My first car was a 79 Sigma. I loved that old girl. Didmall thenqork on her myself and she made it to 380,000km. 24 years later still I miss her and would give anything to have another.
Love your little story about your Mini mate. I had a ratty 1275 swapped 69 Morris at the time of the Newcastle earthquake (87 or 89?) twin inch and a half SU's, 2" system with a stumpy hotdog and it turned out unbeknown to me at the time, a lightened crank from a speedway donk. Leaky hydrolastics, Aunger 4 slots, bf goodrich's and flares it looked (like) shit hot and sounded awesome (in my head lol). The CBD of Newcastle was off limits to all other than residents for a month or so after the quake, and I have great memories of the noise brapping that thing around town commuting to work. When I could keep driveshafts and uni's in it. Ahhh memories. You've done a great thing saving this Siggy Benny, nice job. Here's a photo of me doing a single spinner smokey in my GH "big block" wagon back in the day. i.imgur.com/rGLsoFd.jpg ✌
The Siggy sounds bloody awesome. Hope Jeff brings the afferrari to the next one. Well done on the siggy mate, it looks like a really fun drive for the road.
Reminds me of my brother RS2000 running twin 40's. Boy did that thing pick it's skirt up. Seemed pretty quick back in the day. 😉 It may not be fast but so long as it makes ya smile Benny 👌
Love your petrol mates, Benny! Much more "us" than "I" to most of them- it is hard to not have a great day 'round folks like that! Saw the Orange Porsche- Jeff should be firing the Alfarrari up soon! If I can get back to Oz some time soon I'll be looking for the NSW crew! FR
Don't sell the Sigma! I loved watching this. I had about 5 Sigmas in my 20s around the late 90s. The 2.6s with Webbers were a lot of fun for a young fella....That station wagon caravan at the meet up🤣
Once upon a time, far, far away, New Orleans about 1963, I drove a bootleg Frog Eye and threw papers out of it. It had lost it's trademark front end before I bought it for $75, not running; a good battery and a carb rebuild later and I was on the road. Aside from throwing papers, that little car showed me how much fun driving a "slow car fast" was- and likely learnt me enough to not die on the road! And if it isn't fun to drive, than why did you build it? FR
Haven't heard boot rattle that epic in years! That takes me back. There were a whole bunch of nice rides in the film. Congrats on the Siggie completion. It def has a ton of what too many cars have lacked in the past decade+, character. The kind of car you get in and it's an event every single time.
I had a 76 Celica Coupe 18RG massive cams and twin 45’s button clutch steel 5speed 265’s on tru spoke rims . The engine was out of a sports sedan racer sounded just like the sigi but quicker all the way to 8grand ! Loved that car !🥹🥹🥹
I have to say, the Sigma sounds great! Plus some very nice motors as well 🙂👌 There's even some content for the Agents at Cold War Motors - and a Woodie for Hoovie! 👍👍
Even though I have watched Jeff's 911 being built and it is a lovely car that gets used properly I would of been more interested in the Sigma. Because when was the last time you'd seen a Sigma, in any condition, and thought about how many there were on the roads years ago? Also for that reason it would've been in my Top 5 or 10 cars I would've been the most interested in for the same reason. It even looks excellent driving on the roads. Great video.
Yeah unfortunately don't see many of them around aha, whenever I get my one out (77 Sig/lancer) always getting people talking about how it was their first car or they learnt to drive in one. and I just ask, where the heck did they all go. I need parts 😂😂
@@sebsshenanigans my Uncle bought an LA new then rallyed it through the end of the 70's and into the 80's. My mother had a blue LA. Then she had a brown LC hatch. I see yours is an LB Lancer, from the headlight fitment video you have posted. So I have subbed your channel :D
@@glensgraphix have heard they were very popular for rallies back then!! Seen some awesome looking ones in the archives. Just unfortunately never seen another lb or LC on the road aha. And thanks man!! Appreciate it. Yeah had a break for a little but been smashing out a lot of work last few weeks to be able to post again soon
Just got home from work and was for some Harry Mack Omegle Bars vids, but then saw this! ... Ah! The Y31; I got about 2 seconds of footage of that one :/ Oh, and I missed out of a couple streets of cars. Doh. Super cool vid though. Thx, Ben & Gian
Nothing, I mean nothing comes close to the sound of dual choke weber/dellorto's. Even injection and ITB's still can't replicate that sound. Sensational build. I can't ever remember seeing a Sigma that nice, not even in the 70's when they weren't old yet🤣
Cool ride-loved seeing (what I'm guessing is) your 510 Wagon in the video! It still sometimes makes me chuckle to hear folks talk about a place like Mittagong (with July records being a high of 20° and a low of -4° C) as "freezing cold weather" when the place I hail from in St. Charles, Minnesota during the doldrums of February, has Record temps of 14° / -38° C, and we average snow half the month. AND I'm sure that someone from Alaska or the Yukon Territories would laugh at my numbers. Anyway, thanks for adding your car's mechanical and metallurgical distinctiveness to the video ("We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own") haha
It sounds bloody brilliant, the only thing the SIGMA is missing, one of those black louvres on the back window, there were some nice cars there, great video Benny 👍🏼👍🏼
The patina wagon is my favourite, it’s a factory 9 seater and was an ambulance in a Pennsylvania mine in a previous life. It’s been rebuilt from the ground up mechanically but the body left in original state.
