"When you see a tunnel, you roll down the windows , if they work, just to hear the sound". This guy got a wicked sense of humor. And a healthy dose of mild-mannered sarcasm. Great story! And still darn informative!
honestly, get more old people they have the best storys and they wont lie, like bladed angel once said:" i want to be the old fart in a aston martin in the future" all old farts with cool cars are awesome people
I was oogling at an old dudes ferrari f430 in the grocery store parking lot and he was like .. “you wanna drive it?” I drove a Ferrari that day. (Around the parking lot, humbly of course)
@@TryNotToHate1 lucky bastard! haha i had a testarusa (my english is hot garbage i dont know how to type it) next to my dads cafe when i was a small child, miss that thing it was bright red and amazing looking
The Daytona that Yates & Gurney won the 1971 Cannonball in is truly one of my dream cars. I am not sure the owner will ever part with it but if he does, it sounds like I would have some quirky ownership to look forward to.
June 1994, I worked for Edsel Ford at his new home he built in Grosse Ponite Michigan..... in the garge there was the fly yellow Daytona.... I stood there in awe as a 28 year old guy.... Edsel asked me “you like it" ??? I replied yes and he showed it to me....Wondefull expirence...
@@shadowblack1987 I hardly see anything spelled wrong what i did find spelled wrong was so little i had to really look the man has a really cool footnote on this topic i mean thats what your take away from the whole thing is come on
Moto Guzzi bruh chill. If you had watched the vid in full or at least paid attention you would know that the design studio employees added that stuff as a joke for their employer (who owned the car), and everything was easily removable.
Bill (he's a friend) has a zillion stories and each is better than the last. The thing he didn't mention is the smell of leather in the Daytona.. It's glorious!
Now, he´s the Grandpa I´d like to listen to forever :) And when he comes to the "Superfly Pimpmobile" i had that Charlie Brown - grin from erar to ear...
“You put the windows down to hear the engine if they worked.” Now that’s a priceless quote! Love Mr. Warner’s stories! Swear I have seen that Daytona here in Maine before. Makes sense now. Had to be him! Awesome!
I was just thinking about this prank the other day! I remember the article in Road & Track's FERRARI special issue back in 1990; pg 104 'postscript' article. I love how it states photos courtesy of 'GM Photographic'. lol
👍👍👍I experienced all the same: Not really working windows and AC, water coming in at front screen, extremely expensive tool box, exhaust fumes, etc. and at the same time mechanically super. But it was a bit later on a 328 and a 456. Perhaps it‘s simply part of the Ferrari experience which makes them the legend they are 😉
Great story, never had the windscreen leak on mine but pretty much everything else described here has happened. Don't care after 18 years of custodianship still the most exciting car I've ever driven.
When I heard "Edsel Speedster", a picture came into my mind of a Porsche 356 with ungodly modifications like the "Superfly Daytona". A quick Google search assuaged my fears though.
Excellent! Speaking of locking your car. If I place “valuables” in the trunk of my 1987 BMW 325i convertible with top-down. Both doors and trunk will unlock by simply reach from outside and pull the inside door lever. 🙂
Jacksonville, finally a man from the bold new city of the South. Wonder if he ever dealt with Carl Gray of Jacksonville. He was a higher up in chevorlet back in the day.
As someone who has spent time in a Daytona and a 71 Vette, restored one, and learned to drive stick in it... I:m inclined to agree the Vette is built better. However, that's not a testament to the build quality of GM during the period
What else do you have to say about the Daytona? With this gentleman, it's the second time i hear this car drives like a truck, is it true? Is it that bad? A truly don't meet your hero car?
@@mm-vs1zt I'm referring to fit and finish primarily. I thought it drove and handled well, although I was a teenager and today I wouldn't trust my opinion regarding that particular detail based on my lack of driving experience at the time. Biggest thing to remember is there's "fast" and there's fast. Antique cars are "fast". Ground pounders of the old days were lucky to make 450hp, tires had a contact patch as wide as a credit card, and ran 14 sec 1/4 mile times if you were lucky.
Barry M3 sorry they never used a real Daytona on set. I was there. Ferrari turned down Universals request to use a real Daytona so instead they got in contact with Tom McBurnie and Al Mardekian who provided the first two replicas to Universal.
@@WildPomStudios Thanks, I remember looking that up back then because it looked so cool and found out that it was a vett with a replica body. Also looked into cost for doing one myself but decided against because of the time it would have taken. Still have C3 Vett today
I have met you at cars and coffee a couple of years ago. I drive the fiero gt in town and love cars and coffee at Amelia island.vi have been invited 6 times. Great show
Bob baer, eh, i used to live in west paris, right near paris hill where his collection is. Shoulda dropped it off at nick dimios on streaked mtn. I saw the ferrari squad go thru a couple years, around 2008-2010. Coming down from sunday river.
