Tempting Fate Tours
@temptingfatetours.bsky.social
Road trips. In odd, unexpected cars of dubious reliability, usually decades old, often British. They run at the start of the trip. What could possibly go wrong?
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YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/TemptingFateTou
IG: https://www.instagram.com/temptingfatetours/
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As always, our thanks to Bryan 'Woody' Wood. He makes the video magic you watch out of the clips, images, voiceovers, and random emails + texts we toss at him.
Do you need videos? HIRE WOODY!
As always, our thanks to Bryan 'Woody' Wood. He makes the video magic you watch out of the clips, images, voiceovers, and random emails + texts we toss at him.
Do you need videos? HIRE WOODY!
October 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Our apologies: we forgot to add ,,,
As always, our thanks to Bryan 'Woody' Wood. He makes the video magic you watch out of the clips, images, voiceovers, and random emails + texts we toss at him.
Do you need videos? HIRE WOODY!
As always, our thanks to Bryan 'Woody' Wood. He makes the video magic you watch out of the clips, images, voiceovers, and random emails + texts we toss at him.
Do you need videos? HIRE WOODY!
We realized we'd never introduced another member of the very diverse TFT team. Please welcome Jack The Dog.
Jack enjoys road trips, even in dubious British cars of questionable reliability. He also keeps Tom's garage free of pesky squirrels. He also sleeps more than the rest of us put together.
Jack enjoys road trips, even in dubious British cars of questionable reliability. He also keeps Tom's garage free of pesky squirrels. He also sleeps more than the rest of us put together.
October 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We realized we'd never introduced another member of the very diverse TFT team. Please welcome Jack The Dog.
Jack enjoys road trips, even in dubious British cars of questionable reliability. He also keeps Tom's garage free of pesky squirrels. He also sleeps more than the rest of us put together.
Jack enjoys road trips, even in dubious British cars of questionable reliability. He also keeps Tom's garage free of pesky squirrels. He also sleeps more than the rest of us put together.
This pic is a metaphor, kinda, for why we're not at the #fallfailiage #lemonsrally this weekend. The car Tom + John built (not this one ... that's why it's a metaphor) wasn't actually USABLE for 1,000 miles in 3 days. ☹️
And the one @thestylusguy.bsky.social planned to use ate some valve shims. ☹️
And the one @thestylusguy.bsky.social planned to use ate some valve shims. ☹️
September 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This pic is a metaphor, kinda, for why we're not at the #fallfailiage #lemonsrally this weekend. The car Tom + John built (not this one ... that's why it's a metaphor) wasn't actually USABLE for 1,000 miles in 3 days. ☹️
And the one @thestylusguy.bsky.social planned to use ate some valve shims. ☹️
And the one @thestylusguy.bsky.social planned to use ate some valve shims. ☹️
Here it is, all 65 throbbing hp from a 1971 'A' Series 1275c engine! Move aside, peasants, Tempting Fate Tours is coming through ... pending just a few wee fixes to which the entire coming weekend has been set aside.
Perhaps including a generator WITHOUT a JB-Welded lug ?? Ahem. Sigh.
Perhaps including a generator WITHOUT a JB-Welded lug ?? Ahem. Sigh.
September 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Here it is, all 65 throbbing hp from a 1971 'A' Series 1275c engine! Move aside, peasants, Tempting Fate Tours is coming through ... pending just a few wee fixes to which the entire coming weekend has been set aside.
Perhaps including a generator WITHOUT a JB-Welded lug ?? Ahem. Sigh.
Perhaps including a generator WITHOUT a JB-Welded lug ?? Ahem. Sigh.
What, you ask, is this rather horrible-looking thing? Oh, it's the lug on a replacement generator that @rymestom fitted to the 1971 MG Midget 1275 engine in our 72-year-old Morris.
What's the goop? Oh, the lug broke off. JB-Weld to the rescue! Will it last thru 1,000 miles of Lemons Rally? Great Q!
What's the goop? Oh, the lug broke off. JB-Weld to the rescue! Will it last thru 1,000 miles of Lemons Rally? Great Q!
September 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What, you ask, is this rather horrible-looking thing? Oh, it's the lug on a replacement generator that @rymestom fitted to the 1971 MG Midget 1275 engine in our 72-year-old Morris.
What's the goop? Oh, the lug broke off. JB-Weld to the rescue! Will it last thru 1,000 miles of Lemons Rally? Great Q!
What's the goop? Oh, the lug broke off. JB-Weld to the rescue! Will it last thru 1,000 miles of Lemons Rally? Great Q!
Who's this? Why, it's @highmileage.bsky.social !!
Why's he doing this? Sheer joy!
It's all 'cuz he's not only in front of no fewer than TEN Isuzu Impulses, Geminis + Styluses, plus Geo Storms, but we all just ran The Snake. He's happy to be here!
