Classic British saloon cars of the 1920s & 1930s - pre-war Alvis, Austin 7, Riley 9, Morris saloons+
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2021
- Here, vintage & classic British saloon cars from the 1920s, 1930s (and a few 1940s) make up this pre-war car photo collection. All of the cars featured were either built in the 20s / 30s, or designed in that era but perhaps built for a few years post-WW2 in the late 40s - examples include the Morris 10M, Austin 16, and the Humber Hawk saloons shown at a classic car show a few years back.
Many of the photos feature vintage cars, ie those built throughout the 1920s up to and including 1930, the remainder are post-vintage saloons. All were seen by myself at old-car gatherings inc VSCC meetings over the last ten years or so.
If you're a fan of pre-war British saloons of this type, please let me know in the comments and give the video a like, thanks. If you'd like to see further collections like this, please let me know.
I've tried to include a variety of makes and models, from the once-common low-cost popular models from Austin, Morris, Singer, Hillman etc, with more luxurious offerings from the likes of Lagonda, Alvis, Bentley and Rolls-Royce. The one thing they have in common is that they are all (bar one) saloons, or in a few cases fixed-head coupes. Tourers and sportscars tend to get the most attention nowadays, so it's time that the pre-war saloons get a mention.
I received a request to show Standard Flying 8s in a video, so in the collection are pre-war Flying 8 and post-war "8" saloons and - for comparison - a rare DHC version.
Cars featured include one or more of the following:
Riley 9 Monaco, 12/4 Falcon, 12/4 Adelphi, Kestrel 12/6 & 12/4, 9 Merlin
Singer Junior
Austin 7 (inc box saloon, Swallow, Ruby etc), 12, Big 7, 8, 10 Cambridge, 12/4 Low Loader taxi, 10/4, 10 Lichfield
Ford 7Y, Model Y
Hillman 14
Talbot 3 Litre, 105 Airline, 14/45
Lagonda M45 saloon
Wolseley 14, 8, 10, Hornet
Humber 14/40 fabric saloon etc
Alvis 12/50, Speed 25
Morris 8 Series 1 & 2 & Series E, 10M, 10/4, Minor, 10 Coupe
Standard 16 Jubilee Saloon, 14, 10/12 Speedline, 9 Teignmouth, Big 9, 9hp, 8, Flying 8
Bentley 3 Litre
Rolls-Royce 20hp
MG 1.5 Litre VA, SA, 18/80 saloons
Aston Martin Mk2 Long chassis
Triumph Vitesse, Super 9 barn find, Pillarless Saloon
Sunbeam 20hp
Frazer Nash "Owlet"
Vauxhall 14 DX, 20/60 Grosvenor saloons, Cadet, 10hp, 25hp Limousine
Daimler DB17 Sports Saloon
BSA Scout Coupe
Standard Swallow SS1, SS2 saloons
Rover P1 14hp Streamline Saloon, Light Six Sportsmans Coupe, P2, P3, 8 (air-cooled)
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My favourite period of cars is 1920 to pre war. Love the big Austin's.
I'd like to see more videos of pre-war cars such as these.
Thanks for the feedback, yes I'll be looking at doing more pre-war content
What a wonderful period of British car design. The beautiful Vauxhall 10 brings back many happy memories of my Gran's next door neighbour's car. Black with red interior. Wow!
The two tone Riley at 5.07 is a 12/4 Kestrel six light, believed to be the 3rd off the production line. First registered in December 1935. It was rather a nice surprise seeing our car in your video.
Best era for British style.
And so inventive too, with little touches of indeviduality, to stand out from the rivals. --lets face, it the 20's especially, they were very boxy.
Magnificent collection...
I too am impressed-by/fond-of the Rileys 👍👍
Ditto
They made really good looking motor's back then, great video.
Yes, many LOOKED as though their body's were hand crafted, even if they weren't, Aspiring to look their best i suppose.
