Left For Dead Ambitious Austin Ambassador Restoration - Two Weeks To Save This Rare British Motor!

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This 1983 Austin Ambassador was the subject of my last resurrection video, I found a note in the car from the previous owner he'd left on the windscreen asking people to stop scratching it while it was parked outside his house awaiting a full restoration - that note got to me and I was sad to see that he was trying hard but was unable to get this thing back on the road where it should be.
I decided the car deserved a new lease of life and I could spare two weeks to transform it's fortunes and celebrate it's rarity and uniqueness, the restoration isn't a nut and bolt job but it's back on the road where it belongs, looking sharp and with a fresh 12 months MOT. The hard work is now done and it's time for a new enthusiast to take over, and love it like it's original owner did, 24 years ago.
Quick edit as people have been asking for artist and title of a couple of songs (in the future I will make sure I put them up at the start!)
26:18 Kylie Dailey - A Tether
1:15:31 Coma Svensson - Didn't Wake Up
1:40:06 The Eastern Plain Feat Nia Miles - Won't You Stay
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@PaulSmith-iv5lh Год назад

Its crazy how some of us just love watching work being done on an old car. There’s something about something broken being fixed that touches the heart. I’m enjoying your work and effort in reviving this old English classic.

@Hairnicks Год назад

I just love watching other people work, but I know what you mean, that lovely feeling of vfixing somthing broken and making it work, it's a man thing I think. Repect to all the lady mechanics out there.

@mikefennelly3310 11 месяцев назад

I think there maybe a scammer 😢got some strange messages man 😢

@TheFusedplug 3 месяца назад

I didn't know that Toby from Breaking Bad restored motor cars😊

@stevensarson482 Год назад

John Shuttleworth’s ‘Austin Ambassador Y Reg’ springs to mind.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks for watching! Not the usual type of video but every now and then you have to roll up the sleeves, let me know what you think of the car and what I should do with it now!? Quick edit as people have been asking for artist and title of a couple of songs (in the future I will make sure I put them up at the start!) 26:18 Kylie Dailey - A Tether 1:15:31 Coma Svensson - Didn't Wake Up 1:40:06 The Eastern Plain Feat Nia Miles - Won't You Stay

@KrisDouglas Год назад

This is a good type of video though. Very good.

@richardjohnson3463 Год назад

Better than a night at the movies! 👍

@stephenclarke8540 Год назад

Summer Road trip round the Scottish distilleries bottle from each start a go fund me and book a few days in the priory for when you get back

@tastyclassics Год назад

@@stephenclarke8540 made me laugh 🤣

@seanwallace1972 Год назад

Also when you advertise on FB marketplace,what’s your seller name,what do I look for on there when you advertise your cars?

@leelee1973la Год назад

Fantastic...! I can confirm... youbtake an Ambassador to any car show and it will get plenty of attention.. So glad another Ambassador has been saved... 👍

@skylined5534 Год назад

'Y' reg?! 😂

@spig021 5 месяцев назад

@@skylined5534it just happens to be that year!

@Plu54f0x Год назад

Awesome car, a part of motoring history and worthy of being saved. If I had the space, i'd give it a home in a heartbeat.

@scottcallis3491 Месяц назад

I can't remember the last time I ever seen one of these cars. Something evokes the mind and heart when you see a car from back in the day. Nice one 👍

@richardjohnson3463 Год назад

One of the absolutely best things I've followed on RU-vid. Brilliant work superb viewing. More of this please! 👍👏👏👏

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks Richard! Great to hear

@richardjohnson3463 Год назад

@@tastyclassics what was the music on the video? All good stuff 👍

@matthewjohnston5145 Год назад

Cracking job there is not enough of these older cars being saved

@vlogsandstuff3159 Год назад

an absolute credit to you you have truly saved the old girl and its fantastic to see a TRUE classic saved from the crusher...and not alot of work to get her back to fitness.....well done to you for saving this....hat's off to you .also how you got emotionally involved in doing more work to it.....she has her soul back and i feel she's thanking you for it too.......and im sure she will go on for many years to come and hope the nxt owner carries on the great work that you have done.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Great words Roy, thank you. I've never felt a car have a spring in it's step on it's first drive more than this one.

