Can You REALLY Daily Drive A 60-Year-Old Land Rover?

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This week, Alex, Ethan and Jack spend time with a 60-year-old Land Rover to find out if you can really live with a vehicular artefact!
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[@CapHowdy]

The most amazing thing that Land Rover did was make Jack and Ethan vanish everytime there was an external shot ha ha

[@callumjohnson9433]

I noticed haha

[@eazy-EPB2020]

Da heck 😂

[@Beverstoncastle5068]

Did edit them realise that the choke was still out

[@dutch_eunos]

I did not know privacy glass was an option in the 1960’s

[@nathanmcgrail9720]

Yaaaaaa 😂😂😂😂

[@thomas316]

MOT and Tax exempt? That should be an affordable/reliable car challenge. Then can you live with/daily a car that old.

[@Jack-sf1gg]

That defender (or any defender) is neither affordable or reliable ahahhah

[@thomas316]

@@Jack-sf1gg Yeah, I probably wouldn't pick a Defender. There are lots of that vintage in New Zealand where cars just don't rust much.

[@garethreece]

@@Jack-sf1gg It's not a Defender it's a Series 2 (Defender wasn't launched until 1990) Yes Thomas you can have one as a daily. I used a '68 Volvo Amazon as my practical car (main car was a MX-5, not know for their carrying capacity 🤣) for several years and it was fantastic 😁 . Got a '94 Range Rover now. Love it but still miss the Volvo...

[@gravemind6536]

That thing would have awful fuel economy like 20mpg tops and it won't get better outside the city either.

[@thomas316]

@@garethreece Was the tax and MOT exemption an economic benefit of did running an old car as a fldaily eat any savings?

[@kaptein1247]

Imagine driving on a main road and you just see an old beaten landrover dive full speed into the shrubbery

[@TraustiGeir]

"Ah, yes. The native Land Rover. A creature so rare, that a mere glimpse will linger in your memory for months to come. It's natural habitat, rural and often terribly isolated, has left it understandably cautious and skeptical of modern day complexities such as motorways and three-point seat-belts. When it does venture out, driven by curiosity and a natural desire to explore, any encounter with a modern vehicle is very brief. The sight of exterior plastics and LED headlamps, not to mention silent electric drives, leave the Land Rover confused and dumbfounded to the point of emotional distress. With as much speed as it's overdrive can muster, it vanishes; back to the safety and comfort...of the green lane."

[@TraustiGeir]

@Adrian Bennett Thank you! That's exactly what I was going for.

[@alexmiller105]

Imagine seeing a Peugeot’s head rolling across the road

[@jakestyne3050]

We want ... A SHRUBBERY!

[@arjunmewar6394]

@@jakestyne3050 ni

[@gerryilu851]

"This engine can be fixed by a hammer" The perfect car for PhD of Engineering Jeremy Clarkson.

[@donnagoude6267]

You Spelled Jeremy wrong.

[@ChrisN06999]

Jezza School of Mechanical Engineering.

[@untitledswed1661]

It is literally how we start ours

[@madmechanic9497]

@@untitledswed1661 let me guess, Lucas fuel pump?

[@samfallow18]

Only Alex has the arms to turn that steering wheel. Shame he can't reach the pedals.

[@gravemind6536]

I've turned the steering wheel on one of these stationary and its not difficult at all and that was back when I was 15. Its harder to steer a modern without power steering than it is one of those.

[@C.I...]

The reason old cars and lorries have a big wheel is to act as a lever - it shouldn't be too hard unless you have to parallel park or something like that.

[@eror57]

They should try a classic mini next

[@C.I...]

