That's lovely to hear about your father. It sounds as though he had impeccable taste! Thank you for that Marcus, it's very kind of you to say :)

Sounds like my father, his favourite was his V8 pilot, we managed to get one that was a hurse for his funeral.

It's 2024 and there are still 1930s cars one the road.

That was the third take! The first one, I messed up my line, and the second, the little fella jumped up at me! Of course, he always has to be left in, but I didn't notice him there until I got to editing. I just knew he was about somewhere!

Wolseley

@@453421abcdefg12345 No freewheel on my car, freewheel ended in late 50's. Mine was built in the last quarter of '59 and registered on 1st Jan 1960. I was given 2 90's, a '54 and a '56, and also a 60, an ex Mayoral car ! I bought my car in '75 rebuilt it in 2000, and now it needs some more TLC !

There was a P4 parked off road round here for years, maybe as long as I have lived here, 33 years, I'm not sure. No rear window. It disappeared about two years ago.

Thanks Nicholas, that’s very kind of you to say 🙂

Thanks mate. I do hope so. Though there's zero cultural connection and very little living memory now, they're lovely old things, and are from an era where motoring was a pastime, rather than a necessity.

In the US most of the Depression era survivors have been turned into hot rods.

Thanks mate, very kind of you, as always :)

Well said 👌

Cheers mate! That’s interesting to know - I expected some heritage from the British Isles at least, but the Irish element intrigues me to some digging. I have to say though - pre-war stuff just isn’t quite my vibe. I like my 60s-onwards stuff too much 😅

A Wolseley 1300 is a car I'd very much like to own someday. Not only are they tremendously well engineered, as a standard 1100/1300, but the styling is beautiful, and the trimmings are to die for. So totally the opposite of any modern small car.

@@TwinCam You speak to me very personally - I grew up with exactly this car (midnight blue) which was my mother's: I learnt to drive on it and learnt to love it: HFP 885 J. We changed the big steering wheel for a Motolita 13" (I think) wheel, which met with my mother's (surprised) approval. The car was otherwise perfect and never ever let us down, dispersing out of true personal experience all the jeremiads of the then markedly antibritish British motoring press.

@@a1c3c3u what does that imply?

@@a1c3c3u Thanks for that. It was nine years old with zero rust (because garaged from new and washed regularly by me), moderate mileage, a full service book and very good condition. The date is correct (when we replaced it), but both scrapping and export seem so unlikely, oh well.

Even my Wolseley Hornet, which is essentially the cheapest attempt at an upmarket interior for any Wolseley, still has leather seats and a wood veneer dash. I believe it may have had better sound insulation below the pile carpet too. Plus winding windows, hidden door hinges, and fresh air vents before the regular Mini got them.

Thank you David, very kind of you to say :) Happy new year.

Thanks David, that's tremendously kind of you to say :)

Thanks John :)

Thanks John :)

Thanks as always mate :)

Thanks mate :)

Cheers Diagonal Div :)

Thanks as always mate :) To be honest, this had never been quite my vibe or something I had any knowledge about, but there's a lot to love about this era of motoring.

Thanks mate :)

Thanks mate, that's very kind of you to say :)

Nerdy is the way forward 😉 Thanks mate!

Thanks Robert, tremendously kind of you to say :)

Thanks Roger :) It's a privilege to be invited to film these lovely old things. They've never overly been my vibe, but there's a lot to appreciate. They're a dying breed, and with memory fading, their values are falling :(

I was waiting for it to pee up the wheels!

Notice the muddy stains on my jeans? Wonder who did that?

Thanks mate :)

Thank you :)

Thanks mate :)

Thanks as always Russell :)

Thanks as always Mike :)

Thanks Scott, hope you enjoy my content 🙂

Thanks Anthony 🙂

Thanks Martin :)

Thanks as always Phillip :)

Thanks Philip, what a driver he was.

Thanks Nik :)

Thanks Ray :) I'd love to have a good dive into the Australian motor industry. There were some fabulously interesting things going on all the way through to the '90s. For some reason, I'm massively drawn to a VL Commodore with a Nissan RB30 in it!

@@TwinCam I live in NZ North Island. There are an astonishing number of old cars still in use here. Survival rate is good since use of salt on the roads is very limited.

Salt is the bane of our lives!

Thanks Scott, very kind of you to say :)

They do have an unmatched interior ambience!

Thanks Rob 🙂 I’m planning on having a sit-down and chat sort of video with the owner of this car, talking through its journey from 1936 to 2023.

It does indeed. The business diversified a few times I believe, so there are a few businesses out there now called Wolseley.

I think black suits a Wolseley of this age. Imposing, classy, and a little sombre. Thanks for the kind words, and there is a Riley from the 1940s that I will be recording in the spring, so stay tuned!

Thanks Tim :) At some point this year, there will be a video on how this car has lived its life and survived now 87 years of motoring!

Thanks as always Anthony :) The way the war totally revolutionised all European economies can never be overstated, but I think there is the possibility of a Twin-Cam video on it, because modern motoring was arguably built by the social affects of the war, plus, in Britain at least, Clement Attlee's government.

Thanks Robin :)

Thanks mate :) Unfortunately not, that will have been a Series III Wolseley of some kind, I believe smaller than a Super-Six too?

Thanks mate. Unfortunately insurance is an issue.

