Gordon Murray - Five of his Personal Favourites
Gordon Murray is a legend, an automotive icon, a man who can gleefully tag his names to some of the world's most exciting road and motorsport cars. Gordon is also an avid car collector, which you will have no doubt seen elsewhere on KZhead. However, for this video, we wanted to do something different; we wanted to know what HIS favourites were. So, join us and Gordon as he takes us through his five personal favourites from his amazing vehicular collection.
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0:00 Introduction
2:30 Lotus Elite
5:15 De Tomaso Vallelunga
9:05 Lancia Appia Zagato
13:09 Abarth 1000 GT Bialbero
16:08 Alfa Romeo 1600 Junior Zagato
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This is how you curate a car collection, no amount of money can buy you this sort of taste. All these pretty, dinky little Italian cars, especially the Zagatos are just exquisite. Chapeau to Gordon.
Actually the correct amount of money buys you the entire collection
@albrown1812 he said no amount of money buys you *taste*, not the cars
That Abarth's engine: >100 hp per liter in the 60s (and naturally aspirated of course) is absolutely insane.
I wonder how high the compression ratio is? Surely it only runs on racing fuel (110 octane?)
@@theodor12 most likely whatever racing fuel was common at the time, for most european racing 100 octane. When the Abarth set the I/GT record at Bonneville, that was considered to be in a production class and the race organisers would have had an official supplier of gasoline.
I had the privilege of driving a near new performance tuned Abarth 850 TC back in 74.Ingrained in my senses still .Have to drive one to truly understand ..I drive a 2018 Super Snake .Also a great ride..🏎
For comparison: Ferrari 250 GTO = 3.0 Liter, 310 PS at 8500 rpm.
@@theodor12 should be 98 octane.
He has a unique taste in small cars with little engines. Most of them far too small for him to fit inside them, so they had to be modified. He's a really nice man.
i was thinking the same thing when i saw these cars....no way is he fitting in there!
I don't think the people at mclaren thought he was a nice man.
@@uv77mc85 i can imagine him being very intense and demanding when he was younger, but he was very talented. he is more relaxed with age. some people don't think that elon musk is a very nice man either....
@@packrcch Gordon actually built and designed what he became famous for. Elon just hires people more talented than him to do it and people somehow think he’s some irl Tony Stark.
Just as Elon he hasn‘t built anything. Maybe drew some sketches on a paper and made sure his name is attached to it. The real engineering was done by someone else.
As Italian it's very rewarding to see one of the greatest mechanical engineers ever deeply in love with Italian engineering.
As Italian I agree
@@rick3914 As Czech I find words both of You the "factczeched"!
e certo XD, sono assolutamente d'accordo Tutti invidiano le nostre macchine... purtroppo non siamo come prima per colpa di chi ci ha messo i bastoni fra le ruote. Comunque, ha un di certo buon occhio per le macchine di classe, tutte le sue auto sono magnifiche!
As non italian I say you guys are genius at a different level and only people who know how to build car as piece of art
The world appreciates your vast Engeneering and passion for Cars
This is what you get when a man who could have anything actually knows what he really wants. Gordon always seems so relaxed and at peace. Though Gandini is my favorite designer, I have always had a soft spot for Zagato cars also. The phrase "excitingly chunky " always sums it up for me. Good work Spada.
Really? To me Zagato is a consistent failure. Speaking as a designer myself.
@@studiolezard typically I go for swoopy well balanced stuff, Pininfarina's A6GCS coupe is perhaps my absolute favorite. Perhaps. Miura, D-type, Talbot Lago coupes. Gen 2 Camaro. X 1/9 and Stratos. But some Zagato designs just work for me. Genuinely curious however, what is your critique on Zagato? There are times I wish I had pursued design rather than engineering. Thanks for your thoughts.
@@studiolezard how can you not like the Zagato Aston Martins?
@@studiolezard zagato always grows on you It’s always “nah” at the beginning followed by” it’s got something” and than it’s a” of course “ But you always find yourself looking at it more and more Strangely enough, his designs only appeal to car guys , not for general public or ladies not like tonino ( I’m not trying to put down pinin farina by saying it’s for ….) You can immediately know it’s a zagato I didn’t have him on my top shelf, I had him along with giugiaro …till the Aston Martins ( I don’t think anybody else would have dared) Since you are a designer yourself Could you broaden my pallet by introducing me to some designers that only people in the know recognise Out of the modern once fisker is one of my favourites , Francesco coco is another talented guy , callum is a force in his field…. Please enrich my taste for I find myself going over the same bunch
I get the impression that Zagato just throw away everything they can and stretch the smallest possible body onto the chassis. If it happens to look good, then that's just a bonus.
Gordon Murray - what a legend. And that green Alfa - looks stunning to me.
