Roadtrip: TWC 725K the Invacar travels to the National MicroCar Rally
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- 450 miles in a 493cc Invacar! With motorway! Join me as I travel to the National MicroCar Rally, taking in the M4 Severn Crossing, M5 and a quick visit to Devon on the way back.
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What you didn't realise about driving in Powys is that there is a secret max speed limit of 40mph. The only people aware of this limit are elderly drivers and farmers.
In Ceredigion, the locals all fly along. It's the tourists that hold things up!
Good blind spot advice! Either get past or stay behind!
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And if you're on a motorcycle, that's when you *really* don't want to linger in a car's blind spot!
@@xqqqme That's what make us better drivers. We are aware of the dangers and hazards that other drivers seem to ignore.
Never in my days would I have thought an Invacar would continue to be so interesting. Go TWC.
These cars were a lifeline for many disabled people. Not the most reliable with their Villiers 197 cc engine. I knew several people who drove them and they were very pleased to have them. I would love to have one as I was a three-wheeled car enthusiast, owning Reliants, Bond mini cars, and Isetta bubble cars.
Remember seeing these cars around in the 70's when I was a kid. They always looked like they flew along then, nice to see one now in working order and see how it works and drives. Great :-)
M4 in Twc, Massive Plum's moment :)
Seeing TWC at speed genuinely makes me nervous, and I'm a biker.
"Passenger carrying is forbidden" - but you took us along anyway!!
Really appreciate your opinion on travelling in other vehicles blind spots, I don’t think I’ve heard that from anybody else in the Media. That behaviour by drivers confirms how little self-awareness and safety consciousness people have today. I think it may also be a function of cruise control including the adaptive version. I use my cruise but regularly accelerate for short distances to clear risk zones before resuming.
I can't believe i have just watched an Invacar (with only three wheels) doing 60mph on a motorway! It looked terrifying but riveting to watch! Thank you Ian for such unlikely entertainment! 😄
Excellent road trip video and potted history of the AC/Invacar. I can remember one being parked in a driveway opposite my old college back in the early 80's. So a teenage memory for me, seeing these on the roads.
Again totally bonkers... sorry... brave! Taking TWC on the motorway. Understand the danger of cross-winds and blind spots. My Mega Multitruck is a van. It has no rear windows (even if it had I wouldn't be able to see much) and comes equipped with a rear view mirror on the windscreen(!) So you do need to take care when reversing and of course for blindspots. The cross winds take great effect locally in our part of France. As you perhaps saw on your Croatia visit, there are vast swathes of featureless, hedgeless and relatively flat and empty French countryside. We are in a vale here in the Paris region but otherwise, the roads to the villages around here through that flat featureless landscape, have no protection from winds. I used to get swept from the side when I rode my 50cc scooter which was a bit hairy. But in a slab-sided very light Mega truck - well, the situation is very much like that with TWC - perhaps at slower speeds.
Ridiculously here in France, I am able to "learn to drive" in my "sans permis" vehicle - I do not have a drivers licence. Although I have driven a lot locally, I have yet to take to the open road. Being a non-driver, since taking driving lessons in a Peugeot 205 GRD in 1991, at my advanced age I'm a late-comer to the joys of driving. My incentive? To learn on the fly, pass my test and then... get a 2CV...
I can dream, can't I?
Have said it before but, TWC is a little star. Loved the shot where she's 'badgering' a modern. Wonderful stuff.
I cringe taking my 2005 Suzuki alto on the motorway, your a brave man Ian 👍
Ian is braver than I would be
Don't worry a Suzuki Alto can handle motorway. I had a Suzuki swift saloon 1.6 GLX in 1995, drove it 4600 km's without a problem to Serbia in 2006-2007 and 2008 in 2008 I managed to drive 2300 km in 17,5 hours almost nonstop.It stood it's ground in Germany among Audi's Porsches etc. I didn't have to be ashamed.Suzuki makes reliable cars, I once sat in a Daihatsu cuore L701 and I was astonished how it drove very much as a bigger car,it's as small as an Alto.Although Alto is a different kind of a car a cheaper one.
Why? I've had one and it was no issue crusing at 80 or above
Kudos on both the motorway driving and the overtake on the Mercedes camper! Bet he/she feels inadequate after that. Brilliant road trip
How fantastic for TWC to go on the motorway and to overtake something too - you are quite fearless driving, it's brilliant viewing! So pleased that TWC is no longer abandoned in that field. I wonder how many others like her will get back on the road?
