Inside Comedian Gabriel Iglesias' $3 Million Volkswagen Bus Collection | Business Insider
Inside Comedian Gabriel Iglesias' $3 Million Volkswagen Bus Collection | Business Insider
Fluffy comedian Gabriel Iglesias owns a $3 million collection of classic Volkswagen Buses. He keeps them in his enormous personal museum that resembles Volkswagen’s most famous German factory. His car collection also includes several very rare Beetles and muscle cars.
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Inside Comedian Gabriel Iglesias’ $3 Million Volkswagen Bus Collection | Business Insider
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0.17 -> - The value of the collection,
2.539 -> it's truly priceless.
3.806 -> It's truly priceless, but
we're accepting offers.
6.042 -> (upbeat music)
10.38 -> - [Narrator] This is Gabriel Iglesias,
11.814 -> everyone's favorite fluffy comedian
13.516 -> and star of the Netflix
series "Mr. Iglesias."
16.419 -> We're taking a tour of
his enormous garage,
19.155 -> which features a collection
of classic Volkswagen buses
22.225 -> worth more than $3 million.
24.427 -> Gabriel's going to take
us through what he calls
26.496 -> The Fluffy Museum and give us a look
28.464 -> at some of his personal favorite buses,
30.533 -> as well as a few other rare rides he owns.
40.61 -> - Why did I become interested
42.178 -> in collecting Volkswagen buses?
43.379 -> Because I don't have a cocaine problem
44.647 -> and I needed somewhere to
spend the money, honestly.
47.383 -> I talked to Jay Leno,
and Jay told me, he says,
49.485 -> "You know what?"
50.32 -> He says, "People are gonna
tell you to invest your money
51.921 -> "certain ways."
53.122 -> He goes, "But with me,"
he goes, "I like the cars,
55.825 -> "because, first of all,
if they're classic,
58.094 -> "it is an investment, it's
an investment you can enjoy,
60.196 -> "so you can drive them,
and when you sell them,
62.365 -> "they'll be worth more."
63.466 -> Each one of these is
valued somewhere between
66.769 -> one to $200,000.
68.004 -> No, I have no intention of selling,
69.772 -> but at the end of the
day, as soon as I'm gone,
72.108 -> and when I mean gone, this is
gonna be turned into a museum
74.877 -> for the city of Long Beach.
76.846 -> (cheerful music)
80.817 -> - [Narrator] Gabriel says
he built his Fluffy Museum
82.785 -> to resemble the famous Volkswagen factory
85.321 -> in Wolfsburg, Germany, with
his own choices of artwork
88.191 -> and Fluffy pieces.
90.059 -> - Right here we have a
1967 Westfalia Camper.
94.497 -> I actually purchased it
from a guy in Germany,
97.2 -> who had purchased it from a
guy in Southern California.
99.869 -> So the car went from Southern
California, to Germany,
102.272 -> back to Southern California.
103.506 -> So it gets around.
105.174 -> It was completely white,
and it was kinda boring,
108.011 -> kinda boring camper.
109.512 -> We wanted to put something
a little bit more elegant,
111.581 -> and we thought that this
color scheme was something
114.45 -> that looked really,
like, "Wow, look at that,
116.085 -> "you're gonna be afraid to get it dirty."
117.52 -> Probably wouldn't wanna
take it into the woods now.
119.455 -> - [Narrator] Gabriel works
closely with a team of experts
121.557 -> to restore his newest
additions to the collection
123.526 -> and help keep all his metal
babies in running order.
127.797 -> - Right here we have a 1966.
130.133 -> This started off as a pistachio green.
133.303 -> We decided that it needed an upgrade.
135.772 -> I'm a big comic-book guy,
136.873 -> and so I like the "Iron Man" colors,
138.408 -> 'cause Iron Man's my favorite character,
139.809 -> and so these are very much
close to those colors.
143.313 -> There's no bus out there
that has this color combo.
