Real Road Test: Land Rover FC101 V8 - 50,000 subscriber special!

We did it! Thank you all for hitting that subscribe button. It's a meaningless figure really, but it still means a lot as a measure of support. To celebrate, I drove a proper dream vehicle of mine - a 1978 Land Rover Forward Control 101-inch V8, courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works! I'd never driven one before - would it match up to my expectations? This is a design made for the military, with over 2600 built.
As an extra bonus, this video includes a look around one of the Judge Dredd film cars, which were based on the FC101! That film car is for sale with Hallam Bros in Hayfield, High Peak for £25,000 - www.hallambros...
Huge thanks to Jaguar Land Rover. There are tours of the Classic Works, which cost £49 adult, £39 child. It is an astonishing place. www.jaguar.co....
Here's a previous look around this remarkable place. • Jaguar Land Rover Clas...
Finally, the HubNut store is still trading while I'm overseas, and can be found at hubnut.org - don't worry. The videos will keep on coming too! Albeit, not daily as has been the case recently. Thank you. It means a lot to be able to call this my job. It's hard work (believe it or not!) but I do not mind at all.

[@thetruthwillout3347]

I used to drive these back in my army days....great fun! The GS version was for towing the 105mm light gun with the gun crew riding in the back. Congrats on your 50k milestone 😊

[@lindseydavies216]

Our mortar platoon used them as well with the ammunition in the trailer.

[@alangordon3283]

The Woeful RB 44 replaced these fine machines in 93 Worst decision ever .

[@thetruthwillout3347]

Alan, the Pinzgauer replaced the 101. The RB44 was mostly used by Signals. I seen a few in Bosnia being used by SAS based at the school Vitez. Agreed it was a dreadful vehicle!

[@JackosJingles]

I drove one in MT Troop. I was told you were supposed to go on a course before you drove them, obviously I never got sent on that. The first thing I always had to find was an adjustable spanner. REME used to put a bolt under the accelerator to limit travel as a crude restrictor which I used to remove. Standout was when someone took one out and I said "do you think you can handle the power?" A couple of hours later he re-appeared looking slightly the worse foe wear, he'd put it in a ditch. Fortunaely he was completely unharmed. I was always slightly wary of them as their was a story going around, true or false, that the prop shaft would disconect at the front and turn it into a pole vaulter...

[@Mowser63]

Congrats Ian...great achievement and I’m sure more growth to come for the channel. Look forward to further escapades in NZ over the coming weeks and months 👌👏👍

[@andrewharwood6901]

Really enjoyed the video as usual. I was the mechanic on a trans African trip in 90-91. We drove 2 of them from Oxfordshire to Uganda. Across the Sahara, through the Congo. Involved in a military coup. Lots of awesome adventures and the trucks are the best land rover ever made. We ran with around a tonne in the back which really soya them out.

[@Laz_Arus]

The driving position is so high up I can see my house from there ... in Melbourne, OZ !

[@simonredfern2584]

Congratulations mr hubnut 50k! Been waiting for this, I hope your down under hosts appreciate what a celebrity is in their presence!

[@simon-b]

Good job on the 50k, you deserve it mate!

[@twocvbloke]

Congrats on 50k, I'd offer to shake hands, but my arm can't stretch to NZ... :D

[@millomweb]

I cheated and did that last April !

[@c00kie84]

You've just reminded me how much fun I had in my 101 RHD GS back in the early 90s. Huge fun at traffic lights - would beat lots of hot hatches up to about 30 mph... Sadly at 12mpg I couldn't afford to keep it. Oh, by the way, the ride is much improved with half a ton of sand in the back. Off road it was just awesome. Now going to dig out the photos and relive some memories... Thanks Ian and enjoy NZ. Scenery in South Island superb.

[@MCallsen]

Congratz! And seldomly have I seen such a happy driver :D

[@davidmurray1682]

It's not that long ago that I found your site - circa 9k subscribers. Always a good view.

[@TheWebbshire]

Congratulations on the 50k subscriber milestone! :)

[@simonsummers9194]

Congratulations you deserve it. Great video and good choice of Land Rover

[@simonabbott7323]

Step? I thought it was a motor-assisted cheese grater. I have often had moments on the motorway when I fancied a dairy-based snack and that would have solved the problem!

