Museum owners of the world take note. There is nothing duller than walking around a museum of dusty relics behind ropes or under glass with a few signs telling you about the exhibit you are looking at (any type of museum). Here is one where a bloke starts up the exhibits and even gives you a ride in one; the essence of an "interactive" experience. It turns a forgettable day into one that lives in the memory. I'd pay good money to have a guided tour like that, it is how all automotive museums should be. Great vid Hubbers, most interesting 👍
One of my less fond memories, spraying "Easy start" into the carbs of my Sunbeam Rapier, spinning the engine, and then a very loud bang. I jumped out and looked to see what had happened. The cylinder head had blown off the engine. RIP Sunbeam Rapier.
I’m lost for words! What an amazing museum and to have a proprietor so willing to demonstrate the vehicles he is clearly passionate and knowledgable about must have been an absolute joy! That video was truly joyous!👍👍
AAH Ian, that was a absolute joy to watch, fantastic, many thanks! And what a bloody nice bloke to show you round and start up those motors, big thanks to him!
Agree - what a lovely cheerful chap - a proper Car-Nut too, obviously! Fantastic collection in sheds! And we can almost smell the atmosphere. The stuff they have there is just incredible. No, the video is too short! Many thanks Ian.
@@johncollymore1697 I always hope the fella reads the nice comments said about him...But he is the sort not to take any notice..Great chap, I'd really like to visit. It's almost worth the trip across the world on its own!
@tone167 iirc they have to do the tour for insurance/liability issues. When I went I thought it might detract from the experience, but actually it really added to it. You get loads of good information and they certainly don't rush you.
The owner of this fantastic museum is a really nice chap. I don't personally know of any other where the proprietor would happily demonstrate the vehicles for you. Absolutely superb!
I realise I am 4 years late watching this video, but recently started your "hubnut goes global" playlist and really enjoying it. the museum looked fantastic and the chap showing you around seems like a really nice bloke and clearly loves what he is doing. fantastic viewing! thanks for sharing this with us - I look forward to watching the rest of the trip!
In 1978 it became illegal to transport sheep in cars if they weren't fitted with sheepbelts... Great video, I saw the Packard part of the collection some years ago when it was on display in Whangarei, I didn't know at the time it was part of a larger collection.
"You can see, you can fit quite a few sheep in there, especially if you fold the seat down" I for some reason expected you to say "Especially if you fold the sheep in half".
What a fabulous collection! A real joy to see so many rare cars, and a real pleasure to hear some of them run. My hat goes off to that gentleman indeed.
Could you imagine pulling up to any attraction in the UK finding it closed and the owner turns up and giving you a guided tour and starting and giving you a walk round ? Good times
Oof! Rear engined Skoda ftw. Love that Leyland P76 and Austin Kimberley too. What an incredible museum. Wish I was there: a lot more tranquil than today's classic car show at the NEC in Birmingham. I hate crowds.
One of the nicest cars l have ever driven was a P-76 Targa Florio. Incredibly comfortable,super responsive,one finger power steering,must have been one of the few that they got right. Only downside was a god awful brown paint job.
16:30 - The ‘Squariel’ was one of my favourite bikes, after HRD Vincents and Brough Superiors. Once they had warmed up, you heard the tappets, rather than the engine or exhaust, as it approached you. From behind one in town, you heard that lovely exhaust burble, or a hum at higher revs. Quite a number of Ariel Square Fours clocked up over 500,000 miles without major issues, so long as they were looked after properly. Thanks for the fascinating tour, Ian.
WOW - that was really great! What an assembly of delights. The founders son really knew the pet foibles of all his charges which is a credit - so often the 'rulers' of this type of collection is letting them stand and rot, claiming to 'love them all'. I cite scenes from 'Barn Find Hunter' as an example. I could go on forever, types there I had no idea ever existed, alongside SO many memories. Great stuff Ian - thank you for sharing. Oh, and trying not to appear a smart a - se, the next time you come across an Ariel Square Four (or most Brit bikes), port side of engine is primary drive/clutch and starboard side gearbox and timing gears (mostly). Many thanks - Teresa in the cold, wet, damp, miserable Cambridgeshire Fens.
