This sounds like a Hooptie Rescue Mission but unlike Hoovie, Ficarra makes money on the hoopties.

Some guy in Jamaica Queens is just kicking himself.

Getting sneaky with the sponsor slip-ins, Ed.

@RoivonPC

3 жыл бұрын

Better than actual breaks.

@cmamsler

3 жыл бұрын

You must get tricked a lot

@ashp5406

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoivonPC I agree

@danstalter

3 жыл бұрын

I see what Ed did there.....

@Matty.Hill_87

3 жыл бұрын

Very sneaky sir

If you’re going to drive a tow truck in NYC, you need that level of talent just to get through the day

“I put myself through college working on British cars” ...... Thats like a full ride to any prestigious school

@mdogzino

3 жыл бұрын

Especially if you specialize in Range Rovers

@beatstork

3 жыл бұрын

Nah

@1oldskoolluvr

3 жыл бұрын

I worked with a guy years ago who would buy any & all British vehicles located in Southern Ontario & Quebec, and part them out. He was brilliant at it, put the car in a rented garage, removed what he wanted/needed, and advertised the car for remove your own part", and made enough doing that, that it paid for his own Triumph rebuild, the rent on the garage, and put money in his pocket. Coincidently, he was British, lol!

@synapsesuicide4372

3 жыл бұрын

@@1oldskoolluvr people are crazy about British cars. Near me in WV USA theres a guy with 2 tr6's & at least 2 more that are parts cars. All summer hes ripping about in that lil hotrod. Its a soft top I think I havent seen it ina couple months lol

@jss35445

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same jag but mine is a v12

John Ficarra makes me inexplicably happy

@1979jon

3 жыл бұрын

Gift for telling stories

John is my favorite story teller. The delivery, the mannerisms, the humor - just awesome. Keep coming back my dude!

@actionfaction2558

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

As a brit i would like to dislike this vid....mainly because i sold my land rover two years ago for £2000, its now worth £5000 and climbing. Dam!

@japopo5533

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh if land rover still made a proper defender like they used too. The old ones would not have taken off in price like they have.

@marcusp905

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@NickBrown-hw2yj

3 жыл бұрын

@@japopo5533 shame EU laws prevented them

@NickBrown-hw2yj

3 жыл бұрын

@@japopo5533 shame EU laws prevented them

@japopo5533

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickBrown-hw2yj they could have stuck with the body on frame and solid axles but redesign the rest of the thing

Queen Elizabeth worked on Rovers when she was younger. Season 4 of The Crown on Netflix is good too. Good actors in every season.

After a week like this, the only thing better than a John Ficarra car story is a John Ficarra car story and a fifth of your favorite libation. For medicinal use, of course.

My dad was a semi driver and like you said, watching him move that truck and trailer so elegantly and effortlessly was wild. Im so glad he taught me to drive a truck and trailer lmao

The man who bought my defender for £3000 with a completely rusted chassis and no brakes sold it in florida for $ 37000 without touching it.

@fettywap1738

3 жыл бұрын

Was it left hand drive?

@japopo5533

3 жыл бұрын

That's insane

@axlerose4744

3 жыл бұрын

Shipped out to the states?

@markandrews6054

3 жыл бұрын

Blimey.

@ZGryphon

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, Floridian cars don't need brakes.

Man, I'll bet John is fun to hang out with...

Another great tale, Mr. Ficarra. Reminds me of the time I picked up a 1977 Jaguar XJS off of eBay for a couple of thousand Australian Dollars, had a blast driving it 100 miles home, spent some spare Sunday afternoons cleaning it and making somewhat of an oil painting out of it and flipping it for five figures.

John Ficara's story and Ed slip in ads worked out pretty well. Nice job Vinwiki 👍🏻

Now those are some profit margins!

@Mark-to3vi

3 жыл бұрын

how is this 15 hours ago

@theslashmanrc7503

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are!!

@iSaL3hzZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mark-to3vi that’s what I’m saying 🙂

@connerc8967

3 жыл бұрын

Ed is a hacker 15 hours ago

@jasonjavelin

3 жыл бұрын

Have you thought about getting do it with Dan on here? Surprised he’s not made an appearance as he’s in Georgia

Hey John, thanks for compliment about my towing skills man. Really appreciate that. Sad to hear you ended up selling the Series 2 Landy. Best of luck for your future endeavors and adventures man. Stay safe man.

Driving a tow truck in NYC is an art 😂 wait a second... driving anything in NYC is an art

I’m so friggin jealous of a $500 Series IIA

@CycolacFan

3 жыл бұрын

Especially one with a solid chassis. 500 wouldn’t even buy a decent bulkhead now.

