You too Matt! I’d have said a lot more about your fantastic Yugo except I got distracted chatting and that was all the footage I shot! Sorry about that…hopefully another time, it’s a really interesting car.
Good grief! A Chrysler 180. I had a lift in one 50 years ago and have never seen one since. Barn Find section was fun - front end of the Hustler reminded me of the Aston Martin Lagonda. Good to see another GTA video, it's been a while. Like the newly coined word: "barnfindy".
I think the Wartberg at 21:54 is Owen's from the OG Cars channel - a lovely couple who rescued a load of east european cars last year, including a Skoda Favorit Forum estate ... if it is, it broke down on the way to Rustival as the plastic fan belt pulley split into two halves
That's right - that's us! Thanks for noticing us, and you hit the nail on the head with all your info there! Broke down on the way to the NEC too... more on that later ;)
Thanks Martin, another great watch. I felt that I was there with you... but without the tired legs. Please keep them coming. Regards, Tommy the Toolbox.
Really sorry I missed you too - in the end I got so mixed up in chatting with people that I never made it back over to the Ford zone! I need more than one day next year - maybe I'll try and bring a car.
What a really good walk-around review. They can be truly dull but yours was the best I've seen. I couldn't get to the show but that really helped off-set that. Thank you
Those Chrysler 180’s were sold in Australia as a Chrysler centura. They had a different font and rear end treatment. They were available with Chrysler Australia’s infamous hemi 6 cylinders of varying capacities. The largest of which was a 265 hemi, and with triple side draft webers, e49 camshaft and a good exhaust system,,, they proved to be absolute rockets in a straight line. They just weren’t the best handling vehicles with that big hemi 6 under the bonnet. But again,, scary fast and unreal in a straight line and we’re in direct competition with the scary fast mark 3,4 and 5 cortinas that ford Australia assembled and fitted with 4.1 litre 6 cylinder engines. Mk 3’s had the log head 250 cubic inch engine and the mk4’s and 5’s had the cast iron headed 4.1 litre 250 crossflow which breathed much better than the log head 250’s. I had a 72 tc/mk3 cortina station wagon that I fitted up with a bog standard alloy head 250 crossflow out of one of our xd ford falcons, which looks identical to a pre facelift mk2 Grenada, and fitted a 5 speed manual gearbox,,,, and I tell ya,,, that little corty wagon was like driving an oversize go kart and flogged the crap out of most modern cars at the time! Sigh…….. memories ay!
The Centura's different front-end treatment was specifically for the inline 6-cylinder engine to fit in there, as the original design was intended for 4-cylinder engines and was too small. I think the early Rootes development had a V6 in mind, but that never saw the light of day due to the car ending up being a Rootes/Simca mashup. Your talk of big-engined Australian versions of cars that don't handle makes me think of the Marina Red Six. They sound simultaneously fun and terrifying.
I love that Chrysler 180 - I'm a huge Avenger fan, and I love the 180's "Avenger on steroids" look. I really like FD Victors too, I think they're one of the best-looking cars ever made. Yours is the only video of this show so far that I've seen that features these cars. The Fiesta van caught my attention too, as I've got a Mk1 Fiesta (in bits) in my garage. Mine's staying with a 957cc Valencia engine though.
Ooh, I do like a mk1 Fiesta! I think they're a really well-proportioned design (and I agree with you about the 180 and FD Victor, too). Good luck with putting the bits back together :)
Another interesting selection of cars (many of which I missed myself on the day). The two Ford Consul models of not seem up close until last year when I was lucky enough to see both for the first time only a few weeks apart. I took love a Lotus Wedge, especially those very early Esprit. I've also had an itch for an MR2 for years. A former work colleague of mine had a Scimmiter GTC. I loved your video from Pendine Sand's, probably one of your best videos in my opinion.
