15 Vintage Rides That Are the Epitome of Automotive Insanity

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  • @mindseyedesign
    @mindseyedesign  6 лет назад +83

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    • @HammyTechnoid
      @HammyTechnoid 6 лет назад +1

      Good on ya...! Nice work... totally subjective.

    • @jimburig7064
      @jimburig7064 6 лет назад +2

      That would make it a 5 liter engine (61 X 5 = 305 cubic inches.)

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  6 лет назад +5

      @@jimburig7064 Good point..you're hired!

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      @jimburig7064 6 лет назад +4

      Great! When do I start?

    • @markdodd1152
      @markdodd1152 6 лет назад +2

      These are all very cool I was glad to see the Olds Toronado / Vista Cruiser. I wouldn't mind owning one of those

  • @terranceowens272
    @terranceowens272 3 года назад +2

    That oldsmobile toronado limo, that 1955 Ford bubble top, and BMW Columbus, were my favorites.

  • @danki2000daniel
    @danki2000daniel 5 лет назад +164

    BMW Columbus looked practical. They should make it

    • @timsmith854
      @timsmith854 5 лет назад +13

      Um, it wasn't a BMW, just used a BMW engine. It is actually an Italian concept car.

    • @e.rivera4251
      @e.rivera4251 5 лет назад +8

      The engine was in the middle of it. Rear wheel drive. IT could make a high end passenger uber/lift transport

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 5 лет назад +3

      I liked it to. Much nicer than modern people carriers.

    • @magapiff1
      @magapiff1 5 лет назад +3

      it does look like it would be very popular with uber drivers

    • @CircuitReborn
      @CircuitReborn 4 года назад +4

      @@e.rivera4251 it would make a good Uber...but replace the things like VHS with modern amenities. Actually with today's tech you could probally make it far better.

  • @YeeSoest
    @YeeSoest 3 года назад +2

    You gotta love the Columbus design having exactly ZERO similarities to any other BMWs^^
    No double kidney grill, no side lines or edges, nothing. Just a sailboat for the road. Amazing

  • @davegoldspink5354
    @davegoldspink5354 3 года назад +2

    There’s several on here that I’d love any day with the Columbus and Sea Ranger being my top ones. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Great job.

  • @d.romero3014
    @d.romero3014 6 лет назад +194

    The BMW Columbus is a "crazy" car I would gladly buy.

    • @MJ-zo5gb
      @MJ-zo5gb 5 лет назад +6

      DriverOp Oremor I like it too and I don’t know why...

    • @Ninjahall-12R
      @Ninjahall-12R 5 лет назад +2

      Me too...

    • @k.r.baylor8825
      @k.r.baylor8825 5 лет назад +3

      It wasn't made by BMW, but had its V-12 powering it. The Italdesign Columbus could be one of those vehicles that the "Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015" allows 325 cars a year or less to be made by small manufacturers. Here's a page about the Columbus: www.motor1.com/photo/3664865/1992-italdesign-columbus/

    • @NikoKourouklis
      @NikoKourouklis 5 лет назад +5

      It’s an ItalDesign Columbus

    • @soulesslemming
      @soulesslemming 4 года назад +2

      I'll take the sea ranger. An amphibious unimog, hell yes.

  • @andreas1536
    @andreas1536 5 лет назад +43

    I would love to drive the columbus, it is not a beauty, but definitely looks like it woul make an awesome van.

  • @spencerthu2956
    @spencerthu2956 2 года назад +1

    It's a reminder that there was some car designs in the late 90s that were very ahead their time.

  • @chrismarquez9659
    @chrismarquez9659 3 года назад +2

    I like the Gurgel look pretty straight forward on your small car needs

  • @whitedomerobert
    @whitedomerobert Год назад +1

    I love the lavender bubble top one off. Very creative. I would like to know more about its stats, comforts and amenities.

  • @kellingtonlink956
    @kellingtonlink956 6 лет назад +2

    One of the Best lists of original cars that I have ever seen. Very well thought out list. And I have seen many. Excellent job. Thanks.

  • @edsonjose6801
    @edsonjose6801 3 года назад +6

    Gurgel foi a maior manifestação da criatividade brasileira para construção de carros em sua época,esse carro estava a frente de seu tempo.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @kerranz
    @kerranz 5 лет назад +69

    I really like the BMW Columbus...but I'd fit it out for traveling alone. You could live in that thing.

    • @Cliffdog01
      @Cliffdog01 5 лет назад +4

      Me too I wish that there were more RV/Coach/Van's with tapered jetfighter bubble where you drive.

