Ed, anyway I can get in contact with you on this story? I live in Orange City and I work with many of the restoration shops around here (i'm the parts guy). I'd love to talk with the previous owner if still alive. Any info would help.
Ed, My late father collected and restored cars from the twenties and thirties. He started back in the forties and fifties when it wasn't just a rich mans hobby. We're losing that generation pretty fast, but they have some equally amazing stories.
Please VinWiki give people like him more limelight and encouragement to tell us stories like this. There's a big leap from this mans story to another kids telling us about how he evaded the mall cop with his honda civic.
@@synapsesuicide4372 sure... But, regardless... the stories about 22 year old idiots and how they stuck a stranger with a speeding ticket while on their way to lunch with their mom are just flat out LAME, especially when compared to this gem of automotive history
Bill Warner is THE BEST. Vin Wiki could post a 6 hour video of Bill telling stories & I'd be watching in comeplete awe. My brother & his wife know Bill because she worked for him & I really hope to meet Bill someday soon. Thumbs up from Ohio !!!! WE NEED MORE BILL WARNER STORIES !!!!!
What an amazing story. I grew up with an older father and he had so many stories of classic cars. Hopefully he is back in for more stories, a car guy like that has plenty of them.
@@Sir.VicsMasher -- Same happened with my 71 Chevelle. I couldn't take it out of the garage unless I was going to be literally with it the entire time. Just prior to selling it, my wife and I drove it on a dinner date and, coming out of the restaurant, there was a guy literally trying to open the doors so he could "look inside" (or so he said). Dude! On what planet is it okay for you to try to get inside SOMEONE ELSE'S car? So... it was the early 2000s. Today, I probably could have gotten double what I sold it for, but it would have been a royal pain in the ass to sit on it that long as it collected dust in my garage, which honestly isn't that big. I miss that car, but... it just wasn't worth the hassle.
@@thebonesaw..4634 The car I wish that my grandfather had not sold was the Torino that my uncle bought originally that had the windsor engine in it. Damn thing was green and like mint, not many miles on it. And every dudes dream muscle car. He kept his 47 though which is worth a hell of a lot more. Which I told him that hes never allowed to sell that one, that will pass to me when he dies and no collector son of a bitch is ever getting within 20 feet of that car as long as im around.
WOW!! Great find & video! Gramps had original Ford as lived next to Henry, quit school 1st day of 2nd Grade in '01, & was his 1st Apprentice. Though Henry had lost 1st few car companies he tried to start, they built 2 race cars & FMC Unit #1. After mishap with 1st race car, Gramps at 7 drove 2nd race car & FMC #1 as Henry ran alongside. Met Henry II in '60 when presented Gramps w/Country Squire after reading original Diary!
Truly... The ULTIMATE Thirty Four...!! Dad and I have a '34 Chevy 5 window coupe, two door w/ back seat... It's always great to see the younger generations interest in the older classics... I heard about this car in the mid 80's...? Glad to see it's alive, and back home..!
I do. My folks had an Oldsmobile with an Earl Scheib paint job. May not have been the best looking paint in the world but it was cheap and looked a hell of a lot better than it did before.
Thank you sir for saving such an amazing piece of history. Anyone with a bug enough line of credit can buy a new supercar. It takes something extra to hunt down and save these classics.
I can just sip on a glass of decent whiskey and listen to these videos all day. Would love to do some interview type content on my channel eventually, nice work as always. 😁👍
The Ford Estate where the car is now is something to see itself , if your ever near Detroit in the summer its a good place to spend an afternoon tour. The car is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.
If Bill Warner had made the same comment to me as the intro comment, I wouldn’t have hesitated on going. His road trips are clearly understated epic journeys.
It's so goddam cool that Bill found, bought, owned and actually drove this unbelievable 1 of 1 car. It's even better that he sold it and now it's in the place it should be. This is a brilliant story.
Why does the front end of the car keep changing? Am I missing something where they are showing pictures of different cars throughout the video 5:19 vs 8:00 ...
