This would have made a great TV commercial: “Is this a Ferrari?" "No. It’s a BMW." "I've never seen one like that." "It's pretty rare." And what made me laugh out loud was that out of everyone who he came across, it was the young Hooter's girl who didn’t need an explanation.
The M1, particularly with the Procar treatment is one of the coolest obscure supercars. Glad to hear that the ownership is even stranger than I thought.
Ed Bolian The rusty jones car was my favorite while I was working in the pits for the Daytona 24. I also drove in the Glenn 24 firehawk race. But the owner wouldn’t let us drive it to hard in order to finish the race with only 1 brake pad change. We made it last 22 hours on that set of pads, but we finished.
One of my favorite story tellers by far. I lost my grandfather when I was 9, and he used to talk about old buicks and Oldsmobiles, and take me for rides in his blue in blue new Yorker. Everything he used to tell me, went way over my head, but now when I watch this guy tell his stories, I feel like I'm 9 again but I understand what he's talking about finally lol
"Not a very powerful engine" talking about a 3.5 l six cyl at over 270 hp when a base Vette with 5 l V8 didn't even reach 200. Gotta remember the competition and time.
Derpy McDerpster I don’t see it as transphobic, I’d say he just wasn’t sure how to address the subject. Bruce Jenner was the one who actually drove the M1, but he has since changed his name/sex, so he probably just isn’t sure what to say since Caitlyn didn’t technically drive the car.
Bill's the type of total stranger you casually chat with for hours at a car show and later become good friends with. Such great stories from a hell of a story teller.
I like bill he is one of those guys you could listen to for hours even as a young kid. The kinda guy you would have as a neighbor and just stop by to talk with. Good memories for sure. We need to see more bill!
I went to Sbarro design in Switzerland back in the early 90's and was given a tour of the facilities. Among all of the wacky one off design concepts, they had 20-30 BMW M1's scattered around the collection. Some complete, some just shells. I was 15 at the time and the design student giving me the tour was impressed I knew what they were. Those were the first M1's I had ever seen and likely the last. You know bc "they're pretty rare". The car that always stuck out to me was the one off Sbarro Monster. It was this huge Kevlar bodied. 2 door off road truck with massive rims off a 747 jet. It reminded me of an Isuzu Amigo on steroids. One of those once in a lifetime experiences.
I’ve been lucky enough to see a couple, one was at a car show in Belfast Northern Ireland, always loved them so was so happy to see it, the one thing that surprised me was how small it was. The other car I seen was at the F1 Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in 2007 and it was a full original Pro-Car, it was an absolute beast!
Jrad's Edits I did an apprenticeship and subsequently worked at a small bmw shop in Germany in the mid 80’s to mid 90’s. The boss of the tuning shop in the back had one. It had flat spots on all tires from the brakes being locked up before hitting a semi after driving top speed at 3 am since traffic prevented that during the day even on unrestricted autobahns. There surprisingly wasn’t much other than fiberglass damage so the car was sent to the M1 specialists in Munich for restoration. A $10,000 + white paint job with the M colors stripe across the car and it was sold. Also had the pro series massive wing and BBS custom wheels. Still have photos of the awesome car.
I would probably follow him around till he stops just to talk to him about it. I saw a 635csi recently and was in love. Old bmws are great looking cars.
One of the reasons I love hearing Bill tell stories is that I'm from Jacksonville so when he mentions a road or location I know exactly what he's referring to. I grew up 3 stop lights away from that Hooters in the story.
I grew up about 20 mins from Watkins Glen, and remember going to those Firehawk 24 hours at the Glen races when I was a kid. They were always my favorite races. Seeing the cars coming into the 90 from Pitroof, with their rotors glowing red was such a thrill as a young car guy. I'd LOVE to hear more Firehawk/Escort series stories from Bill, if he's willing to tell them!
I grew up working at BMW dealership in Chicago NW suburbs. One of our customers had a red M1 with 20k miles. And he did a frame off restoration of a 2002 in green with tan leather and gold bbs wheels for his son. Both awesome cars.
