Guy has dreamed about owning his own Merlin for his front room - an iconic engine from the heart of the nation's favourite plane - the WW2 Spitfire. Despite wild goose chases, he never gave up. First uploaded as a Channel 4 short in 2014.
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Guy wins lottery. Puts Merlin in front room. Drives house to work.
Then takes house to America and wins Pikes Peak.!! ;)
@@griffspeed All from the lazyboy in his living/engine room. Cup of tea and biscuits at the ready.
guy has no need to win lotto, but what a mobile home lol
Man that's funny.
Gets pulled over, cop asks for address, Guy says "right here"
The most scared he’s ever been... Imagine how scary something has to be to even scare him at all.
Derek R Watson the bloke went off a motorbike at over 200mph at the Isle of Man TT Absolute nutter
Just quickly read a bit about this gent on wiki.... broke his back twice... enough said
Ha ha, no lie!
Dad and I laughed to tears at that also! Cheers mates!
Crashed a soap box car at something like 85mph and asked if it looked good 😂
"Some of the stories that (engine) could tell.." Engine: So some bloke revved me at 2800rpm in a workshop and I got through a wall
That ain’t no bloke that’s guy Martin local legend lol
@@hbombharry national treasure , tells it how it is and says what he means .HE should be the next PM gets my vote !!
Best comment
Haha, Right!
Screw the Wall, What about the Merlin ?
Guy: That was the most scared i've ever been. Engine: Same.
He said it was in a Lancaster so it must have seen some action in its life.
Guy: That was the most scared i've ever been. Truck door: Same
"Do the graft, lay out the money and get one" A transferable lesson in life right there
The real lesson that doesn't involve either graft or consumption for what's essentially novelty seeking is a place that few can face or master.. You get to see it the last moments of your life when you really have no choice but to. I used to think the same as you it's a lie that gets you addicted to your own body chemistry sets you on a path of constantly trying to maintain the impossible
@Bob Dobalina nice one... I comment these things in hope that it reaches in a grabs people out.. So many in a mess with it all. When the actual necessites of life are being met in an absolute avalanche to the point its ending up in the bin. Simple things are not really for simple minds. They are for wise ones. All the best and enjoy life my friend
We can justify any purchase. Me, I look at only having 40+ yrs left, can't take anything with me and no one to leave it to... I'm buying and doing whatever I choose within my means in this life😂 -🍻🌿💙🇱🇷
Tom Smith What’s the lesson here?
VeeFour is right lad
He would make a excellent Top Gear presenter!!!! A regular guy that every one can relate to!! Fix it guys!!!
Someone with skills and knowledge, I'd probably watch that.
He was offered millions to do it and turned it down. Doesn't want that level of fame. He hate the attention and just wants to be able to do his own thing. Which is why he is still a truck mechanic. Check out his biography.
True! Its a shame that the bbc has become allergic to casting a real englishman.
Guy would never work as a top gear presenter because he is just someone obsessed with engineering and motorsports on the purest level. It is not at all limited to vehicles and when it is vehicles it's about getting your hands dirty and making something go fast by tinkering. Top gear is an entirely different animal, at heart it is a product review show like all of the unboxing/review channels on youtube. It is about admiring a constant stream of new shiny expensive luxury vehicles, which exist more as jewellery than anything resembling motorsports. Guy can and has done TV shows similar to what James may does solo. That works, Guy admiring or criticising the latest offerings from Aston Martin or Bugatti does not.
Subtitles would be required...
He is quite an eccentric character. Obviously highly intelligent and fearless
He's autistic, he wasn't diagnosed until later in life. We can come across a bit eccentric. He's just a really decent bloke. I really relate to his obsessive attention to detail.
Top bloke, but "highly intelligent" is pushing it a bit.......revs Merlin c/w prop flat-out in his workshop....okayyyyy....
@@rattusnorvegicus4380 Some time even intelligence is set aside when you reach a point of pure joy, Guy should have known better but he was just so in tune with the engine he forgot where he was.
"It took four years to find one, but I found one...I found one.. I found one. I finally found one. I found one. And! it's runner.. it's runna! so..I just...yeah and it's mine!..we are going to start it, I am exited..are you excited? " Wow, that's just passion. An amazing personality. Love from Somalia Guy!
What a fella Guy is, he reminds me of the late great Fred Dibnah, the same type of enthusiasm, the same child like imagination, that we all have but sadly loose,
Great comparison. Could you imagine if Guy and Fred ever had the chance to get together and make some Vids? Now they would be shows that would have gone down in history!
