The first real test drive
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- So the time has come for the first real test drive of The Meteor Interceptor. We have only driven it very short distances at very slow speeds in the past, so now it is time to test it at a race track up north in Sweden.
I once forgot to properly tighten the timing gear to the cam in my Mustang... very bad things happened later. It's "amazing" how many things can go wrong when one forgets to torque things down! It's a little time consuming, but using a paint marker to draw a line across the bolt/mating surface, or nut/stud end, is a great way to visually confirm each fastener has been properly tightened.
You are absolutely right! 😀
@@TheMeteorInterceptor Music Intro this a DJ channel or Car channel anyway bye...
@@den2k286 huh?
@@den2k286 they installed a tank engine in a Ford interceptor. What more do you want? 🤡
@@Wpjgdmtu Still dont know if this is a DJ channel. Dont watch crap you Clown.
IMO one of the best things about this build is the fact that it "fits" inside the engine bay so nicely. Of course you had to build into the car and add the cover on top but it's not hanging out, the front bumper is still there and I love that.
Thank you very much! Yes we have spent a lot of time to make sure that nothing is hanging out. Even though it is not a sleeper, but we have done our best 👍
Agreed! When you hear "27 Litre V12 tank engine in a car", you expect basically a car-sized engine with a set strapped on, like the aircraft engines fitted to old 30's chassis things - that Brutus monster especially. This is obviously enormous and takes up a lot of space, but fits way better than I'd expected
@@TheMeteorInterceptor I kinda wanna take my Excelsior (bone-stock but dressed-up Crown Vic) over to Sweden and just get a picture next to your Meteor. But I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap to ship my car over with myself at the same time... :p
Very cool guys, don't get disheartened, that thing is a beast it's bound to break a few things until you get it all figured out. I'm sure you will. Keep up the good work!
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@@TheMeteorInterceptor torque monster!!!
After 17 years I finally sold off my beloved 2003 Marauder with a built engine, F1-A cog ProCharger, house of boost 2” cog drive set up, fully welded and V band clamped piping, race intercooler, oh and a GT500 TR6060 6 speed with heavily modified hydraulic pedal and every possible thing to support the power…
With that said I am in absolute awe at your accomplishments and the 100% jealous of your skills and creation! I know firsthand what skills in fabrication are needed just to pull off what I did (and it was certainly an undertaking) I can only imagine the struggles (and sometimes quite fun) hurdles you guys went through. A camera will only show a very small percentage of the sleepless nights it took to accomplish this beast of a build! Kudos from America on a job well done!!!
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YYAAAAAAAAHH I just put my supercharged Mustang back on the road after being in storage for five years I had truly forgotten the joys of driving a high powered car so what you guys are doing is absolutely next level I really hope you get that thing to one of Cleetus’ burnout contests because that thing will fry tires immediately you guys should try to raise money online to ship it there I will definitely give up beer for a couple of weeks to help you out and a couple of weeks worth of beer is a lot of money
Thank you very much, we really do appreciate that. Good idea to raise money online to ship it to the US 😀
Not to mention Cleetus McFarland has an affinity to Crown Vics!
I bet Cleetus would chip in just to have that car at one of his events. He is the king of crown vic's after all.
@@ziptiejedi5658 ya i agree this thing is amazing and Cleetus loves crown vics
This thing is too good for burnout competitions!
This channel got recommended to me on Reddit a while back and I’ve been following every episode since. Truly awesome work you guys do.
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I’ve waited 2 years to see this monster drive so excited thank you for the continued updates on this build this Is my favorite project to watch
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LETS GOOOOOO 🔥🔥 Congrats guys this is easily one of the coolest things out there
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I hope there's an update soon
We just posted a new video yesterday! 😃👍
I've been following this build for over a year now and I'm pumped it's finally hitting the road. It's turned out way cooler then I ever thought it would when I first seen the build. You guys have killed it with all the fabrication and how well it came together. It looks sick and with the hood on it you would never know it has such a unique engine under the hood.
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Where are updates ?? :(
We just posted a new video yesterday! 😃👍
Any updates on the car?
We just posted a new video yesterday! 😃👍
You guys are Amazing.
7.5 Billion people on Earth, and know one has accomplished what you have done . Remarkable!!!
Can’t wait for the next video.
Thanks for being an Inspiration to Us all
Thank you very much, we really do appreciate that! 😀 And since we officially will become 8 Billion people in november, we are even more proud 😅 😂
Er no this was done over 10 years ago In the UK in a rover sd1
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cleetus McFarland would go nuts over this
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He'd just destroy it like an asshole
He really would
"Sheeeeeeeeeeew that's a bad frickin unit right there"
Polio Guy cleetusss
When people take "no replacement for displacement" too seriously LMAO 🤣😂 Great build. Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you very much! 😀👍
@@TheMeteorInterceptor Plus I don't think you have to worry about anyone copying your build with how rare the power plant is lol.
