My husband met him in 78 in LA.Gerald was looking at his Barracuda and the Husband was looking at his car.He had a strange story he lost the company and stayed in the building with a rifle not going to give it up I think the Feds were after him not sure if it was taxes or what.My Husband said it was the coolest car he ever seen sat in it the instrument setup was wild right out of a fighter jet shame it never made full production.
@@MrPaloompa Some guy in the Dominican Republic has filed for the Vector Avtech trademark. No one to stop him despite being clear that no cars will be made.
America is a communistic worthless lie and it is a shitholecountry if this guy was in Europe at this time vector would have put so many people out of business if you're in another country reading this attack America and destroy it and save its people from the rich communistic scumbags running it right now Kill Them All
Don't write that. But some of what you said is correct. America has communism elements to it. Germany too though. I'm in Germany checking it out. Horrible in winter too cold.
Weigert is badass. Should have set up his shop in Germany. Let's get vector going again. Reply here. I want to build a car collection too. Reply me. :)
I had a poster of this car on my bedroom wall. Everything that came after it under the Vector name paled in comparison. This car, as Mr. Weigert said, was a 'no compromise, American-built' beast. The final iteration, the W8, I believe, was a mix of pieces and parts built and designed in a half dozen countries, and it was a travesty to the Vector name. Long live the W2!
I was very surprised to see this video. This car is not the original W2. I didn't even know this car existed. It has W8 features. The original W2 has a different bonnet & tail. I think your mixing the W8 with the Avtech WX-3 or perhaps the M12. The M12 was built after the company was sold off. It was fitted with a Lamborghini engine, and all the aircraft material was removed for a much cheaper alternatives. It was a total disaster. Everyone knows a Vector as being the W8, not the W2. It was the best model produced. You may be confusing the W8 with the M12.
such a shame the car did not enter serial production, Weigert really had a great vision. Today its very rare to see one off these on the road anywhere. 1200 Bhp max. WOW what a car.
Vision and execution are 2 totally different things.on paper it was an awesome car, in reality it had hard time drive for 1/4 mile without having mechanical problems
Back in the early 80's I saw a small advert in a Robb Report magazine. I was totally smitten ever since. This was and still is my American dream car. I wish he was still in business. Thanks.
This was almost the W8. He later changed the LED instruments on the dashboard to LCD. Also put mirrors onto the car and renamed it Vector W8. Looks like the watercoolers for the twin turbos was also missing on this model as well. Not to mention the airducts for the engine right behind the doors on the quarter panel.
Thank You Gerald Wiegert. You design most beautifule car ever created. On your honor, i'm almost copy of your project but with antygravity system... some day we will to meet on 4 eyes.
for a billionaire $20,000 is what a dollar is for the average american. So spending 30 million for a billionaire would be like spending $1,500 by the average american, the price of a normal used car. :D
Road & Track deliberately rammed the car at 30 mph into a wall and it barely dented the nose! My car would definitely shatter its bumper at that speed. This was a car built to last. A loong time after this video aired, a newspaper tracked down the few owners of the remaining Vectors. All of them said the cars still run and they refuse to sell them. I believe that claim considering the hardware under the hood. They used anodizing and aircraft based materials. Wiegert stated that the car had to meet two requirements: be fast and last a long time. Ironically, his first customer (Andre Agassi, and no I am not making this up!) refused to listen to Wiegert's mechanics and drove it really hard the first time out. He was warned to "break in the car slowly". He was back within a day for repairs! Funny thing is, the engine, although not a Chevy, was subcontracted to GM under warranty so you had to go to a Goodwrench Center for engine service/repairs. I just can't imagine a 200 mph supercar on the lift next to a Chevy KC-series pickup!
Road and Track NEVER smashed the front end of this car. Weight had two W2s at this time and not only didn't let anyone damage his cars, he never let anyone officially test them.
