Ferrari Testarossa to the Sahara. 2000mile adventure to the Sahara desert
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 เม.ย. 2015
- Back in 1995, Richard Bremner drove a Ferrari 512M all the way from the Ferrari factory to the Sahara desert for Car Magazine. To celebrate this great story, I decided to drive my 1987 Ferrari Testarossa to the Yasmina Hotel next to the Erg Chebbi dunes in the Sahara Desert, the same hotel Richard stayed in twenty years ago.
Huge thanks to the following sponsors, who helped make this trip possible:
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at least someone isn't sitting on their older super car waiting for prices to go up while keeping mileage down. this is what it was made for
Fully agree, so true!
Totally
Absolutely! Truth be told tho, a car pre-owned by Harry probably attracts a premium that offsets the high milage!
Martin Kulik yeah
The camel guy was sitting on it though
I think it's great that he actually DRIVES these cars!! That's what they are meant to do, not sit in a garage and be wiped down with a microfiber clothe once a week :)
I agree although taking a Testarossa into the dessert probably isn't the best idea... But hey, if you can afford one you can afford the maintenance costs
factssss
Yea in a way can't stand people who are so materialistic and cant use these things....I like people using expensive stuff like normal day to day average stuff...I don't think it worth putting so much value on stuff you gonna lose after you die...might as well have fun over worship
I'm not sure this car is meant to drive on rocks to be honest :)
fred420 and distances!!!
This guy took Sega's outrun seriously
Yessss sirrr... What an underdog comment!
Rofl
8-bit soundtraaaaack!
😂 😂 😂 😂
Outrun was one of the most underrated driving documentaries of the late 80s
Hes a mix between Jeremy Clarkson and James May
Long lost brother
Hahah literally
E Ml yes the voice and appearance
Plot twist: He's their son.
HendrikdePendrik 😆😆😆
Drinking a cup of tea while checking a Ferrari engine. How fucking classy is that?
This is one of the best (classic) car channels on youtube. Top fucking notch.
De Prins Van Mokum plus the roads and cars r not bad either
Exactly
De Prins Van Mokum Really love Petrolicious too! Fantastic videos!
+De Prins Van Mokum yes you're right. And it's also really a kind of uncle, that Harry-guy.
+De Prins Van Mokum you are correct sir - how did I not know about this channel?
That Testarossa looks so good covered in dust in that amazing scenery.
True beauty no matter what
@@egyjuice
Great video adventure
Yes looks. Good. Dirty. And. Clean take it. Any way
Your video has inspired me to to travel to Sahara from Moscow in my Z4m! It was an awesome trip, thank you for idea! I even stayed in the same hotel :)
we're doing it too!
id never poot a foot in Morocco even if they pay me
@@PaulTC777why
@@videosibueno Everytime someone tried to rob me they were either argelians or moroccans. Luckily I could defend myself but still... Not everyone of them is like that but most people from these countries are always causing trouble in my country. Also they are loud and spit on the floor. Maybe some other people havent had the same bad luck Ive had with these people. They isolate themselves in ghettos and dont want to learn our idiom and be civilised in a country that is providing them with economical aid and the chance to have a better life. Other immigrants don't cause any trouble (chinese, ukranians etc..) but these specific ones (not all not all but most) tend to have rude behaviours.
@@nvrltwhat did you do it in
Wrenching on a Ferrari in a hotel parking lot while drinking a cup of tea. Absolute legend my good sir. Greetings from Oklahoma, USA
Where?
That's what we English do, don't you know old boy!!
Im on my sofa
Have you looked for anything loose? - check. Have you sworn at it? - check. Have you bled on it? - check.
OK, so now drink tea at it. - If that doesn't fix it, it's probably terminal.
So British!
I love seeing a dirty Ferrari. I've never seen one with dirt on it.
Nothing is cooler than dirty 30 years old Ferrari
Looks fucking great.
That's not dirt mate, bring it to australia we'll show you how to make it dirty.
Go watch taxtherich, you'll see a really dirty Enzo there
@@sergiomaastricht a Ferrari thats limted on max.301 pieces isnt a ordinary Ferrari !
On the go-repair of a Ferrari in the Moroccan desert without preparation, that's gentleman's driving for you...
