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Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69
I love the scenes where they are bolting on brand new shiney parts onto a frame covered in rust and an inch of grease and oil.... nice paint right next to the rusted out cowl etc etc etc...
As for Gas Monkey..... ever notice that 75% of the cars they built and "sold" are in the background...even in the next season....its all scripted TV BS.....
The challenger they just did with basically an engine and trans swap and bolt on wheels/tires/brakes...they sold it for $125k...are you stupid?
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Originally Posted by Che70velle
Ned, if I'm not badly mistaken, they supposedly sold it for $150k
The Monkeys achieved a new level of ridiculousness for me personally, with that episode. The Challenger, for me, was my favorite car that they have built, but the story about Dodge letting Richard drive the "prototype" car that's going to be crushed anyway, so let's borrow the drivetrain out of it...they won't even notice.
The whole storyline was pathetic. Are there people out there that actually fall for this junk?
And what about the bearded wonder himself, master mechanic Arron being stumped by the fact that the column on "these old cars" kills power during start? He made out like he was stumped, and didn't know how to correct this. I chuckled about that for a while.
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It was most likely a customers build in the first place where the $150 included the 2015 Challenger.
I'll say it, I enjoy watching the show. Its entertainment.