Now with fixed sound! Thanks for your patience folks. Did you like this style of video?
@ruglund
Жыл бұрын
this format works - nicely paced, informative and entertaining - please make more like this if possible.
@AlexMiedemaFRL
Жыл бұрын
Yes, very much!
@Invisibleman7
Жыл бұрын
Yes Thoroughly enjoyed it.
@ololiver92
Жыл бұрын
Excellent review. Yes, keep doing these between your usual ones 👏
@I-T-S-M-E
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Ian, different from normal but very enjoyable. More please 👍
@ianjoyce5120
Жыл бұрын
Ian, you should not be surprised that Porsche trusted you with their material. You did them and yourself justice. They, as we, know that behind the veneer of incompetence lies an experienced journalist and, more importantly, a truly great storyteller. That was ten minutes of pure joy. More of that please...I'll even watch a short or two if we get more like this.
@bentullett6068
Жыл бұрын
If you ever visit the Porsche museum it is fascinating and they even acknowledge that the 911 started from a Beetle as they have a early beetle Ferdinand Porsche designed.
@douglasfur3808
Жыл бұрын
I'll second that, a note of respect for Mr. Hubnut as a journalist.
@Porsche996driver
Жыл бұрын
Veneer of incompetence? Quick to judge lol
@godfreypoon5148
2 ай бұрын
@@Porsche996driver I think he might have meant to say "facade of incompetence".
@hughrobinson9978
Жыл бұрын
I worked at Style Porsche in Weissach as a designer for 15 years and have an air cooled Karmann as my daily driver, so I am fairly familiar with the story of the EA266, but your video here was riveting. I have never seen some of this footage and your presentation style is like having a chat with an extremely knowledgeable friend over a cup of tea. Just bloody wonderful! Please do more of these stories...
@Matt_from_Florida
Жыл бұрын
Did you see the exceptional Karmann Ghia which just sold on BAT? Very tasteful & sensible upgrades as the final sales price attests to.
@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain
Жыл бұрын
Mr Hubnut Becomes Mr Big Car, really enjoyable little video.
@TheFoolishboy9
Жыл бұрын
Love big car and hubnut. So twice the fun.
@wolfmouse
2 ай бұрын
Well done Mr Hubnut - absolutely fascinating story. Lived the format too.
@randymack2222
Жыл бұрын
I have been watching your channel since before changing hairstyles (The Young ones Hippie)! You have come along way from your humble beginnings, and it's all good man... It's all good!
@donjankura2411
Жыл бұрын
Love these auto history lessons! Many presenters seem to be reading a script or act as if they just read some material on the subject. Ian, you are one of the best presenters out there. Who else can be barreling down the highway (US term) giving us great auto information while enroute? You even do a good job while stationary.
@jamesbrett6518
Жыл бұрын
Is this a dig at Big Car?
@donjankura2411
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesbrett6518 I watch Big Car too. Great information Ian has a manner of presentation that I prefer to some others.
@池田好重
Жыл бұрын
このような記録と試作車を残す文化は素晴らしいです。
@Porsche996driver
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great flashback! Never heard of this. Long a VW fan air- and water-cooled. The Scirocco was born out of all this - here in SoCal the Scirocco was absolutely huge - sexy commercials and gorgeous minimalist design. Thanks!
@grayfool
Жыл бұрын
Very good job Ian fascinating stuff. Thanks very much.
@lawrence5117
Жыл бұрын
A fascinating video Ian. I like this kind of background information and would appreciate more of this type of stuff.
@klauswassermann8054
Жыл бұрын
Now this is just truly extraordinary indeed. Never heard of these Porsche-designed mid-engined VW prototypes before, what a treat to learn about this project rather late in my petrolhead life. Thanks Ian for presenting this footage in such a competent manner ;)
@amarith1972
Жыл бұрын
Hubnut does Big Car but better! Absolutely loved this. Wish the BBC would pick up on this and realise that not all car enthusiasts want man bimbos talking about unattainable exotica in equally exotic locations. Sensible, well researched and genuinely interesting material. I never even knew these existed and I've been obsessed with VAG from this era since I was a kid. No idea how you managed to get this material from Porsche. More please.
@Porsche996driver
Жыл бұрын
“Man-Bimbos” yeah lol
@pentagrammotorsport
Жыл бұрын
VW had such a hard time replacing the Beetle but got it very right with the Golf. Does make you wonder where we would have ended up as the Golf and Golf GTI set the benchmark for so many cars like the 205, Astra, etc, etc…
@will89687
Жыл бұрын
Also the Talbot/Chrysler/Plymouth Horizon
@rjft7003
Жыл бұрын
The 1969 Fiat 128 was the inspiration though the later was inspired by the very British Mini and the brilliant idea of Sir Alec Issigonis. The designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro, was surprised to see 128's cut to pieces and literally dissected inside the R&D facilities.
