Pride of Longbridge 2022 show walk around

[@jameshunterford4099]

Do you know what I love about this, apart from the cars of course, is that in between the Mr Furious commentary the microphone picks up random words from nearby people. “Here’s a nice tourer” ... “sausage roll” “Lovely leather interior” ... “Yeah, window wiper”

[@darrylmac6150]

Yno, I couldn't agree more. There's nothing like a passion in cars to bring people together

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Beige leather interior Sir 👌

[@JAY61ish]

My Dad worked at Longbridge for 42 years.. He saw lots of changes obviously. He hated Red Robbo and his cronies.. i remember him saying to my Mum ...i just want to go to work ...... Luckily he took early retirement at 63. whilst in BMW ownership. so escaped the nightmare of the Fab Four. and had a nice pension for the rest of his days.. Bless him... he would've loved walking round this show...

[@matty6848]

I worked at Longbridge as well started off in the west works then ended up in cab 1&2. I also left before the phoenix 4 took over. When BMW pulled out anyone with half a brain could see the company was on its last legs. I took my voluntary redundancy and left that sinking ship that was Rover. Good job as well as two years after me leaving the place went bust. I remember the old stubborn boys who’d been there years thinking I was mad for leaving asking why I was taking my redundancy at just 21 and I said to them Rovers days were numbered but they just wouldn’t have it, and they say “this place will never shut down, Rover will be here forever” how ignorant and clueless they was, because my warnings too them fell on typical deaf Rover workers ears. I took my redundancy of 8k and went back packing around Australia and Asia. In fact I was in Australia when I heard that Rover had gone into liquidation. I remember watching it on the news the other side of the world at my uncles house, in the Australian heat, next too his swimming pool, thinking “who’s laughing now” terrible shame the place went bust, but the writing was on the wall for years. Management and workforce at constant war with each other, Unions doing its best to trip management up the place was diseased with bad work practices and under investment. Ironically it was the likes of Red Robbo and the Unions that caused all the damage that contributed towards Rover going bust. Even BMW said Rover as a company is unworkable. Militant unionism destroyed that company.

[@stevenmanning6884]

As you walked round the show it made me miss two cars I've owned a silver 214 and the one I miss the most my trophy blue zs 120, the latter I had to give up due to change in circumstances. I went to Longbridge several times when it was in full swing as I was controls engineer at Perkins Eng, and would be a guest of a machine tool manufacturer. Great shame its gone last time I was there the were TFs everywhere.

[@matty6848]

@@stevenmanning6884 yeh I had a Rover 216SLi but with the 1.6 Honda engine, but the Rover K series was actually a really good engine bullet proof. The only reason why the head gaskets kept blowing wasn’t down to K series design flaw, it was because Rover in their quest too save money brought in thousands of cheap head gaskets from China, which means when you revved the engine too much especially the K series that was a real revvy engine they kept blowing the head gaskets. As soon as they started fit quality British head gaskets, it solved that problem overnight. But yes the 200 and 400 were actually decent cars. My dad had a Rover 420 turbo diesel and that thing went like the clappers. I think at the time one of the fastest turbo diesels on the road. And the Rover Tomcat Turbo did 0 to 60mph in 6 seconds, that’s Cosworth territory..

[@usuallyfixingtinkering]

I did see you but didnt say hi as you were looked in the motion with your camera, this is my local show as I live in Longbridge. I felt quite bare as the last time the show was on in 2019 I had my P6, now albeit a Focus Mk1 in bits on the drive ha. I was tempted by so many cars for sale including the early Montego 1.6 Estate on the trailer of which there are only 3 left and up for sale. Great video as always!

[@zrrar5156]

I felt the same way, would’ve said hi if he wasn’t busy filming!

[@matthewgodwin3050]

This was such a lovely day, and a really wonderful atmosphere. The Triumph Acclaim is mine. Thank you for the compliments, it's quite a thrill to see my own car on the channel. It was watching your road test of an Acclaim last year that actually inspired me to buy one of my own, and it's absolutely marvellous. Love it to bits.

