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Just picked up a Barrett Jackson magazine and it had all the cars that are going for sale in the next event and I was shocked to see an overhauling car on the block.
It’s the 902-merlot do guys remember that car? That convertible camaro that was junk with a bad frame that belonged to that actor Ian Zering. Now with less than 100 miles it’s on the block at BJ what do you think? Man not to many people get that chance to get overhauled but I always thought that one day somebody was going to sell their car because they needed money but I would never think this guy would.
Maybe the cats out of the bag and all the other folks that are in need of the almighty dollar should take their cars to the block like this guy but some of them provably do not know of Barrett Jackson but he sure did.
What do you think.
Here are links to the car.
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/event....asp?id=182715
www.overhaulin.com/gallery6.aspx?season=1
camcojb
12-18-2005, 08:42 AM
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/events/scottsdale/vehicles/cardetail_list.asp?id=182715
Jody
slck6t9
12-18-2005, 08:59 AM
It's all about the $ these days. I personally liked the wheels it left the show with over the ones it has now.
Scott
ProdigyCustoms
12-18-2005, 09:03 AM
My bet is it looks better then it runs. Or Ian realized he would rather just buy a ZO6 and be done!
1970cuda
12-18-2005, 09:41 AM
notice it doesn't even have the foose wheels on it anymore
That's not the first Overhaulin' car to get dumped for dollars. The green Mustang they did at SEMA last year was on EBay not too long ago but I didn't see what it went for. Although they were hyping the Foose/Overhaulin'/Sema angle to add some value.
Van B
12-18-2005, 10:14 AM
[QUOTE=540] Man not to many people get that chance to get overhauled but I always thought that one day somebody was going to sell their car because they needed money but I would never think this guy would.
Maybe the cats out of the bag and all the other folks that are in need of the almighty dollar should take their cars to the block like this guy but some of them provably do not know of Barrett Jackson but he sure did.[QUOTE]
Do you think it is possible that the guy just wants to sell the car? Why do we have to jump to the conclusion that he needs the money? :rolleyes:
1970cuda
12-18-2005, 10:32 AM
the starting at price was $75k and i don't think it even got a bid
Ummgawa
12-18-2005, 11:51 AM
Do you think it is possible that the guy just wants to sell the car? Why do we have to jump to the conclusion that he needs the money? :rolleyes:
I'd say yes. He has obviously ACTED like a car guy, and has done a piss poor job of it. I wonder how his buddy from Rides feels about it. Jason what's his name.
Van B
12-18-2005, 12:44 PM
Wow. Now a guy can't sell something that he owns. :wow: F ing amazing.
Ummgawa
12-18-2005, 01:11 PM
I'm sure that the question was if someone thought he needs the money, not whether or not he has the right to sell it. I don't care if he has sold his soul to the Devil himself. I think it sucks that his buddy set up the deal with Overhaulin and now he dumps the car. Tells me what kind of a "Friend" he must be. If he doesn't need the money, cool. I recall all the flap he made about how much he loved that car and how he'd never get rid of it. I guess he either got another car he loves more, another friend he likes more or he needs the money. Thats F-ing amazing to me.
Van B
12-18-2005, 01:27 PM
If you have watched the posts elsewhere regarding the American Hot Rod show, not everything you see on TV is real. Just as the deadlines and bickering on AHR are mostly staged to add drama to the show, it is also possible that the Jason Priestly involvement and the "I'll never get rid of it" statement made for a better story. It's called fiction.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I have stated mine. I have thought way too much about this already. I am done.
Ummgawa
12-18-2005, 03:28 PM
Its Cool Dude!! :D Sounds like you have insite into the Human condition nailed down better than most of us here!! You must be involved in the show to have so much "Insider" information on the fake bitchin that goes on to entertain the simpler minded people that believe every thing they see on TV or read on the internet is true. I shudder to think that Jason lays awake at night mad at Ian for selling his Overhauled Camaro. Must make 90210 reunions a real uncomfortable gathering for the both of them. I guess they are happy now that they didn't do "Brokeback Mountain" together. :lol:
And thats all I have to say about that.
