my 2003 ford taurus was getting there. it had a good size hole in the back right passenger floor board. if the carpet wasn't there you'd see the road. the engine was pretty reliable. i traded it in for a 2016 ford fusion thats now on its 3rd engine... I regret not saving more money to buy something better. i got 4 more years left with this POS.
Every since I saw Chitty chitty bang bang when I was about four or five i've been fascinated by these predepression race cars. It is truely an era we will never see again, with air plane engines, single seat exposed cabins, and wheels thinner than bricks. Thank you to all those who are keeping these cars alive physically and in spirit.
There is an aerospace version of the Subaru flat 4 engine, a version of the Subaru flat 4 is also used it many rally cars, so stickily speaking there are racing cars with aeroplane engines still today, lol.
when i first saw this GN fly up Shelsley my first reaction was... 'Blimey where did they dig that thing up from, it looks like its just come off the Somme battlefield!!' :)
I love it.... it looks like a living, breathing machine with a soul. It looks like it has stories to tell! This is what cars are about, not paper stats, fashion wheels, stupid LEDs and screens buried in the dashboard. It's about feeling, hearing and communicating with the machine, bare essentials, pure motoring.
Wooden chassis? Feck, a wooden chassis?!!!! That is terrific, sort of makes you want to find and engine nail something like that together. And they use it to go on holidays? Way to go!
@@willemstreutgers1154 No, they dont have a wooden chassis. they have a meatal chassis, but the steel bodywork does have a wooden frame under the skin of it, much like most early cars used to.
Goodwood Road & Racing We need longer videos, how are we supposed to learn more about these wonderful machines? I'd love to see more GN's, a video on the GNat would be something really special :)
Goodwood Road & Racing This might be a daft question, but do you need insurance to drive it? If you do, then how much would it be? Does it need an MOT? And lastly, if you were to build one out of vintage parts, would it be Road legal nowadays, or would it have to be classified as a kit-car? This looks like a good parts hunting excuse to build your own!
I'm no expert on vintage cars, but I believe cars *first registered* before a certain date are exempt from many regulations. I *think* that includes MOT, but you *would* still need some form of insurance. A kit car built "new" from vintage parts would not qualify, because it wouldn't have that "first registered" grandfather exemption. There are specialist insurance firms for vintage cars, and they would undoubtedly stipulate that the car has to be roadworthy for their insurance to be valid.
I love this car. I have a picture of it with an elderly lady looking at it. She, like me obviously thinks it's a piece of art. The most beautiful looking and sounding car I have ever seen.
Compared to most other aircraft engine'd monsters of the era, this is a compact good looking old hot rod. I love the engine growl & the Cyclops headlight, I bet the engine keeps him warm in the cool English climate.
Fantastic! What a machine!! Only things missing are a tweed overcoat, leather gauntlets, Newsboy flat cap, billiard pipe filled with Scruttocks Dark Shag tobacco and a huge moustache! Bravo Sir! Chin chin! :-)
And to this day, the most advanced and powerful american V8 has a pushrod activated 2 OHV per cylinder configuration, and a single cam at the bottom of the V... My 15 year old lawnmower's got an OHC... the colonials will never cease to amaze me XD
I never said that. I compared overhead cam and overhead valves. A OHV and a OHC engine have the same number of cams, it's the head configuration that really changes. Hemispherical combustion chamber with two valves inclined by 35° is not the most efficient design you can come up with. A stock LS1 makes 345hp for a displacement of 5,7liter which makes 60,5hp per liter. A 1973 Opel Commodore GSE makes 170hp from a 2.8liter OHC straight 6 => 60,7hp per liter. It's not a bad engine, but it's no high output engine by any means... If you take a Hellcat 707hp for 6,2liter blown v8 or 114hp/l and a Fiat 500 Twinair (2 cylinders) 105hp for 875cc (0,875liter) => 120hp/liter... Doesen't equal better but higher power output and no reliability issues !
