The Hypercar That Shouldn't Exist

This is the fascinating story of the Isdera Commendatore 112i, A very unique and special car in every sense of the way.
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All soundtrack of this video is Need For Speed 2 OST, All rights reserved to EA.

[@Retrotyp]

The shots of the original driving up and down the street after the restoration were done in my hometown, where the remains of Isdera are located. When I was still living there I was driving past the shop every now and then to check out various Imperators, Porsches and other race classics in the showroom. One day by chance I caught a glimpse of the car before its restoration. This made me check out the location more and more until one day I spotted the finished car in the shop again. Knowing that I have basically seen the 1-of-1 version of one my childhood heroes and have witnessed its resurrection is something I still find incredible until this day and I just wanted to share that.

[@The_Schimpanski]

@Retrotyp Meinst du damit Göttingen? Wohnt der Herr Schulz auch in der betreffenden Straße?

[@Retrotyp]

@@The_Schimpanski Nein, Hildesheim. Letzteres weiß ich leider nicht.

[@patriotmotorindustries4610]

What about the Isdera remains in Saarwellingen? (Also a office in Saarbrücken??) First i thought you're talking 'bout that little Saarwellingen city.... -As also the car in most of the newer web pics carying Saarlouis plates, (Saarwellingen belongs to the bigger Saarlouis area) before went to auction and is now "somewhere" ... Or do you already talk about the car after beeing sold at the Sotheby's auction...? -so is it now located in Hildesheim?

[@kmisad]

Are you from Leonberg then??? At least, in '85 when I visited Mr. Schultz, the workshop was there

[@vectorfiles]

@@patriotmotorindustries4610 the 112i sold to the new owner in California, who also owns the Aston Martin Bulldog, the Lancia Stratos Zero and many other oddballs.

[@MrBlitz121]

Yeah... Eberhard probably asked him for a bonkers amount of money to give the project his approval, and the guy just straight dunked him. This disagreements always smell like bills

[@chanm01]

That roof mirror is the essence of a group of people being presented with an engineering problem and one dude going off on his own saying "don't worry guys, I got this".

[@marshad82]

I bet the view is incomparable to standard mirrors though, due to lack of obstacles and high vantage point, perhaps only bested by video camera's.

[@RedLP5000S]

The Nineties was the golden age for supercars. 😃

[@LarsonPetty]

I'm beginning to believe that it was the Golden Age for everything. Agent Smith was telling the truth.

[@infinphoenix13]

💯 Truly!!

[@jwalster9412]

Case and point: M120 V12 engine. Every great car from that era had some sort of V12, even the Pagani zonda had that same engine.

[@Ricys]

@@jwalster9412the more i research the more cars i find that use this godamn engine

[@hendrix2478]

Life was better aswell.

[@sirsancti5504]

I love the fact that the Merc CW311 was all that design exercise, but still had the rear lights of a 190D.

[@vectorfiles]

the CW311 is NOT a a Mercedes! And the tail lights were NOT from a 190 which came out 4 years after the CW311. The lights are from a W116 S-class.

[@TotallyNotASpy1]

Hit me right in the feels with that NFS2SE intro...

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

NFS2 had some legitimately weird supercars, the Italdesign Cala included. Stuff nobody really knew about then or knows about since.

[@nerdius8204]

Yeah, NFS2 had by far the most outlandish car selection which compliments the wacky track design. The Italdesign bmw nazca c2 was my personal favorite. Such a shame that BMW never took into production.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

The Cala eventually became the Gallardo. Something eminently cool about the Cala though.

[@nerdius8204]

@@NinjaRunningWild kinda glad about that tbh. the front end of the cala looked great but even for a entry level Lamborghini that car looked way too much like a celica at the rear end

[@bwhobackk]

The Ford Indigo was pretty damn cool too: Fiber Optic headlights both in the front bumper thing and sideview mirrors and a rear-mounted V12 shoehorned into the little murder kart.

