The Ford Barn

BlueSunoco · 08-19-2014, 04:30 PM

Phantom Works is a little easier to watch. They don't go into the $$ side that much, they just showcase the work on the cars and keep the money private.

They rebuilt a really shoddy 1917 Overland on Sunday night's show, was neat to see how it was brought back to life. A '68 Camaro that they bought on-line, the seller claimed 'it just has some surface rust' and it was a complete rotted out turd. A '79 Fiat (?) some guy bought on line, and looked OK until they started doing some repair work, another you-got-took story for the buyer. Car was actually unsafe.

I see more car shows on the way, 'Garage Squad' and 'Bitchin' Rides'.

The most aggravating thing I see in these shows, is how they are 'showing' the public how 'smart' they are by buying old cars on the cheap, doing some crappy basic work and (wait for it)........... FLIPPING the car for instant wealth. I've tried selling a couple of our cars in the last year, to make room for another and every instance has been some yo-yo trying to get the car for a third of it's worth so they can re-sell it and make some easy money. I gave up trying to sell anything it isn't worth the hassle. Thanks to the wave of reality TV car shows

Nabco · 08-19-2014, 04:45 PM

Who really knows what goes on behind the scenes in any reality show, what they agree to buy a car for and what they agree to sell it for could be totally fabricated...I have first hand experience on how UN-real these reality shows are.

I had friends on Americas Got Talent this season, they made it into the live show rounds and were eliminated. How their performances were manipulated is amazing and they are under NDA's to not disclose anything to the public...it almost seems like it is fixed and they make it so the acts that they want to go through go through and the ones they don't are eliminated.

I enjoy watching the car shows though for the entertainment value and a lot of times the beauty of what they create. I catch my wife watching marathon reruns of Counting Cars, she says that Danny creates rolling pieces of Art.

08-19-2014, 04:30 PM	#1
BlueSunoco Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Windy City Posts: 1,001	Re: there goes nice model A gone... Phantom Works is a little easier to watch. They don't go into the $$ side that much, they just showcase the work on the cars and keep the money private. They rebuilt a really shoddy 1917 Overland on Sunday night's show, was neat to see how it was brought back to life. A '68 Camaro that they bought on-line, the seller claimed 'it just has some surface rust' and it was a complete rotted out turd. A '79 Fiat (?) some guy bought on line, and looked OK until they started doing some repair work, another you-got-took story for the buyer. Car was actually unsafe. I see more car shows on the way, 'Garage Squad' and 'Bitchin' Rides'. The most aggravating thing I see in these shows, is how they are 'showing' the public how 'smart' they are by buying old cars on the cheap, doing some crappy basic work and (wait for it)........... FLIPPING the car for instant wealth. I've tried selling a couple of our cars in the last year, to make room for another and every instance has been some yo-yo trying to get the car for a third of it's worth so they can re-sell it and make some easy money. I gave up trying to sell anything it isn't worth the hassle. Thanks to the wave of reality TV car shows

08-19-2014, 04:45 PM	#2
Nabco Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Dublin, OH & Clyde, NC Posts: 494	Re: there goes nice model A gone... Who really knows what goes on behind the scenes in any reality show, what they agree to buy a car for and what they agree to sell it for could be totally fabricated...I have first hand experience on how UN-real these reality shows are. I had friends on Americas Got Talent this season, they made it into the live show rounds and were eliminated. How their performances were manipulated is amazing and they are under NDA's to not disclose anything to the public...it almost seems like it is fixed and they make it so the acts that they want to go through go through and the ones they don't are eliminated. I enjoy watching the car shows though for the entertainment value and a lot of times the beauty of what they create. I catch my wife watching marathon reruns of Counting Cars, she says that Danny creates rolling pieces of Art.