Beautiful to look at and hear. Previous comment just doesn't get it. Your on lease Fiesta is boring and will not last 109 years. Old cars are the best, maintain them with a handful of tools and the end is, you have SO much fun and enjoyment.
@@warrenblain2365 He's talking about being "better" and life lasting. I get this could he a hobby but comparing these blocks of metals to the most recent, efficient, and more reliable engines is just ignorance. Old is not always gold.
Why cant we just enjoy diversity? I want to drive this as much as i want to get in an ordinary modern 'boring' car after work when its raining and get home. The world is not a zero sum game
Is the single, centrally mounted headlight a characteristic of GNs ? If so, I saw a couple of these coming towards me down a country lane near Market Harborough last week. Many thanks to their drivers for introducing me to a whole world I knew nothing about. Such amazing - looking vehicles !
it might be so simple, that we can fabricate parts from our-self? my friends with old 2-stroke bike often fabricate their own engine parts cause cant find parts anymore
@Timothy Somerville I think the situation is: if you see the car properly, then they think they have lost. Very irritating video. Maybe they think that as a result I will make sure to go to Goodwood - bit of a judgement error there.
the coolest Cyclops I have seen! would gleefully give my right arm to drive it once but then the arm would be needed. exchange for six teeth. lovely car.
something similar to this, 200bhp, peak power probably 1500-1800rpm, maybe 300-350nm, 0-62 in about 6.5s, maybe max out about 120mph if brave enough and weighs about 470kg.
One headlight, you can see the road below you, a lot of exposed moving parts, and loud as hell: It's just like my 1990 ford taurus.
Very good, A Lincoln!
🤣😆😂🤣😆😂
LOL! Very good.
Well played
my 2003 ford taurus was getting there. it had a good size hole in the back right passenger floor board. if the carpet wasn't there you'd see the road. the engine was pretty reliable.
i traded it in for a 2016 ford fusion thats now on its 3rd engine... I regret not saving more money to buy something better. i got 4 more years left with this POS.
I love the looks with the single headlight, brilliant stuff!
Cool huh?!
Angry cyclops
Agreed. It reminds me of some kind of steam punk robot that wants to kill me. I love it.
It's super cool 😍😍
Sure one would not mistake one for a motorcycle at night.
The best looking car I have ever seen in my whole life.
poor chap
Vasco.
Indeed
Such a one eyed monster - gotta agree, she's gorgeous
This steampunk look is amazing. And the guy fits perfectly.
The engine is securely nailed on the wooden chassis
For 1908, that's pretty hi-tech.... all things in context
Current Batches Surely its held down by catgut webbing?
@Current Batches the baker that makes the cookies man I love those fig cookies
Some wood species r almost as strong as steel one species is named iron wood
They use zip ties. C'mon people. THINK!
Love the fact that he drives it and enjoys doing it, instead of putting that thing in a garage to rot away with time.
I know a guy who drives his ratty ascona everywhere but has 3 mint condition ones just sitting in his barn. They don't even really see sunlight.
He almost got creamed by that Vauxhall Vivaro!
Ah, he still flow around him.
They sped up a few sequences in the video, that was one of them, it wasn't as close as it looked.
Every since I saw Chitty chitty bang bang when I was about four or five i've been fascinated by these predepression race cars. It is truely an era we will never see again, with air plane engines, single seat exposed cabins, and wheels thinner than bricks. Thank you to all those who are keeping these cars alive physically and in spirit.
watch the goodwood races
That's a duel seat car tho...
TIP TOP.
There is an aerospace version of the Subaru flat 4 engine, a version of the Subaru flat 4 is also used it many rally cars, so stickily speaking there are racing cars with aeroplane engines still today, lol.
That's the exact same story as mine haha.
What an aggressive looking car, love it! You'd never be able to tell this was from 1914.
Class! What a brilliant car and enthusiastic chap.
I want this car! It looks so simple and primitive like it is.
You're right. And I thought my 2000 Nissan Altima 5spd was beautiful and primitive heehee.