[@worldhello1234]

Yes, but AFAIK Project Gotham Racing 4 is king when it comes to exotic vehicles.

[@Pulsonar]

It’s been many decades since I’ve seen a car that’s made me go ‘WOW!’ and get excited like a little boy on his birthday 😊

[@ZoomieDeer]

I would be interested in Schulz's reasoning advocating for the unofficial car to be forced off the road, aside from legality. Sure it has those few functional differences from the original, but at the end of the day there's a happy and harmless owner behind the wheel of it

[@diablow1411]

This car is underrated as hell, thanks for making a video on it!

[@Karl-me4mh]

I was playing this game all the time back then, when I was in my early teens. This music is so iconic to me.

[@RedBatRacing]

NFS2 music gave me major nostalgic flash backs. I mostly found myself behind the wheel of the McLaren F1... ahh the good old days, BC (before children)

[@MyYewTubeAccount]

Good on the guy who built the second car the way HE wanted. He bought the chassis and pushed for it to be rebuilt. Eberhard threw a tantrum, something you'd expect from a toddler, because the owner/builder wanted to modernize or upgrade parts of the project, no wonder Isdera has had a rocky past and never really went anywhere with toddlers at the helm.

[@Kalvinjj]

Agreed. Same as I've seen with Ferrari complaining about what the OWNERS do to THEIR cars. If they didn't want the car to be done the way the buyer wanted, don't sell it. Once sold, it's theirs to do anything they want.

[@Eluderatnight]

A victim of the tuetonic tism.

[@gafrers]

Very well done Video on this crazy and beautiful "Brand"

[@okbutwhocares]

Some other video ideas: - Ford GT90 - Lotec C1000 - Chrysler Four-Twelve - The forgotten Bugattis of the 90s - Peugeot 907 - Ascari KZ1 - Yamaha OX99-11 - De Tomaso Guarà

[@Ricys]

The four twelve is absolutely on my list. As well as a certain 90s Bugatti related car I'm working on currently.. ;) thanks for the suggestions! I'll consider them for sure!

[@afrog2666]

@@Ricys GT90 should definitely be on the list imo (:

[@civicrider5556]

add another, peugeot axia

[@seanscott7120]

I was fortunate enough to see this car in person a few weeks ago at the Auto Vault. It had so much presence. The funny part is the many of the interior piece look like they were taken straight out of a 190e or similar generation Mercedes.

[@Ricys]

Probably because they were! These cars took a lot of parts from parts bins of bigger manufacturers. The taillights and heads, gauges, switches etc.

[@Ricys]

Also, where exactly did you see it? I'm interested to know where the car is located and if it's on display

[@seanscott7120]

It was at the Collector Auto Vault in Santa Paula CA for a open house Porsche Rally. It was in a room with the famous Interscope Racing 935. I am sorry to say that It is no longer there and apparently has been shipped somewhere else. Sorry I can't be of more help.@@Ricys

[@LawrenceTimme]

Wow, I'd love to see it in person

[@Ricys]

@@seanscott7120 Don't worry about it. I'll figure it out someday!

[@MrCalverino]

10:54 omg... the most beautiful machine I have ever seen!

[@curbyourshi1056]

Sell the dies and parts, disown the legacy. That white car is legit.

[@Tuberuser187]

I'm pretty sure under EU law its fine, doesn't matter what the owner of Isdera says now. Lots of cult cars, good or bad have been assembled from new old part stock or imported knock down kits of cars sold to overseas manufacturers years before, even when the original company died or got broken up and are able to registered if they start with a minimum amount of original parts. This is all vehicle registration wise, when it comes to branding and trademarks its a whole different kettle of fish.

[@joelrodriguez9611]

Didn't know about the imposter one. I thought it was the Mercedes badged one the second car but I was wrong. Glad to find this video, thanks for telling the story of these unicorns on wheels.

[@afrog2666]

ooooooh, that track takes me BACK! So many memories 🙂

[@johnjfrederick]

Eh I say more power to that guy that built up the second car. I hope he gets to keep it on the road.

