Casey goes rogue to build the King Zero V12 supercar!

[@rodshop5897]

Casey, you forgot the third option: you could be a total jackwagon who ALSO actually knows how to build cars! :-D No matter how it turns out, thanks for bringing this iconic design back. Hats off to ya, and can't wait to see how the project progresses.

[@somenygaard]

You beat me to it, I wrote it then scrolled down two posts and boom. The clearly only correct way to answer the question. Great minds think alike. I’m betting it popped into your mind the second Casey said “or is Casey a...” yup that’s the answer.

[@rodshop5897]

@@somenygaard Sorry, I'm sure you'll get the next one! Yes, as soon as I heard that line, I had my answer. I really want to see how this build turns out!

[@CaseyPutsch]

This is gonna be nuts! Hope you're excited!

[@robhitchens966]

You were only an XJ220 away from recreating my bedroom wall posters from my late teens lol

[@juriszigurs]

Can't wait to see it!

[@AvalonKing]

Casey, we have left you several messages now. Can you please return our calls. We need to talk to you urgently regarding the sponsorship funds

[@robhitchens966]

@@AvalonKing looks like they're both on holiday in the stratosphere 😂

[@ToomasTelling]

@@AvalonKing the number you are dialing right now is currently out of service. Please try again later.

[@fast.biking_freddy]

The extended music is awesome and this project is pure insanity. YEESSSSSS

[@trevorflanagan4873]

Agreed, I love this song!

[@Lawpark]

I absolutely LOVE the intro- especially the cockpit view from the plane and the slo-mo viper drift. This video makes me very happy, especially the ending.

[@blindsniper9794]

Agreed. Extended intro is great

[@CaseyPutsch]

I think the song is called missive

[@billutimmeiscool4114]

I think you mean yassssss

[@chrisjensen9476]

When you were talking about visibility, the first thing i thought about was how easy that is to fix in this day. A wide view digital rear view mirror camera set up would totally work wonders if placed right.

[@michaelcoffin4364]

Honestly, this is the most excited ive been for a CP video since the driver rant video. This, this right here is why I subbed to this channel.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Awesome, thank you!

[@toddr3093]

Shout out to Avalon King! This is the way of the future (present?) for marketing. Companies that are adopting this format early will rise to the top

[@sccarguy8242]

“Your crazy, your insane... no one could pull this off”.... “ahh, sir he built a life size, turbine bat mobile and a Liken Super car”..... “except you my boy, you, your going to go far!!!”

[@johnnymartin6847]

Rod Tempero in New Zealand to this day builds cars from 100% scaled sketches he draws on his wall. Good luck, should be a blast.

[@samsclements]

www.rodtempero.com/ I've been there to have a look around it was incredible!

[@Alejandro_BoniIIa]

This is going to be the greatest build ever done on youtube

[@sdchev01]

You're going beyond merely hot-rodding, and that's why I am a subscriber. I hope this all turns out exactly as you intend. By the way, your Omega car is fabulous, too.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Thank you! Honored you’re here

[@lynxxunderthetrain6295]

So this was the reason for the Porsche and v12 bmw

[@XBullitt16X]

man I love this channel, so many interesting car builds going on, one of the best car centered channels I have watched in a long time.

[@madmax2069]

The Lancia Stratos Zero, Dodge M4S PPG,Vauxhall SRV, Maserati Boomerang, Buick Wildcat, Vector W2, Oldsmobile areotech, Dome zero, Alfa Romeo Carabo has always been my favorite car designs, posters of these cars are what littered my walls in my room. I can't wait to see how your vision turns out.

[@aneudysc]

Oh my god... I'll do that for my project... that's a really good idea 😆 I thought of drawing my motorcycle at a 1:1 scale but never thought of using a projector to make a exact template. Genius!

[@alanalan2036]

nice to see someone finally appreciating Gandinis best work , not too many people even know about this car , its gonna be a sight to see for sure . best of luck from Buenos Aires , Argentina.

