HUGE Car Collection Tour | Racecars, Hot Rods, Streamliners 

I was a speed demon in the summer of 1974, with the 1st prototype Honda Gold Wing shown on the back cover of CYCLE MAGAZINE December 1973. I had that girl to 188 MPH coming down the hill of RT 12 into Utica NY before the handlebars shook me to my senses, and I let off the throttle. I wanted 200MPH so bad! i remember my chin resting on the gas tank, and the full face helmet rattling its own tune above the wind noise. The greatest moments are the ones you create, because you never forget the thrill of them, ever!

The garage at 25:00. Holy cow. Life goals right there. Spectacular.

Mr. Varni is an Icon, not just the cars… Thanks for this! Awesome!

Mr. Varni, hats off to you sir, what a collection of everything about cars, loved it, more good success to you!

No words in the dictionary to give high enough praise to Mr Varni's collection. Hope his family are able to keep it and maintain it into the future.

What a collection! And it’s just starting

25:05 one of the most beautiful galleries I've ever seen!

Thank you, Dennis Varni and Petersen Automotive for this incredible tour and all of the wonderful back stories and awesome anecdotes! What an impressive and welcoming introduction to Mr. Varni's collection by Dennis himself!. :)

So many great memories with each car and trophy, dating back to when you were 2 years old. How in the world did you ever find that lil green Pontiac? Such determination! I have trouble keeping my 3 vehicles clean, and the 88 Ramcharger has never been washed as it still sits waiting for brake and gas lines and some rubber before being licensed. Incredible display of the fruits of your dreams, meaning "hard work". Thanks for sharing your dedication and love. It's truly unforgettable.

It was almost an honor to see his cars and listen to this man's experience's in them. Sadly the car world is gonna miss there stories and the honorable men who lived and breathed by the cars they loved so much.Thanks for taking the time to share some of those moments with us. Love how each car almost has it's own personality,and seems to bring some of life's best moments while driving & enjoying them!👍

Awesome collection, I remember Dennis reading about him racing Bonneville as a kid, what a great collection!!

I love how his reasoning for owning some of the stuff is "I dont know why I bought it, I just liked it."

The white Mercedes convertible near the end of the video has to be the crown jewel of the collection.

The best collection EVER!

Thanks for sharing all your cool stuff with us sir! Especially like the fact you took the time to fire them up for us

Very cool, really enjoyed!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

Amazing collection! Thanks for sharing .

Some trivia about a displayed Bonneville Streamliner and the Lakester: @9:17 the yellow #909 Lakester of the Markley Brothers, they were my next door neighbor when I was a kid back in the 1960s in Portola Valley, California. But I recall it being the #360 in black on the bodywork. I also noted the bodywork on that #909 was refined when compared to its configuration when it was #360. And this being a case of it being a small world, in that same neighborhood a block away was Bob Herda's Streamliner that's shown @8:48. Imagine that, a small semi-rural community, just west of Stanford University, where there were two record setting Bonneville speed record vehicles. The death of Bob Herda in his Streamliner must have been terrifying for him, as during a speed run at Bonneville in 1969, leaking fuel caused a fire in the vehicle. Herda being in a sealed cockpit could not escape, where smoke and flames led to his death. That Herda Streamliner was on display at the Harrah's Automotive Museum in Reno for many years, as I got to see it up close in the mid-1980s. I didn't get to know Herda during his time with the Bonneville Streamliner, but I did get to know the Markley brothers, Charlie and Bob (nicknamed "Bones" as he had a lanky physique). Interesting how the Markley brothers assemble a group of friends to recondition the Lakester starting in late Spring; sometimes working late into the night with music blaring from the house. The house they lived in, on Canyon Drive, was no more than a summer cabin, as Portola Valley back in the 1940s had summer homes in the neighborhood; which matured into a year-round residential neighborhood in the 1950s. In the 1950s into the '60s, houses in Portola Valley were more affordable than in the cities of Menlo Park and Palo Alto. Portola Valley back then was an "anything goes" community; where noises were well-tolerated, as even my parents raised chickens with a crowing rooster; but those days are long-gone as it became a highly desirable upscale community; where a house in that region cannot be found for under a million-and-a-half dollars. Those $800K houses (on .15 acre) listed for sale on Los Trancos Road don't count, as they are not in the town's jurisdiction.

That was fantastic! Thank you Keith Reineke for sending this video to me.

This was truly a spectacular visit. I really enjoyed. Thanks for filming it for us to enjoy!

