DAC Dynasty

The first video of many about the DAC 112UDM from Fetesti on the final leg of the journey, driving under her own power from the port to her new home.

This video was done with a shoe string budget, piecing together what we had, much like with the bus itself. The music tracks are rather old recordings, and lets face it, are horrible. But the bus is the star here! Welcome to the US IL01BRA!

Special thanks to:
Alex Vasile,
Dl Ing Valentin-Victor Stanescu (Transbus)
Paul from shipoverseas.com

A discussion about the recent press attention to the story of DAC 112UDM "Olivia" and other DAC related events.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYID...

https://www.ziarpiatraneamt.ro/16-noi...

In the video, you will see never before published photos and videos of mine, from the 90s and early 2000s. Enjoy,

Al DACMan Barry

Please bear with me as I find the right format. Clearly the black screen is not the best with interspersed pictures and videos. Next videos will get better! I do appreciate constructive criticism! Thanks!

A more in depth looks at "Olivia", the DAC 112UDM from Fetesti. I try to start her, but while initially I thought the batteries were the culprit (although still weak), it may be that she is simply out of diesel!

Engine talk, tire talk, and a antifreeze

Remember, winter is here (for those of us in the northern hemisphere), so make sure you got the right concentration of antifreeze!

Special thanks to Mixaj COM SRL from Slobozia, Ialomita county, Romania, for finding that brand new Danubiana tire, that will be for display at shows, like many classic cars often have!

Stay tuned.

A short addon. Keys and an announcement...

Keys for a DAC in the US should have been impossible to find, but, my local locksmith had some old keys he had in the "random" bin. There lie two keys, an Alfa and a Renault key!

The second thing, is related to the centennial of Romania.

The background videos are never before seen videos of RATB trolleybuses in summer 2004.

The big reveal for Romania's centennial. La Multi Ani Romania, hope you get as excited as I am about the big news.

Happy Birthday Romania

(DAC Rocar bus museum is revealed)

A major setback, but something I will have to fight through. Everything is at stake. The cars, buses, the museum, my LIFE! Wish me luck

I also present the dashboard of my newly imported DAC 112 UDM bus, from Romania

Videos from 2004 in Bucharest, with some DACs (of course..ok just one), a Hispano Carrocera, Castrosuas, V3As, a V3A and Rocar De Simon buses.

The DACMan is still house hunting, and doing it with messed up wisdom teeth...hence the no talky bits.

More to come...stay tuned!

Note: Please use caution when crossing streets, especially those with trams on them. Don't keep earbuds in, and don't end up another statistic! Be aware of your surroundings!

OLD Bucharest/Bucurestii transit RATB- Old vids from 2004! (DAC Dynasty 5) Lots of Buses & Tramways

A short video on Romanian license plates, UPS damaging a model bus (beware of UPS), and best holiday wishes.

I go to the title agency (a third party company that does the leg work) and while I didnt get the process started, I did find out that I need a few more things done. Not impossible, but not that easy either. So the bus will wait a month or so...

https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/ultimul-autobuz-dac-a-ajuns-la-new-york-2498240

Libertatea article written by Razvan Mihalascu

A brief overview with why AutoCAD is losing ground...and some drawings of DAC buses. I only show a DAC 117UD-X (US Market) and a designed of my own, a B317E

I've been working on AutoCAD since R12 up to 2002 (on which the complete buses were done!). Only recenly I moved to 2015 and now 2017. The goal is to have every single part in CAD, so if I ever need replacement parts, I can have them made easily!

AutoCAD, AutoDesk are discussed under Fair Use doctrine of copyright. Any other incidental music is not crucial to this video and falls under the same clauses and copyright law.

DISCLAIMER: The driving was done on a private and closed lot. So drive accordingly, especially now with all the snow and nice. Keep a medkit, blanket and other things to keep you safe and alive. And dont forget your yellow vest as well!

Copyright Al DACMan Barry

Bucharest's transit agency just sold for scrap some of their oldest and most iconic buses. The last Roman 112UD and Ikarus IK4 in the world, and a first generation DAC 117UD.

