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.
"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.
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
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
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.
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.
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'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.
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.
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 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.
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.
...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
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!
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.
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.
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 was fortunate enough to work at a Texas BMW dealer 1987-1989 and the owner had a red that was tossed between storage out back and the showroom. I got to move it around but it was cramped for a 6'1 dude with a frosted spike and mullett hairdo.
Really would love to at least SEE one M1 in person. The car is so awesome looking. I got something similar looking in my garage though, lol, I have a 1991 BMW 850....and I had one guy ask me as well "what ferrari is that?" and I had people chase me or my brother down while driving to take pictures because they either never seen one, or heard about em but never saw one.
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'.
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 don't think you can call the m1 unknown, it started the m brand, inspired the i8, giorgetto giugaro designed it, its a homogated race car, and has brought many into the BMW fan base. Yes it's rare but it's very desired.
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.
the thing he says about classic car values is very true...except for the truly rare or exceptional ferraris, lambos etc, most cars values follow a bell curve as the generation that lusted after them passes on...
The M1 was best suited as a dealership showroom attraction in order to draw people in there to ogle it; affording the sales team an opportunity to sell folks a more attainable 3 or 5 Series. God be with you, Ed🕊✨
A chevy small block is what now, what'd he say? I respect him and love to hear his stories, but Garbage Motors manufactured chevy's are all junk...the most tunable, torque filled monster of a small block is the Ford 351 Cleveland...no chevy small block has an answer for that Cleveland motor....
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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*
"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.
"I've never seen one like that."
"It's pretty rare."
Best set of lines, ever.
“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.
The M1... "it's pretty rare"
"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
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
needs a vanity plate: IS BMW
Or, ITS RARE
"NO RARI"
OHEYANM1
BIG
M1
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
This video is pretty rare.
"Hoot-ettes" hahaha i kinda love this guy lol
"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.
Who's that? Rodney Dangerfield? No, that's Bill Warner. He's pretty rare.
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.
Bruce Jenner, Katlyn Jenner and Whatever Jenner walk into a BMW dealership...
😂😂
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@@LafemmebearMusic gtfoh
@@LafemmebearMusic and the award for biggest snowflake on TH-cam goes to...........
@@LafemmebearMusic I'm sure you were joking, right?
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.
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'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 really enjoy hearing this guy tell stories. It's like hearing stories from your dad or grandpa back in the day!
😂 “Bruce Jenner..... 🧐 Kaitlyn Jenner.. Whatever Jenner” lol
"How come this Ferrari has all those BMW medaillons on it?" Oh my gawd, I would have completely lost it.
There's a lot of BMW owners who find their way to the priesthood. They're used to celibacy and poverty after all.
I could listen to Bill tell stories all day.
Had a white M1 TYCO slot car as a kid- it was always my favorite. Perfect shape for a sports car.
First M1 I saw was at a small gas station in Millbrook Alabama. Great video sir thank you.
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.
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.
Great Stories like this are .......
pretty rare
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.
it needs a bumper sticker saying "Never seen one like that" or "Neva' seen one like that!"
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.
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
M1 is an amazing beast of course I clicked
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.
...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
If it were not for VINwiki I would not have heard of this guy. I am very glad that I did.
I really like this guy!!! Love listening to him talk!!!
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!
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.
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.
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 was fortunate enough to work at a Texas BMW dealer 1987-1989 and the owner had a red that was tossed between storage out back and the showroom. I got to move it around but it was cramped for a 6'1 dude with a frosted spike and mullett hairdo.
Alternate title: *Here’s someone that’s richer than you.*
Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!
You are everywhere
axel I’m Batman.
Or maybe RM likes the same channels, us car guys do??? Could it be possible??
Really would love to at least SEE one M1 in person. The car is so awesome looking. I got something similar looking in my garage though, lol, I have a 1991 BMW 850....and I had one guy ask me as well "what ferrari is that?" and I had people chase me or my brother down while driving to take pictures because they either never seen one, or heard about em but never saw one.
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'.
Awesome channel Ed.... Best story content on youtube!
