Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter gives me a tour of his F1 car collection! | RM Sotheby's

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Huge thanks to Jody for giving us a private tour of his personal Formula 1 collection! Not sure I've ever seen something quite like this.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:21 - 1969 Merlyn Mk11a
2:00 - 1971 Merlyn Mk21
2:59 - 1972 McLaren M21
4:12 - 1973 Rondel Motul M1
4:36 - 1974 Trojan T101
5:30 - 1971 McLaren M19A
6:33 - 1973 McLaren M23
7:13 - Silverstone Crash
8:53 - 1975 Tyrrell 007
10:24 - 1977 Tyrrell P34
12:53 - 1977 Wolf WR1
14:21 - How Jody got the Ferrari drive
15:46 - 1979 Ferrari 312 T4
22:48 - 2019 Monza Historic Official F1 Footage
23:50 - Ferrari startup & drive!
#f1 #formula1 #ferrari

[@BenCollinsDrives]

A legendary collection. Which one would you put a bid on? 👇 Check out the auction here: rmsothebys.com/en/home/lots/mc24

[@composedlight6850]

The McLaren M19A -- to my eyes in the early 70s it looked so right, plus i have a model of it for Christmas from my Dad in 1972 who was killed 3 months later by a drunk on the road.

[@satanswolf]

All of 'em of course, how can you choose between so much wonder.😍 Thank you Ben. Jody, my childhood hero!

[@tiborsramek]

that Ferrari is one of the all time greats, as is the driver

[@nextechsolutions5955]

Did the Top Gear gang ever realize how good you are at interviewing Ben?!?

[@johnandrews3568]

Too many commercials, Ben. Don't like it

[@tiborsramek]

the biggest thing is how humble he is destpite fighting and beating legends, despite being a legend, "...then Lauda caught me", "I said to Gilles", "old man says everyone in my office", that's like mythology now

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Yeah some of those little phrases are so cool to hear. Just have to freak out quietly.

[@musawirmohd6353]

Theres no topping the casual name dropping references of the absolute undisputed motorsport legends.from enzo ferrari,gilles villeneuve,bruce mclaren,hunt lauda, clark to everyone else, jody has been there from the embryonic beginnings and seen it all. I love how he can still recall the sounds and handling and quirks of each of the different cars.

[@amjan]

It's not being humble. Why would he treat his own life and history as if he was a fan from the outside? That makes no sense.

[@Whyteeford]

"every car had a different sound, which i found quite exciting in those days...which you don't see now". Truer words have not been spoken. What a shame what's happened to modern F1

[@DragoKovac-dr2cf]

Us true enthusiasts need to get together to protest to these feminazis that run F1 . Bring back the noise ,it's the life blood of F1

[@alejandromascitti541]

wait and see when all cars will be electric...luckily I will not see this because of my age...

[@aidanmolloy8634]

Yawnnnnnn

[@dhilboy231]

A South African legend 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@BenCollinsDrives]

He certainly is.

[@zahir6437]

he still has his sa accent 🥰

[@paballomolata8844]

Ikr

[@daCuddz]

Hectic, I didn’t know we had a South African F1 driver…We need more 😅🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@adriaanserrao2016]

As a south African he makes me very proud.

[@seanzealony9499]

This fella won the F1 title in 1979. How many championships would then be the guest of honour at a Cub/Scouts jamboree in Wolverhampton England. He turned and signed autographs all day for us.

[@eac1235]

That's really nice. I'm jealous but in a good way!

[@fastlapper_456]

My grandfather raced against him in Mozambique, and had only ever good things to say. He is an absolute legend and I’m happy* finally someone made a video like this about him.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

No way. That's awesome!

[@georgoroth]

Whats your grandfather's name??

[@LagmasterB]

Dude started racing with Graham Hill, Derek Bell, Surtees. Ended with Prost, Mansell, Patrese, Rosberg.

[@kentilly6160]

Jody actually started racing long before those guys. I watched him race a Renault 8 in South Africa against the likes of John Love, who also won the British Saloon Car championship in 1962 I think it was. Back in 2014/15 I had the honour of putting together a collection of classic cars for the auction house that I was working for at the time in Durban, SA, and the Renault that was sold at the auction turned out to be Jody's race car which we only discovered after the car was sold and delivered. If we had known that before the auction the price would have been a lot higher. It was sold to Aldo Scribante the owner of the F1 track in East London, SA, so he must have known all about it when he saw it coming up for auction.His nickname in SA was "Sideways Scheckter"

[@LagmasterB]

@@kentilly6160 these drivers didn’t come out of nowhere. Love the history, love the experience, thanks for sharing!

