In 2006 I saw Spyker race at the 12 Hours of Sebring. One of their cars crashed in qualifying, and the team worked around the clock getting the car back on the track to compete in the race. I watched them throughout the night. They finished just a half hour after the race started, and the car did well and completed the race. Victor Muller invited me into the paddock to take pictures of the team working on their car. I know a lot about him and his role in their demise, but as a 21 year old, it left a lasting impression on me.
@@purpleduggy7680 I'm Dutch. I've got a birthright to be a bicycle man. As for you not understanding my dislike of SUV's, they're dangerous for pedestrians due to their bad visibility and high bonnet line, have the aerodynamics of a brick, and especially in EV form make no sense. And anyone who feels like they need one in a normal city environment is a grade A moron.
Spyker proving once again that calling back to classic aviation while making sexy cars can save any motor company. Just look at the Triumph Spitfi…. Oh.
Fun fact: Designer Maarten de Bruijn (i probably misspelled that) have started a new boutique supercar company this year and building modern handmade aluminium cars. His only model Ferox V8 is literally the spiritual successor of C8 Laviolette (my beloved) as you can instantly tell from it's outlines. Built with completely handformed panels and using modern version of first-gen C8's Audi powertrain. His approach to interior is visibly different since Spyker branding is no more but some characteristic touches here and there still exists, while overall the car looks leaner. You all can tell i'm a fan now huh. I didn't realised he left the company at 2005 but i guess that explains why successor models look like poop (no, seriously). It's a real shame D20 SSUV never realised though, would be a real game shanger not just for the company but for the entire automotive history as well. Bummer.
"So dense it challenges 40k lore" got a massive laugh. that split second of confusion of "wait thats the heresy book tree" then hearing the line blindsided me
Would have been good to see a section at the end about SpykerEnthusiast. He’s a third party but effectively works as the new Spyker, servicing, rebuilding, special projects, all with original parts and tools.
I remember working as a BMW tech at Braman Miami when they also had the Spyker franchise along with Bugatti and quite a few others. I always loved the design. I wish they'd focused on actually building and selling the cars people expressed willingness to pay for, instead of focusing on...well, everything but.
Yeahh sfter Maarten left it all went bad 😢 2nd best sutomotive company from the netherlands, DAF was obviously the best with cars that went 100km/h backwards 😂😂
@@ysbranddThat variomatic gearbox was and is (in its derivatives) a work of art. Never mind that going the same speed forwards and backwards is a wild concept vordeeing on lunacy.
Fun fact: the original Spyker factory also made and designed the golden charriot that our kings and queens used to use. Source: wikipedia - gouden koets
I feel I'm far from the only one that wants to say this to you binman. This channel is perfect! Everything from your sense of humor to the editing style and content in general is just unbelievably wonderful. I found it very hard to find a channel to both learn from and laugh with. However, you've managed to exceed all expectations! I wish you only growth in the coming years! Much love from a stupid yank who thinks a 6.0l V8 is small.
Many people watching this probably first heard of the name Spyker through Top Gear but I knew about the Spyker for around 8 years before I heard of Top Gear. The Spyker came second in the P2P mainly due to having 4wd (lower gear ratio) to get through the difficult terrain and the fact that the driver Charles Goddard sold all the spares before starting, only to run into trouble with the magneto (that device used before car batteries and ignitions) which failed halfway through Russia and had to be rebuilt. Goddard then drove for over 23 hours straight to catch up.
"The worst thing" about Sypkers is that in real life they look even better, waaaaay better. The details are just fking stupendous! The colours are even brighter, the aluminium is shinier. Just watching someone change gear is amazing, as you can see the whole shaft. (anyone know the proper word?) I did some events for them and they gave me an owner's brochure, showcasing all the cars. Pretty cool.
@@SHVRWK Didn't say real.... It's like meeting a hot celebrity and they are even hotter than in the photos you've seen. It doesn't happen very often. For example, many lambos look better in pictures than in real life in my opinion.
I've been in love with Spyker since seeing the C8 on Top Gear. I was very sad that they went out of business. I would have loved to have bought one when they were in business. I remember finding out about the SAAB purchase, and thinking it was a very bad idea. Thank you.