@guymeister Год назад

Absolutely brilliant viewing. Thank you for taking us on this rescue journey with you. 2+ hours just flys by with your knowledge, enthusiasm and infectious personality. The editing and music choices are also top notch..I suspect reading others comments they feel the same. I often get frustrated by CarTV Shows skimping on detail but no such problems here. It’s no wonder your subscribers count is constantly climbing. You deserve it 👏 keep up the fantastic work.

@6petrolhead6 Год назад

I totally understand why you decided to rescue this old girl And also how you got emotionally involved in doing more work to it than you initially intended I believe cars do have a soul and if you spend time and effort working to keep them on the road they respond by making you smile when they work again In July last year I replaced my leased van with an 22 year old volvo v70 2.5 petrol And within a week "VERA " got under my skin Gave her a full service new brake pads all round and a set of new tyres She went for her MOT in November last year and passed with no adviserys She had 174000 miles on her when I got her with a full service history plus all work done on her by volvo main dealer I'm now very protective of her and love driving her I'm loving the work your doing on this ambassador vandal Plas and enjoying the transformation

@tastyclassics Год назад

You're absolutely right Ian, it's a great feeling and I truly believe all cars want to run.

@habsom1406 Год назад

Vera is blessed to have you as its owner Ian. V70's are lovely cars, I used to have a 2.3 740 GL Estate, rust free with 250k and started first time every time. One of the most comfortable cars I've ever owned. One day I may seek out another!

@AndreasGlad-rq7vx 9 месяцев назад

Hello, we got the same kind of car! Mine is black, 332000km! Bougth it to replace my commuter 206. It got under my skin on the 20 min drive home. 2 owners, full service history. Now i am replacing every little thing thathas stopped working through the years. Not much, but i want everything working. Have a great time with yours. 👍

@astravanmk2 Год назад

That was an amazing journey! Well done to you. Thanks for taking us along.

@MrHuismeester 9 месяцев назад

Back on the Road again !!! Such fun to watch the process and the result is amazing! Enjoy the 2 parts and off course your British sense of humor ! Remember this car back in the days only as a Princess and i always loved that car . Thanks for sharing this adventure !!

@poppydogz Год назад

Wow what a epic journey that was, I could watch it all day.. I rustored a Austin Allegro VDP auto a few years back and used it as my daily and loved it, I'm currently restoring a 1953 Austin Somerset and it's coming along grand.. Cheers 🍻

@TheFusedplug 3 месяца назад

You did a lovely job mate😊👍😎

@kimnorrgren9468 7 месяцев назад

🎉 your videos are the best! Ironic and humor in overflood 💥 more please

@johnbumster3950 4 месяца назад

Amazing the amount of cars that go to the crusher when alll they need is TLC, thanks for another great watch !!!

@euth 5 месяцев назад

have loved these last 2 episodes so much. added too, the use of kylie Dailey as backing tune....lovely

@GT380man Месяц назад

A new singer to me, really like her voice. “A Tether” is a very good song.

@Steve-K.G. Год назад

This has got to be one of the best set of restoration videos I have seen. Brilliant stuff mate 🙂

@chriswarren2599 4 месяца назад

Hey Ben, was clear this car was crying out to be rescued. I worked on this stuff in my 20's. So straightforward to fix. It looks lovely now and I don't know who bought it but they have a great useable classic to trundle around in. So good to see a young guy like yourself with the knowledge.

@leyland9999 9 месяцев назад

I’m totally breathless after watching this project in its entirety. I would have thrown the towel in the ring much earlier. I mean, I’ve been restoring horizontal Leyland diesel bus engines for quite a number of years which is something entirely different I know but doing all the fiddling and tinkering with the crappy ignition system you did on this poor old car is outright astonishing. The crappy aftermarket ignition probably the reason why this car was put aside. Hats off! Kind regards, Willem, from Hekelingen, Netherlands.

@robmk3 Год назад

It wasn't arduous by any means it was probably one of the best video's I've watched for a good while. New higher end car's are 10 a penny these day's as they throw finance at anybody but you just can't beat the Old skool cool.

@iancull77 Год назад

I've recently come across your channel and love the way you go about things... loved the work you've done on this car, and love the music too!

@cmcooper51 Год назад

Just absolutely love your 'can do' attitude and horribly dry humour! Look forward to many, many more.

