3000 Miles with No Radio: Taking My Ferrari 430 Scuderia To Europe to Drive My Favourite Road

[@JayEmmOnCars]

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[@alimuzhussain8394]

Absolutely brilliant vid Really enjoyed it James Thank you

[@gbormann71]

I hope you drove up to the Titi See (Tea Tea Zay) near Freiburg-am-Breisgau. It's a nice trip up the mountains.

[@marka.2484]

This was not a video-it was a movie, and I enjoyed every single minute of it. Thanks, James!

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thankyou!

[@997turbo2]

Amazing work 👍🏻 perfect

[@Wayne.R]

what he said! Brilliant. What was the music on the drone shots?

[@sanjmal9568]

James, what a wonderful 50 minutes of excitement. Just as wonderful as it was for you to experience the 3000 miles in your Scud, it was for the viewer to indulge. Is there any possibility in you doing a road trip that we can get involved in?

[@psykys]

The quality of the content, the scenery, the production... All absolutely outstanding. I've been watching your channel for years and this time you have outdone yourself kind sir, thank you for this

[@SH-ONE]

Nice to see the road trip story unfold without seeing it split over many videos like some other KZbinrs. Nice addition to the channel Jay. Keep them coming...

[@nicosnicholas432]

Yes please on Driving & History Combo Trip

[@borlanderobertson5666]

I saw my first Jayemm video I thought who is this rotund bloke in a electric shirt. Now your channel is one of my favorites❤❤ Great videos J. Looking well too keep at it.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks very much!

[@julianevans9548]

Why are you giving money to someone who has three Ferraris? Give it to medicines sans frontiers. No offence, James, but you're not exactly hard-up.

[@borlanderobertson5666]

@julianevans9548 I am supporting free media and entrepreneurship. Also $10 is like a dollar but the "super chat " system has to up creators in the algorithm and I enjoy Jays work. Cheers M8

[@jamalkherry5296]

​@julianevans9548maybe the guy who donated has 10 ferraris and sees James as a worth cause?

[@jackonorey4846]

@@julianevans9548 who are you to tell him who to give money to?

[@carlrea]

You really have surpassed yourself here with this intro. Videography, drone work and music is brilliant. Well done

[@videosmith1000]

Yea, can’t believe what’s possible with today’s tech! (And my name is a misnomer….haven’t been in the industry for 15 years)

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks, sometimes it is nice to have a bit of fun

[@mrflippant]

@@JayEmmOnCars The first two minutes of this video are incredible - well done!

[@eldavo69]

@@mrflippant the whole thing is pretty great but that initial panning drone shot following the car . . . . Watched it 3 or 4 times with Matt Munro’s “On Days Like These’ running through my head. Bellissimo, or should that be Magnifique!

[@tombache3426]

Yes please! Road trips with history. Perfect combination.

[@markos8400]

Couldn't care less about supercar reviews, but a road trip in anything is always joy to watch, glad you made one before I even watched it fully.

[@otacon5648]

34:10 This shot reminds me of the top gear episode, visually and audibly, where Jeremy reviewed the V8 Vantage.

[@LAVAracing]

I have done the Mille Miglia (and the video) this year in the Scud and agree with all the conclusions. Finally someone is really driving the long distance journey and not counting the miles. We want more.

[@CharlesT83]

My Grandfather was a resident of Andorra. Best thing about it was his heated driveway. Yes, that’s right. Take your lift down to the heated, underground garage, get in your car and drive up the heated driveway that’s already clear of snow. One could also park in a lay-by, put one’s skis on and ski down to the lift. Great carnivore restaurants and high quality of life. It’s quite a pleasant place to live.

[@Jasonrm92]

Yeah I'd imagine anywhere would be quite a pleasant place to live if you could afford your own lift to your underground heated garage and heated driveway.

[@purplehaze7615]

Whole country is just tax haven microstate, spanish youtubers move there to avoid taxes.

[@-BuddyGuy]

WTF is a carnivore restaurant lol

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Yeah if you've got money it is a fantastic place to be

[@CharlesT83]

@@-BuddyGuyLots of fresh meat that’s cooked on open fires.

[@seanstein8313]

I hope this gets a zillion views. Love it. Hope you have a great weekend man

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I hope so too

[@pkl8811]

Great video...probably one of the best. Your positive outlook on life is inspiring.