Kendall Burleson
12-18-2005, 03:39 PM
A man can sell his soul if he want too.But a real car guy that get a car like that wouldn't sell it for no money . I think what the guys are saying that they wouldn't sell a car that had that much history by tv.so your coment was out of place dude. think before you open wide. :mad:
ProdigyCustoms
12-18-2005, 04:16 PM
Well, the 100 miles has to say something. Either he thinks it is too nice to drive. Or he thinks it is just to valuable to drive and depreciate. Or he thinks it is worth so much more now before the star power wears off, he feels he just has to sell it as a good business decision. Or........He hates it.
It did not go from dream car to FOR SALE car in only 100 miles, just because!
camcojb
12-18-2005, 04:23 PM
A man can sell his soul if he want too.But a real car guy that get a car like that wouldn't sell it for no money . I think what the guys are saying that they wouldn't sell a car that had that much history by tv.so your coment was out of place dude. think before you open wide. :mad:
Real car guys sell cars that nice or nicer every day. I've sold some pretty nice cars, am I not a car guy now?
Jody
Ummgawa
12-18-2005, 04:31 PM
Its official, Jody, you are no longer a car guy. Neither am I. :D
Huxsol81
12-18-2005, 04:37 PM
Hey Jim
I should have known you would beat me to that one.
hotwheels
12-18-2005, 04:43 PM
I couldn't of sold it or even thought of putting it up for sale. Hard to believe that people end up being that greedy.......I would love, and i mean love to have my twinturbo'd mustang overhauled by chip foose.....that would be a dream come true, but as with all thing's in my life, tiz not ever to be a reality.....
hmmm :(
clill
12-18-2005, 04:57 PM
I was at the shop that did the upholstery on the car for the show last year and the car was there getting some stuff fixed. There were 4 mismatched wheels on the car. There was mention of something not paid for and the wheels were taken and replaced with the mismatched ones as if to make a point. Maybe he does need the money. Has anyone seen him working ?
Huxsol81
12-18-2005, 05:00 PM
I think he was on an infomercial trying to sell some sort of nonnutritive cereal varnish...not sure
Van B
12-18-2005, 05:04 PM
Well, the 100 miles has to say something. Either he thinks it is too nice to drive. Or he thinks it is just to valuable to drive and depreciate. Or he thinks it is worth so much more now before the star power wears off, he feels he just has to sell it as a good business decision. Or........He hates it.
It did not go from dream car to FOR SALE car in only 100 miles, just because!
Only one guy knows for sure, the owner. Whatever the reason, he is the only guy that has to be happy with it.
Ummgawa I think we need a group hug here. :lol:
Hey the guy has a right to do what ever he wants with the car it's his.
My point is that the car has only a hundred miles since completed that is what the ad says.
That car was in bad shape I don't think that he even with unlimited resorces
could have come up with a car like that. I think that car was one of the few with EFI.The rear view cameras the flames the radio set up was un real. They really tryed to take it to an other level. the flames in the valve covers. Autograph by Chip, Your friend helped to pull this off for you and still only a 100 miles!
Come on! He can do what he wants with his car but he is not a car guy!!
Maybe it was'nt even his. A set up maybe?
The hole thing sounds like he will have more fun at Barrett Jackson rubbing elbows with Goldberg and all the other stars drinking merlot.
Jody I know your cars from your web site and you have sold them but it is different don't you think. I would think that you enjoyed your cars before you sold them plus this guy was trying to build something to keep. It does not sound like he did.
zbugger
12-18-2005, 11:32 PM
Maybe he does need the money. Has anyone seen him working ?
I think I remember in the show that he was saying he was doing some sort of work with a production company. I'm thinking he does need the money. Besides, it's his car to sell. Should I care? Nope. I still wish my neighbor didn't sell his mustang, but he did. Doesn't really matter to me any. Does Charlie have any right to sell Thrasher or Malitude? Sure. They're his cars. He can do what ever he wants with them. I see it as a good thing that the Overhaulin car is on the block. You finally get to see what it's worth. Cars come and go. I just wish I could buy it and take those damn monitors out of the headrest!!!!