[@ssquared8076]

love this. cant wait to see it start coming together. Being a woodworker by trade and a wrench head by gasoline addiction I keep looking at Model A frames and sheet metal and thinking about the Duesenberg concept IE keeping a chassis and front sheet metal and going wooden buck coach built body. Power plant would be a 2.3L turbo ford with a 5 speed based off the SVO mustang motor.

[@SasquatchComposites]

This is my new favorite build on KZbin. I am unbelievably excited for this.

[@billypurdy8581]

Love the mixing and mastering you did on the intro! I didn’t skip it this time :D feels like you decided to step up you production a notch, good to see you stepping out of a comfort level and I appreciate both the OG and your developing quality

[@Kolinu2]

The beauty of KZbin is that there are videos of the amazing original concept driving around, the best being at the Villa d'Este 2018 concours event. It's a crazy car that's going to be a spectacular build.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

My kind of craziness. I love the concept and I look forward to watching the build come together.

[@sneibarg]

My grandfather was a mechanical engineer for Cooper-Bessemer Energy Services. He worked on their gas compressor engines, and he used to keep blue prints in the buffet in his dining room. I used to love unrolling them and reading them.

[@Simcard__]

The Stratos Zero is certainly one of my favourite car designs of all time... Super excited to see how your take on it turns out!

[@capt_beefheart4159]

Looks like you're beginning an interesting journey! I built a LoCost from scratch a few years ago and it was a blast. I believe hypercars are as much about engineering competition as they are about art, design, luxury, and who can afford them. Like you say, no one will ever drive one close to it's potential, and to be honest, will ever really be able to. I like hypercars and supercars, but what the industry really needs are simpler cars, cars like the original Miata or '65 Mustang. Ones without touch screens, various superfluous sensors gadgets, nannys and features that may rarely be used over the life of the vehicle. Ones that are cheap to insure and cheap enough to own as a second car. But that's just me.

[@domste]

Yes! It’s a noble purpose and all I hoped for this build. As Marcello Gandini himself said “it was a sculpture on wheels, a rather pointless one” but now it will mean something more. I hope you get to see the beautiful interviews to Gandini and the other big designers and engineer of the time, you’ll find them on youtube with english subtitles on the channel Davide Cironi. Thanks for the great entertainment

[@TheRCTAddict]

I recognized the shape of that car immediately from the thumbnail! One of my favorite concept cars of all time. It's my dream to be able to one day drive the actual vehicle--but unlikely given it's owned by a private collector here in LA. listening to you monologue about the quirks of the supercar legacy is really entertaining, by the way. haha.

[@TheRCTAddict]

@Jorn Navarre good thing that I'm fairly average height then, haha. that is crazy though.

[@KJohansson]

Yay! Lancia Stratos Zero concept, by Bertone. Cool!

[@benedekvida1669]

I've been fortunate to see the Zero in person, and it really is the coolest thing ever. Can't wait to see how yours will come out!

[@unstablebobgable]

Casey Punch should build a super car that is powered by Whoppers. Then it can be the Burger King Zero.

[@technosworld2]

As the brits would say: Absolute Madlad! I love this idea, hope everything goes smoothly

[@andydogdad4349]

This is possibly the coolest concept for a car build series on KZbin! Legit building a Italian super car the old school way

[@ii7317]

This is way better than I expected. You are crazy in the best possible way Casey, can't wait to see it coming to life!

[@leffe9941]

I absolutely love this project! Now there will be intense waiting for next Thursday for quite some weeks to come, excellent! Casey, you are great and I wish you all the best of luck with this build!

[@geoffreymiller2608]

This is a great project! One of the coolest I've seen recently on YT. I look forward to seeing how it comes together.

[@rickc2102]

So inspiring!! Both what you're doing and how you're doing it. Looking forward to all the videos!

