You honestly make little things like this endlessly interesting. Don't ever stop making videos about quirky stuff you like, it really shows in the product.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Always a pleasure.
@therallyguy13 жыл бұрын
Agree!
@SuperchargedSupercharged3 жыл бұрын
@@CalumRaasay yes please keep this stuff coming, loved Harkavonka I think it was called
@mycrazylifewfawnlisette35823 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree!!
@o.k.productions52022 жыл бұрын
don't you mean "Mini-things", also agree
@darkangeljas3 жыл бұрын
When you first mentioned that it was an Australian creation, my immediate thought was, "Haha! Yeah! That's some Aussie Mad Max vehicle mashup right there!", only for it to come full circle at the end when you said its creator also worked on the movies cars. Feelin' some true blue Aussie pride after watching this amazing vid.
@adventure32142 жыл бұрын
I swear the the best improvisors in the world ended up in Australia. Mix that with the locals, whod been making what they needed for quite a few years... no wonder they good at invention.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for tuning into another episode of "what will I mispronounce today". Had a blast making and drawing this, lets go find what happened to those mini tracs!
@GreenTheScreen1233 жыл бұрын
Dr. Mr calum I know where the yellow maybe mini track is the owner is a 72 year old man who has it rusting away in Manitoba moose jaw I've asked him and yes it's the same one I've got no more info on it unfortunately but I hope this helps somewhat
@maxman12443 жыл бұрын
@@GreenTheScreen123 in Manitoba or in Moosejaw? My brother lives in Moosejaw and I'm in Manitoba, would love to find out more about this
@GreenTheScreen1233 жыл бұрын
@@maxman1244 like I said I have no more info and I don't want to put our life's ar risk because of covid you best believe when it's over I'll ask him to film a short interview about the mini track
@RandomSime3 жыл бұрын
Hotham is pronounced hoth'm, despite my schoolyard attempts to name it Hot-ham. -Sincerely, a Melbournian.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomSime noted!
@theproceedings40503 жыл бұрын
Dude, you could make a career out of these documentaries,they beat the hell out of any others I've ever seen.
@AFriendlyTheo3 жыл бұрын
the style reminds me of Qxir, Mustard, and Wendover Prod.'s.
@ArmpitStudios3 жыл бұрын
They're miles ahead of modern docs that show the same 3 images/clips every 5 seconds, use incredibly annoying, over dramatic orchestral music created by one guy on a computer who loves using industrial *clangs* in place of actual drums, and use the same off-angle "interview" techniques featuring enthusiastic actors pretending to be historians (not to mention the one military "expert" who used to be a man but is now a creepy looking/sounding "woman").
@bennylofgren32083 жыл бұрын
@@ArmpitStudios Who are you referring to?
@ArmpitStudios3 жыл бұрын
@@bennylofgren3208 I don’t know its name because I refuse to watch the “history” shows it’s on.
@bennylofgren32083 жыл бұрын
@@ArmpitStudios Do you know the name of the show?
@CarburetorThompson3 жыл бұрын
Awesome job. It's inspiring when youtubers really do a proper job on their research.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Ian White who did the original research deserves most of the credit though, he did an incredible job!
@bennions893 жыл бұрын
I really like that you show both metric and imperial units on screen. It’s really handy especially for less common units like PSI!
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I always mix between the imperial and metric so I figure it might be handy to others!
@WojciechP9153 жыл бұрын
How can you visualize pressure in something other than PSI?
@metallicman7113 жыл бұрын
@@WojciechP915 pascalls or bars
@bennylofgren32083 жыл бұрын
@@WojciechP915 How can you visualize it in PSI? :) I have no reference whatsoever to what that means. Pounds per square inch? That intuitively tells me absolutely nothing...
@martinhills68593 жыл бұрын
@@metallicman711 This aging Canadian is metricified as far as centigrade goes but all else is imperial. Pascals and bars may as well be Latin to me.
