Car & Classic: The Rescues - Austin A30
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this, the first episode of Car & Classic: The Rescues, can our Editor, Chris Pollitt, and Richard Brunning of bad Obsession Motorsport, bring this forgotten 1953 Austin A30 back to life?
It's been languishing in a garage for over a decade, but it's only a little A Series, so it should be simple, right? No TV magic, no shiny parts, no forced deadlines, no 'dude, sweet' talk. This is real world classic car rescuing. Enjoy!
Nothing in this world beats the sound of an old car coming back to life!
I liked this. I bought my wife an old A30 in 1961. Her friend used to sit with the starting handle on her lap. The joke was the local garage used to shut shop when they saw her coming down the road.
The first step is to get it on a trailer before the owner changes their mind, and into your garage where it's dry, and there's tea.
@johann rüstmann creamtea :) grüße aus belgien...
and a hot beef sandwich
@ No. Tea. One does not do beer while working on a car.
Tea. Hell coffee!
A30 was my bush bashing car as a kid, family bought a 5 acre block in Victoria Australia when I was about 13 or 14 yrs old, and it came with 2 old Austin's, learned a lot from driving them around, great fun, watching this brought back many happy memories.
Bush bashing?
@martinmcdonald4207 Bush Bashing is, after a hard day at the office, you come home and choose a weapon, to take your frustrations out on the shrubbery, instead of your spouse or offspring 😉😉😉
Wow! Haven’t seen her running in 15+ years, the sound of the engine brings back some great memories. So happy to see her live and kicking again. Thank you!
Talk about nostalgia! This was my first car after passing my test as a 17yo in 1968, cost me 30 quid, loved it :)
Same for me in 1969 cost me 10 shillings as had a been in a shunt and the front wing and headlight were buggered.
My first car too at 17, £50 in 1970.. 1955 A30, SOF 135
My first in 67 Portsmouth to Stafford most weekends.
I used to share drive one of these with my mum in the 1980's. I learnt to double d-clutch under mum's direction. The steering wheel is huge. I loved that car we were so sad when she had to go because there was no one who had expertise to repair her. Grey with red leather seats. We had a really bad winter and she started every time, although she had her own felt blanket for the engine, and drove through the deep snow better than the modern cars around. Happy days.
I learned to drive in my mum's A30 which she had christened Agatha. Great memories; great video.
A30 was second car I owned in 1968. Absolute heap of rust. Abandoned it around back of student hall of residence Christmas 1968 and hoped it didn't follow me home
As an old Ford nut, I was yelling into the screen "Check and recheck the points then the coil". Oh the drama. My wife thinks I've lost my mind. Great video.
ford or not, absolutely was thinking the same thing... obvious. they shoudl have set the dwell first, then the timing. oh, well.
brings back memories of when garages were actually the right size for a car! most modern cars wouldnt fit in that garage, especially if you wanted to be able to get out of the car after putting it in there!
I think my cars wheelbase is longer than this car is long..
My late father had a Canadian version of the A30 back in the 1950s, sunroof, picnic trunk lid, it was a great car. After he died in 1960, I was only 8 years old, I never knew what happened to it.
I don't know much about the A30 but my dad had a couple of A35's and they were excellent. Completely reliable and just ran and ran. Great video, thanks for uploading.
I think it’s really important that these old cars are preserved folks,👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🇬🇧
Well done guys! And a great little car to boot. Looks to be in very good condition for its years.
Nice to see a olde car up and running again
Brought back memories. My uncle bought a new A30 in 1953 (replacing his 1937 Austin 7) and had it until about 1960. We had a 1957 A35 from 1965-9, problems with HT leads, distributor and corroding fuse box came flooding back into my mind. Checking compression was part of life back then too.
Despise all critics -good job ,lads!! You brought one cite small car back to life and that makes every "Oldy" lovers happy..It's sad to see many "old wheels" abandoned and forgotten....keep up with good work!! Thumbs up! !!!
Ha, the A30 was my first 'well used' car, I was 17 in 1968...talk about bringing back memories :) Years later I also bought a well used A40 :) loved em both.
lovely old car, always wanted one.
I loved it when he said "there are a lot of spiders in there so I brought "a man" you legend Mr Brunning well worth a sub too!
