Five Great British Cars Americans Can Finally Have

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Great Britain is home to righthand drive performance bargains and we've assembled a list of the most interesting UK cars that satisfy the US 25-year import rule. With JDM prices skyrocketing, why not UKDM? We've thrown in a couple of bonus options from our European neighbors, too!
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Want a UKDM legend in the US, without the import hassle? Check out Cars & Bids for rare and exciting enthusiast cars. Thanks to Cars & Bids and Doug DeMuro for letting us include their TVR Tuscan footage!
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In the UK? Check out KGF Classic Cars for rare, exciting, and affordable classic cars. They had an ultra-rare Ascari Ecosse not long ago. Huge thank you to KGF for letting us include their Ecosse!
This video introduces UK-market (UKDM) cars, never sold in America, which currently satisfy the US's importation rule that a car must be at least 25-years old to be privately imported. These British gems include the TVR Tuscan Speed Six, Lotus Elise Series 1, Ford Racing Puma modified by Tickford, Ascari Ecosse, and the beloved London Taxi or LTI TX1. From the EU, we've also included the Renault Clio RS, RenaultSport Spider, Volvo 480, and Fiat Multipla (Italy's Pontiac Aztek).
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@bgm8939 3 ай бұрын

Such a shame to see this channel has fell off. Really enjoyed you three as a trio.

@alecmillea4539 3 ай бұрын

I miss Callum and Will 😢

@starlxrd868 3 ай бұрын

they are with auto alex

@alecmillea4539 3 ай бұрын

@@starlxrd868 Are they really a part of that team now?!?

@Gobbbbb 3 ай бұрын

@@alecmillea4539 No. But Edwin from Car Throttle and Will have made their own channel called Top Dead Center. Search for "HERE'S WHY I QUIT CAR THROTTLE / OVERDRIVE!" and you'll find the channel. Searching for Top Dead Center doesn't bring their channel up, I don't think that was a very good name for a KZfaq channel. Cool, sure, but not unique or algorithm friendly. - Callum has no plans joining them, saying he's now heading in a different direction, I assume that means no more KZfaq for him, but I could be wrong.

@aidenbliss 3 ай бұрын

@@alecmillea4539yeah thay have a channel Top Dead Center

@yanguskhan8513 3 ай бұрын

top dead center is will's new channel. just saw the 1st video talking about whats going on. next week is gonna be the first real video.

@ozofer5285 3 ай бұрын

This channel really fell off. Sad to see you threw away the guys

@eddy0803 3 ай бұрын

Did you not see the announcement a few weeks ago? It takes a lot of money to keep something like they had going, and sometimes it's just not viable.

@dave882 3 ай бұрын

Eddy did you not see the stupid project he wasted a ton of money and time on to drive a toy car on a fake track? The one that will never happen? It takes money to make these and the money comes from good content. They were making the money, this whole thing was just mismanaged.

@Wedgeman_Riley 3 ай бұрын

Everyone has their own lives. Callum Is married and in his own racing series so doesn't have time for any of this and will is getting married and moved house so is no longer near them.

@kernelle4 3 ай бұрын

Lmao they did this 100% to themselves by managing money and expectations entirely the wrong way. They had a dynamic trio, almost akin to the top gear days, bantering away. They could've taken it slow, see where they where headed, instead they gambled, threw away tons of money on track days and expensive cars. It's honestly so sad to see this production be a shell of it's former self. Consider myself unsubbed untill you've brought back the crew and figured out how to make it work. But that's not going to happen after this drama.

@dundeedideley1773 3 ай бұрын

I feel like I'm out of the loop on some drama here

@Definitely_Not_Matt 3 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing the old crew of Over Drive with Auto Alex in the new channel

@aarongerstl7849 3 ай бұрын

What‘s the difference to Driver61 now?!

@nkermit1 3 ай бұрын

I always loved watching the TVR Tuscan's when they had them on Top Gear. Bonkers cars for real enthusiasts.

@daveblock4061 3 ай бұрын

If I did not have a Series 2 Elise I would certainly get a Series 1.

@OVERDRIVE.studios 3 ай бұрын

Truly incredible cars, but you definitely got the one with the right engine!

