A winter drive in the Ford Anglia - cold start, warm-up, driving, rambling & steam | Classic car UK

The 1952 Ford Anglia was exhumed from the garage and given a thorough warm-up after a cold start to ward off any dampness under its bonnet, then taken for a quick spin down the road to blow off the cobwebs and stretch its mighty 933cc engine to the max ... well, take it for an airing anyway at a steady 30-35 mph, above which things get a little noisy.
Much of my attention lately has been directed at the four-door '48 Prefect, and I think the Anglia was feeling a little left out. Whenever possible I exercise the oldies as and when I can over winter, I usually avoid taking them anywhere near the roads thanks to the salt that gets spread everywhere but this time we did venture out, but I made sure that we hosed and washed it all down when we got home. Thoroughly warming everything through (as opposed to just a brief fire-up which benefits nothing) just keeps everything working as it should, and drives out any dampness that may have formed while being sat out of use. It also gives the brakes and clutch some exercise, and the tyres benefit too from use. Plus, I just like to drive around in it.
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[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi, thanks for watching, a full list of the videos on the channel is here: kzbin.infovideos Channel homepage: kzbin.info/door/KaTg9fPUvmUQi94FcnDbrg

[@keplermission4947]

You know what I found about these is how similar they look to the Standard and Vauxhall models. I remember these Fords in the 1960s and their drivers. These side valve engines are probably fuel efficient despite their slow speed but the bodies gave a queasy ride. Not too much reading of historical reviews present in the video. Maybe more of an excuse to show off your property? Still I'll give you 3 out of 10.

[@henrybyrd5402]

Ah yes. The "sit up and beg" Anglia. I remember having one of these, with it's huge skinny grip plastic-covered steering wheel. The bags of play of the pedal of the "in and out" clutch. The enormous lash on the 3 speed gear stick. The trafficators which no other road users could see and kept getting stuck in or out. The vacuum wipers that slowed down going up hills and nearly flew off going down. The tiny rear window and the blind spots. The inadequate 6 volt system with the "glow worm" lighting. The galloping rust of the chrome. Those were the days!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Indeed, like many bargain-basement cars of its type around in the 40s and into the 50s by which time they were getting a little long in the tooth! :) thanks for watching

[@madamemeng884]

Finally some common sense!

[@cinccave5459]

What I like most about your channel is that you have them out on the roads where they should be. I don't go to car museums. That is what they are really museums. Displays of the dead. Your cars are alive.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for your kind words, I'd like to use these things more but life often gets in the way. I like museums but I prefer seeing things in use like you say.

[@martinwarner1178]

You Sir enjoy your hobby, and we enjoy watching. Thank you.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for supporting these endeavours :)

[@beowulf5982]

I love your Anglia as well as the Prefect they have so much character. As you were driving i was thinking on the first proud owner who picked this Anglia up new from the showroom in 1952. I wonder if he or she could ever imagine her being driven and enjoyed 70 years later. Thank you for your time and effort to share this video.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I'm the same, I often try and put myself back to when this kind of car was new, the surroundings, people, things going on at the time etc etc. Thanks for watching

[@beowulf5982]

@@oldclassiccarUK Wouldn't it be wonderful to trace the history of this car and maybe the original owners family. Thank you again for sharing this video.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi, I did a vid about the Anglia before I bought it, with the previous owner, and in it we take a walk through some of the old paperwork that survives for it. If you've not seen it, it's here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ6li2efZqald8U

[@beowulf5982]

@@oldclassiccarUK Thank you will look up the link. Have a good day.

[@johnmcmahon4364]

Hi my Dads first car was a 1953 ford Anglia sit up and beg in Black,i still remember the smell of the interior Great video thanks

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for checking out this video

[@bryansaull7554]

If you can manage it buy or make a polytunnel to fit in your barn or garage with the dehumidifier in it and you will have zero condensation problems . I have used this method for 40 years now and all my classics are perfect no corrosion at all. It will repay you over and over and you can work on the car with good light and a 1kw blower heater will keep you warm in the depth of winter whilst you work on them.

