I'm so thankful someone preserved this so we could all enjoy seeing it. I've never heard of the Stout Scarab before today. If Ron Schneider hadn't restored it, I would never have had the pleasure of seeing it. And what a pleasure it was! If William Stout put these back into production today, I'd be the first guy waiting in line to buy one!
He was a fellow Warrant Officer Candidate at Ft Wolters TX with me. Class 66-15 IIRC, He regaled us with all kinds of stories, mostly about the aircraft..
I believe this vehicle was in one of the Great Races around the USA after it's restoration. I think the owner told me he had driven it through 8 inches of snow going across the Rocky Mountains. Yes, the heater works.
hello, unlike l.a. noire players i stumbled upon this because i have an internship at a museum where this is one of the cars. i got up close and personal with the car when noone was looking, and it is just fantastic. it is in a dark grey color, and i adore it. great channel!
With the long wheel base and the motor in the rear it handled very well with out the need of power steering. It is a very well balanced automobile. It took a while to get used to a seat that wasn't attached to the floor though.
I'll bet. With a wheel at each corner, the suspension had a lot of room to travel and it couldn't really shake the car around. Also made for a well balanced ride.
Somebody tell the owner to look up Junkers aircraft: they had all-metal cantilever wings on aircraft in service in WW1, long before Bill Stout produced his. He did a beautiful job on the Scarab restoration though, nice of him to share his car with us. Great video.
What an unbelievably cool machine. With the wheels out the corners like that it must float along like it's on air. Looked like a wicker headliner. Glancing at the back a couple of times it looked like a cross between a '49 Packard and a '49 Nash, designs it predated by 13 years. Thanks for the "ride" Chuck!
My son is playing L.A. Noire right now and he found this car. I had to see the real thing for myself. I would like to ride around in the back. Old cars are so beautiful. Not many new ones look interesting to me. :-(
Cool! It's too bad that Stout didn't produce very many of them. Looking at it, it's difficult to tell whether it was a minivan or a station wagon. With the engine in the back, similar to that of a VW Transporter, it looks like it would've made a good predecessor to the VW or the Corvair Greenbrier.
I like this guys show expect when he ask "would u like to go for a ride?" he ask over and over reminds how i got my dog to go nuts and run around the house all i had to do was "wana go for a RIDE?" and he went nutz
I love these freak cars that were designed in an age where nothing had yet been so standardized, and this seems like a better executed and thought out idea than the majority I've seen. Minivan? Almost more like a mini RV from what I saw, where's the minifridge and sink? ;-)
Man!...I am a ford guy, could you imagine if ford would have taken over the Build and Manufacturing of the Stout Scarab...What that Car would look like in 2016, 21st Century Style? With all the Styling and Technology we have today, it would probably look like something out of a futuristic Sci-Fi Movie!
@MrNorthernRed Hi- There was a Junkers in my area until a couple years ago. I was going to do my usual story and ride but before I was able to schedule it, the plane was sent to a museum in Texas. I believe it is a static display now. I learn this stuff as I go along. Best regards, Chuck D.
Very unusual and very forward for its time. It's sort of like the U.S. version of a Saab. Born from aviation of sorts... Wonder how it would be if it were a little lower to the ground. It could have been a very good versatile taxi, that's for sure!! Thanks!
Wow, It's so quiet in the cabin. Another video of a stout looked like the steering pulled from side to side all the time. But this restored one didn't seem to do that.
So I looked this car up after seeing it in L.A. Noire, and found this video. There's only like five of those in the world right?! Is yours original?Sorry if you explained in the video, I can't use audio right now!
In interior shots while the car is driven, we see a knob fairly high on the dash, pulled out a couple of inches. Some have guessed it's the choke. I have my doubts. What does that pull-knob actually control, please? Best regards.
He had a key ring with keys on the ignition switch. When the car moves the ignition switch will wear out. Never ever put a key ring with keys on an ignition key.
I have a friend who has one of these most rare vehicles. It is fully restored, and he is willing to sell it. If you are seriously interested and have funds available, then please contact me. It is available for inspection. Five are known to exist today. 2 are in museums, and three are privately held. Thank you.