@daveblock4061 3 ай бұрын

@@OVERDRIVE.studios Cannot beat the 2ZZ!

@MGMutt 3 ай бұрын

@@daveblock4061 You can, with the rover k-series. Its a much lighter, revvier engine that fits much better with the idea of the elise. The lotus ones don't suffer with the head gaskets so much either, but even if they do go, once the new uprated ones are in its a reliable, simple little engine.

@riba2233 3 ай бұрын

I am not sure if you are aware, but this video is not showing in sub feed.

@OVERDRIVE.studios 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for catching! We've posted to the community, letting everyone know.

@riba2233 3 ай бұрын

@@OVERDRIVE.studios np, I only noticed because I watch with a 3rd party app that scans channels manually :)

@WillyWilson11 3 ай бұрын

@@OVERDRIVE.studios Unfortunately that didn't show up in my sub feed either, I had to find this video through the YT home suggestions on my TV

@CreamAle 3 ай бұрын

@@OVERDRIVE.studioscan vouch for it. Not in sub feed, only saw it because I hadn't added the channel to the "do not recommend on my feed" list as I do with every channel I'm subbed to. This year I got unsubscribed from a ton of channels, so KZfaq is doing stuff. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@TheBierp 3 ай бұрын

Puts the "sport" in Public Transport. Yep, that garnered a genuine laugh.🤣

@ThatNathDude 3 ай бұрын

Don't forget that the tx_ range can run on anything in replacement for engine oil. I think it was you guys that tried that

@TheDreadnoughtgames 3 ай бұрын

The Tuscan engine wasn’t the first TVR engine. The V8 in the Cerbera was first…

@stuartclifton4764 3 ай бұрын

No Will, No Callum... Sad :(

@AK.2425 3 ай бұрын

Will has a new channel called Top Dead Center together with Edwin from Car Throttle.

@gustasraupys6331 3 ай бұрын

@@AK.2425 it is kinda owened by Auto Alex, but I dont think thats bad though

@AK.2425 3 ай бұрын

@@gustasraupys6331 it’s now owned by Alex, it’s their own channel, but they work with Alex.

@user-sp9wm3ww9g 3 ай бұрын

And scott what happened with the project inversion give us more update pls

@JohnCharb87 3 ай бұрын

Lets try this again. The Ford Puma is badass looking with a matching name also.

@ToxCcc 3 ай бұрын

Problem with British cars is they’ll be more rusty than Japanese as we use salt on our roads and they don’t in Japan.

@LooseNut099 3 ай бұрын

Excellent topic. Thank you.

@dubi127 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, i think you missed one odd-ball, civic Aerodeck VTi, still love mine, but i find it weird that Honda decided to put a de-tuned B18C with LSD into a lower-mid class family wagon... Built in Swindon, not available outside of Europe.

@LiamNI 2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure TVR had their own engine(s) before the Tuscan, including the V8s in the Cerbera for example.

@JSmith19858 3 ай бұрын

I was once told not to even think about buying a Racing Puma by someone who worked in the marketing department at Ford GB. Apparently the sold very poorly so most of the 500 ended up being used as pool cars by Ford and they were absolutely absued

@imaweerascal 3 ай бұрын

Good luck finding a Puma without tin worm syndrome!

@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697 3 ай бұрын

Rusty-leggero rear arch's from those fabric wheel liners, a classic catastrophe that design was.

@maccyyy 3 ай бұрын

My next door neighbour has a racing puma, proper little rocket that

@IrocZIV 3 ай бұрын

Would love to get a Sagaris

@ErikB750 3 ай бұрын

3:00 Lotus added variable valve control … more correct: Lotus ordered what was available at Powertrain Projects/Rover.

@Frostfly 3 ай бұрын

Love a TVR. i'd go for a Cerbera over a tuscan, purely for Gran Turismo Nostalgia. Also, clio V6? :-) mid engine insanity...assuming any are left that aren't broken.

@ShawnAuth 3 ай бұрын

This video is not showing up in my Subscriptions feed, very strange.

@DreweZanki 3 ай бұрын

The TX1 is just waiting for a Hyabusa swap......

