Came over to your channel after watching your interview on BBC Breakfast News. I love old cars! Hoping to buy one in future - when I have the space. I am currently living in a flat in London, anyone from the UK know what that is like. There is hardly any parking space!!
My wife bought a fully restored one (Porsche mechanic) and it was a delight to look at, (had a missive sound system) and it was SCARY as hell to drive, even though everything on the brakes and suspension was NEW! trouble is the bloke restored it as it was when new......I fitted a telescopic shock absorber set and it was transformed....My wife bought it just as I retired (at 49 yrs old) and she had to prize me out of it so she could drive it.......with sensible shocks it was a delight to drive......(I think the restorer did something to the engine too, it was lively to say the least).
As a country boy from Jamtland, the “Yorkshire” of Sweden, I’m stunned by the Yorkshire landscape around you. Wouldn’t be surprised if there was some snow a week ago, or maybe southeastern England got most of it. This morning it was -17 degrees and crystal clear weather here. The snow fell in southern Sweden.
Actually the south east of England, especially Britain’s most southerly point in Cornwall is the hottest part of the U.K. usually, when snow falls, it falls mainly up north and in the midlands and less so down south.
@@lg_believe333 OK. I’m Learning. Cornwall IS a nice place. I did think it was to near the sea, but it’s also some highland. I’ve been driving trains in Train Sim World 3 up the steep hills. Thanks for telling.
I had one back in the 70's at at time when i was doing engine tuning, ported the cylinder head, removed .040" off the cylinder head to increase the compression ratio, fitted a webbber 45 dcoe carburettor, in 4th gear on a dry road at 50 mph it would spin the back wheels, but it tore the gearbox apart as it had too much power
Love this! A friend's mum drove a green Midget when I was a kid. Remember getting picked up and we would just sit in behind the seats. That's the 70's for you! 😅
I nearly bought one of these in this colour 50 years ago, and I had it for an evening to try it out. Sadly I needed an every day car to carry large items so I reluctantly had to pass on it. They are a great driving experience and make a great classic. This one is a lovely example.
This is a great example of a later Sprite. Well done to Kev for all his hard work, some one will be getting a great little car. Thanks Steph do take care.👍👍
"some one will be getting a great little car" You know that. I know that. We all know that. But the first person he offered it to turned it down... 🏃♂🚘🤷♂
Those are the cars my dad repaired here in Canada along with other British Leyland. I can still smell these cars even by seeing them online. I remember that they did not run well over here and rusted very fast in Atlantic Canada. You are great at presenting these cars, your passion shines through every time.
Another Fab review from the top channel with a top car . Thanks again Steph,matching outfits and lovely bright colours to brighten things up .Probably a different car but I do remember restoring one of these in our workshop in Liverpool some 25 years ago ,noting that this car looks to be KB Liverpool registered.
Drove an Austin Healey from El Paso to the Maadi Gras in Lousiana then back to Calif in 1970. Loved this car. I paid $US500 for it & sold it for $US450...
I had a '66 model in about 1976. Great fun, but totally rotten. Used to have 2 " of water in the footwells when it rained. I sold it for scrap for £7.50!
I owned a 1967 Sprite from 1973 to 1974. I was young and thin, and the car worked well for me then. I am now old and heavier, so it probably would not work now. I loved this car. paid $500.00 for it. Drove it for a bit over a year and put on a new top as the original was ripped. I sold it after a year or so for $ 750.00. It would probably be worth many times that amount today. A very fun car for a 22- year-old. I would have kept it longer, but needed the money to buy my first house which cost me $ 17,000. That house is also worth a lot more today. Such is life.
