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@deadonsnackcakes5 жыл бұрын
this makes the Trabant look like a fine tuned muscle car.
@raven4k9984 жыл бұрын
well it is a fine tuned muscle car lol
@coastaku19544 жыл бұрын
@@raven4k998 By east German standards it probably WAS a muscle car
@raven4k9984 жыл бұрын
@@coastaku1954 fuck ya the drive train could probably take the stress of towing no joke but you'd kill the battery's unless you upgraded to bigger battery's
@thepurdychannel88664 жыл бұрын
@@coastaku1954 in east germany it was a privelage to own a trabant it was an uprgrade from a bike
@coastaku19544 жыл бұрын
@@thepurdychannel8866 It was the every car to them, right? A taxi, a family car, a sports car, a luxury car, if you have nothing to compare it with
@alexandrecouture24625 жыл бұрын
It has wood panels, just like a Rolls-Royce!
@EngineeringVignettes5 жыл бұрын
And a cheap 80's mobile home.
@madmanmapper5 жыл бұрын
Probably also hand-built, like a Rolls-Royce!
@TheDeadfast5 жыл бұрын
Sight correction: It has a wooden panel, singular.
@samiraperi4675 жыл бұрын
Fiberglass, like a Corvette!
@PACKERMAN20775 жыл бұрын
It's electric just like a _Mustang!_ And mustangs are fast.
@jaredj6315 жыл бұрын
I like the doors because it’s safer to fall out than be a passenger
@FroggyMosh5 жыл бұрын
falling out at 25km/h you'd get a scratch, but just barely. It's like falling off a bicycle, but more bumpy.
@donolinger69044 жыл бұрын
That would make it the only safety feature. Well, the only 2 since there are 2 doors.
@danielzunigagutierrez63004 жыл бұрын
Jared Jeanotte Hahaha. Jokes like that don't come around that often.
@Corvus__4 жыл бұрын
@@danielzunigagutierrez6300 Painfully true.
@naiknaik88124 жыл бұрын
lmaooo
@Ametisti5 жыл бұрын
I don't think 'dashboard' has ever been quite this literally interpreted.
@vdochev5 жыл бұрын
It's an instrument table.
@law10085 жыл бұрын
Could be a Crashboard!
@oganvildevil5 жыл бұрын
"It's terrible! I love it!" - Robert about every ill conceived EV ever
@AiOinc15 жыл бұрын
@blacknester And to meet with these regulations many of these vehicles are unbelievably poor in both design and build quality
@alexandrecouture24625 жыл бұрын
@blacknester I heard a thing about ''alcoholic's cars''' Is it that?
@ferrumignis5 жыл бұрын
@@alexandrecouture2462 I think it was the French microcars that got that reputation. Since you don't need to licence to drive them they are a common fallback for drunks that have had their licence taken away.
@MrLM0025 жыл бұрын
It is the future, in the past, pulled off with high tech stuff, and manages to be a Jalopy fresh out the factory. These little cars are the best Jalop vehicles.
@michaelsullivan17035 жыл бұрын
12 volts systems, 4 tires, humongous depreciation, it matches a Rolls in a few aspects.
@wotsac5 жыл бұрын
"I just noticed that's in kilometers per hour. Hmmm... [...] Things feel faster in here."
@GrumpyIan5 жыл бұрын
He definitely died inside after that.
@ironmatic14 жыл бұрын
18.64 mph*
@clemensgraetz3 жыл бұрын
Me with my E-Bike driving up a hill with 25 km/h
@CaptHollister5 жыл бұрын
The reason for the 4kw max power and 40km/(25mph) top speed is simply that in Italy this allowed it to fall within the Quadriciclo Leggero (light cyclecar) category, which is a class of vehicles that can be driven without a license. In other words, the Zele was considered a four-wheeled moped. For a long time it was common to see tiny 50cc cars in Italian towns, but now this category is occupied almost entirely by small EVs, so in this respect the Zagato Zele was a precursor.
@DeadBaron5 жыл бұрын
It's an electric golf cart they gave a cabin. Except even golf carts have shocks and better suspension...
@TheRealAlpha25 жыл бұрын
...And a golf cart has room for golf clubs.