[@Potzii85]

Casey, I remembered the shape of the Zero was used in a Michael Jackson Movie called Moonwalker. I searched it and found it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX2lmWOhiJJlgLc Please make sure, the zero is not licensed in any way by Warner Bros. There is also a reference to the car in the Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonwalker

[@CarlChristiansenJr]

You are an amazing individual Casey. Keep it up. You truly inspire and are a rare breed that means what they say and say what they mean. You are appreciated!

[@CaseyPutsch]

Thank you kindly!

[@markchip1]

Casey... you're insane!! I LOVE IT!!!

[@garymcbrearty5845]

Well this for sure will give the lads CV a hell of a talking point come job interview time. True to your ethic and attitude Casey, bring it ON !!

[@musiccylinderK6]

Hell yeah! Excited to watch this come to life! Thought you were going to do a Mercedes C111 with a proper engine, but a Stratos Zero inspired build with a V12 and proper engineering of the chassis+suspension is going to be much better and sooo glorious!!

[@maliiiwa]

Finally someone makes their own super car, I'm excited for this right here. 🙏🏾

[@chriscarnes9724]

Yes! I absolutely love this and I can’t wait to see it complete

[@luukidk4850]

Watch Casey passionately insult 90% of the car community, more of this please! Hearing your love for cars when you talk is amazing

[@stephenbrannan862]

Super awesome. I’ve sketched bits of this car several times. I love the rear wheel arch.

[@MadMan_123]

For the people who dont understand why he doesn't have more he is actually moving extremely fast builds like this usually take years even decades.

[@sgmxr6]

I'm so excited to follow this build,I enjoy all of the Genius Garage endeavors,buuuuut this is just totally rad and absolutely the coolest thing.

[@Tclans]

Alright, this completely blew past all my expectations. Sure I expected a cool build but not a classic design that’s never been build. I am a huge fan of the stratos and rightly looking forward to this build.

[@james_chatman]

You're going to win the car YT build game. Congrats.

[@josephd152]

If I was Avalon King I would be trilled you are doing this because they can put their name on something totally freaking awesome.

[@NEuX]

keep going!!!! love this kind of content!

[@ernied3123]

Thanks Casey. Awesome design to start from. Marcello Gandini is a design god.

[@fvazquez509]

im excited to see this build. i like to see builds that are actually driven, not like other youtubers who only make garage queens. this is going to be great.

[@AlfaElaborazioni]

Congrats Casey! This is a mega project! I'll be keeping tuned in to see the progress. One request though, please show more of the work. On the Lyken project it jumps to many of the build steps... Keep up the good work!

[@CaseyPutsch]

Can do

[@dyent]

This is going to be an insanely difficult project, but it's in the right hands. Looking forward to seeing it progress. Just remember to pay attention to weight distribution - that was one of the biggest problems with the Stratos and earned them a reputation for the back end overtaking the front.

[@TheEtherea]

Ok, this is awesome to see at launch. You got it. Unless Avalon King finish you before you finish it /joking But it really is much better than the usual "look at me and my GT-R (replace model)". Btw will you use Avalon King logo as car logo? Would be really neat and fit nicely.

[@joeyg_R35]

FYI they still do full scale 1:1 tape drawings in professional design studios. You’re suppose to use thin black flexible tape to get your lines.

[@josiahpippel47]

I loved when he said "I'm gonna do it Italian and do it fast"

[@eddietucker3334]

Sooo looking forward to this project. I feel like the kid I once was, like Casey, drawing cars in the margins of my biology notes!

[@cobras034]

The amount of excitement I have is unmeasurable

[@dirkfromhein]

One of my favorite Hot Wheels from when I was a kid in the 70s was a Lancia Stratos Zero, and I'm going to claim that I also had a bigger one from Dinky? (Hot Wheels was silver and Dinky was orange) Loved those!