@emmajacobs5575
Жыл бұрын
Not sure if you mean the 128’s designer, but that was Dante Giacosa who cleverly brought together existing, albeit uncommon elements, together with his own innovative clutch release mechanism that set the template for countless front wheel drive cars in the following five decades
@hughrobinson9978
Жыл бұрын
@@emmajacobs5575 You know your Italian car history, Emma. Giacosa tried out the transverse engine/end on gearbox solution in the Autobianchi Primula before releasing it to a wider market in the 128. The Primula even looked like an ADO16 as both were styled by Pininfarina. I believe the 128s styling was done in house. The wheel turned full circle when the Ritmo (Strada) that replaced this 3 box saloon took its inspiration from the Golf and became a 2 box hatchback...
@pentagrammotorsport
Жыл бұрын
@@hughrobinson9978 Autobinanchi was always a test-bed for Fiat, I've had a couple of Y10's and they were very well specced small cars. Would love an A112 Abarth! It's interesting that the Strada took the direction it did because of the success of the Golf because Lancias Delta was a Giugiaro design, very similar to the Mk1 Golf and based on a strengthened Rito/Stratos chassis. The Golf was definitely a benchmark car.
@fhwolthuis
Жыл бұрын
Well done, Ian! Great story. Love this format. Would love to see it as a recurring feature.
@andrewstones2921
Жыл бұрын
I love this format.. it’s like watching BigCar but with more emphasis on the wipers!
@MichaelWilliams-rd9ke
Жыл бұрын
A fascinating story about a car I knew nothing about. I think it's a lovely cheeky-looking thing, particularly in lime green! I enjoyed this documentary-style format. Thank you.
@nick2203
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Ian,absolutely fascinating look at the development of this car. Some great footage of testing. Such a shame it never made it into production.
@ianstewartorr8455
Жыл бұрын
Very very interesting stuff thanks for sharing Mr Hubnut greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@unbalancedcrank
Жыл бұрын
Yes I like the format. Your in depth knowledge is your biggest strength, and this kind of history lesson sits as a lovely contra alongside the tinkering and the drives. Bravo!
@catmandoodoo7903
Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more 😎
@hobgoblin283
Жыл бұрын
Oooo HubNut documentary, short and sweet. Great format!
@jybe75013
8 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you for this fascinating investigation.
@mpersad
Жыл бұрын
What a fascinating insight into the testing of what could have been an iconic car. But VW clearly learned a lot from the project which led into the Golf MK1. Great video, thanks Ian!
@meirionevans5137
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting and great footage, thanks. The micro bus looked very modern. Shame they weren't carried through. More please!
@iancartwright8592
Жыл бұрын
Yes thanks Ian , always enjoy the hidden back stories that you don't always get the time to put over in your normal videos. Can probably incorporate this style of video to accompany along side some of your test vehicles , were there's a hidden story. Keep up the great content!
@ogisgarage9721
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating insight in a dead-end of an automotive development - If I recall correctly, Brazil did get a FWD, Beetle-originated flat-twin powered VW Golf Mark I, so some of that mishmash *did* sprout, albeit not in the original form or function.
@Doc0wer
Жыл бұрын
Oh this is a great format, please make more of those! That was so interesting!
@simonhjc
Жыл бұрын
This is a fabulous video. Possibly the best youve done. Historic but with a twist. Keep it up
@TheKnobCalledTone.
Жыл бұрын
One of your best ever videos, Ian. Though I suspect that if the EA266 had gone into production, there would be a video lamenting that VW didn't proceed with the Golf instead, along with many videos about VW's demise some time in the '80s after being sold off to Ford or someone like that.
@user-ih7gc7dt9l
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! I had never heard of this fascinating project.
@kellybrickey4300
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you for being the type of guy that Porsche would help out. I love this car.
@curmudgeone
2 ай бұрын
Brilliant video, Ian; I can see why Porsche trusted you with this rare footage as you did it justice, but then I wouldn’t expect anything else from your good self. Although mid-engined and uneconomical to recoup development costs, the exterior styling of that car reminds me of many late 1980s/early 1990s cars and wouldn’t look out of place today (modern crash protection laws permitting). I was recently at the Scarborough Fair museum containing not only a collection of classic fairground rides/slot machines but also a number of classic motor vehicles - and I wished I’d had your company as a guide talking me round the collection, your being so knowledgable! 😊
@markusjuenemann
Жыл бұрын
I´ve known about the late prototypes of EA 266 for about 35 years by now, but NEVER have I seen pictures nor videos about the earlier ones. You really surprised me with that video! I'm deeply impressed! Well done!