Yes, it brought back memories of an 1100 mini yes a Cooper block... Twin su's peco exhaust and launching it off a humpback bridge at 30+mph nearly ended up in the pub bar literally. But just scuffed the exhaust and the sump. Good shocks helped and 12cc wheels. Now to replicate will cost 20000£+ and now medically can't drive due to epilepsy. Damn lol Be safe out there and Drag week, all the best to yo and your friends. Peace 🤙
The Camaro SS (REBA number plate) with the dog riding shotgun was funny. Only later did I realize the SS cover for the trunk was going to drive me a bit nuts being a little off kilter and haunt my dreams. th-cam.com/video/t2kqVNqxbxA/w-d-xo.html You've now seen it, too.
@@BennysCustomWorks I showed my Papa and his custom '68 RS was really similar! I bet it's fun-he had a th400 with a 400 SBC and he said it would do about 0 to 80 miles an hour in ~8 seconds and then it wouldn't go any faster due to the rear end he put in it 🤣
This was a fun watch. Some more of these types of videos would be great. Would love to see some spirited driving with friends videos. Assuming that's something you do.
Hey Benny, Love the Sigma mate. I drove one when they were new and they had some go in them for a small car back then. Will finally check out the new venue at the the next one. 👍
Great video, sigma sounds nice. By any chance were you passing by Wodonga this morning Benny? You over took an orange xr6 sedan in the ute towing a little trailer.
My next door neighbour in Darwin back in 83, smashed his 78 Crown and transferred the drivetrain and most of the interior into an EH Holden Special. Of course it totally transformed the car LOL
Loving old school build of 4throttle weber... Reminds me of my dad datsun 160j sss with same twin weber setup... While the datsun rotten to death with rust.. the 3spare engine, 2 gearbox and a set of twin weber is stored well... Just awaiting for my budget for a build similar to your sigma... 💪
I had a factory one, bloody amazing car for the time and so under rated. Everyone loves the 90s jdm stuff but there was some really cool 80s stuff as well.
Wow Berrima punches well above its weight Top turn out and very nice induction noise now I wanna piss of the Holley and get triple Webers on the Charger
That Sigma is awesome. Funny how times change. Ask me if that was a cool car 25 years ago, (would have been 21 at the time) and I would have pissed myself laughing. Now, It looks and sounds magic. Top work!!!
The cost of fixing the massive amounts of rust, being as most of these cars lived on the front lawn/unprotected from the elements, and the bodies weren't galvanized didn't help them dying off either.
Mad car Benny! You have the tastiest taste in cars.
My first car was a 79 Sigma. I loved that old girl. Didmall thenqork on her myself and she made it to 380,000km. 24 years later still I miss her and would give anything to have another.
That HR Prem took me back. My dad had an HR special, and I'm 64!
Listen to that little Astron sing...
I learnt to drive in a Sigma that my dad restored so this is really great to see
Don't think I'll ever be as cool as parrot man.
Don't think any of us could be...
roll with the benny drinking games love it
Had a Te71 Corolla with twins. Had a bad day, go for a ride and everything was good again.
How did I miss this upload. Sounds the ducks guts. Red Abarth 595 behind gets a thumbs up too ;)
Thumbs up to the Healey guy. I have a ‘55. :)
Memories of my 63 Cortina with twin 42's and a big Cosworth Cam....
This was an entertaining series Benny that hit us older blokes right in the feels. The look and the sound takes us all back 30 years.
Nice first drive. Well done. I spy a mk1 ford capri too in pink!
