A bit about me, the background to Old Classic Car, my first car etc
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- The old-car video that no-one has been waiting for. A short while back, a comment made on one of the videos here at Old Classic Car requested that I do an "about me" type video. It wasn't something I was entirely sure about doing, but after giving it some thought I decided to give it a whirl, especially as I was at a loose end one day waiting for the power to be switched back on in the house after a power outage.
OCC - which dates back to 2001 - has never been about me, just the things (cars, memorabilia etc) that I find interesting. This is why I don't appear in many of my videos or hardly ever on the main website, it's always been about the cars, vans, lorries, memorabilia etc, NOT me - I just do the background stuff. Hence why making this video felt a little strange.
However, in the off-chance that a few people out there wonder who I am (Rick Jones), how I got interested in old cars, and how my first old-car adventures led to this life-long interest in cars well beyond their sell-by-dates, here are a few answers.
In this video I talk about all these things, including early car activities and discoveries, and how my interest in IT during my O-level school years, age 15/16, and bid to become the British answer to Bill Gates (well, maybe not), led to me being able to fund the piecing back together of my first project car, a Mk3 Triumph Spitfire. This, and several other cars that got me started with these old jalopies, is all covered in this upload.
My thanks to everyone that's followed and supported the various strands that make up OCC so far (the main site & forum, CZcams, Facebook, Twitter), and who also manages to sit through me rambling on in this particular video.
The rest of the content now on the OCC YT channel can be found here:
Channel homepage: / @oldclassiccaruk
Channel videos list: / oldclassiccarrj
Thanks for watching, RJ.
The main site by the way, is here:
www.oldclassiccar.co.uk
#classiccars #firstcar #classiccar - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Hi, thanks for watching, a full list of the videos on the channel is here:
czcams.com/users/oldclassiccarRJvideos
Channel homepage:
czcams.com/channels/KaTg9fPUvmUQi94FcnDbrg.html
A really lovely video today Richard. It is so nice to hear about your background. I do hope people don't get too personal or familiar in comments and questions. Seeing the Q and A sessions on other sites some people seem to want to know far too many details and personal information which is intrusive. I really enjoy your channel and yes, I will investigate the website with interest.
Thank you for your work in promoting the fascinating hobby of old classic cars, and long may you continue.
Thanks for your feedback, yes I've seen Q&As elsewhere descend into personal insults but by and large the people who chance upon OCC (whether it's the site, or here on YT) seem to be a polite and friendly bunch. I try to keep things on an even keel and keep things polite, bearing in mind that enthusiasts of all ages could potentially find themselves reading or listening to something here. There'll always be chumps about though, it goes with the territory of being a content publisher online, they just need to be ignored whenever possible, and/or politely be put in their place if needs be. Fortunately it rarely happens.
If you yourself can spend the time and effort to video/edit and upload your work i can certainly spend a very small part of my day to watch and enjoy your videos. My favourites are the original photographs, i just like to study them in detail. Best wishes to you and your family.
Thanks, I'm surprised how popular the photo collections can sometimes be.
That was very interesting indeed, many thanks. Lovely to hear some of your history and interest in this great hobby of ours. I'll certainly keep watching OCC, my favourite channel on You Tube.
Thank you sir,you have given a lot of people pleasure and inspiration with your videos,never sure if I should say upload it videos..I got my licence in 1969 and never owned a new car..who needs new when there are plenty of old.once again thanks on behalf of old and young.keep up the good work.
Thanks! Never owned a new car either
Hi Rich
So nice to hear of your history about how you got into cars from a personal perspective - and you knowledge is amazing so I thought you must have a background in cars? Clearly a self taught man with wisdom.
I do like you easy going approach to your videos and look forward to more coming along.
Warm regards
Richard
Thanks Richard (great name!)
Thank you Rick for the video I think it personalises the videos knowing your name and also your background in classic cars.
It will not detract from the content in any way. I think it will help the channel grow Best wishes
You might well be right there Alan, thanks for watching
I think it really nice that your A40 has been in your family from new. That would make it a priority project for me, quite apart from the fact that I have always thought the A40 Farinas a smooth design, and one of the best of its type and era. They are also relatively rare compared to Minors and other things.
What an interesting video,, thoroughly enjoyed it although it entailed a late breakfast for me. Not easy to do, talking about oneself I always find. especially alone in front of a camera. A man of many talents including a penchant for interesting hats.😊
I watch this channel for a number of reasons primarily I find it interesting and down to earth and you don't push questionable "merch" at every opportunity like others constantly do. and which I find boring and I usually stop watching those channels. It also holds a high nostalgia value for me reigniting many memories from my childhood and youth. I don't tinker with cars these days, I have i the past, as my tinkering usually ends in huge repair bills. I run a Mercedes S class W221 as my daily driver 320 LWB diesel which I love but I also have a 1999 SLK 230 compressor which I spent a fortune on bringing it up to scratch and only comes out oh high days and holidays.
