1986 BMW E30 Gemballa Euro Spec: Regular Car Reviews

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[@ileutur6863]

This looks like when you get a unique body kit in NFS underground and go to the garage all excited only to find out it looks like molten cheese. I love it.

[@racermigs1]

Man, this just triggered a floodgate of childhood memories. I suddenly remembered that shitty Dodge Neon I used throughout career mode.

[@damienlee1165]

But you suck it up and put it on anyways cause you just saw Fast n Furious so it's "cool and tasteful".

[@tomgray8156]

@@damienlee1165 and cus you need the star rating to unlock the cover opportunities and unique upgrades.

[@antonioruiz5611]

@@tomgray8156 soft locked my game like this

[@wobblysauce]

Thinking the same thing

[@mr.e8561]

"Oh my god....he's got a Gemballa..."inner monolog from Patrick Bateman.

[@Petrospect]

Then again, he did try to steal an E30 and then kicked a 911SC as the alarms started to go Let's see Paul Allen's Gemballa.

[@jw6188]

Underrated comment

[@pavelskrylnikov9658]

I can't believe mr. Regular prefers Van Patten's car to mine!

[@Pattamatt1998]

TRY GETTING INTO BROWN TOWWWNNNN NOW YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH

[@Bubblun1]

Look at that houndstooth pattern cloth interior. So tasteful. Oh my God, it even has sport seats...

[@kliszp]

Barry is a deep guy once you take the time to hear him communicate.

[@BlueTrane2028]

Yeah that was a go back and pause every few seconds moment.

[@brandonchism6960]

the issue is hearing him communicate makes me a bit nauseous, lol.

[@Reckefisch]

I read this comment before having watched the entire thing, expecting the owner to get a few words in. Boy, was I in for a treat

[@pbfloyd13]

Barry is my new favorite RCR character...

[@Unholyhairhole]

@@pbfloyd13 I'd like to see a segment by him in future videos.

[@nothinghere7391]

Gemballas are always a treat to see. I love them. From their Porsches to Testarossas, they're not really... Conventionally attractive, but they are unquestionably Gemballas. Gemballa was somewhat what Mansory is today, but unlike Mansory you can argue that their products can be attractive to the eye

[@alanthefisher]

I like the hagerty style outro. But also that must be crazy to own a 1 of 1 car.

[@RegularCars]

Right? Every high curb is a threat

[@tomanderson6335]

Mr. Regular: The Jason Cammisa for bodily function noise fetishists.

[@mateomaroney3581]

@@RegularCars its 1 of 20

[@Neojhun]

@@mateomaroney3581 Nope I think only about 20 BMW Gemballa exist of various different models and years.

[@CornflakesYognaut]

The Train Man! Train me, Train Man! Teach me to train, like a man. Only the Train Man can. I'm a Train Man fan.

[@ajvark]

Roman, if you read this, I'd love an RCR story on Uwe Gemballa.

[@danielseelye6005]

☝️ This! ☝️

[@ileutur6863]

Unfortunately, there are already a few pretty thorough videos on the topic. Roman likes to explore things nobody talks about, but I'd love to hear him cover gemballa

[@ghomerhust]

@@ileutur6863 yeah Roman's style and delivery is excellent, i love putting on his stories when im gaming or something, just listen to the history. gemballa, whether already done a million times or not, would probably be an excellent story if told by Roman

[@ajvark]

@@ghomerhust Roman saying "end quote" just hits different, yknow? It's like his version of Down the Rabbit Hole's "but this would not last."

[@your_stepdad]

@@danielseelye6005 was about to say this, emjois and all

[@bradshephard2177]

He should get this thing 3D scanned so that the parts could be replicated in the event that (God forbid) this car gets hit

[@P71ScrewHead]

i agree, bcuz it's only a matter of time..

[@piotrplewa1889]

They make kits like this

[@quillmaurer6563]

The Barry Hofsteader bit was such classic RCR - only very loosely related to the car at hand, if at all, mocking of stereotypes, digressed into belches and farts, but got more and more philosophically deep. If this channel ever gets to being only about reviewing cars themselves it will lose all meaning.

[@CockatooDude]

Given the theme of the government's involvement with bodily autonomy, I imagine it also had something to do with the recent Roe vs Wade ruling, although maybe I'm reading too much into it and Barry is just debating self expression vs duty to society.

