G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 16/12/05 01:09 AM Share Posted 16/12/05 01:09 AM Hey everyone...For those that are already watching Top Gear on BBC World, 5th Gear on Lifestyle channel and Rides on Discovery channel, and Ride with Funk Master Flex on Channel V there is a new show just started this week...It's called 'Unique Whips' and it's on right now 11.30am-12.30pm on the 'How To Channel' on Foxtel Digital. I think this is a repeat from last night though as I think it was on at 8.30pm-9.30pm...Hope it's good, by the look of it, it's similar to Rides so that can only be a good thing...Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 16/12/05 01:25 AM Author Share Posted 16/12/05 01:25 AM Just some more info on this show...It follows the US workshop Unique Autosport who mod Bentley's, Corvette's and stuff like that, though they are also doing a 60's Lincoln Continental for Marcus Camby of the Denver Nuggets and NBA fame... has a bit of the American Chopper feel too, because there is interviews with the people in it and some conflict between a couple of brothers... Check their website hereCatchJack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatV8 Artificially Aspirated Member 951 Member For: 21y 1m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/12/05 01:35 AM Share Posted 16/12/05 01:35 AM There is no brothers working at Unique Autosports. Like you said they mod high profile cars, mainly for celebrities. They are based in Long Island, NY.I think the show is now in its second season here. They do some nice work.Do they show overhaulin' on TV there? They trick the owner of a car (usually classic muscle) into thinking it has been stolen and Chip Foose leads a team to turn it into a work of art. Simply amazing work, Chip Foose is a legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 16/12/05 01:38 AM Author Share Posted 16/12/05 01:38 AM Cheers mate... I just quessed they were brothers because of the way they were arguing with each other... and if not brothers at least family of some description...I've seen Overhaulin' only once and was most impressed by the kind of show it was but have never seen it since. It was on the Discovery Channel the day I saw it. Is there nothing that Chip Foose can't do? He's brilliant Cheers Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatV8 Artificially Aspirated Member 951 Member For: 21y 1m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/12/05 01:44 AM Share Posted 16/12/05 01:44 AM I think the two you thought about that were fighting is Will Castro (owner of Unique) and Reme, who is the shop manager/master installer. They are very close friends, almost like brothers... Maybe that's why they treat eachother like crap. LOL. Seriously though, Wil is abit of an ars*h*le sometimes. Which is what starts it all.and Chip Foose, I havent seen anything he cant do yet. Definatly one of (if not the) best at what he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 16/12/05 01:48 AM Author Share Posted 16/12/05 01:48 AM Ahh... That make sense then. The big bloke is Will I think and yeah he has some interesting communication skills... shout at someone till you get your way. What are you doin over in the US mate? It'd be getting really cold over there now yeah?Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatV8 Artificially Aspirated Member 951 Member For: 21y 1m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/12/05 01:51 AM Share Posted 16/12/05 01:51 AM -14°c tonight and snow showers turning to freezing rain after midnight... 8:50pm now Live here, wife is American Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAWSEY Member 441 Member For: 19y 2m 2d Gender: Male Posted 16/12/05 02:05 AM Share Posted 16/12/05 02:05 AM it sounds very much like pimp my ride but without the wank factor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 11m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 16/12/05 02:39 AM Share Posted 16/12/05 02:39 AM That Whips show is just like the pimp my ride except the client pays a hell of a lot of $$$'s.I thought it was the biggest pile of crap as it was just another demonstration on how much money a NBA / NFL / Rich black man can spend on his audio/visual system.It seems to be the rage in the USA to be the richest with the most doof doof bling bling one can muster while hanging it all out on TV.eatV8, I think Overhaul'n in the USA is called RIDES here as they have mentioned that name on Rides a few time. Great show, with real people and real cars. My favorite is still the Kenny Wayne Shephard Xtream Lee (General Lee lookalike).Chip Foose on the otherhand is a pure genius with not a single bit of bling bling.He would be the most talented car designer in the world. The things he dreams up is awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 16/12/05 02:45 AM Share Posted 16/12/05 02:45 AM Plenty of good car shows on Pay TV. Two men and a garage, Automainac, american hot rod, A car is Born series and speed freaks. The speed week promotion and "who wants to be a race car driver" where great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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