Automotive Oddities You Can Drive! Touring the Lane Motor Museum

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Larry heads to the Lane Motor Museum in Tennessee where their collection of over 600 cars are not only in working order, you can drive them! They’ve got an absurd amount of auto oddities like propeller-driven vehicles, microcars like the Peel 50 and the literally-a-cartoon Cyclops II, a two-way firetruck, and the truly monstrous LARC-LX amphibious tank transport. It’s got a motor for each wheel! But they’ve got the good stuff too, like a Citroën Saxo, ALL the Nissan Pikes Peak racers, and a fleet of exclusively air-cooled vehicles. But the crown jewel is a Tommy Makinen Edition Mitsubishi LANCER Evolution VI!
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@LarryChenPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

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@JoshFealy 2 жыл бұрын

Larry is such a good speaker. Knowledgeable and professional. Gentleman's Hoonigan

@CraaaigV302 2 жыл бұрын

This is now on my bucket list to visit love the hospitality love the collection of all different vehicles so awesome

@therealmudafuka7200 2 жыл бұрын

Larry back at it again with that *premium* premium content

@snoopy5736 2 жыл бұрын

Dammmmmm larrryyyy

@thumpertorque_ 2 жыл бұрын

PH premium.

@liquidrepublic 2 жыл бұрын

I went there this past summer. It's a "weird wheels" car guy's dream. Such a great museum with hidden gems in every corner and the staff is super friendly to boot. I highly recommend the basement tour to anyone who goes. I fell in love with the Honda City while I was there.

@cobywilliams7332 2 жыл бұрын

wanna buy one? I'm selling one in nz

@liquidrepublic 2 жыл бұрын

@@cobywilliams7332 I wish that I could.

@zabnorg 2 жыл бұрын

There's a goofy car museum in NZ like this, right next to a fashion museum. Ladies left, gents to the right, lol. They had a pink Honda City there, the Honda factory where they were built was right down the hill from the museum I think

@cobywilliams7332 2 жыл бұрын

@@zabnorg yeah theres a green cabriolet in another museum i visited too

@rogerbussiii 2 жыл бұрын

As soon as he said there was a basement I was like "oh! that's where I'd go" uncertain if but optimistic that that was an actual possibility. Thanks for the comment. I even had a pitch all prepped "I'm from Vegas- I'll probably never get a chance to come back!" That would have been followed up wit a cash tip or crying.. hadn't decided yet.. glad to know I don't have to lol

@rents1977 2 жыл бұрын

Every museum needs someone this enthusiastic and invested in the collection!

@PhonyTerguson. Жыл бұрын

The owner is like an encyclopaedia

@randyevan6688 2 жыл бұрын

The black and yellow metro was so dope

@phil6747 2 жыл бұрын

The Evo tme and the metro 6r4 were my favs. 👍

@sparechippies 2 жыл бұрын

Love this. If the Speed Channel was still around Larry would need his own show.

@Danger-Dave 2 жыл бұрын

Cool to see Larry doing a spot on My fave hometown Museum... I've been many times including the basement tour and still see something new every time I go!

@nkbr2015 8 ай бұрын

I visited back in 2016, and I was blown away by all the unique cars. I saw the Nissan Pao for the first time. I knew one day I had to get one. Well, this year I was finally able to get an orange one for myself and we also found a yellow one for my wife.

@ricarquitectura4857 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!! Brilliant!!! Surely, one of the most interesting car museums in the world. I think one could learn more about automotive history in this museum than in most museums. And what a great idea about the patron rally!

@anthonyarmstrong5012 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos of looking at historical cars. Edit: I would give my left nut and sell my body to work in a car museum and dust them clean them start them… 😩😩😩

@ShadowsxEvil 2 жыл бұрын

I live about 30 minutes away from here and have been a few times. It’s always great to go back because they change the displays all the time. He didn’t even cover the motorcycle section either.

@snoopy5736 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an awesome road trip

@MLSProductionCo 2 жыл бұрын

Larry, Great visit! Thank you for adding a must-visit location to my travel list!

@Bacon__SteezBurger 2 жыл бұрын

These are the museums I love. This museum, obviously the Peterson for many different reasons when they do certain themes of “normal” cars, or rally cars, or Euro/JDM heritage centered shows, or concept tours, and I also love the totally original ideas like “the secret white Porsche collection” and “the secret Subaru barn”. Don’t get me wrong, supercar/hypercar museums are cool and totally deserve their place, but there’s only so many fresh off the line OE Ferraris and OE Lamborghinis that I can look at until they start to bleed together. Awesome museum tour man 🙌🏼 need to check this place out next time i get over to Nashville

@spacemoai 2 жыл бұрын

29:46 ugghhhh I NEED THAT TODAY IN MY LIFE

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

YOU CAN'T HAVE IT, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES! Seriously, I've taken it home and to shows several times. Love that little car.

