The Festival of Slowth 2019

The wonderful world of cyclecars and how they are celebrated once every two years. And with some other unusual goings-on too!

[@clavo3352]

Love the aerodynamic arrow pointed back ends on some of these 40 mph vehicles. It's like symbolic irony humor!

[@romandybala]

Goodness. The older I get the more appealing these little treasures become.I saw a wicker bodied , v twin powered twin seater a few years ago in Melbourne Australia. It had a rope pull start in the cabin, a solid rear axle with a single Morris Minor brake hub on the inboard part of the axle . The seats were two plastic stackable kitchen chairs without the steel legs. No gauges, or switches or even any lights. Wish I could see it again today.

[@chrispbacon3042]

What a bunch of stupid, silly old cars damn I wish I was there. My kind of stupidity and silliness. Great video!

[@mystisith3984]

This is awesome content. The drivable bathtub totally fits my love of absurd & quirky. 💙 from France.

[@rhysnolan7458]

Brilliant film in the real spirit of the Festival.

[@pickprod]

Thank you Rhys, glad you enjoyed it.

[@hartmutpreu8112]

👍

[@istp1967]

That's gotta be the most fun you can have on 3 or 4 wheels! 😆👍👍

[@pickprod]

Too true!

[@knut-hinrichqwalter2463]

This is pure deceleration in our nervous times,very refreshing!

[@Greg-w6t]

I live in the U.S. and loved this video. Looks like Tons of good times.

[@pickprod]

It was. And rumour has it, there might be another one in the UK next year! My own 'cyclecar' is a '36 so far too young to take part!

[@Greg-w6t]

@@pickprod I hope you get to take part in that. Good luck

[@Ирина-ш6р4ч]

Ухты......Классная коллекционная техника.История развития автомобиля.

[@Ирина-ш6р4ч]

Самое классное.сто эта техника до сих пор еще ездит И на ней можно даже прокатиться.Блин твою.........вот это......

[@gasballoon]

Bloody marvellous. A splendid potpourri of Cyclecar paradise .

[@pickprod]

Thanks Robin. Just tried to get a flavour of the atmosphere. To be honest, thanks to all those there all I had to do was point the camera. Couldn't miss really! (And I seriously applaud everybody's efforts in putting it on.)

[@hartmutpreu8112]

👍

[@austinswallow]

That looked a fun event, and I had no idea there was such a variety of cars, amazing, thanks for sharing!

[@cesarfarias4219]

Bom

[@P61guy61]

Far more interesting than I expected. Thank you for posting

[@sevintrix2962]

This was thoroughly enjoyable. If only cars had as much characture these days.

[@johnmccauly3022]

And as affordable

[@emerymiguel9922]

sorry to be so offtopic but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost my login password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me!

[@braydenmarshall9369]

@Emery Miguel instablaster ;)

[@flyingmerkel6]

It's definitely not the Pebble Beach Concours, but it looks way more fun. Love the cars, glad they were saved.

[@dewardroy6531]

Pebble Beach is for the hoity toity. I much prefer the pursuits of the hoi polloi!

[@flyingmerkel6]

@@dewardroy6531Yep, get your fun a la carte

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Wonderful! Thoroughly enjoyable! And a superb match all around of style and joy.

[@barrycarleton1298]

Thank you so much for putting the video together, quite unique, do it again please.

[@hartmutpreu8112]

👍👍👍

[@46danz]

Looks like a great crowd and day out.

[@georgvonsauer2618]

Cyclecars are often overlooked...always found them interesting...were an answer to the engine displacement tax... I think Morgan cyclecars are still being made, but rather expensive.

[@donaldhipple4921]

3 wheelers were taxed as motorcycles, and motorcycles were taxed according to cylinder bore size. The reason for such long stroke engines.

[@zoltarzoltar4199]

OMG! The lawnmower race had me in stiches🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hartmutpreu8112]

😄👍 me too!

[@dommiller4172]

Blessed be the Name of God forever

[@Rob-e8w]

At 2:44 that is a genuine cyclecar. Love the steering column going through the plug hole.

[@savneetsinghrairai6823]

I wanna build one like this today and have fun driving country side

[@pickprod]

Good luck! (The cars featured all pre-date 1920!)

