London to Bath in a MK II Jaguar in 1963 with George Eyles F231

A Journey from Castrol House in Marylebone Road London, to the City of Bath in a MKII Jaguar in 1963. Advanced motorist George Eyles takes us through London, out over the Hammersmith Flyover (an area which has really changed a lot) and follows the A4 West onto Reading and a newly built section of the M4. Later he passes through Newbury, Hungerford, Chippenham, Malborough, Calne, and ends at Bath. It is fascinating to see how all these towns and roads looked back then. I think some of this film is already on Youtube, but maybe not the whole unedited film as here.

[TT_]

"Giving me the V sign, I cannot think why he should think I'd be interested in his politics" Classic.

[BrianWinstanley-lvgw]

The man giving the v sign never knew he would be immortalised forever thanks to the internet

[darthkek]

I love the fact he's so politely road raging the lane-hog using lights and horn.

[jerryjones]

The past was better than now and the future looks grim as hell!
Everything looks so clean too! Wow.

[roshanjay]

"Driving is a state of mind", "speed is not dangerous, (it is) speed in the wrong place"... Words of Wisdom.

[Rdrunner]

At 7:56 "Speed is not dangerous. It's speed in the wrong place."

Great quote.

[Ingens_Scherz]

I showed this to my 80 year-old father a few days ago. He was full of nostalgia and quite transported back to his driving days when he was in his 20s.
He told me that this is exactly how it was then. Motorways were quite exciting, but, generally, driving was a much more dangerous experience than it is today (even with five times the number of cars on the road).
I checked the accident figures for that period: he was not exaggerating!

[sukottora]

Remember, folks, next time you are out driving, ask yourself, "what would george do?".

[stevecolwill]

“Just popping down to Bath for the weekend. In the 🤣

[peterm]

👍 Good old England. The way it used to be.🧐

[wdunn]

It cannot be understated how many snippets of fantastic advice this man gives us - this should be shown to all drivers on the road today! I've got no idea how so many people can pass their driving test with how they drive!

[jfro]

Ahh, the British sense of humour, that guy flicking the ‘V’s on the motorway. Priceless.

[nicklewis]

I love the groovy music with the commentary.

[mikehicks]

This guy made a Youtube video 42 years before Youtube was started.

[thenotanclan]

I had no idea there were YouTubers with dashcams in the 1960’s - you learn something every day

[RogueAkai]

The 60s is such a strange mix of the archaic and the modern, it's super interesting to see footage of regular, incident-free, daily life back then.
The fundamentals of driving haven't changed either. Five years ago my instructor taught me all the same things, almost word for word.
Only changes I can see are the double clutching (no need for that with modern synchromesh); the strange 3 lane roads (I bet those "experts" were pretty wrong about their safety); and the idea of flashing/honking someone hogging the fast lane (likely to get you brake checked).


And also "Trafficator."

[adriancole]

How he fitted the five peice jazz combo in the back, I'll never know.

[daygon]

Hearing him roast other drivers is pure gold.

[Flaccidtetris]

This is incredible footage! The aesthetics of the 1960s, particularly places like London, are absolutely unmatched

[richardgm]

Ah, Yes. I'm often frustrated by other drivers' lack of use of the 'Trafficators'.