[@Ribeirasacra]

Personally some of the mechanicals are a little bit too "old" for me for me to drive. Like vacuum wipers,, cable brakes, 6 volt electrics. I prefer my older cars to be from the 60's. What is wonderful about this channel is you have not made them into show queens. These cars are showing their age, just like the rest of us! I like your passion for these cars and totally agree with the sentiments about driving new cars. Do not stop making these sorts of videos.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for the feedback, yes I like 60s cars too, in fact anything from the 1920s through to the 1970s I like to be around, although 1930s-1950s is my favourite era. Thanks for supporting the channel.

[@davidkiss3948]

Good to see Anglia 'JAY' out and about again and those Lodge spark plugs are holding up ok....

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I've some L10s tucked away if the Lodges pack up :)

[@jackjacko8706]

My first car in Australia as a 17 year old in 1960. In retrospect was not ideal for a teenager. Australian Summers and no water pump. Jumping out of second gear. Rolling heavily on the corners. Which I cured with borrowing the heavy leather straps from my parents suitcase and using them to tie the back axle down. I am grateful for the car introducing me to the mechanical wonders of a motor car. From pulling the gear box to pieces on the kitchen table ( I couldn’t understand my mother getting upset though. I put her ironing blanket down first. Lol):scraping white metal bearings . The major disappointment was my mates first car was an Austin 8 tourer than ran rings around me. Fond memories . Especially my cure for the second gear jumping out. Even after braising the circlip that slipped out of the shaft groove allowing the gears to move out of place. I replaced the selector spring from a Ford Pilot . Didn’t tighten all the way which locked the gears, and braised a second lever to the head of the screw . So when ascending a hill put it in second, pushed the lever forward tightening the screw . Then reversing the action to go back into top. I was quite proud at the time of my thinking outside the box. Lol.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Drivers of modern cars don't know they're born! Great memories, thanks for posting :)

[@andrewsnoozy]

Why do I like old cars like this, quite simple really. It is simple. If it should decide to stop running (quite possible), it is easy to figure out why. If it should decide not to start (oh dear), well not too many things to check really, we can always make it run, always. I don't care if its not super fast, didn't expect it to be, some of these older cars have 90 mph speedo's, Ha Ha Ha. I like because it has feel!!! you have to drive properly, it has character, its fun, you must love it, you can fix with a screwdriver or wrench or pliers. Something to do and ENJOY!!!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Can't disagree with any of that, thanks for supporting and following the channel

[@eliotheasman5378]

It's nice to see this kept on the road

[@montyzumazoom1337]

My Dad had a Ford Popular sit up and beg when I was a kid. He loved that car, it was great in the deep snow of winter in the 1960's. The old car started and drove well in snow that prevented the milkman delivering. Good old KPN 443🙂

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yes these old cars on skinny wheels and tyres can often drive well in snow, I remember my A40 being handy when the white stuff was on the ground. Thanks for watching

[@mystified1429]

AKA Puddle jumpers

[@corriemcnab730]

What you say about actually driving a classic car and listening to it I can relate to ; I have a 1938 Austin 7 Ruby and it's so enjoyable to drive about you get such a good reaction from people..... the little quirks give it a personality that modern vehicles just don't possess. I love it! !

[@mikego18753]

Enjoyable vid.Hand signals,great. Thanks.

[@paulkavanaghk]

Nice to watch, reminds me of simpler days!

[@chrismckay8349]

I love what you said about parts of the car making different sounds at different speeds. That's what I love about my Austin Big Seven. It has little room for driver error, especially in hilly regions.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Plus when you get used to certain sounds, when they disappear the first thought is that something must have fallen off! thanks for watching

[@intake152]

I agree with you. As a teenager in the mid 60s I had an Austin Big Seven, great little car which never let me down and I too had to keep my wits about me, as you say ... on hills, trying to get it to stop. Cost me 10 pounds, no repairs and sold after a few months for twelve pounds. Good luck with yours.

[@davidpettinger6350]

Lovely little video. I'm the proud owner of a '35 Morris 8. All original apart from the upholstery. Returning back to UK next year so the old girl will be going home and hopefully sharing the garage with my dad's '54 Triumph T100 motorbike, currently being looked after by dads cousin since he died a few years ago.

