Hello Alex. I hope you are both having a good time there and enjoying your holiday. Thanks for taking the time to make the video when you are on holiday. That looks a really good event pity about the bad weather. I am in lust with those Zodiacs, beautiful cars. The Facel Vega is worth a few bob, fabulous machines and much sought after. I had a Humber Super Snipe in the 70's fabulous car, that one is a terrific colour. There are actually some stunning cars there,
Its so weird watching this for me because I was there at the show looking at the exact same cars haha! The high volume of Minis is down to the huge Mini festival which clashes with the classic car show weekend. Sadly by the time I got to the show lots of the cars had left due to bad weather but it was still an amazing turnout of cars. Loads of cars I'd never seen before in person. The story of that blue Allegro is amazing as well. Great video Alex!
Hi Alex. If you look it up, you will find the Wimot-Breeden Co, and Lucas Industries made a surprising number of parts that were common to many different manufacturers. Lucas tended to make switches, electrical parts and lamp lenses, and screen wash bottles etc. I'm pretty sure Wilmot-Breeden made bumper blades, overriders, keys, lamp castings, chrome and stainless steel trim strips, and various plynths and number plate mountings etc. They were probably the same overall shape, just a slight difference part number and cut away shape to suit the individual bumper profile. I remember, back in the 1980s, I had to slightly alter the cut out on almost identical overriders, to fit the rear of a 1940's Humber Super Snipe Pullman Hearse I repaired after rear accident damage. From memory, the originals were obsolete, we obtained one made for a P4 or P5 Rover, and i believe it came wrapped in a Wilmot-Breeden rust resistant paper package. They were identical, apart from the left/right handing, and the cut out profile. On older vehicles, you usualy found if they were handed, the left rear, would also fit right front, and vice versa.
@brianwhittington Hi your right about Lucas Did my time with a Ford main dealer on the Island in the 70s and we had our own lucas shop, by the way we have the same surname
@aswclassicsiow8588 Hi there, that's interesting, we may be distantly related. My family have been around Sheffield for a few hundred years. But some came here from the south coast, Arundel area, sometime in the late 1500s. I know we can also trace the family back to the famous one from Gloucestershire, with Sir Richard, who was Lord mayor of London in the late1300s -1400s. Coincidence, too, I worked at a main Ford dealer for a time. Yes, Lucas and Wilmot-Breedon made all sorts of stuff for British cars for decades. In years past, Wilmot-Breeden made the FR, FS, and other series types of door and ignition keys/ locks that many used. I can remember going into accessory shops back in the day. They had the numbered keys, ready cut on display boards. We bought a few for the many Rover, Triumph, Ford, and Vauxhall's our family owned. Back in those days, far more components were common across many manufacturers. I remember when the SD1 Rover was launched to much fanfare. There was a big feature in one of the motoring magazines. Dozens of companies were in the feature, explaining which parts they supplied for the SD1, and to BL for all their whole range. To the unaware, they just think manufacturers make most of the parts themselves. They don't, most of the vehicle is put together from common, or unique to a model components that are outsourced from multiple suppliers. I worked for a multi franchise dealer group in the late 70s, we had BL, Renault, Lotus, TVR, Reliant, as well as motorbikes and others. If you opened the parts boxes in the stores, many were identical, from the BL parts bin, even having the BL number and logo on them. They would have still been made and packed by BL's supplier, you would probably pay maybe 3 or more times the price if it was bought in a Lotus or TVR wrapper ! 🤪
@@aswclassicsiow8588My family have been in South Yorkshire, formerly part of the old West Riding of Yorkshire since at least the early 1600s. I know there are family links from around the late 1500s, to Petworth, Arundel, and also to Gloucestershire. I've not explored if the South coast connection extend to the island. I'd think there's a good possibility that your family are also connected to those on the South coast, from around that period too.
Some lovely Jaguars there that got completely ignored in the rush to see Allegros and 1300s ! white Series I XJ, Lavender (lilac) Series II, gorgeous Mk2s, at least the black Daimler DS420 got some attention! Even the rare and very desirable TR5 was totally overshadowed by the 5 door Allegro in Leyland Tahiti Blue !
You're right Paul, they were all badged as Princess when launched as the Leyland 18/22 series. They all had their own Austin, Morris, or Wolseley front style and trim. I think the luxury Wolseley Six name was also a carry-over from the earlier 1800/2200 Landcrab model range. The Morris and Woseley versions of the wedge were not in production very long.
Hello Alex.
I hope you are both having a good time there and enjoying your holiday. Thanks for taking the time to make the video when you are on holiday.