@ONYX-365 3 ай бұрын

*Is this a green-screen with commentary channel now?* No more projects, modifications or road trips?? 🙁

@rjspires 3 ай бұрын

Anyone else not getting the videos in their subscription feed?

@georgeoliver8300 3 ай бұрын

What is the actual point of this Chanel?? Now Callum and will are gone and no irl or car build videos. What’s the difference between this and driver 61 ?

@MC--- 3 ай бұрын

Driver61 is motorsport and Overdrive is just general automotive. Similar style content but different topics. KZfaq likes to pigeon hold channels to one specific topic. Two channels can be the better route. Yes Overdrive used to do funny builds and challenges but it didn't work out financially so now they do this type of content.

@extreme8808 3 ай бұрын

Interesting video but . . Will, Callum, fun and giggles! NOW!

@philgoodinc2 3 ай бұрын

Sadly, this is not going to happen anymore. Will was made redundant, and Callum left.

@TedSchoenling 3 ай бұрын

I've yet to see a good one in that list....

@mitchpolifka9572 3 ай бұрын

wait, do we spell aluminum differently too? That explains a lot

@OVERDRIVE.studios 3 ай бұрын

Indeed we do!

@albertwong5793 3 ай бұрын

Where's the Robin Reliant?

@epsilonaurelius4787 3 ай бұрын

Hurry up and join em!

@aaronschen9896 3 ай бұрын

Holding out for a series 3 exige in the us, ill be 60 hope i make it.

@chronomancer6665 3 ай бұрын

I have an S2 exige, but I love the way the S1 looks. Those should be making their way over pretty soon. Just need a bigger garage. Lol.

@aaronschen9896 3 ай бұрын

Had an 07-S for more than a decade as well. S1 looks amazing, s2 is great, but S3 is the one that takes the cars from quick to legit fast

@phillipstewart2031 3 ай бұрын

Heartbroken about this channel

@joelrodriguez9611 3 ай бұрын

Lotus Carlton.

@hocek11 3 ай бұрын

Hehe polish ad for Multipla

@amaccama3267 3 ай бұрын

Also the Clio V6.

@OVERDRIVE.studios 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely wanted to include this, but it's still too new to import to the US!

@amaccama3267 3 ай бұрын

@@OVERDRIVE.studios oh ok. Tough shite for them then. 😅😅😅😅😅😅.

@otisdriftwood3829 2 ай бұрын

Do you know why we have the 25 year import rule here in the states? Because our autos are so garbage it takes us 25 years to catch up to a typical European economy car. We can't compete!

@rotteneffekt4416 3 ай бұрын

Pre facelift Multiplas have been driven to extinction, they weren't very numerous to begin with, and with the ugliest car of the world award definitely a becoming classic. Despite the opinions on looks, it was a really fun driving car, based on the bravo I think.

@andyplant7949 3 ай бұрын

Im sorry. I loved the previous stuff and i understand that this is a buisness and it need to be worth while doing but these videos dont have the same impact and dont have me wanting to come back and for more. Sorry but bring back the trio.

@Themightyegghead 3 ай бұрын

We came to you as the new top gear, now you’re doing the bare minimum. Big mistake getting rid of the other two.

@emilyruiningthings 3 ай бұрын

big man tings innit

@defaultgenerico7749 Ай бұрын

“the next big thing”, first car/brand he shows is a TVR…

@navdeepsingh3508 3 ай бұрын

TVR looks like out of GTA.

@sebulbathx 3 ай бұрын

Renault Spider is the weirdest car. It looks sporty but at the same time not.

@Sorted7 3 ай бұрын

FYI, the rover k series isn’t rubbish it’s just badly made. The design was well ahead of its time and big bhp numbers can be got out of it. It’s also light and revvy hence y lotus used it. I’m not preaching but the constant attitude towards it is a strange British only thing - like we hate people who r successful. Over seas it’s quite highly rated by those in the know

@user001zyx 3 ай бұрын

Nice selection ; i do miss those really light-weight nibble cars, that were just about fun ! Reg. the departure from the trio-concept : trying to do ' Top Gear ' without the depth of rescources of a big production and then being a bit too much all other the place with trying to do everything at once, with all the extra costs of fuel, possibly reimbursing people, time, equipment, insurance, repairs, paying for components etc while trying to stay on top of the KZfaq-algorithm churning out videos non-stop ... is going to be difficult, plus any challenges and decisions in their personal lives. And now even the original TopGear is coming to an end, so there might be some audience-fatigue or at least just no longer the profit possible, that it makes sense to do lots of real-world challenges, projects etc that incur higher costs. Doing content-videos based on experience and knowledge combined with easy to source material will be a better return-on-investment with limited rescources - hope it works out & maybe there can be a trio-reunion at some point !