[@whiteonggoy7009]

Iam trying to remember back in the 50s when I was in one of these as I drove uphill in poring brain the vacuum wipers almost come to a standstill making them all but useless...great video Sir thanks.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks, yes vacuum wipers are "characterful" :)

[@britinozoz]

I can well remember in the mid 50's my father having an identical coloured model to yours and the bumpy riding around the British country roads and at the same time my Uncle had a similar Prefect to yours...happy Days

[@rydermike33]

Totally agree with your comments. Our old motors are full of character and charm. Wonderful. Many thanks for another great video.

[@robertwbeams9929]

Wow, brought back great memories of my Father's Ford Popular. 1958. Unbelievably simple, basic, cheap, even crude, but it was such a luxury for Mum, Dad and I! 6v electrics. A dynamo that struggled to power the headlamps. A starting handle for cold mornings. Manual choke via cable to the carb. One central vacuum wiper, which didn't when going uphill! No heater. Rod operated drum brakes. Oil change and multiple grease points every 1000 miles. Foot operated Headlight dip switch. No heater or demister. Semaphore 'indicators'. I don't recall brake lights. More suspension in the springs of the back seat than from the torsion bar suspension. No water pump - a thermosyphon system. Pistol grip handbrake. Crossply tyres just about up to the 50 mph top speed. No syncromesh on First gear, so changing down from 2nd to 1st was a double-declutch skill to avoid a horrible crunch of gears. No heated rear windo of course. I recall the blankets under which we huddled, and the misted-up windows, when we went a drive in winter. And yet this was a million times better than queing for the bus!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Excellent, it's always great to read these first-hand memories of back when cars like this were current, thanks for posting!

[@michaeltreadwell777]

What a great video - obviously ! I do love your Anglia and I'm really looking forward to seeing the Prefect on the road. Take care and thanks :-)

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I get withdrawal symptoms if I don't drive something old on a fairly regular basis :)

[@Vince_uk]

I always enjoy these videos

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Vince, not always easy making outdoorsy vids at this time of year but I'll try.

[@michaelwalker4022]

Fantastic video your absolutely right you don't get the driving experience in a modern car well let's face it the cars they produce now are bought not built in the day cars were hand built then by 100 men on a production line and the testimony of that is that the vintage and classic cars built in the early 20th century were built to last and stood the test of time and still exist on the roads today as yours still does unlike the euro box rubbish they throw together now!

[@richardtomkinson9951]

My Father drove an Anglia back in the 50's and I can remember him changing the engine, guessing the original was worn out. Soon after the Anglia went and was replaced with the Prefect. Great memories of those cars adding my father also worked at Ford including 2 Uncles and an Aunt, a family thing. Great video.

[@royfearn4345]

My first car in 1961/2 was a 1953 Anglia in Linden Green. It even has a spotlight and AA badge in the same place! Might I persuade you to polish it a little? I know your views on these things, but I was so proud I just had to keep it shiny!

[@janosistvan5226]

I've always loved the look of the Anglia. Body lines 2 door and not a big car. Aso it was the same year as I was born. To me it's all that and a bag of chips. Simple car from simpler times and a classy look too. Thanks for the video.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching!

[@BigAmp]

That Anglia is a very tidy car. They like being driven. One day soon, now that I am almost retired, I'll get my E493A Prefect on the road again. Its been a garage queen since 1987.

[@levelcrossing150]

What a lovely example and a car to make you smile. It looks like it's just been picked out of the 60's. There are some lovely days to go out in the winter and it's a shame to miss out on some. I try to avoid any newly gritted roads. If it's a nice day then hopefully by the time I get out most of the salt will have blown away with busy road use.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hope to have more vids about the Anglia uploaded soon, thanks for watching :)

[@barryphillips7327]

No machinery improves sitting idle, they need exercise to keep things working, good to see your old car out, Rarely i see such a vehicle these days.

[@fredhubler4128]

Couldn't agree more with your thoughts on the experience. After a long day at work I tell my wife that I'm going out to "see my therapist" and spend some quality time on the back roads with one of the antiques. There's also a connection with the spirit of the times in which the car was in normal use. The visceral experience combined with a view of the world through those old windows is quite satisfying.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I couldn't agree more, thanks for watching

[@joelhaas8273]

Love your videos and old cars/ trucks. Thank you

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you like them!

