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@stefantrnacek139410 ай бұрын
The Pilot looks better without the mirrors. Using the chrome bumper bolts was a great idea. Looking forward to seeing some content on the grey Fergie. It was good to hear from Mrs OCC.
@eddtemperley242110 ай бұрын
Originally I wanted you to keep the wing mirrors on the Pilot, but I concede it looks much better without them. Featuring your newer cars? Yes please, including them in the OCC portfolio would be of interest to me. Nice to see the Dodge at work and seemingly taking it in its stride too.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks Edd, the moderns won't feature too often but they add a bit of variety
@robertallen344110 ай бұрын
Those large slabs are very heavy, but once they're down, they're down. Used some myself for a shed base, so much better than the lightweight ones from garden centres.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Agreed, we bought some of the lightweight new jobs but they weren't up to snuff
@darrylmcleman645610 ай бұрын
In my corner of Canada"southern Vancouver Island" we are below the 49th Par. of Lat. The weather is much like yours.My outside watertap is on year round. There are London style double decker buses and horse drawn carts about in Victoria "The City of Gardens".CHEERS from HERE!!!
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
I now understand why retirees disappear off to warmer climes during the winter. Thanks for watching!!
@allanriches938110 ай бұрын
A lovely video. Good to see mrs OCC has a voice, maybe one day we will get a glimpse of her . The Optima batteries are great, I use them in my boat, and had a 95 landy tray back that I used it in also. It would be good to see the moderns occasionally. Great getting little Dodge out doing what it was meant to do. A very good video, well done.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks Allan, yep the Dodge earned its keep on that day, those slabs were heeaavvyy
@IanLawrie-l9q10 ай бұрын
Wowsa! The tractor moved. Bet you were like a kid in a sweet shop when you acquired the box of washers in such wonderful original condition 👏👌👍
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Ha yes the box of washers is a treat, I felt guilty for removing a couple :)
@davidkiss394810 ай бұрын
Mirrors off..... gloves on... potholes filled.... slabs collected.... never a dull moment....... brill.....
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Cheers, always nice to use these old jalopies as their makers intended :)
@MichaelCondron-x8n10 ай бұрын
A great video very entertaining should be more like them,good to see Harley giving those biceps a good workout 💪
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks, yes I like putting these together but it takes a while to get sufficient content together while avoiding too much repetition
@Fintoman10 ай бұрын
The sudden interjection from Mrs OCC about her grass was a complete surprise. She sounded very serious.😊
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Many times have I left wheel tracks across the lawn etc, it always gets spotted
@Fintoman10 ай бұрын
@@oldclassiccarUK My wife's the same, women have a sixth sense. I don't even try to disguise or conceal my mistakes anymore, it's futile!😄
@unbalancedcrank10 ай бұрын
My favourite part is definitely seeing the old truck working asit was meant to. Really satisfying to watch. Harley’s commentary style and yours are strikingly alike! Were it not for the timbre of voice due to age, you are essentially the same person. You must be such a proud dadz
@michaeltreadwell77710 ай бұрын
Much better without the mirrors ! I'm sure the Dodge could have coped with more slabs than you had in her. So, Mrs OCC has a voice - it's rather like Mrs Mainwaring in Dads Army - only ever talked about but NEVER seen ! Any video you put out is interesting, old or newer vehicles, so go ahead and share them all with us. Obviously a great video Rick - thanks for sharing. Take care 🙂
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks for following the goings-on here, I didn't want to load it up tooooo much so we did the two runs, the second with the modern in attendance
@nevillestumbles463110 ай бұрын
A very interesting video. The Pilot looks great. Although they were not as popular here in Australia as the American Ford V8s, there were quite a few on the road. The shot of Richard removing ice from the Mazda makes me glad that I live on the east coast of N.S.W. where we never see snow and only occasionally see a small amount of ice on the roofs of our cars. No one here even owns an overcoat because our temperature is so moderate, and the idea of storing a car for the winter is a completely new concept for me. I always look forward to your videos. Thank you so much.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
I was pondering about emigrating somewhere warmer, not keen on the cold stuff. Thanks for supporting the channel.
@ratty38310 ай бұрын
Another interesting vid, I had to chuckle at you saying you’ve fitted the domed bolts “ just for now” I have a garage full of “just for now” modifications. Most of them are still there 5 years later ! That shot of the pickup being viewed in the sunlight was an awesome image. Thanks for posting.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks, yep I have every confidence that this "just for now" will remain indefinitely ...
