What's it like to own BMW's unknown supercar?

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Bill Warner is the Founder and Chairman of The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Foundation and he loves all types of cars. One of the strangest ones he has owned is his BMW M1. Learn more about Bill & the Concours at ameliaconcours.org/
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@acrvids 3 жыл бұрын

This would have made a great TV commercial: “Is this a Ferrari?" "No. It’s a BMW." "I've never seen one like that." "It's pretty rare." And what made me laugh out loud was that out of everyone who he came across, it was the young Hooter's girl who didn’t need an explanation.

@eder7468 3 жыл бұрын

Those lines Remind me of a skit of a certain austrian car

@jaydawg7 3 жыл бұрын

Girls can be car guys. 😁

@greatdaneacdc 3 жыл бұрын

So a late 70’s guy goes to Hooters for a burger with his wife! What a story that would be

@jritechnology 11 ай бұрын

I can attest to the truth of this statement. We would get this ALL the time from our red M1.

@xero256 3 жыл бұрын

"I've never seen one like that." "It's pretty rare." Best set of lines, ever.

@RA-uj3nm 3 жыл бұрын

Love listening to Bill's stories. Good natured, likable guy.

@damonadcock2544 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously would love to have lunch with this guy and listen to his stories. Seems like a super nice guy.

@adammontoya8329 3 жыл бұрын

This guy's stories are perfect. Tells them so simply, but the content is great. And who would have known hooters girls are car people 😂

@lsd25records 3 жыл бұрын

take the wife to Hooters .........lol.

@Meekmillan 3 жыл бұрын

Copter Cop hah lol

@izzy031096 3 жыл бұрын

@@lsd25records Hahaha he tried to play it off as if they had both decided to go to Hooters for a burger... A likely story 😂

@iamjakepaul944 3 жыл бұрын

Hooters girls have been in the back of so many cars they should know.

@EdBolian 3 жыл бұрын

The M1, particularly with the Procar treatment is one of the coolest obscure supercars. Glad to hear that the ownership is even stranger than I thought.

@TheCannonball79 3 жыл бұрын

Ed Bolian The rusty jones car was my favorite while I was working in the pits for the Daytona 24. I also drove in the Glenn 24 firehawk race. But the owner wouldn’t let us drive it to hard in order to finish the race with only 1 brake pad change. We made it last 22 hours on that set of pads, but we finished.

@bostemaly1348 3 жыл бұрын

Ed can you please ask him what the oil for the distributor was called I need it very bad for mine? Thanks in advance.

@bigjohnfury5662 3 жыл бұрын

*best looking Procar was Hamman MotorSports in Germany*

@sharg0 3 жыл бұрын

"Not a very powerful engine" talking about a 3.5 l six cyl at over 270 hp when a base Vette with 5 l V8 didn't even reach 200. Gotta remember the competition and time.

@yungxwill5688 3 жыл бұрын

“Bruce Jenner... Caitlyn Jenner... WHATEVER Jenner...” love this guy 😂

@colinashby3775 3 жыл бұрын

yungxwill ok, so which Jenner ?

@yannicjohnson9164 3 жыл бұрын

A men wanting to be called a women's name.... That's it

@vuklozo 3 жыл бұрын

Spat out my coffee.

@derpymcderpster3447 3 жыл бұрын

No doubt he'll come under attack for being transphobic. :/

@yungxwill5688 3 жыл бұрын

Derpy McDerpster I don’t see it as transphobic, I’d say he just wasn’t sure how to address the subject. Bruce Jenner was the one who actually drove the M1, but he has since changed his name/sex, so he probably just isn’t sure what to say since Caitlyn didn’t technically drive the car.

@jjlegend3922 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite story tellers by far. I lost my grandfather when I was 9, and he used to talk about old buicks and Oldsmobiles, and take me for rides in his blue in blue new Yorker. Everything he used to tell me, went way over my head, but now when I watch this guy tell his stories, I feel like I'm 9 again but I understand what he's talking about finally lol

@98cbring 3 жыл бұрын

Bill's the type of total stranger you casually chat with for hours at a car show and later become good friends with. Such great stories from a hell of a story teller.

@eliaspetri4084 3 жыл бұрын

The M1... "it's pretty rare"

@chrisvillucci3502 3 жыл бұрын

"Hoot-ettes" hahaha i kinda love this guy lol

@ShellShockedFarms 3 жыл бұрын

"I picked up my wife to go to Hooters"....🤔 where do I start?

