Our STRANGEST Find Ever! Rocky Aoki's Double Targa Porsche
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
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@FicarraClassic shares the story of his latest and most ridiculous purchase - a Porsche 911 converted into a double targa Cannonball Limo for the One Lap of America.
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Certainly one of my best/worst decisions. So happy to be back on VINwiki telling stories! More to come.
My favorite Automotive storyteller!
Top five - you Doug Christopher rabbit then Ed!
Thank you for all that you do and the entertainment provided buy and through it!
Shout out from #BRADENTON #FL
You look like you took inspiration from Vince McMahon on your mustache
@@Brock_Corb thanks!
It's a great start to the morning to hear one of your stories.
Excited to see if you can add two more wheels to it..
So I finish my Honda Limo, John finishes his, and then we have a cannonball race with old obscure limos only?
You’re on! 2025.
Count me in!!!!
Are you kidding me? Rocky Aoki-doki, Honda Rousey, AND Charlie Safari? This has SO gotta happen! All three builds have to be RUclipsd (for education purposes, of course) Get your popcorn ready! #ThisCanBeRed‼️
I am so excited to see where this one goes. Hopefully we can connect with the Aokis and add some special touches to this car.
That would be so cool I really hope that happens
@edbolian you just wanna meet Devon. I do to ha!!
@@D.W.e.s.t. Echo V ♥
Haven't seen John in a while. Happy to see him back.
That was the most twisted opening EVER! How could I not stay to watch.
Between the guy flipping us off leaving and that guy in the white Porsche driving on the shoulder to get a picture was just epic. 😂
This was the strangest automotive treasure hunt we have been a part of.
Might as well go all in. Hire Akira Nakai to give it the RWB treatment
I'm guessing you guys saved the car from a grotesque death. One made into yet another one of this artist's pieces, then put on display in his house for absolutely no one to see, hidden behind a gate. Thank you guys, this is how you save iconic cars. You restore them and drive them for the world to see.
Omg FINALLY THE RETURN OF A LEGEND
@FicarraClassic The “ let’s go look at puppies” analogy was perfectly put haha…..
This dude is looking so healthy! Congrats!
"Hey...Ed's here!"
"No. Just me." 😄
Im not into porsches, although John, continues to find ones so cool im forced to become excited by them.
My buddy had that in his shop storing it for Rocky for a while. This was just after the One Lap of America. It was bizarre back then. My buddy said it had a bunch of Bondo on it. He showed how a magnet would not stick in a bunch of areas. Rocky was always into weird cars cor the One Lap. He had a Mercedes Benz 600 limousine he wanted to use for it. I have some pictures of the Porsche somewhere. It actually looked good at that time. I just told my buddy about this so he may know more about it.
I can’t wait to see that twin Targa running and all painted Yes I am a Porsche purist, but that is just the coolest thing I’ve seen done to a Porsche and it looks like it was done very meticulously, and the craftsmanship was top-notch I hope to see it in the future with a fresh coat of paint running down the road definitely the coolest limousine I’ve ever seen
Evidently, I've been living under a rock on the internet.
I remember this artist,I think he was featrued on an old episode of American Pickers.
Ficarra's stories are some of the best! This one did not disappoint.
I'm pretty sure the guy that you bought that car from has been on Jay Leno's garage before cuz the car with all the tail lights and the belly bomber cars are what this guy that was on Jay Leno's Garage specialized in and he was an older gentleman
Vinwiki stories getting back on track, always love your work JV, I’m gagging to see it finished.
Great story and from the few pictures you have included here it looks like a pretty quality build actually. Wow, a haircut makes you look a lot younger.
Awesome story!
From the intro I had to remind myself that I was watching VinWiki and not a Mr Ballen story.
As always John never disappoints with his crazy car story... Excited to see how it goes, will be really awesome to add 2 more wheels
Oh wow, this gonna be good! 🍿
Already an awesome story.
Looking forward to the build!
Another great story from John. Can’t wait to see the finished car and the stories it will generate.
Yeah John!
The only thing I can say to this intro is EXCUSE MEEE
The guy you got it from was featured on American Pickers some years back. Frank was still on the show at the time.
This is awesome, so glad you got it and cant wait to see the progress!
This best story long time , great to see john going eviel wizardy magic on 959
Love when John is on!
Paint it black and put a personalized plate on it
"CUD B RED"
that belongs on a black... 356 was it?
It was "can be red" but anyway.....
Excellent vin wiki content!
Now, that man can tell a story!
Had a 8 hour road trip and listened to vin wiki the whole time
Rocky Aoki was an amazing, improbable businessman and showman. He had all kinds of hobbies. Not all were constructive.
John lost some weight eh? Looks great.