Soms time ago i read a story about the Merlin engine. When it was decided that Packard would start producing them for the war effort Packard pulled one Merlin engine to bits to measure all parts only to discover that the whole engine was built with big tollerances, way too big by Packard's standards so they tooled for their own tighter tollerances resulting in an even better engine! Yes, the Packard Merlin was better then the Rolls Royce Merlin. If i remember correctly Rolls Royce later took over those Packard engineering practices.
Utterly amazing vehicle museum and the curator starts some of them for you! My jaw dropped to the floor when he offered to fire up the 1919 Packard double six. And kick start a Squariel! I had just watched Jay Leno give a video drive in his '32 Packard Double six, but this video outshines Leno's Garage. Thanks again Ian for taking us along for the ride.
Couldn't click fast enough, so many great sounds, even required headphones to listen properly over rubbish the wife was watching. Some of the best content on you tube. Thanks for taking us all with you.
3:22 I've driven one of these in Belgium, Leyland P76 4.4l Rover V8 manual column shift, one of only 3 or so examples in Europe so I was told! It cruised very nicely on the motorway!
When I was a kid, a local guy had 2 Singer Hunters. Each one was just a mass of rust but he used them for a few years, then one became a spares car for the other one, then the Inevitable happened and they both became too knackered to earn an MOT. They were 20-odd years old by then. That's 2 extremely cool museums you've shown us now! I'm liking New Zealand a lot.
Great video. What an awesome museum, could of happily watched hours of this. Amazing selection of cars, trucks, bikes, tractors and the rest. The owner was a top bloke, so much enthusiasm and generous with his time.
I think all the Singer Hunters in NZ apart from a handful more were in that video, but then nothing surprises me anymore as another one always pops up. Got a running one here in Wellington I'm working on getting together as a usable car
Dude, I keep thinking we won't see you for a few days then you keep hitting us with awesome content. Seriously, you must be having the time of your life. As Belinda Carlisle almost said, HubNut heaven is a place on earth!
Hi Ian ... Hope your having a great time ... The Land Rover @ 33:45 is very Reminiscent of the Military 101 ... I thought the 101 was only built for military purposes ... ? the front grill is exactly the same as the 101 & mid engined under the front seats ... ! What a fantastic collection of motoring history past ... ! Don't worry about the length of the episodes, I PERSONALLY love to see more content, even if it is longer and I understand more work ... Brilliant job Ian .... ;-) Love the "Postman Pat" trecker ... "The Simpsons" .... Ha Ha ... The "Springfield" Gas Engine .... Very Funny ... !!! ... ;-)
What an amazing museum not many in the world where the boss starts the engines up and drives out in one of them I'll liking NZ more each time I watch Hub Nut
What a spectacular place. A superb video. Fantastic to see and hear some of those starting up. Amazing sounding engines for their age. A place that I would love to visit. I am quite jealous. The Hubnut commentary makes the video that much more & not forgetting the wiper action.
Brilliant place ! Truly amazing to see so many rare cars in one place . A Pilot Ute , never even knew they made a pickup version before now ! Incredible collection & a top bloke 👌
Absolutely awesome, Ian! Well done! The Ariel 2 cyl police bike, when started by your most gracious curator, the subtitles on your blog were amazing - every time he revved the engine, the subtitle was "MUSIC". How appropos!
Love the round indicator on the Bedford TK .... I can almost hear the trademark brake whistle! Thanks for another fantastic visit and to your host. The tracked shovel sounded brilliant
I live 50 km from here and have never been, i just put this on my bucket list. As for rust in cars in NZ, if you are near the coast or the volcanic areas like Rotorua it is a problem. I bought a MK V Cortina that was originally from Rotorua and it was the biggest rust bucket i owned, it wasn't even 12 years old. NZ is full of rust buckets. Great video. I will let them know it was your channel that showed a Kiwi something in their own back yard.
