Great looking car , I hope it wasn't misrepresented as a GTO , 242 won't be found on this vin # . Great Job on the build ! Thank you, for keeping it Pontiac Powered ! Jim Butler won't steer you wrong with Pontiac engine combo's .
@@jayjohnson4843 It's well known he does replica super muscle cars. Why do all this to a GTO when most people want those infamous vehicles done as restorations. He's making use of all the ordinary vehicles of that time period.
That Is One Of The Best GTO's I have Ever Seen! Always A Good Move On The Jim Butler Pontiac Too, Putting a Pontiac in a Pontiac. The 461 Bumps The Price Up 30% More? And you get the Brute Torque of that Pontiac ! Making It a vary Good Move! Hold on to it? and Get More Next Time? Or, Run That A Barrett Jackson's! And Do Much Better ! Have A Great Day!
Excellent prototype GTO Continuation Car. "GTO of the future with its soul in the past" Would love to see these as low volume production. Also with a HEIDT IRS. In the future with new bodies and new design frames/improved suspension.
In 1970 I bought a Roadrunner and my friend bought a GTO Judge. Often times we'd swap cars for a few hours and cruise/do a little stoplight action and, eventually head home. My RR was a raunchy, uncivilized rig with all motor, 4-sp, and not many amenities. The Judge was just the opposite....smooth, powerful, automatic Turbo 400.....the ram air engine was very definition of torque. The GTO was a very good vehicle!
They did a great job. I'm surprised they started with a 71 LeMans. I think the opinion among buyers was "Why pay more than $40,000 then have to tell your friends it's not even the right year much less a GTO?".
Abel Molina dude that's the so-called reality TV everything I mean everything is planned out to look like it's authentic I hate the way they do shows nowadays
What a show really meant a'lot to me to see a 1971 Pontiac Lemans restored really took me back in time I own a GT-37 !!! I have owned since I was 18 36 yrs Needs to be redone mainly body panels !!! Interior carpet headliner have all been done !! Would like to send you a picture if possible !! By the way have you sold the one you built on the show !!!
funny thing is at the end of the presentation they flash between the restored car and the what was supposed to be the 1971 LeMans they bought originally. If you look close the "un-restored" car is a 1970 LeMans or maybe a Tempest. Suspect they had to buy another car (a 1970) to actually complete this messed up build.
Pontiac got rid of DeLoreon in '70, so they finally got a rear sway bar on the Goat (which wasn't to rival the Mustang, that was the Firebird's job). Otherwise, demand for Goats goes down after 1969. But if you find rusty front fender quarters, chances are the cowl is plugged up and not draining like its supposed to, hence the rot at the windshield. And most musclecars lose the rear window seal and rot at their base and fill the trunk with water that rots the trunk pans. As long as it doesn't reach the rear frame rails, you can save it relatively easy. You don't know much about muscle cars if you don't know 1968 was the last year you could GTO a Tempest with a hood change (1969 Goats had different rear side marker lights). But looking at the dents and rot in that LeMans front end, replacing everything with GTO front end was a time saver anyway. As for the free labor? If that's how they thought of themselves, then they missed entirely the part about they are competing for ONE job opening. Those who saw it only as a learning opportunity, got treated that way. Most days at work, you learn something new. Life is a learning opportunity. As for the missing nose mounts, didn't one of the students mention in the interview they fabricate mounts for anything?
What irritates me is these people always act like they are broke and getting ready to be out on the street. It's Barry's fault for going to a low budget auction
Barry isn't the type of boss that you'd ever want to have, that's why his employees work to do their job and get the money, but don't care much for him. He's a genuine a-hole on purpose. So here's a question: why is your *DESIGNER* trying to *find parts* for the cars that you get? Among other things, he's trying to find actual cars to start working on (sometimes), trying to design new features on it, looking for hard-to-find parts that they need (and Barry is constantly on him about something). What business do you know of that would have their designer doing so many tasks? Ridiculous business model.
