One of the very best automotive tv series ever produced, presented with absolute perfection. Alain DeCadenet is sorely missed….

Loved this show. This was before Disney bought up all the channels on cable and turned them to crap. Thanks Disney.

They really need to do an HD upscaling of this series.

THE best of all time! RIP Alec...

RIP Alain de Cadenet great driver and presenter

Sadly enough, Mr. de Cadenet is no longer with us, He died in 2022. But what an enthusiast!

I loved Victory by Design and Alain de Cadenet. They were magic!

R.I.P Alain! You’re a legend to guys like me 😢

I loved watching all of these episodes about 15 years ago.   I am gutted he passed.

I so miss VBD and just listening to Alain talk.  Nobody does it better IMO.

I was lucky enough to do two pit walk-throughs at The Goodwood Revival with Alain deCadenet and all I can tell you is I'll never forget either one. His enthusiasm shown here was 100% genuine as was he. A great sportsman. All that with one eye!

can we all just take a moment to REALLY appreciate that speedvision used to be an ACTUAL thing? how lucky were we and didnt even know it. putting out this level of quality back then.

and lets all be even more stoked that we've had the pleasure to experience the MAGIC that is Alain De Cadenet. In my opinion, he is the true embodiment of automotive romance and passion. Nobody did it better. The absolute best.

Many thanks for this incredible video, for Lotus lovers.
The passing of Alain De Cadenet is heartbreaking. He seemed like a thoroughly likable and positive man.
The first time I went to the Le Mans 24 Hours, in 1975, I was positioned right above his pit. He was driving a magnificent Lola T380 in British racing colors.
I cherish the memory of that driver, along with some wonderful photos.

It was one of the regrets of my father's life that he was invited to help Colin Chapman build a car, (probably the Mk.), and he turned him down.

This was one of the best car programs ever made. Mr. De Cadenet's presentation was fantastic, and they never covered up the sound of the beautiful cars. Not to mention the gorgeous setting. I wish there was more.

I think SADC was a hero to a vast silent army of fans… I never could keep up, although wished to accompany him in all his automotive endeavors   If only in my dreams .. He will live, drive on forever if only in our best memories …. Foot to the floor.. God bless him.

Losing Alain de Cadent was a huge loss. RIP

Back in 2017, I had the very unexpected fortune to end up at the same bar table as Alain and Road and Track's Peter Egan at the National Lotus meet in Colorado. Never imagined that happening in a million years and heard some great stories. I asked Alain about his infamous video of a WWII fighter plane making such a low pass that he and the cameraman had to duck. The really cool thing was learning that Alain loved flying his own biplane across the US between small regional airports. It was very clear that he enjoyed the nomadic barnstorming cross-country adventures.

Lotus, where lightness is expensive. Love the Lotus story and cars.

I remember at Barrett-Jackson when a black panel wagon came up for auction. He said "there's nothing more attractive than a big black woody."