[@patrickporter6536]

​@@kentilly6160 gordinis always went sideways, I had one. Great fun!

[@Babba16]

Love that he drove it some meters, a last ride, so fucking legendary and nostalgic, awesome guy!

[@Babba16]

His heart was racing and he was 40 years younger for a few seconds

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Legendary indeed!

[@tomtalk24]

Its not being sold for another month.

[@Dreyno]

I’m sure whoever buys it would allow him to drive it if the mood takes him.

[@icey2203]

@@Dreynothey damn sure better. Watching the man who drove the car you bought drive it. Would be a blessing

[@recruitmentwebsites]

I met Jody when I was 8 years old at Brands Hatch in 1976, and he was incredible to me and my dad.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

That's so sick!

[@magnusfranzonuvebrant9519]

Mr Collins! You come across as the most knowledgeable, and well informed, interviewer EVER! An absolute pleasure to listen to! Thank You!

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Glad you enjoyed it! Was a pleasure to chat to Jody.

[@Mattvokes]

It’s all the thinking he was doing as the stig

[@ABPerlov]

Scheckter is definitely one of the most underrated drivers of all time. He won the World Championship in 1979, finished 2nd in 1977 and 3rd in 1974 and 1976. This includes 10 F1 race wins including Monaco twice.

[@newagetemplar6100]

Fair play to Jody for having the time and commitment to acquire his old race cars . Probably a very rare breed and one of the early drivers in F1 when the pay wasn’t great ,death could be just around the corner driving a ready made coffin and fame didn’t really come into the equation . Got to respect this generation of gentlemen 👍

[@answeris4217]

I doubt they thought about death really. To me it's about the adrenaline rush of being on the edge of losing control or maybe more on the edge of being able to control the car.

[@isthatrubble]

​@@answeris4217 considering what he says at 6:20 you're probably right, at least when they were young. it probably changes as they get older, get married and have children if they do do that.

[@answeris4217]

@@isthatrubble I doubt it. Jacques Villeneuve was 7 or 8 when Jody was talking about Gilles as a daredevil and Jody had kids when he won his championship. Like I said if you are afraid you can't race. That's true even today.

[@eac1235]

Great comments!!

[@isthatrubble]

@@answeris4217 I do think it changes some of them. seems like it was at least part of why vettel retired.

[@welles28]

It's amusing to see that Mr. Scheckter still displays all of the restless, somewhat impatient energy that he did during his F1 career. As alluded to in the interview, he had a reputation as a young driver for crashing more often than would be hoped...and for being a tough negotiator during salary talks with Mr. Ferrari! An interesting video.

[@jouhannaudjeanfrancois891]

Always been a fan of Scheckter, fast, honest, no nonsense, no bs... one of the great

[@jerryeinstandig7996]

are you sure he wasnt dealing in arms sales to racist dictators ? i suspect he aided both israeli intellegence and CIA

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

My sincere thanks to Jody Scheckter for bringing so much excitement to my childhood. I had a die cast model of the McLaren M19A that I treasured. What an incredible thing to have the real deal parked up in the garage! I hope whoever owns them next preserves them as well as they have been.

[@sonicstep]

☺

[@nathancorfield2609]

I could listen to Jody talk all day. An F1 legend and always has a special place for us Ferrari fans. And that 312 T4, wow what a stunning car.

[@E92M3Guy]

He seems a no nonsense kind of guy, i read somewhere his pal chris evans saying he doesn't do much media or interviews, so this was a treat, thanks Ben . 👍👏👏

[@censon]

What a champ! The honest, straight forward language is great to hear.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Wasn't expecting anything else.

[@andrewlucas6214]

The two cars that stand out are the Wolf and the Ferrari… both stunning but, the Ferrari is timeless. Also that helmet design.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

The Ferrari is wonderful!

[@vladekuga7478]

I wish Jody wrote a book covering his entire career. He and Gilles were probably the last drivers in one team who were friends and drove with honour. Shame TGT didn’t do a story on Jody and Gilles, would have been something to watch. Thanks BC for this vid, best thing I have seen on Utube for some time. That 312 is just beautiful😩

[@fabiodesouzapereira4873]

I was 12 years old when started to follow f1 races, about 1978 and the most impressive car to me then, was Lotus 1979. But then in 1979 surge the Ferrari 312 T4, an absolutely unforgettable champion f1 car. Gorgeous car, Mr Scheckter.

[@nicholasmarshall3191]

One of the best F1 interviews I have ever seen!

