When a barn find is not what it seems...

[@Derekzparty]

A piston head designed by Mary Shelley would be monstrously impressive.

[@scottieray]

Well...those WERE all Frankenstein projects

[@stephenhood2948]

LOL

[@ryanjofre]

You know the heads are real when you c the two large bolts on the side of the head😂

[@stephenwhyburn6184]

"This is where it gets really weird" It was weird the moment you started dude. 🤣

[@Hardupgarage]

Lol

[@tmech455]

This is a C2 Corvette with C3 body panels slapped on it, Mike Finnegan of Finnegan's Garage and Roadkill just got done un-modifying one of these about 3 or so months ago. Question is, was this a C3 that they stuck a C2 cabin on, or was this a C2 that they put C3 body panels on. I'm thinking the latter and they used Irene Rauch's car as the donor for the C3 parts, and that's how they got the bespoke plaque. As for Irene Rauch, she's an actress that did a couple of movies and had a couple of small roles in 2 French TV series' back in '89-'90 and a short in 2003. Found that in about 2 sec on IMDB, not exactly what I would call a "Famous Actress"

[@amacca2085]

Also says you can call the agent if your on IMDb premium sort of thing

[@amacca2085]

There was a possible flag on a porn star too from many years back

[@mbsnyderc]

Shes to young to have a C3 made for her.her first movie credits are in 1989.

[@ICKY427]

i think its a c3. i managed to find one other c3 with the c2 rear window. someone on a forum said it was a kit that didnt sell very well. everything else on the car looks like c3. and as for the plaque, its probably as fake as all the stuff on the other cars.

[@OTGBob]

It's a C3. Early 80's. Towards the end of the body style. Back window appears to be from a boat tail Riviera.

[@violinmiata]

Sam has a wonderful eye for the truly bizarre. He has single handedly found more clapped out fakes and kit cars for 100 lifetimes. If he had a shop in the US I’d have the browser window open at all times! …and I’d be broke

[@ummwhodidnt]

Ok but what does it mean when a car is “race chooned” ??

[@violinmiata]

@@ummwhodidnt it’s chooned for speed & racing, obviously 🙄 😆

[@ummwhodidnt]

@@violinmiata interesting.. where can I take my car to get one of these choons? You recommend anyone or diy 👀

[@violinmiata]

@@ummwhodidnt I recommend chooning it yourself. Papier-mâché body kit, custom macramé headlights and tail lights, and Christmas tree under glow. Good for cred on the streetz. Guaranteed the make the bloomers fall off of the person of your desire and braziers smack the bonnet with such force that you know who the boss is. Ride that pony

[@redram5150]

It looks like a mishmash of every crap accessory I thought was cool when I was in elementary school during the late 80s-early 90s, then polished until that turd shined

[@Mundus_Dog]

dont fall for it

[@jameswoodman1477]

I heard the seller has the most wonderful collection of Rolex’s too, none of them are from China … honest 🤣

[@nodsib]

All Special Edition Shelby Rolex’s made for Actresses that don’t exist

[@Punk510]

Movie cars. Set cars. Props

[@thebludragon8353]

That “D-Type” would be an amazing project car. All the style of an old Jag without the hassle of old jag maintenance.

[@burnout10567]

Is a tvr more reliable or less 😆

[@RachaelSA]

There is a guy on youtube building a D type replica out of aluminium by hand and its absolutely beautiful, his channel is called Brough Built

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

@@burnout10567 The odds getting Your hands on proper TVR parts are, I'd say, slightly worse than getting proper and even matching Jag parts, for there are Jag nerds and clubs and builders and specialists for all Jags literally all over the world while a whole lot of people calling themselves "car guys" would probably not know there's a car builder named TVR.

[@gingernutpreacher]

@@burnout10567 less 😅

[@largol33t1]

Probably more reliable too! 😁

[@robwaters8848]

If hell was a car collection it would be EXACTLY like this

[@mikeplacentra9342]

Greatest guest ever…flat out, bar none…I was waiting for the shoe to drop on everything he talked about…even though he knew everything was fake, he thought that maybe the NEXT one was a grail piece…but then he’d find the one or two tells that would reveal the truth…it was actually suspenseful! Lol, great storyteller…

[@The_BeeBopper]

All Manx Nortons were overhead cams, that bike has a pushrod engine - total fake!