Hey it's you from that other channel right? I'm sorry but I forgot what the other one was called. I can see you covered up the old logo/name. What happened to your other youtube account?
Fair enough, my suspicion had been that you stole the footage off a network is all. I recognize the fellow who owned the....car? from an ABC or whatever special
depends on who's at the car show but there was possibly 9 of these built, no info on what happened to production numbers? just one of many who made something innovative--stylish-- and better (to certain opinions) then the big three but just didn't have the money or influence (see Nash--Kaiser--Packard--Hudson--Tucker's story) to keep going. later =o)
I have heard that there were only 6 of these made. Do you happen to know who originally owned the automobile? I have photos of one of these cars from 1936. I wonder if it is the same one?
Thanks for the reply - Believe it or not, I found the car that I was looking for. It is in the Detroit Historical Society. It is a 1935 Scarab, built for PK Wrigley!
I shot this video many years ago. At the time Ron was rebuilding a second Scarab. The one in the Detroit museum looks like the one he was working on. The fin that separates the front windshields is similar
The Stout Scarab features heavily in the new detective noire book ''The Noir Evil'' & is used by Eliot Ness as he hunts for the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run www.noirevil.com
These exotic cars show how the auto industry has rotted. today all the cars are alike and ugly. 1930-1970 was the great industry landmark. few current cars will be iconic, 50 or 100 years old.
I'm so thankful someone preserved this so we could all enjoy seeing it. I've never heard of the Stout Scarab before today. If Ron Schneider hadn't restored it, I would never have had the pleasure of seeing it. And what a pleasure it was! If William Stout put these back into production today, I'd be the first guy waiting in line to buy one!
I was in US Army flight school with Stout's son...Heard all about the aircraft and auto inventions...
+vonmazur1 You just made me feel a little bit jealous....lol
He was a fellow Warrant Officer Candidate at Ft Wolters TX with me. Class 66-15 IIRC, He regaled us with all kinds of stories, mostly about the aircraft..
+vonmazur1 wow thats really cool.
He told us about the modified Ford Tri-Motor, and the converted T-28's. There were some others, but I have forgotten what they were.
Weird, but beautiful. Rear end looks like a Tatra. Another car that was ahead of its time, predicted styling trends of the late 40s-and beyond.
So homely, it's beautiful! Nice restoration!
What a neat vehicle! I would want to see one of these in my lifetime!
That really is an amazing vehicle. I can't believe you found one of them Chuck....great vid!
I believe this vehicle was in one of the Great Races around the USA after it's restoration. I think the owner told me he had driven it through 8 inches of snow going across the Rocky Mountains. Yes, the heater works.
hello, unlike l.a. noire players i stumbled upon this because i have an internship at a museum where this is one of the cars. i got up close and personal with the car when noone was looking, and it is just fantastic. it is in a dark grey color, and i adore it. great channel!
Very interesting, I've never seen or heard about this car before.
Thanks for this video! Fantastic ride!
What an amazing automobile and so much credit due to Ron for restoring this fine example for us to appreciate.
I was very lucky to get this ride!
With the long wheel base and the motor in the rear it handled very well with out the need of power steering. It is a very well balanced automobile. It took a while to get used to a seat that wasn't attached to the floor though.
This thing is so modern. I would never have guessed it was a 1936 except for the engine.
It rode as good as any new car too.
I'll bet. With a wheel at each corner, the suspension had a lot of room to travel and it couldn't really shake the car around. Also made for a well balanced ride.
I really love this car :3
Somebody tell the owner to look up Junkers aircraft: they had all-metal cantilever wings on aircraft in service in WW1, long before Bill Stout produced his.
He did a beautiful job on the Scarab restoration though, nice of him to share his car with us. Great video.
Beautiful...
Wow what a great car, I want one!!
I enjoyed this very much! Thank you.
Wonderful, labor of love to resurrect one of the rarest cars of the 30's !trade you my bellanca for it !
Thanks for bringing this stunning machine to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday! I am fortunate to have seen it!
What an unbelievably cool machine. With the wheels out the corners like that it must float along like it's on air.
Looked like a wicker headliner.
Glancing at the back a couple of times it looked like a cross between a '49 Packard and a '49 Nash, designs it predated by 13 years.
Thanks for the "ride" Chuck!