In short, this is a really nice channel which I enjoy watching long may it continue.
Thanks for supporting the channel, I agree about the "merch" thing, it's fine to do merch but sometimes the constant pushing of it gets a bit out of hand when watching some vids out there.
Hi Ric, That was an interesting video. It's certainly nice to get that kind of information and perspective on you and the origins of the channel. I have become a regular watcher of similar car based channels, (Hubnut, Furious Driving, Twin Cam), all of which have a particular slant on old cars and all giving a low key, amateurish, (done for the love of it not making money), enthusiasm of old vehicles and driving. None of these other channels focus on cars as old as some of yours so I would very interested to see more videos of you tinkering with you Ford Popular, A40 etc. All the best. Keep up the good work.
Many thanks. While I like cars into the 1970s, working on them doesn't much interest me (with the odd exception) so yes it'll be older vehicles, such as the Dodges, A40 and Ford E494A, that will be featured most often in the garage here. And memorabilia of course which I also like to ramble on about. Thanks for watching.
I admire not only your depth of knowledge on Classic Cars but now your presentation skills.
How much more watchable certain television car programmes would be with someone like yourself fronting them instead of the smart alec 'personalities' we have to endure.
May I, too, add my thanks to you for all your excellent content..
That's very kind of you to say, proper TV has to appeal to a very wide audience I suppose whereas I'm very niche in what's already quite a niche subject. I'm glad a few people like to follow along with the channel, what I put in the videos is of exactly what I'd be doing (shows, in the garage etc) even if there wasn't a camera in my hand, which hopefully comes across.
Hello Rick That was a very interesting video I like to know how people got into things sometimes it just by accident.And like you I like the history and how life was and how it looked with the photos and films . I really enjoyed your talk . Regards Brian
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Brian
That was interesting. When I had my 386 PC in the early 1990s I had a programme similar to the one you so cleverly created. It was called Automenu and it allowed me to choose various programmes from a boot screen. I can see why yours was successful. 👍
Nice to put a face to the voice and learn a little about your background. I find your videos interesting and very relaxing during these challenging days. I did things the other way around by leaving school to work as an apprentice in the motor trade during the late 60's and later on in the early 90's making a career change by going to the local technical college to learn about computers. Yes the history of the motor car and life surrounding it is so important especially where the people that owned or remember these old cars in their heyday have now passed on. As for some youngsters they don't feel the same about them and are more likely to buy a classic that they do remember, resulting in reduction of value for some old cars now, so I believe. I think it's the same for the heritage steam railways where we need young blood that don't remember the steam locos in their heyday, to come along and keep them going into the future too. Great that you still have your family's A40 Farina, I often wish that I had my kept my dad's 1961 Mk2 Jaguar, or his 69 Capri, or his Mk3 Cortina GXL, or my now rare Mk1 Escort 1300 Sport, but we did not have the space to store them and we were happy to pass them on at that time.
So good to know the background, I love the whole history of these vehicles, the design, who drove them,where they came from, imagining what they were like as new.(discovering that small area under a dashboard still in untouched unspoiled condition!)My grandmother ran the tracing office at Standard Cars in Coventry and always drove the family car, grandfather was happy to sit and smoke his pipe! Always Standards until she was seduced by a new lemon yellow and white with green interior Anglia 105e never went back to Standard-Triumph her final car being her third white Ford Escort.
Interesting... we not only share a love for old cars and motorcycles, I also was in IT. I am retired now and work part-time in logistics. Although I spend most of my IT years in sales. Nice video, keep up the good work, thank you.
A very interesting video thank you, and well done for the computer publications. I'm afraid I'm only familiar with the CZcams channel but I will definitely check out the website. I have much the same interest as yourself in basically anything from times past, especially automotive, even my taste in music is from centuries ago. One of my favourite videos of yours is the one about old abandoned garages, I remember little places like that in operation and I used to think what a nice way to earn a living. That was when vehicles were easier to understand and interesting to work on. I very much enjoyed hearing of your background and also learning your name. I wish you all the best and hope you keep the channel going for many years. Thank you again. Gérard.
Thanks for your kind words Gérard, and for supporting the channel
that was interesting. thanks for this. my dream was and still is to own a classic car. but i never had a garage to keep it locked away from prying eyes. i would be afraid of it getting nicked off the drive. maybe one day. my dream will come true.
but saying that.. i did own classics years ago. i had a few anglias and minis in the 70's. now they're way out of my price range.
and the times i've heard people say, "i wished i'de kept my classic now. it would be worth something".
thanks to everyone who still owns a classic. for keeping these beautiful cars alive for others to enjoy.
I've looked at OCC multiple times and really enjoyed it, having a few old bangers myself. Great to see the man behind. Living in the borders, the pre war car scene is very small, more classic. Though we have roads.. Thanks for the upload. PS. My company car is a Fordson 10cwt 1948.
Liking the sound of your Fordson!!!! :)
I doff my cap to you sir 🎩 ! Let’s keep these things living.