@PauloGarcia-sp5ws3 жыл бұрын
The Volkswagen beetles in Antarctica made me smile. They look so out of place. Never gets old watching you talk about Antarctic transportation.
@jfu52223 жыл бұрын
With next to no heat or defrost they suck in Minnesota, I can't imagine how terrible they would be in Antarctica!
@TheKurtkapan343 жыл бұрын
@@jfu5222 add an external heater and they are glorious still
@richardprice59782 жыл бұрын
@@jfu5222 doesn't the engine do well around town aka short or stop and go shopping 🛒? as you don't really have to wight for the engine to warmered up or have problems with water
@benjaminbuljevic79772 жыл бұрын
@@richardprice5978 it still takes a moment to warm up
@richardprice59782 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminbuljevic7977 still a faster warming up period than water 🚿engines/are happyer ( and better 🤔 / quick tips/cycle time's or at least to me seems to be ) in cooler climate's. FWI never owned any VW bugs or porshas ect. car's 🤷♂ 🤔 so im not the best for ownership questions but did have a motorcycle/other thing's that was air-cooled but that makes me a ammeter 👨🔧 as i don't have enough experience with air fined ( or airo like a licoming/continent's ) engines to know all the in's and outs / operating parameters of mr.fin ( miss water 🚿i knowledge is much better as most / me professional auto-mechanics see them more often ) . as a jokester my BB v8's don't like being air-cooled only 😂10-out of 10 don't recommend it 😂
@rich36333 жыл бұрын
These mini documentaries of yours (no pun intended) are brilliant. I find it fascinating that a normal working bloke puts these great pieces together, for a hobby, that so many people can enjoy. Quite inspiring i must say. Very interesting, thanks.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rich! It’s a really great creative outlet and one that has really surprised me by just how many folk have enjoyed it! Can’t wait to make more. With us used that mini-documentary pun in the video now though...
@ianstar73 жыл бұрын
Well said Rich...
@joystix113 жыл бұрын
"The Canadian outback" I'm using this phrase from now on.
@robertsoar83622 жыл бұрын
The "Ootback" surelky?
@paveloleynikov47153 жыл бұрын
Living in harsh climate i could suspect that biggest mechanical problem was mini's body expansion from men trying to fit inside that cutesy thing in full winter gear.
@michaelpettersson49192 жыл бұрын
I am almost two meters tall, I can relate to that.
@bradyb24823 жыл бұрын
Please keep your research coming - love the snow cruiser docs esp. Suggest history of biathlon?
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'll try to keep folks guessing on what I'm working on next, I swear it's not always Antarctic vehicles!
@alanlansdell75333 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a photo of 4 scientists in full Antarctic cold weather clothing stuffed into the mini. Thanks for another great video.
@SergeiKotikov3 жыл бұрын
Hey, you fixed the Kharkovchanka pronounciation! Cheers from a Russian extreme cold vehicles fan!
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Knew I’d get there one day 😅
@8Dbaybled8D3 жыл бұрын
THIS is the content I came for, weird vehicles, engineer drawings, mad inventors
@davidf22813 жыл бұрын
Great stuff; would love to see more of your research on obscure snow vehicles and also the story of your beautiful-looking tractor!
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Keen to do more- plenty to come!
@themagnushjort3 жыл бұрын
It looks very much like a Ferguson TE20. I only know that because I live a kilometer away from a tractor musem that has like 10 of them at it.
