Car tv shows

[SSLance]

Along the same lines...with the Detroit Muscle build of their give away Red TA...I was shuddering at the thought of them bolting all of that new suspension stuff up to that nasty old undercarriage.

They used to be pretty good about a good cleanup and paint even if rattlecan while things were apart, but they slapped that bad boy back together in a hurry with almost no prep and paint underneath.

That bothered me...

[Tuske427]

Wow, lots of bashing of the shows on this thread- here's your chance to "put up or shut up" ha ha

A coworker sent this around today. looks like a blast! I just wish I had time to do this...

[TheJDMan]

Originally Posted by Tuske427

Wow, lots of bashing of the shows on this thread- here's your chance to "put up or shut up" ha ha

A coworker sent this around today. looks like a blast! I just wish I had time to do this...

Sounds like a remake of "Junkyard Wars".

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by TheJDMan

Sounds like a remake of "Junkyard Wars".

I designed some of the toys for that show- we had a license at Jakks Pacific and I made a line of replica vehicles, a competition game called "Junk Jumpin Challenge", and a 2n1 vehicle line we called "super scrappers". We also developed many other concepts that never went through. I also attended a filming of that show when they filmed here in the states. It was the Monster Truck episode with Bob Chandler as the expert consultant. They did some filming up in Sun Valley at one of the junkyards, then the competition was up in Santa Barbara. It was kind of a sham- the show led you to believe the teams really built those vehicles. They didn't. They went through the "pre loaded" yard and pulled some parts, did little more than actually tack weld and mock up the major pieces together. Then a completely different crew came in and actually built up the vehicles. They did this for safety/ insurance reasons and also to guarantee they'd have a vehicle that could actually work at the competition.

Attached is a pic of the toys I made that hit the shelves (and soon the clearance aisles) The worst was how the instructions ended up on top inside the package...

[booah]

I like Big Muscle on you tube and Roadkill as well, real people.

[Thenovaguy]

Originally Posted by booah

I like Big Muscle on you tube and Roadkill as well, real people.

I second that Roadkill and Big muscle are about as real as it gets. I would rather watch them off YouTube without commercials and without the fluff of all these other cable shows. Just give me what I want tech and cars!!

T.J.

[makoshark]

I like to watch Chop Cut Rebuild. That show focuses on the car and not the BS drama that many of the other shows have. If you're going to have a show about building cars, then show the build.

[IMPALA MAN]

Everyone has their things they like or dislike. I also understand the show producers have a certian set of things they want to accomplish. That being said what I dislike about most of these shows is the reputation it gives the "real" builders like we have on this site. I see it as sort of a slap in the face to these builders. What is a customer supposed to think when they watch these shows? Personally I think you would have one of two types of people watching.
1. A person that has no idea what to expect in a true $50,000 a $100,000 build. These people would have the money but not the know how to do the build themselves (no disrespect).
2. People like many of us on this site that maybe don't get to visit shops or get to know them and their work. For this type of customer, I would think these shows would make them very hesitant to take their project to a shop.

I mean only the best builders get on tv....right. If these guys are the best, then wow!

[69c4x11]

Originally Posted by IMPALA MAN

Everyone has their things they like or dislike. I also understand the show producers have a certian set of things they want to accomplish. That being said what I dislike about most of these shows is the reputation it gives the "real" builders like we have on this site. I see it as sort of a slap in the face to these builders. What is a customer supposed to think when they watch these shows? Personally I think you would have one of two types of people watching.
1. A person that has no idea what to expect in a true $50,000 a $100,000 build. These people would have the money but not the know how to do the build themselves (no disrespect).
2. People like many of us on this site that maybe don't get to visit shops or get to know them and their work. For this type of customer, I would think these shows would make them very hesitant to take their project to a shop.

I mean only the best builders get on tv....right. If these guys are the best, then wow!

Do you think any of the Dips even know of the existence of this site ?? They might learn what true builders think about their dumb ass !

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by IMPALA MAN

Everyone has their things they like or dislike. I also understand the show producers have a certian set of things they want to accomplish. That being said what I dislike about most of these shows is the reputation it gives the "real" builders like we have on this site. I see it as sort of a slap in the face to these builders. What is a customer supposed to think when they watch these shows? Personally I think you would have one of two types of people watching.
1. A person that has no idea what to expect in a true $50,000 a $100,000 build. These people would have the money but not the know how to do the build themselves (no disrespect).
2. People like many of us on this site that maybe don't get to visit shops or get to know them and their work. For this type of customer, I would think these shows would make them very hesitant to take their project to a shop.

I mean only the best builders get on tv....right. If these guys are the best, then wow!

Agreed, and that the builders are knuckle-dragging, eye-patch wearing dregs of society just trying to make a quick buck on a car. We try to promote the craftsmanship and skill it takes to build a car properly, but many shows to far more harm than good for the image of car enthusiasts.