I was surprised and impressed by the number of Rileys shown. I've always believed them to be one of the more minor manufacturers, but now realise that they must have been quite prolific in period. I have fond memories of a late RME (468DRF) saloon which I owned over 50 years ago. Although built in the 1950s, it was one of those cars that you mention which still owed much to it's prewar origins. Thank you for the nostalgia trip!
Yes they're popular choices, thanks for watching
They have quite a following and there's riley clubs as far away as Australia 👍they where an expencive fir the period marque so quite coveted
A wonderful display, and well presented. I was particularly thrilled to see so many gorgeous Rileys. My first car was a Riley Kestrel, I was 17, and naievly , hoped to restore it in time to pass my driving test---on minimal earnings, Unfortuneately--I had to have it hauled out of a scrap yard first---this was 1958. Having spent many hours and all all my savings on it, In comes the M'O'T test, And out goes thousands of great old cars---mine included.
Thanks for sharing your Riley memories!
Very enjoyable viewing. Thanks!
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Just sneaking in behind the Hillman 14 is my eight tourer of 1937 , at Olton park.
Thanks for watching!
The Rolls-Royce Twenty at 12:38 looks like chassis number GDK22, a 1924 Doctor's Coupe bodied by Hooper.
Thanks I'll check that out
My cousin had a Triumph saloon car from the 1930s, Four adults would go to work in it to Scunthorpe, and when we came to a graded hill we would get out and push it up the hill, once at the top we would speed down the hill and the momentum would take as along the flat for miles, One day he cut up the car on the works site where he was fitter foreman, and sold the aluminium scrap. This was in 1957. after this time we had to 'thumb a lift' to work which wasn't very successful !
Ha what a great story 👍👍👍
Great automotive eye candy! So many marques I am unfamiliar with, being a Yank, but all wonderful. I really enjoy these 150 photographs posts of yours. Personally, I loved Dorian Grey's Lagonda -- gorgeous!
Hi, thanks for watching and supporting the channel, more videos soon!
8:31 If you remember the early Carry-On movies of around 1961 or so, Sid James was seen driving a taxi-cab very much like this one through the movie.
Nice Riley DK 8873, my old car is DK 5202 from 1928. The first car I knew as a tot was my fathers Riley Kestrel.
Thanks for watching!!
I was born a stones throw from the Lagonda factory so it's no surprise which is my favourite. Sadly they are well above my pay grade.
Agreed, that M45 is a stunner
Thank you very nice collection.
Thanks for your support
T hank you so much. Enjoyed!😅
Glad it was of interest Chris! Thanks for watching
Thanks for the upload of these amazing classic car's. I'm just booking a doctors appointment for Tinnitus 😖. It's still ringing in my head 😂.
Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video my family owns a 1935 Riley 7 been in my family for 45 years at my parents house I drive it every Sunday to the grocery store and put signs in the window please do not touch unless the owner is around thanks for the presentation
Not sure there was a 7 , there was a "nine" had 3 body styles by 1935 Monaco saloon, Kestrel saloon and Lynx four-seat tourer 👍
Thank you for posting. So interesting. (From Gibraltar)
Thanks for your support, please share the link to the video if you know of anyone else who might be interested - thanks!
Great collection of cars, really appreciate the time you spent. On the two-tone Riley you were not sure about. I think it is a 1936 six light Kestrel, quite possibly a six cylinder. A picture of the back would likely confirm this. I have a 1935 15/6 Kestrel special series, which has the same chassis as the MPH and is very similar to your picture, but has four windows with the older so-called coffin shape.
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Ah righty thanks for the info, yes it was a real bobby dazzler
The two-tone Kestrel (CLB 749) is a 12/4. It is also one of the earliest 6-lights, built late 1935, though of course a 1936 model. There is no difference in outward appearence between the 12/4s and 15/6s - besides bonnet length. The MPH has a wheelbase of 8' 1.5" and is underslung at the rear, totally different to that of a 15/6 Kestrel.