Aww I have fond memories of the Austin Healey Sprite,my sister got married in 1970 & this was her their new car,it had Just Married sprayed on the Bonnet... I was the paige boy at their wedding,their car was primrose yellow... Such a great video Steph & that Sprite has been restored beautifully,I remember being small & sitting in the shelf behind😊
I worked on Classic MG's in the late 80's as an apprentice and loved the pre- black bumper Midgets, far more fun to drive than a "B" in my opinion, 60-65 mph was enough though. I did know about the later Sprite but never got to drive one, although I did drive a Frogeye, loved that too, slow and bouncy but so much fun. That's a very sound solid little example you got to drive there and some lucky person will have loads of fun with it.
Great video and a lovely car. You capture the essence of such cars that grins are more important than statistics. I have owned Spridgets and MGBs and the Spridgets I have found to be more fun, I would love another and have a more modern incarnation in a Honda Beat.
A heater used to be an optional extra on many small cars but most people would get one fitted when buying a new car. However if you bought a used car with no heater you could buy a Smith's heater kit in Halfords and fit it yourself. The heater fitted under the dash and hoses went through the bulkhead to connect to replacement hoses with branches to join up the heater.
Well done Steph, I had a 1964 MK3 Sprite when I was 19 years old. It had the 1098cc engine which I tuned it to a cooper-S spec it drove very well, Not sure if its around now as the guy I sold it to sold the number plate, which was (480 DAN), so I cannot find any history. Nice video. Bob
Another great review. You look great by the way Steph. If you ever get the chance have you thought about an early sierra review as they are now considered a classic. My late dad had a Sierra 1.6 ghia in crystal green in 1982
That car clearly does have a heater fitted. You can see the tap under the bonnet that you have to turn in order to let it work, as well as the heater box which even has a warning sticker on it to tell you that it can't be drained.
I love recently bought a midget 1500 and I'll be taking it down to goodwood in a few weeks. I've had mazdas and toyota sports cars and even though I've just got him I can tell that my little mg is a cut above the rest in driving joy and reliability
I was fortunate enough to have a Midget about a decade ago as my daily driver. She was a bucket list car for me and I loved her. Easy to work on, reliable, and so much fun to drive! The new owner will adore this one, guaranteed. Even though they're identical twins, I always preferred Spridgets in their Austin Healey livery. It seems more 'honest,' since MG borrowed AH's engineering.
i had two of those, a 1098cc Sprite and a 1275cc Midget, both bought used at about 3 years old. Good handling, lovely steering and quite nippy in their day. Sadly, both unrelaible rot boxes
I used to see these growing up during the 1980s but just assumed they were all MG Midgets. This one is particularly nice...fantastic colour and I particularly like the British Leyland 'plughole' badges. 😊
Steph, this brings back such great memories for me. My first car upon passing my test in 1979 was a 1969 MG Midget. Unfortunately my enjoyment was short lived as my insurance company had made a mistake and cancelled my policy. I couldn't get insurance and had to sell the Midget. Mine did have a heater though. I remember it having little flaps on the sides of the transmission tunnel that could be opened to let additional heat in. Thanks Steph.
So it's UK residents only 😕. Well fair enough to keep that beauty in the UK - although it would have looked so good on german roads. Thanks for the lovely video and the chance to win that wonderful piece of Kevins work.
Great little video Steph, and the Outfit Wow ! Spot - On You Look Fabulous ✌️. Not my kind of car I'm afraid, much to small. And Did I Hear a Noisey SU Electric Fuel - Pump making itself known? Good work Steph, always enjoy your Vids. ✌️ ☺ 🏁.
A friend used to have a Sprite MK3 that he bought in 1979 and restored. It was British Racing Green. He kept it for around twenty years before selling it. It was difficult to actually sell it. The first attempt someone paid a 50% deposit and then vanished, never came to pick it up and his phone number was disconnected. A few months later he sold it again, got all the money but again the buyer never came back and could not be contacted. The third time he really managed to sell it and the buyer drove it away.
I'm getting rusty in my classic car knowledge....on first glance I thought it was a Midget. Wow, such a lovely car, especially in that orange to Bahama yellow color. I don't know if this contest is open to no-UK residents, but I could give it a home in the USA!
