Rare Kit Car, will it Run?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- a friend picked up this cross between a vette and a frog kit car, it is based on a air cooled vw chassis, no real history on it but lots of damage, lets see if we can bring it back to life. note this was filmed in mid Jan 2020,
What most impressed me was you backing a trailer through that maze of a parking lot like it was nothing!
I would have been really impressed if it was an articulated trailer.
Adam Payne Practice!
@Jim Alley 😂
You got to hold your hand on the bottom of the wheel when you back up just trust me try it works
Video running backwards? Sorry just had to say it. ;)
“This is the boring part.” Buddy this is a Mustie video, we live for carb rebuilds
Still waiting on another episode of that Econoline pickup. . . Mustie?? DUDE!!
Darren Jackson are you mustie?
pen name I wish, I’m not near as clever as he is with anything mechanical, although my boss is also a mustie fan and called me the “mustie of computers” once when I saved an old HVAC machine with a paper clip
You guys look like you're having way too much fun. That was great!
It's not a mustie1 show if you can't rebuild a carburetor blindfolded!
'if they don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy' - Red Green
OH CANADA!
Keep your stick on the ice!
I'm a man
I can change
If I have to
I guess...
David Lewis LOL, the pledge.
That even aired here in far flung New Zealand! Loved that show!
Darren this has to be one if the funniest videos you have ever put out had a great time watching it. Your friend made the day when the wire hit the axle and sparks went flying the look on his face was priceless. I tried to stop but couldn't help my self but laugh. Glad you guys got her to run. You two are two of a kind you work so well together. Be safe and stay healthy.
I’d drive that thing 7 days a week laughing the whole time prob put a couple more lug nuts on it but hey it would be a blast! Thank you Mustie for a week day diversion sir . Anytime we can start the morning with Mustie1 is a good morning...
Correction Rusty, GREAT morning.
That flapping sleeve, that spinning fan belt, the excitement and tension of it all!!!!! Great fun film though 👍
That’s a “Vokaro”, made by Vopard Industries of California in the 70’s. They made about 500 and that windshield is from a Karmann Ghia.
Dear VVS
👍👌👏 Thanks for the information.
Best regards, luck and health.
how many people were scrolling through the comments to find this?
I guessed Bradley GT, however I'd much rather have the Ghia the windshield came from. I had a 73 Ghia ragtop with a 2300 dual port. Fun little chartreuse poorshe.
I thought it was a manx roadster or something makes sense...
I always wanted a Bradly GT.....
As soon as I saw the VW engine... there’s the answer on this channel.... Yes it will run
only after ignition work and carb work. every time.
The old engienes yes the new bullshit that company calls engine.... ....no
And break
This guy is hilarious. First when he grounds the wire then when the engine runs away.
Ahh man, left youtube on for the dog while we were out & this came back around on autoplay. Got home about 25mins in & decided to let it roll, glad we did as it's a classic. I remember watching it when it came out but don't recall laughing quite as hard first go round. Thank you sirs, for the brilliant content. The way you pair play off each other works perfect & the laughter is just infectious. Here's hoping for more collabs with you two in future, honestly the most fun I've had on a single YT video for a long while.
I'm 69 and i can still crawl under a dash like i did when i was 19, only thing is , i can't find the 8 track tape player any more.
Release the schmoo?
That’ll be the AvE influence.
Don't forget "FOCUS YOU FUDGE PACKER!", I hate when camera focuses on something stupid like air lol. I would love take ride in that concept corvette!!!!
your buddy is a laogh riot glad to see you having such a good time never heard you laugh so much. Take care be safe thanks so much for sharing this with us !
First drive in the garage made me laugh my ass off. He was scared as hell when that throttle got stuck! Lmao. Thanks for the laughs!!
The handyman's secret weapon duct tape
(If the women don't find you handsome at least let them find you handy) Red Green
CD S live lol if you watch vice grips garage it can "fix frames" too lol!
@@damonabets3779 Spare the duct tape spoil the job.
