THE TRUTH! Secrets of Tavarish's FLOODED $2,000,000 McLaren P1

[@pasquale78]

Freddie one of the most likable car KZbinrs out there. He is honest and very transparent about his cars and therefore a breeze of fresh air amongst the many car KZbinrs that pretend they are something they’re not.

[@MrChilongaso]

Agreed

[@-piffle-]

Absolutely. You kinda feel like you actually know him :) Also love the interaction/collaboration with other great you-tubers like Smee and Matt Armstrong. Other side of the coin, the latest DDE vid, where they fabricate a whole ridiculous sketch about the leasing company wanting the f12 back. Sigh.

[@JerzyBoy973]

Him, Chris and Mike Essa are the best guys doing builds right now in a way that the average enthusiast can follow along with.

[@mtmadigan82]

I think thats exactly why him and mat armstrong are such great channels. I just know in those situations where they have such a great attitude, despite some real expensive problems. Id be throwing tire irons and breaking out all the profanity I know. This is also why I know I'd make a horrible grade school teacher 😂

[@RogueAquariums]

Freddys P1 rebuild is one for the ages. His attention to detail shows and I really hope it comes together as he envisions. PT Cruiser! 😂😂 Thanks for sharing Tim

[@RealWjay]

Im with tavarish “ditching” the hybrid drive

[@Moray2023]

It was pretty poor after spending 10 episodes basically saying he'd save it.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

I agree. I couldn’t see how (even if he could replace the batteries), could get the electronics working. I always thought that the P1 was a compromised hybrid.

[@glidertastic5778]

He said the main thing, This stopped being a stock P1 when it got submerged under salt water. I even think that the 1300 HP is too much if you lose 200 Kg but that's just my opinion. This is an incredible project either way.

[@peterschancel7223]

Go buy a Tesla you haters .. or REBUILD A a Chevy VOLT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesmaybrick2001]

@@Moray2023 You mean you have never been wrong/or changed your mind about something? That must be an impressive life to have lived. Why not try inventing Fusion rather than commenting on free content?

[@tomd328]

Freddie is awesome. He and Tim work so hard and deserve all their successes

[@peterthornton2396]

Absolutely love what he’s doing getting rid of the hybrid system and running a highly tuned lump. Hats off to the man

[@betaich]

If he wanted to do that the whole time he just could have bought a 720s brand new for less money than the wrecked p1 and built that. Loosing the hybrid is a shame

[@peterthornton2396]

@@betaich na it’s unique and it’s something even more special

[@Incubuspaxs]

Sooo special to tune a McLaren engine! Nobody has ever done that before?

[@trashyspeeds266]

​@@Incubuspaxsnot a p1, no

[@betaich]

he is using a 720s motor so not even that staywed p1 it is just a p1 body shell@@trashyspeeds266

[@chiganuggoo9929]

It would be so easy for Freddie to get on the McLaren bashing bandwagon, yet he lives and breathes them fixing and renovating them to the highest standard..one of my fave KZbinrs. Would be nice if McLaren reached out to him and offered some assistance, it would literally do their brand a world of good.

[@bicyclist2]

Amen! I know he went to England and visited with the guy from The Late Brake Show.

[@k__t__140]

I would LOVE to see misha drive this on the Nurburgring! That would be an insane video!

[@ThmsDouglas]

Agree!

[@saraprva4172]

Always happy to see you visit Freddie, so clever, interesting & one of nicest guys on YT

[@Stigs722]

Always wondered what a P1 would be like without all the hybrid crap. So excited to see this !

[@ryan49805]

Ditching that weight is the best move imo. Its not like he’s ripping it out of an otherwise mint condition one. That thing will be a beast!

[@drivingpsyche]

not only trashed EV unit, but also one designed 10 years ago, which is already outdated tech. I'm pretty sure if it was done these days, such a hybrid system would be half the size and weight.

[@fatehranks]

And its 150k

[@mmonkeyman1403]

@@drivingpsyche I would suspect it would be of similar size but offer more power and better battery capacity.

