Why Was the '90s Biggest Porsche Tuner Killed By Gangsters?
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Iconic Porsche tuner Gemballa was the brainchild of German businessman Uwe Gemballa. His life ended tragically in 2010 and his aspiring-tuner son Marc Philip Gemballa was left struggling to carry on his father’s legacy, because his own name now belonged to someone else. How crazy is this story? Well, there’s a vehicle full of homemade remote-controlled machine guns, so there's that.
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this is basically an up to speed on gemballa hosted by nolan
Yup
Minus the missed opportunity for a "pop up and down headlights" remix. I mean, 4 pop up and down headlights?!?
Oh shit you‘re right lol
and i like it
better then up to speed
I am surprised that the company didn't sue his son's last name...
@Jose it's sad because that's believable
I'm still don't know how Mark can't get his father's company even though he is basically the successor to his father
@@commanderasshole8308 because it was sold after they declared bankruptcy
Everyone from sa knows it must have happened in jhb
They did the same to August Horch. They forced him out of his own company and when he wanted to start a new one he couldn't name it after himself because the old company still had the trademark. So he just translated his name into Latin: Audi
Couple of years later that became moot anyway though. Because of the Great Depression their bank forced four car manufacturers from Saxony to merge: Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer became Auto Union but the name "Audi" still stuck and they adopted that name again later. But they kept the company logo, the four rings for the four companies.
Fun fact: The Mirage didn't cause a naming conflict in Europe because here, the Mirage was called the Colt.
Which one
yeah but there is the jet fighter mirage
@@ragnarokncc3137 Mitsubishi Colt
Okay, but a literal crossover is called the Mitsubishi Mirage now
Here, in Greece, it's called "Space Star". Colt is another model from Mitsubishi. Wtf with the naming....
6:09 These numbers are way off! In 1984 the Dollar peaked against the Mark at about 2.85. So if the cost was 390,00DM the USD value would be about $136,842. This would translate to about $359,560 today. Math is essential yet again.
Dude seriously....I was flashing back to 1998 DM to USD conversions which were about 2 to 1 if I remember. He had the math exactly backward...lol
Haha yeah it’s not the euro.
Was thinking back myself and it just didn’t sound right. Glad someone had the motivation to do the math. 👍
Back in the day that was a ton of cash. You could by a house of it with todays worth of 550.000 euro.
Bruh
If you fly to South Africa to meet a guy by the name “Jerome sapphire” …… your demise is on you
Right, that just has dangerous written all over it 😆
You gonna see your poes
i live in South Africa lol
@@fazilsallie5074 SAME
i live in south lol!!!
Homie got clapped because the Italians were mad he could design a better Enzo
anyone can make a better car than enzo.
Did he though?
@@user-dy1tl8hg6t what ?
Maserati made a better Enzo with the MC12.
That MiG Enzo looked like shit, and I agree with them.
I was stationed in Germany in the 1980's. The exchange rate ran from 3-4 DM/$. Pre Euro days. I had a lot of buddies that bought exotic cars for relatively next to nothing and shipped them to the states. Your 390,000 DM car would have cost $100K at that time.
Exactly! He did the math backwards 😂
Why isn't this the top comment? Seems like a big error to omit. And flachbau doesn't mean flat nose it's flat belly or stomach.
@@juized420 Flachbau means low profile build if translated accurately. Flat stomach would be "flacher Bauch"
@@juized420 because the OP numbers are wrong 🤷♂️
It feels like the “Be kind” at the end of this was directed at one specific South African viewer.
"The charges were mysteriously dropped," there's no mystery there, the guy paid his way out of jail.
I think you missed the joke...
Stoopid ahh
Yeah for real lets all quit playing stupid and also stop fuckin pretending. Our leaders do shit like this all the time and it's disgusting
He's already in jail doing his life sentence :D He's tryin escape with helicopters and shits, but someone of soldiers who should help him snitched on this plan. Radovan Krejcir is one of the biggest bosses from czech republic, escaped from arrest in czech run to Seychelles where after that being friend w politicians... Then moved to South Africa became supposedly one of biggest gangster there and now he is where he is. There are 3 books in czech language about this guy and one free inspired movie.
I think the entire story is fake and they just had to pull Uwe out, because the testosterone injections had to stop and the woman was starting to come back to the surface, which would have REALLY put Uwe's life in danger.
