Ed found me a car we thought didn't EXIST!

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John from ‪@FicarraClassic‬ tells the story of a car ‪@EdBolian‬ found him last year.
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[@trevorcrawford9050]

"Ex wife" is the most used words on this channel

[@trevoncowen9198]

Can’t have fun with a wife around

[@mikedrop4421]

Second most used "seemed like a good idea" Coincidence?

[@the_frankc]

When it's a Christopher or Rabbit story it's, "My wife at the time".

[@ashp5406]

Wife at the time...

[@theanomalous1401]

@@the_frankc and Randy Pobst ❗#WifeAtTheTime

[@willmtaylor]

11:00 - $2,800 is equivalent to around $7,500 for anyone else who’s curious.

[@richstanhope4871]

thank you, kind sir

[@firesurfer]

Around $6600 to 2019. This excludes the covid years.

[@jarlnieminen4307]

Probably $9k tommorow😂

[@chiefrocka8604]

Them wheels on eBay wouldn’t bring more than 200 sheets without mentioning cannonball ya da ya da

[@dickhitswater4836]

@@jarlnieminen4307 AND we’re into 5 figures just a few months later 🤦‍♂️

[@dpark7512]

Always a great story when John shows up! Even better when it's a Cannonball episode!!!!

[@charliesschroedinger]

... saw the title... then saw your comment before even watching... PSYCHED!!

[@vincentcook9545]

my favorite story teller!!!!!

[@jennalovecraftreeves9679]

IKR!

[@davidhollenshead4892]

But he is wrong about one thing. You can run an Audi 4000 Quattro at 4,000 RPM all day long. Mine has over 350k on the original engine with the original head & pan gasket... I can also my 81 VW Westy all day long at 4000 RPM...

[@SkeetMcRibb]

Ficarra is truly one of the best. He could read a McDonald's menu and make it seem interesting

[@minustaco42zero24]

My hair stood on end when he said " nothing like driving a slow car fast" because I own a 70 Karmann Ghia with a cheap but tight suspension setup and only got a 1671cc engine pushing 77hp and when flying down a twisty road keeping up with a Porsche with 300+ HP it was the greatest feeling in the world when we stopped at the gas station and the guy was blown away I kept up that long until the long straight. It saddened me when me and my wife got hit by a teenager playing on her phone at 55 mph while we wait at a traffic light destroying my dad's car I grew up in for 28 years until the day he handed me the keys and I drove that lime green beauty for 6 years until that day and now she sits under a tarp waiting for the day to be a donor car to my next Ghia we find. Love the channel and the stories thank you.

[@loc-o5282]

I was instantly happy when I saw John Ficarra was today's storyteller. Great story John. Such a cool car. The widow couldn't have picked a better custodian for it.

[@DarkKatzy013]

Indeed 👍

[@pbrascal37]

*Trails off*"...Which is all another story... "John just found his signoff/tagline. I love it!

[@bluegrasskid]

“There’s nothing like driving a slow car fast”

[@benrossbach6501]

No clue who Art was but as usual Jonh did an amazing job of telling a great story of the love this hobby brings out. Thanks as always

[@theanomalous1401]

Art was the original owner of the car and an avid Cannonball fan.

[@avery4528]

Art Vandelay, Architect and Audi enthusiast

[@roadscapehorror-talesofterror]

John Ficarra is top of the mark in story telling! Always a welcome treat to hear his narrations.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

"Oh I know who You are!" - now that's a dedicated seller. Warms the heart of a petrolhead.Thanks for sharing, including the ex-wife-dent and all. The gentleman's widow found the perfect buyer for her late husband's Audi in Mr Musketball himself who also sports the middlename "2904" ..... Can't wait for _that_ whole other Musketball story!

[@MishraArtificer]

"Nothing like driving a slow car fast..." - John Ficarra *smiles in first-gen Focus getting hooned down backcountry roads* Yeah...I feel that one.

[@WildEGHatch]

* Grins in 1996 Hyundai accent 1.5L SOHC with the 5 speed *

[@davidmoushey6185]

Parents had an 85 4000. I was a hooligan in that thing and cried when folks traded it on a 5000. My dad wouldn't sell it to me or my brother. It was a blast and not even a quattro

[@ICKY427]

when you said "a box of records" my first thought was vinyl 😅

[@ZboeC5]

Glad I'm not the only one.