[@cobar5342]

These are REAL F1 cars. Wonderful to see. You are fortunate Ben

[@terrymolloy6997]

Oh my God, that flat twelve must be the most beautiful F1 car ever. I thought the lotus of Andretti was beautiful but being a 12yr old in '79 i couldn't believe how beautiful it was and still is❤

[@rodmorgan7041]

Every word you have just said is so true regarding the Lotus and this thing of beauty.

[@TheCanadianBubba]

Quickest half hour spent here in a long while 👍 Thanks to Mr. Scheckter for having you, thank you for bringing us along !

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Our pleasure!

[@dougshaw2944]

What an amazing experience that must have been. Love the 6-wheeled Tyrrell

[@martinda7446]

Jody, if you ever see this? You left the world wonderful memories of a passionate, skilful and legendary driver. From the pinnacle of F1, a time where drivers and designers had that little bit more freedom to express themselves. Wonderful to see the legend and his cars.

[@richardedkins8856]

I was at school with him in 1963 in South Africa. He was into carting back then. Interesting fellow.

[@patricksmith5685]

Jody! What a legend. Remember watching him win at Kyalami. Thank you for a great video.

[@vitor_309]

What a legend! These are the type of guys that inspire petrolhead all over the world.

[@curiousjv7823]

Mr. Collins it makes my day when you upload! Mr. Scheckter himself is the stuff of legend!

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Glad to hear it man!

[@mattbettany1174]

fantastic video with nostalgic story telling. Watching Jody fire up the Ferrari at the end made the hairs on the back of my neck stand. Well done Ben and crew

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Glad you enjoyed it man! Yeah it was VERY special seeing him fire it up again.

[@rodmorgan7041]

Gave me goose bumps as well

[@b212hp]

I saw him at the 1976 Long Beach GP driving for Wolf. He had this epic battle with Andretti and Lauda, leading almost the entire race, until a slow puncture meant Andretti got by him in the Queen's Hairpin 3 laps from the end. Lauda passed him at the same place on the next lap. I was on the outside of Queen's, and watching those three trying to outbreak each other into that corner, lap after lap, was amazing!

[@rhodaborrocks1654]

I only saw Jody racing once, at the 1977 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, but I met him many years later at the Killarney race track in Capetown South Africa, one of his nephews was competing in a karting event at which I was an official timekeeper, very nice man, a wonderful experience. Ian was probably there too that day but I didn't see him.

[@NonFlyiingDutchman]

I saw him race at the 1977 British GP and got his autograph in the paddock afterwards. Different times when you could just walk into the paddock after the racing had finished and he was just sat on the steps to the team trailer signing autographs and chatting to everyone. He was really nice and very humble - I was there as a 12 year old James Hunt fan and he saw Hunt's autograph on my programme too and just asked me about how I enjoyed Hunt winning etc, no ego, just a nice guy.

[@markmall7142]

I think his brother still lives here

[@rhodaborrocks1654]

@@markmall7142 Ian used to race Formula Atlantic here in SA during the 80's, they were open wheel cars with rotary engines, sounded lovely and were very fast. The last time I saw him race and possibly the last time he ever raced was a modified saloon car race in Capetown, he was driving a Saphire turbo Cosworth and his main challenger was a driver by the name of Hennie van der Linde in a turbocharged Nissan Skyline .. I'd watched both of them during practice on the Friday and they were spectacular with their popping and whistling waste gates .. During the race on Saturday the two of them touched as they turned onto the main straight causing at least one of them to vault the pit wall, killing a photographer and injuring several others. The story I heard is that Ian walked away from the sport after that.

[@rhodaborrocks1654]

Correction, it was Hannes Grobler, not van der Linde ..

[@nicolejune4282]

What a collection! And such amazing stories from Jody. Thanks for bringing us this history, Ben.

[@rodmorgan7041]

What a wonderful video to watch. To see all these nostalgic F1 cars, and you've topped it off with the greatest of all time, the 312 T4. It is still a thing of beauty. I built a model of this around 30 years ago, and I still have it now. And to hear and see it fire-up at the end was just awesome. Thank you so much.

[@denisdavidson5622]

What a fabulous collection! I was at the F2 race at Crystal Palace when Jody drove the McLaren, I got a dramatic photo of him when he lost it at North Tower corner! But, he was the only driver who didn't hit the banking sleepers!

[@patrickporter6536]

1972? I was there too!

[@gianlucar.4428]

The sound of the T4!! Great Jody

[@robertwiddrington]

Fabulous for us Ferrari nuts. Thanks for doing this Ben.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

You are WELCOME.

