450hp Tesla powered 1969 VW Crew Cab - UTTERLY INSANE !

[@PetrolPed]

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[@mikeyo1O1]

It's got all the aerodynamics of a parachute, but yeah. Fast potato!

[@khanshaab9]

@@mikeyo1O1 😂

[@davebell4871]

If this helps keep older cars on the road then I am all for it. Surely less damage to the environment as well. I wish this company every success. Well done. And well done for highlighting. Keep it up!

[@alphacentaurianperson]

As for being less damage to the environment, it depends on you use case. If you use it frequently then yes, it would be better for the environment, but if you only wan't to drive it occasionally (car shows, etc.) then it could take more than a decade to make up for the emissions of manufacturing a battery.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

VW is working on a project to retrofit all the classic beetles, and bus to electric for the ones who are interested, i think they have sample already

[@lonewolfandcub668]

Have you seen a lithium mine?

[@ByHarrywatson71]

Things like this do at least show us that even if ICE is eventually banned completely, we’ll still be able to drive classics. Great video 👍

[@Outland9000]

Goes like a Tesla, doesn't look like a Tesla. Win/win.

[@D0li0]

Heck ya... Maybe the best thing about Tesla is that we have amazing parts to use. Behind us are the days of only having fork lift DC hardware. Don't get me wrong, BEV converters have done amazing things with such cheap low tech parts for decades. If you think EVs can't be "worked on", then your just not using your imagination properly. We have been getting our hands dirty on this stuff for at least a half century. And I can still be a Tesla fan boy and a greese monkey at the same time! This thing is a #EVGrin mega machine!

[@richardsmart120]

Ryan Fulcher bdhd

[@noahman27]

Such a great thought. Im thinking there could be a strong demand for "electric conversions for your classic car". What do you think?

[@karlbecher1553]

That gives hope to people who love their petrol cars to convert them into electric , awesome guys I wish this company all the best

[@jamest5149]

My old 6v crew cab pick up combi used to smoke like that, just the wheels weren’t spinning, eventually a rod ran away and put a spark plug through its battery 😱

[@AlienLivesMatter]

That’s a memorable end James T

[@johndoe1909]

It committed suicide.

[@utrak]

the vehicular equivalent of committing seppuku. It died with honor

[@voornaam3191]

Ever heard about helicoil? When some dork has damaged the thread of for instance a sparkplug hole, you insert a far stronger thread. All light alloy racing engines have helicoils installed just in case. Why don't you know these things? You had never lost that sparkplug. No way. You killed that engine yourself. Why?! OMG!

[@t-dogracingandoffroad3198]

That's why you take better care of your car if its smoking or knocking

[@karlbe8414]

I have owned both a '69 and '71 bus for over 35 years. So clean and so much original stuff retained. Driving that would blow my mind!

[@PetrolPed]

Yep, it is a mind blower 😂

[@boblambert7889]

“Target ahead”...🤣🤣...that’s such a bloke thing.

[@PetrolPed]

Oh yes 😂

[@davehayes3863]

Madness in a brilliant way, electric cars with fun and soul. Cant wait for the program.

[@sandygarage3802]

It was nice to see this old VW with new life breathed into it. That ST was perfectly placed; showing the VW's potential. My grandfather had an early 70's van & beetle, but sold them both not that long ago.

[@flash_b_3602]

Did the school pick up and then went to visit the unit. Great reception, mentioned this content and was introduced to Moggy. Then given a tour of the toy shop with my son. What a great place! I have car envy!

[@PetrolPed]

This is amazing 👍

[@slartybartfarst9737]

Yes! this is what we want. Ive engineered 35 years in automotive world wide, built ICE cars and bikes, tuned engines. Looked at building EVs for 20 years but figured batteries just didnt exist. When the Tesla Model S P85 came along in UK in 2014 it ticked all the boxes and 92,000 UK miles later I still cant get over how fast and how much fun it is. To take the Tesla drive train and implant into street sleeper classics thats the future hod rod, there is just no fu*king about with a crew cab P100 stuck in ludicrous....genius. Subscribed cant wait for the other shows.....might inspire me to start my Caterham EV with Nissan Leaf rear motor project.

