Not sure kids today realize how "out of this world" cars like this were to kids 54 years ago. They were so radical, so different from anything. The Lotus 72 F1 car, introduced only a year later, was also in this category of "unbelievable tech". To put things in perspective, if we subtract the same 54 years from 1968, meaning the year of 1914 when WW1 started, horses pulling carriages were still the main form of transportation. The technological leap that took place in the 1960s was perhaps the most incredible of any period in history.
Well a young person can never fully understand because they didn’t live in that time. But as a 20 year old myself, I don’t think cars from the 60s aged one bit. They have such a specific charm to them that was never replicated since, and I can just imagine living in the 60s when these were new and thinking how just the decade previous, in the 50s, was way different let alone half a century before.
I get that the style is always purpose driven, but it's wild how some old race cars look/sound just as good if not better than modern cars. Timeless style and amazing sound!
@@YoungShul Kinda? A guy once described the flat-12 in the Ferrari 512 BB as being a regular-ass V12 with its bank angle splayed out to 180 degrees, so this might be a similar situation. Firing order might not be too different from a flat plane V8, so the only basic difference between this and a 458's engine might be bank angle.
Robert NES816 Flat-8s are interesting engines. Just like the supercharged Inline-8s Mercedes used in their racers in the 30s. Cool engines, great noise.
First time I saw this machine was in an episode of Miami vice when I was bout 9 years old,!!!! All ma mates had porsche911, Testarossa,s or Countach,s posters on bedroom walls,,,,whereas I had an all white one of these!!! Still makes me salivate n I'm now 46,,,lol
Random question but do you know who runs this car ? Id like to talk to them I currently have the opportunity to work on this motor and from what I hear it’s a very complex motor design and there isn’t much literature out there
Walter Bishop They didn't make Flat-10s. From what I know, no manufacturers have ever made a Flat-10 for a racing car. Flat-12s were made by Porsche for endurance races, and Ferrari ran Flat-12s in the 70s and early 80s in F1.
Yes, the winglets at the back are activated through the rear suspension. If you look closely you can see the pushrods left and right that dissapear into the inner fenders at the beginning of the video with the engine cover off.
rotormasher you should check this article flatsixes.com/porsche-motorsports/vintage-racing/an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-porsche-908lhs-suspension-activated-ailerons/
If the guy gets to drive a 908, then I'm sure he's very competent, they're tough cars to drive. A lot of the race cars from this era took a lot of finessing to drive properly so if he isn't heel toeing, chances are its difficult to do so in a car with an extremely weighted throttle.
Sounds like he’s heeling & toeing to me, he just doesn’t seem to be dropping as many gears as that red Ferrari or that 917 Bozzy shot in another video.
Yes, Deity, low weight but also very low aerodynamic drag, especially compared to the cars that came later. The 'Langheck' was possibly the last car that followed the elegant, low force approach to speed in Le Mans style racing.
Monza, Mugello, Imola, Fiorano... Fiorano is Ferrari's test track (the track the 599 GTB was named after) and Ferrari's home track is Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Rest of them is where Ferrari track days (Corse Clienti) are held. And not just in Italy but worldwide.
Not sure kids today realize how "out of this world" cars like this were to kids 54 years ago. They were so radical, so different from anything. The Lotus 72 F1 car, introduced only a year later, was also in this category of "unbelievable tech". To put things in perspective, if we subtract the same 54 years from 1968, meaning the year of 1914 when WW1 started, horses pulling carriages were still the main form of transportation. The technological leap that took place in the 1960s was perhaps the most incredible of any period in history.
They still look and sound out of this world
Well a young person can never fully understand because they didn’t live in that time. But as a 20 year old myself, I don’t think cars from the 60s aged one bit. They have such a specific charm to them that was never replicated since, and I can just imagine living in the 60s when these were new and thinking how just the decade previous, in the 50s, was way different let alone half a century before.
I love old school race cars like these. They're so cool
🤩🐶🦄🤩🐶🖤
I get that the style is always purpose driven, but it's wild how some old race cars look/sound just as good if not better than modern cars. Timeless style and amazing sound!
No question. Look better, sound better.
I personally think old race cars look better and sound WAY better than modern cars.
That Bosch mechanical slide throttle injection and those beautiful glass fiber velocity stacks are just art in motion 😍
Almost as cool as the 917 with the flat 12...
Damned..they both sound great!
Really. I just came from flat12 vid & i feel like this one sounds better to me. But flat12 down shifts are viscious
Who thumbs down that noise? People are hard to please!!!
Best sounding engine to me. It sounds powerful, it sounds like it's gonna do damage. It doesn't sound like a toy.
first time i heard a fucking flat-8 😍
😂😂😂😂😂 la verdad suena espectacular tal vez mejor q los de configuracion uv
Same man
It’s so funny how much it sounds like a V8 at idle, but changes the second you add ANY throttle.
