I love to see the way you're Dad can keep the Lancaster on the road without spending hundreds of pounds on new parts. Pete's skillset honed over decades is always impressive.
Brilliant. you are lucky to have a dad that has that much knowledge about older cars. it's a lovely car well worth doing to keep it on the road longer. good luck with this both.
My father owned a 1949 Lancaster in black, bought from a RAF wing commander in 1958 . Seeing the interior brought back a lot of happy memories , especially the rope handles in the rear to help with getting out . I remember he paid £365 for it at the time , it's number was KNU 636 .
You just can't beat enthusiasm for fixing stuff, and combining that with your dads mechanical experience makes you a great team. Lovely vid Jon, I've said it before that I love the Armstrong content but tbh I think its the overall mix of stuff on the channel that I like, plus seeing you and your dad spending quality time together. All the best chaps!
Thanks for the entertaining video. Very interesting to see so much of such an old car. However, I have to admit that I sometimes wish Jon Jr. knew a bit more about vehicle technology after so many hours on cars. This ‘question and answer’ game gets tedious at times. 😅 Cheers mates.
Hi. I have enjoyed the Armstrong videos you make a great father and son team. Thanks for the tip re the bleed nipple repair pieces, I never knew they existed. Love the thumbnail on this one too! Dropped ya a sub. All the best, Mart in Solihull.
Keep it on the road. Your dad will remember the seal repair kits for the brake cylinder myself. l would put a little bit away each week towards a new cylinder and build up a repair fund . Like your dad , refer to the hands-on approach, and engineer is a true skill
Hi Jon Anything electrical these days is a gamble fakes are rife that incudes spark plugs. The bleed nipple repair is normal, it separates the mechanic from the fitter! One point of order to anneal anything heat to a dull red then let it cool normally or with copper washers dump in a box of dry sand and let them cool naturally. In case your Dad is wondering why the washers are still hard that is the reason! Cheers john
If Pete likes Allen Millyard, he’s also gonna like Geoffrey Crocker, who’s a bit of a Landrover nut from New Zealand, but also likes to restore lathes and suchlike!
Was Armstrong Siddeley standard fitment from the factory Champions spark plugs? I was thinking that originals might of been Lodge, like that of many other upmarket cars of the time.
I see Champion's quality has gone to pot all over, eh? also, I think you got hit with "chinesium" with those resistor caps. how big IS that wheel cylinder, 1 and five eights?! I swear, only Brits still do this stuff on a regular basis, whether it's vehicles, small engines, electronics, appliances, or even watches. People are few and far between in the States and have to charge a fortune.
Was just looking for spark plugs and most suppliers list a 3/4" reach plug for the Armstrong Siddeleys. N5 or N5C. It might be that these are easier to find than the L10 you are using. If the 3/4" plugs are correct the L10 will be heavily shrouded. I normally deal with V8s and have found Rockauto to be very good for spark plugs. Even with the shipping and vat they are competitive and only supply OE quality parts. Mart.
Land Rover Series 1+2 88 inch wheel cylinders will fit , Beware Chinese Junk Parts ! ......plug caps included ! . There's lots of NGK + BOSCH plugs on the Internet that are expensive copies......they look 100% until they fail ! . We used to have excellent things made in the UK sadly we have too search for quality now more than ever 🇬🇧
So difficult to find good parts now. Even manufacturer's original equipment can be as bad as Chinese fakes 😐 They won't beat good old-fashioned engineering, with experience, good tools, plenty of time and liberal amounts of swearing!
Buy proper quality old spares from reputable suppliers and Owners Clubs and don’t moan about the price, be grateful that someone supplies them. There is a lot of cheap repro junk around that is happily ripping off overenthusiastic enthusiasts….. you are proving that car after car….
@@JonCouplandGet up to the NEC Classis Car Show and do some networking around the clubs and autojumble stores ! And sell some Audis ! This is a good project car, slowly working through its quirks and foibles as they reveal themselves. Armstrong Siddeley were the Queen Mother’s preferred automotive brand as she considered Rolls Royce too vulgar….
Hi my name is Iain, I do like the Armstrong👍 I served my time in the early 70s so most of the vehicles I worked on were older... My boss was a Rolls Royce/ Bentley enthusiast ( in a big way ) our garage was like a museum! Your Dad is a good old-fashioned mechanic! I have happy memories of the good old days, mainly the Quality British cars... Keep up the good work, I enjoy the videos 👍. Iain.
I love to see the way you're Dad can keep the Lancaster on the road without spending hundreds of pounds on new parts. Pete's skillset honed over decades is always impressive.
Thank you - we like to save money on the job if we can (without cutting corners)
Every time you touch it, it gets a bit better every time… Dad could not be more bang on when it comes to oldskool tinkering.🤙🏻
Keeps him busy!
Brilliant. you are lucky to have a dad that has that much knowledge about older cars. it's a lovely car
well worth doing to keep it on the road longer. good luck with this both.
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching 😁💪
My father owned a 1949 Lancaster in black, bought from a RAF wing commander in 1958 . Seeing the interior brought back a lot of happy memories , especially the rope handles in the rear to help with getting out . I remember he paid £365 for it at the time , it's number was KNU 636 .
Oh brilliant! Thanks for watching
You just can't beat enthusiasm for fixing stuff, and combining that with your dads mechanical experience makes you a great team. Lovely vid Jon, I've said it before that I love the Armstrong content but tbh I think its the overall mix of stuff on the channel that I like, plus seeing you and your dad spending quality time together. All the best chaps!
Thanks Mike for your continued support and kind words! Glad to have you with us!
