That was my first car in the late 1970s for the princely sum of £140. It was great fun to drive, and holds fond memories. Keep the reviews coming Steph you always are so enthusiastic about the cars.
Love these cars! My mum bought a 1967 E reg Anglia in 1968,when i was 1 year old. White,red vinyl interior...i slid around on the back seat as she drove around corners!😍😍
I note that Anglia was registered in Southend and I spent about an hour working on a near identical car, in Crystal Palace about 19 years ago. I was working for a recovery firm that covered Green Flag work and the fella that called me out, had clearly just pulled it from many years storage, to try his luck with a cheeky Green Flag call out. I didn't mind at all and spent time pulling plugs, squirting WD40 down the bores, cleaned points and sorting the carb float valve. Took a while starting and would have flattened any modern lithium jump pack, but the recovery truck had huge batteries and equally heavy duty jump leads. Got it started and running but could tell it needed fresh fuel. Really think that might be the same car, so would love to know if current owner knows where it was, around the millennium?
Hi Steph,great video 👍👍👍.ism in my 70's and i used to be a car mechanic in the 1960/70s ,I used to have a 105e slightly modified ,(in brief),997cc bored out to 1200,polished head,double valve springs,lowered suspension And wide rims,big bore exhaust...was quick enough for me,lol, ( in my youth) them were the days,memories lol...keep up the good work..👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
First car l learned to drive in. Mum had a 105E estate in imperial maroon with platinum grey roof. ACU396C registered in South Shields new. Dad bought her second hand at BCA auction in Brighouse. I loved that car and used to back it out the garage and wash and polish her. Fab car and years ahead of the competion with its over square high revving engine and rakish looks. Still an oval badge boy to this day. Thanks for the review Steph😄
My classic is a 1967 Volvo Amazon. It truly was a huge leap forward - even today it acceleration/braking/handling is up with modern cars - and mine still has a perfect body with zero rust. And looks to die for. I love it.
I love these quick videos. Sometimes I don’t have 20 minutes or more for a full video, but this lets me get my Stef fix! But for the car, I agree completely that this is a 10/10 aesthetically. I would love this car, although I have never driven a right hand drive car before.
When l was 17 l bought my first car, after that l got caught in a whirlwind of constant buying, selling and trading. I continued doing that until l was 52yo. Another of my early cars was a 1961 105 E. The truth is as much as l loved my Morris Minor the Ford had so much more to offer. No oil leaks, better brakes, more power and a little bit better handling. It was rust free in great condition, white with red interior. I painted it red. It really looked great. I traded it even for a 1957 Triumph TR2. I suspect the owner of this car is a race fan. I see custom wheels, a tachometer peeking out from under the dash and possibly a "Camel GT" sticker on the rear side glass.
I remember when the police used these, with a whopping big blue light on top.As a young driver in the early 70's, I saw quite a few flashing away in my rear view mirror.
Great video, best review I've seen. I'm in western Canada and I been restoring a 1965 in my spare time, saw these cars everywhere when I was a kid, thought they were cool looking. Unfortunately many didn't survive our cold harsh winters. They did copy the rear window design from the 1963 Mercury Monterey, quite unique. Keep up the good work Steph.
As always, great video. Love the Anglia. It would be fun to do a back to back comparison of the Ford Anglia and a Triumph Herald of the same vintage. Similar size and competitors in the market, but one very English and one quite American in inspiration.
Nice car - my late Dad's firm's van was based on the 105E, a Ford Thames 7 cwt. Your car as registered near here in Southend, hence the JN on the number plate.
I have always been fascinated by the Anglia. I had a Matchbox Anglia when I was little, and it was one of my favorites. I saw an English movie where a man's Anglia was stolen, and he went to heroic lengths to bring down a criminal car theft ring to get his car back. In the US, Ford used the inward sloping rear window on its large Mercury and luxury Lincoln models. The called it a "breezeway window", and opened electrically.
Here in America Ford released a few Mercury models with a reverse slant rear window, only this window had a large center panel which would retract behind the rear seats. It was called a Breezeway window and was meant to increase airflow when so few cars had air conditioning. We had some neat stuff back then, back when there was postwar prosperity and optimism and GM could actually make good cars. And you said you wish we could ride along with you... I would ride with a pretty lady such as yourself all day long. I'll bet the conversation would be great!