And ... oh YEAH ... video imminent. Within hours!
Why's he doing this? Sheer joy!
It's all 'cuz he's not only in front of no fewer than TEN Isuzu Impulses, Geminis + Styluses, plus Geo Storms, but we all just ran The Snake. He's happy to be here!
And ... oh YEAH ... video imminent. Within hours!
September 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Who's this? Why, it's @highmileage.bsky.social !!
Why's he doing this? Sheer joy!
It's all 'cuz he's not only in front of no fewer than TEN Isuzu Impulses, Geminis + Styluses, plus Geo Storms, but we all just ran The Snake. He's happy to be here!
And ... oh YEAH ... video imminent. Within hours!
Why's he doing this? Sheer joy!
It's all 'cuz he's not only in front of no fewer than TEN Isuzu Impulses, Geminis + Styluses, plus Geo Storms, but we all just ran The Snake. He's happy to be here!
And ... oh YEAH ... video imminent. Within hours!
This car is all @thejohnvoelcker.bsky.social's fault. Sigh, another #MorrisMinor. But this one's, ummm, interesting?
CONS:
- wrong trans for new engine (long stick from Series II, gulp)
- needs tires
- prewar rear end leaks like mad
- needs windscreens
- wiring is ... varied ... [cough]
(1 of 2)
CONS:
- wrong trans for new engine (long stick from Series II, gulp)
- needs tires
- prewar rear end leaks like mad
- needs windscreens
- wiring is ... varied ... [cough]
(1 of 2)
August 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This car is all @thejohnvoelcker.bsky.social's fault. Sigh, another #MorrisMinor. But this one's, ummm, interesting?
CONS:
- wrong trans for new engine (long stick from Series II, gulp)
- needs tires
- prewar rear end leaks like mad
- needs windscreens
- wiring is ... varied ... [cough]
(1 of 2)
CONS:
- wrong trans for new engine (long stick from Series II, gulp)
- needs tires
- prewar rear end leaks like mad
- needs windscreens
- wiring is ... varied ... [cough]
(1 of 2)
And so the next big adventure begins ...
July 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
And so the next big adventure begins ...
A rare + valuable Sacred Document, this, from 1968 ... when the entire idea of any sort of emission control was utterly foreign + vaguely disturbing to a British auto industry that would collapse into bankruptcy just 7 years later.
Why have we posted this? Oh, we found ourselves with ... (1 of 2)
Why have we posted this? Oh, we found ourselves with ... (1 of 2)
July 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A rare + valuable Sacred Document, this, from 1968 ... when the entire idea of any sort of emission control was utterly foreign + vaguely disturbing to a British auto industry that would collapse into bankruptcy just 7 years later.
Why have we posted this? Oh, we found ourselves with ... (1 of 2)
Why have we posted this? Oh, we found ourselves with ... (1 of 2)
Our pal Darren in London—who you met in a couple of our videos about last summer's adventures—just drove his MGA from London to Yorkshire. And back. That's about 450 miles.
As one does.
(Yes, it rained. The car does have a top, of sorts. Also side curtains. The videos are fabulous.)
As one does.
(Yes, it rained. The car does have a top, of sorts. Also side curtains. The videos are fabulous.)
July 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Our pal Darren in London—who you met in a couple of our videos about last summer's adventures—just drove his MGA from London to Yorkshire. And back. That's about 450 miles.
As one does.
(Yes, it rained. The car does have a top, of sorts. Also side curtains. The videos are fabulous.)
As one does.
(Yes, it rained. The car does have a top, of sorts. Also side curtains. The videos are fabulous.)
Read this list. I mean, really, READ the list. This is a metric bucket-ton of work already done, on a car that hasn't moved under its own power since 1974.
So we, ummmmm, y'know, bought it. And sourced the missing transmission (NOTmentioned!). That went in last Sat. Now waiting on more parts ...
So we, ummmmm, y'know, bought it. And sourced the missing transmission (NOTmentioned!). That went in last Sat. Now waiting on more parts ...
June 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Read this list. I mean, really, READ the list. This is a metric bucket-ton of work already done, on a car that hasn't moved under its own power since 1974.
So we, ummmmm, y'know, bought it. And sourced the missing transmission (NOTmentioned!). That went in last Sat. Now waiting on more parts ...
So we, ummmmm, y'know, bought it. And sourced the missing transmission (NOTmentioned!). That went in last Sat. Now waiting on more parts ...
STICKERS !! IT Only took us 3+ years to get legit Tempting Fate Tours stickers. Our 1st trip was Feb 2022: Sterlings from Portland to Austin. Then 2023 Fall Failiage Lemons Rally. Etc.
Want a sticker? DM us your mailing address. Follow us on YouTube, subscribe, like, tell yer friends, etc. etc.
