Spyker: An Impenetrable Fustercluck

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[@OGSiX33]

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[@cvtt3194]

Get a load of this dummy 😂

[@goose4150]

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

[@HSS_yt]

It feels like the AKG Harmann of automobiles

[@LilTachanka]

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[@Kart_18_Racer]

@@LilTachanka doesn’t matter all the engineers went off to Austrian Audio

[@huyra8019]

Honestly Pagani could make Spyker work

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[@laurensnieuwland4657]

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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Victor Muller definitely took lessons from the Donald Trump school of business.

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[@Mark-vf8op]

Yep! You still owe my dad allot of money for made parts Muller!!!

[@iSkully99]

I wish every investor would be like Victor Muller. Imagine what wild shit we would have

[@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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Especially the final point.

[@laurensnieuwland4657]

@@purpleduggy7680 I'm Dutch. I've got a birthright to be a bicycle man. As for you not understanding my dislike of SUV's, they're dangerous for pedestrians due to their bad visibility and high bonnet line, have the aerodynamics of a brick, and especially in EV form make no sense. And anyone who feels like they need one in a normal city environment is a grade A moron.

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[@yeetyateyote5570]

Interior design so good, and exterior 2-tone so nice, they even made a super SUV look good. My god.

[@marcuss6773]

as a massive saab fan and owner i cry every single fucking day

[@gsprings43]

Yep...I owned a 88 9000 turbo..and a 90 900S

[@gsprings43]

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[@BODEGAtrashofficial]

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[@dcdvid]

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10:54 THE PRE-CHORUS DRUM ROLL FROM RADAR LOVE INTO “BUY SAAB” INTO T A N K ?! MASTERFUL

[@jean-charlesweyland129]

The choice of music throughout the video was masterfully done !

[@steelfox1448]

Ikr

[@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

[@yeshwantdasari2075]

no you see, thats why you callback to modern aviation! just look at saab! oh wait.

[@Taidehaamu]

No no no no! You're all just being negative nannies it's a totally viable design direction just look at the Bristol Fighter... Oh.

[@hamzahsajjad7952]

"So dense it challenges 40k lore" got a massive laugh. that split second of confusion of "wait thats the heresy book tree" then hearing the line blindsided me

[@CampbellSimpson]

The Cars and Bids joke was phenomenal.

[@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.

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[@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.

[@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.

[@ysbrandd]

Yeahh sfter Maarten left it all went bad 😢 2nd best sutomotive company from the netherlands, DAF was obviously the best with cars that went 100km/h backwards 😂😂

[@zephyros256]

​@@ysbranddThat variomatic gearbox was and is (in its derivatives) a work of art. Never mind that going the same speed forwards and backwards is a wild concept vordeeing on lunacy.

[@OttomanDrifter91]

Fun fact: Designer Maarten de Bruijn (i probably misspelled that) have started a new boutique supercar company this year and building modern handmade aluminium cars. His only model Ferox V8 is literally the spiritual successor of C8 Laviolette (my beloved) as you can instantly tell from it's outlines. Built with completely handformed panels and using modern version of first-gen C8's Audi powertrain. His approach to interior is visibly different since Spyker branding is no more but some characteristic touches here and there still exists, while overall the car looks leaner. You all can tell i'm a fan now huh. I didn't realised he left the company at 2005 but i guess that explains why successor models look like poop (no, seriously). It's a real shame D20 SSUV never realised though, would be a real game shanger not just for the company but for the entire automotive history as well. Bummer.

[@glowtail3744]

Bro who did spyker hire to appeal their bankruptcy. Saul goodman.

[@El_Nano2005]

Spyker went from having an F1 team to being so obscure it may as well be a folk tale

[@alteanprince]

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

[@countcristo5812]

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

[@unsafevelocities5687]

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?

[@Ang3lUki]

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

[@koekum]

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

[@FluxicEnk]

My favorite part was when I could see the crippling crushing pain from the Aether portal. I was with you brother. I was there. Also great video!!! I literally still know nothing about cars but god damn it, the funny man is funny, and I will keep on watching!

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[@gergelystechnicmodels8565]

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

[@dawsonbalencia3119]

Binman, I just want to say I follow a tremendous number of automotive channels here on youtube and you’re one of the finest. Keep up the great work!

[@TopSecretName]

This video was phenomenal. I will now watch everything else on the channel. Keep up the good work!

[@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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[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

8:58 Porsche Cayenne? More like Volkswagen Touareg xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@Happymali10]

Spyker also shelled out HARD for product placement, they gave three cars to the filming of "War", a Jet Li action flick, in 2006

[@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.

[@SHVRWK]

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.

[@Iris_and_or_George]

@@SHVRWK btw.... amazing name you chose! 10/10

[@Anankin12]

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

[@Anankin12]

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

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[@g_groww]

unironically shocked you dont have 200k+ subs, this is amazing never saw a vid go this in-depth on spyker

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These videos are so good with the built in music on the chapters

[@ralphawsome2556]

This reminds me of like a modern version of a classic top gear segment in all the best ways! Keep up the good work man!

[@shira_yone]

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

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I feel like the world will end when spyker dies and the investors know that

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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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[@Strike86]

The C8 Aileron is the most beautiful car made since the 1960s and I will die on this hill.

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Congrats on thoroughly busting through that 1k subs milestone.

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

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Loving that all-Dutch soundtrack - nicely done!

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Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines over the Le Mans efforts had me cackling, well done. 😂

[@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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Companies fail or succeed not because of their product or price, but because of what kind of companies they are. A poorly led company always fails just as you show here.

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

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If I ever have the money I want to be able to buy a goddamn spyker which means nail in dutch, cause they goddamn nailed design!

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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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I didn't expect shout-outs to The Fragile, Inhuman Rampage and Crack The Skye in a video about Spyker. Well done.

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I remember seeing a Spyker C8 for the first time and driving next to it in heavy traffic for about 20 mins, I enjoyed it a lot!

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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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