The Rootes group made some excellent cars and trucks especially with the two stroke ts3 engine.
@rjkka72602 күн бұрын
My dad had one like that in the fifties. Had 6 or 7 Rover cars..................the last one a 3500. Lovly cars. But ever so expensive in The Netherlands.
@paulscountrygarage91802 күн бұрын
@@rjkka7260 they are lovely cars and I bet they were expensive in The Netherlands as LHD weren’t that common. Expensive here in Australia as well as all were imported as complete cars from the UK.
@rosskelly826810 күн бұрын
*Paul, I grew up in New Lambton, and I was trying to guess where the Vauxhall dealer might have been. Maybe Lambton Rd, maybe Regent St, maybe Hobart Rd.... ?* By the way, my first car was a PA Velox 2-speed. That's a bit of a joke - it used to jump out of top! In the end it was driven around in 2nd gear. That was back in 1972. Strange to recall that a sound and straight PA with a gearbox problem was regarded in 1973 as almost worthless and I sold it for something like $100.... And bought an FB31 VX-4/90 (97 cubic inch update version) which was about 5 years younger. Incredibly, I paid $100 for the VX-4/90, so I came out even-Stevens, so to speak! That was an unusual brown with white stripe colour scheme. The VX needed and engine overhaul from being used very hard in its 9 years on the road, hence why I got it for a song. But imagine buying an almost rust-free VX-4/90 for $100!
@paulscountrygarage918010 күн бұрын
@@rosskelly8268 to be honest I’m not sure where the dealer was located in New Lambton but I have seen a pic of the dealership. The PA Velox were a nice car but most I see are autos.
@ersikillian11 күн бұрын
Wow! Semaphore turn directionals! My early 1950 MGTD doesn't have turn signals at all.
@ersikillian11 күн бұрын
There doesn't seem to be a Vauxhall dealership here in New York. Oh pooh,
@paulscountrygarage918011 күн бұрын
@@ersikillian Vauxhall dealerships don’t exist in Australia anymore either. 😢
@eugenegilleno934412 күн бұрын
Too much electronics on modern vehicles - nothing wrong with wind up windows…..and why now we have to remove engines to access starter motors, when in yesteryear it was just removing a couple of bolts and it was out. ……I’m jealous ! 😀😁👍🏼
@Bettys_Eldest12 күн бұрын
Great to see your new car. In the 70s Dad's mechanic drove a 53 Velox which he had resprayed in pearlescent green, it was stunning at the time of Austin 1300s, Cortinas and Allegros. He gave me a lift to work every day one summer, either in his Velox, a Standard Eight or Standard Ten. When I last saw him he still had all three of them, though by then he used a Granada as his daily driver.
@kensherwood486612 күн бұрын
Lovely car Paul. Loved your article in the P4 Owners club magazine this month with a pic of this car looking so smart
@Bassman199912 күн бұрын
Not amusing actually, in fact tiresome. Why not just review the 1953 car as it is....totally pointless.
@paulscountrygarage918012 күн бұрын
@@Bassman1999 I had already reviewed the car so this was just a bit of fun but thank you so much for your pointless comment. So sorry you can’t just have a laugh like everyone else.
@ericvillari810013 күн бұрын
You’ve nailed the current process of the standard KZread car review. Glad you love your lovely low tech Velox. I love the plane emblem on the glovebox!
@PaulAshton-affiliate.13 күн бұрын
Yes, They Were A Great Car, Had A Big Six Cyclinder Motor, As In Those Days I Worked For An Engine Reconditioner, And We Reconed Lots Of The Motors, but They All Were Over A 100,000 Miles And The Body Was Always Good To Just Do The Motor Up. A Friend Of My Mother's Had A Brand New One, And He Let Me Drive It, It Was Smooth As Going Down The Road.
@daffyduk7713 күн бұрын
Another old sweetie
@daffyduk7713 күн бұрын
Gosh, what a sweetie. And they're "trafficators", those side-projecting indicators
@paulscountrygarage918013 күн бұрын
@@daffyduk77 yep, they are trafficators.
@nygelmiller529313 күн бұрын
Thoughtful touch - most cars with a tapering bonnet (particularly the VW Beetle,) had such a narrow bonnet opening, to access the engine. However, I see the actual opening HERE is WIDER than the v -shaped centre section!
@nygelmiller529313 күн бұрын
Good luck with finding a rear window blind! These are much sought after for vintage VOLKSWAGENS & KARMANN-GHIAS
@nygelmiller529313 күн бұрын
BUT an American fault (like on Studebakers) , is risking staining the carpet, when topping up the brakes!