    • @sirlorddoctormajorphd3016
      @sirlorddoctormajorphd3016 5 лет назад +1

      Yes! I would’ve love a tiny house roaming RV type fitted Columbus, that’s a sexy looking machine.

    • @RomainSandt
      @RomainSandt 5 лет назад +1

      I love it, been in it... And it's not a BMW, just has a BMW engine. It was made by ItalDesign.

    • @sirlorddoctormajorphd3016
      @sirlorddoctormajorphd3016 5 лет назад +1

      Still want it anyway

    • @bengrizzlyadams6187
      @bengrizzlyadams6187 5 лет назад +2

      @@RomainSandt Ital Design is no joke, actually top, I was thinking exactly the same thing, it's a duplex flat, but more drivable than the average motor home, the v12 is awesome but maybe overkill..

  • @TheTruthKiwi
    @TheTruthKiwi 5 лет назад +7

    Finally a video with actual unique and interesting cars. Well done. Also, I'm pretty sure if BMW sold that van now it'd actually be pretty popular.

  • @amenhotepavoskin1307
    @amenhotepavoskin1307 3 года назад +1

    I hate to say this, but the Columbus is the nest in this bunch.

  • @lorrieaustin4997
    @lorrieaustin4997 3 года назад +2

    All the vehicles are wicked. My favorite is the helicopter

  • @olddoggeleventy2718
    @olddoggeleventy2718 5 лет назад +9

    I'll bet that Bubble top is a hot as hell place to sit on a clear sunny day.

  • @trippydrew8492
    @trippydrew8492 3 года назад +2

    The BMW Columbus would make an awesome campervan!!

  • @rollingsteady3107
    @rollingsteady3107 3 года назад +1

    The BMW Columbus is deffinately a vehicle to have! I can sit by my self while I transport my family! Room for everyone!

  • @matthewmedina9607
    @matthewmedina9607 5 лет назад +16

    The BMW Columbus was awesome! Jet Black Paint, nicer rims, limo-tint, updated electronics and a stripper pole. That would be a badass daily driver 😆👍🏻

    • @crustyrustymayo4716
      @crustyrustymayo4716 5 лет назад +1

      but why the stripper pole, U tryna make a mobile strip club or what ?

  • @eddietucker3334
    @eddietucker3334 5 лет назад +26

    That BMW was freakin brilliant. Please put them on the market.

    • @Alby_Torino
      @Alby_Torino 5 лет назад +5

      Thet wasn't a BMW at all. It only had a BMW engine, but it was a Italdesign concept car.

    • @isaacmadhavan
      @isaacmadhavan 5 лет назад +2

      @Al Morrison --> Different strokes for different folks!

  • @TheOriginalLikeButton
    @TheOriginalLikeButton 5 лет назад +2

    Okay, I understand that that Columbus car looks weird from the outside, but it looks as spacious and comfortable on the inside as the starship Enterprise. I want it! I want it now! 😭

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  5 лет назад +1

      As much as I've seen this vehicle get positive comments by far the most of all 300 videos on this channel, I cant believe it never made it to production. Such a shame.

    • @TheOriginalLikeButton
      @TheOriginalLikeButton 5 лет назад +1

      @@mindseyedesign Perhaps the production would've been too costly for the time... Who knows, maybe some day they'll turn up with something similar.

  • @tarozama2666
    @tarozama2666 5 лет назад +12

    I would buy the Columbus. They should try to bring it back.

  • @davidgriffith6742
    @davidgriffith6742 4 года назад +1

    I liked the little blue one person vehicle. The ideal of bringing it in the house appeals to me.

  • @wojciechzgodowski
    @wojciechzgodowski 3 года назад +1

    #4 could be brought back as electric,. Families would love it. Much room, comfy, nice interior, kids and families would love it. Famly weekend van or for camping. 🤗

  • @turbopumped6490
    @turbopumped6490 5 лет назад +52

    I really like the columbus.

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 5 лет назад +1

      Yea... if i would choice between that han and a people carrier... it would not even be a choice.

    • @donut5818
      @donut5818 5 лет назад +1

      I did not expect to see one of the best kerbal crackpots in a video about cars but this surprise is welcome nonetheless.

  • @webpa
    @webpa 5 лет назад +2

    Number 13 (Optica): This was definitely NOT quieter than normal airplanes its size. A sample was at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in ~1980 for evaluation. The airplane made the loudest, most annoying whining noise I've ever heard. Visibility may have been great, but you could hear it 10 miles.

