Rünge Cars: How It All Began
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มี.ค. 2023
- Chris Runge explains how his journey in coachbuilding began and how RUNGE cars was birthed out of his families Minnesota Farm.
This video is dedicated to "Uncle Jim" 1950-2020.
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Video Credit:
Filming: Chris Runge, Alex Harris, Brad Runge, Sean Fannin, Porsche Archive
Editing: Alex Harris & Chris Runge
Photography: Alex Bellus, Kris Clewell, Chris Runge, Alex Harris, Prototyp Museum, Porsche Archive, Ludvigsen Library
Audio: Alex Harris & Chris Runge
Narrator: Chris Runge - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Excellent video, Chris. Can't wait to feature the Veleno on the show!
Hi Jay! Thank You and I'd love to bring it out!
Thank you for supporting artists and artisons Mr Leno.
Love your cars jay leno!
@ How Much will the Veleno Cost??
He said build one for you Jay but I can’t wait to see it on your show while he is making yours
That Viper conversion takes the prize in my opinion. The proportions are perfect. The form is perfect and the reflective nature of the polished aluminum fits that creation perfectly. As an autobody man of 30yrs, I haven’t seen a better designed car so far. Really beautiful
I'm amazed at how many car guys started out with VW projects. They are the training ground for numerous skills... Your path from start to current is pretty inspiring. There's nothing better than seeing incredible projects come out of a simple garage workshop.
Completely agree on the VW origins. I call them the "Gateway Car"!
It's true, my first build was on a VW, then I build a Buggy and so on and so forth. I'm not into air-cooled cars anymore, but they did start my mechanical skills.
It's as old as the car...small car, big engine...exactly how the AC Cobra became the Shelby Cobra.
I agree. Two different friends both started with dubs… amazing that even today you can build one from the ground up with aftermarket parts.
Yup, you're my new hero. This is literally what I've always wanted to do with my life, and I envy your drive to do what so many of us dream of.
Ok, 006…oMg such beautiful lines. Such incredible design and execution. Bravo times a thousand !!!
Your work is amazing Chris, but what I enjoy the most is the story behind the cars and your company. I am sure your story you told here today will be the inspiration for the next generation of builders. And it really made me smile at the end seeing how your son is following in your footsteps. You must be very proud!
Thank you Mike! It has been so fun to see my son get bit by the bug the last couple years! The future is bright!
Love your son's 74 914. That is a good year. Had three 914's in my younger days. Lots of fun in those cars. The first was modified with glass GT flares and over sized wheels/tires and was a slot car on wheels! Your cars are special and just fantastic!
The Veleno reminds me of the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato which was also based on the Dodge Viper.
This is what having a burning desire and following your passion is all about, amazing!
Chris you are the best!❤😊😊❤
Works of art!!
Amazing works of art created by a craftsman who is the embodiment of an era almost lost!! Bravo 👏
Amazing story man. Fun to see your son doing amazing things too.
Love the invisible car at the beginning!!!
I think the best thing about your coach building journey is that each new vehicle looks so much better than the one built before as your skills progress. I am looking forward to watching your progress as you keep the art of custom built cars alive in our modern mass produced disposable time. You are more than a car builder, you are an artist... a sculpter.
You are my inspiration for getting myself an english wheel and starting to desgin and make my own coachwork. Thank you Chris for sharing you passion with the world. Thank you Chris! 🏁
How are things progressing for you?
@@jankoivukumpu4552 Sadly was about to start but then my mother suddenly passed away so I might start during this winter. It has been a hard time personally since my mother always wanted follow my dreams including building my own dreamcars.
These are so gorgeous, and kinda helps me believe that it is possible to have my own automotive company
Bro you are a living legend, please pass the knowledge to your son, so that the most beautiful car can still be created by the magnificent builders I've ever seen.
That silver finish is so elegant and timeless
Though all your cars have their own unique identity, style and beauty, that Veleno.... Ohhhh man... SHE is a STUNNING car! I'd LOVE to own one (RHD though being in the UK hahaha)... I applaud you Sir, on some exquisite work! 👏👏👏👌 😎🇬🇧
RS010 looks soooooooo good. My favorite.
I am speechless, what a demonstration of perseverance , skills and humbleness. all the best to you, your family and your beautiful dream
In 2009 I was working on Mad Max Fury Road here in Australia. That was when I was able to witness the amazing aluminium metalforming done by Mark Natoli, who hand built a lot of the panels and parts for the vehicles in the movie. He also hand formed a roadster body for The Great Gatsby movie & also builds & repairs historic aluminium racing cars at Goodwood. It took him a lifetime to master these skills, & I am just absolutely stunned that you have learnt these incredible skills & built an incredible business in such a short time. These are some of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen! May you thrive in the success you have earned and deserve. Thankyou for sharing your story! 😊
A lifetime! 😮how old is he ?