Pro-tip: if you take your wife to Hooters, don't suggest she fill out a job application while you're there. No matter how many times you tell her its a compliment you're sleeping on the couch
In Dallas had a dealer selling M1 back 1983 .I took my Dad to look at car to buy it. Took me weeks get my Dad look at it.. He said the same thing with the fit finish. He did not like it and it was slow for price.We pulled up in 79-930 turbo and everything was slower. We had 72 Pantera back in garage that look like it but with 350 hp. 1/4 price. I was very disappointed but he was correct after watching this video.
There are definitely more than 1 or 2 turbocharged ones in Germany right now. I have seen quit a few of them, racing on the Nürburgring over the past couple of years, they are pretty easy to spot since they spit fire every time they are breaking. Apparently they run about 700hp and sound amazing.
This guy is gold - so relaxed - tells you stories you want to hear !! I feel Like I could listen to this guy talk all day. I could just see sitting down with him, asking questions and having the time of my life. Thanks so much for sharing !!!
Bill is always a fantastic guest. His delivery of stories are just so easy to enjoy with a wealth of knowledge and detail. He's not trying to impress but you can't help but hang on each word. The kind of owner who used to Cars & Coffee gatherings fun with conversations.
Amazing story, especially the bmw m1...love it, andy warhol's painted car no 76,was on display in malaysia in 2000s...at the petronas twin tower...was really happy that i saw the car and too pics with it
Back in the '90s I worked with a guy who bought an M1 with no engine from a junkyard for $25k. He fixed it up and drove it for a few years, then sold it for $125k to a guy who followed him into a parking lot to look at it.
I just saw an M1 but I thought it said M7 on the freeway on my commute a few days ago. I was surprised to see bmw emblems on it but I didn't disagree since I know there's a lot of special cars out there.
Bill is the best! I love when he is on and I’m a huge m1 fan being a bmwfanboy especially after selling them for 7 plus years between 2004-2012 which in my opinion one of the best periods for BMWs line of cars/suvs.
Great knowledge from this guy. I was reading about the M1 recently, and the only thing I noticed that he was close to a mistake on was that the car was originally planned to compete in Group 5, but rule changes during production made it Group 4.
Sounds like a great guy Bill. He went from talking about the M1 to a Camaro. I feel like this could be two videos. Only reason i know about this Camaro is he mentioned it in his previous video on this channel. I think he really likes that Camaro more than he lets on. Either that, or he likes to ramble on a bit. Still, he tells interesting stories. I feel compelled to listen.
One of my favorite M1 stories was: The Lamborghini connection. They had to go and break in to the plant to get the body molds back, because Lamborghini had gone into receivership, and the receivers wanted to claim the molds as their own.
Won a couple of hot laps at Lime Rock Park in a Procar M1 at the vintage race weekend about 15 years ago. It was awesome. If I remember correctly David Donahue was the driver. Instantly became my favorite BMW.
I will never forget seeing a brand new blue M1 in Munich back in early 1980. I was barley 9 years old and remember making my dad find a poster like Bill mentioned.
...Its so great to be back among the 'civilized housed' & off the streets, absorbing the whimsical tales of the multitudinous motorheads of the blessed VinWiki again. Stay healthy Ed, regards UK
In the 90’s, I talked to a guy who drove one to a vintage track day. Said they were running the heat on high the whole way on a hot summer day to keep it from over heating. He admitted it was a hard car to live with, but so cool!
In the rallying world, the M1 is legendary! It gets most of its European love from its rallying days. On par with the Lancia 037, or the Ferrari 308 rally edition. Legendary late 70s early 80s RWD mid engine rally cars.
I deal in collector tractors, and that bell curve is exactly true, even without a sales wave of people cashing out. 60’s tractors are worth 1/2 of what they were a decade ago.
Bill just made so many people feel really cool by imparting the knowledge that this vehicle model is, in fact , an M1 . By BMW. And that they’re kinda rare
I worked at a BMW dealer back in the late '80s. Owners bought an M1 out of Florida for $83K and we had it in the showroom. Every now and then, we would roll it out, slap a D-tag on and take it for a spin. I wasn't fast, but it was fun.
I'll never forget when I got off the Verazzano bridge and hit the Belt, and I see a blue 850i crusing in the middle lane, I knew I saw something real cool. But I soooo wish it was a M1!
