Thread: American Hot Rod

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I do like some of the cars he builds

http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/ca...ngtons_garage/

I have enjoyed this show, but I like the Rides show on TLC even better. In that one you see the feature designer Chip Foose at least do some work. The Speed channel has several new shows starting up the 16th of this month that I am looking forward to. I don't recall the names right now, but you can check them out at

http://www.speedtv.com

Pat

Yeah Pat, they've done some interesting stuff there on Rides. I think their approach is a little different. Not only are they trying to squeeze an entire feature into a one hour show, they're also bouncing all over the car hobby map. That's probably a good thing for those who either have, or want to develope, a broad interest. A couple weeks ago they did all that bling-bling modifying to the high end rides for athletes/music people that was informative, though I couldn't get interested in a steady diet of it. The feature on the ebay Mustang last week was interesting, another car that was at SEMA. Again, trying to pack all that was done into a one hour format sort of short changed the amount of work that went into it. It reminds me of some of those shows that show house remodeling. In an hour they get a year's worth of work done. Makes it look easy.

The one persistant distraction on Rides is the cadence of Priestly's narration. They could probably increase their viewership if they got him to change it, or got someone in there that drinks coffee!

All of these shows will have something of value for the person who has an open mind and can be attentive. The closed minded "know it alls",,,,,,,,,,,,, well, that's why they demonstrate their ignorance of so many things.

Thanks for the Speed Channel info. Looks like there's going to be more stuff on than I'll have time to watch. I guess that's cable TV at it's best......................carving out a bunch of little niches for folks to select from.

I really like "American Hot Rod". Sure, some of the bickering is staged or encouraged, but it's more accurate than any other show on tv. Charlie, Roy, and that bald young guy seem to be the only ones who know anything. Most of those other guys are just trying to look good on camera, and don't seem to have much pride in their work.

The thing that encourages me the most is seeing how the "pros" have problems with everything just like me. Several guys I know that have watched the show have a greater respect for what I am trying to accomplish. I can say that I have learned some things from the show.

American Chopper- Good entertainment value. I like the show, but I really haven't learned much about building anything. Mikey is hilarious, but the popularity seems to be going to Paulie's head.

Monster garage- Pretty good most of the time...depends on the project and the builders. What's with the shemale?


Two guys garage, Horse Power TV, Trucks- Everything fits perfect. Let's take a coffee break and talk about carwax. Thanks Pal!

Ok Bob; Look's like you got a good thread going here. I think there is alot of good shows like these,And I enjoy watching some of them.As long as I can learn some thing from them. Butt I don't enjoy watching some one talk to every one else like they are a pice of crap, You can ask some one to do some thing and be nice about it.Not a butt head like some of the guys on the shows are. They need to go home and watch them self on TV to see how dumb they really look to other people.


Vegas

Hi Fellas, I enjoyed the show as well - though I too wish they would focus more on the building than the drama, though I can see that might limit viewership (what would AC be without the bickering). One of my favorite parts was watching the interior guys (having never seen that process before).

Curious what you guys estimate the parts cost to be on this car?
Art Morrison Chassis/tranny/brakes e.t.c. $20?
AS&P full-house Crate $15?
Interior/Paint e.t.c.

The final product sure was pretty.

Jordan

Jordan, my guess would be that your numbers so far are pretty close, though the whole chassis with the indi rear and all could go a bit higher. A Gabe interior is probably an easy $10, the paint work around $15. Those one off wheels (at least the first set )weren't cheap either. You know there were a couple a ton of overtime hours in there. I'm sure the owner didn't set the deadline to make SEMA, more likely it was Coddington dovetailing with the TV bit. So did he cut the guy a "deal" on that part of it? NOT LIKELY! All up I'd have to guess that thing went out the door close to $200 maybe even north of that. Gotta pay for that Coddington name ya know!!

I heard the owner claim it was the nicest '56 in the world. Well, as long as he believes that I guess that's okay. I've seen the car, and it's nice, very nice...............................but not the nicest I've ever seen. There are lots of folks who will be shocked and scoff at this kind of price/car, but it's the reality of a high level pro built car. And there are guys who've earned the dough to be able to afford it. And hey, it's their money, they can spend it any way they want.