SimonFordman

Subscribers 508K

Videos 85

Views 100.6M

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SimonFordman covers classic and vintage car restoration, maintenance, and repair topics, often framed as long-form builds and how-to content with a focus on engines, bodywork, and restoration projects. The channel leverages keywords spanning classic cars, ASMR and satisfying videos, road trips, and indie filmmaking cinematography, with recent videos ranging around 50 minutes to over 2 hours. Content appears to blend tutorials and project builds with documentary-style videography, uploading at a frequency that yields an average of roughly 0.8 million views per video across 85 published works since joining in October 2022.

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We found 47 YouTube channels similar to SimonFordman

#1

ChrisFix view on YouTube

85% relevance

Subscribers 11M

Videos 405

Views 1.9B

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 76%

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Both target DIY car repair and maintenance with strong overlap on queries like old car maintenance and engine bay tips, matching 100% of search queries for similar topics and a 76% content similarity with SimonFordman's car maintenance focus.

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Donut view on YouTube

68% relevance

Subscribers 9.3M

Videos 1.8K

Views 3.0B

Appearances 16

SERP 60%

Similarity 74%

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Shares a focus on hands-on car repair and old car maintenance, aligning with engine swap projects and repair tutorials, with high content similarity (74%) even though search overlap is moderate (60%).

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POWERNATION view on YouTube

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 3.4K

Views 467.5M

Appearances 9

SERP 28%

Similarity 82%

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Converges on project car builds and car restoration tips, matching a broad audience around motor rebuilds and restorations, where search overlap is low (28%) but content similarity is high (82%).

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Speeed view on YouTube

60% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M

Videos 65

Views 87.0M

Appearances 5

SERP 37%

Similarity 76%

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Centers on engine swap projects and project car builds, paralleling SimonFordman's restoration and build content, with moderate search overlap (37%) but strong content alignment (76%).

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Lucky Seven view on YouTube

56% relevance

Subscribers 8.2K

Videos 56

Views 505.1K

Appearances 4

SERP 33%

Similarity 71%

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Addresses car repair tutorials and restoration tips aimed at enthusiasts, sharing a similar audience with SimonFordman due to content on mechanical repairs, despite moderate search overlap (33%).

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Ronald Finger view on YouTube

56% relevance

Subscribers 833K

Videos 141

Views 57.1M

Appearances 3

SERP 21%

Similarity 79%

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Targets vintage/restoration-focused viewers with retro car modifications, aligning with SimonFordman’s restoration angle, though search reach is lower (21%) while content similarity remains high (79%).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors identified are ChrisFix (85% match, 11M subscribers) and Donut (68% match, 9.3M subscribers). Both overlap with SimonFordman on queries like old car maintenance, car restoration tips, and engine-related tutorials, indicating competition around mechanical car repairs and engine work. A third contender, POWERNATION (61% match, 1.8M subscribers), also shares motor rebuild guides and project car builds. Speeed (60% match, 2.1M subscribers) and Lucky Seven (56% match, 8.2K subscribers) further reflect the same themes in engine swaps and car restoration tutorials. SimonFordman sits far smaller in subscriber count than ChrisFix and Donut, while the overlapping topics show a shared audience seeking detailed restoration, repair, and build guidance.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to SimonFordman?

ChrisFix — 11M subscribers (match 85%), Donut — 9.3M subscribers (match 68%), POWERNATION — 1.8M subscribers (match 61%). All three channels share a focus on automotive content, including restoration, car maintenance, and automotive storytelling that appeals to car enthusiasts.

What type of content does SimonFordman make?

SimonFordman creates automotive restoration and vintage vehicle content, featuring titles like '1966 F100, Hurst Equipped' (1.6M views) and 'Lincoln Continental MK3, 1969' (1.3M views). The channel averages about 817.1K views per video, with frequent uploads (roughly multiple videos per week) and themes spanning classic cars, road trips, and various automotive projects.

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