@nygelmiller529313 күн бұрын
POSH CAR! My Austin A40 Farina also had such sliding windows - but NO lock. Anyone could have got in! ALSO, this car NOT ONLY has a bonnet that opens to either side, but can actually be removed!
@paulscountrygarage918013 күн бұрын
@@nygelmiller5293 yes, bonnet can be removed but I strongly recommend having 2 strong men to do it as it is damn heavy.
@nygelmiller529313 күн бұрын
I have heard of the side opening bonnet on these early cars, but not seen it till now!
@nygelmiller529313 күн бұрын
The gear lever reminds me of a record player pickup!
@absabsy674213 күн бұрын
The Automatic with a Borg Warner model 35, had a rear oil pump for the Transmission to allow it to be Push started in case of flat Battery…
@paulscountrygarage918013 күн бұрын
@@absabsy6742 yep, a handy feature.
@absabsy674213 күн бұрын
Visibility is excellent from inside the cabin…
@paulscountrygarage918013 күн бұрын
@@absabsy6742 it sure is. Can see all around you.
@johnmoulton972813 күн бұрын
A wonderful car love it, my parents best friends had one , enjoyed many journeys in it
@nygelmiller529313 күн бұрын
My favourite of all time British saloon (but also the Rolls Royce Silver Spirit). Amazingly, in old fashioned Britain after WW2, our stylish neighbour up the road Mrs.Price, had this, in BLACK. At Christmas, she asked my mother if she wanted to go with her, to the fancy London store, HARRODS, to look at their Christmas display. So the mothers did so, with Mrs. Price's daughter and myself going too - to see Santa Claus! So we parked outside Harrods store. YES, parked in London! (During the war, many cars had been melted down, to make weapons! - so there were hardly any cars. No parking restrictions! How I wish I lived next door to you, so I could ask you for a ride, in your still wonderful car!
@paulscountrygarage918013 күн бұрын
@@nygelmiller5293 and you would be so welcome to come for a ride and even have a drive, if you wished. 😁
@michaelpetrichs668214 күн бұрын
Der britische Opel schönes Auto ist in Deutschland un bekannt ❤️👍
@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick14 күн бұрын
The bonnet flutes are something to behold. They stopped doing these flutes on the bonnets when they discontinued the FE Victor series.
@geraldarcuri930715 күн бұрын
Absolutely love it!
@thevauxhallman715715 күн бұрын
The name Walter Mitty comes to mind.
@paulscountrygarage918015 күн бұрын
@@thevauxhallman7157 damn, which you had have said that when I first got her, would have made a great name. She got Dame Vera Velox instead.
@jasone316617 күн бұрын
I love the Armstrong steering system this car has. I am surprised that with all the features this car actually does have, that it doesn't have window regulators. I've never seen this system before. Don't the windows fall down with the vibration and bumps of driving?
@paulscountrygarage918016 күн бұрын
@@jasone3166 The driver’s side rear window did fall down whilst driving so I took the door panel off and found that the bottom of the glass has a large, spring loaded, arm that sits underneath and supports the window wherever it is left. This one had come off, for whatever reason, so I reattached and now it works perfectly. Funny enough the steering is very light as, indeed, it is also in the Humber and Rover. None of them are, however, as light as the Model T.
@Roy-gi5ul17 күн бұрын
I'm truly amazed at the condition of this beauty. I remember when you never bought a Vauxhall when it was raining because by the time you got it home, it would stand there drizzling rust like it was going out of fashion! Whoever has nurtured this example deserves a medal. Seriously.😊
@paulscountrygarage918017 күн бұрын
@@Roy-gi5ul fortunately in Australia our weather is a little more kind to metal but we still have rust issues. This is a good example and I am glad it was well looked after and I managed to acquire her.
@yuglesstube17 күн бұрын
I test drove my new Subaru today. Its phenomenal! I do however doubt that it will be on the road in seventy years.
@paulscountrygarage918017 күн бұрын
@@yuglesstube I fear that for all modern cars.
@yuglesstube17 күн бұрын
@paulscountrygarage9180 I do, too. That said, I'm driving long country roads at high speed, and the sense that I might face plant into the steering wheel strongly militates in favour of cars with good safety systems! That said, if the windscreen is damaged, the optical electronic systems have to be recalibrated. This is quite expensive. If I hit a deer, it's probably a write off. But it may well save my bacon, so there's that
@paulscountrygarage918017 күн бұрын
@@yuglesstube agree with all your points which is why I use a modern car for daily use. Kangaroos are the risk we take on country roads.
