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Today, I find the next member of the hypercar holy trinity - a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder. And as you can imagine, it's the worst one on the planet. Not only is it fire-damaged, but it has been left abandoned for more than a decade. And another catch - it's not in the country, so the first step is attempting to bring it in. I will need all the luck in the world.
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Flood damaged P1, Fire Damaged 918…soon “I found this La Ferrari in a landslide”
And then a Koenigsegg that fell from a plane
Lmao 100%
"I bought a La Ferrari that's been through a tornado"
@@74rocktiger74that would be the easiest one to fix at least 😅
Koenigsegg Regera in a tornado, and "By your Powers Combined, I am Capt _______!"
Freddy, decisions like this are how you end up with the kind of surprise party where your friends are waiting in your living room when you arrive and all look concerned.
Is there an off screen "one up ya" between Freddy and Tyler?
I agree.
its alright vinwiki. Let him gather his starter pokecars.
Find him the grass type La Ferrari so basically one which has a tree fallen on it maybe
Awh guys you all came to see me!! Is it my birthday? 🎁
Freddy take a seat please, I’ll talk 1st
😂
For his next project, he'll rebuild a 1945 Toyota with 200 miles that was at ground zero in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
This needs a Tavarish like.
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Hahah bruh! This comment wins
46:44 I've watched so many videos of dead cars coming back to life, but this is the first time a car has gone straight to the fun..
“How do I get it on the trailer?”
With a broom and dustpan
😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🙌🏽🙌🏽
🤣🤣
🤣💀
bazinga
Me - 🧑🏿🦲
Me (after the 918 is done) - 👴🏿
More like this 💀
He's going to need some help from Fisker 🥶
He might want a hand with the battery 😆
You mean after the P1
The fact you are Freddie's goto guy for the holy trinity hybrid checker is a legend itself great fan from India brother
Next project, recover and patch up the Titanic. Wiring loom should be interesting lol
Holy shit !
😂
Or Oceangate’s Titan 🫣
@@JacobDeeZeeomg carbon fibre, crushed, yep your right, probably a battery in there also, Titanic is so old news. Another trip to Canada. Colder, very cold.
"I bought a flood damaged ship from the 1910s and it's worse than I thought".
@47:22 a check engine light has never been so appropriate
"I checked on it, whole thing was fuckin gone!"
For those electronics to still be functioning after a fire and 10 years of sitting is honestly a testament to Porsche.
I was laughing my ass off when the radio goes on 😂
Pre "plandemic" when quality existed!
@@theglitch99 What does the pandemic have to do with anything?
@@theglitch99 it's not quality it's just pure luck
German electrics working at all is amazing. This is a unicorn
Be careful as being exposed to burnt carbon fiber is a massive health risk. I was a safety investigator on a crashed F-35 fighter jet years ago and that airplane has a lot of carbon fiber in it. We had to dress in full Tyvek suits with respirators whenever we were around it.
Most not so reputable carbon shops are going to suffer from it in their later years
yikes
Yeah I was cringing as he was pulling the burnt carbon fibre off with no suit or mask on!!
The F35 has compounds in it to increase its stealth profile that standard CF does not contain. Not that it is good for you but way different stuff combusting.
@@thomasschimmeyer8715 EU is classifying CF as a hazardous material for a reason.
Getting a salvage LaFerrari will complete the unholy trinity
UNholy Trinity
I really like that lol
Also another 17 years of Tavarish videos until he finishes them.
This is comment of the year, @Tavarish
Love the "unholy trinity" naming 👍
🤣🔥🤣🤣
46:44 Ultimate Porsche Engineering. Great work Freddy! Can't wait to see this thing run!
Tavarish's 'Elemental' hypercar collection.
Next is a tornado damaged La Ferrari
@@nf8721 Followed by a Bugatti in a rock slide
Id bet he has already bought the crushed Tuatara
@Sam-lq2jh it was a crushed ultimate aero. Same company though
@@DustySeven7 You are right, thanks.
Thats making the P1 look like a weekend fixer upper
And the P1 took years. In fact, it's still not done.
Not sure really.. since the P1 had salt water everywhere it means not a single part can be trusted and you have to take it apart to the last tiny washer and bolt and restore everything. This has 50% good parts most likely as evidenced by most stuff still working when they turn it on. So essentially, he can reuse the frontend without stripping every single bolt and piece out of it.. I think.
