Chip Foose or Barry White

Gotta admit when I saw the threads titles I was thinking: "so, do you like Foose's car designs better than the gentle bass tones of Barry White's singing..."

So the guy's name on the show is Barry White, huh? Hadn't paid much attention since I saw parts of the GTX build and wasn't impressed. Haven't watched the show since. Wasn't really impressed with the way he was constantly bitching his guys out about BS like wheel selection or they way they were putting things together that had to be redone to get it down the road.

Not really impressed with some of Foose's overall designs and builds. Seems every Mopar has to have a Hemi and Gear Vendors overdrive. They all get huge oversized wheels and all get two or three tone paint. Seems the guy likes to play with colors. But I do know that he must treat his employees better than Coddington did, since some of his guys came from Coddington's shop. Usually Coddington's top guys to boot. That says a lot about the man. (Wasn't Foose a Coddington employee once?) The fact that he seems to get a real kick out of the show says a lot to me, too. Sure he's making money on it. The show is covering overhead, but the idea that he's building cars for folks who normally couldn't afford his services...

Either show, though, beats the hell out of Pimp My Ride... hmmm, let's see, let's take this old Luv pick up, slap a fancy interior in it, shove it full of electronics, yeah that's it! Engine still smokes, brakes still grind, but it's got big wheels and a loud stereo!

I have noticed in the thread a few comments about Coddington's self imposed deadlines and cutting corners. Ever noticed that as the show progressed some of those same builds were sitting back at the shop with the hoods open or partially disassembled? Always seemed to me that the deadline was for TV drama and the car had to come back in so it could be finished right. (Actually read that in a blog somewhere.) With the prices he charged, if I were the customer, TV be damned, the car better be done right to start with, no going back unless it was for routine maintainence!