Bruce Weiner is an Atlanta based entrepreneur and car collector who has owned over 1,000 cars in his lifetime. In this VINwiki car story he tells us about his experiences in owning a 1994 McLaren F1, VIN SA9AB5ACXS1048038. He explains the maintenance procedures and costs, how much he made owning the car, and the crazy way he sold it.
We have all heard about car deals that seem too good to be true. Ed Bolian tells us about a time he found a Ferrari 360 Modena that he could buy for $31,000. Unfortunately, he didn't have the money at the time so his wife bought it instead! This is 360 VIN ZFFYU51A3Y0120481.
In this VINwiki Car Story, Tom Park explains how he has owned several BMWs and Porsches for free and paid for the trips to Europe to pick them up by using the European Delivery discount and selling the cars once he got back home. He discusses picking up his Mexico Blue M4 VIN WBS3R9C59GK708558, his Porsche Cayman GT4 VIN WP0AC2A88GK191662, and several other amazing cars. On his trips to Germany he got to try out some great tracks and test the cars at high speed on the Autobahn
How much fun would it be to see how fast a Lamborghini can go without worrying about the cops? One way to do that is to take the cops with you! Ed Bolian tells us about the time he took a police officer on the ride of his life in a 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Bicolore.
You will recognize David as ThatDudeInBlue. He stopped by VINwiki to tell us one of his best car stories. While on a Rally North America event he got clocked by a cop and decided to make a run for it. Don't try this at home!
Kevin tells VINwiki about the 8600 mile road trip he took in his Miata track car on. He set out on a 4 week adventure crossing off car-guy bucket list items around the US. Kevin's 1993 Miata is JM1NA3516P1417360
Can you imagine making $6 million on a car deal? Bruce Weiner tells us about what it took to buy Walter Hill's Jaguar collection and selling the cars over the next year and half. As great as that profit was, if he still had those cars today they would be worth over $100 million!
In this VINwiki Car Story, Jim Murrell tells about why he chose a Subaru Crosstrek VIN JF2GPACC5FG256108 as the perfect off-roading platform. Learn the story behind this hardcore Subie.
A close call on the Cannonball Record Run! Ed Bolian, Dave Black, and Dan Huang set the NY to LA driving record in 2013 with a time of 28 hours 50 minutes. What was the hardest leg of the journey? Ed Bolian tells us about it here.
In this VINwiki Car Story, Tony Nguyen tells us about what it took to track down and buy his dream Lexus. The 1993 GS 300 he is chasing is VIN JT8JS47E0P0043351
What if you stumbled upon your dream car at a Steak & Shake? What if the owner was cool enough to take you for a ride in it right then? Dan Huang tells us about the time he got a ride in his favorite supercar - the Lexus LFA.
Everyone has a story about the cars that got away but Ed Bolian's sure is a doozie. He had a chance to buy a Ferrari 360 Spider, Pagani Zonda S, and McLaren F1 for just $900k. Today the collection would be worth over $15 million!
Dave Black tells VINwiki about the time Lamborghini's former chief test driver, Valentino Balboni, crashed his 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera VIN ZHWGU7AJ3BLA10570 at Daytona Speedway.
Peter Saddington has owned a lot of interesting cars but in this VINwiki Car Story he tells us about a time in college he got his Jeep Wrangler stuck trying to impress a girl. As you can imagine, it went badly.
In this VINwiki Car Story, Tom Park tells us about his experiences pursuing a German racing license to race at the Nurburgring. Car guy experiences don't get much cooler than that!
Ed Bolian bought his first Lamborghini at 20 years old and started an exotic car rental company in his dorm room by blasting finance applications out in the years prior to the US financial crisis. The car he bought was a 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo VIN ZHWGU11S14LA00564
In this VINwiki Car Story, David Patterson shares his experiences becoming a prominent YouTube automotive personality as ThatDudeInBlue. This media platform has opened doors to travel to interesting places, meet amazing people, and experience car culture in a variety of great ways. Enjoy his reflections on the journey thus far and what he hopes it leads to in the future.
Kevin Bandy purchased this 1993 Miata VIN JM1NA3516P1417360 and started the process of preparing it for regular track driving. He tells VINwiki about what it took to make this the perfect learning platform for track days and driving events
What was your worst ticket? Ed Bolian, Cannonball Run World Record Holder, tells us about the worst time he got caught in his Ruf RT12S and what happened afterward.
What was the best car deal you ever got? In this Car Story, Ed Bolian offers to story about how he bought a 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo, VIN ZHWGU11S64LA00608, and some interesting things about its prior owner.
When Dave Black met Ed Bolian, neither had any idea what would come next. In this Car Story, Dave tells us about the path that put him in the car setting the New York to Los Angeles Cannonball Record.
After Ed Bolian set the record for the NY to LA Cannonball Run he discovered another band of outlaws that had taken a different approach to paying homage to the legendary races of the 1970s. He decided to try to find a car to participate in their low budget cross country race - The 2904. He found this 12 owner, 2 accident, salvage title S55 with the airbags previously deployed and the frame damaged on Craigslist Las Vegas and bought it for $1,500.
Today's video is a bit different than our normal fare. I made a quick video for my son to go through ABC's with Cars for Children. He wanted one that used his favorite thing in the world - cars.
Today on VINwiki Car Stories, Ed Bolian recounts one of his favorite car stories that he heard more than a decade ago from a friend. This one is a real winner.
Is there a rare old car you would love to find? When Ed Bolian, current Cannonball Run record holder. found out that in 1985 Brumos Audi in Jacksonville, FL made 12 special Brock Yates Cannonball Edition 4000S Quattros, he had to have one. Here is the story of what it took to track down WAUFB0854FA105063.
Bruce Weiner has owned over 1000 cars and has had some amazing wins and profits during that period. In this car story he talks about some of the most profitable deals he has had but also about what he really loves about the automotive hobby and using VINwiki.
Did you know you can find almost any number in a car? Let's count from one to three hundred using cars!
Mitch DeFrancis is a true car guy that searched far and wide to find his dream car that is the perfect reflection of his idea of what a car should be. Here is the story of the last 16 years he has spent owning his 1984 Ferrari 308 GTS.
Ed Bolian bought his first Lamborghini at 20 but his last 4 Lamborghinis have all been Murcielago LP640s. Have you ever loved a car that everyone else said you were crazy for?
Is there a car that just checks every box for you? Maybe a car you saw years ago and would love to find today? Lightning struck twice for Adam when the car of his dreams popped up for sale a second time and fortunately when it came back
Peter has a long history of owning interesting cars but when he told his wife how much he missed owning a Lamborghini, she was not interested in him having another one. He decided to do the next best thing - buy an Audi R8 and mod it into the car of his dreams. This is a great lesson in compromise kids!
Sean grew up next door to a guy with an epic car collection and like any cool exotic car owner, he was quick to offer to share the experiences with the young enthusiasts he knew. Here, Sean tells us about taking delivery of an amazing car and then almost getting arrested with it!
Daniel dreamed of one day making an attempt at the Cannonball record. When he heard about The 2904, he thought it was the perfect chance to see what he was capable of. Reality failed to live up to the expectation!
As a college entrepreneur, Ed Bolian started an exotic car rental company called Supercar Rentals. One day, a rental customer crashed his Gallardo and sold his Ferrari 612. This one was definitely a bad day for the record books.
You heard a few weeks ago about Kevin Bandy's Miata Track car build and epic road trip. Unfortunately that car met an unfortunate demise just a few weeks later.
Boz has lived all over the world but when he went back to France with his Corvette Z06, the locals did not take kindly to the car being there. Here is a story about a crazy encounter he had with a would-be carjacker and some other French car thieves.
Sean always assumed that stronger brakes and better handling would make the Porsche he was daily driving safer in the event of an accident. In this story, he gets proven right and then tells us about an interesting police encounter in the 911 he bought to replace the totaled car.
Dan is one of the developers that built the VINwiki App. In this car story, he tells us about his experience buying an FR-S that he thought was perfect but became an intensive project.
When Ed's wife vetoed a Lamborghini purchase, he decided it was time to change the way she looked at exotic cars. Here are his useful tips on how to make your significant other more accepting of the car hobby.
Kevin Bandy came along with Ed Bolian on a Lamborghini Midnight Run and got to meet Robert Himler, a legendary and pioneering automotive YouTuber. He got to ride along with Robert in his Verde Ithaca Twin Turbo Gallardo and line up against a brand new Aventador.
Alex owns the best valet company in Atlanta - Prestige Valet Services. He stopped by VINwiki to share the 10 craziest valet stories he has had in 20 years in the business.
Morgan clearly has a heavy right foot but he also might be the luckiest guy on Earth. Here, he recounts two run-ins with the Georgia police that could have had much worse outcomes.
Bill & Vic thought about challenging the NY to LA record set by Ed, Dave, and Dan but they decided to take on another challenge. The shortest route across the US, along I10 from Jacksonville to San Diego. Here is their story.
Nick was one of Ed's co-workers at Motorcars of Georgia. Like several other new employees to the dealership, Nick started his tenure by buying a motorcycle. The purchase ended poorly but Ed was there to lend a helping hand.
Today Boz offers a story about getting arrested with a friend driving a Ferrari F430 at 300 kph and an ex-F1 winning hero comes out of nowhere!
David Simpson caught the Cannonball bug but rather than going out to beat 28:50, he decided to take on the shortest route transcontinental record from Jacksonville to San Diego. He set that in a Mustang and earned a spot in a quiet NY to LA event called The 2904. In that, he set a solo NY to LA Cannonball Record as well.
What if you were offered a free factory built racecar? Kevin Bandy got that unbelievable call and he is headed down the project build of a lifetime.
Ed has driven and sold just about every kind of car you can imagine but one drive with a friend of the owner of the dealership where he worked ended pretty badly.
Alex owns the best valet company in Atlanta - Prestige Valet Services. He stopped by VINwiki to talk about his experience in attaining ownership of his dream car and the path to finding the next car acquisition goal!
Bill got to live any muscle-car-loving-redneck's dream. While in the Air Force, he got to take his ZR-1 to Germany and wring it out on the Autobahn. Sounds like a blast!
Ryan has explored what it takes to own several of his favorite cars - the BMW M range including the E46 M3 and E39 M5 and how to manage the value and maintenance of the cars you own. He also tells VINwiki about a police encounter on his way home from picking up his BMW M3 Cabriolet.
While Arne was the Vice President of AMS Performance they were setting records left and right with Mitsubishi EVOs and GTRs but he wanted to do something that everyone could relate to. Why not build the World's Fastest Hearse?
Randy Pobst has driven every amazing car you could ever imagine but can you guess what his first car was?
Doug has bought and sold cars worth seven figures but some of the most fun he has had was in his Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. Check out SwitchCars for his latest inventory.
Ed is the founder of VINwiki but before that, he worked for an authorized Lamborghini/McLaren/Aston Martin/Lotus dealership as director of sales. In this video, he explains the different ways people make money buying, owning, and selling exotic cars.
Having a track car can get expensive, especially if that track car gets stolen inside a trailer without insurance on either. Fortunately for Alex, the internet came to the rescue.
Arne is a regular at the Ultimate Road Rally but after a last minute car-swap, he found himself with a less than qualified co-driver
Randy is one of the most famous American racing drivers of all time but when he did a handbrake turn in the middle of the road, the cop at the closest intersection was not impressed!
Doug has made a living selling cool cars but he got started doing the exact thing manufacturers and dealers hate most - flipping
Boz has lived all over the world but after enjoying his Chevrolet Tahoe in Miami and St Maarten, he decided to take it to France. It was a bit out of place there, but fortunately this one has a very happy ending.
Chris has had a string of bad luck but his dream was always to own a Ferrari 360 Spider. Here, he tells about his journey to the purchase and what ownership has been like since then.
The Cannonball Memorial Run is happening soon and we the cops have asked Ed Bolian and Alex Roy to come along. They are driving across the country and only stopping at precincts that have lost an officer in the past year.
Randy is one of the most famous American racing drivers of all time and now he gets to test the most amazing cars on the road for MotorTrend. Does it get any better than that?
Arne leads a very interesting life filled with some of the coolest automotive events ever. In today's story, he recounts some of the best memories from the last two years of the legendary goldRush Rally
Doug is an accomplished driver and car dealer but he has made some interesting friends along the way and they have done some interesting things. Here he discusses racing trucks and rental cars with Matt Farah.
Ed started an exotic car rental company as a 20 year old student at Georgia Tech and some of his clients were very interesting.
Martin never knew how much of a car guy his dad was until he proposed the purchase of a Maserati project car. 15 years later, they are now a family filled with Maserati enthusiasts.
Arne was looking to spice things up at AMS Performance so he decided to start with their tow vehicle - a simple diesel powered Van. He channeled his love of 80s culture and created a true showpiece.
Randy has driven nearly every type of car on Earth and today in this story, he uses a few great examples to explain the different in Horsepower and Torque.
A group of police officers are driving across the country to raise awareness and raise money for the families of fallen officers
Doug is no stranger to law enforcement. Here is a collection of some of his best moments. Check out SwitchCars for his latest inventory.
In 2013, Ed set the NY to LA record of 28 hours 50 minutes. Fuel management was a big part of their strategy but it was not without issue. Here he tells us a bit more about what happened.
Arne has owned and driven some really cool cars but the Ferrari F40 had always eluded him until a special set of circumstances put him next to a very kind owner.
You have seen Randy Pobst driving all sorts of cars for MotorTrend and in various racing series but you will never guess which cars he owns personally!
Forrest is the mad scientist of Cannonball Countermeasures behind Ed Bolian's record setting 2013 run, the 2904, and the C2C Express. He knows just about everything there is to know about making your car invisible to the cops and in this story, he talks about what he went through preparing the CL55 for its cross country run.
Ed Bolian & Alex Roy each have quite the resume of cross country driving but last week they got into a car together for the first time for a very good cause. They joined the Cannonball Memorial Run to raise awareness and raise money for the loved ones of officers killed in the line of duty.
Arne still has the car his parents bought new in 1988. Here, he recounts a memory of that Mitsubishi Sigma and an early police evasion of his driving career.
Randy has driven some impressive race cars and street cars very successfully but lately he gets his track fix by joining teams in series like the 24 Hours of Lemons. Here is the story of one of his rides.
In 2011 Peter Saddington bought some Bitcoin. He never guessed what it would be worth today. He just became the first person ever to buy a Lamborghini Huracan with Bitcoin!
ThatDudeInBlue has done over 600 car reviews! Here he talks about driving a high hp Mitsubishi Evo and blowing up one of his favorite Hondas
A few months ago, Ed found one of his Unicorn Cars - the Brock Yates Cannonball Edition Audi 4000S Quattro. Now the question is, will it run in time for an upcoming cross country drive?