@@ianmangham4570 Old enough to have accumulated a lifetime of experience & now semi retired & doing what he wants to. But feel free to take the word at its literal value buddy.
@@sunsetgarage755 So you're saying Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman!
01 will always have a special place in my mind. Awesome job Chris.
Respect, New Sub. This is one of the three things I love. Vintage Auto etc., Beautiful women and Audio. Love that Jay was involved in some way to help - encourage and you show the respect due.
Cant say enough how much I appreciate your craftsmanship!! But what most impressed me is the fact you correctly call yourself a coach builder unlike others who call themselves designers like Kindig-it on TV ! Your work just is incredible and historically significant in will go down as some of the last beautiful hand crafted car art there is!! Thank you for keeping the art alive of automotive metalworking like you're doing!!!
Legendary 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
Glad to see someone with the stones to follow their dream.Super Super cool
So amazing and to have your son working with you is such a great blessing
Chris, it sounds as though your imagination/ skill was fully launched by the generous lady who offered up access to the weapons necessary to realize your mechanical ideas. Hats off to her. You chose my favorite period in auto racing to emulate. Subscribed.
Had the pleasure of seeing a FF008 in person a few years ago. Would have never imagined I would be watching a documentary from the company years later.
Fantastic story of a life’s journey. You are a very blessed young man.
omg the veleno is just spectacular. i didn't fully appreciate your early cars until hearing their story, which is so inspiring.
Amazing work Chris! I love your home grown hero story!!
Thanks buddy! Can’t wait to build something together someday👊🏻
What a privilege having had the chance to spend just a bit of time getting to know more about you and your amazing craft, and knowing you are passing the passion on to your son so Rünge Cars and all it’s beauty will be around for the generations creating these amazing pieces of kinetic art for many more years to come. Thank you
Great video, Chris! Thanks for telling us the whole story - it's pretty inspiring!
Thank you Ron! You will have to stop by the new shop if you’re out this way again!
Your cars are just incredibly cool! They have a really unique look and that's important nowadays since most cars have the same boring look. Keep going on!
Go ALL in on your hobby, and you'll never have to work. Well done Sir!
Hey Chris! This is Tigers son from A-1 Performance exhaust in Santa Ana, this video just popped up in my feed and my dads been telling me stories about Runge for years! The bodywork is absolutely killer, I’ve never seen anything like it and damn do I want one
Hi Vince! Your dads exhaust are on 008 and 010 in this video! Tell him hello👊🏻
Fabulous job Chris, You are a true artist.
Wow! Extremely impressive. Glad to see someone get to do what they love. Simply beautiful automobiles.
Saying that this is amazing would be an understatement.
Inspiring. Im a 19 year old guy from argentina and want to build something similar one day. Thanks for sharing this type of things.
Except for all the amazing stuff you achieve, I would like to add is that your work ethics is inspiring.
I found that besides having great ideas, work ethics are fundamental.
Now, I gotta go out to my shop building my stuff and make some money to provide for my family.
And I gotta get my HD chopper running 'cos my baby girl wants to ride with my this summer.
Greetings from Sweden.
Red Barchetta from Rush keeps playing in my head while watching this. 🏎️ amazing job! 💕
Way to go Chris. You are a natural at this.
You are out of this world. To share this artistic passion with your family is really priceless. Thanks for letting us be a small piece of it!
Chris, well arranged approach. The hobby slowly became your life style. If you managed to turn passion into a way of earning money, I take off my hat!👍
WOW! That's all I can say. WOW!
This one beautiful peace of art & engineering !
This is my first exposure to the Runge car company. Never heard of it probably because I’m a gear head by force not by choice. But I enjoy the subject and I love seeing a craftsman’s skilled work. I’m really impressed with your story and the cars you’ve built and I just wanted to say thank you for doing what you do. This story will inspire others for years to come. Unless you do something crazy or act like John DeLorean did after tasting success. I wish you well.
Wow!! Amazing story. Thanks for keeping old skills alive and creating wonderful automobiles with them. And thanks to Jay Leno, one of the most knowledgeable and the coolest of the cool guys around. I borrow heavily from his choices in men's wear.
I've been following you for idk HOW many years on Instagram. I'm glad to have found your youtube channel and this video!
Congratulations on following your dream and having it pan out as a Car Maker and as a father.