@vdochev5 жыл бұрын
and lighter bodywork.
@hendrikdependrik18915 жыл бұрын
This has a better suspension though. It is equipped with sport suspension! Remember: Zagato doesn't design cars without at least some premium elements!
@RaduB.5 жыл бұрын
It looks like a washing machine but the wooden dash board means it's actually a luxury car. Electric nonetheless...
@vulekv935 жыл бұрын
It's hand made, just like Rolls Royce
@benrivera32984 жыл бұрын
I think My washing machine hasore torque in Rinse Mode,, than this Beautiful Attrociti. Lol
@andia9684 жыл бұрын
my modern washing machine look miles better than this car
@Haddedam5 жыл бұрын
aging wheels is forgotten weapons of cars. This is the best possible timeline
@MrLM0025 жыл бұрын
Gun Jesus pulling up in a Trabi with the trunk full of guns. CROSSOVER TIME!
@josepherhardt1645 жыл бұрын
@@MrLM002 Except every one of the guns would be a Zip 22.
@GrumpyIan5 жыл бұрын
@@MrLM002 and talks a out them as if he was MREinfo.
@MrLM0024 жыл бұрын
@@josepherhardt164 Nah.
@henryrodgers73864 жыл бұрын
I would pay to make this series of comments a reality... If I had any money. Foiled again...
@Digimer5 жыл бұрын
That giggling at the bump is why I love this channel.
@hesterhenrietta2615 жыл бұрын
Rather than a hearse when I die, I want my coffin to be tied to the end of this and dragged down the road at 20 miles an hour instead
@MontieMongoose5 жыл бұрын
You'd be lucky to get up to 10 mph.
@hesterhenrietta2615 жыл бұрын
Even better, then the wildlife can get to me and ride on top like they're on a parade float
@RichieRouge2065 жыл бұрын
That’s such a cool idea 😂😂
@shahinsha1085 жыл бұрын
Random41 hello pervert
@joeyknight82725 жыл бұрын
@@Random-nf7qb ewww
@P7777-u7r5 жыл бұрын
You couldn’t even get a speeding ticket in a school zone with this of you tried
@raven4k9984 жыл бұрын
Neil does not think he needs the stopping power of winter boots so there he goes sliding down the driveway yet again with his shovel hehe
@jaydottt_transitfanner3 жыл бұрын
@@raven4k998 what
@raven4k9983 жыл бұрын
@@jaydottt_transitfanner I was being silly joking about an ad on the video obviously if you didn't see the exact same ad you'd not get the joke
@CardboardSliver5 жыл бұрын
"So, I bought an Italian car." "Oh cool. Alfa?" "No." "Ferrari?" "No." "... Lamborghini?" "No...." "Then what?" [Sighs in The The Car]
@MetalTrabant5 жыл бұрын
A Zagato! That'd sound great, up until you actually see this box of crap... :D
@bradlemmond4 жыл бұрын
It's _very rare!_ Nobody bought them!
@MoultrieGeek5 жыл бұрын
30 mph? Just how aggressive of farting are we talking here?
@saikothesergal5 жыл бұрын
Remember to pack coke and mentos...
@62kheavymetal5 жыл бұрын
Aggressive enough to make @regularcarreviews proud
@DrathVader5 жыл бұрын
You could also pack a lighter, all that methane combustion ought to amount to some additional thrust.
@billh2305 жыл бұрын
I believe we are talking Eric Swalwell levels of ripping one off. 😫🤪😳🙃😆
@billh2305 жыл бұрын
@@DrathVader There was a movie I saw several years ago (don't remember the name) where a small group of teen boys got together in an old 4-door sedan. They were all members of the Blue Flsme Club. Each would describe what they had to eat- broccoli, cheese and eggs, for example- then light one off. Well, they had a new member, some Arabic kid. He's describing what he had- hummus with goat'eyes, or something- then, all of a sudden long shot of the car, wait a couple seconds, then you see this enormous blue flame explosion, blowing all of the glass out., 😫😋😅😅😅
@johngalt975 жыл бұрын
The original dashboard was molded pebble-finish black plastic. You have to operate one with the relays & resitors to get the genuine experience. The Elcar was from one of the brothers trying to diversify the company. It probably shared nothing but the 'Z' badge with the design studio. The suspension was set up for a belly full of lead and acid. If it has lithium batteries and a fraction of the weight thats going to effect the ride. Yes, the interior appointments were rather spartan. You forgot the thumb-pump for the windsheld washer fluid.