Sourcing parts is likely the biggest hurdle
Not at all. This rebuild will take a lot less steps than the P1 lol
Nah, this rebuild will be done in 1/10th the time.
It's official, Tavarish has lost his marbles...
perhaps he is building for the owner, that money can help him the p1
@@Nevillefuego Tavarish is the owner now.
This is absolutely the case. I like his content, but this car is unsalvageable.
You are correct...and he is frantically searching for them in every hypercar he purchases!
@@tony.schumacher😂
Hi Freddy, I’m the kid you took the picture with at the Porsche dealership and I just wanna say it was so nice meeting you and seeing your purple gt3👍😁
Tavarish: buys a hypercar that's 80% ash
Also Tavarish: ‘It’ll buff out.’
Wonder if Rex agrees 😂
You can buy a replacement engine for 175k from eurospares. Get Mat Armstrong to bring it over in his hand luggage.
The engine will probably be ok, the only issue would be if it got any water inside from putting the fire out otherwise there just isn't any evidence of extreme heat on the top if it was the pan on the trans that Freddy showed would be melted completely, it appears as if all the high temp stuff was above or to the rear/sides of the vehicle.
That is going to be a meme forever.
its $244K USD on my web browser.
Well, its 175k GBP so its around 240k USDollars ... so hes right, the engine his 250k
Bolt by bolt, may need to fly 25 times but will be worth it for the plot
I dont think Tyler can say he's the dumbest automotive channel on youtube anymore
No, Tyler will always be the dumbest - Freddy holds to keys to being the least fiscally responsible.
Tyler may have been making that claim for all these years but he’s far far from it. He may have lost and lose money on repair bills but what he subsequently recoups from the resale, sponsorships and YT revenue from views will have more than made up for it. Mr Hoover is is quite clearly a very smart guy
I was going to say the same! "Sorry Hoovie's Garage, you're not the dumbest automotive channel on RUclips anymore" 😂
Dumbest he will remain. Tavarish is just the greediest for RUclips money.
36:09 That multimeter is clearly in AC mode (as the squiggly line shows), while a battery outputs DC. That’s why Rich only saw a reading for about 0.1 sec: the meter detected the initial jump from 0V to 370V as an AC signal and showed around ~256V RMS (370 divided by square root of 2), but once the voltage stabilized and stopped changing, it showed 0V. Otherwise that's an awesome project, good luck!
Edit: You can actually switch that multimeter to DC mode by pressing the round orange SEL button.
looks like that multimeter has a feature where you can measure either AC or DC in the same mode (testing for volts, amps but the multimeter will read in either AC or DC in the same mode). It's hard to see, but the little orange figure below the white squiggly line looks like the DC symbol (one straight like with a dotted line above it). I double checked by looking at the other modes the dial has, and they all show the same feature! try to turn the video to 4k and see the orange figure
@@luco_24_ Ah yes, you just need to press the round orange SEL button to switch between AC and DC. Thanks for pointing that out!
@@lululombardof course! The multimeter ended up not working anyways 😂
unfortunately the best EV guy wasnt available so they brought in Rich
Here we go again
Yep, let's put the kettle on lol😅
This man can’t keep one project going
Frfr. P1 R8 and now this
😂
Another unfinished project
There was a "LaFerrari" that crashed here in Italy back in 2016, it went in the sign of a restaurant and got stuck on a boulder in the little garden they had in front. So you might got a Earth element one.
The Ferrari Cavalcade crash Laf was most likely repaired already since the owner is always a "Special Guest" in Cavalcades
you didnt buy a 918 you bought a 918 vin
lol this
He bought a 9
Be fair. If he had any kind of self preservation, he'd sell that battery for 120, make a few bucks and not try to build this car essentially from the vin plates up😂
actually no. his customs avoidance scheme negates that. if he does that and uses the vin he didn't import parts he imported a car and it could backfire in a million dollar bill.
@@lasskinn474English please
So clearly you have aspirations to be the only person to rescue the Holy Trinity, and I'm SO excited to see you tackle my favorite of the three, this gorgeous 918. I loved seeing it come to life - somewhat - and am really looking forward to watching your progress. Best of luck (back in FL)!
P1 in Water
918 on Inferno
what will the LaFerrari be...
in Space
La Ferrari that is tornado damaged? Water, inferno, wind?