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this and your Norway video. Two drives I'd love to do.
Conquer Driving :)
sweet, i have to check out the Norway one.
Can you point a point in the video where i can see the ferrari. The whole video is a old man driving some car mumbling
I'll pass on Morocco.
hässdällen X D
Harry is a genuine car guy because he actually drives his cars and doesn't let them sit in a garage because cars are meant to be driven.
As a Moroccan and a big Petrolhead, I couldn’t be more happier watching this video.
This guys knows how to live life. Appreciate it!
If you have the means for it????
With the dust on it, it looks like something from blade runner 2049
Yeah i love the look of it.
Was thinking the same when i saw the thumbnail
I admire him for not letting his cars rot in a garage. Let's see if you can take your Pagani on a road trip to Monaco. Assuming you still have it.
Christian Augustin he sold it a couple of years back
LK HorizoN Well that's a shame.
Christian Augustin He made a video about it (its on the EVO channel), he said it was sad to sell it but had no choice really, it was costing about £12k a year i think to run & couldn't justify it anymore.
He sold it to a guy from Japan & sold it for more than he originally bought it for.
Christian Augustin Agreed! All these "collectors" that just amass nice cars and let them gather dust in a garage with 0,0032 miles on the odometer, with the goal of making a profit one day are fucking losers to me. In the words of Magnus Walker #GETOUTANDDRIVE
BigBaddie666 sold
Harry is savage. I love it. An owner that's not afraid to drive his cars!
Watching all of Harry's Garage in my Corona Quarantine. Really great way to escape the news and always cheers me up!
Me too
Same here.
Yep, I’ve been saving this video for a long time.
Yes this guy is my idol. What a gentleman
I am doing the same lol
The faith he has in his cars are EPIC 🙌🏽
Have to be well maintained I imagine regardless of that immobilizer issue. That's a doozie but the fact he maintains and drives them reminds me of what I do with my crap box summer cars. I beat them, maintain them and tuck them away for the canadian winter and do it all over.
Just to see the old guy under the hood of the Ferrari with an honest attempt, and success, at fixing a Ferrari ignition problem on a long road trip was worth the watch, and a thumbs up. :D
Everyting about this video is awsome
-Having the balls to do this trip with a Testarossa
-Having the heart to drive Testarossa for 2000 miles
Preparing and doing this trip
Requires; courage, knowledge and taste in so many different aspects.
MrNotebookguy also requires money and free time....
Grandpa Ketsis There are 3 things you cannot buy in this video.
-The taste
-The urge for an advanture
-The knowledge
I have seen people who earns million dollars per month without doing anything.
When they see this car all they would think about is "why would I have an old Ferrari where are can buy a brand new one?"
"Why would I go on a trip like this did I lose my mind especially on this old thing?"
MrNotebookguy I guess you are right most of rich people would go to Hawaii or something like that and do nothing
@@ketsis9717 almost every european can have a car and a week vacation to drive to Morocco or whatever
MrNotebookguy
The only thing you need is money to do a trip like that.Nothing else.
Imagine being a local and seeing an English man with his red Ferrari drive through your village
Yeah imagine that..
in the desert probably but i can tell you they have some serious cars in Tangier Casablanca and Marrakech . Tangier is the amg city .
You can't imagine what we do have out here bro come visit and judge ppl here living lavish life
@@mustafaboumrour6494 yes
@@mustafaboumrour6494 I'm from England & I apologise for that silly comment..
I would love a 3 hour expanded version with discussion of the logistics of a trip like this.
It's easy, or was, pre covid. No visas needed, just drive to Algeciras or Tarifa in Spain, get the ferry to Tangier - Marakkesh - Erfoud - Erg Chebbi. Done it 5 times in a Defender but a normal car is fine.
Sir you are a brave man to do this trip in a Ferrari.
lol working on a car drinking tea... the cheers really topped it all off. british beyond belief
The Kalahari Ferrari !! What an awesome adventure - out of the comfort zone. Love Harry’s work, very entertaining 👌
That washboard road to the final hotel... I was wincing the entire time watching it. I can't imagine how Harry felt driving down it!
You Sir are one of the greatest people on Earth. Thank you for existing.
