He named Wyatt, who is Carrera Gt and 918 certified. I worked next to him at Porsche in Texas. I have never known anyone more dedicated to motorsports than him. It was an honor to not only work next to him but to call him a friend. I'm proud of what he's accomplished!
Absolutely mind blowing the work that goes on in that shop! I remember that video where you two went on a quick Jaunt with the two ford GT’s and was so cool seeing such unique spec’s together! Hopefully one day, you can add one of these beautiful CGT’s to the collection! In due time! Would be a perfect match for you, wish Damon never sold his!
I know 275k is a hell of a lot of money to the vast majority of people but to get basically a brand new CGT for 275k (+ cost of the car) is a steal in my mind I really though this was going to be something crazy like $1+ million.
as somone who worked a block over from GRP in bburg Indiana, i have gotten the luxury to meet graham and you can really tell the amount of passion he has, its awesome to see shmee having a collab. Good video as always!
@@velvetjones1856 Considerin the move to electrification, i think the Zenvo would at the least hold its value even if it may not appreciate. Would probably do abit better if the company goes out n publishes a Nurburgring lap time maybe
@@Poatan.chama. Absolutely! The CGT will only continue to appreciate in value. No question about it. If money weren't an option, I'd have me a Gemballa Mirage GT. Those things r so damn brutal and supposedly the clutch they run is more compatible to be used regularly.
@@rahulsudhir666 I don't think it would be in the same speed as the new Aston or MB hypercard. The Porsche 918 is probably faster. Sorry, not a fan of this odd car.
Love to see how the Rahal enterprises keeps growing. Was lucky enough to live in Columbus Ohio for a few years where Rahal is from, and to follow his racing endevours.
Thank you for always posting when I really seem to need it ... had a not so great day (and week) but your genuine upbeat and positive vibe always seems to help
Carrera GT - My favorite car of all time. Great seeing the car in pieces, wow, what a piece of workmanship. It would be great to see this car fully assembled in the new colors. Cheers, Shmee!
Yeah one of the better videos you have done recently. Mainly because you were interviewing, fact finding and coaxing the story out of the guy. FairPlay for you letting him being the story here, it was fascinating, his operation is amazing isn’t it.
DOOOOOOOOOO IT !!! get one and have it in lambo green !!!!!! oh and next time ask whats with the race-car mounted on the wall in the workshop !!!??? that race car was for me the most fascinating / coolest part !!!!!!
Thanks for this one Tim, Graham is such a cool guy and doing amazing work. It did make me sad though because DDE Damon sold his CGT, and it is my absolute dream car.
Everything they discussed all in for only $275k? That is extremely impressive! I mean you could go after a high mileage less than perfect example and have it completely done to your color specs, modifications, with everything serviced, reconditioned or replaced for brand new parts. This seriously might be the best super/hyper car bargain for one of the best cars ever made. Obviously it would have to be straight piped with no cats, tuned to get as much power from the engine as possible. Then painted a slightly lighter version of dark blue metallic, with black or a charcoal leather and tartan style blue inserts for the seats with a blue and white stitch. Some custom smoked clear with polished barrel HRE wheels, calipers done in a lighter blue from the seat insert with either white or etched lettering on the brakes. Then everything just polished and put back to as new and gorgeous. Incredible work Graham, the work looks to speak for itself and I hope you have all the success and future business you can handle.
I always like it when someone delivers a service and they do it as well for you as they would for their perfectionist selves. 'Treat others the way you like to be treated'... or rather 'treat my car the way you would want yours treated'. That's refreshing when usually they're about 'minimum effort, maximum squeeze'.
Graham Rahal Performance, thank you for taking care of the Porsche Carrera GTs the way they should be. XJR15, damn. also Graham is a seriously cool dude as well. have to say Tim this has been one of fav Shmee150 vids, thx mate.
What an amazing place. I love Graham's attitude about quality. Fantastic. BTW, not sure if he knows, but a friend of mine owns a car that belonged to Graham. It's a Honda NSX. Yes, it's badged Honda. It's a beautiful car that is now in Pennsylvania and being very well cared for by someone with the same love for cars. Very cool video!!! I'm also guessing this was a big hint at a new vehicle for you stable.
Best car I ever drove (to date). Certainly the best sounding car I ever drove. Definitely one for the collection Tim in future. What a dream garage there, 918, CGT and Singer!
My grandpa was a Porsche mechanic for 35 years. He was the only mechanic in the St. Louis area who was certified to work on it. He basically went back to school for 6 months. He was fortunate to be able to drive one for a client. Scared the piss out of him. Such a beautiful car.
