I love running something out of the ordinary as my daily drive. Currently a 1954 Ford Popular 103e, essentially a pre war car, which does very nicely. I get odd looks turning up at the local tip loaded up with garden rubbish, or at the feed merchant loading up with poultry food. Squeezing a drum kit in can be a challenge. I don't think 'I can't do that with the Popular', I think ' how can I do that with the Popular'.
@antgerada2 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic car and kudos for it being used regularly 👍
@WestfieldFreshAir2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, great presenting, videography and product. Thanks to the team. Fantastic car as well.
@lanmastersassistant6594 ай бұрын
I drive my 1953 Morgan +4 daily, and have done for nearly 3 years. its a lovely thing, powerful, fast and comfortable, except when its sub zero but I still drive it anyway.
@sampoturunen93372 жыл бұрын
So that is 1925 Bentley and going on, still after almoust 100years after. I bet that 2020 Bentley wont run after 100 years. Great video!
@Gibbymyson2 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video. Brilliant to see cars like this being enjoyed.
@noexpensespentstudios2 жыл бұрын
Superb. It's a different set of challenges running something older daily, especially something like this, and a whole different set of rewards.
@user-fn3qd8fc3c2 жыл бұрын
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@shanewaller28642 жыл бұрын
Cracking video Chris, you certainly are living the dream, keep up the great work mate 👍
@johnpearson4924 ай бұрын
I've daily driven my 62 Austin Healey Sprite, for everything including trips to the hardware store rain or shine. Because it's driven significantly, it runs perfectly like a normal daily driver. For all who are of a similar mindset, enjoy your cars and drive them!
@mattkelly90002 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful car! Can’t afford a $500,000-$1 million car. Fantastic piece of history.
@twoeightythreez4 ай бұрын
Amazingly pre-war cars tend to be very affordable compared to other classic cars There are plenty of classics out there that aren't Bentleys :)
@twoeightythreez4 ай бұрын
This is making me very tempted to buy a 1936 De soto and drive it daily
@ShiftDawgie2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Thoroughly enjoyed!
@russellnixon9981 Жыл бұрын
What a great production I loved watching this and must have enjoyed it as much as the guys making it. True passion for great cars , it doesn't get any better than this.
@mrcogginsgarage70622 жыл бұрын
I say bloody good show Chris.
@UKFilmDesigner5 ай бұрын
I have to love the fact that both the word 'capacitor' and the speed '88 miles per hour' were used in a video that is essentially about travelling back in time 100 years!
@colinblick89467 ай бұрын
Back in the eighties I was travelling down the M5…. In the wet…doing close to 70….. an this old chap in his Bentley came past me… no roof😳…. Doing close to 80…….absolutely loved it…. Couldn’t tell if it was a blower…. But it was a big beast….. as they all are😎👌🏽😂
@Yorkshiremadmick2 жыл бұрын
Lovely old Girl Thank You for keeping her alive and going Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
@suziepilkington56002 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
Dropping the 4.5ltr engine into the shorter 3ltr chassis was all the rage back in the day (and people are still getting away with it now) A beautifully proportioned car, seems more aesthetic than the later ones. The whine from the gears is normal and very distinctive, but the noise from third amounts to a screech and would have me worried, it could be a bearing, and could turn ugly. At least there's others on the road that the owner can listen to and compare when the opportunity arises..
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
...i've just listened to another car....and the screech was absent. Oo-er, sounds expensive.
@scottcoe26332 жыл бұрын
Brilliant film, my favourite Bentley ever. Must buy a lottery ticket !
@LWVH81 Жыл бұрын
This is great. A soulmate. My daily driver is a 1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost!
@crashbox71302 жыл бұрын
My 1932 Morris Minor Two-seater gets taken out three or four times a week for a good 30-40 mile run. Only last week I drove almost 600 miles over 5 days to attend a touring weekend in Suffolk. It didn't miss a single beat for the entire trip.
@chippo5118 Жыл бұрын
love that whine from the straight cut gearbox.
@thescotts64572 жыл бұрын
What an awesome video - my Bentley isn't 100 yet - she's only 75 - but I'm encouraged she could be used daily now
@richardharrold97362 жыл бұрын
A Bentley that's only 75 years old? Bentley ceased to exist 90 years ago, thanks to that parasitic scumbag Royce, purveyor of overpriced second-rate tat.
@barryadams94162 жыл бұрын
I love Bentleys. I'll never afford one, I just go and lick the windows at the local dealer. This sort of video allows me to live vicariously through you guys. Thank you! Now if you'd be kind enough to do Le Mans in the Blue Train (or a replica) I'd be a very happy man!
@jonathanraven59392 жыл бұрын
Absolutely magnificent. WO would be very proud.
@silvafacundo7 ай бұрын
Amazing video! Thanks!
@weaton252 жыл бұрын
The real problem with driving an old car in modern traffic is down to brakes and most of all if its raining a lot of bigger old cars can keep up this the traffic but if you need to stop suddenly that can be a problem my answer to this would be to fit modern brakes as long as it is done in such a way that it could be changed back I see no real problem with that.
@jordanoneill82 Жыл бұрын
living the dream. i'd love to daily a model T. such an excellent quality automobile
@cridlandco24682 жыл бұрын
Our Morris is 1927 and she's out any time its not raining! 200 miles this week so far :-)
@theoriginaljc-j2 жыл бұрын
Sensational.
@simon3030able2 жыл бұрын
Lovely, great piece. My dad ran his 1935 3.5l Derby Bentley daily, 1960s & 1970s, as a kid, I so loved it, used for camping holidays with roof rack & trailer. If you want more proof of other similar mad folk who run old cars every day (and then race them) go to a VSCC or Bentley Drivers Club race meeting.
