Crazy to think of all the hands, time, resources, and passion, put into something, for it to be an all show, and no go, garage ornament. Glad some of these cars are treated as cars
It's a homologation version, which makes it super rare already. That's what the GTO nameplate means, it's American brands which took the meaning of the GTO name tag and dragged it through the mud
@@turbochargedfilms meant to be raced and meant to be driven is different, even on the race track you have to look out for Americans like Logan Sargeant who will crash into your car
@@AnthonyDurand1cybertruck has no protection at all, Clown Musk advised to clean it everytime you drive it lmao, "the most knowledgeable person about manufacturing "
@@qwerty975 it's insane isn't it man, the fact you have to give your car a bath in WD40 if its gonna leave the garage.. Although I find it strange they must've used a different grade because it seems Dolorean Motor Co never had this problem..
It's weird to think that some people believe cars aren't able to handle being rained on, that the rain will somehow ruin the car or that the people who can afford multi million dollar cars can't afford to have the cars detailed to get the rainwater residue off and return that showroom shine.
I agree, people like these who own expensive cars like that 250 GTO have their own connections to Detailing people who can just come and get the car completely spotless of any dirt swirls and marks, so for them it isn't an issue getting the car wet or a little dirty
I saw this car in a Colorado rally in 2019 just outside Aspen. It was amazing hearing and seeing it being driven as it was meant to be. Grabbed a pic as it flew by
My lexus doesn't melt when it rains either and it was only 50k. No special coating or anything. It's almost like it's okay for water to touch the exterior of a car no matter what car it is.
@@TheTrueGhostitoshould this car really be worth 77m if it can’t handle a couple drops. Or better yet do you think someone who can afford to spend 77m on a singular motor vehicle can’t afford a 1000$ or maybe even 10000$ detailing and ceramic coating to protect the paint which protects the metal? Be reasonable
@@thejay8963but why car quest? spend a little more and get a wix or a mobil 1. plus, if i paid $77 million I would send a bunch to a guy to have them painted to look like they’re from the 60s. seems like a kind of lazy oversight for such a beautiful car.
@schakalicious6023 Because it works. And frankly, when my car is worth more than the price of a new private jet, I'm not going to trust _anyone_ except myself to touch it. Painting it would destroy its resale value too. Plus, why cover up the gorgeous original paint that's in like-new condition?
Yea I live in Michigan which is a similar climate and I only watched the whole video because I thought he was going to say it had a huge design flaw and rain would destroy it. What a dummy
There was enough people there that someone would have noticed. Rain maybe less so cause everyone went inside to go dry off but that kind of people weren’t really there
I'm restoring a 1988 Jeep Comanche and I plan on it being my daily driver. Quite a few people ask why? It's valuable if restored and pretty rare in the modern day and my response is "the real value of a car is the enjoyment you get out of it. I'm not gonna put all this work into restoring it only to park it away and just stare at it. I'm gonna drive it, because the more memories I make with it, the more I will appreciate it when it's gone."
Seriously, why have a car not to drive it. That’s the same as having a scrap of metal that looks like that car, these people need to just buy a junkyard
Now that's the spirit. It's always so sad to see these people locking away these cars in garages so they never see any actual driving. It's a car, it's meant to be driven.
That's the right attitude. Im planning the same thing with a 1971 AMC Javelin SST i got hold of. I know how rare this thing is. There's around 7500 of the entire Gen 2 Javelin line left, but the 71 SST is a bit of a unicorn. Gen 2 debuted in 71, and the SST had a unique recessed front grille that looked like a jet intake almost. But new regulations forced AMC to change that grille for following years, meaning the 71 is the only version of the car ever produced that has it, and ive heard estimates between 200 to 300 for how many 71 SST are left. That said, it would almost be criminal not to drive these rare old cars. People need to see them, because many won't ever have another chance to see one in person. The fact you have as rare a machine as you do and plan to use it as a daily is a wonderful thing. It's a piece of automotive history that outside of a museum, most people will never see in their lifetime. It deserves to be driven, shown off and shared with the world. Because every year, we lose more of them, and slowly but surely they will be reduced to a handful remaining. So i always appreciate others who want to get out there and show their classics off to the world. Good luck with your build. Hope it all goes smoothly for you
@@raeishimura My jeep isn't as rare as what you are restoring but pretty uncommon. It turns people's heads, especially jeep guys when they see a jeep pickup truck. I see a couple floating around my area but for every Comanche pickup I see, I will see 50 Cherokees. I am a jeep fanatic and my life's dream is to build a Jeep Museum. My Comanche was bought from a guy in Maine. It has a 4-inch lift kit and 35-inch tires. He was building an off roader which is unfortunately the fate of a lot of Comanches. They originally produced about 270,000 of them but due to their reliability, ease of maintenance, and rugged design, they were primarily used as farm/work trucks. They were beaten to hell and then just scrapped. The few that remain are either owned by people who baby them or turn them into off roaders to beat until they die. I intend to keep the lift and tires on it and embrace the off roader look but it will forever be a pavement princess. I have owned three Cherokees over my life. The first, 1989 Cherokee, blew out its rear main seal and was dumping a gallon of oil a week onto the ground. I turned it into an offroader and killed it since the frame was rotted and would never pass inspection. My second was a 2001 Cherokee and one of the pistons went through the side of the block, still drove it for 6 months with the most horrendous knocking before I sold it to someone who promptly wrapped it around a telephone pole while drunk. My current one, 2000 Cherokee, just blew out the transmission and brakes, The frame is rotting on this one so it will be a spare parts jeep for my Comanche.