I second this comment too
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You can tell the morale is waning towards the end of the video, it looking likely that the a30 won't start up, a lesser known fact was the a30 was their only means of getting home that evening, so you can see the genuine relief on the bearded guy's face when it suddenly splutters into life, the big guys thinking 'a few real ales tonight from the offie on the way home, call at a chippy too' finish the glorious ending with a cornetto! Tres Bien!
My dad owned one when I was a kid. Had it for over 20 yrs then he decided to buy a new car a morris marina which was a complete lemon. Lost his shirt on that POS but after two years of constant repair he off loaded it and came home with a cortina glx. That was a great car
1) Check if engine is seized. 2) Check oil for contamination. 3) Turn over AND CHECK FOR SPARK. 4) Check for bad gas. 5 Check brakes (they're almost always bad) and clutch. 6) Go to pub.
This car was loved because the owner that stored it ran it out of petrol and drained the coolant. That NEVER happens!
Good effort by 2 relatively young guys plus filming crew to restart this car which is certainly older than these fellows. Older generations of mechanics had deeper knowledge of the fundamentals to troubleshoot engine faults. But these skills are not taught anymore.
Yep. It's a shame there are so many sad gits in the comments that don't realise that these dudes probably haven't touched a car made before the '70s. Stuff like points that old farts take for granted are completely alien to most people under 50 years old.
I think it doesn't matter in which order you go about it, the end result of hearing it fire up for the first time in ages is what gives you joy. Then a beer afterwards down the pub to celebrate. I liked this video.
1953...OMG..same age as me self...Oh how we've changed. Great job lads..you well deserved a pint after that.
My first car after passing driving test after one go. Was 17 at the time. Bought it on HP from Car Mart Croydon. Reg No PLG 510 in pale grey.
Whether it's fixing my old 70s mopeds or repairing guitar amps, it's the same feeling - spending ages wrestling with "it doesn't work and that MAKES NO SENSE" and then the rush of success when it finally sputters to life.
Well done lads the old Austin is alive and even drives, outstanding!!! Rescue fulfilled!!!
Lovely little car,so very Brittish.Nice job.
Congratulations. You had a success. May you have many more.
Well done. I owned a 1954 model. My first car. I paid £25 for it in 1969. Always started first time.
Had one of these a few years ago, great little cars 👍
Fascinating! Well done boys. We Yanks share this passion. Bravo.
It's alive! Well done. Have just spent many months of daily work bringing an Austin Atlantic alive. In my case it meant completely rebuilding every aspect of the fuel system, brake system, cooling and covered suspension drive train oil lubrication everything. Why well fuel tank was rusty inside, all fuel lines were perished rusty or leaked. Brakes the same, gearbox no oil. And so on. The car now runs and drives beautifully.
perfect British weather for rescuing an old car.
I will always remember my best mate Jack Davies late of the Hartlepool Mail driving his A30 backwards and forwards to work, his right arm thrust out of the window holding the door closed (because the lock was broken). It outlived Jack..and like the one above it ended up 'forgotten' in a Hartlepool lockup...It may still be there...
Had that door problem with our A35. The lock spring had rusted to the point where it had broken into 3 pieces. Easily fixed.
Great vid guys. Much respect for standing in our delightful British weather to do that. All the best.............
I remember a chap back in the early 60's who had one of these. Doug Saich, who worked in Romford for Ind Coope.
It was a lovely green and cream two toned A30 with the registration "7 JPU" It's funny the things you remember.
I HAD 2 A35s , and they were great little cars . It was a very enjoyable video, WELL DONE CHAPS.
15 thou for points, 25 thou for plugs.
Blimey, I haven't heard the name Gold Seal Engine in 35 years. I had one on my Princess.
The first car I remember my Dad having when I was about 7 years old (1965) was the larger version of this, Austin A70. It was beautiful, leather seats and sticky out indicators, reg no. YMT870. Sadly it went to the scrappy when he bought his next car (Austin Westminster). Cars from this era are still the best for me.
Had one of these in 1963 (7yrs old). One thing I learned when it (regularly) wouldn’t start, you should follow the standard check routine (assuming the battery turned the engine over) :- Petrol, Plugs, Points, Plug leads, Coil. Still got the scar on my head from the lethal bonnet catch. Loved 🥰 the experience.