@artrees3396 15 дней назад

I worked for a British Leyland garage in the 70s youre a brave man renovating these beauties

@malcolmaston3547 Год назад

The wedge lives on. Another great video, it’s nice you get so invested in the cars, keep up the good work

@GBOAF216 Год назад

Really enjoyed that video matey! Turned out great! Looking forward to your next adventure!

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks mate!

@stephenclarke8540 Год назад

It really is a joy to watch a mastercraftesman at work brilliant

@tastyclassics Год назад

I wouldn't go that far but you're very kind Stephen and i'm glad the hard works appreciated😄!

@shepshepherd Год назад

Top stuff! The car's new owner will have a fine time with it, I'm sure.

@Retrorickmg Год назад

Fantastic ! And thanks for saving an ambassador! So rare now , really awesome vid , these Bl/Austin rover era cars are becoming so popular now .

@Retro_andy_1977 Год назад

Very good mate - all good - great to see the amby getting some fettling- your doing an excellent job 👏 The henry is a fantastic vacuum and a great choice for car interiors

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks Andy!

@johneeeemarry34 4 месяца назад

Ken put him in the position of financial insolvency that unfortunately prompted the regrettable sale… I’m glad to see your restoring this unjustifiably maligned motor car.

@twosquids Год назад

I don't know how I ended up here. It has to be all the hours I've put into the algorithm watching junkyard digs. I'm so excited

@barryamos4920 Год назад

Well done I enjoyed the video thank you strange how I never gave these cars a second look forty years ago but now they look very good and I didn’t appreciate them in the day look forward to your next video

@cloudninephoto Год назад

That note got to me too😢. Great job 👏.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Hopefully i've done it justice and it can go to a new enthusiast who will give it the real love it deserves and take it to that next level, like it was supposed to be

@cloudninephoto Год назад

@@tastyclassics Definitely did it justice. That’s a lot of work there. More work than people realise. Well done 👏.

@Oh-Jay52 Год назад

@@cloudninephoto well said !!!

@markzehetmeier195 Год назад

I really really really enjoyed this whole series , thankyou for rescuing this rare car, and i'm sure the previous owner would be absolutely chuffed with how it has turned out. I sincerely hope the next owner will give her the love and attention that is so deserved.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks Mark I hope so 👍

@coopers4491 Год назад

Absolutely fantastic show , better than TV GREAT CONTENT 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@tastyclassics Год назад

Now that's music to my ears!

@graemefisher7014 Год назад

Great video, I for one love the length of the video and love the hands on fixing stuff. One you tuber on here literally stands in front of the camera and talks about what he is going to fix, don’t actually see any fixing

@charliepragnell5791 Год назад

Brilliant video and a joy to watch getting the old Austin Ambitious Ambassador back on the road and looking good again. For whatever reason I find these cars far more interesting to watch than an exotic sports car resto. Maybe most of us can relate to an 80’s Austin more than we can say a Porsche.

@tastyclassics Год назад

I'm exactly the same Charlie

@charliepragnell5791 Год назад

@@tastyclassics Sorry! just realised, you had just restored a Porsche! - I’ll change my comment to ‘Ferrari’ 😂

@tastyclassics Год назад

@@charliepragnell5791 🤣🤣 haha it's ok she's allowed in the door she's from the 80's!

@lip03pd Год назад

It's come a very long way since it was propping that toilet door open! What a transformation! Really looking forward to seeing the mini finished and more rescues in the future. I really hope that the channel grows this year. You deserve everything that's coming to you 👍🏻

@stevenbeerling7784 13 дней назад

You have and always have done made my day bringing golden oldie back to life but you have seriously got my OCD going by not taking the passenger side door trims off to match the drivers side. Great job though. Love it.

@essexdavenorton Год назад

What a epic video the transformation is fantastic I really could not believe how well it turned out in the end well done sir and the way you did that paint job and how well it turned out that was the icing on the cake. Keep up the good work. Well done again.

@eddiezetlein6582 5 месяцев назад

Alec Issigonis's hydro-lastic suspension was one of the most brilliant inventions of the British car industry. I remember my pal Norman taking us to the golf course in his brand new Austin Princess. The ride could only be described as a magic carpet ride and I was so impressed. No wonder you were impressed as well. The only other car which can compare on ride quality is a Citroen DS. British Leyland took a lot of stick from the press, over Red Robbo and the unions, but the quality of engineering was there as you've shown. A pity so few of these have survived. This one was a lucky one.

