[DeTomaso] The Car Show

Fri Sep 16 15:40:50 EDT 2011

Alain de Cadenet used to do some interesting shows. I really liked it when
he was doing Barret Jackson. Every European car that went through he could
quote carb sizes, production numbers, cam lift, the drops of oil in an oil
pan.

When an American muscle car came through he would say things like "this is
neat, it has a big motor, looks really fast, etc."

> Tanner is a lot of fun.  He's a true enthusiast.
>
>
>
> I don't remember the name of the show, but I enjoyed the one where they
> would compare 2 supercars.  His counterpart was an F1 driver - who's name
> escapes me right now.  He would make trash talking jabs at him, and he
> would
> even cheat when he knew his car was outmatched.  Entertaining.
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: Rob Dumoulin [mailto:rob at dumoulins.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 2:12 PM
> To: Will Kooiman
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
>
>
>
> Over a year ago, Adam Carolla was supposed to shoot a pilot for Top Gear
> America. After that was done, you never heard about Top Gear America again
> until Tanner and his sidekicks actually made a go at it.  I suspect Adam
> was
> so bad that he did not get the job and somebody thought the format of the
> Car Show would catch on.  I still record it but get through it in about 15
> minutes.
>
>
> Rob
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> I know it's TV, and they're trying to shock to get ratings, but I don't
> like
> Adam Carolla's style (very Gilbert Gottfried-esque)
>
> He said, "...hate the people that love the car."  And then he generalizes
> by
> implying that if you love Panteras you turn it into a low-rider with
> mirrors
> and everything chrome.
>
> Rather than making moron comments, I'd love for them to go into more
> depth.
> Speed TV needs more Car TV, not another cartoon channel.  I wish they'd
> get
> rid of Adam Carolla and replace him with Tanner Faust.
>
> I spend a lot of time in hotels, and I nearly always have the TV turned
> on.
> I don't really care about monster trucks, Nascar, or 18-wheelers.  I had
> high hopes for The Car Show, but so far it has been lacking.  If I have to
> choose between Adam Carolla and an informercial about Sham-Wow, I'm
> probably
> going to watch Sham-Wow.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of L GRAY
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 1:42 PM
> To: michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
>
>
> ...........................Yeahh   !  What you said !!!!!!!!!  To each his
> own...................
>
>> From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
>> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:19:25 -0400
>> To: peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net
>> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
>>
>> Well, no offense to some, Love the car and agree to a point, but just
>> for
> my
>> own taste for my own car.
>>
>> I like the look of a proper GT5 car, but only if I had two Pantera would
>> that be my choice.
>>
>> The fastest Pantera ( 234 mph ) doesn't have wings or flares. They slow
> the
>> car down with additional drag.
>>
>> The great thing about the car is that you can change them to match your
>> personality or desires.
>>
>> Just like some of you like blondes, redheads or brunettes, each to his
> own.
>>
>> Find a parking lot full of F-Cars and they all look the same except for
> the
>> dude who brought the blue one.
>>
>> I blacked out my dogbone air cleaner because I didn't want it drawing
>> the
>> viewer's eye into the hole back there,
>> the most beautiful angle on the car IMHO is the rear 3/4 view, nothing
>> should ruin it.
>>
>>
>> Michael Shortt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Peter Kovacs
>> <peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>>
>> > They were discussing the return of the Pantera with the ZR-1 engine.
>> > Thought it was a goods thing. I believe the remarks in question
>> were...
>> >
>> > 'Love the car, hate the people who love the car' because they triple
>> > chrome plate the engines and put on big wings. I guess they saw Bob's
> car
>> > somewhere. In show biz, there is no such thing as negative attention,
> right?
>> > I was amused but not offended. Stung a little but happy with it
>> overall.
>> >
>> > How about the rest of you?
>> >
>> > *Peter Kovacs*
>> > *209 345-6708 <tel:209%20345-6708>  *
>> > *209 436-2000 <tel:209%20436-2000>  fx*
>> >