I had one of these aswell..... It was a 1960 105E. Mine was Grey with a White stripe down the side. A great little car except alway was a bitch to start when the engine was warm! Nearly always had to push start it. It was the Starter Motor Bendix - it was a "Pull-In" design instead of the usual "Throw-out" so always used to kick back! But other than that it served us well for a good many years.....
This was my first proper car after my Regal it was a total rust bucket but me and my friends still talk about the trips we had in her 40 years ago the trips to the seaside and the Friday and Saturday nights out with 7 of us squeezed into it. Sadly the rust get the better of it in the end
Had the van version of this as my first car. It was bright yellow with black side panels and wide steel wheels painted white. Looked like a liquorice allsort! 😂😂
I must confess I was puzzled by your reference to American influence in the interior. When it came to the fins, I had to think, "you call those fins?" I was a new driver in 1960 and a car enthusiast throughout the 1950's, and I well remember the ridiculous fins from the mid fifties and well into the sixties. By those standards, this little car's rear is quite tasteful! That said, nicely done, young lady.
Had one in the 1980's, the estate version. Visiting relatives in Norfolk or Wales, it could cruise at 60 all day on the motorway. Sadly the dreaded tinworm did for it.
The classic Mercedes saloons had the fins on the back of them, hence the nickname of "Fintail" for the series, archetypal of the era (1959-68). I love these classics, and I love your video reviews of them as well, just the kind of format I remember from the original Motor Shows on TV until those stupid oafs Clarkson, Hammond & May turned up and dropped a right spanner in the works of a genre called Lifestyle.
did full paint job on an Anglia some 35 years ago great looking car no car came from looks then great car .Not my fav mind more into minis still a great car .Keep the good work up Steph love ye vids
My Aunt had the 997cc version in light green and it sometimes jumped out of 2nd gear going up a hill and she crunched it back in!! Cute little car and extremely narrow and that lovely smell of plastic vinyl that I remember. As you say Steph modern cars are very bloated and big compared to these old classics. My Austin 1300 (nice car) had those handy little quarter windows like the Anglia that you could flick your ciggy ash out of. They all had such character then. I have a very bland, dull, boring 2009 Hyundai I30 now........but it is so, so reliable, easy to drive, comfy, quick'ish and after TEN years has not a spot of rust on it but very UNINspiring as you can imagine like nearly all modern cars. Would love to own a classic but HOW do you stop it from rusting away to nothing after 5 years ??? Keep up the good work Steph.
Has to be my favourite Ford apart from the Cortina MK1. My Grandad had the previous model 100E which was always overheating. I have memories of him with the bonnet up and steam coming from the engine.
My late mum bought a used one of those when she passed her test. Her first car was actually a black split screen Minor, but she spun the thing and lost confidence in it.
I own a Anglia 105e 1960 model ...great fun to drive after getting used to the large skinny steering wheel and reaching for second gear lol... but what is with the door jams as the shut lines are terrible... ps great little video by the way...
My first car was a Ford Anglia, I paid £35 for it in 1968 I thought it looked fantastic in grey and maroon with twin aerials on the fins. The previous owner had painted the seats red which looked really good but after sitting in them for half an hour I found I was stuck to them. Anyway wanted to show it off so set off to Port Mulgrave to show my Grandad and take him out for the day . My brother drove and I sat in the back , on our way to Whitby I noticed the back seat was moving up and down whenever we hit a bump so when we parked up I whispered it to my brother so we discretely had a look around it saw that the rear wheels gone right up into the arches. Decided not to tell Grandad , when we dropped him off he said I'd done really well for the money . Needless to say the floor was completely rotten .
It would be cool to get a look at the engine bay and trunk and a little it of info on the engine stats. Otherwise loving the videos, hope you find a Lotus Europa someday. 🤞🏼
Great video! As a child in the early 70's I used to think they were called "Anglia" because they were angular! I'd love to test drive one but I cannot get my head around the rear window design. There's something about it that I find eerie :(
I used to drive this car when i was 14 used to sneak itout my mums garage i passed my test at 17 first time i was a little sod for doing that at 14 but not many police around then
The film is Made in Dagenham and not Dagenham Girls - absolutely fantastic movie. I live about 15mls from Goathland - all the N Yorks Moors National Park is fantastic for visiting and driving - here's hoping we can do it again soon eh? xx
Great video, thank you for this massive help!!!! i was just wondering how it feels to changes gears in the car, like is it difficult to move the stick around or is it really easy, and is steering the wheel pretty tough to do as well or completely fine, thanks again!