My favorite part was when I could see the crippling crushing pain from the Aether portal. I was with you brother. I was there. Also great video!!! I literally still know nothing about cars but god damn it, the funny man is funny, and I will keep on watching!
I worked with a engineering firm that basically did the engineering work Spyker outsourced, the owner have no idea how to manage projects and change directions on a whim, while they are finalizing production detail on the C8 Preliator, the owner went to ANOTHER DESIGN HOUSE and commissioned a new concept model and put it on stage with very few in the company knowing, killing any momentum for the product they actually are working to put on sell.
Companies fail or succeed not because of their product or price, but because of what kind of companies they are. A poorly led company always fails just as you show here.
Love finding channels like this and watching them grow into bigger ones. This stuff is perfect for that. Also Gumpert and Ascari hit the nostalgia bone hard.
Man… you make amazing content. PLEASE stick with it, I need more of these deep dives - way more insightful than most of the automotive content on here. Or, at least, way more insightful than any other automotive content that’s meant to be entertaining. Keep up the great work!
Currently rewatching this. Your Mazda video showed up in my feed earlier the same day the Bugatti video released, and I’ve been subscribed ever since. I rewatch these semi-regularly currently, the editing and humour is fantastic and I genuinely find the videos informative and interesting too. Keep at it Binman. Looking forward to seeing more of these to come!
The only way i see Spyker may surviving is if Koenigsegg took over and kept it as there lower price GT brand, probably to compare with the Continental GT. I doubt even Koenigsegg could make it profitable at this point. With the Spyker production numbers I wonder if they take into account they launched into the drink for Basic instinct 2
i've been saying this for a long time now. It would make total sense, they have their performance pedigree brand Koenigsegg and a more downtuned and focused on luxury brand next to Koenigsegg. Both could perfectly coexist as they both have their unique group of buyers. Koenigsegg has the base and technology to built the C8 further on and they even have an engine ready to go developed. And i'm presuming CvK has deep enough pockets and knowledge to envision such a project. They could basically built the near entire car in Sweden and then ship them off to The Netherlands for some final assembly to keep the "made in Holland" image alive. If there is any company capable of doing this, it's Koenigsegg. They understand the niche car segments very well. There is only one issue; the sale of the Spyker trademarks is more complicated as thought before and it might take quite some time for the current administrator to actually put these trademarks up for sale. And without these trademarks, there is nothing to "revive".
My most fond memory of Spyker is when I was a kid my mom bought me a poster with a purple Spyker C8 on it at the school book fair and it got me immediately on the brand🤣
This is great content! It feels like the perfect blend of actual documentary and jokes to keep it interesting. Never make things you don't want to and do not force yourself to make a video. The people who watch your stuff will wait until you are done.
Mate honestly amazing video once again. Im sure you will reach that sweet 1.000 in no time with content like this (and the previous vids of course). BTW a Peking to Paris video would be VERY interesting (just sayin) :D
There's a lot of automotive storytellers on UA-cam. Somehow you get the job done better than others. The memes maybe? The humour? I dunno. Keep up dude it's very good so far.
I'm glad I've found this channel. I'm no car buff whatsoever but by God the history behind these car manufacturers are interesting. Thanks for the hard work of putting this together!
I had a spyker c12 zagato poster in my room for about 12 years growing up. Looking at it now it was definitely photoshopped because only one c12 was produced and it was carbon black but the one on the poster was purple. But it did look sick.
Thanks for this great video, I remember all of this including the Top Gear video, I had forgotten all the handz the Spyker company passed through. For all that care, laviolette is French for "The Violet". I also remember reading about the C8 in a Robb Reports magazine in Christmas O9. I love the C8 craftsmanship. That exposed linkage manual shifter is even cooler than the gated manual Lamborghini and Ferrari used to offer. PS you made a great video, I loved all the insert pictures and video clips to emphasize your points. I couldn't desern any quality differences in audio quality.