We're missing simple cars these days 😢
The single headlight, those bodylines and the rivets make it look out of this world. Almost like steampunk mixed with rat-rod and some craziness!
1:09 that start up.
ERECT!!
Nasty!
What a sound!!
when i first saw this GN fly up Shelsley my first reaction was... 'Blimey where did they dig that thing up from, it looks like its just come off the Somme battlefield!!' :)
I love it.... it looks like a living, breathing machine with a soul. It looks like it has stories to tell! This is what cars are about, not paper stats, fashion wheels, stupid LEDs and screens buried in the dashboard. It's about feeling, hearing and communicating with the machine, bare essentials, pure motoring.
I can't get over what a nice tone the engine has, and that open floor means fewer pit stops. ;-p
Wooden chassis? Feck, a wooden chassis?!!!! That is terrific, sort of makes you want to find and engine nail something like that together. And they use it to go on holidays? Way to go!
There are still cars made with wooden chassis. MORGAN !!!
I was about to mention Morgan, but the guy before me already did.
Pretty much every wheeled road vehicle was built of wood (usually Ash) before IC engines began to appear, so if it worked why not stick with it?
At that time wood was the lightest and strongest material readily available.
@@willemstreutgers1154 No, they dont have a wooden chassis. they have a meatal chassis, but the steel bodywork does have a wooden frame under the skin of it, much like most early cars used to.
We've met some incredible Edwardian cars on the road, let us know in the comments any great classic cars you think we need to see
+Goodwood Road & Racing
My friend Edward had a real nice 1971 Ford Pinto, but I don't think there are any left on the road.
Goodwood Road & Racing We need longer videos, how are we supposed to learn more about these wonderful machines? I'd love to see more GN's, a video on the GNat would be something really special :)
Awsome cars! Thanks
Goodwood Road & Racing This might be a daft question, but do you need insurance to drive it? If you do, then how much would it be? Does it need an MOT? And lastly, if you were to build one out of vintage parts, would it be Road legal nowadays, or would it have to be classified as a kit-car? This looks like a good parts hunting excuse to build your own!
I'm no expert on vintage cars, but I believe cars *first registered* before a certain date are exempt from many regulations. I *think* that includes MOT, but you *would* still need some form of insurance. A kit car built "new" from vintage parts would not qualify, because it wouldn't have that "first registered" grandfather exemption.
There are specialist insurance firms for vintage cars, and they would undoubtedly stipulate that the car has to be roadworthy for their insurance to be valid.
is this what real steampunk looks like?
Yes, actually.
But it's a petrol car...
Yes it's gasoline but Jay Leno's real steam engine cars powered by steam just look like boring normal 1910s cars
@@tacokoneko Do you know why? Because steampunk is not real
It rides the line between steampunk and dieselpunk. Then again, so does the era it was built in!
This man drive a piece of history. Nice hobby
Work of art
It makes my 1968 BMC Moke look like a limousine!! I love it!!
Stunningly splendid. Well over a century old V8 nailed into a beautiful car. Delightful.
The aerial atom of its day
What a glorious piece of kit! There's something beautiful at every angle! WOW!
This is love at first sight!
I wish this video was about ten minutes longer. That's a beautiful machine.
Y'all. I think I'm in love. That is a wondrous piece of machinery.
This was very very special. Thanks for sharing a real car
That must be one of if not the coolest cars I've ever seen and heard! What a sound!....
Not enough walking around and looking at your beautiful machine....more please.Thanks for the taster
This looks like a Sci-Fi Prop from a Steampunk Blockbuster movie!!! BEAUTIFUL!🖤🖤🖤
What a magnificent beast. Bravo for driving it and letting it stretch it's legs.
It looks and sounds really cool, that one headlight is so charming and gives it such a great steampunk look.
Fantastic. Did I see the ABS light on!
Mike Frost they didn’t have ABS in those days.
It has push-n-pray brakes.