Thanks Ray
Thanks for sharing, I think people are generally quite curious about other people's lives, so that ticked a box! Always nice to know other people's backgrounds and how they became & still are interested in old cars.
I think it would be a wise move to get the A40 project back on track, before it is too late, who knows what the thinking will be around ICE in 5 years, 2030 is less than 8 years away and I don't think that "they" will be making things easier for us...
Glad it was of interest, if petrol goes I'd still get it restored just to look at :)
Having previously owned several classics in the past this was a very good video to watch. Look forward to further content from you.
Thanks Michael!
Richard, excellent video. I have had an interest in old cars for as long as I can remember. My father used to talk about cars all the time but he was not a tinkerer. My first car, in late 1974 (I was 18) was a Wolseley 24/80 MKI. The 24/80 was the Australian built 6 cylinder. I’ve had many cars since and currently have 4 cars, the ‘27 Model T, ‘69 Alfa 1750 Berlina, ‘79 Citroën Dyane and a modern.
It was a fascinating video, especially as I learned computer programming on a BBC master, which led to an A level, then a degree, and a 25 year career in IT. And IT has paid for my continuing passion for old cars. I was a regular visitor to the OCC website before the CZcams channel, great to see it growing and the content is always of interest, thanks again.
Hi again Rick. I finally got around to watching this video and it brought back many memories of my days in early computing. My college days, while learning about industrial design, also included Fortran language, punch cards and IBM 360 processing in order to draw a 2D sketch of a 3D cube on an 8x10 pen plotter. How far things have progressed! I was fortunate to be employed by forward thinking companies and learned DOS and progressed through IBM 80 column, Apple PC and Microsoft PC platforms. Those jobs allowed me the income to buy and rebuild/restore my old classic cars. Keep up the great work you do on OCC.
Thanks for anther great video. It's very interesting how you got into old cars. And your background in IT. I feel quite proud that you showed a picture of a truck I once owned a the NEC, ( An East German Barkas pickup), in one of your videos. I've not checked out your website yet but will definitely now. Keep up the good work ATB.
Thanks David
👏👏👏 excellent video and much courage for sitting there filming it, I would have bottled it 🤭 great to know how it all started and how you built the empire 😉 if I wore a hat I'd take it off to you 👏👏👏 well done and thank you 🙂👍
I prefer pointing the camera rather than looking at it tbh, thanks for watching
We must be the same age, I passed my test in Oct 87 and started with a sinclair zx81 too.
My career path took me down the commercial printing route before computer's took my skills trade away. Then moved departments and went onto macs.
I have had bad luck with some old cars down the years so I now enjoy old cars through your tinkering vids so keep em coming.
My late Uncle had a Morris 8 tourer he was restoring but he died half way through.I think one day his children are hoping to get it restored.
Thanks for watching, I hope they get that Morris 8 sorted out
I always look forward to you posting a new video. I’m a subscriber here in the US and the history of cars and trucks from the UK are fascinating! Thank you for doing what you do! Well done!
Appreciate your comments, thanks tman
Very interesting thank you, Your Son is the image of you. I live inland Spain and decided that post 2000 vehicles are just too complicated and over all pretty dull.
I have one of the last VW Polo 1.4 GT 16v manufactured in Bremen...it is not perfect..but perfect for my needs...
My feeling is...we are sick of being convinced that modern is the way forward....keep it simple...
great channel thank you
Thanks HH, he'll be delighted by that comparison!! :-) I agree on the cars, 2000-ish was the high water mark for moderns I think, in terms of tech and reliability, ever since they've just became wayyy more complicated, with kit that most people probably never go near yet pay for, and not always that much more reliable. Keep It Simple is my thinking too.
Thanks Rick. Very interesting, I have enjoyed your old classic car website for a long time, unique content, and now Your CZcams channel, just as unique. I did computer studies o level in 1986, first year it was done I believe it the Uk, I passed, but stupidly did not follow it as a career
Thanks BB. I was never all that interested in the nuts and bolts of how computers worked, at a machine code level, but I was always interested in what they could be used for.
Hello Rick, I'm writing from Indiana, USA. Thanks for sharing your history of how you became an old classic car nut, it certainly adds to the "Old Classic Car" experience. I like, "your going to get a loaf of bread" saga, & then to repeat the experience a few years later from the same location. I certainly enjoy the videos, they been very informative for me. In some form or another there's a story behind every old car nut.
In my case my family came from the hills of east Tennessee, moving over 300 miles north to Indiana in 1960, I was 4 years old. Over the intervening years we made many many trips back south to visit Grandparents, & other family members. The trip took close to 10 hours each way, but as the Interstate highways began to be constructed, & completed the travel times drop to eventually 6.5 to 7 hours. But as a child I got to see many old cars on those trips. In the southern USA snow, ice, & Salt were not common on the highways, & the rural area my family was from in Tennessee, many people didn't drive or travel great distances. A lot of those same people drove the same cars for years as they didn't rust out like in the northern states & their winter salted icy roads. During the 1960's & 70's it was not unusual to see 1930 - 1950's cars on the roads in those southern states, & if lucky every now & then an occasional 1920's car on the road in everyday use.