@@glumpy10 what a programme it would have been,
I second that. And it took off in the garage but I held my hands up and took the blame. Guy never fails to make me smile.
You don't loose them, they are taken away.
@@glumpy10 hahaha "Last night while Fred was sleeping, Guy managed to quietly fit his prized 27ltr 4 stroke Merlin engine into Fred's old steam engine, Fred doesnt know yet and is just about to open the workshop doors"
Guy’s enthusiasm is infectious.
Molon Labe Oh fuck off 🖕🏼
@@molonlabe7809it isn't only to the dull and unimaginative
To really appreciate the Merlin, one has to see and hear the Spitfire or Hurricane going through their paces. For me a very emotional experiance. "The Few" are not forgotten!
Or Mustang?
When a man that rides superbikes in the TT says he's scared, you know it's serious shit.
'42 lancaster? Yes this would be in my front room too, a tribute to the bravest of the brave. Keep it alive Guy! Top Man!
"Do the graft, earn the money and buy it!" My sentiments exactly. You get nothing without working for it.
i'm on benefits so taxpayers buy me everything
@@smokepepsi bait
we have an anarchist earlier who reckons don't work, because its all for the elite !!
The sound, the engineering, the power and the history - a thing of beauty!
one of the most beautiful sounding engines on this planet
The best sounding engine ever made in my opinion . Makes you proud to be British hearing one go over head
one of the most most beautiful if not THE most beautiful engine on the planet.......
I used to think that until I heard a Centaurus being put through its paces.
I would love to have a cuppa with this great man
Yes or a beer an amazing guy like Fred dibner..
You'd love to have a cuppa with this man, a cuppa with this man. It would be great innit, great innit. Yeah, a nice cuppa. That would be fun, fun I tell ya. You'd be genuinely excited I tell ya, excited I tell ya. He's a great man, a great man…. yeah a great man!
Odin fuckin pisstaker
@@tonybilco1317 St Peter subbed him out to re-point a few chimneys for Old Nick.
@@tonybilco1317 Had a brew with him when i was a kid with my grandad who worked with him . RIP
National treasure, like Fred Dibnah was. I'm amazed he's still with us, the stuff he's done.
Yes I could watch and listen to Fred all day ,and Eddie China.
My grandmother used to make the spark plugs for those engines.
nice one.
My Grandmother took up knitting like everyone eles grandmother !
I work at the company that made the crankshafts, we have a few on display on stands around the place
My Great Uncle flew one of these strapped to his fighter plane
@@stephenbirks6458 I suppose it depends how old your Grandmother is. One of my grandmothers made munitions and the other one drove a tractor in the land army... Everyone did their bit in WW2
Every time he starts his Merlin a Prius owner cries 😜 1 gallon per/min.
Worth it right there!!
If can wreck a workshop should let it trash a prius
Why don't we put the Merlin the Prius.
Prius owner but I'm giggling as much as he does. Secondhand Prius gets 50 mpg still so my commute is way cheaper than it was in the RX7.
@@anomoly40 doesnt the RX7 basically piss fuel
Don’t forget the mosquito and it’s two merlins. Beautiful engine and beautiful sound, man that dude purrs.
was going to say the same
Me too...
My favourite WW2 plane.
And the Handley Page Halifax bomber.
@@duncanhowarth9514 indeed in mk1 and mk2 although the Halifax was best in mk3 with the Hercules engine...
Guy is such a guy. That one cool friend we all wish we had. This brings a smile to my face.
Whom cant love a guy who has an airplane engine that he ramps up *inside* a workshop!
I certainly wish he was a friend I had........... Decent van mechanics are hard to come by............
Lol what a top fella! Mad as a hatter mind you, but not a single one of us would want him any different. Such an awesome guy.
Absolutely, and thats why i love him so much,
Top geezer
"You could, you could, you've got, they've got this, umm, computer thing now, you can watch things on this KZhead thing, people were talking about it, you can watch people rev Merlins up on KZhead, you can watch Spitfires on KZhead, you can read about 'em, umm, and it's all right, it's all right, . . . it's all right, but it's not the same as actually having one is it?"
Ron Jenkins spot on
@francis sky Fuck off, Francis. Truly the name of a bitch.
@@funkingitup1805 Fuck off fuckingitup. I agree with francis sky. People just repeat word for word what someone says as though viewers are too stupid to hear or understand what was said.