@covenantor6632 жыл бұрын
Your footage of you wi’ your wee grey Fergie at the end brings back memories of my own dad’s wee grey Fergie on the farm and the stories he would tell. As a youngster working for his father, the first tractor he worked with was a Fordson - 4mph, that was it!!! Then his father bought a Fergie! 25mph - my father thought he was in heaven!!! We emigrated to Australia when I was 5 and for the first 5 years we had a normal petrol Fergie. Afterwards we moved to Queensland where the farm he bought had a dual fuel Fergie - petrol/kerosene! It was started on petrol then run for the rest of the time on the cheaper kerosene. However for heavy work like plowing it would be switched back to petrol. My cousin’s husband had a book put out by Ferguson on the 50th(?) anniversary of their founding. One interesting fact was they wanted to exhibit the tractor in Kelvin Hall, but were refused at first because the administrators didn’t want oil on their wooden floors. Ferguson got around that by draining the tractor of oil and flushing it out. So they drove it into the hall completely devoid of oil and likewise back out when the exhibition was over. They took the engine apart to see if there had been any damage done to it, but could not see any discernible wear at all !!! I believe they even developed one to run on olive oil for their Middle East market.
@malaudisa3 жыл бұрын
Totally cool video Calum... I might actually build one in miniature, it shouldn't be too difficult to modify an existing kit. Also love that the 3rd vehicle could still be in use in Canada, where I live. Thanks, I love these weird arctic ATVs!
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Do get in contact if you ever make one, I fancy making one myself!
@thewataville3 жыл бұрын
Hi Calum, just wanted to say that I've been a longtime fan since you made the Mindcrack animations and made the small but fun Minecraft let's play series. Actually I used to left questions for your minecraft let's play when I was kid and complain that I wouldn't have internet access to watch your videos when going to Lapland haha. It's great to see how you have managed to use your creativity and skills to create all these informative and well-edited documentaries! Thanks for producing these, It's so interesting what humans are capable to engineer when they need something to survive in harsh environments. Greetings from Finland, there's a ton of snow here this year and it looks beautiful.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
I remember you very well, provided you’ve not changed that profile picture. It’s great seeing and hearing folks now that I’ve been doing this a decade (!) Luckily my old videos are just unlisted so they don’t clog up the channel. That way I can still watch for the nostalgia!
@coscorrodrift3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant video once again dude. Love seeing these projects of passion, props to Watto and Ian for doing the research and collecting those pictures, etc, and being open about it, and to you for publishing the story, and adding your touch. this type of work coming out of some niche curiosity and going on rabbit holes, etc is lovely to watch.
@stuartbn31522 жыл бұрын
There was definitely one of these track systems that had been put onto a VW limo. It used to take people up to the super swanky resort in the snow beyond Mt Perisher. We always wondered the story behind it. Makes so much sense now though. It was pretty much like a bus. Circa 2005.
@NeutralGenericUser3 жыл бұрын
You are awesome! I love your videos and how humble you are when crediting the other authors and (under) crediting yourself. Your work is amazing and I can't wait to see more of your well researched videos! Thanks again for making these!
@davem.7141 Жыл бұрын
My brother owned a '61 Mini Minor Station Wagon (woodie) in the mid 60s. Indeed that 850 engine didn't have much power, and easily overheated. It was one of the first transverse engine configurations I'd ever seen. Amazing they made a Mini-Trac out of it. Wow, thank you for sharing this Calum and all research that went into it!
@bigk28973 жыл бұрын
Awesome as always, can't get enough of these videos about the engineering challenges for early exploration.
@888johnmac3 жыл бұрын
what a cool ( sorry ) wee thing .. i can only imagine those 60's explorers looking at it & smiling .. and as always Calum's research is in-depth & interesting
@ianmacfarlane12413 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Calum - absolutely love your enthusiasm, presentation style and content. Another brilliantly researched and enjoyable short documentary.
@goldenpun55923 жыл бұрын
considering the overheating problems the beetle's air cooled engines had I bet they were very happy with their antarctic conditions.
@schweglerd11 ай бұрын
I just found your channel and am genuinely excited to dive into your catalog of videos. Great stuff!
@felixcat93182 жыл бұрын
What a lovely, interesting, informative and entertaining video on this truly unique vehicle. I particularly enjoyed the superb artistry of the pencil drawing, and could very happily watch entire videos of this wonderful artist bringing vehicles to life, at least on paper.
