This week on the channel +554K views this week

Auto Shenanigans digs into Britain's early car-factory history

The week's only new upload credits the Shuttleworth Trust and has reached roughly 172,000 views.

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The Surprising Origins Of The UKs FIRST CAR & Manufacturing Facility

A car can be a museum exhibit; the factory that built it can be a whole other story. Auto Shenanigans takes on both in "The Surprising Origins Of The UKs FIRST CAR & Manufacturing Facility," its only new upload of the week.

The replies give this motoring-history outing an urban-exploration flavor. Viewers discuss the Heathhall factory, the appeal of industrial archaeology and the neglected buildings that remain after manufacturing moves on. One makes a particularly enjoyable editing observation: for a moment, they thought the production budget had stretched to a trip to Detroit. The upload credits the Shuttleworth Trust with special thanks.

It drew most of its audience in its first day, but the channel's strongest source of views right now is the older "The Incredibly Over-Engineered COLD WAR NUKE Roads... But Don't Tell Anyone." That road-history investigation has passed 1.5 million views and is attracting considerably more daily viewing than the factory film. The proposed Derbyshire public-road circuit in "England's Amazing Plan For A 12 MILE \"Le Mans\" Style RACE TRACK" also remains active, adding another improbable transport idea to the mix.

Subscribers held steady across the week, while today's viewing pace is a little below the channel's usual level. Among nearby motoring channels, MattieFlips had a busy week for both views and new subscribers; Damon Fryer's weekly viewing was much quieter. Auto Shenanigans sits between those extremes, with its own distinctive draw: the history of the places cars were built, driven and sometimes only imagined.

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What viewers say

For a moment then, from the fine editing, I thought the budget extended to a on site trip to Detroit
@rileyuktv6426See it on YouTube
Auto Shenanigans turns into an Urbex Channel. Very interesting video, I was completely unaware of the original company and factory.
@markjlewisSee it on YouTube
It breaks my heart to see buildings in such a bad state left abandoned and becoming an eyesore. Great history lesson though. Thank you.
@SteveMonk1956See it on YouTube

6 more comments

Agree with a lot of the other comments here, this feels like a step up into a slightly different category of urban archaeology that really suits you, John. Nice work mate.
@keezZEEKSee it on YouTube
Great coverage of a sadly neglected notable architectural building complex! Thanks for your hard work on the research, filming, and editing of this documentary, Jon!
@Stephen_LaffertySee it on YouTube
Excellent. Meticulous research, an original topic, miles put in, fascinating history. Bravo!
@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330See it on YouTube
Utterly charming . . . . . . . thank you for this glimpse in my industrial heritage , Known locally as the weally boot factory for a time .
@davidbrunton1333See it on YouTube
Nice job Jon ... So much serious history interlaced with humour and fun. As always, brilliant research.
@dilwyn1See it on YouTube
One of your best yet mate.
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The facts

Channel: Auto Shenanigans
Subscribers: 251,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 554,032
Videos published this week: 1
Video published: October 4, 2026
Video views so far: 171,551
Views on its first day: 112,443

The numbers

Here's the week in views and subscribers for Auto Shenanigans.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

12,724,695

1,793,049

712,773

554,032

496,755

254,596

27,760

27,571

12,041

subscribers

251,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

63,782,821

views per day

90,457

typical day: 98,329

first-day views of each video posted this week

The Surprising Origins Of The UKs FIRST…

112,443

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

264,000

257,000

253,000

252,000

251,000

250,000

245,000

238,000

237,000

As of October 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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