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[@tomyangnet]

Thanks guys for the kind words of support. I hope Ed will bring me back for some more stories. It was a lot of fun.

[@fahadmars2022]

Amazing story and beautiful car you own sir! Thanks for sharing great story

[@arts.4014]

Great job Tom!

[@andreimadalinneagu]

Sir, congratulations on your result, I applaud your career choices and, man this was quite the story! We hope to hear more from you.

[@tomyangnet]

@@fahadmars2022 thanks. It might not be as nice as the ones I’m working on today, but she’s mine!

[@tomyangnet]

@@andreimadalinneagu thank you, but I always felt if someone else were given the same set of circumstances, they would have done the same thing. I was very lucky to have made the jump.

[@Kellsboro]

This is the content I love about VINwiki - the guy gets it, unassuming, gearhead, comfortable storytelling and has real experiences to share. A lot of the guys I know who do restoration are like this. Not blowhard guys with puffery tales but more humble. I hope he'll be brought back again on the channel.

[@Will-eo8wd]

These are the stories I love and why I’m here! A car guy sharing his passion with the world. No hidden business pitch, no “profound” art project, just a passionate person telling a story.

[@andrewhkim]

What’s a profound art project?

[@overbuiltlimited]

@@andrewhkim I think he's referring to guys that take themselves and what they do too seriously. I can think of a few in the car world.

[@mrnewvegas1126]

What a great story wouldn’t mind seeing this guy on another time to talk about some vintage Ferraris

[@Atlas.X9X]

Good story today. I bet Tom has more to share. Looking forward to more from him. Thanks VinWiki & Tom Yang.

[@elvisvalla3953]

This is the kind of story I look for when I search for content. Keep them coming.

[@davidisaiv]

What a great story from Tom! WE need more like these.

[@christophergraves2300]

Have had the chance to meet Tom Yang at Ferrari events here, and fully enjoy his openness and engagement about the subject of old Ferraris. There is a fantastic book waiting in the experiences of both Tom and Francois!

[@msmoniz]

That’s a great story and another example where following your passion for its own sake leads to making money instead of the other way around.

[@shakeydavesr]

Yup.

[@slasher9883]

Oh man, I remember being glued to Tom's ferrari blog back in the 90's. At that time I was restoring an Alfa GTV2000, and though it was obviously in a different league it still presented the typical Italian car challenges. Waiting for an update from Tom was the 90's equivelant to a much anticipated KZbin restoration video blog today. It was a huge source of inspiration for me and helped me get through my own demanding project. Great to see Tom is still in the Ferrari game!

[@mattg9971]

Lol "and everyone threw their hats in the name" -wayne gretsky -michael scott

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

In 1971 I bought a used 330 America from Luigi Chinetti for $4500. Yes, it was gorgeous but I was happy to get rid of it two years later because it was more trouble than it was worth. Now I have a Kia Stinger GT-Line and am delighted to drive it every day. In 1971 I was young and crazy. Now I am 81 and want a car that works every day with no trips to the repair shop.

[@rousemotorsport]

Great story, always nice to hear about people having to work to get their dream car.

[@ZpMonsterGarage]

Tom’s blog is one of the best blogs out there Ferrari or otherwise. His Ferrari journey is well worth the time.

[@ZpMonsterGarage]

I sent you my pic please respond

[@mrboatshoe]

I remember when Dave used to drive around in that Mitsubishi twin turbo 3000GT when he was doing phone pranks on the show 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@noodlenoggin70]

Wild! I've been reading Tom Yang's blog for...geez, as long as I can remember. Not long after he started it, anyway.

[@shanebbrown]

I spent YEARS following this restoration. His website was one of my favorites and I started following it early. Love this story!

[@natantaz]

With the amount of knowledge and experience Tom has, he could fill this channel for weeks. That's why I follow his channel! Great to see you here Tom and hope to see you back again.

[@brantmacga]

Living his dream…. These are the videos I like most.

[@trwsandford]

A true car guy to his soul.

[@windronner1]

A lot of great stories came out from David Letterman....this one of course is as they say in the collector car business. A 'One of One'! LoL....Terrific

[@TheRealMisterChopShop]

I love every bit of this conversation. This guy is having I would love to meet this man.

[@TheCannonball79]

Great story. I really miss the Letterman gang from NBC when he was there, and I was trying to race at the at the same time. They were a nice group of people and NBC was a lot of fun until the evil empire took over, but cars and racing was where I met the best people. You made the right choice for the long term.