[@monk3yboy69]

Don’t you mean your Honda Ballade? Nothing Rover about the Acclaim except the interior. But, yes a beautiful car nonetheless. And a good period colour. My Mum had a white Ballade 1500. Excellent car indeed.

[@RyanTomlin00]

Lovely meeting you !! Glad my air horn got some laughs. Great video !!

[@furiousdriving]

That was brilliant!

[@ProjectNigel]

It was a pleasure to finally meet you. Great video as well. 🙂

[@manofthehour6856]

Cool stuff, FD!!!! As an Anglophile Yankee Motorhead with adequate knowledge of British cars, this is a magnificent tutorial on all the Rover (and MG) nuiances. I've always loved the SD1 / 3500, and only have seen one in my life, I can recall....a yellow one in Toronto in 1983 on the downtown expressway in a traffic jam. Though thanks to Corgi, I was able to own a few juniors models. Coulda, woulda, shoulda been....I always think of the potential of those cars in our market. I wasn't aware of the MG ZT. I wasn't following cars much at the turn of the milennium, and was unaware that not only was a Ford Mustang engine shoved into the engine bay, but it was re-engineered for rear-wheel drive. As these cars go on 25 years old and thus eligible to enter the US under a "25-year-old waiver" rule, it is darn tempting to import one! Thanks for this absolutely delight of a walkaround! Even the latest MG models, despite the obvious debate over "real or not", are a welcome sight to my eyes. These may be "MG in name only", but they are very interesting vehicles as I have seen in your demos.

[@peakyparttimers9362]

What a day! What a sea of beautiful automobiles! 😍

[@paddycoleman1472]

What some lovely cards. The Rover 75 looks fantastic even today.

[@johnbertram1143]

Had a BRM in storage since 2010 after seeing this video it encourages me to get it back on the road.

[@colboysigmax]

We had a Sherpa we used as the band van in the early 80's. Body was pretty much held together with pop rivets. I remember while driving to a practice about 1982 the bass player in the back shouting, "Shit! We've just lost a wheel arch" as it as disappeared down the road behind us... . Scary thing was that the loss allowed us to see that the U Bolts holding the body on weren't connected!

[@gaufrid1956]

SD1's are such good looking cars! Loved to see someone driving a Morris 1100 too! My late dad's first new car was a black Morris 1100 in 1965!

[@nickmoore2301]

Wow you found my old Rover SD1, CPD109Y, it used to be a 2300 when I owned it but has now been converted to a V8. I spotted it for sale on ebay a while ago. Interesting history on that car, it was meant to be an Australian export car but it never made it out there. Wish I had never sold it all those years ago for £800 🥺 Thanks for a great walk around 👍

[@metalman4141]

Nice to finely meet with you Matt , nice video footage 👍

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks! You too!

[@davidbrown7379]

Absolutely brilliant! Really heart warming to see so many cars lovingly cherished. I have never owned a Rover, but following your channel I have developed a greater appreciation for them, especially the R8. 😃👍

[@richardhargrave6082]

I love car shows. I love the enthusiasm, this video shows how it is, shiny cars and sausage rolls! My first decent car, after a Mini Clubman Estate & a Fiesta Mk 1.1L was a black MG Maestro 2.0 EFi, loved it. Oh the memories! Next was a Rover Metro Gti, one of the first pre MPi ones, followed by a 220 GTi Hatch, my last Rover was a Amaranth 216 GSi known as Purple Ronnie. Watching this makes me want to go back and get a Tomcat Turbo....

[@maxidyne]

Thanks for the tour, loved every second of it. Seeing cars I haven't seen in decades. So good to see many people still love the brand and keep them on the road.

[@brucemay5409]

So good to see the enthusiasm and care these people take over these great Rovers and MGs matt! I really will have to get to pride of Longbridge with my Rover 45(BRG with rare Catkin green Leather) hopefully next year.A thoroughly enjoyable video,Thank You..

[@bristolview56]

Rovers used to be my favourite. In 1991 I got a brand new 414 GSi in red/grey as a company car (there was another option of a Montego or a Cavalier), I loved the electric sun roof as I'd never had one before. When I left the job I bought a blue Rover 216 (the previous model) and then upgraded to a 414 SLi in racing green, I never had any trouble with any of them really well made cars.

