Finally Tired of Antics on Graveyard Cars

Kern Dog said
It isn't like this guy is running a charity or some form of Mopar preservation program. He restores what a paying customer brings him.
Why is this hard to understand?

The only part I find hard to understand is how anyone is able to watch the absolute buffoonery of that show for more than 5 minutes, let alone pay that moron to work on their car. You can learn more in 15 minutes on FABO than if you watched all 20 seasons of GYC and Mark's massive ego.

And yeah, if he needs the show in order to stay in business doing 6 figure restorations, he isn't any good at the business part either.

junkyardhero said
look at those dusters that just sold at mecum a few months ago. the only people who really made money was the shops that restored them and the auction house.

arguments of worth or value aside, the cost to have a car restored is astronomical and most people who enter this gambit tend to choose cars that historically have a higher overall sales price with the thought that if they need to get out from under it they won't totally lose their ***.

thus, E and B bodies become the choice.

Pretty much everyone that pays a shop to fully restore a car loses their ***. The shops make some money, the auction houses make some money for doing nothing, and the guy that paid to restore the car loses money.

That's just as true about the B/E bodies. GYC charges over 6 figures for their restorations. Even most B/E bodies aren't selling for over 6 figures. Sure, some do. But a lot of them don't, and if you bought a B/E body and then paid well over $100k for a resto and then turned around and sold it there's a good chance you're losing money.

Now if you buy a finished car at auction, park it for a few years and the market goes your way, maybe you make some money. But that's investment level stuff, not auto restoration.