Not only did I enjoy seeing the old cars, but I loved toy cars as a child. I played with many 3" "Tootsietoy" cars, which were made in Chicago, about 5 hours north / northwest of our home. These diecast toy cars cost 10 cents each at our local dime stores, were model after real USA cars, & came in an assortment of colors. Then I discovered "Matchbox" cars, Made in England, by Lesney !!!! They had great detail, some with window glazing, interiors, & even opening doors, & other parts. They were "GREAT", but there were a few issues,
#1. Economics, The Matchbox cost $ .29 each, I could by 3 Tootsietoy for the price of 1 Matchbox. There was 5 of us sibling in our family & $ .30 was hard to come by no matter the choice.
#2. The issue was that I had never heard of a "Commer", "Foden", "Scammel", "Austin", "Vauxhall", ect ect.
In my teen years, girls, a drivers licensed, & real cars came into my life & my focus on the toys dwindled, & my interest in old & classic cars greatly increased. So did my knowledge of US & American cars & automotive history in general.
Getting married & the obligations of a family slow my vintage car interest down, just from the shear economics of raising 3 sons.
Having a very thoughtful & understanding wife, I have owned many old American automobiles, some in great condition & many not so great over the years. My toy collection also began to gradually grow again. I still have many Tootsietoys, & Matchbox from my younger days, but have added an extensive Dinky & Corgi collection, as well as many other brands world wide.
But those nagging thoughts of what's a Foden, Austin ect. gradually began to surface. Knowing American automotive history was all well & good, but it certainly didn't help with the history of the British, French, German, & other European makes.
With much research, my vintage toy collection, & these videos, as well as a few others I've gradually began to piece together a greater understanding of "That side of the Pond's" automotive history, & sorting out of various models of different make of British & European automobiles.
So Thanks for adding to my British & European automotive knowledge, I always look forward to watching these video, whether it's classic cars, or old lorrys, I certainly enjoy them.
I also like the patina many of your classic cars have, the originality of these cars is great, not there's any thing wrong with fresh paint, but I love the character of an original classic, they are only original once.
Thanks again & keep up the good work !!!
ps ... I do own a very original 1973 Chrysler Town & Country 9 passenger (brake) Station wagon, a very nice 1953 Nash Statesman Super 4 dr sedan(saloon) 1954 Nash Rambler Super 4 dr sedan(saloon), 1982 Dodge 400 convertible coupe, & a 1977 Mercury Grand Marquis Brougham 4 dr sedan (saloon).
Glad the channel has proved useful, your toy collection sounds impressive
Great video Rick. I had wondered how you came to be an old car 'Nut' like the rest of us. My only question is: how in he'll you find the time to do all that you do? Seems there's never enough hours in the week for me.
I love all the content you produce and your forum is a terrific source of help and inspiration, without which we would all be considerably poorer in our quest to keep these old motors on the road.
I'd take MY hat off to you but for revealing the dreaded bald spot which seems to get ever larger, probably from scratching my head in how to fix stuff. Reminds me, I must get a new hat, perhaps you could reveal your source for fashion accessories?
Headgear is sourced from a variety of low-brow, low-cost emporiums, but I cannot reveal my sources :-) I don't find the time for half of what I need to find time for, as I keep finding out.
A great story - thanks, Rick! I also love that b&w photo you showed, of the Allard M-type with the folding metal roof! Tim.
There are a few photos from that set of the Allard on the main OCC site iirc, I think they were taken at Ford
Thanks for confirming what I thought it was Tim !
Thanks for this video. I understand your "obsession" with classic cars. Regards,
Well done Rick. A very interesting journey. Really enjoyed the sit down chat. You son looks like you in the Amazon photo.
Ha I'll tell him that! thanks for watching
Thank you for the background info and putting a face to the videos, I have had a look at the website ( I had no idea of it's existence !) and will be checking in now you brought it to my attention. I was pleasantly surprised at your age as going by your voice ( not having previously seen your visage) and your knowledge of cars from yesteryear I had you down as in you seventies, please don't take offence - it just shows how the mind works and the false pictures it occasionally paints !
ROFL 70s!!! Ha well if the cap fits I suppose, I do think I should have been around in the 1950s when scrapyards were plentiful and also packed with interesting gems. I'll start dropping a few Hs and swear a bit to bring my voice down closer to my age :-)
Fascinating, definitely not boring and kind of you to share this personal insight into your CZcams channel and other historic vehicle online sites
Thanks Ken, pleased that it was of interest
Thank you for everything you are doing. I believe the history and progression of all things is important but automobiles of all kinds are truly my favorite. I too love the old pictures for all the same reasons and building architecture around the world through time. I'm nowhere near as smart or successful as you but nothing you've shown me has been a waste. You've shown me lorries I never knew existed, so many cars I've learned about because of your slideshows... I still have to chuckle about that Caddy a few weeks ago at that meet. That was an American atrocity, no offense to the owner, and I'm American. Again I can't thank you enough.