So I found it really easy, but that’s because I drive a 60s car daily and it was the usual. There’s no synchromesh on first gear which meant to go into first I had to come to a complete halt before proceeding to get into first gear to ensure I didn’t crunch the gearbox. In terms of steering, a classic car is always far less responsive than a modern car - but I find it a lot easier and the modern light steering of new cars actually freaks me out. Feel like if I cough I’ve accidentally driven across three lanes Parking is actually easier than most modern cars too because of near 100% visibility.
idriveaclassic that’s fantastic, because I was looking into potentially buying one and wasn’t sure how the whole manual system was going to feel like when driving it, so thanks a tone for this!!!!
idriveaclassic 😂😂 I’m not gonna lie there literally my dream car, ever since I saw it in Harry Potter when I was a kid, I’ve always wanted one, so now that I may have the chance to get one, I’m so excited about it 😝👍🏻!!!!!!!
@@thatguytv2013 You'll find a Ford gearbox is always a good one - nice and light - but carry a pair of mole grips in the boot - those long gear levers have been known to break off - mine did, back in the 70's. Anglia is a much better car than the Minor, people who were old then, just loved the Minor for some odd reason.
is it suitable to drive long journeys over like 300 miles? If so what are the precautionary measure to be undertaken before going on the long journey expedition
Yes but you can't do 300 miles on a tank of petrol. For 4 years in the mid 1990s when I had to take my modern off the road I went back to a 105E. I would do 2 x 200 mile trips every weekend (I worked well out of town). Could do the 200 miles in a fraction less than 4 hours sometimes and always using less than one tank of petrol. Did a bit of prep first. Full uncompromised engine rebuild with minor performance mods including balancing. Overhauled the cooling system (new radiator, pump, hoses, thermostat etc). It had no oil or water leaks. All new ball joints and bushings. New tyres (radials; the widest that can fit on standard rims). Then get to know the car with a series of small trips then just went for it. Would often overtake a small modern shitbox going up hill and could do a bit over 80mph on the straight flat out. She left many surprised people in her wake. A sweet running beautiful car happy cruising at 60mph for hours on end. I would travel with tools and some parts and a gallon of petrol just in case! .
My dad's First car was an Anglia. We used to go on holidays in it: the four of us, plus a dog and a budgie in a cage. Probably wouldn't be allowed now.
Nice looking cars, but those wheels the owner has put on - YUK - totally spoils the 'look' for me. Great video though - lovely to see your happy face :-)
I'm 58 dear, so I remember this car well.... btw Have you noticed how big cars have grown over the years?. I saw this car amongst a load of modern jobs and it looked tiny... 😊
@@idriveaclassic Steph. The modern Astra looks SOOOOOOOO wide and squashed (UGLY) and nowhere near as good as the Mk 1 Astra 1600 I had in the 90's.....1984 B reg., great little car but very few have survived ? You might remember the orig Astra, maybe when medium cars were....... MEDIUM?
"Fantastic video!" is the opinion of a new fan all the way from Australia! Please keep up the good work. Excellent knowledge from a very cheerfully presented and personable individual. Just wondering: if you have the opportunity in the future, would you be able to accelerate from standstill up to motorway speed so your viewers can appreciate another aspect of the charm of these cars, i.e. the characterful engine note? Thank you again!
Hi Jim, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely comment! Of course, I’ll happily build in a ‘zero to 60’ section on the next review video. All trial and error at the moment, so it’s nice to hear what people would like to see! I’m trying to get a video up every Sunday so please subscribe and check back on Sunday for the next video 😊 Ps. If you could send some sunshine our way, that would be good too 😂
@@idriveaclassic Thank you, I've subscribed, and I am eagerly awaiting the next video! Also, you can have our sunshine, we're having too much at the moment - It's not supposed to be 86 degrees Fahrenheit in mid-Autumn!
Nice but I would have liked to have a better explanation of the knobs and dials and also a quick look inside the boot and engine bay would not have hurt.
as a co owner of a 1964 Opel Kadett A, in rough shape mind you, I wonder, aren't you afraid of keeping an small old engine in the high revvs for longer periods of time, or high at all. I've been tought to never go faster than 70 km/h cuz it would hurt the engine, the valves really. The engine in the Kadett is 998cc straight 4 and I have done 80km/h once and it sounded like it was about to die funnily enough. Or have I been tought just a lie from an old fart that is just afraid that I'd might loose controll and crash?
