Timbs Special and Hudson Italia

On this episode of My Classic Car, Dennis heads out to Malibu, CA to cruise in a Timbs Special and Hudson Italia.
#TimbsSpecial #HudsonItalia #Malibu
S18E26

[@joyhall2736]

Cannot even imagine the loss of ONE car much less an entire collection. Greatest classic car loss in history. Beyond devastating.

[@onlypendants]

The Timbs special was drop dead gorgeous. To think of it that it was designed in 1947 can put a lot of new car manufacturers to shame. Very sorry to hear that it was lost in the fire.

[@moukafaslouka4796]

The Timbs is a gorgeous car. The red with gold glitter makes it even more special.

[@boataxe4605]

Was, it was destroyed in last summers fires.

[@jamesdickinson6090]

I think that Timbs is now my favorite car of all time. Incredible.

[@adorable6385]

WOW! Tim 48, no parking anywhere but your personal property. I wouldn't dare drive this in traffic for fear of damage or people wanting to touch it and you can't blame them. That paint job is one of a kind for sure.

[@robertphillips6296]

A couple of real beauties! Thanks for posting.

[@rvail136]

I hope that you thanked this man appropriately, because getting to drive those cars is simply amazing.

[@MyClassicCarTV]

It was!

[@joyhall2736]

Right.

[@RamblinAround]

Dennis, I'm so glad you have preserved these cars in video. It's tremendously sad that his collection was lost in the fire. Knowing the Timbs Special is gone is just sickening.

[@MyClassicCarTV]

So true. II was blown away by the Timbs Special! Such a unique design and a spectacular reasotation. Absolutely irreplacable! The only bright spot in this story is that Gary and his wife are ok.

[@mathewkorn5008]

Amen!

[@michaelbishop5819]

@@MyClassicCarTV 4

[@jobmunene3263]

Sh*t. Irreplaceable art. Damn that fire!

[@larss337]

Nooooo 😭

[@electrichellion5946]

Incredible autos both of them. While watching this episode I looked up the mans collection only to learn that these two and the approximately 30 other impeccable autos in the garage and his house were all burned to ashes during the wildfires of 2018. So sad. I’m sure other collections were lost too. All that history gone in just a few hours time.

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Truly a tragedy!

[@e.hutchence-composer8203]

Can you imagine living in the 40s/50s and seeing these sorts of cars everywhere, that would be amazing.

[@j_freed]

To some, yes and maybe just part of the scenery to most. I was a child of the 1970s, and most people (not me) were blasé to the late 60s barracudas and chargers etc. which today even these are viewed as these godly, rare things. Back in the day, these were just big old Dad cars & rusted and scrapped without a care.

[@staLkerhu]

@@j_freed 😢

[@Ralph2]

Oh no! I watched the gorgeous video then came down to read the comments....It is so sad to find out they were lost to the fires. Incredible machines. :(

[@Darrell1019]

Oh nooo!

[@Teeb2023]

That is such a tragedy, in its own context. Horrible thought.

[@phobod1]

It's beyond a tragedy that these pieces of historic artwork were lost... truly sad to hear such news. I don't even own them and i feel the pain in their loss... hope the owner got what he was owed from insurance and was able to find solace somehow...i feel for him

[@lestermiller2717]

I’m blown away by the red car. OMG wow. I built a kustom model from scratch like that red one in the early 60’s. I still have some of my one off model cars around. I was fixing up my 1955 Chrysler 300 2-Dr sedan delivery wagon with a blown hemi engine lowered to the ground and shaved smooth kool car.

[@joyhall2736]

Wow! What an incredible talent you have.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

That Tims....wow...all the work to beat those panels in aluminium...amazing work.

[@diGritz1]

You get rear ended in the Timbs and you wouldn't know it for 2 days.

[@heru-deshet359]

If you get rear ended at high speed the other vehicle will launch itself into space.

[@ceaserbriones5337]

That's a beautiful car ..You are so lucky

[@TEDavis]

Now that is funny!

