We Found Loads Of Extremely Rare Supercars Hidden In A Basement Worth Millions of Pounds!

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  • I have had this building on my list for a wile now, but when someone told me there was some very special being stored in the basement I just had to investigate! When I finally found a way in which was legal (but a bit scary) I could t believe my eyes!.... so the story goes like this, The Car Company sadly went into administration and all remaining items were seized and are due to be auctioned off early September this year. Because of the coronavirus they ended up staying down there a lot longer than planned.. hence being covered in dust etc... annoyingly the location has been sold to a bloody news paper company and they have revealed a more details then I will. But on the plus side the security has now been stepped up massively inc guard dogs, regular patrols and on-site security. Hope you enjoy the video guys, thank you again for all your support 🙂
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  • @bristol4112
    @bristol4112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    You ask what the first two cars you saw outside: The first car is either a Bristol 401 or 403, they were very similar. The second is a Bristol 410 - the headlight housing gives it away.
    Inside what you found appears to be mostly the cleanout of the Bristol Spares department in London and the Bristol Factory in Filton. For example, the first wood dashboard you showed came from the earlier cars (pre-Chrysler) probably a 405. Many of the parts are used because they are hard to find. When a car was broken, the good parts would be put back in the bin. Indeed, the factory would do complete refurbishment of a car, turning out for example a "brand new" 1955 Bristol where the craftsman who had made the car the first time would remake it 40 years later. But since some of the parts were impossible to find, they would go into the wrecked car inventory and recondition it.
    When Bristol went broke after Toby Silverton ran it into the ground in 2011 (after dumping Tony Crook in 2007 who had owned it since 1960), staff that included employees who had been there since the company opened in 1946 were sacked. Sid Lovesy was 91 when they made him redundant in 2011 (see bristolownersht.com/2018/04/13/obituary-of-sad-lovesy/ or an interview of him th-cam.com/video/d_zYuTgLH8I/w-d-xo.html). The assets to the company were purchased by UK-based Indian businessman Kamal Siddiqi. Kamal also owned Frazer-Nash Research Limited, another historic name that was put into liquidation. It seems, as my mother used to say, Kamal's eyes were too big for his stomach.
    It appears the liquidated property was moved from its original locations to Kamal's country estate where it appears no one quite knew what to do with it all. A pity because there are Bristol owners all over the world for whom those parts in boxes are gold, but in a liquidation sale all turn into a jumble. Sadly this second time around for liquidation, everything was broken up, although one would hope the independent Bristol specialists would have bid highest on the parts.
    Subsequently, Jason Wharton set up Bristol Manufacturing Ltd in hopes of reviving the marque. He challenged ownership of the IP, but lost in court. Now the same auctioneers will be auctioning off the non-trading owner of the brand and one would expect Wharton to be one of the bidders.
    The story of Bristol Cars is quintessentially English. At the end of WW-II with government contracts drying up and an aeroplane factory full of exceptionally skilled craftsmen, the gentlemen at Bristol Aeroplane company went off to Germany and liberated some plans and cars from the BMW factory. Because aeroplanes were made of aluminium, except for the very first 400, all subsequent Bristols had a steel chassis with an aluminium body. At a time when most English cars had a horrible reputation for reliability, the early Bristols were built to aircraft standards where they cost about the same as 2.5 English homes. They were a form-follows-function design that appealed to people with a love of engineering brilliance and were rich... sort of like wearing a Saville Row suit that has no label. Understated, brilliant performance, timeless.
    As the years passed, Tony Crook, race driver, ex-RAF pilot, became full owner of the company and while he had independent wealth, the cutting edge innovation that characterised the early car company gradually settled down into a pattern of incremental but minor change. At a car show he was chatting with the Chrysler rep and expressed interest in trying out their automatic transmission. When they sent him a sample, they included a motor in the crate, and Crook decided it was far superior to the R&D his own people had been pursuing. The famous Bristol 6 was last in the 406, with the 407 being the first Yank-Brit hybrid. After that, well the cars got faster, the handling better and for a while the bodies got tweaked. Then with the 412, it went all angles with a Zagato body.
    Crook had one passion - to keep the company going, and to do it his way. Had he been immortal, no doubt he would be still be selling new Bristols out of his Kensington showroom.
    As for the cars, they go through the usual cycle of new, old, worn out and then some become classics. Solidly built and easy to repair, they make a good classic car, and if the parts are not available, they are not that hard to machine. Hand-made means not that hard to repair by hand.

    • @freespeechisneverwrong9351
      @freespeechisneverwrong9351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you very much for the in-depth post.

