This unexpected holy grail car stole the show & became a legend
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Travis Bell is the owner of Celebrity Machines (celebritymachi.... Today he sheds some light on an often ignored subset of car enthusiasts.
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The world could learn from "car culture" people. "They are in a completely different car culture than mine, and we are friends." This is a great message, not to mention a great story! Thanks for making my day.
Actually I think car people are too judgemental.
@@PedroFTeixeira Speaking about the culture itself.
This 100% this !!! Well said
Pedro Teixeira we are very judgmental most of us just keep it to our selves though. The reason why we are judgmental is because we all like different things I’m a Chevy guy and not a ford guy so I will judge the crap out of a mustang especially if it has the V6
What a magical tale.
“Jesus himself had just pulled into the Shoney’s parking lot” is a sentence I can honestly say none of us ever expected to hear in our lifetimes
Aren't all of the video starter sentences the ones we least expect to hear lol
It was 69 likes before I liked this comment.
@John Estes Have you ever watched rick and morty......?
Matthew Rohs no sir lol
Hey it’s the south we talk about Jesus a lot
I would have sold it at Barretta Fest. They are the ones who know its "value" and appreciate it.
right!!!! was thinking the same thing!
By the time the show was wrapping, he may have made it known that he was accepting offers. Then again, if you are at a car specific show and you sell one, you might look like a ringer. However, at the very least, I'm sure he was quietly approached to sell it and probably the offers were very low. Why? Because, even at a Beretta show, they might love them, but they're not stupid. The car probably wasn't even worth what the guy paid him for it.
Jon Gantt was the time yuh. Mznzkdkksisoidiididz
@@scottmcman7659 Yup, worse place to sell a specialty car is to specialists in those cars. Best guy to sell it to was a guy like himself, had one 20 years ago and would like another, but really don't know anything about them.
Beretta...I had one back in the day! Lol!
This guy is in the top 3 on this channel.
#1 Rabbit #2 the artist with the deep southern drawl and the drug cartel zombie Ram
Mike O'Barr: That be @ChristopherMichaels and he does some killer automotive art and graphics.
@@mikedrop4421 Travis and Ed are both miles ahead of Rabbit. Just this idiots opinion.
I would have to say Christopher Michaels number one and Travis Bell a close second !!!!
Travis Bell could tell me a story about picking up groceries and I would probably be listening on the edge of my seat.
You can have a whole lot of fun in some unexpected cars. Great story Travis!
They all need lovin'... haha
Branson is like vegas... If it was owned by Ned Flanders
And with way more traffic!
Made a Mr Rogers reference, “Liked”
My dad bought 2 salvage title 88 Beretta GT’s for my and my sister’s first cars. Bought them for around $5300 each with around 30k miles. Sold them for around $3000 each after putting on 70k miles on them. Pretty cheap, reliable transportation.
I wish id never heard it
Rabbit was my favorite story teller. Travis Bell now takes the top spot.
I had a 1993 Beretta GTZ 5 speed Quad 4 that only 321 were ever made, I drove it to 296,000 miles before the engine blew, I parked it and is most likely now soda cans, and I did attend one berettafest with it :-)
Bullet holes and all :)
I had one aswell quasar blue rims painted the same as the body. Mine went a little further then yours about 400k ish.
Never thought I'd see a pissing contest over whose rare Beretta went the furthest! Lmao jk
@@bonecrrusherSS Yes, my car really did get shot, I still have the mangled bullet
@@DJErnVideos Yes I remember the pics from Bstuff
Beretta never had an option for Iron Duke
The best place to sell that car would have been at that car meet you would have doubled your money guaranteed
There would have been a bidding war lol. Maybe a fight would have broke out for it. Maybe even tripled his money. It was a missed opportunity for sure.
Thats what I thought. I would have left outta there with my money back and cash to get home
Lose $1100 or get punched in the face by a big man? Lose the $1100
It's all fun and games until your retina detaches and you go blind in one eye.
Who agrees to that bet to begin with?
Get different friends if they think punching in the face is a fair penalty. If they said that to me I would respond that if they punched me in the face, I’d bust a chair over his head. Then kick him a few times when he’s down.
@@SvenTviking if my friend bet me that I'd just assume he really wanted me to attend the event, and that he wouldn't actually punch me in the face.
In the 90’s we always said “a Beretta gets ‘em wetter!”
"Branson is sin city without he sin" lmao that killed me 🤣
Speak of the devil. While I was listening to this episode. Driving to my next appointment. I spotted a Clean Turquoise Sport Package 1 Owner car 100k miles Berreta for 3800 OBO. I looked at it and just laughed at the irony of the whole thing.