That's probably why they weren't officially loud on the road because I thought one of them had to be literate the crash tested in order to be approved for Road use I thought you had to crash test a car back in that day was a long time ago
idrive it on gran Turismo one or two- it should be in all driving games and forza for sure with camaros and all mustangs and shelbys and widebody race versions of.- playstation it might be the first one although iplay it on a playstation II if its the playstation I version still.
Most of the owners of the barely dozen or so made say they will never part with them. I wouldn't either if I owned one. What I like is that if you had bought one, GM HAD to honor the warranty because it was subcontracted through them. Can you imagine this beast sitting on a lift next to KC pickups and Camaros? LOL. Seriously, unless you abused the car a lot, it probably wouldn't give you much trouble since many magazines and curious people have raved about the quality and sturdiness of its components even 20 years later. One noted that the body panels were lined up perfectly and he meant it. It was impossible to find a part out of place and even the rivets were very evenly spaced apart.
Th front over hang and front on profile were slightly wrong . The car needed a shorter front over hang . Had he got this right it was really quite lovely .
Yeah he is a cheese ball I don't understand when this are because I don't remember this late late show ever being on I must have been on The Late Late Late Late Late Late Late Show somewhere between late and never aired
isaw it , he was on a lot of different ones and that was early iwas practically an overgrown toddler lol my father in heaven arranged it because we wanted a pilot's car for my dad , and also we wanted it for people and the masses, although corporate greed was against the creator from the beginning we and the people have been trying to live and do these things for we can make it better and do it better there is none better yet they push the creator by the wayside like a mangy mut. straight up , the word. .@@lexor521
is that your final answer of false statements? my truth is my testimony just as it is and my testimony of my father in heaven is forever, you were wrong to say what you said, there are no drugs. so yeah stop falsely accusing me random lying accuser . . @@jquest43
don't you know the venerated fortress became corrupt and caused a 'catabo' overthrow of the creator of existance and existence. ihave first hand knowledge alex 'mark' or whatever. you know why? because my father IS the creator as AM I and iam. laugh at me now if it pleases you because you may , and its because of me , by me, for ME. iam.
this vehicle was well ahead of its time, so far advanced and nothing from the uk. italy or germany could compare. weigert was a true pioneer and visionary engineer. very intelligent, dedicated and skilled, truly a no-nonsense guy, you can tell that just from the way he handles and articulates himself. he put so much effort into the development of this vehicle and all of its parts and components. a shame that the economic side of is was not covered well and fully, which is why the whole company and undertaking eventually ran into trouble and went out of business.
The car was nothing special nor innovative at all: the bodywork was a mere copycat of the italian Alfa Romeo "Carabo"; except from rear-view camera, no supercar nowadays mounts an automatic transmission: pure blasphemy! Same fate for the "military fighter type instrumentation". I'm ready to swear that no one bought a Vector worldwide, except in U.S. Vector cars were definitely gaudy stuff just for rude american jaws...
I sure hope all 20 of these are still being driven.To let such beauty just set and get dusted is a travesty.All vehicles are designed to move or they rot.Period.
Never new the true story till Just watched documentary. Capitalism has its unfortunate caveats. Unbelievable car and man. should have worked out. It will in the end. We can drive in afterlife. God bless the hard working in visionary’s. AA is spoiled brat. Delorean tried to raise capital with blow? We could have had American super car like( Ford ) Ferrari beater competing to this day. Amazing story and man like I said.
Even the "cheap" engine option is no wimp at 700 hp! To give an example of how much that is, the current Corvette C6 produces only 400-450! Yikes! And that's assuming BOTH cars are "basic" trim, meaning no upgrades of any kind installed.
Who cares what some POS electric does? Sure, quick 0-60 which also figures into the quarter, but about as soon as you hit 60, it almost hits a wall. But alas, that's not even the point nor is it worth talking about. Teslas are for rich leftist radicals pretending to save the planet, though they apparently don't know where the electricity comes from, or they just don't care.
