My son is 15 and we’ve been talking about his career aspirations (he has none, not one single one until last weekend when he said; “I want to work at a car dealership, dad). This will be his first video that I send him in order to jack up his confidence. Thanks, Ed and Casey.
Casey Putsch, no... thank you. That story sounded like a similar story where Hunter decided he wanted a newer GTO. He had found one at a local dealer and he assured me it was a 6spd. So, we went to look. It was slightly modded (500-550hp) and I explained during the test drive that it was for him, not me. Salesman didn’t have to ask twice if he wanted to drive. It was about 4th gear when I looked back and said; “it’s his first time driving a stick”. I’m sure they have some sort of rule about kids driving their cars with learner’s permits but we never said a word.
Ed, Rabbit, and Casey are the best story tellers of our time. I hope VinWiki is around in 10 years so I can share these stories with fellow enthusiasts
That was one of the main goals of creating the channel, making the stories available for a long time. It is easy to forget your best stories as you make new ones so I am glad to have them here.
Doug has some really great ones too. The majority of the stories I hear on this channel are really fun and entertaining. This channel is just going to continue to gain subscribers.
A very shitty gig to do as a college student, where you're supposed to gain white collar experience at $20 an hour, not get your hands dirty like a fucking high school drop-out peasant (aka a mechanic).
I worked for Ferrari from 2011-2015, and while there we hired a 16 year old high school kid as a technician apprentice. Before he finished high school he had gone through the Ferrari certification and was a true certified tech at one of the biggest Ferrari dealers in the country. Good kid, and he's now with Maserati.
I don’t drink, but I’d have a beer with Casey. He’s had a lot of Forrest Gump-esque experiences, and they seem to have added up an incredibly well-lived life. Keep the stories coming!
@@isidoroalfaro440 they're getting rarer and they're worth money. i still want a 355 because they're just so amazing even if they keep going up in price
I really appreciate @caseyputsch 's ability to tell a great story. He should definitely write a book on his personal experiences (like short stories), it would be fantastic and funny all at the same time.
There are alot of crazy stories to be found here,yep looking right at you Rabbit,but Casey is by far the most insane car guy here,without a doubt his last words are going to be: "Screw it..what's the worse that can happen"?
Manta Mirage.. Oh, that takes me back in the day to my subscription to Kit Kar Illustrated!! And back in the 70's my Dad had that exact, same generic pot-metal aluminum drill! 😁 'Pedal-Stool'... OMG, that is such an awesome 'it cr...' reference!! 😆 But I hate you for the Stratos....
I have a friend who has a 308, been sitting untouched, not started or anything for 30yrs! But sadly I doubt he will part with it or fix it this century. So sad.
I’m 21 and I build Porsche 356s. You just have to ask, Most shop owners are super stoked to have someone young with an interest in the automotive field come in.
See I am definitely in the right clubs at my university (prototyping, robotics, and car enthusiast clubs) but I have yet to run into these crazy right people like Casey or the people who helped him out. I look forward to the day I have some crazy stories about how I got my toes wet in some real-world situations because some crazy guy decides to give me a shot.
LOL, I ordered Pirelli's from Italy for that "laptop" Diablo. IIRC, that car was formerly Warner Bros property and used as Jack Blacks car in the movie where he sells spray that makes poop disappear (sorry cant remember the name of the movie haha). Car sat at my shop for about a month waiting on the rubber.
The title is accurate but it doesn't do the story justice. Maybe something like... "Becoming a Ferrari Apprentice and Almost burning down an art gallery" or something like that haha.
I knew a kid that used to hold up rich folks in parking lots and take their cars to a chop shop. He’s in prison now. He was 16 though when he started, so for sure you can get into the car biz young. Just goes to show yah.