Thought I'd died and gone to heaven! Incredible. Two Singer Hunters and a rear engined Skoda! ( I had a Skoda S110 from new and, despite the Skoda jokes, loved that car. Wish I could find another.) Thanks again HubNut. Great video.
Gosh that was a treat indeed, what a wonderful museum, there is something rather splendid about the unrestored stuff with 'patina'. Just when you thought you had seen it all here is yet another warehouse full of treasure, I could have spent all day in there. Highlights obviously the BL stuff like the Leyland P76 & Kimberley, plus the land crab ute! Thanks for a wonderful tour :)
Packards were amazing vehicles, true engineer's vehicles. If they were taken decent care of they would last almost indefinitely... That 6x6 Dodge you took the trip around the property on is also the vehicle that most DUKWs were based on, and they went on to be the basis of the famous Power Wagon...
PS. I just found out that Michelotti designed the Renault Alpine! He apparently never got paid either...According to his son, Michelottis' favourite car was the Spitfire. Among literally 1000s of cars he chose the gorgeous little Triumph.
@@dizzy2020 I wanted a Spitfire as an 18 year old. It was between a frogeye, a regular Sprite and the Spitfire and I almost went crazy trying to decide while saving up.. but in the end saw a convertible Vitesse for sale nearby and went for that, £395 - as 4 seats was a big selling point for me. I had another two Vitesse MK1 convertibles (much better looking than the Mk2 for me) I once went a 100 miles to buy a Spitfire MK3 only to arrive and it was gone. I am angrier now I think about it than I was then. What a git..Maybe the guy is reading this now. I never got my Spitfire....
Thank you so much Ian. Austin Kimberly was cool. Beautiful end of the line Packards, this manufacturer was just too good to be lost, sad. Lovely to see a Bedford TK looking so original. My first proper trucking was in a 1976 Bedford TK 1020 curtsinsider. She had great brakes but the steering box had a quarter turn of play. Lol. Didn't really matter when your max speed was 47.
Well, another great video. What a technic those cars and the shapes are beautiful. Compare it with now... oh my god. At least you enjoyed it as well as I did. I take another cupper! Till the next video.
Nice upload today ian thank you the museum was superb I need some of that start you bastard for the cold winter mornings, enjoy your walkabout. ✌ peace
@@rahowherox1177 Early American cars were right hand drive because some manufacturers thought it safer for the driver to have the best view of the shoulder, given how narrow and terrible most roads were in the aughts, not because we drove on the left. Traffic on the right was adopted in the French manner immediately after the Revolution.
that V12 was originally called the twin 6, like this one. 1st incarnation as in the teens when most cars had 4 cylinders. Came out again, but during the depression, was twin 6 for 1 year then just the Packard 12 after that... wonderful cars. Packards were known for their quiet elegance.
Hubnut did not know the Jewett! I am shocked! My wife's Grandfather had one! The Daimler sleeve valve was actually a Knight engine, weird, smoky and true. Nice museum!
Museum owners of the world take note. There is nothing duller than walking around a museum of dusty relics behind ropes or under glass with a few signs telling you about the exhibit you are looking at (any type of museum). Here is one where a bloke starts up the exhibits and even gives you a ride in one; the essence of an "interactive" experience. It turns a forgettable day into one that lives in the memory. I'd pay good money to have a guided tour like that, it is how all automotive museums should be. Great vid Hubbers, most interesting 👍
Instablaster.
Amazing museum, Ian - be sure to bring home a few cans of "Start ya bastard" - may come in handy in the spring.
One of my less fond memories, spraying "Easy start" into the carbs of my Sunbeam Rapier, spinning the engine, and then a very loud bang. I jumped out and looked to see what had happened. The cylinder head had blown off the engine. RIP Sunbeam Rapier.
I’m lost for words! What an amazing museum and to have a proprietor so willing to demonstrate the vehicles he is clearly passionate and knowledgable about must have been an absolute joy!
