Ferrari Fired Them, So They Built This RARE Car - The ATS 2500 GT
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- In this Rare Cars documentary, we go dive into one of the rarest Italian cars ever made that also has a fascinating story behind it, the ATS 2500. The ATS 2500 GT and GTS were built as the ultimate revenge arc against Enzo Ferrari by his ex employees. This car was meant to put Ferrari out of business, but did it succeed?
Learn all there is to know about the ATS 2500 GT in episode 29 of our documentary series on the world's most fascinating cars.
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What a beautiful car this is, I had no prior knowledge of ATS but I'm seriously impressed with the design, they put it to Enzo in a big way . You can see where the Dino came.
Absolutely true!
Proves the fact that the best product does not always win. A myth they still teach in business school.
Marketing and all the other aspects are very important!
@@rarecars3336 Used to work on Furr-are-E's. Every owner was a worthless white-male-republican-liar-moron.
Never knew this car existed such a lovely thing 😍
Agreed such a stunning car!
Phenom vid chief! I know about all sorts of rare cars, but ya got me on this one! I had no idea the ATS existed. What a smashing little car. And that 0-60 time was superb for that era. Wow!
Glad you liked the video! I agree it was a really awesome car and a bit of a Rocketship for the day, its just a shame they never got a chance to make other versions
Thank you for this video. I have never heard of this car before. I'm always up for hearing about how anybody rivaled ferarri
Great great 👍🏻
Story 👍🏻🇺🇸
Lovely, thanks for the video. I need to get myself over to the Audrain when they have the ATS on show.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!
I really enjoyed your video really well presented spot on👍 I have never heard of this car before, absolutely stunning design as well as all the engineering ideas and firsts ! I will now be on a quest to find a car show that's going to feature one (I hope) only 12 made according to uncle google ! So glad I subbed this one was a gem.
If you find one send a picture!
I had never heard of this car. I thought I was a pretty knowledgeable car guy. Thanks for the video.
Glad you liked it! Yes these are super rare and to be honest I only found out about these cars a few months ago
A remarkable car and company. Their cars must be very valuable. Too bad they didn’t last long as a company.
Agreed, its a shame they didn't last I would have loved to see what they came up with over the years
Oh my god, this is the most beautiful car I have ever seen in my life. And I include the Lamborghini Miura SV in that high accolade, too. Bellisimo machina! ;)
Stunning!
Finally a car on one of these documentaries that i havn't heard of, what a car this is, it's stunning to look at and i'm sure they run nice. If this was their first effort i can't imagine how good the cars could have become.
Exactly right! They had so much potential
Very interesting, Thank You!
Thanks for watching!
Great doc, I believe ATS mistake was trying to build a separate race car to try to compete. If they would have just focused on the 2500, they may have had the finances to survive. However, they didn't fail for lack of a great product.
Thank you! Yeah they really were spread pretty thin, using another engine (maybe a buick 215 V8) might have also been smart to save on development costs because creating your own engine is VERY pricey lol
Wow, very interesting!
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
I'll take one! Wonder if it had a better name than ATS if it woulda helped. Names like Ferrari or Jaguar have much more selling power I'd think.
Great video, thanks!
The name Ferrari just makes me think of a Narcissistic Egotist.
@@bobmitchell8012 Haha fair enough! But so does Jaguar.....and Lamborghini, or any other high-end sports car.
I agree a better brand name could have gone a long way
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A stunningly beautiful car that I had never heard off before your video
Glad you enjoyed! I agree this car is a real looker!
Ok... so another great episode... but... we didn't get the SOUND of that 8000 rpm 2.5 V8... now a question... there was another ATS F1 team racing in the mid to late 70s.... does that ATS have anything to do with the ATS you describe in the video? And what about ATS wheels?
I do not believe the wheel manufacturer or 80s F1 team are related to this ATS to my knowledge.
That’s a Beautiful car ! 😍
Totally agree!
amazing stats on this car l never knew also wild that bizzarini would out source a motor when he build such cool power
Lusted at this automobile for 40 years, if only I was wealthy. What a beauty.
Stunning car that is SO underrated
Beautiful car that reminds me of the Intermeccanica Italia. These types of cars could have made a big splash with better marketing.
What kills me is the exact point you made. Pedigree. What can pedigree matter when the result is staring you in the face? It makes absolutely no sense that they were not fabulously successful. The car is fast, stunning and innovative.
You have to shake your head in wonder at how people think. When faced with what is clearly a beautiful, capable sports GT the public decides in its wisdom to ignore it.
Had knowledge of the dismissal of the core of leading roles, but today i have learned, discovered a new(old) magnificent automobile...
My first thought based off the Thumb was a modified Ghia.
Good guess!
Thay had some big Cojones going after Enzo
Giant lol
Ferrari has angered more great cars into existence than they ever dreamed of building.
Literally LOL
@rarecars3336 - your job: being awesome
My job: make you laugh, because I'm too broke to pay you back for the entertainment
I wish that you wouldn't make videos about cars that I want. They're expensive enough as is, and the fewer people who actually know that they exist, the better.
Haha sorry, if its any consolation these are also cars I want
Good video but why did you not mention that Phil Hill the 1961 world champion driving for Ferrari was part of talent that joined forces at ATS!
This is true! I will pin this comment
Absolutely gorgeous car...but they sure didn't help themselves by naming it "ATS". (wtf 😂) Thats the most un-Italian name you could possibly think of. Oh...and they needed to make a roadster or at least a ragtop. For someone talented enough to make a replica....I'm sure there's a solid handful of big check writers out there. 🏁
and now theyre back! But as a repurposed Mclaren Mp4 12C
I would make a replica of that. Steel aluminum carbon fiber it doesn't matter. I would put a voodoo in one for those who understand that flat plane vibe
(1) Ferrari allowing his wife to run the business and the race team was a bad idea (2) confronting Mrs. Ferrari by going to Enzo was a bad idea (3) leaving as a creative team en masse from Ferrari was a bad idea (4) creating a new car company and F1 team without proper financial backing was a bad idea (5) Phil Hill joining ATS was a bad idea. I think that wraps it up.
I have a video request can you do a short documentary on the bizzarini p 538
Bizzarini is on the list!
I like the ats
Sad that they didn't have enough success 😢
Agreed would have loved to see more from this brand
I would buy 1 today instead of an enzo
Seems Enzo pissed off plenty of People ....
And 246 dina
I think they would have done better with a different brand name. Any random word would be better than ATS.
Agreed
Ferrari made 250 lm and 246 Dino
So did Enzo design his own Engines .....NO.......Did he design his own Bodies........NO, then why the Hell do they give him so much respect......Even the Prancing Horse Motif was stolen.
Huh? Ferrari engines were designed by Ferrari employees (Giachino Colombo, Aurelio Lampredi, then Rocchi, Chiti etc etc), .. it's like saying Chev engines are borrowed because they weren't designed by Louis Chevrolet. Most Italian car bodies from all manufacturers - Fiat, Alfa, Lancia etc, were designed by styling houses, just the way it was and is there. What an uneducated comment.
The prancing horse wasn't stolen
L+?
Greqt content, unfortunately not a great reader, narrator.
How can I improve my narration then?
Ferrari was right to fire them, cuz that’s one ugly car.
You must have horrible taste, lol.