True dat ! I get drawn into all of them and consider these like a tri-weekly motor minded tune out . Its a nice break from my normal hustle and flow , if you catch my drift . Keep on keeping on !
I’m happy for John but oh the old owner’s story just broke my heart, it kills me to see a guy that puts his blood, sweat and tears into something just to end up giving away for dirt cheap by his family… i hope he lives the rest of his life in peace and joy.
He had let them all go downhill. It appears that he had more nice cars than he could really keep up in the condition they should be. Better to be sold off than left to rust and decay.
"...and this is how you get a Murcielago for free." After he did a tremendous amount of labor and bought pricey Porsche Parts and worked for hours and hours to get it all done. John *earned* that Lambo!
Like my wife says "the time you spending in the shop is going on your personal amusement account - it doesn't matter if your working on the lawn mower, cars or whatever, when you're working on something you have no worries about anything else in life but just completely focused on what you're doing in that moment" 😂 Actually she's got a point... 😁
i can’t see the driving experience of a older 911 S being more fun and fulfilling than a V12 gated murci roadster on any scale other than deep personal preference
@@slickest123452 I don't live near a track, but I live in a small city near fun, winding roads. I'd probably kill myself out in the backroads or go to jail from getting carried away in town with the Murciélago. It's just too much for the streets to enjoy it to the fullest without putting so much on the line. As I've matured (I'm only 27, but it's gotta count for something), I've come to find more value in the "driving a slow car fast" idea.
Well, sometimes you also have to think about your family. Sure keeping that legendary thing would’ve been great, but the profit potential from buying that Murcielago and the way it can benefit his family is very valuable. It’s an amazing car too.
@@jpeyc ok, Dominic. 😂 Just kidding. Interesting point, but I'm pretty selfish when it comes to things like that. I'd rather live for the experiences that would make me happier, and that old 911 would do it for me.
Whenever I gush over a nice condition car in pick n pull my friends will always say "well it must be here for a reason" and I always think some story like this where the heirs to grandpas collection just thinks it's an old junker. THIS! This is exactly what I think happens when I see those cars in the yard aha
I've seen several "rare" BMWs at the local pick and pull. They are assholes and won't sell the complete car. They had rather nickel and dime the thing out, then crush and scrap the body. It hurts my soul
I've been fortunate enough to visit John's grass valley property courtesy of his mechanic Matt, he allowed us to fish his pond and check out the workshop and toys, this man is truly a curator of automotive history, unfortunately he wasn't in when I was there but I hope to meet him one day and pick his brain on all of his awesome projects.
Everything about this story is made out of dreams - 1) Actually getting to buy a barn find collection 2) Working your way towards your dream car from that collection 3) Restoring your dream car successfully I’d have kept the beautiful 911S but, regardless what a wonderful story John!
No, that's the much more logical decision, as this is a classic that will never go down. A modern lambo that is a cheap Ed find is not the move here, considering the maintenance alone!
WWOOOOWW !! CONGRATULATIONS !! 👍👍👏👏💪💪 I can't imagine someone having this many project 911 & German cars, and not completing any of them! And the previous owner labeled & bagged the extra or removed parts! Congratulations on an amazing find !!
I’ve pulled so many good things out of Santa Cruz mountains! Unfortunately, we had a huge fire in 2020 but there’s still a lot of good stuff out there and I continue to buy regularly. Great find
The one thing that should make him feel better is that some guys look at a 911 like that as more valuable than their wife and/or kids. You made some Porsche guy extremely happy and hopefully yourself.
An excellent story from Mr Ficarra as usual. But although it would be tempting, me being a 911 guy there's no way in the world I would've traded a 911 like that in my favorite color for any Lambo short of a Miura. :)
❤ the old car guy left his babies in good hands. They all went off to people who wanted them he got taken care for his remaining days stress free an John got the lambo! What a story!
I know that bumper from the fiat. When I was in high school, I wrecked my 87 Toyota 2wd pickup, and my dad and I welded the bumper from a 124 spider on it and bent trampoline legs to make a bull guard. That bumper was tough. You could bounce it off a tree, and it wouldn't hurt anything, I miss that truck.