These italian cars from the 60s are absolutely gorgeous, real pieces of art to my eyes
Gordon is truly a 'car guy'. Some of these cars are just glorious, particularly the abarth and the alfa! The level of want is seriously overwhelming. I'm off to start digging round the back off my sofa! 🤣
Italian and English cars back then were filled with charm and character. Such a different era.
Oh my goodness! Not only does he design lovely cars, his taste is impeccable. None of them are over the top, but are just magic.
Wow, what a collection and loads of Italian , more from the great man please
I am 21 and I really like some of these old car designs. Really wish to own some of these in the future.
This is the best recent Gordon interview I have seen and what a great idea having him pick 5 rather than trying to cover them all. Brilliant channel you have here. Best of luck!
23mins never went that quickly in my life, Gordon Murray has sublime taste in obscure & fascinating cars, I've seen a few videos on his incredible collection, truly appreciate watching him talk about them, Rj in Oz
These cars just bring a smile on your face. Something most cars are missing these days.
That green ZR is an absolute dream. Those wheels really make the car.
He's so smooth with the intro, brings in Gordon and starts stumbling over every word
Now that's my type of car collection. Wonderful.
Gordon is a hero! I absolutely admire his collection, as it is not driven by status, but engineering and aesthetic appreciation. I really enjoyed this - many of my dream cars here. Many thanks to you and Mr. Murray!
Just stunning! I’m a huge fan of 60’s Italian classics as well, just a superb and romantic era.🙏🏻
That Alfa Zagato has been done so tastefully - the color really suits it (I may be a bit biased here as I have an early '70s air cooled German car in the same green) and the stance on those wheels is perfect. I can only imagine how much fun it is to drive. Just bloody wonderful! Props to Gordon and Alfaholics!
Gordon is always a gentleman, and consumate motoring enthusiast. That Alfaholics-restored Zagato Alfa is beautiful. Great job Max and team
Small, light, agile, small power, and most Italian... incredible selection when today's cars are exactly the opposite. Kudos to him, beautiful -mostly unknow- little cars :)
Gordon Murray has the best taste in cars, his collection is absolute perfection in every way. If I were suddenly wealthy, I’d make the same choices, exactly.
My brother, nephew and I got talking to Mr Murray when he turned up to Goodwood breakfast club in that green Alfa. He explained about the door handle change and opened the bonnet to show us the engine. It was only later we realised who we had been talking to. Very nice chap.
This guy. He always does the things the way I like them. The work on that Alfa. Lovely. I almost feel the drive of his cars. The more I see him the more I want to see his work. One of the greatest of car history. Thank you.
I appreciate the in-depth look at the five cars, which are all beautiful. But the story behind his Junior Z was fascinating, especially with all his individual tweaks (and an Alfaholics GTA-R conversion? Strewth!) Love it!
Fissore, Espada, Zagato, Giugiaro. I feel speechless in the presence of so much beauty and shapes and colours. Thank you for a great video and the words and accounts of a master car designer. Cheers !
What an inspiring man. Legend.
Murray is so right! His collection and his creations are just right. The cars I was most disappointed when I once had the possibility to drive them were big, heavy cars with more than 500 hp; as BMW M5 or Nissan GTR. You have to drive fast. Very fast to savour them. On the straights.. Indeed, a light and nimble, agile car makes all the difference whilst driving them on public roads. Less mass, less breaks and tyres usage, much less fuel consumption. We can be very, very happy there are still (very few) cars available on the market, talking about "normal budget cars" . Many thanks to Mazda for the MX-5; many thanks to Toyota for the GR 86. Used for 5k: Mazda MX-5 or Fiat Barchetta. For 20k: Vauxhall Speedster (still looking totally fresh), and ouf course the Lotus Elise.
omg.... that De Tomaso is so GODDAMN RARE, just gorgeous ( as all the other cars of course). I am quite in love with the Italian ones he got, Mr Murray has certainly wonderful taste in cars! That Lancia, Abarth and Alfa Romeo... my God, great. Greetings from Italy everybody
One more confirmation of Murray's truly exquisite taste in automobiles. Great video, a real pleasure to watch!
To put in context what 100/litre was in 1962, Honda’s K20 VTEC was around 1998, with 118.5/litre, and that hasn’t been beaten by much since 😂slight shame we didn’t get the weight of that Abarth, for a power to weight ratio comparison, but a brilliant video 😀
They are a thing of beauty, aren’t they? Like you could ask for a chair and spend 1 hour just looking at each car. It is similar to wonderful architecture. It just makes you feel good just by standing in awe.
I saw a Detomaso in the flesh about q5 years ago at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, AZ. It was truly a beautiful car. It was painted in pale blue and had been shown at Pebble Beach. I vaguely recall it was a “reserve not met” at around $400K. I had never seen one before and it was really special!
