Weekend Watches 27 September 2024
It's been quite a week, hasn't it? For this weekend, you can sit back and watch the story of the Ford GN34, a clickbait EV trackday video, a question about whether Alpine was the way to go for Renault, a McMurtry fan car, some Antipodean rarities and a lovely old Chrysler getting fixed up.
First up, The Drive has the story of Ford SVO's shelved 1980s GN34 supercar. Ford investigated building another car to embarrass Ferrari with and sell it at Corvette prices.
Watch for a sentence that wouldn't be out of place in today's market involving SUVs.
Mat Watson from CarWow has a clickbait-titled video where he takes a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N to Silverstone alongside a BMW M2. It's a fun watch and, as I said, it's clickbait-ey.
Big Car is a fun little channel (little, he says - I dream of these numbers) that has a look at car history, the car industry, that kind of thing. This video asks whether Alpine – Renault's re-branded RenaultSport division – is headed for disaster.
Top Gear magazine's Ollie Marriage takes the Goodwood record-setting McMurtry Spéirling, an electric hillclimbing monster with 1000hp and just 1000kg to push along. Marriage steps you through what this thing can do and it's tremendous fun.
PD Evolution has does lists of stuff and in this case, it's fairly niche – Eight Rare Australian Sports Cars. I didn't even know there were that many, so you'll probably learn some new names.
The very entertaining Doubtful Technician tackles a very old Chrysler New Yorker. It's a beautiful old thing and delightfully odd, even by 1950s Americana standards. It's a slow video but I couldn't tear my eyes away.
And that's Weekend Watches for the week. I'm on the road next week but hopefully I see a few gems for you.