@senitnelav5 жыл бұрын
5:01 Trabant makes a cameo
@GraemePryce19784 жыл бұрын
My elderly uncle has a fascination with the Trabant for some reason! He went all the way to East Germany about 20 years ago and walked around looking for someone who owned one, offering them money to take him for a ride in one and let him try driving it. He found someone pretty easily. He wanted to buy one, but the cost of having it made so it could be road legal in the UK and the price of the shipping put him off in the end. He drives a 1959 Morris Oxford, but also has a Vauxhall Astra for rainy days and long journeys. lol
@idkwhattoputhere46954 жыл бұрын
Oh a trailer... typical
@rick43pen4 жыл бұрын
good eyes
@nottherealwill15844 жыл бұрын
4;48 Also some kind of amphibious landing craft.
@engir635 жыл бұрын
If you have an accident in one of those it doubles as you coffin, they dig a hole and lower you and the car in.
@andrewschulze38655 жыл бұрын
Talk about a handmade Italian coffin lol
@Basti57925 жыл бұрын
I love the "outro V2". If thats what you call it. The wheelspin just shows how worth the engine rebuilt was. Also, I really like these short-ish videos about these weirdly awesome cars. :)
@Berchol5 жыл бұрын
You're doing a better job than Jalopnik on this museum
@miketeeveedub57795 жыл бұрын
or Regular Car Reviews
@anew7425 жыл бұрын
Neither of those are particularly high bars
@DrJeckyloftheDunes5 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a collaboration between him and Jason Torchinsky from Jalopnik. They seem to have the same affinity for weird cars.
@bradlemmond4 жыл бұрын
I really like Torch's videos, especially from the Lane Museum.
@daszieher3 жыл бұрын
I had to laugh out loud, when you finally realised it was indicating km/h not mph! You could see out the window that it was running pace, not 25mph :D I guess km/h feels like mph in that little nugget of a city car. Makes me want to want one for around town.
@martin_emrich4 жыл бұрын
My parents had one of these standing around in the backyard (defunct and half the parts missing), I remember playing "driving a car" in it as a child, seeing you opening and closing the sliding windows brings back memories... "Our" specimen was called a "Delcar". I even found an old photo to compare. My dad got it because he helped in a company that tried to establish these as a "advertisement carrier" novelty car in the local area. It ultimately failed because it had not your nice electronic throttle, but just a switch choosing between 12, 24, 36 or 48V, killing the gearboxes again and again.
@KlueBat5 жыл бұрын
I really like these quick looks at quirky early electric cars. I wonder how many more of these you can find.
@zJoriz3 жыл бұрын
I also like the "battery in a drawer" idea. Actually, I thought of that idea in the past and now realize that (as with all my other inventions) someone else thought of that several generations ago.
@thiagopereira485 жыл бұрын
I like how you lean fowards when trying to attain top speed, like if you were on a Moped. I would've done it aswell.
@ManuMSa5 жыл бұрын
"Oh my God, the door is opening" I lost it :D Greetings from an italian petrolhead, who didn't even know about this tiny wonder ;)
@datadavis2 жыл бұрын
Maybe cause it lacks petrol?😅
@ManuMSa2 жыл бұрын
@@datadavis nope, I have an EV myself. A german one tho 😎
@ValentineC1375 жыл бұрын
"it's a silly name" *_cut to a trebant going offroading_*
@Jehty_5 жыл бұрын
Trabant.
@juslangley5 жыл бұрын
I was at the Lane Motor Museum fairly recently; I really enjoyed it! One of my favorite automobile museums, mostly because of the large amount of quirky cars they have.
@TheAndre89005 жыл бұрын
I apologize on behalf of italy. Those were dark ages and we never talk about that . . .