Spyker is still to this day one of my favorite niche supercar companies. Back in Forza 4 I religiously used the C8 as a GTE spec race car. I remember seeing it on Top Gear and falling in love with the out of this world styling, classic but also hyper futuristic. Even now they still hold up looks wise. I really hope that one day Spyker makes a return again with the proper investors so we can see this awesome brand churn out more automotive art. Legendary brand.
i've recently been to the Amsterdam Motor show where Spyker was, and i heard that there still is someone who is making new Spykers, which is great to hear. they're making the c8 double 12, which is a homologated version of the Le mans race car
Lol... you captured it. Victor made 4 big mistakes, 1. Adultery, 2. No engine (Audi would no longer provide theirs), 3. Buying an F1 Team (but at least I got to go to Monaco with them), 4. Buying SAAB. Obviously he made more than 4 mistakes, but these sucked his money, focus and time. Alas, Spyker had no rudder.
the one start up i remember from top gear you didn’t mentioned was zenvo. they came on later in the original run, but they were always my favourite. in proper start up fashion the car caught on fire on the track
Great video, my first time watching your channel… looks like you cleared that 1k sub mark pretty easily! Congratulations, keep up the great work, I know I will be watching from now on!
I'm Dutch, you know. A few months ago I viewed the Dog de Muro film on the Spyker C8. I wrote an long comment on the C8 and Spyker, and I think you might have read that, maybe not... However, tSpyker story is completely beserk and bonckers and stupid at the same time. A shame that one man could bring such a nice car brand from a rising star to an gutter. Thanks for this vid, I did like it!
As an American with two Fords and a Chrysler I have only a passing interest in Stryker. Not savvy enough to see the body styling as particularly outstanding but was always floored by the interior appointments. I subscribed today. Not for the content. Lord knows I subscribe to enough car guys. I like the delivery here better than any.
damn honestly i got this video in my recommended and when I was watching I thought that this was some channel with like a few million subscribers. This just shows how good the content is. Keep it up
This was roughly what happened. Very nuanced video, congrats! Maarten de Bruijn can’t help himself and used the last 4 years to create a new sportscar: the DeBruyn Ferox V8. The first four are being built right now and will be delivered to their happy owners end 2024/beginning 2025.
I have never cared about about cars in my life. I'm not ignorant, I know a good few classics and oddities and appreciate them as aesthetic. I know the general engineering principles behind them. I even know enough hate SUVs and oversized pickup trucks on moral principle! But beyond that focused disdain, the personal automobile is just a boring, though sometimes pretty, means to an end. But for 18 minutes I cared so very deeply about this company and their cars. I don't know how you did it but you've earned a sub and a binge watching session.
Don't let the people who tell you you are funny fool you. You are not.
PIN OF SHAME 📌
grmr momen.
Glad the funny licensing committee turned up, pheww! You guys must be really busy.
Echtweljonge
Get a load of this dummy 😂
Everyday I give a prayer to Automotive gods in order to see Spyker back in business
It feels like the AKG Harmann of automobiles
@@HSS_yt SAMSUNG GIVE US OUR BOI BACK
@@LilTachanka doesn’t matter all the engineers went off to Austrian Audio
Honestly Pagani could make Spyker work
@@Kart_18_Racer ik
In 2006 I saw Spyker race at the 12 Hours of Sebring. One of their cars crashed in qualifying, and the team worked around the clock getting the car back on the track to compete in the race. I watched them throughout the night. They finished just a half hour after the race started, and the car did well and completed the race. Victor Muller invited me into the paddock to take pictures of the team working on their car. I know a lot about him and his role in their demise, but as a 21 year old, it left a lasting impression on me.
Victor Muller is such an interesting individual. Interesting in the sense that everything he touches dies in a Michael Bay-like fashion.
Victor Muller definitely took lessons from the Donald Trump school of business.
@@Spermwhales93
Wow.😅
Go Xi, Go Putin and go Trump!
You should take more boosters, and keep cheering for Zelensky and his nazis!🤣
@@Spermwhales93 fact 💯
Yep! You still owe my dad allot of money for made parts Muller!!!
I wish every investor would be like Victor Muller. Imagine what wild shit we would have
as a massive saab fan and owner i cry every single fucking day
Yep...I owned a 88 9000 turbo..and a 90 900S
Really interesting and fun cars......and for some reason people thought I had a lot of money driving then cars
Every time I remember we could have got the Aero X, PhoeniX & 9X Air I shed a small tear for what could have been.
Dutch prog rock✅
Solid puns✅
Funny titles✅
Hate for SUV's✅
You sir, have earned a sub
Volledig
Especially the final point.
