HASN'T RAN for 14 YEARS! 1952 Sunbeam Talbot 90 - CAN I MAKE IT RUN & DRIVE?

[@davidverney6834]

Great to see this car. My Dad, now 92, was in the RAF late 40's to late 50's flying on Mosquito and Meteor. Having been overseas he was posted back to UK in 1954, and bought himself a 1952 Sunbeam Talbot 90 Mk IIa. At the time, this was considered a serious sports saloon for a young man, with the cars having rally pedigree I believe. He tells tales of racing back to camp from pubs - as night fighters done with the lights off! The 1950s were a different world! The car was sold about 1958 to help fund the house deposit with a baby on the way in 1959 - me!

[@geoffreyfoulkes9562]

Wonder what the history is of the car .who owned it ..

[@joeb6915]

My grand mother and grandfather were also in the raf in the late 40s and 50s he would also be 92 now my grans 94 and still going strong. My grandfather had cars like this plus many others.

[@markchandler1130]

Metallic paints were introduced on the 1930s

[@matthopson8036]

I'm not even really into cars, or mechanics. But I've watched almost every video in 2 weeks. Love the energy you bring. Also think you're very funny. Please may it continue!

[@WhereverHugo]

That colour combination is absolutely stunning! You can easily see how great this car looked back in the day.

[@2NatoStandard]

Bless. The Talbot 90 was the last car my dad owned just before he passed away from a short illness. He was so desperate to get it on the road and have one last blast in a car from his youth, but sadly never got the chance. Out of all the 1000's of pre and post war cars he worked on and restored, the Talbot was a bridge too far. So your not the only one to call it a day Ben. Onward and upward mate 👍👍

[@innfield8836]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@mr-wx3lv]

I always liked those tbh. I do remember the odd one or two when I was knee high to a grasshopper.. Very British. ...

[@mr-wx3lv]

I do respect you for what you do to these old automotive relics. You say at the beginning of your videos that you're not trained or particularly clever e-cetera. But I think you're a miracle worker. Keep it up mate. Enjoy your vids 👍

[@GT380man]

Ben has got grit and imagination. Old skool never say die. Ok, very rarely.

[@michaelwray1034]

Ah tasty classics best site on youtube

[@marcduthie4327]

Great old car Ben. As always lots of fun watching you work. One of the best channels on KZbin. Have a good week. Marc from Australia 🇦🇺

[@paultinker1963]

Absolutely loved this journey. Glad it’s gone to a good home.

[@staric4863]

Interesting car which deserves to be saved. Patience, pugnacity in a good mood. This is why I like your channel as well as your cars, the exact contrary of modern ones, build with honesty. Cheers from Canada.

[@FrederickHopkins-xb6me]

Work fascinates me, I could watch it for hours.

[@TimDoyle-q2z]

I love watching Tasty Classics. I like seeing you get these cars going again. Please keep it up mate. Fantastic programme.

[@ianblakesley3349]

From 1998 to 2003 I had a 1957 Mark 3 Sunbeam Talbot 90 saloon. I sold it to an enthusiast in Mossley, Greater Manchester, who was working on it in 2013. I hope he completed the restoration. It was a runner when I sold it. The Talbots had the 2.2 litre Rootes engine as used in the Humber Hawk and were used as police cars in Bermuda. Overdrive and floor change conversions were available by 1957. The Talbot was very much the middle range of Rootes at the time, being marketed to middle managers (see the advertising brochures of the time, which show a full set of golf clubs being loaded into the boot). I don't believe duo-tone was available in 1952. The registration number is (I think) 1961 or 1962, which means your car could have been in a right-hand drive country like Australia in the early years of its life and received the 1961/2 plate on its return to the UK.

[@MisterBibbles]

I hope this channel blows up, could you imagine the fleet if some could be kept. Adam LZ has his, we have Landcrabs, Capris and A Talbot 90 😂

[@levelcrossing150]

What a great old car and full of character.

