"...after driving it 1500 miles..." I want to hear the cop's story with this car.

@michaelf.2449

Жыл бұрын

Filled with drugs and drove it east to Atlanta!

@erikskole7669

Жыл бұрын

I imagine it's like the two valet drivers in the Ferrari from Ferris Buler's day off. 🤔

@h4_opening

Жыл бұрын

@@erikskole7669 yup, that's exactly what happens to most confiscated high-end cars. joy driven by higher ups until it's time to sell it

@huntedhunter5597

Жыл бұрын

Cannonball cops.

@ericles6425

Жыл бұрын

“I seen a flash go by. Then heard ‘I LOVE COCAINEEEEEEEEEE!!!!’. After that, he was gone.”

Ed: “Shoot, I’m high bidder on this Hammer?! I gotta find people to outbid me - I know, I’ll do a video on the car and how rare and valuable it is!”

@christopherdesbaux5950

Жыл бұрын

Nah, he probably released this video after the auction

@BlueCollarBachelor

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherdesbaux5950 Auction still has 4 days to go. It's on theMBmarket.

@freibier

Жыл бұрын

It sold for 661k. Not sure Ed won :-)

@GeirGunnarss

Жыл бұрын

@@freibier Nope, he topped out at 288k.

@alistairwillock7266

Жыл бұрын

@@GeirGunnarss The seller probably wrote Ed a 5k check for the pub! 😅

That car looks amazing. They really nailed it with this one.

@Josiah_Richards

Жыл бұрын

ha-ha-ha, i see what you did there, you really hit, that one home...

@beanseff

Жыл бұрын

The bmw m3 ended up being faster after a revision...

@afterthought3341

Жыл бұрын

@@beanseff Merc is larger great being a tag along .

@heldermonteiro2718

Жыл бұрын

i prefer peugeot rcz

@amazin7006

Жыл бұрын

@@beanseff the amg sl74 was the fastest

LOL, I knew Blue Ridge MB would be involved in this one... Thats they guy who does all of my MB AMG work in GA. Guy is a master of AMG and owns the only Hammer Wagon in existence.

@tjibbescheper720

Жыл бұрын

In fact two exist, there's a green one too.

@spinthebottlejamesspintheb4030

Жыл бұрын

I just got a recommendation to check the same guy out.

@jefferyepstein9210

Жыл бұрын

@@tjibbescheper720 Proof?

@malakisands8180

Жыл бұрын

The one in Canada is a converted regular Mercedes Benz E Diesel Wagon. I believe over $200 k was spent to make it that way

@tjibbescheper720

Жыл бұрын

@@jefferyepstein9210 German car registration document that reads AMG M117 6.0 4V being replaced by AMG M119 6.0 in 1991.

I'm here before Ed inevitably changes this title from something else than "The Cocaine Hammer".

@EdBolian

Жыл бұрын

We'll see how long it lasts.

@erikskole7669

Жыл бұрын

@@EdBolian Escobar, hammer of the gods.

@the_frankc

Жыл бұрын

@@EdBolian I'm glad you weren't forced to change the title 🤣

@samuelhepburn2636

Жыл бұрын

The title is specifically why I clicked it 😂, but I didn't know it was faster than a countach....

@noone-ct2bw

Жыл бұрын

Still there

“We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.”

@MrMisanthrope1RBjr

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the window pane and the Mr Natural

@otisdriftwood7890

Жыл бұрын

Make the bastards chase you. They WILL follow...

@spooge33

Жыл бұрын

Uh, Toledo Windowbox?

@ronaldowens5025

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm, I quite using about ten years ago ( 92-2012) but I still get the itch to collect every once and a while. I don't have any want to use again but the thrill of the hunt is real.