@HubNut
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I was amazed myself! Never imagined I'd see such footage.
@GoldenCroc
Жыл бұрын
Never knew about these, what a treat! Absolutely fascinating!
@graemew7001
Жыл бұрын
A thoroughly enjoyable video, I always like to learn about what could have been. A shame the Type 3 never really became successful as I think they're all pretty cars and a nice evolution of the Beetle layout.
@vencejo7572
Жыл бұрын
Wow, the things one had never heard about! I remember visiting the old Porsche museum in Stuttgart, about 20 years ago. It had so much about the history of Porsche, the racing, the prototypes, and so on. What surprised me was that there was nothing about all the front-engined Porsches -- the 924/944/928... Not a mention! Talk about writing out of history... And now I see that there was a LOT more in the history of Porsche.
@cme2cau
Жыл бұрын
I was totally riveted. Thanks, Ian.
@VDPEFi
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating, never seen this before. Great voiceover too. Brilliant!
@CaptHollister
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for publishing this, all the more so since it sounds like you're still sick. I'm sure Porsche had very good reasons to entrust HubNut amongst all KZitemrs with these films. In that front view, project EA276 looks for all the world like a Wartburg 353.
@rhspek
Жыл бұрын
Like the format! EA stands for EntwicklungsAuftrag, development order. One of the best known EAs is the EA827 engine. VW did a frontwheel drive car with the Beetle engine and drivetrain in Brazil, where it was the original Gol (typ 30, 1980).
@sheridanwane4391
Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing a Gol in 1981 in a VW showroom in Brazil. I thought at the time it was a brilliant concept, every shade tree mechanic knew ell about that ubiquitous Beetle (Fusca!) engine, would have been a great selling point
@huwpowell6081
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant work Ian, really appreciate your efforts.
@andyarmstrong1493
Жыл бұрын
Excellent, I really enjoyed your fascinating presentation.
@sarkie83
Жыл бұрын
Something new for the hubnut channel - I enjoyed that...Good job 👍
@johnshaw4140
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating Ian , thanks for that , I hope that you , miss hubnut and the nutlets are well
@bloodybrit
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a most enjoyable and informative video. More please...
@mikes747
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating Video! More of this type of info video would be great!
@Hanzilla75
Жыл бұрын
Wow, that was pretty unexpected and awesome. More videos like these are welcome 🙂
@phillipm1039
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant presentation please do more subjects like this even greater depth drawing on your massive knowledge.
@kadran3263
Жыл бұрын
I loved this presentation. Thank-you.
@DruggedBunny
Жыл бұрын
Great work on this one, thank you, interesting car!
@Daz_Stap
Жыл бұрын
Now that was very interesting! Thank you for sharing.
@wayneswitzer3890
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this video and I found it fascinating and informative and fun to watch, Thank you.
@gabrielv.4358
Жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Vw Gol had a front engine air cooled engine! Edit: That's even more awesome!! The rear end looks really like the Vw Golf Mk1
@marknelson5929
Жыл бұрын
Great piece of fascinating automotive history - well done. More of this please...
@matthewshambler2644
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! At 6:45 it looks like the sign says “Springbok”- a town in the Northern Cape of South Africa, a hot place indeed! Thanks again.
@paultaylor9652
2 ай бұрын
The very early frontal design looks a little like a MK1 Fissta, but with round lights, fascinating how it could have gone all wrong for VW though. Thanks for this video, Mr HubNut.
@nomdeplume2724
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Ian. Thank you!
@RuperScooper
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating and thanks for sharing. Clearly the cross chassis platform was high on the agenda even back then respect 👍
@mf9423
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this super interesting video!Pls more!
@benspears5073
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Ian, please make more like it 👍👍
@pablojones5613
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating piece of history! Thank you Ian for another great video.
@mpersad
Жыл бұрын
To get the access to this footage is amazing! And yes, more please.
@torresalex
Жыл бұрын
All I can say is thank you for this. I honestly think this format has a future, what with your expertise garnered over the years. It's a pleasure to listen to someone talk about what they know and doing it passionately
@team3383
Жыл бұрын
The man has been to the Porsche museum and asked for information on the car. He was sent footage and documentation. Anybody can do that if you want to take the time necessary to do it. Not as if he went through archives for years and came up with a hidden treasure.
@huwdavies6650
Жыл бұрын
I do love your automotive history videos such as this and the history of the A series. Always interesting and informative.
