Gas Monkey's 1980 El Camino sells for 50k

[gbodytoys]

1980 El Camino

Sold @ Leake Car Auctions in Dallas Texas (2016)
https://www.leakecar.com/vehicle/28794/1980-Chevrolet-El-Camino/

Engine
MAST Motorsports LS3 630HP - $17,000
https://www.mastmotorsports.com/products/ls3-416-black-label-crate-engine-630hp?variant=21144296518

Transmission
Tremec 6 sp Manual - $3,000
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Treme...Magnum-6-Speed-Manual-Transmission,67175.html

Suspension
Ridetech Level 3 Coilover - $6,500
http://www.ridetech.com/store/1978-1988-chevy-g-body-coilover-system-level-3.html

Rear End (unsure of gear ratio)
Currie 9" Housing and Axles
http://www.currieenterprises.com/CE-GMG7887X

Brakes
Wilwood Disc Brakes (model not specified)

A/C / Heat
Vintage Air custom kit

 

[gbodytoys]

 

[motorheadmike]

Looks like $50K of parts and labour.

 

[axisg]

If the values for the upgrades are true they lost $$ on that build. My son is all over the build on the show and wanted to know if we were going to "do that to the monte " LOL

 

[clean8485]

Thanks for posting the photos. I haven't seen that episode yet, and I was wondering what the finished product looked like. Judging by the costs involved, It looks like he probably didn't make a whole lot of money on it.

 

[Texas82GP]

I like what they did to the bumpers. I like the interior and I like what they did to the trim. The wheels are too big and its sitting too low. Just my $0.02. I don't see how he couldn't have lost on that car. I don't think you build that car for $50k, especially with him paying his guys to do the work.

 

[joesregalproject]

I hope he didn't make any money on it. Richard Rawlings is a drunk, arrogant a**wipe.

 

[gbodytoys]

If the values for the upgrades are true they lost $$ on that build. My son is all over the build on the show and wanted to know if we were going to "do that to the monte " LOL

Thanks for posting the photos. I haven't seen that episode yet, and I was wondering what the finished product looked like. Judging by the costs involved, It looks like he probably didn't make a whole lot of money on it.

I believe on the show they said they had 40k or so into it.

3 weeks of labor X the # of guys they had working on it....ehhhh

It just might have been something set up by the show, as far as the buyer at the auction. It seems odd (maybe I missed it) that he was the only guy that bid. It opened at 25k or so, then he jumped straight to 50. Perhaps I missed something.

 

[UNGN]

It's all fake and GMG could give the cars away for free and they would still make a ton of money.

Last time I was in Tokyo, my Hotel had about 12 channels including the BBC, CNN international and 4 local Tokyo stations. On Saturday morning, the sports channel had the Texas Rangers game (Yu Darvish was pitching) and Discovery Japan was playing a GMG marathon. That was back in 2013.

The amount of money that this show rakes in worldwide is probably shocking.

 

[UNGN]

The wheels are too big and its sitting too low.

The Wheels would be better on a '79 Grand Prix build (which will never happen), but there is no such thing as a car "sitting too low" from a visual standpoint. From a practical/driving standpoint, sure, but visually, not possible.

Park the lowered Ford GT GMG did next to a stock Ford GT and the stock car looks like a 4X4. If lowering can make a $200K Mid engine supercar look like a 4X4, then it is lowering FTW.