Here's how I built the world's fastest rental car

[@VINwiki]

The claims in this video, while plausible and entertaining, are not supported by the traditionally accepted forms of Cannonball evidence and proof. Please enjoy the story but understand that VINwiki is NOT validating this record or stating it as truth.

[@marcv.5574]

This claim was a BS run. Constantly says he did a "solo" run then says "WE" in multiple statements. Video shows camera video of difference scenes (while might not be of actual run). Says he had no equipment yet says he had a scanner. 159 or 69 miles per hour on a rental car. Don't rental cars have governers in them to prevent "wreck less driving" speeds. Shows pictures of guys. How did those other guys keep up. They would need the same set up to keep up with this mustang. I call a bullshit story. He has the smirk of a habitual liar. He believes his own lies. No proof..never happened. Good story though. 👏

[@Pipers]

Damn. Was a cool story though.

[@alan_davis]

It never added up. BS from day 1.

[@honchoxba]

@@marcv.5574 I thought the premium rental cars like this had upper limit alerts. Tamper with the computer or get it past a max speed and boom....like you ran out of gas. Also his screenshots seemed a bit altered....

[@guruoo]

Having such a serious sounding disclaimer as the opening is so hilarious, I just wouldn't know where to start. 2 years, still laughing.

[@EdBolian]

I am so glad that Fred was able to secure this car from the dealer that bought it from Avis. It would have been a shame for this car to have gone off to live a normal Mustang life and ended up in a crowd somewhere.

[@amythacker2667]

😂😂😂

[@E36.s]

😂

[@tachmaco]

It’d also be kind of funny, someone driving the cross country record car with no idea

[@mwall787]

shots fired lol

[@trishennaidoo1309]

I thought you would bought the car from under him

[@guskipper1194]

[Latest report from Space X Dragon]: From up here we can see the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Giza, and Fred Ashmore's balls.

[@Matty.Hill_87]

🤣🤣

[@adamstc8]

Wears no speed limit shirt - at the rental pickup. Legend. Brock is smiling down.

[@assoonaspastablepizza8135]

Anyone else find is ironic that he had those blue lives matter stickers on his Cobra, yet his completely disrespects all law enforcement by breaking the speed limit and endangering drivers (and cops) across multiple states?

[@pihxl7341]

@@assoonaspastablepizza8135 and how is that implying that their lives don't matter

[@augustsawzak5401]

@@assoonaspastablepizza8135 maybe its to be on the cop's good side if he gets pulled over

[@flame562]

AsSoonAsPastable Pizza defund patrolling police

[@trapjohnson]

@@assoonaspastablepizza8135 Ironic how? "I installed the lightbar so I could see well past my headlights" (Care for others in not wanting to harm them and thus end his run) 'Endangering Cops' by not leading them in any high speed pursuits? As he said last video, any blue lights and he was toast. As I said in a last vid thread, To set the record, you must be successful, and you have to leave others unscathed, and basically yourself. That requires FAR more care than basically anyone he would be proximate to on the journey. Dumb is not the same thing as Stupid.

[@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer]

Pretty interesting that when large crowds are banned a mustang sets the record for going straight.

[@sostrucking]

Good point.

[@jamescampbell6326]

Lmao

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

No I see large crowds rioting with no politions saying that's bad... wait its outside... so you cant smell the fart of someone walking in front of you... yah right stupido to say it ok to protest outside as its outside Farts still smell outside...

[@rickmathews6044]

large crowds banned unless they're rioting and looting

[@acaciagirl]

@@rickmathews6044 or storming the capitol

[@brandonhightower5666]

Not one crowd was harmed during this

[@BIGWILL_0715]

😂😂

[@makee0091]

I am amazed

[@smartymar2535]

Haha!! Love this comment!

[@AllThingsQuick]

I know what a shame 😕

[@JanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJan2]

Was it even a mustang then?

[@neelmistry2369]

what he actually meant to say was "I used google maps instead of apple maps because I wanted to not end up in Canada"

[@Thumper68]

Can’t stand google maps I’ve never had any issues using my iphone.

