Well, the drama keeps coming
on TV. It seems every few weeks there is a new car building show. They air a
new group of car builders that build more DRAMA than cars!
They manage to set
themselves on fire, break stuff, and forget to do something important to the build
just to add to the drama.
Is this good for the
Industry? Maybe yes and maybe no. It’s like pro-wrestling or as they call it
“Sports Entertainment”. So is this now called “Car Entertainment”?
All these car building shows
have help promote the Industry on one hand and on the other have hurt it.
They find some wreck for
$1,000 – spends $7,000 to fix it up and sell it for $15,000. And they do this in
8 days!
But in reality any one who has built a car, knows this is not a realistic formula!
This is nothing more than
“Car Entertainment”!
But it IS FUN to watch. The
only two shows’ I enjoy are 'Overhaulin' and 'Wheeler Dealers'. Chip
Foose is the BEST! And those two guys in England have a great show. The rest
just fall into the “Car Entertainment” slot. They try to outdo one another in
the DRAMA department.
In my opinion, the car
building Industry has benefitted from these shows AND these shows have also hurt the Industry with false hope and
unrealistic expectations, not to mention unrealistic time frames.
It’s a 50/50 deal. If you
enjoy watching the DRAMA keep watching, if you want a car built do some real
extensive car builders search online and talk to some real car builders, not
the “DRAMA kings”.
Hey, that’s a great name for
a car building TV show!
Keep Them Rolling!
Bill