@@eror57 Yeah! Maybe they could recreate the thing they did at a longbridge motorshow in 1959 where they fit 4 people and a load of luggage in. See here: media.gettyimages.com/photos/promotional-event-for-the-austin-seven-and-morris-miniminors-five-picture-id848970300?s=2048x2048

[@danieljordannicol9937]

@@C.I... unless it's a 106 1.1 with no power steering

[@ZohabZeeKhan]

ME: Oh a new 23-minute car throttle episode!!!! 🔥🔥 Alex: Searches for the fuel filler cap for half the time 😂😂

[@Rethor]

2:05 Alex: "We've got three pedals as normal" Americans watching: 👁👄👁

[@RaeMachiavelli]

New LR Discovery owners: 👁👁 👄

[@pyrotechnick420]

americans know how to drive manuals lol wtf

[@georgeyaknowthegeorgeyeathatme]

@@pyrotechnick420 nah I'm american and I can confirm that the average american younger then 60 can in fact not drive stick.

[@pyrotechnick420]

@@georgeyaknowthegeorgeyeathatme Yea but it's not the consumer's fault that american car companies chose to make all their cars manual. What if I told you that Europeans only drive more manuals because their car companies are cheap and don't want to spend the extra money on more expensive automatic transmissions lol.

[@georgeyaknowthegeorgeyeathatme]

@@pyrotechnick420 I agree, I would love if more american cars has stick. Although if you want the best performance now days get a paddle shifting sequential

[@yellowbird8690]

There is one challenge the lads missed; Starting the engine using a crank handle through that hole in the front bumper.

[@Skilly42]

Yellowbird Nest yes would have been good but not the original engine though

[@grahamlive]

Broken wrists galore. 😂

[@clooperman3745]

@@grahamlive No problem, had a flat battery on my 1976 109" petrol, out with the starting handle, a few cranks on the handle and away we go, easy.

[@hazzalandy]

@@Skilly42 You would still be able to crank start a 17H engine like that

[@davidbaker3270]

yea they wouldnt have it in them to just pull it up on compression and it should start if its sparking and timings right been there done that had several

[@johnrobbo69]

I think I owned that in about 1992. The registration springs to mind. It had a safari hardtop on then that was essentially a nature reserve with the amount of greenery and moss that was growing on it,

[@captainnonothing3947]

"Land Rover, Proudly turning owners into mechanics since 1948"

[@highdownmartin]

Never heard that before. I like it. However Triumph of Meriden got me trained up first!

[@autoapex1641]

That's brilliant😂👍

[@nobbyclan2032]

😂

[@willcarter3382]

1948 😂

[@captainnonothing3947]

@@willcarter3382 You're right😂

[@johnnymichaelnoobmaster69]

This is easily the best Car Throttle episode I've seen. I hate new Land Rovers because of poor reliability, but I'd totally own one of the old ones because they are so cool. This one in particular with it's cute face and short wheel base is awesome and quirky, it's front looks like Austin Healey Frogeye. It's so fun to be hard to drive because you put in the effort and it pays off. I'm glad i had the chance to witness such a car.

[@millomweb]

2:39 Getting range & 4WD levers mixed up there. Brilliant !

[@soheilshah1]

I was scrolling through the comments to see if anyone noticed it :D I am glad you did

[@millomweb]

@@soheilshah1 Did you also notice the tow-ball was dropping off ? One of the bolts missing. And what have they done with the back - it should drop down but it almost looks like they've pop riveted it shut! ?

[@poacher9118]

@@millomweb bitsa as they said

[@MO3MINI]

Why did you bother trying to bump start when it had a perfectly good starter motor 🤷‍♂️ You just needed to push the choke all the way in and give it full throttle to clear its throat 👍

[@godfreypoon5148]

Because they know precious little about how engines work.

[@pchris]

yeah the engine was already being turned lol. What weirded me out more was that they used the starter AND push-started it at the same time

[@MO3MINI]

Godfrey Poon you’re not wrong there 🤣

[@MO3MINI]

Chris Johnson yeah i couldn’t wrap my head around why they both got out and pushed it... if it didn’t start after being turned over quickly 20 times by a perfectly good battery and starter what made them think it would go with the slight cranking you get from a bump start? And don’t you bump start in 2nd gear not 1st 🤷‍♂️

[@CW-yp9jo]

@@MO3MINI It pained me to see them fail on something pretty obvious

[@BNStudios1]

We need more classic cars on CarThrottle!