Brandon is crazy about cars and attends every show he can. He got to know a Porsche collector and let him know about his dream to get behind the wheel of one some day. He never expected the response he got!
Sean has owned some cool cars but when one of his favorites was totaled, he turned to the car's VINwiki profile to get the most out of the insurance payout.
David Patterson, ThatDudeInBlue, is a regular at Mustang Week. Here he recounts a crazy experience with an undercover Mustang cop car and a friend in a modified fox body.
was looking for a job to earn some extra money and found a friend who had a valet opportunity. He never knew how bad things could get when you valet cars.
Arne has a garage full of amazing cars and he loves a vehicle with a story to it. Here, he tells us about having one of his dream cars built to surprise his friends at a party.
When someone crashed into Ed's Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and he got a full education of how the Diminished Value system works with insurance companies.
David Patterson, ThatDudeInBlue, has reviewed a lot of high HP cars but this EVO was his first capable of 1000+. Everything went well until the tuner of the car encouraged him to launch the car...
Sean always wanted to find a damaged Ferrari to rebuild. It seemed like the perfect project, then he learned how hard they are to buy and how hard they can be to sell.
Ed's 1985 Audi 4000S Quattro Brock Yates Cannonball Edition car has not been cooperating and this year's 2904 was fast approaching so Ed had to find another car. The car he chose was a bit outside the box. Follow Ed @edbolian on Instagram and Twitter for more frequent updates.
Arne fell in love with the idea of Cannonball at a young age. When he heard there was a similar event running, he had to build the perfect car to dominate the field. He never guessed what would happen next.
When David Patterson, ThatDudeInBlue, moved from Richmond, Virginia to Atlanta, GA he was struggling to get plugged into the car scene. When everything seemed to be going wrong, a friend invited him to a track day and introduced him to someone really special.
VINwiki lets you do a lot of interesting things with vehicle documentation but when Ed found a suspicious looking Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, he used the crowd sourced knowledge of VINwiki to figure out it was stolen and get it back to the owner after 6 years!
John owned a very successful picture car company in NYC but this was their craziest request yet. Get a car from LA to NYC overnight for the premiere of Mission Impossible 3 for Tom Cruise.
Austin loves weird cars and he talks about them on his YouTube channel, +Austin's Garage. He used to work at a Nissan dealership. Here is why he doesn't anymore.
Ben became a car guy and focused in on his dream car - the Mercedes SL. When he finally realized that dream, he found himself in some very bad weather.
Ben has had some really cool jobs. One was selling sponsorships for a small NASCAR team. They asked him to do some other things while he was there and things didn't always go well.
Ed sold exotic cars for years. Sometimes it was easy. Sometimes it was hard.
ChumpCar and 24 Hours of Lemons offers the cheapest way to go endurance racing out there. The stories to come from these events are amazing. Benson talks about a race where everything seemed to go wrong.
Lovejoy loves helping people, meeting people, and motivating people so when she learned about UBER, she ended up getting addicted. User her code 5AWMT9USUE to sign up and she can help you get started!
John grew up loving the idea of Cannonball. When he saw the lengths guys like Alex Roy went to in order to set their individual records, he didn't feel like it was the right spirit. He combined the concept with the 24 Hours of Lemons event and The 2904 was born. Now it is 10 years later!
David Patterson is well known as +ThatDudeInBlue. He met some friends from online gaming and decided to take them up on an offer to meet at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit. It could have ended badly...
Arne's favorite car is his Bluesmobile and his favorite drive is the Cannonball Run. He asked Ed Bolian to come along with him on the 2016 C2C Express race from NY to LA and Forrest came along with them.
Exotic car financing involves a lot of variables. Ed Bolian breaks down the credit requirements, loan structures that are available, proper steps to take when applying, and income requirements to buy the car of your dreams.
(Indexed below) When you let people pay to drive exotic cars on race tracks all over the country, strange things are bound to happen. Here are the ten craziest things that have happened at Xtreme Xperience over the past few years.
Austin likes strange cars and he has accumulated a lot of them without parting with much money. Here, he explains the madness.
A month ago, Peter bought a Lamborghini Huracan using Bitcoin that he bought in 2011 for $115. At that time, Bitcoin was at $5600. Today it is over $8000! It is costing him around $4000 per day to own the car as bitcoin goes through the roof!
10 years ago John founded The 2904, a modern day cheap car Cannonball Run. Most teams choose interesting costumes and ruses to compete. This was one of his favorites.
Lots of things go wrong when you are in the exotic car rental business. One of Ed's rental customers blew up the motor in his 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo. This is the story.
Can you turn the speed limiter off? Ed & Alex joined the cops on their Cannonball Memorial Run fund raising trip. They drove over 4200 miles across the country to raise awareness for fallen officers. It could get a bit boring in the car on the longer legs so they would pass the time in all sorts of ways, including an occasional call to OnStar.
Ben worked on a racing team for a short time and got to see what it was like to be part of the traveling circus that is...NASCAR.
Joe helped start one of the largest driving experiences in the world. Putting hundreds of thousands of miles on exotic cars involves some craziness and the Porsche 991 GT3 was not immune but he turned one engine replacement break-in trip into something very special.
John started The 2904 in 2007 and has built a lot of awesome cars since then. Perhaps none were more epic than this GMC Van done perfectly as the A-Team Van. Of course, their costumes needed to match.
Ed always dreamed of owning a Ruf car. When he finally got the chance, it didn't live up to the expectation.
Coop has worked all over the world but when he took his 1995 Pontiac Trans Am to Hungary, things got very interesting.
Craig was The Mole on an ABC Reality Show back in 2008. During the competition, they had to compete in challenge and one of them ended rather badly for him and he found himself being slung around a mountain road in a South American Ambulance.
Taylor has spent a lot of time street racing in Texas. As you would imagine, that occasionally involves some run-ins with the law. This is a night where he and some friends deserved to find themselves behind bars but somehow they avoided it.
Ed worked at Lamborghini Atlanta when Lamborghini started thinking about making an SUV. When he saw the concept back in 2012, one of their reps said it was ok to talk about. The rest of the company didn't think so.
We all browse the classifieds and dream of owning cars but what is it really like to buy one and drive the wheels off of it? Swaff found his dream car, a Porsche 911, and hasn't stopped driving since!
John Ficarra has researched a lot of cars but getting the whole story on one Kremer K3 led him down a very interesting rabbit hole of understanding the back story of the Whittington Brothers.
Benson has done all types of racing and track driving but some of the most fun he has ever had was taking a Chevrolet rental car to an SCCA RallyCross Event.
Austin sold Nissans in Charlotte, NC. He encountered some strange people during that time. One was a Russian customer interested in a 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo. Here is the story!
David had the car enthusiast trip of a lifetime when he went along with Rob Ferretti on the 2017 Adventure Drives trip around Europe. They got to drive many of the epic European roads but unfortunately the last decent car left at the rental company was a Maserati Ghibli.
Ed used to sell new Lamborghinis, Aston Martins, Lotuses, and McLarens. The Astons tended to give them transmission problems and sometimes it took some extreme measures to diagnose the issues.
James had a great idea for his bachelor party - a track day at Little Talladega. He never expected how excited his friends would be to keep doing it.
Joe helped start Xtreme Xperience and his brother is one of their instructors. He was riding with a customer and their Lamborghini Gallardo caught on fire!
Matt always dreamt of owning an air cooled 911. He searched and saved until one day he was in a position to act. He was amazed at how hard it is to find a clean car but he could not be happier with the car he wound up purchasing.
John has made several epic runs across the country on Cannonball Run style events like The 2904 but this one was involved the most run-ins with law enforcement. He was pulled over twice and searched by drug dogs.
Ed always wanted a manual Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 but he never expected to be able to get one for free!
Ben loves a project car and when he bought a $700 Oldsmobile Omega, he knew he had to use it to win a Cannonball Run style event driving across the country. The first three tries didn't go so well. How would he fare on the 4th?
John Hope Bryant is an amazing guy who does something awesome just about every day of his life. Be sure to check out his books on Amazon but he stopped by VINwiki to tell the story of a day that didn't go so well in his 2010 Lotus Evora.
Rob hosts a radio show in Greenville, SC called "Hot Rods & Happy Hour" but he has worked in the car business all his life. When he got out of high school, he started selling cars on eBay for local dealers but eventually eBay took offense to some of his selling practices.
Ed sold a lot of cars, sometimes to rich college students but he never expected to get the call that one of his customers had cancelled their insurance and then crashed their car.
Coop takes some time to reflect on some of his favorite memories in his first car - a 1978 Pontiac Trans Am. Who wouldn't want to feel like Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit?
Benjamin grew up in Virginia but when he moved to New York City, he learned how hard it was to be a car enthusiast in the big city.
Craig got handed down a 1966 Ford Mustang that was in terrible shape but he found ways to have plenty of fun in it. One high speed run over a bridge ended rather badly though.
Austin bought his dream car and it is probably not the same as your dream car but he loves it. Doug Demuro was also excited to drive it!
Can you imagine being tossed the keys to an LP670-4 SV or an LP570-4 Superleggera? How much trouble would you get into?
Adam loves finding those needle in a haystack deals that seems just a little too good to be true. The tough part is figuring out if they are real and then getting the deal closed before someone else scoops it up.
Joe and his company have given over 100k driving experiences in exotic cars but the 458 gearboxes have been difficult.
Chris loves to drive something a bit outside of the box...with a box inside of it. His 1972 hearse never fails to make a scene and generally gets him out of trouble.
Managing an inventory of exotic cars is hard. Here Ed Bolian shares a story of one person that made it harder.
Rob has sold cars in lots of ways but he really wanted to try his hand at selling cars at a dealership. He got a job at his local Ford dealer and things went pretty well.
Arne likes some really strange things but perhaps his most unique obsession is building really fast, full sized vans. How fast can you make a 7,000 lb van go? Let's find out.
Matt's bachelor party went from 0-100 really quick when his friend passed a local cop on the way to their hotel.
While Dave was in college, his sister was dating Skip Bayless. One day Skip asked Dave to simply pick up his Porsche 911 and drop it off at his house. Dave did a bit more than that.
While Ed Bolian was selling cars at Motorcars of Georgia/Lamborghini Atlanta he had a lot of crazy things happen. During this car deal, as Ed was selling a Nissan GT-R, the customer wanted to trade a Mercedes C63 AMG. His manager took it for a test drive and disaster struck.
Larry (@winningauto on IG) has photographed a lot of amazing car but he never knew what was in store for him when he was offered a ride in a LaFerrari Aperta. In this video he also discusses the Study Abroad Trip to London, England that allowed him access to a ton of amazing car events.
Alex Farrington from Prestige Valet Service came by a while ago to tell us about some of his crazy experiences valeting cars. You all loved them so we asked if he had any more. He sure did!
Rob has sold a lot of things but he was nearly stumped by something very unique. But when he found a buyer, was it the right decision to let it go?
John organized an event called The 2904 to be something very different than record holder Alex Roy had done in 2006. It was a cheap race across the country. When Ed Bolian found about it, he wanted in.
Sean's Grandfather bought a very cool Cadillac new and he always wanted it. His Grandmother wouldn't let him have it but he kept chasing until one day...
Ed Bolian wanted to see what a Cannonball would be like and as a high school senior, he and a friend decided to go on car rally. They drove from NY to LA and MTV asked if they could follow along to produce a True Life Episode
Matt (@Sadokist) has had a lot of fun in cars but once industrial park demonstration went badly after he nearly slid into a police vehicle. The outcome was not easy to sort out.
Doug runs an exotic car dealership called SwitchCars in Ohio. That requires that he ship cars all over the country. Sometimes things go well but many times, he has to deal with some serious problems.
Arne (@arnesantics) is always up to something interesting. Recently he attended a reunion of the 1970s Cannonballers and found himself in a conversation with the cop that pulled over the Transcon Medivac
Mike (@keystothejungle) has met a lot of very friendly exotic car owners but none quite as awesome as Dennis who invited him and a friend to Miami to enjoy a weekend in his Ferrari F50 and McLaren MP4-12C. Can you imagine anything better?
Madeline was reluctantly taking a driving lesson from her father during an ice storm in Atlanta. Things didn't go well.
Ed has a weakness for Bentleys and in one attempt to buy an Arnage, things got a bit strange.
Doug had the chance to go on a car trip of a lifetime when he was 18 years old. He spent 4 days at a racing school and then went on to be trained as a stunt driver!
Arne is always up to something interesting. In this story, he tells us about an awesome trip to Europe and the tour of Italy he got from Valentino Balboni.
If you found yourself in a post-apocalyptic era of humanity being attacked by undead zombies, what would be your transportation of choice? How about a Mach 1 Mustang fully outfitted to survive anything?
Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett is a popular commentator for Counter Strike but he is also a huge car enthusiast. While working for his father's dealership, he went a bit far bidding on a Mitsubishi EVO X MR and things got difficult.
What car do you think would be best to try to break the Cannonball Run record?
Rawan (@SPautosports) went on Adventure Drives with Rob Ferretti. She had her co-driver, Joseph Elnaggar, owner of Certified Motors in Tampa (@certified_motors) learned that the Swiss get pretty serious about traffic violations.
Forrest is a Cannonballer and Countermeasures Expert but on his first cross country run in 2015, he got a bit more exhausted than he had anticipated and things got really strange.
Rob sold a lot of cars and sometimes he had to go the extra mile to get a deal done. This one might have been the most difficult.
Doug is always on the hunt for good cars to sell at his dealership, Switchcars, in Ohio. He got a tip about a very good deal on a Corvette on Craigslist near him. Is it a trap?
Ed sold a lot of cars but some of the strangest deals involved Lotuses. They are brilliant sports cars to drive and potentially great investments but nothing is easy when it comes to selling a Lotus.
Ryan (@ryanhardwick__) had success in several forms of racing but he always wanted to get in a proper car and get out on the track. As a Lamborghini enthusiast, the idea of being an owner/driver of a Lamborghini Huracan LP620-2 Super Trofeo Race Car was the dream. What would it take for him to make that happen?
Arne (@arnesantics) has built a lot of interesting project cars but a jacked up, hardcore off-road Eagle Talon might be the craziest. He drove the car for a year and then decided to tackle the trails at Cliff's Insane Terrain. Things didn't go so well there.
David Simpson has lived a very interesting life. He holds the solo Atlantic to Pacific and Cannonball Run driving records and he writes Zombie books. Back in the 90s, he was a repo man.
Ed has worked in the exotic car business for years and that frequently involved shipping cars around the country. Here, he tells us about how difficult that can be.
Rawan has a bit of a ticket problem and once when she was pulled over last year she used her sister's license. She thought she got the ticket thrown out but she didn't.
Mike has owned about 100 cars but some of the ones he misses the most were from his teens and twenties. He got caught speeding in his 1960 Ford Sunliner with 6 sorority girls in the car and it earned him quite the reputation.
