Project Sucker-Punch

[Blake442]

Are the painted bumpers stock on that car?

No, it should have chrome bumpers like the others. That color isn't stock either.

 

[Longroof79]

Are the painted bumpers stock on that car?

No, it should have chrome bumpers like the others. That color isn't stock either.

Yeah, I kinda thought so. It looked kind of natural with the matching painted bumpers.

 

[breeaad]

I was definately suprised when I saw the show saturday morning.
I almost bought that exact wagon about 4 years ago. The paint and wheels are dead give-aways.
The painted bumpers and the fact that '78-'79 Century's are the ugliest of all G-bodies are why I kept looking... :lol:
I ended up buying my Cutlass wagon a couple months later.

Blake are you sure it was the same wagon? The show is taped in Franklin Tn, and I live in Hendersonville Tn. That car was on a car lot just a mile away from my house for years until the show bought it.

 

[breeaad]

Awesome!
But.....
so much money.... I don't feel so good 😳
I don't even wanna know how much those suspension parts cost. Especially if they're not even gonna take full advantage of them.

I always wonder how much they actually drive all the project cars they build..And I also want to know what Horsepower does with all the engines they build

Many of the engines are built for friends of the show. But they have a stock room full of them as well. They have shown them on at least one episode.

 

[Kwik_Cutty88]

Awesome!
But.....
so much money.... I don't feel so good 😳
I don't even wanna know how much those suspension parts cost. Especially if they're not even gonna take full advantage of them.

I always wonder how much they actually drive all the project cars they build..And I also want to know what Horsepower does with all the engines they build

I saw an episode of Trucks when Stacey David was the host and I rembemer him saying that they sent a lot of their project trucks to the crusher after they were done, :evil:

 

[-83MONTESS-]

I believe most of these are sold to various sponsors/companies that use the cars for advertisement at car shows and races. Either way doesnt bother me because most of them are hideous with some gaudy Foose rims.

 

[Blake442]

I was definately suprised when I saw the show saturday morning.
I almost bought that exact wagon about 4 years ago. The paint and wheels are dead give-aways.
The painted bumpers and the fact that '78-'79 Century's are the ugliest of all G-bodies is why I kept looking... :lol:
I ended up buying my Cutlass wagon a couple months later.

Blake are you sure it was the same wagon? The show is taped in Franklin Tn, and I live in Hendersonville Tn. That car was on a car lot just a mile away from my house for years until the show bought it.

Yup, definately the same car.
I remember seeing it for sale online in '08, then I stumbled across it again about a year later still for sale.

 

[SRD art]

I saw this car for sale recently on ebay. It hit like $4500 but the reserve wasn't met. It had only one photo of it on a trailer, and there was no drivetrain in it, nor did you get one with the purchase. Now if only I could get my wagon on TV, I could sell it and take my family on a real vacation!

Besides that one episode obviously a great sales tool for a few sponsors, was there any follow up with the car complete and running?

 

[BuWaGone]

They just did a quick EASY drive. I was just watching the full episodes of the series on Power Block TV but they changed to Power Nation so I'm not sure the episodes are still available. If I had the cash I'd pay 7K for it.

 

[riceca]

I saw this car for sale recently on ebay. It hit like $4500 but the reserve wasn't met. It had only one photo of it on a trailer, and there was no drivetrain in it, nor did you get one with the purchase. Now if only I could get my wagon on TV, I could sell it and take my family on a real vacation!

Besides that one episode obviously a great sales tool for a few sponsors, was there any follow up with the car complete and running?

Yup you are right. I actually saw this car for sale just as you described it on a Malibu facebook group. He said the car sold pretty quick. It is unfortunate I was hoping they would finish it up. They never finish their G body projects..

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