@bobspeller222510 ай бұрын
Ford V8 looks better without the wing mirrors. lovely video, its nice watching others working . have a great week. Bob
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@colinhead28410 ай бұрын
Ahh , good ol 3' x 2' slabs !! ( also known as back breakers or shin scrapers , mind yourself Harley )
@MikeBobbitt-i5f10 ай бұрын
Great video as always. I like the no mirror look.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@colinmuddell967210 ай бұрын
Huge improvement to the Pilot's wings - best thing you've done all year! 😄It looks absolutely fine with the ex-bumper bolts. Laughed at you fretting over the wax being two years adrift from the Pilot's vintage! Loved seeing your tins of washers and bolts - something I'm mercilessly mocked over by my children. Had a chuckle at Mrs OCC bemoaning her damaged turf! It's time she is interviewed about all the shenanigans going on in her driveway! Excellent Sunday viewing, as usual.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Yes can never have too many screws, washers and such like, your offspring will understand one day I'm sure .... ;-)
@colinmuddell967210 ай бұрын
@oldclassiccarUK But they don't mock me when my tins of goodies provide that vital component needed to complete one of the many DIY tasks that I perform for them!🙂
@triumphstu10 ай бұрын
Definitely after
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@jmtubbs163910 ай бұрын
Good news on the smokey B52 front. The new Rolls-Royce F130 engines will miniimise the smoke at take-off.
@colinp223810 ай бұрын
I agree that the mirrors are better off. I thought it was ironic, towing a tractor. Hoorah! You say your 2005 Jeep is of an age, so my 2003 Honda Civic fits the bill. My good news on that is that it is ULEZ compliant, I live in the new extended zone, near Heathrow Airport. Of course the airport is cleaner than all the cars in the area. 😊
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
I think it's the first time I've towed the tractor, more often it's that doing the pulling. I think we tried to pull the Commer with it but in the end also reverted to the Jeep (being 4wd)
@nevco877410 ай бұрын
Yes, the 1947 Dodge truck does not have 360 degrees cameras to assist in tight spaces. But at that time there was plentry of space for everyone in the USA so nobody would encounter any narrow spaces.
@paulhelman237610 ай бұрын
Winter in our area begins around Dec21.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Lucky!
@imminentdisaster10 ай бұрын
Wonder how many other exciting vehicles are to be found at the OCC base. Love the Fergie hope to se it in action soon maybe parked in Mrs OCCs flowerbed :)
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Ha everything's been featured at some point already, nothing hidden away!
@jamesbowsher598210 ай бұрын
Much better without the mirrors. 👍
@barrykochverts414910 ай бұрын
Nice to have OCC waiting when an old Yank wakes in the wee hours for a visit to the cultural base! Always a treat to reminisce about the '41 Dodge pickup (a onetime "Worcester Power and Light" {Massachusetts} workhorse) I refurbished for Dad in the early '70's. We used it just as you do, my young self in Harley's role. Our Bassett hound, Royce loved riding in it, with the Coleman cooler to rest his big forepaws on, when the windshield was cracked open by way of the turn-screw prominent in your video --his nose leather pressed into the wind, drool flying everywhere. I'm for keeping the wing mirrors in the boot. One wonders if a quick release receptacle was ever devised for that sort. It often feels as though our collector cars, by nature of their lovable old geezer looks, add a sense of security not available to us when motoring in modern wheels. People naturally slow down for a look, and the more leisurely pace we use in them gives more time to get a better look rearward, and we tend to be more careful, driving them, as well. The Ford certainly fits the role beautifully.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks Barry, glad the Dodge brings back those old memories of your '41.
@bluebirdfan1007 ай бұрын
Exactly the kind of pickup I after
@neilcurson450510 ай бұрын
Regarding the Pilot, if you could pick up the ignition supply direct from the battery it would avoid the volt drop caused by the high cranking current, just a thought. Seasons greetings to all at OCC.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Funnily enough I was thinking the exact same thing while in bed last night, I'll give that a go next time I steel myself to head into the garage
@neilcurson450510 ай бұрын
It is a bit cold to be tinkering, My 2cv tricycle went into hibernation last week, met at to cold to touch.