This made me laugh but at the same time sad that i dont have as active a life as him that i wouldnt even know of youtube.
Gotta love his simple way of life,he needs to come to New Zealand and live out where I live!! In a housetruck and be self sufficient!!! Oh and francis sky fuck you twat!
"what's beyond amazing!?!? ...incredibl....absolutely incredible!"
He painted his friends house during the IOMTT while everybody joined the festivities that week. There a few people on earth I have an endless respect for. Guy is one of them.
This always makes me smile even after 50 times. I may never own a Merlin but know a Guy that has one
I would absolutely love to stand there and listen to that, lots of people never understand why some of us are so fascinated just listening to an engine of that size.
yeah ... i would park it in my front room too ... Kinetic art that one is .
Flying Tiger might take off
Put it into a swamp boat...that would give it some proper exercise
robert powers no swamps in lincolnshire
Me too... I would sit and admire it
I've seen this so many times. Never gets old.
You mean besides his appearance? lol
Ya not wrong chap....my other personal favourite is Ray Hannah making someone say rude things to camera.....and nearly giving him a very short back and sides !!!
This guy is a national treasure. He could sleep with my missus and I’d still buy him a pint.
E36 Racer Everyone has,... haha.
Sparts good banter!! You can have a go on mine if you want.
I’ll help you both out.
Just to be clear, if you don’t have a RR Merlin in your garage then you have no chance. Them are the rules.
I’ve got an RR Robin Reliant It’s what made her cave
"It was a year ago we did this... and it's probably only now that I'm just about seeing the funny side of it." Cracked me up.
Dude - can you even IMAGINE - having that THING revved up and loose in your workshop?!
This guy is one of the coolest dudes I've ever seen.. I would have him at my dinner table of any 6 people.
My polish grandad had 4 of these on his Lancaster in the war
The P 51 Mustang was a really good airplane… Our British brothers with their Rolls-Royce Merlin made it a great airplane!
This man is a national treasure.
Easily one of the best "hair/mutton chops" combos that I know of!
One of?!
@@ItsMonkeyNews my mistake. Easily THE BEST.
He's like British wolverine
I wonder what size helmet does he wear, i guess 2 sizes bigger than his head to be able to fit all that hair.
He’s like a more interesting and less cringey Newt Scamander, plus that Merlin is most certainly a Fantastic Beast.
Thats fucking epic mate. I love seeing fellas and their dream car/bike/whatever. That passion and excitement is what life is all about.
Unfortunately for most men, that dream or passion is squelched by a woman entering their life. I am recently divorced, married for 25 miserable yrs. I am beginning to live again for the first time in a long time. I will never have a woman living under my roof ever again, no thanks. Guy Martin seems to have his priorities straight. Good for him. Conversely, I have never seen a truly happy married man. A married man will not admit it, but he is dead inside, as I once was. Women are only good for one thing, and we all know what that is. Fortunately, you don't have to be married or live with them to get that.
@@BEEBEE159 I once read on the back of a packet of matches many years ago 'A bachelor must know more about women than a married man otherwise he would be married himself'. I've been married for 16 years and I wouldn't say I'm miserable, but I do know exactly what you speak of. That V8 I've always promised myself still hasn't happened yet.
@@BEEBEE159 😂
@Matt Townend Married men are so pathetic. I got married shortly after college, and this is my first time as an adult, being a single man. I have noticed that married men's wives are absolutely insane. They are very possessive of their husbands. Whenever I have a conversation with a married man, their wives are actually spying on us, and listening to the conversation. Then, after only about five minutes, the wife will make some excuse to take the husband away. Have you ever experienced that? Women don't like their husbands talking to single men. Also, I have noticed that married men act like little children, and their wives are like their mommies. This kind of behavior is absolutely crazy to me. I will never be like that. So sad....Men today are so pathetic.
Jason Hart my god you must have picked one. If married life was that bad wtf did you marry her in the first place ? Of didn't she let you have a ride beforehand?. Lol
you have to love Guy, you can see the genuine excitement on his face while asking the crew if they're exited.... Such an honest and down to earth fella, he seems like he is everyone's mate 😁
Unquestionably, without hesitation and inarguably...the greatest engine sound ever when let out of the gate to make full song! Just amazing. Nothing else even close.
2800 rpm ? Had me in stiiches. Glad no one was hurt. I spent three seasons as a tank gunner on a Centurion tank in Germany. Just loved that engine, everyone did.