Brilliant run! Imagine being overtaken by an Invacar though. I would pull off the motorway to save face :D
I really love this little car it sounds excellent X goes very well . . Love little TUC
I had a Raleigh Moped in 1967 2 horsepower and it had a centrifugal clutch and no gears and it was belt driven and two stroke so mixing petrol and oil was fun. After 6 weeks I got run over by a 20 ton lorry the moped was destroyed but I wasn't so I can still write this.
I understand that Raleigh held the patent for the centrifugal clutch, which under licence did legendary service for the Honda C50 et al.
Raleigh mopeds were French Mobylettes assembled in Nottingham. Mobylette did indeed IIRC invent the centrifugal clutch.
@@cornishhh Yes I had a Mobylette with centrifugal clutch. I think most little scooters use them now.
Yes, I've always had a bee in my bonnet about blind spot driving. When the accidents happen it's always somebody else's fault.
Amazing Invacar action, that car is flying no nasty belt noises now👍
Nice to have the information. As a disabled person myself, it's good to have someone who knows what he's talking about when they 'air their knowlege! That's what I really love about you!
hi Ian really enjoy watching you my grandad had one went everywhere in it he loved driving it he was in wheel chair it was his only way to get round doing day to day things I like city rover great little car look forward to that I just bought bargain car project car for two hundred pounds its 2008 Skoda fabia estate in blue look forward to your next video great work
TWK was amazing! Holding her own on the motorway and blitzing those B roads. Credit, Ian for getting her running this well - I know it hasn't been plain sailing!
People may think your mad for doing that but the thing is it was probably a lot more fun or should I say entertaining than driving the same in a modern sports car. With all the millions of speed cameras it's stressful driving a modern car as they are so capable. To have any fun in a modern car you have to drive over the speed limit. However in an Invacar you can scary the crap out yourself at 40/50mph and still keep your licence
Tell me about it! We did 205 miles in a Jaguar XE to get there and it was a right boring old journey!
I've noticed the V-Power does provide more power - I use it all the time now.! TWC sounded very well on this trip and seemed much better. The potted information on Invacar history was also very interesting.
I remember when i was a child,a yard being full of these in ready for scrap in Bilston by the old railway.
I think TWK is great! Filming and audio also very good, along with your normal narrative which keeps things going! 👍🏻
What does TWK mean?
@@hypnotised-clover - TWK is the registration of the Invacar - pronounced in Welsh "Took".
@@MGBetts1 Are you blind? Read the number plate of the car, but this time with your glasses.
@@hypnotised-clover Sure glad you're here to keep the world right and point out all mistakes. Feel proud bud... feel proud.
@@piperdoug428 Sure glad to have you here telling me how to feel.
Another great video. Yes, people who hang around your blind-spot are a pain - I always like to nip past quite quickly whilst covering the horn. Take care in TWC - hope you've got good tyres etc - 'cause you have one wheel less than would be considered usual.
If you see a nutter in a invercar behind you " GET OUT OF THE WAY " 😂🤣👍
Poor soggy TWC... looks like she's running nicely at the moment regardless of the soaking.
This video takes me back , I owned one of these , 'spaswagons', and took it all the way from Norwich to drumnadrochit a village on the northside of loch Ness, stuffed full of camping gear, a total of 1,100 miles there and back, must have been mad
Given that AC built a lot, I'm surprised Carroll Shelby didn't shoehorn a big V8 into one.
Thanks for saving Tuc (Tuck)
Great Video 👍🏻
A great achievement again ian well done u and twc ur cars never fail to cheer me up i like ur new city rover . Ive owned a few rover and bl cars over the years and vans too including an ital van and a frieght rover 200 basicly the sherpa before it became a ldv pilot they were a gd van . But in all i never had any serious bother with any bl rover products . The last one i had was a rover 214 j reg it was such a great comfortable car to drive . Very quiet . And wjen i had it no rust issues at all . It was brittish racing green metalic and grey lower panels as was popular at the time and i still like to this day . My ka is soon to recieve similar treatment when i get round to it and the shed space i need too again once i tidy my mates shed lol . U take care ian from ian speak soon mate hope ur well have a great weekend .
Thanks for stopping by that lake, it took me back to my school "Welsh camp" holiday! Happy memories. Also have to say v brave for the motorway trip. Thanks for sharing.
TWC must have feel quiet and luxurious with ear defenders on, I bet people didn’t drive those invacars far back in the day
Owning and driving Tuk, is an award. Bravo, Tuk👏👏👏👏👏👏
I'm back. Tuc will be back. as will GB. We are so going to be a nation the world will love. Cheers, Ian, Morgans man you're in a TUc. Hubnut. Ain't you ment to make 70 to enter the motorway!
Oh good. I do like a TWK's eye view of a roadtrip!
