Overhaulin?

So as someone that truly loves cars, I do watch the show 'Overhaulin' on the Discovery Channel every so often. Unlike say, 'Pimp My Ride,' it doesn't completely disgust me, and generally, I do rather enjoy it. Or should I say I enjoy seeing the elaborate plan, the work being done, and of course, the pristine final product. (Yes I do enjoy the female cohost as well...)

Now I, who do not have a rotting old muscle car sitting in my backyard, can't exactly come out and say, "Now if any of you guys decide to have me on that show, and have my car 'Overhauled,' here's what I want, and what I don't want." But, that's what I'm gonna do anyway.

The thing is, to really like the cars they turn out of this show, you have to be a fan of what they call "resto-mods." That is an older car, that essentially still has the body of the original car, but pretty much everything else is completely modern. In essence, it's a good idea. A car that still has the beautiful looks of a 60's/ early 70's car, but that can stop, turn, is reliable, and has even more power.

Problem is, a lot of the time, they end up either going completely overboard ruining the car, or they'll have a pretty sweet car coming along, only to again ruin it, when they put some terrible 'graphics' on the car, or some God awful looking wheels... And then there is of course my biggest pet peeve of this generation of car 'tuners.' Instead of just drooling at what's under the hood, there they go, popping the trunk and checking out the 'mad-tight system, yo.' I absolutely hate seeing huge stereo systems being put into these cars. Not only is it just a lot of dead weight with all the 'custom enclosures' and crap, thus hindering the performance they just spent so much money to increase, but in a muscle car that is now most likely pushing five hundred horsepower through a custom straight back exhaust, I think I would prefer to hear what's coming out of those pipes. Call me crazy.

So in the end, whatever car I may have when I get on that show... Be it a '69 Plymouth RoadRunner or a '70 Ford Torino, or whatever... Give me the all new race suspension, the big caliper brakes, the big (but tasteful) wheels and tires, and of course that huge lump under the hood. But for the love of God, keep the Fast&Furious graphics and stereo, because they do not belong on my car.

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