Nobody who has a life like James bond, says their life is like James bond
Nobody says 'nobody who has a life like James Bond says their life is like James Bond', unless they're trying to hide that their life is like James Bond.
@@kanedaku But nobody says "Nobody says 'nobody who has a life like James Bond says their life is like James Bond' unless they're trying to hide that their life is like James Bond", unless they live a life like James Bond and want to act suspicious of the other person so as everybody else thinks that they're innocent
@@dylantroutman4363 *Goddammit Dylan!!*
Unless the man in question was almost killed by a James Bond car.
My life is like Mr bean
This is a great video. I had no idea about this story and I grew up in the 70s and 80s! Thanks for sharing.
Wow !!! This story was absolutely amazing thanks!!! To all the folks @ Donut media
They straight up tried to "Walter White" that dude. Remote control guns in the trunk? Dang!
Walter white 🤣iykyk
It was few years before the final episode
Fr fr what if that’s where they got the idea from
Heisenberg!
SAY MY NAME
I remember that story.
Was kinda shocked
Me too. Also, I don't usually liked tuned Ferraris but the MIG-U1 is the exception, that car was gorgeous.
Almost as shocking as the cars.
Acording to the name this mob is from balkan probobaly a Serb, they dont give a shit.
Once the balkan boys literary blew up the most secured prison in Germany to rescue their member, never got caught.
Famous Pink Panter team was also from balkan
@@altergreenhorn I live in Germany I remember that too
@@altergreenhorn And Chinese have a proverb to handle these kinds of people.
"If you want to beat a devil, you have got to be a devil yourself."
Love this all the way from South Africa..Krecir bought 2
sports cars at a dealership I once worked at most of the underground business people used to frequent out dealership... I have stories for days ..will include them on my blog one of these days . Beautiful content mate .
Never seen your videos before. Very impressive, excellent narration, perfect humour…even Bond himself would be intrigued.
Kept me watching till the end.
Good work 👍
Lol when south africa finally makes it into donut for more than 5 seconds and weve already killed a millionaire 🤦♂️😂
NOPE crejir is a czech
Please don't say "we"... Unless you live with them out in Bedfordview. Radovan and his friends have been and continue to be a menace to society.
@@londamavundla1400 what have they done. Is it true he lived a mafia lifestyle ? killing and money and wealth?
@@startingtech3900 Er, let's rather say, it's not untrue... I might disappear after this.
@@londamavundla1400 Hey buddy!! Recognise me? We were friends on Kindergarten. So, where do ya live now?
Krejcer said his life is like james bond stuff, hes a bond villain for sure.
he wasn't lying, then
True. He's the most infamous criminal in Czechia.
Full of Bond’s brain pieces and blood.
The Porsches are bond like cars lol.
He actually served time with Oscar Pistorius (blade runner who shot his girlfriend) in the cell next door and they hung out in prison
I'm so glad you aren't yelling at the audience
I was a neighbor to Radovan back when he lived still in his villa in Czech Republic. :D
imagine buying a used gemballa and discovering like 1M euros hidden in the door panels...
Imagine taking it to a mechanic.
“My window won’t go down, it keeps getting stuck”
“We found your problem. The glass keeps on getting jammed by all those $50 bills underneath the window “
@@notmenotme614 they wouldn’t tell you lol
Stonks prime 😎
hmm, about to go check my old gemballa porsche rn as a matter of fact😂
@@suzysuzuki8865 exactly. They'll make up a stupid reason for it not working and keep the cash until they're off work.
gets shot in chest*
blood fills lungs and died*
"died by drowning"
Technically true.
Happened here as well. Junkie died of overdose. Had to self isolate. DIed of Covid. Newspaper: Junkie died in a junkie hotel after self isolating. He was found dead in his room. The mostl likely cause was COVID since he was self isolating. Also, there were lethal amounts of heroine in his blood found.
@@marsmellow1589 covid is the scapegoat for all the deaths in the media, you can't possibly die from anything else nowadays
If they didnt die due to the gunshot, then they died due to fluid in the lung, which is drowing
Died by corona virus. Just to add t the fake stats
You kept me entertained through the whole mystery investigation on your video ,good work
Great vid! Love the graphics on this one!