Now if i am not mistaken American Rockabilly star Eddie Cochran was killed riding as a taxi passenger in a four door version of one of these while he was doing some gigs in the U.K. in 1960. Nope wrong he had died in a Ford consul Bristol taxi sorry error on my part .
I love Anglia, I have allso owned mk1 cortinas and mk 2s and 4s and vws but Stephanie I love you you are my dream girl, and you are absolutely my dream girl! ❤
I've come here after today's update video on this car and in my opinion it looks far better on the Revolution alloys. Goes really well too, if it'll sit comfortably at 65moh then what more do you need? I Live about 40 miles from Goathland and yet I've never been.....really shameful for a Heartbeat fan.
Aaaah ... my first ever car (bought for £140 by my father). No rack and pinion steering so if you turned the wheels when stationary you ran the risk of snapping the steering link arm. Bit embarrassing outside the pictures when you looked a plonker in front of a date - and it was the bus for her and a walk of five miles for you. Otherwise a pretty good car .... even cool at the time.
No one should turn a car's wheels while stationary , yet you see it every day . It's because of power steering, and people just don't know that even a small movement of the car, fore and aft will allow the wheels to turn easily and no strain on the steering
I really like you Steph but I never liked the look of this car. I was relIeved when it was replaced by (what I thought with my kiddie eyes) the lovely ford Escort mk1. Pete UK
Just to let you know we are here having a classic car day weekend West Yorkshire Hebden Bridge in August please look on Google page I cannot remember what date much love best wishes
@@idriveaclassic it's in Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire classic cars or weekend I think it's a bank holiday August just look on Google Hebden Bridge classic car weekend the rotary club who's doing it much love be safe
That was my first car in the late 1970s for the princely sum of £140. It was great fun to drive, and holds fond memories. Keep the reviews coming Steph you always are so enthusiastic about the cars.
Love these cars! My mum bought a 1967 E reg Anglia in 1968,when i was 1 year old. White,red vinyl interior...i slid around on the back seat as she drove around corners!😍😍
I note that Anglia was registered in Southend and I spent about an hour working on a near identical car, in Crystal Palace about 19 years ago.
I was working for a recovery firm that covered Green Flag work and the fella that called me out, had clearly just pulled it from many years storage, to try his luck with a cheeky Green Flag call out.
I didn't mind at all and spent time pulling plugs, squirting WD40 down the bores, cleaned points and sorting the carb float valve.
Took a while starting and would have flattened any modern lithium jump pack, but the recovery truck had huge batteries and equally heavy duty jump leads.
Got it started and running but could tell it needed fresh fuel.
Really think that might be the same car, so would love to know if current owner knows where it was, around the millennium?
Hi Steph,great video 👍👍👍.ism in my 70's and i used to be a car mechanic in the 1960/70s ,I used to have a 105e slightly modified ,(in brief),997cc bored out to 1200,polished head,double valve springs,lowered suspension And wide rims,big bore exhaust...was quick enough for me,lol, ( in my youth) them were the days,memories lol...keep up the good work..👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great little car been very popular back in the day. People still love that back window..Thanks was great to see it again
First car l learned to drive in. Mum had a 105E estate in imperial maroon with platinum grey roof. ACU396C registered in South Shields new. Dad bought her second hand at BCA auction in Brighouse. I loved that car and used to back it out the garage and wash and polish her.
Fab car and years ahead of the competion with its over square high revving engine and rakish looks.
Still an oval badge boy to this day. Thanks for the review Steph😄
Brighouse isn’t far from me!!!
My classic is a 1967 Volvo Amazon. It truly was a huge leap forward - even today it acceleration/braking/handling is up with modern cars - and mine still has a perfect body with zero rust. And looks to die for. I love it.
My first car was a 62 105e loved that little banger best 23 quid I ever spent
I love these quick videos. Sometimes I don’t have 20 minutes or more for a full video, but this lets me get my Stef fix! But for the car, I agree completely that this is a 10/10 aesthetically. I would love this car, although I have never driven a right hand drive car before.