@vangestelwijnen 9 месяцев назад

Wow, what a great and inspiring video! Glad she is saved! As a owner of a Toyota Carina II from '84 that was rescued after years of storage, I can only approve of this project!

@robleary3353 7 месяцев назад

Love seeing old bits of kit being given another go! Nice one!. Nuff said. 🤣

@hunsolo9713 Год назад

Another great episode well worth the waiting 😊

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks mate!

@Astra8676 Год назад

Really enjoyed watching this build also brought back child hood memories!!!

@matthewwiddows6319 Год назад

Loved the video worth the wait!! Hopefully someone will buy this to drive and enjoy, and not pamper and hide it away. Cars are meant to be driven.

@marklittler784 Год назад

Certainly looked pretty brilliant at the end of the day, the seats look very supportive no doubt it has a good suspension to go with them.

@pashwesty3313 8 месяцев назад

The more I watch these, the more I realize you're Britain's answer to Derek from Vice Grip Garage! Keep up the good videos 👍

@blue2smoke 5 месяцев назад

i've given up many hours to watch these videos and totally loved it all , the music as well ,, top man very well done in all departments ...

@GrowWithKit День назад

These 2 videos were absolutely cracking mate.

@raymondpearce5245 Год назад

A brilliant video keeps on coming

@samkirk3662 Год назад

What a great 2 parter! Love this bloke, top man......top work👌👌👌

@simonbrader8408 Год назад

Absolutely fantastic! I really enjoyed that. So much hard work and a wonderful result. If only I had 'a few grand' spare I'd be all over this. Thanks for this and all your highly entertaining and informative videos.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks Simon much appreciated!

@duncanjack2335 Год назад

That brought back memories. My dad had an Ambassador and it was the same colour as the primer you used.

@Hairnicks Год назад

Enjoyed every minute of that, at 66 I remember these cars really well, alonmg with puddle jumpers, Itals, Allegros and many other beautiful old memory cars. Well done on a practical restoration to create a usable daily driver, what fun to drive as well. Love Taporley, have done a few decorating jobs there, nice place, and that comes from a Devonian who moved here 4 years ago and fell in love with the North West. Looking forward to going through your vids now I have found you.

@thebigbowler Год назад

Fantastic series this Ben. Thoroughly enjoyed working my way through them.

@davidnorman7948 Год назад

Great video !! I'm surprised it wasn't really rotten underneath, it probably runs better now then when it came out the factory.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks David!

@countludwigvonnippeltassel Год назад

Thank you for saving this lovely old lady! I've really enjoyed watching these two videos and if I had some cash spare she would definitely be heading up to Scotland 😊

@JonathanTRoyNI Год назад

I have been looking forward to this.

@marklucas3025 5 месяцев назад

Fair play to you. You’ve worked really hard in this project and you’ve done it proud getting it back on the road. Love the videos. Can’t wait for more! 👍🏻

@brendanrobertson551 Год назад

Found your channel by luck today seeing the ambassador appear in a list of suggetions to watch, these were out in my teens and almost a forgotten car of my early teens, just spent 5 hours plus watching both episodes straight and it flew by, Enjoyed every moment with your self depricating humour and obvious high skill set am now subscribed and setting about your back catalogue, and eagerly awaiting your new content. Thank you for brightening my day and reminding me of cars from my youth that now are so very rarely seen let alone thought of being saved, a true gent

@markcassidy5883 Год назад

Great job on the car,,it looks fantastic,,,if a had the wedge for the,, er wedge,,I'd buy it,,loved the princess and ambassador I used to own years ago,,big comfy cars,,

@isabelswithenbank1142 Год назад

Great to see this transformation, it was in such a sorry state to start with but amazed to see its full potential. I'm sure the previous guy who worked on it will be satisfied with your endeavours, fantastic job.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Thanks Isabel I hope so too

@habsom1406 Год назад

Firstly, well done for saving this old girl, whilst I've never been a fan of the Princess or Ambassador, this car was clearly in good saveable condition and no basket case by any means! It's lucky for her that you're a big softie ha, because she was no oil painting! Even if it wasn't viable for you to do a full on restoration you've still managed to buy it some time and hopeful an Ambassador lover will take it on and give it a loving home where he/she will give it shelter, feed it valve seat additive and take it for walks on a regular basis. You're spot on with that 8c temperature rise making a world of difference in being able to function, funny how we get so excited by these little pleasures, clearly a man who likes his Iron Brew! Or just a brew! Finally, I really liked the vocalist in the background music you chose, actually I liked all the background music you selected. I know it must already take a long time editing as these aren't short videos but would love it if you could include the musical pieces that you've used. Cheers mate! 😉👍🫖