[@hipster_tacos]

@@Thumper68 Can't stand Apple Maps. A friend and I once tried using both to navigate us through some heavy LA traffic and Google gave us a way better route.

[@andrewh619]

I know the joke but seriously. As of the past year Apple Maps has KILLED google maps. It always takes me on the best route to get to my destination. Beats my friends with google maps everytime

[@dragonfury3378]

Andrew H I mean idk about you but google basically has access to almost every phone out there, since everyone with a google acc accepts that they can track your location, so the traffic info is basically the best you can currently get.

[@huntguy3831]

I hate Apple Maps. I hate the audio of maps so I just look where I’m at on it and I know when to turn. Apple Maps shows you that you’re before the turn as you’re passing it. Google maps always shows the right location

[@martymcfly3986]

This guy just redefined all parameters for breaking a cannon ball record

[@THESLlCK]

Wait till a guy with a TDI turbo makes it in 5 hours less. That's what I'm betting on being the future.

[@blckbldng]

Covid really helped though

[@nosleepnightly2832]

blckbldng traffic has been back to normal in some states so covid only helped in like a couple states

[@Serps-ii9zc]

@@THESLlCK As a TDI enthusiast, a TDI couldn't beat this record, the speeds are just too high. You would have to run a car that was so modified there would be no fuel economy advantage.

[@rcranch3838]

Right?!? Like now what haha magical refueling

[@olikat8]

Smartest comment I've heard on any car channel- "Wouldn't it be nice to have a video of it?" Fred- "Probably not because it would land me in jail..." Love seeing all the folks posting up their evidence, Diesel Brothers, cough, cough...

[@RoseUnseen]

True diesel brother could of saved a quarter of a million dollar fine if they just introduced the trucks as there friends truck .

[@trapjohnson]

@@RoseUnseen More like quarter short of a million. $850,000

[@sporkybutterz]

Yet admitting it on camera with visible plates and pictures of tanks?

[@romulas-cushmanproject3273]

God this guy can turn a rental car into a cannonball record holder, and not get into to much trouble with the rental company, but I rent a car and they notice any super small scratch or ding and charge me

[@Georgekartveli]

Isn't "world's fastest rental car" just any rental car?

[@E36.s]

Technically u can rent a rocket ship

[@motlakamakhura]

Jeremy Clarkson did say that 😂

[@axelvoller9935]

Motlaka Makhura when he raced the Toyota against James in the boat lol

[@gav240z]

I always think of Days of Thunder.

[@d00z3r]

as a rental car employee who has been (speed) ticketed in a Versa Note, yes..........

[@gstpierre69]

Bad week for rental mustangs.

[@justinhurst5937]

I’m not a car person by any means, but I love listening to these Cannonball stories.

[@Icutmetal]

Same

[@scottmoore6131]

Justin Hurst if you enjoy watching it’s even more fun doing it!

[@TheRealHALODOG]

Hurst shifter

[@jasperwoodcock1302]

Pro Tip: dont eat jalapeno corn bread and drink coffee during your run

[@danielseelye6005]

*shudders*

[@thomassmith5548]

Rip butthole

[@riskyb250]

This dude probably dropped an epic beef jerky/cliff bar monster dump off in California.

[@1STGeneral]

Rumour has it it was south bound and down keep on flushing......what did you eat fred......I gotta take fred 10-100

[@6yjjk]

And I was worried Hertz would be upset that I'd maxed out their Mustang on the salt at Bonneville!

[@---cr8nw]

I maxed out Hertz's Jeep Compass, but that's only because the Hwy 40 speed limit in Arizona is 75. The Compass struggled to get there.

[@Kxji]

He went full Jeremy Clarkson.

[@hungrytapir]

'The fastest car in the world is a rental car' - Jeremy Clarkson in a Toyota

[@ianperry4768]

SPEED AND POWER

[@jaime3974]

Sometimes my genius is... Its almost frightening

[@jerrybaustian5256]

@@hungrytapir The fastest all-terrain vehicle is a rental car.

[@adamwiggins8290]

I'm more impressed with a solo run like this than a team effort with blockers and spotters every 30 miles.

[@drivendreamgarage523]

Awesome work Fred! And thanks for telling us more about your setup. That bit with cocking the rear view to the corner to see on-ramps is very clever.