Excellent photo’s More of the same please Alan
I restored a 1923 Austin 12/4 tourer in New Zealand back in the 1950's the person I sold it to sent it to the Austin Museum so I am told when I tried to buy it back when he died.
The pre war Rileys really do it for me, beautiful lines not to mention the relatively advanced engine and pre selector gearboxes .......................... BOTHOH some of the MG saloons come close 🤔🤔
👍 well said
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I need to send you a couple of Armstrong Siddeley photos as they seem very unrepresented but a magnificent British made car, built of aircraft quality and as silent as the inscrutable Spinx!
True, I've come across a few post-war cars but not many pre-1940
There were some beautiful cars in this video, but as an owner of a Pre-war Triumph, I was very disappointed that the ONLY Triumph you included was one in a state of decay, covered in filth in a dilapitated garage.
I'll bear that in mind for future uploads :-) I think other pre-war Triumphs made it into other video collections, including the recent NEC upload. Thanks for looking in.
Ref your new to you Renault 4cv. I was looking at a video on you tube, yesterday. It was a historic hill climb, set in France. There were a number of Renault 4cvs taking part. The camera showed the interior of a number of them, all left hand drive and modified with racing seats etc. But they all seemed to have wind up front door windows, so maybe not just on right hand drive examples. Thanks.
Interesting, maybe there were standard and deluxe models and that's where the difference lay, or perhaps older ones were different to later examples!?!?!?
EG774 is a Riley Falcon not a Monaco and as James Swan has said at 5.06 it is a 12/4 Kestrel.
Thanks for the update!
Several cars in this video have fabric bodies.
My father's first car was a 1929 Morris Minor, which he acquired in 1939. It had a fabric body and spoked wheels. I always assumed that the fabric bodies were for economy vehicles, but some of the fabric bodied cars shown are more prestigious. Any ideas?
The Riley at 5:06 looks like a six light Kestrel.
@James Swan - Agreed- and either a Kestrel Sprite 12/4 or a Kestrel15/6, 1936-37 - have seen both with wipers-over-windscreen. Sprite was a kind of top of the range name - derived from the 2 seater Riley Sprite. Kestrel like the one at 8:38 .
My first car was a 1932 Standard 16 PJ4821 do you know if there is any left of this model?? Alan
I don't know sorry. The Standard Motor Club may though 👍
Do you have a picture of a 1927 vauxhaul saloon?
Possibly somewhere
Great. But a beautiful Riley Lynx should be included
Thanks for watching, if I do a part 2 I'll try and find a photo of a Lynx
@@oldclassiccarUK I am the owner of a 1936 Riley Lynx Special Series in Sri Lanka. I am a vintage car lover.
I like the Rileys also... the range of models may contribute to the marque's demise. No Lanchesters?
Lanchesters very rarely pop up at shows I go to sadly, so there haven't been many opportunities to photograph a pre-war example (post-war LD10s feature in the other photo collections vids). I can think of one '30s Lanchester that occasionally used to emerge at local gatherings, but no others
Riley's demise was part in light of too many models then the taking over by viscount nuffield (William Morris) ..so morris , wolsley (1927) MG (owned my morris personally changed to over to morris motors 1935) then Riley 1938
A Singer Junior? Did it ever grow to be a Singer Senior? LOL
Pre jaguar SS you keep saying standard swallow...SS WAS Swallow Sidecar
5.09......1936-7 Riley Kestrel Sprite?
1:00 Ford Model 'Y', or....... Model Why? As in "why was it built?" LOL
I would watch more of these videos but the constant reading of the number plates puts me right off, no need for it, I also can read
Thanks for watching, fair point although not everyone might be able to read finer details such as reg. nos. etc and some people might be interested
Seriously, you need to fix your narration recording. There's an extremely annoying high-pitched whistling sound behind your voice-over and it detracts from your presentation.
I think it is fine.
I heard it also , could do with some RF chokes on your cables
@@scotttait2197 I head it , but only intermitant, and not distracting.