[@norton750commando]

Boy, that 40 seconds of interpreted commentary from Mr Hofsetter at the 11:02 mark was sheer brilliance. I cackled like a loon while FFW'ing and REW'ing to get his take on the modern world.

[@wadeguidry6675]

Yeah, I wish it was slower. I had to rewind and pause it over and over. It is brilliant though.

[@charlesvattimo4674]

This is the most clear representation of the intelligence Regular and Roman have regarding philosophy; using clear logic to allow the reader to arrive at an answer with relative ease using their own background, be it in agreement or an alteration of past truths to remove once unregarded hypocrisy. I strongly believe that political suggestion was made in response to the federal court’s most recent and controversial decision.

[@danmanstan9921]

It was genius

[@detroitbucknut]

i just hope Brian's okay after that. so much pushing.

[@RegularCars]

Thanks!!!!

[@dopey473]

How THE FUCK did you find this? How do we know it was actually made by Gemballa? Why did my wife leave me?

[@therwfer]

Yes. No. I'm ... again gonna go with yes.

[@DisappointedScrosh]

@LHM he was married to his wife, not her brother

[@dopey473]

@@DisappointedScrosh well...

[@xoulmannn]

@@DisappointedScrosh He was referring to him as in "brotha" ... not his brother in law I believe.

[@hp67c]

She left you because you ask too many questions before finally getting to what you actually want to know

[@tydondero16]

Best RCR videos formula: 1. Details of the car. 2. Relate it to culture or literature 3. CHAOS 4. Summary of company and market niche.

[@itsmatto499]

Barry Hoffsetter sounds like a bit of a modern philosopher in the body of a gelatinous truck driver

[@danielseelye6005]

Gotta lot of time to think when rolling down the road. 🤔

[@nicholai1008]

It must run in the family, his cousin Harry Plinkett is a film criticism auteur.

[@lovetroublecat]

Not that funny either

[@tomanderson6335]

Socrates meets block of cheese.

[@RaffiJaharian]

Barry hoffsetter is the actual identity of uncle pull tab

[@snfriedm]

This is the single most interesting car I’ve ever seen a KZbinr review. Nice job.

[@derrick7648]

Check out alfaguy 2 his channel has tons of these

[@Mike-nn3tf]

Doug Demuro weeps softly in the distance.

[@ghomerhust]

how often do you get to review a "1 of 1" outlandish custom vehicle?

[@snfriedm]

@@Mike-nn3tf he’s reviewed cool card but nothing like this.

[@Eatinbritches]

@@Mike-nn3tf Even Daddy Doug is a fan of RCR. By far the most interesting and original car reviews... possibly ever.

[@Juberdingus]

Man under the unproven assumption that this is a Gemballa, I still couldn’t rack up the courage to drive this. The “no paper trail” history of it makes it so much more important to the story of Gemballas rise and fall. This thing is a worth a fortune in my eyes. But with even a smidge of proof, it would be priceless.

[@theonlyxman2505]

I saw this car at Carlisle! It looks even crazier in person. It was shocking to hear that it was a one-off when the owner told us at the show! Thanks for the review, it really gave me some more insight into how weird Gemballa was and how this car came to be in the states. I never knew that the original plaque was stolen, that sucks. Also, The XL1 you reviewed a few years ago was at the same show, that thing was batshit insane to see in person.

[@thiefrules]

Was the Gemballa Concepts plate still there when you looked at it? 😂

[@theonlyxman2505]

@@thiefrulesI didn't get a good look at the interior but I assume not, idk tho

[@lizardlord6364]

My god I was rolling around the office floor when the Barry segment came up. Still got tears.

[@artistwithouttalent]

Barry is surprisingly deep for someone who venerates classic Mopar.

[@moistbrain9297]

Ah yes, the slow decent into permanently becoming a BMW guy

[@film-john]

This thing looks like one of the cars on those traveling fair carousels broke free and is stalking the countryside. The only thing it's missing is that 70s gold/green paint with heavy metallic flakes in it.

[@ghomerhust]

"bass boat paint" is what we call that haha

[@Rik_B_]

The 1986 BMW E30 Gemballa. For the man who watches Robocop on VHS and doesn’t adjust the tracking for that inconvenience nostalgia feeling.

[@HIDHIFDB]

Vhs via RF conection in a old Crt tv without autofinetune and mono speaker.

[@zabnorg]

"I'd buy that for a dollar!" "Bitches leave."

