Pur Sang is an Argentine company that builds amazingly accurate versions of classic racecars, like the Pur Sang Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza. Matt Farah finds out why sometimes a faithful reproduction is better than the original.
+D. R. Davis I only wish that were true... I ride religiously and I have seen other riders eff'ing with their phone while riding... The only options left are vehicles that drive themselves or they are so damn complex, you literally cannot doing anything else but drive.
I remember seeing a female cop riding he motorcycle while glued to he phone. Crazy... Shit I've been a passenger in my friends car while he was playing a video game on his cellphone while driving. He says he doesn't do that anymore, he just watches YT videos while driving now -_-
+NecrolustKvlt Its the same artist that everyone was asking about on the /MOMO SlowMo: Sebring 2014 video. Not fitting to a Pur Sang video and its edited to load haha. The song on the /momo video is sick.
Matt says at 8:40 'the sound is incredible'. What do we hear? Intrusive, derivative, bland wallpaper music. Please don't obscure what could be an interesting review with this garbage.
@@Patrick_B687-3 I disagree that this is something that has to do with age. There are PLENTY of similar videos produced by older folk who do the exact same thing.
The dictionary definition of "replica" is an exact duplicate. By that definition, the Pur Sang Alfa is a Replica. The problem is that most other so-called replicas aren't. Thanks to that, the true meaning of a word is lost.
Agreed. The word "replica" like many other words in the English language has been diluted through poor use. I would call most of the other poor replicas a representation. This is Alfa is a much truer replica.
Thanks for showing us all these different exciting cars. I had no idea Pur Sang existed and that they build authentic cars from that era. Gives you another perspective about race drivers who drove that Alfa at full speed in races of the time.
Just a little feedback guys: The audio levels seems to be off, it's seems too loud and distracts from the voice over. Anyway- what an experience to drive that Alfa!
Alright guys, I like the new videos and this one was good too. However I think there should be someone who watches the final version to make sure everything is as it's supposed to be. Why do I say this? Because the music was too loud most of the time, making it hard to hear what the people are saying. And secondly, the music was too aggressive on occasion. In my opinion, when I watch reviews, I like there to be a little and quiet background music but not aggressive guitar solos etc. Personally I find it best simply to use calm and relaxing music. Some might say that is elevator music and I would probably agree. But what makes a car review great is not it's music but rather the content and cinematography which you guys seem to have under control but what makes a car review fantastic is when the sound is correctly adjusted and the music simply helps smoother transition (and not make it awkward). Thank you and keep up the good work!
looking at this video i just come to conclude how muuuch of a car guy Jay Leno is. He makes it look so easy and natural when he drives all type of proper pre war cars and he is just incredibly knowledgeable of everything cars.
I really like how he separated the replicas from what these machines are. I keep having mixed feelings about people who, for example recreate the SWB groul B Audi Quattro by cutting an Urquattro. I always felt like they were doing much more than a replica exactly because they do it in the same way and by using the same techniques that Audi did. Thank you Matt for the definitions and the cool video!
That guys model t has one of the most epic car stories/histories I've heard. I can't believe thats the one he used in all cars go to heaven 2. Beyond badass.
I always tap like early. /DRIVE, Tuned, etc are always intelligent, fun, visual and atmospheric /DRIVE has a distinctive house style. This one is great!
there is a guy I know in nz that builds these in his shed, builds every component but the block from scratch. These guys will probably know of him as well can't be to many master 8c builders in the world. If your ever in nz you should check him out its kiwi engineering at its best!
well...I will say "kiwi craftmanship at its best". cause if the job it's done properly, the engineering still belong to Alfa. But don't get me wrong, for me this is a good thing!! engineering today something like that, simply means being 100 years late, while this craftmanship skills are almost gone, so the few people in the world still able to do this quality work, deserved to be called ARTISTS! cheers from Italy ;)
Wow..A Running Model T With What Looks Like A Pent-Valve ROOF Head! My Grandpa ls Smiling Down! So Digging The Alfa, Too...Pure Blood (Pur Sang) lndeed!