Great video keep them coming. I love older cars too. So much more fun to drive!
claireromero thanks so much Claire! I agree, I’ve never driven a modern car so it’s just normal to me 😂😂😂
When l was 17 l bought my first car, after that l got caught in a whirlwind of constant buying, selling and trading. I continued doing that until l was 52yo. Another of my early cars was a 1961 105 E. The truth is as much as l loved my Morris Minor the Ford had so much more to offer. No oil leaks, better brakes, more power and a little bit better handling. It was rust free in great condition, white with red interior. I painted it red. It really looked great. I traded it even for a 1957 Triumph TR2.
I suspect the owner of this car is a race fan. I see custom wheels, a tachometer peeking out from under the dash and possibly a "Camel GT" sticker on the rear side glass.
Passed my test in one back in 1980,she was 18 years old then!! Lovely little car
I remember when the police used these, with a whopping big blue light on top.As a young driver in the early 70's, I saw quite a few flashing away in my rear view mirror.
Hahahahaha brilliant!!!!
Great job on the Anglia. Just as unique as you, seriously.
Great video, best review I've seen. I'm in western Canada and I been restoring a 1965 in my spare time, saw these cars everywhere when I was a kid, thought they were cool looking. Unfortunately many didn't survive our cold harsh winters. They did copy the rear window design from the 1963 Mercury Monterey, quite unique.
Keep up the good work Steph.
As always, great video. Love the Anglia. It would be fun to do a back to back comparison of the Ford Anglia and a Triumph Herald of the same vintage. Similar size and competitors in the market, but one very English and one quite American in inspiration.
Memories of my Dad's bright yellow '66 (D reg) Anglia. Interestingly, you have published this video on what would have been his 98th birthday.
One of the best Anglia videos I have seen on RUclips anyway I owned one in the 70's in Australia
Nice car - my late Dad's firm's van was based on the 105E, a Ford Thames 7 cwt. Your car as registered near here in Southend, hence the JN on the number plate.
I think it came from that area too!
Not a bad little car. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I have always been fascinated by the Anglia. I had a Matchbox Anglia when I was little, and it was one of my favorites. I saw an English movie where a man's Anglia was stolen, and he went to heroic lengths to bring down a criminal car theft ring to get his car back. In the US, Ford used the inward sloping rear window on its large Mercury and luxury Lincoln models. The called it a "breezeway window", and opened electrically.
Always new one was coming along. Loved the transmission noise especially 1st gear
My firs car Steph,,Fanks love,😀👏👏👏🇬🇧
Love Anglias had loads over the year had a van when I was 18 put a lotus twin cam in it wish i still had it ps live less than an hour from goathland
Here in America Ford released a few Mercury models with a reverse slant rear window, only this window had a large center panel which would retract behind the rear seats. It was called a Breezeway window and was meant to increase airflow when so few cars had air conditioning. We had some neat stuff back then, back when there was postwar prosperity and optimism and GM could actually make good cars. And you said you wish we could ride along with you... I would ride with a pretty lady such as yourself all day long. I'll bet the conversation would be great!
The very first Anglia produced at Halewood (Liverpool) is in Liverpool Museum if anyone is around that way. Its mint obviously.
I had one of these aswell..... It was a 1960 105E. Mine was Grey with a White stripe down the side. A great little car except alway was a bitch to start when the engine was warm! Nearly always had to push start it. It was the Starter Motor Bendix - it was a "Pull-In" design instead of the usual "Throw-out" so always used to kick back! But other than that it served us well for a good many years.....
Agggg my very first car, I’m 74 and now drive a Rolls Royce wraith.
This was my first proper car after my Regal it was a total rust bucket but me and my friends still talk about the trips we had in her 40 years ago the trips to the seaside and the Friday and Saturday nights out with 7 of us squeezed into it. Sadly the rust get the better of it in the end
Aww thanks for sharing your story! We discuss our little madcap car adventures all the time 😂
Had the van version of this as my first car. It was bright yellow with black side panels and wide steel wheels painted white. Looked like a liquorice allsort! 😂😂
Ahhhh I’m envious!!!!
I must confess I was puzzled by your reference to American influence in the interior. When it came to the fins, I had to think, "you call those fins?" I was a new driver in 1960 and a car enthusiast throughout the 1950's, and I well remember the ridiculous fins from the mid fifties and well into the sixties. By those standards, this little car's rear is quite tasteful!