[@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten]

When you look at the world news and everything is just so awful, John's videos are a real antidote, his stories are always so entertaining, he should write his autobiography.

[@timothycormier3494]

My buddy had a “91”-“92” Volkswagen FOX Wolfsburg edition. Which was not available in America and was thought not to exist. But this car was his first wife’s father’s car. They are a Brazilian family and the car was built in Brazil for Brazilian roads. That was the best handling vehicle I’ve ever driven or ridden in. It would take a 45deg turn at 45+ mph and never ever break loose. That little 2.2 five speed was soooo so so much fun! We were eating mustangs off the line and with two fearless 25 yr old nut bag roofers behind the wheel. We could just flat out drive most powerful cars on New England roads. I miss those days and my best friend! Rest In Peace Rick Racer!!

[@Nick-ev1vk]

The passion in Johns face when hes explaining the Audis previous owners passion for the car is infectious

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The 4kQ is the best Quattro Audi will ever make....

[@user-od9iz9cv1w]

She found the one perfect guy to own her husband's pride and joy.

[@wrxzboost]

'nothing like driving a slow car fast' - THIS! i absolutely agree with this.

[@ffturbo]

The previous owner is an absolute legend. The way he cared for this car is amazing

[@jackryan4313]

I needed a Ficarra story today. Thank you VINwiki!

[@tripprogers4814]

This video keeps popping up on my algorithm about once every two weeks for some reason.. and I watch it every damn time.

[@JK-zt4ym]

John has always been an excellent storyteller, but I admire how much his hair and facial hair has improved since story 1.

[@bunzeebear2973]

When you said it did not shift in reverse. I immediately knew the problem. For under $10 would restore the shifter to that new feeling(I am assuming it is manual stick shift on the floor). Audi is VW so much is the same designed stuff. Maybe would take you an hour with coffee in one hand, so a 1 handed job. Done. Good for another million miles. Unusual that reverse would go, normally it is 2nd or 3rd which you just bypass on the shift progression. No harm, no foul.

[@adamweston4152]

Mr Ficarra tells the best stories for me, always tells the complete facts and history about the car he's talking about, I love the original Quattro's and this car is incredible, to have loved and taken such good care of it is a testament to the previous owner. Thanks for your great stories John.😊👍

[@stuffhappens5681]

It just occurred to me that John and Christopher are the only commentators whose stories I listen to more than once. Great guys. Great story tellers.

[@rmhdsn284]

That was the easiest 19 minutes I've spent in a long time! Great story about my favorite car brand (I'm in my third Audi, a 2000 A8). Looking forward to more stories from John.

[@noahzweird]

I didn’t even realize it was 19min! I literally watched the whole thing and I seemed like a 5min video

[@theanomalous1401]

Me thinks Ed has mastered the Jedi mind trick? Ed: You should buy this car, John! John: I should buy this car, Ed! Ed: These are not the Droids you are looking for.

[@ashp5406]

That's how he got everyone into Lambo... Tyler, John, Casey..

[@mrmoss149]

" Move along"....

[@theanomalous1401]

@@mrmoss149 Padawan John Ficarra? #RedThisCanBe❗

[@thewaldfe9763]

@@ashp5406 even though, he just does that to artificially drive up the market value of his own collection of flood-lambos 🤣

[@maraudingmerc9381]

I love getting to sit here and listen to Ficarra tell these stories. It's just great. And I'm so glad y'all had a chance to do this. I'm envious!

[@Mpeterson1286]

"Where am i going to find a 5000 quattro turbo transmission?" Me: 🙋

[@pigeonsil240sx]

i love the concept of 100hp and under ralley,this means you need to get the optimal gear ratio thats not to tall that you have unusable rpms at higher rpm but not to low a ratio that your redlined the entire run and have lower top speed that would be fun to do

[@christiandulaney1638]

I have absolutely ZERO INTEREST in the Cannonball, but this guys passion is unbelievable. Im listening with a huge smile on my face. This guy is awesome! Great storyteller. Wow!

[@the_frankc]

We love John Ficarra here. We are still waiting on the Union Boys story though John!

[@timothyodonnell8591]

Can't wait for the full Musketball story!

[@sesapup]

Seattle was *bad* for car theft back in that day. Most people parked on the street as garages weren't particularly common or large if one was available.

[@timothyhill4630]

A great story about Art’s car. You put some passion into the tale. Thanks.