Want a sticker? DM us your mailing address. Follow us on YouTube, subscribe, like, tell yer friends, etc. etc.
June 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
STICKERS !! IT Only took us 3+ years to get legit Tempting Fate Tours stickers. Our 1st trip was Feb 2022: Sterlings from Portland to Austin. Then 2023 Fall Failiage Lemons Rally. Etc.
Want a sticker? DM us your mailing address. Follow us on YouTube, subscribe, like, tell yer friends, etc. etc.
Want a sticker? DM us your mailing address. Follow us on YouTube, subscribe, like, tell yer friends, etc. etc.
I mean, look at the concentration on those faces. Pedaling as hard as they can ... in period 'ats, no less.
June 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I mean, look at the concentration on those faces. Pedaling as hard as they can ... in period 'ats, no less.
Wot 'appened to this poor old MGB-GT, you ask? It was actually bisected when new, a common BMC + BL display back in the day. Snapped this at the British Motor Museum on our last adventure, coming soon!
(John often visited the half-a-Mini in London's Science Museum as a small boy—but we digress.)
(John often visited the half-a-Mini in London's Science Museum as a small boy—but we digress.)
May 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wot 'appened to this poor old MGB-GT, you ask? It was actually bisected when new, a common BMC + BL display back in the day. Snapped this at the British Motor Museum on our last adventure, coming soon!
(John often visited the half-a-Mini in London's Science Museum as a small boy—but we digress.)
(John often visited the half-a-Mini in London's Science Museum as a small boy—but we digress.)
Another clue for you ...
May 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Another clue for you ...
Saturday's episode is chugging along nicely ... so we figured we'd tease you with a photo from the next one, now in the hopper at TFT Global Video Production HQ (aka @brwtwit.bsky.social).
Why is this car lilac? What's the sign on the roof? Did they REALLY make a Morris Minor 1000000? (Hint: Yup!)
Why is this car lilac? What's the sign on the roof? Did they REALLY make a Morris Minor 1000000? (Hint: Yup!)
May 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Saturday's episode is chugging along nicely ... so we figured we'd tease you with a photo from the next one, now in the hopper at TFT Global Video Production HQ (aka @brwtwit.bsky.social).
Why is this car lilac? What's the sign on the roof? Did they REALLY make a Morris Minor 1000000? (Hint: Yup!)
Why is this car lilac? What's the sign on the roof? Did they REALLY make a Morris Minor 1000000? (Hint: Yup!)
What? Oh, just a random pic of a beautifully rebuilt water pump for a 1968 car.
CHALLENGE: We will buy dinner for anyone who identifies the car it came out of.
Failing that, all will be revealed at the appropriate hour. Be patient, child. (First we gotta finish up the videos from LAST year ...)
CHALLENGE: We will buy dinner for anyone who identifies the car it came out of.
Failing that, all will be revealed at the appropriate hour. Be patient, child. (First we gotta finish up the videos from LAST year ...)
May 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What? Oh, just a random pic of a beautifully rebuilt water pump for a 1968 car.
CHALLENGE: We will buy dinner for anyone who identifies the car it came out of.
Failing that, all will be revealed at the appropriate hour. Be patient, child. (First we gotta finish up the videos from LAST year ...)
CHALLENGE: We will buy dinner for anyone who identifies the car it came out of.
Failing that, all will be revealed at the appropriate hour. Be patient, child. (First we gotta finish up the videos from LAST year ...)
We'll actually be building the car we hope to run in "Fall Fail-iage".
With luck it'll turn into a piece something like, "Why Picking Up a Very Old Project Car That Defeated 2 Previous Owners Can Work Out Well If You Know What You're Doing."
Let us pray.
With luck it'll turn into a piece something like, "Why Picking Up a Very Old Project Car That Defeated 2 Previous Owners Can Work Out Well If You Know What You're Doing."
Let us pray.
May 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
We'll actually be building the car we hope to run in "Fall Fail-iage".
With luck it'll turn into a piece something like, "Why Picking Up a Very Old Project Car That Defeated 2 Previous Owners Can Work Out Well If You Know What You're Doing."
Let us pray.
With luck it'll turn into a piece something like, "Why Picking Up a Very Old Project Car That Defeated 2 Previous Owners Can Work Out Well If You Know What You're Doing."
Let us pray.
Who is this striking woman with John's 1949 Minor? Why, it's the famous Steph of "I Drive A Classic" on YouTube.
Our next 2 episodes, now underway, explain how she came to test the car on her channel, after first encountering it on the Minors on Tour adventure—which we covered earlier. Stay tuned!
Our next 2 episodes, now underway, explain how she came to test the car on her channel, after first encountering it on the Minors on Tour adventure—which we covered earlier. Stay tuned!