@_autoverse2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the time you’ve taken at the end to give full credit to those who’d done the research that enabled you to make your vid. Also the illustration that you drew drawing the vid was rather cool, helped to capture attention and stopped it being just a video essay.
@jjskn933 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you decided to follow up the ATTs and Charkovchankas. These vids r beyond interesting. Can't wait for the next.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Been keen to get more made whenever I get the right time or subject!
@aria89283 жыл бұрын
the Canadian outback... I've never considered us as having an outback, but I love it.
@xtreker153 жыл бұрын
makes sense
@dawsonreum80963 жыл бұрын
Well, an outback can be defined as a remote area with a little population. Obviously, most people only refer to Australia, but many places in Canada can fit this description
@medea272 жыл бұрын
Well the Aussie outback is basically desert & scrublands, so in Canada it could be the tundra.... a frozen outback! ❄
@oligould85752 жыл бұрын
those little minis are such a loveable little car... I can only imagine the smile the drivers must've had on their faces when jumping in one of these
@williamchamberlain22632 жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen a short-wheelbase mini?
@oligould85752 жыл бұрын
@@williamchamberlain2263 I thought you were nuts when you said “short wheelbase mini”… I thought the mini was about as short of a wheelbase as you could get… then I googled it… those mini minis must be the cutest car ever made… though I’d look ridiculous driving one as I’m quite a tall guy 😂
@williamchamberlain22632 жыл бұрын
@@oligould8575 no kidding I saw a 6' guy get into one at a petrol station near London a couple of decades ago. Couldn't believe the car _or_ the driver.
@marcuscameron41423 жыл бұрын
Thank you Calum great video. I'm reminded of being shown the rusted remains of a tractor/ sledge in a stony gully high up on a Borders sheep farm- I was informed it was being trialled for Antarctica - I'm afraid its a while ago and I cant recall any more detail!
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Interesting! I imagine there was actually a fair number of experimental vehicles that were tested over the years. I'd love to find more!
@wmden13 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Very interesting video and very professionally narrated. The first thing I thought, when I saw the mini, with tracks, was; I hope they beefed up the clutch and drive train, and geared it somewhat lower. If the designer had done that, there is no telling how successful, useful, and popular it might have become, with the larger engine in it. The way it was steered, the brakes would have needed thicker, more durable shoes, and thicker drums, also. It was a great idea. It just needed a little more thought about the conditions of use, and the added strain on the drive train of the tracks, deep snow, and the brake steering.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think probably fine and money constraints, as usual, really did in the Mini trac but as a first attempt it wasn’t too bad- I also think with the resources someone could probably build a replica without that much difficulty!
@chrisball63052 жыл бұрын
Very well put together video. Ive done a lot of research on the 4 Aussie Antarctic Beetles, but have always wanted to know more about the mini-trac as well, and now I do!
@arapahoetactical77492 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Job! I used to work for the US Antarctic Program and have been on Ice several times and I love the odd vehicles in use and that have been used down there. This is the first I'd heard of these amazing little mini's.
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Oh amazing! I think the US probably has some of the best old equiptment lying around just because of how much they took out there!
@GF_Baltar3 жыл бұрын
Great video - your enthusiasm for uncovering these obscure bits of history is truly infectious!
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you! It’s always fun being able to share these wee things!
@chrisg1234fly2 жыл бұрын
With old fave TV channels like Discovery and History channel turning into reality TV channels, YT has allowed talent like yours to blossom. Super-Great vid and looking forward to future epics!!!
@the_classics3140 Жыл бұрын
Great video Calum. Im from New Zealand and hearing about the mystery mini-trac in New Zealand really fascinates me. Watching this in 2023 and I can't believe that over the two years since you posted this video no one has found the lost mini. I wish I could find it for you.
@piperpa42723 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another video, I am always looking forward to them.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Lars!