  • @petzouqi76
    @petzouqi76 5 лет назад +5

    The Beatnik Bubbletop looks like a car you would find in the Fallout Game Series.

  • @OphielPan
    @OphielPan 6 лет назад +4

    Capsula is a design by Robertino Giugiaro, who also designed DMC-12 Delorean and Lancia Delta, a monolyth of the italian automotive

  • @robertwillis4061
    @robertwillis4061 5 лет назад +27

    The Columbus { No4 } is the best lookin if produced it would be great as a limo

  • @aestheticcruise8807
    @aestheticcruise8807 6 лет назад +12

    I wouldn't mind owning that ultralight plane. The perfect ultralight photography aircraft

  • @karenvickers8165
    @karenvickers8165 3 года назад +1

    It has been a while since I watched this video. I forgot how crazy some of these vehicles look!!!!!

  • @dutchbachelor
    @dutchbachelor 5 лет назад +6

    Favorite retro car for me would be the Mercedes C111. That thing looked slick! And I would agree that the Columbus isn't half bad.

  • @beverlylange4514
    @beverlylange4514 4 года назад +1

    THIS IS A MUST WATCH VIDEO.! I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND AWHILE!! LOL

  • @edm1207
    @edm1207 5 лет назад +7

    That columbus would still be a show stopper today

  • @brokenbackunlimited2187
    @brokenbackunlimited2187 3 года назад +1

    The tornado limousine most definitely my favorite.

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 6 лет назад +5

    I remember when the Ital Design Columbus was new. I remember seeing photo's of it in car magazines. I always thought it was very cool. The sea ranger was designed in Italy by Luigi Colani. Thanks.

  • @markthrasher6770
    @markthrasher6770 3 года назад +1

    Whoah... a Toronado limousine!!!

  • @phdtobe
    @phdtobe 5 лет назад +5

    Was the Raincoat driven by the protaganist in Terry Gilliam’s 1980s dystopian movie, Brazil?

  • @kanedaku
    @kanedaku 3 года назад +1

    Wasnt the Sea Ranger in a 80s/90s futuristic film? Like Aliens or Total Recall (but it wasnt those two)?

  • @STARDRIVE
    @STARDRIVE 5 лет назад +3

    Correct me if I´m wrong, but the last car had a 1959 Caddy bumper, 1959-1960 Lincoln headlights, 1961-1962 Chrysler dash, 1979-1989 Ford steering wheel, 1960 Desoto tail fins & lights and a 1958 Caddy bumper (rear).
    What did I miss?

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  5 лет назад +4

      The 1989 Ford Taurus rear axle. But who's counting.

  • @siavelis5513
    @siavelis5513 3 года назад +2

    The volani sea ranger is my favourite because it looks like an military vehicle

  • @egyptwns89_26
    @egyptwns89_26 5 лет назад +10

    The Columbus and the Toronado are the look the best.

  • @petemitchell4690
    @petemitchell4690 Год назад

    #4, #3 and #1 are my favorite...the no1 "Bubble car" is an absolute work of art ! I could spend hours looking at it. And the BMW Columbus, wow, i would love to turn one of those into a Camper, at 20 feet long it's certainly has enough room for it ! The Sea Ranger looks straight of of 70's tv serie Space 1999 !
    Thanks for putting this video together !

  • @crusty21
    @crusty21 5 лет назад +5

    68 Oldsmobile Toronado 707 Limousine - Definitely something Elvis would have owned.

  • @lutfi5285
    @lutfi5285 5 лет назад +2

    awesome 👍

  • @petejennings9715
    @petejennings9715 5 лет назад +12

    1:11 puts a whole new meaning to owning a land yacht

  • @markthrasher6770
    @markthrasher6770 3 года назад +1

    The Optica arson attack story is pretty crazy. Y'all in the experimental tech world are brutal....😁

  • @laman8914
    @laman8914 6 лет назад +70

    The girl at the end was the most interesting, so she gets my thumps up.

    • @jimdavis8804
      @jimdavis8804 6 лет назад +2

      La Man my thoughts exactly. Lol

    • @MrWirecase
      @MrWirecase 6 лет назад +2

      My thoughts exactly!

    • @aquaticthumb5193
      @aquaticthumb5193 6 лет назад +3

      I think she is a Alien in a rubber suit . Notice the monotone color of the skin and long neck.

    • @LeoMoralesSr
      @LeoMoralesSr 5 лет назад +1

      I second that emotion!