You can downshift a unsynchronized transmission. you just have to match rpm's so when you double clutch downshift give it a lot of gas and you will be fine
+insanity2amillion it's not really a reproduction car, at Pur Sang they have actual craftsmen and the old machinery from pre-war times, they use the actual blueprints of the original cars, the cars are mostly built with the same mindset and production methods as the 1920s 1930s cars. So these cars are really more of a continuation than a reproduction.
Honestly, could not imagine dropping 700-800k for a new Lamborghini or Ferrari when you can have this masterpiece for 450k... (since this video came out probably a tad more, but still)
okay I am wondering is it street legal? because it is being built in the modern age (main thing I am wondering about is the windshield wiper) because that's the main thing I would think would be different for it to be registered seeing as the title probably says 2015 so it wouldn't fall in the grandfather law, but maybe there is another rule tht I don't know about.
Higher compression causing more heat? For the same fuel and air mass flow, heat transfer to the coolant and exhaust would be reduced as more work is being sent to the pistons. Hence greater efficiency with higher CR. (Ideal gas law is not very applicable.)
+BurnDuration Greater efficiency does not imply less heat - he claims double the horsepower (which would be used quite a bit in such a slow car) and, although greater efficiency doesn't mean double the fuel use for double the power, it does imply a lot more fuel being burnt. Since internal combustion is incredibly inefficient that's a lot more heat that has to be dealt with.
+pd4165 I can see your point if fuel and air mass flow is increased. If we hold these values constant, and only raise compression ratio, on the expansion stroke net indicated mean effective pressure will increase, assuming we anchor the 50% mass fraction burn angle at the same crank angle. On the CI engines I run at work, with compression ratios of 16 or higher, more in-cylinder work generally reduces pre turbine temperatures and heat rejection to the coolant according to my measurements.
+BurnDuration Model Ts had a CR of about 4:1, aren't diesel and have no turbine recovery of waste heat. If your coolant system is already marginal, and your thermal efficiency around 20%, adding more fuel, to maintain your mixture, will result in nearly 80% (obviously less due to the higher efficiency) of that energy exiting via the exhaust or contained by the coolant. That coolant system isn't going to cope. I dunno - didn't they bother with the laws of thermodynamics where you went to school?
+pd4165 My apologies. I'm afraid we aren't discussing the same thing anymore, as I was referring to specifically compression ratio. It's my mistake for discussing this on RU-vid as it resorts to insults. You win.
We had a model t in my shop a couple years ago. I had the honor of getting to replace the liners in the transmission. Hammering copper rivets as a step to working on a Trans was crazy. And yes they are interesting to drive (the owner asked me to deliver it about 10 miles away). There's no safeguards hold down the wrong two pedals and the Trans will self destruct in seconds.
@1:00 about the value of actual historic cars being too high to drive them (and even insure them for it). Then you have Julian Mazjub who goes like nothing else in an historic Type 35B Bugatti up the hill at Goodwood. Must watch!
Apologies for repeating what many others have said before. I reacted too quickly but I have noticed in many reviews and documentaries that the so-called background music has become louder and louder. I can understand that in many cases it is used to hide a lack of substance and to create the illusion of drama. Of course, it could be that the sound engineer is a frustrated wannabe musician and this is a the only way they can coerce people to listen to their offerings.
would love to know what Argentina has to do with this company, I'm from Argentina and this made me curious, found no other reference to Argentina in the video but the name of the company
All about the wheels. ERW retro existing fleet with zero modifications. Massive efficiency, never flat logistics. Vacuum Pressure increases High Frequency Response.
Wrong shade of Red, unless its the lighting, I remember the real ones being a darker shade. Tacho is wrong for the Scuderia Ferrari models, also under the dash the SF cars had a black knob to adjust the rear shock absorbers. Dash is wrong. Intake manifold is missing the aluminium fins, Rocker covers are the wrong shape. I also think it's very bad form to put the Scuderia Ferrari emblem on the side of any car that wasn't part of the factory team. But I only worked on a 2600 Scuderia Ferrari Monza not a 2300, I'm only going from memory though.
Why not make two separate and proper videos on each car?? You hype with the title and 2 minutes in you are showing me a Model T. It is a cool car, don't get me wrong, but I came for that Alfa which is a thousand times more special.