[@wordsmithgmxch]

Some passion? John Ficarra's stories ARE passion. Are ALWAYS passion.

[@Koorstag]

Now I need to find my '71 Mazda 616 from high school and run the Musketball! lol... I loved that car.

[@kingcountrytowing]

Can absolutely confirm that all of us want a Brock Yates Audi, such a cool car, and John is the perfect owner

[@CowboyKiller315]

Im a simple man. I see John Ficarra, i get excited!

[@samsham8218]

WOW! What a FANTASTIC story. Can't wait for part two!

[@jmoo876]

Find The Mid Night Racing 930 911 turbo! It’s a piece of Porsche history. It’s seems to have gone missing since 2015!

[@lesklower7281]

I am glad you kept it standard because it is rarety makes it valuable putting a five speed gearbox in it doesn't detract from its originally you can always put the original gearbox back in the Audi

[@mattresspolice]

My friend had one of these old Quattros in high school. His grandpa gave it to him. It was such a slow car that we deemed it broken and I think he ended up taking it to a wrecking yard.

[@CarswithNash]

This story was the perfect start to my day, thanks!

[@Saved_Sinner0085]

Now that Rabbit stopped showing up, Ficarra is definitely my favorite frequent contributor on the channel (and there are many fantastic ones).

[@shanehb]

There is a white Audi Quattro that fits the description here in my hometown. I will have to check it out if I see it again. Excellent story John!

[@williamlloyd3769]

Using inflation calculator $2,800 in 1986 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $7,566 today, an increase of $4,766 over 36 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.80% per year between 1986 and 2022.

[@drakehouses5076]

Sir John Ficarra is just the ultimate story teller with such a propensity to accurately throw in obscure, little known facts about anything automotive related. Truly the most entertaining Automotive Historian on the planet. Another treasure of a story! Thank you, John!

[@johnsonsl944]

Damn, Ficarra is now including cliffhangers! Can’t wait to hear the musketball story.

[@johnboleyjr.1698]

I thought he was going to say "the dents in the floor pan were from the ex-wife." This story didn't go as dark as I was afraid it would.

[@violinmiata]

John Ficarra + anything = engaging storytelling

[@Cartier_specialist]

The 1978 Ford Fiesta would tear it up on a Musketball run. If you know you know.

[@TheCannonball79]

Go John.

[@brendanmoore2143]

Of all the hundreds of VW stories I’ve heard over the years, this one is one of the best old stories ever!

[@johnhufnagel]

the whole "honey?" thing... yea that's my house too. played that portion for my wife and she tried hard not to smirk and laugh inside but she did. that's me, that's us, I just need an Ed in my life to help.

[@HeliRy]

Hands down the best car story you guys have ever told. I feel like we’d all enjoy having a pint with Art if he were still around. The man sounds like a legend 👍

[@JonesNate]

I'd be interested in doing a cannonball myself, but with the twist being speed limits. The route you take has speed limits everywhere, right? The US doesn't have any roads without speed limits, so, plan out an exact route, and figure out what the speed limits are for the entire route. Then calculate how much time it would take to travel the route if you went the speed limit the entire distance. Then add 40 minutes for fuel stops. Whatever time that calculates to, that's the time you have to get. Whoever is closest to that time is the winner. To prevent cheating and speeding, every participating car should be required to carry a GPS and speed tracker. Whenever a vehicle exceeds the speed limit, the GPS pings the event sponsor, and the car is penalized 5 minutes for every minute the car is speeding. I'd call it the Legal Ball.

[@joeschmoe5769]

That is called a Time Speed Distance (TSD) rally. TSD rallying was invented before GPS and speed trackers but there are substitutes for those. Instead of GPS there are checkpoints and speed trackers are unnecessary because overall speed is calculated at the end.

[@JonesNate]

@@joeschmoe5769 The idea is to set it up so that there's no reason for anyone to get pulled over, and that would keep the organizer(s) out of trouble. Even with checkpoints, people can maintain an overall time by speeding. I'd like an event where that's frowned upon.

[@Rhaedeon]

@@JonesNate that sounds like a really fun 4 day straight trip... arguably more dangerous considering sleep deprivation

[@JonesNate]

@@Rhaedeon I'd certainly recommend teams. No need for lookouts and police monitoring and all that, since the point is to keep it all within the speed limit. So one guy could drive while the other guy sleeps.