When Nolan said they made a car with 4 pop up headlights I heard James let out a slight moan into the universe
pop up. Pop up. pop uuuuup
@@RonRohde you nailed it brutha
The only thing that’s better than pop up headlights.... two pairs of pop up headlights
Pop up up and down headliiiiiights
same tbh 😂
Man, this could be a great movie if made correctly!!
Oh damn your right
Movie*
@@CrackedCandy Yeah... Lemme change it 😂
There is a movie about Krejčíř
There is movie about Krejcir, it's called "Gangster Ka"
I send my condolences to Mr. Gemballa’s family. Thank you for modding awesome cars
Awesome video. Keep up the good work guys
Gemballa: "I want 25 Enzo owners to give me their ferraris so i can mod it out"
*Sicilian Mafia just joined the chat*
Totò Riina is suffering in his tomb rn
Thats Czech Mafia my man
I drove a wrecker in Dallas back in the eighties and I hauled a Gemballa that was one of the most fucked-up wrecks I ever saw. The body didn't have a straight panel anywhere and the RF wheel and strut were torn completely off the car.The 20 year old pilot walked away with minor scratches from flying glass shards etc. Always wondered if it was his dads car or his?
This can be different. In my hometown a Porsche with two guys crashed into a excavator driving on the street. Debris was dispersed over hundreds of meters, the car was completely decomposed and both man dead. So, do not drive fast in rain and before a turn, even not a slight turn, and not uphill ! The car hopped and drove straight on in this turn since it lost contact to the surface like a plane. Now they fly as angels.
I’m not sure, sorry.
Wow. Interesting
@@ffleckerRear engine porches (911') have always been quite a riot to drive. At least the older models I have driven. It's really rear balanced and understeers easily. And if you want to drift with it the front likes to snap at some point and the car is now going in different direction..
Just from my own experienses from not turbo-charged 911's..
I already knew part of the story, amazing, could easily be a Hollywood movie! Nice work, i wondered that you don't done it earlier...
Nolan you’re great at what you do man Thanks for another great episode
Man, you guys are really on another level for car content, couldn't expect any less from donut media.
@ׁ lol .
P.
Really tired of people calling it content lol
@@Sloimer ?? What's it called then? Interested to learn.
@@p.chakraborty4453 videos
Me every time I see Martini livery on a Porsche: JAZZ!!!!
Exactly!
me too
or an alitalia lancia stratos (wheeljack)
haha yup
y a l i k e j a a a a a z z z
One of the best single episodes. Very well written.
Great video learned a lot thanks 👍
When he said his life was like James Bond movie, he meant he's the villain because Bond is actually the one with the guns in his car.
Exactly, the DB5 in Goldfinger!
gemballas son should be allowed to take full ownership of his dads company.
Unfortunately it got sold when declared bankrupt
Sadly, only option he can do is acquire their company out right with big money since his family was declared bankruptcy and sold whole company to another business man. His family lost control on that company since then.
If current owner can agree with that deal, it may happen in future.
Dno bout that. He should be able to use his own name on any car that he designs/builds tho
Gemballa was featured in Midnight Club 3 with the Gemballa Turbo Coupe the Gemballa F355 and the Gemballa GT 750.
@@user-ng2ps5hy4e that's exactly what he's doing. His company is now named Marc Philipp Gemballa cars
Great video! Well done!
That 560 SEC is a dream of mine, its design is not loud like their other designs, still retaining much of the original bodywork, but with a wider stance, more aggressive front and no enormous strakes in the rare fenders, just big enough to stand out.
6:09 DMs were worth significantly less than USD, they where converted 2:1 to Euros.
Yeah I was bout to say the same thing, I lived in Germany a few years before the euro switch and DM usually converted to about half in USD
390k DM in 1984 would be around 500k USD today.
yes, during the time but are you counting in inflation? Soon as the Euro got released in germany inflation went up. If something was 1dm before the change, when the euro came it just switched to 1€. Hence why the german bdp went up after they changed the whole format of the countries economics. Very smart by them. And 300k dm in the 80's is a cpc of over 220% in 2021. Don't worry, their math is right.
@@buzzbuzz3254 did you even watch the video? 6:10 he literally says adjusted for inflation its 1,7 million. So their math is wrong. It was about 195 thousand dollars. Thats the number you have to convert.
@@tankpenguin175 but back in 1983 1 USD was about 2.7 DEM. So it was for USD 145k.
With all that you said about the murderer, I hope we don't have a video in the future titled as:
"Why was a Car show host assassinated by South African Gangsters?"