Thanks for the feedback and kind words, if I was smart I'd have continued with the channel 12 years ago rather than putting it out to pasture for years :-)
That was a very informative video, it’s good to put a face to the videos that I’ve been enjoying for a good few months ! I think the reason I enjoy the photo side of your vids is, as you’ve said, they give an insight into years gone by and the 60’s 70’s and 80’s that I grew up in. I often enjoy the backgrounds as much as the cars in the photos and often see period accessories that I’d forgotten existed…Thanks for posting.
I enjoy your videos and being from the states, I'm not exposed to many of the cars you video. Thank you for sharing these videos and keep up the good work.
No, not boring at all, nice to see the person behind the camera. I also have a thing for TE20s (1952 TEF, Coventry diesel)
That Superpoise, a real beauty. Thanks.
Wow! I did my 'O' level Computer studies in July '87. We were the last year to do "proper" exams before GCSE's kicked in. I went to special school in Bath and we had the best computer to pupil ratio in the country. one BBC 'B' for every 12 kids. I was allowed to take mine home in the holidays (I started on ZX81 and Speccy) and I wrote a floppy-based database program for the school minibuses. I got an 'A'. I was quite proud of it til I saw your project! Mine was printed out in mode 0 on a dot matrix printer on flimsy paper to be submitted. What a piece of luck your old fella had a PC...they were like mythical devices to us at the time! Thanks for sharing your story. Loving the Turbo sticker on your mum's Mini! I really enjoy your channel (and Harley's!) I am at present awaiting bowel surgery and have a stoma with a bag so I'm not able to get out and about much (I have recently taken up magnet fishing but my mate has to chuck the magnet) Thankyou for your videos and hoping to see much more....PS I am obsessed with Fiat 124 coupe cc's (My stepdad had two of them and they've all rotted away in this country). Do you have any photo's/videos with one in? Very rare car. Anyway thanks for the video best wishes and take care
Yep last year of the O Levels, dad worked for a company that began building under licence the IBM PC-compatible Advance 86A (and later 86B) computers, so after having spent a couple of years with ZX81s and later a Spectrum (with 48k RAM pack!) I moved on to the PC. The documentation I typed up using a program (no "Apps" in those days, just programs or applications) called Fontasy, which was a big deal at the time, allowing you to go OTT with different fonts etc and then print them out on a dot-matrix printer. High tech stuff! Glad you like the channels.
I it’s good to see how your channel came about.I have been a subscriber for a little while now and I particularly like the period photos and the lorries. Those things take me back to my childhood and teen years.I have mentioned before my father was a long distance lorry driver when I was growing up and I went with him whenever I could.So that’s the reason I’m lnterested in the old lorries.
Thanks, I should have more lorry content coming along fairly soon
@@oldclassiccarUK Thanks.Much appreciated
Thank you. I was curious. Your videos are great. I like how you skip past the recent or over covered vehicles and focus on the older. I love cars,trucks and older lorries. ( I hope I spelled that right) Trucks,vans,delivery vehicles. I have always noticed the similar styling used by auto makers around the world. GB has always had a flair of beauty in their design that was often missed by other designers. Thank you for the work you put into bringing all old car lovers candy for their eyes.
Thanks for following the channel etc, we have fun doing these videos and visiting the shows etc and yes, we try to feature a bit of everything but the focus will always be the older vehicles :)
Really enjoy your vids, thanks for posting the. I’m pretty sure my 1963 Austin mini came from Pikes of Exeter too
I’ve only just subscribed and I just want say thank I’m really enjoying the videos mate 👌
Welcome to the channel!
I really enjoyed that little get to know you Mr Jones, sorry I didn't pick up your first name. I was indeed wanting to know more about you and how you arrived at where you are now. You answered a good many questions I would have asked myself. I do need to thank you for taking the time to share your love of these old cars with us all, a love that does show in all that you do. Keep the videos coming and I as usual will wait their arrival. The time I spend watching your channel, is for me time well spent.
Thanks John!
Great video, very enjoyable.
Interesting, I've been a software engineer since 1987, I know the old XT's and AT's well with their 64K segmented RAM. Wow. I spend a bit of time now convincing old vehicles to start and run again. Thanks for posting, interesting to hear about your background.