[@HowardLeVert]

Congratulations on 50,000 subs - I see you now have your imitators, but the original and best is right here! I think I started subscribing about the time you got TWC...

[@MGBetts1]

It is becoming a genre of KZbin videos in its own right. Some of them are pretty good as well - who says you can't have too much of a good thing?

[@Scodiddly]

I totally started watching with the Invacar. The mighty algorithm got that one absolutely right.

[@Mercmad]

Same here, i was just you tube surfing and spotted the invacar,an almost mythical creation in the car world, a combination of AC cobra genes and NHS funding.

[@HubNut]

If I've helped inspire others to have a go, that can only be a good thing.

[@RWBHere]

I arrived here after a hint on an EV channel. Subscribed because of the LEAF and the electric Bug.

[@660einzylinder]

I remember being on the A1, in an 850 Mini, foot to the floor and being passed by a trio of 101" Rovers, man they were on a mission! Well done on the 50,000 subs.

[@tech4pros1]

Probably being driven by bored squaddies seeing how fast a 101 will go :D

[@bigcar1979]

Congratulations on 50k. Wont be long till the 100k :)

[@millomweb]

That'll be the Unimog trip.

[@RobRandomVids]

Oh YES. A unimog would be absolutely brilliant!

[@millomweb]

@@RobRandomVids Get working on that 100k subs then ;)

[@andicog]

Just fell off my chair with excitement! One of my favourite ever vehicles. Thank you and well done!

[@juliancooper980]

Congratulations on 50,000 subscribers, I always look forward to watching HubNut videos.

[@BrorAppelsin]

No triangle of doom with those wipers!

[@Andrew.bergin]

Proud to be part of the 50k. Keep up the good work Ian

[@Lobo-ih3bh]

Congratulations on the 50k. Could see how excited you were to drive the Landie. Love your work!

[@thepofmeister]

“You’re in the army now, Son! Control that truck! Move it! Move it!” Hehe! ...What an heroic rising, long one (gear leaver) not withstanding, to mastery of the joyful obstreperousness! Reminiscent of a loco cab, those flirtatious little wipers with all the cheeky, making Sgt Hub Nut spatially aware of his knees! Not one to take around The Ring, perhaps, but if the Chinese invade, this martial machine has a driver!

[@Backs4more]

Used these as part of a Milan antitank team. We had missiles lining the back with a firing post and other kit. Awesome vehicles!

[@StreakyP]

you don't get them offered in a VW Golf options catalogue

[@mr.slaphappy3794]

Unbelievable... A dislike from someone who hasn't even watched the whole video yet...

[@chilman6461]

How can thay dislike this ☺

[@davidphillips8416]

FORGIVE THEM THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A 101 SO THEY DON,T UNDERSTAND.

[@colinp2238]

Well done ok the 50k subs. You got a choice of all the classics there and you chose that crate? Most squddies hated them compared to the standard Rover. Two points that you didn't pick up on, LHD because they served in the British Army of the Rhine, Germany and on the front next to the brake reservoirs the clips for carrying small arms, rifles or submachine guns. Finally Ian believe me that when you're out in the Oulou and it's been raining low range can be the difference between moving on and not going anywhere, albeit slowly.

[@millomweb]

Well I've commented on another's query on the LHD - I just said most of our battles were overseas ;) - Well, apart from the Bloody Scots ! Thanks for explaining the small arms holders - a tad more useful than cup holders ;)

[@Lasercapri]

I just thought Jag or Land Rover but in all my days of guessing I would have never got that . Also 50k does that make you a celebrity now ? Not like the days there’s was just under a 1000 of us 😂👍

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

Superb video, I got to about halfway through thinking "gosh, new zealand roads and signs look just like ours!" until the penny dropped 🤦‍♀️ I think your cameraman needs a special mention, the panning and movement was absolutely perfect 👍

[@HubNut]

Neil did a grand job. A former colleague and top chap.

[@enlightenednews5265]

Comes with a spade. You earned a lot of respect. Also you're face when driving it, like a boy kissing a girl for the first time... Or in this day a SHED.

