Two Weeks To Transform This 1962 Rover 100 P4 Into A Cafe Racer Inspired Daily Driver! 

Hope you enjoy this episode, I have decided to hold on to the Viking for the foreseeable! It's properly got under my skin 😍

I had a 1954 p4 when I was 17 in 1962 I’m now 79 I have fond memories of that car

Solid survivor. You remember cars from the 70s rotting away in 10 years. This goes back probably nearly another 20 years and is still great.

From seized to 17.81. Gotta love it.

Alternator is kaputt 😂 I like to watch you from Germany so much - like the content and your brilliant humour!!

These videos are brilliant. I love how long they are and that you don’t upload 20 minutes every week and drag it out. Your passion is also contagious. Jealous of your workshop

What a transformation - back from the dead , well done.

Just sat through all 4 episodes from beginning to end. Great to see an old car brought back to life and be used, carry on the good work and great footage

Hello from one hatched in Fort Gary, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1952..... I am fiddling "Swinging on a Gate" on my Violin. In the 1960's we were dirt poor kids and used Coca-Cola to remove rust from chrome bumpers.

Did you notice as soon as you took the wheel trims off, the Viking punished you with its fuel and spark issues? It refused to be driven away from its trims. It ran on the way home toward its trims. Yet you didn't refit the trims so it said "flip you" and threw its spark away. Damn thing is Christine.

Talking about the next owner as if you aren't going to keep this forever. The Tasty Truck, Tasty Viking and Tasty Baguette are all permanent fleet members now and you know it! 😂 I'd watch another 2 hours of this car, maybe when you paint the top? 😉

Im glad mine and others comments of wanting to see more of the p4 was listened to. Love it

27 minutes in & as glorious as ever! The mighty Viking lives!! I’m so happy that you are keeping her Ben. We need more of the mighty, occasionally mischievous Viking!! I’d love a regular “Tales from the Viking” series. Visits to shows, tours, updates etc. ❤

One thing I found with my old P4 was that in northern Germany,in the very cold temperatures, the old girl started easily with the starting handle. I loved these episodes.

That paint turned out great in the end. I wasn’t sure about the colour but it really pops! Please, please, PLEASE Ben, wear a bloody respirator when painting, especially with Enamel paints! I’d love you to be around past your 50s without having some kind of horrible lung disease. Keep up the good work and can’t wait to see another Rover episode!

It's friday evening got my beer let me settle down and watch 2 hours of Ben...So happy your keeping him Ben.

Absolutely love the transformation of this Rover "The Viking" looks awesome. You have to keep it now. Marc from Australia 🇦🇺

Well done. I agree with you to keep it.

Well done Ben! That green paint turned out really well. She has battled you all the way, but you never gave up ✊️

For the time it was designed this was a complicated car. That works against you now. But once the weakest links it still has are addressed properly it will serve you. Despite being mistreated and left sleeping in a meadow it wants to go again. She showed you what it’s still capable of. She only wants to deliver if everything is sorted. That’s all! Greetings from Holland. Willem.

That intake mid section that seems to do nothing, is actually an intake silencer! Remember, the P4 was a luxury car and engineered for refinement, so noise reduction was a priority item. So you need to fit an air filter. Also, check the charge from that alternator with some load on it, like headlights, blower etc, because the pulley size may prevent full output at normal emgine speed with a load.