[@johnbockelie3899]

The red one looks straight out of a Dr Seuss book.

[@susanjaeger5645]

Why we don't see the Timbs sports car in the movies is beyond me! The perfect Roadster! Beautiful!

[@STohme]

Two magnificent cars. Congratulations and many thanks.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Who can’t be completely disarmed seeing the Timm’s car for the first time. It’s so beautiful, if it were a pretty blue, you could call it an ocean wave. I’m pleased that the cars are so lovingly owned by someone who appreciates what he has with the assets to keep each work of Art perfect

[@mikestang679]

Real gold flake, fantastic! I've seen this at Pebble Beach, when the sun hits it, WOW........

[@harrisonhunter7512]

Unique cars.It's sad to hear they were lost in the California fire's.

[@DamianAriel717]

Outstanding machines, I only saw them on books and magazines. Thanks for bring them back to us. Greetings from Argentina!!!!

[@chrisSVT]

I saw this in my feed and had to watch it after knowing that these perished to the fires. So sad. I'm glad they're preserved here for all the enjoy.

[@randyporter3491]

Beauty is subjective, but I think both of these are rolling art. Thanks for sharing !

[@rgarlinyc]

What a wonderful beast is Timb's Special! 😲 And yeah, I think the Hudson Italia is gorgeous too!👏

[@saxonsteve]

THAT 48 TIMB'S SPECIAL IS OUT OF THIS WORLD COOL!!! BRILLANT DESIGN!! FORGET ABOUT HEAD TURNING! YOUR HEAD WOULDN'T MOVE BACK AFTER WATCHING THIS THING GO BY!!!!!!

[@505197]

That Timbs is one hell of a creation. Possibly the coolest custom job I've ever seen.

[@MrGordonjames]

I was not sure if you were getting ready to take off ahhhhhhh .in the Timbs Dennis.....hilarious really...yet lovely...wow lines...and the Hudson was a gem..

[@pankajprabhakarborade74]

It's unbelievable that these kinds of car's still available in working condition thanks a lot.

[@bradcarroll3719]

I think that the Timbs Special is more than worthy for a tribute/rebuild to exacting specs. Gary would be the best man forthe job, knowing the car so intimately, and having recently restored it. It is just a car that needs to be in this world.

[@ramiznagiyev204]

THE DARK RED CAR IS VERY INTERESTING AND BEAUTIFUL! I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH SUPER CAR! 😶👍

[@robertmadea9229]

Hudson Italia is a very nice classic car. Its front remind me a bit classic Mercedes. Timbs Special! This gentalman was a genius👍

[@craigmartin2092]

OMG! Finally!!! I've seen the Timbs special on plenty of Concourse videos but NVR a full walk-around. Thanks!

[@jakespeed63]

Incredible tragedy to lose these 2 iconic vehicles 😢

[@kenwergin4851]

What a couple of WOWSERS!!

[@riopermadi1966]

WOW! Timbs Special really is SPECIAL! Amazing creation! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@waitaminute-vw9hf]

The Timbs paint job gives a whole new meaning to metal flake paint jobs! Big gold flakes...WOW!!! So sad this masterpiece was lost to fire.

[@revzillo]

I think that Hudson Italia is a gorgeous car I'd drive it . The Tim car what a futuristic beauty or should I say 'retro futuristic beauty '

[@saltzen961]

Timbs special . What a stunner !!!!!!!

[@TSNR]

Such beautiful cars ! ! Loved them 😍😍😘

[@ThePzycho1]

Outstanding,, a real moving art..

[@pete1320]

The red flowing lines remind me of Jessica Rabbit's dress

[@JayDillon-mm6yv]

That's it!! Exactly.

[@marcosmoura7618]

O carro e muito longo, isso tornou ele feio.

[@robertromero8692]

Owners of the laserdisc of Roger Rabbit saw something interesting with Jessica.