Yeah him and his wife are real pieces of work. Couldn't stand them back then when the show was on air and now 18 years later re-watching them I still can't stand them
Great job barry teaching these guys the run the other way when they come across a boss like you they might want to work for ,nobody wants to do jumping jacks while they think about what they're going to do next or keeps on working and makes things worse than they already are because they can't stand to look at what they are doing and if it is going to fuck shit up all the while the only thing your boss is doing is go around stabbing the car with a screwdriver and crying about things well raising the stress level to where it's no fun working at all .but yeah there's no teamwork around because you don't even have time to talk to each other and maybe get to be a teammate of someone Barry has you elbowing out of the way because your so nervous about doing your job right and still getting fired because the owner looks at you sideways he might go off the rails of his roller coaster mood swings fuck the deadlines deadlines are for half-ass Builders good at hiding shit to make a deadline instead of building a car that was done right and didn't look like time had any Factor in its Construction
Why always with fking drama? If it's to sell the show well the cars do that but why is the episode ALWAYS 4 weeks to turn it round? If you were any kind of good manager then you'd have wrecks lined up and quit with the stupid 4 week deadline. If there are that many auctions per year you don't need to rush it and cause yourself massive stress! LOVE the cars HATE the unneeded drama.
+Tor Kellett-Smith That 4 week deadline is ASSinine! Give yourself some fucking lead time when working on a project so you can do the job right and not rush it.
I totally agree, but this is a TV show in the first place. It would not sell without any drama added to it. You can be sure that most of it is faked as well, just to make it appeal more to viewers. I just ignore it, watch the show, and admire these people who can deliver such awesome pieces of art :)
Beautiful car that GT No could care less lemans or what it a legit Muscle car. 4 shows in and I'd love all for my Dream garage stunning loving it Full Send U.K.
No GTO, unless the first 3 digits in the VIN are 242. Bet the buyers were pissed to find out it was a clone. Wow could have been The Judge for that matter. It's still a high level build for the times.
at 32:45 during the burnout in this video,it seems like some sort of electrical arc to the ground near the front oil pan...maybe its just the camera but i was fixated on it and asking myself what is that?...maybe i am seeing something that isnt there,,,beautiful car though
@Rodney Fowler As a custom build, I'm sure it will outperform any stock GTO of the day. That will make it valuable to a certain customer, one who is looking for that. But the difference in VIN# is worth a lot of money for collectors. 242 VIN cars will ALWAYS be worth more than a comparably built LeMans or Tempest clone.
Most internships start as "volunteer time" which is ridiculous but. Ya know!? But yeah, still dumb. In my opinion, they should pay at least some what close to minimum wage.
Man, I'm 4 minutes into the video and they've already said a lot of wrong information about the LeMans (and GTO). Makes me wonder how much they really know about it, or how much they really love cars in general. Some people who don't like cars can still line up new panels really well. (edit) Ok, now I'm 7 minutes in and I have to stop. "Do they make the parts to change it?" Really? They didn't really just get into a build like this and not already know the answer to that. Either this is an awful TV show for car guys, or these people aren't car guys.
Those students should be Grateful for a Boss like Barry. I'd be Glad n Proud to work for a Man like that. Those students wouldn't last a week in South Africa
The couple that was interested in the GTO the blonde I can’t believe what she was trying to do. She is definitely a tire kicker. I can’t believe she was trying to offer Barry 40,000, step up to the plate and offer him 50,000 K if you tried to buy one of his other cars before that’s a sign that you have money, so why don’t you step up to the plate there Miss! Barry had a team of guys working on this including three trade school students. They had a rare opportunity to work on this type of car? OK it takes a lot of money, parts, and hard work to build a car like that and I forgot to mention time. My advice don’t be a tire kicker
I've watched four episodes and they're not even counting the amount they pay their employees there barely making 15,000 to 20,000 for a months worth of work doesn't seem very rich to me
Barry's wife is the queen of the universe she stands head and shoulders above every woman I've ever seen on one of these shows -OK maybe Shirley -cha cha you know who.
It makes you assume so, but you have to remember this. He's the boss and it's his money that gets spent. There's no PC here. Also it may be the show that wants the drama in it because they think that's what attracts people to a show. I could do without it. Life has too much BS already.
If the car has been Restomod like this was, it's doubtful they care about Vin# authenticity. The Classic Restorations crowd however, would care very much.
Barry said "its not rocket science its not hard its just a car", so I'm heading out to get crackin on my truck. Somekne maybe oughta send e squad in bout 30
Reading all the comments below for these Wrecks to Riches guys and I can honestly say you guys are right. They are worse than West Coast Customs. Maybe -1 under.