@davidpettinger63502 жыл бұрын
He said it in the first 30 seconds. It will keep up with modern traffic. Try using my 1935 Morris in modern traffic with it's 40mph top speed. As a car to nip down the pub or local cafe, great, daily driver on main roads, definitely not.
@shedtime_au6 ай бұрын
Interestingly has the same pedal arrangement as my 1925 Fiat 501.
@scottm5425 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I have a prewar car and its used on any day that isn't just rain and I feel sorry for cars that live their lives in museums. Just keep up with the maintenance and use them.
@mattiasjohansson723111 ай бұрын
Great video! My favourite car make along with Saab
@abuhamza1970 Жыл бұрын
Find ‘em or grind ‘em, that’s the order of the day!
@stephanmurphy9092 жыл бұрын
Great video and shows that you can use them
@davidaustin21725 ай бұрын
A beautiful machine. The only thing I’m surprised at one thing! Where are your air filters for your carbs! It will stop so much muck getting into the cylinders.
@paulmanson2534 ай бұрын
Every photo I have ever seen of those cars is the same. No air filtration. Lots of period motorcycles,the same. And yes,a massive difference in wear, depending. Given the cost of rebuilding one of these engines,you would think fitting some sort of filter would be a bright idea.
@Oyvind882 жыл бұрын
Great video and awsome car😎🇳🇴
@XoVoX6 ай бұрын
"the only thing that limits what you use a car for is y̶o̶u̶ money". While there are affordable (100+ year old) year old cars, daily driving a car requires insurance. You will be hard fetched to find any insurer who will allow you to use such a vintage car as a daily and those that do will cost you an absolute fortune. There was someone years back that did a 365 Days of A (Model A Ford), but they also worked for Hagerty. Paul Shinn did something similar, but famously commented about how its the same cost for year of similar cars that are of "collector vehicle lifestyle" insurance to insure one individual car for daily use for a single month. I would 100% drive a Edwardian vehicle myself if my wallet could stomach such an endeavor.
@JoseSilva-sh2oe2 жыл бұрын
Great video
@haydndavies69172 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video and car I’ve been in one I really enjoyed it and if I had the money I’d daily one too
@randall19593 ай бұрын
Amazing that it has no air filters.
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
Never did in those days. The carbs are more modern so have lugs designed for air filters, but there may not be room for them and even if there were most owners of historics don't bother.
@austinswallow2 жыл бұрын
Great, my daily driver is 1934 Austin 7, a baby (literally) by comparison! Your fuel bowls on the SU carburettors are on the wrong side, should be forward of the carb body, so that when going up a steep hill, the fuel supply will be positive, the way it is on your car could mean that there is fuel starvation. Should be easy enough to swap over!
@tonka9542 жыл бұрын
Brian Johnson (AC/DC) chucks his blower around LA as a daily car
@hollynorris9575 ай бұрын
Beautiful but where’s the hi flow air filters on a daily driver ?
@jackgrafik2 жыл бұрын
19:21 'Not many are stolen' it's a real shame that my great-grandfathers 1926 3-Litre Gurney-Nutting Sports Tourer fell into the 'not many' category back in 1965. RU2651 whatever happened to you?
@johnnytenjobs2 жыл бұрын
That's sad.
@P8FPV2 жыл бұрын
Madness 😁👍
@Zero.Requiem Жыл бұрын
Imagine driving a tesla then a bunch of this surrounds you at a stop and all the drivers and passengers dressed well i mean suits and tie and all. You'll probably feel like you're tripping or something like you came back in time or something. 😂😂😂
@operator64715 ай бұрын
you could buy these for £5 during the war my father told me.
@Outofcontrol392 ай бұрын
Wot no airfilters?
@Roger.Coleman19492 жыл бұрын
Wonderful car and video but that speedometer needs urgent attention !.Would be normally rock steady , looks like excessive grease from the cable has found its way into the instrument.
@pashakdescilly75176 ай бұрын
It is probably a Chronometric speedometer. They are supposed to do that.
@Roger.Coleman19496 ай бұрын
@@pashakdescilly7517 No , they definitely are not meant to do that !.This instrument does not have a chronometric movement , it is the same type used on every pre-war R-R car, we have one and it is rock steady and accurate .As said, excessive greasing of the cable or oil worked up from the gearbox, is interfering with the mechanism.
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
@@Roger.Coleman1949 ...and it will fatigue the needle if it's not resolved!
@aaron___60142 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming the air filters were removed for the interview.
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
Very few people bother on historics. The only reason the lugs are present on the SU's is- the carbs are more modern than the car.
@lesklower72812 жыл бұрын
How many Bentleys built today will be still running in 100 years my 25 year old toyota hilux ute will be still going in 25 years time without an engine rebuild
@Pocketfarmer14 ай бұрын
Why no air filters?
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
See above!
@SchnelleKat2 жыл бұрын
Just wait until fuel prices get even worse. even here in America most have already started to drive their classic cars and make them daily's again. otherwise EV is the only other option. unless you want to get soaked on a Motocycle.
@tonyclough98442 жыл бұрын
The club is Bentley drivers club they drive their cars don't show them.
@lobster5256 Жыл бұрын
where do you get the tires and parts?
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
Longstone or Blockley.
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
(As regards parts....most have to be remade by someone who knows what they're doing)
@BEGGARWOOD1 Жыл бұрын
It’s a beautiful car, but everyday driver? It’s a no from me !
@thephilpott219413 күн бұрын
Well yes, if you're taking a chest of drawers to the tip....alternative arrangements..