Happy memories. Helping get an old A30 into a mates garage so we could lift the engine for a swap out. A30's and Moggy Thousands.
At 13:23....checking for spark almost 15 minutes into the job....c'mon lads...first thing you do right?
I second this comment
Stil more real than TV channels we all pay for lol
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No... The first thing you should check for is oil...
Otherwise there's a chance that the joy of getting an engine running will probably not last very long...
@@1951split no ... the first thing you check on is have you got some beer bottles on hand🍺 !
I was told by a mechanic way back in the late 60's "always check the wires by tugging on them gently" this is something I still do.
Well done chaps. Just knew the wonderful A series wouldn't let you down.
Love a the comments in here because these types of video's are like a magnet for "armchair experts" haha.
Love away----some stuff is just common knowledge----armchair experts V camera amateurs
@@ianrutherford878 OK boomer
My dad had one and I used to drive it about, it was a great little runner. 👍👍👌😅
Well done lads.Hard work and perseverance will conquer all..
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Very early A30 I would say. I had one back in the late 80’s, great car.
Love the visor and spotlight.Very cool.
Wonderful car
I just bought one, a 2 door in green! Only been stud 3yrs, Pick it up next week 😊
Mr Brunning if you want to come to Australia we have some spiders that need seeing to.
..proper Spiders down in Oz 😈
Wow! Dash-cam still working at the beginning of the video. Awesome!
Those 50's dashcams were built to last.
loved this vid,brits do it best,if i had a car in the garage i would donate just to watch you pair .....great :)
looks like i picked the wrong week to give up youtube, subbed.
Were you using a quote from the film Airplane? M.
I like this car . My father had one like it in the past .
Bad Obsession Motorsport booted me here!
My first car was a 1959 Austin A35, just after I passed my test at 17, in 1965. They were the basis for the Sprite and they actually felt quite sporty compared to other old cars of the time. Fun to drive!
I love this car!!! Keep you Lambourghinis Ill ave this thanks :)
As a kid growing up in The Fifties in Ireland,we called these cars Baby Austins
My mum had a A30 van when I wish a kid used to love that thing😍
My seriously old dad had one.
Wallace and Grommet would be proud 👍
I hope project Binky gets fired up within 10 years.
I wish someone would give me such a solid little Austin A30 that it could just chug off under its own steam after some air in the tires and bit of fiddling with the points! What an adorable, thrifty, practical (in its day) and very "English" car. I'll bet it has that lovely musty old British car smell too.
The A30 was a funky lookin car.
It's always the points when they've been stored up. Come to think of it, it's usually the points when there's a problem.
Points or condenser
That’s a good point.
@@markdowling5962 isn’t it great that we are able to make contact.
There aren’t many of these left in existence (Brexit supporters)! 😆
My first car A35 big back window , happy days !
Not a car fanatic but really enjoyed watching this! . That little car has character in abundance, great to see it running proud!
Early 70's and my very first car was the A35 and what a great little reliable car. I still remember the registration number PHJ 820 and I can't remember what I did yesterday lol I never possessed a set of feelers in those days and I used a section of a cigarette pack to set the points gap and it worked. Great trip down memory lane with this video. Thanks guy's
SPOILER ALERT--NO brackets were made in order to get this car running ! Congrats to Mr. Pollitt for using time tested techniques to get new subscribers to his channel, a celebrity and lots of nudity. well done sir !
Really enjoyed this. Looking forward to future episodes.
Omg! You guys are great! RUclips recommended and I subbed within first 2 min! Love it from the USA!
I knew a student who had one of these cars. I always found them adorable and would love to own one now.
A sure fire way to check ignition systems is to us the HOTTAS method.
You ask an unwitting assistant to hold onto the end of the HT lead (hence HOTTAS = Hold On To This A Second) and power up the ignition.
Judging by his / her reaction you can determine how well the ignition system functions:
No reaction = faulty ignition.
Flinches but still hold the lead = Weak ignition possibly buggered coil or magneto.
"OW!!" or "F**k!!" = Good healthy coil or magneto.
Jumps into the air and lays on the ground twitching = Racing coil or magneto.