The sound makes me remember Sterling Marlins old Daytona 500 car, very similar engine note
th-cam.com/video/4EtSA1TocZg/w-d-xo.html
yup, at idle and in the downshifts, sounds beautiful
sounds like a flat plane crank. like a raspy ferrari
@@ShoesArtwork it is isnt it?
@@YoungShul Kinda? A guy once described the flat-12 in the Ferrari 512 BB as being a regular-ass V12 with its bank angle splayed out to 180 degrees, so this might be a similar situation. Firing order might not be too different from a flat plane V8, so the only basic difference between this and a 458's engine might be bank angle.
Stunning, looks like rear wing is adjustable from the cockpit
It's steering driven, that was a huge improvement black then
Such beautiful styling and flair, All cars street and racing were the best in the 60's and 70's.
80's and 90's as well
I always think that Mazda and Porsche have built the best Le Man cars ever!!!
You don't see many Flat 8 Porsche's anywhere! Pretty awesome!
Had this in blue, it was my fastest most stable car for the 70s school playground.
Pure class. Old school is gold school.
Another quality video, thanks Mr. Bozzy
No problem! Thank you!
Imagine a current Porsche with a flat 8? Like something along the lines of a 3.6 letter flat 8, that would be a high revving screamer for sure.
Robert NES816 Flat-8s are interesting engines. Just like the supercharged Inline-8s Mercedes used in their racers in the 30s. Cool engines, great noise.
Make a 918 sequel with a quad turbo 4 liter edition
Whaou ! A Legend ! What a car ! Amazing ! thanks for this awesome video !
Wow! Love these videos. What a classic, thanks
Thank you so much!
If it's Porsche, I always love to look at it and hear it! Great video :-)
This car is several years older than my father. That shows how good Porsche themselve maintain the car.
A flat 8!?
amazing
Absolutely gorgeous, looks fast standing still and how she goes! Vrroooom 😍
Jesus. Assetto Corsa got the sound Spot On.
i just got AC and when i drove this car i had to watch it on Yt
I love even firing (flat plane) sounding cross planes, they sound more exotic than actual flat planes imo
1:55 that’s what i live for
Amazing how the 60s car doesn't look too far off from a modern hyper car and modern high performance cars that do endurance racing
First time I saw this machine was in an episode of Miami vice when I was bout 9 years old,!!!! All ma mates had porsche911, Testarossa,s or Countach,s posters on bedroom walls,,,,whereas I had an all white one of these!!! Still makes me salivate n I'm now 46,,,lol
great job, this car the first 918 really fantastic car and sound
Incrível som.
Grande maquina
Now that's how you warm up a car!
Fantastic sound
The Porsche is nice but then there's 4:24
Jason Definitely
Ferrari is for bedroomposter wankers.
bolderiks Bedroomposter wanker and proud
MRFUCKOFF202 Lol I like your attitude, sir
Pepe The Deplorable Thanks mate
great car. awesome video
Thank you so much!
Oh god the sound... so angry...love it
Amazing video and amazing car!
amazing old race car
Look at it! Flapping with its Wings! so cute!
Thank you for posting this video! Anyone know what the lap-times were for the 908?
Simply fantastic!
Quelle musique ! Et je la trouve splendide, elle me fait penser à un albatros volant au ras du bitume !
Awesome video!
Thank you so much!
Gorgeous car
Wow love the car. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I
Love this motor
If the front seat was raised slightly, and it had stacks behind the rear window, this could be a good platform for a sport pickup or wagon.
Pretty late to this, but the body might be. The engine layout doesn't work though since it's mud engine
@IRON_KNIGHT2098 the flat engine would have a low profile. It would limit the amount of weight that could be carried.
That is one very loud revving
What’s the black car at 2:41 ?
not a porsche fan, but that was awsome!!
Rare and frail engine... Great car and video as always by "Bozzy Ze Best" ;-)
Why did Porsche skip flat 8s in production cars??? Is there some kind of serious issue?
I can't help feeling that this car was the inspiration for the McLaren Speedtail.
This is what I call music 😄😎
Dad has this on vinyl."Porsche Sounds"
As vezes parece que tem peça solta dentro do motor, fiz um vídeo no meu canal dele.
Van ilyen h flat8? Na ez igazi. Kurva jó hangja van és szerintem jobb konstrukció mint a 6hengeres verzió.
..che linea!