@@idriveaclassic LOL, Steph, no worries! No one said you had to do all the work! Still, such a brilliant car! I always love to see the BL cars, especially.
Very nice little car! I'm a bit puzzled at to why one would go with one of these instead of a 90s or 2000s Miata, but I understand the point of preserving history.
I own a 66 sprite and a 94 miata. The mazda is stock except for an aluminum radiator. The sprite has a weber carb, 5 speed transmission, roll bar, racing manifold and exhaust and a few other little tweaks. The mazda is enjoyable to drive, but it is a MODERN car. There is a disconnect between you and the experience like all modern cars... and I think that is what is confusing you. "Driving" is not about comfort... it's about the visceral thrill of driving.... and the sprite beats the miata in that hands down. From the sound it makes to the way it handles... I enjoy it more than any sports car I've ever driven.
@@56squadron Happy to see you enjoy it! My daily driver is a Mazda 3, but I also own a 1991 Jaguar Sovereign XJ6 XJ40. I love how different and special is the experience of using is and it is all about comfort. Extremely different experience versus a Sprite, but I do love it too!
I always love your presentations Steph and your attention to detail is outstanding however I'm a little sorry that your direction is now being a frontman for Bidding Classics... just a little . With the large amount of Classic competitions now it's probably away forward.
Hi Dav, sorry to hear you’re not loving the sponsorship. I was really impressed with how BC did auctions, how they treated customers and the honest ‘no nasties hidden’ approach to selling; which is why I welcomed them on as a channel sponsor. Being Frank, channel sponsorship means I can fund the return of tinkering Tuesdays (parts ain’t cheap!) and travel further and buy better kit. This competition is run by lancaster insurance services and I have no sway or influence in it whatsoever. I merely got offered the car to test before the comp went live and grabbed it with both hands cause I’d never driven one.
@@idriveaclassic I am sorry really for my remark as I don't comment negatively. It was only a small issue.. I fully understand that sponseship is essential for you and you are getting to drive some great cars Steph like that splendid Bentley. Thank you for you great presentations though.
Do you see the irony here. British Leyland destroyed Britain’s reputation around the world for building solid, reliable cars, but today we build some of the worlds best nuclear submarines, called Dreadnought. I just think British Leyland’s failures were not to do with our ingenuity to build good cars, but more to do with communication problems between management and workers on the shop floor, as well as trying to save money all the time, instead of investing in new models to compete with the rising competition from German and Japanese cars flooding the U.K. market at the time. The Japanese offered a radio and a heater in their cars as standard, whereas the British viewed these as extras, and it showed with their stinginess, when dealerships in Britain switched from British cars to foreign cars.
You say it's slow, but 60-65 is quite enough in these. You're so low to the ground, that you feel you're whizzing along anyway. It's a fun car, it's not a performance car. Mind you if it had the fully tuned cooper S engine, that would've been quite rapid...
hello Steph try to read this message I will enter the competition I have got the details can you do a film about a commercial vehicle a Volkswagen lt 35 mark one I have seen it for sale registered 01.august.1988. but not a video from Irfan Aslam hoshairpuri thanks and goodbye..
Came over to your channel after watching your interview on BBC Breakfast News. I love old cars! Hoping to buy one in future - when I have the space. I am currently living in a flat in London, anyone from the UK know what that is like. There is hardly any parking space!!
Gosh yeah, parking is a ‘mare! Xx
Kev did a great job. What a cute little car, hope she goes to a good home. Steph and her awesome boots have spoken!
Steph. I saw you on TV this morning. I was so proud of you. I love you. My mum loves you. And my car can't wait to meet you. Stay true, and stay you.