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers Graham. Thanks for the sub. Moggy has worked with Westfield to drop an EV in their seven 👍

[@D0li0]

@@PetrolPed now see what you've done! Kudos! Stay charged!

[@glentweedie602]

Ummm....... I think Might needs to give +-pricing & expand his workshop by 4000%. This kind of quality work is going to keep him seriously busy. Well done.

[@PetrolPed]

Two year wait list currently 😬👍

[@garywilson4132]

😂😂😂 absolutely brilliant. Bet the ST driver could not believe his eyes with that keeping up with him.

[@rickbond48]

St driver most likely have his/her head under the bonnet ten minutes later!

Nah, any ST driver is used to this situation

[@staninjapan07]

Sweet! It would have been nice to see just a little of the innards. I would love to own that car.

[@rogerpope6388]

Brilliant. Bet the boy racer had a bit of a surprise.

[@rstjx3j183]

As a former petrol head, cars, bikes, jet ski kinda came out of the scene when the police had the power to confiscate your sound install or worse, your pride and joy and crush it. It’s nice to have that passion reignited with this electric era. If only I still had my RST S1/2 Escort or my S-type Jag. Van life ahead, is a consideration once employed, plenty of saving for a EV conversion for the Movano. Is there anyway I can get involved with your business, your mission, your passion with Ol Skool vehicles with modern technology? Thanks for sharing, your time and consideration. Inspiring and brought back a huge smile. Shame the fiesta turned left lol

[@PetrolPed]

Drop Moggy and email 👍

[@rstjx3j183]

@@PetrolPed on my to do list/radar thanks

[@crusTodd]

Now THIS could sell more electric vehicles! It's exactly what people need, to realize that the electric drive train swaps can make old, ICE vehicles "green" and fun. The more companies that can engineer "kit" swaps and make the pursuit of goin' electric more inline with old-school hotrod ethos' the the faster it will be embraced. Well done Chaps!

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers 👍

[@bramvaneden7318]

Great job guys ! I love these Vdubs !!

[@philipparkes5079]

Hi Ped WOW😁😁 Bonkers but brilliant. What a great taster for the TV series later in the year. Warmed to Roger already, great guy. Already dismissed one negative, Electric cars can be fun and interesting.🤗🤗 We all know how hard you work, but when you enjoy your work, as I know you do, it’s worth all the effort.

[@patsquach4080]

How many ....have replayed the first minute..... Best part of the video !

[@patsquach4080]

Lol. I made a comment two years ago… now iam back to watch the video again.

[@omentep]

This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen in the automotive world. So cool too this would sell me so many times over than a tesla model anything, any day of the week.

[@PetrolPed]

I drives great too 👍

[@SkaterStimm]

I have been dreaming of converting a double cab for a long time! Glad to see one properly done! Making me drool!

[@PetrolPed]

It is pretty awesome 👏

[@DermotCarroll]

How brilliant is that! Pity the fiesta didn't go right!! :D .... very funny!

[@lydiagould3090]

Absolutely insane, loved the bit where he caught the ST driver. Deflated ego there!! Just thinking about my T4?

[@robertlangham2356]

Madness.....absolutely brilliant 😂

[@ravencoin_premium_admin_assets]

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[@alexjones8296]

Just up the road from me in mid-Wales. Will be keeping my eyes peeled from now on. Love it!

[@fajaryulianto5410]

You guys have an amazing idea. Go green and still love vintage car. Thank you for sharing the video.

[@DuaneCaldwell]

Absolutely brilliant!!! I have no idea how I missed this until you pointed me this direction. I love Moggy's crew-cab!! Thanks for sharing a closer look at it. Makes me want one of my own all the more.

[@PetrolPed]

It is a mega thing 👍

[@thomshere]

OMG I LOVE this! Thats the ultimate VW crew cab! Keep up the amazing tech!

[@lordfrazerirwin990]

Many years ago my uncle had one of these and allowed me to drive it. He was fed up with me saying it needs more guts. This is insane. Wonder what that Escort driver told his mates?