@yuglesstube17 күн бұрын
Well, Paul, I was angling for a friend's mint Saab 900 EMS, but he refused to sell it. So I got the Subaru. Classic cars are wonderful! Your channel is great.
@paulscountrygarage918017 күн бұрын
@@yuglesstube thank you so much for that. I would love a 99 EMS, remember being in one in the early 1980’s. Lovely. Enjoy the Subaru.
@Nick-zp3ub17 күн бұрын
I don't understand why most electric cars for ordinary people look so nerdy. Is it really that hard for manufacturers to build a cool-looking retro EV, perhaps with tailfins or cola bottle styling?
@paulscountrygarage918017 күн бұрын
@@Nick-zp3ub agree but all new car, especially EV’s, rely on low drag figures to aid fuel/energy consumption so the tail fins and coke styling just wouldn’t be efficient enough. I would love a 1950’s Dodge as an EV.
@malc.s.537318 күн бұрын
Just needs one of those electric "handbrakes" to make you feel more secure parking on a hill. Lovely car.
@paulscountrygarage918018 күн бұрын
@@malc.s.5373 fortunately it has a great park brake.
@darleytransportandtravel635318 күн бұрын
Love the fact that some of the controls have English writing on them to show what they are instead of international puzzle book symbols.
@paulscountrygarage918018 күн бұрын
@@darleytransportandtravel6353 agreed, words are better than symbols.
@philtucker122419 күн бұрын
Does it really have airbags or were you just joking?
@paulscountrygarage918018 күн бұрын
Not an air bag to be found in any of my old cars. 😜
@philtucker122418 күн бұрын
@@paulscountrygarage9180 then why say it?
@paulscountrygarage918018 күн бұрын
@@philtucker1224 because it was a joke video to be taken tongue in cheek. There is no infotainment system either but I still talked about it. It isn’t a 2023 Vauxhall either but a 1953.
@philtucker122418 күн бұрын
Great Car, my late Father had a nice one in black and took it on holiday to central Paris in 1958 with my uncle and two cousins. Unfortunately they were badly hit head on by a big gravel truck whilst parked up. My Dad had a cracked skull and my uncle had a shattered right leg, both stuck in the French hospital for six weeks. No seat belts back then! - luckily my two young cousins in the back were not so badly injured and are still alive today..-Car was a right-off though!😊
@paulscountrygarage918018 күн бұрын
@@philtucker1224 sorry to hear. A sad story. Yep, no seatbelts but I do in 2 of my other old girls. Both my Rover 90 and Humber Super Snipe have belts fitted.
@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus20 күн бұрын
It’s a real beauty! My father had a 1957 for years in pale blue and I still remember the rego - BV8814. Dad was always re-gluing the window lifter glass blocks back on. It met an ignominious end - got sold to a hippy and the chassis broke in half. Despite the car being well looked after, it was no match for the NZ dampness, while showing no evidence of panel rust. But it did have the upgrade - not only those lovely bonnet flutes, but the prestigious conchos in a line on either side of the bonnet - 3 each side IIRC, and of course, the formidable eagle with wings extended! Probably gained additional performance with these. These were always fast in a 1950’s sort of a way. But not as quick as his Zephyr Mk2, which would do 70mph!!! 😮 This one is a beautiful heirloom from a time when things were built to last, and sometimes did. That interior is just gorgeous! 👍🏻
@nygelmiller529313 күн бұрын
You needed proper SUPERGLUE to re- glue the things on the windows, that came off!
@user-xt6oe7sz9n27 күн бұрын
I would love one of these as a daily driver But will never be able to afford one
@christianvanneuves9958Ай бұрын
A while ago I saw one of these in the flesh, and they are gorgeous cars. Yours is in fantastic nick! Wish you lots of fun with it!
@stephencopeland238Ай бұрын
Just found your channel - really enjoying it! You have some bloody gorgeous motor cars! Really impressed!
@paulscountrygarage9180Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for that.
@markanthony3275Ай бұрын
Another of the Empire's oddballs...the car I mean.
@paulscountrygarage9180Ай бұрын
Damn, I thought you meant me. 😛
@stephencopeland238Ай бұрын
What an amazing automobile - she's a real beauty - your so lucky! This is what driving was meant to be! Thank you so much for sharing
@richardleslieburtonАй бұрын
Beautiful.