[@theprior46]

Back in the late 1960s I had a Ford Popular in black same body as this Anglia, it cost me 30 quid and the fun I had in that was incredible. It was built in an over-engineered way and strong as an earth-mover! I twice had it up on two wheels in a sharp corner taken at speed, once at a junction in Dorset and once flying down a helter skelter multi storey car park exit! The car got me to work and back daily for a long time. It finally died from exhaustion when I tried to pile up the M1 from Watford to Leicester and the engine seized up solid. It went to a scrap yard in Leicester as I couldn't afford to have it repaired or indeed low loaded back to Dorset. Very fond memories of the Ford Pop.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi great memories, thanks for sharing :)

[@robertmagee5523]

That car looks so good in the winter sun

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Robert, do I spy a Volvo 120? Excellent cars

[@colvinator1611]

My Morris minor to me is a very practical and economic transport solution. An everyday driver, 100% cheap parts availability, 30 +mpg, £100 full insurance, easy maintenance ( by me ). Loads of fun, relaxing, going to rallies and meeting like minded folk. It's fantastic. I have the super dooper 1098 engine in with circa 52 hp ? ish ?. I had a Somerset a few years ago and that was brilliant too. Thanks again for the videos, great to watch and enjoy.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Moggy Minors make for great daily-users agreed, especially anything Series 2-onwards with the A-series engine

[@michael42158]

Just beautiful. Great work. Living history.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Michael, more on the Anglia just uploaded today

[@allanriches9381]

Yep totally agree with your views on whywe drive old cars. To me it's also keep the heritage and history of these veichles alive.

[@stephinepaul7483]

A good number of these Anglia's and lots of other US-Market European/Japanese Classics survive and thrive here in Arizona. Lots of neighbors have 1000-2000-3000-Acre Farms & Scrubland filled with old Pre---nearly anything Cars & Trucks! I have a few Cortina's a 67OO Original-mile '67 Rover P6 and a Blue '63 Standard Vanguard Wagon which was given to me before Christmas. Lots of old Farm Equipment as well. The dry climate makes it all possible!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Wow sounds like it's worth a visit, always liked the idea a trip to the west side of the US (also to visit the aircraft boneyards)

[@stephinepaul7483]

@@oldclassiccarUK And Railway Graveyards...The Union Pacific Railroad stores MILES of Locomotives/unused Railcars about 5 miles from here. Lots of oddities often show up in the Deadlines.

[@mrgraham9007]

Fifty odd years ago my girlfriend and I intended to drive my Ford popular from Derby to Devon. We only got to Bodmin moors when the big ends started making a terrible noise. We had no money, so decided to try and get back home. What a journey, smoking and banging all the way, on three cylinders by the time we arrived home. I parked it on my garden, and it died. It got us home. I visited the local car scrapyard and purchased an old engine, fitted it and drove it on holiday to Skegness, full of confidence. In those days we made the best with very little. HAPPY DAYS.

[@pauljewitt1445]

The car you have is the same one i bought for £20 in 1968 as my first car had it for a year sold it for£30 wish now i kept it after watching yours bings back good memory's .

[@guysumpter6653]

I totally agree with all you say about the reasons for driving old cars. By coincidence -and taking advantage of a dry and sunny day- I took my 1955 Morris Minor Convertible out yesterday, which I try to do at least once weekly through the winter as long as it's not excessively wet and there's no salt down! I enjoy your driving and 'tinkering' videos best; the repair you did on the zenith carb. enabled me to fix my SU carb., so thank you for that.

[@madamemeng884]

It was interesting to see the Anglia in it's native element and a surprise to watch it start with so little fuss. Here in Canada the Anglias and Prefects, the Morrises and the Austins squandered an open market in the 50's. They didn't do well in our climate, and soon wore out their welcome. They seemed to anticipate rain showers days before they arrived. Owning one was an exercise in futility come winter. My father, a transplanted Brit, was slow to learn however and suffered through a series of Consuls, Zephyrs and Hillmans. I learned to drive in his Hillman Minx and a "baby" Austin and eventually inherited the Zephyr. Lesson learned. Never again! I learned to value reliability above all else and strictly drive Hondas now!

[@jonathangriffin1120]

Was watching an old movie on 'Talking Pictures' yesterday, 'The Man in The Sky' starring Jack 'The Hawk' Hawkins plus Lionel Jeffries in a non-comedic role, Donald Pleasance in a non-scary role and Raymond Francis in a non-cop role. It also featured an early Ford Prefect (separate headlights) complete with bakelite sucker attached demister/defroster strip.....

