We appraised Ralph Lauren's Car Collection! (Most Valuable in the US)

[@DL-lz6pj]

We all need a part 2, 3, and 4 on the Ralph Lauren Collection.

[@ghostofthedeep]

Come on everyone let's make this a top post like it

[@Frorrari]

Agreed!

[@Frorrari]

Agreed!

[@chrisspicer18]

Agreed

[@anastasiahalldin]

Yes

[@mitchlaj5963]

Please do not end this series! Love this!

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Sultan of Brunei collection is biggest but sadly not sure in what condition state are those cars..

[@SLOCLMBR]

@@poplaurentiu4148 doesn't really matter but so much.. collecting has to start somewhere, and there's something to be said about the sheer quantity..

[@ModusOperandom]

Hopefully you can get Jay Leno himself to participate in the video about his collection, that would make for a fun one! This is such a great series, I always look forward to new episodes. Thanks!

[@jonathantin]

A Jay Leno video would become a multipart movie :p

[@timkinley1779]

@@jonathantin It would probably set the view record for a VinWiki video.

[@marvindebot3264]

The only problem there is that Jay won't want to talk money.

[@davidelliottinks]

Tyler Hoover has done several videos with Jay. I'm sure he could set it up.

[@kkjoe1911]

@@marvindebot3264 Jay Leno stopped doing things for money like 35 years ago 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@mikebussey7118]

I’ve been really excited for this one. Ralph’s collection is unparalleled

[@Emira_75]

Idk, fck that man; but the Sultan's collection is probably paralleled. Even if its rotting

[@jonah7186]

Rob Walton would disagree

[@peterstainer731]

@@Emira_75I was going to say that too the sultons collection was potentially worth double Ralph’s that guy had absolutely insane shit like billions and billions and billions worth

[@peterstainer731]

@@jonah7186I think the sultan of bruneis collection is worth more than Rob’s and Ralph’s combined x3

[@jonah7186]

@@peterstainer731 Those were bought using fund stolen from the treasury of Brunei by the sultans brother. Therefore they are the governments property and it is not technically a private collection.

[@nicksothep8472]

This man doesn't have class, he IS class. Besides the modern cars, that are not my thing, the classics he owns are on another level, this is peak elegance, and totally fitting with the character, still not my cup of tea, except a couple of pieces, but im knowledgeable enough to appreciate and recognize where beauty is. I'm literally stunned by this collection 🖤

[@scoutandscooter]

He's a tie salesman that has hoodwinked the Hamptons crowd. Is his stuff any better than Brooks Brothers or Charles Tyrwhitt just because of a polo pony?

[@davefrie]

ralph lifshitz

[@amazin7006]

@@scoutandscooter that's a win in my book

[@FredoNavajas92]

@@scoutandscooter it’s more than just a pony, hell the best ralph don’t have pony’s. There’s levels to it but it’s embedded in culture now, one of the biggest differences is fabrics and texture apart from marketing and style. Those brands you mention don’t have street competitions in NY do they?

[@BIGMIKESKNUTTS]

@@scoutandscooter hating is a female trait. Do better.

[@jimcear1766]

I worked in NYC for years and can, as well , remember Ralph showing his cars on all sorts of venues over those years. So rare to have someone like that in our car community.

[@gljnjo]

Listening to John Ficarra talk about cars is such an amazing thing That guy is a story telling genius

[@mikesapp3241]

Yup, historical genius

[@gagefraw3182]

Most of the time, these 3 are polished with talking head segments about every car but here there’s some real back-and-forth among 3 experts. Really love seeing this Socratic appraisal.

[@emucars]

As an 18 year old I could listen to Ficarra and never get bored, heck id pay to listen to his stories on vintage cars

[@ThomasSeeds]

What’s being 18 gotta do with it????

[@richardspeciale8828]

@@ThomasSeeds his appreciation of vintage cars at 18 is unusual.

[@stealthhtm23]

@@ThomasSeeds has literally everything to do with it 🥴

[@foxxygearreviews7754]

If you’re watching ads, you are paying to listen to his stories.