[@bryanhumphries1972]

You've got some great stories too. I could sit and listen to you and Brocker tell stories all day long!

[@benjaminlevine6499]

This is what makes VINwiki great. Not "influencers" talking about how they got away without a ticket one time because the cop's kid was a fan or other bull like that. Keep bringing this guy back.

[@Mr10usdad]

Great story1 You are lucky to find your passion. I am about to retire from education/ I have been restoring dirt bikes for fun. I love doing it.

[@rayman1230]

Military Aircraft mechanic here. I would love to someday have the opportunity, taking my aluminum sheet metal experience and engine knowledge, to not only work on classic Ferrari’s or Ruf’s, but also own one. In the mean time, keep the stories coming. PS Ed, you should make a trip to Northeast Ohio with the Green Lambo to visit your buddy with the Black 6speed gated Lambo murcielago. The summer car shows are a pleasure

[@jimz68]

Now,THIS is a "Car Guy"!

[@elpepito957]

His channel is such a great follow, lots of detail, clear explanation, beautiful cars.

[@greywolf271]

Follow your passion ! Fantastic story Tom. Well done.

[@lambo56187]

I am hooked on this channel!!! Thank you for the awesome content!!

[@Mark.G475]

Great story, great passion! Cheers from Milwaukee Wisconsin

[@scottpetersen8386]

Much thanks to the gentleman that gave you the knowledge in your restoration, and had the time to guide you with his knowledge

[@camaroguy1969]

Thank you Tom, Ed, and the VinWiki team! I have been following Tom for years and now even more people will know about him and his story. Look forward to you guys having him on again.

[@evanperry3699]

Worked his way up to being a one man classic Ferrari shop, this man did it right.

[@Ogsonofgroo]

Thank you for such a laid back and wonderful Ferrari tale, your car is beautiful! Cheers from Canada!

[@jonhightower3505]

Wow, super happy you were able to follow your dream. And with the the blessing of the fam also, sweet!

[@SpaceBass13]

I love these VinWiki stories. Thank you, Ed, for making this channel. It has been wonderful hearing all of these stories about true passions for cars.

[@RR-dq1bi]

Solid story

[@avmelidor]

This story illuminated the age old adage that your hobby could become your job that really isn't a job since you love doing it

[@treywylie]

Great story and car guy! Love this kind of content on the channel.

[@julianb1474]

Really great story, well told. Thanks

[@jimmccarthy6015]

Great story and excellent story teller !! Have him back anytime!

[@yugo4576]

Please bring this guy back! I know I'm not alone in stating that this channel brings some people here that...I really don't want to use bad words. This a true gearhead, not some "influencer" on youtube whos parents are paying for their "glory".

[@richardmortimer8147]

Love the 330 America. See lots of 250 GTEs, but not so many of those. Not sure what the differences are apart from the 4.0 engine...

[@moon-lit-rider987]

Awesome story ! I enjoyed every minute of this video, totally engaged 👍

[@BearMeat4Dinner]

Tom after I get settle at my farm! I gotta meet up with ya!!! My new joint is close by in Upstate NY! Great story!!

[@rodgerjohnson3375]

In 1964 my dad bought his first Ferrari. A 1962 250 GTE 2+2. Red like this car. Those were the days.

[@cmorlok]

Great video!!’ Thoroughly enjoyed it

[@TobyPayne2]

this is one of my favorite stories I gave ever heard. A man and his passion

[@mr.recruiterp3583]

In '77 at the age 19, I had an opportunity to purchase a 1965 Ferrari 330GTC for a mere $7500!!!! It was better known as the 4 headlight ugly duckling. Hence, they commanded a lower price at the time. It belonged to a Dr who was diagnosed with cancer and sadly, given a year to live. He lived in the neighborhood in Hancock Park - Los Angeles and had it parked outside his 4 car garage when I arrived. It was all original, silver with a red leather interior. The only odd thing he did was spray painted the wire Borrani wheels with silver paint! No biggie I thought. I drove it down 6th street shifting her nice and easy but noticed lots of blue smoke coming out of the exhaust. Of course my first thought was it was either the rings or valve guides which at 19, equated to lots of $$$$ to repair. I politely asked him if he didn't mind having it checked out to which he agreed and asked me to call him later that week. He even invited me to Porino's for lunch with his wife, but being a shy, I kindly refused. Well, I called him back the following Friday and he apologized and said he had sold it. Sold it to his mechanic which he hadn't seen in a few years and forgot he gave him first right of refusal....at least that was his story. Oh, a few years later, I was given a coffee table book of the evolution of the Ferrari V12 engines. Turns out, this particular engine design had small holes drilled into the cylinder walls for pre-lubrication upon starting. That's was the blue smoke I saw coming from the exhaust pipes. Ugh!!!!! I still remember the sound of that V12 on a beautiful Saturday morning. I know I was young and naive but the moral of this story is, know whats in front of you and make the purchase.