[@MrEazyE357]

I'm confused as to how it would help. Wouldn't it already be too late?

[@ashmoresspeedandperformanc4782]

Glad to help anytime...’m

[@lukeplaysclash7694]

Fred: I outran my headlights Speed of Light: come again??!!

[@uscitizen7665]

Guess you forgot driver's ed...DON'T OVER DRIVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS AFTER DARK.

[@skuzzyj]

Factory headlights aren't aimed at infinity, eventually they'll hit the ground.

[@canyoufearme1]

Drivers Ed Resources - “Overdriving your headlights means not being able to stop inside the illuminated area ahead. It is difficult to judge other vehicles' speeds and distances at night. Do not overdrive your headlights-it creates a blind "crash area" in front of your vehicle. You should be able to stop inside the illuminated area ahead.”

[@rickmassey1272]

Smh...the faster you drive at night the further ahead you need to be able to see because you're traveling the length of the beams in a second or less...and the brighter illumination let's others better judge your position.

[@Mattwattss]

Driving a bomb. Literally

[@Kintizen]

At 159MPH at some areas!

[@andmicbro1]

Yeah wouldn't want to crash at those speeds with that setup.

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

@@andmicbro1 Extra fuel or not crashing even at highway speeds is bad. Crashing at 100 mph plus you'd be lucky to survive without the gas. Dead is dead, all that gas isn't going to make you more dead. You just make it harder for the authorities to ID you because they need to do the dental analysis.

[@normang3668]

The faster you try to go, the more dangerous the run becomes. . . Higher speeds, bigger fuel tanks, mobile fueling etc. At some point the record will get pushed into extremely dangerous territory. Maybe it's already there.

[@andrewsteere8829]

someone set him up

[@Ferrari255GTO]

Mustang: (weights two tons) "Its lightweight"

[@dsruddell]

compared to the dodge

[@JokahFACE]

Compared to a scatpack charger yeah

[@Ferrari255GTO]

@@JokahFACE its still heavyer than most mid-size sedans, so its still heavyer

[@Icutmetal]

It’s all relative...

[@swerveofficial]

Drive one and see for yourself. It handles it well.

[@Almighty_cornholio]

Ed the type of guy to go the a treadmill at the gym and Whisper "don't let these guys walk over you"

[@DegnisAecas]

so is he now the record holder? in a solo run? In a rented car? Can someone get this man a beer?

[@pluskii5229]

Yup

[@opieg7333]

apparently solo-run only... per an Ed post there is a faster time to be announced still.

[@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer]

Ed talked about people wanting to have runs classified in different ways and I think he said he didn't like the idea. However the title says solo run. He also mentioned there were multiple records set in the past couple months, I think there might be something closer to 25 hopefully high 24 coming soon.

[@QHalvorson]

@@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer wait until I rent a kia forte!

[@TheRealHALODOG]

Hold mine so I can get him his.

[@kiminodrinccc8905]

vinwiki- posts 3 seconds ago me - i am speed

[@RetroMotiveAdventures]

Wow one of my favorite stories of the recent videos, was cool listening to him explain the reasoning behind the choices of equipment and car! Interesting to hear how dynamic it is driving the cannonball by yourself as well. Seems exhilarating!

[@Realtime1501]

I'm gonna lay it on that the record will drop below 24 hours in the next 3 years

[@joshuagibson2520]

I agree. Ed once asked us what we thought the limit would be. I think 24 hours is where it will stay for a long time. If my maths are correct off the top of my head that's right about 125mph for 24 straight hours. (2904 miles I think it is?) Hard to top that.