@raven4k9984 жыл бұрын
Dark Ages is an understatement
@raven4k9984 жыл бұрын
@Sparky Runner fine you play with the police and I will play with the hot Italian gypsy girls
@dansmodelworx5 жыл бұрын
Back in the mid-70's Popular Science did a side by side comparison of this and the Citi-Car. I think they asked if they were the future of electric vehicles. Great video.
@ChrisBigBad5 жыл бұрын
My first thought when I saw the stripe in the middle: Ah, this is where you crack it open to get inside. Both halves then hinge apart - clever!
@EmergencyChannel5 жыл бұрын
When a kid on a bicycle can beat you in a race...
@josepherhardt1645 жыл бұрын
I think you meant tricycle. :)
@CardboardSliver5 жыл бұрын
*bigwheel
@gangarajeshwar20364 жыл бұрын
Yah no doubt
@zf20293 жыл бұрын
And a demolition derby
@62kheavymetal5 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy he went to The Lane museum. It's perfect for him
@philipdubuque95964 жыл бұрын
I was put in mind of a moving Porta Potty. Your obvious (and frankly puzzling) amusement makes for another fun video.
@Tore_Lund5 жыл бұрын
The squeaking door noise when turning the wheel end to end is a typical old Fiat thing. Either the strut bearing rubber or the stabilizer rod rubber grommets gotten hard.
@benbrinkhurst87225 жыл бұрын
"The the car" oh my god
@raven4k9984 жыл бұрын
admit it you want one secretly
@eviljesus843 ай бұрын
Funny, but also wrong because 'el' is a Spanish article, and that's an Italian car (an 'Ilcar', if you will)😅
@rapa22653 жыл бұрын
I love that you're a fan of small quirky cars! I am as well. We're a rare breed in the US.
@sccarguy82425 жыл бұрын
Your reviews are just awesome, they make me laugh every time. Your sarcasm and Witt are fantastic in these situations. Please keep true posts up !!
@ericwoytasek2695 жыл бұрын
That WheeGo is starting to look really good.
@Minoz995 жыл бұрын
I'm Italian and I've never seen or even heard pf this until now
@davidgrover59965 жыл бұрын
Minoz, Sorry your luck ran out. Just blame its existence on the communists like we do the CitiCar.
@CaptHollister5 жыл бұрын
Le vetturette guidabili con il "patentino" per motorino sono abbastanza comune. Questa era una delle prime a usare la trazione elettrica al posto del tradizionale monocilindro a due tempi.
@MaryAnnNytowl4 жыл бұрын
If anyone is curious about what CaptHollister said, like I was, here is Google's translation: The cars that can be ridden with the moped license are quite common. This was one of the first to use electric traction instead of the traditional two-cylinder one.
@CaptHollister4 жыл бұрын
@@MaryAnnNytowl ...or you could have just read my other comment which basically explained the same thing with more detail, but in English...😁 Btw, Google mistranslated the last part. I didn't write "twin-cylinder engine", I wrote "single-cylinder two-stroke engine". Never trust Google Translate.
@morphshag5 жыл бұрын
I wish we had interesting Electric cars like that here In Australia. I’d love to own one.
@Dave_Sisson5 жыл бұрын
Buy a Lightburn Zeta, it was made by a washing machine company, although it did have a petrol engine. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_(automobile)
@80564432325 жыл бұрын
Anvil Devil beat me to this: "It's terrible! I love it!" - Robert about every ill conceived EV ever" but that's why I watch this channel. I haven't found anyone else who loves badly designed cars like this man.
@kaisquared38672 жыл бұрын
I adore your passion for washing machines on wheels.
@jonatesrides5 жыл бұрын
I really need to go to Lane Motor Museum. I live about 30 minutes away.
@EngineeringVignettes5 жыл бұрын
You have no excuse. none.
@P7777-u7r5 жыл бұрын
Wait didn’t RCR go there too
@ScarlettStunningSpace4 жыл бұрын
I honestly love your enthusiasm for these cars and I love the videos you make on them! I saw the Trabant on a trailer connected to your truck @ 5:02 so I was wondering when you would make more videos about it, I do love the Trabant!