Saying the words, "Dad, we should take this money and buy a Ferrari" NEVER crossed my mind in college. But I really wish it had. Had I invested in Ferraris instead of a PhD I may be in significantly better financial standing. Ok, probably not. :0)
Unfortunately you probably would be. You could have financed that Ferrari in today's market and had it paid off before you would your student loans. Even if you didn't have it paid off in 3 years you could sell it again for more than the note is worth. Can't do that with your student loans.
wow i grew up in a work shop myself i wish i coud of seen this car's u talked about but again mate top story i think the amount of people from vin wiki I want to shout beer's i think im going to be drunk for 2 months but will be so worth it
R.I.P. schmedium shirt. Those poor buttons are holding on for dear life.
I'm thinking with all his education and money he can step up from a small to medium at least
Extra Schmedium
More proof that dream jobs in the car business are possible from a very young age! Have a great day everyone.
VINwiki thanks Ed!
My son is 15 and we’ve been talking about his career aspirations (he has none, not one single one until last weekend when he said; “I want to work at a car dealership, dad). This will be his first video that I send him in order to jack up his confidence. Thanks, Ed and Casey.
John, thank you for sharing. That means a lot.
Casey Putsch, no... thank you. That story sounded like a similar story where Hunter decided he wanted a newer GTO. He had found one at a local dealer and he assured me it was a 6spd. So, we went to look. It was slightly modded (500-550hp) and I explained during the test drive that it was for him, not me. Salesman didn’t have to ask twice if he wanted to drive. It was about 4th gear when I looked back and said; “it’s his first time driving a stick”. I’m sure they have some sort of rule about kids driving their cars with learner’s permits but we never said a word.
Best story teller love this guy.....
Ed, Rabbit, and Casey are the best story tellers of our time. I hope VinWiki is around in 10 years so I can share these stories with fellow enthusiasts
That was one of the main goals of creating the channel, making the stories available for a long time. It is easy to forget your best stories as you make new ones so I am glad to have them here.
@@EdBolian awesome. Love what VinWiki is all about. Thanks for starting it!
Fewer people will care about cars in 10 years.
Doug has some really great ones too. The majority of the stories I hear on this channel are really fun and entertaining. This channel is just going to continue to gain subscribers.
Truer words!
I was a sandwich artist in college. Pretty much the same thing as this.
P WrightisRight the only people who use the phrase “sandwiche artist” are people who used to be one.
I was a sandwich doctor.
I aspire to become an artist... a sandwhich artist
Setting sandwich’s on fire?
I'm a sandwich organic compound engineer.
Very cool gig to find as a young person, definitely a chance to gain some valuable knowledge. Well done Casey.
A very shitty gig to do as a college student, where you're supposed to gain white collar experience at $20 an hour, not get your hands dirty like a fucking high school drop-out peasant (aka a mechanic).
@@TheUrbanEpicure well here's and idiotic piece of shit that will go nowhere in life.
Ed, your echo in the autotempest ad is insane. Came here to say that but saw the queef complaining.
Msg received: When someone lets you drive their rare care, make sure to be a complete ass. They'll give you a job.
I worked for Ferrari from 2011-2015, and while there we hired a 16 year old high school kid as a technician apprentice. Before he finished high school he had gone through the Ferrari certification and was a true certified tech at one of the biggest Ferrari dealers in the country. Good kid, and he's now with Maserati.
I don’t drink, but I’d have a beer with Casey. He’s had a lot of Forrest Gump-esque experiences, and they seem to have added up an incredibly well-lived life. Keep the stories coming!
Casey's art project needs to be added to the VINwiki warehouse set background. We need green sparks flying and catching things on fire.
Brett Bilger hahahahaha! Nice
This is 100% a "That Putsch boy ain't right" sort of story...and I love it!
JakeQ1981 darn right!
Casey is that cousin you have that your parents wish was theirs instead.
man I wish I could get a 308 now in days for 30 thousand
Pennsylvania .show off cracked it in half
Yes, that would certainly be a ton of fun now for $30k
@@EdBolian yeah older Ferrari's prices are just getting higher every year
@@isidoroalfaro440 they're getting rarer and they're worth money.
i still want a 355 because they're just so amazing even if they keep going up in price
Blank. He isn’t that old. He talked about using an arduino in college so he’s probably somewhere in his 30s
No helmets, country roads, take me hoooooooomee west virginiaaaaaaa
Moto-Medics to the place where I belong!