[@Frank-z8n4k]

Original from the Netherlands now living in Kissimmee Florida the last 20 year’s,love to watch your videos you make me laugh every time,keep them coming .

[@johnball1087]

Love your enthusiasm , always laughing despite a more than few obstacles, love it

[@kevinisaac9139]

Absolutely brilliant video Ben laughed my head off when it back fired 👌👍

[@thomaspenman4101]

I love it when they run for you ben

[@simonbarnwell7787]

Instantly hit like , before even watching , yup .

[@as3cs3]

amazing to see it going again 🤩

[@grandcarriage1]

$1500 for a running one? I’m shocked. Very cool. Love your enthusiasm. I’m living vicariously. Cheers from OREGON, USA

[@casanova2232]

Sweet Sunbeam,enjoyed video,well done to you 😊

[@ralfiven961]

Greetings from Cologne area Germany!! Nice Weekend

[@carlosgrethe2494]

Greetings from Munich 😊 Germany as well

[@woodbine66]

The area for Kolsh beer. Excellent beer.

[@duncancremin1708]

Yay. I’ve been catching glimpses of this, in videos, for ages. I actually thought it was a Triumph Mayflower, but it’s actually a much bigger car. Can’t wait to see how this goes.

[@davidhall4079]

Saw you sell the Talbot glad some one will get it on the road 👍

[@GrevilleRyan]

I really enjoy watching all your videos...amusing and factual

[@jankro1]

Previous owner must have been clergy, because such a holy car😂

[@WesOufc]

Looking forward to this episode. Enjoying these Friday videos

[@Badboykillrz]

Same here, part of my friday routine

[@campbellnutting3663]

YAY thanks Ben something decent to watch 👋🏻😃🍻

[@roger5159]

What a feeling that must have been to eventually get it started!

[@ricardowebbs5207]

Me and the f in law have a talbot sunbeam 90, had it for 22 years bought from buxton car auctions. Great little car and surprisingly powerful for the time. No room for your elbows though!

[@WilliamOBrien-s8x]

Well done getting it going and driving great video thanks you

[@TheTorkerman]

Lovely, my Dad had a cream over baby blue convertible near in Australia in the mid 60s. Great looking motor!

[@johnmcmahon4364]

Brilliant Ben great job on the engine, but most crucial did the clock work,great drive round the yard

[@senatorjimdracula1603]

That's a really cool looking car! Being a Yank, I'd never heard of a Sunbeam before. I'd love to see it restored. Great episode, Ben!

[@thomaspenman4101]

The old rotor arm i know of people that used to remove them at night to prevent their cars from being stolen good idea tho❤

[@thomaspenman4101]

I once bought a sunbeam rapier that had been stood for years lovely walnut dashboard i managed to get it running❤

[@andrewarcher2359]

fantastic as ever Ben I have to watch a video of you before i can start the weekend 100% mate

[@tigerrick]

I forgot Julia Roberts had the battery and can of petrol. Funny how the mind plays tricks! 😂Best intro yet.

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

Shall always have a soft spot for these.My parents bought a now rare 1949 S-T Mk 1 ( 1994cc ) 90 saloon for £30 in 1964 in need of slight mechanical work which was simple to do .One titled lady owner, 44,000 miles it was the first car I drove solo the day I passed my test , a month after my 17th birthday in July ' 66. It was fast by the standards of the day, utterly reliable and no wonder they were successful in rallying , took all the punishment a new rookie driver could give it and the few mates who had cars had Ford 8s , Morris 8s etc , it was like owning a sports car !. All the saloons are still affordable and well worth buying a really nice example , the coupe's are fast becoming expensive.

[@bertoltb13]

Well done getting to run Ben. A good project for someone who can concentrate on it. I liked how there was an agricultural looking piece of chain underneath in some linkage or other, proper engineering!

[@robandchristheateam5053]

Just finished digging out a bamboo root. They are deadly. Needed quick restorative mental comfort and went straight to Tasty Classics. Ben you are the man.

