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Those were the best battles ,you couldn’t move for the crowds,nothing like it is now,less floats,bands,crowds and far to expensive!

at 2.50 welding without a mask absolutely stupid

Fantastic video lovely to watch you done a brilliant job on the Somerset

Great video and great credit to all involved in keeping this fine piece of motoring history alive. I've had one for a few weeks and it's my second one. There's just something very special and English about it for me.

awesome

A Chassis ❤too, never knew that, timing chain no belts, I’d say a very reliable engine as long as you look after the points and easy car to get in & out of, a very human friendly car, nice classic.

Great 👍👍👍

lovely restoration!

Thanks for the video Richard, you get some decent shots. Hopefully I'll be back racing next year so look out for a purple Micra ☺️

I didn't know Tommy Cooper was into classic cars.😁

I'm impressed to hear that you DO put anti rust paint on before you paint the car! Nobody does on the T.V. programmes, where it's just done for quickness. The programme "Chasing Classic Cars" with Wayne Carini (Do you watch it?) - where he buys collector cars from all over the U.S.A., and sells them for hundreds of thousands of dollars at fancy auctions shocked me! He bought a Ferrari, and saw the black steering arms had surface rust on them. Didn't rub them down, let alone put rustproofing paint on before the top coat. Just got a rattle can out, and sprayed over the rust!

Great video, thank you! Shared part of it during the service at St. John's Parish Church this morning, remembering the Silver jubilee celebrations as today is 70th anniversary of Accession and start of Platinum jubilee.

These "jellymould" models of Austin, Austin A40 Devon, Herefords, A30's Atlantic's, etc. were so old fashioned at the time - yet SO characterful all the same!

This is lovely ... I am sitting here in Munich with pipe and tea .. merrily enjoying that little excursion . the sweet sound of clinking glasses over a fulfilled mission in the air :-)

Brilliant work Richard it's nice to see the Somerset restored

Which parish was driving ????

Is that a BAC111

Love The Video, I Love the Song Its an Absolute Tune 👍👍

Beautiful job! A labor of love.

Looks risky, might try it anyway

Beautiful job it is a shame that the lovely lines are ruined by the multitude of badges above the bumper.

My first car, same colour , very good condition, but had to rebuild engine before I could drive it, excellent first car

My father, from South Australia arrived in the UK around 1954, and purchased a new A55, with a very similar front grille, so I think he got the (perhaps more popular) 4 cylinder variant. As far as I know, he drove it for a good 9 years or so, and sold it. (moved back to Australia with small family in 1963). I have a picture of him with it, as his pride and joy... I don't know what happened to it, but I have the number plate (in the picture) which could help to find out, but alas, most by now are scrapped..

I always wondered why so many Somersets lasted many years without succumbing to the rust bug which plagued just about all British cars due to salting the roads in winter. The only clue I got was the primer was red lead paint, not red oxide, but I don't know if that is just 2 names for the same stuff. If it had lead in it, maybe that protected the steel body in a similar way to galvanising, using a base metal to prevent electrolytic reaction. Or maybe they were so unreliable they spent most of their life in the garage. Certainly there were quite a few unrestored examples still on the road 20 years later, when its successor, the Austin Cambridge, had disappeared without trace.

My dad had one of these

I'm searching to buy an Austin Devon A 40 hardtop sliding roof. Is there anyone who may help me, Please? Thanks.

Might actually try it.

1st that's me in the pink hoodie

Nice bike

My father drove one in the 50s! I did not know but found out watching some videos on RUclips that these sported an independent chassis frame. Amazing!

great job, hope this car is still looked after.

The vomiting fast ferry...if you want get sea sick, just take condor liberation...think about it!

Fairplay ! How close was that !!!

Why the music? People like to be able to hear the aircraft as well you know. Its what makes the display so good

amazing bike mine goes down a lot bigger than that it also climbs like a pure xc bike .... a very under rated bike check out "A winters trail" video too

how did you get your intro

My parents used to have one of these, they were dreadful!

where is this in jersey?

Thanks for sharing your footage, looks great!

amazing archive. could you found some of these today? my boss got the 308 :)

I thought the Isle of Man won the MTB race or was it Jersey ?

Wow that's cool, great old film, wonderful to see !! I was driving for Steve Hotton at the time and we were both there in Peter Le Conte's old Bedford tipper. How everything has changed, even since then !!

This is an A90.

I too collect old cars and restore them. I know with my heart that it takes a tremendous amount of courage to take them on. I wish I had a son to take interest in what I do Regards Nic

Wrong ship u muppet!

love this version with music.... i was there at the harbour when it arrived

Brilliant Rich, still don't remember doing this !?

Never gets old :)

You have done the video well, but your thumping music spoils the sound of the aeroplanes, which is half the joy!

Nice ;)