[@alecbasba]

@@joshuagibson2520 It's 2808 on the trip odometer

[@TheAppleman352]

No way , there’s not gonna be a perfect coronavirus cannonball run perfect storm again for a long time

[@opieg7333]

24 hours is a 116.6mph average speed. 20 minutes of stop time pushes that to an average rolling speed of 118.3. This run was done with a pure average speed of roughly 108mph and was about as clean a run I have heard of. Gaining 8 to 10mph on the rolling average probably takes a top speed of 15-20mph more than the 159mph peak he had. Add in off throttle/on throttle, and where needed braking, to avoid traffic and it is a huge feat to get to 24 hours. Per my estimate the best one could do - short of a dedicated closed road free ride - is in the 24 hour+ range. Below 24 hours I personally believe you get really close to the limits of what a tire can withstand in terms of sustained heat. Taking everything else off the table - traffic, fuels, mechanical, etc - the tire become the limit at 24 hours which I do not believe can be overcome. Add back the traffic, mechanical, etc and 24 hours is the floor. Would love to be wrong, but cannot see how any production tire would survive the full 2,800 miles.

[@normang3668]

@@opieg7333 Add thrusters. Now the tires don't have to work as hard 👍

[@Conservativechristiancombat]

Avis is probably going to have a giant poster of your face that says "don't rent to"

[@koenigseggman2702]

Someone at the rental car company is getting fired after this video

[@bluej20]

Monday is my last day

[@stopmaverick2]

Why

[@Twizzzzzy]

stopmaverick2 CEO of being dumb

[@sopcannon]

@@Twizzzzzy definitely r/whoooooosh

[@Fordman6546]

Fred sent it twice back to back. Goes to show how good Mustangs are. Congrats on the record Fred!

[@kimosabbe50]

The *2020 version* of the 60s *Hertz "Rent-a-Racer"*

[@aukanmeister]

I love that there still are people that do amazing things without filming it.

[@Kellsboro]

The light bar addition ('out-driving your headlights') was something C2C Express racers Diem & Turner realized. So they added the 4 hella lights on the front of their Ferrari 308 for their record time run in 1983.

[@BillBlast7372]

THIS IS WHY YOU NEVER BUY A FORMER RENTAL CAR, LOL......GUYS BEAT THEM DOWN!!!

[@esigman1]

Bill Blast I always drive every rental like I stole it. It’s the only way to live

[@rickmassey1272]

Exactly 😆...a lot of those street drifting cars are rentals

[@stackingmoney4623]

A former rental car being driven by immature kids

[@FiveTwoSevenTHR]

This run just sounds so stressful driving at that speed for so long while trying to be hyper aware of law enforcement and road hazards.

[@yoyo11177]

Wouldn’t Avis have a GPS tracker on their rental car to show this thing being driven at high rate of speed for an extended period of time?

[@joshuagibson2520]

Good question.

[@markm0000]

They do but most of the time they’re never checked or monitored. Only when you get into an accident they can figure out what you’ve been doing and see if you are to blame somehow.

[@SpecRB]

Enterprise only uses them on HD trucks

[@joshuagibson2520]

Be cool if they'd supply him with the data for verification. Lol. I know. Not gonna happen.

[@touringteg]

Last video some rental car company workers said no one is really watching.

[@michaelhowell2326]

VINwiki, you guys have created a monster! There's no telling how many people want to try this bc you brought light to the run. My friends and I talk about it often, what car, which route, what season. All the variables.

[@subeskema]

Despite this record being during this period where there's a lot less traffic on the roads, it really deserves credit for how it was done... for me there's true essence of cannonball in this record! Get the best car you can get your hands on and just drive like you stole it!

[@hudsondeleon164]

That rental Company punching the air right now

[@jameson5oh]

This scared the hell out of me. I just bought a 2019 silver Gt premium that looks exactly like that, same rims and everything, and it was a previous rental. The only thing that saved me was that the Texas license plate in his pictures didn’t match up to the Texas license plate that was on mine before I purchased it lol. Thank God. I also found out that mine was limited to 80mph while it was being rented out. Not that that changes anything.

[@ice44567]

Why, if anything you should be relieved. Any car that can average almost 120mph for 25 straight hours is the definition of dead nuts reliable.

[@tlbern7710]

Ford soon to release the 2021 Mustang Cannonball Edition..... lol

[@moonman4368]

Brilliant!

[@Jkylex]

Why didn’t he mention the compartment he added for hiding the coke and Adderall

[@uscitizen7665]

BECAUSE THERE WAS NONE! He's my brother. I ought to know.

