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STANG KILLA SS · 05-17-2013, 03:39 PM

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I saw this outside the bar b cue joint I was eating at in Mongomery TX today.

Must be going under the hammer at the La Toretta auction in Conroe tomorrow.

Wehan · 05-17-2013, 03:44 PM

Verry cool, I think I saw the episode where he bought that. It was all smashed and was still worth like $150k.

Dready · 05-17-2013, 03:58 PM

Thanks for posting these, been wanting to know if they pulled it off for a while now.
New Series June 10th apparently

STANG KILLA SS · 05-17-2013, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Wehan

Verry cool, I think I saw the episode where he bought that. It was all smashed and was still worth like $150k.

i think they actually paid more like 400k didnt they?
i actually like the LED running lights. looks like they ditched the flip up headlights completly and went to louvers.

JeremyH · 05-17-2013, 04:40 PM

Sweet!

reddevildemo · 05-17-2013, 05:23 PM

WOW, they did more to it then I had thought they would, color change, the lights and the wheels. Not sure I would have went that way on this type of car.

danielk · 05-17-2013, 05:24 PM

I hate my life. Thats my favorite car.

badhoopty · 05-17-2013, 06:42 PM

my favorite supercar by far...

i just saw that episode. they paid around 400k with the help from the rich blond dude that shows up on the show every once in awhile.

it takes alot of stones to buy a wrecked f40 and rebuild it, but it looks like they pulled it off and did a pretty good job.

isyeskeert · 05-17-2013, 07:04 PM

Black and red have got to be my favorite exterior/interior by far!

semnmrc · 05-18-2013, 07:15 AM

they paid around 400k with the help from the rich blond dude that shows up on the show every once in awhile.

Isn't the "rich blonde dude" one of the owners of one of those offroad jeep places down in Texas? Collins Brothers Jeep or something?

I like what they did with it!

briang · 05-18-2013, 08:07 AM

looks funny in black....glad they pulled it off...but when you have big money backing you anything is possible..

JeremyH · 05-18-2013, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by semnmrc

Isn't the "rich blonde dude" one of the owners of one of those offroad jeep places down in Texas? Collins Brothers Jeep or something?

I believe so....his name is Dennis Collins. And CB Jeeps is one of the shittiest "offroad" shops in the state. Everything is WAY overpriced.

AX10wannabe · 05-18-2013, 10:36 AM

been wondering where the show went.. turned out awesome!!!!!! dennis bought the car for 400k and richard from gas monkey was paying for the parts and labour to rebuild it.. im glad they could finish it.. cant wait for the show to be back on

Wehan · 05-18-2013, 09:46 PM

Ahhhhhhh ok I think 150k might have been the guesstimate on repairing it then or maybe I just have 150k stuck my head lol

AX10wannabe · 05-19-2013, 11:48 AM

^^ yeah i think that was the repair price your thinking of. they were hoping to make 200k profit on it.. if they took it to auction they are taking a huge gamble cuz you never know whats gonna come out of it, they could get 100k or 800k for it..guess we'll have to wait and see.

CheapTwin · 05-19-2013, 02:38 PM

400k for smashed ? I'm pretty sure You can buy un-smashed car for that price... I like the looks of this one but I bet there's a big bunch of Ferrari people out there saying it was raped

chino63 · 05-19-2013, 08:27 PM

One of my favorite super cars, I like it.

... I have to admit it though, when I first read the title of the thread, I read it as "FJ40" not F40 and was a bit disappointed when I saw the pics.

Highmark · 05-19-2013, 08:51 PM

Am I the only one that thinks these guys are total hacks? I would much rather someone like Ring Brothers get their hands on that car.

I do 'sort of' like what they did with it - nice to see an F40 that isn't red.

BLKXJ 96 · 05-19-2013, 09:04 PM

Not a real big fan of these guys. Anyone who has done any work on a car that has sat in a barn or undriven for long period of time knows what it takes to get it going again. Picking the car up for 5k and turning it around for 20k to 30k is very uncommon. I'm sure most of it is just for the show....and that's fine, but no one pays top dollar for a car that looks like hammered dog shit and has had the repairs rushed through to get it to an auction.