Excellent content and presentation. 😊

Wow, what an amazing and fascinating collection, love how you’ve tweaked the car for looks and to use, congratulations

Wow he's had a full life with cars great video thank you

Your sense of humor really makes the video. Having a wife that would go along and put up with all your ideas is exceptional and a treasure. Quite a gal!!

What a nice guy, what an impressive collection!

Lots of nice cars with reminders of his past. 👍

You would never get me out of there so cool

Fantastic tour Dennis! Thank you so much!

What a eclectic collection of cars and stuff , very nice and your a both a true custodian of all this and a proper nice gentleman . Thank you .

great stuff, really liked it

Now that's a car guy! Wow

Thank you for sharing your collection. It looks fabulous!

Fantastic,Beautiful,Awesome, thanks for showing your collection

Nice collection.

Sir you have a wonderful collection and a beautiful shop. I can tell you love cars and especially rare pieces.love you enthusiasm and passion. Had a wonderful time touring your collection. You inspire all who love cars,and collectibles. Thank you for a great tour!

Wonderful wonderful wonderful.

I so enjoyed the tour. You have a great eye for "cool". Thank you.

You have very good taste in car's. I am the owner of a pontiac fiero gt, 1987. IT'S a driver and show car. All original and clean.

Amazing !! Good job, sir!

My goodness. This is absolutely incredible. I'm impressed with just the spark plug collection.

Another great video! The garage tours are among my favorites. Would like to see the music in the background with a lower volume or removed. It was a distraction and at times made it difficult to hear the host.

Impressive, yet then again impressive! A marvelous array of the eclectic. You brought back memories of Ray Crawford with the Nash an the Pan Am road races .Thank you Sir.

Awesome. What a great builder/collector.

The Renault 4CV Dauphine. If it ain't dirty ,it ain't driven. 130mph on a Honda VFR 400nc30 JDM Import ..... sweet memories need to get another one.

What a great collection display and gracious host. That was well worth watching. I have seen a few of those cars in person at various events.

Thank you so much for sharing. Good health to you and yours, terrific dry humour I laughed out loud couple times. Enjoy Everyday Sir!

Awesome garage 💪😎💪🏼

Dreams. Motivation. Thank you

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing

Think I've seen this shop before. An amazing collection. Thank you for sharing...

It would be nice to see the things he's talking about when it comes to some of the unique features of the cars rather than just the panning around. But its so cool to see peoples collections

Randy Grubbs Decopod deserved some more attention. Or at least a mention of his name! Way more interesting than a stack of meatgrinders..

I enjoyed the tour very much. Thanks

This is a VERY cool guy.

What an awesome collection, I love it!

Very interesting video ! like all the stories !!👍🏻

Great show thank you

Mr Varni what a dream live u n ur family have had i have nothing more to say than your are a credit to your carsn family

I just love his home Garage 😍😍

Great tour!

I painted the yellow belly tanker 20 years ago ..nice to see it

My new best friend, what an amazing collection. Congratulation on all your successes. You're quite the car guy that I would love to meet.

WOW!

love it 🥰 There is no place for a hotrod in my garage, so I built one for my living room in scale 2:3 with a Jukebox functionality 😅

Never expected to hear "Cheech and Chong" come out of this man's mouth...spewed me coffee I did...

Wow!

Superb ! 👍👍👍

Amazing collection. Needs a couple vintage hydroplanes for contrast!

Hola buenas tardes espero estén bien les mando un fuerte abrazote desde Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas

Nice lawn jockey

Mr. Varni I have two words for you...Adopt Me! The other two words are Thank You!

I think Dennis and Jay Leno would have lots to talk about....

W.O.W.

Great stuff even though some words were mispronounced.

A Dino with no bumpers is just a prototype 360 fight me

What box do you keep the 'I have anoughf stuff' in?

theres WAY too much exposition, but i guess i still like it.

Loving your cars more than your wife and getting away with it. Priceless... collection.

Only in America could someone amass such wealth and not be able to pronounce Campagnola, Subaru, or Renault.

I'm worried Where is the Mura??

The comment section is almost as good as the video...😁

Grate guy, great cars, HORRIBLE "music". The guy and the cars are ENOUGH, let's have an extended version!

You are like me Sir.. I'm a "Collector" not a "Hoarder". We are Collectors ! Just got convince our wives~~.

The music junked another video 👎👎👎👎💩💩😬😬

Fabulous tour of an awesome collection.

Thanks for sharing such an awesome collection