[@Kxji]

Ralph's collection is really close to a billion.

[@buffalo319]

I lived in Telluride for a long time and got to see Ralph's cars a few times. I grabbed my son when his 2006 Bugatti Veyron was going into town, the one you reviewed, and took some pictures. The first of Ralph's cars I saw was his deep purple MacLaren P1. I don't know if he still has it. Those Bugatti pictures in your story were taken in Mt. Village and Sawpit outside of Telluride. Someone told me Ralph trucks a lot of vehicles to his Double RL Ranch outside of Ridgway because there are a lot of long straight flat roads between there and Utah. Western San Miguel County is an unknown driver's paradise.

[@daxhiestand3827]

This was a real treat, what a collection. And my opinion is keep doing these. Very interesting videos and adds a nice mix between car stories.

[@police428]

Always fun to see Ed and John T out of their elements. Having to go with the history buffs estimated. But his collection is a complete bucket list of cars. I don’t think he will ever sell them!

[@brandonbrenchley4399]

The question will be what will his family do with them. Will they be sold or donated to museums or will they stay in the family and make a museum out of his garage?

[@BB_deez]

@@brandonbrenchley4399 I believe he will have a trust set up that will turn the collection into the RL car collection museum, or whatever they will end up calling it. Prob something similar to how the Peterson Car museum is set up. And also what will happen to Jay Lenos collection too

[@arnoldalvarez]

I believe there is a 3rd Bugatti Tipo 57 SC A fully private collector in southern US, never transacts their cars publicly. I have seen it myself.

[@ScottFoster-o4u]

I worked hauling cars for BMW in the late 90’s to the early 2000’s. Our company was contracted to haul both of Ralph’s F1’s to an airport that was rented for service. My buddy picked the cars up in NYC and took them to and from the airport. The BMW techs had flown in from Germany to work on the cars

[@ozeskiman]

Great episode. I went especially tp Paris to see RL's collection when it was shown at the Louvre. A true privilege to view them. I saw the 250LM race at Sandown in Melbourne in 1968. Chris Amon driving it to win. If we talk about the ones that got away, in 1998 I was in London staying at the Dorchester. I was walking back to the hotel and came across a small car showroom. Sitting in the window with its engine lid open, gold foil on display, was an F1. I went in to have a look. It was the last one for sale. From memory around $650k. I couldn't justify buying it. Such an absurd price for a car. Right.

[@jdsk8914]

Crazy to think 1998 was 25 years ago !!

[@akidnamedsage]

That F1LM used to be in my hometown all the time. The picture with the snow on the ground is where the old Turner Motorsports used to be. Legit walking distance from my house lol

[@MasterBlaster69]

Back in about 2001 I pulled up to a stop light in the small Colorado town I lived in and next to me was Ralph in his silver McLaren F1. Was quite a sight!

[@fatpad00]

Im pretty sure that F1LM was my desktop wallpaper in middles school

[@randerson4124]

You need to do Jay Leno's collection. No way you could nail that down.

[@thomasthornton5125]

This was the best video you guys have ever done. I saw Ralph's cars on display in Boston - STUNNING. And I've seen Ralph several times around Greenwich driving and I always wave and he gives a thumbs up. Seen him in BMW Z8, Mercedes CLK Black Series. I also have some Bruce Webber original photos of his Ferrari P2/3 that a friend who worked at RL gave me years ago.

[@woodyholland9865]

John Ficarra. You have to be kidding me. As a child I got my first slot car set one Christmas and the 2 cars it came with were Ferrari 250TR and D Jag! Have loved them both ever since.

[@DonaldSturgeAnthonyMcKenzieII]

I was at Manhattan Motorcars when Ralph personally came and picked up his Reventon Roadster. Beautiful car. Nice guy. He took a photo with my toddler son in his arms. I’ll find that picture and post on my Instagram/Facebook today.

[@jwjeieikwnwwn]

how are you on instagram and facebook?

[@theetactician]

This collection needs a follow up! What an insane collection.