[@Ricys]

I do too as it's not a bad build at all, lots of respect to him for all that work

[@supra916]

Good luck to that guy with the second car, is a bit more practical and better looking to me. Thanks for sharing.@@Ricys

[@vimtobill4156]

Dammit!! You made a car history video and it was good. I subbed. Keep up the content.

[@wikuscombrinck512]

The first car game I ever played, NFS2SE!!! I'm still playing car sims but now in a VR cockpit!

[@BarbaricAvatar]

Even if it's not allowed to wear the badges, I think the white car is and should be recognised as a second Commendatore. Similarly to the Dax Cobra replica's: They may not be AC's or Shelby's , but they're still Cobra's. Maybe the owner can create an immitation brand name like "Indera" to badge the car as (Independent Design & Racing) and then have the eagle on the badge facing the opposite direction. That way if the two cars ever meet, the eagles can be staring at each other! Also, R.M. Sotherby's is pronounced R.M Sutherbees.

[@encinobalboa]

Isdera road video from 9:27 to 9:38 was filmed on Kanan Dume Rd. in Malibu, California.

[@VioletGiraffe]

A great video about a car I've never heard about before. Thank you!

[@chikokishi7030]

oh that music hit instantly

[@k00lkidz4]

Just subbed! Please make more videos on obscure 80s and 90s supercars.

[@diraziz396]

Great story. Thanks Ricky

[@jkh8350]

Normal people when they saw the thumbnail:holly fuck that’s a cool design. Me when I saw the thumbnail:holy fuck that’s an m120 manifold

[@captain_context9991]

The Ford GT90 never actually got built. It never even entered the prototype faze. The one they did make, was just a mock-up built on top of another car.

[@gradymarsh3080]

omg that thing is gorgeous!!! both of them

[@anj747]

The styling is timeless 👌

[@conradhenninger2209]

Congrats on sharing your love and obsession with this rare car.

[@TimV1987]

Still my dream car. You pronounced the name correct btw ;) The thing i dont understand is why on some pics the wheelgap is perfect and on other pics/clips it looks like it's 4cm to high. Never heard about the white one. Cool that the owner/builder just did his thing and that the chance to see one of those on the road is dubbeled. Ricky, can it be that you had a earlyer youtube channel called "Alfa guy 2" ? I like your work. Thanks for making these clips! Greetz from Holland.

[@Ricys]

Lol that's just a different guy. The car has a system that raises it and lowers it i think

[@Piotrek4500]

that soundtrack on the begining bro.............

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

Poor Imperiator 108i, got it's identity stolen by an illegal car

[@jwalster9412]

You know a car is mostly engine when the rear half of the car, past roof peak, is longer than the front, and the interior is cramped despite being long enough to fit four seat.

[@NYHeeb]

Second one is still an achievement and hope drives like a super car.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Looked better without the periscope mirror, and with the MB wheels.

[@Trouba315]

Very nice video. NFS2SE offered many interesting cars. Sadly lot of amazing prototypes stood in proto-phase. Isdera 112i and GT90 are cars which need to be revive.

[@Vekurus]

OMG that opening music.

[@arnejungclaus7957]

Imperator is the German word for emperor. And the syllables are "im-pe-ra-tor" (the "pe" is pronounced like in "pear") I have seen an early Mercedes badged imperator about fifteen years ago, street parked in Hamburg... had to figure out what the heck it was. If only it was badged isdera I would have connected the dots. Also grew up with nfs 2 and other than the f1 the isdera was my favorite

[@Ricys]

Oh I didn't know that about the imperator, sorry if I pronounced it wrong

[@vectorfiles]

Imperator is the Latin wird for emperor, ruler. Imperare is the Latin verb "to rule".

[@shornoMALONEY]

Eh I think it's a baller move for that customer to do what he wanted - Porsche and others are like this today, and it's pretty annoying. Love it that he changed up some stuff, tastefully I might add.