West virginia, mountain momma
I really appreciate @caseyputsch 's ability to tell a great story. He should definitely write a book on his personal experiences (like short stories), it would be fantastic and funny all at the same time.
IMO Casey's stories are great due to his voice and actions which cannot be conveyed in a book
Those Ferrari guys took one look at casey and said free labor
Casey has the energy! Love his stories
Last time I was this early, Jermaine Dupri was So So Current on his Lambo payments.
Another example of Casey's endless hilarious (and valuable) life experiences - from a former art student. God bless those independent ferrari mechs!
7:54 The car guy comes out even in little sentences “My Porsche 944 daily driver...naturally aspirated”
"They probably drank half a bottle of absinthe"
Sounds about right
Casey has so much style and raw talent it’s awesome
In before the mad comments about McLaren stickers on the kit car.
THIS STORY definitely reminds me of Luis telling a story in Ant-Man movies. Love it!
I love his passion for these cars, i can't even believe what an amazing opportunity that was to work at a Ferrari shop.
@1:57 - That Putsch kid ain't right!
"I can't believe this is working" describes my college career
I love Casey's stories! Thanks for sharing.
I think you're older than you are, until you say arduino.
True facts. In my 30s and unaware of which pronunciation is correct.
@@colormesarge arduino is a piece of tech that's been around since 2005 ish
Love Casey's storytelling..
Greatest childhood ever
Casey I absolutely love your stories.
This guy and Ed, best stories EVER
I had a company back in the 80's that completed / built kit cars for people... We built several Manta Mirages and Manta Montages back in the day...
Alriggt, another Putsch vid! I love this dude! Putsch, Rabbit and Ed make this channel.
michael howell thanks!
There are alot of crazy stories to be found here,yep looking right at you Rabbit,but Casey is by far the most insane car guy here,without a doubt his last words are going to be:
"Screw it..what's the worse that can happen"?
Manta Mirage.. Oh, that takes me back in the day to my subscription to Kit Kar Illustrated!! And back in the 70's my Dad had that exact, same generic pot-metal aluminum drill! 😁
'Pedal-Stool'... OMG, that is such an awesome 'it cr...' reference!! 😆
But I hate you for the Stratos....
Where are they handing out these cheap 308's?
Gearhead Daily early 2000s most likely
WE MUST GO BACK!
Gearhead Daily what we do here is go back back back
That 0:50 photo is something special
I have a friend who has a 308, been sitting untouched, not started or anything for 30yrs! But sadly I doubt he will part with it or fix it this century. So sad.
This guy seriously tells the best stories
You give me motivation, I am
In college as well and trying to
Rebuild cars on the side. Keep up the good work. 👍👍👍
Arduino used in a college class art project, way to go!! Only question, was it a uno, nano or mega?
Yesssssss, I love a good Casey story.
I’m 21 and I build Porsche 356s. You just have to ask, Most shop owners are super stoked to have someone young with an interest in the automotive field come in.
Right when you think Casey has lived a really cool automotive life then another great story👍
Lost it at 'half a bottle of absinthe'.... Hilarious. Take my upvote.
Anytime someone says country roads I instantly think of the song and everything they say after doesn’t mean anything cuz I’m singing in my head
See I am definitely in the right clubs at my university (prototyping, robotics, and car enthusiast clubs) but I have yet to run into these crazy right people like Casey or the people who helped him out.
I look forward to the day I have some crazy stories about how I got my toes wet in some real-world situations because some crazy guy decides to give me a shot.
I always love these stories
I was sad that VINwiki didn't make it in TH-cam rewind :(
man a student Ferrari mechanic lucky
Love this guy......
......best story's
Loved it! Sounded like such a fun academic life.