[@matty6848]

I had a Rover 214SEi special edition and it was a brilliant car. Had it for 3 years and it never let me down once.

[@paultaylor9652]

Absolutely brilliant Matt, I really didn't think that many Rover's etc were still on the road, must of been a great day out and the weather didn't let it down.

[@TheAillingworth1975]

I was at the show and briefly saw you but didn’t get chance to chat. Great to see the coupe and Quentin Great video

[@spainter1985]

Some of the zed cars and Rovers in the early 2000's came in such great colours!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Fantastic Video Matt, I would have loved to come but I had just got back from holiday, plus my 75 is poorly after doing alright on holiday. A great variety of rover's and good to see so many enthusiasts keeping these on the roads.

[@furiousdriving]

Hope its not a tricky fix for the 75!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

@@furiousdriving same issue with the crankshaft pulley, 3rd time lucky now.....

[@willwelch5700]

To see such a massive collection of rovers from different eras in one place is awesome. What a great turn out! It's also great to see younger folk getting in to the rovers, taking them on and modifying them too. Awesome sauce!

[@CortinasAndClassics]

I wish I could have attended Matt but my 75 is not running well and I am working on the Cortina. Hopefully next year.

[@GentilsGarage]

That looked like a great event, but unfortunately I couldn’t be there. Amazing how many are still around and loved.

[@Roverjoe]

I saw your coupe and quentin both looked brilliant! Was nice to have a brief chat with you too! :)

[@furiousdriving]

Sorry it was so brief, there was is much to get around to

[@Roverjoe]

@@furiousdriving don't worry about that! you were very busy as were most people :)

[@wheely5645]

That pearlescent coupé you mentioned is mine! First time at PoL, did spot you but I thought I'd not bother you, so I'll say hello now! 😂

[@furiousdriving]

Ah! Hello!

[@neilmustow368]

Great selection of Rovers and MG's Matty

[@tecdesigns8183]

The three spoke wheels are from a Suzuki Jimny. Grew up near Cofton Park and Rover. Great turn out of cars but a few hundred yards inside the rover gates there's a one off 75 limo just abandoned in one of the carparks.

[@TheZedRegister]

I was the one at 17:42 running to Corey’s ZR when the bonnet got blown back by the wind, code brown to say the very least!! Glad no damage was made!

[@furiousdriving]

I was sure that was going to be a broken windscreen!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Some Rover Goodness to catch up later on.

[@fhwolthuis]

Excellent walk around, Matt! Sound and image quality top notch now too 👌🏼😀

[@petertrinder3127]

Great selection of classic cars made by one manufacturer

[@parkecorepersonaltrainingp2601]

Loved the walk around vids. It was like being there learnt so much wonderful 👍👍

[@robc5955]

Absolutely loved that, thanks Matt.

[@markonmotoring]

You did very well to cram all that into 46 minutes Matt. The Rover 800 coupe is a stunning car, a former work colleague of mine used to have a dark blue 820 turbo coupe. I love an SD1, especially the Series 2 versions, a timeless design much like the P6. I personally think the P5B is the most beautiful saloon car ever made regardless of saloon or coupe, there is no other car that can match it's majesty. I think one of the highlights of this video for me was the gold R8 216 GSi with leather interior and lattice alloys. 🤤😍🤤 I love all the Rover accessories the R3 owners had. That under parcel shelf storage is very similar to the one I had in a MK2 Clio many years ago. Well the Tomcat had its day at POL so hopefully the 420 GSi tourer will be the chariot of choice for the Motorist next month.

[@marknelson5929]

Hello from OZ - that was a brilliant piece of coverage, I felt I was there in person.

[@marknelson5929]

I've recently bought a 54,000 mile 2004 face-lifted MG 180 ZS. One of only forty imported by MG Rover into Australia, I know of another two so far.