It sounds amazing
Love your little story about your Mini mate. I had a ratty 1275 swapped 69 Morris at the time of the Newcastle earthquake (87 or 89?) twin inch and a half SU's, 2" system with a stumpy hotdog and it turned out unbeknown to me at the time, a lightened crank from a speedway donk. Leaky hydrolastics, Aunger 4 slots, bf goodrich's and flares it looked (like) shit hot and sounded awesome (in my head lol). The CBD of Newcastle was off limits to all other than residents for a month or so after the quake, and I have great memories of the noise brapping that thing around town commuting to work. When I could keep driveshafts and uni's in it. Ahhh memories. You've done a great thing saving this Siggy Benny, nice job. Here's a photo of me doing a single spinner smokey in my GH "big block" wagon back in the day. i.imgur.com/rGLsoFd.jpg ✌
I should really look around more at cars and coffee because this makes me realise how much I miss ;) Great vid guys.
The Siggy sounds bloody awesome. Hope Jeff brings the afferrari to the next one. Well done on the siggy mate, it looks like a really fun drive for the road.
They’re monthly. He’s fast, but not that fast.
the doof as he drove away was hilarious
I Hope you do keep the sigma. It's a neat and simple cruiser you can take to car shows with mates.
Reminds me of my brother RS2000 running twin 40's. Boy did that thing pick it's skirt up. Seemed pretty quick back in the day. 😉 It may not be fast but so long as it makes ya smile Benny 👌
Cool vid, love the cars and coffee vibe. Glad to see the jacked up subi wagon made it in there 😂
5am need a coffee
Nothing beats the sound of a set of twins on an oldschool 4 👌 I wouldn't trade mine for anything
Love your petrol mates, Benny! Much more "us" than "I" to most of them- it is hard to not have a great day 'round folks like that! Saw the Orange Porsche- Jeff should be firing the Alfarrari up soon! If I can get back to Oz some time soon I'll be looking for the NSW crew! FR
Love Sigmas...need to get me one again. Sick event and sick montage music! Great all round!
That orange Porsche was on my carsales saved cars list for a long time. such a gorgeous thing
It’s never been for sale in that state.
@@BennysCustomWorks I stand corrected. The one I had saved was in SA but same colour.
Don't sell the Sigma! I loved watching this. I had about 5 Sigmas in my 20s around the late 90s. The 2.6s with Webbers were a lot of fun for a young fella....That station wagon caravan at the meet up🤣
Spot on. Totally lost on so many that it’s not always about the most power or fastest car. Too many forget about building a car that’s fun to drive.
Once upon a time, far, far away, New Orleans about 1963, I drove a bootleg Frog Eye and threw papers out of it. It had lost it's trademark front end before I bought it for $75, not running; a good battery and a carb rebuild later and I was on the road. Aside from throwing papers, that little car showed me how much fun driving a "slow car fast" was- and likely learnt me enough to not die on the road! And if it isn't fun to drive, than why did you build it? FR
Makes me miss my little '81 VB310 Datsun, gilmer drive and all, never got any good videos (couple on here), not fast, but made me happy driving it.
Haven't heard boot rattle that epic in years! That takes me back. There were a whole bunch of nice rides in the film. Congrats on the Siggie completion. It def has a ton of what too many cars have lacked in the past decade+, character. The kind of car you get in and it's an event every single time.
Berrima cars and coffee always on point! Missed this one as I was up at the markets but every customer impressed with the rides they saw in town
Lovely GE. I'll have to get down to that cars and coffee with my GC hardtop
That’d be cool as . Last sunday of the month :D😊
That sound puts a horn on the Jellyfish 😍
The sound came out perfectly! Loved the throaty induction roar of the webers on a 2.6. Bliss.....
I had a 76 Celica Coupe 18RG massive cams and twin 45’s button clutch steel 5speed 265’s on tru spoke rims . The engine was out of a sports sedan racer sounded just like the sigi but quicker all the way to 8grand !
Loved that car !🥹🥹🥹
Epic to see the sigma drive Benny been some work gone into it has been a pleasure to watch. Well worth saving.
Camera work and editing absolutely fantastic. Great work.
Really enjoyed the Sigma build mate. Super meet too. Such great variety.
One of my favorite cars on the internet it sounds so good!