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I've a feeling that I saw that a year or two back, but if there's Prefect content I'll look out for it again :) Thanks for watching

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

That's a neat little car. So true what you said about sounds while driving an older car. I never needed a tachometer to know when to shift. I always knew just by listening and a feel you get from driving a particular car.

[@hannodearing1366]

Cheers and applause from Linz, Austria! Not all of your fans are british, you know, though they would very much like it... :)

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi to Austria! thanks for supporting the channel, I'd like to expand the viewership beyond the UK so please forward the link to this video to anyone you might know :-) Thanks

[@richardhalliday6469]

Very nice little run out.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Richard

[@raypusey8037]

The car reminds me of a time when generally drivers had respect for each other and the discipline to obey the road signage ! Happy Days.

[@kilmog44]

Thanks for a memory....learned to drive in this model Ford Anglia, back in 1952/53....this lead me to driving Fuel Tankers/Tour Coaches spanning 70 years.....Thanks from NZ

[@jontaylor1652]

Wow, very impressed with how easy the old girl was to start up.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

So was I although I did hand prime the fuel up, I should probably have spun it over a few times before engaging ignition :)

[@stuarthall2180]

Lovely little original car. I'm in my 60s now and remember seeing quite a few of this type of car back in the 70s but even back then they probably had been souped up with a large engine. Nice to see an original one.

[@deanjollow2892]

Wonderful car. I used to see them when I was a kid here and there hot rodded, but that was 60 years ago. They have gone to the scrap yard by now and turned into Honda’s or Toyota’s. I still drive the simple stuff daily,dodge,slant six,4 speed in a pick up truck. So simple yet I get a lot of satisfaction driving it. Can’t go anywhere without someone wanting to talk about it and it’s only 36 years old. Just found your channel and subbed to it. Stay safe,stay healthy,I’ll be watching. Thank you. Dean. Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi Dean, thanks for joining up, please spread the word if you know of anyone else who might be interested :-) All the best from the UK

[@saddoncarrs6963]

I remember in the 1970s reading American hot-rod magazines and being surprised at the number of Ford Anglias and Populars which had been converted. They must have imported hundreds of them.

[@jagvette1]

Ahh the good old vacuum tank, My E Type and my MKII Jaguar both have similar tanks for the brakes (not much good) and My brother had the same on his 1959 for prefect that drove the wipers problem was when he came to traffic lights the wipers wouldn't move unless he revved the engine, oh the joys of old cars. IMHO Cars were build to be used, just protect them. The location of reverse caught my brother out a few times until he got used to it, he probably scared a few people behind him at lights :) I recall James Hunt being interviewed about driving his A35 Austin and he said he got as much fun driving that as he did a F1 car, BECAUSE you have to drive it.

[@uzaiyaro]

I’m glad I live in Australia where cars don’t really rust. You can drive your old cars year round.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I guess everywhere has its pros and cons, but yes damp weather isn't great for this old stuff!

[@bertmeinders6758]

My father had a 1948 Prefect. My principal memories of driving it are (1) Very eluctant to start from cold, or what passes for cold in New Zealand. I had to take off the air filter and pour a small quantity of petrol down the carburettor, and (2) I developed a growing conviction that the man who decided that vacuum-operated wipers were suitable for such a low-powered car wouldn't have gone to Heaven when he died. Oh. and the directional stability? None to speak of.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Interesting to read, I expect my '48 Prefect shown in the other videos on the channel to be just like that

[@joeamar2519]

Thanks for the ride, Rick. It's always appreciated this time of year. Had the '32 Chevy out over the holidays. Lots of smiles and thumbs-up from everyone. That's a part of what makes it special for me. Joe

[@rogerwilson8518]

So there is something on the road which is slower than the Anglia. I enjoy these videos purely for the nostalgia. My first car was 1952 Prefect with the big 1172. My dad had the 1951 Thames van and my grandad had the Ford Popular. Memories of many hours spent keeping these things on the road but also of many hours spent alongside my dad helping. Good times.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

A friend of mine (the one with the XK120 project featured elsewhere on the channel) has a Prefect of the type you mention, that's how we got chatting 30+ years ago. Glad you find these videos of interest.