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

That's an amazing collection. 3:10 wow. I was picturing that to be much smaller. It looks huge with people in it.

[@TeewopShiesty]

yeah it’s phat for sure, my fellow kind sir

[@bicyclist2]

As far as I'm concerned Ralf Lauren has the best car collection in the world, bar none. As a kid in the 80's, I didn't have the typical Countach poster, I had a Porsche 959 poster. Just like the car at 24:28. I love the old prewar cars in his collection like the 8C Alfa and blower Bentley best. Back in the late 90's I had a very nice 1/18th die cast McLaren F1 LM with opening doors. How about doing a episode on Jay Leno's collection? I know it's huge and impressive, and easily comparable to any other big collection. Thank you.

[@johnlangdonrumph8854]

2nd only to the sultan of Brunei

[@kcamsdog1387]

I remember, when I was in High School, I got to see his collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It was an incredible experience.

[@kingcars]

Absolutely awesome episode! I honestly enjoyed this one infinitely more than the relatively dime-a-dozen modern supercar collections, mainly due to the amount of history involved. It also made me think that I really want to see you guys tackle Leno's collection next, which, while it may not be as valuable, I do think it's more eclectic with stuff like the Shogun, Turbine car and other really oddball cars. Very much looking forward to seeing the group's thoughts and opinions on those in the next episode!

[@tomdelisle8955]

Many years back the Boston Museum of Fine Arts had Ralph Lauren Collection as an exhibit. It was a great way to see the collection.

[@muke001]

I went to that as well, and it was absolutely incredible; I think half of the photos they used in this video were from that exhibit!

[@327365hp]

I went to see the collection at the MFA. I was blown away!

[@henrycollins2478]

I’ve been fortunate enough to see Jim Taylor’s collection auctions in October, the D-type is spectacular. I think you all undervalued it.

[@deanchur]

There's 3 Type 57SC Atlantics remaining: Ralph Lauren's, Mullin Automotive Collection and the Torrata Collection in Spain. The 4th one that was lost on a train is La Voiture Noire.

[@madbusa3388]

I saw the Atlantic coupe at a small car show 30+ years ago. It was amazing then and still captivates. So stunning.

[@vanceertel5931]

I saw many of these cars at the Boston MFA display c.2005. The thing that stood out the most were the “imperfections”. The rivets on the spine of the the SC, the paint on the D type, the emblem on the blower Bentley, and the leather in the SL. True handmade artwork.

[@matz4k]

You have to appraise Jean-Pierre Kämers cars, he is known on KZbin as JP Performance and is the biggest german car KZbinr. Amazing collection, I am sure you all will enjoy it!

[@MyViewon_Life]

Hooked on this series! Also halfway through the video the fact that there hasn't been any vehicle less than 1 million is incredible! What a man

[@brettpoe3069]

I was thinking the same thing. Absolutely incredible collection.

[@Earl_Poole]

This was mind boggling. So many cars, I had just heard about as a kid, reside with one man of unparalleled vision. Thanks for the video.

[@lilredexptsc]

I was fortunate enough to have seen the Ssk up close at Concourse d’ Elegance at Meadow Brook Hall in Michigan back in the mid 90’s. It was absolutely stunning. This show was one of those shows that even the parking lot was impressive. I still remember the trip there there was 355 and Nsx racing on the way there. Unfortunately, my Mom was driving and our old 91 300D couldn’t have kept up even if we wanted too.

[@Dakoya]

a lady from my village was the personal horse whisperer to mr Lauren during the 80s, the stories/memoires shes able to share are amazing!

[@Dakoya]

this is considering his race horses if im not mistaken

[@dannyh5937]

There's some videos on KZbin that show Ralph Lauren's entire car collection. That man has such an amazing collection. Some of his cars are sheer class while others are just beasts. His antique vehicles are stunning.

[@kellyscars]

His Bugatti Atlantique is bananas. I saw it at pebble a few years back.

[@JohnCarter-vo8ux]

I'd love to see a video on Fred Simeone's collection. When he passed away last year, we lost a real collector. His museum in Philadelphia is a genuine gem.