[@PetrolPed]

I reckon he kept it quiet 🤫

[@petercool4152]

Of I wanted a electric car and had to choose between this car and a Tesla P100, I most definite would choose this crewcab. I LOVE it!!😎

[@nprinslo]

Mad!! What a ultimate sleeper. The bloke in his Mountune Fiesta just have been mortified :-)

[@PetrolPed]

Oh yes 😂

[@geofo60]

That looks like a lot of fun, a real “street sleeper”. Be interesting to see some quarter mile times. Good luck with the business, I think you could be onto something 👏🏻👏🏻

[@matthewcallaway9228]

this is so cool what a machine wow some works gone into this Van

[@PetrolPed]

It sure has 👏

[@cokeandtwirl]

Light duly shed!! Moggy is a real character, looking forward to the TV show👍👍👍

[@crazyfroggie6546]

Brilliant machine well done. Cant help thinking it needs seat headrests, the strong acceleration might give unwary passengers whiplash.

[@D0li0]

HA! True... Hadn't noticed.

[@jrod7017]

Souvenir!

[@t-macadventures8255]

Fantastic, really enjoyed the vid and look forward to seeing more on these conversions. Well done.

[@jnexplorationuk315]

That’s got to be the best conversion I’ve seen so far I want one

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers 👍

[@johngoodall7097]

I wonder what the driver of the Fiesta ST was thinking as he could not shake you off his tail. He thought he had a Fast Ford but he didn`t did he!!! This looks as though these conversions should bring a lot of laughs and be very successful I hope.

[@gothikia]

If I saw this keep up with my Fiesta, I would have waved him down to ask about it, because holy heck, that's insanely brilliant. Great job he's done on it.

[@alextegg3838]

It would be fun to have that setup in a Type 3 square back!

[@tonyzed6831]

Or a Karmann Ghia. Killer looks and killer powerrrrr!

[@Neojhun]

@@tonyzed6831 My dream unicorn car is Cadillac Ghia with that drive train. It would probably fit realy nice. The closest thing is the Blue Convertible Maybach 6. Other worldly classic beauties. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYfaoqV-aqxqidk www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/mercedes-benz-concept-cars/vision-mercedes-maybach-6-cabriolet/

[@iveswidmer1027]

Can't believe what he calls beautiful restored.

[@HansAllrad]

Simply great ! My style .... congratulation !

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers 👍

[@truthislam6481]

Shall we push the Fiesta a bite? Yeah, go on then. I had to pause the video until I could clear the tears out of my eyes from laughing! I love it! I'm in! My daily driver is an Ioniq and in 2021 I hope to be into a used Kona or an E-Niro.

[@kenleach2516]

Nice unit.

[@thomashogge9387]

I love that body style and paint.

[@PetrolPed]

Cool isn't it 👍

[@cinematographytrev]

That was a brilliant watch ...cannot wait for when the actual program comes to air. Who would have thought that electric would be so much fun.

[@D0li0]

Lots of folk have known electric conversions are fun... We have been building and drag racing them for many decades now... Check into NEDRA, National Electric Drag Racing Assoc. (America), official sub of NHRA... Join us and smell the plasma! And the burnt rubber. ;)

[@mikenewman4078]

@@D0li0 Electric traction brings racing back to ordinary people I think. BTW I've been working with electric traction for many years now. Not quite the same rate of acceleration, 500 tonnes takes a bit longer to get up to speed.

[@D0li0]

@@mikenewman4078 500 tones? What are you racing? A battleship?

[@Ritalie]

That thing looks outstanding. VW should take notice and build something like this. Such nice body lines. This design seems so much cooler than the Tesla pyramid "truck" thing. The Tesla truck, hopefully will never be built. I don't want to live in a world with triangular thingys. Curves are beautiful. [Tesla's cars are incredibly curvy and pretty, btw.]

[@williemwangi4959]

I really enjoyed the video,i am VW guy(my first car being a standard 69 beetle).I was skeptical about the idea of electrifying classic cars ,but this looks neat and well done.

[@PetrolPed]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@MH30R]

Take it to the drag strip!

[@surfhousesrilanka756]

This is very cool, also loving how Spud takes it all in his stride even when they are giving it some.

