Tod M Elliott

Sad in some ways but always fun to watch Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnigan are the best!

Haggisbash

Therein lies the lesson for all prospective Corvette owners, even when the body looks okay you have to check the chassis and birdcage carefully for rust.

Tod M Elliott

Yup, David Freiburger is the Editor-in-Chief of Hot Rod Magazine and Mike Finnegan is a Staff editor. Both are incredible wrenches and fabricators with a vast amount of knowledge. These two guys really know what they are talking about when it comes to hot rods yet seemed rather surprised at a few of the more common C-3 issues.

Brandons72vette

Well I am glad they didn't trash it too much, hopefully Holley will restore the car.

Les

That was awesome Tod! There's a certain kind of charm that comes with a car that you really can't do much damage to, even if you have nothing left but a smoking pile of broken parts.

army

I really enjoyed that video. Thanks for posting it Tod.

briankeery

Love the Roadkill episodes, thanks for sharing.

blueray72

My favorite part is the pizza box with the wrenches in it.

682XLR8

Cool vid Tod

Used to subscribe to Car Craft magazine back when Dave Freiburger was the editor, loved reading his write-ups

CQRT

That was cool although hard to imagine they couldn't find a windshield from a wrecking yard . . .regardless, I had an anemic L48 two top 75 air roadster back in the day - - silver vinyl interior no less . . . probably won't get another . . . .

Cool show -

E12n

Great video!

E12n

I was impressed it was able to start and make the trip after sitting for so long. Granted, we don't know what happened off camera, but it still was tough to kill, rust and all.

CA-Legal-Vette

Totally agree on both counts!

Thanks for posting Tod.

Most fun that I ever had was with my POS Vega. On dates, I used to really impress the ladies when I'd pull out of a parking spot and have to stop and pick up pieces that had fallen off during dinner. I'd then get to show off my intimate knowledge of cars by deciding if the parts were important or not

Roco71

Entertaining...I was somewhat amazed that it appears that the original steering wheel was still in place considering that fact that it has Jeep Wrangler seats.

Mike Ward

Better than a toolbox with pizza in it.

Maybe not.

Brandons72vette

…even if they are in ways "destroying" classics, as most episodes end in destruction of the cars, the bottom line is that they are actually enjoying them instead of just letting the cars sit. They were born to run. I like the show, just sometimes cringe at the damage they do the classics.

Tod M Elliott

I need to tend to agree, some of the carnage can be rather brutal, entertaining but brutal. Some of their road trips and builds are amazing to tag along with, if you haven’t ever seen any of their videos check out Youtube, Motor trend Roadkill.

MrJlr

It DOES go to show.......that even a piece of crap can road-trip.
At the end of the day, it's just a chevy.
Anyone who says they can't go on a cruise because their car won't make it should watch this!

Awesome video Tod!

C3Paul

Out of interest,

Do you (US) not have some kind of annual road worthy vehicle check?

How are you able to take a car on a public road without working brakes, dash, windshield.....

This would not be possible in Europe!

Tod M Elliott

The State of California (where the Roadkill guys originate from) currently does not have an annual vehicle safety inspection, just a semiannual emissions test. However, the state does employ several gentlemen dressed in blue with very bright red lights mounted a top of their cars for vehicle code enforcement purposes. I have heard of other states having annual safety inspections however I am unsure of which they may be. Throughout the Roadkill series Freiburger and Finnegan have had several close brushes will the law but never a serious issue.