I need to express my gratitude for Nick "The Roman." Brilliant writer, script and songs. Thanks Roman for making things happen and being an excellent human being, sharing your work with us through this channel with Mr. Regular!
I rode in that exact Sprite during the '70's. A drive around the block was a treat, not without the potential of a breakdown. A trip as long as the one you experienced would have been a real adventure. Two Buc-ee's and Shiner -- what a good day! Thanks for sharing.
22:21 It's a kolache! Me, a New Yorker, never heard of kolaches until I married a Texan. I will now forever needle my in-laws by calling it a hot dog loaf. Thank you for this!
It's a facsimile of a klobasnek, which is always savory. A kolache is always sweet with fruit and/or cream cheese. Additionally, it is common for klobasneks to have spinach, onion, or fermented cabbage with the meat filling or veggies alone. The one's sold a Buc-ees are rather plain, sausage variety...no more than a jumbo sized pig in a blanket. It's best to find a Polish bakery in a little town for some really good ones. Hruska's in Ellinger, TX is a fine spot for both Klobasneks and Kolaches.
Interestingly, my 62 Sprite will happily run at 70mph, stock 4.22 rear end. My fuel gauge is the same with showing 1/4 tank being empty. This one has a particularly quiet exhaust note. Beautiful bugeye!
Regular's wandering thoughts on a subject, like the whole bit about the Texes F-150, are one of my favorite things. I'm glad I'm not alone in really chewing on super specific little mysteries like that.
The Texas edition F-150 is mainly an appearance and towing/hauling package. Nothing too fancy, just a little more useful down here. Thanks for coming to our great state!
I had a 78 Triumph Spitfire 1500 from 2010 to 2019 as my only car while I lived in Austin. I put over 112,000 miles on it in that time. I drove to and competed in autocrosses at San Antonio dragstrip with SASCA and Spokes, Harris Hill, and my dog and I drove to Hilton Head, SC to visit my parents a few times. MAde that run of 1200ish miles in 22-24 hrs. It was nothing to me to drive that car hundreds of miles in a day. This reminded me of my trips minus the mechanical issues.
My dad spent the last few years of his life trying to restore this exact model Healey after a shit neighbor stripped it for parts while he was stationed in desert storm. His was british racing green, and his lackluster attempts at repairing it led to me developing a good handle of power tool use as a little girl. It’s punching me right in the nostalgia button.
Having made the trek from my home in western MA to my brother's in Richmond VA in a Caterham last month I both feel your pleasure and pain. BTW: very handsomely chosen for the blue travel wear. :) (post midnight whiskey edit: Brian, you look very handsome in blue)
At least there's a temperature gauge. The 72 Impala I had didn't tell you things were bad until you were broken down in the middle of rush hour traffic.
I am watching with particular interest since in 10 days time i will do something similar. Turkey--> to Italy in 2 days (night stop in Greece) on a triumph spitfire. (My dads). Can't wait but i also hope the car will hold. I already have been warned about footwell and transimssion tunnel heat by my father...
@7:50 Can vouch that the windshield washer on my friend's Spitfire was like a squirt gun pump. I'd imagine it's the same here. Also right after that, that always was the choke knob proper. Nothing to do with the fan, deceptively enough. I guess it's like envisioning the vent on a BBQ grill.
Mk 1 sprites were delivered with a 948cc engine with twin cars. The rear gears are pretty steep. The later "a-series" engines (1098cc and 1275cc) will bolt right in. More power and same weight.
Can we expect an RCR review of that Cayenne? I'm curious what you would say about Porsche entering the SUV market in the 2000s, and of course the portrayal of the customers
62 year-old car with 948cc and 42hp, 82mph 0-60 20sec; same A-Series engine found in Minis and Morris Minors although the Mini had various other displacements 848, 998, 1098 and 1275cc. This engine was carried over to the next generation Sprite and finished production in 1964, then replaced in favour of the 1098cc 59hp variant also found in the MG Midget.
The "Texas Edition" is a discounted options bundle that includes exterior dress up items like the painted bumpers and 20" wheels from a higher trim level in that case, the older TX Ed had Chrome bumpers, grill and 20" wheels, it appears they went "sporty" with a monochrome painted bumper set up and an dark grey wheel on that year. So.e TX Edition trucks would also be the lowest priced version of the truck with leather interior as well, at least some years of the GM TX Edition trucks. There was a GM TX Edition in the early 2000s that was RWD extended cab with the LQ9 6L which is highly sought after now.