[@PetrolPed]

Spud is used to Moggies driving 😂

[@chaoticature]

I Love Sleepers as we call them in Australia. Rusty old Datsuns blowing minds.

[@maarten_notjustagrip]

Wow! Insane DK! Such a lovely resto too. Sadly one less for us local enthusiasts to play with. Most of our old Type 2's, both split and bay, have been bought up by non enthusiasts who have capital, and sold overseas. While that is sad, the upside is that they are more likely to have real money thrown at them in other countries, so, cest la vie. In the interests of accuracy tho... Im 54, born and raised here in South Africa, and I know for a fact that Fire Engines in SA have always been RED. No debate. What this MAY have been is an AIRFORCE Fire vehicle, hence the 'Quick Response" you spoke of. But even since I was in the SAAF in 1984, I dont remember seeing one like that either. I sadly had to sell my 65 Notch, but it did cross my mind to try electric, but much calmer than this pickup! Great vid. Looking forward to that series. Where will it air, given im in SA?

[@PetrolPed]

Thanks for this Maarten. Is had been sold to a company that will syndicate it globally. At the moment I am not sure if/when it will air in SA. In is called Vintage Voltage so keep an eye out 👍

[@iancross5370]

This has got the making of a great TV show 👍

[@PetrolPed]

Yep...it is great. Can't wait for people to see it 👍

[@JackFeelsNerves]

Great to see you both enjoying yourselves so much! See you soon, RobH

[@mayhem035]

Petrol ped such a nice fusion! Success for both of you for sure! 👌❤

[@Dorset_Phil]

Great vid. Love this idea.

[@watcher-someone-awake]

Checkin' in from California. Nice ride, simply brilliant! subbed!

[@PetrolPed]

Thanks for the sub mate and welcome to the channel 👍

[@grahamwest1079]

Pete that's another vehicle I regret selling my bay window low light. If I could have had 450 hp in it that would have been awesome.

[@neilpatching7443]

Yep Utterly Insane....i loved you guys chasing the Fiesta....LOL

[@PetrolPed]

Indeed 👍

[@alexandermathar7780]

Petrol Ped, there was actually an electric T2 in 1972 .It only had 30HP and a range of 80 km . It was meant for post service on Langeoog, Wangerooge, Juist and Baltrum where no cars are allowed. Some were also offered to electricity services. Less than 100 were built.

[@Ritalie]

Man, I have to say, I couldn't handle the right hand drive. When I watch UK videos, I always feel like you guys are driving straight into oncoming traffic! After hundreds of car and motorcycle videos, my brain still can't process the left lane driving, and I always have to brace for impact when you're approaching cars in the opposite lane, because it's so terrifying to watch haha. A left side steering wheel allows your right hand to be free to shift, which is the dominant hand, and you have more coordination. Unless you're one of the 1% of people who are a rich elite, with blue eyes, who is left handed.

[@mooneepondsmassive7016]

It's surprising how quickly you adjust to driving on the opposite side of the road. Happens each time I go OS on holiday

[@Russell_G]

That opening shot...you had me right there!!! Looking forward to the TV show so much!!

[@donaldbarrett2267]

I laughed so hard through the whole show. I love sleepers and this is the ultimate sleeper.ne I truly wish could afford one.

[@PetrolPed]

Thanks Donald 👍

[@Martin-se3ij]

Wow, I used to have one of these! Mine was yellow, ex Dutch post office. it had hoops on the back and canvas like a covered wagon. Carried 6 and all that space in the back and under the back seat and was only a couple of inches longer than the Beetle. I loved that thing. Why isn't VW producing these?

[@vargohoat9950]

thats a hilarious build

[@HQBProductions]

An interesting conversion but where do they get the Tesla motors and battery pack from?😎

[@revidual]

People still manage to write them off.

