Cars like these are why we always had chamois demister pads in almost every jacket! First thing I ever drove, age 12, was a Land Rover (on a farm) and I've not stopped driving since, 36 years later.
I did chuckle when you commented on the fixed seat and ideal height.. I used to drive a lot if LR’s from series 2 on in the military with no probs… oh I’m 6’8” (that’s 203cm for the younger people..🤣).
This video is brilliant. I think you really summed up what The Great British Car Journey offers as, like yourself, not everyone has driven these classic cars before. You need a Mini in your life 😍
The early Minis are great aren't they. The design (by Sir Alec Issigonis) has an amazing amount of space for it's size. I love them. However Katie, I believe there is fore and aft adjustment on the seats (likewise on the Morris Minor). Even my 1936 Austin Seven Ruby (an ancestor of the Mini) has an adjuster on each front seat. My modern car is a 1983 Ford Escort 1.1 L (Mk 3) whose name is Katy. It starts on the button and drives really well. No power steering, no electric windows, no central locking. It will take 4 (at a pinch 5) people and luggage in reasonable comfort, even on long journeys (400 miles). I don't need a new car.
Brilliant video Katie. I really like the honesty of your drives in these three cars. The Morris Minor looked like good fun indeed. The mini looked great too.
I hope you do more reviews, because that was really good! I do think a younger person, especially one who is a mechanic, brings a different perspective to cars. When I was in the 6th form, one of the lads had a Mini and when we were all 18 (honest guv) we used to zip off to the pub on a friday lunchtime. Despite all of us being around 6ft, it never felt too small, and carving around the local roads even at 20mph, it just felt like a really fun car. They just make you feel happy, and other road users too!
I watched the video until the end because it is *not* rubbish! Very good work! I love the Mini. I own a childhood Corgi Toys model of the one you drove. Even the colour is similar. Cheers from Germany ---» Martin 🚗💨
I live 20 minutes away from The Great British Car Journey. To my shame, I have driven past dozens of times, but I have yet to visit. I will make the effort in the next few weeks. Incidentally, the A6 past there at Ambergate on towards Natlock was my favourite stretch of road for driving my beautiful old mk1 mini on.
Ah, you certainly need to get down! They host a lot of car meets there too so it’s worth it just for the car park sometimes. There’s a lot of really nice roads nearby, I came over Buxton to get there and that would’ve been a great day out in itself!
You've done a cracking job with this. Unique take on the cars; good humour and you've converyed them well. Don't be put off doing more like this! (The Imp is better than the Mini, though...😶)
Aw, thanks Kitch! Really enjoyed your videos too, I’m glad I’m not the only one who had no idea how to review cars. I lol’d a lot at yours too. Well, looks like I’ll have to go back and try the Imp then! 😉
I love this! Driving older cars for completely different markets is a treat for those of us who are of a height from the 50's and 60's as you mentioned. I think this video is very well presented as the driving experience that you did very well. I had a couple of Minis but not a MKI. I've never driven a Minor or a Land Rover before either but both are certainly on my bucket list. Another car that I really want to own at some point is a 2CV, I've never driven one but I have been a passenger in a few. I keep a bloodshot beady eye on Ian's channel for the daily upkeep of Elle. I'm quite a recent subscriber to your channel but I look forward to catching up on some the old and new content. Once again well done!
Aw, thank you for the really lovely comment Anthony! I’ve never driven a proper 2CV but I do have the Lomax now so I’m looking forward to putting some mileage on that 😁
Great video, all of the cars you drove do have adjustable seats there is a small thumb lever on the inside of the outer runner, but the minor and the mini you can also unbolt the front hinge and move it forward or back to gain about an inch and 1/2 (40mm) (owned 5 original minis and 2 minors, and 5 leak rovers!)
Great video! It's good to hear your honest thoughts on the cars. :-) There's more to reviewing than knowing all the facts and figures. I think I need to head to Derbyshire and drive the Minor myself.
This is a great video, I love the sound of transmission whine. Minis are a hoot to drive, I am 6'1" and still fit inside. I drive a 2005 MINI One now and I love it.