[@Biokemist-o3k]

Super cool video!! I have been assembling a machine shop to support my KZbin channel that I will be starting with the build of a 1928 Morgan RIP GN special 3 wheeler with 4 wheels. I am using an experimental aircraft opposed twin supercharged engine. This will be mated to an MG 4 speed manual gearbox with a 2 piece hand cast aluminum adapter. This will be connected to an MG differential with beautiful wire wheels. The frame I stood over steel and will have aircraft cloth stretched over and sprayed with plasticizer. This will have a boat tail look and is essentially a 20's airplane without a propeller or wings. There is only one other in existence and Charlie Martin races it in the UK. The next project lined up is the building of a Brooklands style cycle car similar to the Pembleton. This will have a BMW R-100 engine in the front and four wheels with gorgeous leather interior and even space for luggage. I look forward to seeing everyone over at the channel when it gets warm out enough to be in the barn in Pennsylvania .....

[@kingearl2596]

What a beutiful event - nice People and nice "Cars".

[@donaldhipple4921]

What a grand day out, thanks so much for sharing. ❤

[@bobtierney6946]

We humans are at our best when we share our hobbies.

[@reijerlincoln]

What a great video of a wonderful event.

[@hartmutpreu8112]

👍

[@bobodewitz8958]

Loved to watch it. Thanx.

[@fatbudgiekillen8997]

Some of these could reach 200, (metres per minute) . In a world of ridiculous power outputs and top speeds ,it is a rare treat to see these old gems being maintained. Thanks to everyone involved.

[@iplaymytele]

If Life was just a celebration of the good things that were.... I think this world would be a much happier and friendlier place to live..!

[@KingOFuh]

I liked Dick Dastardly and Muttley, as well as Penelope Pitstop. I searched online but could not find the Bedec Noire bathtub on wheels. All these Wacky Wheels looked fun to drive. I have always loved microcars, ever since I was a micro human.

[@FritzKraut]

Oh, i enjoyed this clip so much!

[@davidwelch6796]

A wonderful film of a splendid event. It reminds me of a wag at Armstrong Siddeley who, referring to Stoneleighs, said of J.D.Siddeley, "the man who made walking a pleasure."

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

This was quite enjoyable to watch. Stay Healthy and hope to see you again next year.

[@robertdavies7698]

Thank you some great filming would like to see more..

[@hartmutpreu8112]

👍

[@malc121]

Brilliant,looks fun

[@Pete-z6e]

You can hold a conversation with pedestrians as you’re going along!!

[@buxvan]

A good happy video. I enjoyed it.

[@hartmutpreu8112]

👍

[@Ирина-ш6р4ч]

Какое то вгсторженое чувство появляется при виде этой техники.

[@ronknight3417]

wonderful just wonderful thanks

[@ellenbruckermarshall4179]

Nice editing. Well done!

[@1rober2]

This video made my day 😊 thank you 👏

[@stephanarbeitlang2681]

Wunderschön! :))

[@pickprod]

Danke vielmals!

[@thea.m.p.co.467]

Here we get a glimpse into the natural habitat and social structure of the _5-Toed Slowth;_ clearly the superior intellect of their 2 and 3-Toed cousins, we see the machines they have invented to move about quickly while paradoxically not going particularly fast at all... _Fascinating!_

[@josefpanda8063]

very nice!

[@61natalie19]

Insane catastrophic boom🔥❤️‍🔥🔥❤️‍🔥🔥❤️‍🔥

[@SrColon309]

Wonderful!!!!

[@billyoleary8291]

Such variety,thank you.

[@pirochicosai1986]

Lovely car!

[@arnhemseptember2009]

Great fun!

[@rwkrauss6054]

Lawn mower races of Payett ID. Are real kick ass.

[@geneard639]

All the movies I've seen that are either made in the UK or are 'located' in the UK, you'd think you'd see a few more cycle cars in them. Honestly, I wish there were more modern versions of these but here in the States I'm terrified of driving around in an up armored humvee... the other day I had a Hellcat Demon blow by me so fast I thought I had been hit, my car was shoved by air 3 feet to the right... which was scary since there is no shoulder on that road.

[@philippejenvrin2741]

Wonderfull machine !!

[@AlbumeinvistaVideo]

Genial and....crazy ! But very funny ! With a drop of typical british sense of humour ! 😄😄👍

[@ธนกร_จิรมนัสวิญญู]

The bathtub bicycle

[@felixvilliers2597]

Whacky racers! I wonder if they are insured or not ;)

[@markohoffmann8346]

Grandiose.... 👍👏✌️

[@confuseatronica]

i love that AC Sociable, it looks like a low poly frog

[@pickprod]

Great, aren't they? One sold for a bargain price recently: www.brightwells.com/lot-details/529774

[@karbengo]

2:42 Meet the Bathmobile.

[@davwht9]

The Festival of Slowth . I'm too lazy to go. Maybe I can hang around with you guys later.

