James Lucas Condon, better known online as TheStradman, is an American car enthusiast and automotive YouTuber. He is one of the most popular YouTubers of this genre.
History[]
2012[]
James joined YouTube on July 26, 2012. He uploaded his first video the next day upon joining, featuring a fully restored Ferrari Dino 246 GTS. The next video clips featured more Ferrari models such as an F355 Spider, Enzo, F50, 599 GTO, and 458 Italia. The first vehicle he showed other than the Ferrari brand was a McLaren F1 on September 2.
2013[]
Roughly ten months since his last video in 2012, the next year began by showing a 2005 Lotus Elise on July 21, 2013. Nearly a month later, a clip showed the Lotus Elise chasing a Ferrari 599 GTO. On August 21, James attended the Italian Stampede festival, which ran between Los Angeles and Monterey.
Cars[]
James currently owns multiple supercars listed below:
SUPERCARS:
- 2012 Lamborghini Aventador (w/ full exposed carbon fiber Duke dynamics widebody kit and gintani exhaust)
- 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo (Twin-Turbo)
- 2020 Jeep Gladiator (6x6 Build)
- 2016 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Pirelli Edition w/ Liberty Walk widebody kit (In memory of papa strad ❤️) (FI Exhaust)
- 1974 Lamborghini Espada (Matching spec to his Aventador Roadster)
- 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago 40th Anniversary (Fabspeed Exhaust)
- 2024 Lamborghini Sterrato
- 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto
- 2019 Dodge Ram TRX
- 1969 GMC Pickup (His Dads)
- 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV
- 1985 Lamborghini Countach Agostini Junior
- 2002 Indie Car (for the wall)
- 1989 Lamborghini LM002
- 1989 Lamborghini LM002 (matching spec to his Countach)
- 2021 Ferrari 812 Superfast (Formerly owned by Micheal B Jordan, also Strads first rebuild car / series)
- 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
SPORTS CARS:
•2024 Lotus Emera
HYPERCARS:
•2013 Koenigsegg Agera HH (Leased but owns)
Sold Cars[]
- 2017 NISSAN GTR (W/ Darwin Pro Widebody Kit, Flame tune, precisionperformancetune, FI Exhaust) (BUG KILLER) (Sold to CarKast (Leaf))
- 2018 Lamborghini Hurrican Perfamante (Given away to giveaway winner)
- 2018 LAMBORGHINI URUS (FI Exhaust) (FORMERLY OWNED BY POST MALONE)
- PORSCHE 964 911 SAFARI
- 2019 FORD FOCUS RS (FI Exhaust) (Sold to Raceland)
- 2015 JEEP WRANGLER
- 2021 C8 CORVETTE (Sold to Ryan William Myers)
- 2022 C8 CORVETTE (FI Exhaust) (W/ PANDEM WIDEBODY KIT) (Sold to Ryan William Myers)
- 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 W16 (Ryft Exhaust) (Sold to Houston Crosta)
- 2023 C8 ZO6 Corvette (Cars n Bids)
- 2018 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso (FI Exhaust) ( Sold to Yogi Myers)
- 2005 Ford GT40 (FI Exhaust) (Sold to Adair Auto)
- 2008 Lotus Elise
- 2009 Audi R8 V8 (Straight Piped)
- 2002 Audi TT
- 2018 Ford Shelby Baja Raptor (Sold to Ryan William Myers)
- 2020 Tesla Model 3 Performance
- 1997 MK4 Toyota Supra (Manual Swapped) (Cars n Bids)
- 2020 MK5 Toyota Supra (FI Exhaust) (Rocket Bunny Kit) (Sold to Jeffree Star)
- 1982 Rolls Royce Silversper Limo (Sold to LamboFam)
- Volkswagen Passet Waggon
- Dodge GRAND Caravan
- 2017 Mclaren 570S (FI Exhaust) (AKA The Baby Mac)
- MCLAREN 12C (Sold to Supercar driven (Chris))
- BUICK ROADMASTER (THE DONK GIFTED BY STEFAN LEWIS)
- Tesla Model Y (Cancelled order)
- 2013 Ferrari 458 Spyder (W/ Liberty walk kit, 458 Speciale Hood, F1 FI Exhaust) ) (Sold to 80Eighty)
- ???? Ferrari F430 Challenge Car (Sold/traded to Megachad for his 430 Scuduria)