[@robinboyes8749]

Watching Jody hammering around Kyalami in saloons back in the day. Got to speak with him (and many other F1 drivers) at tyre testing 1977 SA Grand Prix as well. This along with supplying John Surtees and crew with beer on a HOT summers Sunday (no shops open) afternoon at the beginning of tyre testing. Them were the days !!! No access pass needed when we had a big cool box full of beer 🙂

[@ToddKrill]

On Jody's very last F1 Drive at Watkins Glen in 1980, I worked-up the courage to follow him up the steps to his motorhome before he entered, congratulated him on a fabulous career and got his autograph as a "reward". Still have that treasued autograph to this very day. Cheers!

[@georgewinters3191]

Great interview with a great guy who just loved to race, ‘I was a hooligan’ … what a legend and had mechanical empathy while pushing the limits… thanks Ben for another great story

[@wareidav]

22.50 into this brought a tear to my eye.. An absolute legend of the sport.

[@eac1235]

Yep

[@jebediahgentry7029]

Thr best "new-ish" car channel on KZbin. I LOVE this video. Thank you Sir Stiggy

[@250LM4me]

I've mostly lost my interest in automobiles but interviewer and interviewee here really were good. The location was absolutely memorable.

[@garycyganek1228]

What a great interview! The Ferrari! WOW ! A great pleasure to see it driven! I’ll keep this interview!

[@ChasingTenths]

This is glorious, how effortless it was to just start the car and go… You’d need a huge team of people and a few computers to bring back a modern moth balled F1 car to life.

[@carlyoutube]

What a brilliant watch. Thank you for always letting the guests speak and think.

[@mirial2108]

Many thanks for another great upload Ben. Your knowledge and specific questions are a joy for your viewers!

[@johnmobbs6584]

What a fantastic interview, thanks for posting, jody is a legend !!

[@oggie1967]

WOW Mr Collins, fantastic interview! Remember Jody from my childhood, particularly remember seeing the Yardley car back in the day! Fantastic! Thank you!👍👏👏👏❤️

[@garyprince2867]

Thanks Ben, what a pleasure to see Jody still every bit the racer. Those racing memories were pin sharp! And, what a collection!

[@petercleeland6478]

What an amazing interview! Fantastic insight into a legend.

[@carlobrotto7132]

Always a pleasure Jody, back to old memories when F1 used to be great and Ferrari was Ferrari. ❤

[@gary5481]

I was privileged to see him in the Kyalami 9 hours in the late 60's before he got into F1 & then at every SA F1GP that he competed in, so of course I was going to be a fan. He has a very desirable collection.

[@Gaulty62]

Simply outstanding presentation. Jody is a legend from my early teenage years and one of the lions who drove these machines in the 70s

[@joetrentmann--N0JVW--4REF1]

Excellent interview!

[@NigelHill-mn5nt]

My boss was one of Jody's mechanics in F1 before he moved to Ferrari, what a legend and such a different breed of men.

[@scotthubbard3973]

I could listen to this guy all day! Sounds like someone discussing their latest track day. Completely humble and down to earth.

[@alistairmills7608]

Thank you Jodie. What a magnificent Champion coupled with a magnificent Steward hardship of your awesome cars. What a great little documentary. Thank you.

[@geoffsmailes8822]

Thank you Ben. You have done a great job with this Jody and Cars topic and, evident from the many comments, made a lot of old (and young?) guys very happy 🙂. Also with your many responses to the comments.

[@jasonlaker8723]

What a humble guy, great interview. You know when you see and hear these old cars you remember just how excited they used to get you as a kid, I can't imagine the cars today doing the same unfortunately.

[@BenceNagy92]

As a huge F1 fan I love this video. Legendary driver and epic cars from a very different era. Thank you Mr. Collins. Greetings from Hungary!

[@jody1skinobe314]

What a privilege to see that collection still together, and a tour from the man himself ❤ am extremely jealous here 😆

[@christopherdawes4414]

Excellent episode, thank you.

What a collection, what a guy, thanks Ben 👍🏻

[@stevenbrown8857]

Really great video, more a professional documentary than a KZbin film. What a privilege to have this insight with a F1 legend.

[@petewatson4093]

Good lord, what an amazing video. Thank you so much, Pete

[@ceesdewidt887]

Thank you. What a guy, those stories take you right back into the great GP years of the seventies. Dangerous but good.

[@PerfDayToday]

It would be fantastic if the collection could continue to stay under one roof, but I suppose that’s not how that works. Great short film. More of our past needs archiving.

[@andredejager1630]

My earliest childhood hero.Ignited an interest and love for F1 due to the influence of Jody on our nation.Thanks for sharing your history

[@sportscaradvocate846]

Thank you Ben, for getting an insight of one greats in racing and up close to Jody's race car collection. I think we would all agree, that Jody is one of the special ones that is a under unrecognized in today's times.