Awww my love!!!! Thank you for such a lovely comment! I hope you’re well and life is treating you kindly ❤️ xx
My wife bought a fully restored one (Porsche mechanic) and it was a delight to look at, (had a missive sound system) and it was SCARY as hell to drive, even though everything on the brakes and suspension was NEW! trouble is the bloke restored it as it was when new......I fitted a telescopic shock absorber set and it was transformed....My wife bought it just as I retired (at 49 yrs old) and she had to prize me out of it so she could drive it.......with sensible shocks it was a delight to drive......(I think the restorer did something to the engine too, it was lively to say the least).
As a country boy from Jamtland, the “Yorkshire” of Sweden, I’m stunned by the Yorkshire landscape around you. Wouldn’t be surprised if there was some snow a week ago, or maybe southeastern England got most of it. This morning it was -17 degrees and crystal clear weather here. The snow fell in southern Sweden.
Actually the south east of England, especially Britain’s most southerly point in Cornwall is the hottest part of the U.K. usually, when snow falls, it falls mainly up north and in the midlands and less so down south.
@@lg_believe333 OK. I’m Learning. Cornwall IS a nice place. I did think it was to near the sea, but it’s also some highland. I’ve been driving trains in Train Sim World 3 up the steep hills. Thanks for telling.
I had one back in the 70's at at time when i was doing engine tuning, ported the cylinder head, removed .040" off the cylinder head to increase the compression ratio, fitted a webbber 45 dcoe carburettor, in 4th gear on a dry road at 50 mph it would spin the back wheels, but it tore the gearbox apart as it had too much power
Love this! A friend's mum drove a green Midget when I was a kid. Remember getting picked up and we would just sit in behind the seats. That's the 70's for you! 😅
Beautiful outfit Steph. Lovely colour harmony with the Sprite. Nicely done.
Thank you!
I nearly bought one of these in this colour 50 years ago, and I had it for an evening to try it out. Sadly I needed an every day car to carry large items so I reluctantly had to pass on it. They are a great driving experience and make a great classic. This one is a lovely example.
This is a great example of a later Sprite. Well done to Kev for all his hard work, some one will be getting a great little car. Thanks Steph do take care.👍👍
"some one will be getting a great little car" You know that. I know that. We all know that. But the first person he offered it to turned it down... 🏃♂🚘🤷♂
Brilliant review, yet again you complement the car perfectly.
Stephanie you are looking amazing that coat and boots is groovy baby “you’ve rocked it “
Those are the cars my dad repaired here in Canada along with other British Leyland. I can still smell these cars even by seeing them online. I remember that they did not run well over here and rusted very fast in Atlantic Canada. You are great at presenting these cars, your passion shines through every time.
Love the Spridget
Another Fab review from the top channel with a top car . Thanks again Steph,matching outfits and lovely bright colours to brighten things up .Probably a different car but I do remember restoring one of these in our workshop in Liverpool some 25 years ago ,noting that this car looks to be KB Liverpool registered.
Omg baby you we're born to late looking good Steph xx
Drove an Austin Healey from El Paso to the Maadi Gras in Lousiana then back to Calif in 1970. Loved this car. I paid $US500 for it & sold it for $US450...
I had a '66 model in about 1976. Great fun, but totally rotten. Used to have 2 " of water in the footwells when it rained. I sold it for scrap for £7.50!
Fabulous video Steph thanks
I owned a 1967 Sprite from 1973 to 1974. I was young and thin, and the car worked well for me then. I am now old and heavier, so it probably would not work now. I loved this car. paid $500.00 for it. Drove it for a bit over a year and put on a new top as the original was ripped. I sold it after a year or so for $ 750.00. It would probably be worth many times that amount today. A very fun car for a 22- year-old. I would have kept it longer, but needed the money to buy my first house which cost me $ 17,000. That house is also worth a lot more today. Such is life.
Aww I have fond memories of the Austin Healey Sprite,my sister got married in 1970 & this was her their new car,it had Just Married sprayed on the Bonnet...
I was the paige boy at their wedding,their car was primrose yellow...