[@MrDaiseymay]

GOOD ONE

[@Touristingreen]

Was trying to remember what it reminded me of,you hit it exactly

[@Schpoople]

I have such a high admiration for the Special... my heart dropped when I found out it’s fate... my god

[@mathewbsaenz]

The more and more it's on screen, the more and more I like the look of the timbs special.

[@K-Effect]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="191">3:11</a> The 3 chrome tail light tubes on the back of the car remind me of the JATO assist on the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber

[@karimsadouni4758]

Nice car .remember old days. Good video

[@billbernhard3582]

Astonishing, futuristic and magnificently artistic ! Creativity taken to a place that was almost marketable, back in the day ! Where are the minds and daring of yester-year ?

[@jorgearturojaimesgarcia1344]

Mint condition. Congratulations friends.

[@machineavatar1603]

I absolutely loved it the most....Sir Dennis Gage really puts some of the awesome coolest content on KZbin 👌 really very amazing and mind blowing 🤯 🙏🤘👍😍😘💖💜💛💙

[@stephenbirks6458]

Rear end is very Blue Bird - Donald Campbells 1967 record breaker ! - looking at dates it was the Timbs that got there first with that radical air - slip wheel arch flare design - Both beautiful auto's with out of the box thinking ! Thankyou for sharing these beauties ! SB -British Isles !

[@stephenbirks6458]

Thats terrible that these beauties have been lost to those horrendous Californian fires - Thats so sad ! - Luckily they have been filmed for posterity ! It really is saddening !

[@BatMan-oe2gh]

I think they both look great. Just pure style and class, unlike most cars today. I would have either one.

[@Patrick.Weightman]

the italia's headlights are STUNNING

[@Commentator541]

This channel is a gem!!!

[@kevinvitale8980]

I’ve had a 1/64 scale die cast model for awhile. I just love it’s design. It’s rather cool to see it in all its glory captured on video.

[@rogerbuss6069]

I just watched a video of a young guy that flipped a '49 (I think) pick-up, end for end, so it looks as though it drives in reverse. VERY INNOVATIVE! The Timbs car looks like the body is flipped in the same way but is "purpose-built" that way. Again VERY INNOVATIVE and in as as much as the guy that built his truck this way as an after production CHANGE, (I'm SURE he knows nothing about the Timbs car) both are very ahead of their time, they both end up in the same place, but for different reasons. One because he liked the styling and one as a "novelty"!

[@afranca1825]

Dennis, thank you for posting this video. The Italia is a beautiful car, and I think the design is amazing. It looks almost that a 280 SL is trying to squeeze its way out through those front brake scoops.

[@MH-vf6he]

It's amazing the creativity here.

[@franksteinman8064]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL RIDE

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

So few cars in the world anymore that actually have STYLE like that Timbs Special. Wow, one of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen. A real head-turner no matter where you go. One downside is that it would likely NOT fit in your garage nowadays! (Of course the people who buy these sorts of cars don't have mere two-car garages like us mortals...)

[@patriotrob7066]

The Hudson is spectacular!!! So is the Timbs

[@edoardozampetti4601]

Dennis la hudson è da paura bellissima.... Dennis the hudson italia very incredible...beautiful...

[@roberthuttle]

Wow, when dedication and money collide. Beautiful.

[@what2watchyt]

These look like the cars of the future and are beautiful.

[@markharrisllb]

I think the Hudson Italia is beautiful, the Italian influences belongs in the mountains and I think they showed it at its best. The Timbs is very unusual looking and I absolutely love it, especially when he started that motor. The only thing I've ever seen with three speed gears was a 60s push bike.

[@vaughnmiller3896]

Timbs special one of the baddest cars the world has ever seen... "WOW"

[@-ZIO]

The correct expression in Italian is "What is behind you is not important"

[@salimalukov77]

Браво! Удивительная работа! Восторг!

[@Sergei_A_Shevtsov]

Привет. Я всё таки нашел комментарии на русском.

[@dr.muhammadayyubkhan4523]

Oh my Lord such a beautiful car.