Hey hey, I enjoyed this vid bro. Great material on your channel. His Insights about the rare M1 are priceless for those of us who have not been able to access this rare gem. Enjoyed hearing about some of the, ahem, 'quirks'.
Such a cool guy, I hope he feels he lived his life to the fullest because it sure seems like it to me! Many thanks for sharing these stories with us, and cheers to many more :)
In 1985 I bought a henna red M1, chassis #309 (?) for $64,000. It had 2,200 km on the odo...clutch was slipping already...sold it 5 days later to a Columbus, OH BMW dealer for $69,000...boy, do I regret that! I did get to deliver it from Boston, MA, though...only one speeding ticket along the way...true story...I have pictures of my M1, next to my 2002 Turbo and my dad's 635CSi.
This would have made a great TV commercial:
“Is this a Ferrari?"
"No. It’s a BMW."
"I've never seen one like that."
"It's pretty rare."
And what made me laugh out loud was that out of everyone who he came across, it was the young Hooter's girl who didn’t need an explanation.
Those lines Remind me of a skit of a certain austrian car
Girls can be car guys. 😁
So a late 70’s guy goes to Hooters for a burger with his wife! What a story that would be
I can attest to the truth of this statement. We would get this ALL the time from our red M1.
Love listening to Bill's stories. Good natured, likable guy.
Seriously would love to have lunch with this guy and listen to his stories. Seems like a super nice guy.
The M1, particularly with the Procar treatment is one of the coolest obscure supercars. Glad to hear that the ownership is even stranger than I thought.
Ed Bolian The rusty jones car was my favorite while I was working in the pits for the Daytona 24.
I also drove in the Glenn 24 firehawk race. But the owner wouldn’t let us drive it to hard in order to finish the race with only 1 brake pad change. We made it last 22 hours on that set of pads, but we finished.
Ed can you please ask him what the oil for the distributor was called I need it very bad for mine? Thanks in advance.
*best looking Procar was Hamman MotorSports in Germany*
"I've never seen one like that."
"It's pretty rare."
Best set of lines, ever.
This guy's stories are perfect. Tells them so simply, but the content is great. And who would have known hooters girls are car people 😂
take the wife to Hooters .........lol.
Copter Cop hah lol
@@lsd25records Hahaha he tried to play it off as if they had both decided to go to Hooters for a burger... A likely story 😂
Hooters girls have been in the back of so many cars they should know.
One of my favorite story tellers by far. I lost my grandfather when I was 9, and he used to talk about old buicks and Oldsmobiles, and take me for rides in his blue in blue new Yorker. Everything he used to tell me, went way over my head, but now when I watch this guy tell his stories, I feel like I'm 9 again but I understand what he's talking about finally lol
"Not a very powerful engine" talking about a 3.5 l six cyl at over 270 hp when a base Vette with 5 l V8 didn't even reach 200.
Gotta remember the competition and time.
“Bruce Jenner... Caitlyn Jenner... WHATEVER Jenner...”
love this guy 😂
yungxwill ok, so which Jenner ?
A men wanting to be called a women's name.... That's it
Spat out my coffee.
No doubt he'll come under attack for being transphobic. :/
Derpy McDerpster I don’t see it as transphobic, I’d say he just wasn’t sure how to address the subject. Bruce Jenner was the one who actually drove the M1, but he has since changed his name/sex, so he probably just isn’t sure what to say since Caitlyn didn’t technically drive the car.
Bill's the type of total stranger you casually chat with for hours at a car show and later become good friends with. Such great stories from a hell of a story teller.
I like bill he is one of those guys you could listen to for hours even as a young kid. The kinda guy you would have as a neighbor and just stop by to talk with. Good memories for sure. We need to see more bill!
I went to Sbarro design in Switzerland back in the early 90's and was given a tour of the facilities. Among all of the wacky one off design concepts, they had 20-30 BMW M1's scattered around the collection. Some complete, some just shells. I was 15 at the time and the design student giving me the tour was impressed I knew what they were. Those were the first M1's I had ever seen and likely the last. You know bc "they're pretty rare". The car that always stuck out to me was the one off Sbarro Monster. It was this huge Kevlar bodied. 2 door off road truck with massive rims off a 747 jet. It reminded me of an Isuzu Amigo on steroids. One of those once in a lifetime experiences.