It's far from being a 'turd' and what are you basing your ignorant comment on? How would you know anything about anything? You wouldn't, so keep quiet.
Rest in peace Gerarld Wiegert he passed away earlier this year the auto industry has lost a legend.
Indeed. Rest in Peace sir. A true automotive genius and an icon.
Vector deserved a much better fate than it received. Amazing car. Amazing concept.
My husband met him in 78 in LA.Gerald was looking at his Barracuda and the Husband was looking at his car.He had a strange story he lost the company and stayed in the building with a rifle not going to give it up I think the Feds were after him not sure if it was taxes or what.My Husband said it was the coolest car he ever seen sat in it the instrument setup was wild right out of a fighter jet shame it never made full production.
agree it has to be revived again .....
@@MrPaloompa Some guy in the Dominican Republic has filed for the Vector Avtech trademark. No one to stop him despite being clear that no cars will be made.
@CognizantxNight Unfortunately, Jerry recently passed away.
agreed +1
Wiegert is a genius. His Vector cars are revolutionary.
Unfortunately Mr Wiegert is a misunderstood genius who has been unappreciated in his own country 😢🇺🇸😢🇺🇸😢🇺🇸
America is a communistic worthless lie and it is a shitholecountry if this guy was in Europe at this time vector would have put so many people out of business if you're in another country reading this attack America and destroy it and save its people from the rich communistic scumbags running it right now Kill Them All
General Lee he’s trash and was a failure
Don't write that. But some of what you said is correct. America has communism elements to it. Germany too though. I'm in Germany checking it out. Horrible in winter too cold.
Weigert is badass. Should have set up his shop in Germany. Let's get vector going again. Reply here. I want to build a car collection too. Reply me. :)
Mr.Wiegert, great memories there! Long live Vector.
Let that sink in a rearview camera and a navigation system in a car that came out 30+ yrs ago
I had a poster of this car on my bedroom wall. Everything that came after it under the Vector name paled in comparison. This car, as Mr. Weigert said, was a 'no compromise, American-built' beast. The final iteration, the W8, I believe, was a mix of pieces and parts built and designed in a half dozen countries, and it was a travesty to the Vector name. Long live the W2!
I was very surprised to see this video. This car is not the original W2. I didn't even know this car existed. It has W8 features. The original W2 has a different bonnet & tail. I think your mixing the W8 with the Avtech WX-3 or perhaps the M12. The M12 was built after the company was sold off. It was fitted with a Lamborghini engine, and all the aircraft material was removed for a much cheaper alternatives. It was a total disaster. Everyone knows a Vector as being the W8, not the W2. It was the best model produced. You may be confusing the W8 with the M12.
I had a W2 poster too. I actually just ordered one off Ebay too.
I still remember this car. I was still a kid back then. A comeback would be awesome!
such a shame the car did not enter serial production, Weigert really had a great vision. Today its very rare to see one off these on the road anywhere. 1200 Bhp max. WOW what a car.
Vision and execution are 2 totally different things.on paper it was an awesome car, in reality it had hard time drive for 1/4 mile without having mechanical problems
Back in the early 80's I saw a small advert in a Robb Report magazine. I was totally smitten ever since. This was and still is my American dream car. I wish he was still in business. Thanks.
Gerald went through that feature set such as rear view camera and nav system, and I was thinking how we take that stuff for granted today.
This car is pure awesomeness!!!!
This was almost the W8. He later changed the LED instruments on the dashboard to LCD. Also put mirrors onto the car and renamed it Vector W8. Looks like the watercoolers for the twin turbos was also missing on this model as well. Not to mention the airducts for the engine right behind the doors on the quarter panel.
The car was way ahead of its time and today is still way ahead of its time
Thank You Gerald Wiegert. You design most beautifule car ever created. On your honor, i'm almost copy of your project but with antygravity system... some day we will to meet on 4 eyes.
