ThunderHead289 YouTube Stats

@thunderhead289 · Cars & Vehicles · Updated Nov 13, 2026

ThunderHead289 channel overview

ThunderHead289 (@thunderhead289) is a YouTube channel in the Cars & Vehicles niche created in 2012. It has 355K subscribers and 72M total views across 651 videos, an average of 111K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 137K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 113K views. Over the last 12 months, ThunderHead289 published 16 videos, and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does ThunderHead289 make?

Returbe estimates ThunderHead289's YouTube ad revenue at $2.3K – $8.1K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3.99 to $13.95, typically $6.98, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $7K.

Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.

Upload schedule

ThunderHead289 publishes about 3.3 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (38% of uploads), usually around 12:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

ThunderHead289's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are ThunderHead289's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• I Hacked TRACTOR TIRES onto my CHEVY! Here's how that went ....332K views · Dec 7, 20252.9× typical views
• The Final "Lawn Mower Carb on V8" Video I'll Ever Film (Probably)274K views · Oct 22, 20262.4× typical views
• Sight-Unseen $5,000 "RARE" Torino Revival - Worth it in the End?239K views · Oct 8, 20262.1× typical views
• Will She Run? MINT Atomic Era Ride (She Resists - WE INSIST!)156K views · Jun 12, 20261.4× typical views
• Will She Run? MINT Atomic Era Ride (Movie Cut - Full "Restoration")135K views · Nov 6, 20261.2× typical views
• Forgotten in the Barn - 70 Year old Tractor's Retirement is CUT SHORT132K views · Oct 27, 20261.2× typical views
• Sight-Unseen 1974 SAAB: RUNNER or TRASH Gamble! Vintage Economy Car124K views · May 21, 20261.1× typical views
• UGLY Blown 65 Ford - Pulled from Iowa Farm 120K views · Mar 27, 20261.1× typical views

Latest videos

3 of ThunderHead289's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Will She Run? MINT Atomic Era Ride (Movie Cut - Full "Restoration")135K views · Nov 6, 20261.2× typical views
• Forgotten in the Barn - 70 Year old Tractor's Retirement is CUT SHORT132K views · Oct 27, 20261.2× typical views
• The Final "Lawn Mower Carb on V8" Video I'll Ever Film (Probably)274K views · Oct 22, 20262.4× typical views
• Classic Car "MPG Hack": Worth It? (Risk vs Reward) 102K views · Oct 15, 20260.9× typical views
• Sight-Unseen $5,000 "RARE" Torino Revival - Worth it in the End?239K views · Oct 8, 20262.1× typical views
• Carb Cheater 2.0 - DISCOUNTS & DEALS (Fall '26) 32K views · Aug 30, 20260.3× typical views
• Will She Run? WILD Comeback Edition - "Fastback" 196592K views · Jul 19, 20260.8× typical views
• My Newer Trucks BROKE - A Retired '76 Steps Up! (Simplicity = Durability)105K views · Jul 9, 20260.9× typical views
• BUT, Do She Run Though? 80's "Street Rod" Mustang (4-Speed, Tape Deck, Cragars)94K views · Jun 26, 20260.8× typical views
• Will She Run? MINT Atomic Era Ride (She Resists - WE INSIST!)156K views · Jun 12, 20261.4× typical views

The Cars & Vehicles niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 10K videos from 1.1K channels in this niche. 17.1% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 16K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $4 to $14.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: By Any Memes (2.3K subs, best video 1116.8×), Hauptsache Wissen (163K subs, best video 42.7×), Drivewhisperer (125K subs, best video 130.5×), Petroleum (38K subs, best video 787×), ContentNetGermany (451K subs, best video 356.3×), GHOSTFACE WORKSHOP (26K subs, best video 196×).

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Frequently asked questions

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with ThunderHead289 or YouTube.