You guys are so awesome. I've been following since the beginning of the concept. This is so neat to see it come to fruition.
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@@TheMeteorInterceptorof course!
Too awesome dudes. Fantastic work. Big bummer about the driveshaft, but also about the least bad problem to have.
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Any updates on the V10 Impreza any time soon?
@@danielerickson4893 Very soon for sure. Just have a never ending stream of things to do it seems, not just V10 Impreza of course. The full series will absolutely start going up on TH-cam this year unless I'm a complete moron. ;)
@@802Garagewell its been over a year
@@nick0164 I feel you hahaha. Lots of updates on TikTok/Reels. I have maybe probably 5 items on the list before it can drive. Reassemble some suspension, reconnect steering, brake lines in the engine bay, throttle pedal, and a driveshaft. After that it also needs the cooling system and power steering done, but at least I'll be able to move it around. :D
Awesome build, lets have some updates of how it's going keep up the great work.
We just posted a new video yesterday! 😃👍
So awesome to finally see this beast of a creation moving down the road under its own power, even if it was a few feet. That’s a massive success! Keep up the great work gentlemen
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That was great to see! Better luck next time guys!
Hi from Australia!
Thank you very much! Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪🇦🇺
Weeeeee neeeeed update its been over a yearrrrrrr
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When is a new video coming? I would like to see it drive properly!
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It is a Monster with capitol M. That torque will rip parts in pieces. Really awesome project!
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This beast HAS to star in the next Mad Max remake!! "Coming to theaters near you"..."Son of Mad Max" !! "And boy is he pissed" !! 🤪lol! Small setback with the broken U joint. Maybe titanium or unobtanium? INCREDIBLE job guys! Its amazing how you got that huge engine to fit within the fenders, Figure out all the plumbing and wiring, engine management system, suspension, brakes, steering, etc.!!!... but you did it ! Can't wait to see what you do next!
Thank you very much, we really do appreciate that! Not many people understand how much work we have done to get this running. It is years of work and basically nothing from the old Crown Vic is left. If you are interested please follow us on Instagram and Facebook, just search for ” The Meteor Interceptor ” And don’t forget to subscribe 😃👍
Any progress? I come back every month and look, hopefully a new video soon?
We just posted a new video yesterday! 😃👍
Yep been there. Fitted a Lotus Exige engine to a Rover Metro once and didn't put any driveshaft nuts on it. At all. Doesn't take long to wreck stuff when it isn't tightened.
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It's been over a year since this video has been posted. How are things going so far?
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excited to hear more about this build
We just posted a new video yesterday! 😃👍
That's a pretty beefy driveshaft, glad it's a reasonably easy fix. Love it
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Small hiccup for such a great build. Keep it going. Can't wait for the next video !!!
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I have been following this build for so long, and for you guys to take it out on the road and brake something in like 5 minutes is an absolute crack up hahahha.
Over-engineer a solid swedish driveshaft, and get another video out! It's so hard waiting for you guys to bring updates out 😢
Much love
Thank you very much, we really do appreciate that. Well as we mentioned at the end of the video it was the human factor, we missed to tighten the nuts. We will try hard to come out with updates more often. Thank you for watching! 😀
@@TheMeteorInterceptor oh I think I missed that part! I thought you sheared the uni because of torque!
100% the most interesting build, guys. Absolutely smashing it ❤️
@@TheMeteorInterceptoryeah youve really tried hard to update us in the past year😂cmon like how yall build this absolute monster then go ghost for over a year?
Fantastic build! I love little Morris Minors that are powered by 948cc engines, so less than 1/27th of the monster that you are playing with. That being said, they have a large engine bay so v8's and sometimes even small v12's end up getting stuffed into them. I am so very impressed by all the work that has gone into this project.
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That poor drive shaft 🤣 amazing work guys i enjoyed this very much
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i cant wait to see it up and running again. ive been following this project for a long time and the progress is great
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welp no more progress🤷🏽♂️👎
Awesome work guys. We’re all so excited!!! 🔥
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This has to be one of the coolest concoction vehicles out there. Can't wait to see a good run after you work the bugs out and remember to tighten all the bolts 😂. Don't worry, everyone has done something like that at some point.
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Absolutely Fantastic to see it move. Shame for what happened but glad it's the yoke and driveshaft and not something more expensive.
Love the bonnet. 👍👍👍👍
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That sucks, can't wait till it's back for round two ! Such a wicked beast of a car ! Love it !