Well done, the Morris Minor was the favourite for me. I spent my apprenticeship sorting that era of car, the Minor's usually came in with at least one or two cushions on the driver's seat 😁
Great video. I’ve never driven a Landie, but I agree that a Minor is really quite civilised. Much better to drive than the contemporary VW Beetle in which I’ve previously driven many miles. The Mini is a blast too. If you are taller you still actually kind of fit. The driving position is such that your knees just go up higher and your elbows out wider. The ‘coin holder’ you pointed out in the mini is actually an ash tray! Sir Alec Issigonis’ cars always had load of ashtrays but never any position to fit a radio. I guess there were different priorities! 😂😂😅
Oh wow! Lots of room for cigarettes then 😂. I always forget that was the priority of car designers back then. My Audi has about five of six ashtrays in it. One in every door card, one in the front and one in the back.
Relatively speaking you have driven old cars if the oldest one is from 1990. The oldest I've driven (and owned) are from 1981, but that was already 11 years after I was born. But I agree those aren't really old, so both me and the Gen-Z'er in my household have driven 1950s cars in the Musée National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse, France last summer: me in a Traction Avant and he in a Daimler, also in torrential rain! And the Traction Avant was missing its driver side wiper...
Firstly l was born in 1954 and in my 50 years l have owned and driven many cars including British a lot of Japanese vehicles and one Australian built car lets to the vehicles you drove the Land Rover built for a purpose for farmers l have riden in a series one it beonged to my mothrrs uncle back in the 1960s also the Land Rover a very basic the Morris 1000 l drove the only impression was were waz the power and at that stage l owned a Hillman Minx which had a larger 4 cylinder engine and l occasionally see one driving around seen it a couple of times also l would see another one but l haven't seen that for a while and they aren't the same Morris 1000s different colours and l have never driven a Mini but ridden in a couple of them and they are spacious also in Australia there nick name was the brick because they stuck to the riad like a brick a complement on there handing also won the 1966 Hardie Ferado 500 it may have been Paddy Hopkirk driving a lot of British cars around in the 1960s but died of in the 1970s as the Japanese cars started to sell in Australia l did see a Morris 1000 at a sevice station l was filling up petrol and he was lining up to buy petrol for his Morris 1000 which had an engine swap with a Toyota Corolla engine as l say how do you make a classic British car reliable put a Toyota engine in it and in the Morris 1000 you showed it has quarter windows (lights) well my 1997 Toyota Hilux has quarter windows but also has air conditioning infact they came only on the Australian only Toyota Hiluxes up until 2003
Enjoyed your video, you did some good car reviews there....as for born in the wrong era, well I'm sure you'd soon get bored of only 3 TV channels, no Internet, no mobile phones and Day-Glo processed foods because that's what I remember of the 70's...I wouldn't swap back....the cars were cooler though.
I would love to visit and drive the Minor but it would have to be on a warm, dry day as I think the visibility issues would otherwise spoil the experience...
Great video - although I might be biased as I had an identical Mini as my 3rd car and currently drive a Minor :¬) Its amazing how much space there is in these things, especially as they are so much smaller (and lighter) than the modern stuff. I'm 6'2" so used to change gear by holding the stick half way down - makes them a bit less vague.
Series 2 land rover was the first vehicle I ever drove, disregarding agricultural tractors. It was the perfect car for teenage me.... practically indestructible 😂
nice wiper action on the Landie - Ian would love it but you probably struggled to see anything .......wonder why British car production failed lol And I agree about pickups - I had a job a couple of years ago where I got a Nissan Navarra auto diesel with leather aircon sat nav everything - hated it and that was the reason I left after 1 month
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Cars like these are why we always had chamois demister pads in almost every jacket!
First thing I ever drove, age 12, was a Land Rover (on a farm) and I've not stopped driving since, 36 years later.
I did chuckle when you commented on the fixed seat and ideal height.. I used to drive a lot if LR’s from series 2 on in the military with no probs… oh I’m 6’8” (that’s 203cm for the younger people..🤣).
This video is brilliant. I think you really summed up what The Great British Car Journey offers as, like yourself, not everyone has driven these classic cars before. You need a Mini in your life 😍
Thank you very much! Thanks once again for letting me borrow your tripod, if I go again I’ll try and remember mine this time… 😂
Looks like you had a lot of fun
I really enjoyed that! Great video!
The early Minis are great aren't they. The design (by Sir Alec Issigonis) has an amazing amount of space for it's size. I love them. However Katie, I believe there is fore and aft adjustment on the seats (likewise on the Morris Minor). Even my 1936 Austin Seven Ruby (an ancestor of the Mini) has an adjuster on each front seat.