[@danstewart8218]

That Telegram thing is a scam...;D

[@Milkmans_Son]

@@danstewart8218 I've won about 5 times... you're telling me it's not legit?

[@philhawley1219]

Norton ES2 featherbed model with a racing tank.

[@j.sargent9172]

@@Milkmans_Son me too, I've earned millions of dollars so far just by commenting on YT. My bank calls me like damn, how you getting 5 million deposited every week??

[@jeffreyoldham55]

Irene Roach was an extra with exactly *one* Hollywood credit to her name: 'In the Company of Men'. Not exactly an A list celebrity. *If* that was the owner.

[@Shauma_llama]

yeah, and you have to scroll WAY down to see her in that list on imdb too. 🤣

[@peerless67]

Irene Rauch is an actress, known for Jack & Ella (2002), Jacknife (1989) and L'héritage (1987).

[@Jelle528]

Could listen to this guy for hours

[@timkinley1779]

Somehow refreshing to hear a storyteller that doesn't say, 'like' three times per sentence or use 'amazing' to describe things that aren't. Plus, not hearing 'literally' used incorrectly for effect.

[@windronner1]

If Sam deals cars as well as he tells stories. He should write a novel. And yeah!!! I wouldn't believe a word he says either, if he didn't have the pictures. And I love his stories!!! Play it again Sam!!! And thanks!! LoL

[@chasingcloudsandflavorrevi9817]

My main man with the best stories is back! Thanks for your time brother 👊😎

[@joshuabrickel0]

The vette has a gd wrx wing on her, it works better than it should

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Dark side of spending $1000 on trucks, trailers, and ferry tickets is feeling the need to have to buy SOMETHING to justify the expenses.

[@TheUllrichj]

A collection of valuable cars. Many are among the last of their kind. I keep them in the open cow shed out back by the rotting house trailer. Yes, some of them are pretty cool but I like to store them in a manner that they will fully biodegrade because I’m an ecologist.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

There still are differences between plastics in the ocean and some minor amounts of iron oxide on the ground of a carport, right? Brits are known for their eccentricity, and having unique cars decaying in the backyard would definitely count in that category of deviant behavior I reckon, not into being a dangerous environment piggy.

[@rogerhinds4062]

This guy always says England is wet idk why these people don’t buy a carport or a cover at lrast

[@mrmped1]

This has got to be one of the funniest stories I have ever heard. You could buy these and many more and open up a fake vehicle museum! 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@chuckfowler8875]

That is not a turbo that is an early McCulloch centrifugal supercharger.

[@danielalexander8229]

wrong, thats a turbo - has some type of "nos" nitrous injection on the front of it.

[@km6832]

Literally has a dump pipe and you are gonna say its a supercharger?

[@treshmiranda699]

its actually a turbo encabulator kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4m6YZWulLSip5Y

[@AngryIrishMan]

You are correct, it is a McCulloch.

[@chuckfowler8875]

@@AngryIrishMan have you read the other comments they all swear its a turbo

[@CasaFuenteOrange]

That seller is an absolute legend

[@jdoggybizzle]

I don't know I'd still take that D-type and have plenty of fun thrashing it on the track, with an AJ16 XJR swap

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

I guess he didn't know that the Crown used to banish forgers to the Isle of White, before Australia was ever even a place. lol!

[@IeeIee778]

For real?

[@chesspiece81]

That bike wasn't built for Shelby 8 years ago. He's been dead for 10.

[@tezzrterry7485]

Don't let small details get in the way of a genuine "Harley".

[@chesspiece81]

@@tezzrterry7485 a Hardley you mean

[@kapten-awesome]

If you wanna play a drinking game, drink every time he says "Okey" "right" "yeah" "like".