Barry is putting way too much money into a 70 gto..if his cost to restore is over 40k that is crazy.If he wants to make it worth his while he needs to keep it under 30k. Especially because it was a lemans..easy for me to say..but makes sense
Even if he didn't go on a reality tv show (Likely pays the light bill every month} he would be doing the same thing he's doing now except there now damn cameras and faked drama scenes.
I can’t believe the cost of some of the work they have other people do! $7000 for someone to have a machine shop do a cpl hundred in machine work and then bolt new parts in a motor is fucking crazy! $4000 for a single color paint job when all the body work is done is equally as crazy!!! When they said the total cost of this build my jaw dropped!
I always liked these cars because only they remained super powerful beautiful high quality cars and legendary and when I see a legend I put likes in spite of Madeleine and the year of release
there not 1 logo saying that car is GTO .it may look like a GTO but Barry didn't put any LOGO badges on the car. I don't understand why people hate this car I would love to own this car I think it a sweet ride.
@David Ellsworth! Because it's a Leman and they are calling it a GTO. I love it ( the car) and I give it a name Leman GTO.but Berry said that GM SWICH PARTS OF THE GTO BODY TO THE LEMAN!! The meaning of the word is Grand tourismo I forgot what the O stand for, and the name came from Ferrari, and name theory car FERRARI GTO!! I love the color, the stand, hp, and most of all the paddle shifters in a Pontiac Leman GTO or a Leman!! That is unique and unheard of and EPIC!!! It is a very nice, lovely and beautiful car. I myself would buy it. It's muscular and powerful. 457 hp!! I think it should have a couple more hp 666 to 700!! and he didn't mention the lb ft of tq too!!
It's reality tv.People want to see drama. If reality tv had no drama it would have never taken off the way it did.Real life is just too boring to watch.
Anyone notice that the couple at 40:27 bidding on the car are the same couple who also tried to bid on the Frankenstein GTX in the first episode? th-cam.com/video/Qo7rM1vsPC0/w-d-xo.html
My 1st 3 cars were Pontiacs, the 2nd a 1968 LeMans that a classmate wrecked in 1970, caving in both sides. When I was finished with it, it to looked like a GTO! It had factory 4-speed, bucket seats and console, and a Pearl White interior. I put a Judge spoiler on the back and added a set of Anson slotted wheels and applied a multicoat 1970 Cadillac Clove Brown...What a looker it turned out to be, just like the true blue GTO of yours! Did you ever sell your GTO? Or are you still driving it? :)
No one noticed the sparks shooting out of the bottom of the engine on the drivers side when he does that big burnout. that's def not supposed to happen at all!!!
Supposed to be a premier car shop. Professional work! If I had a shop and there was that much drama I’d fire everyone and get people there that knew what they were doing and I would be greatful for the free labor and the young future builders. Always drama, short time frame to get it done, can’t find parts, stealing good cars for cheap then selling a fake car for big money and having all the build prices inflated to make the selling price look like it’s worth it. It’s a Le Mans! He had free labor that he pushed! Fake drama! Fake car! They did awesome work but why can’t they just show the build?
In my opinion Chris has most stress and hardest job. But. as a team they persevere in adverse conditions and time restraints and turn out top highest quality cars. Like Chip Foose and Troy Trepanier
I know this is an old video but I'm hoping somebody can help me with a question I have. So they bought this as a Lemans, but they are selling it as a GTO. As far as I know they won't be able to change the car's title to show anything but Lemans. And if you were to do a search on the VIN # that would also certainly show it was never a GTO. So other than just some guy with money falling out of his pockets, how the hell can they "honestly" advertise and sell this car as a GTO? I know any buyer is responsible to do their own due diligence, but it seems like the auction house can't be able to lie about this crap, and would have to legally disclose this? edit: Now that I've finished watching the entire video, I'm glad he had to take this one home. The couple that had that high bid has been on some of the other videos. If they ever see this video I bet they will be glad they didn't get that car. As far as this video went, it was NEVER disclosed to any potential buyer that this wasn't really a GTO, so it seems like the auction house and Barry were trying to bilk everybody on this car.
they change the car names in some of these rebuilds but in this case for instance wouldn't the title still say le mans. if i paid money for a GTO I'd be pissed.