@Heatranoveryou 3 жыл бұрын

Its still a sports bar and restaurant

@ShellShockedFarms 3 жыл бұрын

@@Heatranoveryou I know. It was just a joke

@ShellShockedFarms 3 жыл бұрын

@@JasonSvoboda 😂😅

@TheFloridaStig 3 жыл бұрын

Pro-tip: if you take your wife to Hooters, don't suggest she fill out a job application while you're there. No matter how many times you tell her its a compliment you're sleeping on the couch

@conorwasson4727 3 жыл бұрын

With being jealous that his wife is this fuckin based

@TheFiremonkeyman 3 жыл бұрын

needs a vanity plate: IS BMW

@nickcoon4565 3 жыл бұрын

Or, ITS RARE

@royfarrand1268 3 жыл бұрын

"NO RARI"

@wesleygay8918 3 жыл бұрын

OHEYANM1

@MrInternFTL 3 жыл бұрын

BIG

@jeo33466 3 жыл бұрын

@4by108 3 жыл бұрын

I like bill he is one of those guys you could listen to for hours even as a young kid. The kinda guy you would have as a neighbor and just stop by to talk with. Good memories for sure. We need to see more bill!

@JradsEdits 3 жыл бұрын

Never seen an M1 in person. I would FREAK out if I saw one, so iconic

@onkouth 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been lucky enough to see a couple, one was at a car show in Belfast Northern Ireland, always loved them so was so happy to see it, the one thing that surprised me was how small it was. The other car I seen was at the F1 Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in 2007 and it was a full original Pro-Car, it was an absolute beast!

@Madge104 3 жыл бұрын

I have but not in the wild, you certainly notice it

@baselhs 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the best car I saw in BMW museum in Munich, Germany

@Shawn-ne6ld 3 жыл бұрын

Jrad's Edits I did an apprenticeship and subsequently worked at a small bmw shop in Germany in the mid 80’s to mid 90’s. The boss of the tuning shop in the back had one. It had flat spots on all tires from the brakes being locked up before hitting a semi after driving top speed at 3 am since traffic prevented that during the day even on unrestricted autobahns. There surprisingly wasn’t much other than fiberglass damage so the car was sent to the M1 specialists in Munich for restoration. A $10,000 + white paint job with the M colors stripe across the car and it was sold. Also had the pro series massive wing and BBS custom wheels. Still have photos of the awesome car.

@SpeedSeekerMoto 3 жыл бұрын

I would probably follow him around till he stops just to talk to him about it. I saw a 635csi recently and was in love. Old bmws are great looking cars.

@mikedrop4421 3 жыл бұрын

One of the reasons I love hearing Bill tell stories is that I'm from Jacksonville so when he mentions a road or location I know exactly what he's referring to. I grew up 3 stop lights away from that Hooters in the story.

@emartin7166 3 жыл бұрын

This video is pretty rare.

@nickcoon4565 3 жыл бұрын

This is just one of many reasons I love this channel. I’m learning about obscure car history, that I most likely would never get elsewhere.

@jonesRG 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up about 20 mins from Watkins Glen, and remember going to those Firehawk 24 hours at the Glen races when I was a kid. They were always my favorite races. Seeing the cars coming into the 90 from Pitroof, with their rotors glowing red was such a thrill as a young car guy. I'd LOVE to hear more Firehawk/Escort series stories from Bill, if he's willing to tell them!

@jayringo77 3 жыл бұрын

Love the story telling. I'll have to wear my Rotary pin more often. The bell curve theory, with age of the buyer as a factor, makes so much sense.

@VINwiki 3 жыл бұрын

What do you think about the M1?

@valor2336 3 жыл бұрын

It’s alright

@caseyvandenberg11 3 жыл бұрын

I love it! It's so different; boxy but smooth, so not bmw looking.

@KrisPBacon 3 жыл бұрын

YES.

@Jason_The_Stooge 3 жыл бұрын

Its pretty rare

@boost8916 3 жыл бұрын

Super awesome

@nrwgarage7342 3 жыл бұрын

There are definitely more than 1 or 2 turbocharged ones in Germany right now. I have seen quit a few of them, racing on the Nürburgring over the past couple of years, they are pretty easy to spot since they spit fire every time they are breaking. Apparently they run about 700hp and sound amazing.

@SamAbraham 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds fantastic

@B0F 3 жыл бұрын

"it's pretty rare.." 🤣 so subtle about it

@guruoo 3 жыл бұрын

Who's that? Rodney Dangerfield? No, that's Bill Warner. He's pretty rare.

@idrivearttabletennis 3 жыл бұрын

Great stories. Loved fact that Hooter girl knew the M1. Race car story also great - glad the driver survived.

@AaronHuffmanPerson 3 жыл бұрын

I just saw an M1 but I thought it said M7 on the freeway on my commute a few days ago. I was surprised to see bmw emblems on it but I didn't disagree since I know there's a lot of special cars out there.

@davidmulligan42 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the '90s I worked with a guy who bought an M1 with no engine from a junkyard for $25k. He fixed it up and drove it for a few years, then sold it for $125k to a guy who followed him into a parking lot to look at it.