Yeah dude
the speedest car ever! the 917 long
the 917 long
Random question but do you know who runs this car ? Id like to talk to them I currently have the opportunity to work on this motor and from what I hear it’s a very complex motor design and there isn’t much literature out there
Porsche made flat 6,8,10,12 engines I wonder how many parts were interchangeable and if they did that to save money qualifying for different classes
Walter Bishop They didn't make Flat-10s. From what I know, no manufacturers have ever made a Flat-10 for a racing car. Flat-12s were made by Porsche for endurance races, and Ferrari ran Flat-12s in the 70s and early 80s in F1.
@@GECKOZFTWGeneral Motors built a Flat 10 based on the Corvair flat 6, but it was scrapped after testing.
idk why but i love the flat 8 more than the v8
nice m8 ;)
Active aero??!!
Yes, the winglets at the back are activated through the rear suspension. If you look closely you can see the pushrods left and right that dissapear into the inner fenders at the beginning of the video with the engine cover off.
Michael Westen thanks, I did think it would be mechanical rather than hydraulic or electronic. wasn't aware of this early system on the Porsches!
rotormasher
you should check this article flatsixes.com/porsche-motorsports/vintage-racing/an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-porsche-908lhs-suspension-activated-ailerons/
Michael Westen thanks that was interesting :)
Really really interesting to read that article. Thanks!
El Porsche 917 "Langheck", el as de espadas !!!!
🏎🏁🙋♂️
What kind of car at 3:31?
Only 5 years late, but Chevron B16
I would like to have that flat 8 in my Karmann Ghia
So it uses flat or crossplane crankshaft??
Yes
Puro SPETTACOLO 👍
the back of the car looks like the new koenissegg Regera
nah the porsche looks better
and not so sadly
Gordacaa nah, the back of the koeniggsegg regera looks like the back of the porsche
Gordacaa these long tail prototypes are the forefathers of hypercars
But the Porsche looks soooooo much better
You mean the Koenigsegg Regera looks like the Porsche 908 LH
Anyone know the name and purpose of the exhaust inserts?
Cooling fins, exactly as it sounds, cools exhaust gasses and relieves back pressure
Yeeessss!😎
I think people allowed to drive this car should at least learn how to heel-toe downshift :|
If the guy gets to drive a 908, then I'm sure he's very competent, they're tough cars to drive. A lot of the race cars from this era took a lot of finessing to drive properly so if he isn't heel toeing, chances are its difficult to do so in a car with an extremely weighted throttle.
Sounds like he’s heeling & toeing to me, he just doesn’t seem to be dropping as many gears as that red Ferrari or that 917 Bozzy shot in another video.
So there are flat 4s, flat 6s, flat 12s but no flat 10s?
There's a 1971 Porsche 917 prototype with a flat-16.
www.supercars.net/blog/1971-porsche-917-16-cylinder-prototype/
A streamlined car to go fast on the Mulsanne straight and on Daytona banking. With a 350 HP engine only.
Popcorn Sound in the idle!
This sounds like a Subaru muscle car at idle lol
Man Porsche needs to make a street legal NA flat 8 sports car…
2:57
To me it sounds like a Ferrari V8
I have a weakness for boxer engines
Legend says 20 Teslas are still bleeding...
Came feom the flat 12 video & was curious if there was a flat 8 & found this. Sound is titts👌
Sounds like an American V8 from the time but higher revving.
335 hp doesnt seem like much for a car like this
350*
And the car weighs basically nothing, dude. This thing was capable of hitting 200mph. Power to weight ratio, fam.~
Yes, Deity, low weight but also very low aerodynamic drag, especially compared to the cars that came later. The 'Langheck' was possibly the last car that followed the elegant, low force approach to speed in Le Mans style racing.
It is only a small capacity engine too, about 3 litres.
Me gusta como suena este 8 cilindros
Unrelated question, do Italian citizens need a passport to enter San Marino?
Sound like a GTA car, beautiful though
It's so tiny! (That's what she said)
400 km/h
Sounds like a cross between a WRX and a McLaren.
The Naked Argonian that would make sense it has a flat engine like a Subaru but 8 cylinders like most super cars.
I hope aspirated engines remain.
Great car, it's a shame the driver doesn't even know how to heel&toe while downshifting.
I'm pretty sure he doesn't want to wreck the ancient gearbox...
i thought imola was ferrari's circuit
Monza, Mugello, Imola, Fiorano... Fiorano is Ferrari's test track (the track the 599 GTB was named after) and Ferrari's home track is Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Rest of them is where Ferrari track days (Corse Clienti) are held. And not just in Italy but worldwide.
What if Porsche had a flat 10 car
Sounds like an airplane or boat engine
The kind of sound real men made in the early 1800’s AMERICA. Today all they can muster is a snowflake fart similar to the sound of a Prius.
ferrari 330 ? oh no srry :) same car :)
No. Flat 8 rox. Straight 8 is great. th-cam.com/video/QT1Aj5bu9t8/w-d-xo.html