That said, nicely done, young lady.
Had one in the 1980's, the estate version. Visiting relatives in Norfolk or Wales, it could cruise at 60 all day on the motorway. Sadly the dreaded tinworm did for it.
The classic Mercedes saloons had the fins on the back of them, hence the nickname of "Fintail" for the series, archetypal of the era (1959-68). I love these classics, and I love your video reviews of them as well, just the kind of format I remember from the original Motor Shows on TV until those stupid oafs Clarkson, Hammond & May turned up and dropped a right spanner in the works of a genre called Lifestyle.
did full paint job on an Anglia some 35 years ago great looking car no car came from looks then great car .Not my fav mind more into minis still a great car .Keep the good work up Steph love ye vids
Cheers so much!!!
Having a rewatch of this video after watching your latest video on the Anglia.
I learned to drive on one in 1967. Easy to drive even though i failed my test twice in it.
My Aunt had the 997cc version in light green and it sometimes jumped out of 2nd gear going up a hill and she crunched it back in!! Cute little car and extremely narrow and that lovely smell of plastic vinyl that I remember. As you say Steph modern cars are very bloated and big compared to these old classics. My Austin 1300 (nice car) had those handy little quarter windows like the Anglia that you could flick your ciggy ash out of. They all had such character then. I have a very bland, dull, boring 2009 Hyundai I30 now........but it is so, so reliable, easy to drive, comfy, quick'ish and after TEN years has not a spot of rust on it but very UNINspiring as you can imagine like nearly all modern cars. Would love to own a classic but HOW do you stop it from rusting away to nothing after 5 years ??? Keep up the good work Steph.
My cars are all a bit rusty now but I don’t care 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think its cute, love the front end, looks like its happy.
Mine does 40mpg all the time love it and it easily keeps up with deal modern cars
Has to be my favourite Ford apart from the Cortina MK1. My Grandad had the previous model 100E which was always overheating. I have memories of him with the bonnet up and steam coming from the engine.
My late mum bought a used one of those when she passed her test. Her first car was actually a black split screen Minor, but she spun the thing and lost confidence in it.
I own a Anglia 105e 1960 model ...great fun to drive after getting used to the large skinny steering wheel and reaching for second gear lol... but what is with the door jams as the shut lines are terrible... ps great little video by the way...
In its day a very advanced car short stroke engine gave more power and better top end revs
Lovely review. Looking forward to the next video.
Also plenty of Heartbeat clips on my channel of the Anglias if anyone fancies a nosy. x
Cheers Gabbers! You should take yours up there and do a little driving video xxx
The anglia videos you have please me :D
My first car was a Ford Anglia, I paid £35 for it in 1968 I thought it looked fantastic in grey and maroon with twin aerials on the fins. The previous owner had painted the seats red which looked really good but after sitting in them for half an hour I found I was stuck to them. Anyway wanted to show it off so set off to Port Mulgrave to show my Grandad and take him out for the day . My brother drove and I sat in the back , on our way to Whitby I noticed the back seat was moving up and down whenever we hit a bump so when we parked up I whispered it to my brother so we discretely had a look around it saw that the rear wheels gone right up into the arches. Decided not to tell Grandad , when we dropped him off he said I'd done really well for the money . Needless to say the floor was completely rotten .
Amazing looking Ford Anglia!, and like Harry potter, it does not fly of course.
It would be cool to get a look at the engine bay and trunk and a little it of info on the engine stats. Otherwise loving the videos, hope you find a Lotus Europa someday. 🤞🏼
It's taken a lot of styling from a 1960 Ford Thunderbird and 1959 Lincoln Continental
Great video! As a child in the early 70's I used to think they were called "Anglia" because they were angular! I'd love to test drive one but I cannot get my head around the rear window design. There's something about it that I find eerie :(
It might be eerie but it’s a god send when it rains 😂😂😂
I used to drive this car when i was 14 used to sneak itout my mums garage i passed my test at 17 first time i was a little sod for doing that at 14 but not many police around then
The film is Made in Dagenham and not Dagenham Girls - absolutely fantastic movie. I live about 15mls from Goathland - all the N Yorks Moors National Park is fantastic for visiting and driving - here's hoping we can do it again soon eh? xx
Cool car
Great video, thank you for this massive help!!!! i was just wondering how it feels to changes gears in the car, like is it difficult to move the stick around or is it really easy, and is steering the wheel pretty tough to do as well or completely fine, thanks again!