May 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Who is this striking woman with John's 1949 Minor? Why, it's the famous Steph of "I Drive A Classic" on YouTube.
Our next 2 episodes, now underway, explain how she came to test the car on her channel, after first encountering it on the Minors on Tour adventure—which we covered earlier. Stay tuned!
Our next 2 episodes, now underway, explain how she came to test the car on her channel, after first encountering it on the Minors on Tour adventure—which we covered earlier. Stay tuned!
Who is this puzzled man? Why is John's 1949 Minor confusing him? What were we doing at Mini Plant Oxford? Which other 70-year-old vehicle showed up? And ... what about Naomi?
Answers to these Qs + more to be found in our next episode, now in production in the wizard hands of @brwtwit.bsky.social.
Answers to these Qs + more to be found in our next episode, now in production in the wizard hands of @brwtwit.bsky.social.
April 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Who is this puzzled man? Why is John's 1949 Minor confusing him? What were we doing at Mini Plant Oxford? Which other 70-year-old vehicle showed up? And ... what about Naomi?
Answers to these Qs + more to be found in our next episode, now in production in the wizard hands of @brwtwit.bsky.social.
Answers to these Qs + more to be found in our next episode, now in production in the wizard hands of @brwtwit.bsky.social.
Modern cars are very, very confusing. Here, TFT staff @johnvoelcker.bsky.social and @alexkalogiannis.bsky.social are perplexed by a new 2025 Ford Bronco Sport.
Between the two of us, we were unable to locate:
- the carburetor;
- the generator;
- the distributor; and
- the starting-crank pawl.
Between the two of us, we were unable to locate:
- the carburetor;
- the generator;
- the distributor; and
- the starting-crank pawl.
April 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Modern cars are very, very confusing. Here, TFT staff @johnvoelcker.bsky.social and @alexkalogiannis.bsky.social are perplexed by a new 2025 Ford Bronco Sport.
Between the two of us, we were unable to locate:
- the carburetor;
- the generator;
- the distributor; and
- the starting-crank pawl.
Between the two of us, we were unable to locate:
- the carburetor;
- the generator;
- the distributor; and
- the starting-crank pawl.
How very, very British.
Reminiscent of the "Continuation Series" Jaguar XK-SS unveiled at the 2016 LA Auto Show.
I have a photo of that car, looking truly splendid, on a pristine white pedestal ... with a couple of drops of oil sitting below the rear axle.
Reminiscent of the "Continuation Series" Jaguar XK-SS unveiled at the 2016 LA Auto Show.
I have a photo of that car, looking truly splendid, on a pristine white pedestal ... with a couple of drops of oil sitting below the rear axle.
April 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
How very, very British.
Reminiscent of the "Continuation Series" Jaguar XK-SS unveiled at the 2016 LA Auto Show.
I have a photo of that car, looking truly splendid, on a pristine white pedestal ... with a couple of drops of oil sitting below the rear axle.
Reminiscent of the "Continuation Series" Jaguar XK-SS unveiled at the 2016 LA Auto Show.
I have a photo of that car, looking truly splendid, on a pristine white pedestal ... with a couple of drops of oil sitting below the rear axle.
Swag is good.
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Swag is good.
Who are these ladies? The British Car Goddesses, of course! They oversee drivers on our merry journeys ... including when the journey turns not-quite-so-merry.
This rare print was found in a Northumberland abbey pew after that awkward incident with the clergyman + the milkmaid. VIDEO COMING SOON !!
This rare print was found in a Northumberland abbey pew after that awkward incident with the clergyman + the milkmaid. VIDEO COMING SOON !!
March 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Who are these ladies? The British Car Goddesses, of course! They oversee drivers on our merry journeys ... including when the journey turns not-quite-so-merry.
This rare print was found in a Northumberland abbey pew after that awkward incident with the clergyman + the milkmaid. VIDEO COMING SOON !!
This rare print was found in a Northumberland abbey pew after that awkward incident with the clergyman + the milkmaid. VIDEO COMING SOON !!
Oh, just another teaser. This is Billy. He's holding 1/4" steel plate. This is needed to do structural repair on the chassis of a ... car ... to ensure it's suitably strong.
What? Nah, nothing. Just some, ummmmmmm, old Sixties car. Not important. Forget we mentioned it.
What? Nah, nothing. Just some, ummmmmmm, old Sixties car. Not important. Forget we mentioned it.
March 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Oh, just another teaser. This is Billy. He's holding 1/4" steel plate. This is needed to do structural repair on the chassis of a ... car ... to ensure it's suitably strong.
What? Nah, nothing. Just some, ummmmmmm, old Sixties car. Not important. Forget we mentioned it.
What? Nah, nothing. Just some, ummmmmmm, old Sixties car. Not important. Forget we mentioned it.