Anthony's mom is a huge car enthusiast and she even ran an exotic car rental company for a while. She shared her love for cars with her son and used it to motivate him toward success.
Ed has made lots of cross country trips but he always wanted to try a relaxing Cannonball. When the plan A car fell apart. He got that chance but would his team finish the race?
How would you like to go on a shopping spree for exotic cars? Ryan has done that for the last year and has learned a lot. Which would you hold on to?
There are lots of ways to sell cars but Ed learned that sometimes, the manufacturers would help him get deals done. In this video, he explains how Trade Assistance works.
Doug has bought and sold many amazing cars and some of them have appreciated a lot after he sold them. This is an example of how he rode the appreciation wave up on a Ferrari 512 but still missed out on the market peak.
Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of an exotic car track rental experience company operator is like? Joe from Xtreme Xperience tells us about some of the crazy things they go through.
Mitch started Premier Financial Services to make collector car leasing easier. One customer nearly brought all of that to an end.
Brad was gearing up for a cross country road trip to Monterey Car Week in his Ferrari 308 GTS but at the last minute he decided to take his newly acquired 1992 Toyota Century Limousine.
Ed has had several jobs in the car business and has learned a lot about what it takes to land your dream job in the exotic car world. He shares his advice and thoughts in today's video.
Rob has had a lot of fun on four wheels but his first two wheeled experience didn't go very well. Today he shares a story of very unexpected outcome from the hospital that put him back together after a crash.
Arne (@arnesantics) and his best friend were the founders of AMS Performance. Here, he shares the story of their very beginning all the way to their most epic builds.
Ryan (@ryanhardwick__) is good friends with entrepreneur and exotic car owner Andy Frisella. Andy expressed some interested in racing so Ryan set up an experience with Dream Racing for Andy to try it out.
What is the next best thing to becoming a Formula 1 driver? Racing Lemons! Doug explains the long road to victory in a field of ridiculous $500 cars.
Ed has dreamt of owning many cars but perhaps none were crazier ideas than buying a Koenigsegg. Today he discusses the time he missed out on one that could have potentially fit in his budget.
Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett came from a racing family and when he turned 17 he finally got a chance in a touring car. That didn't last long.
OddRod has a love for LS Swapped B Body Wagons. His first one didn't work out very well but he had some big smokey fun in his second. The cop's response on the dash cam footage made the judge a bit more lenient.
Brad does a lot of crazy drives in interesting cars but when he chose an Amphicar to take on the Great Race in 2011, people doubted him. Turns out they were right.
Leh Keen is an accomplished racing driver and has some amazing cars but his pursuit of a childhood dream car has to make it the most special. In this story he explains what it took to track down and secure a real Prodrive Subaru WRC car.
Ed has bought and sold lots of cars and in today's video he explains his strategy of shrewd negotiation when it comes to getting cheap exotic cars.
Rob has had a lot of interesting jobs in the car business. One was working the parts counter at Carmax. One of the cars they sold there had a strange rattle in the dash. The cause of the rattle got a certain SWAT K9 very excited.
Doug has bought and sold a lot of amazing cars but he has never had the best luck with law enforcement. In today's video, he recounts some of the times when he dealt with having some amazing cars towed.
Martin wanted a practical mid sized German sedan so he found a manual BMW 550i M Sport near Tampa. He took his family on a road trip to pick it up and things started to go wrong.
Chris has a very unique car - a hearse. If you think it is the perfect car for a cross country journey, you are incorrect. The inescapable logic did not stop him from trying though.
Steele "Mr Steele" Davis got into drones and other RC devices as a hobby but he learned quickly that you could earn a good living making amazing videos from these lightning fast drones. He was approached by BMW to participate in a very cool stunt for the release of their new 1er
Ed is going on another cross country road trip with some police officers for the 2018 Cannonball Memorial Run.
DJ (@customautoconsultants) has had some very cool jobs in the car business but when he got asked to move to Miami Beach and run an exotic car rental company from the Ritz Carlton hotel, he jumped on that pretty quick!
Arne has had some amazing automotive experiences but being invited to lead a closed-road police rally sounds like a ton of fun.
Rob Pitts has a ton of awesome car business stories but some of his funniest ones happened when he was still in high school!
Sometimes reality doesn't live up to your dreams. Sometimes it totally does. When Ed got the chance to drive a Bugatti Veyron, it didn't disappoint. Photo credit to Tanner Mashburn.
Doug has developed a lot of car buying strategies as a dealer, including a new approach to vehicle access away from home. Rather than renting cars, he does other things.
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Dave's friend was launching a new automotive technology startup and he was celebrating by holding a cheap track day for his friends at Thunderhill. Dave didn't have a car to use but he did have a lot of Hertz points!
Bill has rented and driven a lot of exotic cars but when he rented a 2017 Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 in Las Vegas, Nevada in December, things ended very badly.
Leh Keen (https://www.instagram.com/lehmank/) wanted to build the ultimate off-road 911 and so he started The Keen Project.
Ed has seen what it costs to buy, own, and operate exotic cars for years from the perspective of rentals and sales. In today's video he shares what goes into that honest calculation.
It should come as no surprise that owning a vintage hearse rarely involves a dull moment but finding parts can prove to be a very unique exercise. Chris explains how he ended up spending a lot for a small part.
Mitch knows everything there is to know about the leasing business and as the President of Premier Financial Services, he explains how collectors use him to leverage their capital, amplify profitability, and build amazing car collections.
DJ (@customautoconsultants) wanted to make his Chevrolet Corvette Z06 stand out so enlisted the help of Bryan Fuller from Two Guys Garage to transform the car. The one-off parts quickly spawned a business.
Steele has done amazing drone videography all over the world but this might be his coolest shoot ever. He got the chance to drive and film an amazing collection of supercar driving experience vehicles on track in Texas.
Some car guys tell their wives everything about their car purchases but many do not. Ed explains some of the craziest stories he has dealt with in exotic car sales.
Rob has car culture in his blood and he has done well buying and selling. In today's video, he offers his ideas on how to buy collector cars the right way.
Every car guy needs a bucket list and ever car guy bucket list needs to include a trip to the Nurburgring. Matt was able to make that trip and in this video he explains why we all need to make this happen!
William (@sitton_w) was planning to make a video for a friend that owned a Lamborghini. He never expected the owner to just toss him the keys to a brand new Lamborghini Huracan for the afternoon.
Leh Keen (@lehmank) has gotten to drive a lot of cool cars but one of his Keen Project Safari 911 customers (@benchmark_motor_studio) offered to let him drive his 930 Turbo, Lancia Stratos, and Downdraft Countach. Less than 380 were produced and only 12 officially came to the states. How would it be to drive?
Ed joined the cops on a cross country trip to raise money and awareness for the families off fallen officers.
Doug is quite the wheelman but his 24 Hours of Lemons pageantry and a penchant for large straw hats led to a nickname that has really stuck.
Arne grew up in Chicago and loved the Blues Brothers as a child. It was fairly inevitable that one day he would have a Bluesmobile. He even found an awesome way to unveil it to his friends
Jon was invited to help manage and instruct at a Ford GT track event. Unfortunately he was due to have surgery the week before and he needed a car to play with. A V6, auto, rental Camaro came to an entertaining rescue.
Yariel has had several amazingly cool jobs in the exotic car business including working at Lamborghini Miami and Lamborghini Atlanta but one of the coolest responsibilities he ever had was preparing the cars for the 2014 Gumball 3000
Ed has had some crazy cop encounters but this might be the strangest. During a Porsche track event at Atlanta Motor Speedway he got pulled over for going too fast.
Driving a Vintage Hearse is neither a way to easily become bored with transportation or reliably get to where you want to go. Chris tells us about a couple strange hearse experiences in this story including an appearance in The House Next Door starring Kat Williams and Mike Epps.
Dan Berschinski (https://danforgeorgia.com/) is a wounded US Army veteran and after losing his legs, life was very different. One of the most disappointing changes was not being able to drive his manual Nogaro Blue B6 Audi S4 anymore
Rob has sold a lot of things in a lot of ways but this 1995 Dodge Caravan may be the most unexpectedly profitable of them all.
Bill went to high school in Dubai and the car scene there is unbelievable. In this story, he explains some of the amazing wealth, habits, and contests among car enthusiasts.
Doug usually has some fun cars laying around but whenever he lets a friend or relative drive one, things go badly. Seems like there is a lesson here.
Ed Bolian's first job in the car industry was at Road Atlanta working for Panoz Racing School and the Audi Driving Experience. There was a little too much downtime and he ended up finding a lot of ways to get into trouble. Photo credit Danny Steyn.
Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett has a colorful driving history but he has gotten good at getting out of tickets. Here is his best response to a cop that got him out of a very bad ticket.
Emile Bouret (IG: ebouret) has worked his way up through a lot of amazing jobs in the car industry. In today's video he tells us about the path he took to get to where he is today.
During this year's Cannonball Memorial Run, Ed & the team decided they needed to consult with OnStar about the functionality of their speedometer.
Matt was looking for a super hero idea for cosplay. Little did he know, as he became a real life manifestation of Captain Chaos, he would soon be piloting a vintage car across the country in a real Cannonball Run!
Federico Sceriffo (IG: federicosceriffo17) was offered the chance to turn a Ferrari 599 GTB into a professional drift car and drive it in the Formula Drift series. It took two years of work but this is how he made it happen.
Yariel has worked in some entertaining car jobs. He discusses some times when customers thought their trades were faster than the cars they were considering buying.
Ed Bolian tells us about a time he took IG: @rossocamo (photo credit) and IG @vbugking to experience the Sesto Elemento in a private Spring Mountain near Las Vegas, NV for Lamborghini's best US customers.
Doug (IG: @switchcars) has learned a lot about buying and selling cars over the years. In this video he shares his top tips on how to avoid mistakes and make money flipping interesting cars.
Russell has a thing for Volvos and when he got the chance to buy a clean S60R, he jumped at the chance. In today's story, he shares some of the amazing adventures he had in the car.
Rob Pitts has had a lot of jobs in the car business but some of the craziest stories come from his time in the buy here pay here business.
Before YouTube, before Top Gear, there was Mischief. After their first DVD success, Dustin Worles needed to make another movie. When he heard about the Gumball 3000, it seemed like the perfect content but how could they go when they couldn't afford the entry fee?
Sometimes when you sell cars, people don't love them. Ed Bolian talks about two times selling exotic cars when buyer's remorse kicked in pretty much immediately.
Emile has gotten the chance to drive some amazing cars, sometimes very fast. He tells three stories where the speeds got a bit excessive!
After the final Cannonball in 1979, lots of people like Jim Finot still wanted in on the action! Brock Yates founded the One Lap of America and it was just what they were looking for. It turned out the cops were looking for them too!
Happy Memorial Day from VINwiki. Dan Berschinski served in the US Army in Afghanistan in 2009 and got familiar with the strengths and limitations of some of the vehicles deployed there. Today he shares some of the consequences of their limitations
Federico Sceriffo (IG: federicosceriffo17) spent two years building an amazing Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano drift car but in its first professional Formula Drift event, a series of unfortunate circumstances caused the car to catch fire. Can it be rebuilt?
Would you like someone to let you drive your dream car today? Manufacturers and dealers set up programs to let you experience your favorite cars before you buy them but it was not always that easy. Ed Bolian explains what he used to do in order to get to drive his favorite cars and how things are a little different now.
Jon (IG: @jonnysabo) had a client that wanted to trade a Honda S2000 Club Racer with 12 months of lease payments left. They could pay them all and turn the car in or they could have as much fun as possible over the next year. Guess what they picked!
There are lots of cool jobs in the exotic car business but Yariel has been a porter helping out at some amazing supercar dealerships and has learned how to get into and out of trouble!
Did you know that manufacturers have fleets of cars that anyone can apply to have for a week or more? Bobby (https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandPri...) learned that he could use his YouTube platform to get press cars and he ended up having his dream car for a week - a 2018 Dodge
Emile (IG: @ebouret) works for a lot of different manufacturers and gets to give hot laps in some amazing cars. The stories from some of them get quite entertaining!
Ed (IG: @edbolian) loves buying cars with stories and last week he found a very special one. He explains how he secured a deal on (one of) the cheapest 993s out there.
Dustin and Dado had driven a lot of miles without any real trouble but that ended on the 2004 Players Run. Will Dado be able to get out of this one?
Blake grew up with a car loving friend whose father had a Ferrari Testarossa. He tells us about some of the fun they had in the car and how it led to the chance to babysit a 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 for a couple months.
The Switchyards Consumer Show is a monthly gathering a technology hub in Atlanta, GA where startup entrepreneurs can pitch, or explain the premise of their new businesses. Ed Bolian was invited to discuss VINwiki in June of 2018.
Jim was ready for another crazy week of cross country driving so when the 1985 Cannonball One Lap of America was announced by Brock Yates, he went looking for a car. He certainly found himself another adventure!
Most car guys have stories of "the ones that got away," but as a dealer in the exotic car market for the past decade, Doug Tabbutt from Switchcars has more than his fair share. These are the ones that hurt the most to look back on. (Indexed Below)
In June of 2016, Ed Bolian and his team started VINwiki - a crowd sourced vehicle history reporting platform. It is now 2 years later so Ed sat down to talk about where they are today and how they got there.
Sergeant Jason Hendrix is one of the founders of the Cannonball Memorial Run. Today he shares the backstory that showed him how real the risks to law enforcement are. Not exactly a car story but certainly a true hero
Sergeant John Bannes is one of the founders of the Cannonball Memorial Run. He and his team are working to raise money and raise awareness for the families of officers killed in the line of duty.
Ryan was excited for a trip to racing school as a senior trip but the week before, he fell in a track event and broke both of his wrists. Would he be allowed to drive?
Ken has always been a car guy and early in his marriage he drove a 1966 Chevrolet Corvette around his home in South Florida. It got him into and out of some occasional trouble.
Have you ever wondered how much exotic car salesmen make? Ed Bolian sold cars at a Lamborghini, Aston Martin, McLaren, and Lotus dealership in Atlanta for 6 years and he explains how the pay plans work and what his best month in the car business was.
Bryson (IG: @brysonthepainter) has worked on 6 RWB cars before and after the builds. He sheds some light on how the process works, the costs involved, and the amazing experience it is.
Seth has owned a lot of cool cars but when the value of his 2011 911 GT3 RS 4.0 skyrocketed, he had to let it go. Unfortunately, the new owner hired a shady Russian trucking outfit to ship it. Guess what happened next!
Should you meet your childhood dream car heroes? Doug loved the NSX and the Viper as a kid. When he got the chance to own them as an adult how would things go?