[@mohawksteel2215]

I owned a 1949 , same color etc. This was back in the 1960's in Canada and I paid $125.00 Canadian Good little car and fun to drive.

[@danielbaum9793]

I love your driving and tinkering videos. I have a Morris Minor which is only two years younger than this Ford Anglia, and I understand exactly what you mean about each component making its own sounds and smells, and having to drive the car on its own terms or face the consequences. I have these old cars to drive and tinker with, both because the driving experience is so different to modern cars, and also, because working on them is so "real" compared to my job, which is software research and programming.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you liked it, I ran a '52 MM Minor until a couple of years ago but it went just before I re-started the KZbin channel, great little car it was (uprated to an A Series engine from the original sv unit). Like you I like having something real to tinker with, dismantle etc, after spending hours in the virtual world :)

[@GrrMeister]

*The Great Gatsby has expressed and interest in the number plate !*

[@DavidFraser007]

My Auntie had one of these, she was great fun and shouted yahoo when the car got to 50mph going down a hill, I was about 4 or 5 then. No seatbelts. hardly any brakes, sharp bend at the bottom of the hill, she drove with one hand and held a cigarette with the other, just a big adventure for me.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ha yes I often do a shout-out when I manage to set off a speed reminder sign at the side of the road :) thanks for watching

[@Stevie671]

My first car was a 55 Popular. Blue! After school I'd hit the country roads, went everywhere. You can imagine I loved it ,but it meant far more than freedom and independence. I can still remember the smell of the interior and the engine. Bloody nostalgia.

[@jonathanbanham9104]

Love your videos.i do the same with my 1935 austin ten,not good for them too sit around.if the roads are dry and no salt on the road I'm out in it,thanks for the videos jon banham

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching, always liked the Lichfields

[@johnnywarnerperfectroad66]

Wonderful Sir: love your sound philosophy, sheer enjoyment and good sence tips 😀 👍

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Johnny!

[@Chipchase780]

My dad bought a Ford Popular or ‘pop’ as they were known when I was born in 1961, which he kept for a few years. Pretty much identical to this, in standard grey. I remember jumping into the drivers seat when my dad got out and messing with that long, long spindly gear lever. He used to take the engine out to de-coke it on the kitchen table 😂. Sure my mum wasn’t too pleased. He wasn’t mechanically minded, but this car was so simple he could fix most things on it.

[@wyb80]

Beautiful Anglia 👌🏽 I totally agree with what you say about enjoying owning and driving these old cars …I love driving my little Pop , it’s like my own Time Machine… as you say, totally different from driving Modern vehicles…lovely video 👍🏼😊

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching, glad it was of interest, it appears in quite a few videos on the channel now

[@hermanheinink9157]

Interesting video, just bought myself an E04a 1948.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Good stuff, same year as my Prefect, thanks for watching

[@saddoncarrs6963]

Nice to see that old Ford out and about. When I was a kid back in the fifties, these things (along with Moggies) were everywhere. The Ford Focus of its day - and when the thought of SUVs would have been laughed out of court. In the winter, I take my garage queen out for the odd run but only shortly after there has been a good rain shower to wash the worst of the salt off the roads - happens more often than you may think.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Agreed it's all about the timing between the salt and showers, thanks for watching

[@johnboxxy3432]

Nice video, made the same year as me. I vaguely recall they where know as jelly moulds or puddle jumpers.

[@joepalooka2145]

Awesome! Years ago I knew an old man who had one, back when I was a kid in the '50s. I haven't seen one since and it brings back some great memories.

[@keithfowler2013]

Today all modern cars look the same. Yes, warm, comfortable (debatable), and fast but for me, totally lacking in character. I can't tell one from tother??? Give me the rasp of an MG or Morris Minor exhaust any day. Your old cars look fantastic and every journey an adventure. Love the videos.

[@sightsounds9453]

What you say is true, but I think some people were saying the same sort of thing in the '30s and '40s - lamenting, as they did, the passing of the ancient cars of the 1900s to 1920s.

[@keithfowler2013]

@@sightsounds9453 I suppose every generation looks back with rose tinted hindsight. I'm just glad there are people who are prepared to put in the work to keep those memories alive.

