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Overhaulin'
Format	Reality TV
Created by	Bud W. Brutsman
Starring	Host: Adrienne Janic Chris Jacobs Automobile Designer: Chip Foose
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	54 (as of Jul 18, 2006)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bud W. Brutsman
Running time	1 Hour
Broadcast
Original channel	TLC
Original run	2004 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

This Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was featured on Overhaulin' season 2 episode 3.

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Show premise

The show's premise is that an unknowing "victim" (the mark, in the show's language) is nominated to be "Overhauled" by their family or friends (the Insiders). Their car, usually an old and tired antique car is obtained through some ruse. Such ruses include, but are not limited to: An antique car is generally defined as a car over 25 years of age, this being the definition used by the Antique Automobile Club of America and many other organisations worldwide. ...

• Stolen (the most common way Overhaulin' separates the car from the mark)
• Impounded or towed away
• "Misplaced" at a dealership or mechanics shop

While the two co-hosts play games with the unsuspecting mark (sometimes acting in roles of insurance adjusters or law enforcement agents, other times helping the Insider), Chip Foose and a team of top mechanics (dubbed "The A-Team") have a week to remake the car into a custom masterpiece. Each show ends with the surprise reuniting of owner and newly made-over car. A custom 1974 Ford Taunus 2000 GXL. The car has had a roof chop, been shaved of all trim, with vents cut into the rear quarter panels and an all steel body kit moulded into the body. ...

Show history

To date, Overhaulin' has stayed in California, only venturing out of state a few times; once to Wyotech, once to overhaul a Pontiac GTO owned by Lance Armstrong in Texas, and three times in one show to find a candidate for "The Worst Beater in the US." The application form for Overhaulin' does state that they will accept any application from the fifty states. Fans on the east coast have asked Overhaulin' to expand past California and try to do a build in an east coast shop, but reportedly there are no plans in the works to do a build outside of California in the near future. However on 30 August 2006 in a live interview at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, the show's hosts announced that they will overhaul the Humvee used by CNN's war correspondents during the Iraq War. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible The Pontiac GTO was an automobile built by Pontiac from 1964 to 1974, and by General Motors Holden in Australia from 2004 to 2006. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The CNN Center is the world headquarters of the Cable News Network (CNN). ... Atlanta redirects here. ... This article refers to the Military HMMWV, not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors General Characteristics (Humvee) Manufacturer: AM General Length: 4. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

Recently, the show has overhauled more modern models, expanding beyond the trend of the initial season of overhauling only classic cars. In addition to a late-model Ford F150, the recently-redesigned Ford Mustang and Dodge Magnum were chosen to be overhauled. Some fans have criticised this move, asserting that Foose works best with older cars. However, the shift to the inclusion of more modern vehicles may have served as a tie-in to one of Foose's other projects—the design of a production-model "custom" Ford Mustang, the Ford Stallion. The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ... For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see Ford Mustang Variants. ... The Dodge Magnum name has been used on a number of different automobiles. ...

Courtney Hansen was the co-host of the show until 2005, when she left the show to pursue other interests. She eventually landed hosting duties on Spike TV's Powerblock (which includes rival shows Horsepower TV and MuscleCar). She was replaced by Executive Producer Brutsman's wife Adrienne Janic (AJ on the show). However, AJ typically does not take as active a role in the "dirty work" as Courtney did. Courtney frequently participated in the initial deconstruction of the featured automobile. In one episode, she removed the car's rear windshield with a sledgehammer. Courtney Hansen (born Los Angeles, California in 1978), is an actress, television personality, syndicated columnist, and model. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Powerblock is a weekend television programming lineup that air weekends on Spike TV. // Current Powerblock Programming MuscleCar Horsepower TV Xtreme 4x4 Trucks! Former Powerblock Programming Car and Driver Television (replaced by MuscleCar on January 7, 2006) American Shooter Top Dead Center Hod Rod Magazine Motor Trend Television Road Test Magazine... MuscleCar is a television program whose hosts demonstrate how to rebuild muscle cars while sharing information about these cars and their history. ...

Criticism

Fans of the show have reacted negatively to "celebrity" builds, where celebrities seem to get preferred treatment in favor of applicants that truly deserve a build. The most notable mark was Ian Ziering, who had his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro overhauled courtesy of "insider" and good friend Jason Priestley. This created a lot of negative backlash, since at the time, Priestly was the host and narrator of the TLC show Rides. Due to this connection, it appeared to fans that Priestley used his position as a host on another TLC show to get special treatment in getting Ziering's Camaro overhauled. Ian Ziering (born March 30, 1964) is an American actor best known for playing Steve Sanders on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. ... The Chevrolet Camaro is a pony car made in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. ... Jason Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a naturalized American actor and film director. ...

Other builds that have raised such criticism include overhauling a 1969 Buick GS for a personal friend of Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil and a 1967 Ford F100 for the younger brother of Nick Lachey. Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Image:1971GranSport. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced Motley Crew) is an American Heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. ... Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California), better known as Vince Neil is the lead singer for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. ... 1955 Ford F-100 The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ... This section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Many non-celebrity fans have stated an opinion that the celebrity marks and/or insiders could easily afford to have the exact car that Chip Foose designed and built on the show be designed and built for the celebrity any time. Many prefer to see builds of cars for "average" people that couldn't normally arrange to have a Foose-designed car built for themselves for various reasons- largely, the lack of money needed to have a custom car designed and built by Chip Foose.

See also

• Pimp my Ride

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External links

• Official Overhaulin' website