Emile (IG: @ebouret) has had a lot of very cool test driving jobs but in addition to some amazing gigs with Audi, he has recently gotten to test the brand new Tesla Roadster, due to be released in 2020. Apparently it is pretty epic.
After owning the car he had always wanted, Ed Bolian still thought he wanted to try out some other cars so when an interested party made an offer on his manual Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, he got to go car shopping. What would he choose to replace it with?
Dustin Worles founded Teckademics and produced a DVD series documenting rallies and street racing around the world. When they did the Cannonball Run Europe event in 2004, their car wasn't ready so they had to rent a Ford Mondeo. It did not fare well.
Ryan went to college expecting to find like-minded individuals but he couldn't find any car guys. He decided to start a car club at his University and it led to some amazing opportunities.
During the 70+ hours on the road during the Cannonball Memorial Run, Ed and the team of cops occasionally passed the time by getting to know their OnStar representatives.
Alex fell in love with motorcycles in a trial-by-fire learning experience during a poker run with some hardcore riders. Eventually he wanted to replace that thrill on 4 wheels but could a Corvette offer the same excitement?
Ed Bolian has bought and sold hundreds of exotic cars but in today's videos he shares the Top 10 modern exotics he thinks you should be trying to buy today.
Owning a car as a young person in Norway is expensive and rare. When Mats found out he could get a license plate and insurance for an ATV, his inner-child decided that had to happen. How would the off-road toy do for daily transport?
Seth got offered a very fun driving gig - leading a McLaren program to offer prospective customers ride and drives in the new cars. When one guest brought an escort as a +1, things got a bit strange.
Dustin Worles founded Teckademics and produced a DVD series documenting rallies and street racing around the world. When they did the 02 Gumball 3000, they met some interesting characters including a Ferrari F50 owner that had a unique strategy to try to evade police pursuit.
Emile (IG: @ebouret) has a habit of going pretty fast. When he has a certain friend in the car, he always seems to avoid trouble.
The odds of finding a stolen car are very low but with the community of VINwiki coming together, the chances go up. Documenting the history of a car and offering clues as to its whereabouts allow the userbase of our free app to collectively search for and recover a car that could otherwise
At VINwiki we love cars with strange stories. Rob Pitts found a truck that he really liked because he sees 1990s Mini Trucks coming back into style. After he bought this one, he learned something very strange about its past.
You should never run from the cops or attempt to evade law enforcement but...
Bryan decided to try his hand at law enforcement and long long into his career, he found himself in a high speed pursuit through metro Atlanta with an armed bank robber.
Doug grew up in Maine where it can be hard to find traditional automotive entertainment. Growing up when he wasn't up to shenanigans in an ex-cop Crown Vic, he was getting to other entertaining car-related trouble
Ed Bolian has bought and sold a lot of cars but there a few that got away that could have been great to own and great to flip. Ed tells us about a time when he was offered a Lexus LFA that would have been very cheap but would it be a good idea to take it? Photos by IG @ebouret and
Yariel has driven every cool car imaginable but his favorite car will probably surprise you. We can all dream of hypercars but when you think about owning something, sometimes we surprise ourselves.
Rob has sold a lot of cars to all kinds of people but he recently had an adult entertainer express some interest in a car he was selling. It certainly made for a very interesting sales experience.
Pierre is constantly searching for rare and hard to find parts for vintage Mercedes. One trip to the junkyard yielded a surprising bounty but would he be able to secure it?
While Ed Bolian was selling Lamborghinis, one of his clients was Allen Iverson who took a very long time to register his car and pay taxes on it. When the police figured this out, they impounded the car and Ed had to help him get it out.
Dustin grew up with a love for Mazdas and ended up owning one of the coolest ones ever as he became a big part of street racing culture through his work with Mischief and Teckademics. Here is the full story of the car.
Seth has had some amazing experiences as a racing driver but in one season of racing with a novice co-driver for Bimmerworld, the entire championship came down to the last race and just as it looked like they had everything put together...
Doug has sold some amazing and very valuable cars but during his career in the car business, he has also sold some very lame ones. Today he shares some stories of those cars.
Richard always dreamt of owning an Acura NSX but wanted to find a cheap one. His search led to an interesting eBay find and an adventure of going to get it.
Ed Bolian has made a lot of money flipping cars but his buying strategies leave some vulnerability to fraud from sellers misrepresenting cars. That is exactly what happened when he bought his wife a Range Rover from a car dealership in Birmingham, Alabama last year.
Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez loves a good project, especially one no one thinks can be done. When he set out to rebuild a salvage title, fire damaged, twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder the haters said it couldn't be done.
Bryson wanted to play a prank on his sister on her wedding day. He and his friends bought some illicit items from a local adult store. On their way home they were pulled over and the officers were very confused.
Growing up in Venezuela involves a lot of risk, especially kidnapping. Today's story is actually three different stories of what it took to escape kidnappers.
Ryan was a Metro Atlanta Cop for years and got into some fairly interesting high speed chases but this one included a guy running over himself with his own Scion.
Rabbits don't fall far from the tree. Rob Pitts comes by his love of cars and craziness very honestly. His father, an ex-drag racer, raised him in a car loving household that never minded burning some rubber.
Ed Bolian sold exotic cars for several years which meant he had to endure a lot of test drives. He didn't think he was going to make it out of this one alive.
David has been on a lot of rallies and the car he has used for the last couple years is a Mercedes AMG GTS. It hasn't been reliable but on a couple of occasions, it managed to go fast enough for him to get into a lot of trouble.
George has a shop that does custom builds, drift and race car maintenance, and other automotive service so he loves to attend SEMA. On his last trip, he got a very strange recommendation from his UBER driver.
Tavarish was an up and coming car guy, participating in internet forums, modding his car, and trying to add value to the car community. After a transmission & motor swap, his car was stolen. Although he was devastated, the internet came to his rescue.
Sean has sold a lot of Vipers but never this many at the same time. Even though the factory told him it was impossible, he was determined to find a way. Photo credit @dynamicphotowerks
Ed has helped hundreds of enthusiasts buy their first exotic car. In today's video he explains some things you can do now to prepare for your first big car purchase and how to make it happen even sooner.
DJ had always dreamed of working in the car customization industry and when he got the chance to appear on Room Raiders with celebrity guest, Ciara, he was able to parlay that into some publicity with a local shop. They were so grateful they rewarded him with a new job opportunity.
John has been on a lot of rallies and learned what works and what doesn't. When another participant arrived in a 1200 hp Corvette, he knew it would likely end badly. He was correct, and came to the rescue in a Turo rented Audi S6.
Doug buys and sells exotic cars daily at Switchcars but as a child he fell in love with a certain black Ferrari F50. He followed it for over 20 years and tried to buy it several times but it has continued to elude him
James has done several types of police work but the time spent on an auto theft task force may have yielded the most interesting story. When they got a tip that a modified Superbird had been stolen, they jumped into action. The path to recovery took some very interesting turns.
When Ed was in college he was looking for a new place to live and nearly ended up buying T.O.'s house. Instead he and his friends ended up in West Midtown in Atlanta, GA and some of the neighbors became hard to deal with.
Dustin Worles always dreamed of becoming a film producer but found opportunities in the industry hard to come by. When he was offered the chance to combine his automotive passion with video creation, he jumped at the opportunity and the rest is history.
Matt (https://www.youtube.com/mattattack009) was excited to learn about exotic car rallies but when he signed up for his first one, he had no idea what to expect. Now, he is hooked!
Tavarish (https://www.youtube.com/tavarish) has always had a love for bringing cars back to life from a terrible state of disrepair. When he was very young, he got the idea to try his hand at Porsche flipping. Don't try this at home kids.
Ed (@edbolian) has been trying to get the 1985 Audi 4000S Quattro running for almost two years now. Can it make it to the Radwood event at Road Atlanta?
Arne (@arnesantics) was one of the founders of AMS but when the man responsible for the R35 project, Hiroshi Tamura, came to visit; would he approve of their huge hp builds?
Ryan was a metro Atlanta cop and some of his most insane stories came from pursuit of drunk drivers.
Sean has sold a lot of Vipers but when he had a customer ask him to facilitate a deal on a car in Canada that he had already located, he thought it would be a smooth, easy transaction. It wasn't.
Mike dreamt of owning a Vanquish but when be bought one, he quickly encountered the transmission failure. He decided to have Aston Martin Works perform a manual transmission swap just like Matt Farah's and like the one reviewed today by Doug Demuro. As a stick, the car re-ignited his passion for the brand but unfortunately, soon after the car caught fire and burnt down his house.
Ed (@edbolian) has counseled a lot of very wealthy people on what it takes to build a relationship with a sports car manufacturer to gain the status to order their most exclusive models. Today he shares the tips and strategies that will move you to the front of the line.
Doug from Switchcars has been around the car business for a long time and he has come across a lot of scams. He explains how they work an even talks about the one that caught him.
Rob "Rabbit" Pitts (@rob_pitts) has been around the car industry for years but his favorite stop is always Las Vegas for SEMA. Today he explains why.
Tavarish (https://www.youtube.com/tavarish) has driven a lot of cars but in today's story he recounts the most miserable road trip experience he ever had where he was driving a Turo rented Polaris Slingshot.
Casey (@caseyputsch) dreamt of owning a Viper but once he got it, the other residents of his small town did not take kindly to his driving habits. He left town and hasn't looked back but this Dodge Viper's story was not over.
Ed (@edbolian) loves manual transmissions like most car enthusiasts but they are getting rarer and rarer. In today's video, Ed explains why that is.
Donnie loves a special kind of motorsport that happens to not end well for the car. When he bought a car for an upcoming event, it came with an interesting catch.
Arne (@ArnesAntics) has been a part of some amazing car builds but in today's story, he tells us about a time where he and a team were tasked to build a Mitsubishi EVO for a celebrity drag race on the Vegas Strip.
Richard (https://www.youtube.com/user/wheelman13) got to go to high school and say his Dad had a Ferrari. Of course, it was a Dino, but a Ferrari nonetheless. They had a lot of fun with the car but one track day at Road Atlanta got a little out of hand.
DJ has owned some interesting cars and gotten in trouble in a lot of them but perhaps the most entertaining cop run-in was while doing an epic burnout.
Ed (@edbolian) has made a lot of exotic car deals. He hates the ways brokers insert themselves into deals without adding value but today he offers pointers on how supercar deals should be done.
Casey (@caseyputsch) grew up dreaming of being a super hero and when he learned some car building skills, he got a very crazy idea. What if he made the world's only turbine powered Batmobile?
Seth (@racerseththomas) and his father have enjoyed some amazing cars on the track and on the street but just a few short months after reluctantly turning down an offer on their rare manual transmission Ferrari 599, the market did something strange and unexpected.
As a former metro Atlanta police officer, Ryan has worked a lot of crashes. This was one of the most bizarre accidents he ever witnessed.
Rob "Rabbit" Pitts (@rob_pitts) is known for being able to sell just about anything but he has a good eye for collector cars primed to go up in value. If you are looking to park $10-20k in an investment car, here are some great ideas to start out with.
Ed (@edbolian) has spent two years getting the 1985 Audi 4000S Brock Yates Cannonball Edition running. He invited Alex Roy and Arne Toman to join him for the C2C Express. Will the car survive?
Doug from Switchcars (@switchcars) buys and sells a lot of interesting cars and that tends to lead some crazy adventures. This Mustang purchase got particularly strange when seven police cars showed up. He quickly realized there was more cause to the traffic jam than people admiring his beautiful Shelby clone.
Bryson (@brysonthepainter) is a fixture in the Atlanta area car scene but growing up south of the city, he got some interesting moments of exposure to how crazy life can get.
We all know Tavarish from his crazy car builds but his first attempt at motorized entrepreneurship was on two wheels. After getting his motorcycle license, he decided it was time to try out a sport bike. It went...badly.
Chris and the team at Premier Financial Services know that when you lease exotic cars to people, things can get crazy. One call they never expected was from a different insurance company, insuring a different owner, in a different state than they thought the car was in.
Ed has dreamt of owning a lot of cars including a Bugatti Veyron. Recently he found out about the cheapest one ever offered for sale. Could he figure out a way to put the deal together?
Casey (@caseyputsch) wanted a taste of the old money life so he went car shopping. A Bugatti Veyron or Lamborghini Aventador can draw a crowd but nothing seems to work like an Auburn Boattail Speedster. He found a great deal on one and got to enjoy the feeling of it's 1930's glory days.
George (@gmgautomotive) has been trying to make cars go faster since he could get behind the wheel. This early attempt didn't go so well.
Donnie has some very unique automotive hobbies. His description of sourcing and preparing cars for the Lemons Rally makes it sound like the greatest Top Gear Challenge style road trip ever!
Gregson (https://www.youtube.com/shiftinglanes) bought a rare manual Volvo V70R Wagon as a project car to become a BMW M3 killer. When he went to register the car, he ran into a problem, New Jersey said it was junk! What will it take to keep his car from being scrapped?
Ed (@edbolian) doesn't like cleaning cars and has been skeptical of ceramic coatings since they started to become prevalent in the industry. How will he feel after he tries one out?
Like many of us, Doug from Switchcars grew up playing with Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars. His discerning toy tastes are now reflected in his career as a car dealer, broker, and flipper. Sometimes starting small works out just right!
What if Barbie loved drag racing? Brooke Berini (IG: @brookeberini) proves that rallies and drag racing are certainly not just a man's world. She went from a 63 whp Miata to a 630 whp Nissan GT-R and she isn't done yet!
Dylan (IG: @racecardyl) has a true dream job. He gets to help people buy and sell the craziest cars on earth for The duPont Registry. In today's story he explains how he met the owner of a street legal McLaren P1 GTR and got the chance to help him sell it.
Tyler "Hoovie" Hoover is famous for buying the cheapest examples of a car that he can find but that doesn't mean they are cheap to own. In today's video he explains how much buying cheap cars has cost him the past year
When Ed Bolian (IG: @edbolian) started a vehicle history reporting company, VINwiki, he never expected it would lead to becoming a full time car YouTuber. To celebrate 500k subscribers, he explains the path that got him here. He also finds out if Carmax is even shrewder than he is.
Casey Putsch (IG: @caseyputsch) wanted to give college students an opportunity like he never had so he started Genius Garage. He recruited a team of bright young minds and they re-engineered an entire Champ car to race at Indy
Shane (IG: @skylineshane) has owned enough 240s to justify having the emblem tattooed on his forearm. On two occasions he has traded 240s for Skylines but the first time he did that, it didn't go well.
Ed Bolian wrote a book about his pursuit of the Cannonball Run record and you can buy that here (http://a.co/d/aVFh5po) but to celebrate the 5th anniversary of their drive, Ed sits down today to discuss what the pursuit and the record really meant to him personally.