Mudslide or rock slide. Fire, Water, Earth
@@BeyondtheTherapyDoor Landslide? Mud?
Buried in a landslide
I am convinced Freddy is completely crazy to have another beyond destroyed supercar project before the P1 is finished.
His hair speaks volumes on how much he’s lost his marbles lol
gotta stay busy :P
P1 is finished
@@fpblkjay5868 it's like... 85% done
content
Funny story, a week or 2 before this car burned up - the owner was driving the car into Downtown Toronto for a shopping spree at Holt Renfew. I was on lunch working in downtown and did my usual lunch exotic car spotting walk and saw this 918 blasting down the street. I lost my mind and started taking photos from every angle possible. It was probably one of the first 918s in Canada. I had never seen one before. So I congratulated the owner while he was stopped in downtown traffic and he said for me to meet him in front of the store where he was going to Valet the car. So I walked over and waited. He came out of the car, handed me the keys and said "Just do whatever and then give the keys to the valet guy". My mind was utterly blown..Little did I know the owner was a famous entrepreneur who was on the Canadian version of Shark Tank at the time - Dragons Den. I had the keys to his 918 and he left me with the car and went shopping. I didn't have the guts to do much but I did get inside the car and sat there for about 5-10 minutes checking out the various features. I think I turned it on but can't remember. I need to find the damn pictures. The car had under 100KM on it. I realized that my lunch hour was coming to and end and I handed the keys to the Valet guy and headed back into the office and felt like one of my dreams had just come true. Hats off to Mr. Wekerle for handing me the keys like the Wolf of Bay Street that he is. Its nice to see that it'll finally get a chance to relive to its true potential thanks to Tavarish! Following this closely!
i believe you but most ppl won't
Find the pics and send to Tavarish!
The irony, you (maybe) started the car, that now will take 2 to 3 aeons for Tavarish to start again... Uh
Pls! Contact Tavarish and send him the pictures, dont forget to tell him that you've driven his car longer than he has 😂😂😂
Good that you did not have to fill the 918 at the gasstation
I can barely sit through a movie these days. But I can watch hours of Freddy tearing down cars.
So the engine is burned, the hybrid system is burned and the carbon tub is burned...
What are you rebuilding it from, the headlights?!
It's just another RUclips rebuild video where the cost of labor and parts basically end up costing the same or more than just buying the car in good condition
@@robertstojsdamn
Made me laugh.
Looks like it would be easier to build one on your own from scratch 😂
@@robertstojsI doubt he’ll spend anywhere close to 2+ million.
For everyone having a pop at the time this may take (and the P1) do you not think we are also pretty lucky as car fans to be able to see these videos? Instead of a collector keeping them hidden from the world as a garage queen, we get to see the blood, guts and every minute detail. It's awesome, so thank you dude! ✌🏻
Awesome 👍
Agreed, but do you think this is anywhere near possible? I'd love to give him the benefit of the doubt, but looking at it I'm becoming more and more sceptical
This
@@badlarry172yeah, this is actually easier than the p1, much less bespoke, and individual parts are much less fixable. he will spend loads on stock parts, because he can’t fix them on his own
@@granrhowek it will defo be interesting to watch ✌
The radio blasting when the car turned on meaning the previous owner was absolutely living it up right before it caught fire. Rip 😢
Yeah that part hit hard for me. I feel so bad for the guy!
Error happens if you are high on cokain
Either that or it's just a really noisy car 😂
Sign of the Gypsy Queen by April Wine
Great song!
One of the most underrated bands, April Wine is awsome.
Hey Tavarish just bought my car from total one, I saw that 918 when I was there. It was crazy how burnt it was. But you got this, good luck with the rebuild!
This car belongs to Michael Wekerle who was on Dragons Den in Canada. The fuel tank overfilled and since it has a top mounted exhaust system some of the gas dripped onto the hot exhaust and ignited. This happened in 2014 about 10 minutes from my house. Took a drive and saw this sad scene.
That's a really stupid design flaw if that's how it happened. Like this is dumber than fuel tank inside the cabin and that one had many a cwispy results or the fuel inebriation accidents.
@@asertajust like tons of the early 2000s supercars. They all had fuel issues which could cause major fires over time. Almost all have been fixed now
Seems like the gas station did not have the safety switch system to cutoff fuel when the level reaches the nozzle tip.