[@michaelstaley2241]

Very enjoyable presentation fabulous classic car …👍🏻👍🏻

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

Great video Ben! Maybe you could nickname the battery ‘the littlest hobo’ as it shares the same story as that dog that never found a home.

British vice grip garrage lol Great Mate

[@martinbrookes1372]

Getting the plug leads in the right order might help !

[@Carl-x8y3c]

Hi 👋 Greetings from New Zealand. These cars are classics. Its good to see you giving it some tlc and bringing life back to it. Not many Sunbeams were sold here in NZ, we assembled Hillmans and Humbers which sold very well . I like the car design. Very stylish and different for its time. From Carl.

[@terrywilkins5266]

Ben, the gear change positions are pull the lever towards you and up for 1st gear. Second gear is back to neutral, push forward and up. 3rd gear is straight down from 2nd.

[@malcolmwhite6144]

When you started on this one Benni thought “Talbot to start or Not Talbot” to start that’s the question ? - well the the answer is yes so good luck to the next person who must be a really good restorer from this point forward as it has been resuscitated by you and need tender loving care now - well done Mate 🇬🇧👍😂- Malc uk 🇬🇧

[@nostreamavailable9090]

As you pulled up outside the workshop l was suddenly reminded of the old Jag from withnail and l 😂

[@TheGreatest1974]

Great film! I used to watch it all the time. I went to the premier in London in 2002!👍

[@nostreamavailable9090]

@@TheGreatest1974 aw totally mate yeah, one of those films that no matter how fed up you are it can still make you laugh 😜

[@JohnjamesCoombs]

These did rather well in the Monte Carlo Rally - the 100 - was Moss driving? ❤

[@gwengo4167]

You make my Fridays ❤

[@anonymousindividual.]

That's amazing that it has a push to start button. What an advanced car for it's time !

[@andersaxelsson2196]

Its so worth fixing that beautyful car to good nick

[@GraemeJones1979]

Hi Ben just noticed you released this video after the one showing you selling the sunbeam I had to double check it was the same car

[@poppydogz]

|I put my Tasty Classics big starter motor sticker in the window of my 1973 mgb roadster, cheers Ben 🍻

[@davidnash8586]

ANOTHER great video !

[@duncancremin1708]

I always hated Bendix starters. The least kick from a cylinder and it disengages. Pre-engaging is so much better, leaving the starter in mesh until such time as you release it. When I was doing a first start attempt, on anything with a Bendix, I always used a tow vehicle to start it that first time. Once running, the timing and fuelling can be adjusted, so the deficiencies of the starter system are less of a problem, with each kick triggering the next before it has time to stop, even with the disengaged starter spinning freely. This is bringing me back to my Morris Minor, Mk1 Escort, Anglia days, listening to the whannnnngggggg, every time a solitary cylinder fires.

[@battleofnerves]

Now that is a tasty classic.

[@Oyvind88]

Finaly Friday, great video😎🔥

[@nickeva3964]

Great content as always Ben.

[@SMO0286]

Welcome to Friday!

[@eathan323]

I can remember like it was yesterday when I used to ride with my parents back in the day I think ours was a darkish blue and blue interior they were really good cars comfortable and his was fairly reliable as I remember good luck with getting it running I'm sure there's someone out there that will want it to restore very stylish for the era

[@steveosshenanigans]

My Dads cira 1963 Mini had a start button on the floor ……theres nothing new in life !

[@Jed1421-w8j]

Maybe the box with all the holes was for Major Smythingtwerp's carrier pigeon.

[@paulmoore6345]

Good result 👍

[@370DatsunZed]

It's Friday, it's 6pm it's time for..Tasty Classics Jack...Doesn't work but hey..sue me!!

[@kevinnye5132]

Think you stole that saying from “ CRACKERJACK “ 😂 copyright infringement so guess your gonna be the one being Sued 😁.