[@TheLukanda]

What a magnificent video on an astonishing vehicle. Some suggestions: run the "foreign" names through Google translate so you get a better feel on how to speak with confidence. Lower the background music in relation to your voice. I hope to see much more content coming from your channel. Cheers.

[@Ricys]

Noted. I noticed about my voice in relation to the music is that it's perfect on headphones but poor on speakers. I'll do speaker tests next time

[@mrbabyears]

Id like to see an updated version of this car

[@jannik-x]

One of the best looking cars ever made.

[@captain_context9991]

In the 90s every supercar borrowed lights and small bits and pieces from the big companies. Because manufacturing that stuff for yourself. To get number plates on the car, was almost impossible. Today all that is much easier.

[@alexday5892]

Good video mate. Plenty of details you have got your hands on there. Interesting that the guy getting out of the white one at Nurburgring hasn’t been identified. Applaud your honesty in not knowing how Sothebys should be pronounced. Say: Suth-a-bees that should get you close enough.

[@IDv8I]

(Suth er bees) is the pronunciation, so you know. Very cool car story and well explained.

[@TerbrugZondolop]

That music track by Prisco and the game. Peak.

[@super_slav91]

For some reason I love the design, I also love the xj220 so maybe its the length.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

The Isdera was making the rounds in the Radwood Exhibit. It was in upstate NY. It's somewhere in the US at a car museum now.

[@The_Schimpanski]

It' s at PETERSEN in LA.

[@Ricys]

@@The_Schimpanski I want to go visit it so badly. Apparently since March of 2022 it's not on display anymore. I saw a post on reddit while looking around that it was spotted in Shelter Island San Diego, a month ago. on r/spotted. it seems that they're driving it or moving it around, someone possibly owns it.

[@vectorfiles]

@@Ricys the owner is well known, same owner of Aston Martin Bulldog, Lancia Stratos Zero and other famous cars.

[@Rose_Butterfly98]

Sooo, his conpany went bankrupt, one of his biggest fans bought the subframe to finish the car that he couldn't finish, made it better than the original and instead of being happy that at least someone cares about his cars, he tries to alienate the guy. Even Ferrari doesn't get that bad, they just don't want people doing weird crap with their badge. You know what Isdera is doing today? They are making a small sports ev with a Chinese company called Weltmeister. He's btw, calling it the Commendatore GT. It's a 2+2 sports ev. So he's apparently fine with completely changing everything in the car but just decided to be a dick to that one guy who was probably a fan.

[@Ricys]

It's quite tragic i know. Just the Chinese ev is ruining isderas image to most people and he's concerned about that fan car. I guess it's sad that the second car was made legal in such a sketchy way but i wish Schulz wasn't mad about it too

[@vectorfiles]

they are not making cars. Only two prototypes were built to receive the EU subsidies.

[@Ricys]

⁠thats even shittier.

[@milesr4609]

One of the best from the golden 90s, wish there were more of it, and even that they could had reached to race in the GT1 class. But yeah, one can't just have everything... Kinda hope the "imposter" gets some justice by his side and get the recognition from the company some day. On other subject, the Commendatore name was rescued by the company to name their new series of EVs. P.S: loving that you use music from Ridge racer and NFS on your videos, and if i may do a request a video of the Italdesing Nazca C2 could be really cool, or talking about Ridge Racer, the very obscure one off Soldat Raggio made in real life.

[@Ricys]

Thank you for the two ideas! I've talked about ridge racer before! Its an older video though not as good and I'm thinking of remaking it. And I do also need to make a video on that one off you're right! I mention it in my old ridge racer video.

[@milesr4609]

@@Ricys there are a lot of material to cover from obscure one off cars to great forgotten racing games. Hope you have the time to keep doing this, cause you do very well. Do you happen to have the link for the Ridge racer video?. I would like to see it. Keep up with the good work.👍

[@Ricys]

@@milesr4609thank you! I do have time, too much of it currently so I'll be doing this for sure. Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooiwfYCLl9iHoa8si=zfvq59M3YpFj01-t

[@milesr4609]

@@Ricys just saw it. Really cool stuff, only one sugestión if you remake it. Talk about the one and only Reiko Nagase. No RR without her.