[@johnminshell7595]

Charming and it's on the button

[@thomaspenman4101]

I love the old cars and the number plates on the i once had a honda c70.step thru motorbike the reg on that was HEN 147N.sephen hendry lol.😄👍❤

[@101brydon]

Really enjoyed this brought some marvelous memories back to the good old days thanks

[@tomkelly6216]

Sweet practical uncomplicated little car.

[@lornespry]

This is the first car I can remember being driven in. A Canadian import as left hand drive, flathead four, 3-speed transmission with a 6 volt electrical system running off a generator. / dynamo. I can remember watching my mother having to use the crank that resided in the "boot" to start it when the battery was down. She was handy that way, having been a WAAF transport driver in Britain during WWII. Dad bought it new in '49. It got well-used as he ran it around for business. For the day, it was a faithful machine when every friend of the family owned either an Anglia, Prefect, Morris, Austen Devon or Hillman. I can remember being drowsy, in and out of sleep in the back seat on late night drives returning home from being out somewhere ... the engine going drone-drone drone. I must have been only two or three. Thanks for the memories.

[@kooisengchng5283]

My father had an Anglia in 1946. My neighbour had a Prefect. Great to see these cars again.

[@chrisflemington819]

I’m in complete agreement with your reasons for driving classic cars. A couple of years ago my daughter came home from Australia where she lives and as I always do we went out for a drive in Monty my MG Midget. She normally rides a motorbike and she said that being in Monty reminded her of riding one of her bikes, she has three!, when I asked her why she replied that you can feel the car and the way it’s behaving and you need to drive it rather than a modern car which you sit in and just steer relying on all the electronic gizmos to keep you on the road!! Now I always feel the same and you said the same if you make a mistake the cars will soon tell you! So I think we can say there are very similar reasons for driving classic cars and I enjoy every minute. I also take mine out in the winter depending on the weather just to keep them going and get rid of any damp in the systems. So thanks for your video I really enjoyed it.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Chris, personally another reason for me is simply to get out and about doing something I like, given how quickly such basic freedoms can be withdrawn. Thanks for supporting the channel.

[@stevedickson5853]

The classics from certain ages have got what you call character with the styling and the running gear noises , modern cars are OK for modern comforts and safety, but are utterly soulless machines

[@mervynsands3501]

Nice, well worth the effort👌

[@makiwa]

My Father had one very similar but was the Ford Popular. I loved the Front Foglight with the centre part a pointy blue bit. I remember once we went from Thorpe le Soken, where we were living at the time to Shoeburyness to visit Grandma. I just remember it took ages! I was in my early teens at the time. It was in the early 70's. I always liked the older cars, the oldest I ever owned personally was a Humber Super Snipe Shooting Break Series II. I was 21 at the time and my friends thought I was a bit weird...lol.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I know the foglight you mean - Notek Bluespot I think it's called, thanks for watching

[@AndreiTupolev]

Nice to see the miniature steam engine owner subscribes to the same philosophy of "It's a lovely day, let's just go for a drive" 🙂

[@raymondgill9796]

Memories of childhood trips in one the same colour as this. I can almost smell the interior.

[@seamusobrien2675]

In olden days when I was young we called Lucas electrical gear that came with UK cars "The Prince of Darkness"

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Funny thing is, people now are on the hunt for these original, new-old-stock, Lucas (etc) items rather than modern repro parts. Thanks for checking out the video

[@kevinjekyll1521]

Hi, as a youngster my father an I built up a 1948 Morris 8 series E, a very similar car. I learnt from it about cars, how they worked, and how really you were driving the car, not the other way round. I think to this day that is why I prefer a manual car. Thanks for the ride down memory lane, I wonder if the new cars of today, which are basically appliances will or could be kept as running vechiles by the common folk, which is me by the way...

[@k144kev]

Hi love the cars, I noticed that you mentioned about getting salt on the underside of your car in winter. I have 2 classic cars, I have a karcher chassis cleaner it is brilliant for cleaning the under body of vehicles. Although I do not use it under the engine bay, you can also adjust the height and roll it under your vehicle Enjoy your cars as I do mine.Kev

[@MotoTvWoodsFarm]

brought back a lot of good memories

[@SuperBullyone]

nice collection of cars. (the things you see, when you ain't got your gun.)