And the marathon begins Chuck cheers mate
Ha ha! Thanks for watching!
Never heard of this car before, what a beautiful and fascinating machine.
I also found this video thanks to L.A. Noire. Haven't seen a car like this one. It's a real beauty! I'm really grateful for this video, thank you!
My son is playing L.A. Noire right now and he found this car. I had to see the real thing for myself. I would like to ride around in the back. Old cars are so beautiful. Not many new ones look interesting to me. :-(
Cool! It's too bad that Stout didn't produce very many of them. Looking at it, it's difficult to tell whether it was a minivan or a station wagon. With the engine in the back, similar to that of a VW Transporter, it looks like it would've made a good predecessor to the VW or the Corvair Greenbrier.
Somebody should build a replica of this.
Beautiful car!
I totally agree...
I like this guys show expect when he ask "would u like to go for a ride?" he ask over and over reminds how i got my dog to go nuts and run around the house all i had to do was "wana go for a RIDE?" and he went nutz
Just came across this car in L.A. Noire and decided to look it up. It’s a great looking car.
An article on the Scarab in Reminisce magazine brought me here and it was a pleasure watching this video.
Thanks for stopping by.
Man this video's aged like wine. Nostalgia trip!!
You've seen this before?
A long time ago I have. Good times.
Welcome back!
This car is "out of this world" everyone compares it to aeroplanes rather than other cars !
I love these freak cars that were designed in an age where nothing had yet been so standardized, and this seems like a better executed and thought out idea than the majority I've seen.
Minivan? Almost more like a mini RV from what I saw, where's the minifridge and sink? ;-)
Indeed it was. Even today, it looks futuristic.
Nice ride , keep em coming.
wow.just wow.
• No Mini Van, but Chrysler introduced the Airflow in 1933.
And in the '40s, SAAB ran full on production of the "92".
An amazing car, thanks for loading.
rattan headliner is over-the-top!
Man!...I am a ford guy, could you imagine if ford would have taken over the Build and Manufacturing of the Stout Scarab...What that Car would look like in 2016, 21st Century Style? With all the Styling and Technology we have today, it would probably look like something out of a futuristic Sci-Fi Movie!
4:15 Looks so much like the 1949-50 Nash rear end.
what an amazing piece of engineering. In what museum can I find one one of these?
The emergency brake! That's different! One thing I do not like is the small windows. I would get dizzy as a passenger. COOL,! Shared!
This vehicle reminds me a lot of the VW bus.
@MrNorthernRed Hi- There was a Junkers in my area until a couple years ago. I was going to do my usual story and ride but before I was able to schedule it, the plane was sent to a museum in Texas. I believe it is a static display now.
I learn this stuff as I go along.
Best regards,
Chuck D.
Very unusual and very forward for its time. It's sort of like the U.S. version of a Saab. Born from aviation of sorts... Wonder how it would be if it were a little lower to the ground. It could have been a very good versatile taxi, that's for sure!! Thanks!
i think it looks nice
Hmm kind of like a vw bus, only it has the famous flathead v8! There can't be too many of these left.... I bet for sure this is the only one driving!!
Wow Ive never seen a car like this. Thanks for sharing! Where do you get spareparts from if you brake anything accidently
Thank you!
Wow, It's so quiet in the cabin. Another video of a stout looked like the steering pulled from side to side all the time. But this restored one didn't seem to do that.
I love it!
1st thing on my lottery list!
It's the Phelpsmobile!
I think I read somewhere that Eisenhower used a Stout Scarab as a staff car ...
• No Mini Van, but Chrysler introduced the Airflow in 1933.
Cool but I wish he would have shown before photos.
It was way ahead of it's time.
He said the 2 seats weren't bolted down... Wouldn't wanna be in a crash!
+Kevin Isam Back then they weren't made to crash, it was all they could do to make them to drive.
Owls Head Transportation Museum (Owls Head, Maine) & Genoa Italy, according to Wikipedia :)
Yeah I know! One if my favorites is the phantom corsair.
Drove this car in LA noire! Hahaha:)
@Metacognition88 Thanks for stopping by.
I wonder if there's one of these at the LeMay museum in Washington State?
I believe this Stout Scarab is now in a museum but I don't know which one.