[@tylerplayzz8697]

It's like what Aston Martin is doing with the Valkyrie, the road car still has the hybrid system but the track only Valkyrie AMR Pro only has the ICE

[@WorldwideDarts]

Wow! The passion that both Freddie and Shmee have really shines in this video.

[@shadow_sxe]

Let’s go! I’ve been waiting for this collab 🔥

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Freddie is one fearless and talented dude…….or stupid! We love him. I think that it’s the former. In fact, he’s the quintessential American. Unbridled optimism, energy, and innovation.

[@rorygamble1153]

Car was totaled, it ceased being a highly sought after McClaren, at that moment, he’s free to do whatever he wants. Great story.

[@STARSHIPTROOP]

Even Mr Bean's F1 sold for 10 mil

[@rizwany2071]

@@STARSHIPTROOP because he rebuild it from McLaren

[@-piffle-]

Exactly that. Great comment. And yet you see soo many comments on his channel and other platforms that totally trash him for not restoring it. They totally miss the point.

[@paulkrapp]

Thanks for this great interview with Freddy, Tim! This rebuild is amazing! 1300 HP and lighter weight is going to be awesome!

[@charliet8298]

Removing the hybrid system from a P1 sounds mad, then here comes Freddy’s project and he proved that workable. Can’t wait to see this finish and Tim testdrives it. Hopefully no more engine shenanigans 🤞

[@pjlietz]

Shout out Calgary! My home town!

[@Cronus_1]

Respect. Full disclosure, I would never click on his videos simply because of his click bait titles. I am seeing this for the first time, and I have nothing but respect for this project. Can't wait to see it running.

[@kings3803]

Imagine having the opportunity to be able to modify a p1 and make it lighter and faster and better because you are not going to ruin the value as its already lost is value. Good on him 👏 can't wait for it to be banging up the road.

[@DukeRiderPH]

Yes. Hopefully it can be a car actually driven to its limits without concern on mileage or resale value.

[@WPD77]

Apart from the small issue that it was sold with a certificate of destruction so cannot go back on the road.

[@kings3803]

@wayned1746 no it wasn't that was the bugatti that went for auction. It has a salvage title

[@WPD77]

Your wrong sorry, this was sold with a certificate of destruction so it cannot go back on the road, the listing that Freddy shared showed it.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

I watched Freddy's video earlier today, and it was great, but Tim you did a WONDERFUL job on this one!! Thanks for taking the time with him to share a bit of a different side of what he's doing for this project! Really great work, thanks so much for this!

[@YachtReport]

Once the car is back together this talk of it not being a ‘real P1’ will be forgotten. I was interested to see how they would fix the hybrid system but accept this job is larger than most even accept. Excited to see the finished car.

[@Manx710]

I can't wait to see the finished product, sounds like it's gonna be awesome and I LOVE the seats.

[@HoosierHacker]

This P1is going to be amazing I can't wait to see it in person

[@lrfcarreviews2570]

Been waiting for this!

[@anassheikh135]

I suspected this Collaboration. ❤

[@R19Robbin]

That porject is gonna be insane when it's finished 👌

[@timmie2k3]

While I don't necessarily *like* the idea of pulling the hybrid drive assembly, I understand and can respect the reasoning behind it. It'll be interesting to see how it all turns out in the end.

[@timmie2k3]

Also, your relationship together genuinely comes through in these videos. You guys should do more stuff together.

[@MRVSKIN]

You know what. Good on him for doing it the way he wanted it. I think the value of it might shock some people once it’s done. It will be a true 1 of 1. Going to absolutely love the reveal

[@jaytibby]

Thanks for the content.. always good to see more coverage of the yellow submarine

[@alperegrine3979]

Hats off to Freddie. This is a legendary project! Great video.❤

[@bnastali]

You two are endlessly entertaining. Love the easy repartee and fun in all this car insanity.

[@remie4494]

Tavarish is badass.. I love his vision and he is kicking ass and I'm all in for it!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@TommyPickIes]

I love this guy's personality

[@grahamcoffer1720]

Truly amazing man,wonderful sense of humour .