@jamesrobert4106

Жыл бұрын

The Thompson travel kit 😂

Hey @Ed Bolian! I had the pleasure talking with some of the last US AMG guys 30 years ago. I think one guys name was Barry. He was quite the character and salesman. He bought out all the remaining Chicago parts I believe. They were basically closing out NOS parts. I was looking to source a few parts for my genuine Euro 82 Mercedes 500SE AMG. I am the second owner of the car bought in 1993. The original owner actually lived in Kansas City. The owner spent $40k for the new car and $30k on the AMG modifications. It’s a very rare euro spec 500SE in black/cream beige. This is the short wheel base top engine sedan which you never see. Most all 500 sedans are long wheelbase SEL’s. Bill Koch had a charcoal US Spec 500SEL sedan. Probably the only two real AMG’s in Kansas right here in Wichita! One guy a Billionaire and the other a broke salvage guy! Mine was built with full exhaust including the AMG headers, limited slip 3.06 diff, early deep chin ground effects with fender over riders, and 16x8/16x9 AMG wheels. Have never been able to determine if it has AMG cams or not. It’s fast! It was fun talking to the guys as they had basically come to the end when Mercedes took over. I was looking for a rear muffler as mine was getting bad. They didn’t have one unfortunately. One amazing thing I did buy from them was the complete AMG brochure and parts catalog. It’s amazing and shows everything available and all styles of cars built including the Hammer you are talking about. I still have the car and everything. Funny story is someone clipped my front spoiler and damaged the corner many years ago. I looked for 10 years for the correct replacement. The only thing I found was the more blunt later style. One day I was doing my weekly eBay search for my spoiler, two popped from the same seller. Same part number and all! Understand, this was a euro only, early 1st gen aggressive design deep lip sedan only spoiler with fender extensions . Basically a Unicorn. I bought both for like $300 shipped!!! I would have paid 10 times that. I still have both on the shelf! Going to install when I get the car repainted as it’s showing it’s age now. Oh yea, I paid $10k for the car in 1993. Had to get a loan and struggled every month to make the payments. Lol. Time to get it back on the road!!!

@windowsdown3684

Жыл бұрын

Where do we see pictures?? I have a widebody sec amg genuine

@Marklin15

Жыл бұрын

I hate to ruin your story Bob but the 500SE was much more common than the 500SEL in continental Europe.

@euroasianbob9268

Жыл бұрын

@@Marklin15 we are not in Europe. Lol. Very rare in the USA.

@Jack-kc1ov

Жыл бұрын

I found an old amg brochure listing the parts available for some 280e w123 and more, my god the paper they used back then was so high quality 30 years later it still looks fresh only some minor stains. Very lucky to find an old memorabilia item courtesy of my father

@philipptruveller7829

Жыл бұрын

Any intel on the guy who bought the remainder of NOS amg parts? Looking to source parts to rebuild a baby hammer. 3.2L w201. Thanks

I remember that car in our garage as a kid. My dad has been best friends with Rob Deer since childhood. Wow what a story I can’t wait to send this to him

@joeaustin1jz

Жыл бұрын

cool story

@bushratbeachbum

Жыл бұрын

Which car?

I just picture the original owner blasting through the desert doing bumps of coke with the cops miles behind him with MC hammer's "Cant touch this" bumping lmao

I will undoubtedly get outbid on this thing but the short thought of adding it and it's story to the garage is exciting!

@TheOriginalLugnuts

Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised you posted the video before the auction ended. You’re just giving it more publicity and possibly more bidders

@satchmosanzabar9023

Жыл бұрын

Just up your bid to 7 figures and run 10 minute RAID Shadow Legends promotions for eternity.

@smcgar4190

Жыл бұрын

For some reason this reminds me of the when Ed bought the RUF

@bb996

Жыл бұрын

Shill

@the_frankc

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOriginalLugnuts He probably posted before the auction ended because he knows he's not going to win it or doesn't want to win it. The story is definitely worth telling and the story has more liquidity if he's trying to buy it, no matter how low his offer is since he always buys cars cheap enough to always have room to get out of it and make a profit

As nonchalant as anyone could put it Ed: “I like everything about that”

@EverythingInterceptor

Жыл бұрын

Question is, what part does he like everything about? 😏

Ed, I just want to say, as someone who is about your age. I'm glad you are so blessed to be able to tell these stories. Within the next 2 years i should be able to start on getting one of my dream cars. Thank you for giving me the drive to do so.