As a multiple caviler owner/pos 90's car lover this story got me smiling ear to ear all I can say is... You're my hero👍
I was having an awful, HORRID day but this story literally made me smile and brightened my whole day instantly. I love this channel and the stories here and Travis's stories never fail to make me laugh and remember happier times. I remember when the Beretta first came out, my father had one shortly as a company car.
This was a great wholesome story I truly enjoyed this
He said "startup, 2. 8, yuk, the worst.. " lmao
I want to know what the headlight option was
RIP, Mr Rogers. We all miss you and will carry on your many valuable lessons and advise.
Never thought I'd enjoy a story that starts with an Aztec and ends with a Beretta.. Travis is so considerate and open minded for different car cultures, we all learned a lot in this one!
I had an 89 Chevy Cavalier RS wagon with the same 2.8L v6 engine. I loved it. I even liked the way it sounded. Thanks for the video.
I would have sold the damn thing AT the SHOW...10k!
And the min the ink was dry on the sale u would be getting a knuckle sandwich mr I don't got a car
You built an awesome story for $1100. Ive spent more than that and I have Fckall to show for it. You sir, have made the deal of a century on a Beretta.
Travis never fails to deliver interesting stories and new perspectives 👍🏼
"50 gate shifter" seems legit.
This man is the pinnacle of us car enthusiasts...
He doesn't know stats and talks and references like his friends do...
But they are all still friends.
He accepts that ALL his friends all have different "car cultures" and yet they all get along and are friends...
We can all learn from this man... 🍷
If they have an AztekFest I'll come in a sage green Aztek and shave my head. I'll be the guy in the yellow hazmat suit.
Gated manual LP-58 🤣🤣
Only the shrewdest of negotiators get the huck hike model.
Mian Cowell I cried laughing at the part💀
In DRACO VERDE 😂😂
I'm also from Indy. My first car was a white, 1988 Beretta GT 2.8 V6 Auto. It was an absolute P.O.S. but legendary in my friend group. We still talk about "The Beretta". It was that junk car that forever holds a place in my heart. I get so excited anytime I see a Beretta on the road.
I belong to a group on FB that loves classic (malaise) GM FWD. The plugs on the rear bank of the 3.1/2.8 is easily accessed by taking the huge aluminum fixture for the alternator off. Three bolts, don't even disconnect the alternator( just the negative battery terminal) and flip the whole thing on to the plenum. Big tunnel back there if you do this.
Never thought I'd enjoy a story about a Beretta so much, lol. Great story. Thanks for sharing and showing the rest of us that it's OK to step outside your comfort zone sometimes.
Roselyn Bakery! There's a blast from my childhood past. Amazing cakes and dessert pastry in Kokomo, Indiana!
Saw that shirt and it was killing me. I used to love their doughnuts and tea cookies. The ones you get from the stores just aren't the same.
Thought the exact thing. I used to ride my bike up to the one here in Crawfordsville to get cookies and fudge.
Went many a time to the one in Markland Mall.
"Burt Reynolds' veHickles". The emphasis on the "H" killed me lmao
Thanks for another entertaining story 👍🏻
A black 1991 GTZ 5spd. got me through the last two years of college. It also was my partner in crime on trips between SC and Philadelphia. Sub-7 hours to cover the 620 miles.
Traded it on a 93 12V VR6 Passat GLX when I started working at VW.
OMG this is what makes this channel!!! Way to go. This story was amazing!
Dang! This is my second video to watch and I'm still extremely impressed. You guys know how to find great story tellers. I'm hooked...........for now. But if you drift off into Hyundai stories I'm gone.
When Travis is in the seat, you know it's gonna be good!
Though this may not be a exotic supercar, I can respect the culture. This is what I love about the car culture! Thanks for another top notch video!
There's a brand new 1990 Chevrolet Beretta Indy Pace Car on eBay now.
I could listen to Travis tell stories all day long!
$1100. Spent for an experience...
Brings back memories! My sister had a 1988 or 89 Beretta GT, 2.8V6 5 speed! Red on grey interior. It was a pretty nice car. She drove it for years, and only had to replace the alternator! My mom also had 2 4 door Berettas over the years (aka the Corsica!) A 91 4 cylinder and a 94 V6. Those Corsicas were actually very reliable! We drove the 1994 Corsica (V6) across the country and back with cold air conditioning and NO PROBLEMS!!
