How can I contact you? The car was built by my uncle Washington James. I thought until seeing this video the car had gone for ever. I’d love to see the car again. My father wrote a book about the history of the village of Cenarth and included an article about the car. I’d be delighted to send you a copy! Uncle Washi was a very well known tenor singer in Wales if you wish to hear his voice it’s on youtube type his name and you’ll get it. My uncle would tune cars by using his voice he’d sing to them! People would bring cars to his garage from as far as Birmingham to be tuned. Needless to say I adored him. To have further information about the car his children still live in the village and would be delighted I’m sure to help you. Best wishes and thanks a million for restoring the 83. Diolch o galon!

Half of KZbin is nonsense. This video is for drongos.

Great work you might want to change the tyres . HIFLY have a nick name of Hedge fly😂

My very first car back in the late 60’s was an Austin A30 in dark green, not my favourite colour, so decided to hand repaint it in black with a cream roof, bonnet and boot, using proper brushing cellulose. My father was a painter and decorator who’d done his apprenticeship pre WW2, so he did the cream, I did the black! His paint looked like glass, mine looked as if it had been applied with a trowel! I rubbed it down and tried again, actually made it worse, with more runs than England get in a test match! In the end father re did it! Can’t beat experience!

Love the work you do, my Father and i used to do that my best wishes to you from the Philippines ❤️👍😉😀😁🛺🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

When I worked in a garage (in 1960s) we had an old painter who had been trained in a RR coach-builder’s shop. He could brush paint so good it looked like it had been sprayed. We had a customer (Lenton Transport) who always had their Lorries hand/brush painted Lenton Green. Special brushing cellulose of course, but with his painting and the signwriter’s gold lining and artwork (all very old school) the Bedford trucks looked amazing! Your work looks really good. I hope we’re going to see something of the event you’ve entered it for. Les

p.s. - what idiot drilled the glovebox lid to install a clock? 😮

Just came across this and immediately subscribed! My first car (handed down from my parents) was 1973 example of these - one of the last. Too bad about the motor though - at first I thought it was an automatic (as they were single SU carb 1275). The correct engine for this would be 1275 with twin HS2 SU, LCB exhaust manifold, but NOT the bigger valve/high compression cylinder head that would have been fitted to a 1275 Cooper S, 1300 GT, or Riley Kestrel. Rated at 65 HP, vs the 70HP of the 1300 GT.

I've got a 1968 two door MG version which has a modified 1330cc 100bhp engine. Love them! Good luck with your project!

Great quality work and professional outcome , it is amazing what good results you can achieve with hand painting .Many years ago I found a close match to the Surf Blue Mini I owned as a young lad using a Woolworths paint called Peacock Blue .Just a wing was meant to be painted and ended up doing the entire car with an impressive outcome- no one ever guessed !.

That looks a good job. 😁 I've welded ADO16 sills in the past by draining the fluids and rolling the whole car on its side, on a double mattress ! 😂

Those repairs look great, and the 'for now' paint job looks amazing!

Well done enjoyed the video and the colour match was good looking forward to the next video

Could you flip it on its side on a mattress instead ? Its looking good

Paint match is looking very good considering. What mix to thinners do you use to be able to brush cellulose effectively because as you mentioned it dries so quickly?

Great effort! Nothing like a (silly?) deadline to focus the mind and the work. Looking forward to the next bit - or the Classic Car Run. Les

That’s coming along nicely. You’re doing well. Good idea to give yourself a deadline

Congratulations on your work keep improving it If necessary, looks like a good ride to me my best wishes to you from the Philippines ❤️👍😉😀😁🏁🏍️🐑🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I've found that once you get your handlebars just right, the front end is a little light. I just accept a bit of a crouch.

That looks like a couple of good mods. I fitted CBF125 forks to my Innova, but used a CG125 front wheel. That’s given me loads of problems with disc alignment, wheel spacer measurements, etc, but it works now, and seems good. At least with your drum brake you don’t have brake alignment probs, just get the torque rod sorted and wheel spacers right and you’re there! I really like the look of that little bike, and the Honda engine was surely specially made to fit that frame… thanks. Les

I,m up too episode 4 can,t wait for the next several installments

Keep the MGB.. parts are easier to find and less to buy. Plus an MGB going to go up in value. Buy a new Heritage body shell and use the rust bucket as a parts doner.

I just found your channel yesterday and I've watched all the 1300 series back-to-back. I like your philosophy on saving it and making it safe without doing a mega-money restoration. Looking forward to the next installment!

Wonder what condition the trumpets are in?

My dad had one of these.

Great stuff ..well done

Those repairs give a new meaning to ‘spot’ welds!

In my opinion the MGB is the car to move on. They are not truly rare, there are plenty of them about and a wealth of new and used parts to rebuild the many projects on the market at any given time. An inexperienced restorer can bring almost any MGB back to life with the resources already mentioned. The Wolseley on the other hand requires skill and ingenuity to bring back to life which you have.

Car is coming along well you made those tricky repairs solid well done.Thanks for posting.

Without a doubt you should do the wife's car, take it from an old man.

My brother had an eleven hundred and it went quite well.

Good work👍🏼 been there with my Herald, it takes perseverance and will power but once you get over that tipping point and you can see the end it’s so worth it!!! Love these cars, my grandad had a Austin 1100 and we did many happy miles in it, I’d love to find one just like it, D reg, Burgundy with a brown interior and the long rectangular strip speedo😊

Very smart and pro work. Great vid and very helpful. Thanks.

Strip it out and get the shell dipped Would be very satisfying to then have it all visible to see what needs doing

Well done,yet another interesting video admire your skill and patience looking forward to the next video

I'd od been inclined to remove more bits of that shell before it went back to the scrap yard!

Absolutely shocking how these ADO16's rusted.

Crikey, I had a 2 door MG that was far better than this but I scrapped it 😔

Good work! That looks a whole lot better. Les

I told you weeks ago this is fixable, you said Nonono , all it takes is Head down bum up .... cutting grinding & bodywork , this is Looking fantastic if I had time & money I would do the same they are getting rarer to find , l am glad you are taking the time to bringing these cars back to life 😳😲😲😁 God Bless !

The Wolseley will be a more usable car, I am only doing one car, and I have owned it for 28 years !!! more than one would drive me bonkers, although if you have the space its nice to jump from one to another get rid of the MGB utter rubbish

I am just starting on my Morris, its a minter by comparison to yours, but I reckon the worse the car is the better it will turn out and your sense of satisfaction grand idea getting another shell for parts

Sadly the MGB is quite Bad, it would take a lot of work to fix it!! All classic cars have one thing in common; RUST; it NEVER SLEEPS, once it starts!!

keep calm and weld on

It’s a horrible job but somebody’s got to do it and the all mighty has chosen you 😆 Loving the progress, keep going 👍

Nice work, didn't really notice the scalloped shape to the sill/wheelarch till you pointed it out then it was oh yeah it's all been filled with filler.

I like MGBs and have restored a GT myself; but they're everywhere and the Wolseley is rare and IMHO way more interesting to watch. Glad it's turning out this way!

keep the Wolseley

No Brainer. the Wolseley. They are rare as hens teeth and just great fun to drive. Thats suspension and A series can be tuned to heaven. Great cars.

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