I’ve seen the car at 7:28 in person as a part of the Dream Cars Collection and that is the car being discussed. I have a feeling the car at 5:19 was either mistaken for the speedster, or is an earlier photo of the speedster with a different front end
At 3:40 there's a license plate reading 19 Michigan 34 / F988. It's got the long grille front. At 5:33 there's a date on the picture. March 1940. At 2:00 He says Don Lee but that's actually Thomas S. Lee. And definitely in a different car. I need answers!
OK, found it. "By 1939, Gregorie had designed wider twin grilles for the Lincoln-Zephyr, so it followed that he would take the same approach for the Speedster. He redesigned the Speedster's front end by shortening the upper grilles and fabricating a wide, horizontal grille for improved cooling. The new design, which required extensive modifications to the hood, was likely completed in 1940."
I'd never heard of this car until one day over a decade ago when I was at the BMW Zentrum in Greer for a small event and it was sitting right out front of the museum. TBH, I don't recall if it was Bill who was with the car that day, but the dozen of us around it got to hear some of the neat history it'd been through. Really neat to see this video on it!
Awesome car. I remember seeing it at Hershey and drooling over it. I'm thinking I may have even spoken to Mr.Warner about it as I'm a sucker for anything early Ford and flathead powered!
Bill's the man I just love his stories and I could literally listen to him read an instruction manual and be fully engrossed 😂 Thanks to you all at Vinwiki you make 3 PM in the UK a time for a little bit of story telling to let us forget about what's happening for us all for a moment 👌
I’ve been lucky enough to see this car in person as a part of a traveling museum exhibit called the Dream Cars Collection. It was one of my favorites in the exhibit. Beautiful car
Gees and for years I wondered about the BULLITT Mustang Steve McQueen, up until last year, when it came out of it's old home. Considering back when the Movie was made the car was worth $3,890 and to make the car withstand the beating on the San Francisco Street Jumps. Subframe was not re-enforced to sustain a beating on the Shock Tower, there were also brackets added to hold the large Camera Rig This cost $5,000 more adding to it's value. In 3 different occasions Steve McQueen tied to buy BULLITT. The Final Attempt was in 1977 for $38,000. To put in perspective, a Cadillac cost $6k to $11K a Rolls Royce was $25K, Ferrari 308 GTB in 1977 sold for $14,000, and the 1977 Mustang II sold for $3,600 to $3,800 \ Thanks for finding this Historic Piece of American History it's sorry is as spectacular as The BULLITT Mustang 👦🏻👍🏻💥🏎
I live in orange city and it's so weird hearing about this insanely rare car having been within a few miles of my house. With a few pictures of the property I would probably know exactly where this car was stored.
Good lesson learned. Know what it is and what it’s worth. Don’t cheat the seller, know what you are willing to pay, and no matter what, don’t let owning a piece of history slip through your hands over a few bucks.
Bill Warner said that the Edsel Ford roadster was a forgotten car. I remember a 'Classic Cars' write-up on it circa 1980. It was described there as a forgotten car, but lots of people knew of it after that.
At the 9:48 spot there is a similar car shown in Black and White. What do the two cars have in common.... they look almost the same except the nose where the headlamps attach.
I love stories like this....a smart crafty car guy..could make a fortune..just to make 1 or 2 copies of this car....1 of 1..if it gets wrecked there is no number 2....cought cought the Corvette museum
Truly a life changing car to find, own, and flip. It is an honor to have Bill here to share stories.
Ed you need to get the roadkill guys on here
You definitely need to have more of Bill he is one of my absolute favorite, Along with Casey, Doug and Rob ! Keep killing amigo!
Ed, anyway I can get in contact with you on this story? I live in Orange City and I work with many of the restoration shops around here (i'm the parts guy). I'd love to talk with the previous owner if still alive. Any info would help.
Please Ed, More like this one.
Ed,
My late father collected and restored cars from the twenties and thirties. He started back in the forties and fifties when it wasn't just a rich mans hobby. We're losing that generation pretty fast, but they have some equally amazing stories.
Oh, by the way.... Mr. Warner can tell a story every day. Would not mind at all.
Same. I enjoy his wry style of story telling
*imagine if Wayne Carinis dad had been around to share the stories of them old Ferraris*
Please VinWiki give people like him more limelight and encouragement to tell us stories like this. There's a big leap from this mans story to another kids telling us about how he evaded the mall cop with his honda civic.