Thanks Andrew, yep the heady days of PCs with just a single 5.25" drive, XTs were a giant leap forward
Thanks for this Rick… it’s been good to see and hear your history. As a local ( Northwich) it’s handy to find local meets and shows, keep up the great content. Cheers
Thanks Martin, there's certainly plenty going on around here at this time of year
WOW, that was FASCINATING ! It's funny how you build up an 'image' of someone - I couldn't have been more incorrect ! I always thought you had something to do with Agriculture. Never in my wildist dreams would I have thought you were an 'IT' man. You make such interesting and varied videos, and your voice makes them so easy to watch and listen to. Thank you for spending so much time compiling them for us to while away our time and re live some good memories - Well done and many thanks again :-)
Thanks Michael, at least you didn't think I was well into my 70s like someone else did ... I suppose rambling about cars from the 50s and 60s make it a reasonable guess :-)
Thanks Rick. I really like your channel and the laid back style of delivery! During the pandemic it definitely helped with the “keep calm and carry on” approach. I work in the NHS so I found it very helpful. Cheers Chris
Wow that's great to hear, so pleased the vids have helped in this way, keep up the good work in the NHS :) :)
Enjoyed that over breakfast, we've had our 'classic' now for over 30 years, one previous owner!
Glad I didn't curdle the milk on your corn flakes :-) Thanks for watching
So pleased you recorded your bio in relation to occ 😊 a man after my heart.
Thanks OO!
Great video. Very interesting. Notice your MG still has rubber bumpers - please keep it like that - I'm one of those rare people that preferred the "later look'"👍
Yes it'll definitely be staying "as is"!
Oh Man the way to enjoy the TDU week you Guys were not hanging around 95 miles ride out looked quick as well i saw a few Guys get blown off so it was quick loved the video and the few Beers Thanks Mate keep safe.
Not sure I quite understand but thanks for posting!
Hi Rick, great video, very interesting. Your channel and the OCC site are frequently visited.
We must be polar opposites, where you weren't trained in mechanics but were doing computer stuff, I had been a mechanic and was messing around with pre-Windows (remember the 286?) and early Windows PC's.
I stopped computer fiddling after Windows XP became old hat, and they started to get complicated (to an untrained fiddler), and went back to old cars.
I felt really old the other day at the Brooklands museum meet, so many cars there that I owned or worked on back in the day and now considered classics.
I'm presently watching modern "technicians" (not mere mechanics anymore) on YT to try and get an idea how modern cars work and I've come to the conclusion that they are
( a) too complicated, ( b) over engineered and (c) dull as dishwater. After driving my very reliable but boring modern Skoda, it's nice to jump in the old Pilot and rattle around in it.
Keep up the good work and thank you.
Ooof the 286 was motorway age compared to what went before! :-)
Thanks for supporting the channel
Thanks for the impressive background of you car interest, and I.T. skills. Always like your channel for it's quaintness, seems typically English. Just my thoughts. Peace be unto you.
Top video by a top classic car enthusiast . Thanks again.
Thanks ST!
Thanks for all the background and history of your "obsession". I've scanned quite a few of the comments and am surprised that no one has mentioned the notable resemblance between teen-aged Rick in the A-40 and your present day son.
Yes I was a skinny youth too once upon a time :)
Your video: anything but boring!! It was fascinating hearing all about your background and the background to Old Classic Car. I'm Australian and like you, when I got my License in the late 1970s [I was 19 at the time] the only affordable cars available to a young buck were mostly old British, Japanese and Australian Holden and Ford cars. My dad had always had English cars, specifically Vauxhalls, so it was only natural that when it came me buying a car, that I went "British" From there I developed a life long interest and love for old cars of all makes and models. I was overjoyed when I chanced upon your website whilst casually surfing the webb one day and have been a regular visitor to your site ever since. It was fascinating as well to hear about your involvement with early computers. My first computer was a second hand 286 which was given to me by someone in my church. I well remember 5 and a half inch floppys [ I think I still have some in a box somewhere], black and white [monochrome] monitors and dot matrix printers. By today's standard, all fairly basic and crude technology but at the time I got them they were the bees knees. Most importantly though, the computer allowed me to connect to the webb and opened up a world of wonder and fascination, for which I am eternally grateful. The joy of finding and being able to access sites such as yours is indescribable. Knowing that there are people all over the world who share the same interest in old cars and machinery and that they are willing to share that interest with others is a joy. Thank you for webb site and the effort you put in to it.
Glad you find this kind of thing interesting!!
ok thank great blogs as all the time Gary from Crewe 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, I really enjoyed your little chat.
Thanks for watching zzzak666
Takes me back to to early days of computing Mercury Auto Code on Manchester Atlas and 5 hole paper tape and the Commodore PET desktop etc. Before the early IMB Windows not mention the AMSTRAD. Come a long way since then thanks for the memory😀😀😀
This is just too good.
Thanks prof
Great trip down memory lane with the computer technology content in this video. Thank you. I started with punched card and paper tape, I remember floppy discs being a huge advance and the twin disc Apricot was a modern miracle. Amazing progress since then, but I prefer my low tech T4 to any of the latest cars/vans!
Yes those old PCs feel like a long time ago now!
❤ thanks for sharing very interesting Sir 👍
Thanks chunky!
Very interesting.