[@WhosAGoodDogue]

Fer Gawds sake HubNut LOL! - I only got to the part where you started showing the Dredd vehicle. So, I had some thoughts on it, and started comparing it with the Evoque. And so, having happily posted my comment with pic link....only to hit play and 2 mins later...what do you talk about? Yup, the same thing. _SHEESH!_ and a bit of an LOL. (yeah, I know I said previously that I'd watch it all first and then comment. But, we don't do that in real life: talk all one sided and _then_ answer or reply to everything in one go. And with this modern internet thing, I keep forgetting and so stop to reply mid-way, as if having a conversation.....)

[@WhosAGoodDogue]

Hallam Bros are selling that Judge Dredd FC101 for 10 grand more than stated! - It's now an eye watering £34,995. An absolute ludicrous price in my opinion! Even if it _is_ advertised as one of only 32 built.

[@meadmaker4525]

The GS variants are really light compared to the ambulance body or radio body, thus all the bouncing around. Those tires don't help it any either. I owned 2 ambulance body variants (RHD and LHD) while stationed in the UK and loved them. Much more comfortable and a bit quieter to boot. Biggest mistake I ever made was not bringing one home with me when I left. I owned S-II and SIII Landies as well, but the FC101 is by far my favorite classic Landy. Getting downright hard to find nowadays, especially this side of the pond.

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

That's my version of heaven right there! What a place!

[@sidstevens9035]

Very sad that Land Rover is now Indian owned and the new Defender made in Slovakia. Nothing British about LR now. Typical !

[@eclectarama]

Reminds me of the trucks from Trumpton, Chigley & Camberwick Green and believe me, that is a really good thing.

[@ianpurkis3925]

Land Rover really has shot itself in the foot with the new defender. Gone has the utilitarian and highly adaptable platform in favour of just another soft roader suv that looks like every other landy from the current line up.i get it needed an up date, but they totally ignored the old defenders design brief.

[@jonathonbrambell8047]

Congratulations ian. Forget top gear 5th gear you top them all. And the only you tuber that replies !! Great stuff keep it up 🙂

[@kantaralak.billlbill1857]

Point of order. Judge dread was not hollywood . Just like land rover " made in england"

[@darrenmeears4667]

Only hubnut can be surroundid by cars that are truly beautiful and come away with the ugly bug he just sees the world differently I guess 😲👀👌👍

[@johnnorth9355]

Well deserved. Onwards and upwards Ian - you are one of the very best on KZbin. Surprised the TV channels aren't in pursuit yet.

[@Georgeolddrones]

About time you got in a good vehicle excellent video thanks Ian 👍😂🇬🇧

[@chrisjackson3750]

There is a lot to be said for older less sophisticated machinery, two hands on the wheel, fully concentrated on the job in hand, no chance of pissing about on your phone ;) , what a fantastic vehicle, Congratulations on 50k

[@ncbhtc]

50k Big Congrats!! Driving the bouncy FC101 down the nice and bumpy Fosse Way seems appropriate. Despite living within 15 miles I've never actually been up Burton Dassett hills so bonus footage for me there. A year or so after Judge Dredd was released the Land Rover Dealer in Stratford on Avon (Yarnolds as it was then) had 3 or 4 of the Dredd Landies For Sale, from memory they were asking silly money for them.

[@henrikhiggingssanderhus6720]

I loved my Land Rover 101" FC GS. Sad I had to part with years ago.

[@dangerotterisrea]

Deviation nation. I still have the odd 4 minute sulk about my red discovery that went up in flames 😭😆

[@andrewskinner5860]

Great video mate. A remember my driving my mates mk3 transit high top which he's still got down the m9 motorway to Edinburgh in a hurricane you really had to pay attention it was about the same as your landy half turn either way it did nothing nightmare to keep straight lol great fun be safe have fun cheers 😂👍👌

[@kevinlupson6063]

love the wee model jeepy thing in front of the brown land rover (RXC 624E)

[@Le_Rennais]

@3:48. OMG, i thought these were just cup holders lol

[@henryhol8538]

I love the 101s, they have such a stance, I saw (and filmed) some brilliant camper conversions at last years LRO show. Congratulations on your milestone!