[@masha_kasha5061]

Thats a neat concept car I have to admit its impressive. I think it can be even better give it gets a bit of a more modern spin on it. More fluid lines and a bit more complex surfaces can do the job

[@david76m23]

I do love the Zero concept can’t wait to watch the build

[@aidancarter5]

Thursday just became my favorite day of the week

[@alfatasteless]

This is gonna be fun to watch unfold, certainly an amazing design that you couldn't make nowadays. I do like the Zero, but I favor the Alfa Romeo Carabo a bit more, don't know if you looked at any of those when you were researching the Zero. I may have a slight brand bias though...

[@musiccylinderK6]

Agree with you, though I might be a bit partial as well (33 Stradale base HELLOOOOOO!!!). Have you seen it, together with a couple other of its sisters, at the Museum in Arese? I've gone 3 times already since it has reopened a few years ago :D But this build is going to be awesome, the Zero is still super cool, there's a video from 2 years ago from Villa d'Este where it features and crawls around under its own power. Love Lancias as well, have driven a Fulvia, it's wicked to hear that punchy little sound so raw with more open pipes. But a V12 in it is really going to do it justice, provided weight distribution, chassis rigidity and suspension geometry are tailored (I'm sure Casey&co will take it all into account).

[@aBlurryCat]

This is why I subscribed. You're inspiration to us all.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Thank you!

[@daniesalex7073]

U are inspiring me soo much man , thank you for bringing this to KZbin ❤️❤️

[@michaelpierrynowski7253]

I honestly thought this was the Dome Zero, but both are complete wedges and I love any car that looks like a rediculous 80's wet dream

[@jamessheets9205]

I'm excited for some actual metal shaping videos. I've been studying the trade (reading, watching videos, ect) for years now. I'm finally getting close to starting my first project. I'm scaling up in size the 1933 dodge brothers truck that I have. I'm going to be starting with headlight buckets. I just need to get argon for my new tig welder, and get all the metal tools I've accumulated in one place. Good luck and please share anything you learn that might help us out!

[@theeradicater1]

Are you going to tune and fettle with that engine to get it to make more power or are you sticking with the numbers it has now

[@rb67mustang]

After watching this video, I searched to find the actual concept car itself, and It's sweet!!! I know your build will be amazing, and I'm hooked. I can't wait to see what you do with the Replica Contash body you just bought for 5K. BTW, my car was a Candy Apple Red 67 Shelby GT350 4 speed. I bought it smashed up for 4,500 bucks back in the early 80's before I got married. I fixed all the crash damage myself with a Lincoln Mig welder my dad had.

[@RolandAshcroft]

This is the coolest car project I've ever seen. Hats off if you coach build this ! One question, shouldn't be the board set up extremely precisely to get an accurate projection ? It does not seem vertical from the cameraman's angle. Just asking :)

[@GenBloodLust]

Casey, I dont know how to but I wish i could become a facsimile of you. Your publicly presented persona is everything I aspired to be growing up. i tried to do near this exact project but with my own designs in college as part of my thesis

[@delahayenator]

This is great! The original Stratos concept is really radical! The Maserati Boomerang wouldve been nice as well. Like the sharp lines both Gandini and Giugiaro use. Real rivals actually having quite a comparable style.

[@delahayenator]

And about the Miura the rivalry and even controversy started. Giugiaro left Bertone but was working on a mid engined design. He claims Gandini stole the idea for the Miura from Giugiaro concept sketches.

[@rivenmotors7981]

So are you scaling it larger to fit the wheelbase of the Porsche chassis and have more room for the V12? Great project!

[@stealinghubcaps]

LOVE where you're going with this! Well done!!!

[@Diecastclassicist]

This is a wonderful project. The Stratos Zero is one of the two greatest car concepts ever, along with the Ferrari Modulo. I can’t wait to see how this turns out! You have a new subscriber.

[@OllamhDrab]

He's me a few seconds in, going, "Ooh, Carabo-inspired something."