My modern car is a 1983 Ford Escort 1.1 L (Mk 3) whose name is Katy. It starts on the button and drives really well. No power steering, no electric windows, no central locking. It will take 4 (at a pinch 5) people and luggage in reasonable comfort, even on long journeys (400 miles). I don't need a new car.
Cracking video
Brilliant video Katie. I really like the honesty of your drives in these three cars. The Morris Minor looked like good fun indeed. The mini looked great too.
Ahhh I'm thrilled to see you loving the Morris minor! If only you'd listened when someone suggested it instead of a scirocco 🤫😂
Great video. 👍 I used series 3s in the Army, the rattles and noises of that old Landie brought back a lot of memories. 😁
Thanks Wrenching Wench for a fantastic video, your relaxed and chatty review style is brilliant, best wishes Patrick & Bernadette
That was a good fun watch. A reaction video on good old British classics is a great concept !
Nothing like a landy can take it's crown as best farm car
I hope you do more reviews, because that was really good! I do think a younger person, especially one who is a mechanic, brings a different perspective to cars. When I was in the 6th form, one of the lads had a Mini and when we were all 18 (honest guv) we used to zip off to the pub on a friday lunchtime. Despite all of us being around 6ft, it never felt too small, and carving around the local roads even at 20mph, it just felt like a really fun car. They just make you feel happy, and other road users too!
Thanks for sharing Katie, much appreciated 😊👍
I watched the video until the end because it is *not* rubbish! Very good work! I love the Mini. I own a childhood Corgi Toys model of the one you drove. Even the colour is similar. Cheers from Germany ---» Martin 🚗💨
Great video. Very enjoyable
I live 20 minutes away from The Great British Car Journey. To my shame, I have driven past dozens of times, but I have yet to visit. I will make the effort in the next few weeks.
Incidentally, the A6 past there at Ambergate on towards Natlock was my favourite stretch of road for driving my beautiful old mk1 mini on.
Ah, you certainly need to get down! They host a lot of car meets there too so it’s worth it just for the car park sometimes. There’s a lot of really nice roads nearby, I came over Buxton to get there and that would’ve been a great day out in itself!
Great vid, enjoyed it a lot. Keep up the good work!
I had a Series 3 back in the day and my lasting memory is big pedals and freezing cold.. good video.. (Phil)
You've done a cracking job with this. Unique take on the cars; good humour and you've converyed them well. Don't be put off doing more like this!
(The Imp is better than the Mini, though...😶)
Aw, thanks Kitch! Really enjoyed your videos too, I’m glad I’m not the only one who had no idea how to review cars. I lol’d a lot at yours too.
Well, looks like I’ll have to go back and try the Imp then! 😉
Seeing the Mini parked next to the Abarth and Betty is really an eye opener for how big newer cars have gotten. Great video btw! :D
I love this! Driving older cars for completely different markets is a treat for those of us who are of a height from the 50's and 60's as you mentioned. I think this video is very well presented as the driving experience that you did very well. I had a couple of Minis but not a MKI. I've never driven a Minor or a Land Rover before either but both are certainly on my bucket list. Another car that I really want to own at some point is a 2CV, I've never driven one but I have been a passenger in a few. I keep a bloodshot beady eye on Ian's channel for the daily upkeep of Elle. I'm quite a recent subscriber to your channel but I look forward to catching up on some the old and new content. Once again well done!
Aw, thank you for the really lovely comment Anthony! I’ve never driven a proper 2CV but I do have the Lomax now so I’m looking forward to putting some mileage on that 😁
Nice to see a different approach to videos, innovative and more interesting than just a normal review, nice approach.
Great video, all of the cars you drove do have adjustable seats there is a small thumb lever on the inside of the outer runner, but the minor and the mini you can also unbolt the front hinge and move it forward or back to gain about an inch and 1/2 (40mm) (owned 5 original minis and 2 minors, and 5 leak rovers!)
Ah, good to know! I couldn’t see the lever so just assumed they didn’t move. Quite lucky they were set up just right for me then! 😂
Great video!
It's good to hear your honest thoughts on the cars. :-) There's more to reviewing than knowing all the facts and figures.
I think I need to head to Derbyshire and drive the Minor myself.
You certainly do! It’s a brilliant day out
We would love to see you! 🤗
This is a great video, I love the sound of transmission whine. Minis are a hoot to drive, I am 6'1" and still fit inside. I drive a 2005 MINI One now and I love it.
Very nice, love your waffle 😄👍🏼
It's good to see different people's opinions on these classics.