@killemtoenjoythesilence 2 жыл бұрын

Larry! Stay out of my head brother! 🤣 I was keyed in on the Citroen rally car. Thinking what is that?? Here you come "for those of you guys yelling at me, hey you just passed this Citroen rally car..." You're a cool guy. That's all I know.

@edh7492 2 жыл бұрын

That BX 4TC road car is a very rare group B homologation special! Impressive Dude owns a saxo, what a boss! The appeal of driving a TME is considerable but it would still be superseded by the 6R4!

@kemzdon8245 2 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭true , that MG METRO is so beautiful, wish he had more time with it

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

The 6R4 is a beast. No diffs, all spools, as it's set up for gravel. I've driven it several times, including at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It's a workout, but you smile for weeks afterwards.

@KyleKnoblauch 2 жыл бұрын

All those car haulers stacked on top of each other 😂🤣😂🤣😂 this place is so ridiculous in the best way possible!

@chialor1945 2 жыл бұрын

Dream garage.... Classics and such a clean garage.

@Nash_Nismo 2 жыл бұрын

The Lane is amazing. Everyone should check out their Rally for the Lane event they do…super cool!

@TheHuckeberrie 2 жыл бұрын

@cheesepizza87 2 жыл бұрын

Casual Renault scenic

@stevemcrichards8768 2 жыл бұрын

How amazing is that place. So much history there.

@neilpilkington7342 2 жыл бұрын

Love that Citroen CX 6 wheel car transporter! Amazing!

@TripSkyWalker 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you got to finally go such a awesome place I have been a member for years. I work not to far from there & have seen them driving the cars around on numerus occasions. Even saw the EVO across street at the Sushi Restaurant.

@Nonchalan-TQ 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve missed the videos, glad to see them coming back. Also excited to see what’s to come

@_autoverse 2 жыл бұрын

One of the better videos I’ve seen of this place, having the curator walk you through was a good idea. It’s such an awesome collection it’s hard to do it justice. I’ve never been but it’s certainly somewhere I want to visit.

@phillipneyman9338 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!!! that was amazing! thanks!

@angeloah 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the small museum attached to Husqvarna in Sweden, and another attached to an Alg (Elk, though they looked like Moose to me) reserve. The Elk reserve had original Saab’s in the gift shop area and some other notable vehicles. The Husqvarna museum? Forget about it, too sic to mention all the goods there. Thanks Larry this took me back. 🤘🔥😎🔥🤘

@Davidmartinez-zp9wl 2 жыл бұрын

That dudes laugh should make anyone on earth laugh 🤣 Larry content is always gold stay gold

@pedropires4774 2 жыл бұрын

18:23 I had a Citroen Saxo. Very popular in europe, glad to see one in the US!

@Lokicollectables Жыл бұрын

nice to see so many blown away by the metro , loved those as a kid and renault 5 turbo , very similar

@enigmaPL 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tour in an awesome museum! Thanks for sharing this with us. :)

@ihsanhakosuka934 2 жыл бұрын

33:49 yooo..its that Postman Pat van?? What a collection they got..to bad the museum are way too far from me..nice to see you back larry

@tylerphilpott2155 2 жыл бұрын

Oh nice! Got to go there sometime a couple years ago. Probably one of my favorite automotive museums

@reecewatson773 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I would have known you where coming to the Lane Museum. It is like an 8 hour drive from me. I've taken my boys once, want to go back, I took so long, didn't get to finish, much less down stairs.

@badrott8028 2 жыл бұрын

Working in that restoration shop is like a dream job in my eyes

@InIMoeK 2 жыл бұрын

The museum guy is very nice! He reminds me of a Dutch match teacher, the outfit is on point!

@StuffedUpSlime 2 жыл бұрын

best automotive museum

@nickay2549 2 жыл бұрын

WOW, what an insane place! I would get lost in there for days!

@emersonsurf1363 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, there are cars I've never seen Top Show 👉🏽👉🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@snoopy5736 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta go

@emersonsurf1363 2 жыл бұрын

@@snoopy5736 hug 🤝

@emersonsurf1363 2 жыл бұрын

congratulations for the excellent work video 👏🏽👏🏽

@dru9918 2 жыл бұрын

That rally is now a bucket list event for me I gotta drive one of those

@allangrant1326 2 жыл бұрын

Evo 6.5 🙌

@crutdawg 2 жыл бұрын

Man, i sold my old 510 to a guy in Nashville. Then lost track of him and it. I wonder if it will end up here? Great vid Larry. I know where me and the kids are headed this spring. Memphis🔜 Nashville.