@@purpleduggy7680 I'm Dutch. I've got a birthright to be a bicycle man. As for you not understanding my dislike of SUV's, they're dangerous for pedestrians due to their bad visibility and high bonnet line, have the aerodynamics of a brick, and especially in EV form make no sense. And anyone who feels like they need one in a normal city environment is a grade A moron.
Plus densely packed information. It's the opposite of vapid clickbait. Expand my knowledge, daddy. Another subscriber here as well.
@@purpleduggy7680 degrade me more big boy, I'm just getting started.
Spyker proving once again that calling back to classic aviation while making sexy cars can save any motor company.
Just look at the Triumph Spitfi…. Oh.
Or Alfa Romeo.... Oh
no you see, thats why you callback to modern aviation!
just look at saab!
oh wait.
No no no no! You're all just being negative nannies it's a totally viable design direction just look at the Bristol Fighter... Oh.
Interior design so good, and exterior 2-tone so nice, they even made a super SUV look good. My god.
This channel really puts the 'HD' in 'ADHD' 😎
Fun fact: Designer Maarten de Bruijn (i probably misspelled that) have started a new boutique supercar company this year and building modern handmade aluminium cars. His only model Ferox V8 is literally the spiritual successor of C8 Laviolette (my beloved) as you can instantly tell from it's outlines. Built with completely handformed panels and using modern version of first-gen C8's Audi powertrain. His approach to interior is visibly different since Spyker branding is no more but some characteristic touches here and there still exists, while overall the car looks leaner. You all can tell i'm a fan now huh.
I didn't realised he left the company at 2005 but i guess that explains why successor models look like poop (no, seriously).
It's a real shame D20 SSUV never realised though, would be a real game shanger not just for the company but for the entire automotive history as well. Bummer.
The Cars and Bids joke was phenomenal.
"So dense it challenges 40k lore" got a massive laugh.
that split second of confusion of "wait thats the heresy book tree" then hearing the line blindsided me
10:54 THE PRE-CHORUS DRUM ROLL FROM RADAR LOVE INTO “BUY SAAB” INTO T A N K ?! MASTERFUL
The choice of music throughout the video was masterfully done !
Ikr
Would have been good to see a section at the end about SpykerEnthusiast. He’s a third party but effectively works as the new Spyker, servicing, rebuilding, special projects, all with original parts and tools.
I remember working as a BMW tech at Braman Miami when they also had the Spyker franchise along with Bugatti and quite a few others. I always loved the design. I wish they'd focused on actually building and selling the cars people expressed willingness to pay for, instead of focusing on...well, everything but.
Yeahh sfter Maarten left it all went bad 😢 2nd best sutomotive company from the netherlands, DAF was obviously the best with cars that went 100km/h backwards 😂😂
@@ysbranddThat variomatic gearbox was and is (in its derivatives) a work of art. Never mind that going the same speed forwards and backwards is a wild concept vordeeing on lunacy.
Bro who did spyker hire to appeal their bankruptcy.
Saul goodman.
Fun fact: the original Spyker factory also made and designed the golden charriot that our kings and queens used to use. Source: wikipedia - gouden koets
I feel I'm far from the only one that wants to say this to you binman. This channel is perfect! Everything from your sense of humor to the editing style and content in general is just unbelievably wonderful. I found it very hard to find a channel to both learn from and laugh with. However, you've managed to exceed all expectations! I wish you only growth in the coming years! Much love from a stupid yank who thinks a 6.0l V8 is small.
It's like Ed's Auto Reviews but even more funnier
Many people watching this probably first heard of the name Spyker through Top Gear but I knew about the Spyker for around 8 years before I heard of Top Gear. The Spyker came second in the P2P mainly due to having 4wd (lower gear ratio) to get through the difficult terrain and the fact that the driver Charles Goddard sold all the spares before starting, only to run into trouble with the magneto (that device used before car batteries and ignitions) which failed halfway through Russia and had to be rebuilt. Goddard then drove for over 23 hours straight to catch up.