[@sostrucking]

@@uscitizen7665 family members lie too...ehhhhh

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

Drugs dont work just short time then you burn out... he would have had to take a nap if he took drugs smart one

[@starmanoo7]

@@c.a.mcneil7599 you obviously dont understand drugs at all Karen.

[@Chris-zp6eh]

who the f needs coke and adderall to stay up 25 hours? not like he was driving for a week.....lol

[@mikedoubleohdoubleu2135]

This guy is great! Has awesome ideas and executed! Would love hearing more from him.

[@anirudhmallikarjun7067]

Fred please be careful on your next adventure make sure you got good tires. You were really lucky, it didn't blow during your cannonball.

[@CarswithNash]

Nice! So glad for this second video covering these details!👍

[@joefreeman9733]

If true... and it may well be ...it's impressive. Very impressive. In 1967 driving a 67 427 435 hp Vette with a 3.36 rear end I went from Steamboat Springs Colo to Menlo Park Calif in 8 hrs 20 minutes. There was quite a bit of mountain driving and at high speed the Vette got MAYBE around 8mpg. With a 20 gal tank there were as I recall around 6 fuel stops. Top end on the Vette was right around 153mph with the 3.36 gear. I did outrun a Utah patrolman around 40 miles from the Nevada border and make it into Nevada .The car was on the original supposedly premium factory red line tires. Which weren't much of a tire. Anyway I regarded that as pretty fast at that time. Years later driving a Porsche 928 in 1983 I went from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in 2 hrs 15 minutes. I came in the back way thru the desert . Both times I recall being wrung out at the end of the drive. The combination of driving the car in triple digits and watching for police produces a fair amount of tension. I find 25 to 26 hours solo at triple digits monumental for a solo driver. He's right about wearing the tires out at sustained high speed . On the Steamboat to Menlo run I started with about 3000 miles on the factory tires. The morning after my arrival I noticed all 4 tires were nearly bald and had to be immediately replaced. Of c ourselves now cars are enormously more capable as witness a midrange rental Mustang with a 159mph top end. And superior braking handling and modern Z rated radial tires. This guy's planning and prep was pretty impressive. .I especially liked his choice of a relatively pedestrian white car. For some reason white cars going fast don't attract nearly as much unfavorable attention as red orange yellow or black cars. And a whie 4 door sedan is best of all in 2006 I had a white E55 with Renntech mods. The car was fast. I could and did regularly cruise at around 90 mph on the way to Las Vegas and after hitting the Nevada state libe increase to 140. Did this multiple times. Never got stopped. By contrast in the mid 80s I had a red Ferrari Testarossa. Got a ticket outside of Palm S I rings for 58mph in a 55 zone. Cops are basically big game hunters at heart. They absolutely LOVE tagging a bright colored red high performance car. White sedans.... nah.

[@BrickedUpp]

Around 5 years ago in my 2013 mustang gt I drove from Palo Alto, CA to Sacramento, CA (130miles) in about an hour and 20 mins. I was hitting 100 miles the entire way and for some odd reason that night there was no real traffic. If you know the Bay Area there is ALWAYS traffic.

[@roaddog7542]

Note to self. Put new tires on before attempting.

[@VortexRadar]

Great choice with the R3 and ALP! The R7 is top notch as well. :)

[@ironair67]

You would know sir. I bought my R3 because of your reviews. Great detector.

[@Colin.Gilroy172]

11:59 center wear is caused by high pressure and temp as a result of sustained high speed. Starting with reduced pressures would help. In my spec Miata the tires start the race at roughly 28psi unless weather or track conditions call for a different strategy. After a 25 minute race the tires go from 28psi to 36 and sometimes upwards of 40psi if the car is overdriven.

[@Veyronp87]

and this is why you dont buy ex rental cars lol

[@austindrumhe4937]

I have an ex rental mustang ecoboost. Competition orange with extras, like 18k miles and was less than a year old for at the time for 19k. I’ve put several thousand dollars into mods as well. 4 years as my hard driven daily and she’s never had a single problem. Not all ex rentals are bad (:

[@austindrumhe4937]

The Fig no i got it with 19k miles.