[@aaronbiggin1103]

Great job on 50k subs. I've been here since about 15k the content just keeps getting better. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Congrats Ian

[@Wreck-Gar]

Damn. I was hoping you'd be flying round in that pedal car 🙁😂

[@geofflewis4815]

Wish they were still making them, perhaps with a 3 litre V6, just the job. 👍👍👍👍👍👍.

[@MattBrownbill]

My first drive of a series landy almost ended up with me running over 2 pedestrians and a low wall. No brakes and steering, well that's what it felt like. 🤔 Bonus fact, it was on a test drive from Hallam bros.

[@MrFlyingguy]

I stopped paying for Sky TV as You Tube channels like yours are all i need......felicitations on turning 50!

[@willtricks9432]

How were your arms the next day? Got a 101 FC, it is from the film been chassis stretched and a tipper fitted. I drive it for work in Milton Keynes. Hard to steer but a lot of fun. Cheers

[@MrModelworx]

Congrats on the subs Ian, very well deserved. Always enjoy your road Tests as you actually drive the bloody things instead of poodling around love it!.

[@cartoonfishfunvideos2223]

They built loads but you only get a glimpse of one, maybe two in the film!

[@bentullett6068]

Congratulations on 50k subscribers. Love these big beasts. They usually forgotten as a Land Rover product. The Dunsfold collection have the next generation of this truck designed for commercial use in the 1980's.

[@ivarwb4115]

What a fascinating fascination for wiper blades and their angles :-)!!

[@zola561]

Congratulations Ian well deserved 50k . Lovely 101 and good choice of vehicle

[@braveheart196]

You did the right thing it's freezing cold and raining in Wales

[@danr1920]

Good job, now you're half way to 100,000! Fun times.

[@rydermike33]

Many congrats on the 50.000 subs...very well deserved. Loved the Forward Control 'Landy' especilly that massive 'headrest' behind the driver's seat. Wonderful.

[@realsonnysullivan]

so it's slower, louder and more uncomfortable than a defender? i'll take one!

[@pww7872]

Lol... Extactly my take too.. 🤣

[@jys160]

Congratulations Ian on getting to 50k. I remember when you got to 10k and thought your channel was something special, easy and very entertaining to watch.

[@k1ckyscotland988]

"I AM THE LAW!",would'nt have the menacing qualities in a Hubnut accent.

[@bobmirdiff2043]

"I AM THE LAW! - Which is nice"

[@klwthe3rd]

Congrats on hit the 50,000 subscriber mark! You deserve every last one since your content is nothing less than stellar😁.

[@robwebber1217]

Congrats on the 50k subs. I've only recently found your channel but I have binge watched all your previous content so it feels like I've been here forever! :-)

[@daviemaclean61]

You lucky duck! I think there are more Land Rover owners who would like to have one of these than were ever made - I am one.

[@neilthomas4407]

Used to have a right hand drive 101 GS with winch,most memorable occasion was seeing a boy racer and his XR2 off st a set of lights,out pulled him unit 50mph!! Great vid kepp em coming

[@rollingtroll]

Congratulations Ian! Very well deserved 50k followers. I think you'll be at double that in 2021. At least. Also your assistant was doing a good job at holding the camera and pointing it at interesting and applicable stuff!

[@DanafoxyVixen]

Well done getting to 50K subs!

[@tonycox5625]

Another good one Ian, congrats on your well deserved 50k subs, YAY! 😁😁

[@jamiemorris5177]

How are liking New Zealand 🇳🇿 I loved when I was there 15 years ago

[@HubNut]

It's superb.

[@jamiemorris5177]

HubNut Enjoy

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Congratulations on hitting 50,000 Subscribers Ian...👏😀👍

[@arseniosapatinha2030]

How FAST were You driving dude? Congrats On your 50k subs...

[@kevinsmith6269]

Congratulations on 50K subscribers Ian!!! You're a great guy and deserve your success :) HubNuts the best channel on youtube :) Thanks for so many great videos and best wishes for the future :)

[@andrewrobinson3030]

We used these in the TA army 4para , great fun

[@micheltebraake7915]

Congratulations Ian with 50K followers. What a gold mine there at Jaguar LandRover Classics, love the ride with the FC101.

