Off The Road For 31 Years - Can I Bring It Back To Life And Drive It To Wales?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- In this EPIC adventure I attempt to resurrect this 1981 Austin Vanden Plas 1500 and attempt to drive it back to my home town in Wales. A Cross-Country revival!
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Pleeeease do this old girl justice. She’s been hanging on in the dark for decades waiting for her chance in the sun again. She did her best to meet you half way (all lights & interior electrics etc). It was the mystery bodge wire that caused the agro (not her fault). I think now she’s singing again you owe her at least a full detail - feed those acres of leather, polish the miles of chrome, buff the aged paint. Come on you know it makes sense. Help her live up to Vanden Plas again. That’s how she was born & created. Let this old girl live those glory days again. I for one would love to see it! Great episode by the way watched it all and thoroughly enjoyed. You’re goin places kidda 👍🏻.
I agree!
Lovely comment that mate and I really want to but I do need to get started on Mondeo 2. I will seriously consider it though I too would like to see her looking her absolute best and it doesn't need all that much to take her over the line, leave it with me!
You're hubnut in disguise aren't you, go on admit it, you've been rumbled 😂
I agree but I want to see the spit done first :(
Banger race it!
Apologies for the length of this video! Lots of stuff happened and I didn't want to skip anything 😅👍
Let me know if you enjoy it!
EDIT - part 2 is out this Friday!
it's a looker lol.
Don’t apologise, is was fantastic viewing 👍🏻
Keep the videos as long as possible great viewing, we'll done on getting that going!!
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Don't ever apologise............absolute epic content, I appreciate these long vids ❤ proper mint !
@8.30 , how low is that boot , back breaker ...no wonder us kids r broke Back 😅
Definitely want another episode on this I really wish life had put me in a better position to be able to buy this and treasure it like my grandad treasured his one all those years ago
That tax disc expires the day I was born . What a dream find
You are a hero Ben! You’ve saved an icon. So vulgar it’s awesome.
The algorithm brought me here and I’m glad it did! Thoroughly enjoyed this 👍. Subscribed.
Seriously this has been emotional to watch brought back the little memories of my grandad that I remember showed my mum and she started to tear up the love my grandad had for his allegro I truly hope I can be in a position to own one some point in my life great video as always thank you for your commitment 👌👌
My first girl friends dad had one. He gave me a lift home in it after we had all been to a Christmas works dinner and dance party. He must of had ten pints was totally pissed but insisted on driving. I was terrified but the Allegro just bounced off the curbs and took it all in its stride. Happy days. Thanks Ben. Legend video
Those cars hold a special place in my heart my grandad had an Allegro he sadly passed away at a pretty young age in 1991 when I was 5 he absolutely loved that car and mum took the car on when he passed and was what she ran for many years I would do anything to have one in my life sadly can't afford to can't wait to see what you do with this 😍
Similar memories for me as well mate! My nan had a 1500 estate which was the last company car my grandad had and liked so much he bought it after retiring from being a salesman for Leyland Commercial Vehicles.
Many happy memories of my nan whipping it fully loaded along to Ynyslas in Wales to the old 1960s Bluebird static caravan they used to have!
Best British channel on here,absolutely love your humor and enthusiasm for these old cars. Keep em` coming mate.
Nothing but admiration and applause for the effort and editing that goes into these entertaining and informative videos my hat is off for you Ben 🙏🏼
What a fabulous journey, filmed with genuine honesty and full of ups and downs. I thoroughly enjoyed watching and like many, this brought back so many memories as a child. Cars like this have a charm, soul, character and honesty that modern cars simply cannot match. Seriously how many modern cars could you fix on the side of the road like you did! The fact you have managed to document this journey in video and edit it together with beautiful story telling is a testament to your skills. I did wonder if you would have to drive back in the dark, seriously those headlights looked as though they would struggle to illuminate more than a few feet ahead. Looking forward to some serious restoration next on the interior and bodywork, although looks like you won't have much to do given how nice this example is. Thanks for this and for restoring this beauty, I did smile though at just how small these cars were back then!
Manufacturers are using more plastic than ever, now, and it doesn't like extreme temperature fluctuations. Also, electronics oxidize and are expensive to diagnose and fix.