Love these cars. Works of art
Chris, you don't build cars, you build works of art that you can drive. amazing work mate.
Thrilled by all your designs.....
Amazing work wish I could buy one , your story is amazingly inspiring
Never heard of you before, but I have to admit I'm blown away!
God bless Tou and you craftmanship🙏 Beautiful work, Love and life ❤️
So Talented! Speechless...
Such an inspiring story of passion, hard work and talent.
Ohhhh. Congrats Chris.
Well done. Excellence was expected.
I remember seeing your first car. I believe it was at the annual German car show at the Motorplex, It wasn't yet painted, so your coachwork was on full display. To say I was impressed would be an understatement. 🙂 Being a BMW guy, I approve of your son's 320i.
My heart nearly stopped when you mentioned the Ranalah English wheel! A gentleman in the UK by the name of Dominic Chinea has resurrected the company and has charted on TH-cam the process of remanufacturing everything as close to the original as possible. 😊
I'm absolutely stunned by your workmanship, every car is a functioning work of art. Fantastic your son is following in your footsteps, a fantastic legacy of skills to pass on to future generations.
Absolutely breathtaking. Would love to experience driving the R1 some day!
This was such a great story! I love that your son is getting in on the act! That Bimmer is gorgeous! He could make a whole career out of de-plasticizing 80’s cars! Can’t wait to see what comes next from both of you!
YOU are Amazing and now your Son Wow at 16 years can strip and build motors Congratulations to you both long may you keep building these super cars Thank you for your videos .
I hope jay has you back soon. It seems he is almost charmed by your coachwork as many of us are! Looking forward to more content!👍🏼
Amazing! Thanks for telling us all the everything!
Looking forward to seeing the future projects! 😎
That veleno looks like the offspring of a Ferrari and Shelby Daytona. Absolutely beautiful
Greetings from a few miles north of the Twin Cities. Happy to see a fellow Minnesotan making such glorious art! Hope to see the Veleno this spring at a show. I'm certain Twin Cities Auto Show on the 31st would welcome you.
When you said " monoposto" my Italian roots got high!! ❤️👍
Nice... thx for sharing. Love to see the cars you build! So cool, all the best and more power to you. 🙂
I have been following your builds since first posted on IG circa 2012. I havent had IG for a while but then I went to the Peterson Museum and saw one of your cars in person. It was a pleasant surprise. Congratulations for the talent! 16 yr old son?! you look 30 yrs old.
What an exceptional story. Very well done and your hard work has paid off! Nothing like a hand built car, the love and quality that you have put in. Again, you are an inspiration. I am going to follow you........ . From South Africa 🇿🇦
Amazing work, you are keeping the art of Coachbuilding alive. You have great taste in styling and make what your imagination sees into reality. Keep up the great work, you are an inspiration and creative genius.👍👍👍
All I can say , WOW . Impressive . Keep 'em coming .
Seeing porsche, astion Martin, jaguar, N a hint of ford Daytona all in onee! Exquisite builds!
I remember his first video it’s cool to see this now
Amazing work man. that viper rework is FIRE
Its a pleasure to follow your journey and builds. Thank you for all the effort.
This is awesome. Your son is just like you at his age. Looking forward to future videos
Your son has an eye for the cool and under-appreciated.
I love e21s and 914’s!
Making dreams a reality. Well done.
I'm completely in love with the Veleno.
My father owned two Veritas cars. One was the formula one race car driven by Karl Kling. My father bought the race car directly from Karl Kling in the early sixties and along with it came the other Veritas that was more or less a sister street version coupe. Your earliest designs kind of resemble the early Veritas cars. Your work is amazing!
That is so cool! Love to hear stories like this👊🏻
@ The formula one was the Veritas Meteor Streamliner and was raced at Avus
Awesome..Congrats.
Thank you for sharing your story and showing us your amazing talent and craft..great to see your son following in your footsteps and showing his talent also...
Funny seeing a viper come back into the story
You are a genius, and a someone I admire.
Fantastic journey Chris! Ive enjoyed watching you build your brand over the years. Rünge cars sets the home built bench mark of excellence. Awesome! 💯 🔥
Chris, your cars are so cool. Best of luck to you in the future.
Your work and story is a motivation.
Ugh… if only I was young again… definitely learn that english wheel. Beautiful work.
Outstanding!
This is an amazing journey!
I remember your first one on here!
You Sir, Are the true definition of a Kraftsman!$
What a great success story! Thanks for sharing.
ive been watching for a couple years. this was really cool to see how you got started and the progress you've made. i think FF006 is my favorite, but the Veleno is pretty stylish.