[@joeschmoe5769]

@@JonesNate I hope you have enough common sense to be aware that Time Speed and Distance rallying has existed in the US since at least the 1950s. Also, your statement that "people can maintain an overall time by speeding" [in a Time Speed Distance rally] defies mathematical possibility.

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

I remember that 84 or 85 was the first year of production of the Audi 4000 & 5000. My parents knew we would be leaving Germany in 87 and they wanted a nice euro car since the government would pay since he was in tje army for the change of belts, emissions, bumpers and anything else the US needed for you to import the car. They got an 85 Audi 5000S Quattro Turbo. So they got the largest sedan with Sport suspension, 4 wheel drive, and a Turbo for the 5 cyl motor. It was silver with dark brown leather interior. Apparently a very rare model for the options they chose. The Audi 1985 to 1988 curse was power windows that would stop working. A climate control that start putting out 95 degree heat in July, an auto trans that starts to go into reverse on its own while idling. Power locks that stop working eventually forcing you to crawl in from the trunk.

[@T.S.T2014]

The best part is no cop will believe your breaking any limits across any parts of the country. This is going to be epic to watch.

[@JSINATRA5580]

I really respect him hunting down and swapping the transmission for that special run.💪🏾

[@jmbpinto73]

Even though the engine could run 4k rpm forever and be happy about it.

[@3one2hp60]

John is such a great story teller

[@Tobbe...]

Back in 1991 I was 19 year's old and bought my first "expensive" car - at least it was just a bit more expensive than I really could afford on what I was payed at the time - and it was a 1985 Audi 80 quattro. (the European version of the 4000 in the US) It was slow as f*ck, geared really low, as John mentioned, but a blast to drive, especially in the winter - as long as you remembered that it was a whole lot harder to stop then it was to accelerate on slippery roads, abs wasn't a comment feature in mid 80's car's... Even since then I've been stuck with at least one but often two Audi's with the quattro system, so I would say that I'm a living proof that product image is valuable to car's, even if I believe that Audi's of today don't really live up to the older ones, the newer ones got way too much electrical issues! 🙄😅 But...I got to admit that I still love my current A7 despite it's quite expensive to maintain. 🙂

[@fourdaughterstransport5212]

Great now I want a call from. Ed Bolian

[@Jenuin]

13:40 driving a slow car fast 💨 is the best and I love that you found this beauty and kept it “as-is” 🤜🏼

[@tripprogers4814]

VERY Ed Bolian to bleep out the word “ass”

[@Pierat253]

About 12 years ago, I had an Audi 4000cs Quattro. Everyone thought it was ridiculous! I loved it. This was in the pacific NW also. It never snows, but guess what.? When it did, I was mobin around.

[@willroeder6462]

I feel like I could be friends with Ed just based off of the great beers he provides his guests.

[@tbozzz8785]

Im sure you would, as long as you have a story to tell and he can record it xD

[@spiritof1977]

That picture of John at 4:00 flying by with the finger point just makes this story all that much better Ficarra is the man!

[@CherylCold]

'There is nothing like driving a slow car fast' . Thats it.

[@scottpeters371]

6:40 AMC beat them in the American market by 5 years with the Eagle

[@Sailor914]

I thought “my wife at the time” was the most used phrase.

[@regularguy3665]

Funny story about the dent in the roof. My dad had the Coupe GT model (2wd sadly) with a dent also in the roof. Story from the previous owner was that he came out of a restaurant in Oxford (England) one evening and there was a bicycle on the roof.

[@icascone]

Lancia Delta has the record for most races in a row in a rally campionship ever... Not just Subaru and Audi lol

[@211212112]

We got to have the wife on VINWiki. I have no say at all, but on this particular matter the only thing that keeps her from having an episode about Art is her. Ed has no say. Sorry, not sorry.

[@TheCannonball79]

She has many great stories of her own and is a truly an amazing woman,

[@douglashyatt4784]

The reason the Quattro handles that way is because it has a Gleason Torsion differential in it. Which has an interesting story itself in racing. Audi tried to put it on the front and back wheels but found it would turn into a corner faster than you wanted it to. Which was a very scary thing.

[@ElsinoreRacer]

Truest motorsports observation ever: Its more fun to drive a slow car/bike fast, than a fast car slow.

[@matt-hew69]

It's hilarious that the official cannonball car is a 115hp quattro sedan.

[@JohnUnsub]

Did he just say 800,000 mile drive? Dude lives out past the moon somewhere

[@thehussleisreal]

I interpreted as 800 to 1,000 mile drive.