Man, Cool GTU. I had a red 92 GTZ. 1 of 1500 made. There werent alot made in certain trims/packages. I also had a 90 GTZ. Both cars were Q4 H.O. 5spd. The berettas were double zinc galvanized from factory so you probably didnt see many rusty ones on the road. The cabin was designed to feel open air with lots of low slung glass. They were awesome cars for their time. Especially when you compared them to the competition. 92 got the updated dash with cupholders. ;)
Wow this guy explains car culture just gr8!!!! Love the show ❤
I wanted a Beretta in high school. I had a "poverty spec" Lumina 3.1 coupe (not Euro, no spoiler, no console, etc.) with a split bench and column shift auto about 20 years ago. It's "a Beretta for fat dudes", complete with the fragile B-Pillar door handles and the doors that freeze shut the second the temp hits 32 degrees. This car taught me that I don't enjoy wrenching on engines and suspensions.
But I've always enjoyed car audio. I sat in a boom car when I was 12. I was hooked. Still am: any time I hear bass coming from a car, either up close or off in the distance, I think to myself "they are singing the song of my people"
The lack of console in the Lumina made it an ideal candidate for a "sound quality" installation since there's nothing to obstruct the sound path or cause standing waves. So I built kick panels for it. Custom components with Vifa drivers and a DIY crossover. Alpine 7800 series in the dash, Alpine V12 amp alongside a single Kicker 10 in the trunk.
Assembling the crossover took about an hour, after I spent 3 hours designing it. Kick panels? About three weekends of tweaking the shit out of speaker placement.
But the end result was worth it. I could make the steering wheel bounce up and down with a CD of a pipe organ symphony, and the system was so clean you could hear a flutist take a breath during a solo.
And what did I listen to through it most days? WHERE THE HOOD WHERE THE HOOD WHERE THE HOOD AT. I was basically Michael Bolton from Office Space.
I kinda want another poverty spec Lumina, just so I could do it all over again.
Yeah, car people are weird.
I could hear Mr Rogers voice in my head. Hahaha
This is why we have the internet!!!! Fantastic story. Makes me proud to be an American in these trying times.
These are the kinds of actual car stories I love most about this channel. Much more entertaining than hearing about how someone got out of a speeding ticket or what have you.
The experimental v8 Beretta, (not 350, LT, LS,) and the actual convertible pace cars are the holy grail cars, only 3-5 made. The rest are "highly desirable." :-)
Travis you're the car guy for the rest of us.
"Look at me doin' some Ed stuff". haha. That was great. I remember going to the car shows in Milwaukee in the early 90s with my dad and being so stoked on the Beretta. I would take the car show book home to study the specs and dream about owning one.
Great story Travis 1100 bucks wells worth it. I never would have thought there was a rare beretta!
Seems like they're all rare now. I haven't seen one out in the wild in ages.
That's one of the best things about car culture, the car doesn't have to be worth a ton of money it's just a passion that makes you happy, nobody else has to like it
@@Sean-John Indeed... I own 2 of the most popular car platforms in the history of the world and 2 of the most unloved and disregarded platforms as well. They're all fun if you have fun with them!
Great story! We had a mid-‘90s Beretta. I’ll never forget the name of the color: Medium Quasar Blue Metallic. It was actually a pretty nice looking car in my opinion.
Long before that, however, I’d heard of the car before they were actually made. My parents worked for GM and my mom saw the taillight design pretty early on, and told me about it that day because she thought it looked cool. That’s a great memory for me.
Also, I love the presenter’s t-shirt. My hometown had a Roselyn Bakery, and their goods were terrific. I especially loved the little flower petal cookies with the icing in the middle. Another great memory!
This was a great story! Love the commitment and I hope to be able to do this one day with my friends
What is your guilty pleasure car?
Ford GT40
Pre facelift k11 micra 🤷♂️
Chevy cheetah
6th gen Grand Prix
1st Gen Saturn SC2, SW2, or SL2 with a 5 speed
Some of these stories just have to be shared and I love getting the outlandish stories. I am dying about the trophy that he keeps on his desk.
When I was probably 4 years old, I saw my first Beretta. More importantly, I heard my first Beretta. I know now that it was the 2.8L V6. I knew nothing about cars at that point, obviously, but despite that fact, I had apparently already developed a particular taste. "That car sounds terrible."
Travis, like Hoovie just proves that the best car stories are about the cars that you lose money on!
I wasn't expecting to get all philosophical watching VinWiki today, but it was a nice surprise
This is now my favorite story on this channel.
In that beginning I actually pictured Jesus pulling into the show
Had this story in the background thinking it would be about some unrelatable (to me) exotic or classic. Then I heard him mention the Chevrolet Beretta! First car I purchased was a new 1995 Beretta Z26. California car, white with dealer installed limo tint on the rear windows. 3.1 V6 with a nice amount of torque (and torque steer lol), though it quickly ran out of steam up top. The car felt very nimble to me and was a blast to drive. I subsequently got into bigger Chevy's after that car. A 98 Monte Carlo Z34, then later a 96 Impala SS. Somehow I managed to spend 20 years of my life driving mid-late 90's Chevrolets. When it was finally time to move-on from the Impala, I replaced it with...yet another Chevy family car...a Chevy SS Sedan. The funny thing was, when I took the new SS out on the test drive in many ways it reminded my of the kind of fun I had driving the Z26...just with loads more power and finally a decent interior!