>> > *From:* "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>> > *To:* cengles at cox.net; DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> > *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2011 8:51 AM
>> > *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
>> >
>> > *The Car Show* Gets Low Ratings
>> >
>> > By <http://www.insideline.com/staff/email-disclaimer.html>Lee
>> > Pray<http://www.insideline.com/about/authors/lee-pray.html>,
>> > Correspondent | Published Jul 22, 2011
>> > Poor So-So Pretty Good Good Excellent
>> >
>> > - Poor
>> > - So-So
>> > - Pretty Good
>> > - Good
>> > - Excellent
>> >
>> > 12 Ratings
>> >
>> > Comments (34)
>> > *Just the Facts:
>> >
>> > - Speed's The Car Show debuted last week to a modest audience.
>> > - Modest though it was, it's still not bad for the channel.
>> > - Mike Magrath<
>> >
> http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/07/the-car-show-episode-2-teas
> <http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/07/the-car-show-episode-2-tea
> s%0d%0aer-brian-johnson-girls-driving-stick-and-a-ferrari.html>
> er-brian-johnson-girls-driving-stick-and-a-ferrari.html
>> > >
>> > is
>> > not the only person who tuned in.
>> >
>> > *
>> >
>> > *SOUTH BEND, Indiana* - Speed's *The Car Show* aired its second
>> episode
>> > this
>> > week and that begs the question: Is anyone watching? Well, yes. But
>> not
> so
>> > many people that they shouldn't be on a first-name basis with one
> another.
>> >
>> > Because Speed's audience is specialized (read "small") our usual
>> sources
>> > for
>> > ratings information like TVByTheNumbers.com don't cover the cable
> channel.
>> > So instead *Inside Line* called Matt Edmonds, vice president of
> marketing
>> > at
>> > The Tire Rack, whose company has been supporting the show. Edmonds in
> turn
>> > referred us to The Richards Group, which does much of the media buying
> (air
>> > time and the like) for The Tire Rack. And The Richards Group gave us
>> the
>> > numbers they got from the Nielsen Company. So here they are:
>> >
>> > Total Households: 249,000
>> > Men 25-54: 87,000
>> >
>> > Keep in mind that Speed is, in the words of Adam Carolla, "deep cable"
> and
>> > isn't carried as part of many basic cable packages. Nowhere near as
>> many
>> > as,
>> > say, History, which carries the U.S. version of*Top Gear*. For
>> instance,
> *
>> > Pinks*, the show that ran before *The Car Show*, only pulled in about
>> 5
>> > percent more male viewers ages 25-54. And *Speed Makers*, the show
>> that
> was
>> > in *The Car Show's* time slot the week before, attracted about 5
>> percent
>> > fewer male viewers 25-54.
>> >
>> > America's *Top Gear*
>> > premiered<http://www.insideline.com/features/review-top-gear-usa.html>
>> > to
>> > an audience of about 1.9 million last year. So the first episode of
>> *The
>> > Car
>> > Show* attracted between 1/7th and 1/8th that number of eyeballs. Yes,
> many
>> > YouTube videos get more views.
>> >
>> > But all this needs to be kept in perspective. "For a show that's just
>> > starting on that channel," said The Tire Rack's Edmonds, "it's a
>> > respectable
>> > start."
>> >
>> > *Inside Line says:* It's going to be awhile before *The Car Show*
> attracts
>> > the critical mass for it to be an important part of America's
>> automotive
>> > culture.
>> >
>> > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:47 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
>> > michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Keep in mind, it's Adam Corolla, failed side kick and Datsun Z Car
> lover.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:44 AM, <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>
>> > >> Dear Nancy,
>> > >>
>> > >> 1) It is good to "see" you back on the Forum
>> > >> 2) Correct, I don't watch TV
>> > >> 3) So what unpleasant truth did Adam Corolla express about Pantera
>> > owners?
>> > >> 4) I have a feeling that this topic may certainly stimulate the
>> > >> Forum.......
>> > >>
>> > >> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> ---- "gonancy at juno.com" <gonancy at juno.com> wrote:
>> > >> > Did everyone on the forum choose to ignore what Adam Corolla said
>> > about
>> > >> Pantera Owners on his show (The Car Show) this passed Wednesday or
> don't
>> > you
>> > >> guys watch TV.
>> > >> > I figured there would be flaming emails for days.
>> > >> > Well I thought his remarks were like being told something that
>> you
>> > don't
>> > >> want to hear but know to be true.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Go Nancy
>> > >> > Glad someone finally said it.
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