Crazy how people are so scared of a little water, what happens when they have to was the car? I could understand if they were driving some of these cars in the rain, but I'd be more worried about the ground getting to soft from the rain
They aren't scared of the water, they're scared of the contaminants in the rain. When the water evaporates, it leaves behind all sorts of crap from the atmosphere. These contaminants have the potential to create marks in the paint during cleaning (acting as an abrasive). When you have a few hundred man-hours in a polished paint job, it becomes harder to justify allowing the painted surfaces to get rained on and need to be cleaned. This is the only reason I don't polish my paints. I think I would cry if I spent a week making it look perfect, then having it get swirly due to my outdoor parking arraignment :/
My uncle made a hood for a Ferrari like that. Ferrari wanted so much money for it that he went to England for 2 weeks and learned to use their old metal working machines, the English Wheel and others. Then he came back and made that hood. Everyone was happy. The Ferrari might not have been that exact model but it was that shape basically and made in the 60s.
You’d think with Ferrari keeping the fxx’s and only giving them to you on track day, that they would take these cars back and say no more 😂. They should be in a glass case. And for anyone that thinks otherwise- these rich guys can build an exact replica, these don’t need to be driven. If there’s any car that’s a garage queen it should be that. They are history. That’s like using dinosaur bones to make stuff like, you could use any animal, keep history historical
lol... I was going to attend what i thought was a car show consisting of mostly Ferraris. You know, park your car, grab a bottle of water, and walk around and admire the beautiful automobiles. Unfortunately I never got to see them because when I pulled up they wanted a "donation" of $20 from each of us. We drove up (in my Hyundai) and they looked like they wanted to direct us to the servant's entrance. My buddy asked, "We have to pay rich guys to look at their cars?" It's not like it was a fundraiser for a children's hospital or cancer research. It was a bunch of rich guys who wanted us to pay to see their cars, hosted at a country club. So instead we took off and found a taco joint. Us "plain folk" know how to have a good time.
It's fairly normal for an official Ferrari show. Owners / club membres get in free, spectators pay. Non-Ferraris not allowed in the main parking area... I saw a Zonda parked among the Mondeos one year simply for not being a Ferrari.
@@Dietznutz132 If we're talking modern cars, maybe. Classic Ferraris were all built by hand. Even the panels were beaten and shaped by hand so each one is unique.
@@Dietznutz132 I've always liked the old Ferraris but if money were not object I'd have an old Cuda or Challenger, probably an old El Camino, and a Ford GT 500 or something like that.
Best thing about these cars is they are essentially priceless (obviously there’s always a price). But, since they are nowhere close to being original accidents and such do not diminish the value of them, but participating in events improves their value
WOW weather tech founder is doing really well to pay 77 million for a car. Man i would have never thought he be that wealthy off floor liners. I knew he would be doing good. But not that good, because if you're paying 77 million for one car, he must be worth around a billion or more. I am sure google would tell me but i rather guess.
How bad would it of looked for his company if the guy who made his fortune in weatherproof floormats ran from the rain. If you can afford a 77 million dollar car, you can afford to have anything that would happen to said car fixed. Its just a giant metal box people. Its also kinda genius if youre the weathertech guy selling floormats lol
The problem with these rarer autos is they are far too valuable to take on a track day, and are horrendous to drive for a long period of time. So, your garage ornament either plays the concourse game or sits at home. Beautiful GTO, seems a tad overvalued according to this video.
why are some idiots shaming people for taking care of their car. sure they dont need to protect it from rain but it shows how much they care about their very expensive property. these idiots just dont understand and talk out of their asses. if you had a car like this you would and should do the same thing
That car raced. Racing could mean crashing, which it luckily didnt. For all you know, the thing couldve ran through mud/sand when going off the track, or raced through water (god forbid for you), so maybe dont foam at the mouth next time that beautiful hunk of metal gets wet.
Why would he need to weather tech doing well for its self. And he probably gets more cred for stuff being as original as possible on the vehicle so modern floor mats probably a no go
Wtf are you complaining about 1. The car looks amazing in rain 2. ITS RAIN...MY MOMS CAR GETS WET ALL TBE TIME AND WHAT HAPPENS? nothing the next day ITS DRY
This Ferrari is crazy expensive and beautiful!! I do like it. I had to mention this fact below too.There's a Mercedes Benz worth 143 million. Did anyone know about that? It's an old race car one. 300 SL special edition race car that makes slightly over 300 HP. It's not the gullwing 300SL coupe it's a completely different one.
To all the people who say "imagine spending this much on a car that's gonna sit in your garage". Imagine being a millionaire, walking into your 30 car garage and this is sitting in the middle of it. This car is a piece of history, Not some toy. no sane person would treat this like a track car or ever risk crashing it. It's easy for you to say "BuT UR LaMe i'D DriVE it" no you wouldnt. you've never even been in an expensive car let alone driven one.
Something that is not that well understood is this - when you buy an ultra rare, desirable and valuable car like this, what you're buying isn't the car itself but the VIN (manufacturer's plate) and the history. No matter what the car has been through, no matter what damage has been done to it, it can be restored to this level of perfection with new, NOS, fabricated parts, etc. with no loss in value.
It might be expensive, but it's still a car, if it couldnt withstand rain, it would not be a car, but a thing that mimics a car, and would be essentially worthless.
I don't understand. I don't see how this is groundbreaking. It's just rain. It's not like they're gonna rust. Or melt. The same can be said for humans. Cars are not ornaments. They're meant to breathe, to be driven and to be loved
77M for a f*cking car. I don't care how rich you are, that's just selfish and stupid. How many THOUSANDS of lives could be transformed with that kind of money? Rich people SUCK.
