Trying The Best British Built Restomod Cars - Fifth Gear
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- Restomodded cars have been huge in America for years, so Vicki took some of the best British built mods for a spin.
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Man if I had the money I would take that Alfa in a heartbeat. Alfaholics do such an incredible job. I would order several of their restomods.
that jensen has to go down as one of the coolest cars of all time
I love the idea of lovingly restoring and respectfully improving these stunnning classics. It reminds me that humankind is capable of the best and not just what feeds 95% of the news that is broadcast every day...
If I had the money I'd take the Alfa. These restomods aren't cheap to do and I think that's a pretty good price for a hand restored and modified classic.
For sure.. !!
I would probably take the Jensen Interceptor, but the Alfa also looks great.
I'm building a Roundback spider that I cut and reshaped . It's eye wateringly beautiful and to top it off , it's getting an F 355 engine. Simply unbelievable
Now Fritz - that's proper interesting Alfisti stuff. I too am re-shaping the back end of an S1 and dropping a V6 into it. But a 355 engine - phew.
Ruin a perfect Pinninfarina design because you could make it better? lol.
@@DavidM-mb1vx you haven't seen it yet Davey . The round back was/is a nice looking car and as I have 3 of them in concourse shape I feel that somehow they lack a little , after all I think we can agree that Pininfarina didn't always make perfection and some were better than others . The S1 was most certainly not perfection in the realm of say , my 246 Dino . Also note that the design house were and are just human and perfection , even in your outstandingly skilled eyes lol , is subjective . Keep watching YT , I'm very well known in Italian car circles and I might well do a small episode or two on how I perfected perfection and we'll see what the comments reveal . How's that sound to you chum ?
My dream Restomod:
MGB GT with V8, 5 (or 6) speed gearbox and new suspension etc underneath. Interior will be that of the David Brown Automotive Mini, touchscreen and electric Windows etc
That alfa's the best.
EXACTLY ! Ido know those Alfa Spiders clutch pedal assembly does brake off!
Which requires the pedal assembly to be removed to replace the broken parts.
Happened on two Alfa Spiders ,I ve maintained, funny thing is, I was very surprised to find out these parts are readily available as it's a common problem !!!!!!!
How ever the Alfa GT is a much more usable car in a lot more weather conditions, has more room ,it's more visible and is still extremely compact as a Bulldog!
The Spider is very narrow like a canoe
Nice to have things like this available to buy. I'd be very happy with a 560SEC body on a CL63 chassis.
God, I fucking love restomods
Love this video
The MG RV8, the restomod before restomods were a thing, straight out of the factory
100%
How many kidneys I would sell for the restored alfa spider...
Gotta love the Moggie, hey?
Love the Alfa and she has to be the best car enthusiast on TV. Brilliant.
Cool but can you also do a review of the MG MGB Abigdon edition?
Nice content.
I love all of them!. ❤
love the design of the interceptor, why cant they make cars look like that now?
Pedestrian safety, crumple zones and rollover protection mostly. Hit someone in that Interceptor and they're far more likely to die than in a fiesta. Crash in that interceptor and youll eat the steering wheel.
@@TheAtomicCARROT1000 Looks great though!
@@rasmusfabernrgaard6461 ...And that is enough to want to own one. Want something 'safe'? You're stuck with ugly.
My view.
The restomod Jensen would be better suited with a modern Chrysler Gen III 6.4 litre HEMI (392). That’s based on the fact that they originally had Chrysler V8’s (383 & 440).
At least keep it brand loyal.
Counterpoint
The chrysler V8 was used because at the time, it would have probably been the easiest V8 to get a hold of for a small British company that wasn’t prohibitively expensive. That role has been taken over by the LS over here due to the Holden-based Vauxhall Monaro and VXR8 using them, plus all the modern UK Cobra replicas that use the LS, so it makes perfect sense to use it.