[@VR46314]

I want this pinned

[@emilaby5]

No. If they do they will lose many subs including me

[@waverleyproductions1947]

Without wishing to be a jerk, I can tell from your profile picture that you are clearly interested in supercars only, therefore the idea of any car built pre-2000 on CT wouldn’t interest you, and anyway, there’s already been a classic car on Car Throttle - the £5,000 Bentley

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Please no, I feel bad for the poor cars lmao.

[@TheChargeShow]

I reviewed an ELECTRIC one of these a while ago if anybody wants to watch :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5bEeKWoZseigrs

[@pasha_n_syarief8398]

"This is a car that you can't live with but that you can have fun with." me: *casually daily driving it in the city*

[@arhumtariq9455]

Really are you serious

[@Kni0002]

that would be one unique car to be driving in the city

[@nikolasgunadi765]

Electric ignition i bet

[@ZoomStranger]

This is a car hopeless people can't live with. Mine's a daily driver too. Had it 40+ years.

[@jonburnell532]

I loved my 3 series Landie. It can't do fast or turns so you end up such a chilled driver. They have so much personalty and the community around old Landies is fantastic.

[@rexaitken]

10:53 "You've flooded it" proceeds to turn on choke and pump the carb

[@iamaparanoidandroid1]

Yeah, bit embarrassing that three 'car guys' don't know how to clear a flooded carb.... 😂

[@Craig-wp3pz]

Yeah but the push start helped too!😁😂😂

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

@@iamaparanoidandroid1 because they're used to cars with computers

[@Jack-sf1gg]

iamaparanoidandroid I feel as though jack new how to start it “properly” he just let Alex and Ethan figure it out for them selves, more content for the video I guess. He did look very conscious not to break anything during the video tho

[@richardbrabbs8283]

I drove a land rover on one of my old jobs after 5 minutes i thought this thing is absolutely terrible 10 minutes later im thinking there's something about this shed after about half an hour i got it had a smile from ear to ear and it remains one of the worst and one of the best vehicle's iv ever driven

[@highdownmartin]

There’s some rubbish and some very decent ones to be had on eBay. About 3 or four grand will get you an alright early sixties 2 or 67/68 2A. Get that smile back. I had two , a 2A from 86 to 91 then a series one 95 to 2000 Then an 18 year gap , Peugeot diesel estates, now on third Rover, 61 lwb 2.5 tdi. Had to scratch that itch again! I fucking love them

[@Craig-wp3pz]

Worst car I've ever driven, but it is by far the best and fastest tractor I've ever used!!

[@wobblysauce]

If you have a farm it is a no brainer.

[@mnapoletano7723]

I drove these as a tourist guide. You're right, it's so terrible I love it

[@richardbrabbs8283]

@@mnapoletano7723 the bad things about them are out weighed by the good things it was a lot of fun to drive far better than the L200 i had to drive on that job also

[@asdreww]

Bump starting a car when the starter works perfectly? I thought this was a knowledgeable car channel!

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

M kay that’s the point.

[@Perry_dAccard]

That's what I was thinking. Also 'you flooded it, let's choke it some more'. When it finally started you could hear that it wasn running waaay too rich because they choked the shyte out of it even it probably was still warm. Then a cut, choke lever is in, car idles smoothly. Who knew?

[@eushaibrahim4568]

jk hope u have a good day

[@zam5864]

Never seen anyone bump start a car and start with ignition at the same time

[@TheHset]

@@zam5864 Haha yeah, they might not be too far off from Ethan after all

[@rockingrugger]

As a student with a 1966 long wheelbase firetruck version of these, I'll say they're very liveable once you get used to them, and you can literally fix them with a fork.

