue Hillman @1:34

That Jaguar has been a favorite of mine since I was a little kid.

Those were amazing cars

Always nice to see these uploads. How thing's have moved on but 50 years from now they will be saying the same thing about 2021!! 🤘🤘

I drive a Hillman Super Minx Automatic as a daily driver, love it

@snowstrobe

3 жыл бұрын

I love that car.

@wayinfront1

Жыл бұрын

They were damned fast. Always seemed to be zipping past me at great speed in the 1960s.

@mattcollier5957

Жыл бұрын

Sold that now, im using one of my Metropolitans daily now, not quite as fast, but more fun and quirky@@wayinfront1

@wayinfront1

Жыл бұрын

@@mattcollier5957 Quirky, yes, but aren't they rather a failed mini-attempt at copying American style? There was one parked down the road from me all through the '60s, in fact first appeared there in the '50s I think. Two-tone emerald green top and white underneath, as I remember. Looked kinda pretty and sporty but in reality was rubbish, from a review I've seen. Very poor quality interior. But now tell me how wring I am!

@mattcollier5957

Жыл бұрын

@@wayinfront1 the Met was styled in USA by Nash, its a baby Nash Rambler, although made at Longbridge England, these were aimed at a family for a second car for commuting, (the 50s Smart Car). finished production in 1961, Ahh so you saw a Berkshire Green and Frost White example, i have one of those in my Met collection. I love em, doors interchangable, a chrome side fender Metropolitan script mofit ONLY on one side, opposite side to drivers side,never had an Austin badge. Very easy to work on, easy for parts, These were were built well by Austin and the interior is very long lasting and comfy, i dont always believe reviews or what others think, try it yourself you might have second thoughts. My Mets get more attention than my 56 Olds, 58 Buick also my 58 Thunderbird. Ive restored two of my Metros, i know them well, and they are of good quailty build, regardless what others say

My uncle Bill Strickland (yes, the famous race car driver) bought his E- Type Jaguar in 1962. He barely drove it, stayed under cloth. He bought at the time a full body set of the replacement rubber seals for it (he knew they would ware out in time) in 1998 a man offered him $11,000 for the set... he refused the sale.

I owned a Mini Cooper S in Australia. The side mounted Radiator was a brilliant innovation for the Sydney Summer.🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

That Jag is still the sweetest car ever made.

@jamescourt4703

4 жыл бұрын

carbidegrd1 e type, the best look,n car ever built.

@encellon

4 жыл бұрын

Shiny turds, factory engineered lemons -- to be washed and waxed, but never driven.

@mohabatkhanmalak1161

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamescourt4703 Did you ever see a Mercedes Benz SL....?? Of the era.

@jamescourt4703

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 yes and a beautifully motor car. Sl,,s always look great. But the e type,s just turn so many heads on the race tracks of the era and on the roads these days. Ive owned a merc sport and the best engineered car I've ever owned.

film quality is excellent. So good it looks restored.

Fascinating. Gonna keep me going a while these vids

I reckon that if British Leyland had have started to galvanised their cars in the late 70s ,starting with the Rover SD1 they would still be in business now

Super Bilder , einfach schön, ja damals , wohin ist die Reise nur gegangen !!

@johnhelmeke6701

5 жыл бұрын

schöne autos, schöner stil!

@fabiotonto1678

4 жыл бұрын

Say that in English.

Приятно смотреть на эти красивые автомобили🥰

Beautiful video, the cut - aways are stunning, all gone now here sadly.....

It wasn't my fault or of my parents. We had the Austin Mini 1300. The Austin 1300/Glider Mk III. The Austin Allegro Estate MKIII. The Austin Maestro LE. Double Weber 1600 MG Maestro. The Rover 213 and 213S. My first car the Rover 114 Gta/Metro. The first Dutch dealer delivered Rover 620 in green with Grey bumpers( altered immediately to green as well).

I love the cutaway models of the cars, they just look snazzy.

@davesy6969

3 жыл бұрын

Doors on that hillman minx were an optional extra.

@supersparks9466

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the cutaway models still survive

Ah the old days where disc brakes were a selling feature.

I was at that show as a 13 year old with my friend. Our aim was to collect beautifully coloured brochures of our favourite brands - they were so nicely done then. I’d take them home and pour over them for hours learning all the specs by heart. Now all you get is a blurry picture on your smartphone Mind you the food in the cafeteria was really naff!! We drove up into London in my friend’s Dads’ new Fiat 2300. Classy car. Straight to the Earl’s Court car park. No bloody congestion charges, no rip off ULEZ, no speed cameras, no stupid 70mph speed limits. What great times they were. Oh to go back.

The Top Gear of that era. Brilliant archives.

@retrobilly1986

Жыл бұрын

The cars weren’t bad either

I love some of those great old cars shown on those films. Have them all on DVD at the moment. I dunno why the nation somehow forgotten virtually all of those old brands that are now sadly no longer with us such as Triumph & Riley.

wow, so many beautiful cars!!!!!!