Cool story and the $1.8 million he made from the sale of the Ford Speedster could have bought a handful of Ferraris and remodeled the house in Italian leather!
70's Lancia Beta has the same 2nd gear process, except I would drop it in clutch-less when the Revs matched, based on some kid in Bible School named Graham that explained that was how to shift his motorcycle, grazie e pace from Texas
@@Benny--- Have you ever actually worked on a Ferrari from that era, or just put one up on a lift. I have and they are some of the biggest POS vehicles built.
Everything about his Daytona can be extrapolated to all Italian sports cars up through the 1980s. He left out that they like to catch on fire, too. But falling in love with a pretty, challenging car that was never built to last that holds your wallet hostage is all part of the fun. I think instead of Stockholm Syndrome it’s called Maranello Syndrome.
"The best looking 240z in town" I'm dying
Yep that was the best part of the video !!! :-)
I'd take a 240Z over a Daytona every day.
Agreed. Best line ever. LOL
Ditto... Had to rewind it to hear it again!
Almost looks like the Brazilian V.W. sp2.
When you can't even get people to recognize you own a Ferrari... About the only reason to own a Ferrari.
"When you see a tunnel, you roll down the windows , if they work, just to hear the sound". This guy got a wicked sense of humor. And a healthy dose of mild-mannered sarcasm. Great story! And still darn informative!
honestly, get more old people they have the best storys and they wont lie, like bladed angel once said:" i want to be the old fart in a aston martin in the future" all old farts with cool cars are awesome people
I was oogling at an old dudes ferrari f430 in the grocery store parking lot and he was like .. “you wanna drive it?” I drove a Ferrari that day. (Around the parking lot, humbly of course)
@@TryNotToHate1 lucky bastard! haha i had a testarusa (my english is hot garbage i dont know how to type it) next to my dads cafe when i was a small child, miss that thing it was bright red and amazing looking
@@ojoface208 those were the icon of cool in the 80/90s .. mid engine flat 12 epic!
The Daytona that Yates & Gurney won the 1971 Cannonball in is truly one of my dream cars. I am not sure the owner will ever part with it but if he does, it sounds like I would have some quirky ownership to look forward to.
Ed Bolian this is an amazing part of automotive history! And it’s right next to me here in Florida!
Ed...if there were anyone who could pull it off cooly, you could sir...and i mean that with the best of intentions!
I wouldn't touch a 70s Ferrari. Except for that one.
there won't be any room for shrewd negotiations if it goes up for sale...you'd be like a kid in a candy store
Look up Carl Roberts in Kingsport TN he can get you one. He did all the cars for Miami Vice the old tv show.
this dudes a bawler but doesn't act like one, unlike the guy with the Benz from hyperdrive
he cries? or you mean a baller?
June 1994, I worked for Edsel Ford at his new home he built in Grosse Ponite Michigan..... in the garge there was the fly yellow Daytona.... I stood there in awe as a 28 year old guy.... Edsel asked me “you like it" ??? I replied yes and he showed it to me....Wondefull expirence...
Might want to edit it again for spelling bud.
@@shadowblack1987 this is UA-cam, dude. It's good enough. At least it's not a string of racial slurs for no reason, like usual.
@@shadowblack1987 the spelling police are lonely people
@@shadowblack1987 I hardly see anything spelled wrong what i did find spelled wrong was so little i had to really look the man has a really cool footnote on this topic i mean thats what your take away from the whole thing is come on
@@mariahnicole232 I see pointe ,garage, wonderful and experience misspelled apart from that it's a good story.
Idiots thinking it's a 240z, it's obviously a Rover SD1.
Or a V.W. sp2
Moto Guzzi holy shit lighten up buddy
Moto Guzzi bruh chill. If you had watched the vid in full or at least paid attention you would know that the design studio employees added that stuff as a joke for their employer (who owned the car), and everything was easily removable.
@Moto Guzzi the joke went waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over your head
no, its a Lotus Eclat
I'd love for the 4 dislikes to explain themselves!!
Muscle car lovers that got burned by a Civic.
Ronan B yeah. But at the end of the day, they still have to drive a civic.
4 people that haven't "joined the club"
Or they just saw the Super Fly version thumbnail and didn't watch the video.
Probably something to do with greedy Ed's poorly timed advertisements- like at 6:29 where they interrupted the man mid sentence for a cash grab...
The best 240z in town 😂😂😂👌👌
“My neighbours think I have the really best looking 240z in town”
😂
This guys is unexpectedly hilarious
Bill (he's a friend) has a zillion stories and each is better than the last. The thing he didn't mention is the smell of leather in the Daytona.. It's glorious!
Ed, as much Bill Warner as he will allow,
please
keep up the fine work !