@pottasium71173 жыл бұрын
loving your antarctic videos. It's a really fascinating subject which you dont see talked about all too often
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m somewhat obsessed so glad to see others are interested 😂
@BrassLock3 жыл бұрын
Your summary of how you _tracked_ down all the historical threads to this story was just as fascinating as the main video; and having a shiny grey Ferguson tractor as your desk top made it all complete in my opinion.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yeah need to get a video about this Ferguson out one day...
@sofa-lofa42413 жыл бұрын
Another great video! Thanks for putting in the time and effort to research and produce these little gems 💎👍
@leytonpeterson34973 жыл бұрын
Well done Calum, I love your videos, they are well done and I find myself getting intrigued because you are intrigued. Thanks for putting it out there!
@CoreyKearney3 жыл бұрын
"Canadian outback", I've never heard an aussie's view of northern Canada
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Haha though it might be a nice Aussie/Canada parallel 😂
@garryclelland44812 жыл бұрын
Thanks Calum , really enjoyed that , your doing a great thing by putting these together , lovely editing , beautiful diction , thoughtful from beginning to end , thank you .
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Garry!
@Reewen3 жыл бұрын
I love these antarctic vehicle videos. It's always super interesting to see what they kit bashed together to see if it would work in those icy conditions. You also always make them super interesting. Keep up the good work
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much friend I appreciate it! I’d love to make more about different vehicles, especially ships used out there!
@Reewen3 жыл бұрын
@@CalumRaasay I'd love to see that :)
@unedited82043 жыл бұрын
I love your studies of some of these random engineering feats, fascinating and great fun! Plus the drawings add a nice touch. Keep these coming please!
@jeffreym.keilen10952 жыл бұрын
I liked all the footage showing M29 and M29C Studebaker Weasels. I had an '85 Mini Mayfair while stationed in Germany in the mid-90's. Totally dug the vid on the Mini-Trac.
@timothymilam7322 жыл бұрын
Your full of all kinds of surprisingly interesting things to enlighten everyone with, regardless of wherever they may be across the globe. NE Texas here, and I have found everything you've released to be of interest. Especially the overland train, and the many other vehicles from the Mad Scientist of Longview. I've lived in the state most of my life, definitely sort of a history fanatic. Yet I never remember hearing anything about the man to my knowledge, and I'm not all that far from his location. I'm not particular about whose history it maybe, if it's presented in a comprehensive manner. Even if the narrator has a little accent to his manner of speaking, it is easily understood even with someone whose accent is far different from his, and believe me. My east Texas southern drawl is as far from yours as there can possibly be, but you have a natural easy manner that is pleasant on the ears, and in the addition of always having a interesting topic . I have no difficulty whatsoever in understanding completely what your saying. Thanks once more for a pleasant insightful way to spend a few minutes in a place, and different types of vehicles or whatever, that I'll never have seen are knew of without your curious and knowledgable mind to take myself, and I am sure many others along for the end results of your research.
@garryhammond76162 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant video. Superb narration, a true masterpiece. First time visitor to your work, instant subscriber, thanks.
@4pickets2 жыл бұрын
Well done Calum! Thank you so much for preserving these little known dusty corners of technology. Delightful! Keep up the good work.
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thats for watching!
@williamgrissom1995 Жыл бұрын
That was awesome. I loved it. I always love unique vehicles if the were cool in some way and I've always like mini's especially manual transmission versions from back from when I first saw that movie of clip you showed. I saw a remake that had those mini's but with brush bars with lights on them too. The coolest part of both movies were those cars. Second I love tracked vehicles, like snow cats. Not so much tanks, but lighter snow track vehicles. Put the two together makes pure awesomeness. I'm disabled on low income, so I can't afford a mini these days more less a tracked vehicle that would have to be hauled to a place to drive it. But that story hit those two favorite things I like to think about. Great piece of history from around the time just before I was born. I loved your pencil drawing without the color. You should sign it and frame it. Thank you for sharing the video with us. 😎👍
@lordfrazerirwin9903 жыл бұрын
Back in the late fifties I was lucky to go to the Royal Festival Hall in London to attend a lecture by Vivian (later Sir) Fuchs on the Trans Antarctic Expedition. One of the highlights was to sit in a Tucker Sno-Cat used in the expedition and another vehicle which may have been a Weasel. Later in life one of my employers had a grey Fergie similar to the ones used to travel to the South Pole. Great video and thank you for sharing it with us all.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that, what an amazing story the Trans-Antarctic Ex. was and how lucky you were seeing that! Thats a whole video I'd love to make one day.