About a month ago, I picked up a stock, unmolested 1996 Mazda Miata (NA) from Houston Texas, and drove it back to Maryland. This Miata was a base model, so no cruise control or any luxuries. That's what makes it memorable though; the pain. Pain equals memory. Anyway, Texas did little to impress me. Everytime I thought I was out of Houston, I wasn't. It's like being trapped in one big parking lot forever. The kind people of Texas also like to remind you they have a big boy truck and you have a little car. Texans: "Hurr durr, my choo choo twuck is big, your barbie car is wittle, you see?" Me: "Yep. You understand shapes and sizes, good for you." Anyway I want to believe their tailgating was the Texas way of escorting another fellow, American, human being to safety. Curious to know your experience with harassment on the road.
Also, it's kinda funny, I did a trip just like this a while back, and it was amazing, Texas roadtrips are great, gruene, San Antonio, fredricksberg, all amazing destinations
When it was parked at what I'm assuming is their new house, I immediately thought "Man that driveway would suck to shovel in the winter", then I realized... they were in TEX-ASS
8:35 So apparently the only differences that a 'Texas Edition' F150 has from stock is a chrome tipped exhaust, front license plate mounts, and the badge of course.
I've got a '59 I picked up last year came in in boxes. I'm restoring it to do touring America's great roads. The first one I hope to do is the overseas Highway next spring.
OMG I cannot think of a worse car to cruise on any highway anywhere in the world than a Frogeye Sprite. It’s designed for twisty tiny British B-roads, not wide endless highway cruising. Fling it round backroads, not cruise on highways.
I coulda got a frogeye for £800 back in 1977 when I started driving. Ended up with a half-timbered Moggy Traveller,got to be practical I suppose. Same torquey little A-series though.
Freaks me out that the 'reviewer' had zero affinity for the actual driving of the BE. They are quite responsive and are a heck of a lot of fun to drive......If one would recognize the issue. I suppose his idea of fun is elsewhere. Maybe the long Texas roads did not provide the proper driving experience.
Really? I take my 1098 Sprite up to 5500-6000 rpm literally every time I drive it. I don't like driving it on the highway, but have driven it for 15 minutes straight at 75-80mph, putting the revs around or above 5000. It's plenty peppy at highway speed.
I'm thinking that the cable drive for the tach is not very accurate. 5000 actual rpm would be stressing the heck out of that engine. It would scare me to push it that hard for that long.
You can always street park for free and take the septa airport line for $5-10 if you want to save some money. It's fairly convenient imo (as a philadelphian with a shitbox car) but does add some travel time.
As a former MGB owner, I was getting nervous watching you fiddle with buttons and knobs in a British car while under way. I half expected something to shut the car off - or start an electrical fire. I know it's cliche to make fun of Lucas electrics, but also the factory wiring is designed with the safety and attention to detail of a teenager installing an amp in his driveway. For god's sake, all the purple wires are always hot and UNfused.
I need to express my gratitude for Nick "The Roman." Brilliant writer, script and songs. Thanks Roman for making things happen and being an excellent human being, sharing your work with us through this channel with Mr. Regular!
Mr Regular in his flying clothes. Love that he feels the need to dress up like back in the days air travel was special. 😍
It looks nice, but who wants to spend several hours in a cramped cabin wearing uncomfortable clothes? I’d rather be in baggy sweatpants and a hoody.
Lovely attire.
I rode in that exact Sprite during the '70's. A drive around the block was a treat, not without the potential of a breakdown. A trip as long as the one you experienced would have been a real adventure. Two Buc-ee's and Shiner -- what a good day! Thanks for sharing.
22:21 It's a kolache! Me, a New Yorker, never heard of kolaches until I married a Texan. I will now forever needle my in-laws by calling it a hot dog loaf. Thank you for this!
Usually we call ‘‘em pigs in a blanket down here, kolaches is a city term 😂
It's a facsimile of a klobasnek, which is always savory. A kolache is always sweet with fruit and/or cream cheese. Additionally, it is common for klobasneks to have spinach, onion, or fermented cabbage with the meat filling or veggies alone. The one's sold a Buc-ees are rather plain, sausage variety...no more than a jumbo sized pig in a blanket. It's best to find a Polish bakery in a little town for some really good ones. Hruska's in Ellinger, TX is a fine spot for both Klobasneks and Kolaches.