"The worst thing" about Sypkers is that in real life they look even better, waaaaay better. The details are just fking stupendous! The colours are even brighter, the aluminium is shinier. Just watching someone change gear is amazing, as you can see the whole shaft. (anyone know the proper word?) I did some events for them and they gave me an owner's brochure, showcasing all the cars. Pretty cool.
Dang, stuff in real life look more real than on screen. Absolutely mind boggling.
@@SHVRWK Didn't say real.... It's like meeting a hot celebrity and they are even hotter than in the photos you've seen. It doesn't happen very often. For example, many lambos look better in pictures than in real life in my opinion.
@@SHVRWK btw.... amazing name you chose! 10/10
Seen some in Geneva, they're incredible.
Plenty of beautiful pictures and footage on the net, but even the best ones don't do it justice
Like the Huayra Roadster. You see it in person as it's much better than in photo.
I remember playing Test Drive Unlimited 2 and drove the spyker c8 aileron all the time. Was my favorite car in the game
Looked for this comment. Really weird it appeared in the game -- I thought the company was much larger because of that, so good move I guess?
“Because it’s in the title of the Bleeping video”. Actual coffee came flying out of my nose 🤣🤣🤣. Instant subscription activated ❤
This is a riveting action movie. Someone needs to make a dramamentary of the story of Spyker, because this is just beautiful.
Riveting is not the correct choice of words as Spyker is the Dutch word for nail. So he nailed it with this movie
Zamn C8 is gorgeus, I've only known Spyker from funi game The Crew 1
Spyker went from having an F1 team to being so obscure it may as well be a folk tale
The C8 Aileron is the most beautiful car made since the 1960s and I will die on this hill.
Spyker also shelled out HARD for product placement, they gave three cars to the filming of "War", a Jet Li action flick, in 2006
8:58 Porsche Cayenne? More like Volkswagen Touareg xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
I feel like the world will end when spyker dies and the investors know that
The channel Lazerpig gave you a shout out and im so glad he did content is awesome!
I've been in love with Spyker since seeing the C8 on Top Gear. I was very sad that they went out of business. I would have loved to have bought one when they were in business. I remember finding out about the SAAB purchase, and thinking it was a very bad idea. Thank you.
I appreciate that all the music used in the video is Dutch. Great detail
My favorite part was when I could see the crippling crushing pain from the Aether portal. I was with you brother. I was there.
Also great video!!! I literally still know nothing about cars but god damn it, the funny man is funny, and I will keep on watching!
Finally a car channel with like, idk enthusiasm, getting cookp1 and mstf1 vibes
I worked with a engineering firm that basically did the engineering work Spyker outsourced, the owner have no idea how to manage projects and change directions on a whim, while they are finalizing production detail on the C8 Preliator, the owner went to ANOTHER DESIGN HOUSE and commissioned a new concept model and put it on stage with very few in the company knowing, killing any momentum for the product they actually are working to put on sell.
Companies fail or succeed not because of their product or price, but because of what kind of companies they are. A poorly led company always fails just as you show here.
The spyker bicycle. That might be the coolest spyker of all of them
Love finding channels like this and watching them grow into bigger ones. This stuff is perfect for that.
Also Gumpert and Ascari hit the nostalgia bone hard.
Keep smashing it out! You deserve ALL THE SUBS.
I couldn't agree more with your stance on SUVs🤣
These videos are so good with the built in music on the chapters
I had no idea of the Peking to Paris rally, that it happend in 1907 is beyond insane.
Binman, I just want to say I follow a tremendous number of automotive channels here on youtube and you’re one of the finest. Keep up the great work!
Loving that all-Dutch soundtrack - nicely done!
Man… you make amazing content. PLEASE stick with it, I need more of these deep dives - way more insightful than most of the automotive content on here. Or, at least, way more insightful than any other automotive content that’s meant to be entertaining. Keep up the great work!
This channel is another spectacular edition to the Lazerverse. Your exceptional research, love of topic and superb delivery is DEEPLY appreciated .
Being a huge fan of Saab as a company, this dive into Spyker explains a lot.
And I fucking love it.
Currently rewatching this. Your Mazda video showed up in my feed earlier the same day the Bugatti video released, and I’ve been subscribed ever since. I rewatch these semi-regularly currently, the editing and humour is fantastic and I genuinely find the videos informative and interesting too. Keep at it Binman. Looking forward to seeing more of these to come!
