The barn-find supercar of my dreams! 

I was half expecting him to have found one of the lost test mules for the McLaren F1, I'm disappointed. Besides those test mules there's really no ties between Ultima and McLaren, if i recall correctly they had one Ultima mule for engine testing (silver) and another one for gearbox testing (blue), and they were both destroyed after their job was over.

This guy sure has a wonderfully creative imagination.

Don't sell it, Those Ultimas are incredible performance machines. You won't gain anything by getting a supercar, You basically have one.

So he found an Ultima. The only connection to McLaren is that the same model was used as a mule for the F1's engine. Both of which were destroyed. All of this is explained on the Ultima website.

Spent 2k on my wedding, had a piss up in a barn in the back of a pub, everybody had a great day that we’ll remember for the rest of our lives. All that to say I didn’t have to sell a car.

Mclaren was known for their Chevy V8s...

He’s talking rubbish. Look into the details, we know for a fact that he didn’t.

Albert and Edward were crucial to the development of the F1 and these two McLaren prototypes were later destroyed as the specialist magazines were still offering a fortune for sneak preview pictures.

By this logic, the McLaren F1 uses Pirelli tires, and so does my Jag. So my Jag is the successor to the McLaren F1

Gordon Murray was most likely the one who decided to use a random kit car as a test mule (in this case the ultima). 100% not a predecessor or influential on the design of the McLaren F1. It is a great car in itself so no need to hype it up with untruthful facts. It really must be great development test mule since it was also used to develop the all new GMA T50, Gordon Murray’s latest supercar project.

Pull spark plugs, add a little bit of oil to each cylinder. Crank over, plugs back in. 12 volts to the ignition coil, disconnect main fuel line, dump some fuel in the Carburetor and hit the key. Could it be easier?

Vin Wiki is really destroying their brand with people like this. This channel has become a jerk off contest between liars and fraudsters - what a shame.

This guy sure finds a lot of cars of his dreams.

Why are you calling it an F1 test mule if this car is nor Albert neither Edward?

He may be stretching awfully hard to claim this is a Maclaren predecessor, but at least it is an unusual and interesting car, plus his energy is a bit contagious. Could be worse it could be a one of one Corvette 😂

Dustin Walls did NOT tell him that. I was the one that sent him the message the day he posted the video about it. I bought the Mischief DVD when I was stationed at Aviano AB, Italy and I remembered the car in the video. Sam even gave me a shout-out on his page for giving him the info.

what a load of bollocks. its a cool car for sure, but let's be clear, the McLaren F1 was in no way based on this car! They did use a couple of ulitimas as mule cars during the development of the F1 but to say all the handling and framework was based on the Ultima, that Mr Noble was the brainpower behind the F1... and all the other crap you just made up... that's just horseshit.

From what I have found they already had a design in mind, but purchased these cars for their similarity to their design. He makes it out to seem they took this body design and molded the f1 from it

Wow ultimatas are one of my favorite cars. Can’t wait to hear about this story

I remember there was 1 holy grail.... now its every single day someone finds one... get new terms!!!

That car is definitely a supercar

Who the heck would sell that car just to get married? Terrible idea.

Did Lee Noble design the McLaren F1 then? From the commentary by Mr Hard it sounds like it. And I always thought it was some unknown chap called Gordon Murrey who came up with the design of the McLaren F1..!

Very cool, hopefully they get it back to the owner for a day to take out his kid!

The Ultima was the McLaren engine test car, the accurate NSX was actually the goal as far as dynamics and the designer and engineer was Gordon Murray. With that said this is a very cool car. I love the ultima they has a crazy time around the top gear track

I saw one of these in the isle of white going for like 60,000k had wondered if this was the one. Awsome car.

The car was clearly doing 185 kilometers per hour😂 come on mate, aren't you guys in Europe

Needs a BIG Mclaren influenced BMW motor in there if you ask me .cost nothing to get hold of a modern 7 series and do a proper restomod

Those were some pretty cool cars back then. nice find. Keep it. Love your ideas of what you're doing. I'd like to see it on the track, video it and put it on here. You will have followers that enjoy it.

There's one with the big block Chevy twin turbo Mercury sb9 engine. It looked scary.

This takes me back to watching Tiff drive the GTR for the first time and having an absolute orgasm 😂

I see one of these driving around my city every once in a while. theres only about 100.000 people where i live. its silver with blue stripes I believe it's got some LS based engine if i had to guess. The one guy I tried to talk to about it didn't really seem like he knew anything about it. he just seemed like he was getting gas in it basically driving it for somebody else. Very cool cars.

Morals, Character, Reputation > Money

I'm confused as to how this is the predecessor to the McLaren F1 if it came out afterwards?

It's probably the test mule for that kit cat Ed was sent pictures of when he was hunting the El Chapo McLaren

Now that's a good story 🙏

It is a super car/experimental race car

Good for you brother man! Glad to see your still chasing your supercar dream 👊🏼💫

Can you source a cosworth V12 to put in it, just like the GMA .50.

looks to me the intake manifold is something like an Edlebrock street performer, dual plane. And if the Holly DP is an 850 you don't need it unless you are reving to over 8500rpm. 750DP is the carb up to 7500rpm. The bottom end goes to hell with an 800 DP, which I had on my 7500rpm cheby 350. A Holley 650DP makes wonderful power off the bottom , at least 50hp more up to around 6500prm where the power rolls over and then you appeciate the 750-800DP. So I stayed with the 800 because I liked reving from 4500-7500rpm. And if the Distributor is a Chevy, lose it and get something like an MSD7 type unit. Something like an Eldebrock Victor Jr/Holley 750DP and a real distributor will produce at least 50 hp more. If you keep the 850 DP the bottom end will suck. I sometimes wet the plugs on my engine. vacuum will be around 6" if you have any kind of a cam. And no AFB's, nothing else, only a HolleyDP with mechanical linkage. If you aren't reving to 7000 you should use a 650DP..... My engine loved it but as I said, I liked 800DP above 4500rpm.