[@SuperKingDingo]

Best video yet! Love this guy , Bravo 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽

[@markbradl8651]

Great episode! Seems like a great guy and such a beautiful car!

[@mattheweburns]

When a mechanic text Sarah time to show you how to do things never turn it down. really, never turn down an opportunity to learn anything… Some people are so impatient. They just want to see the finished product, but true appreciation is seeing how the finished product becomes finished.

[@ryanday6732]

I love this guy! Well done! Mr. Yong

[@Joshualbm]

What a great story. It gives hope for the creative people in the world who yearn to do something special with their talents... even if they don't already know how good they are or will become. Bravo.

[@awhoot1]

What a great story sir!! Truly interesting 👍🏻

[@IDv8I]

Great story and seems like a really great guy. Nice one Ed

[@twrecks4598]

This guy shares my passion and love for cars... he gets it. Some cars are not "just a car" to me...

[@paulfmurphy617]

Love the story especially the Rosebud reference.

[@caseyhubbard76]

Grade A story today. Well done

[@tirebiter1680]

a SOUGHT-AFTER collector's item car is actually an excellent investment. If you bought one that was good condition during a recession many years ago, and you will sell it during a booming economy in the future, you will be surprised at the height of the price! There are men who have a hard time finding something else to spend their money on, who will out bid anybody at an auction. Many years ago the Bugatti Royale that is now in the Henry Ford museum was in a junkyard waiting to be put in the crusher to be turned into scrap metal, when somebody rescued it. It's price kept growing, now it is SO high there is nobody in the world who can afford to buy it. Years ago I told my dad to buy a Jaguar XKE, but he bought treasury bonds with his money. A few years later the price of an E type was more than double waht he could have bought one for!

[@shaheenal-asadi]

Love the story, Inspiring :)

[@christopherkraft1327]

Great story!! 👍👍🙂

[@azaelmadrid3587]

I know this gentleman has his own KZbin channel but I’m interested in him telling more stories here on VinWiki

[@benisilva3367]

This guy got a world class education in Italian cars and changed his life wow story

[@MyHighHorse]

I spent 7 months restoring a car that was not worth much and now i have no interest in repairs because of that car. We restored a 64 impala coupe base model. It was a complete floor up resto. Every single piece of body hardware was stainless, we didn’t miss a detail…..except the costs that were mounting. Without paint or interior there had been $73,000 spent so far on every part we needed and some custom items. We even had the emblems for a car that wasn’t painted. Towards the end we started seeing restored cars selling for 18-$25k. The owner lost interest and i lost the chance to see that car complete. I also lost the chance to see how the community felt about it. The car was sold for $10k and i know of just a few boxes that cost that much. I would love to see this car again but i have given up hope.

[@ryanmrowka8970]

That's the dude Hoovie tried to by the Testarossa from....

[@racinjason99]

This one was a winner! Interesting story and great storyteller.

[@JackTheSmith]

I’ve followed Tom Yang, pronounced Young, for years. Great guy.

[@maverick1685]

Love this story. & what a Great car.

[@dominickdolio2414]

Can relate! I worked production myself at House Of Blues Chicago for years. No day is ever the same. Plus when I wasn’t needed I was looking at cars online. I also quit six years into it. Felt a deep connection to this story.

[@tomyangnet]

I had to decide whether to stop moonlighting with cars, or quit Letterman...

[@MishraArtificer]

@@tomyangnet Letterman's enough of a car guy to make the choice to keep moonlighting with cars, I suspect. Leno, on the other hand, has almost made it a religion.

[@tomyangnet]

@@MishraArtificer television had changed for me, and as I got older I knew eventually I couldn't keep up with the young guys with stagecraft. I didn't want to become a mixer because the action was on the stage!