[@beansnwheels]

Thanks for documenting how beautiful Europe is, and how Euro roadtrips are such a high value in our lives. As a fellow European I did another trip from NL to Maranello early november, just to find out everyone else in my group took a flight: they missed out so much. I've done these trips since iv'e got my drivers licence 20+ years ago with everything from old E36's to Old Honda Concerto's to S4's and a manual Gallardo, any car you can take will fulfil the promise of creating beautiful memories. Plus what you did with your camera, sharing them and keeping them for when we are old and frail. I can only applaud you and of course our current inspiration Harry Metcalfe to keep making long road trips with anything that has wheels :)

[@timbarker3576]

I'd love to see a historic site tour. I'm currently planning next summers trip for myself and my partner in crime, my wife. The route will take in the Black Forrest and then on down to Austria and then return via the Italian Lakes. You are so right about the car, we did 2500 mile trip through Europe last year in a fairly 'ropey' MGF. It was a fantastic trip and the memories that are associated with that car will live with us forever. We've since bought a BMW 440i Convertible and we are really looking forward to the trip next year.

[@BenB91]

Me too.

[@Luke-yh6nm]

I'd love to see him in a dozen years time, when he's REALLY got the money to pay for any/every supercar maintenance costs!

[@philippechauffoureaux1040]

Fantastic movie ! Many thanks ! And if you have appreciated to drive the mountaneous roads of Andorra, please visit the Swiss Alps one day (NB: I'm living in Lausanne). The Flüela pass is my own dream road ... to drive it in a cabrio at the end of May, when you are at 2300m on the black ribbon of the road with the white snow carpet of the mountain around you, is unforgettable !

[@bagpusslxv4858]

Well said about those that gave their lives so that we could live ours in relative freedom 👍👍

[@cenkloko7247]

Great Video...James, keep going doing vids like this please, i really enjoy them. Ben is a cool dude :) I love your scud ❤

[@rorzf1butler781]

Loved it mate

[@workinprogress1098]

Thanks for making and sharing that video James, very enjoyable. Love your idea of road trips, picking up places of interest along the way. Would love to join you on that, but realistically, a road trip with you Ben & Scott would be very popular I'm sure. I bet the comradery would be awesome.

[@brianpara1407]

Stunning production as always James! Truly appreciate the addition of the drone shots and geography lesson. Magnifique!

[@MrAdamz123]

Incredible! Loved it, more road trip videos please!!

[@_DioBrando_]

Great stuff, if that Ferrari could talk I'm sure it would thank you for letting do what it was built for unlike all those other garage queens that never get the chance.

[@IdiotRace]

They also built it to be capable on track

[@johnwhood5791]

❤ Road trip video ❤. People, Petrol, Places 🥰. More please. Only Harry and Sam doing these. Yours very welcome Jay Em. 🙏👌

[@keirbourne5323]

Fantastic video James! Your channel has come so far from the Lotus days! Love the storytelling, music, driving, cinematography. You also look in great shape. Have a great Christmas and here's to another 8 years of celebrating driving!

[@Grayxyz]

Top work as always. Your passion as a filmmaker shines through. This video just proves why you're my favourite automotive youtuber.

[@Micky8791]

This was an outstanding short movie/video. Perfect roadtrip content, brilliantly shot, great info, and spot on music! I hope you can produce some more like this, and a yes from me to the historical road trip! I agree you dont need an expensive car, as long as it means something to you, get out there with good company, enjoy the trip and make some memories!

[@Thesheriff1701]

The drone and camera work at the start of the video... on point. Lovely visuals.

[@Osmosis909]

Loved every minute of this!! I’m planning my first European road trip for next year with some mates of mine, going to go head across from Hull into Rotterdam, then across and down in Germany and to the Nurburgring!! This is just the inspiration I needed!

[@trancersenergy]

Don't often comment on videos, but this one was absolutely worthy of it. Production value was great, video was engaging and was a joy to see some amazing European driving roads! Look forward to seeing more like this, and perhaps some day taking a driving trip like this myself in my RCF, thanks to your inspiration.

[@EdgyNumber1]

Yep Jay, you are right. I'm planning a road trip to the EU frontier over in Poland during the summer time in a....... Vauxhall Tigra Twintop (Oi! No giggling the back there!) Its not the car you are in but the company you're with, the scenes you see, and the memories you tale back. I. Can't. Wait. Road trips are ace.

[@joshnewton9794]

You deserve an Oscar my man. Automotive Cinematography has known no better! 👌🏻

[@andrewcox4386]

My perfect day of driving was in the German/Austrian/Swiss Alps with my Impreza Turbo. I set off from Munich early morning and "bumped into" 2 Elises on the autobahn and we basically spent all day chasing each other through the Alps with occasional stops for coffee or lunch.