[@YousufAnasChowdhury]

shmee pulls the most interesting things out of nowhere and it is acctually very good.

[@annon-ski7985]

I like the Collabs, Dark Horse looks pretty nice parked next to the McLaren, This will be the most special and valuable P1 in existence.

[@sidrens1047]

Tim, you should do a video on my friend Frank who designed the P1!!! That would make a great video!!!!

[@2step892]

No one talking about the fact he’s ditching the Hi guys Im shmee intro

[@SoberBangBangVeteran]

Oh, I love seeing this project going where it’s going. It’s unfortunate. He’s got so many Karen’s and Ken’s on his channel right now crying about it’s not a P1.

[@Incubuspaxs]

It's P1 alright but only by name. Like a Prius is no Prius without hybrid same goes for the p1

[@99.3jason]

@@Incubuspaxs it is a p1 hybrid or not

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Waaaah! Who cares? This going to be an amazing car!

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

IKR!! LOL @ all the deranged Volt-Dolt Greenies whom are definite proof of Human Devolution. 🤣

[@bradenmchenry995]

@@Incubuspaxsyou’re very mistaken if you believe a p1 is a p1 because of a 176hp hybrid motor

[@techtim123]

Brilliant video on the importance of this project

[@suecobandito8954]

Freddy’s on to the right trail. His take is so different that this must be plowing new ground. With EV’s losing the buying war, this may be a sea change shift. Just putting that out there.😊

[@HellcatDreaminJosh]

Shmee150 Awesome Video I think it's absolutey incredible that Freddie decided to put a 1300HP 720s engine into his P1 and I can't wait to see if It'll be able to go over 250 MPH and hear that Unobtanium Exhaust and I think that Interior looks Absolutely Gorgeous

[@danielgrice9188]

Your Lamborghini Huracan STO is up for sale. Are you planning on selling both the STO and the Senna?

[@client3052]

Hi

[@robbie74able]

tavarish is smashing this build 👌

[@oddiethepug2355]

Shmee always on the grind!

[@dimitrischannel2877]

Schmee I wanna ask you some questions about this project and because I respect your knowledge I would love to hear your opinion. 1) What parts of the original P1 will be at the final car? I am asking this because what's the point of buying this wrecked car when he changed his original motor, abstracted the hybrid systhem, changed the exterior panels and the interior parts? 2) Why wouldn't just bought a second hand 675 (or something) and just put all these new parts on to this? Honestly, I don't get the point of this project besides the hype and the views in youtube. Am I missing something important here?

[@LuigiNathan]

Not to sound sarcastic but if I own a S15 and put a RB26 in, does that make it a GTR? Correct me if I'm wrong but the only changes he's making is removing the electric motor, widened body and bigger motor. Therefore it still remains a P1.

[@kalanikta]

The second it went underwater, it became less OEM, but much much more original !

[@Kalepsis]

He should install a removable fuel cell with quick-disconnect hoses where the battery used to be so he can have an extra 15 gallons of fuel on demand for long distance drives/rallies.

[@user-ki8zf1rp1e]

Good idea, I'm sure it'd maintain a similar weight distribution too when full.

[@andoletube]

In Legoland, that makes perfect sense. In the real world...not so much.

[@Kalepsis]

@@andoletube dude, I'm an engineer. I could literally do it with about $500 in materials and six hours of my time.

[@andoletube]

@@KalepsisI think you missed my point. If all you wanted was an extra long-range fuel tank, you don't make it removable. An empty tank weighs almost nothing. You just build it in and use it when you want to. There's no need for silly plug-in/plug-out solutions which are notorious failure points and completely unnecessary if the tank adds negligible weight penalty. Apart from that, I think your idea is pretty good.

[@bennygoods22]

Freddy the goat for shouting out dde on Tim’s video. Good on Tim for leaving it in

[@justuskarlt8625]

Anyone explain me why this car is not just a light weight, tuned 720 since he cut of the hybrid system? I dont see the difference and dont know how i can still call it a „hypercar“. There is nothing that makes it special anymore, right?

