Overhaulin'

[70rs]

After catching an episode of Overhaulin' today it got me thinking. Does anyone know how accurate the timeline is they lead us to believe on TV?
Or what kind of quality the cars are when finished? Are the owners responsible for any of the expenses like parts, labor, taxes?
Have any of the cars turned up on the market for sale and if so how did they do?
I am just curious.

[JayR]

The filming definitely takes place over 7-8 days on al but a few of them but the cars are kept after they reveal it to safety check them and go over everything with a fine-tooth comb which is why the mark almost never drives the car at the end of the episode.

I've seen a bunch of them in person and the quality is up there and curb appeal is always over the top but just like our cars, depends a lot on what you had to start with, i.e. rust buckets that take an extra day or two to hang panels on. Rushing the bodywork may create issues down the road and best case scenario require another cut and rub a few months down the road when things shrink.

I've seen a lot of them go up for sale at Barrett-Jackson, Hot Rod Hotline, EBay, etc for various reasons ranging from "where the hell am I supposed to park this thing and not have a panic attack every time I hear a car alarm?" to "I wonder if I can capitalize on this car's new found fame?" Don't know what they sold for but it depends on a bunch of things like selling an oddball like the van or the Tahoe in the depth of the recession or selling a 1st gen Camaro 4 years ago.

Of course they're responsible for the taxes! Do you think the IRS is going to let that slide?

Do some Google searches and to the magazine guys reading, round some of them up for feature articles! 90% of them are in So-Cal!

[70rs]

I guess I'd be a happy guy if someone took my car and built it for me. But to have any issues with it after the build and get the bill for the taxes would suck. I imagine some of the owners who may not have a secure place to keep it would risk theft and want to sell. But to try and make a buck on someone elses hard work and a gift at that, well that is pretty low in my mind.

I would love to see an article on those builds. Kind of a "where are they now" write up.

[TreySmith]

Reminds me of that suburban Stacey built on TRUCKS, it changed hands so many times and ended up just being a bare shell after it was all said and done. I will try and find the article.

Hope none of these cars ended up like this.

[04Prox2]

^^it was a K5 blazer, somebody bought it and stripped the axles and motor

[Aschle]

The 4 door nova 2 that was done a while back is here in my town... Good kid, he deserved it !

After the reveal, they did as stated above, had to have it safety inspected before giving it back. The guy who did the inspection was an idiot ! He kept the car for roughly 3 months, drove it around and told people he built it... Anyways, he took alot of the enjoyment out of the experiance. The owner was even told that the new engine was junk and he needed to put a new crate motor in it (at the owners expense) , keep in mind it had a brand new Edelbrock crate engine... i believe the guy was trying to pull a fast one and get the Edelbrock engine... Pretty sad. I had to go help out getting the air ride to raise the car since the guy killed the battery and it had to be towed to the owners house. I was asked to trailer it to a local stereo shop to get it fixed, but sorry, an aired out Foose built car... not taking chances, so we luckily fixed it in his garage. Chip and his team did a very good thing for these people and this hobby ! Sad to see creeps out there trying to get something for nothing...