That video was truly joyous!👍👍
Yes indeed! I can't think of many museums like this, where they are willing to crank up the exhibits! Fantastic. :)
AAH Ian, that was a absolute joy to watch, fantastic, many thanks!
And what a bloody nice bloke to show you round and start up those motors, big thanks to him!
Agree - what a lovely cheerful chap - a proper Car-Nut too, obviously! Fantastic collection in sheds! And we can almost smell the atmosphere. The stuff they have there is just incredible. No, the video is too short! Many thanks Ian.
@@johncollymore1697 I always hope the fella reads the nice comments said about him...But he is the sort not to take any notice..Great chap, I'd really like to visit. It's almost worth the trip across the world on its own!
@tone167 iirc they have to do the tour for insurance/liability issues. When I went I thought it might detract from the experience, but actually it really added to it. You get loads of good information and they certainly don't rush you.
That us Kiwis
Can’t believe that Packard is 100 years old! Amazing.
If you like that era of cars, cold starts etc, you should check out 'Jonathan W' on UA-cam.
The owner of this fantastic museum is a really nice chap. I don't personally know of any other where the proprietor would happily demonstrate the vehicles for you. Absolutely superb!
Lovely Jubbly Mr HubNut, who is going to look after these very cherished vehicles when the old timers have passed away.
I realise I am 4 years late watching this video, but recently started your "hubnut goes global" playlist and really enjoying it. the museum looked fantastic and the chap showing you around seems like a really nice bloke and clearly loves what he is doing. fantastic viewing! thanks for sharing this with us - I look forward to watching the rest of the trip!
Thanks Ian, this video wasn't too long, in fact I could have watched hours of this, that Museum is so very interesting.
So much work to keep all of them on the button! What a dedicated team.
In 1978 it became illegal to transport sheep in cars if they weren't fitted with sheepbelts...
Great video, I saw the Packard part of the collection some years ago when it was on display in Whangarei, I didn't know at the time it was part of a larger collection.
I hope you're feeling sheepish after that joke......
It baa...ly raised a smile...
I could bleat it anytime.....
What a brilliant museum, props to the owner! Thanks for sharing this, Ian.👍
You know it´s a good museum when the owner comes out and starts every car you want! That orange mini dozer is so amazing, and dangerous!
"You can see, you can fit quite a few sheep in there, especially if you fold the seat down" I for some reason expected you to say "Especially if you fold the sheep in half".
What a fabulous collection! A real joy to see so many rare cars, and a real pleasure to hear some of them run. My hat goes off to that gentleman indeed.
Could you imagine pulling up to any attraction in the UK finding it closed and the owner turns up and giving you a guided tour and starting and giving you a walk round ?
Good times
Oof! Rear engined Skoda ftw. Love that Leyland P76 and Austin Kimberley too. What an incredible museum.
Wish I was there: a lot more tranquil than today's classic car show at the NEC in Birmingham. I hate crowds.
One of the nicest cars l have ever driven was a P-76 Targa Florio. Incredibly comfortable,super responsive,one finger power steering,must have been one of the few that they got right. Only downside was a god awful brown paint job.
16:30 - The ‘Squariel’ was one of my favourite bikes, after HRD Vincents and Brough Superiors. Once they had warmed up, you heard the tappets, rather than the engine or exhaust, as it approached you. From behind one in town, you heard that lovely exhaust burble, or a hum at higher revs. Quite a number of Ariel Square Fours clocked up over 500,000 miles without major issues, so long as they were looked after properly. Thanks for the fascinating tour, Ian.
That Ariel sounded fantastic
All i can say is Amazing as you said in title of video and the gentleman in the hat was really informative and helpful.
Fantastic, thanks Ian.