@EdBolian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good luck with your own dream car.

I remember the " Hammer Rims " back in the days. It was either 15 inch 5 Stars or Hammers . I had some on my car back then . To stunt on cats you would get the trim of the rims color coded to the same color of your car. Oh , the good ole days !!!!!!!

@balance_it_all_out3688

Жыл бұрын

Hammers, 5 stars and vipers!

Now THAT is a proper Mercedes. Not many other models can top a Hammer, save for say an SLR Stirling Moss or a CLK GTR. You need that car, Ed!

@sgtbuttermilk

Жыл бұрын

As an owner of a CE I recommend it, I can only dream of a hammer

@jamesrobert4106

Жыл бұрын

CLK GTR...What a machine!!!

Ed tells the story of these cars exquisitely with his use of the English language.

Really need that tech to come in to tell the inside stories about these cars being built back in the 80's. Those 4 valve per cylinder heads were such a huge innovation for that time.

Rob Deer with a Mullet ripping this Hammer 150 through the desert during spring training is absolute 1991 peak performance.

I saw cocaine and I clicked.

That car when it came out was insane. In 1986 the German Mark crashed. At this time you got 3to1 on your money. Before the crash the Mark and Dollar where pretty much equal. We moved from Hamburg, Germany to Phoenix, Az in 1983 so we had only been in the states for about 3 years and my parents still had a good connections and friends there. My dad and I flew to Germany and his plan was to purchase a few brand new Benz’s and ship them back to the states. My dad ended up having the first ever MB 500SL in Arizona. He got the AMG 560 SEL which was my favorite car. The stance on it was so mean and that wide body was sick. The last car was a weird hybrid looking thing of a cross of a 190E and a 300E. I was only 9 years old at the time but I remember those cars. My dad did extremely well because a dollar bought you 3 German marks and if a car is 100,000 GM that’s only $33,000 US so you were getting them 2/3 off with the exchange rate.

@lillythepone2994

Жыл бұрын

That, and the markup of imports in general in the US, a BMW will cost more in the US than Germany so with the crazy exchange and markup, it was very profitable to do what your dad did

Just ya boy Ed casually raising the price of a car by $25, 000 to $50,000 of its normal value by making a video about it... You know, just the usual.... Lmao 😂😂😂

I snorted this episode to get me started this morning

Wow, that is a spectacular Hammer, I hope she ends up in your garage Ed! This car deserves to be a KZread sensation on your channel, i'm sure many of us live vicariously through you when it come to these cars.

It's amazing how rare some of these cars are. The capital H Hammer was a real beast, and I'd love to see what you would do with it Ed. It definitely deserves to be driven. 🙌

Such an insane amazing car!!! I hope you bought it Ed!… If you didn’t I hope hoovie does! How crazy would it be to have the black hammer and the white countach… both are absolute icons

@jeremyswalley8625

Жыл бұрын

The Countach looks incredible but the ride is a completely different story. I heard they’re rather scary and unrefined!! Nothing like today’s Supercars ! The stupid giant windshield wiper stops right in front of the driver and blocks the view!

@davidmiller3263

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyswalley8625 I only drive and own classic cars… I’m not a fan of refined. I want fast and dangerous

I've never been a fan of MB's, but I really like the aesthetics of this car. I hope ye car gods shine upon thee and you win the auction, Ed! Looking forward to seeing it sitting in your garage in an upcoming video!

The craziest AMG I ever saw was owned by the owner of the company I worked for when I was 19. This was in 1988, the car was a 1987 SEC coupe modded by AMG. It had a 6.2L V12. It was nuts.

