Is this the rustiest Jaguar in the world? Car & Classic - The Rescues
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- This time, on Car & Classic - The Rescues, your host Chris Pollitt teams up with Jonny Smith to invade a forgotten Somerset farm. Brimming with derelict classics, the guys happen upon a Jaguar MkIX that has been parked in the same spot for at least 43 years. Untouched for all that time, the once majestic Jag is now a wreck. However, it's a great basis for a fascinating explore, and there may just be some useful parts to salvage!
If you can make use of the parts, email chris.pollitt@carandclassic.com
Also, be sure to check out Jonny's @TheLateBrakeShow RUclips channel.
This was brilliant, really entertaining. Please make more guys.
More cranking less cutting please
Please do a whole series on unearthing all these cars. And I want to see someone build a special out of that Jag. The minute it turned out the chassis was sound I thought it HAS to happen.
One of the most enjoyable 38mins of RUclips content i've watched in a very long time. Congrats chaps!
The quality of filming is great. Love it.
Anything with Jonny in it is definitely worth watching and this was a most enjoyable way to spend 40mins. Even the miserable wet horrible weather never dampened his enthusiasm. Some great one liners in there too.👍👍👍👍👍
The weather the Brits have to deal with is brutal. Here in California, if it happens to be raining, you just say, "Screw it!", and go the next day. The Brits just have to go and work in the rain, because it may be raining for a week or more.
Personally I just say "Screw it. I will do it next Summer" in the middle of September.
@@Falney That works too. lol
Love that Calibra looks like it could be saved Johnny Smith is one of the best car presenters out there excellent stuff
I worked with Jonny a few times back in the 2000's, he was a great guy then and nice to see he hasn't really changed.
Best - video - ever.
Quite surprised the front bearings hadn't rusted solid.
Nice work guys. The camera work and music made it feel like a proper TV program.
No idea who could have downvoted it. Perhaps it's the badgers you have now made homeless...?
I owned two MK IX's in the 1970's...this video nearly brought me to tears. Such stately and fine automobiles should never be treated like that.
Really excited to see more from this wonderful hoard (particularly the Citroen GS and the kit car). So glad you guys are rescuing these beauties from oblivion.
+1 Car & Classic - Excellent video but it's so tragic that once gorgeous Jaguar was simply left to rot. With almost nothing left but a rusted hulk this video sort of reminds me of watching the original Bob Ballard footage of the newly discovered Titanic way back in the mid-1980s.
Hands down probably one of the best most interesting videos i have ever seen on RUclips for years please please can you do more like the citreon next ? And give us updates of parts that where salvageable ! Honestly what a amazing video 👍
Glad to see parts going to good use. hopefully at least one car can be saved.
Love it!!! I live in Somerset and there is an abandoned quarry near where I live. Near the path there is the remains of a Mk 3 Cortina. All there is left is the transmission tunnel, some of the outriggers, the back axle and the front wishbones. Apparently it got there because some teenage tearaway in the seventies took it and drove it over the cliff. Apparently he still lives in the town and has grandchildren living locally.
And under the Jag,a Saxon hoard! Great vid chaps.
I have always said that every car that is abandoned in the forest no matter how bad it is, there is something good that can be savaged. These guys just proved that.
Wow! There's parts there that are like gold dust! Well done!
We need a TV series..1 hour long episodes!
its a shame the car can't be saved, but i do like that the parts can still be salvaged and used to repair other mk 9's and let them carry on longer.
We did this last summer and got an ‘87 Rangie running...LOVE these kind of videos!
Just stumbled across the channel and you guys are so funny I had to subscribe 👍 more please...
More episodes of this please. With Jonny!!
Give it to the boys at Bad Obsession Motorsport they will fix it up like new .... in a decade! Epic video guys. Great filming Mark
Ha, it might be beyond even those boys.
Glad you like the video, Steve. Means the world (I'm Chris)
@@PollittsProjects Thanks Chris, Just subscribed to both your channels :)
Fantastic video. First rate Carcheology 👍.
More of this please, fantastic.
Loved it, and the weather was somehow very fitting
Imagine the Jaguar being driven out of the dealership with delivery miles back in the day.
Hi, just love the dont give up, wee can do it mentality. Keep going guys. Waiting for the next one....
That is a Mk8. It will have a 3.4 litre engine, drum brakes and no power steering, unless it was swapped about decades ago. Mark 9s had discs, 3.8 engine and power steering as standard. Apart from badges, and different rear lights on late 9s, they look identical. Mark 7s had a split screen and different trim. Heartbreaking to see it like this, but those parts will help other projects.
Im quite sad seeing these cars neglected... those are real historic pieces...
Best video on RUclips in a while. True car enthusiasts. This is what it's about.
So heartening to see you boys eager to get the good bits of this car off to new homes on people's projects. Making lemonade out of a lemon.
As for the chassis I hope somebody buys it and makes a cool hot rod out of it. That way it gets to live on
Great stuff. Thanks Chris en Jonny.
This looks like a ridiculous amount of fun (and possible danger). More of the same, please!
If the chassis and engine are good, then it can be re bodied. Brilliant vid. Lots of great parts.
