1913 Leyland S3 engine 'Wellingborough' start up.

This is a short video showing the Shuttleworth Collection's "Wellingborough" 1913 double decker bus being started followed by a short engine run.
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More videos are planned.

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

Nothing beats Brass Era class: paint it red, lots of brass hardware, and just nickle-plate *every goddamned thing* you can see. Don't forget the nice hand-painted pinstriping! What a looker.

[@PPPE1957]

Thanks for the feedback, it's really appreciated!

[@davesnothereman7250]

That radiator is a piece of art!

[@anonymuswere]

now that is a SMOOOOOOOTH engine. so used to thinking of first teens engines being sputtery putputs.

[@PPPE1957]

Well, it’s had plenty of time to run in, just over 110 years!

[@anonymuswere]

@@PPPE1957 I know a few US antiques 20 years younger than this that idle so rough that you could use the sound as sandpaper :P

[@brianosborne9446]

A fine restoration...

[@PPPE1957]

All three of vintage busses in the Shuttleworth collection were restored by Mike Sutcliffe. There is a good book about all of his bus restoration work called ‘The Leyland Man’ which is fascinating.

[@hectoralejandrocomignani9056]

HERMOSISIMO DESDE ARGENTINA.

[@Chiaroscuro1991]

Maybe it’s different with a truck like that but with my model T it’s best never to push down on a crank …. set it at 7:00 and simply pull up to 11.

[@patrickshaw8595]

It's best to make a fist and use the thumb side to push down from 2 to 5. Requires more body power but infinitely safer. Practise, eat wheaties or get somebody else to do it for you. Helps to wear a fencing glove, too.

[@Chiaroscuro1991]

Hmmm the opposite … must be the same as driving on the opposite side of the road than the rest of the world. 😄

[@patrickshaw8595]

@@Chiaroscuro1991 Simple physics to prevent body damage in case of kickback. You can do it any old way if the spark retard is set and their are no burning embers in the combustion chamber (i.e. dead cold) but in the Real World it WILL kick back on you one day - and even if your thumb is in the right place it's gonna play hell with any fingers curled even halfway around the handle. If you are a tough guy - then use your knuckles - they will tolerate way more abuse than your digits.!

[@matthewvwuk]

I don't like the way they are holding the starting handle, thumbs on the outside of the handle & never around the handle unless they want broken thumbs & a trip to A&E!

[@dowen1511]

Neither dose the bus 😂 I wouldn't want someone holding my handle like that for sure ! I'm going hurt you if I cough back Mr.

[@peterfarmer1592]

Nothing wrong with the compression!

[@donelmore2540]

In 1969, I was looking to buy a Morgan. On the lot they also had a Morgan 3 wheeler. I enquired about it and they said, “If you want to test drive it, you have to crank it. We won’t!” They said a USC football player tried to start it, but instead of pulling up on the crank, he pushed down and the motor reversed cycle and the crank broke his arm! I’ll never forget that lesson. At least 3 of the Peugeots I’ve owned had cranks as a backup, but I never had to use one.

[@rancher12121]

i see the same comment on many videos with a hand crank, wonder why they didn't make some sort of foot crank instead, maybe like a motorcycle, or a pulley with a rope and stirrup, would have been much easier for weak guys like me

[@neiljopson8138]

I agree.It was one of the first things that my father taught me back in the 1960’s when many new cars still came equipped with a starting handle in the tool kit

[@komatsuindonesia8753]

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[@andysutton6436]

Some serious errors here in the correct use of a starting handle. Thumb not on the same side as the fingers, pushing down on a compression and putting faith in the magneto ignition retard mechanism to 'work every time'. As an Agricultural Engineer of some 77 years of age I have a deal of experience in starting such types of engine. Thumb on the wrong side of the handle can result in a dislocated or broken thumb, Pushing down through a compression can result in a dislocated shoulder or broken arm. Relying on the magneto ignition retard system is no excuse for incorrect procedure, I am pleased for myself to be able to say that as a child I was made aware of these wrong procedures well before I was 'man' enough to do it myself. Otherwise a very interesting piece of antiquity in beautiful condition. Cheers Andy

[@PPPE1957]

Hi Andy, Thanks for your input which we will take on board.

[@ceebee23]

No wonder Mr Dodge invented the self starter!

