Welcome to the Car Sanctuary, where all old vehicles are celebrated and actually used as the transport they were intended to provide. Here you will find not just cars and associated topical subjects, but a diverse range of machines, old engineering, things to do with railways, bicycles and the everyday objects from the past still very much present today.
The emphasis is on real-world repairs and user experience, so you will not find any seamless editing or polished presentation. Instead I try to concentrate on the real subject.
Excellent series of videos. You can't beat the satisfying noise of a nicely set up, just serviced, straight six. My P4 100 is purring at the moment and is a joy to drive. All the best.
I expect the trans is most likely a Borg 35 as were intended for small motors. However, it was not gospel . I had a Chrysler 265 Inch ( 4300cc) that had a Borg 35 and that was a mistake. I had problems from day one. The car was available with 3 Webber carbs which was an even bigger mistake as motors failed. In reality the 318 V8 would have been a better set up. The Humber is a lovely well built car . The engine may be a tad small but probably will last forever. The trans leak , what can happen when parked the fluid can drain into pan and go up dip stick filler pipe and then leak from " O" ring on bottom of tube. My Chrysler also did it.
I am honestly not sure - it would have been removed from a scrap car, mileage and history unknown. This is exactly how I got it and the first time I opened it up, and was pleasantly surprised.
I do hope the Gentleman is on the mend and your kindness to give up some time to be a friend and companion to him and work on his Range rover deserves respect
I actually owned three Hillmans in the 1970s when l started driving and l knew the Humber Super Snipe has double overhead valves and thanks for showing under the rocker cover about the 1960s Humder Super Snipe were used on the what is called the Comonwealth Fleet used to transport the politicians around Canberra and another thing is on an online auction in Australia a manual Humber Super with a three speed gearbox and it had a floor shift and it looked like it was a factory fitted probably a special order and it was the most l have seen any Rootes Chrysler Hill man Humber Sunbeam sell also this manual Humber Super Snipe was in very good condition from the photographs of it and it sold for aud $12500 from that price was very good for most classic cars sold in Australia so they have to be in very good condition to sell for a good but sell a Toyota the skies the limit l am glad l not into any classic British cars Toyota and Lexus are the way to go and l own a 1997 Toyota Hilux and five years ago l paid aud $1500 but now l could sell for aud $5000 plus and you are having head gasket problems as s I me of my Hillmans had so unreliable as my Toyota Hilux with its alloy cylinder and nikle iron block and it has done 437000 kilometres and the head gasket is the original and look at the MGF famous for blowing head gaskets the local spare parts shop has one and he has just finished replacing the head gasket and he will be selling it soon won't get much for it couldn't Rootes Group or British Leyland couldn't get it right well Toyota did and in Australia there are so many old Toyota's on the road l know of at least three 40 year old Toyota's still driving around see them every day see very few classic British cars driving around
Fabulous. My partners aunt and uncle turned one into a camper in the 1960s and drove it round the world. UK-USA-Australia-India and overland back to the UK.
Nice old van in great shape will be nice to see it on the road, could you get the fan braised up? also looking forward to some more old bike videos being a bike restorer myself your commentary and accent is very relaxing cheers...
Do you have any Humber bicycles. I have two in my collection along with two Super snipes series 3. One three speed manual with overdrive and the other auto. I live in New Zealand and have always been fascinated by old automotive history. New Zealand is very similar to England in many ways.
Funnily enough, my love of Humber cars never transferred to the bikes, mostly because of the front fork design. My favourite bikes are Raleigh and Rudge. Maybe I will visit NZ one day.
The pedal with the missing cap, looks like two odd Czech made ones I have (one of which is missing it's rubbers (removed to go on another pedal) & the other is missing a cap. The cap has a crossed through Z engraved on it. The inside diameter of the cap is 22mm. If that will fit yours then let me know & I will happily donate for free.
Agree that John Davis is a top bloke, he has supplied me with hard to find pre-War spare parts at a fair price. Good to see progress, thanks for sharing.
There must still be a demand for them. The man I bought this from said he'd had it for about 30 years and never used it. I think it's 1970's from the 'England' script.
@@The_Car_Sanctuary Yours is new! or perhaps NOS. I bought one (used) last year in very good condition for £40 inc, delivery and I thought that was a bargain. It's the same saddle with the double rail. I also have the version with the single rail but that came with the bike.
The Parkinson vice was made in Bradford. A friend of mine had one of their woodworking vices. Not sure if it's true but he told me they came up with the quick release mechanism. Very well thought of vices.
Yes indeed, I was impressed with the quality and the quick-release is a godsend, although I'd never heard of Parkinson, maybe they finished a long time ago.
O meu avô tinha um Standard Vanguard que ele trabalhava, como taxista aqui no Brasil - Río de Janeiro na Rua Sá Ferreira. Aonde ele também era manobrista de carros. Mas o particular dele na década de 60 era o Standard Vanguard. Mas infelizmente ele vendeu ele, porque só descobriu que o problema dele era a corrente de distribuição do carro que estava com problemas. E acabou que ele morreu em 2005 por falência múltipla de órgãos. Lamentando ter vendido o Standard dele e comprado um Fusca Sedan 1962. Eu é que fiquei com o F7sca Sedan dele. Mas é como eu falei com ele, pouco antes dele ir a óbito. Que se ele realmente ainda tivesse o Standard, eu venderei os dois Fuscas dele, e ficaria somente com o Standard Vanguard. O som do motor do Standard, é muito parecido com o som do Passat e do Gol da década de 80. Inclusive o tamanho do motor também se assemelha muito ao desses carros. Até hoje eu tenho os carros do meu avô guardados comigo. A única diferença desse Standard do vídeo, é que o do meu avô tinha o volante do lado esquerdo., e era totalmente fechado atrás estilo pick-up, o porta malas do Standard do meu avô abria as duas portas uma pra cada lado.
Too funny, it seems that everywhere you turned there was an old delivery bike or vintage postbox. Pre reformation churches too, with a stockade no less. All as part and parcel of picking up a vintage bike from an ebay purchase. You're quite spoiled, you know that don't you? Lucky duck.
I spent most of the ride worrying that the bike was suddenly going to throw you into the canal and you would find yourself, bike, camera and all, in the company of the ducks enjoying a bit of a paddle the sun!
It's nice to see that the mentally infirm are able to go out on day release to these events, as you can see at the 6:37 mark. Good to know that everyone from all walks of society are welcome there.
Thanks for the mention! Love the Raleigh items and the Watsonian sidecar! The 18” tubes fit the smaller versions of Raleigh 20 (imaginatively called the 18s among other names) and of the Dawes Kingpin ( I have one called a Gnat). Nice vice! I have a real fancy for a two-greens Singer Vogue Estate like the one we see leaving. What a charming practical classic that would be as long as the Fylde Coast weather could be kept off it.
Was there on the Saturday, also felt it was quieter and lots of gaps without stalls. My hunt was for pre-War car stuff, getting harder to find, but I did manage to buy Wilmot internal door latches that were correct for my car to replace the similar, but slightly later ones that I currently have, so pleased with that find. Pickings were slim as that was all I bought! Glad I went! Thanks for sharing your experience!