@notj5712 3 жыл бұрын

"like a high-end kit car". So essentially it IS a Ferrari.

@TheFloridaStig 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I think you misspelled Aston Martin

@JeffHendricks 3 жыл бұрын

Well, built in a Lamborghini factory, so...

@ZGryphon 2 жыл бұрын

C'mon, you can't make a quip like that without the "Heyooooo" at the end.

@IanKellar 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't think anyone could tell a better story than Ed, but I could listen to Bill Warner tell stories all-day long. Wonderful.

@bmuns6445 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up working at BMW dealership in Chicago NW suburbs. One of our customers had a red M1 with 20k miles. And he did a frame off restoration of a 2002 in green with tan leather and gold bbs wheels for his son. Both awesome cars.

@deadmansfire 3 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant Bill Warner story!The M1 is amazing

@ryanjohnson8821 3 жыл бұрын

I went to Sbarro design in Switzerland back in the early 90's and was given a tour of the facilities. Among all of the wacky one off design concepts, they had 20-30 BMW M1's scattered around the collection. Some complete, some just shells. I was 15 at the time and the design student giving me the tour was impressed I knew what they were. Those were the first M1's I had ever seen and likely the last. You know bc "they're pretty rare". The car that always stuck out to me was the one off Sbarro Monster. It was this huge Kevlar bodied. 2 door off road truck with massive rims off a 747 jet. It reminded me of an Isuzu Amigo on steroids. One of those once in a lifetime experiences.

@offduty170 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is gold - so relaxed - tells you stories you want to hear !! I feel Like I could listen to this guy talk all day. I could just see sitting down with him, asking questions and having the time of my life. Thanks so much for sharing !!!

@thefloridamanofytcomments5264 3 жыл бұрын

An infectiously like-able old man this age could’ve told us more about the sandwich in this story and I still would’ve listened.

@frugalaudio 3 жыл бұрын

A wise man once said: "Enjoy every sandwich". ;-)

@poovaneswaransupramaniam19 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing story, especially the bmw m1...love it, andy warhol's painted car no 76,was on display in malaysia in 2000s...at the petronas twin tower...was really happy that i saw the car and too pics with it

@b925ish 3 жыл бұрын

😂 “Bruce Jenner..... 🧐 Kaitlyn Jenner.. Whatever Jenner” lol

@Kellsboro 3 жыл бұрын

Bill is always a fantastic guest. His delivery of stories are just so easy to enjoy with a wealth of knowledge and detail. He's not trying to impress but you can't help but hang on each word. The kind of owner who used to Cars & Coffee gatherings fun with conversations.

@williampittman7362 3 жыл бұрын

Great story. Simple but genuinely great.

@scottdickinson4528 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to these stories alllll day

@laughingalltheway8399 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Bill tell stories all day.

@danjohnson5952 3 жыл бұрын

Love hearing all these stories 👍

@m200dreamer7 3 жыл бұрын

Bills is like a grandpa version of vinwiki lol his stories are amazing to hear before bed or to sit around a camp fire at lol

@brandonburr4900 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy hearing this guy tell stories. It's like hearing stories from your dad or grandpa back in the day!

@qpdbqpdb1 3 жыл бұрын

Omg the way he told the first 3 minutes of "yeah it's pretty rare..." was GOLDEN. Great video and great story!

@w1.0 3 жыл бұрын

I really like this guy!!! Love listening to him talk!!!

@sgttombailes3380 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Story!!

@BrianPSpurr 3 жыл бұрын

Love your stories!

@Vampirebear13 3 жыл бұрын

Bill Warner is just the best. He'd be great for the next Q & A session. He has decades of experience & stories.

@violinmiata 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stories from a great storyteller

@indiver716 3 жыл бұрын

As much as I enjoy Ed and Rabbit’s stories, It’s nice to hear from the older guys too. Keep Bill’s stories coming!

@LiveMetal248 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful story about a beautiful car. Thank you!

@puckingrufus56 3 жыл бұрын

More of this man please!

@daricarlisle6340 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stories from this guy, I could listen to him all day.

@bfytw2125 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t lie. I could listen to Bills stories all damn day. You keep that old Caddy and cruise that bad boy. Awesome.

@customized4332 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome channel Ed.... Best story content on youtube!

@VINwiki 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoy it!

@Nickgantz12 3 жыл бұрын

My new favorite episode, the M1 is such a great and under appreciated car, and Bill is such a likable individual.

@littlepat 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way older gentleman tell stories. just perfect.

@darrenkuehn8479 3 жыл бұрын

Great story from a fantastic story teller. 😊

@DNR5586 3 жыл бұрын

Love hearing stories about the 1LE Camaros.