[@aaroneb15]

Yoooo, what a crazy collab it would be if Freddy's next build was a future Shmeemobile?

[@cstreet1440]

3 drops in one weekend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@rvmx513]

The hybrid system is what makes the p1 the p1, like it or not. It’s designed with that in mind and that vision, getting rid of it destroyes in my opinion the soul of this specific car. And it’s not worth anything near 2 mil due to missing its complete originality

[@111usul]

that blue on 765lt is just on point love it!

[@tripprogers4814]

Tim, we appreciate your British attempt at pronouncing SEMA! In fact, we are starting a petition to permanently change SEMA to *SEAMER*

[@jacobhughes5937]

Got to love the 765lt though

[@pralanmitvlogs1906]

Huge respect 🫡

[@PatriotaBoricua]

Love all the work but to be a successor of the iconic F1, it has to have a center driving location. But from all the work done, the only think i do not like are the euro multispoke wheels, i guess since to me is 5 spoke or double 5 spoke or nothing. But i guess thats an easy fix. Now the 3 seats/center driving location is a must.

[@fatesandmyths]

I just the upload of the 12th part of the P1 built at Tavarish's channel. Great to see your visit to his workshop😅

[@davidkeenan5989]

This P18s going to be awesome.

[@williamrogercummings277]

Thanks, Shmee. Freddy is a bundle of laughs.

[@YaksBall8]

Let me spoil it for ya: it ain't gonna be a P1 no more

[@Cent51]

You better not say that to Cletus Fans about Leroy..

[@YaksBall8]

@@Cent51 what does that have to do with anything? Bro, leroy was never a hybrid

[@YaksBall8]

Btw, I follow cleet since before Leroy had a cage...

[@Cent51]

@@YaksBall8 You base your argument that car is not car anymore because it got an element removed, Leroy has 99% of the corvette removed, and yet people will argue into the grave it a corvette..

[@YaksBall8]

@@Cent51 my base argument? I didn't even argue, you did... I say that because the P1 is one of 3 hybrid hypercars that were release simultaneously. Their point? The use of hybrid power. And I also defend that Leroy is a Corvette. I disagree with the P1 being a P1 because it's basically the same engine in all V8 McLarens. If you watch the video, you might hear that information...

[@МаксатСагынов-с9н]

Maybe you should ask Mr Frank to improve the design? Make it even more, maybe he had some ideas that didn't make it to production for some reasons.

[@holeefok3158]

It's like a moderm F1. Love it. I don't like hybrid motors.

[@Gadget0343]

The new designation is P1-N for Navy.

[@MGAFFY]

8:05 I see absolutely no problem with Tavarish removing the hybrid system, It's unneeded weight and a complicated system that could need constant repairs, also it's not like the hybrid system was powering the front wheels anyways so yeah again not needed.

[@karbonfiba2044]

I would love for SHMEE to do a project car...I am sure he has the connections to get it done..

[@Angelbonilla1982]

From what I read the P1 weight around 3100 pounds or 1395kg!! Why does this one weigh more if it doesn't have the hybrid system?

[@Moray2023]

I was really excited when he won it as i thought he'd fix it right. Now it's not a hybrid and it has a 720s engine its ripped the soul out the car. Ship of Thesus etc etc. Wish he'd just brought the Hamilton collection Senna as that would of suited perfectly for what he wanted to do.

[@betaich]

Yeah what he wants to do now he could have done with any MClaren, okay that P1 was destroyed but maybe someone else could have tried it or at least used some parts from it for theirs

[@99.3jason]

stop crying bro the hybrid system is not even special anymore.And its his car so his choice what he does with it.

[@Moray2023]

@@99.3jason it was special enough for him to milk it for content in at least four of the episodes so that's a bad take imo.

[@99.3jason]

@@Moray2023 Not special ANYMORE bro

[@supermanblackedition]

@@Moray2023 it probably isn’t realistic to rebuild a hybrid system. Especially an early version of one.