Allegedly
Czech* but w/e
I'll never get tired of the glasses push up reload sound
If only all Uwe's had this much talent.
As a South African .... Damn that’s hectic.
@Van Jon Kykie stop sharing your kak videos
I'm from Bloemfontein, yall?
@@thabanglehetla6073 I'm from Ææaaayyyeee
hectic my broer
As a South African it seems Police chose coke money over 18 million
Growing up as a teenager in the eighties, this was a golden episode!
Very good episode, well told
First off, you're an awesome presenter truly ! Congrats on your continued success here. Secondly, wow, what a story and life of father, and son. These designs are incredibly visionary, fun and yes, comical but it is so amazing I LOVE THEM ALL and I don't often say that about anything. I love adventurous, ambitious and personal designs, so passionate, and dedicated. Giving so much enjoyment and creativity to the world. I feel grateful and honored to know he existed but saddened by his terrible end ! I love the evolution through the son, of course right !?! Wow ! I could never afford a car but I love love love looking at them. I subscribed and liked. Best always and take care everyone!! -Vi An MUSIC
I was looking for a place to comment and your comment struck me in a lot of ways? First I learned quite a bit today? I thought the Slant Nose was A variation of the 9/11 from the factory. Kind of like the Ford Mustang and you have the GT or the Salween. I did not know it went to another shop ? I absolutely love everything he visioned! Vi An I was always wowed when I saw a 911 ! So low wheels tucked perfectly in whales ! 2 big gauges on the dash and the Largest is for RMP ? That took time to adjust! I was so fascinated with the all white Carrera or the Cabriolet! I too never ever thought I could afford one ? Plus I knew of no one who had one. So I started a small but profitable business so my wife can stay home and manage the office and take calls and stay with our one and three year old. I will do the labor during the day of the work week around 15 to 20hrs. My main job was paint Quality Control At a Ford motor company assembly plant in Va. I worked 68.5hrs week! 5:30-4am 6 days. I always enjoyed cars and never having a note. So I drove restored 60s cars . So I drove an 81 escort all the time with no AC in the radio and the wife drove S420 and out of the SR Navigator. I made sure she was in a great ride. One day I drove by a showroom that Only carried exotic cars ! Mostly a few years older or a classic. This night it was very bright really bright as I come upon and there it was 1987 white 911 Carrara! I had to go to the glass and look! Wow it’s been a long time just to see one! So the next night was double date with a very upper 2% friend. I took them over to it at 2am after dancing! I was surprised they loved it! I thought it would be too old because he just bought a viper! So I went in and loved it! He asked me to get in ? I did but turned down driving? I knew I would buy it! So I left and my wife was very supportive saying we have the money! I just couldn’t do it with a new family. So a month goes by and I read an article about a white 911 from the newspaper saying who owned the car. Everyone knows that lawyer but it stated he lowered his price? When I saw that price 65% less I went right then and bought it ! I asked for it to go to a Porsche mechanic before I paid cash. Np I never did that before but I know nothing about a 911? It came back awesome compression test and after a 4 hour go over he gave me the green light! We already made plans for me to return the car to him after the weekend? I got back and there were 4 buyers ready to start a bidding war with 2 on the phone lines. I did not take my cell phone with me that day! The owner of the shop was shaking? I gave him cash and he wasn’t happy for me anymore? He said he regretted me taking it to the shop with that kind of price! I don’t care I said? I’m great full to have that money! I’m a blue collar worker and I can’t take a chance with Rods , pistons , oil pressure problems because I have no money for those problems ! He took everything in and realized this is not a toy for me? I never thought I would drive one. Now I own this and here are my plans ? Bam I got a white tail and completely whited the car! White cashmere carpet with already white leather solid white 911 , all white tail with black on top, white 911 wheels painted and matched 911. I dropped it all the way down keeping wheels even. Very easy like nascar floorjack and long tool to lower pit stop. I took out all gauges and shipped to Germany to install all bright white gauges. All white matched! This was the most important to me! Blacked all glass including windshield! Never pulled over? Then I thought deeply about my car ? I came up with a plan for driving? I carpeted in our home garage end it had heat and AC so that’s perfect. Period I never wanted to feel unappreciative of having that car. So I took it out dates with my wife. Golfing and well known socials. There is nothing like having a car park in the front Of every social event in any city and the song that always played BigE “ my car go 150 Swiftly with NO car payment “ at canopy everywhere we go ! The biggest credentials that I have ever received with that car? Are downtown locked out every car on the street except for Ferraris! It was Ferrari Friday night only in the downtown area only! Anyone parking in downtown in 24hr towed!! Somehow they let a beautiful white 911 park on the main strip. 95% of cars or red lol. I sold it and started another business and yes I do miss it
I like how you say " uwe". Greetings from Leonberg, Germany( Home of gemballa)
I think many Americans became aware of the correct pronunciation thanks to Uwe Boll, as he grew more and more infamous for his eclectic shenanigans around video game movies.