Gregson Mathe gets to play around with press cars filming and writing for Shifting Lanes (https://www.youtube.com/shiftinglanes). During a Toyota Rav4 event with the rally team, the had to take his car to make the pro car work.
Tyler "Hoovie" Hoover always dreamt of being an automotive journalist but was struggling to get his first break. One day, in a surprise sequence of events he got to meet Jeremy Clarkson and the rest is history!
Tonight, Atlanta's ABC affiliate - WSBTV, is releasing a story about Georgia exotic car owners dodging taxes by registering their cars in Montana LLCs
Recently the Georgia Department of Revenue decided to start cracking down on exotic car owners registering their cars in Montana to avoid taxes. Officer Josh Waites explains what prompted their investigation and what they have done so far.
Doug (IG: @switchcars) always wanted a job in the car business when he was a kid. He ended up finding a really cool one and it created some lasting memories and lessons.
When Lisa bought her dream car she wanted to do everything she could to protect it. Unfortunately a valet wasn't quite as careful. Check out Lisa's businesses in the links below.
The Georgia Department of Revenue has been cracking down on owners using Montana LLCs to register their exotic cars and avoid sales taxes. Ed (IG: @edbolian) explains what is going on and offers his thoughts on the legal issues facing these owners
DJ (@customautoconsultants) has managed to find his fair share of automotive trouble over the years. His Fox Body Mustang convertible met an unfortunate demise via a mother who had just dropped her stripper daughter off at work.
Richard (https://www.youtube.com/lapoftheworld) grew up in a car loving family but when it came time for his first car, he wanted something special. Somehow he convinced his father that a 1991 Toyota MR2 was a good idea. Would calamity ensue?
Casey Putsch (IG: @caseyputsch) had a great time with the first year of Genius Garage building an Indy car but when an opportunity for a second year came up, he knew he was in for another adventure. He never expected this much adversity though
Tyler Hoover thought he wanted to work in the car business so he got a job at a dealership. It was a much less wholesome work environment than he expected.
What is the best car in the world? Ed explains all of his wrong opinions on the subject in today's video.
JF Musial (@jfmusial) has shot all types of cars all over the world but this might be the most epic shoot. Just 30 minutes in the middle of the night to capture Chris Harris testing a McLaren P1 with Yas Marina all to themselves.
Daniel has a love for the Porsche Boxster and he has owned several but in a unique deal, he traded two of them for some gold nuggets. Somehow, he ended up getting both cars back for free!
Robert (https://www.youtube.com/agingwheels) loves strange cars and when he decided to try out an electric car he didn't want your average Leaf or Tesla. He found something better...well not really.
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) has had a lot of automotive jobs but today's story is about a very unfortunate day during his time as a manager of a tire shop.
When you drive exotic cars a lot, crazy things can happen. Ed (@edbolian) tells the story of a time when someone damaged his Lamborghini while he was at a hospital.
Shane (IG: @skylineshane) had some amazing memories with his dad's Ford Falcon but when the family sold it he thought it was lost forever. Would he be able to chase it down and bring it back home? Photo credit IG: @hale_and_back.
Gregson Mathe (https://www.youtube.com/shiftinglanes) always wanted an Aston but when the chance came up to buy the Vantage previously owned by Doug DeMuro and Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez it was an opportunity he couldn't turn down.
Mitchell (IG: @babydriverwrx) has been through a lot of cars at a very young age but he finally found the one that really suits him. After watching the film, Baby Driver, he saw himself in the character and needed to get himself into that car
Casey Putsch (IG: @caseyputsch) had a rough time in school and found it far from nurturing for a young car enthusiast. The challenges he faced were a big part of what led him to start Genius Garage
The Cannonball Run was not just a movie, it was a real outlaw cross country road race that still happens in some forms today. Ed Bolian walks us through the history since the beginning.
JF Musial (@jfmusial) was putting together a one hour special for the last season of /DRIVE on NBC Sports with Chris Harris, Mike Spinelli, and Matt Farrah. They decided to race a McLaren 570GT and a 2017 Ford Raptor across the island. How hard could it be?
Matt Moreman from Obsessed Garage (http://www.youtube.com/user/MattMoreman) has always loved making his cars look perfect but he thought he knew when to behave in them. When he was in college leaving The Fast and the Furious, his friend decided to exhibit some speed but Matt's temperance was not rewarded.
David Patterson, ThatDudeInBlue (http://www.youtube.com/thatdudeinblue) always dreamt of owning a Mark 4 Supra but as prices climbed, they got out of reach. When he ran into a guy driving a heavily modded one during a road trip, he never expected what happened next.
Rob "Rabbit" Pitts (IG: @rob_pitts) has the reputation of being able to sell anything. Will an insurance fraud fire or an ex wife's negligent driving stand in the way?
Ed (@edbolian) has a pretty cool resume but a couple years ago, it almost got a lot cooler. He got recruited for an awesome job but it would require some big sacrifices.
Arne (IG: @ArnesAntics) has a true passion for all things Cannonball. When he heard about the final running of The 2904, he knew it was his last chance to capture the competitive event record from coast to coast. He also could show the world if he could make a $500 Crown Vic go faster than Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins in a Ferrari
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) got the chance to drive someone else's race car. That is a chance you take...but did he get in over his head?
Ryan had an interesting time working as a metro Atlanta cop and definitely came away with some great stories. Unfortunately not all the cars made it out alive.
Robert (https://www.youtube.com/agingwheels) was searching for the perfect proletariat transport and he found it in a Trabant. Missouri wasn't ready for it though.
When Ed (@edbolian) was selling cars, not all of their inventory came from cars they would buy, sometimes they got repos from exotic car banks. Some of them came from some high profile clients.
Casey Putsch (IG @caseyputsch) grew up loving cars but when a profitable flip of a 1970's kit car gave him some cash to go in on a Ferrari 308, he never knew what would happen when he took it in for service.
Troy (IG @troyj.schneider) had dreams of Cannonball Run glory in his favorite American car but with a high bar to beat, could he overcome bad weather, traffic, construction, and mechanical issues to beat Ed Bolian's time of 28:50?
Rob "Rabbit" Pitts (IG @rob_pitts) has deal with clients from all walks of life but when he sold a pornstar a Camaro and she quickly fell out of love with it, would he be able to sell it again?
Clay (IG: @beasti_hatch) loved the idea of a full rally-spec Subaru Impreza WRX STi hatch build. When he finally purchased a 2009, he didn't expect the build to go quite like this.
Today @Ed Bolian (IG: @edbolian) answers the question: How many more million dollar cars are there today than there were 15 years ago?
What would be your perfect car day? Your favorite car on your favorite road. What would you choose?
Matt Moreman from Obsessed Garage (http://www.youtube.com/user/MattMoreman) found himself at a breaking point with a new diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. When his psychologist said he needed to open up more, he turned to publishing car content on the internet. First forums, then YouTube, and now we have what love in Obsessed Garage. Searching for your next dream car or obscure project?
David (http://www.youtube.com/user/thatdudei...) was looking to rent a car for Adventure Drives this year and but when that became a train wreck, Rob Ferretti came to the rescue with his Acura NSX.
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) wanted to find the right entry level exotic car to buy and he wanted his wife to approve. When she said she like Christian Gray's R8, he took that as permission.
When Ed (IG: @edbolian) thought he could buy a lemon lawed Superleggera, he sold his ex-prostitute Gallardo. Unfortunately the SL got too expensive and he was left without a car. Good news, there was a Cayenne that had been in a flood laying around the dealership.
When Rob "Rabbit" Pitts (IG @rob_pitts) got a call from Doug Tabbutt asking him to go to a small North Carolina town to pick up a rare Mercedes, he knew he was in for an adventure.
Casey Putsch (IG @caseyputsch) always had a love for racing but when he wanted to find the best budget solution where he could add value to a car and have a ton of fun. He discovered a 1950's kit car called a Devin and he was in for a wild ride.
Matt Moreman from Obsessed Garage (http://www.youtube.com/user/MattMoreman) explains what it is like to buy and own an incredible car while living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Merry Christmas from all of us at VINwiki! JF Musial (@jfmulsial) had unprecedented access to all the players in the Hypercar game as he directed his film, APEX. As he looked into Koenigsegg's path to proving themselves against the more established competitors, it was amazing how hard it was for them.
Recently Damon Fryer from Daily Driven Exotics revealed his new Tire Slayer - a manual Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. Here is the video with his reveal - https://youtu.be/mVUMW9JJ6OQ. Ed (IG: @edbolian) from VINwiki breaks down exactly how
Adam Bahret and his friends love to find great opportunities to enjoy some cool cars. When they found themselves at an executive open house for Skip Barber Racing School, it was like having Disney World all to themselves.
Lisa has always loved cars but the world hasn't been kind to them. In a short period of a few years, she had 26 car incidents where her cars got damaged and none were her fault! How do you get luck like this?
Jacob found himself invited to a continuation event of the Cannonball Run. He was excited but had no idea what he was in for
Doug (IG: @switchcars) was headed on family vacation when someone in the convoy had a breakdown. He had to channel his inner Rabbit to find a solution.
2018 was an amazing year here at VINwiki and we can't thank you all enough for the support. Today, Ed Bolian shares some interesting lessons learned from the last year.
Casey Putsch (IG @caseyputsch) wanted to find and restore an old Can-Am car and when a Lola bodied tube-frame car was offered in a trade, he jumped on it. He was in for a lot more adventure than he bargained for. Thanks to Brian Carpenter for footage from the actual race -
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) was looking to own a sports car that wanted to kill him. He found just the thing.
After David (http://www.youtube.com/user/thatdudei...) had filmed a video with one of the last remaining stock Nissan 240SXs, the owner asked if he could tag along on the next shoot. Then, things got a little bit more interesting.
When Rob "Rabbit" Pitts (IG @rob_pitts) found what seemed to be a sale-proof C10 truck, he was up for the challenge. How long would it take him to move it after it had been listed for sale for 2 years?
Ed Bolian (IG: @edbolian) has struggled to find the perfect house for a car enthusiast for years now. Recently, he found the perfect place. He talks about the road to get there and some of the interesting turns along the way.
After Donnie caught two cars on fire trying to get them ready for the Lemons Rally, he resorted to renting a brand new Chrysler 300. Things did not go well for the Chrysler.
Casey Putsch (IG @caseyputsch) was a child of the 80s and there is nothing more 80s than a Lamborghini Countach. It was his goal to buy one and when it happened, it seems to have lived up to the hype.
Ed Bolian (IG: @edbolian) had a lot of fun selling exotic cars but some of the deals got pretty hairy. Today he tells the story of a time when an NBA player took an Aston Martin DBS and failed to pay for it.
Doug (IG: @switchcars) wanted a car for Radwood but didn't feel like shipping one down to Atlanta from Ohio. He found more of an adventure than he had bargained for.
Matt from Obsessed Garage (youtube.com/mattmoreman) wanted to create a way for the super fans of his channel to get together and learn more about car detailing. It became a great experience despite the amount of stress it caused him.
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) gave himself a year to build an SLC from the ground up. When he was done, the big hurdle was getting it titled and registered for street use. It was quite an adventure.
Jacob really wanted to work in the car business and grew up reading Hot Rod Magazine.Through a unique sequence of events, he got the chance of a lifetime.
Ed Bolian (IG: @edbolian) is haunted by deer. This is why.
Doug DeMuro and Rob "Rabbit" Pitts (IG @rob_pitts) both have a love for Land Rovers and a similar strategy for ownership cost mitigation. Gotta love those bumper to bumper warranties!
David (http://www.youtube.com/user/thatdudei...) was out for an evening cruise with some friends when things went very, very awry.
Rob Ferretti (https://www.youtube.com/superspeedersrob) has had an interesting love affair with the Ford GT. He had one in the Gotham Dream Cars fleet but when he tried to buy it personally, things ended badly. When he tried to buy the new one, it didn't go much better.
Blake grew up around cars and small airports and always dreamt of airing out a supercar down a runway. When his real estate career took him across a desolate air strip, it was an idea he couldn't let go of. Thanks to Sentry Studios for the video clips and Joe Alonzo for the photos.
Do you want to work with cars but you don't know what educational path to take? Ed Bolian (IG: @edbolian) explains how his school decisions and strategies led to a career in the car industry.
Romu wasn't born yet when the last Cannonball was run in 1979 but he dedicated himself to carrying on the legacy of the event. He and Seth Rose made two attempts at the NY to LA record and came up just short both times. Will they try again?
Casey (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) worked out a deal to buy a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette and did the best thing you possibly could with it - he took an epic road trip around America.
Emile (IG: @ebouret) nearly lost his job and his life over this one. He was doing some stunt driving for On Cars with a stunt plane overhead and things got very hairy.
Rob (IG: @rob_pitts) is quite the salesman but sometimes he exceeds even his own expectations.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) has bought and sold a lot of cars. In today's video he explains how it has worked and why he isn't nearly as rich as it might look. Keep good credit kids.
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) wanted a new car and decided a Chevrolet Corvette was the right choice. He really wanted a specific option on a C6, though, Carbon Ceramic Brakes. Would he be able to find the right one and get it home safely?
David Patterson, ThatDudeInBlue (http://www.youtube.com/thatdudeinblue) has a great friend who has always been there for him. When the friend got stick, David returned the favors. He was very kind with one major exception involving his heavily modded Pontiac G8.
Damon Fryer from Daily Driven Exotics (http://www.youtube.com/dailydrivenexo...) has been getting into automotive trouble since day 1. Here is a story of his first run-in with the Canadian law.
Rob Ferretti (https://www.youtube.com/superspeedersrob) ran Gotham Dream Cars, an exotic car rental company in New York City. He has rented to all types of people and has the stories to show for it.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) shares the story of losing his best childhood friend. Be sure to treasure the friendships that the car hobby facilitates and be safe out there
Doug from Switchcars has done well flipping a lot of hot new cars but he made a lot of money and gained a lot of notoriety with the newly released R35 Nissan GT-R in 2008. Thanks to Synapse Engineering for the footage.
Emile (IG: @ebouret) has the coolest automotive job ever. He is the stunt driver for some of your favorite car shows. Today he shares the best and worst days he has had at "work."
Romu was one of the lucky few to get the new Alpine A110 and he found the perfect rally to take it on - the Atlantic Road Trip. He got to enjoy 2,000 km of the most amazing roads in northern Europe.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) found a love for cars after he couldn't play basketball anymore. 10 years later, he ended up selling a car to the guy that harvested the cadaver tissue for his knee transplants.
Casey (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) launched Genius Garage, a program to give college students real world engineering experience. When he was looking for the best test platform car for them to use, he found the perfect thing - a WSC Prototype car. Could restore it back into winning condition?
Tavarish (https://www.youtube.com/tavarish) just bought the cheapest Lamborghini Murcielago on Earth and it happens to have been driven by Tyrese in the Fate of the Furious. Exactly how bad is it?