[@johnjonesToffeeman]

What a wonderful car I know nothing about them but will now look.my dad had many Hillman minx hope to see you do one one day

[@davefrench3608]

My Dad had one of these in the 1950s

[@martinda7446]

Really beautiful cars. The Sunbeam Talbot Alpine was the nicest I guess. Always wanted one of those... Funny enough, when I started looking for cars I thought about these and could afford one... I was an ex- spotty schoolboy and I could still (after saving a little and so on) finance the purchase of one of these. Today after investing wisely and working day in day out for 45 years - I can't afford one...😡😸😸😸

[@liamjackson6930]

The good old days when engineers designed engine to be worked on, unlike new cars

[@robertmayer8455]

Thanks!

[@tastyclassics]

Thank you man much appreciated!

[@suzyhornsby1411]

Great vid ben,do love the old classics❤

[@stephoeverything8712]

Great channel Ben been following you for a while know be really nice to see more videos of you taking your finished cars on road trips...keep up the good work 😊

[@thomaspenman4101]

Ben could make a car run thats been stood a hundred years❤

[@LeonardMagnusson]

this is going to be cool. thank you for the show.

[@YeCannyDaeThat]

43:55 God she sounds like a light aircraft at takeoff!

[@instantjimi]

Looked forward to this one for ages, needs a ton of work but she's gunna live again! Onto the next one!

[@Almond001]

Ya did good there Ben to get it started and driving, I hope someone gives it a chance to get it back on the road.....

[@davecooper5951]

Definitely good fun that ! (But, lots left to do.......)

[@thqp]

Very cool! Older car just always seem to want to live almost no matter what!

[@crownvicmick1201]

This is brilliant… love it … reminded me of Fault Towers with Basil slapping the car because it wouldn’t start only to see in the background a similar looking car from that episode 🤣… would the modern unleaded fuel be causing running issues ?

[@derekshort1451]

Oh man what a stylish old tub

[@thomaspenman4101]

Hello ben another great vid❤

[@pauloneill8912]

awesome as always, keep it up

[@VSTV1993]

That backfire was well cool 😂

[@noexpensespentstudios]

The Austin Morris J4 rear lights don't look too bad on the back, nice way to incorporate flashing indicators without looking too out of place. Neat to see it on the move just a shame it needs quite as much bodywork as it does.

[@demRucks]

Every time it started I was expecting you to yell “it’s Alive!” And laugh like a mad scientist.

[@drivenltd2020]

Love to see you do a Volkswagen karman ghia 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@dungbetel]

Lovely old car. Hope it goes to a good home.

[@GT380man]

Just a thought. When this car rolled off the line in 1952, the Bilderberg Group hadn’t yet held their first meeting. Humanity still had a chance.

[@christersundin773]

Positive ground... That's beyond my level of comfort! Even carburettors would be beyond me, to be honest... So far, I'm sticking with cars with fuel injection and diagnostic ports. I do have a degree in computers and electronics and some times, that's useful =)

[@roastdinner23]

I'm late for 6pm. I needed a mcdonald's to accompany the video! Happy Tasty Friday!

[@watm80]

Your definition and my definition of “really good” is very different 😂

[@chrisaris8756]

Yes those Sunbeams did have metallic paint. They were great cars.

[@tastyclassics]

As early as that?!

[@nickjervis8123]

​@@tastyclassicsSo did Jowett and Standard

[@chrisaris8756]

Most cars were positive earth into the mid 60s. I really want one of those. My uncle used to have one in the mid to late 50s and I loved it. Sadly I think I’m too big for one now!

[@battleofnerves]

It would be a nice full restoration and modernisation with the addition of a Mopar hemi added. (It’s almost a Chrysler)

[@cabottaxi]

Got a neighbour who has a chrome bumper 72 MGB GT in red . Never moved for years and sits in a garage surrounded by lawnmowers and gardening tools etc. He's had it since 1989.

[@joshuat502]

Oh so cool that is my dream car but I am only 14 there is one near me that looks realy dirty and it white I hope i will be able to afford one soon

[@raymondpearce5245]

A great old car Ben keeps it up

[@matthewnapier-raikes8456]

Brilliant Friday evening entertainment