Great vid, hopefully you will do some more. 👍
Well done, the Morris Minor was the favourite for me. I spent my apprenticeship sorting that era of car, the Minor's usually came in with at least one or two cushions on the driver's seat 😁
Your content is as good as the other you tubers there. Keep making videos. (& more often!)
Great video review Katie. Great choice of cars and hearing your take on them.
Great video. I’ve never driven a Landie, but I agree that a Minor is really quite civilised. Much better to drive than the contemporary VW Beetle in which I’ve previously driven many miles. The Mini is a blast too. If you are taller you still actually kind of fit. The driving position is such that your knees just go up higher and your elbows out wider. The ‘coin holder’ you pointed out in the mini is actually an ash tray! Sir Alec Issigonis’ cars always had load of ashtrays but never any position to fit a radio. I guess there were different priorities! 😂😂😅
Oh wow! Lots of room for cigarettes then 😂. I always forget that was the priority of car designers back then. My Audi has about five of six ashtrays in it. One in every door card, one in the front and one in the back.
You must get yourself a Mini!
Relatively speaking you have driven old cars if the oldest one is from 1990. The oldest I've driven (and owned) are from 1981, but that was already 11 years after I was born. But I agree those aren't really old, so both me and the Gen-Z'er in my household have driven 1950s cars in the Musée National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse, France last summer: me in a Traction Avant and he in a Daimler, also in torrential rain! And the Traction Avant was missing its driver side wiper...
To be fair, someone reminded me that the Scirocco is technically a 1974 car underneath, so I have driven older! But not quite as old as these 😅
Firstly l was born in 1954 and in my 50 years l have owned and driven many cars including British a lot of Japanese vehicles and one Australian built car lets to the vehicles you drove the Land Rover built for a purpose for farmers l have riden in a series one it beonged to my mothrrs uncle back in the 1960s also the Land Rover a very basic the Morris 1000 l drove the only impression was were waz the power and at that stage l owned a Hillman Minx which had a larger 4 cylinder engine and l occasionally see one driving around seen it a couple of times also l would see another one but l haven't seen that for a while and they aren't the same Morris 1000s different colours and l have never driven a Mini but ridden in a couple of them and they are spacious also in Australia there nick name was the brick because they stuck to the riad like a brick a complement on there handing also won the 1966 Hardie Ferado 500 it may have been Paddy Hopkirk driving a lot of British cars around in the 1960s but died of in the 1970s as the Japanese cars started to sell in Australia l did see a Morris 1000 at a sevice station l was filling up petrol and he was lining up to buy petrol for his Morris 1000 which had an engine swap with a Toyota Corolla engine as l say how do you make a classic British car reliable put a Toyota engine in it and in the Morris 1000 you showed it has quarter windows (lights) well my 1997 Toyota Hilux has quarter windows but also has air conditioning infact they came only on the Australian only Toyota Hiluxes up until 2003
Enjoyed your video, you did some good car reviews there....as for born in the wrong era, well I'm sure you'd soon get bored of only 3 TV channels, no Internet, no mobile phones and Day-Glo processed foods because that's what I remember of the 70's...I wouldn't swap back....the cars were cooler though.
Haha, yes, that comment was certainly in jest! Everything from the 70s just seemed miserable and… brown 😂
I would love to visit and drive the Minor but it would have to be on a warm, dry day as I think the visibility issues would otherwise spoil the experience...
It wasn’t too bad once I got the rag to clear the screen 😂. The leaking windscreen was a bit of an issue though…
Oh yes we have an issue relying on Great British weather too ;-)
Great video - although I might be biased as I had an identical Mini as my 3rd car and currently drive a Minor :¬)
Its amazing how much space there is in these things, especially as they are so much smaller (and lighter) than the modern stuff. I'm 6'2" so used to change gear by holding the stick half way down - makes them a bit less vague.
Series 2 land rover was the first vehicle I ever drove, disregarding agricultural tractors. It was the perfect car for teenage me.... practically indestructible 😂
nice wiper action on the Landie - Ian would love it but you probably struggled to see anything .......wonder why British car production failed lol
And I agree about pickups - I had a job a couple of years ago where I got a Nissan Navarra auto diesel with leather aircon sat nav everything - hated it and that was the reason I left after 1 month
Very entertaining video Katie, don't need to "know" how to do something to do it (re reviewing cars). Thanks!
I had a 1966 mini - cornered like it was on rails - noisy and bouncy but I let it go for too cheap............. fool
Great video Katie ❤