@DjangoRaisuli5 жыл бұрын
This particular model seems to be part of Stance Nation...
@battles.digital5 жыл бұрын
I had a great time while I was at the Lane earlier this year. Was doing some coverage for ECS Tuning, they ended up picking a story on the SZ Zagato... but I got to drive the VW XL1 and boy, what a similar experience! Just at parking lot speeds, bumpy and not a lot of power! At least the XL1 has A/C
@Allurade4 жыл бұрын
"The TheCar" Some Jeremy Clarkson level descriptions right here.
@cornpowa5 жыл бұрын
You should have parked by the Larc LX out back to make the car look even smaller. This place was my favorite accidental discovery while vacationing in Nashville last year!
@peterg.82455 жыл бұрын
It’s just one step up from a modern electric wheelchair. I need a fiberglass turtle shell to build a tiny electric car underneath!!!
@fabiogiovanni29024 жыл бұрын
Zagato, una delle migliori tecnologie Italiane...
@CoalChrome5 жыл бұрын
I saw the little thing in the background on a trailer behind the F-150. You giving it to the museum?
@bartekbartekbartek775 жыл бұрын
3:28 am and I'm watching Electric box on wheels. I love it
@zolikar15 жыл бұрын
Slightly downhill while aggressively farting. Sounds like the average mid-life crisis :D
@SnoopyCoupe5 жыл бұрын
Please accept this thumbs up.
@jq7474 жыл бұрын
Nothing "slightly" about the downhill xD
@Simonofcalifornia5 жыл бұрын
God bless Lane museum. They have the best toys around.
@AnonyDave5 жыл бұрын
"The jerks", well honestly it probably jerks less with linear throttle control than the old on-off switch 🙃
@markchapmon86703 жыл бұрын
I loved my tour of the Lane Motor Museum! Easy to spot the big landing craft thing in the back lot. It's HUGE! And everything else they have is small. I could spends a lot of time there.
@oddball_the_blue5 жыл бұрын
"Surprisingly uncomfortable".... I think Robert has finally lost a few screws..
@glitched794 жыл бұрын
You are hands-down the most adorable car vlogger in the game.
@MoritzForche5 жыл бұрын
1:25 There's a Citroen 2CV with two front ends, wonder how that's driving :-D
@icannotbeseenАй бұрын
I was feeling overwhelmed with existential dread and fear of the future then I turned on this video and now I feel better. Thank you Zagato for making this... this creature of a car
@MikevanLieshout5 жыл бұрын
Weird with a Renault 5 that was called the Le Car in the US of A. Also The Car translated.
@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge5 жыл бұрын
Wait the R5 was sold in the US? I thought that was the R19 that was called Le car
@osen11235 жыл бұрын
@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge It was the Renault 5, but they called it Renault Le Car for the US market
@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge5 жыл бұрын
@@osen1123 Weird, how come I have never seen a single american one?
@jimdouglas52005 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_5#Renault_Le_Car
@billh2305 жыл бұрын
@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge There's not many of them left out of not very many sold. I had 2- a '78 and an '81, both from new. The last one I saw was, sadly in a junkyard here in San Diego about 8 years ago.
@ToriLynnH5 жыл бұрын
You're such a joyous geek. I so enjoy watching you.
@elia_berti4 жыл бұрын
EL stands for electric, not for “the”, also because El isn't a word in Italian, it's spanish
@zJoriz3 жыл бұрын
He knows. Many Americans have incorporated some (Mexican) Spanish into their own to the point that when they see "el" they can't help thinking "the". Can't be helped, I guess
@mspeir6 ай бұрын
It's called "comedy" and he's VERY good at it! 😉
@RedLine_Renesis3 жыл бұрын
KM/H thanks! Finally 90% of the world can understand one video of yours!
@nosoupforyou4255 жыл бұрын
Appears as if it was built in a dude's garage behind a trailer. No offense to dude or trailers!
@modikhadra89855 жыл бұрын
You found yourself in that museum! I'm happy for you. 😃
@gcooper6424 жыл бұрын
I love this guy's laugh. It's pure joy.
@wadeguidry66754 жыл бұрын
Somebody had a yellow one in West Seneca, NY (suburb of Buffalo) back in the 70s when I was a kid. You really never forget seeing one of these.