    • @TheTruthKiwi
      @TheTruthKiwi 5 лет назад +3

      The thirst of YT commenters is real

  • @betweenthepoles
    @betweenthepoles 5 лет назад +2

    The Columbus would make an awesome camper. The Biga is a really innovative, practical idea. My niece just began working for a company that started out as a Kickstarter campaign. They make electric bikes for much the same use as the Biga. This car should be introduced in cities like Seattle that have a younger, more progressive population, and then rolled out to other locations. I think in today’s conservation climate it would be a success.

  • @80spyder1
    @80spyder1 3 года назад +2

    Columbus could make a sweet tiny camper

  • @oldb-1kenobi
    @oldb-1kenobi 3 года назад +1

    You have to wonder if the very first auto profiled in this video didn't inspire the animated movie "Cars", because it looks like it came right out of it!

  • @nealbradleigh5069
    @nealbradleigh5069 5 лет назад +5

    EXCELLENT PRESENTATION! a great glimpse of 10 of the oddest, with hundreds more to be added in future videos. As time permits, I'll offer some suggestions!

  • @StephanieElizabethMann
    @StephanieElizabethMann 3 года назад +1

    I like the 7/9 set BMW. With all the recreational vehicles getting around now, fitting it out with fridge, microwave, etc it would make a hit.

  • @TheFPF422
    @TheFPF422 5 лет назад +6

    I had once a orange plastic miniature of that BMW Columbus bought in Southern India.... didn’t knew what it was supposed to be... till now! Thank you 🙏

    • @TheFPF422
      @TheFPF422 5 лет назад +2

      It was crushed, by accident, in my latest move 😔 😁

    • @mindseyedesign
      @mindseyedesign  5 лет назад +5

      😭😭😭😭 bummer! At least you found out what it was 👍

  • @LectronCircuits
    @LectronCircuits 5 лет назад +20

    Cassie at 12:07 has a very high cuteness factor. Cheers!

  • @chucktaylor4384
    @chucktaylor4384 3 года назад +1

    I want that sea ranger, reckon if I offer my first born it'd tickle their fancy?? lol. But that seriously is one awesome ride

  • @seaningram3285
    @seaningram3285 4 года назад +1

    I Loved #13 :) Hope they build more of them again.

  • @peternt2008
    @peternt2008 5 лет назад +4

    I love the BMW Columbus , i would buy that today if it was released on the market for sale.

  • @miketee2444
    @miketee2444 Год назад +2

    These vehicles almost prove a point that holds true with any invention. I'm sure everyone watching sees at least one that they like and think should've been successful. Anything you make has more to do with how you market it as anything. Timing and luck are imperative also. Many are too far ahead of their time and knowing human nature and our resistance to change is important

  • @matthewschuchardt684
    @matthewschuchardt684 3 года назад +1

    Definitely the BMW Columbus, it’s a pity it never made it to production.

  • @JPA78
    @JPA78 4 года назад +1

    I see Gurgel, I upvote. Go and make a video about the man behind the Gurgel cars. Thank me later.

  • @JoseRodriguez-kz1yl
    @JoseRodriguez-kz1yl 4 года назад +3

    Love that BMW futuristic design

  • @jerrycallender9927
    @jerrycallender9927 5 лет назад +3

    I like the Columbus...That would be an awesome cruising/RV/camper...

  • @AdmiralBison
    @AdmiralBison 3 года назад +1

    1. Looks like something you would see in Futurama.

  • @macbuff81
    @macbuff81 5 лет назад +5

    the best part is right at the end. What a beauty :)

  • @karenvickers8165
    @karenvickers8165 5 лет назад +1

    Nice video!!

  • @Branfaol1
    @Branfaol1 3 года назад +1

    I love both Columbus and sea-ranget

  • @elti-buron1462
    @elti-buron1462 4 года назад +1

    5:21 when u see it, u can't unsee it.

  • @isaacmadhavan
    @isaacmadhavan 5 лет назад +8

    I really liked the Columbus!

  • @harshyt22
    @harshyt22 5 лет назад +5

    BMW Columbus is amazing. It just needs to be an electric vehicle

  • @scottwalls605
    @scottwalls605 5 лет назад +2

    Fun stuff. All very interesting.

  • @theblinddriver8170
    @theblinddriver8170 5 лет назад +7

    The BME Colombus is the first BMW to really catch my eye. I really like tge different desine

  • @حسامالمازن-ك2ل
    @حسامالمازن-ك2ل 5 лет назад

    اقسم بالله حموووووووووووت .... ابدع ممثل كاميرا خفية في العااااااالم ..... برنامج نمبر ١ ...

