"Rides" on TLC tonite...doing a show on "rat rods"..loosely

We'll probably get to see it in two or three years.....

 

It was good, would have been better had it been longer, the damn comercials took up half the time of the show. My four year old son sat in front of the tv yelling I want that car, I want that one, look daddy I want that one. I was bitten by the model "A" bug a few months back and after seeing that "T" come together I may just have to sell off the 53 and start the search.......nah I'll keep the 53 and buy a model "A" to sit beside her (since I'll be broke and won't have the cash to do anything else but set it there)

 

Al Gore invented ratrods....I saw em on his internet back in 1962

 

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Not a bad show. Kinda skimped on what Hot Rodding came from

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Dude, didnt you even watch the show? If you did, you would have seen that hot rodding came from Robert Williams and the choppers. At least thats what he said.

All kidding aside. I loved it. Just like HankCash said
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It makes me want to go out to the garage and work on something....

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I liked how they declined the term "rat rod"

That was my favorite episode of rides.

Nick

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Yep all hotrods are patterned after Robert Williams car.....

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He's full of shit!
My name is Charles Robert Williams, and my 37 was primered in 1980.
So it was me that started this whole thing. Me I tell ya!

Can't believe some of ya'll. Ya bitch about Boyd, OCC, Jesse, Discovery and TLC.
Ya say ya want a show about real hotrodders building a real hotrod.
Ya get it, and bitch about it!
Bet ya'll would bitch about winning the lotto, or a free lunch!

Hank Cash, ya got it backwards my bro.
Just read in one of the wifes mags that wimin are the most horny when their red.
Move back to the other room, and see what you're missing!

Sick sense of humor? Not me!

 

Just a fucking stupid show, I hate it now, I'll be late for work since I stayed up and watched the second broadcast.

Other then that it was a good show

 

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hankcash...I got my "red wings",..did you?

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I do, where I used to work we had a big, angry, Texan, lesbian press-person.

One of funniest sayings was "I'll wade in the red river, but I won't drink from it."

 

One of funniest sayings was "I'll wade in the red river, but I won't drink from it."
Now that was funny !!!!

 

I believe Rides did a decent job with the show. Shit, with only 20 minutes of actual footage and 40 minutes of commercials, I think they did a bang up job. It's no MFS video, but I was pleased.

 

It was a cool show.

They dwelled on "Making the Scene" in the beginning. That got me kind of worried about what the show might be about.

Then they showed us a group of Hardcore gear heads actually build a cool hotrod.

How could anyone not like that.

 

I dug it. They did a nice job. Robert Williams needs to calm his ego down. Other than that it was cool...

 

I think it was done well. It held my attention for a whole hour, and my generation has the attention span of a moth.

 

I think Robert Williams was probably being sarcastic and jerking your chain. Now all the newbies who don't know shit about hot rods are gonna go around saying Robert Williams invented them. It's a joke fellas!

Thank god somebody finally put the nix on this stupid "rat rod" term. I cringe everytime I hear it...except when it actually is referring to a dangerous piece of shit.

 

I thought it was pretty good. Not all the drama of the other shows. They cut a lot out for "entertainment value" i'm sure - but all in all way to go Choppers!! Very nice job representing what hot rods are all about.

Only bad think I see is that the prices of over priced vintage parts went up again.

 

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I believe Rides did a decent job with the show. Shit, with only 20 minutes of actual footage and 40 minutes of commercials, I think they did a bang up job. It's no MFS video, but I was pleased.

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ditto.

 

Great show, The Choppers rule, God bless 'em.

Robert Williams is an arrogant SOB, but I love him to death, see? Erm' if I'm not mistaken the Swedes and the English actually had us beat when it comes to the resurrection of the traditional hot rod, but what does Robt know, he's 83 years old.

Some of the writing on the show was pretty clueless, did anyone else notice that when they came back from a commercial they reffered to the engine, or was is the carbs as a "flathead Six"?

Ha, clueless mutherfuckers.

Did anyone else see glimpses of Verne's crashed '34?

That was sad, does anyone know if it's been repaired yet?

How about the scars on Verne's head from crashing his unsafe rat rod?

 

I'm with Hankcash. That was the best episode of Rides I have seen yet. I think it helped to define traditional rods very well and I liked the Choppers taking the emphasis away from the rat rod term.

 

Dangit, I missed it. Totally forgot it was on while unpacking in the new place. Does anyone know if there's already a rerun date set for that ep?

-Taylor

 

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Dangit, I missed it. Totally forgot it was on while unpacking in the new place. Does anyone know if there's already a rerun date set for that ep?

-Taylor

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Sunday, Aug 8th, 3PM

For all you losers who missed it the first two times.
I'm going to try to tape it if I'm around.

 

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they reffered to the engine, or was is the carbs as a "flathead Six"?

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I caught that, too. Oh well, I guess I can let them slide on that mistake....

 

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That was the best thing I have ever seen on regular television , ever .

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Ditto!

That was right on, it was great, fantastic. Hats off to TLC.
They did'nt half ass it.
They found the right club to follow around. Congrats to the Choppers:
They build killer cars.
They have lots of fun.
They're good guys too.

It was great to hear "Babys Hot Rod" by the Dave and Deke combo with Chopper Lance Soliday beating the skins, playing on the sound track.

 

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Dangit, I missed it. Totally forgot it was on while unpacking in the new place. Does anyone know if there's already a rerun date set for that ep?

-Taylor

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I was hoping a creative tivo pirate could get an .mpg version available. They might have the DVD available for purchase for 25 bucks or whatever...

 

It was real good.

In case you missed it; here is a slidshow from the program.

http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/rides/episode/season2/episode205/photo.html

 

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Also.... in order to be truely "period correct" your car must be painted RED!!!!!
My old lady is "period correct" this week, so I am sleeping in the guest room!

Anyone else have the same sick sense of humor that I have?
HC

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no red wings for you?

 

Well the weather turned bad ,and the lights went out after a few minutes so I will catch it again. Looked ok from what I seen ,but I'm not as much a purist as most folks. To me it's kind of like watching a ugly stripper, what else you go to do anyway.

 

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Looked ok from what I seen ,but I'm not as much a purist as most folks. To me it's kind of like watching a ugly stripper, what else you go to do anyway.

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?what?

I don't follow your "drift" joecool...
HC

 

"Some of the writing on the show was pretty clueless, did anyone else notice that when they came back from a commercial they reffered to the engine, or was is the carbs as a "flathead Six"?"

I actually caught that mistake..

Hank - you rule, your lady rules..but I would get back in the other room no matter if she is "period correct" anytime! more pics please..

I thought the show was great, the best damn show to date on tv. The Choppers did really well, and I applaude them. I did see a few Hambers cars on there. Its funny how this topic alone gets us 3 new memebers introing here. I am a little affraid of the inflitration and increase in costs of our hobby, but oh well what are we going to do about it.

To the guy who said not period correct, your an ASS..

 

This Episode was better than any of the others they have had on.

I am for sure making the trip to VLV and Paso next year.

HC - Nice pic....Lets see more.

 

I liked it!
Still don't care for Priestly though.
The best part was at the end hearing that Olds with open headers, it gave me wood!

 

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We'll probably get to see it in two or three years.....

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Theres a copy winging its way to Kev (32 Limey) this weekend via airmail!!

And Swindon's not that far now is it.....

Dave

 

About the wood floors, didn't most 20's-30's car come factory with wood floors? Isn't that where the term "floor BOARDS" comes from? At least it wasn't a "rockerific" chicken wire floor!