Want to see more from this Freeway's owner? Follow him on social media! He also owns the Th!nk City and CitiCar that I've featured here before. Instagram: @fellerfactory (instagram.com/fellerfactory/) Twitter: @realKyleFeller (twitter.com/realKyleFeller)
@derp10064 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, both links say "Page not found" :(
@SueBobChicVid4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kyle!
@sinformant4 жыл бұрын
Still better looking than the city car
@sinformant4 жыл бұрын
So when are you going to get an elio? Better question, when is anyone going to get an elio?
@robinthomas40864 жыл бұрын
You think this car is the most basic 3 wheel car. You should get your hands on a "Peel 50"
@ratedasmr78114 жыл бұрын
“Don’t store anything valuable in it” honestly, crooks may just throw free stuff in there out of pity.
@imnottellinudontwannaknow31884 жыл бұрын
nice
@timothycook47824 жыл бұрын
Experience living in cities tells me that if anything looks like junk in a public place, people will throw stuff *in* it as trash.
@Vollification3 жыл бұрын
Have a like :D
@macwayart3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, maybe you'll return to the parking lot and the thieves left you a better crappy car.. again out of pity.
@ratedasmr78113 жыл бұрын
@@macwayart like a Honda Civic?
@halopro89584 жыл бұрын
“Cars” like this are why I really don’t consider The Trabant to be that bad.
@MrSpirit994 жыл бұрын
The Trabant was not that bad. Oh it was at the end of production 1989/1990, but at the beginning in the early 60's it wasn't bad at all. The body was very innovative. The rest wasn't that far off from other European small cars around that time. That's even more true for the first version the Trabant 500 from the 50's. It was build at the same time as the Isetta! Only never got updated for various political reasons.
@JohnSmith-eo5sp4 жыл бұрын
Trabant was just a plastic box on wheels, powered by a lawn-mower engine(two stroke) aka: an obsolete motorcycle engine
@urgolf19744 жыл бұрын
@@MrSpirit99 Nice try to educate, but its hopeless. Its way more fun to laugh about a slow plastic car, with a two stroke engine, small brakes and no airbags. Compared to a 50s Lloyd Alexander, the engineering of the Trabant was a good job. But its more fun to compare it with late 80s cars. And you dont have to know anything about cars to do that, so its easy, too.
@MrJohndoakes4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnSmith-eo5sp Trabants could be updated with a four-cylinder engine (Skoda or Polski Fiat) and a lot of backyard engineering, the engine compartment is large-ish enough. This vehicle is doomed to have a lawnmower motor in it.
@philhahn4 жыл бұрын
dream for me would still be a nice trabant shell n pop in an electric engine ^_^
@mrmaniac34 жыл бұрын
When you want to inflate your resume "Yeah, I built over 700 freeways."
@raven4k9983 жыл бұрын
I am shocked you could find 700 people to buy something like that you'd think it would be no one but eh it's a strange strange world we live in
@bannahpinson33303 жыл бұрын
@@raven4k998 think of smoking crack in the 70s, these are the people who purchased these machines
@raven4k9983 жыл бұрын
@@bannahpinson3330 no no no you need to think logically everyone has an inner child and look at the freeway it's basically an amusement park ride and it was apparently cheap to buy who wouldn't want one for that reason alone Think About It!!!!!!!!
@bannahpinson33303 жыл бұрын
@@raven4k998 now this is a good point, notice as aging wheels pulled out of that parking lot their was a second freeway sitting in front of the owners house... my guess is two kids !
@raven4k9983 жыл бұрын
@@bannahpinson3330 yeah well there's that and think about how Robert reacts when driving it have you ever seen anyone act like that driving a regular vehicle nope they have never had that much fun driving something that slow and loud so it makes sense people didn't buy it as serious transport but more for amusement because it is amusing to watch that thing go from a video it must be hilarious to drive the thing down the street the cars slower then a tribant but it looks like a hell of a lot more fun to drive then a tribant
@kitd564 жыл бұрын
"A silly little micro car with 3 wheels and no hope." I love this guy!!!!
@raven4k998 Жыл бұрын
how can it feel like it's going to tip over it has two wheels in the front🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@RomitSaha-oe2hv3 ай бұрын
@@raven4k998 I know, right.🤣🤣🤣
@ronniebruzer4 жыл бұрын
Why are all weird cars from the oil crisis era yellow, plastic and designed by Walt Disney's animation team?
@Flyfan244 жыл бұрын
Aerodynamics and lightness probably. Yellow is just stylish 😂
@GigsVT4 жыл бұрын
Yellow was a really popular color in the late 70s. It was never bright yellow, more of a harvest gold.
@brandonmartin-moore53024 жыл бұрын
Maybe yellow plastic was particularly cheap.
@jordanturner974 жыл бұрын
My guess is they were able to reuse excess plastic (Or the coloring?) from other heavy equipment/construction equipment manufacturers at the time and cut costs
@ronniebruzer4 жыл бұрын
@Mike L anti theft devices. 😆😂🤣
@sandyfleur41174 жыл бұрын
When a "car" fails to be as reliable, well engineered, and as powerful as a Trabant.