@sarahconner9433

Жыл бұрын

Dream ride

The Original AMG Hammers were modified E class cars @ AMG in Germany on a W124 chassis using the 4 or 6 cyl variant, not a C class but an E class chassis. AMG became an engine manufacturer in 1984 due to an innovation: Melcher developed a completely independent cylinder head with four valves per cylinder. In 1986, AMG implanted the 5.0-liter V8 in an E-class coupe, which received worldwide fame under the nickname “The Hammer”. The 6.0 came later with the new double overhead cam design cylinder head based upon the 5.6 ci alloy V8 already being used. To this day, this is a primary icon of the AMG myth in the United States. In the late 1980s, Daimler-Benz and AMG started to work together; first as official racing partners. The highlight of this period is the success story of the 190. The racecar, which was entered into the race by AMG with the support of the manufacturer, won a total of 50 DTM victories between 1988 and 1993. The cars are incredibly rare, with only 29 ever being made and only one being an estate. As a result, this gem is highly collectible.

By the title of this, i thought it was a bio about hunter😀😜

Always a pleasure to listen to Ed telling a story.....good luck with getting the car.

Great story Ed! There was a AMG Hammer that spanked my Porsche in the early 90's in Penticton, BC... and yes, I am sure a line or two were done on the dash, lol.

This one was a real roller coaster for us but we were so happy to see the car go to a great home. We never expected to find an even cooler Hammer a week later. The Hammer world is getting smaller very fast!

Dude I’m rooting for you to win that auction. Would be LEGENDARY

Seller: This car has a very sketchy back story. Ed: I Like Everything About That!

I remember sitting in the library for study-hall reading about the Hammer in the car rags. I still believe this is one of the most significant cars ever made.

I remember reading about the Hammer in Road&Track magazine back in 1986. It was the sedan. The color was red. I thought it was so cool how AMG turned a luxury car into a hot rod. I was around 12 years old. I have been a fan of Mercedes Benz ever since that article.

@rodneyglover140

Жыл бұрын

Wow yes I remember I was probably about 16 or 17 loved that car, a guy here in DC had a replica I’m assuming but he was a big time dealer back then so who knows but it was dead on

@arireid1245

Жыл бұрын

@@rodneyglover140 It was real.

Haven’t seen one of these online in a while. Always wanted to see one in person!

Thanks-- Great story and stats that don’t go crazy over the top. Novice to medium level car knowledge but I once had a car in the 90’s that was low on the totem pole at that time but still nice image to own a Benz

The 300 CE is my favorite Mercedes, I remember going to dealerships on the weekend to look at them in Germany in the 80's. They don't make them like that anymore.

That's how artworks increase in value over the centuries.

You had me at Rob Deer. I sure hope he rolled up to Milwaukee County Stadium in that bad boy back in the day. Fantastic.

Best intro of 2022. Classic Ed. Ed would've bought a Yugo if it were called "The Cocaine Hammer", just for the story,

@jamesrobert4106

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I drove a Yugo 45 back a few miles for a trader many years ago. Finding a gear was like stirring porridge.

This just made me want to buy something stupid. That thing really is a beauty.

The car is still so neat inside. Awesome!

"Well, I like everything about that“ - pure gold...

This sounds right up your alley Ed cool fast car with a great story

I drive a minivan and never cared much about card. Until I was introduced to Ed. He makes cars seem exciting.

All the best on your latest acquisition...the w124 amg hammer is just an amazing beast

According to an article online at Road and Track magazine a nice low mileage example imported from Japan sold in 2016 in the $75,000 range which would probably workout to around $100,000 after inflation and corrected for the current state of the car market.

That’s gotta be an awesome car to drive! I have a 1989 300 CE that I daily drive and I have a Ford 302 V8 swapped into it, it’s the most amazing car I’ve ever owned!

@ihebkahloul238

Жыл бұрын

A ford engine swap? That's offensive. Yet I like it

I lived next to Westmont, IL... would sometimes wander into the AMG dealership when I was bored. They had a Ford/Shelby Cobra replica on the showroom floor, but not much else about the place impressed me. Especially after seeing Reeves Callaway make a C4 Corvette go 254+mph...!😉

A couple of these came through my dad's shop "Custom Wheel Refinishing " in North Hollywood back in the day. We knew about them.

It's amazing that the AMG's dash looks like my '88 560sl.

Always wanted one of those... untouchable obviously.. but also love the the 2.5 16v and 500E

The 89 hammer aged so well, til this day it still looks so attractive. The c126 wide body was even more rare and the manuals even more rare!