[@fluppy4202]

Jack:“It looks like you could fix everything with a hammer“ Happy Jeremy clarckson noises

[@Andrew-zo5po]

Tis a gd meme

[@p4ndora939]

Ery' Noice

[@rolandhazuki8787]

I can imagine Jezza smug/smiling staring face im my brain right now 🤣

[@andrewward7168]

Ethan and Jack became invisible in the exterior driving shots lol

[@stephenhr6938]

It's just a bug, set your graphics to ultra and there will be no prob

[@rajeshchoudhary8070]

@@stephenhr6938 it's not a bug he is right they are not at 13:59

[@kieransims69]

Rajesh Choudhary it’s definitely a bug I messed around for abit and they appeared

[@JumpMasterJef]

@@rajeshchoudhary8070 Whoosh

[@jeanpaulgartier3404]

@@rajeshchoudhary8070 India gay

[@Ismael4681]

I use mine as a daily 😂🤣. As long as I have extra wires in the back and my huge toolbox, I'm good to go 😂😂😍. I can't live without it honestly it's my first car and had it for 7 full years of swearing and fixing and full on fun offroad 👌✌️

[@irisbrux6003]

My partner also drives one daily! He absolutely loves it. He can fix nearly everything on his own. Sometimes it is not so easy to get spare parts here in continental Europe the other point is that he drives a Santana Land rover which means it is from Spain.

[@samwestenskow]

I drive my Series III daily as well, I absolutely love it

[@rockingrugger]

Another one here! Ragnar was my first car and drive him almost every day (ragnartheredrover on insta). Everyone seems to love him

[@Kroooza]

Cool, but take a break from the emojis geez

[@ollie4147]

This is the most I’ve laughed during any Car Throttle video

[@gbmgaming]

*The gang tries their hardest to get a speeding ticket*

[@chrisbradley6957]

Well that would never happen, but if it did they / the car would go in the Guinness world records!!

[@taunuslunatic404]

You can get a speeding ticket for driving too slowly.

[@kevlandy]

@@chrisbradley6957 Not true, my '67 2A has a 200TDI, Discovery diffs, and overdrive, - so to get nicked in it for speeding is quite possible..

[@gezski]

Alex: “I’ve got a grab handle right here for you” Ethan: 😳

[@javidgt8]

Bruh I was losing it when I heard that, and the face he was making🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@edrawarwickshire3701]

It hit the spot😂😂🤣🤣

[@S1000RR11]

This is the beginnings of the new good top gear, you boys are quality. Motortrend roadkill alike feature length road trip videos next please.

[@edrawarwickshire3701]

I agree with that😄

[@MrLegograbber99]

I daily drive a 69 series 2a . Su carb starts on the flick of the key. Great daily driver . Tows a caravan too :)

[@owencook2332]

5:40 Jack’s super early “kick it” 😂😂😂

[@JamiePursey]

It’s nice to see jack in his element, apart from filming obviously!

[@shxtbox]

The way he goes “WHERE IS HE?!” When he can’t find 3rd has me screaming

[@DiamontSeven]

yes haha

[@Kroooza]

Why

[@eekamoose]

18:15 'It's like sitting in a Jacuzzi'. The reaction to that remark is ten times funnier than anything I've ever seen done by Clarkson, May and Hammond.

[@joshbacon8241]

Back when Land Rovers were built to last and be reliable...

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

A long time ago :D

[@LedplimmyXD]

Land Rovers are the most reliable unreliable car ik of. All the parts are dirt cheap and easy to replace but they'll wear if you go off roading. My dad has a disco 1 right now and it's great.

[@danieldarch2982]

@@LedplimmyXD the parts are made cheap but when you go to buy them they cost a lot of money

[@LedplimmyXD]

@@danieldarch2982 everything we've replaced on my dad's disco 1 has been cheap but they are expensive to replace on other cars.

[@danieldarch2982]

@@LedplimmyXD that's because my dads is a defender

[@motivatelife2137]

I haven't laughed like the way I did in this video in a long time.

[@wakeup2theNWO]

You should get out more

[@sam._.buswell8181]

I love these living with videos especially with classic cars. Living with a classic mini next lads?

[@louiejonesponation]

Or a 1960s Volkswagen Beetle.