WOW - that was really great! What an assembly of delights. The founders son really knew the pet foibles of all his charges which is a credit - so often the 'rulers' of this type of collection is letting them stand and rot, claiming to 'love them all'. I cite scenes from 'Barn Find Hunter' as an example. I could go on forever, types there I had no idea ever existed, alongside SO many memories. Great stuff Ian - thank you for sharing. Oh, and trying not to appear a smart a - se, the next time you come across an Ariel Square Four (or most Brit bikes), port side of engine is primary drive/clutch and starboard side gearbox and timing gears (mostly). Many thanks - Teresa in the cold, wet, damp, miserable Cambridgeshire Fens.
Oh wow, what a treat! I really like that owner is not afraid to start them up, instead of mothballing them and never show to public. Very nice indeed!
Soms time ago i read a story about the Merlin engine. When it was decided that Packard would start producing them for the war effort Packard pulled one Merlin engine to bits to measure all parts only to discover that the whole engine was built with big tollerances, way too big by Packard's standards so they tooled for their own tighter tollerances resulting in an even better engine! Yes, the Packard Merlin was better then the Rolls Royce Merlin.
If i remember correctly Rolls Royce later took over those Packard engineering practices.
You beat me to it on tolerances but I posted! There was something also about upgrading babbit metal bearing shell lining to indium ?
What a place ! Fabulous, I could spend all day there. Happy travels
Utterly amazing vehicle museum and the curator starts some of them for you! My jaw dropped to the floor when he offered to fire up the 1919 Packard double six. And kick start a Squariel! I had just watched Jay Leno give a video drive in his '32 Packard Double six, but this video outshines Leno's Garage. Thanks again Ian for taking us along for the ride.
"Start Ya Bastard" I say that to my car everyday ! Great video and what a gent the owner is for stating the vehicles for us Hubnutters..
I must be slipping, I can't believe I missed this fantastic episode!
Couldn't click fast enough, so many great sounds, even required headphones to listen properly over rubbish the wife was watching. Some of the best content on you tube. Thanks for taking us all with you.
3:22 I've driven one of these in Belgium, Leyland P76 4.4l Rover V8 manual column shift, one of only 3 or so examples in Europe so I was told! It cruised very nicely on the motorway!
What a wonderful character the museum owner is just loving showing his vehicles. New Zealand’s Jay Leno.
Incredible collection....of rare vehicles...
When I was a kid, a local guy had 2 Singer Hunters. Each one was just a mass of rust but he used them for a few years, then one became a spares car for the other one, then the Inevitable happened and they both became too knackered to earn an MOT. They were 20-odd years old by then.
That's 2 extremely cool museums you've shown us now! I'm liking New Zealand a lot.
I'm surprised you stayed conscious with all those fumes! Excellent video as usual.
Thanks to all that gave the intel on this place. When in New Zealand. You know where to go!
Looks like that gent throughly enjoyed starting the various machinery up and I enjoyed him doing so!
Back to a good healthy dose of HubNutery!!!,,,always brings out the wee lad in me,,,😀
Great video. What an awesome museum, could of happily watched hours of this. Amazing selection of cars, trucks, bikes, tractors and the rest. The owner was a top bloke, so much enthusiasm and generous with his time.
I think all the Singer Hunters in NZ apart from a handful more were in that video, but then nothing surprises me anymore as another one always pops up. Got a running one here in Wellington I'm working on getting together as a usable car
Ooooo nice bikes Ian. Would love to see a road test of the orange motorised shovel.
Now that's a collection. What a nice bloke too.
Wow so many lovley cars!!!! Thank you for doing this tour :D
Dude, I keep thinking we won't see you for a few days then you keep hitting us with awesome content. Seriously, you must be having the time of your life. As Belinda Carlisle almost said, HubNut heaven is a place on earth!
Motorbikes on HubNut? It's the perfect Friday. Great museum.
What a fantastic collection and such wonderful hosts.
Something for everyone, enjoyed that, thank you Hub Nut...
Hi Ian ... Hope your having a great time ... The Land Rover @ 33:45 is very Reminiscent of the Military 101 ... I thought the 101 was only built for military purposes ... ? the front grill is exactly the same as the 101 & mid engined under the front seats ... !
What a fantastic collection of motoring history past ... !