[@user-tu1ee6dc5f]

The rods were bent after 315 miles. If anything he's improved the drivability to last more than 315 miles. That guy who bought the car a week before the hurricane has to be the luckiest guy ever bc the engine was going to blow.

[@jtwig9311]

Wow....I felt the tension...

[@briandonovan5434]

Damn Freddy. Come along way from the Lexus days!

[@vincentvandervaart8019]

Tachyon is a customer of our company where i work in the Netherlands they are THE specialists in turbo evolution the will be at SEMA too

[@lynnysumner4588]

There are quite a few oddities around the P1 with regard to the chassis production v. VIN tag numbers. There are two P1s with the VIN ending in 33 - basically an error in the tooling of the data plate - they've identical spec, and were bought by the same customer; one is road-licenced, the other is only used on track. I actually saw them both together at Brands Hatch. There were 4 carbon tubs that were destroyed in-house after an ultrasound inspection revealed many stress cracks that happened post-installation, not during manufacturing. After the dismantling of the major parts, an engineer came up with the idea to re-purpose the bespoke carbon fiber tub pieces as momentos, such as luggage tags, desk nameplates, etc

[@nz_sailor]

Nice guy. Cool car 👌🏼

[@suhails4040]

Tavarish has my respect 🫡

[@generalsedan517]

Nice one 👍

[@loneric550]

That IS300 lurking back there....😍

[@joeNotexotic579]

Wait so if the car is 1300 wheel HP that means it's 1500-1600 crank 🤯 that's madness on a car that's 3,075 lbs

[@zoperxplex]

Thinks he's getting a McLaren P1 cheap then has to spend 2,000,000 dollars to fix it.

[@DavidDeLuge]

I guess there would need to be some work done on the firmware to cater for the fact that the hybrid drive isn’t there??

[@tomtht3355]

Lotta people trying to live off Freddie’s back…

[@Millsprinkles569]

No doubt it will be one of the coolest cars around. And if you are lucky you will not feel guilty driving it.

[@dinckelman]

For the price of windshield glass in this car, you could buy yourself an entire Volkswagen Golf GTD

[@mynulkarimmahim5878]

People complaining about the hyprid system would call a V8 swapped Artura a P1 lol

[@phacomd]

Corrosion on those bolts is called MacLaren patina. It’s actually normal. Don’t ruin it

[@Meowhsss]

It may be a “P1” but it will not be worth P1 money, my guess is that it would auction at like $300,000. Purely a car for KZbin revenue.

[@peterschancel7223]

@Shmee 150 ...Great interview Shmee , enough said ,, just watch learn and enjoy....

[@D0tc0mbeatz]

Ditching the hybrid system ditches the most interesting part of the build. Now it’s just P1ish

[@t94xr]

As a watcher of RichRebuilds, I was led to believe that Freddy was just a minor up and coming youtuber lol

[@Lolrs]

It will be petty cool if your mclaren 675lt spider was next to his mclaren 675lt

[@darrenchurch-russell6942]

Think Freddie took such a financial risk in saving this car. Respect for saving it and loving the story of bringing it back to life.

[@JohnSmith-ue6wq]

Now it's the record holder for sand and water....😂😂😂😂

[@lexer9472]

Just kinda off to ask if the car will still be a p1 like dude its not just gonna a p1 its a p1 evolution

[@ivanrebac8983]

Where is Tarvarish

[@kevin-l7r7p]

Target of 250mph+ but using the stock gearbox? Will those ratios and max rpm allow such speeds?

[@dmacpher]

The redline increase should get it close.

[@TRX2021]

OK I have to add this... I literally was thinking at Time 27:38 Ice Ice Baby was about to start playing or Under Pressure (Appropriate for the situation) 😂 😂 😂 😂... I think it was Air Compressor Building back..

[@merigoalex]

You should be very, very proud of what you have done with the CAR and it's AWESOME INDEED, HIP HIP HURRAY so much soooo...yes indeed.