Is this the rarest electric car in the world?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2024
- We road test one of the rarest classic cars, a Gordon Keeble, on a trip to a Cold War submarine tracking station. This started out as a rally modified car with non-standard engine and roll-cage, we removed the old American V8 muscle and replaced it with some 21st century American muscle, Tesla power.
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I just love when you endorse other people doing amazing stuff.
chris is a very talented guy. 😊
Started making them in Slough. Went bust, rest were bought and finished in Brackley Northamptonshire. The owners club meets in Brackley Market place. Remember seeing them all as a schoolboy in the 80's. Loved them ever since.
As a teenager in the late sixties I enjoyed watching Wiscombe hill climb in East Devon where a Gordon Keeble would regularly compete along with two Gilberns and a couple of Ferrari 246 Dinos. Now in my 70s a Gilbern remains on my wish list. Keep on keeping these beauties alive.
I bet the GK would be a real handful on a hill climb 😊
Yes, please !
Keep these beautyfull cars alive - with a new and better heart !
That's the perfect car for an ev conversion having already been modified for rallying.
Beautiful piece of engineering too that steering wheel centre. Top job.
Thanks, Chris did a great job. 😊
My Grandad built/designed this car - Jim Keeble. Great job ! You should take it to the Gordon Keeble Owners event in June (Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth) !
Your Grandad did a great job with the design. I’m sure this one would go down a storm at the GK owners club event. That’s one for the owner to decide on 😀
My uncle worked at the Criggion radio station - interesting place. Made this small bit of Wales a target for anihilation in the cold war . . . Great conversion and lovely car!
It's weird to think that there was a mid Wales X marked on a map somewhere in Russia once.
Ahhh, The Gordon Keeble is beautiful. Haven't seen one of those in years. The rear lights still remind me of an Austin 1100/1300. Keep them coming Rich love it.
We will do 😊
Yes I agree about the rear lights, my first thought was that they looked like the rear lights from my Auntie’s Morris Oxford saloon from the 60s, so I don’t think you are far wrong on that score…👍
In red or black, or maybe even green, that would be a sexy looking car.
Superb! And the steering wheel hub is the cherry on top. Nice job guys! 🙂👍
My first time seeing one these cars a very elegant GT. I particularly liked the panning shot as it gently whooshed by. Perfect for grand touring. Keep up the grand work.
Thanks Paul😊
Man, I love this one
This is a super beautiful car!!!
This TH-cam show is miles better than the TV show, but I wish it was an hour long, there is so much involved with building these CEVs surely that would be possible
Thanks for your comment, glad you like the channel. It’s always difficult to decide on the best run time for each episode. 😊
@@spudproductions7606 simple really, it's a mechanical or engineering show, and it's British not the US who have the attention span of a fish, people who will watch this kind of thing would normally want to know more rather than less, easy enough to test though, just do less cutting out and see.
Bring together classic cars with a reliiable and enviromentally-friendly electric engine is something I could only dream about years ago. Great to see it becoming true.
From brute power to solar power. A nice build, now you can come up with something for the recesses under the bumper where the exhaust pipes were.
That's one handsome car! I think your electric conversion really did it justice.
Thanks. It's lovely to drive. 😎👌
Thanks, the conversion really suited this cruiser. 😊
that car reminds me of my 1972 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe. Very similar lines.
Another great video, thank you Richard.
I live just 8 miles from Chris' place there at Criggion. Dad was in the Royal Signals and as a kid I remember him telling me all about how he used to have to drive to the top of Criggion hill there working with the ship to shore masts.
I bet it must have been an interesting place in its heyday. 😊
Love this conversion, Richard. Bring more of them. I love your channel and your work.
Thanks😊
Wow very interesting conversation. Never heard of that car either.
Many jump cuts in the video today.?!
When in the shop you asked what the rear lights where from. I guessed wrong, happy that you revealed the right answer. Saves me some headache. Awesome build man, very nicely done.
I used to see one driving near Cupar in Fife, towing a small trailer. That must have been about 40 years ago and it regularly travelled the same road. It certainly looked special, even with its trailer, as well as being extremely rare.
Love the Gordon Keeble Richard and that tortoise steering wheel is icing on the cake!!!
Thanks Gene😊
It's great fun to see you in action again, I look forward to your new adventures in Season 2 of Vintage Voltage.
Great job. Love the pace of the videos. Awesome projects
Thanks Chad 😊
Freaking Fantastic! Love everything you guys do!