You guys are my inspiration to work on small lawn mower motors and stuff like that. I am only 11 but i think its an enjoyable thing to do. Its not only informative but also enjoyable. I have a push mower that i got running, and my grandpas old riding mower. I also recently bought an antique miniature JC Pennies lawn mower. keep up the great vids. this vid is so cool and the reason i subscribed.
Good job young man! We need more Americans like you.
Be carefull...✌👨🔧👨🏭🇩🇰
as a young person I became addicted to mechanics and I have no regrets but, only had fun .. i went to be able to fix "everything" after I was trained as a mechanic later .. 😎🇩🇰
go'e for it '...
Straight out of Hanna Barbera's Wacky races hehe
I just made a comment saying "Straight out of Wacky Races" and had to delete it when I scrolled down and saw this.
It does look a bit like Penelope Pitstop's car 😂
Wake up, Muttley, you're dreaming again,
You're not Robin Hood and you're not Gunga Din,
You're not a brave knight or a king that's been crowned,
You're just plain old Muttley, the sniggering hound.
Looking for Speed Buggy to pull up!
I said almost the same thing lol. But it looks like Speed.
Mustie knows Joe Piscapo.
I like the way kit car builders ran the exhausts on their VW engines. The pipes run forward and then out back to lengthen the pipes and lessen the wuffle sound.
Every time I watch these I wish I had a garage.
a WEEKDAY episode?? "We're Not Worthy, We're Not Worthy!!"
Live in the now man !
Great Vijayo !!! Your partner in crime on this one is a natural for the Tube! Good chemistry between you two. Thanks !
“Are you sure you want to be there?” Dog: “Yes, I’m sure.”
#1 rule of any workshop...no hands in pockets :-) Great job lads!!!
WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON RIGHT NOW, I NEEDED A GOOD LAUGH. THIS DID IT!! Thank you!!
Reminds me of a 70's cartoon car! Great work guys!
Since were stuck at Home due to the virus I really Thank U Mustie for all that ur doing it is helping us stay sane and safe
That was great. The most fun I've had in the last 3 weeks by far. I had a great laugh at your friend's expense. Thanks for putting up the video. Great stuff as always. Take care & be well.
This was not just entertaining, it was hilarious! Your friend working under the dash with his feet sticking out, then the steering wheel comes off. Needed this today! 😂👍
Dog looked at camera..."Did you get that on film? They tried to kill me!"
The dog handles that box like a UPS driver.
Darren thanks so much for the extra quarantine video. It provides entertainment and escape from these strange times if only for a little while. You’re a star for putting it up. 👍
The look on the dogs face was priceless. Great video.
Its the Deathtrap 2000!
"Give me the wheel...."
Er ok....
@Pappa Lazarou
Electrics and wiring by Stevie Wonder.
Oh dear the Keystone VW cops or mechanics. Cute little buggy. The man is a bit on the flexible side. Two guys just having fun. Good to see. Thanks for sharing.
I love this video. I'm way too old to do all of that climbing so I've added doors to my Vokaro. Beautifully designed little car.
The JOY of resurecting old machinery!! Such a human rememberence!! CHEERS
that turned out to be a great running engine for how long it had been sitting and especially how bad the oil looked too
Jesus Mustie lad I can't thank you enough for sharing that. Two guys having WAY too much fun, absolutely marvelous, tears rolling down my cheeks, thanks!
“No animals was harmed during shooting of this movie”
I dunno.. I brake for bugs.. Butterflies especially.
No, but the cardboard box didn't make it.
I think your being sarcastic! lol 😂
Lola was the star of the show......biased cos we got a lilly looks the same
One of your female viewers here. Just recently found this channel. I’m not even remotely a gear head but I had a 74 Super Beetle and really miss that car. This was so dang funny at the end! Thanks for the chuckle guys 😂😂
Welcome Julie! Mustie has a lot of funny moments.
I had a Bradley GT for the voltswagon back in the 70s that we built and I remember another kit being made that that looked a lot like this one. It was called the Volcaro (something like that) but the body shape was a little bit different than this one...
This is so cool, brings back so many memories! Thank you.
EDIT: After a bit of research, it turns out that this one IS a VOPARD VOKARO... (Really cool find!!!)
@@48Boxer The Bradleys are really neat, but you can find a fun project for under $1,000.