I agree with you on that point. However these days GM Performance has got the market covered with engine/transmission/motronics sets that are all but plug and play. On top of that, they come with a factory warranty. GM engines have such dominant numbers in the marketplace that for years folks would put Chevy engines in their '32 Ford hot rods. They still do. About the only car where Ford has a tighter grip is with the Cobra replicas. Ford Racing, Roush and others are the preferred engines for those cars; though I have heard that some have been set up with GM engines. I don't know why anyone would do that, but in the world of custom, the owner is king.
Would love the traveler as my daily, and the alpha for the weekends 😊
I love some of the mods , but can't they keep some of the old look inside ?? Like in my favorite Interceptor ???
The Nardi steering wheel!! I imagined it in a Spider just yesterday!! It really looks awesome in that car!!
Imagine an Alfa Spider with the 8C engine. :3
GREAT idea! Haha!
A BELLOWING V8!!!!!!
That's like the Jensen that was LS swapped. Imagine the Spider that could reach 180 mph lmao.
I'd love that Spider
Beautiful, but why not a modern hemi for the Jenson?
The LS is a better unit. More displacement, lightweight all-ally, and immensely tunable. As in if you really want to, you could nearly double what the resto-mod Jensen already has.
Three lovely purposes.
I'm an Alfa driver so you can imagine what would be my choice [that is: owing two spiders (may I call them two Duetto? I love the name of the first serie), a completely original one and another restomod one].
Anyway I'd have no problems to carry home a fantastic Interceptor or an elegant carefree Minor!
Would have and enjoy all three.
Funny how the car says JENSEN on the side, yet your editing department still managed to spell it wrong 2 seconds later XD
Miller Minor was a legend 30 years ago.
I would choose the Jensen if I had the money to!
180k really I mean it's nice and so is the interia but all it's got is upgraded roll bars suspension jag rear axle and a supercharger. Less the interia I could Do that my self for around 10k. But it does look nice and I happen to like the insides left period.
Err there's far more to that interceptor than the brakes, engine and suspension.. They completely strip the donor car, strengthen the chassis, custom loom, all new mechanical internals including air con, 7 grand audio/sat nav system, custom manifolds, custom exhaust, full custom interior, custom hand made aluminium switch gear, powder coated chassis, paint job that's the equal of any Bentley/RR (cost @25K).. You couldn't even buy the crate engine, supercharger, manifold and exhaust for 10K, never mind the rest of the mechanicals, suspension, brakes, peripherals required.. If, and its a big if, you are proficient enough to do all the work required to match the level of work and finish, you would be looking at 80K minimum cost without any labour costs..
I've rebuilt a standard interceptor nut and bolt with my brother over 2 years, and only the paint outsourced (all welding, and prep we did ourselves), and it cost me over 40K (paint 14K) to do about 12 years ago..
the alfa
It would be heresy to do this to an E- Type or similar but an Interceptor was such a dreadfully built car, with appalling dynamics, that a RESMOD is a dignified and truly warranted alteration.
If I could afford it, £180,000 would be good value as a very worthy Bristol alternative.
Ian Rivlin heresy to do it to an e-type ? What about Eagle cars they produce beautiful cars , I’d take one if theirs over an original e type any day
One of the best cabriolets ever made
There’s no way a fully restomod car coast only £25k a Jensen in standard form starts at 25k Everything in the uk is a lot rare and way more expensive than the American restomod stuff plus in America there’s a lot more people making quality part in England it’s got to be bespoke
I think the majority of people who commented want the Alfa, and so do I. No surprise as I've owned 10 Alfas and have a South African Alfasud ti 😀
At 1:59 she pronounces carburetor like car-beretta lol.
the Jenson Interseptor please.
why? ive seen lumps of mashed potato's better proprtioned
i guess you just cant buy taste hehe.
Dean Porter have you ever seen a Ferrari?
Yes?!
Hammer Smith no modern day Ferrari has the visual appeal of an Interceptor! 60s Ferraris, and then we can talk Ferrari!
Vicky at her best here!
My favourite? (As if anyone cares.) The Traveller.
The best car is the Jensen and the Alfa is beautiful...