Didn't think I needed a P4 in my life but I do now ....love it..

hello ben, just found this absolutely brilliant episode on the rover 100. So much so i ve been binge watching your back episodes.The main reason i wanted to message you is i remember as a young lad my dad borrowing my grandfathers P4 110 in bottle green. this would be around 1970 and we got pulled over by a police car, {big deal in those days}. It was in Chester and my dad thought he had been speeding but it turned out that there must be a switch on the dash that only puts the dash lights on without the headlights. It must have been at night and you could see where you were going with the street lights and didn t really need headlights. I ve never forgotten it because my dad got told off by a policeman haha!, for not having his lights on. Don t suppose the police would bother these days but just in case make sure you have your lights on. I think i ve still got the under dash tool set in my workshop complete with touch up paint canister and mini grease gun. Thanks for a really interesting video bringing back lots of great family memories of when l was a young lad

Ben, love the P4. Love to see it going on a few trips and adventures. Life been a bit shite lately but watching your adventures always brings me round again and is a welcome distraction. Thanks again mate. 👍

Speaking only for myself granted, but I'd watch you work on anything, doesn't really matter. You make everything fun to watch mate.

You've done it again! What a beautiful old gal. Amazing work and fantastic entertainment.

COME ONNNN! I gotta get my coffee brewing and start my weekend off with another great episode of tasty classics!

I really hope you keep this Viking and turn it into a race car. I have absolutely love watching your videos on the beautiful car.

Just watched your trip in ev to the classic car show mate you brought the best memories of me in my p6 and my mate Tom in his rover p4 I was smiling so very much thank you ben. This summer I'm def taking the wife to some shows and relive the memories of classic car ownership. You really are a legend my friend

What an absolutely amazing recovery job you did on that offside. I would have died if that had happened to me. It looked like a disaster. But, now no one would ever suspect anything went wrong. You snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and what a great video it turned out to be. A real corker. Well done indeed. I have a bodyshell to paint this year and its inspired me to grind on and get the job moving after stalling on micro-fixations which were just robbing me of precious time.

Loved every bit of this resurrection and turning it in to a classic touring car was just a great idea from the subscriber. I’d like to see more of this for sure as a throw back to the Jim Clark days of the golden era of Motorsport 😊

Absolutely loved what you have done with a car that so many would walk on by. It's spring, and I am getting my P6 out this afternoon, finally the weather is better. New headlights, give her a once over, then start to drive her with a trip around the block a few times to check everything, then up the road a couple of miles to top up with some fresh fuel. Happy days. I know exactly what you mean when you are keeping her - they get under your skin and stay there. Top, top, work.

So glad you've decided to keep the old viking the journey you have been on with that car can only build a stronger bond the the race car idea is just chefs kiss 👌👌

Your videos remind me of a 1954 Rover 90 I had many years ago with a valve HMV radio. Lots of nostalgia. Great car. I suspect your clutch is lighter than many modern cars. I think in the rear axle has a breather valve on top which is worth checking to make sure the ball bearing is free, this avoids pressure build up. These are great well built cars of yesteryear.

That Rover is just so cool, got to be the best car on you tube, I love it,you've got to paint this top half.

There’s stuff floating about in the fuel bowl - cars looking great 👍🏻

For all the work you have put in it you should keep it, it's nice car i bet there's not many of them around .

Yes indeed I have thoroughly enjoyed the restoration of the P4. It looks awesome😊.

Out of all the many channels I watch, yours is one I hope really does well, it's lovely content and most importantly, you are a lovely guy. Its looking good so far... PS No, I'm not bored of the Rover either. Edit: Your mate was a lovely guy too.🤠🤠

Glad the old boy came around in the end. A nice bonus of some Chester footage, too. I live on the shores of Western Canada these days but twenty five years ago and more I worked in Chester and loved the old city.

Lovely old Rover and defo worth saving. Your paint job did'nt turn out too bad in the end and she looks a lovely old girl. As for the 820 Rover it still looks modern and I would still want one today as long as all the jobs had been sorted particularly the head gasket. Love your honesty on these projects and enthusiasm and dedication.😁👍

Hi Ben,really enjoyed episode 4 of the wonderfull rover p4 100,I'm happy your keeping the viking,looking forward to many more of tasty classics,you deserve all the very best of success,have a great weekend . Alan from Coventry warwickshire.👍.