@icasconeАй бұрын
Do people seem to be curious about the Dyane as you're driving along?
@paulscountrygarage9180Ай бұрын
Not as many as you would think. Not really a known car in Australia as they were never sold here.
@icasconeАй бұрын
@@paulscountrygarage9180 Mmm I did feel a lack of interest from cars around... That is sad... I do like them though... Thanks for reply :)
@icasconeАй бұрын
Enjoyed this! Pity the roof wasn't down, might have been nice...?
@icasconeАй бұрын
Love your videos! It really feels like being there in the car!!
@dreamofstormsАй бұрын
Nice video and lovely car.
@damonrobus-clarke533Ай бұрын
The earlier ones look more modern somehow! Strange.
@damonrobus-clarke533Ай бұрын
Do like those early ones the best- sloping boot and recessed lights. Newer ones headlights look more stuck on!
@tombrehony6277Ай бұрын
Great informative video.
@wordsmith52Ай бұрын
Great old car with the semaphore indicators. I suppose the aftermarket round amber lamps at the rear had to be fitted to comply with local laws? They don't look bad, but mounting them more discreetly under the rear bumper would have looked a bit better. Still, probably not worth messing about with them now after all those years.
@paulscountrygarage9180Ай бұрын
The trafficators are no longer connected but I may try to get them functioning again. My ‘53 Vauxhall Velox has blinkers and trafficators. The law, in NSW, doesn’t require anything more than the car was fitted with from new. However, I prefer to add blinkers and brake lights as modern drivers aren’t used to hand signals etc. Once you add these safety items then they must comply with current laws. I have fitted blinkers and brake lights to my ‘27 Model T Ford as well.
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Sweet car, Sir.
The Rootes group made some excellent cars and trucks especially with the two stroke ts3 engine.
My dad had one like that in the fifties. Had 6 or 7 Rover cars..................the last one a 3500. Lovly cars. But ever so expensive in The Netherlands.
@@rjkka7260 they are lovely cars and I bet they were expensive in The Netherlands as LHD weren’t that common. Expensive here in Australia as well as all were imported as complete cars from the UK.
*Paul, I grew up in New Lambton, and I was trying to guess where the Vauxhall dealer might have been. Maybe Lambton Rd, maybe Regent St, maybe Hobart Rd.... ?* By the way, my first car was a PA Velox 2-speed. That's a bit of a joke - it used to jump out of top! In the end it was driven around in 2nd gear. That was back in 1972. Strange to recall that a sound and straight PA with a gearbox problem was regarded in 1973 as almost worthless and I sold it for something like $100.... And bought an FB31 VX-4/90 (97 cubic inch update version) which was about 5 years younger. Incredibly, I paid $100 for the VX-4/90, so I came out even-Stevens, so to speak! That was an unusual brown with white stripe colour scheme. The VX needed and engine overhaul from being used very hard in its 9 years on the road, hence why I got it for a song. But imagine buying an almost rust-free VX-4/90 for $100!
@@rosskelly8268 to be honest I’m not sure where the dealer was located in New Lambton but I have seen a pic of the dealership. The PA Velox were a nice car but most I see are autos.
Wow! Semaphore turn directionals! My early 1950 MGTD doesn't have turn signals at all.
There doesn't seem to be a Vauxhall dealership here in New York. Oh pooh,
@@ersikillian Vauxhall dealerships don’t exist in Australia anymore either. 😢
Too much electronics on modern vehicles - nothing wrong with wind up windows…..and why now we have to remove engines to access starter motors, when in yesteryear it was just removing a couple of bolts and it was out. ……I’m jealous ! 😀😁👍🏼
Great to see your new car. In the 70s Dad's mechanic drove a 53 Velox which he had resprayed in pearlescent green, it was stunning at the time of Austin 1300s, Cortinas and Allegros. He gave me a lift to work every day one summer, either in his Velox, a Standard Eight or Standard Ten. When I last saw him he still had all three of them, though by then he used a Granada as his daily driver.
Lovely car Paul. Loved your article in the P4 Owners club magazine this month with a pic of this car looking so smart
Not amusing actually, in fact tiresome. Why not just review the 1953 car as it is....totally pointless.
@@Bassman1999 I had already reviewed the car so this was just a bit of fun but thank you so much for your pointless comment. So sorry you can’t just have a laugh like everyone else.
You’ve nailed the current process of the standard KZread car review. Glad you love your lovely low tech Velox. I love the plane emblem on the glovebox!