[@diaperdonsacon8620]

Not too many people know this,Sam is actually Arthur Daleys grandson.

[@falterego3593]

There is a UK actress named Irene Rauch but there’s little to no information about her other than the fact that she was in a few movies from 1987 - 2003

[@wrxzboost]

only sam can keep me entertained talking about cars i don't give a shit about...weird.

[@Pickchore]

You seem to have found The Master of Basket Cases.

[@ZeHamberglar]

Sam seems very bright. The next best thing to not being "an idiot in a car" is knowing that you're "an idiot in a car".

[@fpSmoker]

Not going to lie I wasn't so sure about this dude at first but he does have some amazing stories.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

I reckon everybody taking it seriously enough to get ripped off by 700 quid for a ferry transfer does not have to lie about his adventures and findings.

[@furyfantoo]

Technically I believe he's a bloke.

[@jarleron4788]

They may all be fake but a fake car is sometimes more enjoyed than the original because you aren't afraid to "drive" them like they should be driven...

[@brucewestoby]

Working in a car museum, these would be called " clone cars" . In Brazil there is a builder of EXACT replicas of vintage race cars. Like Bugatti.... really talented people ! Maybe some of these cars came from Brazil .... From blue prints to machine shop, casting ..... the detail in the engine compartment is exactly as original, vintage gauges, electrical and braking( cable brakes with a large arm lever for emergency brake) Small area in middle to sit in seat , (18 inches wide) . Tough with fire suit ,shoes ,gloves, helmet. So --- good luck buying clone cars !

[@zachmalone428]

Not to say it couldn't happen but a super rare Jag surrounded by fakes LMAO. I'd drive that D type everywhere, put some new, stylized jag emblem on it and let the wind blow through my hair, not giving one damn. Love the story and the way you told it, Sam!

[@largol33t1]

Ed Bolian's long lost "British cousin." I could listen to him talk about cars for hours and hours too!

[@sharpsoon]

Love when this guy comes on

[@peerless67]

Irene Rauch is an actress, known for Jack & Ella (2002), Jacknife (1989) and L'héritage (1987).

[@akjeff64]

She was in one movie, Jacknife in 1989 "Megs aka "Jackknife," a burned out Vietnam vet working as a car repairman decides to break out of his shell by reuniting with a few war buddies and remembering the blocked-out adventures they had in 'Nam"

[@ghomerhust]

ugh that mk2 jag is super sexy. some of the best lines ever on a car of any genre. between that and the E type, you really cant argue that anyone but jag makes the prettiest cars on the planet.

[@limoboy27]

Id love to have that speedster, id drive that thing every day!

[@lonelybikr]

True stories are always the best.

[@LethallyReptarded]

The ferry was the most ridiculous part! It costs me £80 to get from dover to bloody France 😂 they finessed him

[@Chuckt961]

A proper petrol head. God bless the British and God save the Queen!

[@williamrising3136]

I was planning on skipping through the video for highlights.... ended up watching the whole thing.. so funny great story

[@dj_paultuk7052]

It will be Irene Roach i suspect. A Hollywood actress from that era.

[@enyionyeobia5103]

Good ol’ Sam!! We love you bro. I admit when I saw Mr Hard Up Garage himself on the VinWiki chair, I pulled out my salt shaker😉😁

[@markryan2475]

This is really interesting - the whole angle of replicas / fakes is the best.

[@idrivearttabletennis]

That was a hoot. I know it's the best collection of fake cars I have ever heard if. Loved the stories.

[@richardrice3137]

Irene Rich was born Irene Luther in Buffalo N.Y. 1891. actress in silent films, talkies, and voice overs. died 1988 in hope ranch, Ca. when one googles Irene Roach you come up with Irene Rich.

[@tripprogers4814]

Is Irene Roach the character in Corvette Summer starring Mark Hamill and Annie Potts?

[@lmarcotte7057]

I love hard on garage

[@BullySmasher]

😁😂🤣

[@theanomalous1401]

🤔😅🤣😂👍

[@simonbroberg969]

Back int the 60 there WAS something called the Isle of Man TT??!! It still running and has been running for over 100 years! Think all those cobwebs have gotten into his ears, eyes and probably his brain but never mind 10:00 Back in the day you could get a replica of the bike you won on.