@decap1124 жыл бұрын
They are called chevy.
@Sohave4 жыл бұрын
A Trabant is a high quality muscle-car compared to this.
@RWBHere4 жыл бұрын
‘Kaa!?' - The sound a crow makes when one approaches.
@falcon6644 жыл бұрын
First, I think it very smart that the car is Yield Sign Yellow. Second, I would think the electric version would be much quieter, which is comforting when you are about to die.
@raven4k998 Жыл бұрын
that's gotta be a safety feature🤣
@hereticpariah6_66 Жыл бұрын
Now, add a pair of _Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses™_ and you won't even see Death when he arrives!!
@techno1561 Жыл бұрын
It also won't go as fast, and therefore won't inspire absolute terror trundling down the road at speed. You're not going to get anywhere fast, but you're also not going to feel like you're about to die getting there.
@JohnRunyon4 жыл бұрын
6:50 I love how the other guy is just casually walking after you at almost the same speed as the 'car'.
@raven4k998 Жыл бұрын
happens all the time with that car🤣
@itxofficial82814 жыл бұрын
Doug DeMuro: "I review the weirdest cars in existence!" Aging Wheels: "Challenge accepted."
@rarbiart4 жыл бұрын
I am honestly expect an "AW score table" to apprear any episode.
@barrybend71894 жыл бұрын
Regular Car Reviews: first time?
@itwontcomeout56784 жыл бұрын
This is more interesting than Top Gear at times lol
@VeraTheTabbynx4 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is that Doug Demuro actually reviewed the Aging Wheels Trabant 601S
@Bzons2 жыл бұрын
@@VeraTheTabbynx And his Zastava Yugo.
@wojciechbatog5764 жыл бұрын
When a car makes you long for the sophistication and comfort of a Trabant that's saying something;)
@DeerKoden4 жыл бұрын
Trabant: i wobble Freeway: *hold my beer*
@allianceofsteel4 жыл бұрын
when a car makes you dream of the sophistication and reliability of a model A .... lol.
@blackgriffinxx4 жыл бұрын
I'll take a go-cart please .
@mateabda4 жыл бұрын
like whole families went here on holidays with a trabant or a polski fiat, soo, it is much-much worse
@duhjooner4 жыл бұрын
"...sophistication and comfort of a Trabant..." is a phrase I never thought i'd read.
@Davett533 жыл бұрын
My college buddy bought one of these, and even belonged to club of fellow owners, who helped each other keep them running. He lived in suburban Chicago, and used his for fun in the warmer months. He did tell me they were pretty terrible, and horrible in any kind of snow and ice. He said they all had fun with them, but knew they were short lived.
@censusgary Жыл бұрын
It must have been a pretty small club, if only 700 of these gizmos were ever built- and I assume not all of them went to Chicago.
@Davett53 Жыл бұрын
@@censusgary I remember him telling me about a club or group,...then recently I read something, that confirmed it. It was an article about how the owners of these vehicles have annual events that the public can attend, where they can see a dozen Freeways,...& watch them drive around.
@elliotkane44433 ай бұрын
@@Davett53 People have some strange hobbies for sure, but this... Why?
@Davett533 ай бұрын
@@elliotkane4443Well at the time, it seemed like the pathway to a more efficient kind of car, maybe one that saved fuel. Tiny 3 wheeled cars had been around forever. People like "kit" cars built off a recycled VW Beetle chassis. OK maybe this one failed, but no harm in trying something new. Every year someone invents a new mini-three wheeler. Ever hear of The Elio? It tried to launch in 2010, it was kind of kit car based off of: "off the shelf" parts, combining motorcycle parts, meant to a one person car, and it looked really cool. It was going to sell for real cheap, not much more than medium priced motorcycle, with an enclosed driver compartment. It was supposed to be an all-season car, but proved only to be useful in warmer climates without snow or much real weather.
@GrumpyF0X4 жыл бұрын
"Every person I see is staring at me because I'm driving bright yellow suppository with a lawn mower engine." You have got yourself a new subscriber sir!
@man_on_wheelz4 жыл бұрын
"The whole Go-Pro is vibrating, sorry about that" well you did a good job advertising for Go-Pro cause it clearly does an amazing job canceling out the vibrations!
@57thorns4 жыл бұрын
Yes, we see the car vibrating but the world is steady.
@Happymali103 жыл бұрын
That looked more like warb-stabilization done in post
@jonnda4 жыл бұрын
The shag carpet WAS the sound absorption material, and now that it's gone, what do you expect?
@highlypolishedturd79474 жыл бұрын
Maybe the shag carpet was just too 70's for a previous owner?
@jonnda4 жыл бұрын
@@highlypolishedturd7947 Having had personal experience with a couple 70's British cars, I suspect that the carpet had just degraded and was nasty. But it should have been replaced, it really could help the noise level inside, especially with a little dynamat underneath. However, having no sound treatment would save weight... Which really matters with only 12hp or whatever it has.