Sounds like you had a great show Martin, I must admit the first car I saw at the show was the Chrysler 180. I haven’t seen one of these few years, for some reason my grandad had an ex company car example, but I’ve never seen one again until this orange example. I also enjoyed seeing the Uno Turbo, totally unmolested, which must be a rarity….having missed out the max power generation.
That Chrysler 180 was designed in Coventry and was meant to be the next Humber Snipe, with a 60 degree V6 that was already designed and running. Unfortunately Chrysler, the company renowned for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, decided to have it made in Poissy, France, at the Simca factory, with four cylinder Simca engines, and inside it was given brown nylon cloth and brown plastic wood instead of walnut veneer, leather upholstery and power windows which is what Ryton had planned for it. The rest, as they say, is history. And so was the 180.
Thanks, that's really interesting - I never knew that, although I was dimly aware Roy Axe had at least a hand in the design. My aunt had an Avenger in the mid 70s and rather fancied upgrading to a 180, but it was too big for the garage.
The Chrysler 160/180 2 litre was regarded on the continent as a shrunk american car from 5 years ago. Not ugly but also not very attractive. Worden veneer would not have changed this impession
While I’ve not got all the info in front of me right now, it’s my perception the 180 sold reasonably well in Spain (I may need to fact check) but certainly in the past 5-10 years one or two have turned up as background scenery in TV commercials filmed abroad, for sunny weather and no doubt lower costs, the one I can think off right now for Churchills car insurance with a presumably CGI Churchill bulldog skateboarding through the street. I think that was in Spain. Although I’d read about the intention that the 180 was meant to be a Humber somewhere before, my source material tonight was Humber Cars the Post War Years by Stephen Lewis, the PVHCC historian. I think in 1970 the body style of the 180 was a fair enough interpretation of modern U.S. style in the same way Rootes had followed U.S. trends since the war. As a Humber it may still have had a tough job against the Ford Granada but then so did everything else in the same class. I would liked to have seen a V6 Humber Snipe. It might still have appealed to some British customers where a four-pot ‘Chrysler’ didn’t mean a darn thing.
My uncle drove 2 Chrysler 2 litres ' With the famous torque flite " automatic gear box and loved it to pieces. So also in the Netherlands there were afficionados. My father drove a Simca 1100 & 1308 which imho was far more exciting. And indeed the car sold well in Spain and was also sold as diesel it seems. Maybe also because the car market was quite limited with import restrictions❤
I’ve just done an online search to try to discover where the ‘Chill’ Churchill Insurance TV ad, featuring the skateboarding bulldog, was actually filmed. Calle de la Virgen de la Roca, 28027 Madrid, Spain. Dressed up to look like the U.K. but the film company needed guaranteed sunshine! And quite prominent for a couple of seconds is a turquoise Chrysler 180 parked up with a couple of people sunbathing on the bonnet! 😀ua-cam.com/video/JIbaA66UPLs/v-deo.htmlsi=fS2YOulCcuF8L_3j
I didn’t film that one as it was tucked away on an auction stand. Looked good from a distance. I never set out to cover every single car at a show, others do that well like @lloydvehicleconsulting.
About the only classic I think suits ev conversion would be the Hustler. I feel had Towns lived on he wouldn't have been able to resist sticking a battery in it.
Yes, that would be an interesting one. The Hustler somehow has the look of one of those 1970s experimental EVs - and I agree that William Towns did like a bit of interesting tech.
Yes, that's very much the way I look at these things too - it's not the engine that makes the DeLorean special (no offence to the PRV V6, which is a fine thing in some other cars).
That Gordon Keeble was electric converted. I think it is OK on certain cars , mainly city cars (only place for them in reality at the moment) but not this car. Totally ruined it. What a shame.
I get that, and agree in a lot of cases. I don’t mind it on this Gordon GT though, which originally had a generic Chevy smallblock - effective and sonorous, yes, but not really the star of the show. ECC’s conversions are all reversible too.
Great video as always Martin, very enjoyable. I can relate to the feeling of losing the voice after an event… I could barely speak after Rustival.