Thanks Kevin😊
Love old cars, hate having no headrests.
I love this !!!! Im dreaming of doing my 06 old audi quatro b7 cabriolet ..Im hoping it becomes a classic..love to see how it would go electric..then it could live forever
Wow bonito coche! Y además eléctrico! Bravo!! Please activate subtitles in Spanish, thanks!
We will look into that 😊 thanks for the suggestion.
I’ve tried the subtitles and I was able to activate Spanish. Hope you can get it to work for you 😊
Closed captioning is already enabled. To change it to Spanish you just need to change it on your device. I just got Spanish sub titles no problem. 👍
Lovely job! I recall a few cars from the 50s & 60s that had a chromed tambour door that you could slide down to hide the radio. Have you ever thought of using a similar design to hide the touch screen (you could even have it open/close automatically when the vehicle is turned on & off)? Keep up the grand work!
Thanks David, great idea 😊
Awesome work as always!
safe to say this isn't a 20K conv. :D
Looks stunning.
Looks like an Aston Martin with a Renault front end.
Beautiful car, lovely touch on the second tortoise!
You should do a Pontiac Fiero. People love those cars but they had horrible reliability. Great cheap car for upgrade if you can find one.
Sweet electric, did this appear in one of bond's films? Lovely sweet
I don’t think so, but it should have. Ideal Bond car 😊
No but it did appear in a movie called "The Green Helmet" and in an episode of New Tricks
Isn't that gorgeous! Proper gentleman's car and suitably improved with your conversion. Those lights look very similar to Rover P6 rear lights too.
Just loved watching the steering wheel emblem fit like a glove and look so good! However, I SO wish we could’ve been shown how the Tesla motor integrated with that DeDion rear end. Maybe in a future show ECC?
We'll try to get some gratuitous under car shots in future videos. 👍
But the front paw is missing the toes - ocd triggert!
Spud, you are a supurbe presenter, the content is pretty good too.
Does anyone else think that the front looks like an early 60s Skyline Sport?
That logo looks like what Certina engraves in the back of its watches
When I saw the thumbnail for the video, I thought this was a Ferrari 330. Great conversion project with the Gordon-Keeble.
Must admit I was a little sceptical when you announced in a previous video that you were going to convert one of only 100 GKs ever made. However, the fact that it had already been modded means it wasn't an original spec vehicle. You've done a lovely job and been sensitive to the spirit and style of the car. Please polish the rest of the steering wheel to match that beautiful centre boss.
Thanks, 😊
You could polish the steering to shine like the centre piece.
I remember when the Gordon Keeble first made its debut in the 1960s. One of the claims made for it was that it could do the motorway speed limit (70 mph) in first gear. Now that this one has been converted, I suppose it still can..........😉
Awesome moggy ive nevr herd of this car either but looks mint
Look at the frontend on that car "WOW" great for batteries
There might well be more space but weight then becomes an issue. You don't want to overload it. 👍
Perfect, Just needs a Frunk to finish it off!
Alfa 2600 coupe looks
Clear bertone styling
triumph vitesse front lights too :-)
The Gordon Keeble is very special, nice job. Can't help but think the forward batteries are a bit hgih up but I may be wrong.
The center piece almost blends into the steering wheel too much, assume that is what the original piece would've looked like?
Anodized in black would be nice as well.
The battery pack looks quite deep, so weight balance okay.
A wonderful job converting a true classic - highly desirable! Also, an excellent video - ECC would be my first choice for a conversion. Re: the steering wheel cap - I hope the car's owner isn't too OCD, because the CNC design missed the toes off the front legs! In such an otherwise fantastic vehicle, that would drive me nuts!
The price on the conversion including the donor car & the custom metal work means this isn't some average joe could afford ever..
To be fair, many of the more ordinary conversions are also unaffordable.
thank you, I'm 68 yo Yank, never heard or saw this marque before, reminds me of the Triumph Stag
Not many people in the UK have heard of them either. 😊
Have you converted a Gilbern yet? … Wonderful Welsh GT x
Not yet. ❤️👍
That steering wheel centre would look great enamelled.
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Great work sir! Just thinking about other rare marques for your EV conversions:
Gilbern Genie/Invader
Gilbern was made in South Wales so we do see one occasionally. 😊
Hopefully this ultra rare beaut could be put back to it's '60s form, but the environment is a bit more important!