[@donaldtucker4914]

Great walk round video. I'm amazed how little time many cars spent at the show. About half had left by midday even though the weather was good. I'd hoped that there would be some more MG/Rover auto jumble. As usual, it's the people and cars that make the event but a bit more organisation would really improve it. Unfortunately the venue, whilst chosen for understandable reasons, is not brilliant if there's any rain for about two weeks prior. This means the show can cancel at almost no notice and could be why it's hard for organisers, trade stands or even exhibitors, to commit to it in advance. Although it might be sad in some ways, perhaps choosing a more reliable venue to celebrate all these great cars might be worth considering.

[@willswheels283]

So sorry I couldn’t make it here this weekend, what a cracking turnout, so nice to see so many MG/Rover cars and BL cars as well. I think the modern Rovers are finally getting some proper love and appreciation and it’s so nice to see. This has Whet my appetite for the BL/BMC/Leyland show in July! Thanks for this Matt.👍

[@grayfool]

Another great show. Very nice collection.

[@garethshaw5165]

The blue mini van 😍 my grandad had one to run around in (keeping the miles off his beloved Daimler Sovereign) it was called thumper ! It met its demise when it had a fight with a Ford Capri. I always wanted a ZT lovely cars. Great video as always

[@merikblackmore]

Good vid, the v8 MG estate sounds fantastic. Were there any SD3's there?

[@furiousdriving]

not that I saw

[@Pmjs]

I enjoyed seeing all the lovely car's. My favourites are Rover SD1&800, Rover P6,75/MG ZT, MGAsBs&Cs including Midgets. An Austin Mini 850cc 1978S was my 1st car& I passed my test in an Austin Metro mk2.

[@timhancock6626]

I'm old enough to remember watching BRM F1 cars with the dayglo orange air intakes. I used to meet one of the BRM F1 engine builders at Alfa Owners club meetings in Lincolnshire.

[@jo_clarke1960]

Great vid, it's a field of "Oh yes please! ". Seeing the "HGC" reg on the P6 made me pine for my old one. Seeing mg the Router's makes me think they missed a trick not doing an 800 version. Mich prefer the pre-facelift version of the 800, same with them all. Might just mean I'm and old git tho' 😁

[@ingopaul67]

Some great Brummie accents to be heard in the background. Love the cars, I kind of grew up with many of them coming from the Midlands.

[@mrcogginsgarage7062]

Nicely done Matt Thankyou.

[@pit_stop77]

Thanks matt, great tour and commentary 👌

[@tommillard4193]

Saw you with your camera filming and talking so I didn't want to bother you while you was trying to make your video but It was cool to see you in person

[@bunter6]

I bet that amaranth goes very well with its Saab B204/234 Turbo engine under the bonnet, probably knocking on the door of 300+ BHP.

[@pogglefishii6807]

Just imagine what Rover could have achieved with money and decent leadership.

[@matty6848]

And without the militant unions that caused untold damage that the company never recovered from, even from the 1970s and the likes of Red Robbo.

[@Captain_Scarlet_SIG]

I’ve been looking for ages for one of those rear sub trays and this is the first time I’ve seen one 😂👏 nice coverage Matt.

[@kennethtucker9844]

The blue 220 coupe turbo that was towing the coupe trailer had driven from Turkey for the show a distance of 4000 kilometres. Not bad for a 30 year old car brand that Jeremy Clarkson used to rip the guts out of at every opportunity.

[@MarthaMansbridge]

100% agree the pre-facelift 75 and ZT are way better looking, they did a good job of the 45/ZS facelift but the quality of the design (and fitment) of the new bumpers/lights to the ZT/75 looks cheap

[@markpunt9638]

I have to say I’m not sure about the backend of the facelift 45 - you wouldn’t find me in one.

[@danb100869]

was there any of the square shaped rover 200 i had a few back in the day loved them cars

[@furiousdriving]

not that I saw

[@Gwril76]

Awesome footage of these Rover classics. 👍

[@MarthaMansbridge]

I'm really surprised there weren't many Metros - only 1 or two in passing - Longbridge was the home of the Metro and there were more of those made there than any other car other than the Mini.

[@goblin457]

There where loads in the other field

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

There were loads of them there. Just in a different field. I'd day there were more Minis and Metros than anything else.