A British petrolhead with ADHD who makes refernces to early 2000s Top Gear episodes? Mate, you have a sub from me!
If I ever have the money I want to be able to buy a goddamn spyker which means nail in dutch, cause they goddamn nailed design!
The only way i see Spyker may surviving is if Koenigsegg took over and kept it as there lower price GT brand, probably to compare with the Continental GT. I doubt even Koenigsegg could make it profitable at this point. With the Spyker production numbers I wonder if they take into account they launched into the drink for Basic instinct 2
i've been saying this for a long time now.
It would make total sense, they have their performance pedigree brand Koenigsegg and a more downtuned and focused on luxury brand next to Koenigsegg. Both could perfectly coexist as they both have their unique group of buyers.
Koenigsegg has the base and technology to built the C8 further on and they even have an engine ready to go developed.
And i'm presuming CvK has deep enough pockets and knowledge to envision such a project.
They could basically built the near entire car in Sweden and then ship them off to The Netherlands for some final assembly to keep the "made in Holland" image alive.
If there is any company capable of doing this, it's Koenigsegg. They understand the niche car segments very well.
There is only one issue; the sale of the Spyker trademarks is more complicated as thought before and it might take quite some time for the current administrator to actually put these trademarks up for sale. And without these trademarks, there is nothing to "revive".
My most fond memory of Spyker is when I was a kid my mom bought me a poster with a purple Spyker C8 on it at the school book fair and it got me immediately on the brand🤣
I had this exact one lol
*C A R S A N D B I D S*
This is great content! It feels like the perfect blend of actual documentary and jokes to keep it interesting. Never make things you don't want to and do not force yourself to make a video. The people who watch your stuff will wait until you are done.
Very true, way too many people jumping on the YT bandwagon and chasing the algorithm for clicks
unironically shocked you dont have 200k+ subs, this is amazing
never saw a vid go this in-depth on spyker
This video was phenomenal. I will now watch everything else on the channel. Keep up the good work!
First video for me. Im fascinated by Spyker. I must have learned about 3 or 4 extra bankruptcies in your video. Awesome!
I had no idea about this story. I only knew the c8 from top gear and gran turismo. Wow
i love the album covers thrown in to give these dates some meaning to the people who didn't own cars in these years lol
Feel the support
Mate honestly amazing video once again.
Im sure you will reach that sweet 1.000 in no time with content like this (and the previous vids of course).
BTW a Peking to Paris video would be VERY interesting (just sayin) :D
As a Dutchman who lives just down the road from where Clarkson punched the producer, and has always been intrigued by Spyker: good vid.
There's a lot of automotive storytellers on UA-cam. Somehow you get the job done better than others. The memes maybe? The humour? I dunno. Keep up dude it's very good so far.
I'm glad I've found this channel. I'm no car buff whatsoever but by God the history behind these car manufacturers are interesting. Thanks for the hard work of putting this together!
I had a spyker c12 zagato poster in my room for about 12 years growing up. Looking at it now it was definitely photoshopped because only one c12 was produced and it was carbon black but the one on the poster was purple. But it did look sick.
This reminds me of like a modern version of a classic top gear segment in all the best ways! Keep up the good work man!
I didn't expect shout-outs to The Fragile, Inhuman Rampage and Crack The Skye in a video about Spyker. Well done.
Spyker.... Spijker (Dutch) Translated nail.... the nail that has the habit to find it's coffin over and over again I guess.
Great video. Amazing the shenanigans gotten up to buy some of these small European manufacturers
This channel will explode at some point, this is the soup!
Great video, hope Spyker returns with their shenanigans one day 🫡
Thanks for this great video, I remember all of this including the Top Gear video, I had forgotten all the handz the Spyker company passed through. For all that care, laviolette is French for "The Violet". I also remember reading about the C8 in a Robb Reports magazine in Christmas O9. I love the C8 craftsmanship. That exposed linkage manual shifter is even cooler than the gated manual Lamborghini and Ferrari used to offer.
PS you made a great video, I loved all the insert pictures and video clips to emphasize your points. I couldn't desern any quality differences in audio quality.