Ian you are the bravest driver of not so fast small cars I know.
Not only driving on the motorway with the Invacar but overtaking as well..!!.
You def wear your underpants over your trousers.
Thanks Ian, great video as always.
Thanks for the adventure and again for the lovely views. It must have been good to get home. Cheers.
Neat little vehicles. I would love a ride in one someday.
Ian having to "hold the stalk in' on the motorway... (Yak-Yak-Yak) Bloody enjoyed that. One thing about Hub Nut Productions is the being held completely captivated, all the way thru. Not good when you have forgotten you needed a pee when you started watching, and now are afeard you'll not get to the bog, in time!
Holding the stork in and almost getting a tug in one day. Rock and roll hubnut, rock and roll mate.
I thought my MK1 Ka was a little out of it's comfort zone on the motorway, but this was something else! Very brave Ian! Such a tiny car too and so easy for other drivers who aren't paying attention to miss! Exciting stuff, glad you made it home safe :) Very impressed with TWC for sustaining high revs over distance too, that little engine must be bullet proof!!!
Another excellent adventure with TWC . Really good mate really enjoying this channel.
Yes good idea Ian I’m happy to watch separate videos of road trips to and from the shows including shows
Thank you Ian.
my concern is that going at warp speed, if that front tyre blew out they would still be finding bits of blue fibre glass across Devon and Wales. Having said that- that little car is a blast.
Terrific video HubNut, TWC zips along surprisingly well, sounds perfectly happy and healthy.
Well done you both!
I recognise that sign to Aberystwyth. Driven past that on hols a few times as a kid.
You are a braver man than me.
Excellent comments about the Invacar history Ian. I am just old enough to remember seeing World War 1 Veterans in hand powered invalid carriages, though a few had petrol driven models. I lived near a British Legion home. Their carriages were all open to the elements and the Invacar was progress at the time, though even then there were calls to give injured veterans modified cars, which would actually have been less costly...but who knows how the minds of politicians work.
Thank you HubNut for an enjoyable video.
It seems TWC enjoyed that 400 mile Italian tune-up! Happy 32,000 miles TWC, here's to many more!
"I know speed limits are limits and not targets, but..." I wish you could explain that to a lot of drivers here in the U.S. Yes, "flow of traffic" is what's important and I'm not advocating rolling roadblocks, but....let's cut folks a little slack. Also, your adventures with TWC strike me as a very effective ongoing commercial for Steyr-Daimler-Puch engines!
great video as usual. Just noticed that Tuk's wiper seems to park on the wrong side. Parking would then be at the base of the windscreen rather than in the middle of it. If I remember correctly the Lucas cable driven unit (if that's what is in it) is easily adjusted by loosening a couple of screws and twisting the cap which alters the position of the parking contacts.
It parks absolutely correctly.
TWC sounds so healthy. Great trip she's unstoppable now.
Gosh you must be so brave to drive such motor for 300 miles..didn't expect it to reach 60 mph.. Nice trip, Wales was definitely worth visiting 👍
You're a very brave man Mr Hub Nut! The motorway looked scary...
Smart Ian, ear muffs for long distance driving.
Nice stop places for a cup of tea.
IAN YOU LOOK LIKE INSPECTOR GADGET WITH THOSE EAR DEFENDERS ON , I KEEP THINKING ROTOR BLADES ARE GONNA POP UP FROM THE ROOF AND YOUR GONNA TAKE OFF HAHA , GREAT VID BUDDY ,"KEEP ON TUCKING" ALL THE BEST.BYE THE WAY IAN YOU GOT SOME BALLS TAKING THAT ON THE MOTOR WAY ,BET YOU WOULD GET INTO THE RING WITH TYSON BLINDFOLDED TOO, KUDOS FELLA!!!!!!
TWC runs like a dream.
Even I (invalid) wouldn't mind taking her for a spin now.
Did some Dutch motorway driving during rush hour today and I'm quite sure she was much faster than me in my more high end 250 HP car.
Yep hanging around in blindspots is asking for it.
Good video.(:-)
300 miles in that?, you are a very brave man. I suppose it is one of the only cars of its kind that you would have to check the weather forecast before you ventured out, wind speed for instance. Frightening but Fun.
great vid as always.looks like a fishermans dream around 23mins in
my grandfather had one back in the 70s but because he was an alcoholic he was always drunk he would tip up in the thing 😆
lovely to see another hubnut road trip ian. this time from heathrow. hoping to get in some wales while over. all the best!
A brave man to take TWC on the Motorway, although she took it all in her stride! I bet thats the first time any of the other drivers had ever seen an Invacar on the motorway, some waterproofing needed though! I did think for a second that some sort of disaster had happened when the camera fell off!