I think turning into some sort of vintage race car is a brilliant idea and it looks absolutely great! Perhaps when finances allow a v8 swap would be awesome maybe a 4.6 Rover v8

I love what u did to Eric, fantastic bit of kit, who would have thunk it, seized nun runner to a two tone race machine

So glad you are keeper her, the girl deserves some love, from one OLD Rover fan

I never thought watching paint dry could be so interesting....Thanks for a great video

The Viking looks amazing.. Great work.

Great to see the car progressing. It looks awesome

Rover looks great another classic saved well done

Said it before, I'll say it again, love this channel! Great stuff Ben. These longer videos are brilliant.

Seen you in her knocking around chester on that day, only realised it was you after seeing the video, didn’t click on straight away with the green paint job. Looks fabulous 😃

Your right the P4 is a superb car, I have a 1963 rover 95. Love it. Well done with yours and I have learnt some more about the P4 thanks to you. 😂😂😂😂

Really enjoyed watching your video on the P4. I have a P4 95 which is very similar to the 100. Interested to see that the battery has been relocated under the bonnet instead of that inconvenient place under the back seat. You mentioned purchasing lead replacement additive, the P4 was built with hardened valve seats so will be ok on unleaded fuel unless you drive it really hard. Apologies if that is something you already knew. Have used unleaded fuel in mine for 13 years with no problems. I also use Esso super grade which in my area does not contain ethanol, another safeguard against it attacking susceptible materials in the fuel system. Good luck with your P4, it looks to be a brilliant improvement from what you originally purchased.

Awesome result again! Absolutely loved watching you transform the OAP Rover ❤

You have done an amazing job with the Rover. My uncle had a Rover 110 in the mid 60s which was wonderful and so well engineered and it looks like the structure of your 100 is still pretty good!

Loved every minute of that, what a gorgeous car, you should be well chuffed.

Many thanks for a very entertaining hour or so - love the way the old girl won't play ball most of the time 😆I spent my first 10 years at work as a motor mechanic, many moons ago, worked on many cars, including Rovers such as yours, if my memory serves me correctly side valve exhaust overhead valve inlet ? and Jags, minis, Cobras, Ferraris ,GT40s a real mixed bag - even F1 cars. Also had a hand in restoring 3 double decker 1953 London buses in USA about 15 years ago - so I feel your pain ! Keep up the good work !

If you are going to paint it. Then oven pads aka Brillo pads (But buy the cheap non brands saves ££) are great on chrome or aluminium. It's far less abrasive than sand paper. And polishes it at the same time to a near mirror finish. I've used it on aluminium BMX frames that were painted and it brings it to a polished chrome effect. It also removes rust from chrome too.

thanks for another great video ,i once had a old morris minor that i bought for my daughter ,it had been stood rusting to death for maybe 15 years ,but did it, very simple engine helped but it always struggled on tick over and turned out to be perished rubber fuel lines that was forever filling the fuel resovoir with little bits of rubber ,once all replaced it ran like a 1960s 1000 cc enginge ,love your videos

My all time favourite car. My first boss at Solihull had a black Rover 110 absolute gem

Keep keep keep keep it please🙏🙏love to see that beauty from time to time,fantastic job🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🍺🍺

Fair play ben love the video the stickers and paint fantastic transformation well done keep finding them left for dead,fantastic videos love watching them 👍💯

I'm so glad you decided to keep it. My new favourite!!

Mint enough said

Love that car! ❤

Absolutely loved this and can't wait to see what's next for it 🙂

The Viking is Back from the dead what a lovely car just keep it and love it, it looks a lot of fun you could have with it.

Great video. Love the old Rover, very entertaining and makes me smile. We have all been there with the paint.

Omg so love that old girl 😊

back in 1987 I bought a 4 door moggy which had been hand painted with domestic gloss paint. I set to with an orbital sander followed by several sheets of wet and dry. A mate gave it a cheap respray with back in the dy cellulose. It looked amazing.