[@speedytech7]

The Barry moments.... my sides are in pain. That was exceptional sir, my hat's off to you

[@AlfaGiuliaQV]

Soon there will be only Barry reviewing the cars..

[@auburnalum9019]

This is what you get when someone actually builds a real full sized Hot Wheels. It's awesome!

[@danielseelye6005]

No, that would be Gas Monkey Garage. This would be a Hot Wheels knockoff via South Africa. Still cool in its own way, but not Hot Wheels.

[@thomasxl200]

Been drooling over this on the Radwood and E30 pages for months. Love to see RCR get it's sheetz coated hands on it.

[@ipposaur]

I spent like 3 years looking for the same shift knob this car has for my MK3 Supra. It's a Momo Gara, and the black/silver one I found matches my Prototipo wheel perfectly

[@CockatooDude]

Out of curiosity, how much was it?

[@matthewwatt2295]

Incredible off-the-rails character with bonus social commentary. Love it 👏

[@TheSlipperyBrick]

Something tells me this needs to be insured for waaaaaaaaaay more. I bet some rich collector would pay a huge sum for it.

[@fjosh6]

Time to hit up Leno & Seinfeld

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

It's so 80's that my pyjamas turned into latex.

[@concinnus]

The 80s weren't latex, they were spandex.

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

@@concinnus Spandex, Latex, they are both thight clothing i don't care

[@JabbaTheAmerican]

RCR: Come for the car, stay for the discussion of the nature of validity done entirely through burps, dry heaves, and farts.

[@steph_on_yt]

In case anyone is still curious about the price, the owner paid about $35k for the car. It was posted publicly on a Reddit thread.

[@zambimaru]

Holy crap. That's a steal.

[@itsrobbytime912]

Would that then not answer Barry Hosetters question about a “ballpark” figure of the value rendering that whole exchange unnecessary? If it was auctioned for $35k, then it’s value is about $35k unless someone else is willing to pay more.

[@andrewsmith1204]

Big thanks to the new owner showing it off almost first thing on rcr. Roll on, you mad man.

[@silasakron4692]

As someone who would probably be considered an "ex car guy", the eccentricity and social commentary keep me coming back dude.

[@Dankcatvacs]

ex car cguy did you car cheat on you with a yuppie?

[@silasakron4692]

@@Dankcatvacs Do folks proofread what they type before posting it? Jesus. No idea what you're on about, but I got tired of spending money and massive amounts of time on shit that wasn't doing anything for the well being of anyone. I still enjoy seeing and reading about the old stuff occasionally, but I don't find any of it nearly as compelling as I did 25 years ago.

[@Doobie603]

2:50 Looks like you took the lead position in that "gang" of bikers, they know a boss when they see one. I'm sure one of those old timers could tell you why they used to call meth "crank"...

[@GunnarMiller]

They're rolling out of the Port Clinton Hotel.

[@alidaraie]

This car is so 80s I started having opinions on Huey Lewis & The News

[@Zayllyaz]

I appreciate how close Mr. Regular probably got to vomiting for the bits at 9:50 10:53 11:02 11:07 11:11 11:14 11:17 and 11:20

[@EmyrDerfel]

7:09 "Nurembergring". No. Nuremberg (Nürnberg) in Bavaria is where the rallies and trials were. Nürburg is where Nürburgring is, in Rheinland-Palatine, south of Bonn and Köln (Cologne) and west of Koblenz.

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

He probably picked it up from Jay Leno 😒

[@Metalcastr]

Need more Barry! Well-placed so it's always fresh, like his burps

[@RandomlnternetGuy]

The visibility in that car is incredible!

[@MichaelSKK]

This review is such a return to form 🙌

[@MaxSpeedMike]

Wow E30s are so cool! *cries when seeing the prices of E30s*

[@DaGhostQc]

I bought one 4 years ago for $1500 CAD. I know things changed a bit lately, but that was stupidly low even for 2018. Sometimes you get lucky.

[@MaxSpeedMike]

@@DaGhostQc oh yeah, always a deal out there, even now in this crazy market Congrats on yours man!

[@acrain7]

There is nothing more RCR than genuine sociological commentary written in melting cheese and boogers font played out to a symphony of an old man belting and farting, right in the middle of a review on a one of one batshit crazy bmw with enough style to rival a GTA online players wet dream.

[@mevans8646]

Love that the plate has performance misspelled 5:38

[@kylewilliams8114]

I love preforming and preformance.