@1unsung971
Жыл бұрын
Really good video. Thank you very much. Subscribed and really looking forward to more good stuff. Best wishes from New Zealand
@huwdavies6714
Жыл бұрын
Loved the video. Plus points for the ladderax in the background
@warren6815
Жыл бұрын
What a brilliant video! Really enjoyed this. Saw the EA266 at Wulfsburg about 14 years ago, found it an intriguing little thing but there was very little information on it at the time.
@russellb1212
Жыл бұрын
That was very interesting, some great history, real good video
@buttguy
Жыл бұрын
The EA266 has been one of my most loved "what could have been" cars since I was a kid and first saw one in one of my many VW history books. Such incredibly great looking cars, honestly my dream car if they had ever truly been put into production. Thank you so much for sharing this!!!!!!!
@H4lminator
Жыл бұрын
What a nice for format. A real HubNut documentary!
@cmjones01
Жыл бұрын
Excellent, I really like this format. I think you've just created something which will be a reference on this development story for years to come.
@bondbug73
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating video on this attractive car. Enjoyed the rare footage and photos. Tail lights look like the VW Polo. To have Porsche choose you to share this archive just goes to show you how good you're a narrator when it comes to such cars. Nice design work Porsche.
@tuffandco3745
Жыл бұрын
I like the effort that you have made to the studio production, especially the strategic positioning of the snazzy sweater. keep up the good work.
@OhioPeteS2k
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding video! I’d love to see the drivetrain by itself
@10rGreenninja
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou for sharing this with I had never head of the cars so it's really nice to see what might have been - great video.
@jamescoe764
Жыл бұрын
That was fascinating Ian. More of this type of stuff please.
@ihaveacoolhat1
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this. I love how even though these were 60s era photos and video, the modern hatchback idea didn't change all that much. It looks remarkably modern.
@timacton8798
Жыл бұрын
An excellent and informative presentation,video and photos were superb
@davidf2281
Жыл бұрын
Interesting and very watchable departure from your usual style of videos 👍
@fulwell1
Жыл бұрын
Superb video Ian - remarkable to see such footage!
@charlesclay7842
Жыл бұрын
Amazing story. Thank you
@tonysargent1699
Жыл бұрын
Astounding little car! How wonderful, thankyou for sharing that "not so real" test drive. Marvelous.
@MrCMagdiel
Жыл бұрын
Great content and very good music choice! Thank you!
@ThreeCoos
Жыл бұрын
Yep, that's a winner, great format, not too long and easily digested - well done 👍👍
@davidfoster1762
Жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of these Porsche prototypes Fascinating stuff.
@allanfoster6965
Жыл бұрын
Astonishing! Thanks Ian! Brilliant.😊
@anthonygregg862
Жыл бұрын
An absolutely marvellous video and insight. These are pure joy to watch. Love the format and like to see more of these.
@andrewentwistle515
Жыл бұрын
That was certainly a very interesting video about a car that I never knew about. It made a nice change to find out about cars that never made it into production.
@SimpsonsClassics
Жыл бұрын
Great video Ian. Really interesting.
@ianmontgomery7534
Жыл бұрын
Well done Ian - that was fascinating, enlightening and entertaining.
@eddiestevenson-kaatsch6306
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating, Ian. If it's popular enough, can we expect an occasional series of more in-depth motor-tales ?
@HubNut
Жыл бұрын
To be honest, I'd like to do more of these even if they aren't popular!
@peterlarkin762
Жыл бұрын
@@HubNut Please do! So good.
@johnf5817
Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a collaboration along these lines between you and "Twin Cam" Ed, as your styles would complement eachother very nicely.
@jocelynhurtubise2420
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your in-depth explanation. It’s professionally written and very informative. You spent a lot of time on this, I deeply appreciate it.
@4wheelsgood
Жыл бұрын
A very enjoyable video about a car I knew nothing about. Thank you for the effort that clearly went into this.
@martinneumann7783
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian for showing us this footage and photographs. I already did read about this project in my German classic car magazine. But these movie pictures... just great. Cheers - Martin
@royster211085
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed it very much Ian, love the delivery and the enthusiasm brilliant video. More please... 😂
@RocknTorb
Жыл бұрын
Wow, the footage is really stunning!! You made a great job and thanks to Porsche for supporting you! The Volkswagen Museum has really interesting prototypes on display.
@sketchbabu
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing this priceless footage. I value test mule footages that depict the process of vehicle development. Hope you find more footage for others like the MB W124, LR Discovery, Renault 5 and the Citroen CX.
@Stephenb033
Жыл бұрын
Loved this video. Your knowledge and enthusiasm never fails to entertain.
@aston-martin-internationalist
Жыл бұрын
Love it! Fascinating Ian! I pride myself on knowing even quirky cars, but never knew about this little gem.
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