Show bugs me, that guy thinks he is the *****.

The next OCC of TV haha

Soon they will have a Big Rig and all the toys.:G-Dub:

All those shows suck..LOL Sorry just my personal opinion

I wonder if they fixed all those issues after it was finished,

In general I think those guys are total dumbasses and wouldn't have them build me a riding lawnmower let alone a car

LOL! agreed. His 1st and 2nd gen are top notch builds. The Nomad was a joke. Im sure even Jr knows it didnt compare to the caliber of cars hes got in his stable but for the Dew air time and commercial of it all 75K is money well spent for advertising I guess. Would rather see a real shop build a car.

I'm pretty sure that car was done as a giveaway, something for a Mountain Dew promotion, not Dale Jr's personal car. I think there was a blurb across the bottom of the screen towards the end of the show that said something to the affect of "Enter to win Jr's Nomad at blahblahblah.com..."

for 75K? I would have at least put a Crate LS3 in it. Car came out nice, not much you can do as far as the trim. Its not like you can go to classic industries and pick up a set of reproduction stuff.

I am under the impression, that the car was built for DEW airtime. I imagine the original plan was to do exactly what they did, buy an old restore, repaint it, put a fresh motor in it, give lots and lots of airtime to diet dew.

To me Gas Monkey garage buys cars, puts minimal work and effort into something to flip it for money. They don't advertise a rotisserie restore, instead they breath new life into old cars to keep them on the road and out of the junkyard. After the first couple of episodes, i quit paying attention to prices paid, and profits made. I also believe those are somewhat fabricated. Instead i watch the show for the entertainment factor, and to see what they are going to do next...mainly what tom is going to do. HA

nail on the head you have hit. Tom is hilarious. GMG's insurance people must be holding their breath.

I'm with you on this... can't stand to watch TV rebuild shows... Too much Hollywood not enough reality. More emphasis on the drama and not enough on the tech... but of course then only guys like us would watch right?!?!?

Funny thing is that before the TV show all I ever saw out of Gas Monkey here at local shows were Ratrods. Nothing shiny, nothing modern.

I've got a friend that used to work with Aaron and said that he is the real deal. What you see on the TV show doesn't even give a glimpse of what what the man can really do.


I know people behind the scenes with Counting Cars and it is more of the same... all about the drama. You never see the guys that actually do the builds and work on the cars. It's all just propped up for the TV show.

If you ever see the rerun of Overhaulin where they surprise Chip by ruining his truck, look at his face. Doesn't look real happy. How do a bunch of half asses build something for someone like that? I guess it's the thought that counts.