@Carl-x8y3c6 ай бұрын
Hello. I'm watching this and thinking what a nice father and son relationship you have. My relationship with my father wasn't close. My father was an angry alcoholic. My father was abusive, it wasn't a healthy relationship at all. That's the way it was. I like your tractor , does it go well ?. Anyway keep making your videos, I enjoy viewing them. From Carl.
@oldclassiccarUK6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words, yes the tractor runs ok although I've not tried it in quite some time
@geraldfunnell793210 ай бұрын
Another great Sunday afternoon video , like the truck driving music 🛻👍🏼
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks Gerald!
@jimc473110 ай бұрын
Some suggestions from the peanut gallery; restore the glass and frames of the truck before they rust out beyond repair, drive all your vehicles on the road at some periodically planned interval, get something called a battery maintainer for each of your non daily driver vehicles, store your vehicles with a full tank of fuel! Keep up the good work! JIM ❤
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Hi, the screen frame is in good order (the glass a little less so), yes I try to keep everything working although with the salt going down now, maybe no trips beyond the driveway for a little while, we'll see. Thanks for watching!
@robt215110 ай бұрын
Just a word from experience ... be careful when using coiled extension leads as a high load can cause them to overheat. Should be ok for a battery charger, but something to be aware of.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks, yes it's something I bear in mind when using it
@petersmith445510 ай бұрын
hi, great video. love the jeep estate car but when i think of Jeeps i think of the ww2 open jeeps which John Wayne used to go around in the war films, cant wait to see the tractor going again, Agriline are good for tractor parts or Mayhill tractors, you may need to look at the air cleaner as condesation could have fallen in the oil bath, good luck
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks, yes me too, this one isn't really a proper Jeep as I always think of the wartime Jeeps and the post-war CJs
@barrykochverts414910 ай бұрын
Those "newer" Jeeps have a reputation for electrical gremlins. In models with start-stop systems or powered accessories like winches, the smaller, auxiliary battery can draw the main battery flat if it goes bad. A friend also had a bad cable do the same in his Jeep Patriot.
@Vince_uk10 ай бұрын
They are better off RJ I certainly think and those chrome bumper bolts look good actually. Mrs OCC doesn't sound to happy about the grass. Enjoyable Sunday brekkie viewing. I have to smile to myself and wonder what others think when they see that old American pickup trundling along UK country roads and pulling into Morrisons for fuel.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks Vince. I wish I'd kept the camera running after getting fuel, as a bloke in a modern Skoda next to me started honking his horn after I got back in after paying, impatient with me for (he thought) not leaving him enough space to pull his own car in alongside the next pump, and taking too long to start up and move out of the way. I got out and had a polite chat with him, thus taking up a little more of his time.
@Vince_uk10 ай бұрын
Unfortunately we live in a society currently that is rife with selfish, entitled morons and it is difficult to avoid them at times. If that happens to me I just take my time more and basically just ignore them. That annoys them quite a bit.@@oldclassiccarUK
@stevepearce191310 ай бұрын
The grey Fergie tractor brings back memories. When I was a small boy I was at The Tyne Commisioner's Quay at North Shields which was the principal port serving the Blatic and its countries. There was at least 200 of them waiting to be loaded on a ship bound for The Soviet Union which was quite a thing to see.I have visions of the Hemi under the hood of The Pilot which would make the ultimate sleeper but the Jeep would not be so powerful powered by the venerable flathead!
@jagvette110 ай бұрын
As I mentioned previously the wing mirrors aren't ugly just out of place and in the way, stick with the clip on mirrors that you have, that's exactly what I intend to do on my 1964 Jaguar MKII, don't want to drill holes in my new wings. Over here the Americans go crazy 'it's a Hemi' I then have to remind them that Jaguar have been making 'Hemi's' since at least 1947.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Yes wing mirrors on a Mk2 can really spoil the lines, the only ones that look almost-ok are the racing/bullet shaped ones
@jagvette110 ай бұрын
@@oldclassiccarUK definitely but I am going to stick with the square clip on ones and see how it goes, I didn’t think the round clip on would look as good
@daviddjerassi10 ай бұрын
Mrs stand in camera person you could take a thorny stick to those two lay abouts and get your grass fixed to day love the video thank you.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
The holes in the grass were filled in with fresh soil only today, we may end up putting the tractor back in the same spot so any depressions in the ground should be hidden :)
@tomday730910 ай бұрын
Those shades of green I loved when I traveled England don't look quite as lovely on modern vehicles. As for the Pilot, the bumper bolts look better than the flag mirrors. I agree until other arrangements (If any) replace them. Thanks again for an entertaining post.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks Tom!