[@andrewbox8984]

WHOOOAAA, that 2 min intro is EPIC!!!! I replayed it 3x before I went any further and that shot at 0.34 is SMASHING PERFECT James!!!!!!!!

[@bryceknez]

What a great piece you have created. You’re career prior to KZbin has really shone through, and and made this fantastic. As an American, I am dreaming of shipping a car over and seeing Europe through this lens. Thanks for sharing, and I can’t wait to see more like this format in the future.

[@USA79999]

2 boys in a car, great views with a howling engine. Cannot get better. Wanted to do the same with my bestie but he is now unwell. Life is short. Do it now.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

You never know what's next, sorry to hear about your friend

[@sportzntouring]

Likewise, I hope your friend is able to recover soon. -Ant

[@davidwaller3420]

Watching the channel since the start and this was absolutely one of the best. Basically TV quality entertainment. Cheers James.

[@76CedricD]

That was an awesome video. Thank you for sharing these special moments. I now feel that I HAVE to plan a roadtrip in my Exige 350 to Andora, or the Italian alps... The work to get the shots we see must have required quite a bit of work, but it is worth it, such a high end production level with this one, thank you.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

It does take a fair bit of extra time, but on occasion it is worth it

[@janrbh17]

OK, here it goes: the perfect drive must be when you have no stress/ worries on your mind. The weather must be nice. It can be alone or with someone ( 1 or 2 other people in other cars perhaps). It needs to be where there is little traffic. B-roads/ mountain roads with OK surface. Best is when it is not just a drive but you are on your way to something ( a holiday, a conference and so on). I have many drives in Norway and Sweden where you can drive a long time without seeing other people ( at least early sunday morning. Sometimes I drive 20-30 minutes without seeing any other cars on the road). I feel like I have the world to myself. And I drive both fast and slow. So not driving like a racecar-driver the whole time, but also not driving in places where you have to worry about the police the entire time.

[@yaboiyosef7640]

Well put, definitely a lot more to a “perfect drive” than one might initially think

[@JC-fi5fq]

Nailed it! That intro was something else!

[@davebarron5939]

Fantastic James and well done, and so Thankful you took us with you. Cheers!

[@perarduaadastra873]

Hedonic adaption, it happens. One reverts to a baseline. Drive a Chiron daily, and eventually the thrill is gone.

[@jamesrobert4106]

Indeed. Familiarity breeds contempt across the board. It still lies in waiting at the aspiration. Likely why most billionaires don't drive cars like these. They have been there, done it and realised that reality doesn't meet expectation.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

It's very true, this is why I like to rotate my cars. Going without for a few months then reminds you how special they are when you get back in them

[@jamesrobert4106]

@@JayEmmOnCars The S2000 must be on the longest rotation in history 😄

[@perarduaadastra873]

@@JayEmmOnCars I rotated 12 cars, until my late 40’s reducing to 4 when lifetime profound adrenaline from ADHD became harder to generate and too often absent. Grandfather was twice World Speedway Motorcycle Champion “requiring” ADHD genes. He developed the four valve cylinder head on the JAP alcohol fuelled motorcycle race engine used in speedway.

[@CJ-gh4eh]

@@JayEmmOnCars Variety is the spice of life! Especially with cars!

[@zzeug]

History road trip? So good, looking forward!!!

[@Sean-if7rp]

Drove Andorra in a Peugeot 2008 this year. Amazing. The car wasn’t important

[@simonhughes7382]

I did Iceland in a hire Citroen Cactus C3. Full week of adventure, followed countless so called '4x4's up some of the naughty track roads, only issue was a dislodged mudflap. Then a 3 hour snow storm. Great times. Loved the car- even though it's just a C3!

[@burhanalg]

Great video - one of your best actually. Would definitely be interested in more historical videos. I passed through Bastogne this summer during the 80th anniversary, which was super interesting.

[@LeonardTelford]

I was hooked from the start. The opening sequence is brilliant, the music works so well. Yes more please.

[@gruftle]

Oradour Sur Glane is a very sombre and sobering place, if you weren't far from there, you were quite close to where we go on holiday in the Haute Vienne.

[@silvaanosvs8783]

I am midway through and just need to say I am having a very good time, watching this

[@peterrosscochrane]

Loved your reflection on those who sacrificed during the World Wars James, lest we forget 🙏🏻 A fantastic video, well done and please do more road trips 👏🏻

[@bingoberra18]

History road trip would be awesome. I want to do several (WW1, WW2, Napoleon, 30 years war etc.) Intresting that you should mention Oradour-sur-Glane as I just marked it on Google maps this week, seeing it in an old BBC WW2 documentary.