    • @penelopecarpenter5166
      @penelopecarpenter5166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Loved reading about this amazing iconic car,hopefully will get to see one one day

    • @katlhp957
      @katlhp957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fascinating history! Thanks for the explanation of the Bristol Enterprise. I grew up watching my father work on cars(rebuilding engines, boring blocks explaining the math and precision involved in the cylinders working right, like a song he could hear as soon as he started it the first time-he was a master machinist) and trucks of all kinds and my grandfather restored many American Classics. I find imports just as beautiful as the American made Golden Oldies my father and grandfather cherished. Automobile innovation has evolved so much throughout the decades. I'm grateful for the hours I spent with them developing a love for the trade and a beautiful automobile! - Kat

    • @jehoqz
      @jehoqz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whoa thanks for the history lesson !!! This was an incredible find and love how respectful this young man is!

    • @katlhp957
      @katlhp957 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jehoqz I know, I absolutely loved learning about something I never knew existed. But I love cars. Unfortunately all thell let me do in the shop is strip them down! 👍

  • @Daermos
    @Daermos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Mad props for not pulling covers and trying to keep a minimal footprint. Not sure i would have such strength

  • @5amH45lam
    @5amH45lam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    It's sad to see all this industry, creativity and manpower fade into history, under darkness and a veil of dust.

    • @dan_6915
      @dan_6915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Times are changing..
      Today, people want something, tomorrow they want something different.

    • @freddieparrydrums
      @freddieparrydrums 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like my dads River P5B :(

  • @thestig1978
    @thestig1978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    That bristol bullet (the white car) retails at £250,000 insane money!!!!! Great find as always mate 👍

  • @derelictrimor1567
    @derelictrimor1567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Oh my days! This was just astonishing and I’m not really a petrol head. I sat there and my jaw dropped - it was just one big box of Meccano for grown ups!
    I do love these explores ‘with a difference’; another very enjoyable watch. Thanks Colin.
    ( just to say I’ve tried contacting you on FB regarding an earlier explore)

  • @pereldh5741
    @pereldh5741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I wouldnt worry too much about the ”freaky noises from the storm” as they are - as we doctors call it - weather related.

  • @MOTODAYS1
    @MOTODAYS1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    I didn't understand anything,but the place is very cool.Hello from Russia

    • @georgejacob3162
      @georgejacob3162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      29:10. Can you tell us who manufactured that Russian motorbike?

    • @EdENFiti
      @EdENFiti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@georgejacob3162 At 29:10, the military model of the Dnipro (KMZ) MV-750 motorcycle.

    • @MOTODAYS1
      @MOTODAYS1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@georgejacob3162 most likely this is a Soviet motorcycle K 750 or m-72. they were produced in several cities(Moscow,Leningrad,Kiev) from about 1950-1970

    • @georgejacob3162
      @georgejacob3162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MOTODAYS1 Thanks for that.

    • @chielopelstaysafemyfriendx2911
      @chielopelstaysafemyfriendx2911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      KMZ Dnepr - Wikipedianl.wikipedia.org › wiki › KMZ_Dnepr
      KMZ Dnepr (Oekraïens: Дніпро; Dnipro, Russisch: Днепр) is een motorfietsmerk uit Oekraïne. KMZ Dnep staat voorr: Kievski Motocycl Zavod Dnepr greetings from Rotterdam Chiel

  • @bend9195
    @bend9195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    At my best I'm leaving with a T-shirt, at my worst I'm driving the T-shirt home in a Bentley.

    • @03Blzn
      @03Blzn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      put a beer in the crate and take a shirt fair trade

    • @scottkirkland6139
      @scottkirkland6139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      With that Dodge Viper engine in the back.

    • @marccanales5980
      @marccanales5980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same but I wanted to see all the cars man just pull the sheets off and put them back on!! I understand the respect he has tho 😪 what a good man no gonna lie

  • @jeremytravis360
    @jeremytravis360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The Bristol car company went into liquidation in May 2020. The company was formed as a breakaway devision of the Bristol aircraft company after the second world war. With a lot of spare workers and an abundance of Aluminium after the second world war they made there cars out of aluminium. The showroom still has a sign on it and is located underneath the Hilton Olympia hotel in Kensington hight street and the corner of Holland road. The aircraft engine is probably a Bristol radial engine but I can't be 100% sure. Great explore guys. The auction ? Perhaps the owner of Bristol cars lived there ?

  • @assettrader1587
    @assettrader1587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Your content is fast becoming the best on TH-cam, you not only somehow get into very interesting places, but you keep on finding treasures beyond belief, this clip is absolutely tops, keep up the good work.