I have to say, the Sigma sounds great! Plus some very nice motors as well 🙂👌
There's even some content for the Agents at Cold War Motors - and a Woodie for Hoovie! 👍👍
love this vid so many cool cars not sure it be the same in 40 years with Evs they just dont have that personality yet
this was the engine dad wanted to put in his 1200 all these years but you can't even find them anymore
Great sound, don’t sell it yet, drive and enjoy for a while …great to see it back on the road, good memories of another time 👍😊
Love the sig
Even though I have watched Jeff's 911 being built and it is a lovely car that gets used properly I would of been more interested in the Sigma. Because when was the last time you'd seen a Sigma, in any condition, and thought about how many there were on the roads years ago? Also for that reason it would've been in my Top 5 or 10 cars I would've been the most interested in for the same reason. It even looks excellent driving on the roads. Great video.
Yeah unfortunately don't see many of them around aha, whenever I get my one out (77 Sig/lancer) always getting people talking about how it was their first car or they learnt to drive in one. and I just ask, where the heck did they all go. I need parts 😂😂
@@sebsshenanigans my Uncle bought an LA new then rallyed it through the end of the 70's and into the 80's. My mother had a blue LA. Then she had a brown LC hatch.
I see yours is an LB Lancer, from the headlight fitment video you have posted. So I have subbed your channel :D
@@glensgraphix have heard they were very popular for rallies back then!! Seen some awesome looking ones in the archives. Just unfortunately never seen another lb or LC on the road aha.
And thanks man!! Appreciate it. Yeah had a break for a little but been smashing out a lot of work last few weeks to be able to post again soon
Just got home from work and was for some Harry Mack Omegle Bars vids, but then saw this! ... Ah! The Y31; I got about 2 seconds of footage of that one :/ Oh, and I missed out of a couple streets of cars. Doh. Super cool vid though. Thx, Ben & Gian
Nothing, I mean nothing comes close to the sound of dual choke weber/dellorto's.
Even injection and ITB's still can't replicate that sound.
Sensational build.
I can't ever remember seeing a Sigma that nice, not even in the 70's when they weren't old yet🤣
Sigma sounds soo good. Always a good turn out even in the freezing cold weather.
Cool ride-loved seeing (what I'm guessing is) your 510 Wagon in the video!
It still sometimes makes me chuckle to hear folks talk about a place like Mittagong (with July records being a high of 20° and a low of -4° C) as "freezing cold weather" when the place I hail from in St. Charles, Minnesota during the doldrums of February, has Record temps of 14° / -38° C, and we average snow half the month.
AND I'm sure that someone from Alaska or the Yukon Territories would laugh at my numbers. Anyway, thanks for adding your car's mechanical and metallurgical distinctiveness to the video ("We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own") haha
Loved the video mate, was great catching up with you last cars and coffee aswell ... top bloke in person and on camera 👍👍
Was a great turnout. Sigma looks and sounds awesome👍
It sounds bloody brilliant, the only thing the SIGMA is missing, one of those black louvres on the back window, there were some nice cars there, great video Benny 👍🏼👍🏼
It had a louvre :D I sold it because I didn’t like it
@@BennysCustomWorks yes I absolutely agree with you, my first car a gemini had one on it when I bought it, it also didn't stay long,👍🏼👍🏼
What a great event and an amazing variety of cars, thanks for sharing.
Really enjoyed the cars and coffee footage!
i thought that orange porsche looked familiar at 3:18 😄, can't wait for Jeff to finish his Alfa.
Aah , the induction noise from a pair of twin choke carburettors .. multiple throttle bodies on EFI are close , but not as cool ( at least to me )
Good job Benny! It looks and sounds great!
Awesome EP mate!! love the car Montague!
In 1996, RA28 celica 18rg twin 45 webers, please take me back, sounds so good Benny.
Such a cool little build
Man, what a stunning array of cars, trucks, bikes and tractors!
I'm a sucker for a '57 Chev though; would gladly have that Belair or the Nomad... 🤘
The patina wagon is my favourite, it’s a factory 9 seater and was an ambulance in a Pennsylvania mine in a previous life. It’s been rebuilt from the ground up mechanically but the body left in original state.
@@BennysCustomWorks Sounds like my dream ride! Cheers for the background on the wagon and condolences on the IS600 engine. Life is life!
Yes, it brought back memories of an 1100 mini yes a Cooper block... Twin su's peco exhaust and launching it off a humpback bridge at 30+mph nearly ended up in the pub bar literally. But just scuffed the exhaust and the sump.
Good shocks helped and 12cc wheels.
Now to replicate will cost 20000£+ and now medically can't drive due to epilepsy. Damn lol
Be safe out there and Drag week, all the best to yo and your friends. Peace 🤙
So good Benny. Good to see you enjoying yourself after all your hard work.