What an amazing selection. So much more interesting than the normal car nut collection of F40, Cobra, Shelby GT350, Miura......as much as I love those cars, these are so much more interesting.
I think it's wonderful that his collection revolves around the cars that inspired his lifelong love of automobiles.
I will never grow tired of listening to Gordon discuss cars.
WHY is his garage not full of Lambo's and Ferrari's - bc he's an engineer and enthusiast and NOT an egotist like some ppl here who shout 'look at (sh)mee'
I hate schmeeeeeeee
What a lovely and specifically refined collection he has. Well done to Mr Murray and the creator of this content.
I get the strangest feeling that Gordon Murray is the only man in the country that doesn't know who Mike Brewer is, and I think he's a lot happier for that.
such a nice collection of rare cars with character, not a showroom to flaunt his money but truly a personal museum
Great video, Gordon Murrays taste in cars exactly coincides with mine.
Fantastic video, Gordon is a treasure and an inspiration. I could have watched 25 minutes on each of these, but you can't have it all I guess. Keep up the good work :)
Yes, that is a man whose whole approach and thought process can teach us a lot.
There's so many things absolutely right about this video! What a lovely interview. Love the notch to the Giulia SWB Zagato but that Lancia Appia sporting the 'Z' badge is quite stunning!
I loved the little Alfa Zagato when I first saw pictures of it decades ago, but had completely forgotten it in the years since. Seeing it here, my very first thought was of how nicely one of those 300 bhp Alfaholics engines would fit under its bonnet. Mr. Murray anticipated me by a number of years, it seems. Just one of many reasons why HE was the one who designed all those world championship winners and not me. This was a wonderful video!
Gordon Murray. The man you could bump into at some random country pub while he's out on a drive with one of his cars. You make a polite comment and start a conversation. Before you know it, several hours have passed and it's closing time. His wealth of knowledge, experience and obvious passion towards the cars HE likes, is very infectious.
I don't know where the rumors of Gordan being arrogant come from, all the stuff on KZhead proves otherwise. Another great vid
He's absolutely not. I took his first call to Alfaholics and talked to him for about half an hour without knowing who he was. I told him I'd get Max to call him back and asked his name. Nearly fell through the floor. I asked if he was THE Gordon Murray and he replied "Well I suppose I am really". Lovely bloke and was a pleasure to work with.
@@jimspackman8527 I can see your reaction in my mind, hilarious. :)
What a great video thank you very much, living in Australia we don’t get to see these beautiful cars on our roads, just in our dreams.
Thanks for just letting him talk! Great presentation.
Eclectic and nuanced choices, glad you are demonstrating this to a new world of enthusiasts!
🙏 It is our Good Fortunes indeed to be invited by KZhead algorithm to have a little personal tour with the Legendary Sportcar Designer Gordon Murray in his rare & special car collections >>> Yes , many do find it's strange of Gordon Murray's Top Five personal favourites ... Well then he was fascinated with the 1950s , & 1960s car designs ... 🙏 Thank You So Much Car & Classic channel for this enjoyable little favourite car collections tour with Gordon Murray in the flesh! 🌷🌿🌏💜🕊🇬🇧🇮🇹
Thumbs up to your alternative choice of presenting a selection of Gordon’s mouthwatering pure classics. Love the chilled interview showing respect of his knowledge and letting the stories ebb n flow. The tale of the Abarth bought off the show stand by a fellow Scot, another Mr Murray, I particularly liked. Listing to the bhp facts of these smaller cc motors remind me of my A series tuning days when one pre A+ 998 managed 42@wheels running 1.5 twin hif su’s ! Keep up the good KZhead content 👌
That'd be an Abarth then...
Thanks, In my eagerness to compile an essay, I missed that little error. Now corrected 👍
I want to see the next 5 favourites now. What a great collection created by a great man.
"A lovely little thing, and once again, quite rare." Think that works for his whole, amazing collection.
The story goes that the Zagato was the inspiration for the Honda CRX. The chief designer had one. If you look at the side profile of the car, minus the front fenders, you can see the CRX shape. Very cool!
Easy to believe. My first thought on seeing it was that the back half looked just like a CRX.
What a wonderful collection of delicate delights! Fabulous!
Stunning classy collection! A Man of taste and passion.Thanks very much!
Always loved the Junior Zagato, even standard they were fantastic to drive.
Ι'm completely amazed by this collection of beauties, that only a man who won himself the name of the "automotive guru" in his legendary carrier in F1 races (and of course not only that) could appreciate and even today he's showing to us his lifetime philosophy as an artist in designing the greatest artifacts of a technical era. My sincere complements!
