I've watched Ivan from the start but your interview really brought out his essence. Thanks for bringing out the inner spark that makes his channel unique. One day he will be gone and I will be devastated but he has recorded his insight and enthusiasm and my wish is that someone in a future generation will be inspired by his videos and continue to preserve this era of innovation.
The Mascot is collectable as well now i bought 2 about 5 yrs ago and they cost £25 and £35 looked up the prices last year and they are going for £70+ now, what a waste of a lovely classic though
Oh to be youngish and win the euromillions, i'd be making a beeline straight for that place to put a bid in on the saloons, those parts alone must be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds ❤
This gentleman knows cars, inspite of catering to a very wealthy clientele, fundamentaly he knows that entertaining cars must be light, nimble, compact and admirably dressed.
It's obvious that HMG haven't even considerd e-fuels at all we are being denied choice by edict. Why is that, do they see more income for the treasury with expensive ev"s and fossili fuel duty. Has HMG done backdoor deals with ev makers? I suspect they have given guarantees to create more money. Not save the planet since ev's are not selling well with Joe public who mainly still want petrol & diesels, so where is our freedom of choice. Even the EU ,,& the USA recently imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese ev's such a BYD, why so if the aim is to reduce carbon emissions, one concludes that all of this is about money! Not saving the planet. Mercedes has stopped ev's for now since they are not selling as thought, GM & Ford likewise and BMW are thinking about more ICE vehicles & PorscheJust follow the money not the environment! AC ipswich, IP2 0DG
Always remember how solid and planted on the road this car felt at the time, it was no rocket ship but it always felt brisk and was a surprisingly good car to do longer journeys in. Shame they are such a rare sight these days.
There’s a Jowett Javelin abandoned at the back of a garage near me in Horsham. It’s all overgrown with brambles and obviously been there decades. It looks complete, but the interior is stuffed with storage items of all descriptions. Great shame to see it there.
I bought a 1972 V6 Essex GT auto’, in 1974 in Down Under Australia, and guess what, I’ve still got it! It’s fully restored in pristine condition with tweeted up motor & gearbox, trimmed and painted to my specifications. I’ve handed it over to my son to be the custodian of this great car and I will make do with my 2020, 5.0 Coyote Mustang.😂🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘
Ivan reminds a lot of Allen Millyard. Humility, enthusiasm, intelligence and engineering wisdom. Their willingness to explore and innovate, and showing respect to the originals, without getting too hung up on the 'purity' aspect, is very refreshing.
I had a MGC. years ago and it’s totally different from the B. It’s a lot faster. 120 mph. And easy to drive because it’s a torquey engine. 146 bhp. 60 mph in about 9 seconds. I’ve had a lot of sports cars TR5 TR6s. But the best to drive was my 1975 Alfa spiders. 127 mph once. Good Acceleration. 60 in 8 seconds. But it drove fantastic the handling was great. Also had a few Lotus Elans. About the same speed as the Alfa and handling. If I was to get another MB. I would put a small block v8? Mustang. About 300 bhp. That would be fast. ❤
O man your taking me back to 17 years old ..just past my test my lovely neighbour offered me his daily MK1 yellow black vinyl roof. £500. Sadly Insurance wouldn't allow in 1983
Didn't the Germans have synthetic fuel back in WWII? Union Pacific railroad tried using a coal derivative called bunker oil in their turbine locomotives. I know they were using coal, but do we have any emission reports from its use? If emissions are reasonable (with today's technologies), we have a lot of dirty coal we might be able to use if we can clean up the emissions comparable to or better than oil. Even the political considerations are worth investigating if that is a viable option. Do you have any thoughts?
With a 4/5 link system installed on the rear they in many ways beat the Triumph all independent setup. Which can break especially if you use the old rubber joints.
I owned one of these which was a year old. Timing chain snapped at ??? mph. Under warrany by Lotus/GM, and it took three/four months to repair. There were not enough pistons around at the time. Great car, but wouldn't go there again.