Gerald wiegert
So futuristic yet so 80's. loved seeing this in my top trumps pack.
God damn, damnnnn what a gorgeous car
JohnoEAL An unreleased game, power drive 2000 uses this car
Devs been having legal problems and no word in a year
thrash mouth
I'd love one of these!
"whos going to spend 30 million dollars + for an automobile at auction?"
billionaires.
for a billionaire $20,000 is what a dollar is for the average american. So spending 30 million for a billionaire would be like spending $1,500 by the average american, the price of a normal used car. :D
I've never owned an American car but good Lord, I'd love to own this one.
Amazing car for sure.
RIP JERRY WIEGERT
I have loved the vector every since I first saw it. As a teen I had a giant poster of one I studied countless hours
242 mph folks
Road & Track deliberately rammed the car at 30 mph into a wall and it barely dented the nose! My car would definitely shatter its bumper at that speed. This was a car built to last. A loong time after this video aired, a newspaper tracked down the few owners of the remaining Vectors. All of them said the cars still run and they refuse to sell them. I believe that claim considering the hardware under the hood. They used anodizing and aircraft based materials. Wiegert stated that the car had to meet two requirements: be fast and last a long time. Ironically, his first customer (Andre Agassi, and no I am not making this up!) refused to listen to Wiegert's mechanics and drove it really hard the first time out. He was warned to "break in the car slowly". He was back within a day for repairs! Funny thing is, the engine, although not a Chevy, was subcontracted to GM under warranty so you had to go to a Goodwrench Center for engine service/repairs. I just can't imagine a 200 mph supercar on the lift next to a Chevy KC-series pickup!
Road and Track NEVER smashed the front end of this car. Weight had two W2s at this time and not only didn't let anyone damage his cars, he never let anyone officially test them.
Weigert, not Weight.
That's probably why they weren't officially loud on the road because I thought one of them had to be literate the crash tested in order to be approved for Road use I thought you had to crash test a car back in that day was a long time ago
idrive it on gran Turismo one or two- it should be in all driving games and forza for sure with camaros and all mustangs and shelbys and widebody race versions of.- playstation it might be the first one although iplay it on a playstation II if its the playstation I version still.
Electronic maps in 1989!
Way ahead of his time, way ahead.
if memory serves this show went from Joan Rivers to Ross Schafer to Arsenio.
I still want one.
They should use it in "Knight Rider" series
Brilliant. Thanks for the video.
There is an unreleased game, power drive 2000 that uses this car.
Demo is on steam, dev hasn’t spoken since a message on legal problems
Who's here because of Doug Demuro?
The vector steals the show, wow what a car, still holds up to this day. Top speed 247 mph.....
Most of the owners of the barely dozen or so made say they will never part with them. I wouldn't either if I owned one. What I like is that if you had bought one, GM HAD to honor the warranty because it was subcontracted through them. Can you imagine this beast sitting on a lift next to KC pickups and Camaros? LOL. Seriously, unless you abused the car a lot, it probably wouldn't give you much trouble since many magazines and curious people have raved about the quality and sturdiness of its components even 20 years later. One noted that the body panels were lined up perfectly and he meant it. It was impossible to find a part out of place and even the rivets were very evenly spaced apart.
@@largol33t1 the engine wasn't covered by a GM warranty.
Geared for that. Gerry emphasizes that here, not that that is the true top speed.
I'd like to go back and buy 10 for that price.
Th front over hang and front on profile were slightly wrong . The car needed a shorter front over hang . Had he got this right it was really quite lovely .
Host is a cheeseball.