[@onlythewise1]

still got a nice country plants and things

[@luthfienursantosowibowo4431]

cute innovatived car. even 3 wheels.hope younger generation knew. that waaaay back era. smart little car already tinkering n produce to public.

[@jeffmullinix7916]

This was when cars was cars and they did not have much power or speed . But it was better than walking .

[@knut-hinrichqwalter2463]

Therefore that event can also be named festival of slow.✌️

[@johnkuzma7066]

Is that an American fotoplayer for the background music on the Lawnmower race? It sounds like Joe Rinados.

[@srfrg9707]

I was expecting James May.

[@toyotaprius79]

Cycle cars should make a comeback with the power denity of +52v ebikes and scooters today.

[@sandamadalakirana661]

Thank you.what is your country sir.I am from Sri Lanka

[@F4rebuild]

United Kingdom of Great Britain

[@aniljai405]

Nice ❤️

[@willdatsun]

where was this? i wanted to see more of the bathtub and bikes thing . is there more footage?

[@onlythewise1]

still had to have money to have one

[@acptelford1307]

Are they all road legal?

[@Hudson1951]

The lawn mower race: crank harder and faster!

[@applanateearth586]

It's obviously a deluxe its got a door.! The super deluxe have brakes!

[@lamparinaatomica]

Do brasil um abraço

[@pickprod]

Obrigada. R.

[@scotttait2197]

The text in top left is far to hard to read for those on small screen!

[@parrotraiser6541]

Amazing how many ways you can configure a baby carriage and a chainsaw. :-)*

[@raharjodoank7536]

THESE ARE THE UNIQS MODEL IN THE WORLD..

[@crippleguy415]

Early Go Karts 😂

[@mikewilson631]

Is this on this year? If so, where?

[@F4rebuild]

Mike, sorry, but this was a 'private' event and I'm not permitted to say. Due to its popularity it may become public in the future as it is in France. (Alternative venue every other year.)

[@georgebeard2337]

Decent wood festival of okay speed

[@robert-oq9jq]

Guarantee you they were a whole lot better than walking or saddling a horse

[@MrSupro]

A model T would be a giant in comparison to any of these.

[@paulnicholson1906]

Why are there so many logs strewn about in the road? I guess they are to mark the course but look like navigation hazards to me.

[@shemmac4700]

What is the car at @6:42 ? the caption says 1922 Hills (Mills?) Cyclecar but nothing that looks like comes up on google that I could find

[@pickprod]

More Busy bee info: robinbatchelor.com/BusyBee.html and: www.prewarcar.com/kate-and-the-busy-bee

[@shemmac4700]

@@pickprod wow. Thanks for the info. That is an amazing vehicle

[@Yosemite_Sam]

Brilliant

[@scubatrucker6806]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😍😍Lawnmower race

[@wildancrazy159]

What lovely...well everything, People and machines (and venue is gorgeous). Please, please do not make this event public, the mob will destroy, as "they" do everything pure, any and all good. but do post any and all videos for us 'outsiders'. Just knowing this exist made me very warm inside. I envy each and everyone whom is a part of this...

[@cornycory]

can you tell me where the frick Bob Wilson went

[@paulhitchcock534]

Is the replacement starter six or twelve volts please?

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly the green peoples party of Germany and the EU environment chamber have banned all combustion cars after 2030, from 2025 on there will be only very limited fuel supply, only one gas station per city in the EU. In Scandinavia all combustion cars and fossile fuels are banned from 2025 on too. At the moment they even discuss to forbid trade with used combustion cars including classics!

[@terabeatnik2000]

Source please?

[@JoseCuenca-n9z]

👏👏👏🇦🇷

[@Hudson1951]

10:10 looks pretty fast

[@MarcoLozano-f3x]

Good old toy

[@MarcoLozano-f3x]

Good ride 👍

[@malcolmpettett5957]

Where was this run ? Please

[@F4rebuild]

Malcolm, sorry, but this was a 'private' event and I'm not permitted to say. Due to its popularity it may become public in the future as it is in France. (Alternative venue every other year.)

[@Ирина-ш6р4ч]

Прикоснуться к этим авто.это все равно что побывать в том в ихнем прошлом.

[@noonsight2010]

These speed-freaks! 50mph. Whatever is the world coming to?

[@gabesolomon4887]

The Badwood Revival

[@luisestebanr6311]

💖

[@ladronsiman1471]

Vive La France!

[@richardatherton4382]

Mais oui!

[@edmundosalazar809]

Spanish subtitles please