[@Patrick.Weightman]

When you own old and obscure cars you tend to hoard parts whenever you come across them, purely because of the possibility it may one day break, even if that day is 10 years down the line. Ask any muscle car collector how many spare windows they have, probably 1-2 dozen 😂

[@paulsummers2640]

I ❤ this man. He's better than Aesop and his fables.

[@jim99west46]

The seats were likely stolen to put into a Honda, that was common in king county at that time.

[@ronaldharris6569]

People give rare cars to Jay Leno because they know he will appreciate them

[@frasergouert6511]

What about the car not going into reverse? I’m assuming it’s that you have to push down on the shifter for the reverse lockout but it was just not ever mentioned in the story again.

[@Whereswalter1]

I wish I could have met this guy. Now that's a car guy.

[@Kharma710]

This car was right under my nose here in WA

[@Vampirebear13]

John always has the best stories because he loves unusual cars.

[@tony66au]

Man what a Find and sure its a dealer special but still..... On the subject of Gotti wheels, They still make the stickers and rebuild kits. I have a 3 piece set on my 83 Range Rover in 16 inch, real 80's exotica :-)

[@spic0li]

Such a great story so interesting to hear the history on the car from the old owner & to see the excitement in the new owner now.

[@trwsandford]

I have a couple of ex-wives, they miss me.

[@gpzjeffrey7974]

Bent wheels: back then the city of Seattle Mayer had seriously cut the city budget to repair any of the streets. Potholes became rampant throughout the city. Allegations of corruption over misappropriation of the city budget and public dismay over getting your wheels damaged by a pothole lead to the creation of a special pothole 'tiger team' to go find and repair potholes, including a hotline to call to report them. It was a big deal back then.

[@sfish6]

What a great story, hopefully you guys can find the other 10

[@Burritoswithfritos]

A couple years ago Omaha paid a bunch of money out to people for rims and tires because of how crap our roads were. But that's also why I just buy rims and tires that give me plenty of side wall and fit my driving conditions. Though I do understand keeping stock tire size when even when they have no sidewall. Just don't get going from a 14" rim to a 17" and loosing all your sidewalk. Though I also run 30" mud tires on 15" rims on a Chevy prizm (rebranded Toyota Corolla) that I cut into a Ute as my daily driver along with my work truck. So probably don't listen to me too much.

[@lolosolodolo1]

$2800in 1986 would be $7600 today in case anyone is wondering

[@jmbpinto73]

at 16:56, there is a Citröen XM, with hydropneumatic suspension. I thougt those never made it to the US! There were several versions, a 2L 4cyl, the Diesel, and the 3L V6, same engine as the DeLorean. Those are super comfortable, but not the fastest thing out there. " To drive a slow car fast, he said..."

[@mrfrenzy.]

I had an XM V6. It really is super comfortable and had all the features back then. It would be the perfect car for cannonballing since you can load it up with infinite amounts of fuel and the hydraulic suspension would compensate.

[@keithad6485]

This Cannon Ball talk reminds me of a real road race we had here in Australia back in the 1980s or 1990s or both. In the Northern Territory, the main north/south highway from Darwin to Alice Spring, in those days had no speed limit at all except in certain places. For several years the Cannon Ball Race was run along this Highway, til two Japanese dudes driving a Ferrari killed themselves, and of course, the Territory Govt had the typical knee jerk reaction and introduced speed limits. 8 years ago - 2016, I drove the entire length of this highway from Darwin to Adelaide in South Australia, until I drove it, I did not know for several long stretches the speed limit had been removed once again and legal to travel at any speed. My tyres were not rated for high speed so had to content myself to 100 mph.

[@georgehgordy1690]

At 11:04 $2,800 in 1986 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $7,750.15

[@yarogrigoriev1609]

LMAO, he got the city to pay to fix his wheels.

[@glefic]

KEEP THE DENTS

[@robertwoodliff5622]

.... it s the one to go and look at before every ....." ...... honey ......." ..... conversation ...

[@Keiky80]

I don't know what is with old 4Ks/90s and coupes, they are just too fun to drive. Have had 2 90s (2wd and quattro, 1 coupe and one 80), just couple years ago, deceided to get a 90 quattro (-85) again. And god damn i'm happy now. Just need to upgrade the suspension.. that it will be more fun to drive at track days