Thanks Gentil! It doesn’t help that I really don’t get out much…
Good to meet you in person Martin, enjoyed your take on lots of the stuff here!
You too Matt! I’d have said a lot more about your fantastic Yugo except I got distracted chatting and that was all the footage I shot! Sorry about that…hopefully another time, it’s a really interesting car.
Good grief! A Chrysler 180. I had a lift in one 50 years ago and have never seen one since.
Barn Find section was fun - front end of the Hustler reminded me of the Aston Martin Lagonda.
Good to see another GTA video, it's been a while.
Like the newly coined word: "barnfindy".
I do see what you mean about the Hustler and Lagonda - both William Towns designs, of course 😊 And we all feel a bit barnfindy some mornings, right?
I think the Wartberg at 21:54 is Owen's from the OG Cars channel - a lovely couple who rescued a load of east european cars last year, including a Skoda Favorit Forum estate ... if it is, it broke down on the way to Rustival as the plastic fan belt pulley split into two halves
That's right - that's us! Thanks for noticing us, and you hit the nail on the head with all your info there! Broke down on the way to the NEC too... more on that later ;)
Thanks, a pleasant walk round the show from the sofa. I'd love a little frog Frisky but they are OMG money.
Thanks Martin, another great watch. I felt that I was there with you... but without the tired legs. Please keep them coming. Regards, Tommy the Toolbox.
Hay!that,s more than ten.
Thumbs up.
Focusing down has never been my strong point 😬
Great video, very entertaining watch thank you.
Thanks!
Sorry to have missed you Martin.
Thanks so much for the shout out, I appreciate it.
Nice video. 👍
Really sorry I missed you too - in the end I got so mixed up in chatting with people that I never made it back over to the Ford zone! I need more than one day next year - maybe I'll try and bring a car.
Let me know if you do as I may attend with my Rover 800 or 600 next year @@GrandThriftAuto
@@cornishcarcollectors Excellent!
I really enjoyed this. More please Martin.
Good to catch up again Martin, and yes, the HPE is evolving! Nigel
What a really good walk-around review. They can be truly dull but yours was the best I've seen. I couldn't get to the show but that really helped off-set that. Thank you
Aw, thanks Sophie, that's really lovely feedback!
Those Chrysler 180’s were sold in Australia as a Chrysler centura. They had a different font and rear end treatment. They were available with Chrysler Australia’s infamous hemi 6 cylinders of varying capacities. The largest of which was a 265 hemi, and with triple side draft webers, e49 camshaft and a good exhaust system,,, they proved to be absolute rockets in a straight line. They just weren’t the best handling vehicles with that big hemi 6 under the bonnet. But again,, scary fast and unreal in a straight line and we’re in direct competition with the scary fast mark 3,4 and 5 cortinas that ford Australia assembled and fitted with 4.1 litre 6 cylinder engines. Mk 3’s had the log head 250 cubic inch engine and the mk4’s and 5’s had the cast iron headed 4.1 litre 250 crossflow which breathed much better than the log head 250’s.
I had a 72 tc/mk3 cortina station wagon that I fitted up with a bog standard alloy head 250 crossflow out of one of our xd ford falcons, which looks identical to a pre facelift mk2 Grenada, and fitted a 5 speed manual gearbox,,,, and I tell ya,,, that little corty wagon was like driving an oversize go kart and flogged the crap out of most modern cars at the time!
Sigh…….. memories ay!
The Centura's different front-end treatment was specifically for the inline 6-cylinder engine to fit in there, as the original design was intended for 4-cylinder engines and was too small. I think the early Rootes development had a V6 in mind, but that never saw the light of day due to the car ending up being a Rootes/Simca mashup.
Your talk of big-engined Australian versions of cars that don't handle makes me think of the Marina Red Six. They sound simultaneously fun and terrifying.