According to Wikipedia, the hammer was "very aggressive for the era". The last three words weren't needed.

I hope the auction is over before you put this video up. 😂😂😂

There are also models that had the M117 long block paired to M119 cylinder heads.

Good luck Ed, hope you get it, without the drugs I've had a few experiences with cops not being able to pull me over because of high speed, twice I've had the road in front of me blocked by police cars, I was a lead foot when I was younger, kinda still am but I'm more careful about it these days, Rj in Oz

This is peak 80s. Not mullet bud light Van Halen 80s. Just cocaine, all cocaine.

congratulations 🎊. That Hammer is really rare. Back in the 80's my uncle owned a Hammer 🔨. I remember when he drove me around in New York and took us to Virginia in it. That car was swift and heavy modified. He told me that it was specially made for him. Man I not sure what happened to that car. But I wish that I had kept it for him.

@TheMBMarket

Жыл бұрын

Lytton, we should try to track it down!

@JSSS85

Жыл бұрын

Stop it Lyin' Lytton!!!

@lyttonwilliams7161

Жыл бұрын

@@JSSS85 Your Mother lying 🤥 🙄.

@2w0nGranTurismo

Жыл бұрын

@@JSSS85 like you kno him lmao. sad

@JSSS85

Жыл бұрын

@@2w0nGranTurismo and you do? Pipe down clown

Ironically I remember seeing one of these in a couple while visiting atlanta as a kid in the early 90s I'm not sure if it was a hammer but same body and the color was like a electric blue i always invisioned me driving one

Honestly, the hunt and the stories would, at least to me personally, be more worth than the cars. As cool as the older cars are, from a practical point of view, they are not worth more than 50 - 60 grand, because, let's be honest, that is how much money the same "much" of modern car will cost you. They are not really that good for driving from todays perspective at all. Don't get me wrong, I love those beasts, but the collector world is nuts, regardless of what you are into. I used to be a "spotter" for a friend, who ran a rare gun shop (anything from really old muzzle-loaders to rare modern firearms). I used to be the guy for the more modern stuff (WWI-today) as I speak several languages and was hence able to approach collectors and dealers all over Europe. And I know very well how much we could make on an interesting piece if the collector just "needed it". The search was always the best part, felt like Indiana Jones 😀

@VersanGetryx

Жыл бұрын

Very cool background, you should capture some of your stories in writing/video, I'm sure they would be very interesting!

🟦..... Also take note of the (definitely aftermarket) stereo head-unit and the fact that both front doors have Mid-Woofers AND Tweeters!.... This makes me wonder what it's got on the rear-deck!!.....

I got a highly optioned 98 E320. Factory hid, headlight sprayer, rear electric window screen, 8 cd changer in the trunk, n rear seat flip downs. I've never seen another one like mine. 152k miles.

@charliegoodwin8949

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like my 02 e320 ☠️

Ed I hope and pray you win the auction for that fine automobile at a price you find agreeable.

I saw a older guy (over 70) driving a 300CE this afternoon and thought, wow haven't seen one of those in a while now! Was in pretty good shape too (the car lol)...

My first car was an ‘88 260 E. The hammer has always been a dream!

I'm not one for 80s AMG or European cars, but even I have to admit they knocked it out of the park with that one.

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Those rings in your sponsored Ad are actually pretty dope. Think I just found my wedding ring.

we have one to, sadly not a amg..but live the styling. gotta get rims like these amg one for sure

Ed, you had me at cocaine hammer.

Man my first car was an 87, 300E, this is just nostalgia!

I was in love with these things in the early 90's.

I used to camp out at Symbolic in La Jolla, Ca. Also dated a gal who's parents sold a house down the street from the Ferrari dealership thats there now too. Very cool area if you want to drive down streets and pass the occasional exotic. I really enjoy these stories. I may be making my own stories as California becomes more Communist~ and wants to get rid of cars all together, but I know a man who has one of the last true classic car junkyards out there on the west coast. We have gone all over the U.S. to take delivery and save some of these old icons. It'll be interesting to see what the future holds but I thought my adventures in the Navy was out there! This is by far the most every emotion one can think of, doing road trips in your own POV to help a buddy go get old cars and travelling on historic roads with these old rides as people flock over when you're fueling up or what not, telling them about the cars they may not know about like here! Love this channel. Great stories.