Tony Griffiths i did an exchange program while in US Army 4th ID 1-68 Armor Battalion. We went to Paderborn, Germany to the Sennalager Barracks of 1st Royal Tank Regiment and trained on the Challenger with your UK brothers. Those who didn’t stay in Germany swapped places with us and trained on our M1A1’s at Fort Carson, CO. Had a blast!
@@KenjiMapes Never served on the Challenger, before my time. I was MKII Chieftains before finding out they couldn't get them selves out of a hole if in steep enough ! Have always wondered if the Challenger has the same problem.
I've been lucky enough to be working on an airfield recently where a 2 seater spitfire is based. I've been in awe as I've watched it take off about 20 times a day, I could never get bored of that Merlin engine on full chat.
Milo sywell by any chance?
@@bettsb2384 Its an airfield called Daedalus on the south coast 👍
There’s one at Biggin Hill as well,quite often see it go over if I’m working in Kent/East Sussex
@@milo8515 I did my motorbike test there last week to the sound of Spitfires taking off and landing. It was glorious.
@@milo8515 i've seen it flying over my house & work a few times. Unmistakable sound
This lad needs to be on tv every week he's so enthusiastic and passionate about everything he's involved with and is so grounded and humble👍
I really like how Guy how stayed true to himself and does what he loves, he is incredibly talented and his appeal is his absolute humility
What a lincolnshire legend .... inspirational in many ways .. Work for what you appreciate.. Whilst we are here make the most of it.
"I'm a bit nervous, last time it did take off" Does he still get insurance at all?
He isn't American
I bet the insurance claim looked interesting.... 😃
@@unbidzolo There's literally only 1 kind of insurance that isn't universal in the US that is in the other developed countries. Still needs life and property insurance
@@rouge5140 You don't need life or property insurance. Its probably sensible to have it, but you don't need it.
A merlin engine and Guy Martin, 2 of my most favourite things ever
Two legends in one field. Absolutely Fantastic.
“I hold me hands up, it were my fault”
If I’ve watched this video once I’ve watched it 40-50 times 😂 I just love the bit were he’s describing when it took off. Half the Wall Half the stairs And cut my training bike in half 😂😂😂 I’m even laughing writing this 😂😂 I could listen to this man all day long👍🏼
I concur mate
The pure enjoyment and happiness this engine brings to this man is captivating and truly pure. I got excited just seeing his excitement. Loved it
Thank you for all the joy ✌️
Bleeping love this guy. Absolute legend
My favourite Guy! Cheers from a guy who worked 8 years with engines in the Rolls-Royce company
What a genuine and lovely bloke Guy Martin is. I'd love to have a few beers with him.
Don't really know why but I just got all teary watching that. The sound of that magnificent engine, Guy's obvious pride in it, imagining the emotion he was feeling, imagining that very engine powering a plane up and away on a mission. Superb. Just bloody superb. ❤
My father was an car mechanic and told me till his dead : the Rolls Royce Merlin is the best petrol engine ever build !
For me its the sound, as soon as i hear the engine im lookin for the spitfire in the sky =)
I absolutely love Guy Martin! He is a superstar, yet he is so down to earth, straight forward simple guy that (i think) most guys can relate to! His enthusiasm is through the roof!
Having a dream for years and than fullfilling it. Thats what live is about!
"I still get goosebumps." - Quite a statement from a guy who can ride a motorcycle through town at 200 m.p.h.
Point well taken.
Your passion shines through. Keep doing what you're doing, and keep sharing 😘
AMAZING IN EVERY WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS GUY SHOULD RUN THE COUNTRY!!!
Watching videos of Guy and he just seems like the definition of likeable, affable, all rounder, cool, chill, funny, humble, everyday man, man's man, kinda guy.
Stunning sound, and beautiful to look at! What a thing to own 👍🏻👍🏻
Q. Define Passion? A. GUY MARTIN!!
What a lovable character he is Nothing better than that awesome rolls Royce engine
Guy Martin is a bloody diamond geezer!!! you can see the "fire" in his eyes when he speaks!! A true human, driven, passionate, serious, capable, ingenious, hands-on.
An amazing piece of well loved equipment with incredible history, nice one Guy
The most Iconic engine noise "Ever"
A truly glorious engine. Nothing better in any space than a Merlin. Top's right there. Hearing those start up never gets old.
I had to change my comment. To see the passion this man has for that motor is inspiring. He wanted one, he got one. Good lesson in life there.