Great to see this bloke using his awesome collection how they we’re supposed to be used and enjoyed by the owners, not sitting in a showroom.. I think the engineers who designed these cars would agree. Love it
A Testarossa with Moroccan dunes as a backdrop. What a sight! Fabulous!
Ferrari in Sahara! => Absolute Italian beauty + Absolute British craziness = WONDERFUL VIDEO! Thank you very much my good sir! 😍🙏
As someone who's well aware of Morocco and Moroccan situation and politics I'd like answer some of Harrys questions about the police/speed traps/ and the drones.
1-Police presence everywhere is due to DAESH or the so called ISIS Group as it is making Morocco one of it main targets and Morocco is taking this seriously, and leaving nothing to randomness, Morocco is the biggest foreign investment country in the region and also one of it economical is tourism and both of these requires stability and safety (aside the safety of the population of course)
2- As for speed traps, this is due to a drastic plan to reduce road casualties, Morocco is suffering from this, and some tragedies did happen in recent months such as the children bus that had 36 kids dead or so. You can still hit 150mph in some roads but it's harder that it used to be, also people will flash lights on you to tell you about speed traps beforehand
3- Drones, you need to ask for authorization before hand to get one inside the country or else it will be confiscated. Drones were forbiden in the country for two reasons, one is that there isn't a legal status to them, and more importantly drone were used for criminal activities and preparation for terrorist acts hence no drones is allowed in the country since the beginning of 2015
InitialDAmine thx for the info!
Interesting background info, thanks. Morocco looks like a neat place to visit. The police presence actually is encouraging from a tourist perspective.
That was interesting. Thanks for posting the info.
@@MrHellfinger as a tourist not driving everywhere, the police presence didn't seem to be nearly as bad as he encountered. When I rented a car I had one police checkpoint between Marrakesh and Essaouira. Super nice guy, only wanted to see the paperwork for the car and my ID. Didn't ask anything of the three other people I was traveling with in the car. In the cities police totally left us alone. Really a great place to visit. You could swap Marrakesh for Fez and catch 90% of the experience of visiting both. Tangier was the only place I didn't like, it seemed to lose the Morocco charm and turn into a grimy semi european port city.
@Green Giant that's not very common anymore. Heading into the Sahara I've heard a couple stories, but nothing elsewhere.
A truly fantastic adventure, thank you for sharing! I think you might have inspired me to do something similar, at some point.
Fantastic suff and the car @@@ nice eeee
Shmee150 Look forward to see your next adventure shmee your last one was pretty good ,Nice to see you have time for Harrys quality videos as well as your own :)
Shmee150 You get your car washed after a days driving I don't think you would last haha
Shmee150 Gotta get some monster truck tires on the McLaren first! Hahaha!
Shmee150 here my middle finger :3 punk
This man should be in TopGear with Chris Harris replacement found for Clarkson and James May 😂😂😂
seeing a Ferrari gets driven in a terrain that is unimaginable... its like an artwork with contrast in colors.. it's glorious!
I must confess, I was wincing at the endless shit that this poor old Testarossa had to wade through throughout this adventure, but it was pretty cool to see it reach it's destination, the layers of adventure dirtying every body panel. Well done for having the balls to actually go out and do it; I can tell you straight that if she were mine, I wouldn't have! - Pretty epic!!
OMG. I was feeling every bump on that dirt road, what a brave sole to take that Testarossa there.
I didn't realize how reliable old Ferrari's are, very impressed.
I always use an old Caddy van for my trips, can carry plenty of tools and a few spares.
I did a similar trip to the edge of the Sahara as a backpacker in 1993. I forgot to take many photos. Thanks for helping me remember an awesome trip.
This guy is probably the definition of classic car enthusiast... love it!!!
Harry, please, PLEASE invest in a lapel microphone. Your commentary is excellent and you need to do it justice with a quality recording device. Excellent video once again
Good idea 😃😃
carrot5000 As far as I know he has said before that it makes the editing that much more complex and harder to do, and that sounds fair to me. He does it in his spare time around his real job after all! I'm just happy he is still doing these, I was gutted when he left EVO for loads of reasons but the main one was the videos he does!
"Today, lets burn abit more fuel"...My kindda day. :)
This guy is an absolute legend. Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it! Would pay money for a travel documentary with Harry presenting it.