Best story I have ever heard about a Beretta.
One of the best stories yet
When I was in college my buddy had a black Beretta and we loved it. We loved it. It was so fun and it got us anywhere we wanted to go.
I had one. It was a gift from my parents, I loved it !
This guy is so relatable
We all have our own section of car culture we reside in but I have also discovered that if you step out of your comfort zone and into another part of car culture with an open mind 99.99 percent of the time you'll have an excellent time. For me, it was the B5S4 community. And I still go back to S4RW every year now.
Probably not the most expensive trophy but certainly the most entertaining.
Do any of the older folks such as myself remember the talk back in 1987 that the Chevrolet Beretta was going to be the Camaro replacement?
Also the Mazda based 1988 Ford Probe was supposed to be the Ford Mustang replacement but failed due to public outcry.
You sir win the interwebs for today. This is hands down the only cool story about a beretta ever told. If you did something cool in a Chevy Citation, you would win double honors, that only a car guy could appreciate!
"holy grail" you sound more like Dennis Collins than Ed Bolian
Thank you for being you, Travis - our regular ol' car guy amongst the Z-Whoopty-Elmo-BR549Euro
car snobs that frequent this channel.
We are legion and yes, apparently you are the good ol' messiah.
Take THAT, Bolian! :-)
-Ed on the Ridge
My Uncle John made me a car nut. He had all kinds of Mopar muscle cars when I was growing up, but the best vehicle he ever owned was a 1978 Lil Red Express.
My grandma had a Beretta. It was red. Great car. Didn't realize there was a club for them. Great video and great story!
Learned to drive and spent my teens driving a 1988 Pontiac Tempest - that same burgundy. 2.8l V6 - wow, have not typed that out in decades.
I think this is my favorite story on this channel.
You just brought back so many childhood memories when I lived in greenwood and me and my parents will go to Roselyn Bakery!
I’m pretty sure I went to the little used modern and classic car dealership. I have tons of photos from there
Never did I ever think I would ever see the BerettaFest featured ANYWHERE. Still have my 1996 Beretta Z26 with a five speed swap that I brought to BFest Denver in 2004. Not currently running, but hope to get it to another BFest someday. Ran a 15.3 in the 1/4 with a stock 3100 at the Pueblo strip that year. Had some basement brand 18" tires on it too...
Good Morning, VINwiki!
Beautiful story...
$1100 - some of the best, warm-your-heart-for-the-rest-of-your-life money you ever spent. I hope to do nearly so well someday.
I owned a 1995 or 1996 Baretta Z26. I loved it.
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Mother had a BLACK '88 BERETTA GT with grey interior a 5 SPEED stick, that car I learned how to drive stick on, LOVED and MISS that car. Time to search for one. !!!!!!
Mint Beretta and INXS, sounds like I need you tonight 😂😂😂😂! Great story💯👍
When I met my wife in 1993, she was driving a Beretta GT. Fun little car.
As much as you dislike the Aztec, its styling was far ahead of its day and age, and its functionality was far ahead of a day at age. If it had been built on a more reliable engine and transmission, it would have been fantastic to have been released in the last couple of years. Even today, there's quite a large following of the Aztecs that are left, because they were relatively capable for a small SUV, and they had a lot of features and functions that were really revolutionary for the American Auto Market.
I had a chance to test drive one somewhat recently and they are surprisingly decent driving vehicles. The polarizing styling is what killed them.
The styling was polarizing at the time, but now I see one and it just registers as "late 90s/early 2000s Detroit".
Love that INXS got mentioned along with a Holden shirt
Cool video..nice story....1100 dollar loss but a trophy on your table...priceless worth evey penny
Does this mean I should starting saving Corsicas from the junkyard?
There's one around the block from my work that hasn't moved in 3 years and appears to be completely mint from the street... I've been tempted more than once to try to buy it just for the lolz.
Just the hatchback ones.
"..because they had gone to the drags that evening, I passed on the drags on mine and they were probably running 18 second quarters or whatever, I have no idea" LMAO....
I thought a Beretta was a gun. Learn something new from every VINwiki video, sometimes many new things!
It's both.
Always enjoy Travis stories.
Dude you shoulda kept it!!!!! What an awesome story!
5k for a Beretta or a punch in the kisser?
That's a tough one.. I'd take the sock to the jaw myself..