[@comeberza]

My god, I desperately need a Ferrari. Epic video James! Andorra is epic and its roads are mighty. Lovely "hidden" place. Most our KZbinrs live there! If life were to be kind with me, I just hope I can do a tenth of what you did in this trip. 25:00 I would love that! Cars + history is a dream journey

[@2NMP]

That is a great video. Dare I say, your best.

[@julianadams2206]

U for one would love you to do a video with a driving and historical combination in Europe that others could follow in the future. Great suggestion from JayEmm.

[@sportzntouring]

This was an epic trip! It was a privilege to take it with you! And what a video!!!!❤

[@gkstanfield]

Great Journey, Mate! Thanks for bringing us along for the journey…what fun!

[@Ashfielder]

Looking forward to this. Euro road trip videos are just inspiration for when I finally do it myself.

[@samr2332]

A very well shot, cinematic, interesting video. Thank you.

[@rcmakingtracks18]

A scabby mx5, glad you clarified... ha. I think those roads would be awesome in my nc2 mx5... ha

[@troynewton5833]

Came to the comments to see if any other MX5 drivers had the same reaction. Ant's clarification settled the hackles down 😅.

[@manuelhaug4053]

Great documentary James !! And thanks to Ant for saving the MX5s reputation. I’ve got an immaculate NB 😉

[@michaelboren2612]

Been a subscriber since the start and this is your absolute best video yet. Thanks.

[@omarmatin1052]

Beautiful shots! Really appreciate your work James.

[@nice95gle]

I really enjoyed this video. Makes me want to take a road trip.

[@claudiotx]

This was a proper cinematic experience! WOW!!

[@gordonm6128]

Your cinematography was breathtaking! This was like watching a James Bond movie. And you’re an amazing story teller! Great job and keep it up!

[@andrewdhome]

And a definite yes to the historical tours

[@ricsu3462]

What an amazing road trip, us in the US can only dream about driving our supercars across Europe…thanks for the great documentation, there’s always great things to look forward to in life

[@avmelidor]

Great video. I would definitely like to view more road trips from you

[@My_Auto_Chronicles]

I took my daughter to Oradour Sur Glane last year. Important to let the next generation know what happened so hopefully the mistakes can be avoided. FYI there’s only 1 English language tour per day and it’s well worth booking to fully understand what happened.

[@andrewellis5092]

Yes, we would like a guided tour guide. That’s a BRILLIANT idea. Please 🙏

[@PashaJ]

Thanks!

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks so much!

[@johndauria-v8b]

I’ve always enjoyed your videos but with this film you have taken your work to a whole new level. Your delivery is charismatic, production values sky high and the whole makes from compulsive viewing. This was easily as good to watch as some of the most emotional TG road trips. A thousand thanks!

[@Thanos.m]

That's easily one of best pieces of automotive youtube as of late, stellar Job James! And 100% do the euro roadtrip with the historical points of interest.

[@lbnewell23]

Loved the video. The way it was edited *chefs kiss*

[@nikbear]

Epic video, real class 👏 👌 and yes to some historical road trips!

[@francispowell1811]

Enjoyed tremendously!!

[@billdrivess]

Great video mate! Really enjoyed watching this. Your skills are amazing mate

[@markymarkreviews]

A big step up in cinematography, especially the beginning. Music, for me, not so much. Road trip with history, would be up for that. So,so right about the type of car not being THAT important for a road trip, but the trip itself. Did a similar trip (to the South of France) in our Daihatsu Copen, a few years ago. Still memorable, although the Millau viaduct, was shrouded in fog and torrential rain😢

[@thenovello-pugh]

Myself and my wife have road tripped France for 20 years+ and we are always surprised at how quiet rural France is. Our first trip (circa year 2000) was in an old Ford 1.4 Puma coupe. Our last (plus 3 teenage kids) was all electric in a Taycan 4S. Awesome with no issues - charging infrastructure is very good out there. I implore everyone to do a family road trip into Europe - so much more of an experience than a package trip! Great video - fab cinematography. Thanks, James!

[@NightfallDrives]

Fantastic film James, and great to witness you being re-bitten by the Eurotrip bug. Noble of you to delicately cover Oradour, a place I’ve also visited & where the horrors are hauntingly apparent. After a few similar trips in recent years I whole-heartedly recommend doing something like this - and James if you'd like to test the 'scabby MX5' theory, you’re welcome to my NC BBR 200 for as long as you like 😉👍

[@frasermacleod7642]

What an absolutely awesome video. Very enjoyable and informative. Would definitely love to see more like this. Thank you and well done 👏👌👍

[@jackonorey4846]

Wow. Driving through Portsmouth in a Ferrari is a bit like driving through the Lions enclosure in a convertible. Certainly exciting. (scenery and drone work is top notch. My perfect drive would have a mixture of great scenery and empty tunnels.

