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Beany wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2026 7:02 pm Hubnut has been.....very brave



Bear in mind they're very much an amateur spanner monkey with out serious sponsorship or a four bay garage with lifts, and they can't weld

He is moving into a section of a unit shared with a friend who does proper restorations though. The video is a little misleading to start with, it’s only actually been 9 years since it last ran.

I really do think it’s about time he was brave and bought a welder though, would help with a lot of his mechanical tinkering over the years as well as the obvious fixing rust holes thing. Surprised Rtech haven’t offered him one as he’s got a decent following and seem them supply other YouTubers.

The car looks pretty solid all told tbh, just needs a scrub and soak in wd40.

It has been off the road since 1979 as it was apparently used on private land, but yeah, it was driven to where it was about nine years ago and that's reflected by how well the engine turns over.

And yes, Whiteland restorations IIRC, who seems to find Hubnuts shenanigans entertaining to witness, and I'm sure he's getting an income for the space too that would otherwise be sitting empty otherwise so it seems like a pretty decent solution - especially as Hubnut is planning, longer term, to move to Spain and needs proper storage of projects etc. But it does appear to just be storage, just better sealed than his current barn.

But yeah, by his standards, it's brave and probably a bit rougher than most things he's owned - inner sills look good though, engine looks solid, and it's definitely more interesting than some of the cars that have passed through his hands lately, which have been fine, but I think he likes to have something with a ropey carb hanging around.

Did you see the part where he got the car on the trailer?

I’m not a fan of Goodwood as a circuit, but….,

China GT. don’t know where Marshalls are, driver stops and pulls competitor from a burning car



I’m still alive tonight, solely thanks to one man, Loek Hartog, who stopped immediately – even though there were no track marshals or firefighters in sight – and risked his own life to pull me out of the car.”
“I can’t remember anything that happened between the 30 seconds before the crash and the hour afterwards, but I’ll remember his incredible act of bravery for the rest of my life.
“Tonight I’m lying here with five broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, a broken hand and finger, and a bruised lung, but it could have been much worse. Thank you, Loek. I owe you my life for your selfless act today.”

jamcg wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2026 6:54 am China GT. don’t know where Marshalls are, driver stops and pulls competitor from a burning car



I’m still alive tonight, solely thanks to one man, Loek Hartog, who stopped immediately – even though there were no track marshals or firefighters in sight – and risked his own life to pull me out of the car.”
“I can’t remember anything that happened between the 30 seconds before the crash and the hour afterwards, but I’ll remember his incredible act of bravery for the rest of my life.
“Tonight I’m lying here with five broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, a broken hand and finger, and a bruised lung, but it could have been much worse. Thank you, Loek. I owe you my life for your selfless act today.”

Those marshals should never be near a live racetrack again.