David Patterson, ThatDudeInBlue (http://www.youtube.com/thatdudeinblue) got an invitation to Ferretti's Project Car Challenge. Would his 240 survive the torture test and the road trip to get there?
Dave from Daily Driven Exotics (http://www.youtube.com/dailydrivenexo...) has had a crazy relationship with cars from day 1. Here are some of his insane automotive adventures.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) has spent a lot of time over the last few years building a community of Cannonball enthusiasts. Here is the story of how it came together.
Rob Ferretti (https://www.youtube.com/superspeedersrob) learned that when you run an exotic car rental company, people try to steal your cars. In today's story he shares what great lengths he had to go to in order to recover some of them.
When Jordan got a job at AMS Performance, he thought he would be sweeping floors. He never expected to be asked to road trip a 900 hp gated manual R8 across the desert for press drives.
Emile (IG: @ebouret) has been working for different exotic car manufacturers at Monterey Car Week for years but last year he ran into another very special participant. The guy owned 9 Toyota 2000GTs including one Emile thought was lost forever.
Rob (IG: @rob_pitts) has been known to go a bit fast between the lights but this is one that really got out of hand
Ed (IG: @edbolian) has done a lot of driving events but not many exotic car rallies. When the invitation came for this year's Lux Rally, he wasn't the only one excited to go. His wife asked if she could tag along and they both ended up loving it.
Tavarish (https://www.youtube.com/tavarish) really wanted Ed to buy the cheap Bugatti Veyron they found. Today he shares his thoughts on the project.
Alan wanted to take a bit of the air out of the stuffy world of Concours events. He decided to celebrate some cars that rarely get attention and created a very unique event.
Casey (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) had a wonderfully bad idea - getting a period correct tow vehicle for his 50s vintage racecar. How hard can it be?
Rob Ferretti (https://www.youtube.com/superspeedersrob) is known for some entertaining run-ins with the law. Here are three of his best outcomes when trying to avoid arrest. This is certainly something you shouldn't try at home!
Ed (IG: @edbolian) has told 100 car stories on the channel so in honor of the milestone, he decided to retell the one people seem to have enjoyed the most.
Damon Fryer from Daily Driven Exotics (http://www.youtube.com/dailydrivenexo...) has a channel that has blown up over the last few years and many people believe that was because he crashed a Ferrari 458 very publicly. Today he explains what actually happened.
Colton and his team at Redline Restorations love a car with a good story but when they found this one-off Lancia, they got far more than they had bargained for.
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) wanted to help his mother find the right BMW convertible but when the salesman asked him to really test a Z4 M Roadster, he might have taken things a bit too far.
Doug from Switchcars got an invite to Forum Wars, a TV show based on internet arguments about whose car was better. Here's how that went.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) has an undying urge to buy terrible examples of interesting exotic cars. This is what that has looked like recently and during his childhood.
Alan had some friends that were going land speed racing and he and his father wanted to join in the fun. They found some obscure classes and records to chase and starting having a lot of success. Before long, it became a family affair.
David Patterson (http://www.youtube.com/thatdudeinblue) has noticed that just before he is scheduled to review a car, they tend to break. Do cars get stage fright?
Emile (IG: @ebouret) usually wears many different hats during Monterey Car Week but in 2018 he received a special assignment from a dear friend. One of their mutual friends had passed away and made a very unique last wish. It was up to Emile to fulfill it.
Today Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) tells us about the trip of a lifetime. I friend let him drive his Ferrari F430 for the week and he got the chance to fly in an F16 fighter jet. One of his Genius Garage students, Peyton McAllister, even got to tag along and document everything.
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Rob Ferretti (https://www.youtube.com/superspeedersrob) is known for some entertaining run-ins with the law. He has gotten over 220 tickets and here he explains why.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) and his college friends tended to play jokes on each other but when the opportunity came up for a crazy April Fools joke several years ago, he couldn't resist. Unfortunately he forgot to remember to let them know it was a joke.
Tavarish (https://www.youtube.com/tavarish) has accumulated a collection of cars that were all amazing at one time but lots of terrible things have happened to them since then. He explains his process of car buying and fixing.
Colton from Redline Restorations loves finding a car with a great story. When he began restoring a Hemi Cuda that was pulled out of a barn in Europe, he learned it was the legendary car driven by Henri Chemin.
Austin is a student intern at Genius Garage and his mentor, Casey Putsch, gave him some advice on what makes for a great first car.
Richard had a fun car and decided to see how fast it would go. There weren't many cars on the road but there was one that really mattered.
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) traded his SLC for a Viper race car and a Porsche 911. He quickly flipped the 911 but spent some time improving the Viper. It needed a lot of attention.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) had a very strange week in the spring of 2015 when Alex Roy and Greg Ledet concocted and elaborate hoax claiming that they had beaten his New York to Los Angeles record. Ed explains what it was like to deal with the fabricated story and the psychological warfare leading up to it.
Dan (IG: @aero108) grew up with a love of Ferraris and documenting their history. That interest was sparked by his dad telling stories about working on a strange Right Hand Drive 308. They both always wondered where the car had gone, until they found it.
Today Casey (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) tells us more about what it was like to daily drive his hand built Batmobile.
Rob Ferretti (https://www.youtube.com/superspeedersrob) has managed a fleet of exotic rental cars that have been driven over 5 million miles. He explains the best ones and the ones to watch out for.
Alan was looking for a strange car to buy and found the perfect candidate - the Cadillac Allante. When he decided to feature it at his tongue-in-cheek concours, the owners' club didn't take it very well.
George Grob (IG: @gmgautomotive) has been street racing for most of his life. Obviously we don't advise or condone street racing but in case you were curious, this is how it works.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) has been working on getting his latest dream manual LP640 ready to drive but the seemingly easy task of having a shop paint it a different color has gotten much more complicated than expected.
Jayce was looking for a new car but he wanted something interesting. When touring a collection, he noticed a dusty non-running DeLorean in the corner of a workshop. This began the journey of negotiation, restoration, and enjoyment in owning one of the strangest cars ever built.
For those concerned, we have spoken with representatives from AER and with John Hope Bryant since the release of the video and both have asked us to keep the video up. Clearly John minimized the significance of his flag violations but AER officials have also conceded that their reactions could have been more diplomatic.
Austin (http://youtube.com/austinsgarage) got a job working for a roadside assistance and unsurprisingly, insanity ensued.
Damon from Daily Driven Exotics (http://www.youtube.com/dailydrivenexo...) wanted to see what it would be like to have a ski box on top of his Lamborghini Huracan. Then, of course, he was curious how fast he could go with it on.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) has managed to find his share of automotive trouble but this sucker punch was definitely an unexpected consequence.
Colton Amster from Redline Restorations has discovered and restored countless significant cars but sometimes it is not immediately clear just how special they are.
Lisa wanted to step up her car game so she bought a Maserati. Then she fell in love with Ferraris and bought a 458. The V12 needed to come next so she placed an order for an F12 and got a tattoo to celebrate the occasion. The problem came with they cut production short and introduced a new model.
Peyton is a current student at Genius Garage and today he shares us the story of what went right and wrong with his first car purchase.
Rob Ferretti (https://www.youtube.com/superspeedersrob) has managed the Gotham Dream Cars exotic rental fleet for years. Generally they don't keep cars long enough for them to accumulate a ton of miles but their first Ferrari 360 Modena stayed around for long enough to creep up near 100k.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) loves using the VINwiki app to keep track of the interesting cars he has seen so when he was invited to drive the world's first manual transmission swapped Ferrari F430 Scuderia, he was shocked to learn that it was not the first time he had driven this car.
George Grob (IG: @gmgautomotive) is no stranger to racing on and off the track but in today's story he explains what happens during the nights of the Texas 2k event.
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) found the perfect project car and the perfect helper for the project.
Doug from Switchcars has become known as the Mexican Stig for reasons including his insistence upon driving sideways wherever he goes. Here he tells some of his best drifting stories.
Today Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) tells us about his adventures owning a Ford GT40 Replica.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) discusses what it would actually take to break the Cannonball Run record he set in 2013 with Dave Black & Dan Huang.
Damon from Daily Driven Exotics (http://www.youtube.com/dailydrivenexo...) is always up to something crazy in a car. Sliding a Huracan between Jake Paul and a Bugatti certainly qualifies.
Pam from NortheastWheelsEvents.com has had a lot of automotive jobs but one of the most intense was doing Post Sale Inspections and Manheim Dealer Wholesale Auctions.
Adam LZ (http://www.youtube.com/adamlz) has had some interesting automotive experiences but this one was so crazy he has waited over 2 years to tell anyone.
Doug from Switchcars has put some crazy deals together but this was the only one that required that he sleep in a Range Rover inside a car hauler.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) has a young son who loves playing with toy cars. They love building crazy Hot Wheels tracks and collecting the awesome cars. Ed enjoys the educational aspects of track construction and the physics principles his son gets to learn through the race track building.
Rob Pitts (IG: @rob_pitts) came up in the collector car business under some august tutelage. Today he shares a story of a very unique time he spent in a C4 Corvette.
As a student at Georgia Tech, Jayce had access to some amazing resources as a student. They allowed him to turn his DeLorean DMC-12 into a screen accurate time machine. Of course, things didn't exactly go as planned.
Austin (http://youtube.com/austinsgarage) is proud to be known as the Yugo guy, however, he doesn't actually like driving the car all that much. Here's why.
Austin loves to learn more about cars. He has done that at Genius Garage and as an employee of a multi-franchise exotic car dealership. Of course in both of those, there are good days and bad days. Here is one that could have been a very bad one.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) explains his latest automotive acquisition.
Rob Pitts (IG: @rob_pitts) has sold a lot of cars to single moms but this might be the coolest.
Many Americans dream of owning TVRs but few understand what the cars are actually like. Russell from UK Wheels Events explains what owning a Sagaris is actually like.
Adam LZ (http://www.youtube.com/adamlz) tells us about another one of his craziest automotive adventures that led the world to believe he had been banned from Australia!
Doug Tabbutt explains the path to a good car story and the crazy circumstance that led to his latest car purchase - Seascape
Ed (IG: @edbolian) is always looking for strange car deals so when he got a call asking if he wanted to buy a Porsche Carrera GT for $3,000, it certainly piqued his interest.
George Grob (IG: @gmgautomotive) knows that video content marketing is a great way to grow his business but when you modify high horsepower cars for street racing, the police tend to take issue with it
Eric McClellan (http://youtube.com/c/gearheaddaily) knows that there is no point in being young if you can't also be stupid so he decided to buy a sport bike. His mother proceeded to teach him some lessons from that point on.
Rob Ferretti (https://www.youtube.com/superspeedersrob) has done some crazy things in cars but when he found the cheapest armored car on Earth, some insanity with Matt Farrah was bound to happen.
Today Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) explains why all Porsches are cool but the 944 is the best.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) just finished the Nashville to Las Vegas Lux Rally event. He shares some thoughts on the trip.
Damon from Daily Driven Exotics (http://www.youtube.com/dailydrivenexo...) has gotten really good at sliding supercars around but that sometimes has some consequences. In his first YouTube video ever, he actually crashed his Lamborghini Gallardo and has never talked about it until now.
Troy (IG @troyj.schneider) was searching for the best car to beat Ed Bolian's time of 28:50 from NY to LA. Here's why he thinks the Corvette is the perfect choice.
Austin was looking for the perfect automotive summer job and he found it - working as a porter and shop hand at a multi-franchise exotic car dealership. Today he shares some of the awesome experiences that came from that job.
Doug Tabbutt explains why his warehouse is no place for a cat.
Ed (https://www.youtube.com/edbolian) wants to buy the new Ford GT but Ford hasn't been able to decide if he is going to get to do that.
Adam has an amazing group of car-loving friends and when one of them crashed their Porsche 911, the rest of them schemed together to fake a car-kidnapping and rebuild it in secret.
Coy White always wanted a WRX and when he got one, he found it was very easy to find himself in more trouble than he planned
Rob Pitts (IG: @rob_pitts) couldn't find a way to get out of jury duty so he had to make the best of it. In his case, that meant buying and selling over $150,000 worth of cars.
After dreaming of owning a Lamborghini all his life, Bobby found a broker negotiating lease takeovers. He put a huge down payment up and took delivery of a 2008 Gallardo. Soon, he wanted to make some money off of renting it out but unfortunately, the first rental went worse than he ever could have imagined.
Chris DiGanci (https://www.youtube.com/therockabilly...) has a favorite car movie - Christine. He always wanted the car but life hasn't made that easy.
Ed (https://www.youtube.com/edbolian) shares some tips on how to sell more exotic cars in the most enjoyable way possible
Alex Palmeri of Legit Street Cars (https://www.youtube.com/legitstreetcars) knows what to look out for in a Mercedes AMG car. He thought he had found the perfect car to showcase a major DIY repair but instead he found out the seller was wrong about the issue.
Colton Amster from Redline Restorations deals with clients and cars from all over but many are looking to treat cars as a recreational investment. Colton explains how he counsels buyers and investors through that process.
DJ has a rather interesting driving record but he tries to keep it buttoned up. Here is a story about a day when things didn't go well.
Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) shows us how we thought we understood the DeLorean DMC-12 but really had no idea.
Adam LZ (http://www.youtube.com/adamlz) has been setting goals and crushing them for a very long time but his first major automotive goal was to own a white over red BMW 335. He talks about what that car meant to him and how it propelled him to the success he has today!
Austin hasn't been having much luck with the ladies and he thinks it might not be his fault. Here are some recent experiences that didn't work out well.
Alex Palmeri (https://youtube.com/legitstreetcars) has always loved AMG cars but he decided to branch out toward the BMW M range. He decided on the E39 but did he buy the worst, highest mileage one on Earth?
John Temerian from Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) used to run LouLaVie exotic car rental company in Miami, FL. Late one night they got a call asking for a Ferrari and a Lamborghini for Justin Bieber. From there, the night got pretty crazy.
Whether it is shrewd market manipulation, creative financing, or VIP status; there are plenty of ways to own your dream car. Today we have Tom, Ed, and Nick talking about 3 different paths to buying the perfect cars for them.
OJ Lopez spent some time tuning cars in the Middle East and there was never a dull moment. He shares some stories about the culture, the driving, and the insanity of it all. We are glad he made it home in one piece.
Jeff from JR Garage (https://www.youtube.com/jrgarage) has been buying and fixing salvage exotic cars with his brother but they really wanted a V12 Lambo. They found an amazing deal on an Aventador but after they paid for it and got it picked up by a transporter, things got a bit crazy.
On Friday, VINwiki released this story (https://youtu.be/xQf5Sr0EtcM) about the guys from JR Garage trying to buy a damaged Lamborghini Aventador from a broker in Nebraska. The VINwiki app community came together to figure out the true story.