I`m a yellerbelly(Lincolnshire person] myself and haven`t used the term "Yonside" for years . Another saying is "ower yonder". love the videos.
Thanks for watching - i love when we bring out a Lincolnshire phrase :)
Evening Jon. You need to add a "well we didn't waste our time" quote to a mug on the store for those post tinkering brews....
I like that idea! Im in the process of making a list of 'Channel Catchphrases" to do something similar with them
Top draw... the dad's a goodun... hope you're taking it all in , Jon 😄
That's the plan! 😄
Gone are the days of quality parts for cars, even new cars are full of Chinese rubbish, sad times. Keep up with the great work, dad.
Tell me about it
Just subscribed after watching a few of your videos on the car. Very entertaining channel 😊
Many thanks for watching and thank you for your support 😊
Thanks for the entertaining video. Very interesting to see so much of such an old car. However, I have to admit that I sometimes wish Jon Jr. knew a bit more about vehicle technology after so many hours on cars. This ‘question and answer’ game gets tedious at times. 😅 Cheers mates.
I know much more than I let on ... But if I don't ask the questions Dad doesn't say anything. He needs prompting 😉👍
I agree
Hi. I have enjoyed the Armstrong videos you make a great father and son team. Thanks for the tip re the bleed nipple repair pieces, I never knew they existed. Love the thumbnail on this one too! Dropped ya a sub. All the best, Mart in Solihull.
Thanks Mart for being with us! Hope you enjoy the future stuff
Keep it on the road. Your dad will remember the seal repair kits for the brake cylinder myself. l would put a little bit away each week towards a new cylinder and build up a repair fund . Like your dad , refer to the hands-on approach, and engineer is a true skill
Hi Jon Anything electrical these days is a gamble fakes are rife that incudes spark plugs. The bleed nipple repair is normal, it separates the mechanic from the fitter! One point of order to anneal anything heat to a dull red then let it cool normally or with copper washers dump in a box of dry sand and let them cool naturally. In case your Dad is wondering why the washers are still hard that is the reason! Cheers john
If Pete likes Allen Millyard, he’s also gonna like Geoffrey Crocker, who’s a bit of a Landrover nut from New Zealand, but also likes to restore lathes and suchlike!
I'll get him onto him!
Was Armstrong Siddeley standard fitment from the factory Champions spark plugs? I was thinking that originals might of been Lodge, like that of many other upmarket cars of the time.
Were not 100% certain sadly - good call though
Of course you have to keep the old girl goinig.
Absolutely 😁
Tinkering? Sounds like major surgery!
OMG A CLASSIC CAR what year is it fro
Says it in the description, 1949(!!) 😄
😄👍
1949 😄👍
I see Champion's quality has gone to pot all over, eh? also, I think you got hit with "chinesium" with those resistor caps.
how big IS that wheel cylinder, 1 and five eights?!
I swear, only Brits still do this stuff on a regular basis, whether it's vehicles, small engines, electronics, appliances, or even watches. People are few and far between in the States and have to charge a fortune.
Yes i fear the same RE the plug caps. Thanks for watching :)
Was just looking for spark plugs and most suppliers list a 3/4" reach plug for the Armstrong Siddeleys. N5 or N5C. It might be that these are easier to find than the L10 you are using. If the 3/4" plugs are correct the L10 will be heavily shrouded. I normally deal with V8s and have found Rockauto to be very good for spark plugs. Even with the shipping and vat they are competitive and only supply OE quality parts. Mart.
Are they the same plugs as air cooled vw beetle engines ?
Oh i wouldnt know - i doubt it but worth a chec
❤❤👍👍😊😊
Thank you :)
If you got those plug caps off fleabay their probably chinesium fakes.
Sadly I think you are right 😭
Land Rover Series 1+2 88 inch wheel cylinders will fit , Beware Chinese Junk Parts ! ......plug caps included ! . There's lots of NGK + BOSCH plugs on the Internet that are expensive copies......they look 100% until they fail ! . We used to have excellent things made in the UK sadly we have too search for quality now more than ever 🇬🇧
Is that 100% confirmed or just from looking at the one we removed? 😄👍
I have a '51 Whitley with those fitted , @@JonCoupland
So difficult to find good parts now. Even manufacturer's original equipment can be as bad as Chinese fakes 😐
They won't beat good old-fashioned engineering, with experience, good tools, plenty of time and liberal amounts of swearing!
Yes we have found that out the hard way :(
Buy proper quality old spares from reputable suppliers and Owners Clubs and don’t moan about the price, be grateful that someone supplies them. There is a lot of cheap repro junk around that is happily ripping off overenthusiastic enthusiasts….. you are proving that car after car….
Keep watching the videos John and I may be able to afford to do so 😉
@@JonCouplandGet up to the NEC Classis Car Show and do some networking around the clubs and autojumble stores !
And sell some Audis !
This is a good project car, slowly working through its quirks and foibles as they reveal themselves. Armstrong Siddeley were the Queen Mother’s preferred automotive brand as she considered Rolls Royce too vulgar….
Keeps Dad busy 😄 he enjoys a tinker with it@@johnmoruzzi7236
Hi my name is Iain, I do like the Armstrong👍 I served my time in the early 70s so most of the vehicles I worked on were older... My boss was a Rolls Royce/ Bentley enthusiast ( in a big way ) our garage was like a museum!
Your Dad is a good old-fashioned mechanic! I have happy memories of the good old days, mainly the Quality British cars...
Keep up the good work, I enjoy the videos 👍. Iain.
@@IainCampbell-wv5pr Yes it helps with the variety of channel content even if it gets less "views" than the modern stuff.
NGK is better than Champion
Hopefully!
"Gay boots" 🤭
There must be an in joke there?
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