[@nodsib]

I wouldn’t spend much on any of those except the D Type, that’s a project I’d get into to have something to drive and enjoy not care about the money or if it’s fake or real

[@jeffcastles59]

I googled Irene Rauch and found her. She an actress known for 3 movies, according to IMBD

[@2Bunphettered788]

I'm not sure if it's the accent or the self-deprecating humor, but I like this guy. 😆 He's cool. 👍

[@CiCiLeathercraft]

When he kept saying “just wait, this is gonna get good” it felt like he was trying to convince us it wasn’t all garbage fakes/replicas.

[@Shauma_llama]

I wonder why he bought any of them, don't get it.

[@robmanueb.]

@@Shauma_llama The price was right and he knew he could sell them for more?

[@MK-1010]

I kept thinking the next vehicle would actually be legitimate! But he took us down the road he traveled, great storytelling!

[@IeeIee778]

@@Shauma_llama he couldve also wanted the motors plus he could also sell the bodies to people that are building them

[@madmike6942]

i hear Sam talking and all i think is Ron Kray

[@cromBumny]

No way was that built by GM...and "famous actress" uhhh what? That's the first time I've ever seen GM build anything like that for anyone. Thus I doubt they did

[@FVPS904]

I think I only understood about 50 percent of what he said

[@gauravjoshi6310]

you are not only one, I sometimes don't understand a word he is saying

[@alexm566]

me too 😁

[@shadowwarsshadypeople6299]

Lol that was me when I moved to the UK. I moved from New Mexico to the UK, imagine that. They couldn't understand half of what I said, and likewise I couldn't understand half of what they said. I remember the first time I head the saying 'bob's your uncle'. I was completely dumbfounded

[@bwofficial1776]

Bri'ish people. I for one am glad we kicked them out almost 250 years ago.

[@jcbillman]

Love this story but I feel like he could make money where you send him a pic of a car for sale and give him a story - if he offers to buy it you run far away. Cheaper and more accurate than inspections and research.

[@mdwdirect]

I love Sams stories.

[@gypsyshot5225]

That's a Duntov turbo vette but that's all I can tell you, I'll have to look and see if there is a paper trail this most likely wasn't an actress but some sort of studio executive

[@wezalthreeflip7410]

looks like you got a lot of cool retro mods you can do though

[@somenygaard]

I knew who this was the second I saw the thumbnail.

[@peterbrown6469]

Corvette has a subaru wing on it

[@scootersfrog]

been needing a good ole Sam story .. best ones on the channel ..

[@JonSmith-mz2rt]

My old boss once told me many years ago he was the 1 building all the D type replicas.. I wonder if this 1 was anything to do with him

[@MarkManson14]

Sam is the man, he'll turn all this around and make buck!

[@Mercmad]

I've seen and heard plenty of fake stories around classic cars,including one where a guy bought a Studebaker Daytona chassis, a grill and piece of a body for a early Excalibur. He got one of his employees to build it into a car ,with most of it being handbuilt , but when finished it looked just like an Early Excalibur as designed by Brooke Stevens. He even cranked up a tale that it had belonged to Phyliss Diller. 😁😁

[@largol33t1]

Wow, a real Excalibur would sell for probably over $70-80k. They are some of the most insanely long cars I've ever seen but they have a charm and grace that no car today can produce. It just makes me want to drive it for hours at 100 mph. And that badass hood ornament, what other car company can say their logo is a SWORD?? Even their cars from the late 1970s had medium block V8s pumping out 300 hp. That was a lot for the 1970s. The remodeled Corvette that came out in the 1980s only had about 245 hp so Excalibur was a bit ahead of their time even though their cars looked Old World but still graceful and classy.

[@nastycasio3999]

Uh. What was the story here? VinWiki really scraping the bottom of the barrel here.