Casey story I stopped my day VINwiki
Great story, artfully told...
This guy literally lived my dreams.
That dude is somewhere telling his “I almost ruined my life rear ending a Ferrari “ story lol
This guy is awesome. Favorite vinwiki guy
"This car is worth more than I am"
LOL, I ordered Pirelli's from Italy for that "laptop" Diablo. IIRC, that car was formerly Warner Bros property and used as Jack Blacks car in the movie where he sells spray that makes poop disappear (sorry cant remember the name of the movie haha). Car sat at my shop for about a month waiting on the rubber.
Ferraris are so damn beautiful
He sets up his stories like bad things are the outcome lmao
Keep the real stories coming, thanks, we do all know BS when we hear it, and this guy is real
I like this guy. You guys should have him on more often :]
my favorite story teller
The title is accurate but it doesn't do the story justice. Maybe something like... "Becoming a Ferrari Apprentice and Almost burning down an art gallery" or something like that haha.
Acorns ad starts right when he starts to say “no” 🤣
I was 10 years old when my dad trusted me enough to let me drive around the block in my mom's Volvo.
Literally every Casey Putsch video: "this car was everything I owned, all my money was in it."
That's probably true! Lol. I know I put all my money in my car in college trying to make it something nice!
This guy has some great stories
Will you guys cover the FamilyCruisin situation?? What it means for enthusiasts
Now I'm looking for a manta mirage
Please please upload some footage of your Arduino thing!
Oh maybe, that's how and why he did genius garage.
Casey is the guy from fast and furious that said "more than you can afford pal"
I could hardly contain my disbelief when he started talking about the Stratos. What I would give just to _see_ one of those cars.
I knew a kid that used to hold up rich folks in parking lots and take their cars to a chop shop. He’s in prison now. He was 16 though when he started, so for sure you can get into the car biz young. Just goes to show yah.
Always funny and interesting
Well shit... I’m way behind the curve!
Gives me some hope to getting into the racing industry
Saying the words, "Dad, we should take this money and buy a Ferrari" NEVER crossed my mind in college. But I really wish it had. Had I invested in Ferraris instead of a PhD I may be in significantly better financial standing. Ok, probably not. :0)
Unfortunately you probably would be. You could have financed that Ferrari in today's market and had it paid off before you would your student loans. Even if you didn't have it paid off in 3 years you could sell it again for more than the note is worth. Can't do that with your student loans.
wow i grew up in a work shop myself i wish i coud of seen this car's u talked about but again mate top story
i think the amount of people from vin wiki I want to shout beer's i think im going to be drunk for 2 months but will be so worth it
Even if you know nothing about cars you can learn alot about them with the story's they tell.
Somebody get this man a smaller shirt stat!
I have never seen buttons work that much overtime on a skinny person ever.
Every day at 10, I watch:)
Every day in my law class on Tuesday's and Friday's I go to the bathroom to watch vin wiki and my prof gets mad that I'm in the bathroom for a while
8am in my tine zone but I wake up, shower and start cooking breakfast while Vinwiki plays.
Ugh, video ruined because Casey’s shirt is way to tight. Driving me nuts!!!
Amen
Ya..... I was looking at the buttons begging for mercy the whole video
Ed took me to lunch before the video!
1440p Hell yes!
I keep hopeing to run into this guy when I'm in in Columbus lol
SL500 at the end is a dream 😍
His shirt seems a bit tight
Anyone else notice how tight his shirt is 😆
Best storyteller haha
Sideways in the air ? Full lock? Pedal to the floor?
Prolly rallied subarus
i shouldn't listen to casey's anecdotes before going out driving xD
Dude dreams do come true !
I seen people do an oil change. They pulled the transmission plug..Oh yeah....
I'm old....but would love to be given a chance to work on a exotic cars right now.
What can I get? A shirt that fits lol
With a small loan of a million dollars
He aint Trump
@@colormesarge that's right! Casey actually does things to help people!
Comparing sweet engine notes to butter, interesting.