@waynejordan7473 2 жыл бұрын

I work right by here and have been meaning to go here. If it’s open tomorrow I’m going

@wilsonbarbeiro5550 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations for the amazing videos! At 20:52 there is a 1991 Fiat cinquecento, never thought see one in US. I have one and is a amazing pocket rocket.

@chasebrunner 2 жыл бұрын

I Use To Own A 83 944 Non Turbo With Removable Hard Top Upgraded To 91 FoxBody 5.0 I Got To Watch This Video Again Wow Amazing Video Larry Chen That Lark Was Crazy I Wish I Would Have Know About That Place I Been To Tennessee I Can't Believe They Let You Drive Them

@MrBiggerdaddio 2 жыл бұрын

very cool! want to go to nashville now

@Saltygarage Жыл бұрын

Are you able to change your name to 'Larry Chen Autofocus" or somehow put a hidden direct when you type in auto focus? I had misses so many videos ithoughtthe Channel was Lost, so happy to find you still doing your own thing now !! Super awesome channel, love the breakdowns !! 🙌🙌🙌 the conversation and shots,everything. Awesome stuff man ! Hope to have a build featured myself one day !

@GiletheCarGuy 2 жыл бұрын

We just learned the origin of the vinyl roof, I do believe.

@SF_Native 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen the LARC before. GI JOEs had one right before they attacked Cobra Commander.

@M.lP. 2 жыл бұрын

My phone is filled with pictures from a visit a few years back. If you're in the area, a must-see place for gear heads.

@kevinblankenburg4816 2 жыл бұрын

Right in the Radwood section... My first bike. The Yamaha RD 350 LC YPVS (called something else in the States). Wow, a big DKW collection (Monza, 1000, 1000SP). Funny, those are the cars my late dad lusted after. For me it is Germany, late 70s, early 80s, AKA my childhood. So if you want to stay relevant, you have to adopt, otherwise: Either you go withe the time or you go over time (German saying, the real irony can't be translated). A nice shot was with that Mini car or Micro car, next to the BMW 502 (there was an elder gentleman who had one in my neighborhood) and the first Gen Renault Espace. My god, what did we abuse this car... From my POV most def worth a visit, when you live nearby. It is not about fast, luxury, sportiness, it is about being interesting. Being different, buy going other routes.

@WPAPi3.14 2 жыл бұрын

I used to live down the street, very cool place !!!

@esaedvik 2 жыл бұрын

As a Finn, it's nice to see you guys get jazzed about Mäkinen's EVO :D

@vonjones6299 2 жыл бұрын

I'm definitely going because I have friends that live in Tennessee and I was going to go see them anyway thanks for showing this.

@chialor1945 2 жыл бұрын

Larry "My good friend ______" lol. I swear you could sell a hat with cartoon of Larry with his hair saying "My good friend ______" and make it custom for your name. Lol

@bo9dan 2 жыл бұрын

40:09 Lăstun :)

@dentgeniepaintlessdentrepa2289 2 жыл бұрын

He's right, a wonderful collection of cars. I did see a few dents. lol, Really beautiful and amazing cars over the years.

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, most of the collection we keep in "time capsule" condition, as they arrived. So dents, bumper stickers, tax discs, etc., are left as they are. We feel the story of how a car was actually used is as important as the designer's name, the top speed, etc.

@mikenormandy9250 2 жыл бұрын

Is the the DOug DeMuro S-Cargo? That was sold to a due in Kansas and used it for his pizza place A.J.'s Pizza or something like that?! I couldn't tell but it looked like that logo, I guess it was sold to the Lane Museum from Cars & Bids! so cool!

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

No, we've had that S-Cargo for probably 15 years.

@slickman5969 2 жыл бұрын

21:18 my fav car in this video 😍

@brendanboozer3802 2 жыл бұрын

34:18 Is that a Honda S600 in the top left? If so, I'm surprised he didn't talk about it

@JesusRodriguez-tm8go 2 жыл бұрын

Best museum ever?

@flowf7397 2 жыл бұрын

Doug Demuro‘s favourite place on earth!