@@zachsnider3259 haha i don't live there anymore! I meant in the past for me! Great to hear he's still bringing out those sweet cars to share with the community
So cool to see you back in Indy and at my favorite Cars and Coffee spot too! It's always cool to see the different projects they are working on when I visit.
I love the fact that he owns a Singer Porsche and handles all of those Hyper Cars, but he has a special place in his heart for an original Mini Cooper. A genuine car guy 👍
Nice CGT. However if the coolers aren’t leaking or damaged, generally a good Ultrasonic cleaning and fin straightening/debris removal will bring them back to new condition.
Love, love, love anything with the Carrera GT in it, great video Shmee! My mouth dropped open when you turned the camera and showed the Jaguar XJR-15, those things are hard to find! I am honestly surprised to see one sitting there, even in that garage!
Nice video, this dude is obviously a true professional and a legit petrolhead. I enjoyed listening to him and looking at the work that is being done at his facility. As soon as I can afford it, I’ll commission a CGT from him, that is after I have a singer 911 cooling down in my garage 😂
ABSOLUTELY!!! You would be totally reassured that your money had been well spent. Also that should you have any unforeseen issues they would sort it for you no problem
They host there own cars and coffee events throught the year and consistently bring the craziest cars between a McLaren speed tail and a McLaren f1 gtr too the holy trinity of hypercars with a McLaren elva with the rare windshield option along with you name it its probably been thereat some point there by far my favorite car shows through the year
You have to go back when he finishes his shop I’m Zionsville. Then take a look at Andretti Global’s F1 HQ down the road in Fishers. Supposed to be done in 2024.
Very cool and all, but, maybe I'm missing something... Besides the customisation, what are they doing to the car other than servicing (which you can do at a Porsche centre) and ice blasting? Most of the under the skin stuff seems so unnecessary, like they're doing it just to hike up the invoice... He even said it himself: "does the radiator need replacing, probably not" I feel that's applicable to everything else they're replacing or refurbishing...🤔 It's like a totally unnecessary nut and bolt restoration, for cars that don't need it. So are the only customers they're targeting all super OCD?
Super impressive operation, no doubt. But also a bit disappointing that people feel the need to constantly tamper with iconic cars that are already close to perfect out of the factory. An untouched original CGT will be more impressive to me, especially long into the future.
One off my favourites this upload , and wow I was thinking this is going to be a stupid price for all that work but wow very surprised when he said 275 ish !! I bet he’s going to be very very busy 👍
how is this economiclly viable for the shop to offer this entire service for $275k? i mean imagine the costs of ordering CGT parts from Porsche? and ur telling me they replace almost everything?
Not sure why.... I have a huge grin on my face. What a great video, what a passion and knowledge. It might not be cheap, but this is worth every dime you spend on a vehicle like this. Big grin indeed... Car nuts!! lol
Shmee150 Absolutely Incredible Video I think Graham Rahal performance is absolutely incredible especially because of their attention to detail and I can't wait to see their expansion
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Thanks Shmee, I will Friend!
My favourite from the pics was yellow hardtop, it fits the car well!
Shmee I live in Indy
Is this guy Bobby son?
This guy is gonna look for a new job so quick with the coming fiscal 'climate change '.
Love the CGT. Thank you for continuing the amazing car content. We need more Porsche!
More to come!
Woah Didnt Expect To See KCC In This Comment Section Lol
@@dontmindme5821 Huge car guy 😎
Hope your own collection one day will include both the Carrera GT as well as the Ferrari F50. They are both defining cars for the decade
F40 more remarkable imo
Lets get an LFA in the list as well
@@ivopintotuga wrong
@@ivopintotuga Tim's all time dream car is the f50
@@louiehamel7675 i know and i didn't say the opposite. I just said f40 more remarkable than f50
This man is very passionate about his craft and the quality of vehicles he produces, very cool to see!👍🏼
Very cool and sympathetic guy definitely worth working with 🌟💫
When someone get explain their product as well as Graham, it shows that he has a true passion for what he does.
He named Wyatt, who is Carrera Gt and 918 certified. I worked next to him at Porsche in Texas. I have never known anyone more dedicated to motorsports than him. It was an honor to not only work next to him but to call him a friend. I'm proud of what he's accomplished!
I like this guy, you can see his passion from a mile away!
Yeah 100%
@@ojwhittle4960 He is the nicest.
Comes across as a fairly nice chap too, even in the older video with the Ford GT.
