Spyker: An Impenetrable Fustercluck

Spyker is a name that conjures happy memories of mid 2000's Top Gear, and as a company promised just as much as fellow newcomers Pagani and Koenigsegg. But somewhere along the way, they disappeared. So, what's the sotry? Whatever happened to Spyker?
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Soundtrack:
0:00 Tommy - Focus
1:29 Grasshopper - Spin
5:01 Spinning - Spin
7:40 Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines theme - Ron Goodwin
8:20 Sylvia - Focus
10:12 Radar Love - Golden Earring
10:50 Tank! - Seatbelts
13:41 Hocus Pocus - Focus
15:06 Focus II - Focus
15:43 Sea And Seasons - Spin
Special Thanks to Harve (‪@harveywithoutthey‬, @harveywithouty on Twitter and @harveposting on Instagram) for producing The Misadventures poster!

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Everyday I give a prayer to Automotive gods in order to see Spyker back in business

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[@aaroncole616]

In 2006 I saw Spyker race at the 12 Hours of Sebring. One of their cars crashed in qualifying, and the team worked around the clock getting the car back on the track to compete in the race. I watched them throughout the night. They finished just a half hour after the race started, and the car did well and completed the race. Victor Muller invited me into the paddock to take pictures of the team working on their car. I know a lot about him and his role in their demise, but as a 21 year old, it left a lasting impression on me.

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Victor Muller is such an interesting individual. Interesting in the sense that everything he touches dies in a Michael Bay-like fashion.

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[@harrypoore]

Would have been good to see a section at the end about SpykerEnthusiast. He’s a third party but effectively works as the new Spyker, servicing, rebuilding, special projects, all with original parts and tools.

[@elektro3000]

I remember working as a BMW tech at Braman Miami when they also had the Spyker franchise along with Bugatti and quite a few others. I always loved the design. I wish they'd focused on actually building and selling the cars people expressed willingness to pay for, instead of focusing on...well, everything but.

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[@AnimarchyHistory]

Spyker proving once again that calling back to classic aviation while making sexy cars can save any motor company. Just look at the Triumph Spitfi…. Oh.

[@philipb.3758]

Or Alfa Romeo.... Oh

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[@glowtail3744]

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[@SoylentGamer]

This is a riveting action movie. Someone needs to make a dramamentary of the story of Spyker, because this is just beautiful.

[@koekum2142]

Riveting is not the correct choice of words as Spyker is the Dutch word for nail. So he nailed it with this movie

[@Iris_and_or_George]

"The worst thing" about Sypkers is that in real life they look even better, waaaaay better. The details are just fking stupendous! The colours are even brighter, the aluminium is shinier. Just watching someone change gear is amazing, as you can see the whole shaft. (anyone know the proper word?) I did some events for them and they gave me an owner's brochure, showcasing all the cars. Pretty cool.

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Dang, stuff in real life look more real than on screen. Absolutely mind boggling.

[@Iris_and_or_George]

@@SHVRWK Didn't say real.... It's like meeting a hot celebrity and they are even hotter than in the photos you've seen. It doesn't happen very often. For example, many lambos look better in pictures than in real life in my opinion.

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Seen some in Geneva, they're incredible. Plenty of beautiful pictures and footage on the net, but even the best ones don't do it justice

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Like the Huayra Roadster. You see it in person as it's much better than in photo.

[@jj72rg]

I worked with a engineering firm that basically did the engineering work Spyker outsourced, the owner have no idea how to manage projects and change directions on a whim, while they are finalizing production detail on the C8 Preliator, the owner went to ANOTHER DESIGN HOUSE and commissioned a new concept model and put it on stage with very few in the company knowing, killing any momentum for the product they actually are working to put on sell.

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Fun fact: the original Spyker factory also made and designed the golden charriot that our kings and queens used to use. Source: wikipedia - gouden koets

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[@bicyclist2]

I've been in love with Spyker since seeing the C8 on Top Gear. I was very sad that they went out of business. I would have loved to have bought one when they were in business. I remember finding out about the SAAB purchase, and thinking it was a very bad idea. Thank you.