My dad knew a guy who had a similar story to the beginning part. He owned a junkyard who would clear out peoples trash for a fee. One day this old lady calls and asks for her garage to be cleared out of her late husbands stuff. When he got there the garage was filled with garbage to the brim. After clearing out the area, he uncovers a 300 SL Gullwing. The lady doesn’t understand what the value of the car is and says she doesn’t care and to just take it. So essentially the lady paid the guy $50 to own a gullwing lol
@@ryanmrowka8970 If you think that’s crazy, my dad knows a guy in Europe selling a Mercedes 190E Evo 2 for only $100k. Original owner bought straight from MB corporate
@@doingyamom Bro, if you're going try and one up someone your story needs to be BETTER. That Merc is a $430K car at best. A Gullwing goes for up to $1.8M. Plus the guy got the Gullwing for free.
That is so sad ,that man got sick , and could not do anything whit cars , and they get destroyed by time ,so sad he loved them so much ,doing builds and all parts , very sad 🥺🥺
John and rabbit need to sit down and tell stories together that would be an awesome vide great story as always always excited when John has another story about some old car or racing history
Bam !!! Excellent ending 👏. Very nice. Gr8 careers guys. Keep sharing, I'm envious in a good way. I have a beautiful Jeep and I'm happy. To watch the masters work in the field with these super cars is incredible!!!
@howard5992 it was an estate sale for my late friend Craig. Older guy with cancer wanted to sell off everything at his old house and they were rotting away. Really nice but weathered Lincoln continental Mark 5 as well!
I know of a gold mine in the hills but the owner is impossible to get a hold of theres around 200 cars from the 30s to the 70s some falling off a cliff thats eroded over time from rundown pretty sweet spot.
The whole time I'm thinking "1969 car is mostly done appreciating, 2006 car still has room to run" and then he got there. A good balance of "dream car" and "smart money" is how you keep acquiring more dream cars. Although if I ever got to an LFA I'd probably stop.
I get chills listen to this I grew up there and know where he's talking about this it's Amazing I visited canappa for weeks on end when I was in middle school till today when I get the chance
lambo or 911 isn't even a question for me. 911, hands down. Lambos don't excite me. I see them everywhere. Car shows, driving around, online, etc... You don't see early 911's much at all. They have TONS of character, whereas the lambo has almost none. This is all IMO, though.
The justification for getting rid of the 911 is perfect “because it had reached the the price it was going to go and not go much more and the merci was just starting out!” Just own up to it the merci was the better car to have, more of the picture on the wall car!
Dementia is a horrible disease. Id like to see this guy in his prime was probably a force of a car dude. Hate to see it run its course but glad you were able to save this mans prized collection to live on and not die slowly in part of the mountains like the guy did. Great story
John is one of the most likeable storytellers on this channel.
Well earned Mr. Ficarra
Yeah he is pretty good, although my favourite is Chris. Something about that Southern accent mixed with the eloquent way he tells stories is just 👌
True dat ! I get drawn into all of them and consider these like a tri-weekly motor minded tune out . Its a nice break from my normal hustle and flow , if you catch my drift . Keep on keeping on !
I’m happy for John but oh the old owner’s story just broke my heart, it kills me to see a guy that puts his blood, sweat and tears into something just to end up giving away for dirt cheap by his family… i hope he lives the rest of his life in peace and joy.
It's going to happen to all of us. Life does not end well.
Honestly I would rather someone who appreciates it as much as I do have it rather than someone who is just after money.
It was clearly abandoned...going to a better home now
He should’ve sold it before he went if he wanted to get maximum money
He had let them all go downhill. It appears that he had more nice cars than he could really keep up in the condition they should be. Better to be sold off than left to rust and decay.
"...and this is how you get a Murcielago for free."
After he did a tremendous amount of labor and bought pricey Porsche Parts and worked for hours and hours to get it all done. John *earned* that Lambo!
haha yeah exactly... this may have been a golden opportunity, but it was not 'free' lol
Baaa... Time in the shop is free therapy. He still saved money. 😆
Life is a journey and you have fun along the way.
100%
Like my wife says "the time you spending in the shop is going on your personal amusement account - it doesn't matter if your working on the lawn mower, cars or whatever, when you're working on something you have no worries about anything else in life but just completely focused on what you're doing in that moment" 😂
Actually she's got a point... 😁
Always click on a John Ficarra story. Never a disappointment. Great story John. Beautiful job on the 911.
But there’s no way of knowing until you’ve clicked on the video?
He is very entertaining
He's a guy I want to hang out with in real life
“I have to think logically, which is not easy for a car guy”…so true, John…so true.
So so VERY true haha
12:31 - "I have to think logically, which is not easy for a car guy." Great story. Well-deserved success on this one John. All the best.