Incredible!!! Absolutely love this! Yes saving the bits is imperative as these majestic cars all need saving. Subscribed. Would like you to unearth everything at that site and save what you can. I haven’t seen such an interesting video for years.Just thank you.
Good Video Gentlemen Its kind of a shame on the Jag but you are correct about it being a good donor the old Racing Van is pretty cool in the States many people are building the old ones into hotrods and various other toys they actually look pretty cool with nice wheels and all custom painted I saw one turned into a fancy Camper Van
Good Morning Gentlemen, just watched your video. Very Impressed. I am sure all of the Jaguar enthusiasts out there, have seen this Beauty as a very Good restoration project. Why not take the time, have a Good look at what is left of the vehicle. Just try to Restore such a Beautiful Classic car. I am sure it can be done. It will be worth it in the end. Jonathan.
Great stuff, I can imagine that Daimler brand new, being somebodys pride and joy
I couldn’t get over the old fordson major, sat there, it’s so sad, because they are one of the best tractors.
It wouldn't be proper dereliction duty without....brambles. Good job Jonny and Chris.. and no whispering .
Awesome would like some more please
More of this? Yes please!
Excellent find! I’m sure most of that will buff out.
Even in this state it's majestic and better looking than a modern jag.
I bet that blue and black paint job looked absolutely mint when new.
Really interesting and worthwhile. I imagine there will be no shortage of new homes for the salvaged parts.
The blue kit car is a Nimbus Mini based effort... my mate has one in his back garden, albeit a rally cross one! Incidentally, if you want to see the biggest collection of mostly British classic cars (some almost complete, some stripped bare), you need to travel to Knaven, near Maud in Aberdeenshire... there are a hundred plus sitting rotting away! Many have been there for 50 years or so.
I now have the blue Nimbus in my garage being rebuild as it was in 86, have you got any info on your mates one? there were not many built and I'm trying to find out where they all are
Wow. I though my ‘82 XJS was rusty... amazing find, greetings from South Alabama USA!
Slovakia called - they want their boots back
Priceless comment! Fancy him stating on media that he STOLE those boots! 😱🙈
Went to school in Malmesbury in the 50's, passed Coles garage every day, now live in Florida, I'm goin have to subscribe
Men wil Always be kids… And that is a good thing!! Greetings from the Netherlands! I enjoyed it very much!
That was great! It's 2 years on since you done this, I hope some of the parts have found new homes, and the rest are safe. Like you mentioned in the video, there are so many little bits on that car that someone could be desperate for. Someone could spend years looking for that certain bit to finish off a resto. Really great to see this old car uncovered, certainly made a great, and very interesting video.
Great vid, please do a follow up at some stage and tell us what became of the salvageable parts
Nice job saving those bits, the vid reminds me that there are a few oldies (inc a Mk7/8/9) in undergrowth about 20 miles from here, I think I'll pay the place another visit when the foliage has died off a bit
Wonderful stuff, although a little piece of me cried out on seeing that 4x4 Calibra in such a sorry state.
The whole thing is quite depressing, wold it have killed them to just throw a few covers over these cars? That Jaguar is particularly heart breaking .
@@robertdore9592 The covers would have rotted away years ago if they had used them...... anyway, in the farmers eyes these cars were dead so why spend money covering what to them was scrap?
Unbelievable stuff. Great video.
Great video gents! Love this series! :D
Please do more of these guys, love this video!
At the beginning of the video, I was thinking "No way is it worse than the 1961 Ford Falcon I found in the woods behind a farm house in Washington State, northwestern US, which had no floors at all, a collapsing rear roof over the rear window, and the front coil springs erupted through the spring towers under the hood." But it's worse, a lot worse. Great job harvesting the usable parts for other Jaguars, people are going to be very happy about that.
Great video chaps, Love to see more like this.
Great video guys, more of this please
Much fun, thank you very much and complements to your crew for salvaging many useful items ! Alas though, sometimes discovering a "Dragula" can be costly.I acquired the wonderful 1952 XK-120 roadster you see in the photo from a man who discovered it long abandoned in a remote New Jersey wood. The gentleman invested many years and endured two divorces reassembling it.In truth he had endured so much that he was as glad to be rid of it as I was to acquire it.I am now a subscriber ! Sincerely, Phillip C. Massie, York, Pa. U.S.A.
Absolutely loved watching that
Fantastic video, thanks lads!
Greetings from the states.. love your channel..
That Daimler body style was beautiful. And you can fix any machine, if you are willing to fix and replace enough of it.
I want to see more of that Citroen !
Loved this! The MK9 is magnificent!
In its day, that Old Jag must have been a pleasure to drive.....
😂😂🤣👍 Yeap...We sometimes find old cars touched by time and *raccons* in Central Texas. Usually a Mesquite tree growing out from underneath where the hood or trunk lid (bonnet or boot ) should be too. 😁👍 ( Except ours tend to be in better shape....not near as much rain.)
Bloody fantastic video!!!
hi ... great program and video..i want to see how this jaguar will look .. it would be a dream to see it renovated ... i always wanted one .. but here in brazil it is very difficult to find one that you can buy .. hugs to all.