[@Xurbn_Legend]

Great review ticks all my memory boxes of my ‘88 khaki over evergreen Eddie Bauer. Now that was a special edition.

[@МартинДиклиев]

im always amazed by the world of cars and how much i dont know about them

[@skeety7883]

The dialect Barry speaks in is ‘Dad get up noise’.

[@BLCKCSTLS]

5:52 Was the typo on the og sign aswell??

[@minorcriticalmeltdown4584]

After bimmer season is finished we need to see some Mercedes.

[@jonytube]

Hmm yes someone get RCR a 190d

[@MrJommins]

Hey there Mr. Regular what a great video! I have to say, every time I see a video with an E 30 and it makes me regret selling mine. I had a 1991 325IX manual car with a metal sunroof because he has not invented the glass ones yet. It also has leather interior heated seats and of course the factory BMW cellular phone mounted in the center consul. I really wish I still had that car. This car is awesome! Thank you so much for this video. I love you guys. Sincerely, Mr. Jommins

[@thomasxl200]

I had an iX manual too and it was magic. I miss it every day.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

I miss mine too... it wasnt X. But it the block was to the same spec as this gemballa except I kept it on the original gearbox which was the 2litre. It was a tourer. Black. We got married in it and conceived our daughter "Camaro" in it (wanted a car name for her but Porsche and Mercedes is too yucky...) Sadly when I was a taxi driver it just stayed on the drive and got mouldy. It had covered over 380k. It got sold in a bad condition but wasn't scrapped and the guy now races it. If you check the dvla uk database its still alive. H591 XUL.

[@nomadben]

@@orderofmagnitude-TPATP You named your daughter Camaro?

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

@@nomadben yes

[@Eatinbritches]

My now estranged buddy had a manual iX, which he gutted and strapped a homebrew turbo to it. The turbine was from an RX-7, and it ran through megasquirt. Fastest car I've ever been in. Had over 500,000km on it. Still exists, apparently still runs to this day. Fantastic cars.

[@75IFFY]

Beautifully said Barry, your astonishingly articulate argument is inspiring.

[@ChryskylodonInstitute]

one of the most beautiful car asses I've ever seen

[@danielseelye6005]

That's definitely one _thicc_ African Booty.

[@PigglyWigglyDeluxe]

2:11 “wheelbase” is the incorrect term. Wheelbase is the distance between the front wheels and rear wheels. Track width is the term you’re looking for, that’s the distance between each front wheel or each rear wheel.

[@project_ij]

Commenting on politics through burps is top tier tbh

[@ec6933]

4:40 I nearly fell of my chair when he said zetus lapetus😂😂😂

[@ete5706]

Hahahahaha YES!

[@rainbowterra]

Didn't ever expect a Zenon reference in an RCR video. Zoom zoom zoom!

[@bendystraw1383]

the barry hoffsetter bit was pure, classic, unadulterated RCR

[@2003.K]

"What can the best mechanic in Los Santos do for you?"

[@nielsmichiels1939]

As a guy who loves 80's Bmw's this thing is gorgeous to look at.

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

As a guy who loves 80s BMWs this thing is horrendous

[@markmiller3279]

@@MonkeyBarsEveryday I'm with you. It's hideous. The front end and back end don't go together at all. It's like a gall on a tree branch. I suspect people too young to really remember the "me generation" Eighties find this a lot cooler than those of us who do. The people who owned these back then were not nice guys.

[@Emacspirate]

You still kill me after all these years. I started chuckling so much I had to write some appreciation. I almost never post either. Well played!

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[@CM-ek9ec]

Dear god , Gary fits the mold perfectly for whoever you think Gary is.

[@AnabolicSonic]

I remember seeing this car at Carlisle a few years ago right before covid. Didn't really think this was a real Gemballa at the time but glad that it made it to RCR for review! It's just so surreal seeing this on yt!

[@Flargenyargen]

Cars this unique terrify me. I know that's weird enough coming from me but I can't imagine the stress of driving this thing. It's cool as hell.

[@0x6772]

I, for (hopefully not just) one, applaud Barry's subtitles.

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[@vincenttakeda9157]

I think its beautiful that at least 20 seconds of a car review from a lit major is burp and fart noises.

