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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:58 am Post subject: |
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doc1369 wrote: |
Not this **** again . The producers of this show filmed a pilot in the shop I work in. It's fake people. |
My son has worked on two "reality TV shows".
"World's Strictest Parents" and "There Goes the Neighborhood"
He has some good stories about the "reality" of them. _________________ My '66 RHD Japanese bug build..which has stalled!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=471759&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 |
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VolksytheBug Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2011 Posts: 233 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:25 am Post subject: |
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vintagevolks wrote: |
Atleast it better than that American Resto show with Rick Dale! |
Tell me about it! That show is really, really boring! _________________ 1970 Savannah Beige Beetle - Volksy
1965 Piper Cherokee 180 aircraft
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vintagevolks Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2000 Posts: 2476 Location: Montana
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Volksy,Beige70 wrote: |
vintagevolks wrote: |
Atleast it better than that American Resto show with Rick Dale! |
Tell me about it! That show is really, really boring! |
Yep! LOL Plus who going to pay the prices they ask? lol _________________ 59 Ragtop
65 Restored Kombi... Went to the UK |
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kellison Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2012 Posts: 109 Location: michigan
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if Bruce Meyers has watched this episode and screamed at the tv every time they called it a manx like i did? The is just as fake as fast and loud, there prices are just as bad. |
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sportin-wood Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2010 Posts: 2002 Location: Texas
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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cory464 wrote: |
i've never actually seen danny do any work. i like his personality, but i am not so sure on his skills........ |
I agree. Danny must be the money while the other guys have all of the skill. But that douche bag who is in charge of the finances is the WORST actor since Ashton Kutcher on Two And A Half Men.... _________________ .
Paused 66 project bug
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"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman. He's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." --- Jeff Spicoli |
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VolksytheBug Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2011 Posts: 233 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:09 am Post subject: |
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sportin-wood wrote: |
cory464 wrote: |
i've never actually seen danny do any work. i like his personality, but i am not so sure on his skills........ |
I agree. Danny must be the money while the other guys have all of the skill. But that douche bag who is in charge of the finances is the WORST actor since Ashton Kutcher on Two And A Half Men.... |
Seriously. Everytime he opens his fat mouth I just cringe _________________ 1970 Savannah Beige Beetle - Volksy
1965 Piper Cherokee 180 aircraft
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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Ya, i agree the office manager Scott is a real tool.
I just watched the episode with the Charger. If Danny is so picky, and wont let a car leave the shop until he approves it, then how did he and everybody else miss that inch wide hood to fender gap on the drivers side. _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:52 am Post subject: |
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They're freshening up a VW split bus and doing something with a Thing on tonight's episode. It's the bus that belongs to one of the guys in the shop. It's been in the background in several scenes during the many of the episodes. Sort of a green and orange color scheme. |
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Jon65 Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2012 Posts: 2417
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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The episode with the split bus just went off. It looked pretty well done. I liked the comment that the employee that owned the bus made as they were checking out the engine.
"The Germans are rolling over in their graves right now"
"No, their coming out of their graves to come and party. |
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type47fan1 Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2011 Posts: 828 Location: McDonough GA
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Jon65 Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2012 Posts: 2417
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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type47fan1 wrote: |
How much Hp did he say that engine had? What a joke. |
I think he said 280. |
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Thetrevornator Samba Member
Joined: February 21, 2013 Posts: 59 Location: Yuma, AZ
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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i really didnt care for the root beer color or the wheels.
I think they should of showed more of the build time and telling the world how long it takes a shop and how long it takes one person.
that just made 11 window standards go UP UP UP in value. _________________ 67 Panel Camper and a 64 OG ratty bug
"Life's a Journey"
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brownie Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2004 Posts: 196
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:29 am Post subject: |
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Yep i just watched it to,,,those wheels did it no justice,,would have looked alot better with some fuchs on it..atleast they kept the front emblem on it this time..... unlike chip foose's build when he built that other bus and removed it and put script on it,,what a joke that was _________________ 56 oval
57 single cab
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wife=72 squareback
http://beachesbugsbuses.com/
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*Darren Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2013 Posts: 917 Location: MD
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:20 am Post subject: |
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Thetrevornator wrote: |
i really didnt care for the root beer color or the wheels. |
Both the color scheme & wheels left something to be desired, something to me seemed off/lacking - lack of chrome or something not sure exactly.
Thetrevornator wrote: |
I think they should of showed more of the build time and telling the world how long it takes a shop and how long it takes one person. |
the show is basically a before & after photo shoot. They take on a project & may somewhat describe what's to be done, lot's of filler with shop antics & the like, stock footage of sparks flying from a die grinder as they cut to commercial, matrix paint product placement as they prepare to paint, Danny chasing somebody down to try to buy their ride & finally the big unveiling as the vehicle is driven through the gates for the customer to drool over.
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that just made 11 window standards go UP UP UP in value. |
Only for high end "professional" builds for the Jackson Barrett crowd - at best. |
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KILLERWATT Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2003 Posts: 3298 Location: Vero Beach
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:07 am Post subject: |
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I was expecting much worse. That bus is much less offensive than the Foose bus. |
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l8sho Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2013 Posts: 114 Location: Katy Texas
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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After reading this thread last evening, I set the DVR to record a later repeat of the show. Hadn't seen Counting Cars before and won't waste my time again. This show is like almost every other "reality"(?) program in recent years, Fast & Loud, Sons of Guns, or the Teutuls.....they're all crap! They're about the so-called personalities and their egos. They're about BS! They are definitely not about cars, or bikes, or guns. If we had seen some of the actual build on the bus, that would have been worth the time spent. But no, on Counting Cars and the others, we just see some TV wannabes telling us how smart they are or how rich they are, or how much they screwed some poor stupid customer on national TV. Have you ever worked in a body shop? The real pros have got their heads down working trying to make a buck and keep the customer happy. I've go no time for any of these clowns. At least Foose shows us the build. Just my opinion!!!
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brownie Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2004 Posts: 196
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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ceedee wrote: |
After reading this thread last evening, I set the DVR to record a later repeat of the show. Hadn't seen Counting Cars before and won't waste my time again. This show is like almost every other "reality"(?) program in recent years, Fast & Loud, Sons of Guns, or the Teutuls.....they're all crap! They're about the so-called personalities and their egos. They're about BS! They are definitely not about cars, or bikes, or guns. If we had seen some of the actual build on the bus, that would have been worth the time spent. But no, on Counting Cars and the others, we just see some TV wannabes telling us how smart they are or how rich they are, or how much they screwed some poor stupid customer on national TV. Have you ever worked in a body shop? The real pros have got their heads down working trying to make a buck and keep the customer happy. I've go no time for any of these clowns. At least Foose shows us the build. Just my opinion!!!
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This is true,,i was pissed to they showed nothing about building it,,they showed 2 guys inside playing around and that was it,,,and the dude that host the show does not even work he rides around and pulls people over and says hey let me buy your car...and you call yourself a car builder,,true atleast foose aucally works on stuff _________________ 56 oval
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wife=72 squareback
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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I wasnt a big fan of the end result, but it was a ton better than what they started with.
I was happy to see they welded the rear fender wells back in. _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19670 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:33 am Post subject: |
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I loved how he said it was based on a beetle chassis. Even my wife was like WTF?! _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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jays58s Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2004 Posts: 2133 Location: Nor-Cal
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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:53 am Post subject: |
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They've been playing reruns and I just watched the bus episode cause I missed it when they first showed it. I literally would have laughed at that dude when he said it made 280hp. I know exactly what it takes to make that much hp with a N/A motor and it would be far from streetable. |
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