[@KootBear]

video of Lotec Sirius 1200 (please😊)

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

Great research!

[@leahre]

my absolute dream car

[@CharlesFlahertyB]

"Commendatore" is an Italian word, and the final "e" is not silent. Co-men-da-tor-eh "Porsche" is a German word, and the final "e" is not silent. Pour-Sha

[@Ricys]

ah you're right. I'll know better next time

[@CharlesFlahertyB]

@@Ricys Great video! Otherwise I just love that car from need for speed

[@daiashthomas]

I remember this from the original Need for Speed 2 game.

[@THESHADOW97139]

Je me souviens très bien de cette voiture .... je ne pensais pas la revoir en 2024 😉

[@LawrenceTimme]

Wow this is such a cool car and I never heard of it 😎👍

[@allthingsgood156]

Beautiful

[@VinceroAlpha]

It’s a great looking car, but I was never a fan of that style of pop-up headlights because they always looked weird. For example, at 4:04 in the video all I see is a car screaming COCAINE!!!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@peoplesambassadordm8279]

Car enthusiasts to the max...

[@JonathanLittle001]

If your are gonna do a classic NFS video, gotta cover the El Niño

[@chrisstokoe3169]

Wow man totally forgot about this car man

[@vdochev]

He should have made it exactly like the original and everyone would have been happy.

[@X1DOUBT]

Loving this Ricy Renaissance! This was a very interesting topic, keep it up, man!

[@lamberko]

After reading most of the comments here, the majority of the ppl obviously dont get what the problem with the 2nd car is. Mister Schulz still had a 2nd already built chassis, and some already built body pannels. He agreed to sell these parts to an enthusiast, but under a very strict rule. Building a non-streetlegal copy for display only. Because the high value of the original and absolut unique "one of" should not be affected. That was the original "gentlemen's agreement" right from the beginning. Mister Schulz has even helped to build this clone; at least at the beginning of that project. But, when the buyer decided to bring this clone on the streets, Mister Schulz was of course not really excited. But, Schulz had already known, that a second built Commendatore 112i cannot be registered, because the of changed registration laws in Germany. So, no reason to worry. Well, the builder of the clone has chosen to go the illegal and therefore criminal way. Facing the fact, that it is impossible to register the clone as a "Commendatore 112i", he used the survived chassis number of an old - and already registered - Isders Imperator 108i. Of course a complete different car. The employed people in the registration office didn't know the difference, and registered the clone. And because an Imperator 108i is already so old that it can be registered as a so called "historic vehicle", the clone's number plate got a "H" on it; while the original Comendatore 112i wasn't old enough to get a historic registration. The clone itself is - possibly - not illegal (if for display only), but register it by using an "old" chassis number and from a complete "different model" (an Imperator 108i) what has never been a Commendatore 112i, is without a doubt very illegal. That is the reason why this clone should be confiscated and distroyed and the owner should spend time behind bars. IMHO

[@MrCalverino]

I clicked on this vid so fast!!!! I LOVE THIS CAR!!!

[@KootBear]

great video!

[@Chris.Davies]

Listening to you mangle the Latin word for "emperor" was horrible - but thanks for the video. The Isdera Imperator was a favourite of mine as a kid.