He probably could have sued the gas station company
Why didn't the shut-off valve on the fuel nozzle work when the fuel tank was overfilled?
Dude.....when you put power to that car, and it turned up.... that's when I started to believe in this project.
Dude.... you are legend and I love rebuilding cars from the grave. Keep moving forward dude.
For real, for me it was like, all he needs is new engine and rear part of the car new and its fine, almost
Pause at 36:55 .. Look at the "wave" icon on the left of the number. There was nothing wrong with the first multi-meter. Rich had it in AC voltage. If you had pressed "SEL" it would change to DC.
Prolly jetlagged. Happened to me many a times. I kept trying to swipe my ID card against the door at a hotel because i had them both out at the desk. :)
after all he's not the best EV expert he knows
Yes, Klein does not make this very clear and they mistaken Auto Ranging, which it does, for auto measurement, which it does not do
wondered if anyone else noticed that
It would've been great to have you around when he did it :) It took us quite some time to disassemble that battery and get it tested. We thought the Klein multi-meter was busted, and then we used a random one we had at the shop.
Love seeing such rare cars torn apart and in-depth talked out , thanks Freddy!
Bros becoming the avatar of wrecked hyper cars, water(P1), fire(918). Now we just need earth and air👀
I wonder how much he had to pay for this 918 Spyder VIN number. Because that's all he got.
McMurtry for air
Fire damaged cars that don't get put out quickly (like this one) are a nightmare. The engine is trash, the hybrid is trash, the wiring is trash, the tub and suspension components are trash, everything is trashed.
With heart, we can summon captain planet
a buried laferrari and a... veyron that was hit by a tornado?
Everyone thought the P1 was un-savable, this one genuinely is
Not so much unsavable, more like unfinishable. 🙄
What the fuck was he thinking. I thought he was strapped for cash which is why his progress with P1 slowed, turns out he's just stupid... This is just a VIN with all the most expensive parts completely perished. Money pit orders of magnitude bigger than P1 ever was. He's gonna Frankenstein half of the rear end, then leave it be and buy LaFerrari that burnt down even more than this instead? What is the point at that stage?
I wouldn't be so tough on him if P1 project was not being dragged for this long. But it literally feels like in 6 months between the last 2 episodes he only managed to do some messing around with that car with no progress at all. If money is not an issue (hello 918) then this is simply ridiculous.
Well anything is "saveable" if you throw enough money at it. At the end of it when you've replaced 90% of the car can you really say you "saved" it though? Because then you just built a car from the ground up with a few extra steps.
@@howlbridges3677 ya this is why i kinda hate these videos. same with mats mclaren where he replaced the tub. this car is gonna need to have the entire monocoque replaced along with pretty much everything else. its not really repairing anymore, its just building a new car.
@@themike97_58tbf it's the only way to cheaply build these kinda cars
Honestly Freddy, it's incredible the amount of pain you're willing to put yourself through for a thumbnail. You've earned this upvote!
upvote? unc forgot he ain't on reddit
I am not even a fan of sports cars at all but the technical aspects behind you videos is just mindblowing
Never thought you'd own 2/3 of the holy trinity lol. LaFerrari next
He doesn't, that P1 will never be a P1 again and we will see where this goes in 3 years time.
One that had a bear get trapped in it
i has to be a earth damaged laferrari to make the elements combine
1/5😂
2026: I bought the most abandoned and sand damaged LaFerrari (Dubai import)
The amount of energy buildup from the battery being good to the power being applied was fantastic. Ultra hyped for this project.
18:33 wear a mask bro wtf. Terrible for your lungs.
❄️
@@johnhopkins4920me when I develop lung issues in 20 years because I wasn't a "snowflake":
@johnhopkins4920 snowflake or has half a brain? As someone who worked in the industrial fiberglassing industry getting carbon fiber in your lungs would make any "non snowflake" wear a respirator
I was already coming too see american SSally in comments
So are all the fragrances in your home, car, not to mention your hair, clothes, body. Cigarettes 2.0. At least you smell good. lol
Excellent content love it and thank goodness your not cutting and editing every 5 seconds a pleasure to watch
18:20 dude, you should have been wearing a freaking mask!! Carbon fiber in the lungs is no joke!!