@FlameJackstar Жыл бұрын
Oh my god, I want one so bad... I love quirky little cars like this.
@trevorwhitham6742 Жыл бұрын
Also the video vehicle is adorable in its own unique way
@mhshla084 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love your videos get a kick out of these neat old vehicles
@1965vw5 жыл бұрын
Looks like a porta potty on wheels. I love it :)
@kenbest76605 жыл бұрын
Just buy one and use it also as a golf cart and electric lawnmower, with attachments of course. Amazing how close to the ground the battery compartment was. Can you imagine going over any bumps bigger than a squirrel.
@bobferranti52225 жыл бұрын
Robert! You're killin me! I love all these weird cars you show!
@lmjohnsono5 жыл бұрын
Audio's much better in this one, nice job
@GO4RIDER_trikelife9375 жыл бұрын
Lane Motor Museum: I love that place. We shot 40gigs of video there last year, just an AWESOME place to see. oh... and we love your channel as well...lol... 😀👍👍✌️
@hdofu4 жыл бұрын
The beauty of this car is if it runs out of juice you can just push it the rest of the way
@gar77645 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work, we love these videos!
@TheCarDemotic3 жыл бұрын
This makes the Trabant look like a sports car. I love it
@ripley695 жыл бұрын
I love these things. Can't wait for the next one.
@heartland96a5 жыл бұрын
Temptng with the ramp down on the amphibious landing craft . Just screaming out or a photo op ! With that mighty Elcar !
@computerfan10795 жыл бұрын
Another video in just two days? Amazing!
@greatcanadianmoose39655 жыл бұрын
Makes the Trabant look luxurious!
@stephenevins15554 жыл бұрын
This thing is awesome, it would make a great A-Team van replica.
@IrisGalaxis Жыл бұрын
I actually like the minimalized dash. I've driven quite a few golf cars, and their dashes are usually littered with warning stickers, are made of horrible plastic, and have the weirdest style switches they could find, while lacking any lights or gauges. This is more aestethic and functional. (A lovely exception is a Melex 666... Lovely one. All metal dash, a proper glove compartment, lights, switches, stocks, the works. Almost like a real car.)
@matthewboyd86893 жыл бұрын
I always find it weird that no matter how much people say an electric car is bad they get in one and even if it is something like this, they still love it. modern ones don't come with all these bad things but it's hilarious to watch this bad car have so much love. Reminds me of the Volkswagen beetle, tiny but full of love.
@sesa2984 Жыл бұрын
I love the sheet of wood dash! Makes me wanna do a custom job on my girlfriend's beat up accord.
@davidgrover59965 жыл бұрын
Wherever you are send them thanks from us for hosting you.
@matthiasmartin19753 жыл бұрын
Well, at least they made it look good. I love what they did with the dashboard, very clean, very expensive, very tidy.
@pathaze42995 жыл бұрын
Regular Car Review went there to review the L.A.R.C. At 6:55 you can see it in the backround. I recognize the building and where it is stored.
@Claro19935 жыл бұрын
0:54 That brief silence looks like I was expecting a phone call.
@jefftapper47995 жыл бұрын
Love the beard, Robert. Keep it going!
@pepitosbazzeguti10735 жыл бұрын
OMG, Iit's a beautiful car!!! I want two of them, one for saturdays and one for sundays!
@mowler80425 жыл бұрын
Looks like a plush and comfy ride.
@blhtml4 жыл бұрын
Most cool design ever!
@Simple_City5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you and Doug Demuro colab on a review together, it seems like the two of you would have an absolute blast looking at a weird car no one has ever heard of haha
@SteelSkin6674 жыл бұрын
1 KW is 1.34 horsepower, which is about 5% of the power of a Trabant. That thing might have been faster had they removed the drive train and battery altogether and replaced it with two sets of bicycle pedals.
@lightdark005 жыл бұрын
I like your new garage and all your cars. I can cycle uphill at 30kph...
@TheTech95 жыл бұрын
These videos are precious 😄
@trevorhansen19405 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad the majority of vehicles you show off never took off.