@highlypolishedturd79474 жыл бұрын
@@jonnda Yeah, you're probably right.
@gphilipc20314 жыл бұрын
Dynamat it.
@RobMacKendrick4 жыл бұрын
Shag carpet is exactly what this thing is missing.
@Happymali103 жыл бұрын
I love that the owner started walking after you as soon as you started because he knew you'd kill the engine. Also you reused the "leaving" shot for "returning", so I assume it died again
@stephenpowstinger7334 жыл бұрын
I can imagine the designer marveling at his sleek futuristic car on the drawing board.
@Vollification3 жыл бұрын
Well it was the 70s. The design was like that. Basically what someone from the 40s thought the future should look like. Wonder if all the people living back then where colour blind? Everything was in "light" colours (baby blue, pink or light green) or varying shades of brown.
@neeneko3 жыл бұрын
@@Vollification I can not recall which decade it was, but I can recall years ago going over this basic question in a design class and it mostly came down to new paints/materials that were not available (or were horribly expensive) only a few years before that. So the taste came down to 'because we can, and before we could not'
@Vollification3 жыл бұрын
@@neeneko Wasn't that also why they hade all the non-sense food back then? "We have stuff now that we didn't before so let's make stuff up like pineapple and ham." I used to study to study graphical design and you can clearly see how the taste in marketing went from informative, serious and classy (everyone wanted to look like they where the most serious company in the world) to cheap and downright tacky.
@neeneko3 жыл бұрын
@@Vollification that would not surprise me, though there was also a LOT of marketing involved in the post WWII food industry since there was a massive military-foodstuffs capacity that they wanted to repurposed. But yeah, trends in design over time are really fascinating, with so much 'yeah, it is a bad idea, but everyone is doing it and we don't want to risk being on the out!'
@Vollification3 жыл бұрын
@@neeneko The history of marketing, do what everyone else does but louder :p
@FloridaMaquis4 жыл бұрын
Did the 16hp version come with a hitch?
@johnbockelie38994 жыл бұрын
Speeding fast.......Semi at your tail !!!!.
@johnbockelie38994 жыл бұрын
Comes with optional wagon so you can bring the family on outings.
@johnbockelie38994 жыл бұрын
The local bullies can pick it up and walk off with it.
@EVATVDirect4 жыл бұрын
No, but I have seen people add their own hitch.
@greg62394 жыл бұрын
For what purpose, my uncles 22hp lawnmower cant pull a loaded trailer
@AA-xb4px4 жыл бұрын
"she'll go 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene"
@AiOinc14 жыл бұрын
Put it in H Zagravev min zlotny dev
@ProctorSilex4 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b66Ih5qXqdHKaX0.html
@wildman5104 жыл бұрын
"she'll mow 50 feet of lawn on a quarter of a tank"
@johnbockelie38994 жыл бұрын
I'll be a duck, smashed by a house, ....and a metal plate !!!
@johnbockelie38994 жыл бұрын
Daddy, can Billy borrow the car?.
@wimwiddershins4 жыл бұрын
"This is so unsafe, let's give it more gas." I have an off road go-kart that has better performance and safety.
@davidclark33044 жыл бұрын
My neighbor had one of those. He said to me, "I wish I hadn't bought that darn car." The same neighbor rolled his on a cloverleaf and told me if I ever bought one to be careful with it's instability.
@saxongreen783 жыл бұрын
I assume his testimony wasn't in the brochure, then?
@jwsoaresjones15603 жыл бұрын
Add the training/racing 4th and 5th wheel kit!
@stevethepocket3 жыл бұрын
Whoa whoa whoa. A cloverleaf? As in he actually drove this on the interstate?
@Happymali103 жыл бұрын
@@stevethepocket No, he went into a turn and ran over a leaf.
@karvast57262 жыл бұрын
What was he thinking anyway when he bought that thing
@autocon20024 жыл бұрын
The more excited he gets, the more he sounds like Kermit the Frog.
@Beemer9174 жыл бұрын
That's true!!! Lol
@Evil_We_Are4 жыл бұрын
He sure is a whiney fellow.
@bigsexy14234 жыл бұрын
Way to go. Now I can't unhear it. Thanks alot
@anthonysilburn-guy3813 жыл бұрын
I thought he sounded like Chris Griffin from Family Guy 😂
@deejay_hazexxtatic3 жыл бұрын
@Voltaic Fire 🤦🏻♂️😂💯
@MichaelSteeves4 жыл бұрын
It isn't a Peel P50, but it is just about as hilarious!
@DeerKoden4 жыл бұрын
@Deon Denis or made you sweat like a pig during summertime?
@jonnda4 жыл бұрын
Somehow, a Peel Trident is still a better car than the HM FreeWay.
@trainzguy24724 жыл бұрын
The Peel actually had decent bodywork and design.