I love the Lancia Appia (9:17) - and the beautiful a subtle elegant music which provide associations to Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, entering the car, on a beautiful warm Italian summer night at the Riviera. What a wonderful video-
Agree
Oooof! A simply fantastic collection. Just beautiful.
Wowww….. I truly admire Gordon love cars during his time, and thank you for sharing it to us 🙏😍🇬🇧🏎
fantastic interview with the Legendary Gordon Murray! thank you! 🍸
Great visit with Gordon Murray. The idea to pick 5 favourite cars allowed Gordon to tell the story of each which was more informative and showed his real passion great program look forward to the next installment. Best wishes and stay safe J.
Top video thank you . Gordon Murray is my hero & you just made my evening , Great to see a different insight to a place we've been before in other shows like you said in the beginning. Subscribed
Fantastic video. I wish that Gordon Murray would put his team on the task of building an affordable (i.e., ~$60K) sports car.
We love these sensuous micro-magnificents... We thank you for sharing a view..... and for DRIVING them... Life is truly wonderful...
Thanks for the informative wander through Gordon Murray's downstairs car collection, with your informative commentary. And having Mr. Murray there to answer questions and ad-lib was a great bonus. I like the way he got into that beautiful green Alfa at the end as he slid out onto the roadway and left you to get lost in his vehicular treasure trove. Lovely video indeed.
very special tour. thank you.
Five incredible cars. Thanks for the video.
Great walk through. Love it. Makes me appreciated my lowely Alfa GTV, albeit a mid-70's car. Loved the little V-4!
Growing up in the '50s, the Lotus Elite was also one of my favorites. In the background, an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider. Memories!
I'm a tall man, and I've always preferred small cars. My first car at 15 was a 10 year old MGB, and at 62 years old, I drive the Focus RS....cheers Gordon. Here's to the big men in the little quick cars.
The first sight of the Lancia Apia just made me smile back at the car.
Brilliant piece. Such a charming talk with Gordon, despite being himself a big legend in motorsport history so on earth guy and humble in showing all his unfiltered love for automotive brilliancy from other designers. It is quite a common point all the greatest designers share. When I listen to interviews from Materazzi, Limone, Forghieri it's the same. It's about love for cars, to the point that it really does not matter who when and where did it. such unique cars btw.
The wonderfulness of diminutive automotive art... legislated out of existence by those that could not compete. So these have become incredibly valuable.
LOVE YOU GORDON. YOU ARE AN HERO FOR A CAR ENTHUSIAST!
Beautiful little cars ... thx for sharing
Thanks Gordon & Chris... Over the last several months he has had several utuber's in his garage. Your style was a pleasant change..
Wonderful interview. Well played.
Refreshing collection of cars , very cool
Gordon is such a lovely man and a true enthusiast. It is amazing to me that you can see through his collection his design philosophy and how that translated to the F1 and T-50
Thanks, and great relaxing watch with breakfast coffee.
2 Zagato in Gordon Murray's top 5. Somehow not surprised, they are just amazing !
A Very Humble Chap, and a Quality episode fella
gordon murray is a real gent for doing these interviews. A gift to anybody who loves cars.
Watching the Junior Zagatto in that spetacular Green, I could understand why I appreciate this car so much!! Man, that front portion of the car (and some other angles) somehow reminds me of my favorit car of all time.... the Alfa Romeo Carabo!!!!! I'd love to hear Murray's impressions over the Carabo design!!!
A masterpiece that influenced the future
I think you refer to the transverse rear engined cockpit design Scarabo prototype. I still have the 1/18 model since about 1967 when I was a teenager. Apart from the E type, my favourite car.
@@alexandervanwyk7669 Scarabeo. I also have that beautiful model. I think he referred to the Carabo
what a lovely interview - i've only just subscribed and starting watching - many thanks for your love of cars
The Alfa Junior Z is one of my favourite at all. The car still has an incredibly modern design and the dashboard is a masterpiece of sporty rationality.
How lucky you are all 2: one for having the chance to have access to this magnificent collection of cars among the prettiest in history and the other for having the chance to own them !! 🥰😍🤩👏👏👌👍
Proper cars, proper collection, proper bloke who knows what he likes and has a complete understanding of why he does. Great video.
Thank you for the insight. The Zagato has always been my dream car and probably will be for a long time to come. A fantastic car.
for him this is the equivilant of 90s cars for todays generation its incredible to see that he can still see the design language and it makes him really valuable because hes the last of the very few who can decipher it. i will miss when his generation is around no longer. will be an empty world. but ill visit your grave man.
Fantastic interview, and wounderful cars!
OMG what a selection, I'll carry on dreaming, thank you!
It’s very interesting and good to know that the designer of the racing cars and supercars loves tiny sports cars with small engine. Thanks for nice video👍
Brilliant. Thank you.
Well done. Good to meet Gordon. Dig the green.
A man of great taste!