This guy is so well spoken, and he knows literally everything about cars.
Absolutely mind blowing the work that goes on in that shop! I remember that video where you two went on a quick Jaunt with the two ford GT’s and was so cool seeing such unique spec’s together! Hopefully one day, you can add one of these beautiful CGT’s to the collection! In due time! Would be a perfect match for you, wish Damon never sold his!
The dream!
I know 275k is a hell of a lot of money to the vast majority of people but to get basically a brand new CGT for 275k (+ cost of the car) is a steal in my mind I really though this was going to be something crazy like $1+ million.
I was thinking the same thing. I think that may be underpriced to get some promotion at the beginning.
This guy is awesome he markets his company so well but without the annoying promos, because he's just passionate about what they do
Also he is a very successful Racer in Indycar and has his own team in the series.
@@treshanmaloney3837, he has his very own Indy Race Team is what you're saying?
as somone who worked a block over from GRP in bburg Indiana, i have gotten the luxury to meet graham and you can really tell the amount of passion he has, its awesome to see shmee having a collab. Good video as always!
If I was Shmee I would have left Graham a check for that silver one!! DO IT SHMEE!!
Would be a better long term investment than the odd Zenvo.
@@velvetjones1856 oof i guess a lot of us thought the same
@@velvetjones1856 Considerin the move to electrification, i think the Zenvo would at the least hold its value even if it may not appreciate. Would probably do abit better if the company goes out n publishes a Nurburgring lap time maybe
@@Poatan.chama. Absolutely! The CGT will only continue to appreciate in value. No question about it. If money weren't an option, I'd have me a Gemballa Mirage GT. Those things r so damn brutal and supposedly the clutch they run is more compatible to be used regularly.
@@rahulsudhir666 I don't think it would be in the same speed as the new Aston or MB hypercard. The Porsche 918 is probably faster. Sorry, not a fan of this odd car.
Love to see how the Rahal enterprises keeps growing. Was lucky enough to live in Columbus Ohio for a few years where Rahal is from, and to follow his racing endevours.
Not everyday that u see a carrera gt without any body panels on it😮.already know its about to be a great video
It's fascinating to see under the skin; absolute race car
And of course Shmee made a video with one without panels and driving it on the street.
Thank you for always posting when I really seem to need it ... had a not so great day (and week) but your genuine upbeat and positive vibe always seems to help
So much love for Details in cars and for bringing up for that kind of perfection is just heartwarming
Carrera GT - My favorite car of all time. Great seeing the car in pieces, wow, what a piece of workmanship. It would be great to see this car fully assembled in the new colors. Cheers, Shmee!
This video was awesome, seeing him show live examples of his level of detail was super entertaining
Very professional and elaborate work. This is a fantasy , i would love to see it when it is done 🥰
You've gotta admire a man, who with all these cars around, him loves his classic Mini.
Again, the custom dollies for the suspension units. Brilliant. Not on the floor. Everything clean. Very impressive.
Yeah one of the better videos you have done recently. Mainly because you were interviewing, fact finding and coaxing the story out of the guy. FairPlay for you letting him being the story here, it was fascinating, his operation is amazing isn’t it.
DOOOOOOOOOO IT !!! get one and have it in lambo green !!!!!! oh and next time ask whats with the race-car mounted on the wall in the workshop !!!??? that race car was for me the most fascinating / coolest part !!!!!!
Thanks for this one Tim, Graham is such a cool guy and doing amazing work. It did make me sad though because DDE Damon sold his CGT, and it is my absolute dream car.
Same.. that was one of my absolute favorite DDE cars of all time. Damon will end up regretting it😢
Greatly appreciative that places like this actually exist for those who really want to keep up with their cars👍
Everything they discussed all in for only $275k? That is extremely impressive! I mean you could go after a high mileage less than perfect example and have it completely done to your color specs, modifications, with everything serviced, reconditioned or replaced for brand new parts. This seriously might be the best super/hyper car bargain for one of the best cars ever made. Obviously it would have to be straight piped with no cats, tuned to get as much power from the engine as possible. Then painted a slightly lighter version of dark blue metallic, with black or a charcoal leather and tartan style blue inserts for the seats with a blue and white stitch. Some custom smoked clear with polished barrel HRE wheels, calipers done in a lighter blue from the seat insert with either white or etched lettering on the brakes. Then everything just polished and put back to as new and gorgeous. Incredible work Graham, the work looks to speak for itself and I hope you have all the success and future business you can handle.
