Wake up babe, new Intergalactic Binman just dropped

Your channel near-singlehandedly feeds my fetish for British cars

All hail the Hillman imp!

Yet another fascinating tale how Brits managed to sabotage their promising car industry. Keep up the good work!

The irony is that the Rootes brothers were offered Volkswagen on a plate in 1946 and turned it down as they could see no potential in the Beetle... Ah, you mention it at the end!

My dad has been a life long Mini fan (he's had 4 of them) but he told me recently that he did actually consider an Imp as his first car, I like to imagine that in some parallel universe he's a hardcore Imp fan

William Rootes single handedly passing up the Volkswagen Beetle and leading to the creation of the Porsche empire made me grimace so hard. Something I definetely didn't know. Great job Intergalactic Binman!

British government try not to ruin your domestic industry challenge (impossible)

The cameo with Lazerpig was amazing would love to see him again in future videos!

I'm from Linwood and the car factory's shenanigans are still to this day legendary in the area. But at least in 2023 we have a Taco Bell and a Nandos so there's that. And the Tesco that replaced the old run down shopping centre has made it almost a decade without becoming a complete tip yet, though they kinda let half the plants they put in die so they might be working on it.

Another banger video and an unexpected but very welcomed special guest feature. I remember James May's Cars of the People mini series talking about how the Allies rejected taking over the soon-to-be VW plant. Didn't know Rootes was one of the ones that said no. One of the most colossal facepalm moments of all time.

Dude please keep making these. I really enjoy your style of editing and narration. A lot of car content is way too serious for my taste.

Ah the Imp...a beautiful little banger

Holy shut, this just solved one of my family's mysteries, which was "What car did my great-great-uncle imported from his time in Singapore?" Sharing this to my dad and the family chat, love your work mate, keep it up!

This channel should have more than 31k subs. Shout out to lazerpig for spotlighting this absolute gem

My Mum had a imp, and loved it. She used to never struggle driving in the snow in her imp. My dad had the husky and they were both comfortable and spacious. I never knew that roots started from that building in Maidstone, its a marvellous bit of Art Deco.

Holy sh*t, it's Lazerpig! Didn't expect this crossover

My Dad worked as a spray painter in Linwood BMC Pressed Steel Div, painting Hillman Imp's. He said the bodies were hung on a constantly moving belt which passed by a team of painters who sprayed hot paint as they passed. Management, sped the line up, without notifying the workers which caused real problems. Someone stuck a large metal rod into the line, stopping all production. Management reset the line speed. My dad was given "Martindale Masks" to prevent the inhalation of paint. These were essentially, large sanitary towels that you would press against your mouth and nose with a soft metal "frame" which attached round your head. One was never enough so my Dad used three or four pads but would still finish the shift coughing up phlegm which was the colour applied that day. The Imp had a big asbestos mattress, colloquially called a "Tottie Scone", which was place in the engine compartment for sound and heat insulation. People who did this job weren't subject to the 1931 Asbestos Industry Regulations, so didn't get masks or routine x rays. Oh aye! Linwood went on strike due to someones lunch being cold.

I swear these videos are better quality than most cars that came out of leyland

Intergalactic Bin-man with LazerPig Cameo. It truly is a lovely day

Jesus fuck, the Stilleto looks amazing... I want one. Also, I think I may have said it on another video, but I absolutely love that you include album covers whenever you mention a year, and that you list all the songs you use in the chapters.

One Patreon idea would be to offer full resolution images of the amazing thumbnails used on the videos. (and maybe another variant without the text) It'd probably end up being many people's wallpapers.

What a great story, The beetle kicker at the end made me laugh

I have owned both Mini and Imp; I would be delighted to have another Imp in my garage, but have no desire to ever sit in a Mini again. The Imp surpassed the Mini in just about every aspect, but could never catch up those lost four years which gave the Mini its head start in the market.

Love the Twitter diss and the description of Scotland. No wonder Lazerpig drinks so much. Also, for some reason I'm fascinated about British auto manufacturing history. If you're ever interested. I'd like to see a video about Canadian automakers.

Superb. It seems that no matter how much I think I know about a car story or how many other documentaries I’ve watched, you always, without fail provide some new insights and information. Just brilliantly researched stuff, every time.

Cool points for the brief MF Doom interlude 👌

The LazerPig bit made me lay on the floor in tears while laughing my ass off

The injection of funds from Chrysler was very fitting imagery.

Each upload is a gift, bloody love an imp.

I find the imp charming for some reason

I love that lazer pig made a little cameo about Scotland

You obviously have a talent for this kind of stuff - kudos! 😀

This is my kind of weird car bullshit, and is right up there with RCR. Keep up the most excellent work my dude.

Oh yes. The unexpected appearance of Lazerpig! I want all my history delivered by a drunk pig.... Seriously, he's awesome!