[@davidpeters6536]

What a sad story, thank you for the video.

[@ronmartin3755]

I think the Hudson is beautiful. I like the Timbs Special more but still the Hudson is really pretty to me.

[@deksam101]

RIP you beautiful one of a kind car.

[@deksam101]

@@xmo552 Nice!

[@chrisbull3838]

What an amazing car!!! This car is actually older than me. I wish I looked that amazing!

[@kevinkentucky9972]

Wow! Great find

[@gastrcat]

It's mind-blowing design!!

[@jerrykinnin7941]

The paint on the Tibbs is I dare say perfect add your adjective. And my most favorite color. Sad they got lost in the fire.

[@Kayaz48]

Love these videos. So refreshing to get away from current car design drudgery and silliness.

[@nicfewer8393]

Sad to hear that the collection including these cars is gone. I was thinking of the Peter Mullan Collection in Oxnard when I heard of the fires.

[@905fredy123]

I once lost a 1950 custom merc coupe to a fire and i was devastated! What a loss!

[@martinharris5017]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="677">11:17</a> must have been the first metalflake paint job. Incredible car, an Art Deco fantasy!

[@stephenwarhurst6615]

I just watch this video and fell in love with both cars. Break my heart to find out their gone. Thanks to My Classic Car we got to see Gary and Dina 4 wheel babies. If someone started those fires they better go to jail for what they did to not only for these cars but for what they did to everyone else

[@TheAgoProduction]

Wow that timbs special si amazing

[@mynameis9057]

wow! those Italia seats look really comfy,reminds me of boat seats for some reason, and the tims,man,talk about ingenuity! I hope they weren't bothered by the fires out there this past summer. thanks! ▪☆☆☆▪

[@MyClassicCarTV]

They were both destroyed in the fire. They no longer exist.

[@mynameis9057]

+MyClassicCarTV man that's a heartbreaker. hopefully the people made it out safely though. if these 2 beautys were just a hint of their gem collection, I shudder to think what other rarities were lost as well. thanks for replying. atleast you had the experience of enjoying them. ▪☆☆☆▪

[@Kevin27-LM]

italia im actually liking it, classic cars are awesome cars, the best shape nice video dennis - thumbs up guys

[@paullewis2873]

It's so sad this man's life's work was lost to fire.

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

Yes, it all burned. Total loss.

ORANGE MAN HIDIOUS PEICE OF SH#T!!!@@trabant3060

[@duckduckgoismuchbetter]

@Christopher White According to all the real scientists as well. Global warming/man-made climate change is a hoax. It's been thoroughly debunked, and the hoaxers have been revealed as such Give it up. You're making the idiotic Left look even more pinheaded than they already are. Enjoy the next 6 years of President Trump. MAGA!

[@ashleymadison9380]

@Christopher White You're an idiot.

[@blooboi9915]

DuckDuckGo Ismuchbetter you’re missing the point that it was sad it all burned down

[@Tony-rz4ks]

second car is amazingly beautiful.

[@stabarnak9841]

lordy, reading the comments here some folks don't seem to appreciate a thing of beauty! The Timbs scores zero for practicality (I live in a country with seasonally cold climate and stringent safety regulations) but is easily the most beautiful two-seater I've ever seen . As far as the Hudson Italia, my take is simple...I want one!!! Thank you Dennis for sharing these sci-fi-esque marvels of design.

[@igoski1582]

Wow. Hard to believe and a complete tragedy that some one could not for see that fire was way too close for these two irreplaceable cars and moved them. You can replace a TV, bedroom suit, or even an entire home, but a one off car can not be. What a shame.

[@joyhall2736]

Agreed. Don't even have the words. Just catastrophic wow.