Never seen an M1 in person. I would FREAK out if I saw one, so iconic
I’ve been lucky enough to see a couple, one was at a car show in Belfast Northern Ireland, always loved them so was so happy to see it, the one thing that surprised me was how small it was. The other car I seen was at the F1 Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in 2007 and it was a full original Pro-Car, it was an absolute beast!
I have but not in the wild, you certainly notice it
It’s the best car I saw in BMW museum in Munich, Germany
Jrad's Edits I did an apprenticeship and subsequently worked at a small bmw shop in Germany in the mid 80’s to mid 90’s. The boss of the tuning shop in the back had one. It had flat spots on all tires from the brakes being locked up before hitting a semi after driving top speed at 3 am since traffic prevented that during the day even on unrestricted autobahns. There surprisingly wasn’t much other than fiberglass damage so the car was sent to the M1 specialists in Munich for restoration. A $10,000 + white paint job with the M colors stripe across the car and it was sold. Also had the pro series massive wing and BBS custom wheels. Still have photos of the awesome car.
I would probably follow him around till he stops just to talk to him about it. I saw a 635csi recently and was in love. Old bmws are great looking cars.
One of the reasons I love hearing Bill tell stories is that I'm from Jacksonville so when he mentions a road or location I know exactly what he's referring to. I grew up 3 stop lights away from that Hooters in the story.
This is just one of many reasons I love this channel. I’m learning about obscure car history, that I most likely would never get elsewhere.
The M1... "it's pretty rare"
What do you think about the M1?
It’s alright
I love it! It's so different; boxy but smooth, so not bmw looking.
YES.
Its pretty rare
Super awesome
"Hoot-ettes" hahaha i kinda love this guy lol
I grew up about 20 mins from Watkins Glen, and remember going to those Firehawk 24 hours at the Glen races when I was a kid. They were always my favorite races. Seeing the cars coming into the 90 from Pitroof, with their rotors glowing red was such a thrill as a young car guy. I'd LOVE to hear more Firehawk/Escort series stories from Bill, if he's willing to tell them!
Love the story telling. I'll have to wear my Rotary pin more often. The bell curve theory, with age of the buyer as a factor, makes so much sense.
I grew up working at BMW dealership in Chicago NW suburbs. One of our customers had a red M1 with 20k miles. And he did a frame off restoration of a 2002 in green with tan leather and gold bbs wheels for his son. Both awesome cars.
Great stories. Loved fact that Hooter girl knew the M1. Race car story also great - glad the driver survived.
"I picked up my wife to go to Hooters"....🤔 where do I start?
Its still a sports bar and restaurant
@@Heatranoveryou I know. It was just a joke
@@JasonSvoboda 😂😅
Pro-tip: if you take your wife to Hooters, don't suggest she fill out a job application while you're there. No matter how many times you tell her its a compliment you're sleeping on the couch
With being jealous that his wife is this fuckin based
I didn't think anyone could tell a better story than Ed, but I could listen to Bill Warner tell stories all-day long. Wonderful.
needs a vanity plate: IS BMW
Or, ITS RARE
"NO RARI"
OHEYANM1
BIG
M1
In Dallas had a dealer selling M1 back 1983 .I took my Dad to look at car to buy it. Took me weeks get my Dad look at it.. He said the same thing with the fit finish. He did not like it and it was slow for price.We pulled up in 79-930 turbo and everything was slower. We had 72 Pantera back in garage that look like it but with 350 hp. 1/4 price. I was very disappointed but he was correct after watching this video.
There are definitely more than 1 or 2 turbocharged ones in Germany right now. I have seen quit a few of them, racing on the Nürburgring over the past couple of years, they are pretty easy to spot since they spit fire every time they are breaking. Apparently they run about 700hp and sound amazing.
That sounds fantastic
This guy is gold - so relaxed - tells you stories you want to hear !! I feel Like I could listen to this guy talk all day. I could just see sitting down with him, asking questions and having the time of my life. Thanks so much for sharing !!!