So I found it really easy, but that’s because I drive a 60s car daily and it was the usual. There’s no synchromesh on first gear which meant to go into first I had to come to a complete halt before proceeding to get into first gear to ensure I didn’t crunch the gearbox.
In terms of steering, a classic car is always far less responsive than a modern car - but I find it a lot easier and the modern light steering of new cars actually freaks me out. Feel like if I cough I’ve accidentally driven across three lanes
Parking is actually easier than most modern cars too because of near 100% visibility.
idriveaclassic that’s fantastic, because I was looking into potentially buying one and wasn’t sure how the whole manual system was going to feel like when driving it, so thanks a tone for this!!!!
It’s my pleasure! I’m certain you’d enjoy an Anglia. They’re great fun and very well designed IMO.
idriveaclassic 😂😂 I’m not gonna lie there literally my dream car, ever since I saw it in Harry Potter when I was a kid, I’ve always wanted one, so now that I may have the chance to get one, I’m so excited about it 😝👍🏻!!!!!!!
@@thatguytv2013 You'll find a Ford gearbox is always a good one - nice and light - but carry a pair of mole grips in the boot - those long gear levers have been known to break off - mine did, back in the 70's. Anglia is a much better car than the Minor, people who were old then, just loved the Minor for some odd reason.
is it suitable to drive long journeys over like 300 miles? If so what are the precautionary measure to be undertaken before going on the long journey expedition
Yes but you can't do 300 miles on a tank of petrol. For 4 years in the mid 1990s when I had to take my modern off the road I went back to a 105E. I would do 2 x 200 mile trips every weekend (I worked well out of town). Could do the 200 miles in a fraction less than 4 hours sometimes and always using less than one tank of petrol. Did a bit of prep first. Full uncompromised engine rebuild with minor performance mods including balancing. Overhauled the cooling system (new radiator, pump, hoses, thermostat etc). It had no oil or water leaks. All new ball joints and bushings. New tyres (radials; the widest that can fit on standard rims). Then get to know the car with a series of small trips then just went for it. Would often overtake a small modern shitbox going up hill and could do a bit over 80mph on the straight flat out. She left many surprised people in her wake. A sweet running beautiful car happy cruising at 60mph for hours on end. I would travel with tools and some parts and a gallon of petrol just in case! .
great review, another car ive never been in, like the morris minor etc
The anglia is a right laugh! Would recommend.
@@idriveaclassic yeah you certainly looked like you had fun in it
My dad's First car was an Anglia. We used to go on holidays in it: the four of us, plus a dog and a budgie in a cage. Probably wouldn't be allowed now.
It is good car i desires to have one ❤
btw very nice anglia! very good condition!
Cheers love
Uploaded on my bday ! Wish it was the same colors as the movie
Happy birthday 😊😊😊
LUV the Ford Anglia specially when done up with a 1725cc engine on twin webbers!! :-)
I love a smart woman!! Do you ever show the engine's of these classic
Nice looking cars, but those wheels the owner has put on - YUK - totally spoils the 'look' for me. Great video though - lovely to see your happy face :-)
Superb video!
If you want to review an Alfa Romeo Spider, I’ll let you borrow Juliet
Aw thanks Andy! I’ll happily borrow Juliet if you don’t mind of course x
I'm 58 dear, so I remember this car well....
btw Have you noticed how big cars have grown over the years?. I saw this car amongst a load of modern jobs and it looked tiny... 😊
Oh my god I hate how enormous and bloated modern cars are!
@@idriveaclassic Steph. The modern Astra looks SOOOOOOOO wide and squashed (UGLY) and nowhere near as good as the Mk 1 Astra 1600 I had in the 90's.....1984 B reg., great little car but very few have survived ? You might remember the orig Astra, maybe when medium cars were....... MEDIUM?
A car full of character, unlike the hum drum stuff offered today!
So true
"Fantastic video!" is the opinion of a new fan all the way from Australia! Please keep up the good work. Excellent knowledge from a very cheerfully presented and personable individual. Just wondering: if you have the opportunity in the future, would you be able to accelerate from standstill up to motorway speed so your viewers can appreciate another aspect of the charm of these cars, i.e. the characterful engine note? Thank you again!
Hi Jim, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely comment!