@lordfrazerirwin9903 жыл бұрын
@@CalumRaasay Check out Dutch girl Manon Ossevoort, 38, who drove her Fergie tractor to the South Pole.
@rotostrokes58562 жыл бұрын
Cracking video!...masses of interesting information presented in quick fire delivery, excellent...and can draw like that...and has a fully restored 20 to lean on! 🚜
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
haha a man of many talents!
@dawnmoriarty9347 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating. A great era of Antarctic work and of boffins in sheds having the potential to change the world
@CalumRaasay Жыл бұрын
I'd love one of them! Love a good zippo
@BarbarianGod3 жыл бұрын
Love these documentaries, hope you make more!
@amandahugankiss4110 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite of your films. Cute little thing, isn't it?
@hugohammond13013 жыл бұрын
These random vehicle talks are what this channel should be. Actually amazing hearing you talk about these failed Antarctic vehicles
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Well luckily It IS what my channel is! It's also the other things I want to make, funnelling your content and interest down one narrow path is boring.
@harryballzack3 жыл бұрын
I never heard of these cool lil machines. Thanks for sharing!
@MrRoomTemperature3 жыл бұрын
Your series of videos on Antarctic land vehicles are really fantastic. Thank you.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@blipboop55943 жыл бұрын
Just noticed how many views your antarctic vehicle videos have compared to the others. Hopefully this will follow!
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Ach I never look at the numbers, the joy comes from the creation of it all :)
@MrAnderson45092 жыл бұрын
Wonderful topic and video, thank you so much for you dedication to detail. I believe saw that little creature in Canada as a young boy transporting equipment with my grandfather, a discussion on price was made, but a deal was not struck- 1969-1972. too bad. he was an a mechanic Sargent 3rd armor, we both loved the design and it would have never left our possession and care. we were quite taken with its design ( at the time the clutch was out lol ) grand father had observed the little vehicle a number of times resting in the same place on our travels.
@PhilipCockram3 жыл бұрын
Great job Calum . This was well researched , very informative and professionally presented .
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Philip! Had a blast making it :)
@kenibnanak55542 жыл бұрын
The missing one is probably covered with cobwebs and sitting forgotten in the corner of a large dank customs warehouse waiting for someone to pay the import tax. My first impression was Mr. Beans snow mobile. LoL, sure enough, a mini Cooper. Love it.
@jamesmeadows3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I really enjoy watching your videos, they are really informative and engaging! Please keep it up!
@gafrers3 жыл бұрын
Your Antarctic videos are fantastic. Quality of the highest level. The Drawing skills too are insane. Thank you for another great interesting and funny video
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Love making these, their so much fun to research
@ArmpitStudios3 жыл бұрын
Yes, thanks for documenting a really interesting little thingy. Snow vehicles are fascinating. So is that garage you're standing in. I'd love to spend a day snooping through there.
@Oldbugssy3 жыл бұрын
Well done! I was interested throughout. Thanks for the education on this.
@ryanroux542911 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing 👌👍
@RaasayRaider3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating video - beautifully produced & narrated as usual! Very well done for finding this stuff out & sharing it!
@unitedfools34933 жыл бұрын
Love the topic, keep going.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
I will!
@charisma-hornum-fries3 жыл бұрын
You are such a talented documentarian. I love your style and narration and the dedication to smaller details. Keep doing them, I’m hooked.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I will continue!