He will be dead because of this before he can finish any of his projects, it's like mat Armstrong when he cuts and drills carbon fibre without masks, stupid AF .
Congratulations on your purchase of 2 front wheels and A hood Fred. You are a mad man, a man who is mad. God bless.
Hey now, that's not fair. The stereo, the key fob, and at least one headlight also work. 😂
0:28 it's official! Tavarish is looking for a wrecked LaFerrari to complete his salvaged holy trinity \o/
Water damaged P1 ✅️
Fire damaged 918 ✅️
Hurricane damaged LaFerrari 🔜
The man is onto a battle against all elements in nature 😅
Maybe one flattened in a parking garage collapse?
It will polish out.
That would work too @cousinjohncarstuff4568
Ok, why are you putting on rubber gloves when you started talking about replacement parts? 13:05
😂😂
We will somehow get GTA 7 before this car is finished
Wouldn't be so sure about that...
GTA 9
I swear I recall him saying the P1 would be complete for SEMA, and all he did was push it in, still with sand throughout. Now at 25 months, he blew the sand out. This 918? I vote 2030.
@@Kevins93cobraMat Armstrong has already finished so many cars already 😂😭
Nobody has really touched on this yet, but I believe that they will get more than one game out of all the new upgrades.
Turnaround time should be far less. If not, what are they even doing over there? lol
The first multimeter had an issue because it was set to AC, not DC. You can see the wavy line at 36:56, indicating AC. It should be straight with dotted lines under it for DC.
it automatically switches.
@@tavarish Bad multimeter. Auto mode multimeters can be confused with certain measurements. They often do not have true manual override. And it is welcome to have a different multimeter for a second opinion!
@@tavarish I have the same multi-meter and when I was testing known DC voltage, it did the same pattern. I had to hit the mode button to force it into DC as I thought the same originally when I first unboxed it.
I have the same Klein meter and the auto is not very good And I find that it leads to inconsistent measurements unless you set it manually other than that it is a great meter tho
@@ruikazane5123cheapass multimeter he should buy a Fluke
"This carbon might be able to be fixed if you re-carbon it" That sounds like a problem.
Just as he said it I read this comment. Elite timing 😂
It's still carbon, you only have to ad some new epoxy...
Ya it can be fixed with new carbon lol
@@marconius101 no , thats not how composites work
those burn layers and soft parts compromise the full part
the integrity of all the piece is gone forever
even patching and filling with resin
Some spit, a rag and it'll be good as new 😅
47:20 it’s giving Transformers vibes 😂 waiting for Optimus prime to start talking 🤣
I'm convinced Freddy is planning a startup Hypercar themed restaurant where all the booths are his totaled out fleet! 😁
$1.5million in parts later and you'll have a car worth $1million.
I wouldn't mind because it's THE car.
Yes but he'll make money from YT AD cents
The show is worth it. Hopefully a big portion is paid by ads and sponsors throughout the whole thing. I love this project
@@kaizerbyparthpratyush217you vastly overestimate how much youtube pays. A million views would be a few grand. He would have to make over 1 billion views to pay it with youtube ads. The question is, how much do his sponsors pay, thats how most of this will be funded
Yeah but still something is still better than nothing @@sesto194
i went to public school with the girl whos dad owned this thing just before it happened. I cant believe it still exists after more then 10 years.
Why was the daughter of the owner going to a public school lol…..
hope he owned it for 2701 km , and got paid for it - was it a factory default or human error as mentioned (fuel & exhaust) I thought it would have blown (gas vapour) as opposed to catching on fire?
He took it out of her college fund
Was the owner Michael Wekerle?
@martymoose1193 yes
@44:25 missed a perfect Lieutenant Dan joke 😂
I actually thought the pokemon joke was great. I chuckled.. Out loud.
Tavarish's next project: Tesla Roadster- the one circling Sun orbit now.
Bro......who the helly likes electric cars
I was thinking the same thing, he'll put a v12 in it
Every car revolves the sun
@@nicholasviney5975 No! The Tesla Roadster is based on the Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220/Lotus Europa S and it should be swapped to a turbocharged Ecotec 4 banger. A stage 3 2l Ecotec turbo does 280hp without a problem.
This should have more likes im dying 😂😂
This is the first 918 I ever saw! The first owner was very generous and let everyone sit in it and would take people on rides. He has a great story. I have a few videos of it on my channel (shameless plug). I’m glad it ended up in good hands!