[@notroll1279]

Usually I prefer cars kept as close to the original but I like how this workhorse has been repaired and sensibly updated with whatever was at hand, as a farmer would have done.

[@stuarnold8659]

Definitely flooded it, so lets pull the choke out even further🙄🤦🏻

[@DiscoFang]

And pump the accelerator.

[@Beverstoncastle5068]

Yep if they had pushed it in after they cranked it with it out the first time it would have started

[@freezeracing63]

Hahaha haven't a foggy

[@jamiebarrett3656]

gotta love that 14:01 edit with all 3 still in there

[@provestic]

jamie barrett oh yeah lol

[@westsenkovec]

Thanks for the video. After this my Lada Niva feels like a S class.

[@madcat4563]

The memories of me sitting in the middle of my Grandpa's Series 3S and getting hit on the knee when going to 2nd or 4th gear is flooding back.

[@RoflRolf1231]

they talk so much about editing stuff out that it makes you wonder what kinds of embarrassments the actually take out :D

[@dailylifevs.exotic1338]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKatgmCkba13iNE

[@alisonb4898]

As long as you have a tool kit and plenty of time you can live with one of these.😜

[@Mortonbmx]

@Ken Norcott which range rover? My 84 hasn't let me down since I've owned it. Few broken wires and electrical jobs but simple really. Great cars.

[@gravemind6536]

@@Mortonbmx I assume he is talking about Chelsea tractor era ones you see outside the school and if that is the case he is 100% correct.

[@Mortonbmx]

@@gravemind6536 for sure, the predecessor p38 is riddled with electrical problems constantly. Wouldnt own buy one if you payed me.

[@critiqalerror]

Favorite Car Throttle quote: "We'll edit it out"

[@timbroad6786]

Do you think that maybe Top Gear said that first?

[@critiqalerror]

@@timbroad6786 no

[@pistonnerd]

A huge amount of extra respect to Jack for being so clued up over older series Land Rovers!

[@badtimmymagic3896]

As a Farmer we still have one on the farm and it still never lets us down , never has , yeah mechanical issues but the engine will always start 😁

[@gravemind6536]

Doesn't matter when you can fix it all yourself with simple tools I guess. Simple things break more but are easier and cheapier to fix. Electronics can be a real bastard on modern cars that and the cramped engine bays where routine maintaince like a cambelt requires lifting the engine from the car.

[@thefinch8021]

but is it as bad condition like this one?

[@badtimmymagic3896]

@@thefinch8021 Its Worse but doesn't go on the road , just used to get around on the Farm

[@tomjarvis3799]

I'm still plowing snow in Canada with a 1955 Ser 1 all original except for swapping the dynamo to an alternator to handle the hoist unit better. @@badtimmymagic3896

[@lolly166541]

@@gravemind6536 One thing I've learned from having two oldtimer (72/49* ((*originally 38)) is that, yes they might require "more" work looking after them, but there's nothing that you can't fixed with standard tools... Reliability through simplicity I always say.

[@GB-jk4vt]

Jesus that was painful watching you 3 trying to start that poor Landy lol

[@ast5515]

Kinda like old Top Gear and I'm not a fan of that. Way too much choke, intentionally making look more difficult than it is.

[@chrisbradley6957]

Yeah bro it did look quiet painful to be fair.

[@johnbradley1599]

I sat here thinking...FFS ?

[@muhammadzamirazman]

The first frame if the video puts a smile in my face and without me realising it that i said ' I love these guys'. Thats the car throttle trio for ya. Honestly love you guys and your work.

[@AJBAdventures]

Very comical, brilliant lads! Good old landrover always puts a smile on your face!