My wife muttered "you car guys do NOT think logically" when he said that.
@@ScottJ175 she’s particularly right. We think logically just a different logically than everyone else lol
@@ScottJ175 We think and act logically for someone who's goal is to drive an illogically expensive car.
What's so funny to me is that the logical decision is to buy a supercar
What a classic story is "I'll just send them to the junkyard" transforming to " I want every cent of what theyre worth"
Personally, I'd have kept the 911 S. It seems more fun and fulfilling to me, but I'm a car guy more than an investor.
i can’t see the driving experience of a older 911 S being more fun and fulfilling than a V12 gated murci roadster on any scale other than deep personal preference
@@slickest123452 I don't live near a track, but I live in a small city near fun, winding roads. I'd probably kill myself out in the backroads or go to jail from getting carried away in town with the Murciélago. It's just too much for the streets to enjoy it to the fullest without putting so much on the line. As I've matured (I'm only 27, but it's gotta count for something), I've come to find more value in the "driving a slow car fast" idea.
Well, sometimes you also have to think about your family. Sure keeping that legendary thing would’ve been great, but the profit potential from buying that Murcielago and the way it can benefit his family is very valuable. It’s an amazing car too.
@@jpeyc ok, Dominic. 😂 Just kidding. Interesting point, but I'm pretty selfish when it comes to things like that. I'd rather live for the experiences that would make me happier, and that old 911 would do it for me.
@@slickest123452 its a more active driving experience, those newer supercars practically drive themselves
Leave it to Ficarra to get a deal like this..
I love the line "I had to buy the Murceliago"
Whenever I gush over a nice condition car in pick n pull my friends will always say "well it must be here for a reason" and I always think some story like this where the heirs to grandpas collection just thinks it's an old junker. THIS! This is exactly what I think happens when I see those cars in the yard aha
I got a near perfect Lancia Zagato that way. Sitting in a salvage yard because the heirs wanted it gone.
I've seen several "rare" BMWs at the local pick and pull. They are assholes and won't sell the complete car. They had rather nickel and dime the thing out, then crush and scrap the body.
It hurts my soul
The best automotive decision you can make!
Listen to Ed and buy a cheap Lambo....got it!
Amazing videos ed i always admired the room that you film your car video interviews in would you ever be able to give us a tour of ur studio set up?
I've been fortunate enough to visit John's grass valley property courtesy of his mechanic Matt, he allowed us to fish his pond and check out the workshop and toys, this man is truly a curator of automotive history, unfortunately he wasn't in when I was there but I hope to meet him one day and pick his brain on all of his awesome projects.
He's as nice and cool as you think. We have a number of mutual friends and I've met him on many occasions. He probably doesn't remember me. 😂
The whole time I'm thinking "man the owner of those cars must have been one cool dude."
No way i would ever sell that 911. That yellow is stunning. It’s a unicorn car.
“And that is how you turn a 911s into a Lamborghini for free” beautiful
"What's your profit margin like?"
"Murciélago"
"Oh no, I'm gonna drive it" LOL, my kind of car person. Great story.
John, Ed and Christopher are always on my must-watch (sorry, Rabbit).
Honestly man i agree.. I used to dig his stories alot more back then. Now he just preaches. Which isnt a bad thing.. Just not really my flavor.
@@Brock_Corb wow, well said man! Again sorry rabbit
Don't be sorry because no matter how funny or entertaining he is, at the end of the day Rabbit is a cringy used car salesman.
@@_Clem_H_Fandango_ rabbit is a thief
@@javierortiz1296 what exactly has he stolen?
Everything about this story is made out of dreams -
1) Actually getting to buy a barn find collection
2) Working your way towards your dream car from that collection
3) Restoring your dream car successfully
I’d have kept the beautiful 911S but, regardless what a wonderful story John!
Jon Ficarra delivers again.
Now I want to hear more about the Lamborghini!
"I have to think logically which is not easy for a car guy" I know exactly what you mean.
Great job! Yes, a fortunate find, but took a lot of hard work and know-how to make it happen for you. 4+ years hard work and patience.
This is the dream - find an opportunity like this and turn it into the perfect car
First, a Sam episode and now a John episode?
You're spoiling us and I'm certainly not complaining!
This story has brought tears to my eyes. Looking at the photos of his home, cars, and shed is surreal to me. What a legend.
Awesome story! But as a 911 guy I'd make the illogical decision and have kept the 911 s haha.
what is your guess at this cars value?