[@Rascofresco11]

I heard that Chuck Norris broke the record unofficially on a 2 speed pedal bike. With no chain. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD SMASH THE RECORD ALREADY IN A SMART FOUR-TWO!

[@crazeguy26]

the engine is to small.

[@shaunbeach9502]

Not if you replace it with a Hayabusa engine like some have

[@jaagdijameer1235]

Did anyone actually knows he’s a “FORD GUY “

[@johnpauljansen9206]

Great call on the light bar. They are great for night driving.

[@Icutmetal]

No shit? 🤦‍♂️

[@mcmagiccracker]

This guy's a great storyteller. More please.

[@vsetkoumiera7683]

He chose a AWESOME car obviously, but I feel like he had the right idea in the beginning with the Taurus Police Interceptor, you’d have the look of law enforcement, city, state, and federal all use them so any state it would blend in PLUS folks would be less likely to call in on you thinking law enforcement. With the interceptor the engine and suspension is made for speed and handling so maybe someone will make a Taurus cannonball car 🤷🏻‍♂️ just my 2 cents worth

[@Chazlovesburnouts]

This times 10x. Nobody will call the police on you and EVERYONE will move out the passing lane

[@radieon]

I agree with you. I think it would draw attention if the color scheme is not right. Black or silver would be preferred; otherwise, IF he was pulled over, he would have to explain A LOT.

[@vsetkoumiera7683]

radieon Yes, your exactly right

[@rhull3939]

@@vsetkoumiera7683 what would you have to explain about the car? It's not illegal to have a car that looks like a police car. you could buy former police crown Vic's all day. Now if you threw the red and blues on, then you're in trouble.

[@Cartier_specialist]

Based on his time I really doubt a Ford Taurus could keep the pace.

[@blaynerisher7947]

Love the channel! Great video!

[@VINwiki]

Thanks so much!

[@MichaelDouglas-24]

Hes got a really good point with the light bar. Usually when we do top speed runs its only for a few minutes at max lol

[@opieg7333]

Gasoline is interesting stuff and not as dangerous as people think... vapors in an enclosed space are the biggest issue, but as a liquid, gas is fairly safe. Fairly clear this is not as seat of the pants is initially indicated. A lot of this was well thought out prior. Out-driving the headlights... high speed fun... "Is that a"... and it past you... love it. And luck is with this guy right now... clean run, mechanical failures before/after but not during, cheap tire replacement... lets head to the casino!!!

[@josephhouk6703]

Glad to hear he went out and bought the car. Awesome.

[@El_Chompo]

I find the man approaching me at the end of the video to have subtle aggressive tones. Direct eye contact, walking straight towards me, and using an authoritative tone of voice doesn't compel me to buy things just so you guys know. I feel like prey being stalked haha.

[@kimosabbe50]

sirgallium ... and that haircut 😂

[@El_Chompo]

@@kimosabbe50 I was thinking of mentioning that too lol but that actually would require it's own entire video about the downfall of the fade in American society. Fades don't exist anymore. Everybody sees those pictures of WW2 guys with those awesome haircuts and they think I want that and rightly so because those haircuts are awesome. The thing is though you have to be able to fade to get a cut like that, and apparently from what I've read it requires a razor to do properly and nowadays normal hair cutters aren't allowed to fade with a razor or something? Either way, it doesn't happen anymore. Now they just use the buzzers at one setting all the way up, and then cut the hair on top with scissors with zero attempt at fading in between and it makes it look like either you want attention or just bad compared to those old awesome fade cuts. It's a plague in modern society just like wearing suits that are too tight and pull with a giant X shape on the chest to the button. I get it it's the style of the time but guess what, wearing clothes that fit you properly will always override the "style of the time".

[@fcscouto]

​@@El_Chompo some people just don't have great barbers. A good barber knows how to a fade, its a common technique taught at every barberschool. Also, not every fade is a skin fade and requires the use of a razer, or foil shaver.

[@beanmw96]

Oh no the blues lives matter sticker on that car 😂😂😂

[@KMcNally117]

Oof.