[@markhallowell4059]

Your love of racing cars shines through. That was fantastic!

[@pdterre5496]

Mr. Scheckter is the one of the few that were lucky to retire from racing alive in a age of many dead heroes.

[@SwaghettiYoloneses]

Something special about these cars, like grabbing a small piece of history and coming back to it.

[@Little_Alesi]

Thank you so much for that video, absolutely brilliant. Jody was one of my heroes back in the days. Wonderful cars and a funny Scheckter with ton sof humour. Hiding, of course ;)

[@ronchappel4812]

Another awesome video! Many thanks Jody

[@plunder1956]

What an interesting perspective on his career & OMG what collection.

[@SuperforceRacing]

Absolutely amazing content! You’re an amazing interviewer, entertainer, and of course driver!!! Best content on the internet 🎉

[@don7680]

Nice interview Ben! Very well done with class & style.

[@johntate5050]

I'm old enough to remember Jody racing in the 70s & back then F1 was a totally different beast to modern F1. When they went out to race, there was a high chance they wouldn't be alive by the end of the race. It's hard to imagine that sort of danger in sport today.

[@Miata822]

What a joy to see this! I became a Jody Scheckter fan watching him race Formula 5000 at Watkins Glen all those years ago, and followed him throughout his career. This interview, listening to him tell stories of his cars, has warmed my heart. I have done well in the years since that first Watkins Glen race, but not well enough to bid on one of his cars I'm afraid.

[@rodmorgan7041]

Wouldn't it be a dream to wheel this out of your garage every weekend to give it a wipe over and accidentally show off. 😊

[@greendogg83]

Thanks Ben, this was a treat.

[@johnhanslo4005]

A grand salute to you Jody...my forever hero man!

[@Bucketroo]

So many cars from my childhood, especially those Yardley McLarens and that epic 6-wheeled Elf Tyrrell! I had the big 1/10th scale Burago die-cast toy of it!

[@italsounds001]

Having watched Jody over many years in F1 and historic racing, he is one of my favourites, thanks for sharing Ben.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Glad you enjoyed it man. Loved filming this one.

[@themonsurahmed]

An absolute pleasure watching this video.

[@davidmcfarlane5873]

Thanks Jody/Ben,what a great talent Jody is.

[@gringostarr69]

Jody is super humble guy! Wished Ben would have let him finish his sentences though. All the best to both of you!

[@DJG-Engineering]

Awesome short film. 100% respect

[@lupo5184]

Thank you Mr. Scheckter, you are childhood memories! I just noticed that the lettering of the the driver’s name is actually an integral part of the car’s design. It fits perfectly. Those Italians.

[@iancampbell7171]

I'd always looked up to Jody when I was a kid , and he was my fave driver, and was the only one to be able to get the P34 to a GP win. And then absolutely loved the look of the first Wolf....and to my delight as a twelve year old, it then won on debut in Argentina. Was so pleased when he got that championship two years later. And then AJ won it the following year ! It's great to hear him speak so casually about key moments and people in arguably what was the best era in Grand Prix racing. Think of it this way : from 1976 to 1982 inclusive, so that's seven seasons, there were seven individual world champions....never happened before or since, and unlikely to ever happen again. In other interviews, it's arresting to hear Jody talk about how he was first on the scene at Cevert's crash, what he saw,.and how that changed his approach to driving.;

[@adamgilesconcoursdelegance9302]

Mind blowing Ben!

[@user-dr9qw1mm5m]

Another great video from you Ben. I love this kind of video - history and stories told from a hero who lived them. What a great collection of history of F1.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Glad you enjoyed it man. The entire team learned so much when we met Jody.

[@wesleyolifant3665]

A South African legend

[@emanuell5926]

that was so beautiful. Thank you!!!!!!

[@TimothyCoombes-gl1qs]

Wonderful story. Lovely humble man. A legend in motor sport. 1:25

[@nevertrustatory]

Brilliant interview. I like your style Ben.👍🏼 Very easy to listen to, very relaxed & well informed.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Glad you enjoyed it! Will look to do more.

[@qafmbr]

thanks for posting

[@markvanheerde]

A legend. I remember going to a test session at Zandvoort in 1979, where I managed to get into the paddock. While being at the loo, I noticed two drivers standing next to me on both sides: on the left Gilles Villeneuve, on the right Jody. I was quite „overwhelmed“ 😂 by it…

[@BenCollinsDrives]

No way. What a cool memory.

[@supermiaoumix]

Mr Collins, I'm a young mecanic and 80's enthousiast. Thank you for transmiting your passion to people like me kilometers away. ❤