@tastyclassics Год назад

You're absolutely right I will put the artists in the description tonight and from now on if people are enjoying them! Appreciate your kind words too and yes it's all about buying it some time and hopefully attracting the right person to give her a forever home ❤️

@simonhodgetts6530 Год назад

That looks amazing! Lovely to see another Ambassador rescued and given some TLC! Unusual colour too - I don’t remember too many in that shade of blue! (Confession - I may have skipped a couple or bits……..) Have you approached the British Car Journey to see if they’re interested? They could do with an Ambassador in their collection!

@tastyclassics Год назад

Fantastic idea, i've sent them a message.

@richardwalker_ Год назад

What an epic chase that was; great to see the transformation, and that it lives again. Odd how the doors don’t match... factory. I once had a Triumph Acclaim that colour, another stop-gap BL car. Had to do a similar repaint on it back in 1989. Really like this format, and thanks for introducing me to some great music too.

@davidhull4841 20 дней назад

Great job getting this forgotten classic back on the road Ben. However,it is a prime example of why i totally disagree with MOT exemption at 40 years old. Next year,this car could have just been got running by somebody else and driven on the road with all of it's potentially dangerous faults ! Doesn't bear thinking about. My classic BMW is 44 years old,but i still have it MOT'd every year for my peace of mind.

@paulcooke6610 11 месяцев назад

As a kid my neighbour owned the village BL garage. He parked new cars opposite. I remember thinking how amazing the ambassador was when compared to the princess. Sadly every model was 3 years late. Love the videos......

@byronmills5952 Год назад

Magnificent! That's really made my Friday night. Its running as sweet as a nut and looking terrific!! Did the correct alloys come with the car - or were they another internet find? In fact I've enjoyed it so much I'm going watch it all over again - a massive effort on your part - but hugely entertaining to watch 🙂👍👍

@byronmills5952 Год назад

Ooh - I'm in total agreement about Acuspark ignition kits too...nothing but trouble 👍

@richardhaywoodh Год назад

Great job. A long time back I revived a Triumph Acclaim CD, took out seats, took out the holed carpet, steam cleaned (good old paraffin heated type) a good but dirty scrap yard carpet hung it on a gate to dry then took all bumpers & trim off, had it repainted including the doorshuts it came up like brand new, drove beautifully and did 44mpg

@davidking9707 Год назад

I really enjoyed watching that video, I really like the Ambassador and remember them when they were new. I did have a Morris Ital and I loved it.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Excellent cheers David!

@nicholasdaly7355 Год назад

That's going to be somebody pride and joy big well done for saving this British classic

@philipyoud8343 Год назад

I absolutely loved this. I watched both parts from start to finish, completely enthralled by a guy (a very funny guy!) renovating an old banger, and in the process creating something really special. As a DIY mechanic I found it not just educational but also entertaining, very well put together, and actually quite Zen, in the spirit of that classic ´Zen and the Art of Motor Cycle Maintenance´. Congratulations Mr.Tasty.. a fine achievement.. both the video(s) and the restoration.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Very kind words thank you Philip I really enjoyed doing it!

@simonc858 Год назад

Love these videos and the way you present, the front bumper removal had me in hoots (hope no presenters were harmed in the removal), rare car worthy of restoring.

@6petrolhead6 Год назад

Had to pause it as the misses came home from work so had to do hubby stuff But the prep work before you painted her really paid off as the finish was really good You totally saved her and its a great tribute to the guy that wrote the note you found in the car At the end of the day she is a very rear car these days and love or hate them they are still part of the British motoring history and it was pioneering in its day So really good job mate well impressed with how she turned out as I saw her in the first video

@TheFusedplug 3 месяца назад

I'm pleasantly happy with this Ambassador VP. Back in the day these were generally considered a bit ugly but it's actually not a bad looking motor in 2024

@calmacyd Год назад

What a fantastic job - bloody loved this episode. Nice to see just a normal fella working on cars!