Yes, They Were A Great Car, Had A Big Six Cyclinder Motor, As In Those Days I Worked For An Engine Reconditioner, And We Reconed Lots Of The Motors, but They All Were Over A 100,000 Miles And The Body Was Always Good To Just Do The Motor Up. A Friend Of My Mother's Had A Brand New One, And He Let Me Drive It, It Was Smooth As Going Down The Road.
Another old sweetie
Gosh, what a sweetie. And they're "trafficators", those side-projecting indicators
@@daffyduk77 yep, they are trafficators.
Thoughtful touch - most cars with a tapering bonnet (particularly the VW Beetle,) had such a narrow bonnet opening, to access the engine. However, I see the actual opening HERE is WIDER than the v -shaped centre section!
Good luck with finding a rear window blind! These are much sought after for vintage VOLKSWAGENS & KARMANN-GHIAS
BUT an American fault (like on Studebakers) , is risking staining the carpet, when topping up the brakes!
POSH CAR! My Austin A40 Farina also had such sliding windows - but NO lock. Anyone could have got in! ALSO, this car NOT ONLY has a bonnet that opens to either side, but can actually be removed!
@@nygelmiller5293 yes, bonnet can be removed but I strongly recommend having 2 strong men to do it as it is damn heavy.
I have heard of the side opening bonnet on these early cars, but not seen it till now!
The gear lever reminds me of a record player pickup!
The Automatic with a Borg Warner model 35, had a rear oil pump for the Transmission to allow it to be Push started in case of flat Battery…
@@absabsy6742 yep, a handy feature.
Visibility is excellent from inside the cabin…
@@absabsy6742 it sure is. Can see all around you.
A wonderful car love it, my parents best friends had one , enjoyed many journeys in it
My favourite of all time British saloon (but also the Rolls Royce Silver Spirit). Amazingly, in old fashioned Britain after WW2, our stylish neighbour up the road Mrs.Price, had this, in BLACK. At Christmas, she asked my mother if she wanted to go with her, to the fancy London store, HARRODS, to look at their Christmas display. So the mothers did so, with Mrs. Price's daughter and myself going too - to see Santa Claus! So we parked outside Harrods store. YES, parked in London! (During the war, many cars had been melted down, to make weapons! - so there were hardly any cars. No parking restrictions! How I wish I lived next door to you, so I could ask you for a ride, in your still wonderful car!
@@nygelmiller5293 and you would be so welcome to come for a ride and even have a drive, if you wished. 😁
Der britische Opel schönes Auto ist in Deutschland un bekannt ❤️👍
The bonnet flutes are something to behold. They stopped doing these flutes on the bonnets when they discontinued the FE Victor series.
Absolutely love it!
The name Walter Mitty comes to mind.
@@thevauxhallman7157 damn, which you had have said that when I first got her, would have made a great name. She got Dame Vera Velox instead.
I love the Armstrong steering system this car has. I am surprised that with all the features this car actually does have, that it doesn't have window regulators. I've never seen this system before. Don't the windows fall down with the vibration and bumps of driving?
@@jasone3166 The driver’s side rear window did fall down whilst driving so I took the door panel off and found that the bottom of the glass has a large, spring loaded, arm that sits underneath and supports the window wherever it is left. This one had come off, for whatever reason, so I reattached and now it works perfectly. Funny enough the steering is very light as, indeed, it is also in the Humber and Rover. None of them are, however, as light as the Model T.
I'm truly amazed at the condition of this beauty. I remember when you never bought a Vauxhall when it was raining because by the time you got it home, it would stand there drizzling rust like it was going out of fashion! Whoever has nurtured this example deserves a medal. Seriously.😊
@@Roy-gi5ul fortunately in Australia our weather is a little more kind to metal but we still have rust issues. This is a good example and I am glad it was well looked after and I managed to acquire her.
I test drove my new Subaru today. Its phenomenal! I do however doubt that it will be on the road in seventy years.
@@yuglesstube I fear that for all modern cars.
@paulscountrygarage9180 I do, too. That said, I'm driving long country roads at high speed, and the sense that I might face plant into the steering wheel strongly militates in favour of cars with good safety systems! That said, if the windscreen is damaged, the optical electronic systems have to be recalibrated. This is quite expensive. If I hit a deer, it's probably a write off. But it may well save my bacon, so there's that
@@yuglesstube agree with all your points which is why I use a modern car for daily use. Kangaroos are the risk we take on country roads.