[@michaeltutty1540]

What an amazing collection at that meet. You certainly had your work cut out for you, Matt. Well done indeed. Of the lot, the blue over blue Morris Oxford caught my eye as did the bright yellow Humber Sceptre. We got the Hillman Minx version of the Sceptre over here. An aunt and uncle had one. I really did like that car. I've always dreamed of taking a P6 and working modern magic on the engine to get the fuel consumption down to a reasonable amount for the size (small) of engine and the size (also small) of the car itself. If I can get 40 mpg out of a 5.8 litre Grand Marquis, something close to that should be doable out of a 3½ litre V8 in a smaller, lighter car.

[@furiousdriving]

EFi on the Buick/Rover should make difference

[@timbutton4990]

Really enjoyed this, as I didn't go this year.

[@delukxy]

An over abundance of Roverliciousness. Luv it.

[@JR90.]

How did I not no about this meet! Gutted but glad you filmed as much as you did, Matt 👍 Makes me wish I'd still got my 2000 Rover 25.

[@Matt_Beale]

Matt have you seen the £100 MG that Rob and Chris bought on Salvage rebuilds UK? It will be sold soonish and would fit lovely in your fleet.

[@furiousdriving]

yes, thats an amazing buy

[@itsmephil2255]

You know you are a car nerd when you get excited about a rover branded 1st aid kit😂😂😂😂

[@djsammy.b]

Did that bloke have one of your tshirts on at 44;27 ?

[@furiousdriving]

Yup!

[@nudgenudgewinkwink3212]

Salvage rebuilds on KZbin have a mint mgf with 12000mls which they are putting up for classic auction.

[@thomasfrancis5747]

It's interesting to work out the models that weren't apparently there - someone else has mentioned CityRover but no Austin A30's, A35's A40's or Nash Metropolitans? Original three box Rover 200's very rare (one I spotted was actually a Honda Ballade?) and no Honda Concertos? Metro/100 convertibles? Metro vans?

[@DSGMovies]

Great video nice to see you caught my white 820 vitesse fastback turbo in the vid, are you going to gaydon bmc Leyland show 10th of June

[@lucythemoggy1970]

matt the seats in that moggy are from a ford ka, a popular upgrade, and the car between the moggy and the sherpa is an austin 10 i think

[@t8polestarcyan22]

Absolutely nice to have a video like this. These cars surely show us what MGs were like back then. Hopefully SAIC to work on restoring MG's motoring culture but have to admit we need to... "move with the times of the SUV era as well as electrification" which I personally don't like. If we really do need to electrify, hope SAIC to come up with an modern iconic shape of MG sports car. I don't mind electrification now but as long as we can do it with style. Nice to have modernised classic MG B EV, MG TF EV and such. For the "Save our Zeds" team, I wish I can really help you as my suggestion for SAIC is NOT to use MG for the current ZS. Since SAIC have also acquired the Morris name, why not use the Morris instead of MG on the ZS SUV with a different model name such as Morris Marina SUV (or something). The only current ZS I do like is the ZS EV, the only current ZS that have balls. Even though we've got our ZS EV after watching older ZSes as well as some older MGs, I started to realise how much I've missed out. After watching this vid, I'm amazed with the show in this vid. It deepens my worry of the MG badge so my only "redemption" of our ZS EV is to... accelerate off traffic lights and drive quietly. Put it this way, I wonder what is (SAIC) MG doing? Where is it going? Are we going to forget what MGs were truly like in the future? Are we going stray into a wrong path deeply (or so)? I still have concerns of losing MG heritage even though I'm happy with the ZS EV.

[@FuzzWoof]

4:53 I think the Amaranth may have distracted you from the most interesting thing going on in that engine bay, haha. Pretty sure that engine was not a standard Rover option!

[@pastytit]

Saab lump. Bet that thing shifted.

[@FuzzWoof]

@@pastytit Yup, having had plenty of turbo Saabs in the past as well as a couple of late 200's, the thought of one of those Saab turbo lumps in something as small as a bubble is... yeah, that's going to be a handful, haha. Would love to know a bit more about that car.