This method is perfectly safe as you are at no risk of electrocution though physical injury may result later so best have a clear path to an exit.
...Drops dead clutching their chest = High-voltage Capacitor Discharge Ignition system!
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Guy I used to work with when I was twirlin the spanners would check for spark on cars by sticking his finger in the HT cap he'd then say "spin it over, if it "was sparking he'd just walk around for a minute or three shaking his hand saying Yep that's working LOL I used to stand there gobsmacked every time he did it I once got a belt of a Suzuki AP50 HT lead whilst the bike was running my whole arm was dead for at least 10 minutes and hurt like hell ONCE is ENOUGH .. he'd do it REGULARLY .... some people are definitely not all there.
How did u manage to get into it
An Austin that actually starts!? ...What a time to be alive!!!!
I lived in Greenock in the 50s and VS was Greenock registration letters. XS was Paisley,YS was Glasgow,HS was Renfrewshire. The registration letters used to be in the back pages of the AA handbook.
My father bought a car in 1965. The registration had a prefix letter ( HVS ) and a suffix letter to denote the year (48C). C for 1965. He had a Triumph,LVS.....---F,for 1968. Some time after that,the VS registration letters were transferred to the south of England,possibly Essex area.
Great Work Guys - Looking forward to the next adventure!
Richard having a day off from bracketry. Good looking car. People were smaller in those days, but the car looks tightish in that garage too. I think Tescos use out of date dimensions for their parking boxes, as cars are so much bigger now.
Nice old Austin, great find. It actually sounds good and fairly solid, I am sure it will really look good cleaned up. Years ago I had a 54 Healey and that looks almost like the same engine.
I had the opportunity to buy one of those as a tidy runner a good few years ago, I already own a Morris traveller and a series Landy, iv always fancied adding one of these. Full of character!!😊
I do love these little classic British cars. They are just so different when compared to the American cars from the 50's I'm accustomed to.
All I can say is brilliant. Well done chaps.
as an expat brit I always like to see this kind of thing happen to the cars I remember, nice one gents ,interior looks ok too ,lovely little car!
Early memories were of going on holiday to Devon as a Family in the A30 (four of us). Bit cramped in the back for 2 boys. Changed to an A35 after a couple of years. More holidays from Essex to Devon in Early 60's. Even more cramped in the back!. Then changed to a Triumph Herald. So much more room. Look at a Triumph now and wonder how two teenagers managed to fit!
What a nice little car. I hope you enjoy it a lot 👍
Brilliant stuff mate. What a great find! Will look forward to more video’s.
That is such a cool car, and that patina is priceless. AWESOME
Great video. I think that the electrics and engine being soaked in water didn't help. It's possible the electrics may have been leaking to earth somewhat. Maybe a drydown with a rag and a good spray with WD40 may have helped.
Remember my late father having one when I was about 5 or 6. Easy to work on for the amateur mechanic unlike modern cars with all their sensors and engine management systems.
Put it in a museum !!
the beloved Gold Seal engine, fitted many in my time as an apprentice for Cockshoots
Great video! Shame you didn't have all the experts from the comments below with you. They would've got it started in 10 seconds obvs!
Lmao
So true....
Possibly those of us who started out with cars like this understand where the problems are most likely to lay. ANY car with Lucas ignition .... non starting means after verifying fuel supply... points are next... is the distributor cap dry inside and free from “tracking “ marks are the points clean and gapped to 15thou?
The “ experts “ you dismiss are likely to be people who actually know these systems well and remember the proper fault finding route, no code readers to plug in... this required proper diagnostic routine rather that random guesswork that these guys seem to be employing
@@warweezil2802 I ageee with you. I spent a whole day with a non-starting Fiat 124 in the 70s. After a passing 'expert' suggested the points, I gapped them and it started first time.
Chris Page
I second this comment
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New ones are fitters lol soz most o them
I'd love to have a little Austin. Super rare here in the United States.
Happy memories! My first car was a 1953 A30. 63mph top speed, and it took a while to get there.
My first car in 1981 reg WJH653 1956 model in black. I had a lot of fun in
That car then sold it three
Years later. I'm hoping its still in existence somewhere.
Great too see these old cars brought back to life ,well done