Ever Watched VGG? Good Time to Start
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I watched him in a episode early in his YT car-rear, he seemed kind of dopey and was ripping off RoadKill. Started out standing in a parking lot next to vintage mustang with flat tires asking the question every Hot Rodder wonders.......will it run and drive home?...........
Hell, I'm happy if it runs long enough to drive back in the garage
I have been following him and several others from the Motortrend lineup.
Hell, I'm happy if it runs long enough to drive back in the garage
I have been following him and several others from the Motortrend lineup.
I have a very jaded view of all of those shows.
They are 99% done for entertainment with no real basis in reality.
I came to this conclusion 20 or so years ago when the shop I was at had ESPN come and do an episode of "On the Block"
It was based on purchasing a "Barn Find" and getting it running and prettied up for auction at Barrett Jackson.
The "Barn Find" was a 69/70 Impala or some such.
This car was taken to a barn, had dirt thrown on it, air let out of the tires ect to make it look like it had been parked for years.
It then came into the shop where they set up a camera to take one picture every 10 min while I pulled the engine and "refreshed" it.
Once that was done, it went to the detail dept where it was "brought back to life" on paint, interior.
Then they showed the car going to Barrett Jackson for auction.
The whole timeline was 2 weeks.
In fact, it took 8 months to get that car done. The engine, a big block, had problems that needed a machine shop to correct.
Meanwhile, interior pieces and exterior chrome trim had to be sourced ect.
2 weeks my ass.
The whole show was a farce.
The guy at Barrett Jackson who "won" the highest bid, a month later filed a lawsuit against the shop I worked at because the car was misrepresented.
The A/C did not work, and on and on.
They ended up giving the guy his money back and taking the car back and "fixing it right".
So, yeah, not much of a fan of those type of shows ever since.
If you watch closely, you can see the deception if you know what to look for.
They are 99% done for entertainment with no real basis in reality.
I came to this conclusion 20 or so years ago when the shop I was at had ESPN come and do an episode of "On the Block"
It was based on purchasing a "Barn Find" and getting it running and prettied up for auction at Barrett Jackson.
The "Barn Find" was a 69/70 Impala or some such.
This car was taken to a barn, had dirt thrown on it, air let out of the tires ect to make it look like it had been parked for years.
It then came into the shop where they set up a camera to take one picture every 10 min while I pulled the engine and "refreshed" it.
Once that was done, it went to the detail dept where it was "brought back to life" on paint, interior.
Then they showed the car going to Barrett Jackson for auction.
The whole timeline was 2 weeks.
In fact, it took 8 months to get that car done. The engine, a big block, had problems that needed a machine shop to correct.
Meanwhile, interior pieces and exterior chrome trim had to be sourced ect.
2 weeks my ass.
The whole show was a farce.
The guy at Barrett Jackson who "won" the highest bid, a month later filed a lawsuit against the shop I worked at because the car was misrepresented.
The A/C did not work, and on and on.
They ended up giving the guy his money back and taking the car back and "fixing it right".
So, yeah, not much of a fan of those type of shows ever since.
If you watch closely, you can see the deception if you know what to look for.
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Scrapla347
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I love his content. The dude is entertaining and very knowledgeable. It definitely motivates me to work on my project car.
Anyone see the rusted out frame on this 79 Mustang?
I struggle too sit through an hour+ yt video.
He doesn't misrepresent anything. He knows it's a turd polishing contest.
He doesn't misrepresent anything. He knows it's a turd polishing contest.
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I though the sway bar mount was going to break off on his drive home. The rest of the car looked pretty good. I was waiting for him to throw a breather in the passenger valve cover fill hole. Never did though.
It's like a 2-for-1...
You get car stuff --and-- Derek.
You get car stuff --and-- Derek.
I really wanna like his stuff but I just cant get it to hold my attention. And, I think its my gnat like attention span. But, Stay Tuned has my attention. Aston Martin v12 going in a fox soon!
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I'm the same way which is why I love these online shows. I can just fast forward and skip to the good parts lol
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