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Great looking car , I hope it wasn't misrepresented as a GTO , 242 won't be found on this vin # . Great Job on the build ! Thank you, for keeping it Pontiac Powered ! Jim Butler won't steer you wrong with Pontiac engine combo's .
Nice car....super good build...I like that this shop NEVER cuts corners with anything. That equals value for sure.
They always cut corners DUMB ASS.
ITS NOT A REAL FUCKING GTO.
THAT'S CUTTING FUCKING MAJOR CORNERS DIP SHIT!!!!!!
@@jayjohnson4843 It's well known he does replica super muscle cars. Why do all this to a GTO when most people want those infamous vehicles done as restorations. He's making use of all the ordinary vehicles of that time period.
Great video. This guy has the right idea about restoration and attention to detail.
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That Is One Of The Best GTO's I have Ever Seen! Always A Good Move On The Jim Butler Pontiac Too, Putting a Pontiac in a Pontiac. The 461 Bumps The Price Up 30% More? And you get the Brute Torque of that Pontiac ! Making It a vary Good Move! Hold on to it? and Get More Next Time? Or, Run That A Barrett Jackson's! And Do Much Better !
Have A Great Day!
Excellent prototype GTO Continuation Car. "GTO of the future with its soul in the past"
Would love to see these as low volume production.
Also with a HEIDT IRS.
In the future with new bodies and new design frames/improved suspension.
In 1970 I bought a Roadrunner and my friend bought a GTO Judge. Often times we'd swap cars for a few hours and cruise/do a little stoplight action and, eventually head home. My RR was a raunchy, uncivilized rig with all motor, 4-sp, and not many amenities. The Judge was just the opposite....smooth, powerful, automatic Turbo 400.....the ram air engine was very definition of torque. The GTO was a very good vehicle!
You people make a magic out of rust, I wanna see those rims painted black at least once
Black rims SUCK
Absolutely beautiful this car in the plum crazy GTX our favorites hope to see more cars like that
Oh you mean you wanna see more BULL SHIT FAKE CARS BEING BUILT AND SOLD HUH
@@jayjohnson4843 I Loved The Plum GtX
Paddle shifters in a Pontiac Leman GTO!!! THAT'S EPIC!!!!
Its NOT NORE EVER WILL BE A REAL GTO.
ITS A STUPID FAKE
They did a great job. I'm surprised they started with a 71 LeMans. I think the opinion among buyers was "Why pay more than $40,000 then have to tell your friends it's not even the right year much less a GTO?".
"Hopefully there's a buyer here looking for a true blue GTO". IT'S NOT A REAL GTO, IT'S A GOD DAMN LE MANS!!!!!
It's just a television show okay.
I can't express enough how important it is to not over rod a brand new engine they must be broken in!!!
The paint job is out of this world !
32:47 lets not worry about the sparks flying from the pulley area
great eye there brother :)
always the same buyers, am i the only one noticing this?
Abel Molina dude that's the so-called reality TV everything I mean everything is planned out to look like it's authentic I hate the way they do shows nowadays
They love their cars so much they buy every car they build.
@@cliffwebb1621 yeah ,I don't know what happened to turning rust? the channel just seemed to freeze, come to a dead stop without even a reply.
They are not the same buyers every time.
They are collectors of Barry White cars.
No I see couple of them
This video said the Lemans was made to take on the Ford Mustang, but one had nothing to do with the other.
Always dislike their videos because of stupid drama. Ask why i keep on watching it? BECAUSE I LOVE CARS!
I totally agree with every word you said
they always find rust in a spot you expect to find it on a car that's been sitting for years shocking
eres some tee shirts , thanks fer the free work! Bathroom break - do it on your time slave boy , I mean apprentice
and the shirts look way too big, like they are XXXl's or something.
32:49 sparks off the bottom of the car
Don't know why they keep calling it a GTO when it's a LeMans and unless they can change the vin, it will always be a LeMans
Changing the vins would be 10 years in prison
Your .02 cents are noted
You're nasty and adopted. @@domls1317
That GTO is flipping beautiful!!!
That ZZZZZZ
Lemans
Its not a fucking a real
GTO. MORON TOOL YOU
It's a gto clone not a gto
Barry builds great restomod's.