No, that's the much more logical decision, as this is a classic that will never go down. A modern lambo that is a cheap Ed find is not the move here, considering the maintenance alone!
@@ek.74.914 it has probably appreciated about 100k USD by now
@@nmgfan8090 which one? We all know the Lambo probably needed more than 100k in service by now
@@ek.74.914 nah, probably needed 30k in fixing but have you seen how much murcis have appreciated?
Getting old and sick sucks....then all of your favourite things get bundled up and sold in an estate sale 😭
John's stories are amazing! This is exactly what I needed today.
12:31 “I had to think logically… which is not easy for a car guy”
In a related story, the Santa Cruz Pick-N-Pull just bought 6 extra-narrow trailers.
WWOOOOWW !!
CONGRATULATIONS !!
👍👍👏👏💪💪
I can't imagine someone having this many project 911 & German cars, and not completing any of them!
And the previous owner labeled & bagged the extra or removed parts!
Congratulations on an amazing find !!
The Murciélago’s look is timeless 🙌🏻 🤤
So is the Diablo!
Ugliest lambo ever.
"I have to think logically, which is difficult for a car guy." 🤣
I'm happy for John. Good dude, great storyteller.
When Ed tells you to buy the car, you buy the car.*
*Unless you're shooting an episode of Car Trek together.
I’ve pulled so many good things out of Santa Cruz mountains! Unfortunately, we had a huge fire in 2020 but there’s still a lot of good stuff out there and I continue to buy regularly. Great find
The one thing that should make him feel better is that some guys look at a 911 like that as more valuable than their wife and/or kids. You made some Porsche guy extremely happy and hopefully yourself.
An excellent story from Mr Ficarra as usual. But although it would be tempting, me being a 911 guy there's no way in the world I would've traded a 911 like that in my favorite color for any Lambo short of a Miura. :)
You remember me of my favorite toy story character! "Wouldy"... G A L.
Grail car is parked in ur heart...I hope it's the new owners grail car too
Free Porsche! Only spent 30k in parts and restoration. Classic car guy lol
❤ the old car guy left his babies in good hands. They all went off to people who wanted them he got taken care for his remaining days stress free an John got the lambo! What a story!
Ficarra lives near Santa Cruz?? This explains so much…
Moral of the story: always help out your friends.
Okay he’s a master story teller. So fun. I’m going to watch this 5 more times.
"for free." Minus the hours of restoration work and all the parts associated.
JOHN!!
they have to appraise Ficarra's collection next.
I love this guy’s stories ! Especially his last line in the video. Smooth brother, very smooth 👍👍
This man is a God. In terms of
Procuring cars. his stories are told beautifully.
R.I.P SAVAGE GARAGE
It wasn't really free, he basically traded one sports car for another. I would have kept the yellow 911S. Great story. Thank you.
I needed a video to watch while I get ready for school, great timing
I know that bumper from the fiat. When I was in high school, I wrecked my 87 Toyota 2wd pickup, and my dad and I welded the bumper from a 124 spider on it and bent trampoline legs to make a bull guard. That bumper was tough. You could bounce it off a tree, and it wouldn't hurt anything, I miss that truck.
amazing story! Although I think I would have kept the old 911 but that just goes down to preference lol
Was not expecting this to be a JF story - but I’m not complaining ✌🏽Always a good beer in hand too 😂 Good man. My pops lives in GV now too!
The most excellent story, and story teller! Thank you all
My dad knew a guy who had a similar story to the beginning part. He owned a junkyard who would clear out peoples trash for a fee. One day this old lady calls and asks for her garage to be cleared out of her late husbands stuff. When he got there the garage was filled with garbage to the brim. After clearing out the area, he uncovers a 300 SL Gullwing. The lady doesn’t understand what the value of the car is and says she doesn’t care and to just take it. So essentially the lady paid the guy $50 to own a gullwing lol
I want to believe you.....I really do
@@ryanmrowka8970 If you think that’s crazy, my dad knows a guy in Europe selling a Mercedes 190E Evo 2 for only $100k. Original owner bought straight from MB corporate
@@doingyamom Bro, if you're going try and one up someone your story needs to be BETTER. That Merc is a $430K car at best. A Gullwing goes for up to $1.8M. Plus the guy got the Gullwing for free.
@@overbuiltlimited Both of the stories are mine lol
That is so sad ,that man got sick , and could not do anything whit cars , and they get destroyed by time ,so sad he loved them so much ,doing builds and all parts , very sad 🥺🥺
Love all these stories and always looking forward for the next one!!