[@shekharmoona544]

Irene Rausch was in the movie jackknife. She was supporting cast. Her picture is not on IMDb. 😂😂😂

[@jakespeed63]

Who doesn't want to knock back a few pints with this chap???? Incredible story telling skills. JT: Orlando, FLA

[@JSmooth570]

Lmao the level of excitement this man shows literal rubbish is amazing, I was thoughly entertained by the story.

[@grantsnell6782]

That's not a Manx engine, they were ohc. The pushrod tubes say ES2 or similar.

[@timnossem5538]

Found Irene on IMDb She often plays "used car salesman accomplice"

[@dannork1240]

I really like this guy! I’d love to buy him a pint or 2 and just listen to his stories

[@mechanicallycreative9788]

Ah yes, the Isle of Man death race.

[@dealertag]

I’m confused, he knew everything was fake when he bought it didn’t he?

[@Squishrug]

the fakes still have some value atleast

[@ScottKirk-Notredcrew]

Exactly the reason I don't ride a bike. Best explanation I have heard to what I know about myself

[@dufus7396]

Note to self..dont overdo badges on my counterfiet collecter vehicles

[@wiesonurcomix]

Judging by the thumbnail i guessed either a Sam Hard or EUROASIAN Bob story. Both of course are great storytellers. Thank you, Ed and crew.

[@throwback19841]

Its a little sad that because TVRs used an old school body on chassis design that they are getting used to make replicas instead of being interesting cars in their own right. And I mean if I was building a d type replica Id rather use a TVR chassis than a crown vic or a pickup truck or town car. Its the right size for one thing.

[@Billy.Nomates]

Irene Rauch was in Jack and Ella?

[@stephenhood2948]

I dont care if it is fake, that "Shelby" Harley is a sick looking bike. If one could get it at a less than outrageous price and remove all the "Shelby" nonsense that thing would be so very cool to ride around on.

[@nobreadracing]

“And this is where it gets really cool”

[@hangarsacto]

I love the story, but this guys personality is fairly difficult to stomach. He’s what we call in the states a “punisher“. Meaning his personality to its core is so brutal to be around, it is literally punishing.

[@willromeo1055]

From now on I’m not going to say I’m speeding, I’m saying I’m “going like the clappers.”

[@badproductions769]

I think that vette has a 08 Subaru Impreza spoiler

[@dufus7396]

I saw a clapped out BSA Bantam at the back...surly thats got to be genuine 😅🤣😂😂

[@jamesmancuso3666]

FYI an R.O.V. is a remotely operated vehicle not roboticly operated vehicle. Yeah semantics but what else do I have to say. Lol Love the xj120's and mkII Jags. Sure the e-type is cool but the 120 and mkII are way better looking to me.

[@lunsy9420]

Orange County Choppers did a Shelby bike that was supercharged. Maybe this is that bike

[@lizcarlile5170]

Should have gone on the white link ferry to the island, you definitely got stung big time

[@ctrlcf]

Take a shot every time Sam says “right”

[@evelynkinson5524]

The d type jaguar is not a racing version of the e type. The d type ceased production years before the e type was designed. The racing versions of the e type are the e type lightweights or the lister jaguars that have roofs and e type bodies. The d type is an earlier car from the 50s, tbe d type is 60s. Get your facts straight

[@the_kombinator]

LMAO my 1987 4G63 Hyundai Pony with bodykit parts from 11 different cars would fit here. I should start making up a story for it now... Rare Finnish rally coupe Pony (it did actually exist, but not this gen).

[@QuanticChaos1000]

The black vents on the back of the corvette are the plastic vents from GM cars and trucks that go in the door jambs... How tacky.

[@Michel-7.7.7]

Is Shelley Harvey David's son? The bike was build with chinese engineering skills. A Rollex Daytuna watch is mandatory

[@ringo196]

Coombes removed spats and rolled the rear arches

[@trisrush9155]

And a lister A…. Eclectic…

[@johnhart1096]

Irene Walsh was an actress in the films Guys and Slingshot, She could have married and changed her name or now uses a stage name, should be easy to find though...???