As a dealer in Ohio, Doug from Switchcars is subject to some strange laws and regulations. Years ago, he tried to work around them by setting up a dealership in New Hampshire. It didn't go very well.
Rob "Rabbit" Pitts (IG: @rob_pitts) has a unique relationship with his father but when it comes to car deals, it is all business. Who wins though?
Coy White thought street racing was a good way to impress girls. It seemed like a good idea until he got pulled over and found out that his license was suspended. That meant it was time to teach the girl how to drive a stick
Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) thought it was a great idea to build a fully scaled model of the largest flying dinosaur. That meant he had to test it to see if it could really fly. What car was best to launch it? Will it fly?
John Ficarra used to run a film car company in Brooklyn and one of their projects was to get cars for the Jay-Z music video Lost One ft. Chrisette Michele in the West Village, Harlem, and Tudor City. One of the cars was the one-off Maybach Exelero Coupe which they had to fly over from Germany. The job went well but not exactly as planned, fortunately they were well compensated.
John Temerian from Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) is always chasing the latest supercar appreciation trend but those efforts may never make up for the missed opportunity when his father sold his 250 GTO s/n 3647GT.
Ed Bolian (https://www.youtube.com/edbolian) started an exotic car rental company out of his dorm room at Georgia Tech at 20 years old. He explains what it takes to start one today and whether or not it is a good idea.
Mitch Katz is the President of Premier Financial Services. He knows the ins and outs of the exotic car financing world but he also loves cars through and through. Today he shares the story of his beloved Alfa Rome Giulia Spider.
Jovian Yoh (IG: @yellofly) has a long history of speeding in all kinds of cars but today he answers the question of what car gets more tickets - a bright orange Lamborghini or a modded Volkswagen GTI.
We have all heard of the Gumball 3000 but during the early days, it was a very different experience. Chris did the 02 and 03 events and had plenty of fun despite some serious setbacks.
Rob (IG: @rob_pitts) has been in a lot of strange car buying situations. This one might have been the most awkward.
Ed Bolian (https://www.youtube.com/edbolian) has been daily driving Lamborghinis for most of the last decade and today he offers some insight into what it is really like to do.
The 1979 Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash was the craziest street race ever held. John was the youngest participant that year in Lotus Esprit. The only accident reported in that event was an all girl team that ran off the road but this is the story of the crash no one talked about. Images copyright and with permission from John Harrison & Gero Hoschek.
Tim "Shmee" Burton (https://youtube.com/shmee150) fell in love with the new Ford GT immediately and sent in the application but when he heard about the McLaren Senna, he needed one of those too. They were supposed to be far apart in delivery timing but as things got closer, it was going to be tight!
Mike Costigan (https://youtube.com/driveshowtv) changes cars like most people change socks but he likes to use the VINwiki app to see where they end up. When he saw a similar looking Performante Spyder to one he owned new on this DDE Video (https://youtu.be/XV7mJC73K5U) he thought it might be his.
Sean (https://bit.ly/2OrZ75G) had some project cars that he was storing in rented remote barn. When he returned to his Bronco one day, he found something very strange and difficult to explain.
We have all heard about the Ford vs Ferrari battles of the 1960s but this one you probably haven't heard about. In 1965 both teams pulled out all the stops for Le Mans. John Ficarra tells the unbelievable story of the race where everything went wrong.
John Temerian from Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) comes from a family of car lovers but his father has proven his love for the Lamborghini brand for nearly 50 years now. Here is the story of his Miura.
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Today Tim "Shmee" Burton (https://youtube.com/shmee150) shares the story of the most epic driving day of his life where he found himself on track in a Mercedes CLK GTR alongside a McLaren F1, Porsche 911 GT1 and a selection of other multi-generational hypercars. It doesn't get any better.
Ed recently got the chance to live the life of an automotive influencer. Watch as he goes behind the scenes at the #Iowa300 with Honda to see the links between their motorsports program and production vehicles. He also got to take an epic ride in the two-seater with Arie Luyendyk Jr. and lead the pace lap during a broadcast with NBC Sports.
Doug from Switchcars can flip almost anything for a profit, but can he sell an automotive domain name for as much as a house? Let's see.
Jason Thorgalsen (IG: @speedracer38) has spent a lot of time around exotic cars but this might have been his coolest assignment ever. Spend a few weeks as a pretend taxi driver in a McLaren SLR to promote the new Top Gear series.
Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) loves cars as much as anyone can but he knows the industry has to change. He set out to see how efficient and sustainable he could build a car and this has been the result.
Rob (IG: @rob_pitts) has been organizing car shows and events for years but when one spectator heard his voice, he knew there were greater things ahead. This is the story of Hot Rods & Happy Hour.
John always wanted to own a Ferrari and when he found a great deal on one at an estate sale, it happened! His time with the car was nearly cut short by a natural disaster but you will never believe what happened to the Ferrari.
After a DNF at the final Cannonball in '79, John Harrison was excited to have the chance to try it again in 1984 during the first One Lap of America event. It ended up being one of the craziest road trips of all time.
AutoTempest is the best place to find your dream car or your next project. They allow you to search nationally on all the major listing sites.
Omar (IG: omarurrlife) was approached to be on a vaguely defined car show on Netflix. He might have exaggerated his driving experience and he ended up crashing the Viper he was going to use but he still made it on as a contestant on Hyperdrive.
Mike Costigan (https://youtube.com/driveshowtv) doesn't usually need a reason to drive fast but when his wife was in labor during a high-risk pregnancy, he put his foot down hard in his BMW E60 M5. Even with a wife clearly in labor, though, it didn't get him out of a ticket during a roadside stop.
John Temerian from Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) is always looking for the next great vintage exotic car. This is the story of the barn find Miura.
Here's a VINwiki Saturday Special! A day after Ed's trip to Charlotte to give this presentation (https://youtu.be/jCIB5k1jfZA) and then a visit to Charlotte Cars and Coffee (https://youtu.be/sVeSxWNSmbg), he was at the August 2019
Tim "Shmee" Burton (https://youtube.com/shmee150) has gotten to drive just about every amazing car on Earth but there was one car that had him so excited, he would stop at nothing for the chance to experience it.
Alex Roy (IG: @alexroy144) is one of the best storytellers on the planet and this may be his best one.
Ed (https://youtube.com/edbolian) tells the story of the craziest day of driving he has ever experienced.
Sean (https://bit.ly/2OrZ75G) has had some strange car experiences but this may be weirdest. He was driving along a highway when out of nowhere, a lady jumped in front of his car. After he hit her, he never expected her response.
Alex (IG: @lamboallstar & @prestigevaletservices) owns a large valet company in Atlanta. He has some crazy stories but today he is sharing some that actually weren't his problems.
As a 15 year veteran of the car business, Doug (IG: switchcars) has encountered all types of car scammers and in today's video he shows us how to deal with an amateur car scammer.
Sean Rayhall (IG: @seanrayhall) has raced all over the world and in all types of cars. Today he tells us about some of his craziest crashes.
Ed (https://youtube.com/edbolian) has owned a lot of cars with strange histories but this one just got stranger. Ed got a call from Idin Goli (IG: @idingoli), the founder of Newter.com, who told him the unbelievably story behind the car's past accident.
As a film car consultant, John got some strange requests but the call to blow up a taxi for a photoshoot was one to truly get excited about.
Rob "Rabbit" Pitts has a unique relationship with his father but this was a proposal he never expected on his wedding day. If you are subscribed to Rob's new channel, you will have heard this story a few days ago.
Omar (IG: omarurrlife) didn't have any idea what he was in for when he was accepted to go on Netflix Hyperdrive. Here's what happened.
Kyle Conner wanted to beat Alex Roy's NY to LA Record but when Ed Bolian beat it in 2013, he set his sights on a different idea. As Tesla gained notoriety and built out their supercharger network, the possibility of an Electric Vehicle Cannonball became possible
John Temerian from Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) is always looking for missing vintage exotic cars. This is the story of one of his greatest finds ever - the Countach Turbo.
Caffeine & Octane is a great part of Atlanta car culture. Ed Bolian and Rob Pitts give you a tour of this month's event.
Federico Sceriffo (IG: federicosceriffo17) is in the middle of his second season of Formula D in his Ferrari 599 GTB drift car - Fiorella. It has not been an easy road to building a reliable car but today he talks about some of their greatest strides.
Jason Thorgalsen (IG: @speedracer38) has been on a lot of amazing rallies but this was the craziest experience he ever had on one.
Tim "Shmee" Burton (https://youtube.com/shmee150) loves the Gumball 3000 but when he finally got the chance to do the event in his own dream car - a McLaren MP4-12C, a cop did not take kindly to him.
John Harrison was invited to be an extra on the production of the Cannonball Run movie along with the car he had run in the final 1979 Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. Here's what it was like behind the scenes.
Peter bought The Bitcoin Lamborghini 2 years ago and it has been a project ever since. His latest goal was to make it shoot flames and today he explains how he did that.
John was the historian at Canepa and sometimes that involved some unique requests, like organizing an elaborate fake heist of a billionaire client's $3 million car
Doug has done a lot of moving and rented a lot of U-Haul trailers but after these experiences, it sounds like he is not going to have that option next time!
Alex Roy (IG: alexroy144) is one of the most legendary figures in rallies and cross country driving. Today he shares a story of the craziness behind the scenes amongst the fastest teams on Gumball.
Ed (https://youtube.com/edbolian) talks us through buying a car for his wife.
Jonathan Bowman (IG: j.bowman2727 & @musiccitydreamcars) started an exotic car rental company and ran it for 5 years. Here are 10 of his worst experiences in the industry.
Who is more American than Rob "Rabbit" Pitts? He was asked to represent the USA at an American Car show in England. It was quite an adventure.
Alex (IG: @lamboallstar & @prestigevaletservices) owns a large valet company in Atlanta and absolutely loves cars. His longest running project is his LoveFab Turbo Acura NSX-T that has been in 2 Fast & Furious movies.
Jovian (IG: yellofly) got to live every car guy's dream. He got to visit the factory in Maranello and spec a 1 of a kind LaFerrari. What could be better?
John Temerian from Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) wanted to start an exotic car rental company, but he didn't have any cars to rent. That was until someone offered him the chance to have a fleet of cars if he could repossess them from Scott Tucker, the payday loan scam artist.
Federico Sceriffo (IG: federicosceriffo17) decided it was a good idea to turn a supercar into a drift beast. It wasn't cheap. Here's how not cheap it was.
Ed (https://youtube.com/edbolian) and Tom Park (IG: clubblau) were recently on a Lux Rally event where they had several encounters with law enforcement. This is one that seemed like it was about to go a lot worse.
Mitch Katz shares a crazy adventure in the world of exotic car leasing at Premier Financial Services. If you are looking for a great way to finance your next exotic car, be sure to give them a call.
Carl Reese (IG: @endurancedriver) is passionate about living life to the fullest and supporting the Motorcycle Relief Foundation (https://motorelief.org). He has set multiple EV cross country records and the Motorcycle Cannonball Record. Here's why.
Mike has owned a ton of cars and he is tired of experiencing the depreciation and acquisition costs for each deal so he is going to spend the next year test driving 50 amazing cars and figuring out which one is truly the best car for him
Sam from SeenThroughGlass is Driving the World in his Porsche 911 Carrera T. The craziest adventure he has had thus far was in the Nullabor Desert in Australia
Mitchell does a lot of late night driving and that means that occasionally he runs into drunk drivers. He tends to tell the police about it but this time, it got really crazy.
Omar (IG: @omarurrlife) has sold a lot of cars but this one was a unique deal. Selling a car to Kanye West to give away and letting Desiigner pretend to buy one. All in a day's work.
John Harrison was a veteran of the real Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash as well as the first One Lap of America with Brock Yates of Car & Driver. When Chrysler wanted prove that the new Lamborghini SUV was capable of surviving road use, they asked him to put it though its paces along with a World Champion racing driver.
Alex Roy (IG: alexroy144) is one of the most legendary figures in rallies and cross country driving. Today he shares a story of the a time things got a bit out of hand on Bullrun.
Ed (https://youtube.com/edbolian) explains how you can win his Porsche 993 when VINwiki hits 1 million subscribers. You just need to download the VINwiki app and make at least 25 posts.
Dustin Worles (https://www.youtube.com/user/mischief...) from Mischief & Teckademics is finally telling the story of a 2 year legal battle that cost him and his friends over $30,000 due to fabricated charges, illegal searches, lawyer intimidation, and more corrupt craziness.
Sean (https://bit.ly/2OrZ75G) needed an AWD SUV for the family and he heard about the ex-police cars that were coming up for auction. It turned out to be a lot of fun!
Here is another one of John Ficarra's craziest film car stories.
Check out more of Jonathan's adventures in the exotic car rental business here
Why would you race coast coast in a car worth less than $3,000? That is what the C2C Express is all about. Here are the participants of the 5th and final running explaining why they are headed out on an outlaw road race inspired by the legendary Cannonball Run.
Doug has a unique love for a very rare Aston Martin - the DB7 GT and GTA. Unfortunately, when he finally got the chance to sell one, a local school teacher tried to ruin it.
John Temerian from Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) sells the most amazing exotic cars in the world but would he be better off just keeping them?
Ernie (https://bit.ly/2WnIDMg) grew up loving the GT40. When the 2005 cars were announced, he had to have one. When the latest generation was announced, he wanted that too. Here is the path to getting the car.
Carl Reese (IG: @endurancedriver) is passionate about living life to the fullest and supporting the Motorcycle Relief Foundation (https://motorelief.org). He has set multiple records in cars and on motorcycles and this story was from an attempt to set the solo LA to NY record.
Tom Park (IG: clubblau) has known Ed Bolian (https://youtube.com/edbolian) for 15 years and explains his regret for not taking Ed up on the invitation to join for the Cannonball record. Recently they went on Lux Rally together and Tom offers his thoughts on what makes Ed fast behind the wheel.
Sam from SeenThroughGlass has an amazing channel at https://youtube.com/seenthroughglass. One of his most surreal experiences was the Pebble Beach Rally where he and his friend got pooped on by a bird in a $50 million Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.
tony Seara from GlassParency used to work in service at a General Motors dealership. Today he shares a story of how he and his team dealt with an upset customer in a very creative way.
Ed (IG: @edbolian) loves buying strange cars in strange circumstances, even when most people wouldn't take the risks. This one seemed so much like the perfect car for him, he might have been the target.
Sam (IG: hardupgarage) was deeply inspired by the Fast & Furious franchise and the most legendary car of the series might be Dominic Toretto's Dodge Charger. He found a secretive auction where he bought a prop car from Fast & Furious live, but in fact it was a real car used in the film. This is the story of the NASCharger.
When Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) was looking for the perfect goal for this year's Genius Garage students when he found out that the old boys' club got their feelings hurt from one of his last stories. Here's what happened next.
Dustin Worles (https://www.youtube.com/user/mischief...) from Mischief & Teckademics told the story of Mondeo and their Cannonball Run Europe trip earlier but here's what happened when that story aired.
On October 19-20, 2013, Ed Bolian, Dave Black, and Dan Huang set the Cannonball Record of 28 hours 50 minutes. This weekend, that record was broken.
Tim "Shmee" Burton (https://youtube.com/shmee150) didn't buy a McLaren Senna to sit and look at it. He wanted to use it as it was intended. That meant taking it to the Nurburgring. But could make it the fastest Senna ever around the track?
David Patterson (https://youtube.com/thatdudeinblue) loves traveling the world to see how car culture varies. When the opportunity to visit Puerto Rico's car scene came up, it was something he couldn't turn down.
Scott from GlassParency has honed the craft of getting the best possible deals on luxury car leases. Today he breaks down the best ways to shop, negotiate, and explians the tricks that dealers use.
Sam (IG: @hardupgarage) found himself entered into a Rat Rod build off but he didn't go the traditional route. He started with a barn find Rolls Royce.
John Harrison was a veteran of the real Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash as well as the first One Lap of America with Brock Yates of Car & Driver. Today he shares the story of tracking down the Lotus they drove in the event in 1979.
Jonathan was running Music City Dream Cars when a customer tried to steal their Lamborghini Huracan. Fortunately Ed was able to help save the day
Doug encounters a lot of would-be automotive scammers. Recently he decided to mess with one. Here's what happened.
Tyler "Hoovie" Hoover loves buying cheap examples of interesting and exotic cars but it tends to end badly. Fortunately the YouTube audience seems to really enjoy the carnage. It appears he isn't slowing down anytime soon.
Matt LaMarsh (IG: @mlamarsh) has always loved cars and houses but he seems to struggle with how they interact. Here are the two strange tales of cars meeting houses in unfortunate ways.
Todd Cooperider from Esoteric Detail finally got the chance to work on a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport press car, but unfortunately it was in the middle of the worst back pain he has ever experienced. Here's the story of what happened.
Sam from SeenThroughGlass has an amazing channel at https://youtube.com/seenthroughglass. He has had some amazing automotive adventures but this may be the top - getting to drive a real F1 car.
Tony Seara from GlassParency used to work in service at a General Motors dealership and his brother-in-law is a repo man. Who knew Thanksgiving was a good time to repo cars with family?
Ed (IG: @edbolian) is always open to a strange car deal. Here's how he ended up with the W Motors Lykan Hypersport from Fast & Furious.
The New York to Los Angeles Cannonball Record that Ed Bolian, Dave Black, and Dan Huang set in 2013 has just been broken by Arne Toman, Doug Tabbutt, and Berkeley Chadwick. Here's the amazing story of the fastest cross country drive of all time.
The New York to Los Angeles Cannonball Record that Ed Bolian, Dave Black, and Dan Huang set in 2013 has just been broken by Arne Toman, Doug Tabbutt, and Berkeley Chadwick. Here's the story of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz E63S AMG they used to do it.
When Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) got the chance to have a ride along with a K9 cop, he was amazed to learn what really goes on behind the scenes.
Dustin Worles (https://www.youtube.com/user/mischief...) from Mischief & Teckademics has been filming exotic car craziness for decades but the antics from this collection might be the top.
When John Temerian started Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) the first car they actually bought was the final Ferrari Enzo. Here's what happened when they tried to import the car.
Tyler "Hoovie" Hoover always wanted a Ferrari. This attempt didn't end well.
Sam (IG: hardupgarage) explains how he came about the Lykan Hypersport from Fast & Furious Live.
Juan Garcia from Premier Financial Services has had several of the coolest jobs in the car business. From manufacturers to dealers to financial services - he has done it all. Here are some of his craziest experiences.
This is the story of Shmee's greatest automotive adventure - from snowy alps to an African Safari.
@airrack Eric Decker saw Elon Musk unveil the new Tesla Cyber Truck and knew he needed to add to the meme culture.
Steve travels between the US and Japan often and as a lover of exotic cars, he wanted to learn everything he could about the legendary Japanese midnight Lamborghini drives. He got more than he bargained for
Ed (https://youtube.com/edbolian) found a great deal on a Ferrari but he couldn't afford it so his wife bought it
John Ficarra has worked around the car business in several ways but his time renting picture cars was some of the most eye opening
Omar (IG: @urrlife) loves going on the goldRush rally. Today he shares the story of how he learned to wrap your car in a more subtle color.
Sam from SeenThroughGlass has an amazing channel at https://youtube.com/seenthroughglass. Today he shares the tale of wildest ride of his life.
Doug from Switchcars shares a story about his discovery of the strangeness of the pre-owned Corvette market.
Shortly after John Temerian started Curated (https://www.youtube.com/c/CuratedTVby...) he was offered one of the coolest Countaches ever made.
When Casey Putsch (https://www.youtube.com/putsch1) learned that Ed had gotten the shell of the Lykan Hypersport from Fast and Furious Live, he knew it had to be the next Genius Garage project. Today he explains his plan and how you can be a part of it.
When Tavarish (https://www.youtube.com/tavarish) found an ex-Pimp My Ride Dodge Caravan he knew it would make the perfect Christmas present for another famous YouTuber.
Sam (IG: hardupgarage) tells the story of one of the most amazing SEMA builds he has ever been a part of - The Baja 911.
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Arne's latest Cannonball record: https://youtu.be/GOWn1WSYhVQ His E63 got destroyed: https://youtu.be/N2EeJsF75gs Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from AvalonKing. Get the #1 rated DIY Ceramic Coating at https://vinwiki.com/r/avalonking VINwiki on iOS - https://vinwiki.com/ios VINwiki on Android - https://vinwiki.com/android VINwiki Merchandise - https://store.vinwiki.com Please support all of our 2020 Sponsors: AutoTempest - https://vinwiki.com/r/autotempest Premier Financial Services - https://vinwiki.com/r/pfs Exotic Car Hacks - https://vinwiki.com/r/ech Dream Car Xchange - https://vinwiki.com/r/dcx The Ticket Clinic - https://vinwiki.com/r/tc AvalonKing - https://vinwiki.com/r/avalonking Obsessed Garage - https://vinwiki.com/r/og Transparent by GlassParency - https://vinwiki.com/r/gp XtremeXperience - https://vinwiki.com/r/xx Vincero Watches - https://vinwiki.com/r/vincero Lux Rally - https://vinwiki.com/r/luxrally AP3 Paint Protection - https://vinwiki.com/r/ap3 ESOTERIC Fine Detail - https://vinwiki.com/r/esoteric Honey - https://vinwiki.com/r/honey Support the Cannonball Memorial Run - https://vinwiki.com/r/cmr Support the Brock Yates Memorial Fund - https://vinwiki.com/r/yates #Drifting #StolenCar #CheapCars
@ThatDudeinBlue got a Supra for $36 - https://youtu.be/2k6L9daojwE David runs from the cops - https://youtu.be/cQ3astaJ-vU David @ThatDudeinBlue Patterson got to live the life of a Fast & Furious stunt driver with the production team from Hobbs & Shaw. He shares his experiences at the McLaren Technology Center and driving the McLaren 720S around Silverstone. Here's his full video: https://youtu.be/4PA8CblHths Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from AvalonKing. Get the #1 ra
Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from AvalonKing. Get the #1 rated DIY Ceramic Coating at https://vinwiki.com/r/avalonking Doug's dream Corvette - https://youtu.be/WGBF0CPXvpg Crazy world of 'vette sales - https://youtu.be/bjlwvlBJcPo Doug accused of laundering drug money - https://youtu.be/_qui2JhAgIQ Doug's car stories - https://vinwiki.com/r/doug Doug from @switchcars explains why Corvettes are better as cars than boats but worth owning as both. VINwiki on iOS - https
Hoovie's hilarious dealership experience: https://youtu.be/6zn5BVfYx5c Top 5 Car Scams targeting dealers: https://youtu.be/-rXhAnu5ETU How car dealers make money: https://youtu.be/O16QjOWBj7c Jason Adkins is the Service Director at a dealer auto auction. He inspects cars that are for sale and settles arbitrations when car dealers accuse each other of misrepresenting them. Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from AvalonKing. Get the #1 rated DIY Ceramic Coating at https://vi
Repoing the Batmobile - https://youtu.be/f8RhWofFg3Q Lambo repo stories - https://youtu.be/OEbLy70F8cs Free supercars if you can find them - https://youtu.be/w6DRjy6zQ30 Mark Spence (IG: @suhspencce) from Spence Acquisitions buys and sells all kinds of cars but sometimes getting paid for them becomes a problem. Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from AvalonKing. Get the #1 rated DIY Ceramic Coating at https://vinwiki.com/r/avalonking VINwiki on iOS - https://vinwiki.com/i
Dunadel's Cannonball Record - https://youtu.be/GOWn1WSYhVQ His epic M5 flip - https://youtu.be/jm8nhpUNxnY His free wheels & tires - https://youtu.be/be-lwcHFVf4 Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from AvalonKing. Get the #1 rated DIY Ceramic Coating at https://vinwiki.com/r/avalonking VINwiki on iOS - https://vinwiki.com/ios VINwiki on Android - https://vinwiki.com/android VINwiki Merchandise - https://store.vinwiki.com Please support all of our 2020 Sponsors: AutoTempes
Travis's Full Code Cop Car - https://youtu.be/Qm4LHak5WZY Travis found Lee 1 - https://youtu.be/V_BDOjfDuyA Travis jumps the General Lee - https://youtu.be/-___WNsRDZw Travis Bell is the owner of Celebrity Machines (https://celebritymachines.com/) and a lover of star cars. Here's the story of Car and Driver's Movie Car Showdown. Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from AvalonKing. Get the #1 rated DIY Ceramic Coating at https://vinwiki.com/r/avalonking VINwiki on iOS - http
@ThatDudeinBlue got a Supra for $36 - https://youtu.be/2k6L9daojwE David runs from the cops - https://youtu.be/cQ3astaJ-vU David @ThatDudeinBlue Patterson has had some amazing motorsports experiences but this is his favorite. We can see why. Here's his full video: https://youtu.be/_KwI3p7b9hg Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from AvalonKing. Get the #1 rated DIY Ceramic Coating at https://vinwiki.com/r/avalonking VINwiki on iOS - https://vinwiki.com/ios VINwiki on Androi
Rabbit's Top 10 Car Stories - https://youtu.be/MMWQnzs9X-A Banned from eBay - https://youtu.be/liL_pjWWIwo Best first day selling cars - https://youtu.be/QixozP3X6EA Grandma's jacked up truck - https://youtu.be/eoU3q6wD02I The meth bust mini truck - https://youtu.be/w3UPssgHd9s @Rob Pitts is more at home on the street than the track but he may be catching the bug. Be sure to check out Rabbit's channel here: https://bit.ly/2k2GfMi Ed Bolian shrewdly negotiated $25 off Armor Shield IX from Aval
More stories from Bill Warner: The strangest Ferrari Daytona: https://youtu.be/TydTAmC5C-U 2 priceless junkyard finds: https://youtu.be/HsTLeTiabIE The holy grail of Fords: https://youtu.be/cNNa-stnzfs Bills run in the '75 Cannonball: https://youtu.be/Npb7Stj5-y0 Bill Warner is the Founder and Chairman of The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Foundation and he loves all types of cars. One of the strangest ones he has owned is his BMW M1. Learn more about Bill & the Concours at http://ameliaconc
The story of the E63 wreck - https://youtu.be/N2EeJsF75gs The new record set hours later - https://youtu.be/hU9tbwBzQKc The current overall record - https://youtu.be/GOWn1WSYhVQ Sean, Jason, and Mark tell their story of setting the diesel Cannonball record. Who knew a 170 hp car could do that?! Follow them on Instagram - Sean Petr (@roadtripwest), Jason Adkins (@thereal_nightmare_cars), and Mark Spence (@suhspencce). VINwiki on iOS - https://vinwiki.com/ios VINwiki on Android - https://vinwik
Doug's latest Cannonball record - https://youtu.be/GOWn1WSYhVQ Doug's best car stories - https://vinwiki.com/r/doug Doug Tabbutt from @switchcars tells the real story about what got him into the car business. VINwiki on iOS - https://vinwiki.com/ios VINwiki on Android - https://vinwiki.com/android VINwiki Merchandise - https://store.vinwiki.com Please support all of our 2020 Sponsors: AutoTempest - https://vinwiki.com/r/autotempest Premier Financial Services - https://vinwiki.com/r/pfs Exoti
Watch the @Hoovies Garage cut of Car Trek 1 - https://youtu.be/0aW9kKmzHgk Car Trek 2 Premieres on @Tavarish's channel Monday, Oct 5, 2020 Car Trek is Presented by AutoTempest - https://vinwiki.com/r/autotempest Full Car Trek Playlist: https://vinwiki.com/r/cartrek Check out DreamCarXchange, the new marketplace for enthusiast and collector cars. Lots of fun things are happening with the VINwiki - DCX partnership so stay tuned for some opportunities to buy some amazing cars. Check it out here: h
Travis found Lee 1 - https://youtu.be/V_BDOjfDuyA He jumped the General Lee - https://youtu.be/-___WNsRDZw General Lee on the Bandit Run - https://youtu.be/ia-9ZB_1LT4 Car & Driver Movie Car Shootout - https://youtu.be/vznFjKXOohk Dukes of Hazzard BTS - https://youtu.be/FQHnCW7rAlo Check out DreamCarXchange, the new marketplace for enthusiast and collector cars. Lots of fun things are happening with the VINwiki - DCX partnership so stay tuned for some opportunities to buy some amazing cars. Che
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@ThatDudeinBlue got a Supra for $36 - https://youtu.be/2k6L9daojwE David runs from the cops - https://youtu.be/cQ3astaJ-vU David @ThatDudeinBlue Patterson has not had the best luck with project cars but this Acura Integra may be the worst. Check out DreamCarXchange, the new marketplace for enthusiast and collector cars. Lots of fun things are happening with the VINwiki - DCX partnership so stay tuned for some opportunities to buy some amazing cars. Check it out here: https://vinwiki.com/r/dcx
Rabbit's Top 10 Car Stories - https://youtu.be/MMWQnzs9X-A Rabbit's stock car project - https://youtu.be/7O9p_v6T1fY @Rob Pitts has sold a lot of collector cars that came with crazy stories but this one is really amazing. Check out DreamCarXchange, the new marketplace for enthusiast and collector cars. Lots of fun things are happening with the VINwiki - DCX partnership so stay tuned for some opportunities to buy some amazing cars. Check it out here: https://vinwiki.com/r/dcx VINwiki on iOS -
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