[@Ricys]

😨 I'm sorry I'll try pronouncing things better in the future

[@jakethreesixty]

I have one on a T-shirt lmao, coolest shirt I own by a country mile (including my band tees)

[@Ice_Soup_3k]

Hey bro , I love your vid and want to keep watching. Here's a couple of things that made it difficult to watch for me . Sometimes the music is too loud, your voice is too low and you speak super fast and it can almost sound like you're mumbling. Its a lot of info at once lol . Just work on the balance of your voice vs song . And i believe for your speech clarity it will come with time . But shoosh i had a lot of time the impulse of clicking out the videos cuz of what i mentioned but was interested in the subject. So you have something here man ! Just keep at it and i hope you dont take it personal and can grow from my comment ! 💪💪

[@Ricys]

I know, I'll figure the ratio out as I work only on my headphones and it sounds perfect to me I'll try it on speakers and my phone before posting etc. Thanks for the input

[@Ice_Soup_3k]

@@Ricys no prob bro u got a new sub . You got talent!

[@LucasChoate]

I think we'd call it a tribute car.

[@leonardallotey4001]

That car behaved just like the XJ220

[@ByteRide_40496]

I’m from Stuttgart and saw the car on a w124 meeting next to the mercedes museum. I knew the car from nfs back in the day. First game I’ve ever played. When I saw the car in real life it looked so goofy like some sort of kit car. I cant remember if it was the original or the white car but it’s funny how I instantly associated the car with nfs 2

[@The_Schimpanski]

Dass ich jemals eine abwertende Meinung über den Commendatore lesen würde, hätte ich bis jetzt für unmöglich gehalten. Was ist mit Ihnen los?

[@Kierdziol]

​@@The_SchimpanskiLet's face it, not every supercar looks good. Especially if it's designed by a small German company.

[@ByteRide_40496]

@@The_Schimpanski war natürlich garnicht abwertend gemeint

[@chieflief]

Wow, man! Very interesting!!!

[@bucketslash11]

so let me get this straight, Eberhard wanted to sell the customer a car that he had built in his garage (he legally bought the 2nd chassis) and when he didn't comply with these ridiculous terms he threw a tantrum... he even provided him with the correct parts and blueprints ffs

[@JAGUAR-GT]

Those PS1 years 🤩

[@CyberDocUSA]

Tani R, did a video on this car two weeks ago. Odd coincidence?

[@Ricys]

Yes. I saw his video after i worked on mine

[@mazyata9958]

Loved nfs2. I know many didn't but whatever! Great game at the time. Maybe because there wasn't a point a to point b. If everything was kept the same but with updated graphics would be awesome.

[@Kierdziol]

It wouldn't which was sort of proven with Hot Pursuit reboot from 2010. Also, what do You mean it wasn't from point a to point b? Racing from start to finish of a course is literally this. Just because there wasn't an open map with a race tracks scattered on it doesn't mean it wasn't. The difference was the variety of locations around the world, each with unique circuit design.

[@jeremymontgomery9354]

First, how the hell did the guy manage to keep any assets like the subframe and body molds after the BK? Seems sus. Second, after SELLING said items, dude throws a tantrum when the buyer makes personal choices of what to do with them. Guy seems like a bit of an aye whole

[@davidramiz7557]

Bro the car just like a Ferrari + Porsche + mclaren

[@Thedoug369]

Looked better after the businessman feller fixed it up. In my humble opinion anyway.

[@The_Schimpanski]

One of the most beautiful cars ever made 🤩 There is a photo that was taken in California where the Commendatore was parked next to a new Bugatti and one of those newer Mc Larens. Ugly cars in comparison! Personally, I never understood entirely why Mr Schulz was so angry about the second car.

[@g0d182]

cool!

[@markifi]

as if "supercar" wasn't bad enough. what makes it super? it's just a car

[@Ricys]

For it's time, it wasn't slow.

[@Diecastclassicist]

CW 311 ❤!

[@adamweston4152]

Those are 928 lights and not 964.

[@Ricys]

It is from the porshe 968. I'm not sure if there's differences between 928 and 968 headlights but as far as I know it's from the 968 which is what I mentioned in the video

[@adamweston4152]

@@Ricys ok, I'll take your word for it, thanks for your message.

[@stephankyle6460]

Mirror on the roof looks stupid. Can't unsee it.