Beautiful Jag, brilliant production, love it all.
That was wonderful.
Love the dig it out process, keep looking for hidden treasure
Hard to imagine it once stood proudly gleaming in a showroom! That is one stout chassis of UKs finest, reminds me of the Forth Bridge!
I loved this. Surprisingly a lot of spares to salvage, even the wheels.As a kid, I used to go to a breakers yard in Lewisham,and they would stack cars on top of each other. The owners said I could have any badge I wanted, as long as I was prepared to climb up a pile of 4 cars!
That is truly a sick car
Amazing the wheels still rolled even, I've seen so many like these on farms, sadly tho the farmers often say .no it's not for sale VB I'm going to fix it one day, then when they look like this they let them go.
Yep
In my experience wheel bearings don't usually seize because they are internal. When wheels won't turn it's usually because the brake pads/shoes have welded themselves to the discs/drums.
Totally agree, same here in Canada, "Oh, I'm going to fix that up one day", I knew an old farmer (total of at least 60 American and UK vehicles around the place) who had a 1927 Whippet in an open front drive shed, had sat there for 40 years when I first saw it in 1990, it had sank down to the axles; also a 1948 TC3 sitting out in the open with it's back broken from rust-out. In 1991 I was able to buy his 57 Isetta, 4 wheel, UK built (the US Isettas were German built); it is running and licensed here in Ontario. He even had a BMW 600 (2 door Isetta) but wouldn't sell it as his grandson wanted it.
In 1995 I was back at the farm to buy his badly rusted 1958 Moggy convertible (I started the rebuild in 2017) at the same time he showed me another I hadn't seen back in his woodlot, a 1955 Traveller, after cutting trees we shoveled and carried it in pieces into my trailer, very likely a doner car). At that time (95) we walked by the drive shed, it had collapsed under the snow load a couple of years previously; crushed under the roof was the Whippet, a 51 Ford F1 pick-up, a 60's Opel, a Ford Super Major and a 71 Cadillac).
As the farmer was getting on in years I was back again in 2000, his grandson wouldn't let him sell anything as he said they were highly valuable and should be auctioned off. You can imagine the condition of all these cars and trucks sitting out in the Canadian winters for decades! Two years later he passed away and his remaining kid's called in a scrap dealer to clean out the cars so they could sell the farm. I was 150km away and didn't hear about it until too late.
Used to be a lot of stuff like this on farms until the townships started making the farmers clean-up. What a waste. In the 70's and 80's you would even find old second world war aircraft tucked away on farms, they would've been there since the late 40's!
This is brilliant,hope to see more. Great video 👍
Q304 NYA is a blue Nimbus with a 1293cc petrol lump, registered 14th March 1985. Tax was due 1st Sepember 1986.
great stuff, love automotive treasure troves like this
That Black G Reg Mini (18:47) Looks like it could be a really good video post-lockdown.
Can’t wait to see the next instalment
Unbelievable I cannot believe the front wheels were not even locked but you're right there's a lot of parts there believe it or not that people will be looking for cheers mate
29:10 - Now we know why he's called the car pervert
First class! Love to see that engine run!!!!
Superb video. Really enjoyed it. Amazed the chassis held up until I looked at pics of other mk 7 chassis - its a serious piece of kit! Build a tube frame onto top of it and re-attach the panels! One 'restored' mk8/9 jag
I used to see a Mk VII-IX laid up behind a house in Nanakuli. There are a few of these big Jags around this island. I used to see a pre-cyclops Rover 75 in Waipahu keeping company with a few early '50s low-priced Americans. I last saw these things around 2012. I fancy I am the owner of a 1909 Kissell Kar, as I dug up the brass serial plate. It is the 871st one built from c1905. It was a 3cyl 40 hp. Kar or truck. I made a photocopy of it & sent it to the marque club. My hobby is antique bottle digging, and I enjoy the occasional automobile, a c1918 Buick hubcap, and a '39 Buick badge. I found the Buicks on Molokai, as well as large parts of a '57 Cadillac 75 limousine. An airport hack? These islands still have dry sides, and I live out here.
This was very entertaining
you guys are firkin crazy, thank you for saving parts of my favorite marque. I'll subscribe if you will !
Wot - no hub caps? Wonderful fun, this carcheology. Thank you so much.
More videos like this! Love it!
Would love to see more being pulled out of here
We have plans, worry not.
Not2Grand What about the Citroën?
WoW!! This is so cool, please upload more
Mssr's Frieberger and Finnegan would be proud that old blighty mentioned dragula in dispatches.
That was a beautiful car when it was new. No amount of computers or self driving crap could ever equal the feeling of driving that car when it was new.
Bit like a very Posh Lorry you mean ? :-)
I owned a Mk9 briefly, it was like steering a ship with the long bonnet, There was an 'overtaking' button, cocktail cabinet in the rear. I was a student and couldn't afford to insure the car but I still remember the drive for the short time I had it.
@@pauldhartley sounds like a great car to carry friends around in
I'm a very proud owner of the rare mk 8
@@rtkp I am envious!