Yes but I enjoy both styles of story telling. I think this channel does a great job of mixing styles
Agreed!
@@synapsesuicide4372 sure... But, regardless... the stories about 22 year old idiots and how they stuck a stranger with a speeding ticket while on their way to lunch with their mom are just flat out LAME, especially when compared to this gem of automotive history
hell yes. Id listen to these "old" stories for days. Be nice to hear them befor they die with "Earl Pulash"
That kid will have stories like this man when he is that age. We just don’t realize it yet
Owning a car like that would be amazing, imagine leaving a permanent mark on history as the owner of such a legend.
I just love this guy's stories. Very straightforward, matter-of-fact and great affection for the cars.
Bill Warner is THE BEST. Vin Wiki could post a 6 hour video of Bill telling stories & I'd be watching in comeplete awe. My brother & his wife know Bill because she worked for him & I really hope to meet Bill someday soon.
Thumbs up from Ohio !!!! WE NEED MORE BILL WARNER STORIES !!!!!
I just saw this car yesterday and it is truly a work of art and way ahead of its time. Absolutely stunning.
What an amazing story. I grew up with an older father and he had so many stories of classic cars. Hopefully he is back in for more stories, a car guy like that has plenty of them.
It got too expensive to enjoy anymore.
I dont think I've ever heard a sadder sentence. Although the payday was probably worth it!
That happens too often these days. If you are afraid to drive it, I agree that it is time to move it into new hands. But that still is sad.....
Yup, I had to let my 67 Camaro go that I bought for $5.5k in 1998 a while back because it became too valuable to park in the wild.
@@Sir.VicsMasher -- Same happened with my 71 Chevelle. I couldn't take it out of the garage unless I was going to be literally with it the entire time. Just prior to selling it, my wife and I drove it on a dinner date and, coming out of the restaurant, there was a guy literally trying to open the doors so he could "look inside" (or so he said). Dude! On what planet is it okay for you to try to get inside SOMEONE ELSE'S car? So... it was the early 2000s. Today, I probably could have gotten double what I sold it for, but it would have been a royal pain in the ass to sit on it that long as it collected dust in my garage, which honestly isn't that big.
I miss that car, but... it just wasn't worth the hassle.
@@thebonesaw..4634 The car I wish that my grandfather had not sold was the Torino that my uncle bought originally that had the windsor engine in it. Damn thing was green and like mint, not many miles on it. And every dudes dream muscle car. He kept his 47 though which is worth a hell of a lot more. Which I told him that hes never allowed to sell that one, that will pass to me when he dies and no collector son of a bitch is ever getting within 20 feet of that car as long as im around.
There's about 50 R34 GT-R owners in Australia with the same problem
Can listen to these stories all day! Can’t beat that! Thanks for having him on! Can’t wait to hear from him again!
Ed, I LOVE old collector car stories like this! Especially ones with Bill. Please, make more of these type of videos!!!!!
I feel like Bill Warner has enough cool stories to saturate VinWiki for a year or two
Love the cross generational stories. Something noble about gathering these stories and recording them. It would make a great series.
WOW!! Great find & video! Gramps had original Ford as lived next to Henry, quit school 1st day of 2nd Grade in '01, & was his 1st Apprentice. Though Henry had lost 1st few car companies he tried to start, they built 2 race cars & FMC Unit #1. After mishap with 1st race car, Gramps at 7 drove 2nd race car & FMC #1 as Henry ran alongside. Met Henry II in '60 when presented Gramps w/Country Squire after reading original Diary!
Truly... The ULTIMATE Thirty Four...!! Dad and I have a '34 Chevy 5 window coupe, two door w/ back seat...
It's always great to see the younger generations interest in the older classics... I heard about this car in the mid 80's...?
Glad to see it's alive, and back home..!
Bill Warner the Original Shrewd Negotiator..........loving his stories lots more please........
Way to go, Ed! Bill Warner has to be one of the best "Car Stories" sources on the planet! Can't wait to hear more of them.
Please get Bill to tell more of his stories, they're the best
can we please have more stories from Mr. Warner!! theyre great and so raw and unexaggerated i love it!
I could listen to him talk all day. His stories are amazing. I wonder how many people watching this even know what an “Earl Scheib” paint job is?