The All-agro turned out to be a real trooper! Great video Ben...best one yet. Would love to see more or the VP before it moves on.
another great video Ben really enjoyed it. i remember when i was 16 my boss had a brand new one i was very jealous that was a very long time ago i am now 66 take care mate
It’s the hanging flower basket that makes this a winner for me. Small details matter.
I love you talk the positives not high late the negatives, keep it up
Would love to see some more of this old girl. And hopefully she finds a caring home.
I've never been so happy watching a TH-cam video!
My Dad had the standard Allegro, I learnt to drive in it, love your content and your enthusiasm.
Loved this, longer the better. Thanks Ben
Well done Ben, what an epic video. Loved it. Cant believe you had the courage to get in and drive that car such a distance after being sat for 31 years. Would love to see more content on the Allegro. I do enjoy the longer videos that you put out. Looking forward to the next one now.
Awesome video. Loved this resurrection. What a good motor. Don’t worry about the length of the video, I’d rather watch the whole process than just skip to turning the key and all the hard work is skipped out. Thanks for yet another great video.
Loved this feature length epidose of such an interesting classic... Please do more to her, make her better 😍
I admire your bravery 😂😂😂😂...love these old dogs, my dad use to have a burgundy 1100 super with a square steering wheel which I found fascinating as a 10 year old. Always wanted him to upgrade to a Vanden Plas. Nice to see you get this going. L&R
That was me in the VW that stopped to help out! 😊
Glad it's running better now! And you did actually have a boat tank too! 😂
Hahaha thank you mate I was embarrassed I didn't know if you knew of the car and if I was filming but I should of said something. Thank you very much for stopping very kind of you 👍👍
@@tastyclassics i saw the Gopros but wasnt aware of u..... just watched a few of ur vids! Great channel!
Was cool watching u head down the A55 as i live in Anglesey 👍
Fantastic video Ben. As far as your videos go, the longer the better in my humble opinion!
What a brilliant episode, Ben your a marvel, always looking for the next episode, stay safe mate?
Thanks for yet another epic video on a very old girl , and most of all thanks for your time and patience in all the video, editing and frustrations.
Brilliant as ever - well done, perseverance pays off!
Great job Brother. I got so emotionally involved in your journey with this little car I actually cried when you made it to Wales. Wow, thank you so much and keep doing what your doing.
Well I have to confess that I was forced to skip most of the first hour but thank goodness you got it running and doesn't it sound great. The interior is so luxurious! It's beautiful. I owned the Australian version of this car called a Morris 1500 and it taught me how to fix cars, haha. It was a terrible car but I loved it. I fitted twin carbs and other engine mods and competed in club level motorsport for a couple of years in the mid to late 1990s and had fantastic fun. I also fitted a simple Lucas electronic distributor out of a Mini and it ran perfectly and never let me down. The E series engine is very good and the guy who built and modified the engine for me said it had enough bottom end bearing area for about 200hp, quite bullet proof. Your later model with the rod change gear linkage must be so much better than the cable change of my Morris. I have a real soft spot for these and I wish that Leyland Australia had been provided with enough money by BLMC to release it here but we got the Marina instead, except with the E series engine modified to accept a Triumph gearbox. Love the car and I look forward to seeing what happens to it. 😊👍
Absolutely awesome Ben. Can't wait to see more. 👏💯%
That was a fabulous watch 🤩 What an absolutely awesome car. I would love to see it properly sorted out - it deserves it. Well done to you for breathing new life into her.
Great video had an Agro 1500 TC HL as my first car in Bathroom Blue. Superb little car until i put it in a hedge. This brought back many happy memories. You owe it to the Agro to do a couple more episodes. Thanks for your efforts and for sharing.
As an Old Colwyn native now living in Rhos on Sea, loved seeing the VDP flying along the A55! Well done mate, a joy to watch. Appreciate the effort and output.
Brilliant! You keep saying sorry for the long video but please don't, its good to see the nitty gritty bits, I enjoyed every second thoroughly. Its nice to see a down to earth bloke doing what he loves and doing it well. Your a star and say it how it is (please dont change) keep the wheeler dealer type programs, this is what we want because this is everyday mechanics the way we can relate to. I love how you don't go from rust to polished gem in 30 mins and keep it real throughout. Respect 🙌
my lifes so shit but you make it feel much better, watching your stuff all day long, i look forward to getting up in the morning now.