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So many comments about the driveshaft from viewers who didn't watch the whole video.
I admire your patience and attitude - I suspect that it's these personal character traits that are are the real reason for the amazing quality and success of this project.
Keep up the great work 👍
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I've loved watching your journey with this unique amazing build great work, it could have been alot worse, I bet the prop shaft will be checked and double checked now 😀 👍 😉
Thank you very much! You are absolutely right about that! 😀
I’ve watched a few videos on this car now and it’s such an awesome car. Keep up the good work 👍👍👍
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What a bad luck! Anyway, congratulations on the first meters traveled! That is already quite an achievement! It was known that something could happen in an unprecedented project like this, the torque is beastly! The next one will be good! Cheers!
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Hey, what happened to the project? Any updates?
We just posted a new video yesterday! 😃👍
Love the intro music, all 12 cylinders of it
😂 🤣
this thing is awesome congrats on getting it running and great workmanship
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I love this build so much
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The car looks great! It's really coming together.
Officially, my favorite car on the planet :)
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I've been lowkey watching you fellas, and this is exciting
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I can't wait to see what the future of this holds! Please keep going.. it is AMAZING!
Nothing. They went belly up.
@@spliffburgerliterally, like wtf. spent all this time just to go ghost😂
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Dang, that's funny, as soon as I saw/heard that I said to myself 'that sounds like a failed u-joint/drive line'
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Damn it drives?!
I came here as soon as that Donut Media video came around a while back
Yes, she drives! Thank you for coming here, don't forget to subscribe so that you don't miss any future updates! 😀
Really hoping to see an update video soon I talk about your channel all the time when discussing the modification possibilities with a Crown Victoria. So much room for activities.
Mo amigo comandante carlos parra si pudiera le regalaria uno igual por 2 razones .
1ra ama los crown victoria.
2da es un buen ser humano y un policia honesto , valiente y homirable a toda prueba
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há tempos não via nenhum vídeo novo no canal, tive que procurar para ter certeza que ainda estava inscrito. Como vai o projeto? Saudações do Brasil! 😉👍🇧🇷
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OMG, the work you've done guys is amazing! Keep it up, it is crazy build :) It is really hard to find nowadays such unique blogs on social media. Glad I've found your channel once, and now I'm happy to see your new video :)
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Love this project. Absolutely, love it.
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You guys should do a Q&A. I bet alot of people want to know more about your project. Like myself i am wondering where the engine came from. Is from a former centurion tank. I know the Swedish military had bought a few of those tanks back in the day. Or is from a plane or an strv 103.? Btw love your videos been following a while. Hi from Norway.
Yes a Q&A could be a good thing, we will look in to arranging that. The engine is a Rolls Royce Meteor engine that is the tank version of the aero engine Rolls Royce Merlin that was used in the Spitfire plane. Our engine came from Swedish military surplus. We don’t know exactly in what tank it was used, but most likely in the Centurion tank. Thank you very much for watching our videos and please don’t forget to subscribe to make sure that you wont miss any updates 😃👍
Shame that the run ended so early! Definitely was looking forward to seeing this beast do some full throttle runs... Under torquing happens to the best of us. Just did an oil change for my brother and forgot to fully tighten the oil filter... Good thing was he didn't get far before he noticed a good amount of smoke from the engine bay! (Subaru EJ25 engines have the oil filter right above the exhaust manifold)
Yes, it can happen to anyone! Thank you very much for watching 😀
Sounds almost exactly like a Chieftain MBT. Such a great engine!
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Hello all the way from Texas. Love the content and can’t wait for another update video!!!
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Awesome project, hope it can continue!
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Hey from GB 🙂 I love this thing. The driveline fuse will move; the usual sequence is (with correction and strengthening of each component after failure) rear U-joint, complete barley-sugar driveshaft, diff, diff carrier, front U-joint, clutch, bank account, gearbox, bank account, bodyshell 😁 I admire your tenacity and look forward to the first timed run 🇸🇪🤟🏼
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RIP propshaft 🤣 this thing is awesome keep up the great work guys so good to see it drive even if for a short period
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Lmao so there is a thing as too much power. RIP that drive shaft
Surprised it was over looked, looks like a generic car driveshaft, doesn't look like it could handle 500lb ft of torque.
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I really hope you all update us on this project again, I want to see this thing fly!
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9 months passed, what happend to the car?
Good stuff. Looking forward to the next test drive.
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Does the world need this? No..
Are we glad it's happening? Hell fucking yeah!