Thank you. Glad you enjoy it!
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!
As a kid i once saw two of these at a bmw dealer. Its such a good looking car
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.
These types of stories are pretty rare...
I don't think you can call the m1 unknown, it started the m brand, inspired the i8, giorgetto giugaro designed it, its a homogated race car, and has brought many into the BMW fan base. Yes it's rare but it's very desired.
Well I mean he was saying how everyone was asking if it was a Lotus or a Ferrari so it's pretty unknown outside the car world
Dude looks pretty good for 76. Keep it up Bill!
Great story about my favorite all time car...
I had a bmw M1 some people miss took it for a Lamborghini diablo LOL😂
Please don’t lie
Great story from a fantastic story teller. 😊
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". ;-)
Clicked the instant I saw another Bill story!
Bill seems like a very nice guy, I’d love to meet’em and see his cars.
Another brilliant Bill Warner story!The M1 is amazing
"it's pretty rare.." 🤣 so subtle about it
Bob Snodgrass is a legend the glass pipe world, loved hearing his name dropped on this one haha
The guy Bill references here is a different Bob Snodgrass. This guy was the president of Brumos Racing.
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.
Sounds like license plate should say ITS RARE
Stories best told are from people who lived it. Stories with humor best told are intelligent people who lived it the hard way.
Hit by lighting then becomes a priest. Bill stories are a treasure.
the thing he says about classic car values is very true...except for the truly rare or exceptional ferraris, lambos etc, most cars values follow a bell curve as the generation that lusted after them passes on...
I've always wanted an m1 I think I seen that car your talking about there are also several 70s Porsche 911s and a muria down in Virginia
Great sounding car! Drove thru a tunnel, wide open , sounded like F1 car , had to go back and do again.
All I can think of is I'm listening to my grandpa talk. Such great stories.
I had a dream about the M1 last night randomly.
The M1 was best suited as a dealership showroom attraction in order to draw people in there to ogle it; affording the sales team an opportunity to sell folks a more attainable 3 or 5 Series.
God be with you, Ed🕊✨
I love his stories if this guy was my grandpa I would wanna hear every story👍
Great stories. Loved fact that Hooter girl knew the M1. Race car story also great - glad the driver survived.
Bill here is a raconteur... he's got me thinking I want to join rotary.
Dennis Collins is restoring 1 now. Check out Coffee Walk
can we have 1 hour of bill saying examples of people observing the BMW M1
It's pretty rare.
Put that on a shirt with the silhouette of an M1 on a tee shirt and take my money, Ed.
Damn it still looks so good
Coffee? Check!
VinWiki? Check!
Sounds like a good day!
Well it's pretty rare
"hootettes"...fantastic
Last time I was this early, Rabbit hadn't come over to the dark side of race car financing.
Goes to Hooters with his wife
His bell curve theory is too true with the S2000. Those should be half the price
*yeah this guy if he flew Concorde you'd feel happy you're getting there in one piece because he knows what he's doing* 👍
Haha the lotus esprit and the M1 designed by Giugario or however you spell it.
lmao i think i need a "its pretty rare ;)" shirt 😂😂
A chevy small block is what now, what'd he say? I respect him and love to hear his stories, but Garbage Motors manufactured chevy's are all junk...the most tunable, torque filled monster of a small block is the Ford 351 Cleveland...no chevy small block has an answer for that Cleveland motor....
I’m up to 3:00 laughing hysterical 🤣🤣
I'm gonna have to watch this again later with a nice glass of whiskey. Bill can tell some great stories!
I love this guy the Jenner joke thing was funny asf😭 and the hooters lady is a keeper of your her age damn 😂
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@@LafemmebearMusic boohoo 😭 how so🤣
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.
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
That guy is a legend. 👍
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.
Its weird that you made a video about the M1 I bought one of those at a Forza Auction just last night.......
In forza horizon 3 its pretty good in it lowest class. I think its C
@@Heatranoveryouay and i spent my hard earned money to make it a S1 tear
“ Driven by Bruce Jenner... Caitlyn Jenner.. whatever”
Lmaoooo