Rug Cunningham's La Carrera Classic ***Unlisted youtube link

tschultz · Post by **tschultz** » Feb 02, 2012 10:24 PM

Hey eveybody, just finished uploading the La Carrera Classic Part 1 onto youtube-- Check it out!!

for many of you, you know this is a cult classic video for the BMW enthusiast. In car is a stock 1988 M6, and there is another M6 following, along with an E28 M5 behind it. The gentleman who gave me the dvd copy mentioned he didn't wanted to shared publicly, so it is 'unlisted' on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oZyDcJL ... e=youtu.be

Enjoy this part 1, I'll see what I can do about getting the other parts-- it was amazing that I couldn't find it online anywhere. Great video footage and sound of a new s38.

There are some good quotes 'Watch for cows on the road, mile marker 24!'

Full Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5YxcDAB3JE

Kyle in NO · Post by **Kyle in NO** » Feb 03, 2012 12:05 AM

So awesome. Plz upload all of it!

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Feb 03, 2012 2:32 AM

MOAR! I must have more. Thank you so much for the upload. Wow!

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Feb 03, 2012 10:13 AM

wkohler wrote:MOAR! I must have more. Thank you so much for the upload. Wow!

+1 THANK YOU!

LandCruzer94 · Post by **LandCruzer94** » Feb 03, 2012 10:43 AM

Wow, incredible vid!

MicahO · Post by **MicahO** » Feb 03, 2012 12:12 PM

This is fantabulous.

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Feb 03, 2012 12:38 PM

allright now... quit playin'

POST THE REST!!

M5BB · Post by **M5BB** » Feb 03, 2012 10:53 PM

Hey it's great to see someone post the video.
I've had the DVD for years and just never thought or looked for that matter to see if I could find it.
Quite a story.
Always been doubt if the car was stock?
I do know they had headers on them and IIRC they were not the euro headers we know but some that Cunningham had made???
There used to be a guy on this forum a few years ago that worked at the dealer or new where the car was or something like that. I'll search some for it when I can.

Enjoy..........

L_N_Love · Post by **L_N_Love** » Feb 03, 2012 11:11 PM

Cool story. More please.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Feb 03, 2012 11:11 PM

Here's the FS ad for the M5:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=56306

M5BB · Post by **M5BB** » Feb 04, 2012 9:47 AM

wkohler wrote:Here's the FS ad for the M5:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=56306

Thanks Chris, that's the one.

tschultz · Post by **tschultz** » Feb 04, 2012 11:39 AM

---Mye28 Special---

I was not asked to share this video publically, but due to the large volume of interest, I have decided to share the Private Link. In this manner, the video will not distributed, and will be passed by word of mouth.
You will not be able to search this video on youtube, but you can watch it with the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5YxcDAB3JE

Enjoy, and definitely take the time to watch the whole thing in one full sitting!
So many good quotes that it really is a good watch.

If you are having a BMW meet, open this link and you should be able to watch it as a group.

M5BB · Post by **M5BB** » Feb 04, 2012 12:18 PM

This video was available in 2008.

Here's another story about this subject

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=51871

Does anyone know Fahey well enough to ask him what he knows about these cars?
Rig Cunningham died a few years ago.

OcCoupe · Post by **OcCoupe** » Feb 04, 2012 12:30 PM

M5BB wrote:There used to be a guy on this forum a few years ago that worked at the dealer or new where the car was or something like that. I'll search some for it when I can.

I'm quite certain that RonP has the car. I met the owner when he dropped it off at Ron's shop a year or so ago for Ron to sell. If I recall correctly Rich worked for Ron Cunningham and drove the Cunningham Race Team semi.

M5BB · Post by **M5BB** » Feb 04, 2012 1:06 PM

Google is my friend.

Here's the car on the M registry.

http://www.bmwmregistry.com/detail.php?id=6941

Story and photos about the headers. First time I've seen this.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3004133/1 ... -m5/page-4

Nicke28 · Post by **Nicke28** » Feb 04, 2012 1:57 PM

Now I want to do one of these open road races.

OcCoupe · Post by **OcCoupe** » Feb 04, 2012 2:10 PM

I just stopped the video at 26:29 right after they passed the Cobra. I'm at work, supposedly here to sell something and here I am at the edge of my chair goosebumps and all watching these guys kick some ass!!! Thanks for the video!

grahamular · Post by **grahamular** » Feb 04, 2012 4:42 PM

Definitely worth a watch (or three!). Thanks for posting it.

-Graham

Das_Prachtstrasse · Post by **Das_Prachtstrasse** » Feb 04, 2012 6:33 PM

Pure awesome. That is one helluva way to market your flagship.

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Feb 04, 2012 6:54 PM

Das_Prachtstraße wrote:Pure awesome. That is one helluva way to market your flagship.

... And embarass everyone else's.
I cannot wait to put my kids to bed. I'm gonna crank this up on the big screen and eat it up...

The little snippets (pantera and flat out) are amazing, too. Those guys had some serious confidence in the cars and some huge huevos, to boot!

Roberto · Post by **Roberto** » Feb 04, 2012 7:14 PM

Holy cow I didn't know what kind of beasts the M5 and M6 were in their day!

Sweet video thanks for posting!

tschultz · Post by **tschultz** » Feb 05, 2012 4:28 AM

Glad to share, now I just hope somebody can get that Silver State Clasic posted up!

mtnman533 · Post by **mtnman533** » Feb 05, 2012 5:26 AM

And my dad tried to tell me his M6 wasn't built to drive like that...

Awesome video! Thanks a lot for uploading it, I've watched it 5 or 6 times now, I can't get enough!

Post by **Justin_FL** » Feb 05, 2012 7:48 AM

tschultz wrote:Glad to share, now I just hope somebody can get that Silver State Clasic posted up!

I VHS ripped the 1989 video in 2008. I'm not going to bother putting it on Youtube, but someone else can.

You can get the video here: http://www.badongo.com/vid/845829

The BMW cars are featured at:
BMW M6- 28:37
BMW M5- 39:18
BMW M6- 42:50

L_N_Love · Post by **L_N_Love** » Feb 05, 2012 11:27 AM

Thanks for the full length link. That was awesome.

TurboChris · Post by **TurboChris** » Feb 05, 2012 12:31 PM

tschultz wrote:---Mye28 Special---

I was not asked to share this video publically, but due to the large volume of interest, I have decided to share the Private Link. In this manner, the video will not distributed, and will be passed by word of mouth.
You will not be able to search this video on youtube, but you can watch it with the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5YxcDAB3JE

Enjoy, and definitely take the time to watch the whole thing in one full sitting!
So many good quotes that it really is a good watch.

If you are having a BMW meet, open this link and you should be able to watch it as a group.

Thanks!

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 05, 2012 2:02 PM

Just smoked the Cobra...

More later.

Coldswede · Post by **Coldswede** » Feb 05, 2012 2:19 PM

I liked how they were having a casual conversation, pointing, waving, drinking all the while smoking by everything on the road. Oh and the errant pick up truck too!

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 05, 2012 3:17 PM

... and the vette.

2nd, 4th, and 5th... an hour well spent. Let's hope the Super Bowl is as good.

tjones02 · Post by **tjones02** » Feb 05, 2012 7:46 PM

Wow, that was awesome... I haven't seen the whole thing since the fall of '89 when it was screened for us at a BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter Meeting. I was 15 then, you're making me feel old!

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Rug Cunningham's La Carrera Classic ***Unlisted youtube link

Rug Cunningham's La Carrera Classic ***Unlisted youtube link