This is the longest You Tube video I have sat down and watched in one session. I've enjoyed every minute of your adventure with the V.P. Aggro. Look forward to your next adventure and thanks for such an entertaining channel, keep up the good work. Take care Ben. 😄👍👍
I absolutely love these - my neighbour when i was a young lad bought one brand new as his retirement treat back in 1978. Fond memories of him pulling up to his drive with the familiar trumpeting of its exhaust. This looks to be an extremely late registered example with it being registered on a 1981/2 X plate. What an awesome video - a joy to watch. 👍👍👍
I did a current DVLA check and it shows it was first registered in November 1981. BTW the tax is/was due on 4 April 2024
That tracked vehicle at the end is a Ransomes Crawler. The power of two horses. I have two of them! Loved the episode.
Really enjoyed watching this video nice to see the old girl resurrected would be even nicer to see a full restoration on her, your easy way of filming is very watchable keep it up look forward to more content.
Love these movie length episodes Ben !! But I was shouting at the tv saying no belt no water pump 🤣🤣🤣definitely need a clean up episode with a before and after ! Thanks for another great honest video you are the Vanden Plas master now !!
Nice one Ben. I had a Metro VDP, Y reg back in 1992 that was a one owner car - absolutely loved it. Velour seats, wood capping to the doors, brown and cream interior!
I remember a friend found a list of extras you could have for the Metro VDP including Aircon and cruise! Very swish especially for a little car in the early 80s.
I bet they never got optioned with such things though 😂
Great little motors.
Love these, as I used to own one many years ago and it was a joy to drive. They just glide along once the suspension is sorted. It would be great to watch you do more to tidy it up and ensure that it remains on the road.
Really worried when I saw the length - 3 hours to get it running?! But i didn't realise you were going to drive it across the country! That's totally mental and very brave. Rolling repairs is super skill. Well done 👍
Great video Ben, well done! First car I ever drove was my dad's Austin Maxi when I was 12 so the all aggro reminded of that too. Used to see these and Maxis in the scrapyards when I was a kid in the 80s and loved sitting in them soaking up the history. Really comfy old cars, even though the VDP was like putting lipstick on a pig 😂
Great video. Loved every minute. Thanks for taking the time and effort. Well worth it! 🤙
Oh man, yes! My mate had one, we were 19, why he bought it I have no idea, I borrowed it to take my driving test, what a car. Loved it!
Great, well paced story of the Vanden Plan - you really take us on the journey with you showing the ups and downs. Think you need to do one more episode on this - sort overheating to a better position, a big clean and show us how good this odd old car is. 👍
What a great video. I like the longness, prefer that to lots of shorter episodes. Epic resurrection on this pig with lipstick, your ingenuity and never-say-die attitude are an inspiration to all lovers of old machinery. Now I'm going to watch all your other vids.
No need for the apology Ben, absolutely brilliant epic episode. In fact probably my favourite video to date on the old Tube. I've been on here for years and follow many, many car channels. There's something very relatable about the way you approach these cars. You seem to help them all reveal their personalities. There's a perfect balance of humour and emotion too.
Hands down my favourite channel and I hope it grows and grows. Bigger unit. More cars brought back from the dead, all whilst having a laugh watching you do it.
Cheers mate 👍🏻
Fantastic video with an excellent outcome as usual. Would be nice to see it all polished up, the surface rust treated and the tappets adjusted. :D
What a lovely classy gem of a car. OK an Allegro base, but the Vanden Plas factory in north London spent a lot of time reworking the build quality. You making it run again feels to me like a fine tribute to the man who laid it up in that garage all those years ago. Please let's have more about this sweet ole lady. Can you tell I enjoyed it - thanks much.
that was a great video ben you have given the car anew lease of life awesome job your work has paid off well done mate , do another video please
That was a great video, one of the best. Loved the story and the ending with her set free from the garage and in the countryside watching the sunset. Dont know about the original owner, but he loved it enough to park it somewhere safe, i hope he can see her free again and on the road 30 years later, be he would never imagined all of us watching this. You showed this car respect and would be good to see youbsort the last few mechanical niggles, the do as you said and do a quick mop and a few bits. The sell to someo e that will either fully restore or better still use as a daily classic, not a fan or these old cars polished and hid away, they should be out there used the same as when they were a few years old.