[@tabryis]

Okay I'm not a euro guy but your videos have slowly had me start to appreciate these cars, despite their reputation

[@OntarioBearHunter]

looks better than the other E30s on KZbin... smooth panel transitions..looks perfect

[@seismic6435]

The track is wide. Wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels

[@burgerjuice4351]

the deadline is on by birthday, crazy

[@Gatlinggunman]

I like how Barry devolved into Captain Blubber from Banjo Kazooie

[@almax9438]

Barry is the best take you ever made ever since Uncle PULL-TAB !

[@yebo56]

The Gemballa Testarossa is beautifully done. The yellow one. Surprisingly, ironically, restrained.

[@BucktailFishing]

I saw this car at a Sheetz near me. Asked the owner of I could get a pic and got one. Owner was a nice guy. The body work on the car is amazing.

[@mr.k7457]

Mr. Plinkett would be proud of those noises Barry made

[@derreckmoore2175]

Hey Mr. Regular…. Um, this isn’t a regular car, this is perfection

[@jaakkoiswatching6437]

The E30 headlights really did fog up. It was a feature, not a fault. Back in the day at annual inspection (MOT if you will) I was ordered to replace one fogged headlight on my E30. As if replacing would make any actual difference. And the inspector didn't even notice the other high beam had an inch of water in it, water had washed the fog down.

[@yrasphong]

I FUVKING LOVE IT!!..I grew up in 80's and 90's..this the paid in full BMW

[@indecisionmedia]

I saw this car a couple months ago at Summit Point and my jaw dropped. I knew it was either a Gemballa or some variant of a Koenig. What I didn’t know was that this was a 1-of-1 Gemballa, so hats off to the owner for having the nads to street drive this thing, especially with the now one-piece body work.

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[@jconli1]

first time I've uncontrollably laugh/cried at the tee vee in far too long. Thanks, Barry.

[@drmario1218]

Barry's been binge watching that Wisecrack sociopolitical commentary and it's really doing him some good. I hope his antioxidants hold out long enough to send more wisdom our way.

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[@ghomerhust]

OMG the burp sequence. i had to pause it to read everything. well done sir, well done.

[@TheTarrMan]

Why did you wrap the BMW in "Zyklon Blue"? Edit : This joke is not meant to be offence.

[@SA-zoom1]

What happens when you build a wide body e30 in the dark. There was a bodykit for the e30 made by Zeemax, that came complete with Testarossa strakes and it actually looked ok. This on the other hand looks like all the other Gemballa efforts.

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

“The Elegance of Exclusive Preformance”

[@c146w]

Glad someone else mentioned this since RegularCars seemed to miss it

[@tarqsharq]

The Barry bit was killing me as it progressed further and further into true MOPAR language.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Not only is the plaque missing Gemballa's signature, but it also says 'preformance'...

[@rosenscharf]

Your pronounciation of "Uwe" is actually spot on! Grüße aus Deutschland nach Pennsylvania! Go Buccos!

[@JJ-yu]

My wife walked in during "the burpening" and laughed so fucking hard

[@marleyobrien12]

This is the coolest episode

[@danielprivate7442]

5:37 "Preformance" is not a word.

[@compostboomtron9001]

This is easily one of your best reviews; a rare car, unique insights and a hilarious Hofsetter tirade

[@solidblockofsunrise]

your 4th("american") attempt at Uwe, not Uwé was spot on, lol

[@averywhite4761]

To answer your Last Question, I feel like the Techart Porsche might be the vehicle you’re looking for.

[@TheSiliconSoul]

More quality content. Right Barry? *BUUUURRRRP*

[@BloodyRiot7]

Man, Barry out here strugglin today

[@skynet1.044]

I love the E30 generations performance and looks, but this is hideous in my opinion, the wheels are cool though.

[@inspectorchicken]

5:47 "The Elegance of Exclusive Preformance"

[@Skipsul]

Your Barry riff was one of your funniest in a long while. Well played!

[@Etswe]

Ah the 80s with all those fantastic german tuners. Gemballas was always extravagant cars for people who had more money than sense.

[@Tbd_racing]

Honestly this looks like a title car for a late 90’s ps1 game about the cannonball

[@danteverna4261]

I don’t think I’ve ever been so surprised to see a car on this channel

[@air-headedaviator1805]

I’m not sure enough of an audience can appreciate the art of belching you presented today

[@robertnicholls9917]

Performative Opulence Man, this dude can write!

[@DangerAngelous]

Gosh darndie I missed you in these videos Barry