Counting Cars had the same problem with putting a GTO nose on a LeMans. You need to replace the whole front clip. Then its a LeMans Sport
those fools are working for free, i dont care if you are new or a veteran if you work you should get paid, not just a free t shirt
working for free never pays the bills,basically he got free man hours for weeks from all those students
At 32:47 it sure looked like it was arching to ground.
It looked like sparks from the transmission or drive line to me.
Hey Guys we are short on labor. Let’s tell a bunch of kids this is an internship and get them to work for us for free.
Plus sell this junker as a real GTO. pifff.
I'd beat old ass berry to the ground if I had won it.
What a show really meant a'lot to me to see a 1971 Pontiac Lemans restored really took me back in time I own a GT-37 !!! I have owned since I was 18 36 yrs Needs to be redone mainly body panels !!! Interior carpet headliner have all been done !! Would like to send you a picture if possible !! By the way have you sold the one you built on the show !!!
funny thing is at the end of the presentation they flash between the restored car and the what was supposed to be the 1971 LeMans they bought originally. If you look close the "un-restored" car is a 1970 LeMans or maybe a Tempest. Suspect they had to buy another car (a 1970) to actually complete this messed up build.
Brandon G lol saw that too
I was wondering if I was the only one that caught that.
Yeah, this show is all over the place.
How many GTO's did they look at that were crap, but had a good front end? Use one of those!!! Artificial drama or stupidity?
Yep. I noticed that too. What a stupid show.
This car is beyond words !!!
Yeah. Its called a fake GTO
Pontiac got rid of DeLoreon in '70, so they finally got a rear sway bar on the Goat (which wasn't to rival the Mustang, that was the Firebird's job). Otherwise, demand for Goats goes down after 1969. But if you find rusty front fender quarters, chances are the cowl is plugged up and not draining like its supposed to, hence the rot at the windshield. And most musclecars lose the rear window seal and rot at their base and fill the trunk with water that rots the trunk pans. As long as it doesn't reach the rear frame rails, you can save it relatively easy.
You don't know much about muscle cars if you don't know 1968 was the last year you could GTO a Tempest with a hood change (1969 Goats had different rear side marker lights). But looking at the dents and rot in that LeMans front end, replacing everything with GTO front end was a time saver anyway.
As for the free labor? If that's how they thought of themselves, then they missed entirely the part about they are competing for ONE job opening. Those who saw it only as a learning opportunity, got treated that way. Most days at work, you learn something new. Life is a learning opportunity. As for the missing nose mounts, didn't one of the students mention in the interview they fabricate mounts for anything?
Barry's nothing but a business man. There's no in-between
Barry gets students to work for free; tells them only ONE will be chosen; and then expresses his discontent that they aren't working as a "Team". DUH.
No one got a real
J O B. !!!!
Nice video! Everybody is fussing over and about the name of the car. Well it have a new name
Leman GTO!!!
conrad testamark LeMans Sport
they always put smc on their cars that is the most irritating part
Yes...and it looks lameasfuck..
What irritates me is these people always act like they are broke and getting ready to be out on the street. It's Barry's fault for going to a low budget auction
Car looks sweet. 👏🏻👏🏻
For a FAKE GTO
BIG difference between a 70 and a 71...BIG difference between LeMans and GTO. It was my first car,then it turned into my first 8 cars.
Barry isn't the type of boss that you'd ever want to have, that's why his employees work to do their job and get the money, but don't care much for him. He's a genuine a-hole on purpose. So here's a question: why is your *DESIGNER* trying to *find parts* for the cars that you get? Among other things, he's trying to find actual cars to start working on (sometimes), trying to design new features on it, looking for hard-to-find parts that they need (and Barry is constantly on him about something). What business do you know of that would have their designer doing so many tasks? Ridiculous business model.
