Driving a Hot Rod on "Reality" TV

Back in August I got a call from the good folks at Autoweek about their new TV show called "Vinsetta Garage", which will air episodes on... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

 

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^^^^^^^^what he said.

 

That is a neat idea. My son lives just a few blocks from there. Can't wait for them to open. About 20 years ago there was a garage themed resturant some where in the East Point area. That resturant had complete cars cut into booths. I had a Christmas lunch with the boss there.

 

Sorta sounds like this guys t.v. career!!



Looking forward to watching it!

 

lol that's funny a lot of pretending there, i think that i am gonna have to watch that when it comes out... ya think the general public will know that the car is being towed around? lol that sounds like a perfect opportunity for a gag real.. have the tow rig tow the car around and have both of ya fall asleep in the car lol

 

Sounds like a lot more fun than any of my days at work last week.

 

Awesome, must have been weird pretending to drive. Can't wait to see how you pulled it off!

 

Lets see the cute model, we know what your car looks like!

 

I would have sounded like a complete idiot for sure, and for legitimate reasons.

 

did you at least get to rev the motor?

 

way cool for you........can't wait to see it !!

 

i hope y'all made a gag real.. i can think of a hundred funny things to do with that set up....

 

Along these lines, the entrepenuer in me always thought Ryan could pull off one of those reality build type shows...there's enough creative talent and rod shops here to run for years and never get old. I'll bet Corky would be all over it, among others.

Jalopy Journal TV...hey...it works for Oprah.

...on second thought...do we REALLY want this to go mainstream?

 

No

 

Hey thanks for sharing what it took to do the filming for the show. It's really surprising to find out how "they" catch a shot for a film. I had no idea that your car would be in a cradle and towed around. Kind of like being on the back of a tandem bicycle.

 

3 Window Larry: For the HAMB build lets go back to the late 60s/early 70s and repeat the 29 A V8 on deuce rails that Bud Bryan did in R&C. Never could figure out why R&C doesn't run that build again. Would be more interesting than some of the stuff they are currently doing! I'm in with some parts and when it's done lets auction it off for a charity like Wounded Warriors?

 

Sounds like heavy duty walking-and-chewing-gum-at-the-same-time type of thing!

 

A dolly rig?! YOU GOTTA BE SHITTING ME! "Reality TV" indeed...!

Oh well, at least they got someone with some real perspective on the deal...

 

You'd have to define "mainstream" I guess. In some ways it already has and has given birth to the dreaded "rr" cars. A few years back Jesse did that 54 Chev build with the legends and brought some of their lives and accomplishments forward in time. Rightfully so IMO. While not perhaps soley responsible for it, they now have additional opportunities to earn and survive financially with appearances and such. They earned that a long time ago. What "this" is will never be mainstream. The elders among us have always done it. They gave birth to the modern rod industry. It's just that the few of us will always remember and practice the old ways for ourselves. One of our cars will always generate more attention than the new ones for that very reason, even though those who see it and truely like it, may not even understand why.

 

I was wondering what would become of the Vinsetta garage. I live very close.

If can't be a garage I guess this is a pretty cool alternative. I think the previous owner sold most of his business to a guy in Royal Oak.

 

Congrats on the Reality Show with your 29 ! That has to be much better than someone else's car . At least you are at home in your own car ! So how do you make turns without turning the steering wheel ? I always wondered how they did those shots , but never figured you would be towed around like that ! I hope everything works out great for the show and wish you the best ! You will have to keep us posted on when the show will be aired .

Retro Jim

 

Oh man... are we going to have to call you "TV JAY" now ?

 

Are they going to dub in the motor sounds? If so, maybe suggest using this awesome classic even if it probably won't synch up well to the actual action and will drown out the dialogue.

 

way cool... but u had to act like u were driving while being towed?

 

Very cool, looking forwarded to seeing the episode.

 

I'm glad it was you.

but, what the hell - did I miss pics of the chick?

 

If the front end is on the dolly, I assume the engine was off and the transmission was out of gear? And you never really "shifted" or any thing like that? Totally weird. Most of these I see have camera cars alongside and cameras clipped to body panels. Courtney? Hansen?