No wonder you have so many wrecks over there, the steering wheel's on the wrong side.
What's the name of the Alfa Romeo?
Heath The Zoroark Spider
N/A Is that it? I mean the Restomod
Heath The Zoroark www.carbuildindex.com/18324/alfa-romeo-2000-spider-veloce-resto-mod-build-by-alfaholics/
Heath The Zoroark www.carbuildindex.com/18324/alfa-romeo-2000-spider-veloce-resto-mod-build-by-alfaholics/
In Italy the name is Alfa Spider but better known as Duetto.
It is controversial really... the results is stunning, especially the Alfa... but such rare cars might be better to keep them as original as possible...
It will be better if there is a possibility to take a modern car and give it the exact look of the old one (I think with the modern machineries and computer controlled robots it wouldn't be so hard to cut some metal in a right form and make small series to justify the work) instead put a modern technique into an old beauties...
The cost of creating a replica-restomod would be utterly extortionate if you want to keep other parts of the car faithful. I would have thought.
you gotta realise allot of cars are like barn finds etc. i have a origional unrestored gt junior and one thats a complete rustbucket thats going to alfaholics
also you cant get them road legal often with classic cars they dont have the same rregulations for safety etc. none of the new production e-type jags that jaguar made are road legal
Benzinio I have considered creating a business whereby I would take the GTV2000 & repower & update it...while retaining its stellar looks.
The prices as of late have skyrocketed, and the purists loath to update these cars. The point is, these series of cars, while looking downright sexual in nature, they perform quite poorly in the outright power department. At appx. 130BHP for the two liter versions, that power level is pathetic in the extreme...the lightweight construction not withstanding. I would have to price this conversion rather high as to the rarity of the remaining cars...but the results would be spectacular.
Benzinio there are people who take these classic cars and keep them stock but lock them in a garage. I don’t think it’s a bad thing doing a restomod cause of people like them 😂👍🏼 and also if the mods don’t damage the integrity of the car and you can make things original again easily then there’s no harm 😀
They said 556 hp so that 6.2 is a CTS-V V8 and not a Corvette V8.
That Jenson just made me soil my pants...
we will buy British/Italian cars again if you PLEASE make it RELIABLE and reasonable maintenance!! British/Italian cars are cool, sophisticated and charismatic. C'mon, invest more in long term engineering (reliability) rather than design and showing off your technology gimmicks. Prove yourselves that you guys can make reliable cars plsssss #Range Rover #FIAT #Jaguar #Alfa Romeo and others
If you think to much about , then stop crying and buy a Toyota starlet
@@ThaDutchDK1989 why should I support a characterless crap? Isn't there such thing as freedom of speech
I'm confused about the Jensen's north to sixty time
3.8 seconds
Shame that Jensen didn't have a Toyota engine instead lol
Na miata steering wheel 👌
Is this a joke alfa romeo have been using nardi wheels longer than mazda has
As a classic car owner would maybe consider changing the performance and reliability of it however I quite like fixing my Austin Healy 3000 as fixing vehicles is one of my favourite things to do but wtf were they doing on the interceptor. Changing the interior to a modern standard. No no no. Shame on you
Luke Palmer I'd have everything vintage (period correct) except the engine, that way it's still the same experience but reliable and quick
That's is an fair, all cars rust.
alfa is italian though
still a great video
Spelled Jensen wrong.
The point of owning a classic car is the connection you fell to it and the fine tuning and the ‘classic’ ride. These examples while nicely done, defeat the purpose and ruin a potential rare car. JMO
V6 burble? Fail!
Toe exclude kid compound pursue incorporate equity singer green silly fight situation.
I love this presenter. Classy and sexy.
hi Vicky how's it going.
Advertising with an Alfa and showing a morris minor I'm done
Those wheels on the morris do not suit the car what so ever. Such a let down.
Minilites? Look good to me. Would you prefer wire wheels? ;)
I love a hot car loving woman talking cars Grrrrr mmmmm
rust is rhe name of any British cars, so.... please leave alfa out of it.