Hearing handling described as "agricultural" is the greatest fucking thing I've ever heard
Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines over the Le Mans efforts had me cackling, well done. 😂
Loved the video, Mr. Binman. I was wondering if you could do something on the fate of Malaysian car company Proton.
Lazerpig brought me here...he, and you, did not disappoint.
Spyker is still to this day one of my favorite niche supercar companies. Back in Forza 4 I religiously used the C8 as a GTE spec race car. I remember seeing it on Top Gear and falling in love with the out of this world styling, classic but also hyper futuristic. Even now they still hold up looks wise. I really hope that one day Spyker makes a return again with the proper investors so we can see this awesome brand churn out more automotive art. Legendary brand.
i actually feel like i can watch this. one of the few carwankers on youtube i can say that about
i like how in fm4 clarkson said that spyker has been doin soo well that it recently bought saab right before they bankrupt
Viktor did fight bloody hard to keep saab-spyker open, you cant take that away from him.
extra points for using the "magnificent men in their flying machines" soundtrack.
I watched that movie with my dad when I was like 8 years old and that song hasn't left my brain since
i've recently been to the Amsterdam Motor show where Spyker was, and i heard that there still is someone who is making new Spykers, which is great to hear. they're making the c8 double 12, which is a homologated version of the Le mans race car
He's making the D12 ssuv too
That spyker with the hardtop is beautiful.
Lol... you captured it. Victor made 4 big mistakes, 1. Adultery, 2. No engine (Audi would no longer provide theirs), 3. Buying an F1 Team (but at least I got to go to Monaco with them), 4. Buying SAAB. Obviously he made more than 4 mistakes, but these sucked his money, focus and time. Alas, Spyker had no rudder.
LOL, 'Spyker had no rudder'; for sure since Maarten de Bruijn took it to start building a beautiful boat ;-)
Just a bloody wonderful story, told really well.
the one start up i remember from top gear you didn’t mentioned was zenvo. they came on later in the original run, but they were always my favourite. in proper start up fashion the car caught on fire on the track
Cant stop jamming to the Focus in the background. Sylvia is such a jam. Great video too!!
Gumpert, Noble and Spyker were so cool
Dear sir I am a car content connoisseur and your videos are some fine fine examples. Thank you
The fact you're producing vids this good with only a thousand subs at the time, this channel is gonna take off big time
Kudos for the Dutch rock music playing in the background.
Great video, my first time watching your channel… looks like you cleared that 1k sub mark pretty easily! Congratulations, keep up the great work, I know I will be watching from now on!
I'm Dutch, you know. A few months ago I viewed the Dog de Muro film on the Spyker C8. I wrote an long comment on the C8 and Spyker, and I think you might have read that, maybe not... However, tSpyker story is completely beserk and bonckers and stupid at the same time. A shame that one man could bring such a nice car brand from a rising star to an gutter. Thanks for this vid, I did like it!
Gamer and a car guy with a good sense of humor? Subscribed.
I remember seeing a Spyker C8 for the first time and driving next to it in heavy traffic for about 20 mins, I enjoyed it a lot!
As an American with two Fords and a Chrysler I have only a passing interest in Stryker. Not savvy enough to see the body styling as particularly outstanding but was always floored by the interior appointments.
I subscribed today. Not for the content. Lord knows I subscribe to enough car guys. I like the delivery here better than any.
Stryker?
damn honestly i got this video in my recommended and when I was watching I thought that this was some channel with like a few million subscribers. This just shows how good the content is. Keep it up
The editing is giving me an aneurysm. I love it
This was roughly what happened. Very nuanced video, congrats!
Maarten de Bruijn can’t help himself and used the last 4 years to create a new sportscar: the DeBruyn Ferox V8.
The first four are being built right now and will be delivered to their happy owners end 2024/beginning 2025.
This is actually one of the best videos I’ve ever watched, instant sub
I have never cared about about cars in my life. I'm not ignorant, I know a good few classics and oddities and appreciate them as aesthetic. I know the general engineering principles behind them. I even know enough hate SUVs and oversized pickup trucks on moral principle!
But beyond that focused disdain, the personal automobile is just a boring, though sometimes pretty, means to an end.
But for 18 minutes I cared so very deeply about this company and their cars. I don't know how you did it but you've earned a sub and a binge watching session.