@twistedyogert4 жыл бұрын
@@DeerKoden Just stick your head out the window.
@jonnda4 жыл бұрын
Trainzguy2472 I just found out someone resumed production of the Peel P50 in 2011, and they are selling maybe 10-15 a year. That is far more then can be said about the FreeWay. Original Peels have been auctioned for insane prices, over £100k. FreeWays... $5k to $6k at best.
@jimmybarr94114 жыл бұрын
Aging Wheels: “I don’t want one of these” Me: I want one of these
@Endfloat3 жыл бұрын
Part of me feels this way too, but I'd have to reengineer a few things on it!
@dass13333 жыл бұрын
With a good motorcycle pushing and a real stering / suspension, that could be a viable ride.
@cymond3 жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to have one! I'm extremely amused by tiny, impractical cars, but I don't have the money or space to actually collect micro cars. I just have a AH Sprite
@jimmybarr94113 жыл бұрын
@@cymond I have a 1976 MG Midget, what year is your Sprite?
@cymond2 жыл бұрын
@@jimmybarr9411 1969 When I was 12, Mom came home with a Sprite, just for fun. She LOVED cars. She died last year, and left me a bit of inheritance, so I decided to buy something in her memory. She was fond of American muscle, especially Camaro SS convertibles, but I never forgot that little Sprite.
@domtron88734 жыл бұрын
You know it's sketchy if he's laughing and coughing at the same time from pure, primal terror.
@theowinters63144 жыл бұрын
Wow, it's like someone saw a Robin Reliant and said "I wonder if I could do worse" and then somehow succeeded beyond all their hopes and dreams.
@boataxe46054 жыл бұрын
At least it has two wheels in the front instead of the back so it won’t flip as easily.
@dglcomputers14984 жыл бұрын
At least the Reliant 3 wheelers had a point as it allowed people with only a motorbike licence in the UK to be able to drive a "car", this doesn't have that advantage.
@roadent2173 жыл бұрын
@@dglcomputers1498 Isn't this also technically a motorcycle?
@bryanjk2 жыл бұрын
@@roadent217 he stated it was.
@malthuswasright Жыл бұрын
Reliant Robin, NOT Robin Reliant. You wouldn't say Escort Ford or Golf VW...
@hellkek27684 жыл бұрын
10:28 "I'm doing thirty now and it feels very unstable." - same quote as a guy who drove a car in 1911
@censusgary Жыл бұрын
However unsafe and underpowered the “Freeway” may seem, any car you could get in 1911 would have been much worse.
@LongPeter4 жыл бұрын
“I didn’t have the fuel pump on.” A trouble known to vintage Land Rover owners. Although in that case, it is that the switch was in the position for fuel pump 1 which burned out in 1986. Fortunately, British Leyland new this would happen, so installed 2.
@ericssmith20144 жыл бұрын
6:44 -- you know that it's a ridiculous vehicle when even its owner stares at it with bemused concern as it trundles down the street.
@Colaholiker4 жыл бұрын
"Mommy, this car-weirdo neughbor is driving around in a fancy lawn mower again!"
@philipaldrick53634 жыл бұрын
I want one, where can I get it?
@vermontjeff25354 жыл бұрын
That guy shouldn't drove that car . He's not man enough. He acted like a fairly
@davidhealdjr.5134 жыл бұрын
I kept thinking “I wonder who uploaded this for him after he died in that thing.”
@youtuuba3 жыл бұрын
I purchased, well ordered, one of these during the gas crisis. A fellow college teacher had one, and since it was parked in the college lot all day, he put a small Tupperware sandwich box on the roof full of his 'business cards' that listed him as a dealer of sorts for Freeway; the cards invited interested people to call him, and he would either meet them at the college or drive to their homes, and let them take a spin. I don't recall which engine he had in his, but the one I ordered had the largest gas engine size. When I test drove his, it handled fairly well, and I had no trouble getting it up to 55 mph on the local county highway. I don't recall having trouble keeping it going straight, or having trouble getting it up to speed. Perhaps the car in this video is worm out, or improperly maintained/adjusted or something. But I never did take possession of my Freeway. I had ordered it with the optional electric reverse, which I recall was just a small electric motor, connected to the same battery as the engine's starter motor, with some kind of mechanism to roll the car backwards....it was only supposed to be used for a few feet, to back out of parking spaces. But they told me that I might have to wait for a month or two while they worked out the bugs in the reverse mechanism. That time came and went, and when I tried to finally cancel my order due to the delays, I learned that they had filed for bankruptcy or something, and all down payments for undelivered cars were now voided, so I lost my money....I recall it was perhaps $500 or something like that. I had contacted the Illinois drivers license office, and they told me that these were considered to be cars, and that I would not need to get a motorcycle license to drive it. I vaguely recall that the one I test drove had a seat belt; maybe they were only installed in cars sold in states that required them, or in states that classified them as cars. I recalled asking the manufacturer if they had tested these in (simulated) accidents at highway speeds. They said no, but an early customer had run his into a bridge abutment while going faster than 50 mph, and "survived", whatever that means....he might have been near death or been dismembered or turned into a vegetable, but he "survived". I only went ahead and ordered mine for the short commute of fairly empty country highways I had to make every day. I had no plans to use it for anything longer, faster, or in any kind of inclement weather. Even if I had received the one I ordered, the gas crisis was over soon, and I probably would not have continued to drive it for very long. I went back to driving my Jeep CJ and my Gremlin.