[@notstorm208]

yee Carabo is aesthetic as fuck

[@colinmunro7337]

Allan Hamilton in Australia had a legit street 917 full rego in Victoria And Count Rossi had a dodgey Alabama licenced 917 but driven in Europe.

[@zakdriver1752]

Love that he’s like “Here’s my opinion fuck you if you don’t like it I don’t care” lol. Keep up the amazing content👍🏻

[@josiahvantassell]

This design with modern suspension, drivetrain, and materials, will be a real beastie. Don't forget to add some ground effects to help keep this thing on the road! GOOD LUCK 👍!

[@jareddewith3766]

I love this! This makes me want to build and design my own car! Only I dont have too much imagination and money of course and know how on cars to do it! 😂😭

[@heidihobear]

I went to the Peterson car museum last year and I saw that very car in person. The zero. They said it was used in the movie clock work orange

[@CaseyPutsch]

They were wrong....

[@NewZeroland]

THIS IS SO EXCITING!!

[@HammaneggsAirborne]

Welp, time to doodle out a few car drawings. I don't have anywhere near the money or skills to make it a reality, but I have had a car idea in my head for a while, sorta a cross between a Lotus 7, a Plymouth Prowler, and a Formula E Gen 2, and this video has inspired me to think about it a bit more.

[@dB_944]

Aren’t you going to have to stretch the wheelbase for the V12?

[@disorderindminor]

I thought the 917 chassis had the engine oil running through it for cooling and its why the tubes rotted out from the inside out on some of the remaining ones but i've been wrong before

[@ChaosZero.]

There is another car that is considered the "sister" of the Lancia Zero, it is the Ferrari Modulo which shared a lot of the design cues of the other one, but if memory serves me right, it was actually based on the Ferrari 512S and/or 512M race car, as far as engine, chassis, and so on. Jim Glickenhaus owns it and his team recently completed a total restoration on it. He drove it in Monaco last year and it caught fire around the exhaust area and had to be repaired. The Lancia Zero didn't suffer from the same issue, but it could've been because it was never driven as much as Jim drives his cars. Maybe look into it, given your King Zero does share some design cues of its own with them. It would be hard to justify to Avalon King that you need more money because not only you didn't buy their products, but the money your spent on your project went up in flames with the car, quite literally.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Seriously my guy? literally about every car on the planet has exhaust and none of mine catch fire. That isn’t a design cue thing. It’s a who built it, restored it, or looked after it sort of thing.

[@ChaosZero.]

@@CaseyPutsch Yes, you're right. I didn't mean to offend. By design cues I meant aesthetically. I went back and checked and in this article there's the answer (and pictures). www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/james-glickenhaus-one-off-ferrari-modulo-catches-fire-damage-could-have-been-a-lot-worse-ar185913.html Basically, whoever was contracted with designing and building the mufflers did a very poor job and the car caught fire because of that.

[@Darkaccent]

19:56 had me crying lol. You're too funny Casey

[@stephenpointon]

Great idea. Personally I would smooth the sides a bit to reduce the side troughs and thus reduce the drag. I have always loved the stratos since my father "borrowed" the one pirelli was using as a test car to pick me up from high school one day! the production stratos was one angry little go-cart with no manners or restraint. A bit like you Casey!

[@michaelcote9156]

Absolutely love this. What a fantastic idea. Love it.

[@Replicant2600]

Please include the lower window. I think the i8 was supposed to have a lower window from the concept but they chickened out.

[@Demyn]

This makes me want to turn my junk 300zx body into a ute.

[@samholland7793]

Have you looked at all the Alfa 33 design study cars. Similar too this. Wish you would do this in the UK. Guess I'm too old for this now 😂😂

[@KenW66]

Can't wait for this to come to fruition. Looks sweet.

