Ed found me a car we thought didn't EXIST! 

"Ex wife" is the most used words on this channel

11:00 - $2,800 is equivalent to around $7,500 for anyone else who’s curious.

I was instantly happy when I saw John Ficarra was today's storyteller. Great story John. Such a cool car. The widow couldn't have picked a better custodian for it.

No clue who Art was but as usual Jonh did an amazing job of telling a great story of the love this hobby brings out. Thanks as always

"Oh I know who You are!" - now that's a dedicated seller. Warms the heart of a petrolhead.Thanks for sharing, including the ex-wife-dent and all. The gentleman's widow found the perfect buyer for her late husband's Audi in Mr Musketball himself who also sports the middlename "2904" ..... Can't wait for _that_ whole other Musketball story!

John Ficarra is top of the mark in story telling! Always a welcome treat to hear his narrations.

When you look at the world news and everything is just so awful, John's videos are a real antidote, his stories are always so entertaining, he should write his autobiography.

when you said "a box of records" my first thought was vinyl 😅

She found the one perfect guy to own her husband's pride and joy.

That was the easiest 19 minutes I've spent in a long time! Great story about my favorite car brand (I'm in my third Audi, a 2000 A8). Looking forward to more stories from John.

We love John Ficarra here. We are still waiting on the Union Boys story though John!

"Where am i going to find a 5000 quattro turbo transmission?" Me: 🙋

Now I need to find my '71 Mazda 616 from high school and run the Musketball! lol... I loved that car.

WOW! What a FANTASTIC story. Can't wait for part two!

This story was the perfect start to my day, thanks!

Now that Rabbit stopped showing up, Ficarra is definitely my favorite frequent contributor on the channel (and there are many fantastic ones).

Using inflation calculator $2,800 in 1986 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $7,566 today, an increase of $4,766 over 36 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.80% per year between 1986 and 2022.

About 12 years ago, I had an Audi 4000cs Quattro. Everyone thought it was ridiculous! I loved it. This was in the pacific NW also. It never snows, but guess what.? When it did, I was mobin around.

John Ficarra + anything = engaging storytelling

The seats were likely stolen to put into a Honda, that was common in king county at that time.

I feel like I could be friends with Ed just based off of the great beers he provides his guests.

Go John.

Bent wheels: back then the city of Seattle Mayer had seriously cut the city budget to repair any of the streets. Potholes became rampant throughout the city. Allegations of corruption over misappropriation of the city budget and public dismay over getting your wheels damaged by a pothole lead to the creation of a special pothole 'tiger team' to go find and repair potholes, including a hotline to call to report them. It was a big deal back then.

Man what a Find and sure its a dealer special but still..... On the subject of Gotti wheels, They still make the stickers and rebuild kits. I have a 3 piece set on my 83 Range Rover in 16 inch, real 80's exotica :-)

What funny is that I've done "One Lap of America" for a road trip. Granted, it took three months and involved a slight detour to Europe, but it was still a full lap around all the perimeter (and some non-perimeter) states, going clockwise from CA. Highly recommended if you have the time and the driving inclination.

The reason the Quattro handles that way is because it has a Gleason Torsion differential in it. Which has an interesting story itself in racing. Audi tried to put it on the front and back wheels but found it would turn into a corner faster than you wanted it to. Which was a very scary thing.

at 16:56, there is a Citröen XM, with hydropneumatic suspension. I thougt those never made it to the US! There were several versions, a 2L 4cyl, the Diesel, and the 3L V6, same engine as the DeLorean. Those are super comfortable, but not the fastest thing out there. " To drive a slow car fast, he said..."

This Cannon Ball talk reminds me of a real road race we had here in Australia back in the 1980s or 1990s or both. In the Northern Territory, the main north/south highway from Darwin to Alice Spring, in those days had no speed limit at all except in certain places. For several years the Cannon Ball Race was run along this Highway, til two Japanese dudes driving a Ferrari killed themselves, and of course, the Territory Govt had the typical knee jerk reaction and introduced speed limits. 8 years ago - 2016, I drove the entire length of this highway from Darwin to Adelaide in South Australia, until I drove it, I did not know for several long stretches the speed limit had been removed once again and legal to travel at any speed. My tyres were not rated for high speed so had to content myself to 100 mph.

'There is nothing like driving a slow car fast' . Thats it.

It's hilarious that the official cannonball car is a 115hp quattro sedan.

Whatever madlad brought the Chevy celebrity wagon (14:13) is my people

What a great story, hopefully you guys can find the other 10

All talk of Recaros and no pics... brilliant

I'm in Canada and have been trying to get a job at a dealership called elm motors that has a killer stock of very interesting spec'd inventory that would sell like hot cakes if Ed or Doug had access to the inventory list

I cannot say how envious I am of this find...if my picture has a green tint you know why lol.

JOHN!!!!

You got a car that a lot of Love ❤️ and care was put into it.

I absolutely adore John Ficarra stories…..I could listen to him alllllllll day!

I think my sister had one of these 10 or 12 years ago. No idea where it came from or where it went. I also can't confirm this with anyone, and no longer talk to her, so I absolutely could be wrong.

I know where 1 of these are I'm pretty sure.. it's on pine hall road in walkertown nc if anyone local that knows more about these wants to ride by and check it out. It's one of my ex's grand father's cars I asked him about it once and he said it was a really rare race car. But that's been 15+ years ago.