[@jim_bocho]

Love the series! I do however struggle with collections that are more art than they are cars. A great collection and a testament of great taste nonetheless.

[@S58985]

The majority of his cars are housed in an unmarked, no window warehouse in Bedford Hills New York. There is a wall that goes around the complex with cameras everywhere. It’s really cool to drive by

[@miguelcollado5438]

i remember getting passed by RL in his Carrera GT on the NY West Side HWY, in 2008/or/9, on my way back home from work. I remember the sounds and i remember that downshift to get past us all in a blink of an eye... that sound...

[@jdsk8914]

The Carrera GT is such a wild car, probably my favorite. RL has great taste for sure !!

[@DreamWorkDrive]

What a collection. Have photos of him driving his 959 in Greenwich about 10 years ago. The only time I've seen a 959 on the road...unreal.

[@PcarNess]

Great to see a local collector being discussed in this video. Mike Marzano, owner of the Mouse Motors Collection, has a normal F1 (vin 001), a F1 LM, and 2 F1 GTRs.

[@whitedevil2]

Leno's collection would have a lot lower monetary value because so many of his vehicles are priced in just the lower 6 figures range.

[@shanesingh4293]

I love to see these appraisal videos. You 3 are the best at this . Cheers guys

[@bedlambikes]

Ralph Lauren's drip is off the charts. I've seen several of these cars at the Audrain Museum in Newport RI.

[@josephmazerac982]

Love to hear John Ficarra's enthusiasm.

[@NewUser000NewUser]

I wouldn't have said no to a longer video to talk about more of the cars. Even 1hour+. Great video!

[@bawintermage8351]

The 57 SC Atlantic is absolutely beautiful. Can't imagine having it in my garage and never driving it. I love cars but if I had the money, I would have to drive them, sorry I also played with my Star Wars figures too!

[@doronc.5297]

Really Enjoyed that Appraisal video! What an amazing collection! Keep em coming. Can't wait for the Jay Leno one!

[@Meepermicmeep]

This is always a KZbin notification I look for, truly the best part of any day when it’s posted.

[@superleggera1900]

I know it might be cliche, but Ralph Lauren's F1 LM is my single dream car, and yes his specific car (The sultan's cars are prob too rotted to be driven without a lot of work). If I could have any singular car in the world, it would be that one.

[@wnbe-low-me7427]

I did not realize he had all of these. How could there be a better collection out there?

[@EdBolian]

Who should we do next?

[@karmachoppelgyalpo23]

DDE

[@DragonFireEngneering]

Jay Leno

[@Mullet_farmz]

Hyper nft

[@lifeshiftinggear2646]

That's what she said

[@gixxerstig]

The Hamilton Collection

[@nbmike65]

I couldn’t afford a rusted Yugo at the moment, but love the vids. Thanks and keep up the good work. Try and get Jay Leno on the list. Should be good for a couple of vids with his bikes & cars! 👍

[@jeremypauken8429]

Everytime Ficarra takes his glasses off take a shot!

[@milesjenkins3687]

Drink every time Ficarra puts his glasses on then immediately off! I’m hammered!

[@cunningstunt9226]

I saw a Bentley blower when I used to work at the Bentley factory, they have one in the factory museum. I happen to know the insurance on it in 2017 was £5million. (I believe this car was or possibly still is owned by Brian Johnson from AC/DC, could be wrong on this but I know he owns several cars in the Bentley museum)

[@eatattheafter]

This series is one of the best things on VinWiki. Great job again!

[@doctornrsfnly]

That was FANTASTIC! Passion, Knowledge and enthusiasm for these amazing cars!

[@BKetch]

I wonder what the plan is for these big collections once they pass on. It would be interesting to have someone talk about the strategy when selling off a big collection. If you were to sell Ralph Lauren's collection how would that even be done? Awesome Episode.

[@aaronburberry4656]

I would imagine that they’d either be sold privately or just put into museums. But I doubt the family will want them to go

[@mr.firstshot5652]

He has 2 sons, that’s why he starting buying two of them.