  • @MIKEHUNT-iy7my
    @MIKEHUNT-iy7my 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    My rich grandmother owned a number of those cars in the sixties , All the local men tell me of her cracking pair of Bristol's on a regular basis !

    • @matyd9010
      @matyd9010 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

    • @assettrader1587
      @assettrader1587 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No clue in your name then ????

    • @explornationuk6908
      @explornationuk6908 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfao 🤣🤣

    • @EL2ZGOD
      @EL2ZGOD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Is Bristol code for penis? Because THEN "we believe you"*

  • @ic1815
    @ic1815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Despite the dust that Bentley is clearly started regularly - if it weren’t, the suspension would be on the ground. This location is not abandoned but rather not maintained.

    • @freddieparrydrums
      @freddieparrydrums 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only has 20k mikes

    • @witness1013
      @witness1013 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not in jack mode, sorry about your invalid theory.

    • @ic1815
      @ic1815 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@witness1013 wouldn’t be sitting at proper level in jack mode, sorry about your invalid theory.

    • @witness1013
      @witness1013 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ic1815 after the air dissipates, low and behold, it does, as you see in the video. Anyhow, you'll think what you like, we worked on these at two separate shops I worked at, but you know better, got it. You win!

    • @Mr_guernsey_explorer180
      @Mr_guernsey_explorer180 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh my what a garage find could imagine what's in Dr who's house above garage

  • @exploreronroad
    @exploreronroad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Driven past this, was going to attempt it until I saw all the Police tripod cameras and even an active Police car in there. Glad I could see what was in there through this video but a bit jealous haha.

    • @MrTechMonsta
      @MrTechMonsta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where abouts is it? It looks incredible is it based near london?

    • @ybtv1966
      @ybtv1966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where abouts is this

    • @williamrae9954
      @williamrae9954 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ybtv1966 Took me 5 minutes...engage the brain,join the dots-easy...W in S(a clue).

    • @promolessstructure2257
      @promolessstructure2257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@williamrae9954 It took more than 5 minutes for me but indeed it's not that hard to find that place. You only need to really want that.

  • @christinanavarre8389
    @christinanavarre8389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Michigan USA here thanks so much for the ride into some fantastic auto history.

  • @Kevvys
    @Kevvys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a 'single make' open wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team

  • @keithknowles1700
    @keithknowles1700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Lot 492 is a Dividing Head.
    Used in an engineering machine shop, forty turns of the handle will rotate the chuck 360 degrees, used for cutting sprockets, gears, splined shafts etc.

    • @cruizzer77
      @cruizzer77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly, it is typically used as an accessory to a mill.

    • @keithknowles1700
      @keithknowles1700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cruizzer77 Correct. I have used one many times.

    • @kellyfullen8735
      @kellyfullen8735 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Been a machinist for 35 yrs....should be different plates with it also , in order to divide a circle into many different divisions for bolt circles, for example

  • @richardcreaser308
    @richardcreaser308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The radial aircraft engine is a Bristol Hercules, sleeve valve engine. I'm an ex RAF engine fitter & used to work on Vickers Varsity T1 WF414 which was fitted with 2 Hercules engines like that one.

  • @Axel_Ni
    @Axel_Ni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The "Bentley Model" was built to produce replica Metall Parts like Fenders, Doors and so on..
    Greetings from Germany.

  • @mk1kieran
    @mk1kieran 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    That’s insane! Surprised that it all appears to be untouched too.
    Keep up the great work 😎👍🏻

  • @JS-wc4xs
    @JS-wc4xs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My first video I've caught of yours. You've got another subscriber! That was an amazing find. Great camera work (no bumpy camera) thanks for that, it really helps to feel like I'm actually there. I bet it was hard to leave empty-handed; )

  • @TVSOUNDSYSTEM
    @TVSOUNDSYSTEM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Literally watched that with my gob wide open and goosebumps....Flipping amazing find and thanks for the content 👍🏾👊🏾👌🏾

  • @thebobloblawshow8832
    @thebobloblawshow8832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You’re absolutely right Bristol used to build planes. I have a model kit of one.

  • @christophernewman5027
    @christophernewman5027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    I worked for Bristol Cars at Filton from 1979 to '85. I recognise those wooden bucks and so much else. So much l could say but l'd just become sad.
    Hey ho.

    • @LUZ-zv6pq
      @LUZ-zv6pq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Must have been an amazing place to work! P.s glad you called them bucks bucks! 😉

    • @craigdawson1749
      @craigdawson1749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But wouldn't nostalgia & sharing memories & knowledge of a bygone era put a smile on ya dial?