@MaryAnnNytowl4 жыл бұрын
"Driving down the road in a bright yellow suppository with a lawnmower engine." Brilliant!
@JTA1961 Жыл бұрын
People might think you're a hoe~mow...
@anthonywebb48664 жыл бұрын
"Don't pull out in front of me" is something I say out of irritation, you said it out of pure terror 😂
@miffedmax4 жыл бұрын
I've done it a few times in my Beetle, which is a paragon of automotive excellence compared to that thing.
@osl56864 жыл бұрын
Its a Death trap!!
@simon41874 жыл бұрын
"I'm diving down the road in a bright yellow suppository with a lawnmower engine"
@KanawhaCountyWX3 жыл бұрын
I'm driving down the road in a bright yellow lawnmower engine with a suppository
@raven4k9983 жыл бұрын
@@KanawhaCountyWX I think that's how they were able to make and sell 700 of these 700 people bought it solely for the comedy factor only cause that's the only thing that thing has going for it
@locutus1554 жыл бұрын
"I'm just about to lose my voice!" Says a man that's already lost control of his bowels driving this thing.
@hoodagooboy59813 жыл бұрын
This makes me feel soooo much better about my Geo Metro..... that also gets 50 MPG.
@hillbilly4christ6385 ай бұрын
Keep an eye on those front control arms. They are a weak link and will fail due to rust. I have owned two and yes they get great fuel economy.
@zaadbaad5414 жыл бұрын
The first guy with a “car” in school
@stuffhappens56813 жыл бұрын
Elementary school
@tome83734 жыл бұрын
Doug Demuro showed us this guy last year with the trabant. This has been my favorite channel ever since.
@Studio23Media4 жыл бұрын
Thomas Medlin I'm pretty sure that's where I found Robert too. He's grown so much since then.
@user-746524 жыл бұрын
I feel like he has now basically become what Doug Demuro used to be before he changed direction to his current format.
@jackielinde75684 жыл бұрын
Funny, but my first introduction to this guy was on VINWiki.
@highlypolishedturd79474 жыл бұрын
Me too, I found this on the Demuro/Trabant video, and I've been hooked ever since. I love his witty comments.
@tome83734 жыл бұрын
He’s extremely real about how terrible they are and makes fun of them. It’s a terrible car and we all know it but his witty comments drive it home
@matthewmccarter32843 жыл бұрын
Considering its 40 yrs old, the fact that it runs at all is kinda impressive.
@roadent2173 жыл бұрын
6:38 Heyyy, there's the CitiCar!
@ezzie39273 жыл бұрын
You can also see the Th!nk City in another scene
@TheKitMurkit3 жыл бұрын
Just usual cars parked by the side of the road
@thinman46484 жыл бұрын
That emergency brake is from a forklift 😂 lol
@SquishyZoran4 жыл бұрын
My dad’s 03 GMC C4500 uses the exact same one too.
@itwontcomeout56784 жыл бұрын
maybe they just found a surplus stock of forklift emergency brakes and just decided they would make a fine addition to their “car” haha
@AiOinc14 жыл бұрын
I think I'd feel safer driving the forklift
@zachaliles4 жыл бұрын
It also looks like the same ones in HMMWV's. Except those work in the normal fashion, up = engaged.
@zachaliles4 жыл бұрын
@rob witt the fact that it stops a forklift has more to do with the brakes it's engaging and less about the handle. I'm sure this vehicle doesn't have a forklift parking brake on the wheel.
@large_crab4 жыл бұрын
My lawn mower has that exact same engine, I recognize the starter sound lol.
@mazzalnx4 жыл бұрын
Driving the cutting blades probably uses up to 30% of the engine's power. And I'm willing to bet it's built out of something more substantial than scrap steel tubing, so a bit of weight keeps it at safe speeds. This thing is glorious in its success... at removing anything to which you could associate the word 'safe'.
@greasysteve56714 жыл бұрын
Thats a lot of lifter tick
@helidude35024 жыл бұрын
Arstotzkan But you don’t need registration for your lawnmower, can earn gas money cutting grass during your trip , and depending on your location no dui.
@SquishyZoran4 жыл бұрын
Did he pronounce it right? I always say Tesh-Mu and not the way he called it.
@SquishyZoran4 жыл бұрын
Mega flame404 I’ve been saying it wrong all these years then! Not like it matters since they went belly up and liquid Combustion Technology is much easier to pronounce!
@krimmer663 жыл бұрын
That drive looked incredibly fun!! From the back it looks pretty sweet, but I can't believe that thing was allowed on the road even for the late 70's early 80's.