First of all, I just want to say, huge respect to you Harry for using your incredible cars the way you do. These videos really make the viewers connect with cars on a completely different level. Thank you for sharing this and we're all eagerly waiting for more uploads.
They should have had you as the new Top Gear presenter rather than Chris Evans.
They absolutely should have.
I was thinking the same thing
I second this thought :), or is that a 3rd or 4th
Absolutely not, he presents the facts in a lucid watchable way. That went out with TV a LONG time ago .
They couldn't have Harry because that would make Top Gear a car show.
I did the same trip from Ireland to The Sahara and back in a 1981 Citroen CX totally on my own. Did a total 5,023 miles with absolutely no problems. Car suffered no damage at all.
This is me in 55 years . Except I’ll be driving a Nissan Versa
Than you better start looking for a better career lol.
Let's set higher goals and work towards it....Nissan GTR. As long as you can buy 5 of them, don't have to own it, you would have achieved the the goal.
In 55 Jahren bekommt Du nirgendwo mehr Benzin irgendwoher, Schade
If you in 55 years are still even able to drive a car, I'll be amazed. I'm pretty sure ownership will be a thing of the past. Might not even be legal or even possible to drive it yourself.
Martin Aronsen thanks for the reality check. Keep forgetting about these emerging trends. Combustible engines may need a special permit and as you indicated the car driving itself and vehicle subscription being the main or only way of ownership (when really it’s a lease). With AI well advanced by then some beneficiary will lobby to repeal laws preventing a regular folk to drive the car. Only in a specific moment we would be allowed to override the AI. A special permit costing lots of money would be needed, only the rich would have someone driving or themselves.
That’s horrendous. The horror!! 😱
I'm here saving for a corrado and this guy takes my dream car trough a desert.
living the dream harry
Absolutely love these roadtrips with Harry. Like Michael Palin with a sportscar.
That car looks so beautiful when it’s dirty and used!
I’m so happy I found your TH-cam channel Harry May 2020 bring you blessings praise God for your life greetings from Dublin Ireland
Harry, I have a lot of admiration for you after watching this adventure. As you said in your other video, the review of the Testarossa, this is what he car was made for, Grand Touring. These Moroccan roads remind me so much of our roads in Australia, dusty and rough, and we don't hesitate to drive road cars on our dirt roads. Good on you! Thanks for not babying the Ferrari.
outstanding trip, I have been to morocco in 1982 and a family friend had a testarossa, chassis #19. But didn't experience both at same time. I do miss the honey tea and pastries no to mention the fun trips in the Ferrari before it was totaled.
Cheers and thanx for bringing back fond memories.
They were not worried about the drone, they wanted a bung 💰
Great it's out and being driven. I've always had a soft spot for the Testarossa since Miami Vice.
why not take the ferrari instead then :*D
DarthZackTheFirst can’t remember the footage now. 👍🏻
What he's driving a Ferrari Testarossa to he sahara!!!. Instant sub from me!
You Sir, are my idol now. Taking a Rari to the Sahara, oh my god. I love you.
Steady, not sure about all this man love stuff
Thanks for watching, though!
@@harrysgarage 😂😂 what a great guy
This video deserves way more views than its current 330000+
Having Driven that trip in 2007 following the Dakar Rally and ending up in Timbuktu. Hats off to you for taking the Testarossa. Great trip and great country
Amazing experience, it was a bit mad but have no regrets
Great to see a supercar getting USED! Although I was cringing when you were driving on some of those roads.
Find myself returning to this video a number of times. Magnificent adventure. I just like the style of adventure and how to make videos.
Every time this man, THIS LEGEND posts a car video. I get a surge through my Sahara ;)
It's a big pleasure to have you here in Morocco ! Thank you so mush
So nice to see you, taking this great car for such an adventure!
Unlike people who treat their car like garage queens, I'd do what you do if I ever own a super car, take it on adventures!
This is like a topgear episode!
Harry, what a marvelous road trip and a very enjoyable watch. Thanks for posting.
You are living life too the fullest!
Harry, finally I had the time to look at this and, well, the only word that comes into my mind is "stunning". It's a sheer pleasure to watch your videos! Thanks for doing that stuff!
