My idea for a reality show is about a guy that puts in a full day of work, then goes home and pays bills
Quite true. At the Pate swap meet this year one of the shows was filming. Completely scripted, and all BS.
They overpaid at auction, nevermind what they dumped into the post car. Do they really think no one would notice that??
What I want to know is what happened to the green hardtop? Maybe it met the same fate as the 67 Riv they tried fixing up?
I will give you a break :TU: Bought for US$ 3,400.00, not for US$ 3,200.00 :Smarty: Money spent: US$ 10,400.00 So that's US$ 7,000.00 instead of US$ 6,000.00 That makes it all more realistic
Hey, on the one hand, they're doing us a service. I'm sure there are a lot wife-beater wearing, beer swilling morons with the IQ of a houseplant sprawled out on their couches in who've watched that and figured "I can do that!" These people will then go out and buy up any basket cases we can throw at them for stupid money and then try and fix them. Here you go; - clean out your yard, get rid of that lawn ornament your wife's been on you to do something with. And then we can buy them all back in boxes for cheap once reality and the magnitude of the actual costs become apparent. A lot of cars that would otherwise get crushed will be saved. In recent years, it's amazing how many people with out a clue or a grasp of even the most rudimentary automotive concept go out and buy a project way above their experience or knowledge level and expect to turn it into the next great Barrett-Jackson hit. Let these shows run; and as PT Barnum once said, "There's one born every minute", and these people will ensure the availability of cheap parts, but only if you are prepared to wait.
You make a valid point. While I will always be a Buick guy, as I've gotten older, I've become more of a "car guy" and have learned to appreciate mostly all of the brands and their contribution to the muscle car genre. I'm glad Velocity has these programs and my only gripe - like Jason's - was the bait and switch with the post coupe on DCS. I wish one of our Buick resto guys had a show. That'd be some good TV.
I don't think you would be happy with the work they do. I saw one where they were doing body work on a smashed area. He wasn't doing any prep at all, just had a big can of Bondo and a spreader in his hand ready to go to work. After watching the show I don't see how they can stay in business selling cars. Note also that they don't list the selling price, just what they will ask for it. Lou
Good idea Brett, let them make a true life Buick restoration show- We can all watch trying to fit crappy repro pieces on the car and having to take them on and off 15 times before they manage to get them to fit, all while cursing and throwing wrenches. Another scene could be the guys scouring the internet trying to find someone willing to let go of a set of NOS headlight bezels for under a grand. Then they can debate over weather its easier to fix the rotted original fenders or shell out the bucks for an NOS set only to have to drill out all the spot welds to get them to match the hood line.
How very true, Marc. Only problem is that too many may think that the cars are worth more than they paid because their time butchering them is worth a lot more than their job pays them hourly.
Good idea. It could be done as an expose' of the crap too many resto parts suppliers pass off because they have exclusive rights to make them. I'd start with OER. What a bunch of crap.
ive been in the car business for 37 yrs and you are right in never works the way they show us on that show