[@peterrowat5942]

Awesome! More of these please.👍

[@SkratchyMoto]

Thank you for the great video. Well, the cupholder contraption made me smile, a 3-D printer could knock out something a little more elegant quickly.

[@nimedave]

Still in prototype stages 😉

[@andrewdhome]

That drone shot in the teaser was just epic. Fantastic!!!!

[@stevewhite9653]

What an an amazing production, thank you for taking us along for the ride.

[@adyslexicwalksintoabra]

Amazing video! I’m a Porsche fan, but now I want a Ferrari!

[@heleng9690]

Stunning video. You’ve excelled on this one, we all felt part of your amazing journey and the camera work was breathtaking. Please do more long trips and share with us. As to the cat. We’ve had one visit our restaurant recently, it had to have its own chair. Thank god for well behaved dogs visiting that day😂. Equally we saw one in Naples visiting a castle recently. It was a huge Maine Coon travelling on a guys shoulder. Seemed to be enjoying its holiday. Must be starting to be the norm now!

[@Howard_Polished]

Loved it!! Please, more videos like this in the future. Cheers from the USA 🇺🇲!

[@tikkathreebarrels]

More European roadtrips? Yes please. More funky 70s music? Aye, go on then!

[@AdamLeask]

What a trip! Thanks very much for sharing, James!

[@david______9500]

Wow, what a tremendous piece of work. It's much to your credit James. Loved to drone work by the way. You can see how much the vista shots add to a production like this, with the backing track too. Just fab. Absolutely right about what makes the trip and the video special, the people, the roads, the scenery and the stop-off points. Harry Metcalfe does them beautifully, but now you have joined him. The only thing I'd say to add would have been some more from the people and cars you met in Andorra. They were afterall, the reason you went. We only got a glimpse. Involving channel fans a little would also be a great thing. I really hope you can manage to do a few of these each year. Congratulations.

[@Rogcljon]

Amazing film hope there are lots more. The history/cars tour mash up sounds amazing. As always your style of film was great and hopefully you enjoyed the tour giving you even more chances to show us your skills. Thanks James 👍

[@k17sher]

Good to know what are needed when driving in Europe

[@WhiteMouse77]

...+ check specifics of EU traffic rules which differ per each country, arrange SOS assistance backed with EU covering insurance And download 1) translator app reading phone camera 2) off-line version of EU maps 😉

[@neilowen9468]

Great video! Loved the atmospheric intro and sound track - Ferrari and otherwise! All round great watch Jay! 👍👍

[@costafilh0]

ROAD TRIP? HELL YEAH! Grabs popcorn...

[@robertwiddrington]

I love the European driving tour videos and as a fellow Ferrari owner (I love your Tifosi number plate!) this one really hit the sweet spot. I've previously visited many of the WW1 Battlefields and memorials in Northern France / Belgium (often finishing in Ypres for the extremely moving nightly last post ceremony). I think your idea of combining a tour with some history is a great idea and will produce fantastic content.

[@hugofahrenholz6225]

Fantastic video James! I would love to see some historic roadtrips :))

[@yeti7cje]

Really enjoyed that one, well done, very inspirational

[@ivantuma7969]

I really appreciate this video, James-it’s clear a ton of effort went into producing it! Watching the winding roads of Andorra reminds me a lot of the ones I drive in and around Pike National Forest, southwest of Denver, Colorado. It’s easy to imagine how the early French trappers and Spanish explorers might have felt at home here, with Colorado’s rugged landscapes resembling the rocky, slightly more arid terrain of Andorra. When I was 16, I cut my teeth on those roads in my 1976 Buick/Opel/Isuzu coupe (aka the Isuzu Gemini). Road & Track wasn’t too kind, calling it "built to a price" and "one of their least favorite cars" that year, but I didn’t care. It was MY private jet, taking me from the "fruited plain" of the Front Range to the "purple mountain majesty" of the Foothills in under 20 minutes. After high school classes, I’d often opt for the scenic route home, winding through Deer Creek and Turkey Creek Canyons before descending High Grade Road. A car like the 430 Scud would be somewhat of a waste of carbon fiber here - just an easy ticket to jail. Most folks who own ~super-ish cars in these parts probably keep an attorney on permanent retainer! Cheers, and thanks again for the great video.