I remember reading about the Koenig Twin Turbo Testarossa in 1985 as a teenager, and wishing I could have one! From the comments, it looks like I am not alone!
I have the 512 BBi from 1982. It’s non turbo but has the rear wing. Willie told me they don’t know how many were produced, but it is between 20-30 cars
Yep still have the model I built as a kid. Few of my friends knew about them, I had the Koenig Competition poster on my wall for the longest time as a kid!
The music at @08:29! I haven't heard that in 25 years, but As soon as I did I knew it was from the video game Top Gear/Top Racer on the Super Nintendo/Super Famicom. Here it is for all you wondering. Original version: ruclips.net/video/iAMvfv6X8xs/видео.html And the remixed version used in this video: ruclips.net/video/tA7a_EEgwrw/видео.html Thanks for the memories and another great video, Alfa Guy! 👍
This is the first ever video made by someone that I give my official top RUclips unofficial self appointed head of the comments chief of staff a 1x like and thumbs up 👍🏽 very good video thank you
I'm 100 percent certain that Koenig tuned an F40. I remember seeing it in a magazine. It had custom front hood extractors, yellow side mirrors, and a slightly different rear wing. They didn't do any major surgery on the the rest of the body or engine; I think just a tune and some aero
Iding Power makes a stroker kit for the enzo, but he changes the body and all kinds of stuff. He made his own BMW V-12 motor… like .. made from scratch. As he was the McLaren service tech in Japan.
I have no idea where did you get all your info, but most of the narrative is inaccurate or plain wrong. Not to mention some of the statements made. As for the people asking about the music, it is actually the music from the promotional Koenig Specials video, from which many of the images were taken too.
I absolutely swear I saw mike Tyson driving a red convertible f40 on rodeo drive in Beverly Hills California back in the early 90’s. Unfortunately I had no camera.
@@butterbagboy wasn't there a F40 in France that was converted into a barchetta around 1992, it was in yellow IIRC [Edit] it belongs to Jean Blaton - a long time customer, he fell out of favour with Ferrari after
@@godwindracing6056 just looked it up and f50 was introduced in 1995, this was 1992. Ferrari also never produced a testarossa convertible, but yet they exist, and Willy Koenig made some
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I completely forgot about the Koenig Testarossa, until this video.
What an amazing car!
i just love the intromusic... it really defines the era
the first real 1000HP street car.
I remember reading about the Koenig Twin Turbo Testarossa in 1985 as a teenager, and wishing I could have one! From the comments, it looks like I am not alone!
I have the 512 BBi from 1982.
It’s non turbo but has the rear wing.
Willie told me they don’t know how many were produced, but it is between 20-30 cars
The Koenig Testarossa is one of the best conversions ever made.
Controversial to whom? All good Ferrari must be modified or retromod it
Yep still have the model I built as a kid. Few of my friends knew about them, I had the Koenig Competition poster on my wall for the longest time as a kid!
@@whyalwaysme2522Dude what? He said conversion. Not controversial.
I still dream about these cars.
The dream cars of my childhood!
Man, you just nailed it with the music choice. Top Gear for Super Nintendo -> just perfect.
Hong Kong still have few Koenig's cars,including a Testarossa and 308.
Koenig is among the best of tuners
It defined a entire decade.
Koenig Specials its still around today?
Yeah but the Head behind it Was Designer Vitolo Strosek in the Days the biggest Porsche Tuner of the World
No the best ist HKS!
@@TheDennis86 RUF!?
The Patina Collection in Miami have a lot of these cars. They have the most hammers and cocaine Mercedes’ cars
Legendary cars. Peak 80’s. These over a Countach all day long
i wanna live in a time when Koenigs were the tuners to go to
Thanks for this amazing clip with all the details!
Thanks for the video.
The music at @08:29! I haven't heard that in 25 years, but As soon as I did I knew it was from the video game Top Gear/Top Racer on the Super Nintendo/Super Famicom. Here it is for all you wondering. Original version: ruclips.net/video/iAMvfv6X8xs/видео.html
And the remixed version used in this video: ruclips.net/video/tA7a_EEgwrw/видео.html
Thanks for the memories and another great video, Alfa Guy! 👍
thanks for the links! :-)
The twin turbo BB512 is my favorite.
This is the first ever video made by someone that I give my official top RUclips unofficial self appointed head of the comments chief of staff a 1x like and thumbs up 👍🏽 very good video thank you
I too am a fan of Koenig specials
Great vid and the top gear music is amazing 👍🏻
"Yeah, I have 13 inch wheels..."
"That small?"
"Wide..."
Don't forget they also built the first road going 962: Koenig C62.
I'm 100 percent certain that Koenig tuned an F40. I remember seeing it in a magazine. It had custom front hood extractors, yellow side mirrors, and a slightly different rear wing. They didn't do any major surgery on the the rest of the body or engine; I think just a tune and some aero
Koenig-Specials did tune F40 bigger turbos than the stand factory turbos more power !!!
Iding Power makes a stroker kit for the enzo, but he changes the body and all kinds of stuff. He made his own BMW V-12 motor… like .. made from scratch. As he was the McLaren service tech in Japan.
@@jasxx1108 I know Lotec did some super Ferrari tuning
König works with Albrex kompressor made in Austria
I wanted like a up to speed on this tuner company but this will do thanks for telling and sharing for us.
Koenig-Specials world 🌍 class ❤
where did you find the video of the blue testarossa competiton spyder?
imagine Magnum Pi drives a Koenig Edition of the 308 GTS , and Sonny from Miami Vice in a Koenig edtion Testarossa :D
I thought the Koenig Testarossa had a kevlar and/or carbon fiber body also?
I think the Ferrari’s that Koening did, were the best cars the did. The 512 TI was a great car
Хорошее видео ,спасибо за информацию
thanks
Is it just me or does the "turbo" koenig uses on the cars look the same as the turbo magazine logo?
I have no idea where did you get all your info, but most of the narrative is inaccurate or plain wrong. Not to mention some of the statements made. As for the people asking about the music, it is actually the music from the promotional Koenig Specials video, from which many of the images were taken too.
I absolutely swear I saw mike Tyson driving a red convertible f40 on rodeo drive in Beverly Hills California back in the early 90’s. Unfortunately I had no camera.
It was a F50, there has never been a convertible F40
@@godwindracing6056 it was before the F50 existed, I'd bet Koenig hacked the roof off an F40, Its a fuzzy memory but definitely pre f50
@@butterbagboy wasn't there a F40 in France that was converted into a barchetta around 1992, it was in yellow IIRC
[Edit] it belongs to Jean Blaton - a long time customer, he fell out of favour with Ferrari after
@@godwindracing6056 just looked it up and f50 was introduced in 1995, this was 1992. Ferrari also never produced a testarossa convertible, but yet they exist, and Willy Koenig made some
@@godwindracing6056 I remember seeing that as well
What i’d give for the Koenig F50…
9:00 What song and game was that from?! ❤️🚩
most of the first cars you're calling 512 are not in fact 512s.. they're 288s.
They are 512s. Like the F40 the 288 was twin turbo from Ferrari
When a ferrari isnt fast enough for you
This is how you modify something like this
Is it only the coke dealers that would have the money & mind to produce theses aftermarket supercars back in the 80’s 😝
Euros of GTA San Andreas ?
Just uploaded a video of a beautiful trio with a Koenig Mercedes SLK Widebody
ruclips.net/video/rdw4DYYWnzg/видео.html
Not an SLK BUT A R107 SL KOENIG-SPECIALS WIDEBODY ❤
be only quit.
this cars was so unbelievable ugly :-)
Just stop l………….