My dad had that coupé Rover but my mum had to sell it for nothing after he passed as we needed cash 😢

02:37 - that Jensen had a huuuge steering wheel!

Val Guest & Yolande Donlan checking out the mini ! Personally I’ll take a Riley elf with whitewalls

Car so simple made but with huge power. Amazing

What exciting possibilities over the next few years, if only they knew. What went wrong....?

@stevewilson6390

Жыл бұрын

Red Robbo and his colleagues.

@rob5944

Жыл бұрын

@@stevewilson6390 I guess, looking back they sold bucket loads of cars, vans and trucks in the 60s but still wound up skint. Some exciting and technologically superior vehicles later on, coupled with great as campaigns....yet to no avail. Lost out on the image stakes, I guess the likes of Ford won out on pure kudos....such a shame.

Amazing! A few years later, the industry imploded.

When cars looked like cars cool era

@vika0194

4 жыл бұрын

Still do......

@danilo16410

4 жыл бұрын

@@vika0194 Today they look as starships, with all that lights, monitors etc inside and twisted metal and plastic outside, and still can't fly

@vika0194

4 жыл бұрын

Danilo Bingham Why would you want them to fly...

@roachdoggjr45

3 жыл бұрын

@@vika0194 They look like electric razors. I swear if the Prius was small enough to fit in your hand, you'd try to shave with it.

the vehicle 0:24 right now 2019 i see ithe same everyday that parking on wilshire blvd, los angeles, 2 blocks from my work place. surprisingly that the car look so new with aqua exterior and beige interior.

... that E-Type though.. 😎😚

@vicent436

3 жыл бұрын

Though? Even!

Yeah all those british car makers gone, but at least we can still see some of them at classic car shows,in fact if you take them all out of the show's there would be bugger all to luck at.

@Richard-pe4cx

4 жыл бұрын

not all

@RayThackeray

4 жыл бұрын

Bentley, Jaguar and Aston Martin still going.

@Thorny5718

3 жыл бұрын

Ray Thackeray yeah but they’re not British anymore mate. In name only :-(

@Ritterhall

3 жыл бұрын

More important is that the European People gone. "London is no longer a english City" JOHN CLEESE

@IPGAuto

3 жыл бұрын

@@RayThackeray - Bentley owned by Volkswagen. Jaguar owned by Tata in India. Aston Martin is 20% owned by Mercedes.

Absolutely glorious in every possible way.

Oh how I wish we had these times pre common market.

Fantastic resing unit kipit up zabardast stylish look

Incredible that Ford was being described as British here. That's how much manufacturing pull the UK still had then, even for American marques.

Wow! All those see-through engines! 😃 And those girls! 😍

Amazing cars, so much classic beauty.

great footage!

Pointy bras and no Engine Management Chips...😆😆😆😆Life was so much better then!

@alanmalan3819

4 жыл бұрын

In this video Indian manufacturers are british... Loool)))) Britain has car manufacturers , hah!

@davidtunnicliff5442

4 жыл бұрын

yeah and just look at those headlamps.

@louismart

4 жыл бұрын

Brexit will bring you back to these lucky times, except the industry has gone 😂

@jayswarrow1196

4 жыл бұрын

louismart, it's like saying "China would bring back the communism". Altho, it'll be nice, to once again have an ability to spank a child for being irritating in public..

@andrewoliver8930

3 жыл бұрын

Fixing a car on a regular basis. No thanks.

The real cars. I like vintage vehicles.

5:25 That beautiful MG steering wheel, never seen something more perfect !

It was the time of cars for drivers! IT WAS A TIME OF INTERESTING AND BEAUTIFUL CARS!

0:10 - oh gosh, the original Ford Capri (coupe version of the Classic) in the foreground!

Beautiful!

That Lagonda at the end is a gem😎👍🏻

Cars were really beautiful then...

You'll love this. My first job after High School, while waiting to be accepted into Public Service, was a car park attendant in the heart of the financial district of Melbourne. I drove and parked the best and the worst cars of 1977. I regret not reporting that I scratched a Rolls Royce while parking, but felt no shame when I found out the person that leased it, had gone bankrupt and fled the country. Learning experience 101. Love.

WOW I LOVE CLASSIC CARS👍👍👍❤❤❤

A wonderful year for the English car industry. Shame it doesn't exist anymore.

@jackkruese9929

4 жыл бұрын

Jon Seymour Thank god they re not English anymore or they’d have disappeared years ago. Foreign companies have poured money in and managed them properly now that crap short term greedy lazy stupid British management or govt have been taken out of the equation.

@jackkruese9929

4 жыл бұрын

Jon Seymour Yes but sad. Atleast they’re using British workers I suppose.

