Get out there, drive it! - 100 Year-Old Daily Driver

[@660einzylinder]

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'.

[@antgerada]

What a fantastic car and kudos for it being used regularly 👍

[@WestfieldFreshAir]

Brilliant video, great presenting, videography and product. Thanks to the team. Fantastic car as well.

[@lanmastersassistant659]

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.

[@sampoturunen9337]

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!

[@Gibbymyson]

Another fantastic video. Brilliant to see cars like this being enjoyed.

[@noexpensespentstudios]

Superb. It's a different set of challenges running something older daily, especially something like this, and a whole different set of rewards.

[@user-fn3qd8fc3c]

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[@shanewaller2864]

Cracking video Chris, you certainly are living the dream, keep up the great work mate 👍

[@johnpearson492]

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!

[@mattkelly9000]

Such a beautiful car! Can’t afford a $500,000-$1 million car. Fantastic piece of history.

[@twoeightythreez]

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 :)

[@twoeightythreez]

This is making me very tempted to buy a 1936 De soto and drive it daily

[@ShiftDawgie]

Fantastic video! Thoroughly enjoyed!

[@russellnixon9981]

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.

[@mrcogginsgarage7062]

I say bloody good show Chris.

[@UKFilmDesigner]

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!

[@colinblick8946]

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😎👌🏽😂

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Lovely old Girl Thank You for keeping her alive and going Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

[@suziepilkington5600]

Absolutely brilliant

[@thephilpott2194]

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..

[@thephilpott2194]

...i've just listened to another car....and the screech was absent. Oo-er, sounds expensive.

[@scottcoe2633]

Brilliant film, my favourite Bentley ever. Must buy a lottery ticket !

[@LWVH81]

This is great. A soulmate. My daily driver is a 1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost!

[@crashbox7130]

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]

love that whine from the straight cut gearbox.

[@thescotts6457]

What an awesome video - my Bentley isn't 100 yet - she's only 75 - but I'm encouraged she could be used daily now

[@richardharrold9736]

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.

[@barryadams9416]

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!

[@jonathanraven5939]

Absolutely magnificent. WO would be very proud.

[@silvafacundo]

Amazing video! Thanks!

[@weaton25]

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]

living the dream. i'd love to daily a model T. such an excellent quality automobile

[@cridlandco2468]

Our Morris is 1927 and she's out any time its not raining! 200 miles this week so far :-)

[@theoriginaljc-j]

Sensational.

[@simon3030able]

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.

[@davidpettinger6350]

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_au]

Interestingly has the same pedal arrangement as my 1925 Fiat 501.

[@scottm5425]

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.

[@mattiasjohansson7231]

Great video! My favourite car make along with Saab

[@abuhamza1970]

Find ‘em or grind ‘em, that’s the order of the day!

[@stephanmurphy909]

Great video and shows that you can use them

[@davidaustin2172]

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.

[@paulmanson253]

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.

[@Oyvind88]

Great video and awsome car😎🇳🇴

[@XoVoX]

"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-sh2oe]

Great video

[@haydndavies6917]

Beautiful video and car I’ve been in one I really enjoyed it and if I had the money I’d daily one too

[@randall1959]

Amazing that it has no air filters.

[@thephilpott2194]

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.

[@austinswallow]

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!

[@tonka954]

Brian Johnson (AC/DC) chucks his blower around LA as a daily car

[@hollynorris957]

Beautiful but where’s the hi flow air filters on a daily driver ?

[@jackgrafik]

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?

[@johnnytenjobs]

That's sad.

[@P8FPV]

Madness 😁👍

[@Zero.Requiem]

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. 😂😂😂

[@operator6471]

you could buy these for £5 during the war my father told me.

[@Outofcontrol39]

Wot no airfilters?

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

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.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

It is probably a Chronometric speedometer. They are supposed to do that.

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

@@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.

[@thephilpott2194]

@@Roger.Coleman1949 ...and it will fatigue the needle if it's not resolved!

[@aaron___6014]

I'm assuming the air filters were removed for the interview.

[@thephilpott2194]

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.

[@lesklower7281]

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

[@Pocketfarmer1]

Why no air filters?

[@thephilpott2194]

See above!

[@SchnelleKat]

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.

[@tonyclough9844]

The club is Bentley drivers club they drive their cars don't show them.

[@lobster5256]

where do you get the tires and parts?

[@thephilpott2194]

Longstone or Blockley.

[@thephilpott2194]

(As regards parts....most have to be remade by someone who knows what they're doing)

[@BEGGARWOOD1]

It’s a beautiful car, but everyday driver? It’s a no from me !

[@thephilpott2194]

Well yes, if you're taking a chest of drawers to the tip....alternative arrangements..

[@maxwellwall]

Great video, love seeing old cars in regular use