Probably offered to buy the car from the family.
Being a fresh build

 

Does anyone know the number of employees they have? I assume we only see a portion of them on the show. With the number of cars they have on the property I can't imagine they would ever be able to complete them all.

 

Not defending the shop but building and restoring cars is a painfully long process sometimes. I'm sure there's another side to the story. It does suck for the family though. Sad story for sure.

 

based upon the attitude of the main dick, I wouldn;t take a turd to them,
I do not watch them just because of the lead turd,

 

Watching closely all these shows you'll see cars that were “finished” and “delivered“ still there or returned in the background and if you listen closely to the dialogue you’ll hear it too … they’ll slip and admit on camera the ”years” it’s been there … all the way back to Boyd Coddingtons show
All these cars hang around for years in these shops but it’s not always the shops fault either.

 

I’m not being a smart ass here, I think this is a terrible and sad story. But dropping your car off at a shop named Graveyard Cars, and expecting to ever get it back does have some irony to it.

 

I understand that a full restoration, especially to the level they work, takes time. However, promising 2 years and taking 6 is unacceptable and horrible business. I enjoy and appreciate the builds they do but simply can't watch the show as the owner is a complete tool. Whoever told him that TV persona that he is trying to play would be cool needs to be smacked.

 

Not making excuses for them, but my understanding at least with other shows is that the producion company decides what cars are featured. My bet is that the build was less interesting to the producer than others and was simply pushed back in the queue. While some shops can handle multiple builds at the same time, its hard to say how many others were a priority for the producers. It is sad that the father didnt get to see more than a few minutes of the car.

 

His daughter was interesting to look at until she went coal burning.

 

She was lookin good one episode and then it seemed like the very next one she done puffed up like the marshmellow man LOL

 

Don't get me wrong I love those old muscle mopars, but after hot tanking they have to basically replace every stamped panel in the whole car, they weren't known for their build quality back then. Seems that takes a little time when your building a complete over restored mopar.

 

Don't get me wrong I love those old muscle mopars, but after hot tanking they have to basically replace every stamped panel in the whole car, they weren't known for their build quality back then.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. 😆

And that show is unwatchable, that main twat is right up there with Rawlings in the douch department.

 

Just watched the episode, At least he admitted he was at fault for the car being so late. I honestly don't think people realize how many man hours goes into full restoration like that, I don't know what the cost would be other than it's a lot more than I could afford.

 

I can guarantee you those restos are in excess of 6 figures. I did a rotisserie resto on mine 30yrs ago and I know what it cost back then.

 

In a long enough timeline, you'll always find a few customers that have complaints.
It is sad to read of a guy that waited so long only to see his car for 5 minutes.

 

A restoration shop, even with the proper amount of resources and skilled employees is going to take a couple of years to complete a thorough restoration. A shop like GYC has additional and higher priorities of tv ratings, and celebrities taking precedence. I wouldn’t consider taking a car to one of those places. Like others have stated, it’s a shame the owner got a short walk-around of his car that he could have enjoyed for the past couple of years.

 

Exactly. Most people have no idea the man hours involved. And no matter how well laid out your plans are it by nature is a fluid job. Things change constantly during any big build. Parts required, parts available, labor required, labor available, etc. It's almost impossible to put a crew on a car nonstop until it's done. It just never works out that way.

 

Long story ,I had one , still have actually that was in for 7 years. I finally went a picked it up .Its still wearing the original paint on the roof it went in with and up on my 4 post liftin storage. The guy was picking up little quick in and out jobs and mine was sat to the side. Understandable, until he took on another frame off and was working on that one instead. Shame,because that one he had a hell of a time collecting money for it. I was paying up front and keeping a credit on account.

 

A couple things to consider: many times an owner will bring a car in for restoration or a lot of work to be done, and leave a "deposit of whatever % of the build. Many times, that is all the money the customer has at the time, thinking, "I'll get the rest of the money later". Time goes by, customer looses interest, or is not as interested as he was in the beginning, shop now has gone thru the deposit in time, and the car just sits. Seen this many times, calling the customer and getting the old "Well, I've been meaning to call, had some unexpected expenses, or the wife found out, I can't spend anymore on the hobby right now, I'll call you when I get more money". That call never comes......
The car now takes up space, other customers stop by, asking why is that car taking so long?
Another common situation, Guy brings a car in for say $9,000.00 worth of work, in a 15 year old pickup truck with an open trailer, with rotted wood floors, and 2 chains holding the car on. Wants to leave $1,000.00 as a deposit. Do you ask him if he will have the balance due when the car is ready in 30 days? It's a touchy situation, have seen it often, especially with drag racers.
It's not always the shop is dragging their feet.....

 

Who on earth couldn't watch 5 minutes of that show and tell that Mark is a fucking liar, con man, and bullshit artist?

 

Furthermore, when you sign a contract for 2 years, you call a lawyer on day 731, not the shop owner.

 

I live about 12 miles from their shop. I have had no interest in seeing it, or meeting Mark. My guess is from watching a few episodes each season that their time is maxed out with the show, building cars for shows like SEMA, and famous clients. At some point that will all go away and poor press like this story will greatly affect future customers decisions on who to trust.

 

 

"..the crew bands together to finish the client's 1971 Road Runner "

As opposed to being "un-banded" before the rush job

 

This Roadrunner story just aired
Not a story I’d of been proud of doing but that weirdo Mark sure was.

 

This Roadrunner story just aired
Not a story I’d of been proud of doing but that weirdo Mark sure was.

Pathetic eh?
Takes on many jobs it appears, if he can’t get done close to the promised time.
As long as he been doing it. He should know what it takes time wise. And must but what’s most important is the show makers. That’s how it appeared in their interviews.
It appears he is in love with himself. More important is his satisfaction. I don’t watch it. But saw this show mentioned yesterday. Pretty disappointing. Cool car with a great story. What a let down.

 

If you want a car that will be off the road for awhile, get involved with a rusty mopar.

Mostly Old Parts And Rust.

 

Can't argue much with this, but they're the best looking maker of muscle cars by a long shot, so often worth the effort.

 

They had a lot more patience than what I have, I would have lined up another shop and pulled the car at the start of year 3. If I felt that I was damaged by the 2 year wait I would have asked for damages of some sort, you would think they would pay out a appropriate amount if for nothing else to kill off any bad publicity.

 

Wow.

5 1/2 years late on the build.

So sad

 

I dont know the whole story but he has Hemi Road Runner there. In 1978 I wanted the car for my first car. It had a blown up engine. The car sat for years till they put a 440 out of an Imperial. Anyways, the car got sent up there for restoration about 10 years ago. They showed the car on the episode where his daughter took his low milage Challenger for a drive which got her in trouble with him. It was the green Road Runner that was originally Silver. When they were checking the car over, you could see the original silver when the trunk was open. Mark was questioning whether it was an original Hemi car. They told the people it would take 2 to 3 years. I see it sitting on one of the storage containers eery once in awhile.

 

All TV bullshit, hype, actors, drama, yea..... LOTS of drama, viewing audience eats it up, like it's real. Typical of current society.....like a bunch of lemmings....