[@FVDaudio]

✨✨👏🏻👏🏻

[@gson6867]

The guy was paying for all of it and could do whatever he liked with it regardless of what some meddling failed car manufacturer opinion. Looking at his self importance threatening comments no wonder he told him to fcuk off

[@Ricys]

a valid take! I don't disagree with this, but you can't just go about legalizing your sketchy garage built whatever and call it a company's factory car. I can't just whip up an isdera in my garage without 'jointly communicating' it with them officially. What he's doing is essentially illegal as he's posing the car to authorities as something it's not. we also don't know how much it cost and how much was freely given (such as the molds? were they returned after they were used?) or if there were any friendly discounts etc. I think Mr.Schulz is mad because he was denied by the owner to make the car an official factory isdera, and less about the tampering of the company's heritage

[@vectorfiles]

@@Ricys your personal judgement is not based on the facts and therefore irrelevant.

[@Ricys]

@@vectorfiles there are no facts brother, all you can do is speculate ✌

[@vectorfiles]

@@Ricys If you say so: AMEN! ( I have followed Mr Schulz´work since 1978. How about YOU?)

[@Ricys]

@@vectorfiles As a younger fellow i can only say i've followed his work since much more recently as i was born in 2000. I've known about these cars for a couple of years only

[@Qbank007]

def not the same bbs wheels ...

[@MGlass-xg9no]

What's illegal about it?

[@Ricys]

The second car was registered as a rebuilt imperator which it is clearly not and is an isdera under law which it officially is not, making it technically illegal

[@Ricys]

@@vectorfiles he did not initiate the project. there are no facts regarding that it was registered legally with "Mr Schulz documents". Unless you show them to me.

[@vectorfiles]

@@Ricys It´s a well established fact that the second chassis frame was built by Isdera in the 90s and sold by Mr Schulz to the private owner. In his public open letter Mr. Schulz even acknowledges the fact that in the beginning he supported the project by a faithful Isdera customer. I wonder when we see the final court decision to this long and seemingly never ending story.

[@vectorfiles]

@@Ricys That would be for a judge to decide. As a matter of fact the second Commendatore wqs initiated by Mr Schulz/Isdera in the 1990s. The second project was then abandoned and the second Commendatore chassis frame sold to a customer who comp leted the car.

[@Ricys]

@@vectorfiles Me too, if there even is a court involved. Mr Schulz did not initiate the customers car, he was initially supportive but he did not initiate it. the customer did.

[@strongereveryday2302]

The second one is the owners car. He can do whatever he wants with it and build it in any way he wants. Eberhard Schulz can have no say in it. Its not his car. He was a terrible business man that ran a crap company that barely produced anything. Just another blowhard, whiny designer who knows nothing of business or private property rights.

[@PhatLipstick]

Lykan is the exact opposite to this company (and Ferrari). They helped the CEO of Genius Garage with rebuilding the Furious 7 Hypersport. Lykan was truly humble and exemplary by understanding and respecting the average car person's enthusiasm.

[@PhatLipstick]

TBH I think the second owner did a tasteful update. If he was applying knock-off parts or had bad overall fit and finish, it would make sense but he did a professional job.

[@The_Schimpanski]

This is about the most rediculous comment someone could post under this video. You don't even have a clue about Eberhard Schulz and ISDERA.

[@f1fan3000]

Wow, your comment is completely wrong. Did you even read and understand all of Schulz's open letter? Including the regulatory and juristical details?

[@civicrider5556]

wasnt the F7 one a replica, they just helped him rebuilt it properly @@PhatLipstick

[@CockatooDude]

You forgot to mention the big positive thing the private owner did, he got the engine modified to produce around 600hp instead of the original 400.

[@Ricys]

I wasn't aware of that that's pretty cool wish I'd known

[@CockatooDude]

@@Ricys To your credit, it's hard to get every detail. For example I didn't know the full story of the second car. I thought it was fully built by the customer and Isdera never had a hand in it.

[@snap_oversteer7483]

Seems like you have found what to do now Ricy great video