Did insurance pay him anything?
Do you know?
Will it be the 918 with plate BVRS-561?
I have a picture of that car and the interior matches the burned one.
@@magmaxtyes that’s the one!
@@magmaxt That's a lot of beaver...what a Chad!
Awsome content! Isn't it great that one of the most underrated Canadian bands comes on the radio while you are in Canada! April Wine is one of my favorite bands. Sign of the gypsy queen
nothing more Canadian than that .. other than Rush or Kim Mitchell. I wonder if that was radio or if the CD is still in the car??
That's crazy amount of work. I would fix the front half and flip it as the worlds nicest racing sim.
Meanwhile, Freedie inhales mass amounts of decomposed carbon fiber ash, broken down by the fire directly into his lungs because he forgot to wear a mask again.....
Came here to say this, please use protection with ANY naked carbon fibre. Even if not burnt. The jury isn't 100% out yet but most evidence points to carbon fibre+lungs=bad.
I get he's doing it because mics in masks suck but there are solutions for that too. Invest a couple of $K into that please bud😅
Worse then asbestos
Glad I´m not the only one to notice. Why are all the car youtubers allergic to wearing safety equipment? Seems like they all think that wearing safety glasses is enough protection.. Smh
Don't worry he'll buy a old lung do a video on the rebuild
@@FlyestDesign this is so cursed and funny at the same time hahahah
Since he neglected to put on a mask once more, Freedie inhales large volumes of carbon fiber ash that has been broken down by the fire straight into his lungs.
Agreed - please Freddie ..... take care buddy
That shit will kill you. It's like inhaling razor blades
@pegcity4eva Asbestos on steroids
It's turbo asbestos
he inhaled f-all ya donut
40:19 Rich has been trying to leave for the longest time😂😂😂😂
You definitely need to keep the burn marks in the steering wheel. Every time you go to drive the car, you'll be reminded of where this project started. Epic video! Can't wait for the series ahead!
Freddy, I admire your positivity brother. I look at a wrecked car and say, "yeah I can rebuild it," but most people say, " That's totalled!" I understand your motivation.
I respect Matt Armstrong's grind even more after this, his conversion on successfully completing projects is insane when you really think about it
yeah its amazing how is churning those projects out.... just look at his driving and fully working garage.
Can’t agree more with you more!!
He also has more people working on his stuff
Maybe he should do this in 24 hours lol
@@MomedicsChannelTavarish doesn’t do all this in his own he’s got loads of lads working for him
You and rich have breat on-camera chemistry. It's like two brothers ribbing each other
When (if) you get it finished, you better paint some flames on it
I rebuild a fire damaged Classic Beetle, thought that was pretty rad, but Freddy is on an other level of optimism. Love it! 😊
Maybe it's time to buy a front damaged 918 spider and marry the two, could be cheaper than buying new parts maybe
Its pretty much the only sensible way to end up with an usa streer legal car thats a 918 on the title without problems(provided the other car was usa taxed)
It definetly would be cheaper, but good luck finding one
I give this man unlimited credit. These builds, PI, LaFerarri, & now the 918. Great gear head content.
I'm not sure how different fixing this would be from just buying all the parts and building one from scratch.
I think that would be easier.
Just needs a good wash and he will try start it to see if it runs
All be bought here was a 918 Spyder VIN number. There's not a soul on earth that is watching this thinking this thing will ever be saved. Not even with his history. He's going to spend 3 million dollars on a car that he could just go spend...3 million dollars and get.
Auto manufacturers hate this one simple trick.
Basically Noah arc 🤣
Unfortunately, it will be impossible for Freddy to buy a LaFerrari because they are all being stored in dealerships waiting for battery replacements and none will explode or be flooded
😂😂😂whe can flood a storage unit for him 😂😂😂😂😂so he can buy one .
Are there any Ferrari dealerships in tornado alley? (probably yes)
Shouldn't all hybrid hyper cars have their hybrid batteries inside of a fireproof case with an effective automatic fire suppression system? Or does this technology not exist?
@@23727bgkthey all should but it would add a lot of weight. I was more joking about how many LaFerrari’s need batteries but can’t get them because of supply
There is such a thing as an “act of God’. So an earthquake collapses a building on a la Ferrari could be a thing.