[@rajus6270]

Super very very good

[@leomarpereira7068]

nunca vou ver um desse de verdade é muito bom mesmo e bonitos

[@UHO221]

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[@russelkhodai2289]

Can we just use heavy duty drill to crank engine.

[@aurapengasih6912]

Wow....👍

[@СергійШамін]

👍

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

So is the jump cut there to cover up the starter man smacking the wheel man for stalling it the first time? Lmao! Kidding, kidding.... kinda...

[@randymagnum143]

Not to be negative, but very bad form on the crank! As others have pointed out, good way to get hurt!

[@PPPE1957]

Fortunately the bus has an advance and retard feature which is set to retard when hand cranking, so avoiding an engine kick-back. So far we have not suffered any injuries!

[@writerconsidered]

At 3:21 that support by the radiator Looks like a steel beam to build skyscraper with. Talk about over built.

[@PPPE1957]

The whole bus chassis is built to last which is probably why it is still together and running aged 111!

[@oldcult317]

👎👎

[@gglen2141]

Those tires and the fact that cobblestone streets were common back then make me think hills were not fun.

[@marcopruscini1603]

May be it is not one of the bad starters but if I see the way they start it... the head is more than one time in the cranks space. No pushing down with head down.

[@cherylstevens9370]

Bloody hell governor start the bloody thing!!!

[@ungurdani8346]

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[@charlesmordaunt2182]

Looks perfect and runs so smooth I want one

[@СергейСергей-ж3г5ч]

Хорошая компрессия. В таком возрасте - особо и не покрутишь.

[@woodchopinbeekeeper929]

Don't forget to park facing down a hill!

[@alisteeaiken7667]

Electric start had been invented by this time, once started, sounded good

[@PPPE1957]

This bus does not have an electric start and it doesn't even have any electrics, apart from the sparks generated by the magneto. The headlights and interior lights are all acetylene gas!

[@johnmurray7682]

That big old engine certainly doesn't lack compression; well done swinging it over by hand.

[@tienthach3253]

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[@culturepunjabda]

amazing

[@acersalman8258]

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[@luigicartei5096]

E' veramente un bel Bus.

[@lookingthroughice7843]

That is so incredibly exciting. Its a beautiful piece of machinery. To bad Jaguar isn't so reliable like this machine.

[@5smix280]

👌👌👌

[@leedale4008]

Nice 👍

[@BNOBLE.]

Whos older?

[@Kenzi_shizuka_aw]

Best

[@dukwdriver2909]

This is why commercial drivers would leave their engines running all day, even after the introduction of electric starters and 6 volt batteries. The habit was passed down through so many generations of drivers to prove you were "not a novice" to the extent that Volvo had to introduce automatic shut down if the engine was left ticking over for too long. Yours is a great vehicle and good to see you still have the resilience to start it in cold weather. I have experience of winding handles on big engines so, my admiration gentlemen.

[@PPPE1957]

All of our busses can be a challenge to start, especially when cold, though generally once warmed up engine starts are much easier. That said, on air show days when we give rides to up a 1,000 people, the engines do run all day!

[@dukwdriver2909]

@@PPPE1957 No criticism of your wonderful vehicle. Just the way it was when it was originally manufactured. Great to see it is still live and giving a true experience rather than a static object that is just glanced at in passing in a museum. Perhaps one day I will be fortunate enough to enjoy a ride in it.

[@PPPE1957]

@@dukwdriver2909 You would be more than welcome to have a ride on any one of our Edwardian busses. Have you seen my other videos about the Charabus and White Rose?

[@dukwdriver2909]

@@PPPE1957 Nope. Subscribed now so I can catch up. Well aware of the Shuttleworth collection of aircraft, not aware they have vehicles too.

[@KostasNakos-ox6sv]

Very beautifull.

[@PPPE1957]

Thank you very much

[@geoffreypiltz271]

You could do with a longer crank handle.

[@redryderaus]

So it has a 3.30hp 5.2 litre engine. Incredibly inefficient.

[@PPPE1957]

The Leyland engine designation for the Wellingborough is S3.30.T and the actual horsepower rating is 30hp. When introduced, the bus speed limit was 12mph so low down torque was more important than horsepower

[@jeremylawrence5855]

It’s also a hundred years old!

[@JamesAllmond]

and for 1913, flippen GLORIOUS!