Wonderful to see the Steady Special finally running correctly after so many years and so many previous attempts by so called experts to get it right. What a superb job Alex has made, Ivan you are to be congratulated for the amazing work you and your team turn out.
She is a stunning beauty. I can never ever afford such machinery as this, mainly because I have been on low paid employment. I wish I could turn the clock back, I would have made sure that I would have only worked for decent pay and then I could have had one or two vehicles like this beautiful Lancia. I digress, you have done a first class job, well done one and all, Mike the bike.
The Lancia looks and sounds really good. Legendary sliding pillar suspension, shallow V motor with the curious oil pump..A top example of the breed, revived by top blokes. Congratulations. all round. Ivan, I have also just bought a Lancia. 21 as opposed to 90. love it.Oh and for the scornful out there 80kmiles no rust what so ever. :-)) Carry on rewardless! Bw Mike.
Absolutely another phenomenal video and a really cool car. I do have one critique, please refrain from overdubbing music over driving videos, there is a lot lost when you can't hear the car.
Interesting that the registration is BGW. The Schofield bodied Lagonda M45 I had over thirty years ago was also BGW (maybe 571 but my memory is not that good). I think it is now in the Brooklands Museum. The Astura is a lovely looking car and a credit to Steady's original concept.
What an absolutely fascinating car. Did Alex find it neglected and then transform it into the special we see here? Or, given their value, was it a period custom? EDIT 4:05 - there's the answer.
My seriesV 4/4 had a push pull shift set up for the same reason as you needed your remote set up. You might have employed the arrangement my Morgan used. Front suspension somewhat similar as well.
That engine sounds dreadful, Ivan. That car needs a Chevy Small Block and Cherry Bombs... Or an LS swap...(Well done, gentlemen. A fine bit of engine rebuilding)... 👍
the front suspension on these is independent. It uses vertical slides so that wheel geometry does not change as they travel vertically - somewhat like an early McPherson strut. The rod across the front is the steering centre link. You can see on the right front wheel an S shaped control horn connected to the drag link from the steering box which converts the for-and-aft motion of the drag link to a pivot action on the front right wheel. The centre link transmits that pivot action transversely to the left wheel. The relative angles of the control horns that cause the wheels to pivot make the inner wheel of a turn go to a greater angle for the smaller tracking radius (Ackermann angle)
Wonderful channel, great car and fantastic workmanship...but pleeease...this is a channel for car and engineering enthusiasts, so the music just detracts. We want to hear the gears whining, the exhaust notes ....
What an absolutely lovely engine. Surprisingly smooth!
Wonderful to see the Steady Special finally running correctly after so many years and so many previous attempts by so called experts to get it right. What a superb job Alex has made, Ivan you are to be congratulated for the amazing work you and your team turn out.
Another great video. Thanks to all!
I bet Steady would have approved. 10 out of 10
Well done team - and Alex you must be very pleased with your work - Regards
Ivan, seeing you in Levi's 501s made my day! The Lancia, by the way, is also quite wonderful! 🔥🔥🔥
Wonderful ❤️👍
The Lancia certainly looks the full measure coming up your bumpy old driveway Ivan, a scene from the "olden days", beautiful work you guys.
The production quality of this video is excellent.
Fantastic! Another treasure back on the road.
Great job Alex. Your having way too much fun at the end of the video. Thanks for another excellent video Ivan.
She is a stunning beauty. I can never ever afford such machinery as this, mainly because I have been on low paid employment. I wish I could turn the clock back, I would have made sure that I would have only worked for decent pay and then I could have had one or two vehicles like this beautiful Lancia.
I digress, you have done a first class job, well done one and all,
Mike the bike.
Beautiful.
Always a pleasure and privildege to experience your antics and efforts Ivan
Another great piece of work Ivan. Best wishes, Dean.
The Lancia looks and sounds really good. Legendary sliding pillar suspension, shallow V motor with the curious oil pump..A top example of the breed, revived by top blokes. Congratulations. all round. Ivan, I have also just bought a Lancia. 21 as opposed to 90. love it.Oh and for the scornful out there 80kmiles no rust what so ever. :-)) Carry on rewardless! Bw Mike.
I can imagine that radiator appearing in my rear view mirror - then it's on.
What a stunning car. Great video work too!
Beautiful car
Fanbloodytastic work boys 👍👨🏻🏭
You've got a very nice Bugatti radiator Mido watch while working on a splendid Lancia, that's how it's done.
Sweet machine. 👍
Beautiful work
Brilliant !! Cheers 🍻
It's 60 years since I've seen a Lancia V8 engine in bits :-)
Beautiful car. Great job.
Sounds great. That foot-plate with 'Steady' on it doesn't look right at all.
Very nice work....👍
Absolutely another phenomenal video and a really cool car.
I do have one critique, please refrain from overdubbing music over driving videos, there is a lot lost when you can't hear the car.
Congratulations Alex. I'm sure the old bloke didn't get in the way too much. :-)
A 10-minute segment on how the front suspension works would be very interesting.
Interesting that the registration is BGW. The Schofield bodied Lagonda M45 I had over thirty years ago was also BGW (maybe 571 but my memory is not that good). I think it is now in the Brooklands Museum. The Astura is a lovely looking car and a credit to Steady's original concept.
Fantastic Machine!!!
Alex’s future looks bright indeed.
A beautiful looking car lads, i would really like to see you changing the diff gears and repairing the suspension rather than just hear "you fixed it"
The owner is lucky that he got Ivan to "Work his Magic".... I've never seen one of these before.... being an American is not my excuse....🇺🇸🎩🇬🇧🇺🇸🎩🇬🇧
This customer must be werry pleased whit his
"all new car" 🇩🇰👨🔧
Very nostalgic
Wonderful
What an absolutely fascinating car. Did Alex find it neglected and then transform it into the special we see here? Or, given their value, was it a period custom?
EDIT 4:05 - there's the answer.
My seriesV 4/4 had a push pull shift set up for the same reason as you needed your remote set up. You might have employed the arrangement my Morgan used. Front suspension somewhat similar as well.
Wow! What a car!
Great job! And the slit pin?
not a fan of the music. I would like the sound of the car. But thanks
That engine sounds dreadful, Ivan. That car needs a Chevy Small Block and Cherry Bombs... Or an LS swap...(Well done, gentlemen. A fine bit of engine rebuilding)... 👍
Brilliant.
Explain the front suspension to us please.
the front suspension on these is independent. It uses vertical slides so that wheel geometry does not change as they travel vertically - somewhat like an early McPherson strut. The rod across the front is the steering centre link. You can see on the right front wheel an S shaped control horn connected to the drag link from the steering box which converts the for-and-aft motion of the drag link to a pivot action on the front right wheel. The centre link transmits that pivot action transversely to the left wheel. The relative angles of the control horns that cause the wheels to pivot make the inner wheel of a turn go to a greater angle for the smaller tracking radius (Ackermann angle)
That car is Awsome that mechanic is Awsome that car owner is lucky Lancia v8's rock. What capacity is the engine can anyone tell me pls?
Similar to a sawing machine top chaft differential drive, but without s chain,
Wonderful channel, great car and fantastic workmanship...but pleeease...this is a channel for car and engineering enthusiasts, so the music just detracts. We want to hear the gears whining, the exhaust notes ....