@tigerseye733 жыл бұрын
The starter motor sounds more reassuring than the engine. You sir, are a brave man.
@corspeman4 жыл бұрын
>Made in Minnesota > Has almost non-existent heater wat
@somedudeonline19364 жыл бұрын
Connor Niess as a Minnesotan I am seriously disappointed
@ScottaHemi4404 жыл бұрын
@@somedudeonline1936 we made up for it with the slingshot though
@antblaster9k4 жыл бұрын
thought itd be wisconsin considering how cheese-esque it is
@md_vandenberg4 жыл бұрын
@Carl Brutananadilewski "wat" is a form of slang. It's being used in a casual form, so it's not breaking any rules. Go be a pendant somewhere else, like reddit or 4chan.
@EVATVDirect4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you don't drive them in the winter here anyway. At first frost I went over a bridge and it was slick. Did a 360 at about 45 mph. Scared the bageezes out of me, so decided to turn around and go home.... Over the same bridge not thinking.... Did the same thing at 50 mph this time. When cold, I didn't use the heater anyway. As you can see from this video, comfort is the last thing you are thinking about.
@maxon16724 жыл бұрын
A tiny electric cheese wedge and a bright yellow suppository with a lawn mower engine - all in one week! What did we do to deserve these gifts?
@PapiDoesIt4 жыл бұрын
If you look closely when he leaves the parking lot you can see the cheese wedge.
@LEXXIUS4 жыл бұрын
@@PapiDoesIt Same with the previous cheese wedge video, this "car" was parked in its spot.
@mockier4 жыл бұрын
And yet the Cheese wedge wins, at least it has breaks that work and the slower top speed imho is an advantage
@gimble86384 жыл бұрын
the original car known as the cheese wedge was the bond bug from the UK which was far superior to this and 10 years earlier :)
@martinjohnson93164 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the hilarious video. In the 60'-70's in the UK we had the fibreglass Reliant Robin if you could'nt afford a car...but it was very capable especially on fuel and you could jump straight into it on a motorcycle licence. Being one wheel forward/two wheels back it could be very hairy on quick bends!
@MelancoliaI4 жыл бұрын
Watching him attempt to negotiate actual roads in that thing was enough stress for today.
@henryrodgers73864 жыл бұрын
"A silly little microcar with three wheels, and no hope." Why must you always say these things right as I'm taking a drink of coffee?
@Wanking_wanker4 жыл бұрын
“Ok now this is getting silly” You know it’s bad when he says it
@highlypolishedturd79474 жыл бұрын
And near the end of the video, he says he doesn't want one. You REALLY know it's bad when he says THAT!
@vermontjeff25354 жыл бұрын
I don't know, 50 miles per gallon? To drove around the neighborhood. I think the guy that drove it way a scared wimp that when he's at a golf course he complains about.. you know there's no seat belts in the golf cart
@1949kf2 жыл бұрын
Had a 16 hp version back in the early to mid 1980s. They advertised it as highway capable so I bought one for commuting to work . Actually drove it on expressways. I was young and stupid believing all the brochure bullshit. The vehicle was dangerous at speeds above 40mph. I actually got it up to 60 -65 on a smooth straight stretch of Express way and lived. Sold it after putting 7000 miles on it mostly in congested rush hour traffic. The vehicle not practical and was poorly engineered. Trailer brakes in front with stamped out wavy surface drums and non centering shoes for erratic pulsating stops. Rear end assembly with wheel engine & CVT isolated from rear of vehicle with RUBBER. The vehicle would wander and follow irregularities in the road surface
@djbazinet87583 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love when he calls small cars “suppositories”
@Saberjet19504 жыл бұрын
i love how far back the pickup is, like hes expecting you to disintegrate in front of him
@alphonsotate29824 жыл бұрын
NICE SAFE PICKUP DRIVER
@manbunnmcfanypakjustacoolg49654 жыл бұрын
I bet the space was much apriciate.
@JTA1961 Жыл бұрын
I noticed that also 😂
@gavinendsley4 жыл бұрын
13:00 I see the cheese wedge in the distance there.
@dogfightdixon44154 жыл бұрын
Simone?
@LeeDee54 жыл бұрын
...which is the last thing everyone sees before they die.
@uselessDM4 жыл бұрын
You also see it when he first starts driving and leaves the parking space.
@romeoerzhaler76144 жыл бұрын
And 6:36
@AmazingJeeves3 жыл бұрын
When you hit 30 miles an hour in this thing, I expected the nose to start glowing red like a space shuttle on reentry. 🤣
@ByronWatts3 жыл бұрын
I seriously considered building one of the three wheel vehicles that was (I think) featured in a popular mechanics like publication at the time. It was called the Tri-muter if I recall correctly. I might still have the plans out in storage. With more recent improvements in electric technology, it might be fun to consider ... at least in concept :-)
@1968CudaGuy Жыл бұрын
In 1982 or 83 Popular Mechanics did an exclusive on the Tri-Magnum which was a motorcycle backend and drive system subframed to a Volkswagen Beetle/Type 1 front end. Very stylish and ahead of its time.