Fantastic video Ben well done mate 👍 I enjoyed every single minute of it, so entertaining!!! Yeah I would like to see it spruced up! And looking shiny ✨ 😁 my stepdad had a brown allegro in the early 80’s, Wales and the farm looked so nice 😊 cheers Ben see you on the next one mate 👍🛻
Another great video, almost bust a gut laughing when the hose went. 😂😂
Great video Ben, honestly I don't know whether to laugh or cry at some of your shonky repairs, but good on you for getting the old thing back 'on the road' again.
Funny how the idea of luxury in a car has changed but the Vanden Plas cars always had nice interiors. (Metro an exception!) 👍
Brilliant video!! Please keep it for the time being and get it looking as good as you can.
Please do not apologise for the length of the video,throughly enjoyed it, absolutely superb,who needs tv when there are people like you on you tube,do another video on the vp,all cleaned up,she deserves it, well done Ben,you smashed it again,cannot wait till the next one,how ever long .
You are a hero Ben! You’ve saved an icon. So vulgar it’s awesome.😃😃😃
i just loved every minute of this it brought back some good memories keep up the epic content i love it what will happen to the vp more please
"I'm not sure that should be as on fire as it is!"
Oh how you make me laugh!
I love your videos. Currently enjoying this one right now. ❤
Chuffed to bits for you on resurrecting this lovely old VP back to life. I’ve just recommissioned my 75’VP just short of an MOT so I can really relate to your show. Well done Sir
Didn't realise how long the video was till I looked at the time. I enjoyed every minute.
Brilliant video Ben!! Yes let's see a video on this being cleaned up. And some left for dead episodes on the old tractors would be great.
Fantastic episode, definitely one of your best. I would love to see more before you eventually sell it on. It’s a relic of a bygone age & I would love to own one before it’s too late. Love the channel, keep up the good work.
Great video Ben great to see these old cars come back to life keep up the good work
This is hilarious! 😅 Thanks Ben, you really made my day…
Hi Ben , this chanel just gets better and better😂
I love the content you make and like most viewers get a great belly laugh aswell i imagine 👍👍👍
Keep them coming my friend !!!
❤ The long videos mate, keep them coming
Really enjoyed this one, I had a 1750 sports special in my younger days , unfortunately I rolled it , that was a quick car
Just discovered this channel. Highly entertaining, thankyou :)
fantastic video
Best video yet Ben , loved every minute of it ... just so enjoyable, you're the British VGG 🤙🏼
Thank you so very much for taking the time to video and share with us - a cracking night entertainment and I really appreciate it
Very enjoyable watching you give this old girl a new lease of life. What a little trooper she is. And don't be to hard on her looks, compared to a lot of today's new compact plastic cars, she's not doing too bad in the looks department. Totally amazed how well she did on the journey. Would be great to see some more videos with this car. And from me, who's daily driver is a 1997 Mondeo, it pleases me to see your Mondeo sitting there in the shed!
Hi Ben, really really enjoyed watching this,hope you get the views you deserve, hope your going to take further with this,think the car deserves it, nice one Ben.
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Absolute pure nostalgia I just love this kind of vibe fantastic!!! Thanks for the trip my friend you’ve just got yourself a new subscriber.
Love it , always had a bit of an unrequited love for these old things .
What a trooper that old Vanden Plas is. Just wants to keep going. Despite the exterior looks being a bit Margaret Rutherford, that interior is all Elizabeth Taylor…! If they’d fitted all of them out like that they’d have had a class leader. I’ve always had a soft spot for Allegros, and dotty old Margaret Rutherford😁
Loved the content ,watched from beginning to end .. That was the first car i learnt to drive in with a square steering wheel 👍👍👍👍 and passed first time !!!
Top job👍. Really enjoyed this one.
I'm with everyone else here, pal. Give her the works, she deserves it. Really enjoying this one.