[@BKetch]

@@mr.firstshot5652 I'm not asking just about this collection specifically. I'm just asking about big collections in general.

[@vrcmf3172]

Depends what his estate says. It’s no different from a real estate portfolio. You can sell it, pass it on or donate it.

[@viel.anthony]

Great video, as always! Funny that John mentioned Stroll when discussing the 288. His collection would be worth reviewing too. Since you mentioned Lauren's three F1's, I thought I'd share this next bit. I think it's widely known now that Stroll has two; a silver road car, one of 64, chassis # not public, and a longtail gtr, chassis 23R, one of 9 longtails. Fun fact, he's the original owner of his road car, and he's the only known owner to have spec'd an ashtray! Big cigar fan. He also spec'd a baby seat with matching upholstery! I have a few pictures of his personal garage in Tremblant as well as a video my father filmed when we visited his dealership back in 2004. A relative used to work for him and I got to sit in his F40 (can't remember if it was the standard car or GTE, I'd have to find the pictures), but it's been my favourite car since I was around 8 years old so I was thrilled to say the least. I haven't seen the video in at least 15 years so I'd have to hunt the camcorder cassettes, but there was a silver car there that, from looking at other pictures I have, I think was his silver 250 TR. Simply gorgeous car, even for a 13-year-old who didn't know what these most of these cars were at that time and didn't speak English. He's got other unique cars as well, very interesting collection, that is for sure.

[@cgbsales95]

Lawrence Stroll has sold BOTH of his McLaren F1s. The chassis of his road car was 052, and he sold it to Rob Walton (Walmart billionaire heir) and it resides in Arizona. His other F1, F1 GTR Longtail (23R) was sold to the United Kingdom and was recently purchased by a collector in the Midwest USA who has three other F1s, including F1 LM2 (the *other* F1 LM in the US that isn't Ralph Lauren's). In fact, Stroll has sold off lots of his collection, including his Ferrari 250 GTO. It is much less impressive than it once was.

[@jwjeieikwnwwn]

@@cgbsales95 I understand you are selling your cars to finance Aston Martin

[@viel.anthony]

@@cgbsales95 Interesting stuff. I haven't been active on the different forums in years, maybe I should go back and read some of Peloton's posts too. I knew Stroll's divorce hit hard, never thought he'd ever sell the F1's, though. I figured the GTO, the TR, both F1's, and the 330 would always stay with him. I knew he sold the track and dealership, both to Gad Bitton, who I suspect also bought LS's FXX. He still owns his house in Tremblant according to the city's website, I'm guessing it will be for sale in the near future too given that he doesn't own the track anymore and has liquidated a lot of cars. Thanks for the update on the cars, I had stopped keeping up with the info as my relative stopped working for him 5 years ago.

[@thomascozart1095]

I have been fascinated by the F1 since first reading about it and seeing pictures in 1992 or 1993. I enjoyed it vicariously through watching both Ed and Jay Leno drive one. Jealous and envious!

[@willpascarella1292]

Love this series this is my favorite yt channel keep it up guys.

[@jordanrothstein7104]

If this same 'top 5 cars' format could be applied to the known Sultan of Brunei collection. that would be Awesome!

[@jdm-uk-yank]

The 250TR looks like the inspiration for the Speed Racer Mach 5.

[@SFJPMoonGames]

959 was the spaceship era like the Bugatti. That group B rally era that fed in to super cars like rs200 where just amazing

[@Carsaddiction]

Strange how we argue between a few hundred/thousands on sub 300k car, but when in the millions the digits go up plus/minus 1,000,000

[@deanwilliams433]

I remember around 2002 seeing a F-40 at a car show that was for sale around 450k, a 7.5 return on investment in 21 years is not bad, but there are other cars that had even more insane valuations like the F1 McLaren. That car was not only an amazing buy for driving, but an incredible investment.

[@jessaphillips2846]

I know Ralph Lauren is so rich he doesn’t need KZbin money but I really wish he would do a KZbin channel like Jay Leno where he shows off his collection and tells stories about his cars.