@peterbevan279710 ай бұрын
Thanks for an excellent video,I was hoping the Pilot would lose those darned mirrors! A good solution using chrome headed bolts to fill the holes.I love your tinkering videos but expect that they will be few and far between as winter draws on!
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks Peter, yes tinkerings do tail off a bit when it's soooo chilly but we were outside messing around today and so long as we kept moving, it was ok.
@alanorion110 ай бұрын
Hi Rick I would be interested in a quick review of the whole fleet of OCC My Classic is a 2007 S type Jaguar so even newer than the Jeep.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for watching, I do a walkaround from time to time (there was one a few months back) but next year I'll probably do another.
@RobertGott-c3f10 ай бұрын
Great video 😮thank you Be interested in see a video on the jeep😊😊 Thank you
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Thanks I'll certainly give it a few more mentions in later vids
@stephenricketts776410 ай бұрын
A good idea to put the dome bolts in the wings on the Pilot but I would favour some curved mirrors at some point. I think that the battery is toast, they shouldn't give up within a year. I have heard 'Tanya' batteries are good, some KZbin folks recommend them. Very nice to see the pickup out and doing what it was designed for, very likely the most work it has done for many years. I think Rick you have already lost some Brownie points from Mrs OCC's comment about the grass! I am sure you know but tell Harley that the bed for those slabs needs to be level otherwise the slabs will break if put onto uneven ground. Perhaps a layer of sharp sand would be best? Thanks Rick for a great winter video. 😱a👍
@841k910 ай бұрын
Content from the more modern vehicles would be fun. The WK and MX are very common here in the US and the design changes required for different regulations are always interesting. Comparing my US export Midget to my friend's UK model was fun.
@paulhelman237610 ай бұрын
Could you have used acorn(domed) nuts on the top of the fender with rubber washer under the nuts base and another below the fender to seal the hole top and bottom.
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
That's kind of what I did with the domed bumper bolts
@paulhelman237610 ай бұрын
Have you employed spray ether (hot start) to fascinated cold starting?
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
A squirt of petrol works well enough for me, not keen on Easy Start and such like
@tomcat752510 ай бұрын
Jnr OCC might have to rearrange items in his agenda as Mrs OCC has pointed out that grey Fergie has made a mess of the garden and that needs fixing. No heater in little Dodge?
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
There's an old Mopar heater in the Dodge which does put out some warmth, although its efficiently is diminished somewhat due to the gaps in the floor :-)
@OldCarsNewVan10 ай бұрын
Ask Father Christmas for a battery jump starter - they're really handy. Even the baby TopDon Jumpsurge 1200 which I've got is perfect to get you out of a jam and it's rated for up to 6.5L petrols👍
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
If there is one available that does 6v and 12v I'd look into getting one
@OldCarsNewVan10 ай бұрын
@@oldclassiccarUK yes fair point, 12v only I think. But for £50 I'd have one anyway for the moderns including your MX5. I carry mine in the car all the time which has saved me a call to the recovery services in Devon - and helped out a Rover P6 at a classic car show last year😀
@johndavey7210 ай бұрын
Good evening gentlemen and of course Mrs. OCC . An entertaining show indeed and the Dodge worked hard .lf it were mine l'd have to knock that right front wing out !! Regarding the Jeep . In spite of the glorious hemi , incidently Edward Turner was invited to America to share his engineering , keep with what we like seeing Richard . Thanks for sharing ! Richard ! I forgot to mention ! Good idea with the mirrors and was that a Rover P5b wheel ?
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Ha yes I have pondered the dent although it'd take some clout to get it anything like straight again. Indeed, an old P5B wheel from when I had one a few years ago
@Phiyedough10 ай бұрын
Here in Croatia a lot of the tractors are copies of the grey Fergie but I think most of them date to the 1970s. I think in Africa they made them even later than that.
@adamheazlett117910 ай бұрын
Mirrors forward way better no blind spot checking.I think your a social driver no formal training with luck on your side
@oldclassiccarUK10 ай бұрын
Those mirrors shook around so much that they didn't offer much of a view rearwards anyway