Aaron Kaufman LEAVES gas monkey! Rawlings: "it came completely out of left field"

[NOPANTS68]

If you ever want to know how cool Rawlings is....just ask him.

Good luck to Aaron. I was critical of the BS at the beginning, but after he built that Falcon I have much respect. Chatted with him for a bit at a show and he was very humble. Good people.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by NOPANTS68

If you ever want to know how cool Rawlings is....just ask him.

Good luck to Aaron. I was critical of the BS at the beginning, but after he built that Falcon I have much respect.

Nailed it.

[cpd004]

The Challenger giveaway car was won by a local guy near me. He brings it to cruise nights here and there. It's not at all perfect, but a great looking driver.

Not a fan of the cars either show builds, but I'd rather watch the Misfit guys than any of the Monkeys. Who doesn't like Tom?

[LateralJeaz]

Originally Posted by NOPANTS68

If you ever want to know how cool Rawlings is....just ask him.

Good luck to Aaron. I was critical of the BS at the beginning, but after he built that Falcon I have much respect. Chatted with him for a bit at a show and he was very humble. Good people.

For the sake of facts, Unfortunately Aaron didn't 'build' the falcon. As the previous owner stated on the show when he came by to check it out after the monkeys finished it, "all they did was pull it apart and paint it". Then added little bits like the hood vents. And now it even sports a more powerful/beefed drivetrain. However that's neither here nor there to me and still takes nothing from Aaron. He could be a welcome addition to this place. But unfortunately I don't see him spending much time here if any.

[GregWeld]

I met Aaron at the USCA event in Fort Worth.... I really liked him. He's just one of us.

The other guy --- yeah --- I don't think we'd be hanging together.... and hell no I don't watch the show. I can't be bothered to be entertained with stupidity and drama....

[kwhizz]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I met Aaron at the USCA event in Fort Worth.... I really liked him. He's just one of us.

The other guy --- yeah --- I don't think we'd be hanging together.... and hell no I don't watch the show. I can't be bothered to be entertained with stupidity and drama....

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[NOPANTS68]

Originally Posted by LateralJeaz

For the sake of facts, Unfortunately Aaron didn't 'build' the falcon. As the previous owner stated on the show when he came by to check it out after the monkeys finished it, "all they did was pull it apart and paint it". Then added little bits like the hood vents. And now it even sports a more powerful/beefed drivetrain. However that's neither here nor there to me and still takes nothing from Aaron. He could be a welcome addition to this place. But unfortunately I don't see him spending much time here if any.

With respect the original builder, what he had was a pipe rack with a modified Falcon body on it. It lacked every system required to make it run under its own power. Yes, Aaron didn't build the car from the ground up, but considering what he started with I will give him a whole bunch of credit.

[LateralJeaz]

Originally Posted by NOPANTS68

With respect the original builder, what he had was a pipe rack with a modified Falcon body on it. It lacked every system required to make it run under its own power. Yes, Aaron didn't build the car from the ground up, but considering what he started with I will give him a whole bunch of credit.

Well said. He didn't weld the thing together but did almost everything else. which is obviously no picnic.

[SS Performance]

The show has slowly slipped from being about builds to being about Richard and his endeavors/antics. More about how much money he can throw around.

I think several years ago they ran out of new things to do. So they started doing weird builds and youtube commentary shows.

I hope this isn't a ploy to get viewers for next season.

I think Aaron has a lot of talent and in the right situation could turn out nice cars.

I haven't watched the show in several years.