[@hecticerectic9588]

Someone's gotta remake the Tim's again. Was beautiful. 😢😢😢

[@hecticerectic9588]

@Rick James yes, you can. Dude they're re-popping old car cabins now. You're not gonna develop it from 0. Just gonna copy it out of fiberglass. Yeah, its not gonna be $13,995. And not saying go into full scale mass production. Lol

[@gen-x_dude]

@@hecticerectic9588 are you saying that someone should consider a "bolt on" kit of a Timbs? well in the spirit of going retro, "danger Will Robinson " because the Timb's Special was designed by a man who KNEW what he was doing, not just "a pretty car" for anyone to attempt a "remake" without actually putting in the effort to capture every fine detail that made the Special such a fine automobile would be obscene to me and I'm sure everyone else's eyes. A beauty like that has no margin for cutting corners, if someone decides that they would like to try and mold a 17 ft fiberglass body WITHOUT the derailed custom interior, instrumentation, engine, transmission, they would quickly find out that disgusting sound of driving a 17 ft rigid cardboard box with minimal internal bracing is not very appealing, safe, or as maneuverable as it may seem. The Timbs Special was THE Special one off

[@kimbird6554]

the timbs special. has the back end of the bluebird that cambell used for the water speed record and sadly died doing this . both are stunning cars .

[@boboala1]

At first glance at the paint/finish on the Timbs, it resembled that of singer Bobby Darin's car on display at the Museum of Transportation (Kirkwood, MO). If memory serves this unique paint job had diamond bits added to the paint! I surely hope these cars weren't completely gutted in the fire last year! CA is a huge beautiful state with so many infrastructure problems...

[@johncheves4740]

The Timbs Special looks like it was designed by Dr. Seuss.

[@tresgor]

Haha si true

[@TheJhtlag]

Just watched this for the first time and that's immediately what came to mind

[@tomortale2333]

just a beautiful car...an lots of class.

[@tomortale2333]

love the futureastic look of the maroon car..designed for then an now...

[@juanh.8836]

This looks like something out of the old TEX AVERY cartoons from the 1950s ..... I remember " THE CARS OF TOMORROW "

[@bill3641]

R.I.P 2 true pieces of art. Lost to a fire that could have been prevented.

[@Marauder252]

You think lack of preemptive raking cause the fires? How do you prevent it?

[@johngrepo9976]

I'm depressed to know that these beautiful cars were destroyed..irreplaceable..

[@Cling30]

What's the story?

[@johngrepo9976]

@@Cling30 , both cars were lost-destroyed by the Malibu fire

[@raymondgreenwood1]

The Hudson says 50 early 60s spy movie and the other is straight Dick Tracey Cartoon.. love them both

[@terrydonegan1622]

Fabulous thanks

[@garyalexander7674]

Nice to get to drive all those great cars

[@leathernluv]

Was going to comment that more time should have been spent on the Timbs Special, and read the other comments... I truly believe more time should have been spent on it now. My first thought on seeing the car was to 3D laser scan that beauty.

[@multi150nyc]

Exquisite cars !!

[@WHOMEWHOYOU]

Went to watch this, without knowing that they no longer existed !!! Hope the all the people in Ca. will get though this somehow, God will help them, just ask.

[@MrDaiseymay]

SAME HERE, UNBELIEVABLE. I DON'T WISH MAKE MATTER'S WORSE, I LIVE IN RAINY BRITAIN, BUT THROUGH TV NEWS, I AM AWARE OF THE ALMOST YEARLY DESTRUCTION OF HUGE AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, THE HOMES AND BUSINESSES. NOT TO MENTION THE PEOPLE OF COURSE BUT---HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE TO NOT--SEE THE CONSTANT RISK TO HIS IRREPLACEABLE COLLECTION ( AND FAMILY) ?? EITHER PUT THEM IN A UNDERGROUND / FIREPROOF CELL, OR GARAGE THEM IN MORE TEMPERATE AREAS ? TOO LATE.

[@dougauzene8389]

Well Said....

[@jonathanjones770]

Unfortunately, god doesn't have the best record of helping people avoid disaster and tragedy

[@HunterShows]

"Lejit" is not a word.