My brother-in-law has a Bradley....It's hanging, sideways, on his garage wall. My guess is the parts are in boxes.
@@rverro8478 They are a blast from the past, most people have never seen one, so whether you have one on the road or on the back of a tow truck, people will fly up to you and take pictures of it. They are a ton of fun, and there are dedicated forums for Bradly GT owners, as well as dedicated spots on Somba... Parts are hard to find, but not impossible, however you have to think outside the box in many cases, research what others have done. Would I own another? Hell yeah, I would.
@@rverro8478 What some people have done is swap out the engine got a electric motor, battery powered. Others take the Bradley, scrap the VW and drop a subaru underneath it.
This definitely is the cutest VW-based kit-car I have ever seen. I really hope you guys get it running safely and back on the road.
Frank Hagen actually it is one of the worst kits from back then.... still it is neat
@@ronaldhickman9953 Yes, the quality seems to be quite low, but I like the shape.
Oh that look, when the throttle locked wide open!!!!!!
Great video, very funny and entertaining, what a funky little car...Thanks for sharing :)
I’ve been watching mustie since before he had an ultrasonic cleaner! Feels like just yesterday.
We all dont know when this was filmed but THANK YOU for continuing to put out content. For an hour and twenty mins i was able to forget whats going in New York City.
I'm so old that I came really close to spending my college fund on a "kit car" back in the early 1970s. Back then a lot of VW "Bugs" were sacrificed to provide the "guts" for such cars with Pintos, Mustang IIs, and even the occasional Vega bringing up the rear. Later, for the larger kit cars, it was the Ford Torino and LTD IIs. I seem to recall one company being sued out of existence by a certain Italian car company because the kit car company made the mistake of modeling their product very, very closely on the Italian company's best known, of the era, car. For a brief time, or so it seems to me all these years later, that there were a LOT of kit cars on the road but then they just sort of vanished. I can't help but wonder how many completed and semi completed kit cars are still out there in garages just waiting for someone to take them over the finish line and back on the road.
We're going to need Mustie2 back on the show in the future. He's hilarious! Agree on the difference a sonic cleaner makes over just soaking.
I thought it was Sunday already, this is a pleasant surprise! Thanks Mustie, stay healthy and safe. I really enjoy your videos!
Mr Musti, I can't begin to tell you how all of your efforts mean to us "over the hill" Musti types. With the pandemic issues I have been staying in, mostly watching TH-cam and eating Bean dip...weathered a near crisis when I ran outa bean dip but luckily Walgreens came through. I have been going through your videos one after another with other sometimes less talented videos interspersed between. However, with all that praise, the most important thing is for you and your loved ones to stay safe. Thank you for what you do and what you mean to sooooo many.
stay safe Larry.
Sounds like you've been eating quite a bit of bean dip. Glad I'm not in lockdown with you!!
@@drider43 yeah...even cats are staying away. But like too much of all good things, I'm getting a bit tired of bean dip...looking for other culinary distractions...hopefully I can find something in the "healthy category".
bean dip gang
Here is a recipe for Biscuits and Gravy from when I was in college at Jimmy Sullivan's Bar and grill.
1. Render a pound of pork sausage in a frying pan
2. Add 1/2 cup of flour to make a roo (50% fat. 50% flour sauce)
3. Add 1/4 cup of beef stock
4. Add 1 tbsp of A-1 sauce
5. Add 1 cup of milk
6. Add 1 tbsp of salt and pepper
7. Allow it to thicken, stirring often for six minutes
8. Serve over fresh biscuits
Reminds me of the old Bradley GT's from the mid 1970's.
I have been subbed to this channel for about 3 years. Somehow i had missed this episode.
This is the funniest Mustie1 video I've ever seen. When the steering wheel came off, I just LMAO. Justin seems like a cool dude too. And his lady don't need to worry about teaching him yoga lessons, he does it naturally! :D
Kit cars were popular during the 70's. Many different styles to choose from. The G.T. was one of the more popular versions. People called this model the 'mini vette', pretty neat looking VW powered go kart, lol. Good find there Mustie....enjoy, makes for a good project....