[@HQBProductions]

Paul Kellaway They certainly do...but is there enough supply to start up a company reliant on that???🧐🙂

[@PetrolPed]

The Tesla motors and batteries come from crash damaged vehicles. Conversion that use other types of batteries and motors are sourced new 👍

[@HQBProductions]

Petrol Ped It was a thought because I have read that Tesla is very protective over supplying spare parts and anything they do supply has to be fitted by Tesla service engineers...they won’t sell you anything for your or a local garage to fit. I have seen similar ideas using crashed Tesla parts...I didn’t think there were so many around. Anyway...when do you get a MiniTesla Sprint Coupe then???😎😎😎😎😎...think Marcos in the 1960’s...heavily modified Minis but now electric!

[@Neojhun]

@@HQBProductions Yes there is a good supply because exceptional amount of people crash them. Many owners these powerful BEVs will be their First fast car. Don't know don't have experience to handle the power, the car becomes a write off. There is a small cottage industry of EV drive train Recyclers. LG Chem ones are also great.

[@mraidymaddful]

So how much did it cost to do the restoration and conversion to electric please?

[@PetrolPed]

Conversion costs vary from £20k-£65k depending on the type of motor used and the number of batteries, and also if there is any other restoration required. This conversion would be at the top end of that range 👍

[@D0li0]

@@PetrolPed and it shows in the range and performance. Outstanding work and performance. Top notch!

[@offgridislandfamily]

Lots of quirks and features.

[@casperhansen826]

Nice build, amazing performance!

[@plunder1956]

That looked as if you started in Slough and went towards Maidenhead or High Wycombe. What an amazing van.

[@PetrolPed]

We were in Newtown Mid Wales 👍

[@plunder1956]

@@PetrolPed shows how wrong I can be. But parts of Slough do look like the start of your journey. I loved his welding story 😱

[@billg7205]

Our friend Ken's dad had a Beetle back around 78. We actually used to call it Ken's Volts back then, obviously not electric powered.

[@jacovan-der-walt8593]

Hi Pete, very interesting. Hope you have a awesome week

[@ikarustigger]

wow - sick !! And his converted VW Beetle has 600hp !

[@PetrolPed]

He has and it is MENTAL 😳😂

[@AmandaJayne46]

Holy crap, lost for words. I WANT ONE NOW LOL 😂

[@stellasmith2405]

Absolutely brilliant! Classic cars and Van's can be around for ever! 😂👍🌟

[@JayOfBurn]

Love to see this at GTI Springfest at Santa Pod.

[@NWIE76]

WOW Beautiful vehicle. Love that green. Respect.

[@R.I100]

Can you buy the tesla units new? Or do you have to source crashed teslas to get parts?

[@PetrolPed]

These use crash damaged cars 👍

[@R.I100]

@@PetrolPed so in the future when these type of mods get popular there will most probably be a shortage of motors and battery back due to demand. Hopefully by then you will be able to buy units new.

[@jamesspicer5628]

Simply awesome!

[@stevanstanley]

That looks excellent 👌👍

[@andymcneil7660]

I wanna see that program. I use electric myself and know it is the future.

[@PetrolPed]

You should be able to find it on catch up. In the UK it is on Quest and in the US on Motortrend. It is coming soon to other countries 👍

[@drohos]

Crazy project! well done!

[@savneetsinghrairai6823]

Wow nicer crew cab a vw that i want just because of its power

[@Andy-pu2iv]

I had a Type 2 Camper for a while, many years ago, with the old four cylinder air-cooled lump. Even with that propulsive power you were "extremely" aware of your toes, then ankles, then shins, then knees, then femurs being the crumple zones.....

[@dukeallen432]

People ride motorcycles. Perspective

[@Andy-pu2iv]

@@dukeallen432 I was a motorcyclist for 30 years and I didn't feel as vulnerable on a bike as I did in that van, for some reason.

[@wordreet]

All seems pretty reasonable to me. I mean, my old Type 2 camper used to give about 28 mpg at best. So swapping the aircooled Vdub engine for a 450bhp Tesla set up was the right thing to do. Now you have infinite mpg and completely bonkers, I mean infinitely reasonable performance and load pulling capacity!

[@humphreybradley3060]

Absolutely loved this Pete! Electrons are the future, particularly in classic vehicles!!! Can’t wait to see the series!

[@garypunter412]

One word......Mental! One other word.....Awesome!!