I actually paused the video to search the comments to see if anyone pointed this out. It was driving me crazy!!
@@11CTS-V Why? Isn't he saying it right?
@@OneEyeDollar6 It's pronounced "Oo-vuh" not "Oo-vey." I'm not fluent, but the E in German is pronounced with the long "ee" sound, so not sure where either pronunciation comes from tbh.
What about RUF? Is it pronounced like "Roof" or "Rough"?
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Pleeeeeaaaaaaaaase can we get this
why are they ignoring this
Yesss
OMW never even thought to ask
Good idea
Very nice video, much facts I didn't know 👏
I'm usually more into performance related tuning instead of show & shine, but I always found the old Gemballa cars kinda cool because of how over the top they were. I didn't see the 959 Tribute before, but damn, Porsche should hire the guy and make the thing, it's easily the best looking Porsche I've seen recently.
Man I love that 80's/90's styling. So smooth and simple. I wish they would make cars that looked like that now, hell, even just the same proportions. Now everything (even if it's not a crossover) looks like tennis shoe.
LOL. Gembala Porsche 911 Crossover: "Michael Jordan Nike Edition!"
I remember that custom Enzo. I was a fan and I was my desktop background on my windows 2000 PC lol
Based
Uwe Gemballa's story is def. some proper movie material. Hey Netflix, are you down with it?
What a great story what a great presentation great job just great I’ve truly enjoyed it thank you
Damn Netflix should make a Series out of this
Yeah it would be a smash hit. Sequels with his sons business.
I remember seeing the news about an abandoned Polo catching fire because of hidden guns remotely controlled🤣🤣didnt expect it would make it to donut media few years later
Thank you. Always wondered what happened to Gemballa.
Krejčíř was always a mr. Evil,ever since he started with crime in Czech Republic. Its was a suprise seeing him in a video about custom Porche´s,but with how interesting his life is,its not that far out :D
Love y´all in Donut,cheers from the Czech Republic
I'm from South Africa, trust me you are brave😂😂😂talking about the most feared gangsta in our country
My Fellow South African 🇿🇦
😂😂😂
@@kabelothubisi8649 who doesn't recognise that phrase after all Uncle Cyril's "family meetings"?
At least we are back at level 3, for now. Stay safe
Lol R.I.P Nolan
Did you know anyone who associated with him?
Nolan, please check the story of a Brazilian automaker called GURGEL ... It will blow your mind!!!! They were building crazy efficient and safe cars decades before was cool...hhehhehe
But how? I’m here in Brazil all i see are shitty rebadged opels as chevys and Citroen’s 🤢
@@tony_5156 kinda depends where you live....there still some fiberglass classics like the PUMA GTB S2...
Se tem Gurgel, não sei se tem like
You mean they beat Preston Tucker to the punch in the 50's?
Very interesting, thank you.
really entertaining episode, that was really insane.
I want to find old Gembella bits for my 944 someday
Build your own . You just need clay, fiberglass, resin and passion.
My favorite detective channel on YT
these are the types of stories the internet was made for.. excellent graphics to go with it, and all in all very entertaining. keep these type of stuff coming. We humans are a weird bunch aren't we?
Imagine that Mitsubishi releases the Mirage EVO 😂
I've had this idea of an insane version of the Mirage, with AWD, sequential manual transmission, a 2 stroke v8 in the middle where the back seats usually are, etc. I'd drive it lol
@@willtipton100 ur a child aren’t u
@@michaeltubol4884 2 stroke v8😂😂😂😂
@@michaeltubol4884 no, but I am mentally, at least in some ways, like my ideas for cars lol
@@d10rr18 lol they do exist for marine applications. Snowmobiles have very advanced 2 strokes, and I was imagining an engine based on one of those. Is it realistic for a production car though? No lol
This is definitely one of the best stories ever on the channel.