    • @christophernewman5027
      @christophernewman5027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@craigdawson1749 Maybe, Craig, yes.
      But the story of Bristol Cars is one of a small team of highly-skilled and motivated enthusiasts let down by chronic mis-management. Painful to relate.

    • @christophernewman5027
      @christophernewman5027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ianwatson3315 If by "older generation" you mean discerning gentleman, lan, then you're totally correct. 😊
      It's true; we had no yoof as customers but then they wouldn't have had deep-enough pockets even if they had been interested. But, them aside, people who bought Bristols were pretty evenly spread across ages and backgrounds.
      As for being "doomed", we were, yes. But that wasn't the fault of the cars themselves; it was the way the company was run that sealed its fate.

    • @nerfmods2525
      @nerfmods2525 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LUZ-zv6pq you gggggffff go

  • @katlhp957
    @katlhp957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just watched this and was swept away! My father and grandfather have a history with cars and a love for American Classics. I grew up watching them both with their own skilled trade. Two of the most intelligent men with hands as steady as surgeons. My father was a master machinist and explained how he rebuilt engines and bored the blocks using math to make sure the cylinders passed with precision as the slightest error would be a massive mistake. At the turn of the ignition he could hear the strokes like a tune in his head. My grandfather was the one who restored oldies and drove them through town parades. He's been gone for almost 23 years and some of his restored Chevrolet Bel Airs still make their appearances around the town. I find imports just as delightful and beautiful. The bodies somehow taking on a different appearance in curvature and uniqueness. Watching my father and grandfather gave me a great appreciation for the trade and beautiful cars. Both imported to the US and made here in America. I rather like the way you said "aluminum" but I think it's simpler our way-lol. I really enjoyed this video and knew nothing of Bristol. In hindsight, the two Taxis were stunning and classy! I agree, nothing these days measures up to that standard. Great video! Thanks for sharing! - Kat

  • @Isaac_cobo
    @Isaac_cobo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    5:41 that actually scared me a little bit when he just showed up unexpectedly lol

  • @salgaming5741
    @salgaming5741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome find bud, getting goosebumps just watching the video. Wish I was there to enjoy the moment with you... you just got a new subscriber...! Looking forward to watching more videos...

  • @ThaBeardedMatt
    @ThaBeardedMatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The Bentley couldn’t have been there for more than a year, it’s mot runs out in a month 😂

    • @sercanserj7804
      @sercanserj7804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mad that with less than 20k miles it went to the tax man I thought that would have been something they kept by transferring ownership or something

    • @isaac4396
      @isaac4396 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But yeah bentley is not a good car for collection, Their price always goes down.

  • @clairesims7275
    @clairesims7275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That was incredible- those cars were to die for. Such a shame the company went bust. I loved the taxis with the old suitcases what a touch. Loved it all . Well some people are going to end up with some exquisite cars 🚘 brilliant find 🌹

  • @adrianking6355
    @adrianking6355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I used to deliver to them offices when it was owned by the original owner's. I remember the original company closing down. Just a bit further down the main road well it was 2011 to 14 the most expensive mansion built in the UK by some wealthy Arab

  • @CarLoverPhotography
    @CarLoverPhotography 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The “perdona” was a concept vehicle for a debut at an auto show made by Proton motors from Malaysia, and manufactured by Honda

    • @sharkguylah
      @sharkguylah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      15:54 real proton perdana in malaysia with 2.4 k series engine of honda

    • @rarebreed4512
      @rarebreed4512 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sharkguylah but i had RR bades? 🤔

    • @SCREAMILLUSION
      @SCREAMILLUSION 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then why did the concept car look like a Bentley? Look at the Bentley right beside it even, when the real car looks nothing like that?

    • @CarLoverPhotography
      @CarLoverPhotography 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its a concept of Perdona

    • @и76-ю3ф
      @и76-ю3ф 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      SCREAMILLUSION thats a perdana i think

  • @oliverpaul4937
    @oliverpaul4937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    A white Mercedes 300“Adenauer“ with just 7.000 Miles? Why left someone even such a car „alone“???

    • @MrSteveo114
      @MrSteveo114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They went bankrupt and the company and its assets were seized by the banks in order to cover the debt or at least attempt to reclaim some of the debt. Anything you see there was owned by the company or signed to the company so once they folded it became the banks immediately. The banks take their time selling this stuff once repossessed hence why everything was left exactly how it was. Everything you see here will be sold eventually if they haven’t already.

