Rofl , I never looked at her like that. And you know , ain't a soul around could steal her . She's too loud when running and so heavy it would take a team of mules to pull her up to a trailer .
@@General_Eisenhower1945 Yes but like my Model T it can take several pushes sometimes. My model T takes way more pushes of the starter which is of course more superior than the one and done feature.
@@paulboone44444 It does over 65 mph in second gear, and they only reach top gear (3rd) on U.K. motorways. And they've been known to drive it to and from the event.
When i grew up, east german Trabants woke me up each morning, before i had to get ready for school. They were loud and dirty too, but nothing like this. 😅
@@danogh2227 They are also horrible death traps. In the late 80s i saw a family of 4 killed in a Trabant wreck. A car made of plastic will not save you. 😞
I know exactly who that crazy man is! It is my great great great uncle was the person who used to drive it... At the time it was the (unofficially) fastest car in the world!
That might be the only car at Goodwood or anywhere else for that matter , that I would like to see driven very gently. Please go easy on that beauty. Make a replica of her and park the original. She's just too beautiful and unique.
This is touching and majestic. A piece of moving and roaring historical humans technology masterpiece, 1 century after his creation. Thank you England and Italy for this, 2 nations with some of the greatest passion for cars in history. Respect.
@@SpamMeGooglification those are meant to be driven with sliding in the back, the driver obviously knows what he is doing and has little reason to be sausage puckered.
I just love the description of the first time it travelled through parts of England. "As bystanders watched, it blew their hats off and singed their eyebrows".
Saw this thing at Prescott hill climb earlier this year It was so ungodly loud you had to cover your ears. You could feel the pops and bangs shooting through your body
And also you’re forgetting the main statistic, a little over 700 pound feet of torque. Reason airplanes made so much more power is because they had forced induction out the ass.
Spag Face Spag Face Have you considered that instead of telling people that they aren’t funny and original that you could grow as a person and let people have their fun? Have you considered 319 people liked Akihiko’s comment, and that you were the only one who decided to complain about it? Have you considered that you’re the common denominator in situations that aren’t fun for you but are perfectly enjoyable for everyone else? Does that not make you realize that very possibly you are the problem, not everyone else. Just remember, my guy, it’s nice to be important, but it’s even more important to be nice.
@@redseven4040 im sorry. I grow up with a family that likes to be different from the norm. I guess i thought being the same is dumb. Ill think twice before commenting something like that. Thanks for helping me
It was road legal when it was built, and I believe the laws on road legality don't apply retrospectively, so it can still drive according to whatever regulations were in place in 1911
I'm not sure what would be a bigger shock. This gigantic red thing flying past you at speed, making all that noise, with 3 foot of flames coming out the side with a madman at the wheel and a passenger holding on for dear life while you're in your quiet, little, early 20th century village and may not even have a clue as to what a motor car is at that time and leaving either wonderment or utter fear and panic in it's wake.......or be rolling down a motorway or highway in your modern car or SUV when this gigantic, red, Steampunk looking bomb shaped thing tears past at speed, making all that noise, with 3 foot of flames coming out the side with a madman at the wheel and a passenger holding on for dear life, all while once again leaving wonderment or utter fear and panic in it's wake, much like it would have 108 years ago!
The original did have a two-in-one side-exit exhaust according to vintage photographs, but it's nowhere to be seen in the late Goodwood exhibitions of this car, so uhh... noise FTW I guess hahaha
@@LoQOpa Not true at all, most the parts for vehicles this age simply dont exist and even finding any technical specs for parts is unlikely. Every replacement part has to be specifically engineered and manufactured for it and let's not forget these vehicles were conceived at a time when we didn't yet know what a standard typical car would be like and so the mechanics of such vehicles can seem incredibly illogical. Plus of course the car is ancient and not incredibly reliable to start with and so you'll be going through the above process a lot.
@@michaelcort1763 with 3D printing it's now easier to replace some parts, but old cars are still very difficult to mantain and repair like you said above
I just love this car. I keep watching and sharing the videos of this beast. And love the way that it's driven, the pilot really enjoys the ride, every year.
As a civic owner , I'd say this fiat is definitely my favorite of all time. My poor civic is crying outside in pure jealousy. What I would give to go strolling in that beauty for a night drive in the city with it.
Everything about this looks scary, but the uncovered chain on the outside right under the guys arms looks really scary! Chainsnap and there goes the elbow... 😨 Badass guys with big balls driving/co driving this BEAST!!! 🤘🤘😂
I think the bigger problem would be the loss of drive to one side. It has been a while since I have had a broken chain on a bicycle, I don't think you get whipped by them when they break.
@@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330 Bicycle chains go slow enough they won't fly too far, but a motorcycle chain that breaks will punch a hole through the transmission casing. From napkin math, a MC's chain is spinning at least 35 times faster than a bicycle's would.
There were two cars made and they were lost in the war. Some guy found an engine and found part of a chassis and restored it over a span of 15 years. Its a very cool story but this car was not taken care of.
What a awesome thing it is to see and hear that old girl popping and snorting fire as she slides and twitches about is a glorious thing. To think 108 years young and still being pushed hard and driven even when the weather is not all fair sky’s and sunshine is simple a treat for gear-heads of all ages.
The behaviour of that monster on a wet surface doesn't bear contemplation! No brakes, contact patches the size of postage stamps, and a C.ofG. about a metre from the ground.
Not much of a car guy, I know less about cars than most people but that seems pretty fast to me for something so old! I never seen one before looks awesome.
Just don't whine about it because it's one of the best thing EU is doing. :) Less fuel, less polution... It would be much better if they switched to Biofuel or just LPG as bridge between petrol and electricity.
I like the fact that the gear shift is on the outside of the car lol, this is how a dog would design a car if it could so they can hang out of the window and still operate the car
Maybe toughest ride for a passenger in car history. Breathing that exhaust probably took a couple years off her life. And to add to that, no mudguards in the rain means she’s getting a lot of spray off those tyres.
I love racing. I miss doing it so much. You could not pay me to take this thing up Goodwood. Imagine taking a tractor, gearing it up, and putting skinny tires made of pencil rubber on them.
@@derbyjr I can appreciate the history and the engineering of the combustion engine, But time waits for no man, the world is evolving. I;m just excited by what the next hundred years will bring.
It's funny that you consider electric vehicles some kind of modern invention, yet to be perfected. 120 years ago electric cars outsold gasoline ones on the US market.
@@ErnestHemingwayJr I am well aware of the electric cars history. But development stopped a century ago. The fact an electric car can overcome over a century of combustion tech, breaking a 20 year record, with little more than ten years development, shows just how much potential EV's have.
Electric did worse, the motors were actually quite great (better than ICE I'd say) but the batteries is what killed them, they were too big for the small amount of power they could deliver. That's mainly why people stick to ICE