Bucharest and STB will be the laughing stock of the transit/bus world.

Special thanks to Mihai Radulescu for the photos and videos.

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!! After making this video, I have found out that the buses were sold for scrap. We are trying to save at least some parts and ID plates. Im not holding my breath though. It turns out these might be the last videos of these buses.

Edit Aug, 26 2021, Targu Jiu, a city that operated the oldest Romanian bus fleet will scrap every single one of their classic buses. I have tried for years to get them to sell me one, so I can preserve it, but they refuse to. So, the last of these articulated buses will be lost forever.

Finally back to the bus!

And we're getting ready for a drive. So we need to charge the batteries. But first, we have to remove them, which is not as simple as in a car...

Also, I talk about the legalities on driving in the US with foreign plates. Yes, it is legal, as long as you have the import papers from the CPB, and proper insurance!

After we hook up the batteries from last week, we attempt a start, because we need DIESEL. Buses need it to survive and Olivia needs her feeding!

Watch for the short, but entertaining adventure to get gas!

Top 10 of the weirdest features of DAC 112UDM buses. Some of these are really strange features to find on a bus, or any vehicle built after 1945!

Enjoy and have a great ride!

Season 2 isnt here yet, but I wanted to post something while Im still in the moving process, and doing the mandatory fixes to the house (I do need electrical outlets!!!).

The good news is on the house and being fortunate enough that it all worked out. I will make a dedicated video to how close things came to NOT working out.

The BAD news is about Olivia. Right now she is dead. And worse off, the roadside mechanic did even more electrical damage and may have burned out the starter too. But before any of that, I have to solve the fuel tank issue and I imagine fuel tanks and straps are no longer made so it has to be custom and somehow found a way to install it.

Im a bit demoralized to be honest, because the rust is starting to show worse that I thought. Every body panel can be pulled off by hand-thats how bad the rust is.

And I still didnt get a title, because I need a weight slip, which means driving there or being towed, which means fixing either the tank (to be towed from an axle) or getting the bus to start, to be towed on a flatbed. Either way its going to be a lot of money and time.

Its a shame that there are no service shops that are willing or able to help out with repairs. Too many are incompetent and do more damage.

So wish me luck, so I can finish up the house things so I can get back to dealing with Olivia.

We're back and better than ever!

News about Olivia, new material, and a new skit/series at the end that should be fun. Hope you all enjoy, and please do comment with what you'd like to see this season!

All materials is copyright protected and either my own or used with authorization and permission from the owners.

keywords: DAC 112 UDM, politics, Russia, collusion, humor.

Political censorship run amok. This may be about Olivia, but we cant be silent about things that concern us all.

Say honk your horns and rev your engines! This was the episode that made me back everything up on Bitchute!

Olivia starts up with her temporary tank setup, and we do some funky maneuvers without any power steering, weak air pressure, and just overall a hard short ride.

For donations to help with Olivia's restoration, as well as the other buses in the fleet, consider following me at:

https://www.subscribestar.com/al-dacman-barry

A discussion on a very polarized and politicized hobby, buses. Be it taking photos of buses, riding them, drawing them, driving them or owning them, they stir heated debates. This is the intro to a new format, that will go into deeper and more relevant talks on current times.

If you want to see something discussed or have questions, ask in the comments.

And dont forget to pay the fare, as in subscribe and like, and also share!

PS. Dont stop the fight Hong Kong.

Its time for Olivia to go to her new permanent home! We start of with fueling up in the new tank, and take the not so short drive home. And she fits in the driveway too! Another chance to see a DAC 112 UDM bus driving through NY

Yes, it is legal to drive with Euro plates in the US if the registration in Europe is still valid, and you have US insurance!

Doing some work on the DAC bus while discussing how complaint and censorship mentality spreads from online to the real world over the most idiotic things.
This could bring the end to Olivia if I have nowhere to keep her. The law is on my side but the law is often irrelevant in the US without a high price lawyer that I cannot afford.

(As I write this I had another complaint come in, most likely for the same thing. I dont know yet, so I will find out after I post this.)

Part 2 is here: https://www.bitchute.com/video/PGNVgsYIMZco/

WORLD PREMIER!