[@austinswallow]

Had you thought about fitting a battery isolation switch? I have on my cars and as a matter of course, I always turn off when I switch the ignition off (I have a convenient spot accessible from driver's seat), less risk of the spanner contacting the bodywork...!!! My 1934 Austin 7 Ruby is a daily driver, it goes out whenever I need to use a car (it is my newest), my view is that the way things are going it isn't going to get easier to drive petrol fueled cars and when they finally say "stop" they can't all go into museums, so enjoy, drive while we still can and if they wear out, so be it, better that than be forced to stop using something pristine that has not had much real road time. Great video and what a spot with the steam engine - they will stop that soon too.. but happy for us to continue polluting with plastic, which is the really the most pressing issue & will have the biggest impact on the planet if they resolve that.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

There's a gent local to us that uses his Ruby regularly throughout the week too, often see it buzzing about the locality. A cut-off switch is a possibility, big Dodge has a pair on it, one for the 6v battery, the other for the 12v (starter circuit only).

[@charlieirvin5423]

Not Bad for a cold start sounds great They use to have small tool kits in them old cars well for the Battery and fan belts and for spare tires My Grandpa had a car like that somebody sold it to him for $50 but he didn't work on it to much so it went to the Junk yard where someone else bought it

[@John-lu3yq]

Cool car i have never seen one before thanks for showing it off !

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching, lots of similar content on here too if you're new to the channel.

[@PrescribedFire]

Lovely car, cool to see one of these in original configuration!

[@veloduocycles977]

Do like the tinkering and driving videos. I took note of your idea of warming the engine up until the steam stops, but on my TR7 after a week unused in the garage there was none! Anyway I ran it for about 20 minutes, whilst I checked the tyres, brake and clutch fluid etc. My dad had a Prefect 1172 100E (18 FDH) as his first car back in 1960. The engine had a distinctive note - kind of a strained growl, but never sounded smooth or happy. The sound was so distinctive, our cat could hear him coming up the road ages before he arrived and would wait at the front door! When the choke of the Zenith carb was pulled out it would make a very loud hissing noise! After 75K miles he traded it in for a new Mk1 Cortina, which was a much better car.

[@martiniv8924]

My sisters first car in the 60’s 😎

[@stephenricketts7764]

Nice to see the Anglia out and about. My late great uncle had a car very similar to this one, I think it was a Popular. Before he remarried he would finish work at the weekend and drive from Bournemouth to Southampton where our family home was, about thirty miles. Usually in the summer months . Once he did remarry he would sometimes come up in the colder weather but they would both be wrapped in blankets! Those antics stopped as they got older and he was persuaded to buy a more modern car for such adventures although I think if he had his way he would have driven the old car until he died! Thanks for the video and the glimpse of the steam engine, certainly do see some sights.😂

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Afterwards I did think I should have referred to my great bravery at driving in winter without a heater :-) thanks for watching

[@digital_designs]

Thank you for a walk down memory lane. The Anglia was my first car and the one I passed my test in way back in 1965. Mine was obviously the 'super de luxe' model as the previous owner to me had fitted electric wipers and the car even had a heater (what luxury). For the heater to function an after market water pump was fitted it was driven by the fan belt.

[@terryhayward7905]

My first car was a 1947 Austin 8 very similar to the Anglia. My second was the ford Prefect 107E with the OHV motor and 4 speed box. I wish I still had them.

[@colincommander1683]

When cars were cars love em all had 3 105ES 2 with 1600 GTEngines love your one wish I had one I’m now 71 years old. Col

[@dennisrobinson7587]

I absolutely agree with you about the driving experience in a old car. Although I don’t own one now but i did when they were just bangers. But I like the modern cars as well, although they don’t seem to have the character about them as the cars from the fifties and sixties did.

[@glensmall9194]

I must take George out for a run after this weekend's rain. He's a 1956 Standard 10. Best wishes from New Zealand. Good video.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching, have run Standard 10s in the past, the saloon had Standrive transmission, the other was a Companion estate. Good cars.

[@nigelgroves9851]

Hi. Very much enjoyed seeing the Anglia out for a drive, since the weather has dried up down here in Somerset I've been out regularly in my old Rover P4 doing the shopping etc. Good to keep them on the go in my opinion. Look forward to seeing more on the Prefect. All the best. Nigel. P4 man.