Imagine pulling up to a car meet and somebody asks for paper for their car’s fax machine 😂
Now this is interesting we need more
This mans script is always on top. The music in this video was amazing. Great job donut
Don't worry once he's out of jail in south Africa doing 15.5 he has to serve 35 in Czech
I have been lucky enough to go for a ride in a Boxster gemballa with my cousin. The Boxster had 500hp it was unbelievable how fast it was this was through Porsche Gold Cost in Queensland Australia 🇦🇺.
That conversion is very misleading my guy. 390,000 DM in 1983 was equivalent to about $160,000 not $700,000. Way off.
Damn that was awesome. It was a totally 80’s and 90’s story even with the possible gang murder. I think this is the first Donut video I’ve seen, but it won’t be the last. Good stuff!
What a wild ending for a wild company. I still remember seeing Vanilla Ice's Gemballa Porsche in person during the height of his career. Seriously impressive vehicle.
I parked that car in 90' or 91' when I worked as a valet at the Chart House in Miami. The thing sounded like an off shore speed boat at idle. It was nuts. I remember he was very nice and gave me a $20. The highest tip I ever got. One of the most memorable cars I've ever seen in person.
How did I never know about this? This story is wild!
The owner of the company i work for has a late 80’s/ real early 90’s slant nose 911 With pop up headlights. That thing is so fucking amazing tho. I could stare at that car for hours. I wish sooooo badly that I got to ride in it
11:11 when u notice the SA police cars before they fully revealed.
Saw that in the corner I was like "HAYYY that's us that's us, we're up next"
I would have bought a Gemballa Porsche in the 90’s if I could afford it. It looks so cool for 90’s vibe.
RUFs were better cars even back then. That's why even Gemballa went to RUF for stuff for his cars.
Saw it all .. had fun and dreamed of owning a gembella like when i was a kid ... thanks
I ALWAYS believed DP Motorsports was the originator of the slant-nose Porsche. I never heard Gemballa was the brainchild… Now I’m digging back into research! You guys sharing this information about Gemballa is like learning I’ve been singing the wrong lyrics to a song for 30 years. I have been a DP Motorsports fan since 1989 and counting…
PORSCHE was the originator of the slant-nose Porsche.. it was the 935 race monster... DP and Gemballa just copied that
I had a clean arse set of white DP Motorsports 3pc racing wheels on my 1971 Datsun 240z the brakes and rotors never got hot, i wish i could post photos.
This is the best video y’all have done💯 straight up fire. Very interesting.
I remember the Mirage from the cover of a stereo catalogue back in the 90's (I think it was Pioneer of Kenwood). It was the most awesome 911 I had ever seen. (edit... now that I watched the whole video I'm pretty confident it was Pioneer)
The car literally had Pioneer decals lmao
Always wondered what happened to Gemballa this video explains everything.
Awesome fascinating information.
Great video and very well presented. Just one remark: I would dare to assume that you got the exchange rate from Deutsche Mark to Dollar wrong by having calculated with factor 2. it actually was closer to 0,5 those days.
Day 400 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
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Damn bruh, I don’t understand why your so committed to sum this stupid
Yeee
@@gustavodean904 dang bruh I don't know why your so mad at someone for giving donut media episode ideas
Learning about this kind of stuff is so cool man I’ll never be able to live a life like that but I wish I could
I remember seeing these awesome cars growing up in the 80s....
I for one am happy to see James show so much emotion, you can feel his sadness towards what happened with gemballa and his son being sued and all. honestly its fucked how they're suing him for claiming hes his father's son quality content as usual keep it up
4 pop up headlights, drag coefficient must have been off the charts.
Awesome video brother! Used to have Gembella posters all over my walls as a teenager!
Nice vid dude!
Well at least Now we Have a wheel house episode about something czech.
Koukám se na video a najednou Radovan Krejčíř:D
@@worex045 ne asi 🤣
We can Czech that one off the list then, eh?
Imagine the guy at customs finding live oysters in your mail.
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if it exists then there must be demand
Very Interesting and is that your car over there? Great story...
Wow. Just wow. I had no idea.
Really good content, and presented in a perfect way. This channel is sort of automotive Discovery channel to me. Keep it going guys.