Bill Warner is a living legend
I need more stories from this guy. His humor and storytelling abilities are fantastic
I just lost my shit when he said "The prettiest 240Z in town"!!!! Lmfao 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
What is your favorite Ferrari of all time?
VINwiki 458
VINwiki the F50
308 GTB
F40
im boring so i like the testarosa
His stories are my favorite, I hope the channel continues to feature him in the future.
Beautiful car, I remember Hammond drove a light metallic blue one in an old Top Gear episode on the french riviera, always loved how it looked.
May drove it back.
While James got beat up by his boat: The Carbon Khazi.
That same car was given to prince Charles by Ferrari but he didn't keep it very long.
This Thumbnail hit me harder and more severely than the COVID-19 Lockdown.
That's just... wrong.
Steckelton yup...in the most RIGHT way! LMAO!!
Now, he´s the Grandpa I´d like to listen to forever :) And when he comes to the "Superfly Pimpmobile" i had that Charlie Brown - grin from erar to ear...
Love this story. Mechanical failures, metaphors and pranks. It’s got a lot to it.
“You put the windows down to hear the engine if they worked.” Now that’s a priceless quote! Love Mr. Warner’s stories! Swear I have seen that Daytona here in Maine before. Makes sense now. Had to be him! Awesome!
I was just thinking about this prank the other day! I remember the article in Road & Track's FERRARI special issue back in 1990; pg 104 'postscript' article. I love how it states photos courtesy of 'GM Photographic'. lol
Yep, I remember that also.
His memory and detail are amazing and I love his style of story telling. Top notch!
Guys like Bill are a reminder of why they are called The Greatest Generation. So many VinWiki videos to like, but this one is my favorite.
Not joking, thumbnail had my eyes tearing up
See. This guy has told a few stories in his life. A+ 👍
0:58 "It CAN'T be red"
(Antagonic to "This can be red")
But it’s black...
I live in Connecticut and I love watching your videos.
I learned on the Lancia HPE not to use the clutch for 2nd gear until it warmed , a pleasure up&down best I have ever owned
This guy probably DAYS of content from what he has seen! Awesome work vin wiki
When he said: “My neighbors think I have the really best looking 240z in town.” This guy seriously has the best sense of humor! 😂😂
Id love to just sit and listen to all the car stories this guy could tell me 😂 he is a great story teller 👌🏼
I have been told that Tyler Hoover really enjoys pimped out Ferrari's.
Bill needs to re-do the Superfly mods for Amelia next year
The windows roll down sound effect....were ACCURATE
"You'll roll the windows down if they'll work" lmao
"The neighbors think I have the best looking 240Z in town." 😂
👍👍👍I experienced all the same: Not really working windows and AC, water coming in at front screen, extremely expensive tool box, exhaust fumes, etc. and at the same time mechanically super. But it was a bit later on a 328 and a 456. Perhaps it‘s simply part of the Ferrari experience which makes them the legend they are 😉
His Corvette comparison reminded me a lot of what the guys said on Car Trek. I can't explain why it is better, it just is.
First one of these that I laughed the entire time. We need more of the old school folks on here.
“You drop the windows... if they work” 😂
The best thing about VINwiki is the fact that people can now hear these stories forever. So cool.
my neighbours think I have the best looking 240z geniunely lost it
I once owned a Series One Maserati Sebring fitted with glass pack side pipes and a Volvo 6cylinder engine :)
We need more of Bill!!!
Rise and shine!!! Time for VinWiki and coffee!! I can't wait to see what other challenges CarTrek has in store for us!!
This guy's the kinda guy you wanna buy a Italiano cream puff off of then tell your friends go see him
Lol nice 240z mate
Cant wait to see this story
Loved listening to this guy
Great story, never had the windscreen leak on mine but pretty much everything else described here has happened. Don't care after 18 years of custodianship still the most exciting car I've ever driven.
I dont care if they were a bit janky, its my favorite Ferrari ever and I want one.
Bill's such a great guy & a fantastic story teller. He should the #1 choice for the next Q & A !!!!
This dude knows cars!
Who would have imagined an old Ferrari would be unreliable.
The best-looking 240z LOL
When I heard "Edsel Speedster", a picture came into my mind of a Porsche 356 with ungodly modifications like the "Superfly Daytona". A quick Google search assuaged my fears though.
I like this guy’s stories!👍
Excellent! Speaking of locking your car. If I place “valuables” in the trunk of my 1987 BMW 325i convertible with top-down. Both doors and trunk will unlock by simply reach from outside and pull the inside door lever. 🙂
Jacksonville, finally a man from the bold new city of the South. Wonder if he ever dealt with Carl Gray of Jacksonville. He was a higher up in chevorlet back in the day.
"My neighbors think i have the nicest 240Z"
I had a good laugh at that.