@explosive_shart94054 жыл бұрын
Now imagine if that was rebuilt in 2019 and just had a motorcycle engine instead of a lawn mower engine
@AgentTasmania2 жыл бұрын
*press throttle* *Drive wheel launches out roof*
@52ownsyou2 жыл бұрын
I know of one that had been converted but the guy pulled it all to put it back in the motorcycle frame.
@karvast57262 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the fact it only goes to 30mph is a safety feature
@netts2315 Жыл бұрын
@@karvast5726 Its max speed is supposedly 50mph, which I find hard to believe lol.
@karvast5726 Жыл бұрын
@@netts2315 maybe with a sail with the wind behîd you,going downhill,sending the piston to mars with nitro…perhaps
@Jamal_Tyrone4 жыл бұрын
Having 2 wheels on the front is more stable than having one wheel at the front and 2 at the back, see the Reliant Robin!
@TheRealNormanBates4 жыл бұрын
Jamal Tyrone oh yesss... I remember those TOP GEAR episodes. Didn’t they make a “space shuttle” out of a Robin?
@johnbasterson79384 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm sure. That's why all the best and fastest race cars are 3 wheel.......oh wait.......
@shredder_mang32114 жыл бұрын
Jamal Tyrone yeah kinda common sense
@cleatrampler4 жыл бұрын
Ask Mr bean.
@CommanderMouse724 жыл бұрын
The Robin only tips cause the driver is out of the base of support (2 seater) it would be far more stable with 2 people of equal weight in the front, this 1 seater would be way more stable
@SitriUvali3 жыл бұрын
Bright yellow suppository with a lawn mower engine...what a description! I love it!
@HSMiyamoto3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Minneapolis -- I remember when this car came out. I think I saw someone promoting it in the old Brookdale Mall. I have not seen one in 40 years.
@Gimpythekid4 жыл бұрын
gotta give some credit to the owners for keeping these deathtraps running against all odds
@ThePavotrouge4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for risking your life for our amusement. Really good!!
@josefmechanic Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of driving my first go kart no brakes, lawnmower tires up front, chain keeps hopping , randomly dies, absolutely terrifying, fun af
@arschkopp4 жыл бұрын
wow... the Trabant seems like a good car, suddenly :D
@tibbydudeza4 жыл бұрын
It is a Toyota compared to these things.
@KlueBat4 жыл бұрын
Oh man! I laughed so hard at your potentially mortal peril. Great vid Robert. Keep them coming.
@jonathonfreeman92334 жыл бұрын
This thing looks like a "car of the future" you'd see at a family owned amusement park's kiddie ride section.
@rolls_87982 жыл бұрын
tbh that was a pretty looking thing, and that shot of it pulling away was pretty dope
@anew7424 жыл бұрын
I saw this in the background of the CitiCar video and am so glad you're covering this majestic beast of a vehicle
@tangydiesel18864 жыл бұрын
Wants to be efficient, uses terribly inefficient lawn mower engine.
@OffGridInvestor4 жыл бұрын
Typical of a "high mileage" cheapskate machine. It's either a lawnmower engine or a super common motorcycle engine.
@timweber43184 жыл бұрын
The P50 was made out of metal and somewhat """" well"""" built. Like not good but the body works as a body
@funposting89124 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised the yanks didn’t just try importing shitloads of Japanese kei-cars. They basically had this shit sorted in the 50’s
@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge4 жыл бұрын
+Velleity Even "full size" european cars from the 60's and 70's got about 50 MPG with tiny but not terrible 1.0 or 1.1 engines, and could still reach highway speeds.
@marsrover0014 жыл бұрын
@@funposting8912 much like modern times, you have to wait 25 years before importing jdm cars.
@KuroKegawaАй бұрын
Minnesota?! I thought we only had corn fields here! Never imagined I would hear a car being made here.
@A57-0mona Жыл бұрын
"This whole thing was build from the ground up by HM vehicles who have never made a car before" Now it all makes sense.
@djambrosia4 жыл бұрын
My neighbor always say's 'hope you make it back' when I go out in the bug. I would love to see his face rolling this out the driveway!
@randomnonsense_14 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed watching you work on your Trabant, but holy crap, these "car" reviews are the best thing ever. I'm glad you are back to putting out videos.
@Travatain Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of the Bond 3 wheeler that we had in the UK. I used to think that was the worst car I had ever seen - until I watched you drive the Freeway! Thanks for an amusing video.
@DahVoozel4 жыл бұрын
A car... and I use that term loosely... that could be flattened by the "shockwave" from a truck passing it....
@saxongreen783 жыл бұрын
There was a bloke my Nan knew who was riding a Lambretta when he attempted to pass a semi on the highway...the slipstream sucked him under the wheels of the trailer to his doom. 😨
@possibly81803 жыл бұрын
@@saxongreen78 damn fr tho
@JimFortune4 жыл бұрын
Why does it look like you're doing 180 mph?
