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1969GTO 04-15-2014 11:09 AM

MONKEY BIRDS
 
Yes friends of Fast N Loud:)
On Monday the 21st April show time,they are supposed to be finding the 1st and 2nd Firebirds made.:eek:
It could be a comedy,:mad: I have no clue, just thought I would let it be known.
Enjoy the show:usa2:

69goatboy 04-15-2014 11:19 AM

Odd are he'll just clear over the rust to "preserve the patina", pressure wash the engine bays, pop on new rims and rubber before marking them up for 3 times what he paid for them.

Oh, and do his doughnuts in the parking lot. Can't forget that. :rolleyes:

A.W.Dille 04-15-2014 11:21 AM

I'm afraid to watch, liable to throw SBC crate motors in them, gaudy 18 inch wheels and claim they are will be the fastest things out there. Will likely throw junk Edelbrock carbs on them and say that they are copy's of original equipment. then they'll try to get $150K out of each of them when they only do a $500 job on them.

1968firebird455 04-15-2014 12:30 PM

These cars sold as a pair on ebay about a year or two ago in the high $20k range if I remember right. They are at probably one of the worst places they could possibly get a proper restoration/preservation.

hurryinhoosier62 04-15-2014 12:34 PM

What is it Sue calls them? A@@ Monkies......VERY appropriate!

Baron Von Zeppelin 04-15-2014 05:30 PM

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holy crapola !
Hopefully all they will do is just preview them and talk about them.
Or is it already known that they are going to "restore" them ?

Was said the buyer of the pair was a professional athlete after the ebay auction.
Never heard anything else since then.

VIN #1 is a Convertible - Red on Red Deluxe - 326 2bbl & Auto on Column - #'s matching - was still in 1 piece when sold.

VIN #2 is a Hardtop - Silver - 326 HO 4bbl - 4spd & Posi - #'s matching - color changed to Red in distant past - front clip removed and some body work had been started when sold.

Was stated in auction that a lot of NOS and extra parts were included with sale.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...1&d=1397597437

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...1&d=1397597559

Captainofiron 04-16-2014 02:19 PM

hope they do them right, they didnt do that bad of a job on the Bandit Trans Am (except for those stupid "custom" screaming monkey decals)

63gpman 04-16-2014 02:30 PM

Yea, I think they will leave them alone. The did not touch the Boss 429 and did not make much on it either. Guessing they are just going to flip them. I hope they don't touch the engines, that shop tend to wipe out cams from what I have seen.

ho428 04-16-2014 02:39 PM

On a past episode I saw one up on the rack in the background with the quarter cut off.
This is off the Gas Monkey web site:

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Holy Grail Firebirds
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Richard makes a risky deal to restore the first two Firebirds ever made from rusted and rough to museum quality. The buyer offers a handsome deal, but it comes with a crushing deadline and a 10K/day penalty for every day he's late. Aaron learns to race.

60man 04-16-2014 03:40 PM

I just record them all on DVR and watch when I get a chance to weed through them..:rolleyes:
I'll be on look out for these episodes..

69goatboy 04-16-2014 03:51 PM

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Richard makes a risky deal to restore the first two Firebirds ever made from rusted and rough to museum quality. The buyer offers a handsome deal, but it comes with a crushing deadline and a 10K/day penalty for every day he's late
Utter and complete, well I'll let Col. Potter finish the sentence:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YlSp_oCYTZ...20/rice+26.gif

Does anyone actually believe that these "deadlines" exist????

JLHarper 04-16-2014 05:12 PM

^

Lol....

Having been approached in 2012 by another (more) popular "reality show" that was interested in having one of my Pontiacs featured (at the time), I know firsthand how heavily scripted they can be, and how big the "drama" factor is.

Baron Von Zeppelin 04-16-2014 05:30 PM

001 Vert should just be lightly massaged in a couple spots and left as it was.
Was not in bad shape at all - overall.

002 Hardtop was already committed to an exterior re-do at minimum.
Were only 1 or 2 pics of the Hdtp on the auction.

Should be worth watching just to maybe find out more on how they came to be together with the previous owner.
Ebay sale was very very generic and vague.

GT182 04-16-2014 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hurryinhoosier62 (Post 5178702)
What is it Sue calls them? A@@ Monkies......VERY appropriate!

Exactly!

All of these so called restoration shows are done by a bunch of idjits out to get rich from screwing the ones they buy them from. Azz Monkeys and the Count are a couple of the worst.

