Rediscovering Elegance: Bentley S2 Restoration Deep Dive | Tyrrell’s Classic Workshop

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Another enjoyable & informative episode. You’re a very smooth communicator. Make complex things very easy to understand

Crikey Iain ! I thougt l was going to write my usual praises (which l will of course !) But l actually and hopefully gave sound advise to derin 111 who seems to be a very lonely and frustrated gentleman …… Good evening lain . I diid wonder if we would ever see this classic in a more graphic setting …my goodness , you've really got a move on . Would fitting a modern and compact air conditioning system be food for thought ? Until you mentioned the emotional connection to this wonderful motor car l was going to suggest fitting the original single headlamp wings , so elegant on a Bentley . And you've instantly quashed those nay sayers who claim this V8 to be a copy cat of the Chevrolet engines of that period . They may have been an inspiration , but that is all . Back in 1973 when l was an apprentice panelbeater ( crash repair ) at South Devon Garages , the premier main dealer in Torbay. l had the choice of a 1970 Triumph 2.5 pi mk2 saloon or a Bentley S2 for the princely sum of £695 pounds …..l chose the Triumph ……..only because the Bentley was Mason's Black over a very garish bright yellow ! Hindsight ! Thankyou lain. P.S. Will we ever see that Jensen in more detail ? I had one in the late 1980's . What a car ! 💕

Love your video's especially on RR and Jaguar, I Have owned a Bentley S3 for 6 or 7 years now and drive it as often as possible but the complexity I find unnecessary and would love to modify it with rack & pinion steering and disc brakes but the car drives so well (like no other) that I leave well alone. If it breaks I might do the mods.

Have to wonder if a nice detuned LS would be a good match.

I enjoyed your earlier video when you were driving the car and was a little shocked to see it all apart. I guess that I shouldn't be – something like this needs to be properly attended to. I like to fiddle with my vehicles but kind of stop when removing a fender is necessary! (or both for that matter). i'd lvoe to have a Bentley one day although I haven't seen any for sale that have had proper maintenance (cheap tires are a dead giveaway).

11:44 How my heart sank when I saw that the spark plugs are directly below the exhaust manifold… Wonder what special tool was called for there? Had a girlfriend with a Z28 Camaro…boy, the engine had to come off its mountings in order to change those spark plugs!

Fascinating video, as always. Iain’s knowledge and enthusiasm is incredible!

I enjoyed that video very much

14:05 that transmission unit wasnt the first time they were embarassed by GM by the way, when they were updating the Corniece or the silver shadow, they ran and updated their testing in a windtunnel and with proper sound sensors to detect just how much vibration and road noise was coming into the cabin

and they found that, a 1973 Chevy Caprice Custom, actually had better sound insulation and dampening than what they had

and that came straight from one of the classic rolls royce mags in the UK when they were talking with some of the old school development team from back then

and FYI the way it made it sound in the mag was that the TH350 and 400 series transmissions were smoother than the GM units in the rollers

but after awhile they wore and just lost their smoothness, which sadly wouldnt be un GM like

given their development philosophy's that came about in the late 60's, like the engines and transmissions from before then were actually top notch

like if you ever get the chance to look at a 59 to 61 turboglide, its basically a Koneigsegg Regeria transmission in 1961 with three turbines running at the same time and its absolutely smooth'

but it did have problems in 59 and 60 that they had to work on, but once it was honed, 40 years latter and my pops still talks about it, and honestly sadly just like the far better 263/283/327 series of engines

vs that 350 they shoved into everything with sub par rods that werent anywhere near what that engine was capable of unless you paid extra to get what you should have had as standard

I think GM just discontinued it and went cheaper to save on costs thus resulting in the TH series we have now that's gone on for what feels like 80 years

and also theirs shift kits for the magnets, as the shift points on those, atleast in the 70's were controled that way that should help with the RPMS but I would imagine rolls royce has their own set for that

heck maybe the magnets just corroded now that I think of it, like maybe put some anti seize in it and some dialactic grease

and see if it makes it run smoother, as you gotta figure, rolls royce, wet weather, its a GM part so you dont think it needs to be looked at, could be that somethings stuck or come loose

or just flat out needs a clean

although not the motor, your right about leaving that alone, as the parts all wear in in a system, its why on old cars one of the worst things you can do is just throw old parts at it that are worn completely differently from each other

and then you wonder why it never runs right

We had two of these as wedding cars in the early 80's in Sydney. I took my kids to the drive in movies in one of them and you should have seen the looks I got !!

Beautiful cars.

Marvellous to see a beautiful old lady being given the love and respect she deserves. Not that I have ever owned one, but I have always preferred the Bentley to the Rolls Royce, perhaps because of the racing heritage. Goodness only knows what the restoration costs are but thank God for these wonderful owners and the companies like this that keep our heritage running. Long may they reign,.
Thanks Iain for another great video. Cheers, Bob

I’m just a fat American as Mr Clarkson puts it but I love every nerdy video you put out, I love to learn things about machines that I don’t know and you are an excellent teacher, thanks!

I was pretty bummed out I couldn't get to this on Sunday.

The single round headlight look much better than the twin horizontal ones, which remind me of the ones the yanks put on the XJS.

I really enjoyed a technical dive into the inner workings of a vehicle that I'm not particularly familiar with. It's always fun to see how companies from various countries and periods of time approached the many facets of building an automobile.

I was having a strange feeling watching these old beautiful "ladies" you Sir showed here, thinking that the love men have for their cars is so strong that could possibly be taken over to future lives or incarnations. I really love cars from this era, maybe I had one in other previous voyage on this planet…

Every time I hear the intro I get the same level of excitement as a child might get when they hear the voice of a beloved distance relative who’s arrived for the holidays! 😊. I am ALL about the high performance hoopla of screaming engine and burning tires, but Iain’s videos of these grand ol’ classics has inspired the exact same enthusiasm in me. Thank you, Iain for sharing your passion and knowledge in these videos for all of us to enjoy. Happy Christmas, sir!!

I prefer his presentations, so informative and his delivery is better than some overpaid TV presenters.
My initials are P & R. When signing with pen on paper, even from a young age, as was my love of automotive engineering, I interlock them similar to Rolce Royce. A piece of useless information for you.

I was surprised they insisted on keeping it 90° if the width was the issue. They never considered a blower like Bentley and some planes of the era?

I do wonder how well the heating worked in those 60's cars? The engines probably produced enough heat to warm the cars very well, but was that the case?

Really interesting, beautifully explained, another fascinating history lesson. Many thanks.