Yeah him and his wife are real pieces of work. Couldn't stand them back then when the show was on air and now 18 years later re-watching them I still can't stand them
Great job barry teaching these guys the run the other way when they come across a boss like you they might want to work for ,nobody wants to do jumping jacks while they think about what they're going to do next or keeps on working and makes things worse than they already are because they can't stand to look at what they are doing and if it is going to fuck shit up all the while the only thing your boss is doing is go around stabbing the car with a screwdriver and crying about things well raising the stress level to where it's no fun working at all .but yeah there's no teamwork around because you don't even have time to talk to each other and maybe get to be a teammate of someone Barry has you elbowing out of the way because your so nervous about doing your job right and still getting fired because the owner looks at you sideways he might go off the rails of his roller coaster mood swings fuck the deadlines deadlines are for half-ass Builders good at hiding shit to make a deadline instead of building a car that was done right and didn't look like time had any Factor in its Construction
you guys are the best bringing cars back to life 🚜🚕
Like this car...
watching from Australia
Why always with fking drama? If it's to sell the show well the cars do that but why is the episode ALWAYS 4 weeks to turn it round? If you were any kind of good manager then you'd have wrecks lined up and quit with the stupid 4 week deadline. If there are that many auctions per year you don't need to rush it and cause yourself massive stress! LOVE the cars HATE the unneeded drama.
+Tor Kellett-Smith yeah, kick that guy and get someone that can plan more than 4 weeks ahead :)
Agree with that 👍
+Tor Kellett-Smith That 4 week deadline is ASSinine! Give yourself some fucking lead time when working on a project so you can do the job right and not rush it.
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I totally agree, but this is a TV show in the first place. It would not sell without any drama added to it. You can be sure that most of it is faked as well, just to make it appeal more to viewers.
I just ignore it, watch the show, and admire these people who can deliver such awesome pieces of art :)
I never thought Id see Barry White and Chris Brown colaborting.
Like you and ya mamma..lol
Beautiful car that GT No could care less lemans or what it a legit Muscle car. 4 shows in and I'd love all for my Dream garage stunning loving it Full Send U.K.
No GTO, unless the first 3 digits in the VIN are 242. Bet the buyers were pissed to find out it was a clone. Wow could have been The Judge for that matter. It's still a high level build for the times.
vickieelders got the nerve to laugh at me on youtube on my phone on my bluethooth headset
at 32:45 during the burnout in this video,it seems like some sort of electrical arc to the ground near the front oil pan...maybe its just the camera but i was fixated on it and asking myself what is that?...maybe i am seeing something that isnt there,,,beautiful car though
@ 30.23 "the auction is 2 days away, well from barrys place to Portland its 1000miles and its about 15 hours of driving so he does not have much time.
ow can they sell this at an auction as a GTO when its pink slip will say its a Lemans?
Gto tribute car happens all the time
Kewfit agree with you, the first car they did wasn't a proper roadrunner or a GTX. it's misleading to sell it that way
Kewfit lol your right that vin number dont have that 42 code it aint a goat
@Rodney Fowler As a custom build, I'm sure it will outperform any stock GTO of the day. That will make it valuable to a certain customer, one who is looking for that. But the difference in VIN# is worth a lot of money for collectors. 242 VIN cars will ALWAYS be worth more than a comparably built LeMans or Tempest clone.
It seems like the “internship” is free labor 🤦♂️
Most internships start as "volunteer time" which is ridiculous but. Ya know!? But yeah, still dumb. In my opinion, they should pay at least some what close to minimum wage.
And no real J O B..!!!!!
Man, I'm 4 minutes into the video and they've already said a lot of wrong information about the LeMans (and GTO). Makes me wonder how much they really know about it, or how much they really love cars in general. Some people who don't like cars can still line up new panels really well.
(edit) Ok, now I'm 7 minutes in and I have to stop. "Do they make the parts to change it?" Really? They didn't really just get into a build like this and not already know the answer to that. Either this is an awful TV show for car guys, or these people aren't car guys.
its a TV show all they care about is money smh
All scripted and then when people act and don’t really know about this model of car they start stuttering!
@@gerritvictor8463 😂😂
HEY BARRY...sorry...Sir, give me a holler and a plane ticket lol.