@critterjon40612 жыл бұрын
If BMC rereleased this I feel like it would actually be super popular
@MagnetOnlyMotors3 жыл бұрын
In 1969 I put the sub frames from a 1961 Mini, close together to have a 43” wheel base. Lots of fun. I was 14. 10:05 sooo cute!
@ianstar73 жыл бұрын
Another very interesting video from you... 👍😎 Props for properly crediting your contributors, not everyone does that, it shows you have integrity. Would love to see a video on your little grey Fergie in the future.... Keep doing what you do, keep doing you. 😎👍❤🕊
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yeah the real credit goes to Iain White on this, he did some amazing work and really I hope that sharing this story I might be able to get him some answers as to what happened to these cool wee machines! But yeah maybe a Ferguson tractor story one day, I've already filmed plenty about it!
@pencilpauli94422 жыл бұрын
What a groovy story! The yellow Canadian Mini-Trac is so cute! I want one! lol
@emrazum3 жыл бұрын
You are now officially an Antarctic transportation channel. Can't wait for the Ferguson video
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
Haha no way! It’s tempting to follow what you think is the most successful, but I feel it’s a perfect way to sicken yourself of the subject. I’ll be keeping my videos as random as ever!
@justinhealey24082 жыл бұрын
i sure could use one of those after the ice and snow we received here in Cincinnati, and as of now im a new subscriber Great Stuff man!
@AirplaneDoctor_2 жыл бұрын
You are correct about the Canadian one being Bombardier, it is actually a JW67 with a butchered up mini shell directly on the chassis, it’s not related to the actual mini track. The chap who built it did a few with different small car bodies when the original Bombardier bodies rotted out from road salt damage and also a few with just roll cages. Same gent also built a hybrid Ford 8N/Volkswagen tractor using the same method.
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow some fresh information! Really appreciate this - a shame that it's not the original Mini-trac but I guess it was a long shot anyway!
@calvinbass18392 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Calvin 👍🏻
@herzogsbuick2 жыл бұрын
first video of yours I've seen, and absolutely fantastic. great personality, i love the ending. subscribed and gonna have a poke around, thank you!
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@andysaunders37082 жыл бұрын
Great clip. Love your Fergy!!!
@atheisthumanist19642 жыл бұрын
Oh man! I owned 3 mini's when I was much younger, 76 and 79 clubmans and a 69 Cooper. The latter being my dream car. Too bad the one I bought was literally a lemon (it was even painted lemon yellow 😆). My only complaint, living on the prairies of Canada, was the heater. I can't even imagine the heater core they had to use to keep them functional in those temps. And of course now I want one!
@ragdolltrucking Жыл бұрын
I've seen so many oddball tracked vehicles built by farmers in Canada my guess is its probably sitting broken down somewhere and the only people who know about it think it's something that was hacked together as a joke
@Tarkov.3 жыл бұрын
The way you say "lowered onto a raft" almost sounds like you said "lured." I wonder what kind of treats you would lure a mini onto a raft with. Since they're Australian I'd guess a VB long neck.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
I could be lured anywhere with a VB. yeah that’s right come at me Aussies who say it’s awful.
@624Dudley2 жыл бұрын
I for one would welcome a video about the Ferguson, given your knack for research. I had both the 9N and 8N Fords in earlier times, and have some knowledge of the history of Ford and Ferguson, but I reckon there’s a lot more to know. Neither tractor was in such good condition as yours, by the way. Looks good!
@robr1353 жыл бұрын
Happy I found your channel. This was another great video.
@GiffysChannel3 жыл бұрын
They've come a long way, from tracked minis to antigravity flying saucers. Antarctica is truly a fantastical place.
@AndreaCampaner882 жыл бұрын
Hi, Have to tell you, it was very interesting to hear about it! I remember being a kid and seeing those pictures: it's hard to believe that years later I would be watching a KZbin video about it! Thanks, keep up the good work 👍
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I'm so glad you enjoyed watching.