[@adotam]

@@KMcNally117 big oof

[@zachfriedman]

gigantic oof

[@assoonaspastablepizza8135]

Anyone else find is ironic that he had those blue lives matter sticker on his Cobra, yet his completely disrespects all law enforcement by breaking the speed limit and endangering drivers (and cops) across multiple states? What a #jackass. #BLM

[@pinkfloyd9978]

AsSoonAsPastable Pizza I bet you if he was stopped though, he would stop and respect the officer and not try to kill him unlike you.

[@Wbfuhn]

I'd be nice to have a road like the autobahn in the USA stretch from Washington to Florida and Maine to southern California.

[@ericworthington7299]

🛣 I'd love that...

[@opieg7333]

That was sort of the original plan but liability laws got in the way. (Good news is they still design the freeways for much faster speeds that we are supposed to do).

[@hannahranga]

Might need to take licensing more seriously if the US wants german style roads.

[@tomupchurch4911]

If you see a solar eclipse double check!! It might just be Fred's balls blocking the sun.☀️

[@lesflynn4455]

Can totally understand how the refinement of a very modern car like the current Mustang would make a solo trip much more bearable. Fred made a very good decision taking this on in a 5.0 automatic Mustang (I guess they don't make them in a manual config these days). A five year old German sedan like an E55, BMW M5 or an Audi RS6 Wagon could be better but only marginally. Fred nailed it. That is a great record.

[@andresrtorres9794]

You are the greatest cannonballer of all times. For sure the bravest

[@riccardocervetti3203]

I did not really understand if he's a ford guy or not

[@BubbaBlueTube]

He commented on my video I did about this! Dude is crazy. 26 hours straight lmao crazy accomplishment

[@doit2death]

Can i get the link to that video????

[@BubbaBlueTube]

New Cannonball Record! In a rental car?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmK2e5t_aLV6a9k

[@BubbaBlueTube]

Seth St. Patrick here you go

[@BubbaBlueTube]

If it’s not showing up you can just click on my channel and go down a few videos

[@TheStruggleFest]

I know this is unrelated, but my best 1000 mile solo run was Des Moines Iowa to Gulf Port Mississippi. My time was 9:54 in an 91 CRX HF but with a Z1 head and Y8 manifold, header, exhaust, intake, chipped and tuned PS9 obd0 ecu with one wire vtec. at full tilt with a dx trans i topped out at 140-150ish speedo not great. it had HX wheels on nittos. gsr front breaks and sway bars and a ton of rust. this was back in 08 when i was returning back to post at Keesler AFB. I averaged 35-40 miles per gal. So 37 times 11 gal 407 miles per tank plus another civic tank in the back to feed the primary so 814 total mile range. Fun times will do again. PS. only one short stop for 5 gals to finish. Cost to do this 1k car gas and mods. the sold the car for 5500 a week later.

[@FL5_OGryan405]

That's the one thing that freaks me out when ripping around in my car. Things just happen a lot quicker than they normally would at regular speed limits and people aren't expecting vehicles driving 100+ miles an hour so when they look to get over your pretty far back there but when they actually do get over your on their ass or hit them so it's not me worried about screwing up Driving fast, it's someone else not anticipating high speed vehicles and them screwing up which in turn causes me to wreck. I've always wanted a street bike as well but I'm always worried someone's going to kill me out there. There's a lottttttt of idiots out there on the roads I just can't trust other people.

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

13:25 Finally! Only took 24 years to finally see a picture of another street run vehucle that had the passenger side seat pulled out. Only mine was pulled out to seat extra passengers. Fit 9 in a 78 Datsun B-210.

[@glennsundin8495]

I removed mine cause I don't have any passengers / no girlfriend so yea there's that and I can put a 50inch TV in the car with no seat

[@fergyfergferguson6599]

Go Fred! Ed...of course you did more than 1 video with the great Fred Ashmore in town! Lol. I hope to see a Vinwiki account of the 2019 C2C win by Fred!

[@mistermoonJB]

I've done a bunch of long distance sailboat racing solo where you often push yourself beyond 24 hours straight. My biggest issue at 300 am after being awake for 24 hours was hallucinations. It's really freaky when it happens and you have to constantly talk yourself back to focusing on what's real and what isn't. How did he avoid hallucinating?

[@johnhunt2390]

I think he kind of did when he hit the California agricultural inspection point.