Such a great video Steph & that Sprite has been restored beautifully,I remember being small & sitting in the shelf behind😊
Off topic but great boots 😀
Thank you! Xx
I had a RWA 1972 Midget back in the day. Thanks for a great video. Brought back lots of memories for me
Great review as always Steph, a lovely little car and you are looking good giving some heartbeat vibes driving through the moors.
I worked on Classic MG's in the late 80's as an apprentice and loved the pre- black bumper Midgets, far more fun to drive than a "B" in my opinion, 60-65 mph was enough though. I did know about the later Sprite but never got to drive one, although I did drive a Frogeye, loved that too, slow and bouncy but so much fun. That's a very sound solid little example you got to drive there and some lucky person will have loads of fun with it.
Ahh I didn’t know that. That’s cool!
It's a great colour, 😊👍
Good work this morning Steph!!…I saw your BBC TV broadcast and your good message…who needs a Chinese BEV!!!😀😀😀
Haha not me and my collection of old crusty stuff 😂😂😂
Great video and a lovely car. You capture the essence of such cars that grins are more important than statistics. I have owned Spridgets and MGBs and the Spridgets I have found to be more fun, I would love another and have a more modern incarnation in a Honda Beat.
A heater used to be an optional extra on many small cars but most people would get one fitted when buying a new car. However if you bought a used car with no heater you could buy a Smith's heater kit in Halfords and fit it yourself. The heater fitted under the dash and hoses went through the bulkhead to connect to replacement hoses with branches to join up the heater.
Well done Steph, I had a 1964 MK3 Sprite when I was 19 years old. It had the 1098cc engine which I tuned it to a cooper-S spec it drove very well, Not sure if its around now as the guy I sold it to sold the number plate, which was (480 DAN), so I cannot find any history. Nice video. Bob
Cheap and very cheerful. If you look up sports car in the dictionary, this is what you see. Brilliant little cars.
Exactly. Nowadays it seems like sports cars are so OTT they’ve lost their way. X
My first car was a harvest gold MG Midget. This video takes me back in time. Thanks Steph.
Maybe it’s time to enter for a chance to relive it 😘😘
@@idriveaclassic Yes, maybe 😊
Happy Days, my first car I bought for £600. Not fast but what a fun car.
Another great review. You look great by the way Steph. If you ever get the chance have you thought about an early sierra review as they are now considered a classic. My late dad had a Sierra 1.6 ghia in crystal green in 1982
You don't have to go fast to have fun lovely car nice video thanks 😊
The Sprite and Midget look fast standing still and this is what a small sports car looks like
So true x
Nice one Steph, I always liked the Sprite and the Midget.
Me too!
That’s an awesome little car! Great restoration.
That car clearly does have a heater fitted. You can see the tap under the bonnet that you have to turn in order to let it work, as well as the heater box which even has a warning sticker on it to tell you that it can't be drained.
Just seen you on the tv and found your channel 😊
Thank you so much for tuning in ❤️❤️❤️
I love recently bought a midget 1500 and I'll be taking it down to goodwood in a few weeks. I've had mazdas and toyota sports cars and even though I've just got him I can tell that my little mg is a cut above the rest in driving joy and reliability
I was fortunate enough to have a Midget about a decade ago as my daily driver. She was a bucket list car for me and I loved her. Easy to work on, reliable, and so much fun to drive! The new owner will adore this one, guaranteed. Even though they're identical twins, I always preferred Spridgets in their Austin Healey livery. It seems more 'honest,' since MG borrowed AH's engineering.
i had two of those, a 1098cc Sprite and a 1275cc Midget, both bought used at about 3 years old. Good handling, lovely steering and quite nippy in their day. Sadly, both unrelaible rot boxes
I used to see these growing up during the 1980s but just assumed they were all MG Midgets. This one is particularly nice...fantastic colour and I particularly like the British Leyland 'plughole' badges. 😊
The restoration appears well done. Fun to drive, expensive to restore.