@@TheoIndustries I live pretty out in the stick here, we've always called them Kolaches
The brisket and pulled pork kolaches are LIFE especially at the place in West, Texas off 35.
It's like giving a ride to a child: "What's this button do? And what's this button do? And what happens if I pull this?"
Love it.
I was waiting for the bond style ejector seat
Hey look, Brian's wearing a tie. That must mean he's going to the airport.
The long "don't mess with texass" bit where regular was just mentioning everything he see's killed me 🤣🤣
I had to LOL at Mr. Regular's pondering of the F-150 Texas Edition. Pretty much nailed it!
Road trips in classic cars are more enjoyable for the what if factors to me, have a great trip
Interestingly, my 62 Sprite will happily run at 70mph, stock 4.22 rear end. My fuel gauge is the same with showing 1/4 tank being empty.
This one has a particularly quiet exhaust note.
Beautiful bugeye!
Oh good future Brian remembered his hat
Only Mr.Regular can commentate on a road trip in a oddly profound and weird way. Never change Mr. Regular never change.
Owning a 62 Mini in Florida in my teenage years, the watching the temp gauge like a hawk brings back memories.
DON'T MESS WITH TEX-ASS
I've delivered parts to the John Deere dealer right down the road from the Shiner brewery. My first Buckee's was the one you had lunch at. Good times.
Kickoff with that new buzzcut, sweater vest and tie! Hubba hubba! 👔🤩
You were in Scotty Kilmer's old neighborhood off Montrose in Houston. His road tests would often pass that Whole Foods near Allen/Memorial Pkwys
Regular's wandering thoughts on a subject, like the whole bit about the Texes F-150, are one of my favorite things. I'm glad I'm not alone in really chewing on super specific little mysteries like that.
"We are watching the in-car entertainment here". I laughed way too hard; almost woke my kid up with that one.
The Texas edition F-150 is mainly an appearance and towing/hauling package. Nothing too fancy, just a little more useful down here. Thanks for coming to our great state!
I had a 78 Triumph Spitfire 1500 from 2010 to 2019 as my only car while I lived in Austin. I put over 112,000 miles on it in that time. I drove to and competed in autocrosses at San Antonio dragstrip with SASCA and Spokes, Harris Hill, and my dog and I drove to Hilton Head, SC to visit my parents a few times. MAde that run of 1200ish miles in 22-24 hrs. It was nothing to me to drive that car hundreds of miles in a day. This reminded me of my trips minus the mechanical issues.
My dad spent the last few years of his life trying to restore this exact model Healey after a shit neighbor stripped it for parts while he was stationed in desert storm. His was british racing green, and his lackluster attempts at repairing it led to me developing a good handle of power tool use as a little girl. It’s punching me right in the nostalgia button.
Thanks to this video, I now find myself humming the Dallas theme at the slightest mention of Texas, even though I've never watched Dallas.
That is one happy little car. Much more agreeable that modern cars.
I love the videos like this thanks for taking the time to film all them
For the C O N T E N T!
Love you Brian
damn a new regular vid , this day boutta be nice
Dudes, I seriously posted in the RCR Facebook group about this being my favorite British sports car yesterday! What a fuckin coincidence.
I spent a week in DFW with my MG B.
I wouldn’t do it again.
Most "Texas Edition" stuff with trucks is just marketing. For the most part it's chrome out, reasonably well optioned, two wheeled drive. That's it.
That hot dog in a closed bun is called a Kolache. They’re Czech :-)
Props to the GoPro microphone wind cutting.
Yes, people do care so much about Texas that they pay more for Texas edition trucks. The Ram and Silverado both have Texas editions as well.
are they only sold in texas?
@@cadentannery4626 I think you can also get them in areas immediately surrounding Texas.
@@TheLaughingMan42 I saw a texas edition silverado before. Im in the Philippines BTW, Silverados are rare in general
TX Edition trucks are meant to be a discount and appearance package.
An unrestored 62 year old car. I think it did magnificently. Let's see how modern cars fare in 60 years!
Having made the trek from my home in western MA to my brother's in Richmond VA in a Caterham last month I both feel your pleasure and pain. BTW: very handsomely chosen for the blue travel wear. :) (post midnight whiskey edit: Brian, you look very handsome in blue)
Ya'll are are worried about the car but it's a modern phone that peaced out 😅
The irony was not lost on us
Great video ... a Bugeye, Buc-ee's, and bugs.