150.687 -> This is a 1963 15-window bus.
155.058 -> I call this bus Quinceanera.
156.759 -> Believe it or not, these
are actually the rarest,
159.062 -> because there are only 15 windows.
160.797 -> But people always say, "Oh,
I want the 21, I want the 21,
163.199 -> "I want the 21," 'cause
they're just, you know.
165.234 -> But true collectors understand
that these are super rare.
175.345 -> All right, something completely
different right here.
177.68 -> I know from the front it looks
like one of the other buses,
180.35 -> but this is not a bus, per se,
183.386 -> it's actually a double-cab little truck.
185.888 -> Back in the day, people
did work, just like now,
188.424 -> and they needed trucks.
189.726 -> They didn't come this
way, just so you know.
191.527 -> Back then it was a working man's truck,
192.762 -> so ain't no room for chrome.
195.198 -> This is total aftermarket.
197.133 -> It's pretty.
198.067 -> And it's got an engine that'll freaking.
200.436 -> (imitates engine roaring)
201.938 -> (cackles)
203.973 -> - [Narrator] Gabriel's
love for Volkswagens
205.808 -> doesn't stop at buses, though.
207.71 -> The collector owns some of the
rarest Beetles you can find.
211.08 -> - What we have here is one
of the oldest Volkswagen Bugs
214.317 -> in the country.
215.551 -> It's a Hoffman edition, 1950,
217.987 -> which is basically the first
year they started selling them
220.456 -> here in the United States.
221.691 -> An original, and I've got all
the paperwork to prove it.
223.559 -> I got more paperwork
for this car than I do
225.495 -> for most of my family members.
226.929 -> And yeah, they say that
there's one of three of these,
230.032 -> and this is probably the nicest one.
231.801 -> - [Narrator] But Gabriel isn't
strictly a Volkswagen lover.
234.537 -> The comedian also holds a
special place in his heart
236.806 -> for muscle cars, particularly
this rare Trans Am
239.809 -> signed by actor Burt Reynolds himself,
242.245 -> whose 1977 film "Smokey and the Bandit"
245.114 -> made the car a household name.
246.582 -> - It wasn't like this when we got it.
247.784 -> It was just a plain, black Camaro.
250.119 -> We sent this black Camaro
over to our friends
252.622 -> at Trans Am Depot, over in Florida.
254.824 -> In about six months they
turned that black Camaro
257.894 -> into this beautiful thing of art.
260.329 -> I am so scared to drive this car.
262.565 -> Unfortunately, as soon as
Burt Reynolds passed away,
264.801 -> the value of this thing
went through the roof,
266.969 -> and, yeah, if I scuff it at
Starbucks, I'm gonna cry.
270.373 -> - [Narrator] Gabriel even owns two cars
271.741 -> in his personal museum that
he didn't buy for himself,
274.444 -> but for his fish.
276.112 -> - All right, now, clearly,
I will not be driving
278.314 -> either one of these.
280.082 -> These are my babies right here.
281.284 -> The nicest fish tanks.
282.785 -> Our good friends over at ATM,
they came in and they said,
286.322 -> "Fluffy, we wanna make you
something really cool."
288.391 -> And they did.
289.859 -> These were Brazilian Volkswagen buses.
291.794 -> Now, any bus that was made
in Brazil, chances are,
295.598 -> the parts got mixed up a little bit.
297.667 -> Back in the day, there was nobody to say,
298.734 -> "Well, you know, all the parts need to be,
301.504 -> "they all need to match, on the numbers."
303.906 -> And in Brazil at the time,
"I'll take this piece
306.776 -> "from the 1972, add it to this 1958,
310.012 -> "and put on some 1962 this,
312.248 -> "and add a little bit of 1981 that."
314.717 -> And so, a lot of the buses,
we call 'em Frankensteins.
318.387 -> (upbeat music)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSr2DsZfKSw