[@trentdodd5953]

Ford owes him a new mustang

[@9Apilot]

Probably some kind of record on accrued mileage during a rental period. That would have been funny to see the agents reaction when he recorded the "odometer in" number.

[@ThePr10r]

It would be smart to run a Crown Vic decom with a coyote in it.

[@javadose317]

Who else never wanted a car, especially a mustang until these videos.?

[@saabaton169]

As a ford guy too im glad u did it in a Mustang, but I gotta admit a fake police charger sounds like a better idea

[@pepecz]

Great achievement, great story! Congratulations Fred!

[@jvrkandc]

Great Story & I can relate ....over here in South Africa the longest continuous trip I did alone was 20hrs straight...refueling times were my only chance to stretch legs, although I did at some stages swopped feet just to give my gas foot some rest....driving cross legged...hahaha! Longest I've ever been on a trip with no stopping except for fuel was me n my dad doing a 29hr35min trip one way...28hr back to go fetch my 61 Chevy Impala..... thats draining, but was worth it...hahaha

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

Man, this guy was on a mission!

[@Prugh]

These stories are great - thanks for sharing them!

[@jacobsanders4254]

Hello, vinwiki team 😁 nice video

[@andrewaitken5132]

I met this guy in real life to buy a set of wheels and he is an extremely genuine and generous guy and was also really fond to talk to.

[@Bozar069]

Well that's the one of the best ways I've seen someone get blacklisted from renting cars.

[@Charming_Prism]

What a sweet tire shop guy :)

[@Johnwittman]

This madlad beated the cannonballrun time record. He is the number 1 in cannonbal right now.

[@sorinsrn5442]

Ford, give this guy a new car, some recognition and respect!!!!

[@66kyle610517]

I read about the new record and i was waiting for the vin wiki video

[@curtismurphy5403]

Love that terre haute made a picture. Always wondered how my i70 got used around my area for these cannonball events.

[@DreamWorkDrive]

This guy is a hero and innovator!!! Rental Mustang is the answer...

[@OTBkid]

the mustang has blind spot mirrors built in to see if there was anyone you missed going thru that crowd.

[@taylors4243]

Those fisheye mirrors are one of the best features.

[@chewylewy1714]

Rental companies hate this guy

[@michaelr6901]

Just subscribed, thanks vinwiki

[@hopebear06]

I did Nashua to Mentone down the East Coast of Australia in under 18 hours in an '89 Nissan Pulsar w no mods. Fuel stops werw like an F1 pitstop. Couldn't put my arms down for hours after getting home. Kept rising to the steering wheel position by themselves. The good old days before highway patrol.

[@Jenuin]

Great video. Loved the story.

[@blue_lancer_es]

So a coyote swapped econoline with a rear 500 gal tank should do the trick. Hell why not an ambulance. 🤔

[@markm0000]

Aerodynamics and fuel economy really. Also the fact that you stand out and cops will notice a van going really fast.

[@kris6682]

Mark M and they aren’t gonna notice a flashy sports car with a flood light on the front going fast lmao

[@blue_lancer_es]

@@markm0000 transit van has a cd of .32-34 which its not bad. As for my comment. It was a joke.

[@mistermoonJB]

@@blue_lancer_es Drag is a function of both Cd and frontal area and directly proportional to both factors. A low drag coefficient helps, but that frontal area will get you every time. You'd have a lower top speed and much lower MPG at that speed in the van.

[@patrikpolda]

@@markm0000 what about a truck/SUV. You have ton of them in the US and you can probably fit that big tank in it. Aerodynamics won't be best but it could be interesting.

[@fiercenet]

I rented a Mustang in pdx for a roadtrip in 2006... 4400 miles in one week. When I returned it they did a doubletake... unlimited mileage... thanks Hertz.

[@taoliu3949]

Lol, just did a road trip from DC to Denver last month in a Hyundai, started with about 700 miles, put 5000 miles in ten days.

[@adamkearney6241]

My guy wore a crossed out speed sign to the rental shop 😂😂😂😂

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

“Anything that’s been driven that hard by that many people, you don’t wanna stick your key in it”