[@rup1u5]

It's nice to see that Damon Albarn takes his hobby so seriously!

[@ginggur17]

Greetings PP. Only 9 seconds in and, holy mother of Pearl, what a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Stonking hell. A great interview, very clever guy. Brilliant. A perfect collaboration of gents, along with a sleek mechanical dream. Top notch.

[@PetrolPed]

Top burn out 😜

[@pjchingford]

Hi my question is how do you get around the question of the log book alteration from Petrol to Electric and what are the issues with Insurance with the car or van been modified from original, also would it qualify for the ULEZ Emissions limits here in London cheers Philip

[@PetrolPed]

For the UK engine to motor change is very straightforward but you are limited to the total number of changes you can make.

[@carllynch8798]

Absolutely brilliant

[@yosemitesam6945]

So cool. I want one. Real sleeper.

[@TairnKA]

A concept I had was of attaching a single cab bed, replacing the double cab bed, mounting the body to a custom four wheel drive frame (with dually's?), adding a V8 engine (diesel?) behind the cab (radiator shroud under back seat), with a roll up/down rear window (and partial bus hatch?). The full bed length would be widened to cover the dually's and enlarge the storage space (treasure chest) and make room for the features, ie: a fold away two ton hoist, custom roll off truck bed, removable dump bed (when needed), removable goose neck and fifth wheel hitches,swap-able winch (front to rear), compressor, generator, mig welder and other equipment. The goal would be to have a multi-purpose vehicle for a farmer, junk yard shopper, recycler /scraper, scavenger or getting an off-roader pulled out and repaired enough to get home, etc... ;-) I have to say though going electric would be a possibility if capable of a 300+ mile range. ;-)

[@D0li0]

Anything is possible, don't think for one second that you can't achieve your end goal with electrification.

[@speedbuggy16v]

stay away from VWs YOU MONSTER! LOL

[@TairnKA]

@@speedbuggy16v Ok, who's the "Monster" you're referring to, Mr. Electrification, Mr. Concept or both? I'm guessing both. lol

[@speedbuggy16v]

@@TairnKA You mr concept! LOL

[@TairnKA]

@@speedbuggy16v Arrrg, you kill me. lol

[@claudechirico5429]

I would have like to see the mechanical, batteries & motor. How much did the conversion cost. Is the car loud or is it the video quality.

[@PetrolPed]

That is what the TV show is for. Its called Vintage Voltage and is showing now on Motor Trend in the US and will be on Quest from 24 Jan in the UK. Conversions range from £25k-£65k. The motor and battery pack for this conversion alone would be £25-30k 👍

[@BryantandSMTC]

Greetings From 🇺🇸USA, I Never Seen Putting A Tesla Electric Power on the VW Crew Cab. That Looks Great. 👍 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧

[@valeinikofff]

of the topic: it's ok when you have continuous power supply available everywhere. but it's another thing, when the power grid (local or national) is off (emp, other things that result in power blackout). the good old petrol-based vehicle will require just a spare canister somewhere - and will keep you going (especially with present day oil prices)... might the verdict be - a hybrid (and not a pure electric vehicle - though it's a nice collectible toy, that is for sure).

[@Mustdo87]

If the power grid is turned off by an EMP, then the ECU in the good old petrol-based vehicle is probably fried too.

[@valeinikofff]

@@Mustdo87 good point! then, we'll go for a nearest garage - for some grandpa's cars (and for some old engines' stocks).

[@lowcarbev4935]

Awsome. Your a natural Pete. Electrics the future....

[@pieterbezuidenhout2741]

Bloody good job young man and being in South Africa gives a weird kinda thankfulness to you treating an old lady of ours with such ( Dis)respect ? ? Keep going lad but being 67 now I'll stick to my outdated oil & petrol fumes as l don't want to electrocute myself though l'm currently busy sticking a Lexus V8 into my 69 Mk.1 Escort just for the hell of it.

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers Pieter 👍

[@pieterbezuidenhout2741]

@@PetrolPed 👍

[@henrymacleod6592]

this is insane :) love it !!!

[@ScenesThroughTravels]

Insane and then some WOW , I had to share on my facebook

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers Lee 👍