@BurningRubberNz 2 жыл бұрын

You need to visit new Zealand transport museums a lot like this one off cars

@lukesaosky1860 2 жыл бұрын

25:45 looks like a blob fish

@KyleKnoblauch 2 жыл бұрын

Okay...... what the hell are that TME Evo and that Renault Turbo doing among all that weirdness?!? I can believe they actually have one of those weird VW XL1 things.........

@becomeraptureready 2 жыл бұрын

I love Evos, Evo X is my favorite

@magnusfjellheimkristensen3643 2 жыл бұрын

Even how massive that Larc is it's kinda cute, I would love to own it. Have a barak om top to live inside and just park your daily driver under inside the Bay og it and have it fully operative. New tires must be possible they make tires for huge dumpers

@G396 2 жыл бұрын

this isnt so much of a museum as it is an archive!

@Davidmartinez-zp9wl 2 жыл бұрын

Badass

@ryurc3033 2 жыл бұрын

The three wheel car that " looks like a shoe".....yeah but you can't call it a sneaker......its a loafer

@shingoose6197 2 жыл бұрын

I need to go!

@cam_e6195 2 жыл бұрын

HOLY SHIT IT’S FIAT MULTIPLA

@dsauce8780 2 жыл бұрын

Hey if it’s drippin it’s got oil.

@TheLambo123254 2 жыл бұрын

nicee

@TacoFooo 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't see it, but I wish they had a Sofia b, maybe ill have to go there myself to see if they have it, and bully them if they dont

@alexander1485 2 жыл бұрын

Brussels auto world or tampa bay auto museum are great

@hector_nimrod 2 жыл бұрын

33:43 the part you guys want, the EVO VI TME

@zabnorg 2 жыл бұрын

I now have a reason to drive thru TN

@Don_Johnson521 2 жыл бұрын

When will we get to see the auto focus on formula Supra?

@hollybikervlogs4556 2 жыл бұрын

Fiiiirst big up to the team ! ✌️

@jrharryman32 2 жыл бұрын

I've been a mechanic for 20yrs. I wish I worked there instead of the clapped out junk we have to work on.

@TheRegret 2 жыл бұрын

how much can the CAS/3D printing help these museums retain the driveability of these vehicles. if you could scan the parts as you take them apart and make them new again with CAS or 3D printing this would be amazing for historical engineering significance.

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

We do a lot of that. In fact, when we restored the Gyro-X, we scanned all the front suspension and steering components so we could design it all new with 10 degrees of rake. Original setup had no rake/caster. Now we can drive it!

@denniscarvalho8370 2 жыл бұрын

How do they get the cars on the second level racking

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

We have an electric lift with removable casters.

@ralphl7643 2 жыл бұрын

It was GM, not Ford, that produced very large station wagons with clamshell tailgates '71-'76.

@bricktop2785 2 жыл бұрын

What number is that evo

@tabryis 2 жыл бұрын

EV0 TMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

@Eddiebayes177 2 жыл бұрын

left hand drive tme ? surely its not oem ?

@harshithsadhana7475 2 жыл бұрын

renault avantime how did it came to usa

@michaelurena7324 2 жыл бұрын

Name of opening song?

@tinywrasher7923 2 жыл бұрын

Megan sport to 😬

@Thee_Snow_Wolf 2 жыл бұрын

32:52. Screw the Citroen! The Oscar LMP1 above it is far more interesting!

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

It's actually a Toyota SP-94. But it is interesting!

@Thee_Snow_Wolf 2 жыл бұрын

@@censport Huh. I didn't know this existed. Pretty neat car.

@JulijanBone666 2 жыл бұрын

outro track name ?

@deet4895 2 жыл бұрын

how is it that the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI TME is LHD? that's what i want to know.

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

European market car.

@deet4895 2 жыл бұрын

@@censport I didn't know the TME was sold outside of Japan.

@censport 2 жыл бұрын

@@deet4895 Yep. One of staff researched it, VIN and all.

@esaedvik 2 жыл бұрын

Seems 5,000 were built, less than 1,000 LHD.

@TheHuckeberrie 2 жыл бұрын

yo.

@rogerbussiii 2 жыл бұрын

He keeps commenting about how flimsy some of the toy cars are referring to them as death traps and I get it….. but what if if everything else on the road was just as small and fragile and . If you get hit in one with an escalade yeah you're toast but if every car was just as flimsy you'd probably live if you got hit by another one even if you were both at cruising speed.. am I wrong? It would seem car manufacturers went the route of bigger, heavier but most importantly more expensive automobiles in a chase for higher profits. Even if they are more dangerous- I'd bet people zipping around in what amounts to a scooter with a fiberglass shell pay far more attention and drive far more defensively than any soccer mom in her 7 passenger SUV.