I want this man to be my grandfather
As someone who has spent time in a Daytona and a 71 Vette, restored one, and learned to drive stick in it... I:m inclined to agree the Vette is built better. However, that's not a testament to the build quality of GM during the period
What else do you have to say about the Daytona? With this gentleman, it's the second time i hear this car drives like a truck, is it true? Is it that bad? A truly don't meet your hero car?
@@mm-vs1zt I'm referring to fit and finish primarily. I thought it drove and handled well, although I was a teenager and today I wouldn't trust my opinion regarding that particular detail based on my lack of driving experience at the time. Biggest thing to remember is there's "fast" and there's fast. Antique cars are "fast". Ground pounders of the old days were lucky to make 450hp, tires had a contact patch as wide as a credit card, and ran 14 sec 1/4 mile times if you were lucky.
You’re so punny! Love it! You need to tell more stories
Cannonball and Miami Vice: two of my favorite things and both featuring this gorgeous classic Ferrari! Thanks for sharing this with us! 😍
Wasn't Miami Vice Ferrari a replica
Larry Fine yes originally built by McBurnie but then he was sued by Ferrari and shut down. They were fiberglass bodies on an early Corvette chassis.
@@WildPomStudios The Daytona in the pilot episode was a real one.
Barry M3 sorry they never used a real Daytona on set. I was there. Ferrari turned down Universals request to use a real Daytona so instead they got in contact with Tom McBurnie and Al Mardekian who provided the first two replicas to Universal.
@@WildPomStudios Thanks, I remember looking that up back then because it looked so cool and found out that it was a vett with a replica body. Also looked into cost for doing one myself but decided against because of the time it would have taken. Still have C3 Vett today
I have met you at cars and coffee a couple of years ago. I drive the fiero gt in town and love cars and coffee at Amelia island.vi have been invited 6 times. Great show
Bob baer, eh, i used to live in west paris, right near paris hill where his collection is.
Shoulda dropped it off at nick dimios on streaked mtn.
I saw the ferrari squad go thru a couple years, around 2008-2010.
Coming down from sunday river.
I thought the manual window crank was common knowledge. I knew this as a kid.
Another home run by the VinWiki team. Thanks guys, you know how to entertain!
Cool story and the $1.8 million he made from the sale of the Ford Speedster could have bought a handful of Ferraris and remodeled the house in Italian leather!
Merkur Car Club of America is like that. After you buy one then they tell you all the "things" about it. "Join the club, girl"
This guy is clearly a gent and also tells a great story. Give him a brandy, lock the doors and ask for more stories
70's Lancia Beta has the same 2nd gear process, except I would drop it in clutch-less when the Revs matched, based on some kid in Bible School named Graham that explained that was how to shift his motorcycle, grazie e pace from Texas
Welcome to the Ferrari club
😂😂😂😂😂😂 oh you don't need a key in warm weather the glue melt they will take your car anyway
This is literally $1,000,000 car-guy standup comedy.
6:58 My neighbors think I have the really best 240Z in town 😂😂😂
As much as I like the looks of Ferrari's, the more videos I watch about them, I don't think I would want one even if I could afford one.
Cool, unpretentious guy..... good story.
You're damn right the vette was built better than that Ferrari.
Not to be a hater, but a '71 Corvette isn't exactly the gold standard of build quality. The C3s look really cool but they're pretty sloppily built.
@@Benny--- Have you ever actually worked on a Ferrari from that era, or just put one up on a lift. I have and they are some of the biggest POS vehicles built.
I hope Bill comes back to the VINWiki studio soon
I've always said that the Italian classics were very comparable to the vettes because the vette was trying to copy those cars from the very beginning
9:05....OMG.....from the start, I though for sure they were going to say that the car's previous owner was George Barris!
So, apparently, Ferrari stands for "Fix It Again, Tony".
Please have him on more!!!
Holy crap, I live in New Smyrna and work in De Land.
Getting close to 1.3 million subs. AMA. Just saying
I always wanted one of these. But I would love to get a Daytona body kit for a C4 Corvette.
Prettiest 240 in town... I love this guy. Like they say, sometimes it’s a horrible thing when you meet your hero.
God bless Bill Warner.
The best 240z..☠️
Damn, that's not just "rough", it's "Ed Bolian rough"!
Everything about his Daytona can be extrapolated to all Italian sports cars up through the 1980s. He left out that they like to catch on fire, too. But falling in love with a pretty, challenging car that was never built to last that holds your wallet hostage is all part of the fun. I think instead of Stockholm Syndrome it’s called Maranello Syndrome.
Worse than riced.
lol I eat at San Marco and stuff too, must have been a sight
I met Wayne carrini nice guy
First time I ever hear the phrase .....modified Ferrari!
"when you see an underpass you drop the windows, if they work" lmao
Back in the days when Ferrari only really worried about their race cars, and, they only built road cars because they HAD to.