GRP putting Zionsville on the map! Glad Shmee could come and help spread the word
I always like it when someone delivers a service and they do it as well for you as they would for their perfectionist selves.
'Treat others the way you like to be treated'... or rather 'treat my car the way you would want yours treated'.
That's refreshing when usually they're about 'minimum effort, maximum squeeze'.
I was lucky to have met Bobby at Loudon when Textron was with his team. We were in the Textron box. Nice guy. Graham seems to be stand-up guy, too.
Graham Rahal Performance, thank you for taking care of the Porsche Carrera GTs the way they should be. XJR15, damn. also Graham is a seriously cool dude as well. have to say Tim this has been one of fav Shmee150 vids, thx mate.
What an amazing place. I love Graham's attitude about quality. Fantastic. BTW, not sure if he knows, but a friend of mine owns a car that belonged to Graham. It's a Honda NSX. Yes, it's badged Honda. It's a beautiful car that is now in Pennsylvania and being very well cared for by someone with the same love for cars. Very cool video!!! I'm also guessing this was a big hint at a new vehicle for you stable.
Shmee, love Graham Rahal and was a big fan of his dad...and did not know he did this...great tour!! As a Porsche guy loved the content!
Cool to see you toured GRP and welcome to Indianapolis!
Best car I ever drove (to date). Certainly the best sounding car I ever drove. Definitely one for the collection Tim in future. What a dream garage there, 918, CGT and Singer!
My grandpa was a Porsche mechanic for 35 years. He was the only mechanic in the St. Louis area who was certified to work on it. He basically went back to school for 6 months. He was fortunate to be able to drive one for a client. Scared the piss out of him. Such a beautiful car.
no way! I'm from Indy and Graham Rahal used to bring awesome cars to cars and coffee. Probably one of the best collectors in Indiana
Used to? Still does!
@@zachsnider3259 haha i don't live there anymore! I meant in the past for me! Great to hear he's still bringing out those sweet cars to share with the community
$275k wow. The guy and his team are impressive. What a dream!
Cheap right? I was figuring a lot more
Even more crazy is the fact that not too long ago you could've bought a CGT for that money
Wow, Rahal Performance set up is incredible. You just love to see it!
So cool to see you back in Indy and at my favorite Cars and Coffee spot too! It's always cool to see the different projects they are working on when I visit.
I love the fact that he owns a Singer Porsche and handles all of those Hyper Cars, but he has a special place in his heart for an original Mini Cooper. A genuine car guy 👍
What a lovely guy Graham Rahal is Tim.Great episode.
All those beautiful, exotic cars, and a little classic Mini at the back. Perfect!
Next video title:
I have bought a CARRERA GT and I will change is colour!!! 😅😅😅
I drive past this building every day and go to the car meets and they are always amazing
Nice CGT. However if the coolers aren’t leaking or damaged, generally a good Ultrasonic cleaning and fin straightening/debris removal will bring them back to new condition.
Love, love, love anything with the Carrera GT in it, great video Shmee!
My mouth dropped open when you turned the camera and showed the Jaguar XJR-15, those things are hard to find! I am honestly surprised to see one sitting there, even in that garage!
love the CGT. Best sounding car IN THE WORLD, literally. I wouldn't understand a guy changing the exhaust on this car.
Yup I still love the stock exhaust.
re-imagining carrera GT'S, that is bonkers. what a shop!
The detail they go into with the carrera gt is unreal. Great place.
It’s great to see somebody take so much pride in thier work 👍 enjoy this one Tim, thankyou 👍🙌
Wow. What a setup! Thanks for the tour Graham. You really care about your craft. Well done.
Is this race car Bobby Rahal's son? Faantastic.
Indy is in my backyard! I love that Tim is all over! Hope you enjoyed your time in Indiana Shmee!
Thank you Shmee for such amazing content. Loved this one👍
Graham seems like such a good dude, this is a great vid - thanks for sharing this Shmee!
Porsche is a very interesting car company, their cars get better each generation!
That’s the general idea
@@rickw8645 lol, yeah was a bit of a dumb comment.
@@rickw8645😂
Yeah, no shit😂.
@@bg22757 shame on you, this is a welcoming environment, dont like it get out!
Again, has the passion and fun. Love to see it
Always!
Damon from DDE wrapped his CGT in green it looked amazing!
Incredible to see, almost like the Singer of CGTs
DDE had the bright green one. It was beautiful!!
Wow that's the perfect restoration service for such a gem as the majestic CGT is.
What a brilliant place to stop! You have a great way of finding these hidden gems!