Push the pedal and pray what's in front of you gets out of the way in time.
There's a reason they never talk about the brakes. To say they're a bit of an afterthought on cars like this would be an understatement.
I love this car. I have a picture of it with an elderly lady looking at it. She, like me obviously thinks it's a piece of art. The most beautiful looking and sounding car I have ever seen.
Compared to most other aircraft engine'd monsters of the era, this is a compact good looking old hot rod. I love the engine growl & the Cyclops headlight, I bet the engine keeps him warm in the cool English climate.
It looks like a locomotive from a dystopian future, but as a car
What I believe the kids call *ahem* "steam punk"
@@SebAnders Or even dieselpunk given the grime and gasoline involved. :)
Wonderful, beautiful design, engineering and craftsmanship.
Wonderful to see a car like this being used regularly
There's some pretty serious camber on those wheels/tires. What a real piece of history. I love old cars!
That is what i call a beautifull car and the sound...awesome
By far coolest looking car I’ve ever seen
That thing is just gorgeous, and that iconic single headlight. Damn.
Love the single spot light!
Sensational sports car, looks like fun to drive, (irrespective of age) and most importantly used and enjoyed!
This put a huge smile on my face! Thank you! :D
My god that is gorgeous! Well done.
I'm not a car-guy. Not at all.
But this... this is beautyful!
What a great hobby! You're living large, man.
This car is as cool as it gets. Love it.
Fantastic! What a machine!! Only things missing are a tweed overcoat, leather gauntlets, Newsboy flat cap, billiard pipe filled with Scruttocks Dark Shag tobacco and a huge moustache! Bravo Sir! Chin chin! :-)
one of the nicest car designs ever seen, excelent!
I would have to think long and hard to come up with a car I would rather own than this absolute jewel.
Beautiful piece of craftsmanship !
I appreciate stuff like this... so unique and historic.
Video simply isnt long enough 👍
you got that right .... x100 !
What a spectacular example of classic automotive history.
Beautiful car, that single headlight is just phenomenal!
An overhead valve V8 in 1908, meanwhile ford are still using a side valve v8 in 1953.
And to this day, the most advanced and powerful american V8 has a pushrod activated 2 OHV per cylinder configuration, and a single cam at the bottom of the V...
My 15 year old lawnmower's got an OHC... the colonials will never cease to amaze me XD
Jean-Charles Weyland the LS is a great engine. More cams doesn’t equal better lol.
I never said that. I compared overhead cam and overhead valves. A OHV and a OHC engine have the same number of cams, it's the head configuration that really changes. Hemispherical combustion chamber with two valves inclined by 35° is not the most efficient design you can come up with.
A stock LS1 makes 345hp for a displacement of 5,7liter which makes 60,5hp per liter. A 1973 Opel Commodore GSE makes 170hp from a 2.8liter OHC straight 6 => 60,7hp per liter.
It's not a bad engine, but it's no high output engine by any means...
If you take a Hellcat 707hp for 6,2liter blown v8 or 114hp/l and a Fiat 500 Twinair (2 cylinders) 105hp for 875cc (0,875liter) => 120hp/liter...
Doesen't equal better but higher power output and no reliability issues !
Ford made one for the Sherman tank.
Ford made a DOHC engine in 1939 for tanks. It was a 1100 cu. in. V8 and was called the GAA engine.
Utterly stunning to look at. A blast to drive too I’m sure !
That is absolutely BADASS!! 😎🍻
I love those old cars like that. You are a lucky S.O.B😊😊😊
Thats the most badass go-cart I've ever seen.
Beauty is always complexity made simple. This GN is a Beauty.
Pure awesomeness. Richard is a genius extraordinaire. Were those LEDs inside the two smaller lamps?
Fantastic sound and look!
This is as cool as it can be, it ought be produced.
Nice work, amazing piece of living history,,should always be driven, lucky those who get to do that !