Well done TWC, she's running well.
Great job mate!Good old TWC😎👍.
FANTASTIC 👍👍👍 Bit scary on the motorway.....
iv been to the beacons loads of time i spend a load of time in the welsh valleys great video keep up the good work
Cracking video Ian, getting some serious speed there in a 3 wheeler
You're a daredevil with this Invacar! I would never dare to drive 60 mph in a three wheeler. I would always think of hitting a stone making me rollover.
Hasn't happened yet!
@@HubNut I hope it never will!
Well done mate you have nerves of steel.
I remember seeing that AC.. thought the Invacar looked familiar. Interestingly the placards in the museum don't really mention it being an "invalid carriage" (which mobility scooters are still classified as), just being something a 16 year old could drive and get on the cheap. Don't even mention the name AC really, just "Wee Bluey". There's a mention of the chair sliding over and fitting a wheelchair but not how that was theoretically the primary purpose. So I could kind of argue I got a better education about them from you.... as the display in Glasgow just made me think it was yet another 3 wheeled car of the time that you could drive on a bike license with a 30 minute CBT. Obviously this secondary market must have existed but it would have been nice for their "coverage" to have been a bit more multifaceted. (It had caught my eye enough to take pictures of all the placards, so I reviewed them before writing this.)
Well done Twc.
I think driving am Invacar on the motorway is no mean feat, so fair play to you, Ian.
overtaking the Merc Camper was most definitely a YES moment
Overtaking , wow that was great
On my first visit to Britain in 1976, I was mightily puzzled by signs on the entrances to the motorways that prohibited "Invalid Carriages". There was nothing like them in the USA and I'd never heard the term before. It was years before I found out what these vehicles were.
I think we should petition the makers of Forza horizon to include a HubNut pack including the Invacar.
Good to see that TWC features twice on the Pistonheads "COOLEST CAR BRAND IN THE WORLD" thread!
congrats to TWC reaching 32k miles
I think Twc must have broken several Invacar records by now.
Love Shell V Power, great that TWC had a taste
Another good one Ian, you'll miss that Welsh scenery when you go off on your travels. I always use v-power in my MX5,it does seem to make a difference.😀😀
When he gets to NZ he'll feel right at home in places.
Re your point about electric mobility scooters being an adequate replacement for the Invacar. This is not the case.
The invalid carriage, all of them, all models, were seen as prosthetics for injured servicemen after WWII. That is, it got the user to work, out and about, wherever. I know a couple of people from back in the day who did tens of thousands of miles in theirs. Going on holiday, not shopping so much, and work, as I mentioned..
What replaced them was Mobility Allowance that allowed users to buy real cars adapted with hand controls. You could carry passengers!
Now with Motability the disabled can have the vehicle they need, though there is a cost limit after which the user adds to it. A basic adapted auto Fiesta has no additional payment.
Invacars were often used more as mobility scooters than cars though. They were used for nipping to the shops. I don't disagree that Motability offered fresh options, but the Invacar was one step up from a wheelchair back when there was nothing else.
fair play to doing the Severn crossing in Tuc, not my favourite crossing but wouldn't want to go over the QE2 Dartford crossing in her
No, I opted to drive over Tower Bridge instead...
Been to Wales a few times, great driving roads there.
At 14:20 nice bit of slip streaming there Ian.
Lovely adventure Ian. Tailgating, it's now illegal, yet everyone does it. Please, can you do a video before you leave. Btw, when I was at college, aged 17, I went to London in a Messerschmidt as passenger. So......have sort of experienced what you have in the TWC.
the last time I was this early I was in the dark and suddenly there was a bright light then someone smacked my arse.
Please keep your sexual perversions to yourself, this is a family channel‼️🤨🤨🤨
Disgusting
Sexual perversion? Lol he's joking about being born, if you consider that a sexual perversion you're the one with a disgusting and demented mind.
@@Useaname Don't you mean, " Most Disgustingest "⁉️
@@295mfk Obviously a sense of humour has skipped a generation in your family‼️🤪🤪🤪
Lovely Jubbly, I think TWC will need some TLC when you return home from your worldly travels.
Yes, she's well overdue a proper mechanical overhaul.
Love the scenery where u live❤️
Not sure if anyone mentioned it before, but I'd love to see longer unedited videos of you driving TWC or Elly!
Really good thank you 🤗
I used to pass o load of these everyday on my way to school in the 1970s and always wondered how they drove them.
awesome
Not sure if you're very brave or completely chuffing mad! Blimey!!!