Anybody who listens to the Adam Carolla Show will know.
I do. My folks had an Oldsmobile with an Earl Scheib paint job. May not have been the best looking paint in the world but it was cheap and looked a hell of a lot better than it did before.
The days before Maaco . Any car painted for 500 bucks in a day , no extra charge for over spray on everything runs or orange peal free.
Thank you sir for saving such an amazing piece of history. Anyone with a bug enough line of credit can buy a new supercar. It takes something extra to hunt down and save these classics.
More of this guy, he's wonderful, such great content!
I love this guys stories. He just lays it out for you as he remembers it and I feel like that makes his story more genuine.
Rise and shine is vinwiki time!!! Ed you should invite señor Cletus McFarland I bet him and his crew have a bunch of good car stories!!!
Hell yeah brother!
I agree with this comment. Let's see it happen. Great videos
Beautiful story. Ty for sharing it, glad it made it back to the ford family.
this guy tells the best stories amazing , thank you for sharing with us
I can't think of another car that really compares to this one. I mean you are talking about a car that is truly irreplaceable. All I can say is WOW!
You guys have some of the most amazing cars and people with the stories of the cars that's ever been on the Internet love your guys's channel
Alright, I think we have a new winner for best intro.
I love listening to this guy talk, it’s like listening to my grandparents talk about WW2 or the Great Depression
I can just sip on a glass of decent whiskey and listen to these videos all day. Would love to do some interview type content on my channel eventually, nice work as always. 😁👍
Literally the best vinwiki story ever!!!!!
Man the fact that this historical film document has so little views makes me feel all the more special for having viewed it. Keep up the great work!
Awesome story, Sir. Glad you had it in your hands for a time.
More stories from Mr. Warner, please and thank you.
Bill's stories are brilliant.
His voice is what Ed will sound like in 40 years too !!
Love listening to this guy! I would listen to him tell whatever stories he had to tell...don't even have to be cars!
Bill Warner we need more !!!!! Best content ever !!!
Those 9 dislikes must be some people that ed had some shrewd negotitian with
This story is so good, I had to watch it twice!!!!
I LOVE Bills stories!
Amazing.. Im a life long Ford fan and had never heard of this car. Love this channel
THAT is an exotic car. Great stories. Hope to see many more stories from Bill
Keep bringing this OG back with some more stories!!
The Ford Estate where the car is now is something to see itself , if your ever near Detroit in the summer its a good place to spend an afternoon tour. The car is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.
If Bill Warner had made the same comment to me as the intro comment, I wouldn’t have hesitated on going. His road trips are clearly understated epic journeys.
Far and away my favorite story teller aside from Ed of course.
This is everything we want out of VINwiki stories!
I could listen to Bill tell car stories all day.
straight up the best presenter on vinwiki. Im a fan of ficarrah but this man's stories are very ernest and therefore fantastic
It's so goddam cool that Bill found, bought, owned and actually drove this unbelievable 1 of 1 car. It's even better that he sold it and now it's in the place it should be. This is a brilliant story.
Why does the front end of the car keep changing? Am I missing something where they are showing pictures of different cars throughout the video 5:19 vs 8:00 ...
I’ve seen the car at 7:28 in person as a part of the Dream Cars Collection and that is the car being discussed. I have a feeling the car at 5:19 was either mistaken for the speedster, or is an earlier photo of the speedster with a different front end
At 3:40 there's a license plate reading 19 Michigan 34 / F988. It's got the long grille front.
At 5:33 there's a date on the picture. March 1940.
At 2:00 He says Don Lee but that's actually Thomas S. Lee. And definitely in a different car.
I need answers!
OK, found it.
"By 1939, Gregorie had designed wider twin grilles for the Lincoln-Zephyr, so it followed that he would take the same approach for the Speedster. He redesigned the Speedster's front end by shortening the upper grilles and fabricating a wide, horizontal grille for improved cooling. The new design, which required extensive modifications to the hood, was likely completed in 1940."
@@01DOGG01 thanks
This man like so many of his generation is a walking library on automobiles and automotive history.👍
I'd never heard of this car until one day over a decade ago when I was at the BMW Zentrum in Greer for a small event and it was sitting right out front of the museum. TBH, I don't recall if it was Bill who was with the car that day, but the dozen of us around it got to hear some of the neat history it'd been through. Really neat to see this video on it!