I really enjoyed this video Ben. Well done on getting the old girl running. Please do another video and polish her up a bit.
My second car as a very skint 18 year old was £200 worth of badly cared for 8 year old Allegro 1300 which I loved until it blew a valve on the way home from the coast. I still have a soft spot for them despite all the bad press.
Ben, this video was fantastic to watch. Proper tea time tele!. As someone who has resurrected another Allegro into daily use (mine had been parked up in 81, so nearly 40 years) I can relate to the issues you faced. Sticking caliper sliders, seized suspension but my car is now in daily use and has covered some proper miles this year. Ive also covered the work on my one and feature it on my own TH-cam channel. Well done mate. Cracking video! 🙂
Britain had the biggest empire the world has ever known. A powerhouse of ideas, engineering,technology and innovation…
… and this is what we came up with 😂😂
I love it
Don’t forget gas turbines and parliament. M
Austin wasn’t a Leyland company. It existed long before BL. M
What a gem of a video Ben, you MUST detail her best you can and get her down to the show where you took the pan, not the NEC,the one near you.
I'll definitely come down to have a selfie with it like I did with the Pan.
Enjoy your videos I don't mind if they are long they are very entertaining
Your music choice is impeccable thank you
My wife was watching, she said oh yes he’s definitely a Tasty Classic 😂😂😂
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@@FTW523. 😂😂😂 no we’re all sound but it’s always an idea 😂😂
Absolutely loved this episode fella, probably one of the best !!. What a great little motor, I’d drive it everyday 😁. Love what you do man, look forward to the next 👍
Just settling in to watch this. Interesting to see a late Vanden Plas. Although Austin Rover didn't do a Vanden Plas equivalent of the Allegro Series 3, it does have some features like the black door mirrors and the flat bootlid but not the relocated number plates or Series 3 rear light clusters. It also has the later interior door handles and window winders shared with the Metro and it's a Series 3 colour. 💯
The flat bootlid was a standard feature from the VPs launch - the S3 adopted it. This must be one of the very last VPs made.
@@byronmills5952 this is a very late VP indeed. However all the earlier Series 2 era VPs have a creased bootlid. The crease was removed for the relocation of the number plate on Series 3 Allegros but these late Vanden Plas remain a bit of an oddity because they have a flat panel bootlid but the number plate is still below the bumper. Similarly they have the Rolls Royce picnic tables but plastic window winders; black mirrors and a chrome grille; and they retain the older rear light clusters and separate reversing lights. Altogether a jumble of the old and new.
Well done, that man. 👏 👍 Great job. Really enjoyed watching this.
loving the long videos . perfect job Ben
Give the old thing a full clean up it deserves it
Like so many others here in the comments (still to read hundreds more yet too), I have an emotional attachment to the all-agro Allegro; my Dad's first ever new car was an Allegro (traded in his Austin 1100 and was able to afford a new one through the Leyland (he worked at LR Lode Lane Solihull) employees discount scheme - couldn't have afforded a new car otherwise) purchased from the Birches Garage BL dealership in Hall Green, B'ham.
A Harvest Gold (ie BEIGE) 1300 (reg. JOF 321N) bought in August 1974(-ish; could be wrong in the year). We loved it and every time I see one (rarely these days), always reminds me of my Dad.
Your video was incredibly wonderful; edge of my seat stuff at times, jumped up in the air (hands aloft like yourself) when it first kicked into life.
But I have to confess, I had tears rolling down my face with joy and also with sadness more than a few times during the video - thank you ever so much for capturing your trials and tribulations on camera, I've watched it all the way through in one hit (it's now 4.20 in the morning) - I was captivated. Please, please, please do the car justice and restore it to as high as standard as your time and finances allow - that would be a video I would love to see .... I'd even help you out by polishing the hub caps so well, you could eat your dinner off them.
Go well, good sir.
loved every minute great stuff
Love the vlog Ben
Great stuff, and no complaints from me about the length, as the Actress said to the Bishop. Going on the number, that car must have started out in my neck of the woods in Sheffield,
Definitely worth saving, i had a couple of cheap runabout Allegro`s in the early 80`s, not a bad little car.