[@robertngreen6]

Huge congratulations on the 50K subscribers. Your videos are a highlight of any day! Looks like you had so much fun in this weird old Landie. Scary at any speed!

[@keef71]

Well done on the 50k Ian. Always amazed that such bomb-proof, chunky, go-anywhere engineering like the Land Rover has such tiny, spindly wipers - even the normal everyday Defenders

[@Menditman2014]

Great video, I own a defender td5 and love it, I go past one of these in the video every week and say to my other half I’d love that, she isn’t so keen. But seeing this video make me want it more😁.

[@liverush24]

Great vehicle. Great video. A bloke by me used to use one of these as his everyday car. That particular Judge Dredd film was a bit rubbish. The later one is great, however.

[@twocvbloke]

The back end of the Judge Dredd Landy reminds me of the Type-6 shuttlecraft from Star Trek TNG, that angular hexagonal shape is very similar... :)

[@steamwally]

Bar grips! The only thing they grip is your arse to the seat...

[@AliMackMechanical]

The forward control 101 I know a man that had 2 off them great machine's.👍😎Congratulations mate. Another great Hub Nut video Yeah it's a starting handle my Dad had one for his Series 3 Exraido land rover on a 24v starting with 24 electrics like a truck lol all Land Rovers of that age have bad steering lol. What a note of the V8. Nothing to wrong with lol fix it with a hammer.😂😂👍😎

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Good impressions with Land Rovers Ian......aged about 16 my long time friend worked on a farm. Harvest time workers took us to Alford in a series 1 that did 70mph. Bad impressions, don't want to know. But that looks a fun vehicle.

[@russcattell955i]

Fairey overdrive might help with economy, then again you'd just go faster !

[@scottishjason]

I don’t know why I watch your channel, I find pretty much everything you drive and review utterly hateful. Still I keep coming back, long may you continue!

[@andrewgardner9615]

Saw one driving all the way across Canada at Easter 2018(UK plates)-We were in Banff when I spotted it parked outside a hotel and had a little chat with one of the guys.Which was nice

[@EdFrankes]

Congratulations Ian! On to the next 50k subs! I find it hard to believe, that a vehicle with those looks makes those sounds. It's propper awesomeness that is!

[@simonnelson7770]

God the speed you were approaching junctions, I know how long it takes to stop in my series 2😲

[@HubNut]

The brakes were quite good. Until the master cylinder started failing...

[@simonnelson7770]

HubNut 😂

[@lookandlisten5740]

50,000 people that have impeccable taste..well done 👍

[@Wreck-Gar]

Apart from that one person that down voted the video 🙁

[@MrSuperphantom50]

Thank you Ian for another enjoyable informative video here`s to the next 50k!!

[@thedirectionoflife5384]

3:20 Can someone please tell me what that tiny little car is on the top left shelf?

[@HubNut]

There are quite a few pedal cars in the collection.

[@thedirectionoflife5384]

HubNut I noticed that as the video went on, I only commented on that one because it was the first one I saw. Were they actually made at the same time that the real cars they stood as were made?

[@HubNut]

I'm not sure of the heritage of the pedal cars.

[@TheExStig]

BEAST of a motor! Btw, I was subscriber No.33333, it came up on my screen. Congrats on the 50 HubNut.

[@markcornwall8132]

Congratulations on hitting 50k. Amazing you flew all the way back to the UK to make this and then flew straight back!!

[@HubNut]

😉

[@stephenfraser8742]

wish i had bought one of those when they were cheap-like a massive Tonka toy!

[@SocksWithSandals]

I wonder if there's a world record for number of different cars driven by one person? Happy 50k, Mr HubNut.

[@julianweeks326]

i just found this channel and watched this video, I've recently got into rc cars, traxxas doe's a great trx4 defender which is an awesome rc trail truck/rock crawler. I am ex military and although i remember the LAND ROVER 101 i never got to drive one so i have recently e mailed TRAXXAS and asked the if at all possible could they make the 101 body to put on the DEFENDER CHASSIS. brilliant video 👍👍👍

[@69Phuket]

Forward Control 101 Baby!!! Congrats on the 50K. Here's the next million!

[@pfsmodellingprojects]

My brother removed a Perkins diesel from a forward control to put in his series 2. It must have come out of an earlier FC?