@69jbr693 жыл бұрын
Great tractor! I have a 1951 TO-30, little torque monsters. You make some great vids. If you have the time please do one on the tractors and other vehicles that used to run drive screws or augers. Genius concept and always wonder why it faded out besides tracks being more universal.
@covenantor6632 жыл бұрын
I think there is still a promotional film video on KZbin by the Fordson tractor company. From 1923 it was quite amazing!
@medea272 жыл бұрын
Me: _sees thumbnail of a Mini with tracks_ "OMG, it's a Mini?! On the snow?!! That's insane... how fabulous!!" _CLICK_ Me, an Aussie: _at __1:14_ 🤣"Of _COURSE_ it was an Aussie contraption!!" 🤣 Thanks for bringing this crazy story to a whole new generation of engin-nerds & rev-heads! 👍 Incidentally, two extra benefits to using a Mini chassis is that they were like a Tardis inside (guys over 6' 3" often owned them because they could sit comfortably without hitting their head!) & well balanced (like a go-kart - no body roll!)... they're great little rally/gymkhana cars! 🏁
@brsrc7593 жыл бұрын
That is so cool! Excellent documentary my friend
@dylandepetro4187 Жыл бұрын
It is rabbit holes such as these that make small channels gain a lot of subscribers and views in a short amount of time. Just subscribed to ya. Hope to see a lot more content like this.
@SuperTed5883 жыл бұрын
Lots of hard work has gone into these videos - and they're fanastic. Now that I've learned some things, I'm heading over to your D&D vid next XD!
@RonnieToo2 жыл бұрын
I emigrated from Bonnie Scotland to Canada in 1976 and worked for the City of Brampton for several years finding myself transferred to the Ski hill winter 1979 and I drove the Bombardier sidewalk plow to groom the hill after making snow during the night. Those machines were not that stable and often flipped on their sides when plowing sidewalks that was higher than the ground on either side of the tracks. When using the machine the operator had to wear a crash helmet as your head would bounce of the door, roof and front windshield. The City soon replaced those machines and I guess thats why there was one at their ski hill rather than a safer wider tracked machine. Anyway the first few times I drove it on the ski hill it scared the shit out of me as I slowly crept over the brow of the hill the front of the track in the air until the front of the machine suddenly dropped heart in my mouth going over the edge. After driving up and down the hill dragging hoses and snow guns and then grooming the hill it became a lot of fun as I became more confident and experienced operating the machine but always wary about it flipping sideways if I wasn't careful. On flat level ground it would fly as you floored it... no idea how fast as there wasn't any speedometer. lol
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Really interesting story! Always wanted to dry a little Bombardier to tracked vehicle, I've never actually driven one (aside from diggers obviously) but yeah I imagine stablity must be an issue sometimes!
@tommissouri48713 жыл бұрын
9:15 - I was wondering as my H-reg Mini 1000 wasn't all that warm in winter. 4:50 - Wow, brings back memories. While the early Minis looked a little different, they look almost the same as mine.
@CalumRaasay3 жыл бұрын
This whole video is making me want to buy a mini. Really dont need more project cars 😣
@PanzerMan3323 жыл бұрын
Volkswagen supplying Beetles for the Antarctic crews reminds me a *lot* of Chevrolet using stock Corvairs to trek across the Darien Gap in Panama. There's plenty of footage of those regular 4-door sedans making it across the jungle and fording rivers with water up to the windows, as if they were always meant to be there. Might be an interesting video there, since I've never seen anyone ever mention these cars or the expedition they were on.
@CalumRaasay2 жыл бұрын
Wow, never heard of that story! Going to have to look that up
@mikamo2 жыл бұрын
18:55 honestly, it super reminds me of Herge, and I am 1000% here for it.
@AtlasJotun2 жыл бұрын
9:45 "...quite successful apart from Minor problems" There, I fixed that quote :D What a fabulous video about a fabulous little machine! I'll take one of those as well as a 4WD, lifted V8-powered Miata on knobby tires.