Love the channel and everything you all do! You bring so much value to the viewer.
Having had two cars with temp-rising-at-the-light issues, my agada levels are super high watching this.
Didn’t expect the Orlando/Sanford reference. I live like 10 minutes away from there.
I'm glad you pronounce Houston the right way
At least there's a temperature gauge. The 72 Impala I had didn't tell you things were bad until you were broken down in the middle of rush hour traffic.
I am watching with particular interest since in 10 days time i will do something similar. Turkey--> to Italy in 2 days (night stop in Greece) on a triumph spitfire. (My dads). Can't wait but i also hope the car will hold. I already have been warned about footwell and transimssion tunnel heat by my father...
@7:50 Can vouch that the windshield washer on my friend's Spitfire was like a squirt gun pump. I'd imagine it's the same here. Also right after that, that always was the choke knob proper. Nothing to do with the fan, deceptively enough. I guess it's like envisioning the vent on a BBQ grill.
That reminds me of a mini-version of my Uncle's '64 MGB.
My dad and mum drove his from Toronto to NY in the winter back in 1960
Mk 1 sprites were delivered with a 948cc engine with twin cars. The rear gears are pretty steep. The later "a-series" engines (1098cc and 1275cc) will bolt right in. More power and same weight.
15:30 "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced".
Can we expect an RCR review of that Cayenne? I'm curious what you would say about Porsche entering the SUV market in the 2000s, and of course the portrayal of the customers
bonus: Stef Schrader is jarglus of that Cayenne
CAYENNE REVIEW CAYENNE REVIEW CAYENNE REVIEWWWWWWW
62 year-old car with 948cc and 42hp, 82mph 0-60 20sec; same A-Series engine found in Minis and Morris Minors although the Mini had various other displacements 848, 998, 1098 and 1275cc. This engine was carried over to the next generation Sprite and finished production in 1964, then replaced in favour of the 1098cc 59hp variant also found in the MG Midget.
The 1098cc started in 1962 at 56 hp. It's a phenomenal engine, really likes to rev.
Woah! That house is sick!
Texas Edition (Also made an Oklahoma edition) is just an XLT package with chrome and the badge, nothing you can't get on a normal F150
The "Texas Edition" is a discounted options bundle that includes exterior dress up items like the painted bumpers and 20" wheels from a higher trim level in that case, the older TX Ed had Chrome bumpers, grill and 20" wheels, it appears they went "sporty" with a monochrome painted bumper set up and an dark grey wheel on that year. So.e TX Edition trucks would also be the lowest priced version of the truck with leather interior as well, at least some years of the GM TX Edition trucks. There was a GM TX Edition in the early 2000s that was RWD extended cab with the LQ9 6L which is highly sought after now.
About a month ago, I picked up a stock, unmolested 1996 Mazda Miata (NA) from Houston Texas, and drove it back to Maryland. This Miata was a base model, so no cruise control or any luxuries. That's what makes it memorable though; the pain. Pain equals memory. Anyway, Texas did little to impress me. Everytime I thought I was out of Houston, I wasn't. It's like being trapped in one big parking lot forever. The kind people of Texas also like to remind you they have a big boy truck and you have a little car.
Texans: "Hurr durr, my choo choo twuck is big, your barbie car is wittle, you see?"
Me: "Yep. You understand shapes and sizes, good for you."
Anyway I want to believe their tailgating was the Texas way of escorting another fellow, American, human being to safety. Curious to know your experience with harassment on the road.
Such a neat little car.
The spoetzl brewing company is such a nice day trip, 10/10 would recommend
Also, it's kinda funny, I did a trip just like this a while back, and it was amazing, Texas roadtrips are great, gruene, San Antonio, fredricksberg, all amazing destinations
I am a british car mechanic. This was hilarious to watch
My father had one of those! He loved how low to the ground it was, supposedly he could reach down and touch the pavement from his seat.
I love that he unintentionally seems to be beginning to sound like a goofy Hunter S Thompson.
When it was parked at what I'm assuming is their new house, I immediately thought "Man that driveway would suck to shovel in the winter", then I realized... they were in TEX-ASS
I really wish I had seen this before I met you at Little Gretel. I'd have definitely asked to see this thing. I love these old coupes
Ooh. Unexpected content!