I love that Chrysler 180 - I'm a huge Avenger fan, and I love the 180's "Avenger on steroids" look. I really like FD Victors too, I think they're one of the best-looking cars ever made. Yours is the only video of this show so far that I've seen that features these cars.
The Fiesta van caught my attention too, as I've got a Mk1 Fiesta (in bits) in my garage. Mine's staying with a 957cc Valencia engine though.
Ooh, I do like a mk1 Fiesta! I think they're a really well-proportioned design (and I agree with you about the 180 and FD Victor, too). Good luck with putting the bits back together :)
Thanks, I like the style of your show reviews as it is more organised and detailed!
Top times, Martin. Thank you for showing me the bits I missed out (owing to excessive schmoozing).
I see you put a lot of effort in this nice presentation
Thanks! 😊
Omg wow look, a Mitsubishi Sapporo!....
Wait... Oh...uh, no - end of video...
Damn.. ran outa time faster than Martin Lewis.
Great watch as usual 👍
Sorry about that! The Sapporo was lovely, I don't really know why I didn't feature it more - I just kind of ran out of time. I feel bad now.
Hi Martin hope you are well a brilliant review of the show and some great cars which you focussed on as well well done and all the best Daniel
Thanks a lot Daniel! (And sorry for the slow response.)
Glad you had a wonderful time Martin, one of these years I’ll make it there …
Another interesting selection of cars (many of which I missed myself on the day).
The two Ford Consul models of not seem up close until last year when I was lucky enough to see both for the first time only a few weeks apart.
I took love a Lotus Wedge, especially those very early Esprit.
I've also had an itch for an MR2 for years.
A former work colleague of mine had a Scimmiter GTC.
I loved your video from Pendine Sand's, probably one of your best videos in my opinion.
Thanks a lot Mark! Sorry I didn't bump into you this time...
@@GrandThriftAuto Not sure what day you were there. I was down on the Sunday and still editing. 😅
@@markonmotoring I was there on Saturday - got up at 6am on Sunday and did voiceover and editing straight through until 9pm…ah, the glamour of UA-cam…
@@GrandThriftAuto Yeh people have no idea do they. The lengths we go to just to produce a video.😅
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That XR4x4 is the later 2.0 engine one, not the V6, which they all were until late in the Sierra's life.
Nice video, Martin, you picked some nice highlights and obscurities 👌🏼😃🍀
Thanks Frank! I suspect I missed a lot of interesting cars as well - I could have easily spent two days there.
@@GrandThriftAuto I can imagine! 😅
Had a 67 2000E….. lovely car😎👌🏽
I must say I'd forgotten how nice they are inside. One day the Corsair owners might show a smart, finished one!
Sounds like you had a great show Martin, I must admit the first car I saw at the show was the Chrysler 180. I haven’t seen one of these few years, for some reason my grandad had an ex company car example, but I’ve never seen one again until this orange example. I also enjoyed seeing the Uno Turbo, totally unmolested, which must be a rarity….having missed out the max power generation.
There was a nice black UK market 180 for sale a year or so ago - I was a tiny but tempted, but the usual reasons prevented me…
@@GrandThriftAuto there’s always room for just one more… I bet you’d find space for a Tagora?
@@Lot76CARS Ha! I’d certainly try… There was one for sale not long ago, but I just couldn’t make it work.
That Chrysler 180 was designed in Coventry and was meant to be the next Humber Snipe, with a 60 degree V6 that was already designed and running. Unfortunately Chrysler, the company renowned for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, decided to have it made in Poissy, France, at the Simca factory, with four cylinder Simca engines, and inside it was given brown nylon cloth and brown plastic wood instead of walnut veneer, leather upholstery and power windows which is what Ryton had planned for it. The rest, as they say, is history. And so was the 180.
Thanks, that's really interesting - I never knew that, although I was dimly aware Roy Axe had at least a hand in the design. My aunt had an Avenger in the mid 70s and rather fancied upgrading to a 180, but it was too big for the garage.