[@Nikki-ru4ui]

Love how the cutaway highway shots of the Rover show one person yet there are three of you in the cab, thought we wouldn't notice did ya? Lol

[@garethreece]

A very timely video as I've spent a good chunk of my week off crawling around my '67 Series IIA 109" after I've let it lapse into disuse for a few years! When I got it it was slow and thirsty (77bhp and 12mpg) . Now has a Discovery engine (111bhp and 28mpg) and despite being agricultural it has just shrugged off any task I've asked of it without breaking a sweat... Well except for the high speed task... Got it off the end of the speedo and it was still pulling but I got an insight into how astronauts must feel upon re-entering the Earths atmosphere 🤣 For all it's 53yo and temperamental I wouldn't want to be without the old girl on my drive 😁

[@garethreece]

An addendum to yesterday's post. Put a freshly charged battery on it today and the old girl burst into life on the first stab of the button 😁🥂😁

[@m_xh.9628]

Love your channel guys ! Always cheers me up ❤️

[@elllloz]

By far the best video I have seen for a while! Brilliant

[@s4n714g000]

"Fix everything with a hammer" Jeremy Clarkson's favorite type of car

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

Holy shit. I've just realised a first year Austin Metro is MOT and Tax exempt. *I need one.*

[@frank1015]

Good luck they are gaining value quickly id say get one befor its to expensive

[@Craig-wp3pz]

@@frank1015I've owned a few back in the day my god, I NEVER thought I'd hear someone say Metro and expensive in the same sentence!! I swear, it might be true but I nearly died laughing😂🤣😆

[@frank1015]

@@Craig-wp3pz im talking about clean one you can still fin cheap ones but they have rust all over

[@gsylass]

Try finding one that hasn't got terminal tin-worm though :s

[@dailylifevs.exotic1338]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j32QkI1vlrCnoac New 2020 defender offroading

[@Elijah-cy9do]

Probs my favourite video from car throttle, love Land Rovers old and new

[@thomasjohns13]

Love it! Do more land rover stuff!

[@djcr9166]

I learnt to drive in an early Series 3 so this brought back some great memories! Starting a car with a choke and double de-clutching was just a normal day!

[@dailylifevs.exotic1338]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j32QkI1vlrCnoac 2020 defender offroading

[@shytghost3437]

"you've flooded it haven't you?" proceeds to pull choke🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@1985toyotacamry]

Yup now it's flooded oh wow

[@mattd-p9720]

One of the best videos thus far lads. “It’s like dp-ing the government” and the look on Jacks face after the jacuzzi comment was just pure comedy gold! 🤣

[@roddydykes7053]

Americans be like: “yup I’ll pay $60k for that”

[@user-wn2ms9nc7r]

@M kay doug's isnt from the 60s though

[@scottycranmer8548]

do they actually? 😂😂 time to drive mine over there.. thinking about it it'll cost more than 60k in fuel just to reach the UK coastline at 0.00001 mpg 😭

[@gabrielmessam2374]

@@scottycranmer8548 Americans are used to 7.3 liter diesel fords, so I dont think that's a huge turn off 😂

[@scottycranmer8548]

@@gabrielmessam2374 it's a huge turn off for me to drive it anywhere. it sits in the shed 99.999% of the year LOL

[@timbroski4487]

I got a series 3 for 5k in Europe lol

[@Christbp]

"Are you choking me" 😂😂😂

[@perrodelmal]

I live in Costa Rica and you can see those land rovers in the streets all the time, they run forever, in all shapes, some restored some original, but they run forever

[@mitchflatt819]

Of course they’d run forever there Land Rovers before bmw ruined then

[@1980jessicarose]

Learned to drive in one of those 1997 good times. Motorway driving was an experience no chance of being caught speeding though. Amazing fun in the summer with a full canvas roof. My dad dailied a 90 is for 10 yeas 60 miles a day. Bonkers bit of kit.

[@Car_and_classic_lover]

I was literally screaming at Alex for not knowing where the petrol cap was 😂😂😂

[@Imachickenlol]

*the aircons flapping* 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thekupus1]

How did I get so hooked on these videos? So enjoyable!

[@dinnzz4610]

Me: looking at the thumbnail: -Sees truck- Its the shawn the sheep car ! 😋

[@sparkz343]

Ah yes shawn the sheep :D

[@het_gele_teken]

Old Land Rovers are brilliant. I learned to drive in a Series III Lightweight 88 while in the military. Did some off roading in it too. Happy days. Great video guys.

