[The Boss]

Originally Posted by rexs73gto

Grave yard cars , I would take about 5 min.'s of that fool talking to me the way he talks to those guys & pow I deck him. He may know a bunch about the cars but he's an ASS.

That show would work for me if they just stuck to the technical stuff, how it was done, how they are reproducing the techniques, where they get the parts, the production numbers of the cars and how you decode them etc.. Unfortunately they let him talk like a 10 y.o. girl who doesn't get enough attention.

[goatless]

Originally Posted by The Boss

That show would work for me if they just stuck to the technical stuff, how it was done, how they are reproducing the techniques, where they get the parts, the production numbers of the cars and how you decode them etc.. Unfortunately they let him talk like a 10 y.o. girl who doesn't get enough attention.

The first episode I saw of that show impressed me, in that they actually seemed to know what they were doing. The "drama" level has since increased- I'm sure at the request of the show's producers. The easiest way to make up forced drama is the childish behavior. It may be annoying, but it's still better than the "we only have 3 days to get the car done!" formula so many car shows use.

[rexs73gto]

I to wish they would show more of what they do to the car, more of the actual work & a lot less belittling of the other guys. I would like to see who is doing the body work & paint work because the guys on the show don't seem to have the talent to be doing it. I would like to see them working on the body to see who is doing the work not just the putting the parts back on the car. GYC may do good work but who is doing the work , not the big mouth.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by rexs73gto

I to wish they would show more of what they do to the car, more of the actual work & a lot less belittling of the other guys. I would like to see who is doing the body work & paint work because the guys on the show don't seem to have the talent to be doing it. I would like to see them working on the body to see who is doing the work not just the putting the parts back on the car. GYC may do good work but who is doing the work , not the big mouth.

That is what I do like about the English show, "Wheeler Dealer". At least half the the show is the actual work being done. If they have to farm it out to get something done, we get to see that too. I think it really is probably the best of those shows. No soap opera plots, no drama, just buying, repairing and at the very end, selling the car to someone. The guy Mike, has a good sense of humor but doesn't overdo it. Edd the mechanic is very good at explaining what he's doing on the mechanical end.
The results are realistic in that they aren't doing full restos but buying clean, interesting collector cars, repairing and reselling for a modest profit.
The cars are generally not the kind of cars we deal with much on this site but still, very interesting. I loved the Blue 1970 Fiat 'Dino' they did the other night.

[rexs73gto]

I agree the W.D. show is possibly the best on right now because of the fact they show what is going on to fix the car.

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

That is what I do like about the English show, "Wheeler Dealer". At least half the the show is the actual work being done. If they have to farm it out to get something done, we get to see that too. I think it really is probably the best of those shows. No soap opera plots, no drama, just buying, repairing and at the very end, selling the car to someone. The guy Mike, has a good sense of humor but doesn't overdo it. Edd the mechanic is very good at explaining what he's doing on the mechanical end.
The results are realistic in that they aren't doing full restos but buying clean, interesting collector cars, repairing and reselling for a modest profit.
The cars are generally not the kind of cars we deal with much on this site but still, very interesting. I loved the Blue 1970 Fiat 'Dino' they did the other night.

I laugh every time I see them use a rattle can aka: "spray bomb" to refinish an exterior 1/4 et al panel! Still neat show, like it too often when they barter exchanging incorrect "take-off" wheels and parts to return to OEM appearance.

Some episodes of CCC will do the same showing some of the restoration techniques used to resurrect a dead drivetrain, etc.