The Chrysler 160/180 2 litre was regarded on the continent as a shrunk american car from 5 years ago. Not ugly but also not very attractive. Worden veneer would not have changed this impession
While I’ve not got all the info in front of me right now, it’s my perception the 180 sold reasonably well in Spain (I may need to fact check) but certainly in the past 5-10 years one or two have turned up as background scenery in TV commercials filmed abroad, for sunny weather and no doubt lower costs, the one I can think off right now for Churchills car insurance with a presumably CGI Churchill bulldog skateboarding through the street. I think that was in Spain. Although I’d read about the intention that the 180 was meant to be a Humber somewhere before, my source material tonight was Humber Cars the Post War Years by Stephen Lewis, the PVHCC historian. I think in 1970 the body style of the 180 was a fair enough interpretation of modern U.S. style in the same way Rootes had followed U.S. trends since the war. As a Humber it may still have had a tough job against the Ford Granada but then so did everything else in the same class. I would liked to have seen a V6 Humber Snipe. It might still have appealed to some British customers where a four-pot ‘Chrysler’ didn’t mean a darn thing.
My uncle drove 2 Chrysler 2 litres ' With the famous torque flite " automatic gear box and loved it to pieces. So also in the Netherlands there were afficionados. My father drove a Simca 1100 & 1308 which imho was far more exciting.
And indeed the car sold well in Spain and was also sold as diesel it seems. Maybe also because the car market was quite limited with import restrictions❤
I’ve just done an online search to try to discover where the ‘Chill’ Churchill Insurance TV ad, featuring the skateboarding bulldog, was actually filmed. Calle de la Virgen de la Roca, 28027 Madrid, Spain. Dressed up to look like the U.K. but the film company needed guaranteed sunshine! And quite prominent for a couple of seconds is a turquoise Chrysler 180 parked up with a couple of people sunbathing on the bonnet! 😀ua-cam.com/video/JIbaA66UPLs/v-deo.htmlsi=fS2YOulCcuF8L_3j
Pleased to hear that the Fiat Uno Turbo is going to be restored. I really like the white Montego saloon as well.
Loves the lotus elite, but doesn’t include the gold type 83 elsewhere in the show.
I didn’t film that one as it was tucked away on an auction stand. Looked good from a distance. I never set out to cover every single car at a show, others do that well like @lloydvehicleconsulting.
Maxi with Rostyle wheels really suits it .
It works, doesn't it? Makes you wonder what a Maxi 1750GT could have looked like...
Should've known your round up would be the one to watch.
Would I let you down Dave? (Actually I might, but we aim to please)
That Yugo Sana wasn't at FOTU last year, was it? 🤔
Might well have been - but I wasn’t so I don’t know 😊
About the only classic I think suits ev conversion would be the Hustler. I feel had Towns lived on he wouldn't have been able to resist sticking a battery in it.
Yes, that would be an interesting one. The Hustler somehow has the look of one of those 1970s experimental EVs - and I agree that William Towns did like a bit of interesting tech.
Lots of folks have UA-cam channels, but very few are as interesting as yours!!!
Thanks Patrick!
For an EV conversion, the Delorean would work well, since their looks far outweigh their performance from that Renault V6.
Yes, that's very much the way I look at these things too - it's not the engine that makes the DeLorean special (no offence to the PRV V6, which is a fine thing in some other cars).
That Gordon Keeble was electric converted. I think it is OK on certain cars , mainly city cars (only place for them in reality at the moment) but not this car. Totally ruined it. What a shame.
I get that, and agree in a lot of cases. I don’t mind it on this Gordon GT though, which originally had a generic Chevy smallblock - effective and sonorous, yes, but not really the star of the show. ECC’s conversions are all reversible too.
Nice to meet you at last Martin, lets hope next weeks video brings you all the views and subscribers you so deserve... 🤔🤐🤫🤭
Thanks - great to meet you too!