Category: VINWiki Articles
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Ed Bolian actually bought a Bugatti
In folk tales, old and new, it is often the case that our hero prevails in achieving his goal despite all overwhelming circumstances. Our hero in today’s tale is none other than Ed Bolian, purveyor of terrible examples of terrific cars, world-famous shrewd negotiator, and utmost authority on drug overlord-owned McLarens. His goal? One we…
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The unearthing of the barn find Ford GT!
All good barn finds begin with a trip to Home Depot for some personal protection equipment, as Ed Bolian and Matt Ivanhoe, the Cultivated Collector, recently discovered. Years of neglect can spawn all kinds of murderous particles and diseases, which from what I hear tend to be fairly unhealthy for us human folk. What set…
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VINWiki appraised Doug DeMuro’s car collection!
Quirks and features are what made Doug DeMuro a mainstream figure in the YouTube automotive space. His thoroughness in reviewing the fun and unique aspects of cars set him apart from regular car reviewers and his audience was all for it. You know the dedication to the craft is real when you set up an…
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Just how much is Jay Leno’s car collection worth? VINWiki has the answer!
You asked, and the master storytellers at VINWiki listened! In a continuation of their “Appraisal Panel” series, which so far has included automotive influencers the likes of Stradman, Manny Khoshbin, Ralph Lauren, and others, the gang dives deep into Jay Leno’s 180+ colection! The television host, comedian, writer, actor, and above all die-hard car collector,…
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Mischief vs Corrupt Small-Town Police
I’m sure we’ve all heard the horror stories of small town law enforcement and corrupt police getting away with things that wouldn’t fly in any major metropolitan city. Few of us, however, know that feeling more than Dustin Worles, the creator and producer of Mischief. For those who don’t know, Mischief is a series of…
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CarTrek Season 10 brings us the Oregon Trail, but with off-roaders!
Just three weeks ago, the CarTrek Season 9 finale aired on Tavarish’s channel. I, like many others I’m sure, thought that would be the last CarTrek for the next few months at least. Boy, were we glad to be wrong! Following a LIVE marathon of seasons one through nine, CarTrek Season 10 dropped as a…
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Help VINWiki find this Murcielago LP-670 SV and win $100,000!
When he’s not busy being the connoisseur of terrible examples of incredible cars, Ed Bolian is also an invaluable source of Lamborghini Murcielago knowledge. Not only has he owned eight of Italy’s flying bats, but he has built a nearly comprehensive list of the VINs of all 4,099 examples ever built. Over the past few…
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Ed Bolian on filming Car Trek at Monterey Car Week
With the ninth season of Car Trek fully underway and part of it being filmed at Monterey Car Week 2022, I stole a few minutes of Ed Bolian’s time to ask him how he and the gang felt about being at what he calls “the center of the automotive universe.” For the uninitiated, Monterey Car…
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How broken are Ed’s 13 cars? Hint: Very
There’s a time in the lifespan of a growing automotive collection when there are more cars in some stage of disrepair than fully working ones. That potential grows exponentially when all of your cars are of foreign provenance with a reputation for unreliabilty. For Ed Bolian and his 13 cars (and growing!), that day seems…
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