This is the one we all were waiting for. Olivia gets a route number and goes on a very special route! Find out where she went

Dont forget to rate, comment and of course subscribe!

The DAC Dynasty gear is in! T-shirts, hoodies, cell phone cases!
https://teespring.com/stores/dac-dynasty-store
IMPORTANT!!!!! The sizes seem to be small. so go up one size to a better fit!

Part 2 is now uploaded!
https://www.bitchute.com/video/PGNVgsYIMZco/

For the Romanian version click here (varianta romaneasca) :
https://www.bitchute.com/video/86PYV5HLr6WJ/

Keywords: DAC 112 UDM Romania Pearl River Car Show Diesel Adventure Olivia New York Ford Chevy Dodge Mopar Corvette Alfa Romeo Camaro ZL1 Porsche 944 Rolls Royce Mercedes Buick Roadster Hot Rod

In case you missed Part 1: https://www.bitchute.com/video/syL7yxeMvbzE/

ANOTHER WORLD PREMIER!

We continue where last week’s episode left off, where Olivia goes to the Pearl River Car Show 2019, the first time a Romanian built DAC 112UDM bus attends a car show!

Olivia picked her favorite car (post your pick in the comments!) but we also have a more serious talk on Piatra Neamt and their cancelling of their eco friendly trolleybuses, despite being the current year!

Don’t forget, rate (hopefully a like!), comment and subscribe of course. Olivia and I thank you!

If you missed it, here’s episode 21 Part 1:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/syL7yxeMvbzE/

Visit the DAC Dynasty Store! We have cool t-shirts, hoodies and more:
https://teespring.com/stores/dac-dynasty-store
IMPORTANT!!!!! The sizes seem a tad too small, so I would pick one size up for the best fit!

Pentru varianta romaneasca (for the Romanian version) o gasiti aici:
Partea 1:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/86PYV5HLr6WJ/
Partea a 2-a:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/6QQg175fiEkr/

Keywords: DAC 112 UDM Romania Pearl River Car Show Diesel Adventure Olivia New York Ford Chevy Dodge Mopar Corvette Camaro Hot Rod Awards, Trophies, Best in Show, Hudson Hornet, Packard Eight, Willys, Jeep, Military.

This may be the end of this journey. NY State DMV will NOT register Olivia, despite it being the only DAC 112UDM, despite its historic meaning to Romania as well as the US (an episode I never had the time to produce).

Historic buses have little standing and value it seems, and as such I cannot register the vehicle as historic. So this is insult to inury, as the channel has been censored on YT (Ep 3 in particular), throttled, had viewcounts manipulated, AND viewers that simply gave up and stopped watching.

That, I cannot be upset about. It is what it is, and competition is harsh.

Also I want to give my condolences to those that have lost loved ones in yesterday’s crash of Nine-0-nine, a WWII B-17 bomber, restored and giving rides, while telling its story and not letting people forget our history. Fly high forever Nine-0-nine.

A Bus on the Longest Route

An Al DACMan Barry Fable. A girl forsaken by her own people comes to America only to find that it is no longer the dream she had in mind. Will this stop her and demoralize her from helping people? WIll Olivia let the political uncertainty and violence crush her spirit?

Watch the Season 2 Finale. Hope you like it, so it is up to you, to like, subscribe, comment and share, so there can be a Season 3!

If you are an advertiser, contact me via Subscribestar or Facebook (under DAC_Dynasty or Al DACMan Barry) and we can go over pricing and availability!

Which one is the better budget muscle? A 2019 Dodge Challenger GT AWD or a 2014 Chevy Camaro 2LS?

We go into an in depth review on all the important metrics, from cost, comfort and of course, the fun parts. Acceleration or Handling? Looks or performance? Which outclasses the other?

One is a new car review, the other a long term test after 25000 miles. Both are loads of fun, in a fun video!

So please subscribe, comment and like! And dont forget to check out the DAC Dynasty Store, with all your favorite merch!
https://teespring.com/stores/dac-dynasty-store

Subscribestar coming soon (or whenever they finally approve it!)