John Ficcara has his own time machine
So excited to see this revived
One hell of an opener
DUDE! I would have ZERO problem whatsoever having a Porsche 911 Targa limousine parked in my driveway at all!
As we all know: We´re in for a treat if John is up to tell a story and it was a pleasure as it always is !
Best intro by John! Going to be hard to top....
He isn't going to fock you. Calm down.
I hear the name Potenza and have flashbacks to my time as a tireman between the years of 06-12. damn runflats.
At my shop the Bluetooth is blasting anything from Conway to Polo g when I'm Solo. When company arrives I put on this critique for background noise. Ficarra is a favorite. Especially with an intro like this. Start out thinkin, "Jeffrey Dahmer nom nom shack???" Then immediate sidewinder into cars😂
I never heard about this car ever but i really want to see this car drive again its just interesting
Still in my top 3 favorite experiences ever haha!
Next year, La Jolla Concourse d Elegance .
Best to you Scott
John @FicarraClassic in the thumbnail, good enough for me to click. Don’t even need to read the title. It’s gonna be A+ upload no matter the subject matter.
That Porsche limo needs twin turbos, a car phone front and rear, twin trumpet pipes (the super loud VW style)out the back and maybe a dual whale tail spoiler.. the ultimate double porsche
Been staring at this on marketplace forever
Duuuuuuuude i saw this ad on marketplace thats wild
Oh it's John of course I am gonna watch
LOL 😁 I sent the Marketplace link to Travis Bell for that Porsche back on the 23/7/23 in Facebook Messenger thinking he would be interested in it, but he never looked at it. No longer listed now...
This car was listed on craigslist for months and then face book asking price was 25k and last time i saw it was $17k
Whats crazy is that I've actually seen the listing of the Porsche lol
I got tons of attention from other drivers when driving a neon limo. I can't imagine the attention this 911 limo will get from other drivers.
I own a 79' Targa and an 82' Coupe and to me this car is a vial automobile.
I can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Soooo excited to see what happens next 😃
My man got on that wegovi shot.
Ed.
I live in Alaska and BC.
Bridgestone doesn’t offer an aggressive mud and snow tire with the right plies.
Cooper is who we use. Can you get Bridgestone to make knobby tired?
We used Firestone tires made by them. They were appreciably better than the K02s.
I'm a simple fella, I see john... I click...
Mike and Frank from American pickers went to that house. Very interesting place ✌️
Steve Aoki makes a lot more sense now
I’m a weird way I love this thing and can’t wait to see it run
if they ever finish it I'd love to see it race one of those super rare four door gen 3 vetts
I've seen this Limo listed online!! 😂
The guys house sound like it was the set for "Nothing but Trouble"
I still think you should LS it, and no Donner Party shenanigans
Great story John you negotiator you
Someone finally boight it. Been tossi g the idea around for probably a few years now.
Bro who starts a conversation like that. I just sat down!
"we were exhausted after two days in a rolls royce" i feel like there isnt any other car anyone would rather spend two days straight in LOL
There is a six wheel Panther out there ...
I have fascination with Ozempic.
I'm looking at his house thinking that has to be Silver Lake which is where most of L.A.'s most eccentric artists live. Sure enough.
This is almost like my best/worst purchase. Except mine has no targas, but it has two moonroofs...oh, and take away the best part of the best/worst.
And I bought two of them
I dunno... You might make one of the inner parking lots at Renn Sport...
Forgot to tell me what u had for dinner and what was the temperature and season
Why make it in to a clown car? Make it a true classic, like with "original" 959 looks, And make it just a great four door/ four seater 911. 911 interior with room for people in the backseat. Fuchs Wheels? Maybe you could enter the actual concourse de elegance....
So - twin-turbo update, obviously. Call it "TwinTwin".
A sandrail made out of a Cadillac I need more info on that lol
This is going to be awesome cant wait to see what happens!!!!!@
they gonna at us :) uahahha, i love ficarra :)
What's the gentleman's website I'd love to see some of his art
Car picture time stamp 13:36… your welcome
It's also the thumbnail, and there are a bunch throughout
Best, worst decision ever, really sums it up. So poor, it’s downright brilliant. LoL
Is ed training his guys for long winded interviews
Why is every vinwiki story feel like they just end with no resolution?
🤣 I have a Geo Metro and a Honda Fit. I don't think I need performance tires. 🤣
Ed starting to get that George Lucas Neck with the way his beard is…..
Replay but longer cuts and starts earlier in John's story
Woah what was that silver thing
That’s got e30 seats in
That’s who bout it from under me 😂 , but it’s ok… I ended up with a cool 1973 Formula..
12,000 and let us live!!
Wtf did I click on, lol
Wasn't that Ed guy on American pickers?
John seems to have lost a lot of weight . I hope it is for and he is in good health