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I remember playing Test Drive Unlimited 2 and drove the spyker c8 aileron all the time. Was my favorite car in the game

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Looked for this comment. Really weird it appeared in the game -- I thought the company was much larger because of that, so good move I guess?

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I appreciate that all the music used in the video is Dutch. Great detail

[@genevieve53fan30]

Many people watching this probably first heard of the name Spyker through Top Gear but I knew about the Spyker for around 8 years before I heard of Top Gear. The Spyker came second in the P2P mainly due to having 4wd (lower gear ratio) to get through the difficult terrain and the fact that the driver Charles Goddard sold all the spares before starting, only to run into trouble with the magneto (that device used before car batteries and ignitions) which failed halfway through Russia and had to be rebuilt. Goddard then drove for over 23 hours straight to catch up.

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The spyker bicycle. That might be the coolest spyker of all of them

[@lucian6395]

The only way i see Spyker may surviving is if Koenigsegg took over and kept it as there lower price GT brand, probably to compare with the Continental GT. I doubt even Koenigsegg could make it profitable at this point. With the Spyker production numbers I wonder if they take into account they launched into the drink for Basic instinct 2

[@memmem77]

i've been saying this for a long time now. It would make total sense, they have their performance pedigree brand Koenigsegg and a more downtuned and focused on luxury brand next to Koenigsegg. Both could perfectly coexist as they both have their unique group of buyers. Koenigsegg has the base and technology to built the C8 further on and they even have an engine ready to go developed. And i'm presuming CvK has deep enough pockets and knowledge to envision such a project. They could basically built the near entire car in Sweden and then ship them off to The Netherlands for some final assembly to keep the "made in Holland" image alive. If there is any company capable of doing this, it's Koenigsegg. They understand the niche car segments very well. There is only one issue; the sale of the Spyker trademarks is more complicated as thought before and it might take quite some time for the current administrator to actually put these trademarks up for sale. And without these trademarks, there is nothing to "revive".

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First video for me. Im fascinated by Spyker. I must have learned about 3 or 4 extra bankruptcies in your video. Awesome!

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My most fond memory of Spyker is when I was a kid my mom bought me a poster with a purple Spyker C8 on it at the school book fair and it got me immediately on the brand🤣

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Being a huge fan of Saab as a company, this dive into Spyker explains a lot. And I fucking love it.

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Great video, hope Spyker returns with their shenanigans one day 🫡

[@amgguy4319]

Lol... you captured it. Victor made 4 big mistakes, 1. Adultery, 2. No engine (Audi would no longer provide theirs), 3. Buying an F1 Team (but at least I got to go to Monaco with them), 4. Buying SAAB. Obviously he made more than 4 mistakes, but these sucked his money, focus and time. Alas, Spyker had no rudder.

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Thanks for this great video, I remember all of this including the Top Gear video, I had forgotten all the handz the Spyker company passed through. For all that care, laviolette is French for "The Violet". I also remember reading about the C8 in a Robb Reports magazine in Christmas O9. I love the C8 craftsmanship. That exposed linkage manual shifter is even cooler than the gated manual Lamborghini and Ferrari used to offer. PS you made a great video, I loved all the insert pictures and video clips to emphasize your points. I couldn't desern any quality differences in audio quality.

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Zamn C8 is gorgeus, I've only known Spyker from funi game The Crew 1

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[@BODEGAtrashofficial]

Spyker is still to this day one of my favorite niche supercar companies. Back in Forza 4 I religiously used the C8 as a GTE spec race car. I remember seeing it on Top Gear and falling in love with the out of this world styling, classic but also hyper futuristic. Even now they still hold up looks wise. I really hope that one day Spyker makes a return again with the proper investors so we can see this awesome brand churn out more automotive art. Legendary brand.

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[@bobrock704]

I'm Dutch, you know. A few months ago I viewed the Dog de Muro film on the Spyker C8. I wrote an long comment on the C8 and Spyker, and I think you might have read that, maybe not... However, tSpyker story is completely beserk and bonckers and stupid at the same time. A shame that one man could bring such a nice car brand from a rising star to an gutter. Thanks for this vid, I did like it!

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I had no idea about this story. I only knew the c8 from top gear and gran turismo. Wow

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