How was the abarth though? Great little cars
The Camaro SS (REBA number plate) with the dog riding shotgun was funny. Only later did I realize the SS cover for the trunk was going to drive me a bit nuts being a little off kilter and haunt my dreams.
th-cam.com/video/t2kqVNqxbxA/w-d-xo.html
You've now seen it, too.
The owner lives on my street :) that car has also travelled around the world like the Cresta
@@BennysCustomWorks I showed my Papa and his custom '68 RS was really similar! I bet it's fun-he had a th400 with a 400 SBC and he said it would do about 0 to 80 miles an hour in ~8 seconds and then it wouldn't go any faster due to the rear end he put in it 🤣
man what a cool ep.. getting the siggy out for a lap, parrot guy and wow, you guys have some neat hardware down there 😲👌
glad you kept it. experience it while you can! maybe one day ill pull my finger out at get the scorpion going ☺️
Great video Benny and Gian !! 👍🍻🤣 need more of that and the Siggy sounds sick!!
Your b roll was awesome.so much variety
Very cool vibes. The Sigma is looking and sounding fantastic 🤟😎👍
This was a fun watch. Some more of these types of videos would be great. Would love to see some spirited driving with friends videos. Assuming that's something you do.
I wish my Mazda Traveller could sound as good as that Sigma. I’m stoked that you’re reconsidering moving it on.
Hey Benny, Love the Sigma mate. I drove one when they were new and they had some go in them for a small car back then. Will finally check out the new venue at the the next one. 👍
Great video, sigma sounds nice. By any chance were you passing by Wodonga this morning Benny? You over took an orange xr6 sedan in the ute towing a little trailer.
Yep :) I saw heaps of FG’s today .
Had an xu1 with triple 45 Webber's sounds awesome enjoy while you can cheers
My next door neighbour in Darwin back in 83, smashed his 78 Crown and transferred the drivetrain and most of the interior into an EH Holden Special. Of course it totally transformed the car LOL
Sounds awesome Benny. Reminds me of my old mk1 escort that had a 2ltr pinto and a set of 45mm Webbers!! Love it. Keep up the good work:)
Awesome. Keep it!!
youve officially made me choose itb's over forced induction. that sounds so good!
I know theyre twins, but its so close its just better anyway lol
I had a 76' chrylser Sigma, 2.0 factory 5 speed. Loved it. Lent to my mate who ran out of fuel and got rear ended 😪
Well done Ben Great to see the Sigma on the road. Sounds sweeeeetttt.
Really nice camera work and editing well done
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Loving old school build of 4throttle weber...
Reminds me of my dad datsun 160j sss with same twin weber setup...
While the datsun rotten to death with rust.. the 3spare engine, 2 gearbox and a set of twin weber is stored well...
Just awaiting for my budget for a build similar to your sigma... 💪
Special breed of cat, that fella with the parrots...
Holy crap !! Your cars and coffee goes off!!!!! And I will admit the siggy sounds pretty mint 👌🏿
loved kermit in the bug eye sprite
very cool vid, loved the show!!
Love that sound 😍
Brings back memories of of my first car. Starion powered Sigma.
I had a factory one, bloody amazing car for the time and so under rated.
Everyone loves the 90s jdm stuff but there was some really cool 80s stuff as well.
Wow Berrima punches well above its weight
Top turn out and very nice induction noise now I wanna piss of the Holley and get triple Webers on the Charger
Some beautiful cars in the vid. The sigma is looking and sounding sweet. Would love to see a sigma with a N/A 265 in it.
I can't decide which is cooler, the green Datsun wagon or the green International pickup. 😎
Great video and so many cool cars
Awesome seeing this beast at the mall bro, are there any links for local cars and coffee? I'm in Bowral and would love to take the kids one day
It’s the last Sunday of every month mate
@@BennysCustomWorks awesome thanks
It lives!
Sigma is looking and sounding great ! Bowral Cars and Coffee ?
Southern Highlands’s yes. It’s now in Berrima.
That Sigma is awesome. Funny how times change. Ask me if that was a cool car 25 years ago, (would have been 21 at the time) and I would have pissed myself laughing. Now, It looks and sounds magic. Top work!!!
Wow very good nice. I'm your fan＋👍🔔
The cost of fixing the massive amounts of rust, being as most of these cars lived on the front lawn/unprotected from the elements, and the bodies weren't galvanized didn't help them dying off either.
Great video and how cool is parrot man
That Landy from Waroona was a long way from home
Damn, that Echo at 6.24 was mint.