TV crap shows, was Re: {FORGED?} Re: Auction in Missouri

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

> > Frank check out a few of the really fine original car's "DORK
> > Coddington (Hot Rods By "Dork" The Has Been) has cut up for his TV
> > show. Some one should cut his n@t's off.  >> "Doc"

Good name for that guy. Now I know it's TV and all, but he and the
rest fo his crew seem like such whiney pissant privileged
bastards, that alone makes it unwatchable.

I agree on Monster Garage, Frank, they ruin most things they
touch, and they also perpetuate the instant-gratification thing,
it only takes a month to make a hot rod, etc. Whoever's to blame,
a lot of students here at Univ. Calif Irvine think they are gonna
make some electronic or robotic thing over a weekend, and think
I'm just being a jerk when I say it iwll take a month or whatever
and requires paper planning, thinking, etc.

Maybe Hemmings should do a TV show... it *is* TV, you can't show 4
hours of sanding, or days of staring at brackets, and all that
crap it really takes, but you could illustrate a "real" process
with the right projects. Sure, they'd sit with a box of shiny
parts from the store, but a simple explanation of (say) a motor
rebuild kit costing $X would do.

tomj





> I here ya! Worse is "Monster Garage" though. At least Boyd makes an enjoyable car out of 'em (though I'd rather see the more scarce ones preserved or restored, at least left looking somewhat stock -- even if lightly modernized for safer driving). Jesse James usually cuts a perfectly good vehicle up and makes something totally useless out of it! There are exceptions -- the old model Bronco converted into a rock crawler and a 50s Ford wagon converted to a 4x4 beach wagon. At least those vehicles were somewaht useable, though I'd never have cut up either one. Now a late 70s Toyota or even Chevy truck yes -- but one of the models that are starting to get scarce like the late 60s "Baby Bronc" or two door Ford 50s "Woody" wagon (especially a two door!)? Never!! I might even consider cutting up a Grand Wagoneer since they are still rather plentiful, but any AMC or old car I cut up will have to be something that needs a complete going through or has some kind of damage/rust that m!
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> es it impractical to restore. That's what makes my 58-62 Classic/Ambo limo idea so difficult! I'd want two cars that have "issues" or were wrecked on opposite ends, with neither a really good resto candidate. The only saving grace is the unit boadies for those years are virtually the same, and it wouldn't be to difficult to graft a 58 to a 62. Would be some styling issues that would have to be blended in with maybe a third parts car and/or some custom work, but could be done.
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