Great episode m8. Keeping this gem is the right move, as i can see you just love this car ( me too).

Loved it...and thanks for the episode... Excellent job as always 👍

Fantastic episode, my grand parents had one of those cars back in the 60’s. They both passed away a while ago and I found some slides of them with the car when they brought it brand new. ❤❤❤❤

Rover sport on the track ? Bring it on !

Fantastic content as ever, Ben. As the roll paint went on I have to admit I was in somewhat disbelief and concerned…🤣🤣, you pulled it back though.

Great enjoyable video ! Car looks fantastic, great work. Look forward to your next video. 👍

Excellent, Fabulous Ben. Just like you, i am in total Love, Love, Love her so much. She is a real Stunner going down the road and keeping up with the modern traffic as well. What a great paint job you did Ben, Love the British Racing Green with the Cream two tone bodywork. She has only some little bits to finish on her. I have really Enjoyed the whole Journey of the Revival of this Gorgeous English Classic 1962 Rover 100 P4. Very, very Well Done Ben doing some Superb Restoration and making her Shine again. Thank you very much.

I had a lot of success with coach paint, but I applied it with a brush and followed the instructions to do it when it’s warm. In fact 24 degrees was the minimum. It looked awful. But the next day it had markedly improved itself. After a week it was stunning! It formed a skin which pulled tighter and tighter, evening itself out. Daily it looked better. Eventually I polished it and it came to a gun finish. Spraying would have saved an enormous amount of time.

thanks for the tiny little bonus episode, enjoyed it. Hoping maybe some long-form episodes to follow.

What a transformation. That looks absolutely awsome.

So good to see the old Rover go from an abandoned car to something really special. I look forward to updates as you make further improvements and hopefully get The Viking out to some shows over the summer.

P 4 cafe racer absolutely awesomeawesome I have really enjoyed this this this series of videos of the transformation of this icon from the era when cars were cars with their own individuality the viking rises from the flames after many years of lying dormant

Just brilliant!!! Bravo 👏

I've really enjoyed this series and great to hear you're keeping it.

Great video from the best channel on RU-vid. Hope we see much much more of this Rover!!

I missed this episode, you've done a great job of this Sir.

Lots of love from a hour way from the workshop. My mum, dad and I love the content and watch them fully. Your the only RU-vidr I have brought their merchandise and watch the videos without an ad blocker. Your content and editing style reminds me of old times of the site from 2010-2012. Thank you Ben and I hope the parts shop that you visit almost daily gives you a sponsorship because you deserve it.

And just to add, great bit of reggae at the end. Mama Zula, Drifting Away.

Sounds well smooth

Great job, and now that you've got the sides looking so good it'd be wonderful to do the beige too, it would have to be less work than getting the sides ready! And then it would truly be a keeper!

Brilliant watching

I love seeing all these beautiful cars that we don't get in the usa.

Sunday watch for me before work, love watching you transform these motors into something special keep going and really looking forward to the next one 😊

Evening all !

Brilliant transformation and a very enjoyable watch. I’m no mechanic but your logical problem investigations give me a better understanding of how ‘things’ work. Also, the backing song at around 1:53 onwards is terrific. Looking forward to the next project 😊

Back in the 70's I knew an old guy who had a 'multi-coloured' Austin 10 (his daily driver) which he bought new in 1939. He told me something which has stuck with me: - "The wrong paint is better than no paint".

An amazing transformation Ben, you have done an amazing job on the car 😀👍🏻

Love your work

I love it 👍🏻, I bloody love it 👍🏻, keep the upgrades coming 👍🏻, love to see you race her him ? They ! Ha ha crazy world 😂 ! And I do the same with those speed hump things 👍🏻. Great vid 👍🏻

Glad you're going to keep it, oh yes a racer it's going to be brilliant. That paint job was really good, when you get around to painting the top it's going to look awesome. When it's all done, you could take it on a road trip and take him around the Nuremberg Ring👍