Wow simply delightful! You've got yourself a new subscriber! :D
Beautiful to look at and hear. Previous comment just doesn't get it. Your on lease Fiesta is boring and will not last 109 years. Old cars are the best, maintain them with a handful of tools and the end is, you have SO much fun and enjoyment.
Plus hundreds of dollars lost in fuel and no safety whatsoever.
@@yosyp5905 yes it's very important to have a completely safe hobby which is free of cost to get proper enjoyment.
@@warrenblain2365 He's talking about being "better" and life lasting.
I get this could he a hobby but comparing these blocks of metals to the most recent, efficient, and more reliable engines is just ignorance.
Old is not always gold.
@@yosyp5905 in the last hundred years, engines have become more efficient and reliable. Shock, horror, probe!
Why cant we just enjoy diversity? I want to drive this as much as i want to get in an ordinary modern 'boring' car after work when its raining and get home. The world is not a zero sum game
Absolutely brilliant in every way!!!
Nice steampunk styling! I could definitely drive one of these!
Great car full of character you look like you had fun. Thumbs up.
What an amazing work of art!!
Is the single, centrally mounted headlight a characteristic of GNs ? If so, I saw a couple of these coming towards me down a country lane near Market Harborough last week. Many thanks to their drivers for introducing me to a whole world I knew nothing about. Such amazing - looking vehicles !
Beautiful sound
I would love cars like this too
i bet will feel so direct when driving it
and also easy and straightforward to repair
it's all good until you need spare parts.
it might be so simple, that we can fabricate parts from our-self? my friends with old 2-stroke bike often fabricate their own engine parts cause cant find parts anymore
@@shngsam8777 yes very true.
108 and still roaring with power!
Fantastic, absolutely love it !
So cool I'm lost for words. Simply epic !
The headlights is really match with the car
Dunno is really gorgeous car
Timeless classic.
That looks fun as heck to drive, the cyclops look is awesome looking aswell.
Fun to watch when it is racing. Usually at the front as I recall
That thing is WAY KILLER, rolling art that you can drive
Looks like an absolute ton of fun.
One of the coolest things I've seen 😎👍🏼
I absolutely love this machine!
So glad this machine is driven where people can see and enjoy it and not collecting dust in some museum
Who ever filmed this, need to get off the drugs.
Drugs are bad......MKay
lol. The out of focus into focus shots were to slow and hard my eyes
Cocaine is one hell of a drug
maybe u need to use some drugs to focus!!!!!!!
@Timothy Somerville I think the situation is: if you see the car properly, then they think they have lost. Very irritating video. Maybe they think that as a result I will make sure to go to Goodwood - bit of a judgement error there.
I wish today's cars were like that in terms of appearance, with modern safety features. That'd be a blast.
the coolest Cyclops I have seen! would gleefully give my right arm to drive it once but then the arm would be needed. exchange for six teeth. lovely car.
LOVE that thing. totally awesome!
Amazing! Love the headlight!
I love it more because he loves it so much
... dude, you just hit the nail right on the head - pure joy!
Awesome awesome awesome!! I just love this car!
Beyond cool .......need more info.......estimated HP.......how many gears ....top speed ? Please ramble on.
Please learn.... How to.... Form.... A complete.... Sentence.... Dumbass
something similar to this, 200bhp, peak power probably 1500-1800rpm, maybe 300-350nm, 0-62 in about 6.5s, maybe max out about 120mph if brave enough and weighs about 470kg.
This car was my favorite from the 76th Goodwood Members Meeting.
I love how the Europeans take these cars out and drive them like crazy instead of letting them sit up in shows are museums like a lot of westerners do
@David Sanchez in a straight line 😁
I have a 1967 Impala and use it everywhere and people say I'm dumb. But all cars are meant to be driven not stored away.
gamwpanagia
LOL! Hahaha!
I just felt the heat from that burn!!!
Nice :)
He literally said this is the only one that isn't in a museum...
That made no fucking sense 😑😑
This thing is so exciting
Love it what a handsome piece of motor history 👌
Just superb!