My whole problem with this show is Mark's ego. I love MOPAR and Mark has an encyclopedic knowledge, but he is such an asshole. I would drop a car off and send him a check when it was completed if I never had to meet him. He is his own worst enemy!

@@matthewrinehart2367 It is called, "the king complex." He's like a teenager trapped inside a middle age man's body. His servants are inside his Mopar kingdom. That being said, he is "the mopar guru."

It's a TV SHOW

@@Zzus321 It's Mark's kingdom he created. He is narcissistic and a braggart but he's extremely knowledgeable about Mopars. I've seen about a dozen of his shows. He's also extremely sarcastically funny but he's a jerk to his workers. That's why many have left.

@@rickbailey189 Payoso

I do my own restorations and don't send them out for shit. You'd never get it back! Its easy to do it all you have to just decide you want to do it. Also paint is probably the easiest job people cant do or or are afraid to do and its one of the easiest things to do on a car, other than all the prep work that needs to be done. However that is done minute by minute hour by hour day by day and week by week, and then even month by month if you are slow. But metal work, paint, prep...simple stuff once you lay down some practice runs which builds your skill level incredibly fast. Good luck on your next one. It is the most rewarding job to do it ALL!

Hi Dave that sounds like a great job. What cars do you build.

@@russcooke5671 pre/post war bespoke vehicles. Coachbuilder by trade.

@@toirmetalshapinghi David thanks for the reply. How long would it take you to make a complete Aston DB4 body shell Just curious. 👌👌👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Settle down romeo

She's MOPAR BARBIE.

That is why he's called the "MOPAR GURU." It also helps when you've been doing that line of work for over 30 years.

@@rickbailey189 Very true 👍

@@kingsamoanOG It's like Mark is the "rainman" of classic Mopars. Don't know how his head doesn't explode from all that Mopar data stuffed inside that nearly 60 yr. old brain.

They use weld through primer on the body where it dooesn't need welding? That could cost $2000 dollars today just that much weld through primer! Ridiculous. You do the welding before the car is primed! Always. I'm a collision tech. We don't use weld through primer unless we are welding something underneath a panel where it cannot be addressed later on. Thanks.

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Where is that

some rubber parts can last a century when shelved in climate controled environments. Yes you can use NOS rubber today if you have it. For me its way to expensive and so aftermarket OER is about the best second. Origional replacement parts. Now you are thinking about cars that have been on the road and put up wet day in and day out for years. The rubber never holds up while outside in the weather. NOS parts are ridiculous to buy. A rubber rad hose can cost $75 dollars. Verses an oer or aftermarket for $5.

Around $20,000... restoring a 72 cuda, I've had to buy most of it... lol