    • @brainthesizeofplanet
      @brainthesizeofplanet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrSteveo114 edit: only went bancrupt in 2020, looks like it was decades ago

    • @MrSteveo114
      @MrSteveo114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brainthesizeofplanet not really, the cars don’t look like they’ve been sitting long, still air in the tyres not particularly dusty etc and for someone who goes around buying cars that have been left sitting up in gardens etc I can tell these aren’t sitting too long. I think the eery darkness and silence of the place makes it look way worse than it is. But that’s just my interpretation, happy to admit I could be way off.

  • @richiedagger733
    @richiedagger733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Seeing as it's the end of September, I'd love to get an up date on what cars were under the tarps and what everything sold for.

    • @alanluscombe8a553
      @alanluscombe8a553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @cross hatch2 vinwiki did a story about trying to get the old merc but there is some massive legal issues going on with this stuff that no amount of money was able to fix.

    • @kslfcforlife
      @kslfcforlife 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alanluscombe8a553 got a link at all?

    • @muhammadharis6331
      @muhammadharis6331 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alanluscombe8a553 every one sa talking about auction. Why vinviki didn't get into auction. Or auction never helded?

  • @andyaitken4243
    @andyaitken4243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow, just wow. If I had the money I’d buy it all and bring back the brand.

    • @johnelliott9962
      @johnelliott9962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's wood be great 😊 that's what this Country need's quality engineering products made in UK with G B on it lets get back to how it was instead of made in China and it won't last.

  • @matthewleening5856
    @matthewleening5856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Imagine bringing a truck there and filling up with engines rims now that would be a dream

    • @1953beetle
      @1953beetle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @Cuhga It's only ilegal if you get caught.

    • @caseysteck5965
      @caseysteck5965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would love to do that im game

    • @jamiepark5707
      @jamiepark5707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes a dream come true

    • @DK-rh6lk
      @DK-rh6lk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not the point of Urban exploring but still some things should be used😅

    • @1953beetle
      @1953beetle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DK-rh6lk Creative repurposing?

  • @leeherring470
    @leeherring470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The orange engine at the end of the 1st row you went to us definitely a Mopar big block. 383/440

  • @PsychoDogBeast
    @PsychoDogBeast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video thanks for posting. Kudos for not touching or disturbing anything. Respect👍👍

  • @JC_303
    @JC_303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The Bentley was MOT'd in Nov 2019 so its not been there long

  • @callumthomas653
    @callumthomas653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My welder blew up a month ago and seeing that Cebora setup brakes my heart

    • @johnelliott9962
      @johnelliott9962 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are they any good? Them Cebora welder's mig etc let me know OK thanks

  • @Mp-zv3xc
    @Mp-zv3xc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The whole british car industry was mugged off , we were sold down the drain .

    • @tyt5216
      @tyt5216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      British cars have such a great characters…

    • @freddieparrydrums
      @freddieparrydrums 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tyt5216 yep

    • @freddieparrydrums
      @freddieparrydrums 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My dad has a Rover P5B, Rover again was mugged off

    • @joffey1212
      @joffey1212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      By the unions and poor management

  • @christys5522
    @christys5522 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched your friends video but this is a superior tour of the warehouse because of you car knowledge. Much less frustrating for those of us wanting specs / details about the cars :)

  • @johnbateman3244
    @johnbateman3244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Incredible finds. Those moulds are like works of art. 👍👍

  • @JohnMckMTB
    @JohnMckMTB 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. That old Singer sewing machine at 19:50 has a bit of history behind it

  • @FlightmanLHR
    @FlightmanLHR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The old BOC building. Soon to be the new home of Gordon Murray's car company.

    • @muhammadharis6331
      @muhammadharis6331 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is Gordon Murray's take charge off the place or not? And where is the location of building?

  • @cathydarcey1243
    @cathydarcey1243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm really not surprised this was left behind to rot. I used to work here. What a shambles.

  • @ChefBenG
    @ChefBenG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Bentley had valid MOT and the last change of owner was November 2019, makes me wonder if someone was trying to hide it if they had financial difficulties.

    • @chubbyroyston3880
      @chubbyroyston3880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah definitely let in this is not a place you could just walk in unless you like prison food

    • @JNFGambler24-7
      @JNFGambler24-7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hardly, first thing would be remove main identifier, AKA a number plate

    • @Charlie-zb5oh
      @Charlie-zb5oh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JNFGambler24-7 and the vin

    • @marklittler784
      @marklittler784 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @zxzxzxz zxzxzxzx Mind you there's a common saying "out of sight out of mind" you stand a far better chance when things are out of passing public view especially rural areas too.

    • @tonymontana897
      @tonymontana897 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chubbyroyston3880 or dropping soap lol.