[@mrpiggiesman101]

Funny thing is my dad built a series 2 with his dad and now I’ll be restoring it with my dad. It was white but my dad as a teenager "modded" it by painting it purple

[@crappiegamer2341]

Yikes

[@CIR3N]

Didn’t ask g

[@crappiegamer2341]

Josh Robson I did

[@-SPECTRE-]

@@CIR3N i asked, its interesting to know. So yeah please shut it.

[@saltytuna3812]

@@CIR3N did we ask about your opinion tho ?

[@owencook2332]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A NEW VIDEO FOR SOOOO LONG!!!!!

[@R118GSiVVC]

One of your best videos guys!

[@jamesstrutt2792]

Great video as always guys. That looks so much fun 👍

[@Ashfielder]

Love an old Land Rover. In low range you shift from 1st to 2nd at like 5mph.

[@douglaspealing5608]

I remember I borrowed a series 3 when my Toyota Starlet packed up a few years ago. (the irony there) before I got used to it I went to turn across a junction and casually set off in third by mistake... thought it felt a bit weird but it didn't really bother the car too much. Awesome cars

[@DTCJimmy]

Ethan: it's like sitting in a Jacuzzi Jacks face 😂

[@davidrigby1837]

Lads thats been the best upload ever. Loved it 👍

[@JonD_44]

This has to be one of the best videos you boys have ever done. Absolutely hilarious 😂😂

[@lookship]

I used to daily drive one of these underground at our mine 😄 believe it or not it had even more play in the steering but they're the toughest machines going. Great bits of kit 👏

[@farmerlamb2372]

Unusual bump starting technique! 😂🤣😂

[@gavhuddy]

An awesome unit. Total fun. Love the overdrive. Everyday driver- oh yes! The choke and starting antics was completely comical!!

[@sonicsound266]

When I was a kid Lorne Green's New Wilderness was a big favorite, and the shows cast all drove these series of Rovers made me a fan very young. Great content take care :)

[@bencurtis7530]

Me : *sees title* Also me: well yes but actually no

[@dailylifevs.exotic1338]

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[@officialrealistyoutube]

Im early, already i know this is better than any new top gear

[@garywillcox2286]

Had a series 3 SWB as a daily driver when it was 20 years old. Awesome truck, slow diesel but never failed to start . Was awesome every time we had snow and the roads ground to a halt as I could use all the back roads . It could carry an incredible amount of weight. I once got an entire pallet of paving slabs in the rear, was probably overloaded but it still pulled uphill (albeit slower than its normal slow rate) Drove it on a few longish journeys which 55mph was its cruising speed but as Jack pointed out a) needed sound insulation, b) overdrive was a must.Wish I still had it as it would have been exempt next year

[@icascone]

Great episode!

[@Jamie-wh5yt]

Land Rover: RTttttTTttTTTt "It's not liking that is it"

[@DiamontSeven]

ik snap het niet

[@squibby90]

Did you know the grill on the Land Rover was designed to be used as something to cook on emergency situation

[@stephenwhite7304]

And there was much uproar when they went plastic on the S3's !

[@highdownmartin]

An accidental alternative use rather than a a drawing office intention

[@garywillcox2286]

Please dont try this unless you have an S1 or 2. Mind you funny seeing people eating sausages whilst pulling off! (in light of all the choking jokes)bits of charred melted plastic off their food

[@MrBobchat]

Wouldn't the food just fall off tho'?

[@L3Harris]

This was actually ridiculously entertaining!

[@TatPeddler]

love it. great video. Got a 1962 mini van also no MOT and tax. would love one of these

[@willamor5497]

My granny learnt to drive in a series 3 in the late 40s, we still have it and it runs perfectly

[@highdownmartin]

Indosarnia my grand dad drove the flying Scotsman.

[@nyedavis922]

Did she also drive a time machine because to my knowledge the series 3 came out in 1969?

