Influx of car shows on TV

[roccaas]

Originally Posted by 26Tguy

That is SO true!!!

For the most part, all the car shows out there are just too "scripted" for me. Chasing Classic Cars is about the only on worth watching. AmeriCarna is so poorly acted its almost painful to watch. And the Gas Monkeys are funny to watch, if nothing else.

Agreed, when the focus is on concocting interpersonal strife, bad behavior , or somebody showing their A@#, I'm switching channels. That's why I like Wayne Carini, and watching Ed fix Mike's rust buckets. Anything else just reminds me of the plea, "America, stop making talentless fools famous" ( Honey Boo Boo, the Kardashians, etc.),

[insomniacshotrods]

Originally Posted by 1967gt

that show in ca. on discovery ch. da rod shop ,, should be called duh rod shop, wont last , its tooo stupid

I like to watch car shows but this one i really cant stand, I took off the setting to record the up coming shows, even though im sure it will be a real nail biter. Im so sick of crap tv of all kinds and discovery seems to have an over abundance of stupid reality based shows. Just shows the moral decay of this great nation and how much trouble we are really in as a society if this is what people want to see for entertainment.

[jm29henry]

I like the car shows, seems a lot of times just nothing better on.my favorite is Car Chasers ,I love to see the farther and son rivalry.

[Roadster62]

Velosity chennel is the one that carries all the good car shows. Funny how some of you guys don't like Mark on Graveyard Carz, he KNOWS what he is doing, but has a staff of idiots. The show needs to feature more body repair and paint work. That is dirty work and eats up time so it isn't good TV I giess. What is in the Barn is another great show, I've mmet Dale at bike meets, he really is a nice guy in person, just like the guy on TV. Wheeler Dealers is easy too watch, just need to get a Pounds to Dollar chart to understand what they have invested. Bob

[karasmer]

My favorite so far is What's in the Barn, seems a bit more down to earth catering to the average Joe whereas Chasing classic cars is way more on the upper Bugatti end of things.

[Keith True]

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I've never seen any of these shows.I had no idea how many shows there are out there.There was an old two family home in the town next to me,that the town had bought for the property.About 16 months ago they decided to demo the buildings on the property.There was an old two car garage out back,kind of tipping over with the sliding doors kind of wedged in the ground.Before they tore the garage up they had a camera crew all set up to record what they would find when they removed the doors.There was a 67 Plymouth in there,flat tires,inch of dirt on it,but very well preserved.The previous owner said there had not been a car in that garage since the 50's.On top of that there was no way there would have been a Mopar product there.Because of a problem he had with a Chrysler product just after the war he never owned another one.Then he told me how the TV people had carefully removed the sliding doors,rolled the car in,re-installed the doors,and spread dirt on the car with a lawn seeder.They had dug four holes for the tires and let the air out of them.They then filmed the whole unveiling as what you can still find in barns.I have no idea what TV outfit did this.

[prpmmp]

Originally Posted by Keith True

I've never seen any of these shows.I had no idea how many shows there are out there.There was an old two family home in the town next to me,that the town had bought for the property.About 16 months ago they decided to demo the buildings on the property.There was an old two car garage out back,kind of tipping over with the sliding doors kind of wedged in the ground.Before they tore the garage up they had a camera crew all set up to record what they would find when they removed the doors.There was a 67 Plymouth in there,flat tires,inch of dirt on it,but very well preserved.The previous owner said there had not been a car in that garage since the 50's.On top of that there was no way there would have been a Mopar product there.Because of a problem he had with a Chrysler product just after the war he never owned another one.Then he told me how the TV people had carefully removed the sliding doors,rolled the car in,re-installed the doors,and spread dirt on the car with a lawn seeder.They had dug four holes for the tires and let the air out of them.They then filmed the whole unveiling as what you can still find in barns.I have no idea what TV outfit did this.

Thats why its called the boob tube!!(Remember when there was no boobs on TV and it was still called the boob tube) Pete

[Wick]

On Dish ch.246 is the good shows. Do-Rod shop,converting a bug to electric,take a good look. 2 Different year bugs. Then the 63 Falcon being rare?Cant find parts... I did a search on C.L. plenty of parts cars.
Now Count Customs I can watch. Gass Monkey LOL

Now the Very Best you can watch is on YouTube! Learn how to repair your model A,watch Model A's hill climb,watch Hershey in 1963 or 2013 Listen to Flatheads or model A's or T's starting after a rebuild. Then go to the Barn Finds orJunk yard tours!

Hook a HDMI cable from your laptop to your big screen tv and enjoy!

[Rowdy]

One good trend is that the shops shown on TV now show it is OK to leave some cars original and others are open to debate. I enjoy seeing the stock restored Model A that is at times in the background of American Restoration. I think little things like that are overall good for the hobbie. Rod

[Ross/Kzoo]

Watch shows like A$$ Monkey Garage and cars that were sold previously are still in the shop. That tells me the customer returned the car or the sale was fictitious. That Richard Rawlings is a self-centered joke.

[SeaSlugs]

Yea discovery and history used to be good cool to watch channels that didnt have alot of drama - mainly informational or learning about something someone or an event. Whoever owns them is greedy and wants to make shows that have drama kinda like a soap opera for guys to keep people glued to the tv.

Main reason why i dont have cable or satelite and rarely ever watch tv. About the only car show i watch is Top Gear UK. Yes i know some of it is scripted and whatnot but at least they do go to random places around the world and have all sorts of challenges. That and get to see cars ill never be able to buy lol.

[Hugh in NC]

During the last blizzard here in the sandhills of North Carolina I watched about half of the Motor Trend Roadkill series on youtube. Some of the episodes were very good and some were just goofy. I does prove the fact that a person can have a good job, good education, live in California and still be a redneck at heart.

[Barber31]

I noticed stuff like that on American choppers too. They would build bikes for a client yet they would have them stored in their garages after the owners took delivery. I always wondered why that was. On a side note, my Tudor was briefly shown on a episode of Gas monkey Garage so that's pretty cool to me. Technically I could say millions of people have seen my Model A.

[Merc Cruzer]

When I type in Gas Monkey Garage, nothing come up...Ok so it is part of Fast N' Loud

[insomniacshotrods]

Originally Posted by Merc Cruzer

When I type in Gas Monkey Garage, nothing come up...Ok so it is part of Fast N' Loud

Yes sir.

[Ross/Kzoo]

Originally Posted by Merc Cruzer

When I type in Gas Monkey Garage, nothing come up...Ok so it is part of Fast N' Loud

"Fast and Loud". The fast are his dealings and the loud is his ever moving mouth.

[Slowplane]

My favorite show is called "IN MY GARAGE", and since I dumped television a few years ago, its on almost every day.
lots more stuff gets done now.

[Purdy Swoft]

We've got Dish. Number 246 is not in our list, it skips it completely. I guess its not available in Alabama.

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft

We've got Dish. Number 246 is not in our list, it skips it completely. I guess its not available in Alabama.

I looked it up. Unless you purchase their HD package you don't get Velocity Channel.

[Purdy Swoft]

Originally Posted by Mike V. Florida

I looked it up. Unless you purchase their HD package you don't get Velocity Channel.

Thanks Mike V. , You've helped me a lot again !!!!!!! It showed up on screen that we had the HD package. We paid for the HD package but still didn't have channel 246 with velocity. Deb called Dish, they appologised and said that it was a glitch in the system. They said that they will give me an additional 12 months free. I'm sorta watching it now. American car prospector is on now. Without your advise we probably would never have looked into it , now i'll have a bunch of good stuff to watch.Thanks again.