[@darrylmac6150]

Fantastic! Some very special cars there indeed. I fear I would very much enjoy a Rover/MG. I just hope I never end up with a Friday afternoon car 😅

[@SharpblueCreative]

At 44:28 is that a furious driving T-Shirt? Lower left side of the picture. Cracking video.

[@davidhall7744]

Really love your car meet videos Matt 😉👍🇬🇧

[@alexandreb.1101]

wait, did that purple ZR get a B204 in it?

[@dougpage3266]

Some lovely Rovers there but not many 600’s have they all gone

[@Charstring]

My dad said that the 2200 TC was the best P6... so it is MUST be TRUE.

[@seaofcronos675]

I'm currently scrapping a Rover 214 SLI 96 model.

[@arrangrant6037]

Loving all the flip paint cars👍😎

[@cristianseibriger799]

The purple turbo mg has a saab B204 engine

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Definitely consider do the coupe bumper swap Matt, looks great on the Tourer

[@gavincannon4081]

Hi. I watched your Pride of Longbridge video with interest. Really enjoyed seeing all those lovely Rovers, a brand I was very familiar with. I didn’t see any Rover 213/216 SD3’s?? Was there any?? Is this model not regarded a true Rover? Is there too much Honda influence here for the Rover purest?? Thanks. Really enjoy your channel

[@frankie6849]

Really enjoyed that thanks

[@markhood6654]

i really need to own a rover or mg at one stage....utterly love them in all iterations

[@dorbellbuster2011]

Obviously Being New to Rovers as a Recent Purchase Of a Lovely Low Mileage Rover 45 From 2003, I do have to say that Even being a Project Drive car. Its a Comfortable Everyday car. Everytime I take the 45 out, I quite enjoy it. I rate Rovers Since having mine. Seem particularly pretty well Built Cars too. I honestly can not believe its been 17 years since the Sad Goodbye. However Its amazing to see so many have Survived. A real Testiment to the workforce who Made them all.

[@hhgttg69]

when are you getting a Streetwise Matt?

[@furiousdriving]

give it time..

[@michaelstaunton1632]

A brilliant video really enjoyable good job done ✔️

[@hectorshouse7348]

You need an SD1 😃

[@dainsmart6237]

I worked at a few rover dealerships as I was car detailer I had nightmares of BT maestro vans in battle ship gray taking off the big BT stickers off and underneath was nice and shiny as the rest of it went through car washes and went dull it took for ever to make them look ok for sale.

[@philjollysinger]

The blue Rover estate at 35:44 seems to have Suzuki Jimny wheels, the whole car looks great, I like that Nardi steering wheel as well.

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Lovely car good show 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@goblin457]

Saw you walking around you looked busy so didn't say hi was a good show my first time there

[@philipbunker146]

Surprised you never bumped into James, Nitrosilvia there!

[@furiousdriving]

We did have a chat for a while

[@Phiyedough]

I was looking out for a 213 but I didn't spot any, have they all dissolved?

[@furiousdriving]

they are very rare now

[@eggy1962]

Were the landcrabs not invited Matt? Saw plenty of others that I have owned. Including the choc brown allegro estate

[@furiousdriving]

Apparently open to any Austin although it is a Rover/MG Rover show

[@SparkyMAWy]

Did you see any SD3 200s there?? Looked like a good day.

[@furiousdriving]

only one Ballade, but the video went odd on that bit

[@stig20101]

I hope there is another one of these soon I keep forgetting about this car show

[@matty6848]

And me Steve and I only live 10 minutes up the road😂

[@neilwalsh4058]

Great show as always, nice to have a chat with you and a brilliant video & commentary as a keepsake. Location is brilliant too in the shadow of the old plant. Maybe it's my age but I still associate Longbridge with Minis, Metros and Allegros. I know that badges counted for little under BL but Longbridge was always Austin for me. The huge amounts of later Rover and MGs in Cofton Park might have be made there, but to me they're actually the visitors.

[@user-ih7gc7dt9l]

At 4.52 is a Saab engine! That should go well.

[@kieranbaker4213]

Gotta say I’m disappointed with the lack of Mini/Metro coverage Matt! Btw those seats in the Minor were mk1 Ford KA seats I believe.