Those students should be Grateful for a Boss like Barry. I'd be Glad n Proud to work for a Man like that. Those students wouldn't last a week in South Africa
Why does the engine never fire lol
The couple that was interested in the GTO the blonde I can’t believe what she was trying to do. She is definitely a tire kicker. I can’t believe she was trying to offer Barry 40,000, step up to the plate and offer him 50,000 K if you tried to buy one of his other cars before that’s a sign that you have money, so why don’t you step up to the plate there Miss! Barry had a team of guys working on this including three trade school students. They had a rare opportunity to work on this type of car? OK it takes a lot of money, parts, and hard work to build a car like that and I forgot to mention time. My advice don’t be a tire kicker
Firebird was the comp for Mustang, not LeMans or GTO
Stupid wheels. Why do they keep calling it a GTO!!???
Good Show... Thanks for Sharing
I've watched four episodes and they're not even counting the amount they pay their employees there barely making 15,000 to 20,000 for a months worth of work doesn't seem very rich to me
lets assume some other cars in the shop are sorted and either sold or resto'd for 'non-tv' clientelle to make some $$
And you know this DUMB ASSSSSSSS
SHIT HEAD HOW.
That’s a Tribute car. Should be announced that way. Buyers are not stupid.
Barry's wife is the queen of the universe she stands head and shoulders above every woman I've ever seen on one of these shows -OK maybe Shirley -cha cha you know who.
Bruce Carney I'll hit her any time
I WONDER IF YOU SOLD THE GTO AND HOW MUCH DID YOU FINALLY GET?
Always The Same Buyers...
Barry is kinda an Ahole
It makes you assume so, but you have to remember this. He's the boss and it's his money that gets spent. There's no PC here. Also it may be the show that wants the drama in it because they think that's what attracts people to a show. I could do without it. Life has too much BS already.
How can they sell this at an auction as a GTO when its pink slip will say its a Lemans?
Wondering if high-dollar buyers want an authentic (Vin #) GTO instead of a clone. Just curious. Love the show!
If the car has been Restomod like this was, it's doubtful they care about Vin# authenticity. The Classic Restorations crowd however, would care very much.
I've always despised the raised rear look with the larger wheels in the back and smaller in the front. I like muscle cars not hot wheels.
I'd take a Chip Foose restomod over these guys every time
Yep. His cars are master car's
i totally agree with 79tazman...this will always be a lemans...never a gto
THANK YOU
Barry said "its not rocket science its not hard its just a car", so I'm heading out to get crackin on my truck. Somekne maybe oughta send e squad in bout 30
Early 2000'a right there I think.
Berry sure treats his team like total shit. Amazing they don't walk from him for shops that would treat them so much better!!!!
Reading all the comments below for these Wrecks to Riches guys and I can honestly say you guys are right. They are worse than West Coast Customs. Maybe -1 under.
Barry is putting way too much money into a 70 gto..if his cost to restore is over 40k that is crazy.If he wants to make it worth his while he needs to keep it under 30k. Especially because it was a lemans..easy for me to say..but makes sense
agreed
Even if he didn't go on a reality tv show (Likely pays the light bill every month} he would be doing the same thing he's doing now except there now damn cameras and faked drama scenes.
I can’t believe the cost of some of the work they have other people do! $7000 for someone to have a machine shop do a cpl hundred in machine work and then bolt new parts in a motor is fucking crazy! $4000 for a single color paint job when all the body work is done is equally as crazy!!!
When they said the total cost of this build my jaw dropped!
I always liked these cars because only they remained super powerful beautiful high quality cars and legendary and when I see a legend I put likes in spite of Madeleine and the year of release
there not 1 logo saying that car is GTO .it may look like a GTO but Barry didn't put any LOGO badges on the car. I don't understand why people hate this car I would love to own this car I think it a sweet ride.
@David Ellsworth! Because it's a Leman and they are calling it a GTO. I love it ( the car) and I give it a name Leman GTO.but Berry said that GM SWICH PARTS OF THE GTO BODY TO THE LEMAN!! The meaning of the word is Grand tourismo I forgot what the O stand for, and the name came from Ferrari, and name theory car FERRARI GTO!! I love the color, the stand, hp, and most of all the paddle shifters in a Pontiac Leman GTO or a Leman!! That is unique and unheard of and EPIC!!! It is a very nice, lovely and beautiful car. I myself would buy it. It's muscular and powerful. 457 hp!! I think it should have a couple more hp 666 to 700!! and he didn't mention the lb ft of tq too!!
Barry White is the worst type of person to work for - you have to know everything he does, but not an inch more.
No doubt.