Wow Britain was amazing then

@adrianadrian1887

3 жыл бұрын

Great times, I assume by the looks of it. (born in 83).

That Lotus Elan was soon to be associated with the beautiful Diana Rigg, AKA the sexy black-leathered Avenger also known as Emma Peel.

@alanmalan3819

4 жыл бұрын

when amricans can to produce something

@Isleofskye

4 жыл бұрын

Diana had two double side draft Webers ? Who knew !

@Isleofskye

4 жыл бұрын

The Chosen Few....:)

@camt9967

4 жыл бұрын

Just loved that Lotus at he time (as a kid) Just as beautiful now, with or without Emma

@Isleofskye

4 жыл бұрын

I will do a deal with you then. You have The Lotus and I will have leather clad Emma and her gorgeous predecessor Honor Blackman ( still elegant in her 90's !!) but without their judo and karate skills...:)

I looooove this channel

Real Cars my dad had a triumph spitfire red

The Jensen is beautiful

I bought that very same Lotus Elan featured on the 1962 Motor show and when I bought it in 1966, it had been thrashed to within an inch of it’s life, but being a young petrolhead , I couldn’t wait to get my backside in one and I spent 50% of my ownership repairing it and only kept it for 6 months as the insurance company I had it insured with went bust. It was the time of Emil Suvundra with his Fire Auto and Marine company fraud.and my company, London and Midland followed suit.

@faithlesshound5621

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the business titans of those days: Emil Savundra, John Bloom of Rolls Razor and "It's no sin to make a profit," the asset strippers John Bentley, Lord Hanson, Lord White ...

@monteceitomoocher

Жыл бұрын

That's an interesting story, those elan's are worth big bucks now, thrashed or not!, the david frost trial by television of the infamous Suvundra is on here as well, he really was an arrogant pos with no regard for his clients.

@TheDddkkk

Жыл бұрын

i love those i was there replies, awesome. thank you for making my day. just love it.

Qué lujos, qué estilo... Pura elegancia

Amazing how well presented the "stands" are, and the special cutaways of the cars. 9000 £ for a continental

@naturalroyalflush

6 ай бұрын

Add to cart. Proceed to checkout.

Rover P5 3 litre coupe 😍

@TheHorsebox2

5 жыл бұрын

Yes Rover made some great cars.

@PAVANZYL

5 жыл бұрын

3:31 - Red-line at 5 000 rpm. Typical British long stroke engine. It stood no chance.

@mescko

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheHorsebox2 The next year though, Rover set the Motor Show on its ear with the P6.

@TheHorsebox2

4 жыл бұрын

@@mescko Yes, indeed. Had a '72 P6. One of the best cars I ever owned.

@mescko

4 жыл бұрын

@@PAVANZYL I understand the reason British engines were undersquare was that at one time taxation of a motorcar was based on the bore size. The only way to increase displacement therefore, was stroke.

Fascinating!

I was 19 when this took place and madly into cars (still am!!) . The British car industry had a domestic market it took for granted and made money from exports to "the Colonies". The Common Market allowed smart, cheap and attractive European makes to arrive and have much more curb appeal than the stolid British ones. At the same time Japanese cars trickled in and found a ready market with their excellent finish and reliability. British manufacturers just sat back and let it happen, didn't invest in updating machinery and suffered accordingly.

@1258-Eckhart

5 жыл бұрын

*kerb appeal

@Zipper696969

5 жыл бұрын

@@1258-Eckhart A curb (American English), or kerb (Australian English, British English; see spelling differences), is the edge where a raised sidewalk (pavement in British English; pavement or footpath in Australian English) or road median/central reservation meets a street or other roadway.

@chazsach6594

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you are right.

@bighands69

4 жыл бұрын

+David R Coe Japanese cars post WW2 were not any better than British cars. They were just cheaper. There was a reason why they were cheaper. Pre WW2 Both Germany and Japan were the most planned economies in the world. Britain was one of the best free market economies second only to the US. Post WW2 both Germany and Japan were two of the most free market economies just behind the American economy. And guess what is happening right now Both Germany and Japan are starting to become more planned again while Britain may have the opportunity to go free again.

@jeromek2125

3 жыл бұрын

@@bighands69 The big Japanese plus was that their cars had things like radios, heated rear windows etc as standard.

So many memories...

Amazing camera... was it something particularly special BP filmed with ?

@stephanesonneville

5 жыл бұрын

Probably 16mm.

@garethonthetube

4 жыл бұрын

Almost certainly 35mm movie cameras, probably same equipment that made the James Bond movies of that era. If they were scanned today in 4k these films would look superb.

Wow, I wish all these cars where on sale now, I'd of had the Daimler or Jensen.

@keithmountain9437

Жыл бұрын

They still are. Just look at any of the weekly or monthly classic car magazines.

Advertising was about the car in those days. Now it's about a lifestyle. You hardly get to see the car.