8:35 So apparently the only differences that a 'Texas Edition' F150 has from stock is a chrome tipped exhaust, front license plate mounts, and the badge of course.
THNX for the ride! 😁😄
Shoot, I’d settle for road tripping in a late 80’s CRX at this point
I like old roadsters
I've got a '59 I picked up last year came in in boxes. I'm restoring it to do touring America's great roads. The first one I hope to do is the overseas Highway next spring.
OMG I cannot think of a worse car to cruise on any highway anywhere in the world than a Frogeye Sprite. It’s designed for twisty tiny British B-roads, not wide endless highway cruising. Fling it round backroads, not cruise on highways.
I coulda got a frogeye for £800 back in 1977 when I started driving. Ended up with a half-timbered Moggy Traveller,got to be practical I suppose. Same torquey little A-series though.
If it got too warm you could always go Roadkill and ratchet strap the hood to the rear deck lid with a blanket on it or the Cayenne roof rack.
Freaks me out that the 'reviewer' had zero affinity for the actual driving of the BE. They are quite responsive and are a heck of a lot of fun to drive......If one would recognize the issue. I suppose his idea of fun is elsewhere. Maybe the long Texas roads did not provide the proper driving experience.
I wonder if that Valero had those windshield squeegees. I only ever stop at QuikTrip, and they definitely have them.
Thinks I've learned: the radiator is the size of a shoe.
Dont mess with Tex-ass
It did pretty well considering it was built for cold, rainy England.
25:44 Having done a fair few trips with my Dad in his Datsun Roadster, I have to agree. The elements can be pretty damn punishing
Drop by Arkansas on your way back and drive a 1986 Plymouth Voyager lol
The lack of squeegees is a Buc-Ee’s thing. The Warner Robins location is the same way.
Clearly, you didn't like the little Bug Eye, so why do the trip? It's a 62 year old fun little car, not a Porsche Cayenne 😁
Surprised that it survived this TEXAS heat without a TEXAS SIZE RAIDIATOR
The thought of 5000rpm in an A-Series gives me slight anxiety. I've driven a 1098cc variation a lot and the crank would snap at 5500rpm.
Really? I take my 1098 Sprite up to 5500-6000 rpm literally every time I drive it. I don't like driving it on the highway, but have driven it for 15 minutes straight at 75-80mph, putting the revs around or above 5000. It's plenty peppy at highway speed.
I'm thinking that the cable drive for the tach is not very accurate. 5000 actual rpm would be stressing the heck out of that engine. It would scare me to push it that hard for that long.
I wonder if they gave Regular a 3 way around the world on the hood of that Bugeye before the trip..🤔
You can always street park for free and take the septa airport line for $5-10 if you want to save some money. It's fairly convenient imo (as a philadelphian with a shitbox car) but does add some travel time.
Single handleld GoPro works astonishingly well.
Houston to San Antonio is not a road trip. That's commuting. 🤪
FL + NJ = TX
If you commit a crime in Dallas, the news will spend more time describing your truck than you.
the texas edition f150 is probably just an after market gauge
In the US, it's a Bugeye Sprite!
This AH Mk I looks like the pre NA Miata.
As a former MGB owner, I was getting nervous watching you fiddle with buttons and knobs in a British car while under way. I half expected something to shut the car off - or start an electrical fire. I know it's cliche to make fun of Lucas electrics, but also the factory wiring is designed with the safety and attention to detail of a teenager installing an amp in his driveway. For god's sake, all the purple wires are always hot and UNfused.
Mr Regular consider coming to CNY this summer!
Don't mess with TexAss
Don't mess with TexAss
The sticker. They only difference is the sticker on the Texas edition f-150
Austin-Heeley Mk1 Sprite: Don't mess with texass
Old car life. 55ish is roughly the optimum 411 cruising speed for long-hauls, too.
I love the white watch. What is it?
A watch
looks like a Just White Soft Swatch
Love bugs. Ugh. I don't miss the love bugs at all... I miss kolaches greatly though.
Do we still remember E M?
You are correct about Texas badges. It’s weird. By the way, if you’re ever in DFW I have a few vehicles you might be interested in reviewing.
In a 5 MPH crash, there is nothing preventing the engine from going into your face at 5 MPH.