Bill is always a fantastic guest. His delivery of stories are just so easy to enjoy with a wealth of knowledge and detail. He's not trying to impress but you can't help but hang on each word. The kind of owner who used to Cars & Coffee gatherings fun with conversations.
Amazing story, especially the bmw m1...love it, andy warhol's painted car no 76,was on display in malaysia in 2000s...at the petronas twin tower...was really happy that i saw the car and too pics with it
This video is pretty rare.
Another brilliant Bill Warner story!The M1 is amazing
Back in the '90s I worked with a guy who bought an M1 with no engine from a junkyard for $25k. He fixed it up and drove it for a few years, then sold it for $125k to a guy who followed him into a parking lot to look at it.
Bill Warner is just the best. He'd be great for the next Q & A session. He has decades of experience & stories.
I can’t lie. I could listen to Bills stories all damn day. You keep that old Caddy and cruise that bad boy. Awesome.
I really enjoy hearing this guy tell stories. It's like hearing stories from your dad or grandpa back in the day!
Omg the way he told the first 3 minutes of "yeah it's pretty rare..." was GOLDEN. Great video and great story!
As much as I enjoy Ed and Rabbit’s stories, It’s nice to hear from the older guys too. Keep Bill’s stories coming!
"like a high-end kit car". So essentially it IS a Ferrari.
Ha! I think you misspelled Aston Martin
Well, built in a Lamborghini factory, so...
C'mon, you can't make a quip like that without the "Heyooooo" at the end.
I just saw an M1 but I thought it said M7 on the freeway on my commute a few days ago. I was surprised to see bmw emblems on it but I didn't disagree since I know there's a lot of special cars out there.
Great Stories like this are .......
pretty rare
An infectiously like-able old man this age could’ve told us more about the sandwich in this story and I still would’ve listened.
A wise man once said: "Enjoy every sandwich". ;-)
My new favorite episode, the M1 is such a great and under appreciated car, and Bill is such a likable individual.
Who's that? Rodney Dangerfield? No, that's Bill Warner. He's pretty rare.
I could listen to Bill tell stories all day.
Bill is the best! I love when he is on and I’m a huge m1 fan being a bmwfanboy especially after selling them for 7 plus years between 2004-2012 which in my opinion one of the best periods for BMWs line of cars/suvs.
Great story. Simple but genuinely great.
I could listen to these stories alllll day
Great knowledge from this guy. I was reading about the M1 recently, and the only thing I noticed that he was close to a mistake on was that the car was originally planned to compete in Group 5, but rule changes during production made it Group 4.
"it's pretty rare.." 🤣 so subtle about it
Bills is like a grandpa version of vinwiki lol his stories are amazing to hear before bed or to sit around a camp fire at lol
Love hearing stories about the 1LE Camaros.
Sounds like a great guy Bill. He went from talking about the M1 to a Camaro. I feel like this could be two videos. Only reason i know about this Camaro is he mentioned it in his previous video on this channel. I think he really likes that Camaro more than he lets on. Either that, or he likes to ramble on a bit. Still, he tells interesting stories. I feel compelled to listen.
Had a white M1 TYCO slot car as a kid- it was always my favorite. Perfect shape for a sports car.
Man I like a lot of the guys that come on and tell stories but Bill has to be my all time favorite.
I really like this guy!!! Love listening to him talk!!!
Thanks for sharing this with us, Bill! The M1 is my favorite automotive fantasy...
this guy is so cool, bring him back for more of his car adventures stories!
Really high-end Kit-car is the best discription of an M1 i've heard so far.
I love the way older gentleman tell stories. just perfect.
Bill is an automotive database of knowledge..always great stories..
One of my favorite M1 stories was: The Lamborghini connection. They had to go and break in to the plant to get the body molds back, because Lamborghini had gone into receivership, and the receivers wanted to claim the molds as their own.
Won a couple of hot laps at Lime Rock Park in a Procar M1 at the vintage race weekend about 15 years ago. It was awesome. If I remember correctly David Donahue was the driver. Instantly became my favorite BMW.
It's pretty rare.