How is an Ultima not a super car when it’s faster and handles better that most super cars? Because it needs a Ferrari badge? Give me a break

That much on a wedding seems ridiculous

I'm glad I'm just happy with the one 300zx and that's all I'll ever need I think...

Sam is a great storyteller. I can’t understand half of what he says but I enjoy it every time

If a woman lets you sell the sentimentally irreplaceable childhod emotional connection to your dead dad to pay for a glamorous pointless one day wedding ceremony... that's maybe not the kind of bird you want to be committing your life to. 😂😂😂

The car is stunning. Good catch bro. Lovely lovely car. She’s a keeper

Love the backstory!!!

Bit of info for you, the McLaren was conceived in New Zealand by our famous Bruce McLaren. On the back panel of a McLaren who will notice a cartoon type badge of a Kiwi, a New Zealand bird Regards Howard NZ

I.. JUST watched a couple of days ago on National Geographic the Car SOS show, where they had a rerun on fixing an Ultima. A car that I've never heard of but loved right away from the first time I saw the episode a year ago. And now a VINwiki story for one!

I love when he says he punches above his weight with his wife. So true for me too!

Sam you’re a good guy bro. I respect what you did here

I hope he attains the supercar level he needs.

Mike Brewer looks funny. Has he had a hair transplant?

Did mr Hard just call the Stig the Big Black Cok man..? 😂

I got a ride in one of theses altima GTR'S. It had a chevy 350ci engine and sounded like a porsche flat 6. That was weird. Go figure.

My uncle sold 2 Corvettes to pay for his welding.

Any car could be considered a poor man's F1 when the car costs 20 mil now, shit a veyron could be considered that lol

That’s one car I’d never sell just keep it or offer it to the guy you bought it from for what the fair price is

That car seems pretty super to me. 😉

I think you can call it a supercar but only if you add a space between "super" and "car". 😄

That's a fucking kit car lol

Swap you for an '02 beetle!

It's an analog supercar

Love how the people int he comments are smart. Bad move selling the car for a wedding that expensive. 7 years from now, the dude will have no car, and likely no marriage, and the debt from her special day.

McLaren F1s started manufacturing in 1992. Ultima started manufacturing in 1999.

Who would sell that to get married???

mischief is gumball 3000 og tekademics iirc

I'm just saying his enthusiasm over cars and his inner child that sees the potential in everything. You my friend should have been on top gear because you still get that excitement and I absolutely love it.

Press X.

F*#:/ng good story!

This guy is so Full of it simple Google search shows this company has alway built high-end kit car

Sam you make my day when your videos come up, thank you always!

Ahhhh… MAYTE…. GORDON MURRAY designed the F1.. not Noble. This is quite a stretch claiming such BULLOCKS! , yeah ?

Clickbaity

The fool spending all that on a wedding

This guy has great stories to tell

Cannonball run EUROPE, where they advertise what they're doing on a bright yellow kit car instead of doing everything possible to make the car low profile.

I’m not a v6 boy I’m a v8 guy 😂 thru and thru

LOL, what a load of crap.

this is an iconic comment

Sam hard not telling the truth. Shocking.

IMO putting that livery on it was a mistake

If she loves you,

If this dude gets a divorce I feel very bad.

"It's not a supercar" I beg to differ. Anything that looks like that, with a V8 engine, IS a supercar in my opinion

So hed walk to get petrol instead of drive 1 of his other cars… yea likely story mate. Bullocks

Tool

I loved the story. But the poor guy whole sold his bby got ripped off.

20k for a wedding? wtf is wrong with people... for 20k buy me self a nice car... or some quad or buggy something to have fun. marriage i can sign a paper and eat a cake and go on with my day and still have 18k left

This dude is so delusional.

mornin folks, i mean if you look long enough and have enough luck you will find all sorts of stuff, actually waiting for a booster and master for my barn find...almst the first here....

morning

I dont understand how Sam doesn't get the recognition and views, subscriber's etc. It's a brilliant channel. ♥️👍♥️

If you know wht tht car truely represents its truely a special car holy grail is a understatement

this guy is a manure factory.

Test mules and prototypes aren't the same thing. I'm pretty sure Ford uses F150s to test Mustang engines. That doesn't make the F150 a Mustang prototype, it's just a test mule. An Ultima without the McLaren V12 or transmission isn't a test mule, it's just an Ultima. The thing is an Ultima is cool until you start lying about it. But Sam likes kit cars so maybe that means he likes a car with a big story and nothing to back it up?

This guy has so much content value!!!!

Sold ya Dad's car just to get a divorce...smh.

The _Hardup's McNugget F1_ You, Sam, are a right cheeky bloke! Flippin' *brilliant*

9th here😂😂