THX_138 · 05-20-2013, 12:16 AM

Rumored to have been George Foremans Ferrari that his mechanic crashed on a test drive.

Mechanic wrecks out-of-town owner's $500,000 Ferrari F40

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05-17-2013, 03:58 PM	#3
Dready RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,950	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... Thanks for posting these, been wanting to know if they pulled it off for a while now. New Series June 10th apparently

05-17-2013, 04:40 PM	#5
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... Sweet!

05-17-2013, 05:23 PM	#6
reddevildemo RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay Posts: 1,138	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... WOW, they did more to it then I had thought they would, color change, the lights and the wheels. Not sure I would have went that way on this type of car.

05-17-2013, 05:24 PM	#7
danielk RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pasadena Posts: 1,118	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... I hate my life. Thats my favorite car.

05-17-2013, 07:04 PM	#9
isyeskeert Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Etowah Posts: 533	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... Black and red have got to be my favorite exterior/interior by far!

05-17-2013, 03:44 PM	#2
Wehan Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Charlotte, Mi Posts: 149	Verry cool, I think I saw the episode where he bought that. It was all smashed and was still worth like $150k.

05-17-2013, 06:42 PM	#8
badhoopty Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,814	my favorite supercar by far... i just saw that episode. they paid around 400k with the help from the rich blond dude that shows up on the show every once in awhile. it takes alot of stones to buy a wrecked f40 and rebuild it, but it looks like they pulled it off and did a pretty good job.

05-18-2013, 07:15 AM	#10
semnmrc Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: MN Posts: 164	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... they paid around 400k with the help from the rich blond dude that shows up on the show every once in awhile. Isn't the "rich blonde dude" one of the owners of one of those offroad jeep places down in Texas? Collins Brothers Jeep or something? I like what they did with it!

05-18-2013, 08:07 AM	#11
briang Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: charlotte Posts: 461	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... looks funny in black....glad they pulled it off...but when you have big money backing you anything is possible..

05-18-2013, 10:36 AM	#13
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... been wondering where the show went.. turned out awesome!!!!!! dennis bought the car for 400k and richard from gas monkey was paying for the parts and labour to rebuild it.. im glad they could finish it.. cant wait for the show to be back on

05-18-2013, 09:46 PM	#14
Wehan Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Charlotte, Mi Posts: 149	Ahhhhhhh ok I think 150k might have been the guesstimate on repairing it then or maybe I just have 150k stuck my head lol

05-19-2013, 11:48 AM	#15
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... ^^ yeah i think that was the repair price your thinking of. they were hoping to make 200k profit on it.. if they took it to auction they are taking a huge gamble cuz you never know whats gonna come out of it, they could get 100k or 800k for it..guess we'll have to wait and see.

05-19-2013, 02:38 PM	#16
CheapTwin Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Suomi Finland PERKELE ! Posts: 160	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... 400k for smashed ? I'm pretty sure You can buy un-smashed car for that price... I like the looks of this one but I bet there's a big bunch of Ferrari people out there saying it was raped

05-19-2013, 08:27 PM	#17
chino63 Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs Posts: 5,164	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... One of my favorite super cars, I like it. ... I have to admit it though, when I first read the title of the thread, I read it as "FJ40" not F40 and was a bit disappointed when I saw the pics.

05-19-2013, 08:51 PM	#18
Highmark I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 3,866	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... Am I the only one that thinks these guys are total hacks? I would much rather someone like Ring Brothers get their hands on that car. I do 'sort of' like what they did with it - nice to see an F40 that isn't red.

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05-19-2013, 09:04 PM	#19
BLKXJ 96 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 895	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... Not a real big fan of these guys. Anyone who has done any work on a car that has sat in a barn or undriven for long period of time knows what it takes to get it going again. Picking the car up for 5k and turning it around for 20k to 30k is very uncommon. I'm sure most of it is just for the show....and that's fine, but no one pays top dollar for a car that looks like hammered dog shit and has had the repairs rushed through to get it to an auction.

05-20-2013, 12:16 AM	#20
THX_138 MODERATOR Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: RC Land Posts: 3,185	Re: gas monkey garage F40 finished... Rumored to have been George Foremans Ferrari that his mechanic crashed on a test drive. Mechanic wrecks out-of-town owner's $500,000 Ferrari F40 .

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