@danielroe845

3 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous, and I'm in the UK where there plentiful.

@CycolacFan

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielroe845 prices have shot up recently. Three years ago I saw a 1948 with factory aluminium bulkhead (and paperwork to prove it) asking £11,500. If I could daily a vehicle that does 42mph flat out and is deafening I’d have bought it on the spot.

😂😂😂my dad told me the whole hammer and screwdriver check. I thought he was joking

Ficarra, #1 story teller.

My dad had one of those Series 2 when I was a kid . Happy days, I remember the yellow, and red gear range knobs. You just opened the two cents under the screen for free air-con in the summer !. See them all over, here in the UK. Great stories !.

That is an aj6 4 litre straight six from a Jaguar XJ40 in the picture, not the right engine for the XJ series 3 you talk about. Later in the story you talk about an XJ40 and show a picture of a X300. Seems like you did not get the pictures right. Nice story anyway!

I was about to do school work. This is more important.

@mdogzino

3 жыл бұрын

What's your major gender studies?

@henrycollins2478

3 жыл бұрын

@@mdogzino no. I’m in high school

@spencermorrison8713

3 жыл бұрын

mdogzino your major should have been grammar

@sammythewhammy69

3 жыл бұрын

I do know that feeling.

@twosquids

3 жыл бұрын

@@mdogzino shit joke you should feel bad about yourself

These videos make my day almost always give me a good laugh

Can you please bring back the "this can be red" t-shirts! I need one so bad haha

The Johns (John Ficarra & John Temerian) seem like such awesome guys. You've heard "the type of guy you just want to sit down and have a beer with" but these are guys you'd be willing to spend the weekend helping them move.

John, you really made me miss my family Landy. I always do, you just reminded me. Thank you. I should get one again.

“This could be red” shirt is literally the perfect inside joke ever😂

You shouldn't have told that land rover story. That guy is gonna find you and take $500 out of your ass. 🤣 Cheers from Kentucky

Love these Ficarra stories more and more, and I especially enjoy the old school racing stories, keep it up!

Lotus Carlton registration plate 40RA. Interesting British history 👌🏻

@danielhulmes4119

3 жыл бұрын

Lol they never did find it 😂😂

John is truly in the elite top level of VINwiki storytellers.

His knowledge of the transfer case reminds me of my own dealings. If you ever go to buy a "dead" full size arcade game from the 1980's or 1990's (Pac Man etc.) there is a service switch by the rear cabinet door that oftentimes is disconnected, missing, or otherwise not working. I've picked up a few non working arcade games for next to nothing and within 5 minutes had a fully operational game that I could flip for a lot more than I paid.

Good story, Vinwiki. Thanks, Ed. This dude has some engaging stories.

LOVE your stories!!...my favorite story teller!!

Scotty Kilmer disapproves.

Tow truck guys that know what they are doing are amazing to watch. We had a guy that did tows for the shop I worked at... On my way to work one morning I lost a ball joint on my 88 grand marquis, folded the wheel way up in the fender. The tow guy got her lifted with the back of the rollback and the tire down, then eased it right on up the roll back with this dance of back and forth that kept the wheel out of the fender all the way. Working in that shop I saw pretty much every other car with a similar issue dragged off the truck folding the fender in half on the way.

Last time I was this early, KZread could be red

@paulcarmi8130

3 жыл бұрын

Actually a good joke. Wow.

@wesleygay8918

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, I'll admit, I'm impressed.

@TheZProtocol

3 жыл бұрын

This is like a triple pun/meme/reference combo!

@wesleygay8918

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheZProtocol they're the best kind

@importsstillsuck

3 жыл бұрын

Redtube?

Last time I was this early, the kid was still screaming...but fortunately he still had the ability to do so.

$1000 dollars for an old landy like that. here in the UK you're talking 3 grand for one in thats rough and rusty.

Fleeced that shop owner lol.

I see a John VINwiki story, I click it . Best stories and knows his stuff!!!

I can tell you why the paint did that, lacquer paint, no gloss coat, what you polish is actually the paint itself, and they made it super thick back then to make up for it, kinda like exfoliating a skin almost, as I saw this guy in england who does cars, guys called the perfectonalist valet the guy took this D type that was faded matt, and with a simple polish made it look like a mirror, and its all down to the way they did paint back then.

John F is the second guy I could listen to all day. Him and Christopher M.