Brilliant choices of stock footage. I found myself pausing and going back so many times. And Lazerpig!

@13:01 when the name of my hometown popped up at this moment I got the biggest gut laugh I have ever had on KZfaq. Came back just to see it again

the only thing I know about the hillman imp is that my grandad owned one and managed to roll it over with him and my dad inside

Okay the scotland or soviet union segment has me ded.

Plz make a full SAAB video. I get sad eveytime I hear it’s name and I want something to make me fully cry again. Also there isn’t really that much good content and or documentaries about SAAB on the internet that arn’t quite boring. Thus I lay the task at your toes.

I ain't even into cars bro, but your vids are kinda getting me there. Awesome work as always.

I found this channel when I was super stoned and now I get inspired to host Automation/BeamNG build challenges by these Videos. I love it!

I love your videos I find it very fun and Informational about car history thank you!

I can’t believe you got a cameo from laser pig. Such a wonderful video, I’m really enjoying your channel. Keep up the great work..🥰👍🏻❤️

Another outstanding missive on automotive history, well worth the wait! Little did I know that the subject also needed more "Lazer Pig". I look forward to more. Keep up the fine work. Cheers from the other side of the pond.

Another work of art by Binman!

Who knew Eminem's "Sicko Mode" had those lyrics. Another classic documentary shining a light on more than just a lesser-known economy car from days past

The more I learn about British car history the more I understand the Top Gear/Grand Tour trio's distain for old British cars such as the Morris Marina and Austin Allegro.

Well, I want a Sunbeam Stiletto Coupe now, thanks Binman

You are easily one of my favorite people making videos about cars. Love the fusion of memes, your individual humor, car history and music.

I swear to god. When I saw the Rover video, after never seeing one. TWO V8 Rovers drove me a few days later. When the Facel video dropped, someone randomly popped up to talk about their ownership of one. I'm waiting to see a Imp within the next two weeks.

Loved the video. My Mother had both an upmarket Singer Chamois in the 60's and a Hillman Imp from 1973 until 1984. Even my sister's first car was an Imp. Genuinely, it was a brilliant car, suffering from the usual build quality issues of British cars, lest those built at Linwood, over the era. But in oh so many ways far superior to the Mini. The as mentioned handling and ride, the utterly brilliant Coventry Climax engine, the practicality was just that bit better, as not only you had the front boot, but the rear window opened up like a hatch to access the larger luggage space as well. And finally it's best bit, the turning circle was even better than the Mini. I am not dissing the Mini, as my Grandfather had one, and it is another epic small car. But the Imp just failed on two counts, one, the marketing and promotion to counter the "poor mans car", and the sheer awfulness of the Linwood build quality. Shame really.

It's a good day when Binman posts. Your narration (visual and spoken) aRe. UnPaRaLlEleD.

Dude this soundtrack is full of bangers and that you use the little chapter feature for the list is great. Great work.

I was curious about how popular the Imp was for rallying and found your video, IB. This it the first upload of yours that I have watched and I want to say how much I enjoyed your fun style. It is so much better than anything the tv could produce. Well done and I am looking forward to catching up with your other videos. 😀

Keep up the good work! I always wonder why there aren't any large volume British car makers around nowadays, turns out it's for a very good reason.

I am happy once more. Thank you Mr.BinMan.

I know nothing about cars and honestly never really cared for them, but your videos are super interesting.

Absolutely brilliant as always 😂🥰👍🏻

My Dad had a mini and a Singer Chamios (rebadged slightly posher imp), as well as a minor in his younger days. It seems his abiding memory of the Chamios was that he kept having to stop to let it cool down and top up the radiator.

Up here in the Scottish Highlands the Imp has a cult following, I’ve seen a fair few in a couple of local car shows. I saw a Stiletto in a recent car show actually. I kinda want it tbh has that quirk factor like the 126

Huzzah the Binman has come!!! ...If only i had a babe to wake up.

Having owned both I am certain that the Imp was the superior car. That engine was ridiculously good.

Always was an imp fan over the mini. It’s such a funky design and the engines and engineering were brilliant. I would like to say that there’s a lot of people on here giving 70s British cars a tough time. As someone who spent most of my childhood being driven in secondhand 70s cars from non British manufacturers; they all sucked from a quality point of view. We mostly ran fords and fiats and my resounding memory is being left on the side of the road with overheating problems, dodgy head gaskets, Smokey clutches etc. cars were basically past their prime by 60,000miles which simply isn’t the case for most stuff built after the 80s. And the Japanese stuff may have started every day and had good fit and finish but they too suffered from poor rust protection and terrible material quality. I recall a rental Nissan cherry which, although two years old at the time, sounded, drove and looked like the greatest s^%tbox invented. My only experience of British cars was in an Austin Princess, a rover P6 and a jag xk6. All were pretty good in comparison the anything else on the road bar the super expensive German stuff.