[@dominickdolio2414]

@@tomyangnet what I’m saying is I had to quit my job in production to chase after what I really wanted to do. Like yourself.

[@whiteMCHammer]

THAT was an awesome story. The dream of every young boy in love with the automobile come true.

[@michaelbonade4667]

That’s the first 330 America I’ve seen… And one of the best stories

[@hughmann1908]

Great story, interesting guy!

[@diraziz396]

Great Story. Thank you

[@cwang6951]

This guy kind of reminds me of the old Navy guy Jay had on his channel. Young, broke and passionate so he bought a wrecked Ferrari and still has it!

[@John1911]

Oh yeah. More of this guy. 👍

[@freestyleskyline]

Shout out to Francois for showing you! I'd have done the exact same thing!

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

I can only imagine what his hourly rate to work on a vintage Ferrari is BUT I bet he’s worth every single penny of that.

[@ericsarchive7718]

The "Buds Club", weather it's Rabbit or Christopher or Doug, etc., always have some great stories, but guys like Tomy need to get more screne time.

[@robinthepresent2952]

Such a beautiful Ferrari, awesome work mate

[@studiolezard]

I love this guy's channel. Been watching it for almost a year. This vid should help him out.

[@bombfog1]

More guys like this please.

[@Maddog494]

I LOVE this guy and his channel so much it’s addicting!!!

[@rogerbussiii]

I wish this guy was still building this car and had a KZbin channel. I'd be so in. Can somebody give this guy a vintage Porsche in pieces and start filming him?

[@tomyangnet]

but I do have a you tube channel! kzbin.info

[@TaylorHomeCare]

Good story, need this dude back.

[@rubeclayton8233]

Yeah... You Build A Car.. It's Always Your Car.. Forever... Great Video.!!

[@drwakamatsu]

Inspiration. Thank you

[@EdBolian]

Awesome story

[@leensteed7861]

Thats so cool how your love of these cars led you to having the knowledge and skills to make a living from it. I have a great business which started as a hobby too. Its funny how life leads you to your calling

[@steveswanson4339]

Awesome story, and a really awesome Ferrari.

[@NorthernChev]

My favorite Letterman car was his Newman-built Volvo wagon.

[@tomyangnet]

I actually drove that car when Dave got it delivered in Manhattan. I side stepped the clutch going going up 8th avenue with four crew guys who jumped in the car with me!

[@shawnmason5290]

Very interesting story. Seems like a nice guy.

[@Llamacowking99]

Awesome stuff, love it

[@evanarevalo1126]

Awesome, funny how life works out sometimes

[@HandSolitude]

I've just finished building a unique motorcycle for formula 3 which took me 10 years. I've got too much invested in it to race it. And I could never sell it. Totally understand.

[@louislazarus9253]

If we do a linear timeline of any Ferrari starting from the day it is built all the way until it's no longer in existence, we would see these cars all have one thing in common. The timeline starts out as any car timeline would and then the inevitable happens, instead of driving enjoyment the timeline turns to fix, adjust, tinker, replace, repair, rebuild spend, spend, spend, spend, spend, itemize expenditures, driving enjoyment for another short time and then fix, repair, rebuild, spend, spend, spend, spend, spend, Concours, garage, garage, garage, garage, garage, sell. The driving enjoyment portion of the timeline averages a total of about six minutes for most Ferraris. The complete rest of the timeline is spending money trying to fix something so "unfixable" it's shocking. Knuckleheads seem to love this and God only knows why. It's simple of course. If Enzo Ferrari had been born Enzo Schmuck, the magic would have never been there to trick these low I.Q. people into buying a product so unworthy. Alas, the name "Ferrari" rolls off the tongue, invokes some sort of hypnotic effect and in spite of the fact that they are junk, some people just can't help themselves. Wouldn't it be interesting to know the total amount of time this guy actually spent driving his Ferrari vs. all the time he spent fixing it? Once we get that information, then let's do a "cost per enjoyable driving minute" of the whole experience.

[@Dailyfiver]

Man I wish I was interesting enough to have cool car stories lmao. I just grind at work 50 hours a week and keep my two cars just above drivable lol.

[@darrenbyrne4622]

What a great stoty you did and still doing what you love follow your dreams and passion

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

This is the kind of guest i love. Thanks a lot!!