Whenever I see John pop up with an episode, I'm in! An awesome Audi, and Cannonball stories to boot! Thanks, dude! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦

I had a 98 audi a4 Quattro with a 1.8 turbo and a 5 speed... that car took corners at 80mph like taking candy from a baby

This guy has serious Chad Cannonballer bro vibes.

Loved those old Audis. I had an old 5000s… the square one, no Quattro. My pal, Nigel and I would go to the local Audi shop and see what they had. One day… 4000 CS Quattro. We were teens still, but we got the keys to that machine for a test drive. I was driving on the main strip… Nigel asked how fast we were going. Passing everything in sight. Just 40. I was wrong. That was the tach reading 40x100 rpm. Hell, we were going 85+!! Idiot me can’t read a gauge.😂😘

My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE story of this channel Amazing Thank you

You could probably make a great Cannonball movie about just this car.

DAAAMN kudos to whoever imported that Citroen XM (16:55) amazingly comfortable car (and surprisingly capable considering the suspension used) those things are sick

Sure would have been cool to have included images of the pictures and correspondence mentioned in the story of the previous owner...

11 audis goin to the graveyard Only ten cars comin back. Its the dyin cannon baller blues!

Car belonged to an architect named Art? He wasn’t an importer/exporter aswell was he?

John is the absolute best

Yay, I get to be “that guy”. It should be “Ed and I”; it’s not “me find car”.

Do it in a 3 cylinder Susuki and call it the BB Ball. 😃

Great story!! Listening to these stories gets me threw the day

I hope John told the Musketball Story while he was in the studio that day.

Bob Snodgrass you say? Hahaha that's like the famous glassblowers name.

YES gotta listen at least three times!!

John's stories are never long enough! :)

How many potheads watching this heard him say Bob Snodgrass and immediately went to look up if that pipe making hippy had a profound car/racing history also lmaaaaao

The musketball ! Bug spray not included! Lol

Miatas doing the musketball sign me up

I feel like this is how I sound when I talk about my Shelby Dakota that I bought out a scrapyard in February 2022

I’d be running the spare wheels if it was mine

This Audi is just like Stephen Kings Chrsitine every one who drives it falls in love with it

So that's why my college girlfriend called me musketball!

The problem with exotic material strong rings is when you jam your finger, it swells, and the ring must be cut. You wouldn't want to wear a tungsten ring unless you are willing to lose the finger.

What a cool story I'm sure he's looking down loving every minute that you're loving that Audi 👌

Cool to know my town has more cae history then I thought

I love stories like these.

I love racing thunder hill it's a fun track it's only about an hour from where I live so whenever i get the chance I'll go down on the weekends and see if anyone's out there. I don't have a car to run it anymore but definitely going to get something

We need more valet stories!

Wait till you find the entire car company you thought didn’t exist. Excel Motors, OEM in Jamaica

You would do better with a Chevy pickup truck with a turbo charged 454 that was modified to look like a farm truck. And find some equipment the Air Force uses to jam radar.

Watching this audi cross the Cuomo bridge was an epic moment on the musketball.

Snodgrass was a Colorado guy, right?

Very cool story thank you much

The glass artist Bob Snodgrass?

They would have to choose 2 other cities and give the race a new name.

are you from washington ?

damn it now i want to see him talk bout musketball

NO, the American Eagle was the first and had the market for AWD

I feel robbed! How did it do going across country????

How in Hell, did you got got a freaking Citroen XM

14:15 there is fucking Citroen XM!

They’d be just shy of $7500 if a place was to do it now for a set of wheels

An 800,000 mile drive?

$7600 for those wheels in todays money

I have 3 Audi 5000 QT Transmissions 😆

This was good

What was special about those Audis?

Always a great story when John shows up! Even better when it's a Cannonball episode!!!!

Ficarra is truly one of the best. He could read a McDonald's menu and make it seem interesting

The passion in Johns face when hes explaining the Audis previous owners passion for the car is infectious

*Trails off*"...Which is all another story... "John just found his signoff/tagline. I love it!

What an amazing story! Johns expressive and lively story telling is so fantastic that one almost feels like they were there. For fans of 80's cars and cannonball lore, there couldn't be a more engaging story of automotive appreciation and stewardship. Thank you John Ficarra.

“He’s writing the president of Italy” 🤣

“There’s nothing like driving a slow car fast”

Art Vandelay, Architect and Audi enthusiast

My hair stood on end when he said " nothing like driving a slow car fast" because I own a 70 Karmann Ghia with a cheap but tight suspension setup and only got a 1671cc engine pushing 77hp and when flying down a twisty road keeping up with a Porsche with 300+ HP it was the greatest feeling in the world when we stopped at the gas station and the guy was blown away I kept up that long until the long straight. It saddened me when me and my wife got hit by a teenager playing on her phone at 55 mph while we wait at a traffic light destroying my dad's car I grew up in for 28 years until the day he handed me the keys and I drove that lime green beauty for 6 years until that day and now she sits under a tarp waiting for the day to be a donor car to my next Ghia we find. Love the channel and the stories thank you.

Me thinks Ed has mastered the Jedi mind trick? Ed: You should buy this car, John! John: I should buy this car, Ed! Ed: These are not the Droids you are looking for.