@scaree2496 3 ай бұрын

Can I buy overdrive? I have 750 euros to my name. It that enough?

@AsTheCrowFlies745 3 ай бұрын

That's absolutely vile 😭

@scaree2496 3 ай бұрын

@@AsTheCrowFlies745 I'm sorry man, I would genuinely love to buy the channel though. But I have no money.

@andrehustoftnesheim9391 3 ай бұрын

What happened?

@fauxtool952 3 ай бұрын

while i would like a british car, i dont want a 25 year rust bucket as many of them are

@antonsamuelsson1317 3 ай бұрын

Jdm cars doesn't even have rustproofing

@dave882 3 ай бұрын

Jdm cars don’t need rustproofing. They have better steel and much more aluminum. Have you ever bought one? All the cars and parts I’ve brought in have been clean.

@antonsamuelsson1317 3 ай бұрын

Yes they don't have it but take it anywhere where you salt the roads and there won't be a subframe left

@yowhatsup9909 3 ай бұрын

@@dave882 Old jap cars are together with older golfs the most rusted through vehicles in Europe.

@AnekoGT 2 ай бұрын

Damn, the channel fell off so bad that even Donut Media is making better content now. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Now, it'll be just a shadow of what it once was.

@user-sp9wm3ww9g 3 ай бұрын

Now i am really felling the vibe of donut media its not a bad thing its really good actually good job😮 and save overdrive (driven media)

@Scoots1994 3 ай бұрын

The guy who discovered Aluminum named it Aluminum, later it was renamed to Aluminium by SOME people. If you go by a different name with friends you still answer your mother when she uses the name she gave you :)

@sursomsatan1225 3 ай бұрын

So you're saying we should stick to the N-word?

@Scoots1994 3 ай бұрын

@@sursomsatan1225 Noble? The M500 is interesting.

@wiryantirta 3 ай бұрын

Ok so, anyone going to do a tuner-special 500bhp London Taxi with a roll cage drift thing

@karsnoordhuis4351 3 ай бұрын

like the one in Kingsman 2? Hell yes!

@thegees 3 ай бұрын

aluminIum!

@bawssnarmz5204 2 ай бұрын

Now look...you lost will...all because of what...u refused to do anythinggg else other than keep putting idiots in faster cars......well done guys....you killed your own channel....im glad will has gone because these other 2 can get jarring....must be shit watching him head of into the distance

@jossethprojasvargas1413 2 ай бұрын

En español porfavor😊

@sensations97 3 ай бұрын

What on earth is this?

@kernelle4 3 ай бұрын

>2 hours old >420 views You lost the algorithm today, come back tomorrow!

@riba2233 3 ай бұрын

Nope, they didn't enable the option to show on sub feed...

@ShawnAuth 3 ай бұрын

@@riba2233 I was wondering why it wasn't showing up there. why on earth would they not allow this?

@riba2233 3 ай бұрын

@@ShawnAuth they had some videos on the channel that they didn't want to push to sub feed so maybe KZfaq saved that option, who knows lol

@TheSar 2 ай бұрын

Unsub - sorry the accountants took over lads. Bye

@dave882 3 ай бұрын

Wtf. Might just finally end this and unsubscribe. You think Americans are going to import a Renault spider? How’s that gonna look on the 10 lane highway surrounded by suvs 🤡

@yowhatsup9909 3 ай бұрын

As if old hondas are any better, small, slow and noisy.

@dave882 3 ай бұрын

We buy Jdm because they still work and have aftermarket support. We will never buy “ukdm” because nobody wants hand built pos cars full of rust and rot and terrible electrics.