- 2009 Ferrari 430 Scuderia (Sold to Houston Crosta)
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trafaeo Stradle (Sold to Houston Crosta)
- 2022 GMC Hummer EV (Sold to Houston Crosta)
- 2012 Lifted smart car (Built by Gotham Garage)
- 2021 Polaris RZR Ultimate XP4 Pro
- 2018 Jeeperghini (Lamborghini Diablo + Jeep Liberty)
- 2018 Ferrari 812 Superfast (Brilliant Exhaust)
Cars James has driven on his channel (other than his own)[]
- Ferrari LaFerrari
- Ford Shelby GT350
- C7 Corvette
- C6 Corvette
- Hummer H2
- BMW M3 Lightweight (x3)
- Acura NSX (New one)
- Acura NSX (Old one)
- Ford Raptor
- Nascar
- Nissan GTR R35 Nismo
- Dodge viper
- Dodge viper SRT
- Lancia Delta Intagrale
- Audi R8 V10+
- Aston Marton Vantage
- Ferrari 599
- Lamborghini Diablo
- Bugatti Chiron
- Bugatti Chiron Super Sport
- Lamborghini Hurrican
- Lamborghini Hurrican STO
- Lamborghini Murcielago LP700
- Lamborghini Murcielago 40th Anniversary
- Bentley Continental
- Toyota Supra MK5
- Ferrari 458
- SSC Tuatra
- Ferrari F40
- Bat Tumbler
- Nissan GTR R35
- Lamborghini Murcielago
- Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trafaeo
- Ford GT40
- Ford Hennessey Velocoraptor
- Koenigsegg Agera HH (now owns)
Dating[]
James is currently in a relationship with his loving girlfriend, Sofia Garcia De Leon.
Videos[]
His first video was released the same day he joined YouTube. It was titled: Ferrari Dino 246 GTS, where he drives a freshly restored 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS.
Quotes[]
- "Its got four turbos! That's four more than the Porsche Taycan Turbo S."
- "We may have to make you purple, Oskar!"
- "Every decision I have made in my life has led me to this exact moment in time where im ____."
Trivia[]
- Most of James' top car speeds involved him on a 2-mile stretch of dry lakebed.
- The quickest launch control James got in the 2020 C8 Corvette was 2.9 seconds.
- He got a 17-year-old student named Matt to drive the "Hellbee" Chiron for his driving test, then subsequently met another 17-year-old who has a Chiron (despite the fact the car costs $3-4 million).
- The loudest car he owned was originally the Aventador, but this was surpassed by the Ferrari F430 Challenge Stradale. Now it is his 812 Superfast or his aventador with the gintani exhaust again.
- James got the name Stradman from the fact his dream car was the Ferrari 360 Stradale (he also named his girlfriend Stradgirl).
- He has met many famous YouTubers such as Royalty Exotic Cars (Houston Crosta),Shmee150 , Manny Khoshbin , DAILY DRIVEN EXOTICS ( DDE ), Emelia Hartford , Tanner Fox, Vehicle Virgins, The Hamilton Collection, CarKast (memoencias) Chandler David Smith, Ryan William Myers, Burlacher, TheLukeTerry, Stefan Lewis, Jeffery Star, Supercar Driven, Casey Draper, 80Eighty, TessaPeay, Sophia Garcia De Leon, Johnny Sharp (hardbodiezgym), Yogi Myers, Summit Life, Megachad, supercar ron, and many others.
- The only Vmax attempt where James did not take his car to the 2-mile dry lakebed was when he tested the Aventador top speed on a closed track, achieving 210mph (an indicated 209 mph on the nearby LED display).
- He has a pet Samoyed named Oskar. AKA Oscar Marshmallo.
- He bought a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 that was his all-time personal dream Hypercar, which is now been sold, to Houston Crosta.
- He bought his all-time dream car he never thought he would buy which is his 1 of 1 2013 Koenigsegg Agera HH. It is wrapped in the amazing "Momentum Pink" from KPMF. Under the wrap its color is Monterey Blue.