Fantastic that owners of Classic cars are going down the electric route to extend the future of these magnificent vehicles. As always, beautiful work
Thanks Jason 😊
Your future is guarenteed. You create beautiful work and at a perfect time. Also, how many amps does the home charger draw during a charge.
It’s a nice job but slightly sacrilege on such a rare old car. The interior is nice but I don’t like the integration of the modern Bluetooth infotainment/reversing cam system. It would look nicer concealed behind a period looking speaker grille or cubby hole that could be slid or flipped out of the way when the owner wanted to use the system. I think there are at least 2 more of those WW2 radio transmitter buildings in the Breiddens/Criggion area where your machinist is located?
What’s with the jumps in the edit. Made me a bit dizzy.
I was wondering about adding regenerative electric to the rear subframe of a Honda Jazz and keeping everything else the same for simplicity and long range and also to drive the aircon and the power steering & brakes. I think you would want something small and cheap that just regenerates the energy from city stop/starting rather than Tesla performance. I thought that the new electric Citroen Ami motor might do for that, but maybe 8hp & 5.5KWh is not enough?
Looking at the rear suspensions of Honda Jazzes, the earlier Mk1 (2005-2008) would be easier to do than the Mk2 from 2009, because the Mk2 had the coil springs moved rearwards along the suspension arm to be aligned with the hub, which would interfere with driveshafts. Don't know about later versions.
200 miles seems low what would be the max this beautiful car could go to?
From my understanding of range calculations it gets between 223 miles (360km) to 263miles (420km)
Beautiful car.😍😍😍😍😍
I love what you do to these classics. You make them better than the original. You the man👍👍
Thanks scuba😊
Not putting together a kit for this one then.
It’s unlikely 😂
Reliant Scimitars should make a great conversion as the original V6 Ford was very heavy and not that powerful unmodified.
In the 1970's the Scimitar was a quick car, the Middlebridge models used the more powerful 2.9 injected engine.
I agree though they would make an interesting EV, but economically it would need to be a labour of love.
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Yeah ive known friends who had
early 3litre models... With overdrives on the gearboxes..
All these conversions are pretty much labours of Automotive creative art at the moment .. with varying degrees of practicality but as the tech improves and the costs reduce then it becomes more viable as well as desirable.
In fact in terms of concept configuration it a Progenitor of something like the new Porsche Touring estate bodied Supercars.
He did not tell us were the electric motor was placed in the car ,he just mention the battery packs
In line with the rear wheels. 👍
The detail of the tortoise is a genius great car amazing story history and an brilliant future. know all we need to do is stop the fools from the toxic fossil industry from killing our Earth? try and slow anthropogenic extinction down so our children can enjoy this amazing car. Great job Electric Classic Cars. The rear lights look like a Rover
P6 with a reflector. Cool car
I hope one day you get to redo a Stingray.
looks like a Peugeot 504!
How about a 1971-72 Electric Ferrari 365 Daytona Coupe?
Yes please. 😁👍
Only if it has a plaid awd powertrain, updated coil over suspension, serious brakes and some nasty looking wheels with super sticky tires. 👍🏻😁
Tortoise badge ? Thelast one i saw was back in the 70s a bit like a late Bristol
Reminds me of a Bristol too 😊
looks amazing! someone should create some molds of that body ;)
it's funny watching boat building videos and car videos - in one people are removing steel and metal because it's heavy and not stiff enough and replacing it with fibreglass and carbon fibre, and in the others they're putting steel in to stiffen it all up!
Where is the horn button located if it's not behind the centre cap on the steering wheel? Also I would have preferred to see that enameled to match the front badge, just my OCD.
I’m guessing the horn is a push button on the end of one of the column stalks ?
It's on a stalk off the right of the steering wheel. 👍
Remember seeing a red one at Sarisbury Green, near where they were made at Eastleigh(Southampton) Airport in the late sixties. Saw a Blue one on the M3 about 8 years ago. Number one on my wish list.
Awesome conversion again ! I have different conversion on my mind, I want to install Tesla 3 front seats to my 2003 VW New Beetle Cabriolet :O) Do you have any experinces putting Tesla seats to other cars? Wiring could be difficult...