That looks a really good event pity about the bad weather. I am in lust with those Zodiacs, beautiful cars. The Facel Vega is worth a few bob, fabulous machines and much sought after. I had a Humber Super Snipe in the 70's fabulous car, that one is a terrific colour. There are actually some stunning cars there,
Such a lot of classics , surprised, put the island on a tilt , thanks for sharing , 😮
Its so weird watching this for me because I was there at the show looking at the exact same cars haha! The high volume of Minis is down to the huge Mini festival which clashes with the classic car show weekend. Sadly by the time I got to the show lots of the cars had left due to bad weather but it was still an amazing turnout of cars. Loads of cars I'd never seen before in person. The story of that blue Allegro is amazing as well. Great video Alex!
You remind me just how little I know about cars 😊
Hi Alex. If you look it up, you will find the Wimot-Breeden Co, and Lucas Industries made a surprising number of parts that were common to many different manufacturers. Lucas tended to make switches, electrical parts and lamp lenses, and screen wash bottles etc. I'm pretty sure Wilmot-Breeden made bumper blades, overriders, keys, lamp castings, chrome and stainless steel trim strips, and various plynths and number plate mountings etc. They were probably the same overall shape, just a slight difference part number and cut away shape to suit the individual bumper profile. I remember, back in the 1980s, I had to slightly alter the cut out on almost identical overriders, to fit the rear of a 1940's Humber Super Snipe Pullman Hearse I repaired after rear accident damage. From memory, the originals were obsolete, we obtained one made for a P4 or P5 Rover, and i believe it came wrapped in a Wilmot-Breeden rust resistant paper package. They were identical, apart from the left/right handing, and the cut out profile. On older vehicles, you usualy found if they were handed, the left rear, would also fit right front, and vice versa.
@brianwhittington Hi your right about Lucas Did my time with a Ford main dealer on the Island in the 70s and we had our own lucas shop, by the way we have the same surname
@aswclassicsiow8588 Hi there, that's interesting, we may be distantly related. My family have been around Sheffield for a few hundred years. But some came here from the south coast, Arundel area, sometime in the late 1500s. I know we can also trace the family back to the famous one from Gloucestershire, with Sir Richard, who was Lord mayor of London in the late1300s -1400s. Coincidence, too, I worked at a main Ford dealer for a time. Yes, Lucas and Wilmot-Breedon made all sorts of stuff for British cars for decades. In years past, Wilmot-Breeden made the FR, FS, and other series types of door and ignition keys/ locks that many used. I can remember going into accessory shops back in the day. They had the numbered keys, ready cut on display boards. We bought a few for the many Rover, Triumph, Ford, and Vauxhall's our family owned. Back in those days, far more components were common across many manufacturers. I remember when the SD1 Rover was launched to much fanfare. There was a big feature in one of the motoring magazines. Dozens of companies were in the feature, explaining which parts they supplied for the SD1, and to BL for all their whole range. To the unaware, they just think manufacturers make most of the parts themselves. They don't, most of the vehicle is put together from common, or unique to a model components that are outsourced from multiple suppliers. I worked for a multi franchise dealer group in the late 70s, we had BL, Renault, Lotus, TVR, Reliant, as well as motorbikes and others. If you opened the parts boxes in the stores, many were identical, from the BL parts bin, even having the BL number and logo on them. They would have still been made and packed by BL's supplier, you would probably pay maybe 3 or more times the price if it was bought in a Lotus or TVR wrapper ! 🤪
@@brianwhittington5086 hi my family as far as we know have all come from the Isle of Wight
@@aswclassicsiow8588My family have been in South Yorkshire, formerly part of the old West Riding of Yorkshire since at least the early 1600s. I know there are family links from around the late 1500s, to Petworth, Arundel, and also to Gloucestershire. I've not explored if the South coast connection extend to the island. I'd think there's a good possibility that your family are also connected to those on the South coast, from around that period too.
It looks like both of you are enjoying yourselves, shame about the weather. hope it improves . Nice area. Bob
Great video,beautiful cars.The Mayflower is smaller by the way 😊.
Some lovely Jaguars there that got completely ignored in the rush to see Allegros and 1300s ! white Series I XJ, Lavender (lilac) Series II, gorgeous Mk2s, at least the black Daimler DS420 got some attention!
Even the rare and very desirable TR5 was totally overshadowed by the 5 door Allegro in Leyland Tahiti Blue !
Of course! I'm an Allegro enthusiast 😆 . Jags and Triumphs aren't really my thing x can't look at everything 😇
I saw a barn find Vager at a car auction in Buxton, bet it was the one at the NEC … dark blue… 🤔
The Wolsley version of the Princess was the Wolsley Six if I remember rightly.
You're right Paul, they were all badged as Princess when launched as the Leyland 18/22 series. They all had their own Austin, Morris, or Wolseley front style and trim. I think the luxury Wolseley Six name was also a carry-over from the earlier 1800/2200 Landcrab model range. The Morris and Woseley versions of the wedge were not in production very long.
Fantastic show, shame about the weather.
I like rover metros but they just love to rot away