@redditch11b Год назад

Cracking video! Absolutely brilliant. Hope to see more videos like this in the future :)

@GenMaster124 9 месяцев назад

I worked for Austin Rover in 1983 when the Ambassador was launched , an improvement over the Princess with a lovely silky smooth ride ….all seems a long time ago now …hope your project goes to plan 👍🏻👍🏻

@iantelford3930 Год назад

Absolutely cracking job if i had the money i would by it it a heart beat she looks beautiful

@anders6705 4 месяца назад

Hi Ben! You actually can buy complete rear wings for this car!

@nathanearl-davies2994 8 месяцев назад

Excellent, informative, funny, good result for an old car

@Craig_Simpson Год назад

I enjoyed watching that. Its fun to see an everyday classic car brought back to life

@andyroberts9495 8 месяцев назад

Wow! Im getting hooked on watching your videos! Your not far from me either! Love the nostalgia

@SoddingaboutSi Год назад

I fitted an Accuspark to a Yamaha motorcycle. Used to lose spark when hot. Fine if you can keep it cool. Great job, will try and watch the whole think later.

@tastyclassics Год назад

Exactly the same on my Scimitar

@Landie_Man Год назад

I have an Accuspark on a Bedford CF with thermal paste and it’s fine. Only issue was a wire fraying. Other than that, the module is good!😊

@stevegreenwood2201 6 месяцев назад

As a recent subscriber to your channel I have to say this was an epic video, the Ambassador was a very underrated car in its time (I'm old enough to remember}. A well worthy (budget) restoration . You have one of the few U.K. based car channels that are actually worth watching, keep the videos coming .

@RedsGarageUK Год назад

That's a good tip on painting the edges. I wish I'd known that when I did my respray, would have saved me breaking out the paint gun again after I rubbed through 🤣

@tastyclassics Год назад

I only know it from experience of rubbing through 😩😩😩

@davidhall4079 6 месяцев назад

My uncle had both princes and ambassador I loved then both 🎉great work another one saved 👏

@paulbabe Год назад

Excellent video and congratulations on getting he back on the road 🙂

@d.dolphinstriker5737 Год назад

Excellent video. Nice to see that you spend so much time and money in to the Ambassador to get it nice and on the road again. Keep up the good work 👌

@swingkid100 Год назад

Bloody brilliant! Fair play, jolly well done 👍👍👍

@370DatsunZed Год назад

Can I just say it was an absolute pleasure watching this and following the revival of this Ambassador. Nice long films...you don't have to watch all at once (although I did!!) and you get to follow it all with your infectious enthusiasm and wicked sense of humour; "depressing" the brake and clutch pedals had me laughing. I haven't got my hands dirty with any of BLs finest for a few years now, and man I really do miss it...especially crawling around in a drafty garage and trying to spray in near freezing conditions 😂😂 Loved the tunes too. Subscribed, and will be binge watching more stuff this evening. Cheers.

@johnlad1481 Год назад

Nice work on the ambassador I did notice the door handles there black on drivers side and chrome ones on the passenger side,overall nice old girl 👍

@tastyclassics Год назад

Very well spotted, also no rubbing strips! There's some in the huge spares cache though for the next owner to fit

@johnlad1481 Год назад

@@tastyclassics i noticed that too during the video nice classic for someone tho 👌

@willswheels283 9 месяцев назад

Great video and a great restoration/renovation, some hard work gone into that car Ben, but we’ll done for getting it running and roadworthy, looked loads better by the time of the MOT pass. The Ambassador and the Princess were such unloved cars for a long time, most were scrapped, others were sold extremely cheap as nobody wanted them at one time. It’s good to see someone had the foresight to save that one though, thanks to your work it’s now a useable classic.

@TheLeedsAppreciationSociety Год назад

Nice one. Bring back the 80s etc. Also, plastic mirror replacement is good, because if someone clips it coming the other way, the plastic is less likely to break than actual glass.

@monkeyroo8740 Год назад

Great video bud, and well done the ambassador looks epic

@DPcar-mania-65 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic videos of this restoration. Car looks amazing ! Great knowledge, skill & fun. Keep up the great work. 👍

@daveparnell4044 7 месяцев назад

Mine was that colour. Y reg. Drove it hard with no maintenance for nearly 2 years the poor thing. I was the only boy racer in Cornwall with an Austin Ambassador. R.I.P BRW238Y