Sorry never done that. Back in the 90s I put Renault 5 GT seats, front and back, in a 1968 Beetle. They fitted perfectly. 👍
@@ElectricClassicCars Ok, also there are no youtube videos either, maybe I am first who tries to put tesla seats to vw :O)
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You have stated you do not deal with 80s 90s vehicles but how about a Saab 900?
what a beaut! You must have doubled the power of this thing? I would have guessed that this was a Bristol. I used to pour over classic car mags when I was a kid so I've seen these before. Jenson, Bristol, AC, Rover were all in the same mould of having a yank lump in a GT body. All would make great electric conversions. Actually an Interceptor would be amazing, have you done one yet?
I’m pretty sure there is an interceptor in the queue 😊
@James Rushworth. How about adding a Gilbern Invader or Genie to your list?
You and Astrophysicist Brian Cox are the only people I am aware of who pronounce tor-toise the way you do. Cracks me up. Another great conversion. I assume you get about 420km range in that so that's awesome. I was watching Stance Works in the US who is cutting up (literally) a Ferrari 308 to make a time attack car with a 1000HP Honda motor and everyone loves it. Juxtapose that with doing an EV conversion on a Ferrari and everyone looses their minds. So funny.
The funny thing is you can bolt a Tesla motor in it without cutting one up and it would still beat an ICE powered time attack version. 😆😁⚡💪
Keep an eye on our videos for a Tesla powered Testarossa and a 1000hp Tesla powered race car.😊
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I was just gonna say she's very ferrari like 1:08
Looks like a pugot on the front ,mg in the rear
Great video mate 👌
Thanks. 👍
@@ElectricClassicCars you did the video pal great
Hello from the USA! I am interested in converting my 1960 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud to electric and wondered if you had any advice or could point me in the right direction with it. I have owned the car for over 20 yrs and I'm trying to decide if I should replace the failing engine or go electric. The engine has been removed and it's just sitting now waiting for the next step. I love what you guys do and hope I can find someone here in the U.S. that could help me. Thanks, Heath
Where about are you in the US?
@@ElectricClassicCars I am in Roswell, GA just north of Atlanta, GA.
@@hdhedden Not sure who's close to you in Georgia. Maybe contact Moment Motors over in Texas. 👍
@@ElectricClassicCars Thank you for the information and for the reply! I will look into them and see what I can do. Cheers!
That is a very pretty car. On the 4x4 conversions where a tesla drive unit is used to drive the original front and back axles, how does the additional gear reduction in the axles affect top speed? Thanks for all your great videos.
You have to gear it correctly. 👍
@@ElectricClassicCars Do you change the axle ratio, or change gears inside the tesla drive unit?
What is the cost to do this?
More than most of us can afford. Think six figures.....
So slow charging only?
Those rear lights are from an MGB... Being an ex-MG owner I'd recognise those.
Nope. They look similar but they're not the same. 👍
@@ElectricClassicCars REALLY?? Luckily I'm okay with being wrong. The 'Ferrari' in the movie Ferris Beular's Day Off (movie) is a mish mash of MG and something else. And the lights were the tell tale sign.
By the way - I hope you read this. I own an EV (Kona) absolutely love it. I think what you are doing is amazing.
You should convert MGs to electric - their engines are utter sh!t but as EVs they woukld wonderful cars.
You are mistaken, I owned a GK back in the day and they do indeed come from the Ferrari, very similar to the MG and to the Rover 2000 but definitely not the same
I confess I was slightly offended when you compared the Gordon Keeble with a Shelby Cobra. The original Cobra was an obsolete AC chassis fitted with a rather nice Ford 260/289 V8. The later 427 Cobra had an improved chassis that was hamstrung by the weight of a 7 liter Ford 427 V8. Both Cobras were amazing but compromised cars to drive. The Gordon Keeble was a much more well balanced car with a chassis that was probably better designed than the later Cobra's chassis but fitted with a lighter 327 Chevy V8. I would argue that the Gordon Keeble was a superior car to Aston Martin's DB4/DB5/DB6. Pity Eon Productions didn't get a hold of one for Goldfinger.
Nice bit of machining on that last part..
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When a farmer's trailer popped one the rear lights on my car (Chassis 61) I found that the rear cluster from a Morris 1100 was a perfect fit so it cost less that £5 for the repair.
An electric gordon keeble? wasn't there under 100 total? EDIT you said that.
I know the guy who owns this car
I have no idea about the abundance or rarity of Corvette Stingrays, but I'm wondering if you've ever converted one? I'm wondering because I'd like my Dad to consider converting his. He hasn't been able to drive it in over three years because of mechanical problems. Is it possible to convert one?
Damn, I'm over a half century and never even heard of it 🤡🙄🤣🇬🇧