Of course, I’ll happily build in a ‘zero to 60’ section on the next review video. All trial and error at the moment, so it’s nice to hear what people would like to see!
I’m trying to get a video up every Sunday so please subscribe and check back on Sunday for the next video 😊
Ps. If you could send some sunshine our way, that would be good too 😂
@@idriveaclassic Thank you, I've subscribed, and I am eagerly awaiting the next video!
Also, you can have our sunshine, we're having too much at the moment - It's not supposed to be 86 degrees Fahrenheit in mid-Autumn!
I’ve always wanted a Ford Anglia with 2.0 ford zetec silver top Engine And ford type 9 5 speed Gearbox out of a Capri
Good video
Thank you
Nice but I would have liked to have a better explanation of the knobs and dials and also a quick look inside the boot and engine bay would not have hurt.
Aww sorry John this was one of my first videos. I promise the newer ones are much better x
@@idriveaclassic oh sorry I did not know that. Thanks for explaining.
Cool
Cheers!!!
as a co owner of a 1964 Opel Kadett A, in rough shape mind you, I wonder, aren't you afraid of keeping an small old engine in the high revvs for longer periods of time, or high at all. I've been tought to never go faster than 70 km/h cuz it would hurt the engine, the valves really. The engine in the Kadett is 998cc straight 4 and I have done 80km/h once and it sounded like it was about to die funnily enough. Or have I been tought just a lie from an old fart that is just afraid that I'd might loose controll and crash?
Now if i am not mistaken American Rockabilly star Eddie Cochran was killed riding as a taxi passenger in a four door version of one of these while he was doing some gigs in the U.K. in 1960. Nope wrong he had died in a Ford consul Bristol taxi sorry error on my part .
Steph you can take a test drive in one of mine for a review......! Will be fun👍
hey sorry I missed this! DM me your details and we can arrange 😊
I love Anglia, I have allso owned mk1 cortinas and mk 2s and 4s and vws but Stephanie I love you you are my dream girl, and you are absolutely my dream girl! ❤
Came for the car, stayed for the accent. :)
Hahaha I’m going to hopefully take that as a good thing 😊
I've come here after today's update video on this car and in my opinion it looks far better on the Revolution alloys. Goes really well too, if it'll sit comfortably at 65moh then what more do you need? I Live about 40 miles from Goathland and yet I've never been.....really shameful for a Heartbeat fan.
Ahh you need to go next spring. It’s a great day out.
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Thank you x
I really enjoy your video's but I'm with Scotty how about a peek under the bonnet of these cars too
Hi Christian this is one of my earliest videos and I do now feature under the bonnet :)
@@idriveaclassic Thanks for the reply Steph I've only just started following, keep up the good work!
Aaaah ... my first ever car (bought for £140 by my father). No rack and pinion steering so if you turned the wheels when stationary you ran the risk of snapping the steering link arm. Bit embarrassing outside the pictures when you looked a plonker in front of a date - and it was the bus for her and a walk of five miles for you. Otherwise a pretty good car .... even cool at the time.
Aww love little stories like this 🥰. To be honest, I’d be chuffed to bits if anyone took me out in an Anglia - problems or not!
No one should turn a car's wheels while stationary , yet you see it every day . It's because of power steering, and people just don't know that even a small movement of the car, fore and aft will allow the wheels to turn easily and no strain on the steering
@@mystified1429 Thankyou for stating the obvious.
@@edcleasby1120 You're very welcome, have a nice day.
How the police ever caught anyone chasing them in one of these is baffling!
Hahahaha. Brilliant
I really like you Steph but I never liked the look of this car. I was relIeved when it was replaced by (what I thought with my kiddie eyes) the lovely ford Escort mk1. Pete UK
"It's very angular". The clue is in the name.
65 in an Anglia, Jezz I don't take my Anglia upto 65 ever I'm too scared
Hahahaha. Years of taking a morris Minor up to 70 and doing all sorts of manoeuvres has really prepped me for anything.
Just to let you know we are here having a classic car day weekend West Yorkshire Hebden Bridge in August please look on Google page I cannot remember what date much love best wishes
Oh what show is it
@@idriveaclassic it's in Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire classic cars or weekend I think it's a bank holiday August just look on Google Hebden Bridge classic car weekend the rotary club who's doing it much love be safe
Granddaddy to the ford focus...
Anglia means England in Hebrew.