My first car was a ‘69 Sprite, Green paint. I loved that car. Lived in Michigan USA
Steph, this brings back such great memories for me. My first car upon passing my test in 1979 was a 1969 MG Midget. Unfortunately my enjoyment was short lived as my insurance company had made a mistake and cancelled my policy. I couldn't get insurance and had to sell the Midget. Mine did have a heater though. I remember it having little flaps on the sides of the transmission tunnel that could be opened to let additional heat in. Thanks Steph.
So it's UK residents only 😕. Well fair enough to keep that beauty in the UK - although it would have looked so good on german roads. Thanks for the lovely video and the chance to win that wonderful piece of Kevins work.
Sorry lovely, I don’t make the rules. I’m merely a worker bee xx
@@idriveaclassic It's okay. 🙂🐝🌺
finally a video where you can even see the pedals while driving ❤️ wonderful ❤️ the brakes seemed a bit slow 🥳🥳 hope you can ride a Y10 one day
I had one in the early ‘70’s in British Racing Green, loved it!❤
Wow! Just seen Steph on Bbc1 breakfast ...
Wahey
Great little video Steph, and the Outfit Wow ! Spot - On You Look Fabulous ✌️.
Not my kind of car I'm afraid, much to small.
And Did I Hear a Noisey SU Electric Fuel - Pump making itself known?
Good work Steph, always enjoy your Vids. ✌️ ☺ 🏁.
That SU fuel pump makes a very distinctive racket! I suspect the camera placement made it sound a lot worse.
Hi Steph, hope your doing good.
I loved the video.
Just entered, thanks for highlighting the competition Steph and great review as always 👍
Awesome.🙂
Really odd, in the 80s I hated that mustard yellow, now I love it!
This looks sooo much like my mom’s old 73 Midget. It was painted Citrus and was a federal version (I’m in the states.)
Wow this brought back memories had one of these and I can definitely say it was fun to drive would have one again 🙂
I had a 68 model mg with a modified head and double valve springs , as most of the front body was glass fibre it could easily do 105 mph.
Will you test also vintage motorcycles?
I’ve been waiting for you to do a video on a midget! Im 17 and I’ve got a 1978 midget as my first car. Great video 😊
Aww amazing taste!!
Wow. A beautiful car. This car came into the world in the same month and year as me
A most enjoyable & interesting video on this vehicle well done 👍👍
A friend used to have a Sprite MK3 that he bought in 1979 and restored. It was British Racing Green. He kept it for around twenty years before selling it. It was difficult to actually sell it.
The first attempt someone paid a 50% deposit and then vanished, never came to pick it up and his phone number was disconnected. A few months later he sold it again, got all the money but again the buyer never came back and could not be contacted. The third time he really managed to sell it and the buyer drove it away.
That’s mad! Also exactly why I hate selling cars.
@@idriveaclassic He was starting to think that he would have to keep it forever.
Very nice! Slightly darker than Bahama Yellow...?
Hi Steph saw you on the M1 near Barnsley Tuesday was going to wave but didn't want to distract you
Wonderful car , the ungrateful youth of today , I would have loved that car at 21 , and still would at 58 !
I had one of those in 1974 a young lad of 19
You could also buy a Spridget A hybrid
I'm getting rusty in my classic car knowledge....on first glance I thought it was a Midget. Wow, such a lovely car, especially in that orange to Bahama yellow color. I don't know if this contest is open to no-UK residents, but I could give it a home in the USA!
I’ll be honest and say I haven’t checked Ts and Cs. Sorry!
@@idriveaclassic LOL, Steph, no worries! No one said you had to do all the work! Still, such a brilliant car! I always love to see the BL cars, especially.
The Midget and the Mk4 Sprite are the same car, just different badging.
Hurrah!
Very nice little car! I'm a bit puzzled at to why one would go with one of these instead of a 90s or 2000s Miata, but I understand the point of preserving history.