Bro wants the entire Holy Trinity at this point
The pokemon joke @ 22:15 wasn't bad.... it was Genius!!! 😂😂😂
Hey ...If you had a Koenigsegg of that era that was Tornado damaged (wind)... then you can say you are The Avatar. 😅
Love how the forklift guy just destroyed that front lip…..
The whole car is finished 😂
There was no way around that tbh
He needs a whole new shell and chassis. That the front half and all of the electricals were more or less intact, is huge.
It’s clear the idea of fixing a hyper car on RUclips generates more revenue than fixing one completely.
That doesn't look repairable at all to me. You're basically buying the vin number and buying every single part to replace and also recreating the carbon fiber completely.
the 918 of Theseus- if you replace original parts with the same exact ones, is it the same thing?
I think that the only suitable use for this car is as a parts car for another 918 which has front end damage.
@@frantisekklos4378Triggers broom from Only Fools and Horses
Exactly. This is a parts car or a way to legalize another 918 which was stolen.
Will end up costing at least as much as it's worth, then it will also have a rebuilt title on top. Real money here is the RUclips views he will get from the project.
46:46 NGL... the radio turning on was the funniest thing I've seen in a while
The radio playing was the best part lol
@46:41 Rich said "start it and drive it" I fucking lost it HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
This happened right down the street from me. I remember 10 years ago being shocked and everyone talking about how it was owned by a Dragons Den host. Wild you found it
You‘re a mad man💪🏼 good luck for the project, cant wait to see the content
52:31 the non hellcat minivan
918:*finally I can rest in peace*
*Middle aged Florida man going bald standing at a distance with a wrench in his hand*
Water: Flooded P1
Fire: Burnt 918
Earth: Bog Huracan
Air: Agera dropped from a plane
"By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet." (Hyperion Blue F40)
Ice: Nevera from a frozen lake 😂😂😂
This is inspiring stuff.. Kudos to you and rich. Looking forward to the rest of this amazing story. Godspeed 👍🏽
What is truly great about you is you don’t give up. You take on the hardest of job, that no one will touch. So you’re either a genius or masochist. Good luck
One man’s trash is Tavarish’s financial mistake
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Bro is building his own way to the Holy Trinity. And I love it as long as he is not going bankrupt or in agony
Unholy Trinity.
I am going to love this new serie ! How amazing the radio turned on !
23:36 - are you kidding me? That was a fantastic joke! Along with the random Zoolander reference earlier 😂
Seeing the 918 get lifted like that left my jaw open for the entire scene 15:57
Crazy
Buying the P1 was already a stupid idea, but this, this is somehow a level above that. You'll have to sell everything you own to even begin to fix it.
He's probably getting good money for these videos. He is probably making money
"Stupid Idea" is what this channel about, so he's winning on every bit of this event
He knows this car will be like $600k+ for JUST then engine and rear subframe. If he didn’t have the means to fix this car, he wouldn’t have bought it.
@@ThatGuyGloomy Even if he replaces the subframe...he's going to bolt it up to a carbon tub that has oxidation, resin degradation from the fire? Dude is taking salvage title builds to a dangerous edge to stay relevant.
A stupid idea was to vote a bloated foreign agent into office to make other people suffer then suffer yourself (as the voter) whilst wearing a surprised "huh" face. This is just something that if he succeeds, cool, if he fails, still cool. The parts he has in half the car are only going up in price for something like this. I know people who bought cars in the 90's for movie tickets and are now comfortably sitting in middle to upper class villas not having a thing to worry about for the rest of their lives. Some things are ok to do if you know what you're doing. He wouldn't have stepped into this mess if he didn't know what he was against. This is a YT show, and YT don't pay good. It's everyone else that does.
bro i cant wait to see the finial build this is really breath taking
good luck
16:20 forklift driver was in a hurry
Freddy, going from a flood damaged McLaren P1 to a fired damaged Porsche 918 Spyder is next level. In the UK, this would be classed as a Category B write-off which means any useable parts can be removed and the car is not allowed to be repaired and must be destroyed. You are one brave man but this would probably be all in day's work for Artur Tussik.
THIS dude is INSANE....LY smart and brave, every time somebody say no way it can be done he goes and try it.
46:06 is like when they have Robocop on a stand with no limbs and turn it on in the movie 😂😂😂😂