Kyle Loftis dies at 34 as 1320 Video marks a loss

kyle loftis, the founder of 1320 Video, died last night at 34, the company said. He built the channel into a large automotive media presence after starting it in 2003. The loss comes after a recent recovery from a severe crash while filming for the channel.

1320 Video and Garrett Mitchell

1320 Video said Loftis was the founder of a crew that traveled the world to find street cars, cultures, and drivers. The company described itself this way: “1320Video is a crew of automotive enthusiasts who came together with one common passion to explore the world of street cars and bring you the best of what we see. Based in the midwest, the 1320Video crew travels the world to find unique and wild cars, cultures, and drivers.”

Under Loftis, the company grew to nearly 4 million YouTube subscribers and over 10 million fans across all platforms. He also mentored Garrett Mitchell, better known as Cleetus McFarland, who later became a major YouTuber and owner of the Freedom Factory race track.

Loftis and the Corvette ZR1

Last year, Mitchell gifted Loftis a new Chevy Corvette ZR1. The gesture followed years of connection between the two creators, and it sat beside the recent crash recovery as part of the public record around Loftis before his death.

For readers who followed 1320 Video, the immediate reality is simple: the founder is gone, and the company he built now carries a catalog, an audience, and a community shaped by him. What happens next inside the channel will be decided by the people left running it.