Seems nuts not to do a new clutch when you are doing so much else at such obvious high cost, and you now have such easy access to pop in a new clutch.
Would love to see you switch out the Zenvo for a customized Carrera GT
I love the Carrera GT. It’s one of the most beautiful cars in my opinion.
One of my favorite videos ever made.
Ok.... The CGTs were a treat but holy cow a XJR-15, super cool!
I literally live five minutes away from there 😭I wish I knew you were in town
Fantastic shop and video, thanks again Shmee.
Nice video, this dude is obviously a true professional and a legit petrolhead. I enjoyed listening to him and looking at the work that is being done at his facility.
As soon as I can afford it, I’ll commission a CGT from him, that is after I have a singer 911 cooling down in my garage 😂
Except for his comment about the cgt's "balsa wood shift knob"😅🤦♂️
Did you guys solve the rear suspension flaw that breaks and causes the catastrophic crashes?
Looks like Top High End Perfection ! Chapeau to Graham Rahal !
275k is a very fair deal for all the work done honestly
Don't you just love it when things are done properly!
ABSOLUTELY!!! You would be totally reassured that your money had been well spent. Also that should you have any unforeseen issues they would sort it for you no problem
They host there own cars and coffee events throught the year and consistently bring the craziest cars between a McLaren speed tail and a McLaren f1 gtr too the holy trinity of hypercars with a McLaren elva with the rare windshield option along with you name it its probably been thereat some point there by far my favorite car shows through the year
Would be great if you can get a drive in the singer. Another great vid showing us some more excellent car people doing their passion
Shmee: Hi Graham, how are you?
Graham goes on 20-minute spiel.
Legend
I sore a CGT last week. Always amazing cars to see. Can’t remember the last one I sore one before that.
Impressed..
You have to go back when he finishes his shop I’m Zionsville. Then take a look at Andretti Global’s F1 HQ down the road in Fishers. Supposed to be done in 2024.
I think for sure Shmee will be keeping in touch with Graham 👍
I really hope you add a cgt and lexus lfa to the collection soon
Dreaming of that!
Shmee in my neck of the woods! Been to multiple cars & coffee at GRP and it's always a blast
Very cool and all, but, maybe I'm missing something...
Besides the customisation, what are they doing to the car other than servicing (which you can do at a Porsche centre) and ice blasting?
Most of the under the skin stuff seems so unnecessary, like they're doing it just to hike up the invoice... He even said it himself: "does the radiator need replacing, probably not" I feel that's applicable to everything else they're replacing or refurbishing...🤔
It's like a totally unnecessary nut and bolt restoration, for cars that don't need it. So are the only customers they're targeting all super OCD?
Super impressive operation, no doubt. But also a bit disappointing that people feel the need to constantly tamper with iconic cars that are already close to perfect out of the factory. An untouched original CGT will be more impressive to me, especially long into the future.
One off my favourites this upload , and wow I was thinking this is going to be a stupid price for all that work but wow very surprised when he said 275 ish !! I bet he’s going to be very very busy 👍
That Viper Green color he held up looks like the color DDE had their CGT wrapped in.
Wow, awesome shop and work that they do, Graham is that type of car guy one could listen for hours!
I see how it is Tim you were in Indy just around the corner from me and you couldn’t stop by and say hello…😉
Bobby did good with his son. Graham proved himself. Very impressive in his next life adventure.
how is this economiclly viable for the shop to offer this entire service for $275k? i mean imagine the costs of ordering CGT parts from Porsche? and ur telling me they replace almost everything?
Tim you have to get a GT as soon as possible and def have it build here. Could do a Zoom update series to monitor progress. Would be cool!
When Porsche made real sports cars!!! Small, nimble, beautiful and full of character!!!
Hey Shmee, this is awesome. Please produce more of this kind of content!!!🎉😊
Excellent content! Thank you for sharing this, unreal.
CGT's are $2 million now? I absolutely love the car but damn that's insane.
It happened very quickly
Not sure why.... I have a huge grin on my face. What a great video, what a passion and knowledge. It might not be cheap, but this is worth every dime you spend on a vehicle like this. Big grin indeed... Car nuts!! lol
I'm only 13 seconds in and I'm already enthralled. Did not see Indianapolis nor Graham Rahal coming...
Carrera GT is one of my favorites❤
Same for so many of us
Awesome performance shop. Wow - what attention to detail! Just takes plenty $$$$
Shmee150 Absolutely Incredible Video I think Graham Rahal performance is absolutely incredible especially because of their attention to detail and I can't wait to see their expansion