This was a fantastic one

I have worked with a couple of tow truck drivers with this level of skill and I agree. Nuff respect ✊

I bought a chepa XJ6 Vanden Plas. one owner all receipts for every oil change and tires plus some. Think was a battleship with fancy airplane trays that folded down in the back couch. Loved it

Last time I was this early, I had some witty reference to Kimmie or Rabbit!

@Thatguy55595

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

Great story! I had an SWB diesel Series III Landy - the only vehicle I ever had that went UP in value over time!

This was a great video!

Great stories! I loved them both. The Jag and the Land Rover 🥰

I'm happy to say that I've watched this video several times. I may watch it several more. Any time Ficarra is on I'm here for it.

Great video! Thank you

These are the kind of stories a car guy lives for

Any Ficarra story is a perfect ending to my Friday night at 5am.

@rjnation5042

3 жыл бұрын

Ha, I'm in Oz & the same way I feel about Ficarra stories mate, Rj in Oz

Yes ! Something to watch on my lunch break !

That shirt is GOLD!

Ultimate story man....congrats

Glad to see *"This can be Red"* made it into a t-shirt.

That landie would literally be 5-10k in the UK, it seems our cars are worth nothing in the US. that jag would sell for 15k at least

@sc1338

3 жыл бұрын

They have a bad reputation. I bought a rust free Range Rover classic for 1k and now they’re going up in price interestingly.

Nice profit margin there, here's one for you, $5000au for a series 1 Range Rover, $15000au spent making it perfect, another $10g au to send it to England in a box, 70,000 pounds at auction, did it twice, that's a profit margin, love your stories big guy, Rj in Oz

On the one hand getting 500 off the price like that was a dirty move. On the other hand, especially with autoshops, in the cosmic balance of dirty moves it just seems like a minor balancing of the scales. Car guy karma started when the first used Model T was sold, the guy who bought it got home and found out he'd been cheated something bad, and it's just been snowballing out from there ever since.

A John Ficarra video LFG

I just saw the - 'This can be red' t-shirt 😂

That landrover is in Manhattan with md plates parked off park ave n 70 st 😂 it may not be that one cause it’s not as rough

When John Shows up, it's first hit the like button and then listen to the story.

They go for mega money now in the uk

That land rover was an awesome find, quite honestly if it was me, I would have got it running and kept to drive around here in Michigan

I like this guy.

Awesome story!

What a bargain that landy was! Great patina.

Love this guy

Great score with the Landy!

Good stories, and nicely told. Time well wasted....

Love his passion in the story

Just fin the best of 2020. Now this thankyou

There's a guy living around me in the uk that's built a big v8 silvery green xj6 with boom tubes, stockcar style wheels and tyres slammed on its ass... Looks and sounds absolutely beautiful

6:03 oh yeah go underneath there mate bang the hell out of it.😂😂😂

The XJ40 is a car that will be collector item in the future. Only ran from 86-94 and was the last jaguar designed before the ford sale. Also at the time it was the most tested car jaguar had ever put out.

Should've told them it needed new Lucas Smoke too, a staple of my country's Motor Vehicles (and probably why we don't generally make much of them anymore too)

from Mr John Ficarra previous story on Porche for a photo shoot "this can be red" made a shirt for it 😂 aaaawwwsome

I love your videos

This guy giving rabbit a run for his money! Great storyteller

Ficarra is a hero.

Casey and John are my Favorite story tellers on here

My dad has a series 1 86” Land Rover mid restoration, a Triumph TR5, TR6 and a Frogeye Sprite, classic cars over here in the UK have been an unbelievable investment over the years.

Wait what? Those old Land Rovers are worth money? :D I worked on a tiny farm and the farmer had like 3 of those that we just used basically as tractors and to fetch the cows back from the fields...

omg i just came from the "this can be red" video to see you wearing that shirt lmao i really want one but its sold out :(

Another good video

Great story

With the state of New Yorks streets I'd have thought that a "proper" old school Land Rover would be the *perfect* vehicle

Love the shirt! He's so rite, car culture in NYC is near non-existent

@mzungusi

3 жыл бұрын

Oh it exists, in garages, very fancy garages that cost more then my apartment to rent and have full time staff. You wouldn't believe what's out there.

Shout out to that tow truck driver frfr

Question was the series two the one that made its way onto wheeler dealers USA?

What's modfind called on the play store I can't find it anywhere when I search modfind

I just saw a Zion y Lennox Ft. J. Balvin music video shot in NYC with his Land Rover

love my xkr jags!!!!

anyone find the lambo emblem from the last story?

we have some mental good prices in the UK on old german and british cars