Put that on a shirt with the silhouette of an M1 on a tee shirt and take my money, Ed.
I will never forget seeing a brand new blue M1 in Munich back in early 1980. I was barley 9 years old and remember making my dad find a poster like Bill mentioned.
Hamburger at Hooters. This man is a legend
I had a massive grin on my face the whole video. Loved the way this guy tells stories!
...Its so great to be back among the 'civilized housed' & off the streets, absorbing the whimsical tales of the multitudinous motorheads of the blessed VinWiki again. Stay healthy Ed, regards UK
Was lucky enough to see one while working at a gas station when I was in high school. The driver was pretty surprised I knew what it was.
I love when VINwiki has stories about the realities of supercar ownership. I wish they did more like this.
In the 90’s, I talked to a guy who drove one to a vintage track day. Said they were running the heat on high the whole way on a hot summer day to keep it from over heating. He admitted it was a hard car to live with, but so cool!
In the rallying world, the M1 is legendary! It gets most of its European love from its rallying days. On par with the Lancia 037, or the Ferrari 308 rally edition. Legendary late 70s early 80s RWD mid engine rally cars.
Awesome channel Ed.... Best story content on youtube!
Thank you. Glad you enjoy it!
Bill is definitely one of the best storytellers on Vinwiki.
BEST GUEST EVER! Ask him to send his friends over to tell their car stories also!
I'm gonna have to watch this again later with a nice glass of whiskey. Bill can tell some great stories!
I deal in collector tractors, and that bell curve is exactly true, even without a sales wave of people cashing out. 60’s tractors are worth 1/2 of what they were a decade ago.
Bill just made so many people feel really cool by imparting the knowledge that this vehicle model is, in fact , an M1 . By BMW. And that they’re kinda rare
Love the M1 body style, love the Procar version from the group b rally days even more.
Damn I love Bill Warner Stories!
And this one was a Twofer!
I worked at a BMW dealer back in the late '80s. Owners bought an M1 out of Florida for $83K and we had it in the showroom. Every now and then, we would roll it out, slap a D-tag on and take it for a spin. I wasn't fast, but it was fun.
I can only hope that I'm still having that much fun in 30 years. Great stories - I'd love to buy him a couple of beers and just listen.
I love this guy! He's every car guys dream grandpa!!
I'll never forget when I got off the Verazzano bridge and hit the Belt, and I see a blue 850i crusing in the middle lane, I knew I saw something real cool. But I soooo wish it was a M1!
I love this ole man. Reminds me of my late gramps. RIP to gramps.
Bill here is a raconteur... he's got me thinking I want to join rotary.
Hey hey, I enjoyed this vid bro. Great material on your channel. His Insights about the rare M1 are priceless for those of us who have not been able to access this rare gem. Enjoyed hearing about some of the, ahem, 'quirks'.
"How come this Ferrari has all those BMW medaillons on it?" Oh my gawd, I would have completely lost it.
😂 “Bruce Jenner..... 🧐 Kaitlyn Jenner.. Whatever Jenner” lol
I rarely watch videos longer than 10 minutes at normal speed, but this person tells his story so well that I don't
Beautiful story about a beautiful car. Thank you!
I love this guy! I think he is one of your best.
Such a cool guy, I hope he feels he lived his life to the fullest because it sure seems like it to me! Many thanks for sharing these stories with us, and cheers to many more :)
In 1985 I bought a henna red M1, chassis #309 (?) for $64,000. It had 2,200 km on the odo...clutch was slipping already...sold it 5 days later to a Columbus, OH BMW dealer for $69,000...boy, do I regret that! I did get to deliver it from Boston, MA, though...only one speeding ticket along the way...true story...I have pictures of my M1, next to my 2002 Turbo and my dad's 635CSi.
Stories like these are what got me hooked on vine imo channel
Wow nice video, was wondering where did the m1 story went but in the end,i got to listen two great stories in one video !
He’s one of my favorite guests you have!
M1 is an amazing beast of course I clicked
Fantastic stories from a great storyteller
That whole first part needs to be the commercial for the C8 corvette 🤣🤣
Those first few photos, were of our M1. Great video. Been a subscriber for a long time.