SP392 word
That’s Y he is still in business and making money unfortunately that is what it take .
It's reality tv.People want to see drama. If reality tv had no drama it would have never taken off the way it did.Real life is just too boring to watch.
So, was that why no one pointed out the hardware for the 1970 GTO endura bumper, and that he did not even look at a GM diagram of it;s front assembly?
Anyone notice that the couple at 40:27 bidding on the car are the same couple who also tried to bid on the Frankenstein GTX in the first episode? th-cam.com/video/Qo7rM1vsPC0/w-d-xo.html
barry is always treating Chris like shit and the rest of his employees. I feel bad for them.
Until you get those big fat pay checks to their bank's bubba
My 1st 3 cars were Pontiacs, the 2nd a 1968 LeMans that a classmate wrecked in 1970, caving in both sides. When I was finished with it, it to looked like a GTO! It had factory 4-speed, bucket seats and console, and a Pearl White interior. I put a Judge spoiler on the back and added a set of Anson slotted wheels and applied a multicoat 1970 Cadillac Clove Brown...What a looker it turned out to be, just like the true blue GTO of yours!
Did you ever sell your GTO? Or are you still driving it? :)
sanding the clear with a 1980 snap on duel action sander no no
Anyone notice that 240z in the beginning?
No one noticed the sparks shooting out of the bottom of the engine on the drivers side when he does that big burnout. that's def not supposed to happen at all!!!
yeah fix that guys lol.
I have a '68 Pontiac Custom Convertible Tempest
400 4 bbl
So big fucking deal ass
Supposed to be a premier car shop. Professional work! If I had a shop and there was that much drama I’d fire everyone and get people there that knew what they were doing and I would be greatful for the free labor and the young future builders. Always drama, short time frame to get it done, can’t find parts, stealing good cars for cheap then selling a fake car for big money and having all the build prices inflated to make the selling price look like it’s worth it. It’s a Le Mans! He had free labor that he pushed! Fake drama! Fake car! They did awesome work but why can’t they just show the build?
nice car. but wrong color, should have been red
The color is perfect for the car, it looks very good!! And awesome. Brings out the muscular in it.
Shitty shifting pads on a classic muscle car? NOW I've seen everything...
yep. stupid move.
In my opinion Chris has most stress and hardest job. But. as a team they persevere in adverse conditions and time restraints and turn out top highest quality cars. Like Chip Foose and Troy Trepanier
3:35 1971 Pontiac Le Mans & 1971 Pontiac GTO
16:45 Coloured True Blue
33:06 Before and After
35:18 Silver Auto Auction in Portland Oregon
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I know this is an old video but I'm hoping somebody can help me with a question I have. So they bought this as a Lemans, but they are selling it as a GTO. As far as I know they won't be able to change the car's title to show anything but Lemans. And if you were to do a search on the VIN # that would also certainly show it was never a GTO. So other than just some guy with money falling out of his pockets, how the hell can they "honestly" advertise and sell this car as a GTO? I know any buyer is responsible to do their own due diligence, but it seems like the auction house can't be able to lie about this crap, and would have to legally disclose this?
edit: Now that I've finished watching the entire video, I'm glad he had to take this one home. The couple that had that high bid has been on some of the other videos. If they ever see this video I bet they will be glad they didn't get that car. As far as this video went, it was NEVER disclosed to any potential buyer that this wasn't really a GTO, so it seems like the auction house and Barry were trying to bilk everybody on this car.
you know this hotrod shop do not understand manual transmission right?
+jazper Dlionheart I doubt they can drive one. Lol.
Not a lot of folks want 3 pedals anymore if it's to be driven. Modern automatic is quicker anyway.....(Btw- My Stang has 5 gears, 3 pedals)
they change the car names in some of these rebuilds but in this case for instance wouldn't the title still say le mans. if i paid money for a GTO I'd be pissed.
I couldnt understand the offer the blonde made. How much was it?
40 grand... not enough for Barry.
I would just keep it if I were Barry
Excuse me dumb ass.
He does
How about 69 grand prix sj? or a Buick Skylark?
Why do they always use the same rims
3:30 1971 Pontiac Le Mans berubah menjadi 1971 Pontiac GTO
17:50 Bermesin Butler Performance
35:18 Silver Auto Auction in Portland Oregon