Excellent video.I could listen to his car stories all day long.
I love story tellin by the ol' timers, just great to listen to
Mr. Warner talks about driving the car down US#1 to Daytona. I saw him driving the car that day south of St. Augustine!
Awesome car. I remember seeing it at Hershey and drooling over it. I'm thinking I may have even spoken to Mr.Warner about it as I'm a sucker for anything early Ford and flathead powered!
One of the Best Narratives Ever!!
Very cool story Bill’s stories always have education and history attached I love it
Super Cool slice of history
Old time Hot Rodders around Orlando have told me stories about it’s legacy.
Bill's the man I just love his stories and I could literally listen to him read an instruction manual and be fully engrossed 😂
Thanks to you all at Vinwiki you make 3 PM in the UK a time for a little bit of story telling to let us forget about what's happening for us all for a moment 👌
We need more stories from him.
another fantastic car story for the world to enjoy now and for generations to come
This guy is like a real life late night TV commercial, quiet enough to make you turn up before blasting you with volume
Love hearing these stories
I’ve been lucky enough to see this car in person as a part of a traveling museum exhibit called the Dream Cars Collection. It was one of my favorites in the exhibit. Beautiful car
Gees and for years I wondered about the BULLITT Mustang Steve McQueen, up until last year, when it came out of it's old home. Considering back when the Movie was made the car was worth $3,890 and to make the car withstand the beating on the San Francisco Street Jumps. Subframe was not re-enforced to sustain a beating on the Shock Tower, there were also brackets added to hold the large Camera Rig This cost $5,000 more adding to it's value. In 3 different occasions Steve McQueen tied to buy BULLITT. The Final Attempt was in 1977 for $38,000. To put in perspective, a Cadillac cost $6k to $11K a Rolls Royce was $25K, Ferrari 308 GTB in 1977 sold for $14,000, and the 1977 Mustang II sold for $3,600 to $3,800
\ Thanks for finding this Historic Piece of American History it's sorry is as spectacular as The BULLITT Mustang 👦🏻👍🏻💥🏎
Tremendous story teller! Love this
What a cool story. That's why I love this channel.
This channel just always has the best cold opens
I saw this car a few years ago at an art deco exhibit. Its a fantastic piece of automotive art!
He is a great story teller, and that is a great story.
That guy tells a good story, well done 👍
This was a wow story, please find some more like this. Breaks my heart he couldn’t enjoy it more
I live in orange city and it's so weird hearing about this insanely rare car having been within a few miles of my house. With a few pictures of the property I would probably know exactly where this car was stored.
Beautiful car. Great story and story teller.
Love hearing Grandpas stories
We need to hear about the Lang Cooper Cobra.
What an amazing story and an even more beautiful car!
Omgoodness... that is beautiful engineering.💚💜🌹
Good lesson learned. Know what it is and what it’s worth. Don’t cheat the seller, know what you are willing to pay, and no matter what, don’t let owning a piece of history slip through your hands over a few bucks.
God bless Bill Warner!
Amazing story. Thanks for sharing
What a great story, great history.
I remember seeing this car in my local newspaper during the nineties. Always wondered what happened with it
This guys stories are the best
Amazing story and he told it very well
Wow! Great story.
Absolutely Amazing story ❤
Bill Warner said that the Edsel Ford roadster was a forgotten car. I remember a 'Classic Cars' write-up on it circa 1980. It was described there as a forgotten car, but lots of people knew of it after that.
At the 9:48 spot there is a similar car shown in Black and White. What do the two cars have in common.... they look almost the same except the nose where the headlamps attach.
Nose changed in 1939 because of overheating
I love stories like this....a smart crafty car guy..could make a fortune..just to make 1 or 2 copies of this car....1 of 1..if it gets wrecked there is no number 2....cought cought the Corvette museum
Thanks Bill 👍🏽
I could listen to him tell stories all day.
What a great story.
I never thought you would find a guest that is better than Rob Pitts. But Mr Warner totally eclipses the Rabbit.
What an amazing opportunity!
I love these stories
Hi ed! Love all the work put in to vinwiki