Thankyou Rick very interesting ,from a silver surfer
I remember those! Another computer/IT person who got into cars as a hobby. And IT pays for it now. First computer was a VIC 20. Number plate on the first car I restored, a 78 MGB, has that plate now. Couldn't afford to play with pre-war cars now if I wasn't in IT still. My first website was up in 95 or 96 but not car based. My username gives away what it is.
what a lovely old pick up truck a great find.
Thanks, as soon as I saw it I was determined to bring it home. In the end I owned it three times
Nice to see you in front of the camera.
Would be great in a car show or two.
Many thanks
OH shit I know I am older than you I started in computers in 1974 and they called me a 'Computer Boffin' but I was just a guy that liked to work on computers, sadly I could read a punch card and a length of paper tape and when running batch jobs I knew what it wanted next and could spot a LOOP a mile away, those were the days :) then later the miracle of PC's came along and I rode with it.
Give the Morris to your son with the understanding he MUST restore it.
Nice!
My first car was also a Triumph Spitfire Mk3. Here in south California rot is not an issue. Was my daily for 4 years. Purchased in 1976.
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Well my word....what an interesting guy you are Rick.
Interesting is one way of putting it :-)
Hi Rick, we have something in common; when my father retired from farming, my brother and I got hold of his little grey Fergie and then spent a few months over the winter restoring it. I'll check out your website now.
Can't beat a little grey Fergie, thanks for watching
interesting to know. I get to your area usually this Sunday when the Cheshire Road run is on. if I manage this year I might say hello.
If you see us about by all means come and say hello
I've always had a soft spot for the A40 Farina, having passed my test in a new Mk2 in period as they say, I rebuilt a couple of them back in the day too, which was a job even then as the inner and outer sill, front floor , front wings, flitch panels rotted before your eyes. I hope you get yours back on the road sometime soon as both Mk I and 2 versions seem to have almost gone now.
Thanks, yes A40s aren't a common sight now, the owners' club is doing well by all accounts but A40s only tend to occasionally pop up at shows around here.
In the Volvo Amazon photo you look just like Harry Enfield’s “know-all Dad” character !
“You don’t want an Austin… you want a Volvo !”.
I do remember those 80s fashions…
Thanks, I'm not sure that my fashion tastes have moved on as much as perhaps I'd like ...
Thanks Rick, good vid, ...............as it ain't broke, please don't fix it, just keep yew a troshin 😊
thanks for that rick very interesting.would love to see the a40 and e83w van all done
Me too!!! Thanks for watching :)
@@oldclassiccarUK told you i had a strong stomach lol
@@a11csc An iron constitution!
I have had an interest in computers since the early 80's. My first two were bought second hand from a very good friend . A Sinclair QL, quite tedious but fun (coding and more coding) I then got a Tulip IBM based, can't remember the full spec but it had a 5 and a quarter floppy AND an 80MB hard drive. So the days of DOS are familiar to me. I am self taught in computing though I never wanted a career in that field. The same goes for cars, had an interest from a young age. Just wanting to know how the thing works. So thanks Rick for giving us some back ground and it is good that you pass on your knowledge to Harley. Many youngsters don't seem to have any interest in such things though looking under the bonnet of a modern car might be enough to put anyone off.🤔 please keep up the good work when you have the time don't feel you have to put out a video on a certain day although that may help the channel having some continuity. Take care. 👍👍
Was the QL the one that the keys fell out of if you turned them upside down?
Thanks for watching!
@@oldclassiccarUK No actually it was quite a good quality machine for the time. It had two micro tape drives so you could clone one or the other using the 'Master' drive. So you kept your program tapes in a safe place, it had a wordprossor on one and I can't remember what the other one was. I had a thermal printer with a roll of 'special' paper. I think Dixon's sold them. I never had any problems with it just (as you know) things moved on. 👍
@@stephenricketts7764 Maybe I was thinking of the Spectrum Plus
@@oldclassiccarUK Yes that's probably the one. Generally my friend, being a Civil engineer, would only buy what he thought was 'top of the range' so he would have done his research . I can't say he was always right but as I said that machine never gave me any problems .👍
Hi, found your channels a few weeks ago . I'm bit older than you.I envy your large parking area. I've a great nephew called Harley! You mentioned in latest video that he has a channel as well. " Car traction" ? I can't find it. My room mate at college had. 63 Spitfire we used to do rallies in it in the 60's. I used to rsllly a Hillman Imp in 70's 998cc copy of works car. I've got 92 Sapphire now had it 30 years ,MK1 Mondeo SI ,/ a 2.5 v6 Mondeo and bought a new 50 Mustang couple vyears ago. Biggest regret was selling 2.0 Capri laser to a friend Had original Classic Capri in early 60s .As you can see I'm a big Ford fan I only live 12 miles from NEC. And didn't go to Classic show last month. Im lazy! Bye chat again
Hi, thanks for finding the channel - don't miss the restoration show at the NEC in the spring, well worth a visit. My lad's channel is CarTraction - all one word.