Nice video man. I found you through lazerpig's video calling out other creators and I'm happy he made a cameo in this one. Your content is a perfect fit for my car interest and form of humour. Love your videos man, I can hardly wait for the next one!

Based new small channel with high production quality and effort moment

“State mandated fun.” I’m dying 😂

Really happy to see another video from you!

Well that's a pleasant surprise. As I partly hail from Wolvo I'm very partial to Roots products.

The Imp was such a cool car.

To be fair, Linwood was more or less a town that popped up out of a village to feed the local car industry. In those days it was regarded as a modern, clean, semi-decent place to live and full of hope for the future. Like most of Scotland has been, at one point or another. The brutalist architecture seen there was reminiscent of the car plant itself, and with the plant gone it just looks out of place. Most of it is a new Tesco now, and most of the car plant is an Asda and a McDonald's. PROGRESS! 😂

Somewhere in an alternate universe, intrasolar Garbagewoman is talking about the BMC Mini, the bizarro counterpart to the beloved Hillman Imp, with funky features such as tranverse mounted engines and no synchromesh first gear and wondering what could have been...

Great video as always, great commentary and visuals. My only gripe is the Corvair dig. The Corvair as it came from the factory was a fine handling car for the era in America. The issue that everyone worrries about with the car came from people failing to maintain the trie pressure differential between the front and rear tires. Chevy chose that option over the anti-roll bar they later added because it was free and already in use by the VW Beetle and the Renault Dauphine. In 1962 added the alternate anti-roll bar solution that resolved the issue as an option, and it was a standard feature in 1964. In 1965 the Corvair got a face lift and a brand new Corvette-derived independent suspension to replace the swing axle design. That is all to say the Swing Axle in the Corvair was not nearly the issue Nader made it out to be. The Corvair was a innovative compact car for the time and it sucks that it was poisoned by a lawyer who didn't know what he was taking about. Alright, autistic rant over.

I have been periodically checking your channel for new videos and today it paid off! Keep up the great work!

Lazerpig --> Hardthrasher --> You.... and I was looking for something to prove yourself.... Yeeaaaahhhhh you did that. I am going to spend the rest of the week reviewing your catalog. Hat Tip good sir!

The Imp story is the Sisyphus of the automotive world.

Thanks! The UK automotive fuck ups are just amazing! Also, a big thanks for the LazerPig!

Great video.

Damn, that Stiletto looks pretty though :0

Absolutely expected to hear “Synchromesh, invented in 1919 by Earl Avery Synchromesh.” 😬

I've been hanging out for this, it did not disappoint

Paisley is....a place. I do not recommend it even if your alternate holiday option is Plymouth or Scunthorpe. Especially if, like me, you have had to stay at the Blythe Bridge hotel. I have been a sales rep for more than a quater of a century, have stayed in the Kings Cross Travelodge (with all the stains of previous customers using it by the hour), an actual brothel in Paris and a Milan hotel which featured a 'take a ticket' system for hookers in reception. Nothing was worse than Paisley. PS Scotland or Soviet Union is my new favourite parlor game

I'm not a car guy, but the pig sent me here and I'm staying! Any cameos from said pig are absolutely welcomed but not needed for me to stick around ^^

I absolutely love your videos. That is all.

I absolutely love your videos. The scripts are amazingly written and the subjects are super interesting. Keep up the great work man!

Its a shame that the Imp ended up sidelined and forgotten about by most. It deserves a lot better than that. It was in every technical regard superior to BMC's Mini. It wasn't even close. Rear-engine, aluminum block, rear-wheel drive, diaphragm spring clutch, full instrument cluster, and a load of other mechanical goodies. Shame that the government forced Rootes Group to build a factory in an area where more people were used to making ships than they were cars.

Great video as usual! Thanks for all you put into these. Your channel deserves way more subscribers and I hope the algorithm catches up to you soon.

chain of supply killed me

gods i want a Stiletto so badly now rly love your video btw!

Yaay BINMAN but please make a less depressing automobile video please

The Stanceworks Hilman Imp is a thing of beauty. Definetly my fav British car ever!

The Linwood part brought me to my knees, truly a remarkable place

HES UPLOADED HES UPLOADED HEEESSS UPPPLOOOAAADEDDD!

Drop everything! It's Binman time!

I love your videos! Your editing and commentary style are awesome ^^ I hope you’re doing great

Wake up laddies the Intergalactic hooman has uploaded once again!!!!

I have been waiting long mr binman for this video. Dont make me wait long again. Unless you want to see this boi angry. And trust me you dont want to see that

Lazerpig brought me here and I subscribed. Keep up the good work!

This is going to be good.

Love your videos - just one point. The Coventry Climax engine was originally the pump. It was first used by John Cooper (he who began the tiny rear engined F3 racers) and then by Colin Chapman Lotus. The innovations with the engine by both teams helped Coventry Climax to update and improve their pumps.