ROB1E is currently on a Bentley Continental. I love Fyfe's questioning. He's not telling us how it should be but instead puts across a series of points for the viewer to make up their own mind. A lot of these points still really make you think about where we are going wrong. Maybe someone can create a Fyfe AI from his recordings to come back and give us his view on the modern age.
That road in Eltham is Rochester Way, it's just as busy today, despite there being a bypass and now vehicles park with one set of wheels on the narrow pavement, with every front garden having been removed to accommodate a vehicle.
I love this fellow. The old days and old fashioned gentle, in assuming ways. I get a feeling of old England, old Scotland, us, in the old days when life was simpler, people better cultivated and charming in a natural way. II feel elevated when I encounter people like this.
I was 18 when this was filmed and I had an ex-antique dealer Cortina 1600 MkIII, the same American style Cortina style seen early in the film. It or ’76 introduced the first front wheel drive hatchback Ford Fiesta. The market was dominated by the Vauxhall Viva, Ford Escort MkI, Morris Marina and Austin Maxi. The Morris 1000 was in its last days. They were all poorly built relatively thirsty carburettor fed, unreliable rust buckets. The Japanese were just starting to appear with the Datsun Cherry and some Toyota models which were reliable but even worse rust buckets. Exhausts and batteries hardly lasted a year, the warranties were for six months. Even my 1976 Fiesta 1300S was terribly unreliable, achieved only 30mpg with a following wind and needed a respray under warranty, yet its unlined wings and door pillars had rust holes by the fourth birthday. This is unheard of these days. The Mini was in its prime and there were badge engineered versions of it like the Riley Elf, or ‘Wee Riley’ as it was known in Fyfe’s Scotland. Fyfe was a very forward thinking man, seeing the issues with town congestion and pollution and forecasting pedestrian areas in town centres long before they appeared. Traffic pollution was a massive issue back then with lead and sulphur in petrol, carburettors spewing half the unburnt petrol out of the exhaust and trucks with diesel engines that puffed massive volumes of soot. Also he is correct about the drive-by noise of the period. At 6am every morning I have an eight wheel heavy truck parked and pumping liquid about 15m away from my bedroom window. Up until around 2010 the engine noise when it accelerated away caused my windows to rattle and there was a tremendous engine roar. Today the same size truck is whisper quiet and I literally cannot hear it coming, pumping or accelerating away. Its engine also has Adblue, cats, soot filters and the fuel is ultra low sulphur with up to 10% clean biofuel mixed in. Nearly everything has become more economical, cleaner, quieter and even, dare I say it, far more reliable over a similar 50 year span of my experience that Fyfe mentions, but all after this video was originally filmed.
Fyfe, you were absolutely right back then as you are now with being concerned with pollution to our environment that vehicle transport brings along with it although not until recently manufacturer's have rushed in electric vehicles but the point of view the British Leyland chairman had with charging the battery with a majority of fossil fuels in the UK still exists but with turning gas into electric instead of using clean energy, basically we are still not ready to save our environment Fyfe after nearly another half a century since you started driving vehicles and doing something about all of your concerns you raised. .😢
That’s why UK Governments are investing in cycle paths and foot paths, only problem is the concept gets shot down by motorists who see it as a birth right to drive the half mile to the nearest grocery store. No surprise we have obesity issues!.
This absurd "modernisation" that Fyfe so eloquently questioning was highly influenced by the oil, car, bitumen and tyre manufacturers in the USA colluding to close down public transport. They bought public transport companies and closed them down. There was a huge anti-trust case in the USA in the 1930s. But these industries basically colluded again after ww2 and pushed car-dependent suburbia. Which spread across Europe. But Europeans revolted (more than in the UK). Amsterdam in 1970s was a car-dependent city, but CHOSE to change back to a human-first city. And now more people cycle to work than drive.
Lord Stokes was so right about everything that British Leyland went bust within a few years! And now the legacy car manufacturers got it so right once again where concerns electric cars that they are all on their knees because they missed the boat by trying to preserve the status quo.
Not anymore! In the 50 years since the proportion of electricity produced by renewables has skyrocketed. Personally I don't like the idea of me and my family breathing in carcinogenic petro-chemicals anyway
Congestion charge was introduced to London in 2003 by Ken Livingston, 13 years before Khan became mayor. It's not an unpopular policy because central London was just one big traffic jam.
And 50 years later, nothing's changed.
Could be today.
I wish.
Fyfe Robertson for the next Top Gear host!
He’s in heaven now . 👼
@@phillipcarter8045died 1987
He was 73 when he filmed this
ROB1E is currently on a Bentley Continental. I love Fyfe's questioning. He's not telling us how it should be but instead puts across a series of points for the viewer to make up their own mind. A lot of these points still really make you think about where we are going wrong. Maybe someone can create a Fyfe AI from his recordings to come back and give us his view on the modern age.
"the look of concentrated tycoonery".
Wonderful.
Back when the BBC used to make good TV programmes.
But do you support EVs?
Making good tv programmes is a lost art...
@Keithbarber It's also expensive.
@danellis-jones1591 maybe so, but today's offerings are just so lousy and poor quality they are not worth a penny
just great ... .. .
That road in Eltham is Rochester Way, it's just as busy today, despite there being a bypass and now vehicles park with one set of wheels on the narrow pavement, with every front garden having been removed to accommodate a vehicle.
Brilliant
Man was right about electric cars
I love this fellow. The old days and old fashioned gentle, in assuming ways. I get a feeling of old England, old Scotland, us, in the old days when life was simpler, people better cultivated and charming in a natural way. II feel elevated when I encounter people like this.