Al Moreno
12-18-2005, 11:59 PM
I met Ian at Super Chevy in May, That was the 1st time he had driven the car. When I asked him, he said that it had taken that long to fix all the problems with the car. He was not happy with the way it had turn out. He was looking to build another one. Maybe he is selling it to bank roll his next project. He seemed like a car guy to me. :thumbsup:
I would add some pics if I knew how
69MyWay
12-19-2005, 02:25 AM
I met Ian at Super Chevy in May, That was the 1st time he had driven the car. When I asked him, he said that it had taken that long to fix all the problems with the car. He was not happy with the way it had turn out. He was looking to build another one. Maybe he is selling it to bank roll his next project. He seemed like a car guy to me. :thumbsup:
I would add some pics if I knew how
That's cool, and it makes sense. Not that I am happy to hear he had trouble with the car, but one part of the show that is never mentioned is the fact that it often takes months and months of headaches to flogged out the bugs in a complicated build like this. That makes me feel better about the builds that there really is the balance on the other side.
Smack_talker
12-19-2005, 05:17 AM
I met Ian at Super Chevy in May, That was the 1st time he had driven the car. When I asked him, he said that it had taken that long to fix all the problems with the car. He was not happy with the way it had turn out. He was looking to build another one. Maybe he is selling it to bank roll his next project. He seemed like a car guy to me. :thumbsup:
I would add some pics if I knew how
Was his ex-wife with him? I'd like to meet her. :unibrow:
Ummgawa
12-19-2005, 05:59 AM
Only one guy knows for sure, the owner. Whatever the reason, he is the only guy that has to be happy with it.
Ummgawa I think we need a group hug here. :lol:
Jeff it is fully cool. Just Cabin fever settin in!! Santa Clause is has been asked to drive to Texas at the drop of a hat so I'd better warm up the sleigh. Drive down and back in two days, 755 miles one way.:thumbsup:
trapin
12-19-2005, 06:45 AM
I was at the shop that did the upholstery on the car for the show last year and the car was there getting some stuff fixed. There were 4 mismatched wheels on the car. There was mention of something not paid for and the wheels were taken and replaced with the mismatched ones as if to make a point. Maybe he does need the money. Has anyone seen him working ?
According to IMDB, as of 2004 he is working part-time as a quality control specialist for the State of California Judicial system. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005575/
Derek69SS
12-19-2005, 07:10 AM
I'd sell it too. :_paranoid
I wouldn't really want a car built by Foose, Boyd, Trepanier, Steilow, etc... I want a car built by ME, the way I want it.
Sure, I love those cars, but I've never yet seen a custom built car built that didn't have anything I wouldn't change... and the fact it was "built by Foose" is what makes it valuable. As soon as you start changing things, it's no longer a "Foose" built car.
I'd get pretty sick of hearing people talk about how I "ruined" a Foose-mobile by changing nearly everything... so I'd sell it to someone who's going to appreciate it as a Foose car, and I'd use the money to build one how I want it.
Steve Chryssos
12-19-2005, 07:30 AM
He can own it, sell it, drive over it with a steam roller, or deposit a steamin, stinky poop on the dash. Regardless, it is sooo not my business.
ProdigyCustoms
12-19-2005, 08:22 AM
Even though Tyson, MC Hammer, and rock stars galore proved fortunes can be squandered, it would be difficult to believe the way contracts are negotiated these days, and syndication rights for a show that popular, that he would need the money. I have a girlfriend that is a 3rd stringer actress, and she gets nice royalty checks from 1 minute appearances and sometimes does not even speak. But every time they show it, she gets paid. most times it is not even in the US.