[@sylvancalleja5268]

My friend sat in that exact 250LM back in the 70s while it was undergoing maintenance in Sydney. It was owned and raced by Scuderia Veloce.

[@pimi891]

Sultan of Brunei collection would need it's own tv show to cover it all

[@rensversluis9433]

I love this series. Thanks guys!

[@TheCannonball79]

Thanks guys. Great episode.

[@jeremiahglass8262]

Excellent content….thanks so much for putting this together. And yes--MORE,MORE,MORE!!!

[@PintoPopProductions]

I saw the Mullin collection Bugatti Atlantic in person in 2012. Amazing car and it was the centerpiece of the gallery on a rotating plinth. Saying the museum is in LA, I'm not sure if that's a compliment or insult to Oxnard.

[@ElaviaFam]

I have a feeling you should also cover the collection of Sam Li (owner of both F12TRS & some insane race cars) as it’s one of the lesser known collections. Maybe someday soon!

[@matthewelliott2213]

A single recent art auction had five pieces in nine-figures and the entire personal collection achieved $1.5B in sales. Getting $150M for a single auto is easily doable now.

[@peterstainer731]

It’s been doable for like 50 years now

[@two3D]

A world class art collection value makes car collecting like playing with Hot Wheels. And I love cars but they can’t touch art.

[@peterstainer731]

@@two3D so true , their is like 10 paintings that are so expensive they don’t even have a price

[@gdmsim7018]

Fun fact; I watched this and a member of my family is the oncle of Ralf's right hand that has worked for him in NYC for over 15years

[@ColtAlabama]

the sultan video is gonna be crazy.

[@radostinangelov9193]

That's crazy when you imagine that's just one part of his car collection, the whole collection would be worth more than a billion.... 😱

[@petermiguel2089]

You Should appraise Collier's collection in Naples. Pretty badass and unique!

[@pokerpariah]

The McLaren F1 LM has been my dream car since it came out. If I had the money to buy Chris Palmer's F1 GTR (painted to look like the LM) at the time he was selling, I would've given every penny.

[@ZackMuffinMan]

Doing Jay Leno's collection would be awesome!

[@jimc8609]

When I used to work in the City of London I used to see a guy driving into the office in one of these on a Saturday. Looked and sounded fantastic back then. Same today. Top class

[@johncoe6304]

Hard to believe its worth more than Leno..we're gonna see! Great show guys

[@barondegil1]

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Mille Miglia - absolutely gem of this amazing collection! ❤️

[@gtv6chuck]

I'm glad he mentioned that the Veyron gets a premium for it being a Ralph Lauren car. I think he undervalued the Reventons as a result. I've seen his Bugatti Atlantic and the 38 Alfa 8C and they are awesome.

[@K.E.U.]

Before I came across this channel I never knew cars could be art

[@AleksandarGospic]

I'm not familiar with classics and their values so these numbers are just mind blowing, had no idea Ralph Lauren owns all these cars, insane 🤯 Excellent episode to learn all this info

[@JoeyGLI]

John's first car, the Alfa......did I see a spare spark plug holder bolted to the side of the engine? Talk about high tech! It came with its own parts department!

[@mccc4498]

It is really cool seeing the mutual respect between these friends.

[@alexmylin3442]

John Temerian was right there is one F1 LM in the MidWest its in Chicago it showed up at a car show last weekend!

[@willmtaylor]

Such an enjoyable 40 minutes. Could’ve listened to another 40.

[@alandobson5395]

So refreshing and interesting, more about the stories than the appraisals, which is just a bonus!

[@MRkriegs]

Keep this series coming, they are the best! cheers

[@whateverrrrrr123]

My assessment Blowers 10m Type 57SC 120m Bugatti SS 3m Bugatti 1.8m Lamborghini 2.5m Alfa 8c 22m Ferrari 250LM 42m Ferrari 250TR 35m Jaguar D type 10m Merc SSK 50m Porsche 959 2.5m Ferrari 250 GTO 80m Ferrari F40 3.5m McL F1 LM 45m McL F1 30m