I own a 66 sprite and a 94 miata. The mazda is stock except for an aluminum radiator. The sprite has a weber carb, 5 speed transmission, roll bar, racing manifold and exhaust and a few other little tweaks. The mazda is enjoyable to drive, but it is a MODERN car. There is a disconnect between you and the experience like all modern cars... and I think that is what is confusing you. "Driving" is not about comfort... it's about the visceral thrill of driving.... and the sprite beats the miata in that hands down. From the sound it makes to the way it handles... I enjoy it more than any sports car I've ever driven.
@@56squadron Happy to see you enjoy it! My daily driver is a Mazda 3, but I also own a 1991 Jaguar Sovereign XJ6 XJ40. I love how different and special is the experience of using is and it is all about comfort. Extremely different experience versus a Sprite, but I do love it too!
classic beauty 👌👌🇬🇧🇬🇧🚗🚗
Nice one,
Steph u so beautiful 😍 🤩
Here in North America , this generation is known as the MG Midget 😊
I always love your presentations Steph and your attention to detail is outstanding however I'm a little sorry that your direction is now being a frontman for Bidding Classics... just a little . With the large amount of Classic competitions now it's probably away forward.
Hi Dav, sorry to hear you’re not loving the sponsorship. I was really impressed with how BC did auctions, how they treated customers and the honest ‘no nasties hidden’ approach to selling; which is why I welcomed them on as a channel sponsor. Being Frank, channel sponsorship means I can fund the return of tinkering Tuesdays (parts ain’t cheap!) and travel further and buy better kit. This competition is run by lancaster insurance services and I have no sway or influence in it whatsoever. I merely got offered the car to test before the comp went live and grabbed it with both hands cause I’d never driven one.
@@idriveaclassic I am sorry really for my remark as I don't comment negatively. It was only a small issue.. I fully understand that sponseship is essential for you and you are getting to drive some great cars Steph like that splendid Bentley. Thank you for you great presentations though.
Educated me…thought these were all Midgets. Nice video, thanks Steph👍
Secretly? Me too until I discovered the Midget Sprite club a good few years ago. Hahah.
@@idriveaclassic lol😀
who does not love a sprite steph
Totally agree ❤️
Do you see the irony here. British Leyland destroyed Britain’s reputation around the world for building solid, reliable cars, but today we build some of the worlds best nuclear submarines, called Dreadnought. I just think British Leyland’s failures were not to do with our ingenuity to build good cars, but more to do with communication problems between management and workers on the shop floor, as well as trying to save money all the time, instead of investing in new models to compete with the rising competition from German and Japanese cars flooding the U.K. market at the time. The Japanese offered a radio and a heater in their cars as standard, whereas the British viewed these as extras, and it showed with their stinginess, when dealerships in Britain switched from British cars to foreign cars.
It's a pity that the bonnet as such a gap on drivers side compared to passenger side and the front bumper is crooked otherwise a nice car
It doesn’t look like that IRL, must be the angle. Sorry for my wonky filming 😊
@@idriveaclassic don't worry nice film as always
You say it's slow, but 60-65 is quite enough in these. You're so low to the ground, that you feel you're whizzing along anyway. It's a fun car, it's not a performance car. Mind you if it had the fully tuned cooper S engine, that would've been quite rapid...
I`m sorry but I had to do a re check at at 14.15 when you said: " you might be able to see my breath...."
hello Steph try to read this message I will enter the competition I have got the details can you do a film about a commercial vehicle a Volkswagen lt 35 mark one I have seen it for sale registered 01.august.1988. but not a video from Irfan Aslam hoshairpuri thanks and goodbye..
Why on earth didnt they tune it to 1275 cc cooper s standards
Cos it would have outperformed the MGB.
Uhh, it's an MG Midget. :)
His son will definitely regret that decision one I did with my dads MGA 🤦♂️