I am betting he hates it, but lets face it, it would be financial suicide to admit it. I know I would hate it if it was built in a week. I would hate it if we built it in a week! He hates it, been there, done that, got a tee shirt.
rwhite692
12-19-2005, 11:15 AM
I second what Steve C. said....:yes:
He can own it, sell it, drive over it with a steam roller, or deposit a steamin, stinky poop on the dash. Regardless, it is sooo not my business.
ummm... eeew. sometimes I come here to learn and listen to your opinions about the industry, projects, etc... sometimes I walk away shaking me head. This is one of those times.... eeeww eeeww eeeww
:goofy:
kennyd
12-19-2005, 02:46 PM
I know I would hate it if it was built in a week. I would hate it if we built it in a week! He hates it, been there, done that, got a tee shirt.[/QUOTE] PRODIGY
I 2ND THAT ALSO
been there, done that, got a tee shirt.
lol, got the t-shirt. That's pretty good. :lol:
Steve Chryssos
12-19-2005, 04:23 PM
ummm... eeew. sometimes I come here to learn and listen to your opinions about the industry, projects, etc... sometimes I walk away shaking me head. This is one of those times.... eeeww eeeww eeeww
:goofy:
I'm sorry. I was just trying to be.....emphatic.
Reminds me of a certain skit from Crank Yankers. Anyone know the one I'm talking about? :lol:
After being told about his new car only seconds before his arrival at American Muscle Cars, Ian is in complete shock. Hearing him say, "This isn't my car," multiple times, our editor (and "Overhaulin'" accomplice), Terry Cole assured him it was.
http://superchevy.com/features/0407sc_tv/
100 miles later Barrett Jackson.
Al Moreno
12-19-2005, 08:03 PM
After being told about his new car only seconds before his arrival at American Muscle Cars, Ian is in complete shock. Hearing him say, "This isn't my car," multiple times, our editor (and "Overhaulin'" accomplice), Terry Cole assured him it was.
http://superchevy.com/features/0407sc_tv/
100 miles later Barrett Jackson.
Let's shot the son of b....... :evil:
MarkM66
12-20-2005, 08:36 AM
Maybe he just wants a more drivable car. Like something with a working top. Rain... :_paranoid
kennyd
12-20-2005, 10:45 AM
i have a different view of this also .
we built a car this year for my dad , 55 nomad , he has had the car for
32 years . he has stated in the past he would be burried in that car . he sold the car at sema this year ! i was amazed , mother pissed off , brother pissed off ,everyone around him suprised . so i asked him why he sold the car .........................his response was , it was to nice and all i wanted was a driver , i cant drive the car for fear of tearing it up.
so maybe he dont like a nice car
62fairlane
12-21-2005, 04:49 PM
seeing that it was mentioned the car had issues....and green mustang on ebay made mention of issues (had 75 miles on the clock....overheated like mad) it is seeming more like these cars get tossed together way fast (do you ever see them get driven on the show during the reveal?)
I am guessing half the time they just skip over things that are going to take too long.....like say properly jetting a carb, adjusting auto transmission linkage, bleeding brakes....I kind always wanted my car done on there (I barely have enough time to keep it running these days and it would be nice to have it "done") but I feel that I would get a half working un driveable pile of crap back. something with a misc crate motor shoved in it and a auto trans with a slop paint (the ebay mustang made mention of the paint being a 10 footer)
69MyWay
12-22-2005, 02:03 AM
slop paint (the ebay mustang made mention of the paint being a 10 footer)
You know that they have to get terrible shrinkage since they bondo the cars and within a few hours the primer is going on, then in a few more hours the paint follows. I have had filler shrinkage on cars that I worked over a period of months with time spent in the sun to cure between.
rwhite692
12-22-2005, 11:48 AM
...You know that they have to get terrible shrinkage since they bondo the cars and within a few hours the primer is going on, then in a few more hours the paint follows...
This is exactly what I was thinking...also didja happen to see in the episode with that 56 chev that they did (pearl white with the teal flame/graphics on the side for the surfing instructor guy)...They showed a quick glimpse of the body shop guys applying bondo to the driver's qtr panel...holy smokes, there must have been at least a gallon of mud in play...the whole qtr was slathered....skim coat, indeed...:wow:
Steve1968LS2
12-23-2005, 09:48 AM
nonnutritive cereal varnish...not sure
Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation.. :)
Dezduster
12-23-2005, 10:44 PM
The differance in opinion may be by those who can afford to swap cars like pants and those who cant? Weather it be due to financial reasons or sentiment some people would love to have a one week car and would work through any problems. I would keep it for 2 reasons sentiment and I like cars.
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