* I mean unassuming
I was 18 when this was filmed and I had an ex-antique dealer Cortina 1600 MkIII, the same American style Cortina style seen early in the film. It or ’76 introduced the first front wheel drive hatchback Ford Fiesta. The market was dominated by the Vauxhall Viva, Ford Escort MkI, Morris Marina and Austin Maxi. The Morris 1000 was in its last days. They were all poorly built relatively thirsty carburettor fed, unreliable rust buckets. The Japanese were just starting to appear with the Datsun Cherry and some Toyota models which were reliable but even worse rust buckets. Exhausts and batteries hardly lasted a year, the warranties were for six months. Even my 1976 Fiesta 1300S was terribly unreliable, achieved only 30mpg with a following wind and needed a respray under warranty, yet its unlined wings and door pillars had rust holes by the fourth birthday. This is unheard of these days. The Mini was in its prime and there were badge engineered versions of it like the Riley Elf, or ‘Wee Riley’ as it was known in Fyfe’s Scotland.
Fyfe was a very forward thinking man, seeing the issues with town congestion and pollution and forecasting pedestrian areas in town centres long before they appeared. Traffic pollution was a massive issue back then with lead and sulphur in petrol, carburettors spewing half the unburnt petrol out of the exhaust and trucks with diesel engines that puffed massive volumes of soot. Also he is correct about the drive-by noise of the period. At 6am every morning I have an eight wheel heavy truck parked and pumping liquid about 15m away from my bedroom window. Up until around 2010 the engine noise when it accelerated away caused my windows to rattle and there was a tremendous engine roar. Today the same size truck is whisper quiet and I literally cannot hear it coming, pumping or accelerating away. Its engine also has Adblue, cats, soot filters and the fuel is ultra low sulphur with up to 10% clean biofuel mixed in. Nearly everything has become more economical, cleaner, quieter and even, dare I say it, far more reliable over a similar 50 year span of my experience that Fyfe mentions, but all after this video was originally filmed.
Bless him! He was lovely.
Helloooh I'm herrrre in 2024rrr...and this is the new Faguar Gay type
Fyfe, you were absolutely right back then as you are now with being concerned with pollution to our environment that vehicle transport brings along with it although not until recently manufacturer's have rushed in electric vehicles but the point of view the British Leyland chairman had with charging the battery with a majority of fossil fuels in the UK still exists but with turning gas into electric instead of using clean energy, basically we are still not ready to save our environment Fyfe after nearly another half a century since you started driving vehicles and doing something about all of your concerns you raised.
.😢
Thank Goodness i kept my Horse, Emissions are a bit Wild though 😘
But 🚗 cars don’t fart
I would have loved to hear Fyfe record an audiobook of the Hobbit. He's got the perfect voice for it.
2:25 Austin Allegro EV Prototype? The Rimac of the 1970's? An opportunity missed!
Luckily Hammond was only 6 by this stage! The Allegro EV may have just missed its fate with a mountain top!
3:40 In 1975 my parents bought a four bedroom house for £8,000.
And now a run down mid terraced house cost twice as much as a Rolls Royce 😂
just as it got interesting a loud advert for black friday at currys , turned it off
He's absolutely right. Return back to public transportation, trains, biking and walking.
your a socialist Marxist so no thanks you eturn back to public transportation, trains, biking and walking and leave the rest of us alone
That’s why UK Governments are investing in cycle paths and foot paths, only problem is the concept gets shot down by motorists who see it as a birth right to drive the half mile to the nearest grocery store. No surprise we have obesity issues!.
I prefer not to be mugged by a newcomer.
This absurd "modernisation" that Fyfe so eloquently questioning was highly influenced by the oil, car, bitumen and tyre manufacturers in the USA colluding to close down public transport. They bought public transport companies and closed them down. There was a huge anti-trust case in the USA in the 1930s. But these industries basically colluded again after ww2 and pushed car-dependent suburbia. Which spread across Europe. But Europeans revolted (more than in the UK). Amsterdam in 1970s was a car-dependent city, but CHOSE to change back to a human-first city. And now more people cycle to work than drive.
Clarkson learnt from this chap.
I* meant unassuming
I wonder what Fyfe would say to Elon Musk 😆
£29000 for a Rolls! Gee whizz!
×7.6 =£224,000 in 2024 values
I would suggest that, at some point, there was a moose loose aboot his hoose
Lord Stokes was right about the electric car
Do you think so?
Lord Stokes was so right about everything that British Leyland went bust within a few years! And now the legacy car manufacturers got it so right once again where concerns electric cars that they are all on their knees because they missed the boat by trying to preserve the status quo.
Not anymore! In the 50 years since the proportion of electricity produced by renewables has skyrocketed.
Personally I don't like the idea of me and my family breathing in carcinogenic petro-chemicals anyway
@@MDeeeeevToo funny.
@scottyg7284 what's funny friend?
Lawsons pork sausages'...
Mass car ownership is the worst thing to happen to humanity
Ban private car ownership. Make bicycles the king
Bring back local shops then.
Cars will become a service - like Hello Fresh. Enjoy your 15 minute neighbourhood.
He forgot to mention Sadiq Khan banning cars from Central London unless you pay the fine and then it doesn't really matter.
Congestion charge was introduced to London in 2003 by Ken Livingston, 13 years before Khan became mayor. It's not an unpopular policy because central London was just one big traffic jam.
Are you confusing a fine for not paying with a charge for paying? Yes, I think you are.
The Camargue was an ugly brute.
I sorta kinda think it's a bit of a looker, in an odd way. I see however, why some might find it downright ugly.
Pininfarina's biggest example of 'straight lines everywhere'.
I disagree entirely with this video.
😂😂😂