Yeah he is a cheese ball I don't understand when this are because I don't remember this late late show ever being on I must have been on The Late Late Late Late Late Late Late Show somewhere between late and never aired
isaw it , he was on a lot of different ones and that was early iwas practically an overgrown toddler lol my father in heaven arranged it because we wanted a pilot's car for my dad , and also we wanted it for people and the masses, although corporate greed was against the creator from the beginning we and the people have been trying to live and do these things for we can make it better and do it better there is none better yet they push the creator by the wayside like a mangy mut. straight up , the word. .@@lexor521
DYNA KLO dude,quit the drugs
is that your final answer of false statements? my truth is my testimony just as it is and my testimony of my father in heaven is forever, you were wrong to say what you said, there are no drugs. so yeah stop falsely accusing me random lying accuser . . @@jquest43
don't you know the venerated fortress became corrupt and caused a 'catabo' overthrow of the creator of existance and existence. ihave first hand knowledge alex 'mark' or whatever. you know why? because my father IS the creator as AM I and iam. laugh at me now if it pleases you because you may , and its because of me , by me, for ME. iam.
Back up camera and gps! Nice! Turbo, phone, computer monitoring engine function... basically it’s like my Honda Civic!
The interviewer didn't took the the interview seriously....!! So sad because it is an interesting car design
Opens engine lid “We have the engine mounted transversely” interviewer: it has trunk space 😂
this vehicle was well ahead of its time, so far advanced and nothing from the uk. italy or germany could compare.
weigert was a true pioneer and visionary engineer. very intelligent, dedicated and skilled, truly a no-nonsense guy, you can tell that just from the way he handles and articulates himself. he put so much effort into the development of this vehicle and all of its parts and components.
a shame that the economic side of is was not covered well and fully, which is why the whole company and undertaking eventually ran into trouble and went out of business.
The car was nothing special nor innovative at all: the bodywork was a mere copycat of the italian Alfa Romeo "Carabo"; except from rear-view camera, no supercar nowadays mounts an automatic transmission: pure blasphemy! Same fate for the "military fighter type instrumentation".
I'm ready to swear that no one bought a Vector worldwide, except in U.S.
Vector cars were definitely gaudy stuff just for rude american jaws...
Edsel 0201 you are full of shit
Ojala vuelva algun día esta marca
Do all those buttons actually have a purpose?
+Stridus7 most likely.
About as 80s as it can get
Why are McLaren F1's $20MM and Vector W8's only $1MM?
I sure hope all 20 of these are still being driven.To let such beauty just set and get dusted is a travesty.All vehicles are designed to move or they rot.Period.
Jerry Seinfeld
What year was this. 1980?
No, I guess 1988
An American Countach.
Car commercial during Late Show! Weired
the United States' answer to Lamborghini... or so Vector should have been
4:28 just now
Never new the true story till
Just watched documentary. Capitalism has its unfortunate caveats. Unbelievable car and man. should have worked out. It will in the end. We can drive in afterlife. God bless the hard working in visionary’s. AA is spoiled brat. Delorean tried to raise capital with blow? We could have had American super car like( Ford ) Ferrari beater competing to this day. Amazing story and man like I said.
He looks agitated.
KISS principle... Nope.
tesla model 2 goes from 0-60 in 2.8 seconds.
Yea 30years later
vector at 1200 hp goes from 0- 60 in 2.1 seconds
Even the "cheap" engine option is no wimp at 700 hp! To give an example of how much that is, the current Corvette C6 produces only 400-450! Yikes! And that's assuming BOTH cars are "basic" trim, meaning no upgrades of any kind installed.
Who cares what some POS electric does? Sure, quick 0-60 which also figures into the quarter, but about as soon as you hit 60, it almost hits a wall. But alas, that's not even the point nor is it worth talking about. Teslas are for rich leftist radicals pretending to save the planet, though they apparently don't know where the electricity comes from, or they just don't care.
@@Vadimus1274 I suspect they don't know. Leftists aren't very bright.
No way that turd goes close to 200mph.
It's far from being a 'turd' and what are you basing your ignorant comment on? How would you know anything about anything? You wouldn't, so keep quiet.
JOE SHMOW idit
The Vector was ahead of its time alot of these features are just now being integrated in modern cars now