  • @jamesloveall1724
    @jamesloveall1724 6 лет назад +10

    Of this list, I like the Columbus the best. I remember reading a review of it many years ago and always hoped to see it produced.

  • @soulesslemming
    @soulesslemming 4 года назад +1

    The sea ranger. An amphibious unimog, yes please. Would be expensive as hell but as an avid off roader and overlander I can't think of a better overland chassis to do it on.

  • @emebezerra
    @emebezerra 5 лет назад +5

    it was because this car was a compact car, And that very good brand also had other concepts and was just starting to ride cars.
    THE GURGEL IS VERY GOOOOOOOOOOD CAR.

  • @greenbottle7816
    @greenbottle7816 4 года назад +1

    BMW Columbus. Very nice

  • @TheBamhulk
    @TheBamhulk 6 лет назад +3

    awesome video guys!!! man #2 is beyond crazy it plain doesn't make sense !!

  • @ralphsalotto-ld5xe
    @ralphsalotto-ld5xe 5 лет назад +18

    The best part is the pretty girl at the end.

  • @karenvickers8165
    @karenvickers8165 5 лет назад +2

    You guys make awesome videos!!!!!!Keep up the good work

  • @chrislangtiw6395
    @chrislangtiw6395 3 года назад +1

    I'd love to have an Italdesign Columbus and retrofit it to a class C RV.

  • @salimkumar9748
    @salimkumar9748 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks

  • @bobatwater5912
    @bobatwater5912 4 года назад +2

    I like the BMW Columbus.

  • @rolandurziceanu6425
    @rolandurziceanu6425 4 года назад +2

    Good job!

  • @shrayestandon3358
    @shrayestandon3358 5 лет назад +2

    wow....early 30-40-50-60- ....those were days....now we can feel them on our smart phones..just ...imagine...wat a time

  • @Charanjeetsingh-wf6lu
    @Charanjeetsingh-wf6lu 5 лет назад

    Cars were made advanced from their time but never mind these experimental cars gave us idea to make cars better. Also the model at end is really beautiful and has a killing smile

  • @blendpinexus1416
    @blendpinexus1416 6 лет назад +7

    i would actually buy one of the oldsmobile limos and that bmw van. i like both of them a lot.

  • @mlbbfanatic6333
    @mlbbfanatic6333 5 лет назад +4

    The Columbus Should Be Made

  • @HenauderTitzauf
    @HenauderTitzauf 6 лет назад +8

    Hey, no robot voice! Thank you! Thank you!

  • @VirtualHolocaust
    @VirtualHolocaust 4 года назад +2

    Those dsls in pink where my favorite.

  • @davidbrigden4194
    @davidbrigden4194 5 лет назад +1

    Every time the narrator said 'never made it to production' I found myself thinking, 'Thank God!'

  • @jq747
    @jq747 5 лет назад +1

    I love those propeller powered vehicles.. I tried to the same thing by strapping a big ass fan to the front of my bike, but the extension cord wasn't long enough

    • @thomaschristmann7232
      @thomaschristmann7232 5 лет назад

      In the Time after WW1 up to 1936,many People had the Idea, to put Profit from the Prop, by taken it into a Vehicle.But its a Horror to drive.A Bicycle with a Prop is easy,because you put all together and take it on the Back like a Backpack.
      But your Brakes are not good for this Speed and you cant easy Stop at a red Light.Its like the Turbinecar,it blows like a Jetengine ,Imagine what the the
      Driver in the Back would say ,if his Car is taking Fire.Planes had other methods
      to Brake(thrust reverser and stuff like that).Dont do it on Street,its only on
      a Racetrac legal.

  • @machomanOOOOHYEEEAH
    @machomanOOOOHYEEEAH 6 лет назад +2

    Does the Capsula have Fiat Uno front end? Bumper, headlights, grill?

  • @ta2joe13
    @ta2joe13 4 года назад +1

    Id love to own the sea ranger, that thing is awesome.

  • @rcfunletsrock
    @rcfunletsrock 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you

  • @juanurbizo8245
    @juanurbizo8245 3 года назад +1

    To me The Columbus is the best 👌😍❤

  • @mrhearse777
    @mrhearse777 5 лет назад

    WOW . What a wacky way to pass the time . Loved them all.

  • @ccrcdr4983
    @ccrcdr4983 3 года назад +1

    I would buy the Toronodo in a heartbeat

  • @94chevyboy
    @94chevyboy 6 лет назад +3

    Love it!!