  • @grantorino3171
    @grantorino3171 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grüße aus gut Old Germany--DAS es sowas noch gibt!!-UNFASSBAR!

  • @KEichenberger
    @KEichenberger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The car at 15:55, with the license plate VK 5231, looks like it was lifted straight out of Malaysia in the late 2000s or so.

  • @aquariclean6351
    @aquariclean6351 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i dont know how many of your videos i have watched over the last two days. but it has got my attention il say that. i used to love looking for old properties as a child. some like yours where everything has been left inside as if they were lived in the day before but aged. keep up the good work annd if you find any in the southwest that you want to explore i would love to come along to check it out with you.

  • @revheadz2u446
    @revheadz2u446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    15:53 that car from Malaysia and have the Malaysia registration number called proton perdana year 2015-2017 model

    • @kslfcforlife
      @kslfcforlife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      iys a rebadged Honda only given to government ministers, on this occasion the former prime minister

    • @kslfcforlife
      @kslfcforlife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ben Heed believe its a collaboration between proton and the Malaysian government for electric vehicles, or, just the Malaysian government.

  • @bradrichards6107
    @bradrichards6107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m an American, and I like the way you say aluminum better anyway. I have been to England in the past, and I throughly enjoyed my time there.

  • @TzuchiKR
    @TzuchiKR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Note: The car next to the Bentley Flying Spur is not a Holden. It's a likely 2016-17 Malaysian imported Proton Perdana as it bears a Malaysian number plate.

    • @hksp
      @hksp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      prutun accord

    • @isaac4396
      @isaac4396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hksp yep same engine, just a rebadge one, but it still cool though,because it is Malaysian Presidental car if im not mistaken.

    • @hksp
      @hksp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@isaac4396 it was provided & used as governmental vehicle

  • @tobynevitte554
    @tobynevitte554 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely to say hi at castle combe the other day Colin. Really enjoy your content 10/10!

  • @almerasi1
    @almerasi1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You would think there would be security considering its all going to auction

    • @Phil-milton
      @Phil-milton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      There’s dog units onsite now

  • @brianpatterson5352
    @brianpatterson5352 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    New fan love your videos what is the name of the security statue you talk about it screams when you get close to it we have nothing like that here in the U.S.

  • @3inchblazer6
    @3inchblazer6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    those chassis with motors kinda looked like they could fit in Shelby cobras

    • @geoffcrabtree657
      @geoffcrabtree657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They’re Bristol's like the White one mate.

    • @ShaunDeleon
      @ShaunDeleon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's what I thought the way they are set up

    • @lucianwisniewski8693
      @lucianwisniewski8693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They are Morgan Aero 8 rolling chassis. To be used by Bristol but have since been reclaimed by Morgan for the runout Plus 8 GTR!

  • @Brandongipson04
    @Brandongipson04 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello from Detroit, Michigan. Im not sure who else you explored this place with but your video was better. You showed more and the commentary was better. You know your cars! Keep up the good work.

  • @carlito3624
    @carlito3624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was the most enjoyable explore video I’ve ever seen. Greetings from New York City!

  • @asoncsm101
    @asoncsm101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I came across your videos by accident. WOW just amazing stuff. It is a credit to you guys how you have so much respect for the sites and items you explore. There is a genuine gentleness almost reverence in your presentation that is such a relief from the usual “Shouty Man” and thumping techno or deafening electric guitar power cords BS... Subscribed 100%

    • @trchambers617
      @trchambers617 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Take only pictures, leave only foot prints.

  • @GenMaster124
    @GenMaster124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Body jigs for the Bristol cars made in the 80/90’s ...seem to remember the company went bust 🤔🤔

    • @Lusty_85
      @Lusty_85 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Went bust may 2020

  • @nicjohn6375
    @nicjohn6375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man you just don’t find stuff like this in the US without being arrested or chased off my security. Awesome tour of that shop

  • @marymoor935
    @marymoor935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    34 minutes of me trying to pick my jaw up off the floor♥️♥️

    • @Cannnaa
      @Cannnaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      34 minutes of being rock hard

  • @Smithy1789
    @Smithy1789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow what a find, some incredible stuff in there. This video is one of your best Colin. 😎👌🏻

  • @gibblip.816
    @gibblip.816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Knocked it out of the park this time mate, be hard to beat this one.

  • @rogercook9693
    @rogercook9693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic video. Total respect to you both for not touching a thing. 👍👍👍

  • @thebeardfpv162
    @thebeardfpv162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "If someone could tell me what kind of cars these are" Meanwhile there is a 10 meter banner hanging behind the cars that reads Bristol Cars LTD. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Glad it wasn't a snake mate!