If Mustie cant make a beetle engine run, no one can, now that was a fun edition, LMAO
Watched for the second time.
Great line, "we make Roadkill look good".
I don't normally comment but thanks for the laugh right when we needed one.😁👍😉😂
Any time!
@@mustie1 I suspect this was a later Beach Buggy. Most of the first "Kit Cars" were based on the VW Beetle because of the floor pan and easy to reove "Beetle"" body. I seem to remember many years ago seeing something similar here in the U.K but was called a "Stingray Beach Buggy". I am guessing the 2 bolt per wheel was because the rims are 6 bolt pattern and the wheel hubs only 4 so it made it a rolling chassis with a view to getting 6 bolt hubs made?
Boy, those were the days! Duners, kits and modV's. Rallies, gymkanas and cruising the streets, highways and backwoods. Then the new series ('73?) with McPherson's and CV joints that ta ruin it all.
Nostalgia's bit me, so now searching listings, yard sales and old barns. LOL. Thanks guys.....just what I need....another project! ;)
Looks like Penelope Pitstops car.....
Wow ...I feel both pleased and embarrassed I knew this reference immediately.
Dont tell dick dastardly or muttley
Combination of that and Speed Buggy.
From Wreck-It Ralph right?
Much older, Wacky Races cartoon from the late 60's.
1:33 - Legendary trailer backing skills!
feels like im watching the red and green show all over again duct tape fixes everything 🤣🤣
The end was so funny, I love watching your videos!
Well, I was going to start bright an early on finishing the bathroom remodel. Change of plans, now I am getting my Mustie1 fix and enjoying my morning. Thanks!!!
When a dune buggy and a Corvette love each other very much... 😂
"RELEASE THE SHMOO."
The Kraken runs and hides.
Good one!
I'd buy a Mustie1 swag t-shirt that said that!
This is absolutely one of my all time favorites. Totally needed this today.
What a lovely surprise Mustie special, thank you for posting.
Wow!.! Does that bring back memories. My best friend and room mate back in 1980 purchased this kit. We spent weeks selecting a 60's VW floor pan from a wrecker yard and marking out the cutting pattern to shorten it for the kit body. It never did get finished as far as I recall but a lot of love went into it. What I do remember was that the body was molded in one piece and wasn't trimmed very well. He was quite discouraged by the poor factory finish when he unpacked it.
What you have there is a good Vokaro. I have the complete assembly manual with all the chassis modifications if you need info on it, as well as all the original advertising.
Thanks for the info
My sleeping roommate did not appreciate it when that thing stalled 3 times in a row trying to get up that shallow incline - but I thank you for the laugh. Cool car regardless.
That steering wheel scene was a hoot! I'm still giggling.
I am so jealous, on the verge of coveting!
Our lab does the same thing with cardboard boxes, makes recyling easier! She also goes nuts if I blow down a length of hose like a trumpet as well.
Thanks for the step by step tinker. I've got a 1974 Super that's been parked for 3 years, fortunately under a carport, that I plan to tinker back into life once I get out the hospital and able to get spares and chemicals to tweak everything. Used to have a golden 3rd party VW parts store that had everything and Bosch/etc proper replacement parts. I drove it home on 3 cylinders but have yet to dig my money pit so it's still a good investment in having a throwback to the days when it was the only car my dad had. In other VW news, my brother has been restoring a Ghia, but I want to find his spare Ghia that's got a tree growing through it. The main complication being that the seller wants to keep the tree. I can understand..
One other anecdote, my first bug was a 67 shift-o-matic that we towed home 300 miles backwards, pausing only to remove the front brakes that were stuck in place. So yeah, challenge, reward.
It honestly looks like something Pebbles and Bamm Bamm would drive.
Quite the trailer backing skills!
I think you were showing off!
Reminds my of the 70's cartoon.Speed Buggy Sometimes even sounded like it
Rooma-zoom-zoom!
Hi Mustie tell Justin he has to have TH-cam channel! Love the videos happy Easter
Tail lights look like 70's British FORD/Mercury Capri
Agree. Mk1 Escort.