@Sandi_shores_lands_fish

Жыл бұрын

LA LA LA JOLLLA 🎶I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry Cola C-O-L-A Cola

you are the best story teller of this car market... goo luck with getting the hammer...

I have an original 1986 Mercedes “pliers” 300E. I have owned it for twenty two years and have 133k on it. I have kept it in virtually new condition, replacing or restoring something on the car every year as necessary. As much as I love it, the first six figure offer takes the car.

Such a cool car. The Hammer is such a fitting name for it. It looks mean as hell, it's still pretty fast even for today's cars and it has an amazing 80's cocaine fueled story. What's not to love about it??

I had an 87 Lincoln MK VII and that was a great 80s car lol with low miles in perfect condition

We all know the cocaine hammer title on this video isnt gonna make it to the weekend (Today is tuesday)

Thats awesome, i live in illinois and have played Westmont in sports in highschool

Ohhh man I LOVE Hammer Stories!! Goood luck Ed.

I've been in love with these cars since the 80s when I was a kid. The reason being was because one the big time "street pharmacist" had one in my neighborhood lol

My intro to hammers was the first RC car I remember having, a corded Hammer race car.

I could listen to Ed reading Dr. Seuss, with a glass of Pappy Van Winkle by a great fire in a raging snowstorm, that's how awesome his voice is.

Unrelated, but back in the day my father bought an 86 BMW L7 that had been repoed from a drug dealer who had gone to prison. It had a really nice candy apple red paint, a full body kit, and the Hammer wheels. Car had full leather interior, dash, doors, headliner. Between the rear seats was a cooler that ran off the AC system. A really sweet looking car that was way ahead of its time. It got stolen, and was found 5 years later in some guys garage with only 5 more miles on the odometer. He bought the car for $20,000 and was paid $60,000 from the insurance company. I can remember driving it, one of the sweetest driving cars I have ever driven. Not super fast, but felt like an extension of your body connected to the road.

The car that I always wanted as a teen and kept me interested in AMG line of Mercedes.

I hope you get it Ed! At least it will be used as it should!

the intro is such a hold up moment lol i should start reading titles more

good way to talk without looking at camera :) is like an interview, it gives more power to the words u say

Theres a guy that lives in my town has one of these E-classes but it's widebody and has a 2JZ in it. It's pretty wild.

The seat covers are great!

the rims make that car nice lets be real thats the meaning hammer rims

My dad had that Benz back when I was a kid black with silver bottom with those same rims (hammer's)

I remember reading a test Car & Driver did in the late 80s. I believe it was a 4 door version if I remember correctly.

One of the coolest cars I’ve had the pleasure to ave worked on!!!

What is your favorite car from the 80s?

@taroxx4512

Жыл бұрын

Mitsubishi starion

@RobbaKeef

Жыл бұрын

Slant nose Martini 935 Turbo like Jazz from the Transformers or Magnum PI‘s Ferrari

@197Tom

Жыл бұрын

Audi Quattro or mk2 golf gti

@somenygaard

Жыл бұрын

lancia delta integrale

@godsson7787

Жыл бұрын

Mk1 rs turbo

NOW WE'RE TALKING!!! Nice one, Ed!

Ahh I remember this car coming up in our Facebook group🤩

I've following the auction since it went live and its crazy to see how quickly it touched 6 figures (not knowing Ed was the leading the bunch) I hope you win! Its great looking car but i;m surprised its a basic spec AMG, no recaros, no AMG momo wheel and lastly no AMG extended wood trim which individually are all costly add ons. Either good luck to the future owner, this is a GEM of a car!

@feelinghealingfrequences7179

Жыл бұрын

update please

@VersanGetryx

Жыл бұрын

@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 sold for 661.8k :)