  • @robinoconnor1203
    @robinoconnor1203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I believe the BMW engined cars were for the New Bristol Fighter model, the old Bristol owner, Tony Crook was an interesting chap, who would not sell you a car if he did not like you. I met him twice, I thought he was a super chap.

  • @neilrobson9485
    @neilrobson9485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow this Bentley's been here a very long time. Still had Mot on it 😂😂

  • @base7022
    @base7022 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still can't believe what else was in your video, Bro!
    My heart bleeds, as an absolute classic car freak! Another beautiful British car brand gone!
    Since England has lost a bit more history and tradition!
    Unbelievable!
    Thanks!
    Greetings
    Klaus from Düsseldorf

  • @matthewbrown2037
    @matthewbrown2037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've just seen those neon signs, in the video, and i realized I used to see those very letters on a weekly basis, having lived just up the road from Bristol Cars one and only showroom, on the end on Holland Road in Kensington.

  • @Irish420Artist
    @Irish420Artist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that formula one steering wheel literally looks like a xbox controller of the future. Great video

  • @amyrulhakeem59
    @amyrulhakeem59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm just saw in 15:54 that Malaysia car new version of "Proton Perdana"
    Plat no VK 5231
    Hi It's me from Malaysia

    • @MrFaizProject
      @MrFaizProject 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Keta mahathir tu untuk hantar research

    • @amyrulhakeem59
      @amyrulhakeem59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrFaizProject okay mantap

  • @windowsvista2653
    @windowsvista2653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that poor bently, Last MOT in 19, had just under 20 thousand miles on it! hope its rescued!

    • @bigpat_4295
      @bigpat_4295 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's just a regular bentley there are so many around rather focus on the rare cars which need to be preserved

  • @TheCitroenman1
    @TheCitroenman1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    shame Bristol where selling over priced kitcars before the company went into liquidation .

  • @thatdudeinorange2297
    @thatdudeinorange2297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Screw the cars, I'd want that house with such a massive garage!

  • @14sgdpg82
    @14sgdpg82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    that bentley still had mot when you visited

    • @oreful524
      @oreful524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea, checked it aswell, there’s also the plate “p30bob” in a tub on a number which was made in 2019 and set its first mot in 2022 for a BMW X1 kinda mad

    • @14sgdpg82
      @14sgdpg82 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oreful524 probs someone who used to work there shame

  • @CycolacFan
    @CycolacFan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A number of the spare parts were secured by the owners club and they spent several weeks removing them all. The car parts outside were scrap but most of the more complete cars were sold.
    Do wonder about that Karmann Ghia and whether it was some redundant employee’s restoration project left behind when the company closed.

  • @Zerofightervi
    @Zerofightervi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I remember hearing thd guy who owned Bristol Cars was a very odd person, he had a real dislike for auto journalists.
    Probably because they'd tell some pretty harsh truths about the fit & finish of Bristol cars.
    Also one of the Gallagher Brothers is a diehard fan of Bristol, can't remember if it was Noel or Liam.
    I wonder will there be any bids from him?

  • @elliottprice6084
    @elliottprice6084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The red taxi cab in the underground car park looked like a 1939s Beardmore, the very first hackney carriage taxi used in London. I liked the first generation Austin taxi too

  • @johnp6636
    @johnp6636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    That Bentley has MOT until October 2020

    • @jacoballen6568
      @jacoballen6568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      probably was extended by 6 months

    • @jamesharbor7981
      @jamesharbor7981 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just bout out then

    • @seadoomaniac1
      @seadoomaniac1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I lolled its just a garage with light switch off thata it

  • @user-ym5gx9cx2d
    @user-ym5gx9cx2d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    U definitely put a couple things in ur bag when u left. I would 😂

  • @johnadkins8304
    @johnadkins8304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Personally, I like the way you say aluminum. Sounds much more classy!

    • @tsb3093
      @tsb3093 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We spell it differently too....Aluminium...the confusion arose in the early 1800s when the metallic element was first identified and named in scientific papers. One version, Aluminum, caught on in the USA and another, Aluminium was accepted as the standard in most of the rest of the World. In fact the original name used was different still...Alumium.
      What’s in a word....

  • @davidhughes1634
    @davidhughes1634 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done Matt n Arron on this video,this is sad to see all the cars like this,but at least they are going somewhere & not gonna rot in some field hopefully.

