I just finished watching tonights episode of Wrecks to Riches where they built a 69 Camaro. That show is so fundamentally artificial. I have seen the last three episodes and the same people are on site bidding on the cars. I feel as if the good people of TLC have grossly underestimated their audience and think they can pull one over on the viewer. In addition, that car was a piece of caca. Anyone can slap a paint job and wheels on a car and say it's custom. If this Barry fellow is so "high profile", enough to warrant his own show, he should try building cars that will impress audiences with craftmanship and creativity. You can slap a bow on a piece of crap, but it's still a piece of crap. Just my thoughts after blowing an hour on the couch. Any comments???
What doesn't make sense to me is when he looks at the vehicles, he just walks around them and says "OK". You would think he would be crawling all over and under it. He needs to send someone else to check over his prospective purchases.
I just finished watching tonights episode of Wrecks to Riches where they built a 69 Camaro. That show is so fundamentally artificial. I have seen the last three episodes and the same people are on site bidding on the cars. I feel as if the good people of TLC have grossly underestimated their audience and think they can pull one over on the viewer. In addition, that car was a piece of caca. Anyone can slap a paint job and wheels on a car and say it's custom. If this Barry fellow is so "high profile", enough to warrant his own show, he should try building cars that will impress audiences with craftmanship and creativity. You can slap a bow on a piece of crap, but it's still a piece of crap. Just my thoughts after blowing an hour on the couch. Any comments???
I just have to rant about this complete and utter BS of a show.
First.... he pays $6200 for a shell without looking it over... hell, i sold a 69 for $9,000 and it ran and had full interior!!
Secondly, the whole ploy from the police department was so over the top fake i almost tossed my cookies on my TV. Worst acting i've ever seen from just about anyone.
Finally, when it came to auction... that little red 69 'vert went for $25,000... was a steal!!! Then his "custom" camaro, which was nothing more than shiny paint, a big motor and some wheels slapped on went for over $60,000. And guess who won!?!? THE SAME GUY WHO WON THE FIRST CAR!! Can you say "set up"? or Corporate stooge? Jeez, give me a break!!
I'm just beside myself with how bad this show is. I tried to give it a second chance and boy oh boy do i want my 1 hour of my life back.
Apparently the grey headed dude as a hard on for Barry's cars and thinks the first cars in his new line of (super mucle cars) is going to be worth big bucks. Still trying to figure how they come up with the build cost on this show when they do not take into account the rate per hour to build the car and do the metal work. I am guessing the $45,000 was just for all of the parts.
Yea, I would have liked to have had the opportunity on the 68 conv.
I saw the one with the orange Chevelle, and the one last night with the black Camaro. I too thought the same guy bought both, guess I was right. What a joke! Boycott that show.
I wonder how much dirt was in those stripes that they just painted out in the open like that, .
I know I'd be pretty sick if I bought the car and then later seen the show!
Why even try to build the car in 2 weeks? What is the point? I do not feel it adds anything to the drama of the show. I would think a lot of the people watching this type of show are "Car" people and want to see how to build a car properly, not how fast they can build a car. I would love to see american hot rod or similar show take a whole season to build one car and be able to see the detail. I guess I must be the minority and the majority of the viewers want to see the BS drama.
I saw the one with the orange Chevelle, and the one last night with the black Camaro. I too thought the same guy bought both, guess I was right. What a joke! Boycott that show.
I wonder how much dirt was in those stripes that they just painted out in the open like that, .
I thought the same thing. They didnt even tape up much of the fenders to spray the stipes.
I think the show is a joke and the fact that the same guy keeps buying the cars is getting a kick back from the show/TLC. IMO
All in all I still like any car show out there. I would not mind driving the 71 Sat he built last week.
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