Kind of sad to think about the fact that the owner at some point loved his collection and then was not able to care for it...
8:18 squarebody w/ camper shell
John and rabbit need to sit down and tell stories together that would be an awesome vide great story as always always excited when John has another story about some old car or racing history
Bam !!! Excellent ending 👏. Very nice. Gr8 careers guys. Keep sharing, I'm envious in a good way. I have a beautiful Jeep and I'm happy. To watch the masters work in the field with these super cars is incredible!!!
Absolutely love this guy! "THIS CAN BE RED" LMAOO
I sold an old audi Quatro tt for like 600 bucks that was in decent condition.
why ?
@howard5992 it was an estate sale for my late friend Craig. Older guy with cancer wanted to sell off everything at his old house and they were rotting away. Really nice but weathered Lincoln continental Mark 5 as well!
@@Professionalminutestealer Oh I see. Thanks.
Wonderful story and not an NFT f-tard or fake F1 car in sight. More of this please. 👍
Tavarish: Lamborghinis aren’t free, Ed.
Ed: You’re just doing it wrong.
*John Ficarra has entered the chat*
This man's stories always deserve a comment for the algorithm
I know of a gold mine in the hills but the owner is impossible to get a hold of theres around 200 cars from the 30s to the 70s some falling off a cliff thats eroded over time from rundown pretty sweet spot.
"i have to think logically which is not easy for a car guy".......so true😂😂
Man I still would've kept the 911s
Love John ficarra, he’s my favorite Story teller
Same
John Ficarra = Houdini of Restoration
YES more Ficarra!!! Would listen to his auto encyclopedia of stories time over and over….
The whole time I'm thinking "1969 car is mostly done appreciating, 2006 car still has room to run" and then he got there.
A good balance of "dream car" and "smart money" is how you keep acquiring more dream cars. Although if I ever got to an LFA I'd probably stop.
Yeah, you probably would stop on a mint LFA. Well, up until you were offered a salvage titled Maclaren F1 anyway 😆👍
Ah Murci each day it passea the more you turn into unobtainium ❤️
Awesome! Gotta love his story telling !!!
There is no way on earth that i would sell a 911s to buy a Lambo, but that is just me..I'm a Porsche guy! And that mustang was pretty sweet!
I would’ve kept the 911S only because to bring back a car like that the way John did it is so gratifying for a person like me
One if my Favorite story tellers
after the m3 i was already absolutely drooling over this story
Very entertaining Mr. Ficarra. Well done.
Damn, that's a good story… and close to home for me too. Jealous. Although, I would have kept the 911S. 😏
I get chills listen to this I grew up there and know where he's talking about this it's Amazing I visited canappa for weeks on end when I was in middle school till today when I get the chance
lambo or 911 isn't even a question for me. 911, hands down. Lambos don't excite me. I see them everywhere. Car shows, driving around, online, etc... You don't see early 911's much at all. They have TONS of character, whereas the lambo has almost none. This is all IMO, though.
have you been to stuttgart or munich yet? There is a reason they call the 911 the "munich golf"
8:46 looks like someone got themselves a Citroen SM.
some hello of a story. Happy for John!
WOW is that at the 12:28 mark the actual Dakar LM002 from 1988.
Holy crap.
Can we talk about the squarebody at 6:21 though?
Looks pretty good
The justification for getting rid of the 911 is perfect “because it had reached the the price it was going to go and not go much more and the merci was just starting out!” Just own up to it the merci was the better car to have, more of the picture on the wall car!
Lambos are my dream cars , he is so luckya
"I have to think logically which is not easy for a car guy" 😂
John is the man 👍🏾
Dementia is a horrible disease. Id like to see this guy in his prime was probably a force of a car dude. Hate to see it run its course but glad you were able to save this mans prized collection to live on and not die slowly in part of the mountains like the guy did. Great story
Would have NEVER sold a perfect 911S for a LamboGoony, sorry you made a horrible MISTAKE !
Santa Cruz to Grass Valley... smart relocation.
I just wanna see Dough Tabbutts face as he watches this. ...🤣
the point where he says " how much is the lambo", he just reminds me of Tony Stark attitude LOL
I may or may have not shed a tear at the end of this.
Hey, you guys need to send someone over to Panavia in Campbell. They do awesome work, even on the GT40 that was in Ford Vs Ferrari.
Go Professor!