Well, Paul, I was angling for a friend's mint Saab 900 EMS, but he refused to sell it. So I got the Subaru. Classic cars are wonderful! Your channel is great.
@@yuglesstube thank you so much for that. I would love a 99 EMS, remember being in one in the early 1980’s. Lovely. Enjoy the Subaru.
I don't understand why most electric cars for ordinary people look so nerdy. Is it really that hard for manufacturers to build a cool-looking retro EV, perhaps with tailfins or cola bottle styling?
@@Nick-zp3ub agree but all new car, especially EV’s, rely on low drag figures to aid fuel/energy consumption so the tail fins and coke styling just wouldn’t be efficient enough. I would love a 1950’s Dodge as an EV.
Just needs one of those electric "handbrakes" to make you feel more secure parking on a hill. Lovely car.
@@malc.s.5373 fortunately it has a great park brake.
Love the fact that some of the controls have English writing on them to show what they are instead of international puzzle book symbols.
@@darleytransportandtravel6353 agreed, words are better than symbols.
Does it really have airbags or were you just joking?
Not an air bag to be found in any of my old cars. 😜
@@paulscountrygarage9180 then why say it?
@@philtucker1224 because it was a joke video to be taken tongue in cheek. There is no infotainment system either but I still talked about it. It isn’t a 2023 Vauxhall either but a 1953.
Great Car, my late Father had a nice one in black and took it on holiday to central Paris in 1958 with my uncle and two cousins. Unfortunately they were badly hit head on by a big gravel truck whilst parked up. My Dad had a cracked skull and my uncle had a shattered right leg, both stuck in the French hospital for six weeks. No seat belts back then! - luckily my two young cousins in the back were not so badly injured and are still alive today..-Car was a right-off though!😊
@@philtucker1224 sorry to hear. A sad story. Yep, no seatbelts but I do in 2 of my other old girls. Both my Rover 90 and Humber Super Snipe have belts fitted.
It’s a real beauty! My father had a 1957 for years in pale blue and I still remember the rego - BV8814. Dad was always re-gluing the window lifter glass blocks back on. It met an ignominious end - got sold to a hippy and the chassis broke in half. Despite the car being well looked after, it was no match for the NZ dampness, while showing no evidence of panel rust. But it did have the upgrade - not only those lovely bonnet flutes, but the prestigious conchos in a line on either side of the bonnet - 3 each side IIRC, and of course, the formidable eagle with wings extended! Probably gained additional performance with these. These were always fast in a 1950’s sort of a way. But not as quick as his Zephyr Mk2, which would do 70mph!!! 😮 This one is a beautiful heirloom from a time when things were built to last, and sometimes did. That interior is just gorgeous! 👍🏻
You needed proper SUPERGLUE to re- glue the things on the windows, that came off!
I would love one of these as a daily driver But will never be able to afford one
A while ago I saw one of these in the flesh, and they are gorgeous cars. Yours is in fantastic nick! Wish you lots of fun with it!
Just found your channel - really enjoying it! You have some bloody gorgeous motor cars! Really impressed!
Thanks so much for that.
Another of the Empire's oddballs...the car I mean.
Damn, I thought you meant me. 😛
What an amazing automobile - she's a real beauty - your so lucky! This is what driving was meant to be! Thank you so much for sharing
Beautiful.
Do people seem to be curious about the Dyane as you're driving along?
Not as many as you would think. Not really a known car in Australia as they were never sold here.
@@paulscountrygarage9180 Mmm I did feel a lack of interest from cars around... That is sad... I do like them though... Thanks for reply :)
Enjoyed this! Pity the roof wasn't down, might have been nice...?
Love your videos! It really feels like being there in the car!!
Nice video and lovely car.
The earlier ones look more modern somehow! Strange.
Do like those early ones the best- sloping boot and recessed lights. Newer ones headlights look more stuck on!
Great informative video.
Great old car with the semaphore indicators. I suppose the aftermarket round amber lamps at the rear had to be fitted to comply with local laws? They don't look bad, but mounting them more discreetly under the rear bumper would have looked a bit better. Still, probably not worth messing about with them now after all those years.
The trafficators are no longer connected but I may try to get them functioning again. My ‘53 Vauxhall Velox has blinkers and trafficators. The law, in NSW, doesn’t require anything more than the car was fitted with from new. However, I prefer to add blinkers and brake lights as modern drivers aren’t used to hand signals etc. Once you add these safety items then they must comply with current laws. I have fitted blinkers and brake lights to my ‘27 Model T Ford as well.