So I looked this car up after seeing it in L.A. Noire, and found this video. There's only like five of those in the world right?! Is yours original?Sorry if you explained in the video, I can't use audio right now!
i would like this car as my rockin roy car instead... ;)
@frankparra1 There are a number of interesting rides in that game.
Man that's one noisy flathead.
You're welcome!
In interior shots while the car is driven, we see a knob fairly high on the dash, pulled out a couple of inches. Some have guessed it's the choke. I have my doubts. What does that pull-knob actually control, please? Best regards.
Awesome video! Sweet looking vehicle! How many of these vehicles did Stout build? Was it just a one-off vehicle?
No, I think they built several.
@@Cat-fy5lw I've never seen one. I've seen pics of the Stout Scarab.
They built several. They are just very rare.
He had a key ring with keys on the ignition switch. When the car moves the ignition switch will wear out. Never ever put a key ring with keys on an ignition key.
What/ No radio? No mag wheels? No nitrous oxide?
La noire brought me here
I bought LA noire becouse someone told me it had a stout scarab in it.
What an interesting vehicle. Was Stout an independent automaker that used Ford engines or were they a part of Ford Co.?
Good question. The Ford TriMotor airplane has Stouts name on it too.
This car is up for sale now...check out Hemmings web site....
Is the ground clearance a bit higher than some other examples?
It Was Used In L.A Noire! :D
A "minivan" slaps Chuck..:)
Ha ha!
The owner's oral history is as cool as the car....Curious what one is worth and how much the owner's total investment was?
Only a few were built and they evolved as they were built. I don't believe there are 2 alike.
What is this exotic car
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I have a friend who has one of these most rare vehicles. It is fully restored, and he is willing to sell it. If you are seriously interested and have funds available, then please contact me. It is available for inspection. Five are known to exist today. 2 are in museums, and three are privately held. Thank you.
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Hey it's you from that other channel right? I'm sorry but I forgot what the other one was called. I can see you covered up the old logo/name. What happened to your other youtube account?
@VegardMinde and rightfully so.
I like how you basically censored the microphone with your logo
There was a logo on my microphone that I could no longer use legally. I had to cover it up in a number of old videos.
Fair enough, my suspicion had been that you stole the footage off a network is all. I recognize the fellow who owned the....car? from an ABC or whatever special
My Classic Car did a segment on this car a few years ago.
I really don't get the minivan reference. It's more like a limo IMO.
Not what you would call a "short throw" shifter.
depends on who's at the car show but there was possibly 9 of these built, no info on what happened to production numbers? just one of many who made something innovative--stylish-- and better (to certain opinions) then the big three but just didn't have the money or influence (see Nash--Kaiser--Packard--Hudson--Tucker's story) to keep going. later =o)
Great "car" also the Restoration but Please Adjust the Lifters . When Adjusted Proerly you Can Not hear it Idling . Thx
one of these drove past us today O_O
Where the heck were you?
RideswithChuck Milwaukee,
Kyle Wayne Wick it could have been something else, but it looked like a scarab.
Kyle Wayne Wick This Scarab is in Milwaukee.
RideswithChuck Then this is the one i saw, thanks!
I have heard that there were only 6 of these made. Do you happen to know who originally owned the automobile?
I have photos of one of these cars from 1936. I wonder if it is the same one?
I don't believe there are any 2 that are exactly alike.
Thanks for the reply - Believe it or not, I found the car that I was looking for. It is in the Detroit Historical Society. It is a 1935 Scarab, built for PK Wrigley!
I shot this video many years ago. At the time Ron was rebuilding a second Scarab. The one in the Detroit museum looks like the one he was working on. The fin that separates the front windshields is similar
The Stout Scarab features heavily in the new detective noire book ''The Noir Evil'' & is used by Eliot Ness as he hunts for the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run www.noirevil.com
Pun intended?
shame you cannot go online in that game
These exotic cars show how the auto industry has rotted. today all the cars are alike and ugly. 1930-1970 was the great industry landmark. few current cars will be iconic, 50 or 100 years old.
You would not need all that insulation if the car was powered by an Electric Motor like they are doing to Teslas.
@Metacognition88 same here hah:-)