@michaelh.9866 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this with us, Bill! The M1 is my favorite automotive fantasy...

@dyent 3 жыл бұрын

Great knowledge from this guy. I was reading about the M1 recently, and the only thing I noticed that he was close to a mistake on was that the car was originally planned to compete in Group 5, but rule changes during production made it Group 4.

@jeepguy220 3 жыл бұрын

this guy is so cool, bring him back for more of his car adventures stories!

@CarswithNash 3 жыл бұрын

Another awesome story, good stuff!👍

@marlborom2c829 3 жыл бұрын

Hey hey, I enjoyed this vid bro. Great material on your channel. His Insights about the rare M1 are priceless for those of us who have not been able to access this rare gem. Enjoyed hearing about some of the, ahem, 'quirks'.

@damon2k9 2 жыл бұрын

I so love this guy and his stories.

@ryanguercio7061 3 жыл бұрын

Bill is the best! I love when he is on and I’m a huge m1 fan being a bmwfanboy especially after selling them for 7 plus years between 2004-2012 which in my opinion one of the best periods for BMWs line of cars/suvs.

@michaelkaudze1883 3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna have to watch this again later with a nice glass of whiskey. Bill can tell some great stories!

@KNBARON 3 жыл бұрын

Great Stories like this are ....... pretty rare

@hypocycloidiaspora 3 жыл бұрын

Bill here is a raconteur... he's got me thinking I want to join rotary.

@my31and37 3 жыл бұрын

Bill is an automotive database of knowledge..always great stories..

@peterthemaniac 3 жыл бұрын

great stories from a great guy!

@beev 3 жыл бұрын

Love this guy! Keep 'em coming Bill....

@winteronice 3 жыл бұрын

Really high-end Kit-car is the best discription of an M1 i've heard so far.

@urstupid670 2 жыл бұрын

I’d listen to this guy tell story’s for days

@cerealkilla8930 3 жыл бұрын

Bill is definitely one of the best storytellers on Vinwiki.

@Trainmaster909 3 жыл бұрын

I had a massive grin on my face the whole video. Loved the way this guy tells stories!

@viperden3047 3 жыл бұрын

I love when VINwiki has stories about the realities of supercar ownership. I wish they did more like this.

@TermiCobraKid 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to this man talk for hours. Great video!

@ismailm7659 3 жыл бұрын

Need to get more stories like these

@dubdaze68 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite M1 stories was: The Lamborghini connection. They had to go and break in to the plant to get the body molds back, because Lamborghini had gone into receivership, and the receivers wanted to claim the molds as their own.

@kylemlm 3 жыл бұрын

In Dallas had a dealer selling M1 back 1983 .I took my Dad to look at car to buy it. Took me weeks get my Dad look at it.. He said the same thing with the fit finish. He did not like it and it was slow for price.We pulled up in 79-930 turbo and everything was slower. We had 72 Pantera back in garage that look like it but with 350 hp. 1/4 price. I was very disappointed but he was correct after watching this video.

@SIXPACFISH 3 жыл бұрын

BEST GUEST EVER! Ask him to send his friends over to tell their car stories also!

@gabykatut 3 жыл бұрын

The old dog is so funny 🤣😂🤣

@silverado0938 3 жыл бұрын

Stories like these are what got me hooked on vine imo channel

@elishmittywerminghanjensen1264 3 жыл бұрын

Such a cool guy, I hope he feels he lived his life to the fullest because it sure seems like it to me! Many thanks for sharing these stories with us, and cheers to many more :)

@boost8916 3 жыл бұрын

That's why I love vinwiki the cars stories are cool

@dekon70 3 жыл бұрын

Won a couple of hot laps at Lime Rock Park in a Procar M1 at the vintage race weekend about 15 years ago. It was awesome. If I remember correctly David Donahue was the driver. Instantly became my favorite BMW.

@Atombender 3 жыл бұрын

"How come this Ferrari has all those BMW medaillons on it?" Oh my gawd, I would have completely lost it.

@JohnnysGoldenFiddle 3 жыл бұрын

Man I like a lot of the guys that come on and tell stories but Bill has to be my all time favorite.

@tony66au 3 жыл бұрын

Damn I love Bill Warner Stories! And this one was a Twofer!

@officialstevenma 3 жыл бұрын

I rarely watch videos longer than 10 minutes at normal speed, but this person tells his story so well that I don't

@mildmanneredthinkingman9323 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great guy Bill. He went from talking about the M1 to a Camaro. I feel like this could be two videos. Only reason i know about this Camaro is he mentioned it in his previous video on this channel. I think he really likes that Camaro more than he lets on. Either that, or he likes to ramble on a bit. Still, he tells interesting stories. I feel compelled to listen.