This makes me happy. Actually using a car thoroughly. Taking one thing of beauty and setting it in another. Contrast.
That trip reminds me of old italian comercials or movies, where theese kinda cars were driven in similar conditions (which seem to be normal, back in the day).
It's soo nice to see something like Testarossa wearing real road dirt, and having gravel bumps, flavored with that flat-12 soundtrack...
Also, nice "real world" interview of "what's it like, for a supercar owner, to have a long-distance commute, go thru customs etc..", brings one closer to the other side of a "golden gate". Hat's off to you, Sir!
Testarossa is a emblemetic car for me and have a real different Ferrari character. Thanks for video.
I've been in love with the Testarossa ever since I got the toy model, in Italia -90 world cup livery, as an eight year old boy. Nice to see how tough it is. Love that boxer.
It's a Flat 12 not a Boxer.
boxer 12
Absolutely brilliant! What a spectacular trip.
Harry is a legend. I would try to do this in a Bentley GT but a Ferrari.... this man is an automotive journalism icon.
Just an epic adventure! Thanks for sharing!
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I personally would be thrilled to see the return voyage as well. I believe Harry, you have convinced me to buy an older SL Mercedes (just a V8), for a longer road trip and as a daily driver. No need for super low profile tires, simply buy a grand tourer and enjoy this relatively inexpensive car today and its glorious style. These videos have been a pleasure.
With all do respect, Sir, it's strictly prohibited to use the word "just", in combination with "Mercedes" and "v8".
I rewatch this episode once in every year since it came out. Best car enthusiast content on TH-cam is Harry's garage 👍
Great to see the spirit of adventure still exist,Thankyou,
Wow that was such a beautiful experience you produced, I want to put that on my bucket list, if only I could afford.
epic trip + epic car + epic guy = epic channel!
Thank you for sharing with us Harry
His detailer is going to be upset when he gets back home!
His detailer has something to do finally
I would be excited. Making money for once
Nah. Nothing excites Richard from Perfection Valet like a dirty supercar lol
Absolutely brilliant ! what a journey. I love the raw footage, your beautiful way of showing great Morocco and as ever your overall attitude. You are genuinely brilliant
man that motor is f-ing clean. wow.
What an absolutely grand adventure.
The scenery was absolutely amazing it was like watching an old James bond flick I kept waiting for 007 to show up. Absolutely terrific. I can't believe it's been on the net for over 5 years and I just now discovered this. time for a rebroadcast.
I was about 10 mins in and then decided to press like button. Just as I pressed the like button the Ferrari chose not to start. This is proper road tripping. I did a proper road trip a decade ago with my friends with a crummy little Peugeot. It was one the best things i´ve done. The car broke down in the dutch motorway but the stories I had after that we´re so good. After 3 years of careful and determined look I bought an BMW z4 Coupe and I am so eager to do some kind of trip with it.
Good for you Harry, no garage queen for you. I'm poor and can't afford such a beautiful car nor journey but you inspire me to imagine one day that I could. Still miss you in Evo but hope all is going well in your other adventures.
Absolutely fantastic. As a Ferrari nut, this has got to be my favorite film. Thank you for sharing the adventure!
11:18 they brought an actual tea service set with them to a desert trip, I did not expect that :D
That’s a typical moroccan minth tea service set, it’s local.
You and Tyrrell's channel are simply the best - your videos are so interesting, entertaining and charming... they've become my new Quarantine-addiction. Wonderful job!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to this since the trailer.
The sound of that car! ❤️ Great channel. Fantastic to see the owner fixing the car and loving driving it. Subscribed.
Thank you for this film. You pushed us to make in february this year a wonderful/ crazy trip Poland-Morocco-Western Sahara (11500km). Of course we stoped at Merzouga who is a magical place. Thank you again for the inspiration. 👍
We've just done loads of work on one of these and i must say this video really shows what this car is capable of.
What a car, what a man, what a journey!
About the tenth time I’ve watched this...utterly brilliant. Thank you
Thoroughly enjoyed this, made being in lock down so much more bare able 👍 thanks Harry
Fantastic Harry ! Just love the fact that you actually use and drive your (super) cars to epic locations despite them being "probably not the best to take on these roads..." but you proved otherwise. Thank you so much, just love to enjoy your channel