  • @oliverfairy9702
    @oliverfairy9702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The most incredible thing is that the bentlry was on 19k miles last year

  • @MrWest728
    @MrWest728 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can picture you cruising down the road in that Karmann Ghia, beard flowing in the wind, haha. Thanks for showing us all of these, so many beautiful cars. Great video.

    • @MrWest728
      @MrWest728 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well crap, I didnt even notice your beard was gone till I commented.

  • @dubboyz4887
    @dubboyz4887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Dude great vid ! For all the exotic cars in there , the little red Vw karmann ghia wins for me 👍🏻just working on my second one now 😁

    • @JohnSmith-ef8nr
      @JohnSmith-ef8nr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The red karman ghia is one of the few cars left there now, along with boxes of parts next to it to rebuild it.

    • @dubboyz4887
      @dubboyz4887 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JohnSmith-ef8nr Shame , let’s hope it’s back on the road at some point

  • @jefferymacrae3427
    @jefferymacrae3427 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Much love from New Hampshire United States

  • @Gibbymyson
    @Gibbymyson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Used to do deliveries there in 2018. The servicing side was still active then. Shame to see it now :(

    • @RossTheLoss
      @RossTheLoss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where is it?

    • @marinmitu995
      @marinmitu995 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RossTheLoss Find Peter Rafano in this list!

    • @RossTheLoss
      @RossTheLoss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marinmitu995 Its in england

  • @danielsteward5090
    @danielsteward5090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was brilliant, I love the old Bristol motorcars.

  • @Mustang8950ful
    @Mustang8950ful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Aluminum 😂 is this how us Americans sound lmao that shit made me die that was funny as fuck. Awesome vid!!

  • @JamesWhite-wz2pc
    @JamesWhite-wz2pc ปีที่แล้ว

    Just fukin incredible.
    THANKS SO MUCH, "oh bearded one". Lol.
    That tour was Amazing!
    Ain't it though? WOW
    Thanks again brother.
    Now that's entertaining.
    Handmade history.
    Beautiful. Still stunned.😯😎. Take care. 👍👊✌️

  • @modelreviews3705
    @modelreviews3705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is like a famous video tbh I've seen it in the news article's 😊

  • @genesismatos3127
    @genesismatos3127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this channel (Yes I'm new)
    But give a jump to a couple years back is one of the best thing for people who love the history like me

  • @ryanfox9898
    @ryanfox9898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Seems strange that the black Bentley has a valid MOT until 29th October this year, recorded mileage in 2018 was 18,954 and 2019 was 19,457 - is it really abandoned? Is someone hiding something?

    • @5uper5kill3rz
      @5uper5kill3rz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is weird, maybe it’s on false plates for some reason

    • @gpethst24
      @gpethst24 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Remember, most TH-cam content is manufactured mainly for your entertainment...

  • @djkingshameek
    @djkingshameek 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing find and funny American aluminum joke 🤣

  • @williamrae9954
    @williamrae9954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well,that took the whole of 5 minutes to find on Google Earth...interesting 'estate', shape wise!

    • @driftingcars904
      @driftingcars904 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where was it at?

    • @williamrae9954
      @williamrae9954 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@driftingcars904 I'm not saying...easy to work out ;)

    • @marinmitu995
      @marinmitu995 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      To me 7 minutes !🤦‍♀️

  • @MrVxrman
    @MrVxrman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow what an awesome video Colin.
    I believe this could be your best one so far m8y 😎
    Bristol, Bentley, Mercedes cars, parts and so much more.
    I can't believe all this is just sitting there.
    😃🍻👍🏻

  • @broadside78
    @broadside78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We went here on monday .police cars and darleks every where

  • @russellpetrie119
    @russellpetrie119 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i am so glad its being auctioned and not being abandoned going to waste it shouldnt be aloud

  • @harezy
    @harezy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Salvage Rebuilds UK could do with some of these for a project ! Thanks awesome vid

    • @Scotty-UK
      @Scotty-UK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They couldn’t afford to buy one 😂

    • @harezy
      @harezy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Scotty-UK Sell them cossies then could. 😂

    • @Scotty-UK
      @Scotty-UK 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Simon H he did he’s only got the tatty black one left which needs a lot of work, he likes buying cheapies but I think Chris has more money than he says looking at his setup and land.

    • @harezy
      @harezy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Scotty-UK Deffo right pair of shady cockneys 😂😂 ReAcHiNg OuT

    • @peugeotdudeandson4485
      @peugeotdudeandson4485 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Scotty-UK it's about content there channel and education. Affordability doesn't really come into it 😁

  • @mikenorledge4110
    @mikenorledge4110 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow! ... I'm amazed at your honesty as well, I'm like that too