Yes, it says that on the screen. Not a clue where I came up with 250 from in the moment 🤣 And no they don’t. Mental arithmetic is of course taught, but using a scientific calculator correctly to solve formulae is taught alongside, because it has to be. But I remember only ten years ago being told ‘you’re not going to have a calculator with you everywhere!’ And this was despite the fact all us kids knew damn well we would! In fact, most of us already did 😅 Honestly, it’s an utter privilege to be invited to see and explore these cars. They’re proper living history.

Yes, you are very lucky to be in a position to test drive all these cars. I became a self taught mechanic out of necessity. With a young family and a mortgage to pay, it was the only way I could afford to run a car. I would buy old bangers for next to nothing and bring them back to road worthiness.

Thanks mate :)

Thanks Allan 🙂

Thanks mate :)

Definitely not an ashtray, considering it’s made of wood!

@@TwinCam ah, if it is wood then it would have had a metal insert ashtray in it. That is certainly where the driver’s/passenger’s ashtray was located on lots of cars of that period.

There will most probably be a 1500 video coming at some point this year, or early next!

@Twin-Cam top man. I love the Riley 1.5 litre too

Using both hands to shift a Massey

Thanks as always Michael.

@@TwinCam it was mainly the transition to the Common Market (known today as the EU) that caused decimalisation of our currency. It made sense but it caused tremendous inflation, with a Conservative government dead set on joining Europe. Funny how time changes.

I’d very strongly argue that decimalisation did not cause any level of inflation. Pre-decimal coins were still in use, and decimal coins had been in circulation for a number of years already. A few people who didn’t understand I’m sure were ripped off, but a pound was still worth exactly a pound. No change was made to the baseline of Sterling. I’d suggest the massive levels of industrial strife, a stagnant economy, the collapse of power generation, and the subsequent three-day working week drove inflation.

@@TwinCam I disagree. We experienced hyper inflation and the main (but not only) cause was decimalisation. Most coins were changed with many being withdrawn. I hesitate to say this but I was there and I wasn’t stupid nor were my family or friends. You have brought a bias in which I am personally unhappy with. I value the inclusion of history in the videos but it feels that you are bringing your own judgements which many people who do not know will accept as gospel.

Indeed I wasn’t, but I do work based on the facts. There were no coins taken out of circulation. The 5p and 10p coins, for example, were introduced in 1968, three years before decimalisation, and were the same size, weight, and style as the existing 1s and 2s coins. Other than those, all other coins were changed as were necessary, many had already fallen out of use and ceased to be ‘legal tender’. The only all-new coin was the 50p, replacing the 10s note in 1970. Only the 1/2p, 1p, and 2p were introduced on the day. Inflation didn’t begin to really spike until 1973, then went wild in 1974, three years after decimalisation was enforced, and six years after it began, but 1974 does neatly coincide with industrial action and the three-day week. Of course, some shops did use decimalisation as a way to increase their prices under the nose of their customers, but the Bank of England studied the impact, and found that actually, price differences overall were in the customers’ favour. Also, the old shilling was still in use (though in small numbers) through to the early 1990s. Decimalisation wasn’t some shock to the system overnight. It was performed over many years. There is no indication in inflation, spending figures, or otherwise, that decimalisation had any negative effects. That perception has only ever been found in anecdotal evidence, not factual evidence. Also, I must add that entry to the EEC did not force decimalisation. Britain attempted to join in 1963 and 1967, and was rejected, before being accepted in 1973. Decimalisation was announced in 1966 and achieved in 1971. The two have no affect on the other, though there’s little doubt decimalisation was promoted as part of Britain’s move closer to European economies, though most of the existing British Empire had already decimalised itself. However, the introduction of the metric system was a necessary part of EC standardisation, becoming government policy in 1965.

Well, there is the possibility of a Hornet video someday...

Indeed, racehorses are still traded in guineas.

I'd expect headroom to be the issue, as I suppose would rear visibility!

Thanks mate :)

Do you drive a golf buggy from your residence to your yacht a short throw

Issigonis was a tall man so netting on the headlining probably would not have worked. He did however fit the rear windows of the mini with an opening device similar to the Super Six. I would love to see a head to head with the equivalent Citroen Traction Avant.

@@michaelfranklinwhibley2935 No. It's too far to cross my estate in a golf buggy. A member of my staff usually drives me there. If we don't have too much luggage we use the helicopter.

I don’t think there’s any question about that. There are thousands of young people who adore cars. Car shows and social media are awash with them. I truly do not understand where this belief that young people aren’t interested comes from. Being into cars has never been more fashionable. The biggest issue currently facing younger people who want cool old cars is them being priced out of the market. Nobody under 25 is going to be able to afford a built Mini, a Capri, or a Mk1 Golf. They all have Lupos, Metros, E36 BMWs, things like that, because they’re affordable. However, there are a lot of owners clubs concerned about a lack of young people being interested in their particular corner of the classic car world, and that’s a real problem. But usually, they’re clubs that operate as cliques, who require membership, are averse to giving advice or a helping hand to anyone outside, they withhold parts, and generally appear unapproachable to someone who doesn’t match the demographic. However, there are lots of very friendly clubs, whose biggest barriers for entry from young people are either a general lack of interest in a model or the budget I mentioned earlier. I overheard a conversation of Triumph TR6 owners 3 years ago where they were pondering why 18 year olds won’t buy TR6s, while failing to realise that 18 year olds can’t go and splash £16000 on a 50 year old sports car. They’ll instead spend £3000 on an MX-5.