@Banom7a4 жыл бұрын
probably in heaven already at that point
@lorenzbeumers16014 жыл бұрын
Why didnt they call it a threeway Oh i see
@evibes5124 жыл бұрын
Or perhaps Driveway, where it lives when it isn't running and full of rain water. :)
@writerconsidered4 жыл бұрын
@@evibes512 Jeff you didn't see it yet.
@tiki_trash4 жыл бұрын
You have to go strictly solo in that thing.
@HSMiyamoto3 жыл бұрын
If only Jeremy Clarkson would review it. He slagged the Reliant Robin, but that is a Mercedes compared to a "Freeway."
@benjaminbutcher4 ай бұрын
Okay. I’ve been working my way through the catalog, and this video really stands out. Not only is this the first time I was genuinely concerned for his safety? This is also the first time I’ve EVER seen him survive a clown car/medieval torture device and NOT immediately express a deep desire to own it.
@mysock351C4 жыл бұрын
That's an interesting hobby that guy has: Owning the worst cars ever made.
@johnbasterson79384 жыл бұрын
He doesn't own them.
@benjaminmiddaugh27294 жыл бұрын
@@johnbasterson7938 The original commenter might not have been referring to who you think they were.
@RockyFoxxowo3 жыл бұрын
So they own this, the cheese wedge and the th!nk
@rslover653 жыл бұрын
I mean, there's mopar fan groups.....
@NovaSweetWolf4 жыл бұрын
Haha, when he started that car it sounded exactly like my old sears ST12 lawn tractor, probably the same Tecumseh engine.
@DevDreCW4 жыл бұрын
I hope you keep finding bizarre shit like this, because I love these videos. I go on rewatch sprees every couple months cause they are just so unique and awful
@oxulucozcan49234 жыл бұрын
that guy has a hell of a collection by having just citicar and freeway. thanks to him for letting you test these
@2stroketurbo4 жыл бұрын
This video made me laugh, more than once. I can so relate as I happen to own a bright orange HMV ,
@llanorick4 жыл бұрын
I half expected the thing to disintegrate after hitting a bump, leaving you in a pile of yellow debris, sitting on the seat. Holding the steering wheel!🤣
@redpheonix10002 жыл бұрын
6:22 "The whole GoPro is vibrating. The whole car is vibrating" _The whole room is vibrating!_
@stevethepocket4 жыл бұрын
The HM-Vehicles Freeway. For when you're in the middle of a fuel crisis but would literally rather die than buy an import.
@lightdark004 жыл бұрын
Bless those true patriots!
@stewartellinson88464 жыл бұрын
That really did make me laugh . The owner is clearly one of the world's great eccentrics and i think you're denying your desire for a plastic lawnmower powered monstrosity. Brilliant!
@MinuteBracelet4 жыл бұрын
6:36 THE CHEESE WEDGE!
@acalthu3 жыл бұрын
That Yukon behind you kept it's distance. Was probably afraid of running you over.
@samrosenthal21114 жыл бұрын
"Hand-built quality"
@TheOzthewiz4 жыл бұрын
AND........Made in the USA!!!
@panzerkamphwaggenlll52474 жыл бұрын
@@TheOzthewiz I mean yes but it would be a great economy car in Africa
@kek45674 жыл бұрын
Your like the Doug Demuro of death traps nobody has ever heard of, and for good reason
@stevenschwartzhoff17033 жыл бұрын
I hate cars, but your channel makes me love the history of excentric vehicles. No excessive technical babble and a real explanation of the culture which built these. In this viseo, I did miss of there were multiple gears and if the transmission is manual or automatic, maybe I was not listening. But great job!
@davidhewson8605 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely hilarious test ride !!. Actually looks like he,s doing over a ton down sleepy suberbia. Obviously had to change his pants afterwards. Thanks dudes. Dave
@DeLiriuMfk4 жыл бұрын
Initially I though you re-posted the same video :D
@captainarcher24 жыл бұрын
I love this video !! I laughed my ass off as Kyle (If that's his name) describes how this car performs. It was as if he takes you on the journey with him and you actually get to feel the ride and laugh with him and have a good time. Fantastic job, Great video !!
@EVATVDirect4 жыл бұрын
I've had two over the years. Loved it. Met the guy who created a couple time, been to his house. It was called Freeway because it was the best way to get parts, the "Free way".
@JTA1961 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👍
@delhoghe4 жыл бұрын
I actually considered buying one of those in 1982. I sent a letter ( no internet back then ) to HM asking for information. They sent me a brochure with some specs and pricing information. If I remember correctly it was capable of getting 70 MPG and had a top speed of 55 MPH. The price was around $ 6000. I saw one in Henry County Ohio around 1983. It looked pretty cool to me.
@1bc0034 жыл бұрын
Back in the 70's security wasn't such a big issue as it is today.