In mirrors the rule is right hand down trailer shows out the left mirror easy peasy
@@hashprompt your right mk 1 escort tail lights without a doubt
@@darrenstockton9595 I was thinking FIAT 128, but they don't have the chrome surround. Good catch, Mk 1 Escort.
In the US, probably from a Capri. I mean, they're the same lights, but I think Escort lights usually had the metal surrounds. I think those look like all plastic like we got on Capris.
Does one have a corner broken off? I probably have some in the garage.
You guys are great together! A really fun video to watch. Thanks 😊
Due to unforeseen world events of epic nature, Sunday has been moved to Thursday this week. Next week Saturday will follow Tuesday and May will not start until One AM April 31st.
Thanks for the heads up any chance you have the timetable for the week after next
Woke up and saw the video and thought, "Man, I've REALLY lost track of the days!"
@@foulbastard The week after next is postponed until further notice.
Noted😂
@@foulbastard As of Friday, the next 46 days will be the month of Maprilay, and every day is Wednesday the 4th.
For anything that has set up for a long time, why not just buy a new set of points and condenser and install it before finding out if the engine has spark? Saves time and frustration! I do this because the parts are very cheap, and I do not care about getting a specific part number. I just match them up with another part by eye, then record the part number in a journal specific to that vehicle that I record ALL services done, when, what parts bought, their part number, oil changes, filter changes (gas, oil, and air filter). I even do this for yard power machines such as rider mower, hand mower, chainsaw, hedge trimmer, and other equipment run by small engines including my homemade DC welder. This makes periodic maintenance a "snap" for everything that runs on gas or diesel! I have yard equipment that runs like new because of PM and careful use. I run the equipment out of fuel before setting it up before storage for the next season. Saves me time, and much money!
If no one else has said it, I believe it's a Volkaro Kit car.
Fun vid! Reminds me of the VW Thing my brother had. We were always tinkering with it. Fun to drive too.!
You guys work really well together. I really liked this video!
Love this video. I have a 1970 Vokaro that had to be brought back to life too. My Vokaro is the same color scheme as this one. I enjoyed watching the steps you guys took to get this running!
Mustie, your carburetor understudy did pretty well . You need to teach him how to rap that carb body with the screwdriver handle to break that seal though.
Aw doggo in the lambo, made me think of my dearly departed Labrador
Mustie's friend almost looks like he could be his Son
Mustie's friend looks like George Thorogood... "Bad to the Bone"
If Mustie fathered a child at age 12. I like him... seems like he enjoys beer.
@@mart43 He should adopt him.
He looks more like Joe Piscopo
Too busy fixin' for procratin'. Could always ask for a tooth sample to clone for later generations.. Mustie1! Send me a spare tooth please! ;)
(I'll fridge it until 2040 and then pass it on...) Joking.. Once it's gone it's up to us to pass on the Mustiegrail. X
outstanding!!! i remember these well from the early '70's
You guys make a good team. Maybe do some more videos together? Loved it!
Fantastic little car....has such a cartoon look...super cool!
Good job Mustie, this one made me laugh heaps :) Happy Easter and Stay safe :)
Awesome job backing that trailer up to the garage!
looks like a race car from that old cartoon "wacky races"
A buddy of mine had one of these back in the 80s. The title said it was a Vocaro. Was a fun car to drive. Better looking dune buggy.
Hey Mustie1, does your friend have his own channel on the youtubes, I like his goofy methodology...🤣🤣🤣
he reminds me of Biff lol
He reminds me of AvE!
@@jeep2003 I was thinking the same thing. Definitely reminds me of Tom Wilson lol
So nostalgic. I drove a 69 for a few years, and then restored a 62 and drove that for a few years. Nothing sounds like the little boxer engine. Of course, compared to my modern cars, what a piece of junk. The swing axle '62 was terrifying on corners at any speed. The heat was a joke. No AC of course. I still wish I had kept it.
Amazing how it’s running with two broken plug wires. Great job buddy.
Don't forget the suit jacket with the sleeves rolled up to match the loafers. Lol Miami vice. Lol
"safety 3rd, because safety 1st you're so worried about getting hurt that you actually get hurt"
Wisdom.