Influence and Impact – Car Builder TV Show History, Monster Garage to Gas Monkey, Reality TV Hits The Hot Rod World.


Influence and Impact – Car Builder TV Show History, Monster Garage to Gas Monkey, Reality TV Hits The Hot Rod World.

Jason and Marcel are no strangers to building custom cars and trucks, and they’ve also seen it done on tv and even been a part of a few car builder tv shows. When reality tv found the car world, and the interesting characters that are in it, stars were born. The popularity of these shows with the masses could most often be attributed to the drama that revolved around every build. Whether it was timeline related, actual fabrication issues, creative disagreements, family drama, or any number of other reasons there is never a shortage of sources of drama when building a ride. And that’s whether the car is being built on tv or not.

Check out the cool video that might shed some light on a side of the car world you hadn’t thought about.

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Auto Revolution’s Influence & Impact traces the automotive history of custom car and truck builders.

As reality shows began to hit prime time, so did the automotive world. Shows like Monster Garage, Overhaulin’ and American Chopper brought custom cars into the mainstream. But corporate builds and over the top drama got the ratings until a few Texas car guys would reset car TV for the next several years.


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