[@mrcvry]

Nye Davis 1971. Perhaps granny was in her 40s or it was a Series 1.

[@highdownmartin]

Indosarnia now that’s believable. I’m a fireman on The bluebell railway. The number of people who say my great uncle drove the fs. Where was he then. Oh Truro or Great Yarmouth.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@Indosarnia Nineteen Canteen 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ben.N]

20:30 I'm a Gnome!

[@notme3523]

Just found this channel and subscribed.... Its like a prequel to top gear three young versions of Clarkson, Hammond and May but with cars most people can afford..... worth the subscription.

[@mdc0297]

this is the car throttle we love to see!

[@Jahmed5635]

Back when land rovers weren’t Chelsea tractors , reliable “ish” and driven properly and for the actual purpose it was built for

[@douglaspealing5608]

Lol. Instead of being Chelsea Tractors they were just tractors. That hole that Alex fisted at the back? That's for the PTO to drive farm equipment. Don't get that on the new defender.

[@teddypendergrass20]

@@douglaspealing5608 🤯🤯 good knowledge! I didn't realise they could run pto's (another internet rabbit hole has just opened up)! Do you know how it worked? Guessing it came from the transfer case? I always assumed that it was just cheaper for the rear chassis crossmember to match the middle in which the drive shaft goes through that hole!

[@douglaspealing5608]

@@teddypendergrass20 I'm not sure on the specifics myself tbh but yea my guess would be transfer box driven.

[@douglaspealing5608]

@Jorn Navarre there is actually nothing wrong with the reliability of old land rovers. They were of comparable level to anything else at the time, with only Rolls Royce's really being any better than anything else. Toyota wasn't the powerhouse it is today and at the time, for this kind of work, nothing could beat a land rover. Granted there is better machinery now, but from back then? Nothing was as versatile. The army used them for a reason

[@andrewallen9993]

@Jorn Navarre It was far more reliable than any Toyota, when was the last time you saw a sixty year old one?

[@flivy5048]

I was shouting at the screen when he couldn’t find the petrol filler 😂

[@MrManniG]

Beeing from east germany i at first thought it could be under the bonnet (just like a trabant) but that would have been to easy, wouldn,t it?

[@garethreece]

I knew the 1 and the lightweight had it there but didn't know the early 2 did as well. My '67 IIa has the same tank location but an external filler just behind the driver's door

[@sexyg1234]

Lol same 😂

[@MegaDirtyberty]

@@garethreece The 1 and 2 did, the series 3 (iirc) were the ones that had an external filler. Many years ago I had the chance to buy a preproduction (so I was told) series 1 with 1.6 engine and soft top, I passed it up but looking at the prices now kinda wished I hadn't.

[@garethreece]

@@MegaDirtyberty The IIa certainly has an external. My '67 109 is just behind the driver's door. Mate had a IIa 109 with the tank mounted under the rear tub with the filler towards the rear (like I believe the III did) Oof yeah but hindsight is always 20/20. I know the feeling though... wanted a Porsche 944 about 10 years ago. Could pick up a good one for pennies then but I was worried about running cost... 😢

[@nigelthelegend]

Awesome video! I have one of these and you definitely can’t daily drive them....but it’s the most fun you can have in a 60 year old car!

[@JJ-bo4ir]

I'm actually getting a series 2 right now, I love it.

[@steifan]

The Volvo 240 is a space ship compared to this xD

[@nedclarke2716]

I daily a 240 and also have a series 2 Land Rover 😂

[@steifan]

@@nedclarke2716 and you dream about having Volvo 740 or 940? ;) ;) ;)

[@nedclarke2716]

steifan perhaps as a drift car

[@steifan]

@@nedclarke2716 shame ;) (//740 enthusiast-owner)

[@BLACKHAWK4949]

I'm high goose pie and this is funny af😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GdaySport]

Watching 3 young lads trying to start an old carburated vehicle - priceless!

[@ryanlilley2214]

Great video great bit of fun