GOAT WHORE 04-16-2014 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 63gpman (Post 5179086)
I hope they don't touch the engines, that shop tend to wipe out cams from what I have seen.

X2. The episode I saw they wiped out a flat tappit cam and had no idea to put in any additives for break in. They looked like a complete Bunch or retards! :eek:

71GP76TA 04-17-2014 03:43 PM

I believe these cars were discussed here a couple of years ago by the current owner at that time. I believe the owner came on here looking for an evaluation IIRC..

goatless 04-17-2014 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 71GP76TA (Post 5179873)
I believe these cars were discussed here a couple of years ago by the current owner at that time. I believe the owner came on here looking for an evaluation IIRC..

I remember the same thing- funny to see the stories all over the internet now that these ass clowns found them stored away in a garage here in CT. :rolleyes:

goatless 04-17-2014 10:13 PM

Fast 'n Loud Firebird special Monday @ 9. According to the ad I just saw...

1Bad78zam 04-17-2014 10:19 PM

It gets worse. The link says they completed the "restoration" in 60 days.


http://nypost.com/2014/04/17/holy-gr...n-conn-garage/

Trulyvintage 04-18-2014 12:24 AM

Why all the hatred ?
 
Lot of Hatred Here ....

At least (3) different threads about this ....

I like Richard & Aaron - I like Fast N' Loud




Jim

Alvin 04-18-2014 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Trulyvintage (Post 5180181)
Lot of Hatred Here ....At least (3) different threads about this .... I like Richard & Aaron - I like Fast N' Loud Jim

Good For You. Here's "what you got" http://youtu.be/dVGINIsLnqU God Bless America! ;)

cuz68 04-18-2014 02:20 AM

I like the show also, I am tired of all the reruns tho.

Squidward 04-18-2014 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JLHarper (Post 5179202)
^

Lol....

Having been approached in 2012 by another (more) popular "reality show" that was interested in having one of my Pontiacs featured (at the time), I know firsthand how heavily scripted they can be, and how big the "drama" factor is.

Dude... Don't hold back! We need to hear this story! I can only speculate on the BS level, but since you have direct experience, could you please share what happened?

Squidward 04-18-2014 03:09 AM

BTW, I enjoy the show. I'd party with those guys. More power to 'em. The show is a million times better than most reality crap out there.

Except "Naked and Afraid". I love that show.

1969GTO 04-18-2014 10:23 AM

and who wouldn't want to take AARONS place in that jeep stuffed in the back with those HOTTIES ;o)

Bring back DVAP...Desert Valley Cars [69 GTO bent frame].........just kidding

68gtoMN 04-18-2014 07:11 PM

http://video.foxnews.com/v/348240923...#sp=show-clips

Utter BS

Alvin 04-18-2014 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 68gtoMN (Post 5180616)

AKA: Hype ;)

1969GTO 04-18-2014 07:45 PM

the birdie ushered in the muscle car era????
damn...I'm trading in my GTO......I got the wrong car :o(

JLHarper 04-19-2014 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Squidward (Post 5180212)
Dude... Don't hold back! We need to hear this story! I can only speculate on the BS level, but since you have direct experience, could you please share what happened?

Liz.ard L,ick towing show.....not far from Raleigh.

A member in the local Pontiac Club contacted or was contacted by them for a (staged) "car show"....at least two years ago.

I sent some pics of a fresh painted Judge I owned at the time and a NYC Casting Producer (I think his title was) for the show and I started communicating.

He did a few other production /castings for well known "reality shows"...LA I.nk I remember was one.

They wanted me to have the car repossessed at a (staged) "car show" and then a fight ensues. I was thinking about doing it only because my young son was in my vehicle when he called and I had him on speaker phone and he got excited about it. I though it would be fun for him to experience the "show" making aspect of it.

Turns out they would not let him on the set due to him being a minor and insurance binder rules, and it would have been an all day event, having to drive 45 mins or more for some space they had found for the "car show".

I asked the guy: what car show have you attended where you don't see kids?...lol

When I said I wasn't interested, he asked if I would be "the friend" that tries to jump in on the tow truck driver repopping my "friends" car.....but wasnt interested. They found a local owner of a Cobra I recall, but not sure if he did it.

Busy at work, so it wasn't worth missing an income producing day for a free T Shirt and free BBQ at the event...I never watched the episode, and don't watch the show.

They do film around this area though....and have a "real" business lot and office building with sign over in "Liz.ard Lick". They do promo appearances also for $...also.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ps58d121cb.jpg

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