Very cool.
This allows us to get to know you more personally.
We have a better “connection “ to you, rather than just seeing you as a “narrator “, off somewhere.
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Oh, and I love the hat, too.😁
Thanks Jeff, I prefer being behind the camera that way the videos are about the cars etc, and not me, but an "about me" video seemed like a good idea
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Out of all the Car channels, I’ve only subscribed to 6.
Reason: a channel [ any channel, must have someone behind it, who has some sort of personality that one can relate to. Yess it’s all about the cars.
But without a relatable personality behind it, it becomes nothing more than a drab documentary.
A person must be Likable.
Your channel, Harley’s,
My Old Car,
Ed’s Auto Reviews,
Big Car / Little Car,
Rare Russian Rides.
[ Don’t know where this last one is located, but both the man, and his interpreter are quite hilarious.]
(( Jay Leno, I don’t need to subscribe)).
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@@jeffking4176 All good points there Jeff, interesting to read your thoughts, thanks
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Hi Rick, it's always good to get to know a little about paople that we are following on YT, it helps us understand where you are coming from. I am addicted to old cars and have always been fascinated by cars fronm the inter-war period. I love the big headlamps, mudguards and running boards with boxes and cans set on the running boards. Unfortunately they are now getting very rare but many of the cars that you show bring back memories from my boyhood and up to my formative years. Thank you for reviving those memories.
BTW did the A40 Farina have synchromesh gears, or just not on first?
Hi, thanks for your comments, yes the A40 has a synchro box apart from on first (ie on 2,3,4 only)
@@oldclassiccarUK Thought so I had a Ford 105e from about that period, same type of layout. BTW, I have a photo of an old Citreon H van I took from a bus as we passed it in Sliema, Malta. It was being used as advertising for a candy shop. It's not the best of pics but it can be zoomed in to get a better look. If you're interested please let me know an email address to send it to.
What is a classic car? Depends on your age and taste.
My classic car is a SS Jaguar. But then I’m ninety.
My modern favourite is a BMW Z
I was born in 1967 and computers didn't exist at my school. I learned to drive in 1984.
Excellent video! I do have a question- My channel is specifically a biographical history of the automobile industry, and it is sometimes difficult to find the period photos from pre WWI. Are your pictures available for free use or do you require a license?
I try and keep the photos unique to OCC, occasionally the odd photo might be used in someone's club magazine if it fits with what they're talking about, but my photos aren't filed or organised in such a way that it's easy to find a specific image, I simply don't have time to be that organised!!!! Thanks for watching
Hey i love the photo of the Saab 900 turbo !!!
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Was that your dad's car ??
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They were so fabulous in their time... and that model had the original engine with the black cambox cover !
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They were brilliant cars buddy
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Thanks for reading
Hi, yep that was dad's 1979 900 Turbo, one of the very first (originally sold new in Germany so LHD). Thanks for watching Steve
@@oldclassiccarUK YES !!!
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Then it was a 4-speed ???...as the 5speed came out later
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They were AMAZING !!!
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A mate of mine had a 5-speed in metallic green and he used to cruise at just over 110 mph and used to get the turbo glowing !!
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Hey the exhaust front pipe used to knock against the floor panel and he was able to adjust it from inside the car (sat in the drivers seat)
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(You'll never guess how he did it) ?...lol
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Gor i miss those days mate ...lol
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The car he drove appeared in the Sun newspaper ... as the previous owner was inching up to the rear of cars in front and just "nudging them" gently and was prosecuted in court.
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Yeh the track in the charts in 1987 when my buddy owned it was "SHOW YOU RIGHT- BARRY WHITE" and "DONNA SUMMER - DINNER WITH GERSHWIN"
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Thanks for replying mate !!!
cheers
Have you heard of the East Yorkshire thoroughbred car club? They're having a classic car meet at the Humber bridge
It's not an area we get over to very often sadly, although we did visit the bridge a few years back
@@oldclassiccarUK thank you for your reply
Hi, what software do you use to display old photos on CZcams please? I have some photos of a Ford Model T Motorcaravan from the 1920's I'd like to share. I watch all your videos, keep them comimg.
There are various software packages out there that can produce slideshows from groups of photos, vsdc is one I have used before now
@@oldclassiccarUK Thanks, and thanks for taking the time to reply. Mark.
please let me know Harley`s car traction as cannot find it on you tube
If you search for CarTraction (all one word) it should pop up
Do love to show off your vehicle knowledge though, if unintentionally. And it is admittterly vast.
Not really showing off, just trying to make the video's as interesting as I can. But it's not easy coming up with trivia about each car "on the fly" without prior preparation.
i it Gary from Crewe just asking do you no anybody ho dos old car windscreens as i wont the new rubbers putting in the back and the front of m y wolseley 16/60 1970
Hi, I don't offhand sorry, do none of the regular auto windscreens type people cater for older cars?
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