My grandfather flew a P-51D Mustang. She was equiped with this legendary engine.
Thomas Hate to break your bubble but this engine displayed is a British Built 20 series single stage supercharged engine !!! The production Merlin Mustang ONLY used the PACKARD built in the USA V1650-3 or-7 or-9 2 stage 2 speed version of the merlin, and they used the 4 bladed props !!!! NO British built Merlins used in any production Mustangs !!! Them damn details of history blowing to hell your lies, hype and Bullshit !!!!
@@wilburfinnigan2142 hype and Bullshit? What crawled up your ass ? Words from a man that flew a P51-D had a Rolls Royce Merlin Engine . not sure your book your are reading has the actual details. Maybe it was a B/C? He said it was supercharged and said several times it was a Rolls Royce engine
@@thomasdixon7152 whilst I think the tone of wilbur Finnigan's post is extremely rude, he is correct, the Merlins fitted to the P51Ds were made under licence by Packard but that in no means makes them inferior
@@wilburfinnigan2142 Packard Merlin is still a Merlin you bell end.
@@luvstellauk They were still Merlins.
That's one hell of a substitute for an air-conditioner, but a lot more exciting! in the living room, I can just picture it..... Mrs. Martin; "Eyup, Guy, I can't get this fire to draw properly...." - Mr. Martin; "Never mind, luv, I'll fire up the Merlin.... That should give it enough draft!..."
Guy Martin seems to be one of the most down to earth and real person I have seen on the tube. He is full of enthusiasm for all things "petrol". Knowing what he does for a living, this is all the more extraordinary. Love this guy.
As the Brits say, "He's a bit chuffed!" What a beautiful sound, the Hurri was my favourite...
Lol a gallon a minute my god I can only imagine that combustion, to hear and feel that up close must be indescribable 😍🤯
Imagine those pilots flying spitfires, pushing the engine to the absolute limit and beyond
"Got any perol?" Haha love guy martin 😂
The Merlin has to be one of my favorite sounds of all time. Legendary!
An object of beauty, that sounds great when running....
He a National Treasure! superb Guy great content
Bolt it to the floor. That’s one kick ass air con. I could see him bolting it in front of a window for a hot day.
Imagine the cash he could Make by people paying him to use it as a massive air con
This man is a legend, his passion and zest are infectious
He can't hide his passion in what ever he does his a classic 🏍
'I'll go get the papers.....get the papers'. Guy 'Two Times' Martin
Totally agree with Guy. It's a thing of beauty, science and engineering. Bloody lovely.
4p
Guy is an incredible person. His heart is so pure. I wish he was my friend.
I stood next to a Spitfire a few years back with its Merlin engine running...I ve never heard a sound like it in my life time.
Sweet... sweet music to the ears those Rolls Royce Merlins 👍
Imagine climbing in a Spitfire at 19-20 yrs old and firing this up... then flying away to get shot at fer the rest of us.
Love Guy's enthusiasm for the best sounding piston engine ever built...
4:54 " Cos at the time that's probably the most scared I have ever been" LMFAO........ I can't even begin to imagine the scene as it took off. I had the pleasure of working on a Merlin in my younger days when I worked as a Graduate at RR Leavesden. Beautiful, just beautiful........
"I'm just about seeing the funny side" 😂😂😂
‘The most scared I’ve ever been’. From a man who rides the TT at 200mph!
A gallon a minute, just Ticking over. Fantastic. Worth every penny. 👏👏👏
This is why I fucks with guy Martin. Just a kid living his dreams. He gets excited about engines the way a passionate person should
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFULLY SOUNDING ENGINES THEY SOUND ABSOLUTELY. PURFECT!!!! . 👍👏👏👏👏👏. I am so jealous of Guy with him being able to play with such a ICONIC engine.
The Stig2701 I simply cannot understand why there are 200 thumbs down to this video? Who the hell would do that?
Nice to see some one who can afford a Rolls Royal Merlin get so much pleasure from owning and running it No just storing it up as a conversation piece
I know next to nothing about engines, but for some reason when it was going fast, I got goosebumps. Everything sounded in perfect order and it should have been in the sky. Beautiful. The craftsmanship in that is just off the charts. Think about all the people who studied and worked, and put their lives into that engine and none of them are still with us. But their dedication and love are. And the likelihood of any aircraft surviving WWII, was very slim.
I love how Guy has the deepest appreciation for the craftsmanship of our elders the engine being old school and having that much POWER!!!!