😂 🤣😂 🤣
Awesome car. That long tube thing that was on the ground, that needs to be in the car. Hope that helps :)
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@@TheMeteorInterceptor Hahaha, you're welcome. Give me a shout if you need anything else
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@@Eyeball1975 Will do! 😀👍
Just randomly came across this while looking at random RR Merlin videos. That's a bad-ass machine you've got there. Can't wait to see it fly!
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@@TheMeteorInterceptor already done, buddy :-)
Awesome build guys, I am looking forward to seeing what comes next.
Thank you very much, stay tuned for updates! :-D
I'm loving this build. 🤟🤠👍
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This is so awesome! Thanks for giving us all the updates! Looking forward to a full power pull, once everything is torqued up nicely again!
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Nice to see this beast moving! Surely that small setback was no big deal, can`t wait to see more of this!
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This is literally the best thing I have ever seen.
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That's a baaaaad car, in the best of ways. Incredible, rock on bro's!!😍🤯🥳
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It's been a year and a half, I still want to see this thing rip!
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Runs unbelieveably smooth for a 40s engine!
Thank you very much. Well we have changed the entire fuel and ignition system. And with the ECU we can control everything very easily and we have sensors everywhere. It really makes a big difference 😀
It sounds like the turbos help to smooth out the exhaust note quite a bit, especially at low revs.
Depois de assistir o video todo, achei que o carro ficou dócil em dirigir, mas como li em comentarios faltou apertar alguns parafusos 😅😅😅, acontece nos melhores projetos. Em certos momentos da para ver que a rotacao é tanta que nem precisa acelerar. Uma pena que quebrou o eixo cardã, estava na expectatvia de ver esse monstro acelerando com vontade.
Saudacoes do 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
After watching the whole video, I thought the car was easy to drive, but as I read in the comments, some screws needed to be tightened 😅😅😅, this happens in the best projects. At certain moments you can see that the rotation is so much that you don't even need to accelerate. It's a shame that the cardan shaft broke, I was expecting to see this monster accelerating with enthusiasm.
Greetings from🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
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I've been watching you since your first video a couple of years ago and was hooked instantly. I had NO IDEA how the hell you were going to do it but I KNEW you were going to do it. Randomly you pop in other videos like the one from donut garage and I get excited for you. To see it rolling down the road under its own power, AWESOME. I'm just glad I'm not a driveshaft lol Congratulations! This is a huge milestone.
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The engine that drove the cromwell tank getting some love.
Definitely need sabaton involved
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Damn we need a update if this project is scrapped it will bring a tear to my eye
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I love when they start rolling and the engine sound just downs everything out..
And the friggin auto captions just say [music]
Hahaha.. I haven’t noticed that with the auto captions 😂😀👍
Yeah, at 6:21
Right before..
You know
1 year later any idea what happened to those guys? Did they ever got to do a proper run
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Best of luck guys amazing build I want to see it completed and more updates please
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So nice to see the progress… Great work guys 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
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Following on Facebook almost from the start of project , like everyone saying easily one of the best projects on TH-cam rigth now, keep the god work 👌
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Came here from donut media, and I've got to say I'm highly impressed. Keep up the awesome work
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Man this is one monster Vic. Ready to see it making passes on a track.
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I can't believe that tiny little engine moves such a boat of a car! 🤭
😂😂😂
Amazing job guys💯🔥🙌
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absolutely dope, watching till very beginning! happy to see car riding and... looks super clean, neat and... casual! :D
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When I seen the dyno I knew that thing would be demonic anywhere
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Hammer car.......good work
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"yes, it's stock officer"
the car
😀👍
I'm very interested to see this car at peak performance. You earned a new viewer, keep it up :)
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I’m so excited and happy for you guys!! This project has come a hell of a long way and it’s gotta be super satisfying to finally be at this point :)
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I think it happened atnthe start when it reversed and the engine rmp increased when he selected neutral and then 1st, I heard a not so big jolting sound. And the prop snapped the bolts. Can't imagine the forces on the prop shaft. Any metal movement experts with a youtube channel? Off to search. Damn youtube can be fun. Thanx guys for the awesome creation. 1luv.
Well as we mentioned at the end of the video it was the human factor, we forgot to tighten the nuts. And the reason why it is rough going from neutral to 1st gear is the stallspeed. We are going to in install a bleed valve to hopefully handle that problem 😀👍
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I was very happy to see it was just a driveshaft that broke, and impressed to see that someone admitted his nuts weren’t tight enough! Respect for taking responsibility and all the best for the next test drive 🙂
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aside from how amazing the car is looks like the trees are already starting to change color in northern Sweden. Got to get many more drives in before the snow ❄️. Awesome videos 😊 keep them coming even small updates are fun to see
Yes we hope that we can make a new test run before the snow comes 😀👍