[@ChokeyChoke]

Wait a second, I thought youtubers are supposed to buy wrecked Mclarens and Lambos. I can't wait to see this

[@BuilderCreator]

How about a fellow KZbinr challenge? Arete GT Supercar vs King Zero? Randomly selected 60 year old grandmother- drives both cars on the track and on a busy city street? Fastest track time 25 points. Most driver friendly 25 points. Most likely to be driven regularly 25 points. Most likely to be a production car 25 points.

[@CaseyPutsch]

KZbinr challenge, sure! Set up to get a randomly selected grandmother put into harms way, no.

[@BuilderCreator]

@@CaseyPutsch Grandmother was simply a way to say "non car person, driver." We can chose a professional driver if you like, but a 60 year old grandmother would give me an advantage. Ha!

[@artisticallysubtle]

huge respect for you casey

[@RK-3601]

I need a woman in my life who looks at me the same way that lady at 00:27 looks at Casey

[@Jason-db1dy]

That is going to be absurdly fast

[@joequixotic3039]

So King Zero, Casey One? Instead of deciding a wheelbase first, I would package the drivetrain, cockpit and front suspension, then let that determine wheelbase and use your projector to stretch the line drawing to fit. I would probably worry about your front suspension structure. A lot of performance cars with a full unit body add a strut tower brace. The Zero design does not seem to allow you either of those. From what I have seen, I would probably draw the front at 1:1 scale and then after the wheelbase is determined, locate the rear wheel and use the projector zoom to match up with the A pillar and rocker panel lines. That should give you more interior height to keep it from being too claustrophobic but still keeping similar lines. Add taller tires to fill out the rear wheel wells or stagger the wheel size if you can. Good luck.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Maybe you should build one then?

[@joequixotic3039]

@@CaseyPutsch nah, the Italian concept cars are too impractical. They remind me of a time I did a focus group for BMW around 1997 where they told us they let the motorcycle team design the body for the Z3 and I was thinking "you idiots, get the motorcycle team to design the engine". After that and listening to the other focus group participants they started making BMW SUVs. Sorry, I tried. Of course bad choices are highlighted when you put them next to good ones and you can't really talk about the Countach and F40 without mentioning the 959. If you develop a super car from a really good sports car, you wind up with a much more streetable super car than when you start with a styling exercise or a silhouette racer. If I built something, I would probably try for something more like your Mexican prototype car but with a Subaru transmission and a turbocharged Honda K20. Much easier to package, easier to find spares, you can probably make the whole thing lighter so less brakes and less unsprung weight by a lot. If you make a composite tub you can give your feet some crush zone. I hate making molds so I have been trying to think up a good way to make a foam and honeycomb core E-glass tub with minimal, single use molds (probably insulation foam or plywood laminated with plastic sheeting that releases well from the resin). So why haven't I started? I have always missed on the combination of money, workspace and time required. Workspace is the hardest, a suitable shop space around here would cost more than renting a full house in Ohio. Renting my home in this real estate market has always put a damper on my budget and I've had to work my ass off to stay afloat. I haven't been lucky enough to even be in a position to start a car project. My personal projects are all things I can do on my dining room table. You on the other hand are well positioned. You have a large shop space, you have Avalon King's money and apparently you have time. I'm just wishing you luck and suggesting a way to re-proportion the car without losing the design elements or making the cockpit too small. The other challenge I see is changing the seating position in the Boxster chassis. I'm not saying you can't overcome it, just that it has to be overcome. It's a curse to see obstacles on the horizon. Some people take it as an insult, ignore it and then get pissed off when they step in it later. "I told you so" never helps. If I didn't want you to succeed, I would say nothing. Now I could be wrong and that would be easy to figure out. If I'm right and you had to figure it out later in the process, that probably takes more time. If you coach build a body and then figure out your head doesn't fit, that could be a disaster. I'm never afraid to be wrong because it's the easiest problem to recover from (but my track record is pretty good).

[@david76m23]

Also a fan of the Maserati boomerang concept and vw-Porsche tapiro or something close to that name love the 70s wedge era a Lotus Esprit 007