Don't worry about the length of the episodes, I PERSONALLY love to see more content, even if it is longer and I understand more work ... Brilliant job Ian .... ;-)
Love the "Postman Pat" trecker ...
"The Simpsons" .... Ha Ha ... The "Springfield" Gas Engine .... Very Funny ... !!! ... ;-)
The 101 is actually very different in exection to the Series IIA and IIB forward control models.
What an amazing museum not many in the world where the boss starts the engines up and drives out in one of them I'll liking NZ more each time I watch Hub Nut
What a spectacular place. A superb video. Fantastic to see and hear some of those starting up. Amazing sounding engines for their age. A place that I would love to visit. I am quite jealous. The Hubnut commentary makes the video that much more & not forgetting the wiper action.
Been a few times, always get the guided tour!
Brilliant place ! Truly amazing to see so many rare cars in one place . A Pilot Ute , never even knew they made a pickup version before now ! Incredible collection & a top bloke 👌
What a fantastic museum, the fact some exhibits could be fired up was even better, keep up the good work Ian, I look forward to each little film
Absolutely awesome, Ian! Well done!
The Ariel 2 cyl police bike, when started by your most gracious curator, the subtitles on your blog were amazing - every time he revved the engine, the subtitle was "MUSIC". How appropos!
some beautiful old cars thank you for showing us
Got to be the best museum ever
grate video loved the old cars some of them engines are beasts 27 litters woooow
Fantastic, Mr Nut. Thanks for sharing this with us.
This video really put a smile on my face. Could definitely have been longer!
Love the round indicator on the Bedford TK .... I can almost hear the trademark brake whistle! Thanks for another fantastic visit and to your host. The tracked shovel sounded brilliant
1973 tk petrol five speed with 7 ton of apples on was no rocket.In NZs orchard area they were common until about 2000,v few left now.
Thanks for great museum tour, lot's of interesting stuff there.
Nice to hear those cars running also.
What a brilliant guy - I must visit that fantastic museum. Great video, Ian!
I live 50 km from here and have never been, i just put this on my bucket list. As for rust in cars in NZ, if you are near the coast or the volcanic areas like Rotorua it is a problem. I bought a MK V Cortina that was originally from Rotorua and it was the biggest rust bucket i owned, it wasn't even 12 years old. NZ is full of rust buckets. Great video. I will let them know it was your channel that showed a Kiwi something in their own back yard.
I still remember the smell of Rotorua...
@@HubNut you can never forget it.
Completely brilliant content, all of it. My highlight was the square four and all the hidden gems. Fan-bloody -tastic.
That is a great video. I love to see these big collections. The more the better. Cheers.
This video is not long enough.....I need to see more!
The personal attention you got was amazing. I’ve experienced similar at country town museums in rural Australia.
That double six engine is a pearl.
I can vouch for 'Start ya Bastard', brilliant... the ideal addition to your tool box.
Wow what a place, thanks for sharing Mr. H. Nut 👍
Thought I'd died and gone to heaven! Incredible. Two Singer Hunters and a rear engined Skoda! ( I had a Skoda S110 from new and, despite the Skoda jokes, loved that car. Wish I could find another.) Thanks again HubNut. Great video.
Gosh that was a treat indeed, what a wonderful museum, there is something rather splendid about the unrestored stuff with 'patina'. Just when you thought you had seen it all here is yet another warehouse full of treasure, I could have spent all day in there. Highlights obviously the BL stuff like the Leyland P76 & Kimberley, plus the land crab ute! Thanks for a wonderful tour :)
Another Excellent Video Thank you
Fabulous Video Ian, I could watch hours of this.
Thanks , keep them coming.
What an awesome place. If I ever visited there I’d never leave! Keep up the good work great vid.
I would LOVE a can of "Start ya Ba$&4RD" LoL , empty of course .
So would I!!
With the associate can of FOR CHRIST SAKE COME ON.
he needs a can of "stop ya bastard" too
I want some 'Stop You Fecker' brake cleaner.
Love the guys passion. Fantastic video. If I ever go to New Zealand I'll be sure to visit!
Excellent, interesting video. Thanks.
Magical place, indeed!
Great museum. That the guy certainly knows his stuff.
Packards were amazing vehicles, true engineer's vehicles. If they were taken decent care of they would last almost indefinitely...
That 6x6 Dodge you took the trip around the property on is also the vehicle that most DUKWs were based on, and they went on to be the basis of the famous Power Wagon...
The mighty p76. I’ve got one and love it
What a fantastic place!!! Thanks for the video.
OMG. 30 years ago I drove that green and silver Singer Hunter. Cool car
PS. I just found out that Michelotti designed the Renault Alpine! He apparently never got paid either...According to his son, Michelottis' favourite car was the Spitfire. Among literally 1000s of cars he chose the gorgeous little Triumph.
@@dizzy2020 I wanted a Spitfire as an 18 year old. It was between a frogeye, a regular Sprite and the Spitfire and I almost went crazy trying to decide while saving up.. but in the end saw a convertible Vitesse for sale nearby and went for that, £395 - as 4 seats was a big selling point for me. I had another two Vitesse MK1 convertibles (much better looking than the Mk2 for me) I once went a 100 miles to buy a Spitfire MK3 only to arrive and it was gone. I am angrier now I think about it than I was then. What a git..Maybe the guy is reading this now.
I never got my Spitfire....
Great tour! I love BMC cars and commercials in particular so the Land Crab Ute would be my vehicle of choice there.
So in conclusion, Hubnut should move to New Zealand as he can have his name on a numberplate!
@Tone. Just checked and both are available in NZ, starting at $999nzd
What a brilliant video and an amazing place. Great work Ian 👍
Amazing collection . Well done to your BX !
Thank you so much Ian. Austin Kimberly was cool. Beautiful end of the line Packards, this manufacturer was just too good to be lost, sad. Lovely to see a Bedford TK looking so original. My first proper trucking was in a 1976 Bedford TK 1020 curtsinsider. She had great brakes but the steering box had a quarter turn of play. Lol. Didn't really matter when your max speed was 47.
I went there 5 years ago. It was I feel one of the best in NZ. Have you any plans to go to Horopito?
Fantastic vid Ian, loved every minute! Please keep 'em coming, but do take time for yourself and relax. 11 from 10 for your content!
That was absolutely brilliant!
thank you ever so much enjoyed very much
Wow!! another on my list to see, and boy does that guy look like my cousins father inlaw Mr Tye.
Well, another great video. What a technic those cars and the shapes are beautiful. Compare it with now... oh my god. At least you enjoyed it as well as I did. I take another cupper! Till the next video.
They sure like those Klaxon horns over there in NZ ;)
My grandpa didn't like it when my uncle swapped one out of a junked Model A into his '53 Chevrolet without telling him.
Nice upload today ian thank you the museum was superb I need some of that start you bastard for the cold winter mornings, enjoy your walkabout. ✌ peace
Where do you find a museum that runs all those engines for you? Brilliant. Love it! And all those engines sounded so distinctive.
Fun Fact: Canada used to be RHD until they changed it to LHD to match the US around 1940s
"I did not know that" in best Ed McMahon voice.
Usa was originally left side drive too.
@@rahowherox1177 Early American cars were right hand drive because some manufacturers thought it safer for the driver to have the best view of the shoulder, given how narrow and terrible most roads were in the aughts, not because we drove on the left.
Traffic on the right was adopted in the French manner immediately after the Revolution.
Fantastic! Thanks Hub Nut
that V12 was originally called the twin 6, like this one. 1st incarnation as in the teens when most cars had 4 cylinders. Came out again, but during the depression, was twin 6 for 1 year then just the Packard 12 after that... wonderful cars. Packards were known for their quiet elegance.
Hubnut did not know the Jewett! I am shocked! My wife's Grandfather had one! The Daimler sleeve valve was actually a Knight engine, weird, smoky and true. Nice museum!
Just bloody amazing!