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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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I wasn't sure of the show's future after Tony left but if the latest episode is any indication it could become my favorite show on MotorTrend. I'm a fan of Tony Angelo and have enjoyed his new YouTube shows but he had a reputation of destroying things. Alex Taylor is the real deal. No victim complex or the tired girl power posture. She did a white board of an automatic transmission and explained the modifications to the valve body and the addition of the trans brake. Once the car (Bone Marrow Camaro) was back together they were off to the dragstrip for test and tune. She walked the audience through a methodical process of dialing things in before doing a ~10:30 pass.
The show reminded me of what I enjoyed about reading Hot Rod magazine but in show form. If you have seen the episode I'm curious what you think. If you haven't seen it I recommend watching it. If you don't have the Streaming service you may have to wait for the weekend before it airs. Maybe she’s the next Jessie Combs
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/07/22 08:03 PM
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Maybe she’s the next Jessie Combs Hopefully she won't be trying to set any land speed records. I seen the commercial for it but haven't seen it yet either.
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/07/22 09:10 PM
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I liked the show...Lucky is a great guy, I enjoy his jokes and the fact that he's upfront about not being a show host. I've seen Alex off & on a bunch of other YouTube channels from following Cleetus & a bunch of drag & drive stuff. I think she's going to be a fun co-host. She's funny and seems to actually know what she's doing and talking about.
Faster with Finnegan is another great show.
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/08/22 06:27 AM
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I haven't seen the show but I have been Around Alex and her Dad on drag week since she started in 2013. They are genuinely nice people and hardcore car folks. Her dad is an amazing fabricator, some of the stuff he makes is unreal. He can paint, he can fabricate, he can build engines, he can do carbon fiber or fiberglass, its wild. If 1/3 of his talent has rubbed off on her she brings a ton to the table.
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/08/22 09:47 AM
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I find Alex very knowledgeable and you can tell it is not scripted and she really does know what she is talking about. Her and Lucky seem to work well together. Besides she is not bad on the eyes either.
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/08/22 10:11 AM
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More like F'ed up by Finnegan And I thought I was the only one who thought this way.
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/08/22 10:12 AM
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More like F'ed up by Finnegan Yeah, I like Finnegan, but I can't get into his show. Too much hacky nonsense, and the 2 co-hosts are intolerable.
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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More like F'ed up by Finnegan It does get old watching their stuff break even more than roadkill junk but I think most of that is due to time and budget constraints, they seem to be trying to build these things in 2-3 days on shoestring budgets. The new lawn mower racing episode is hilarious
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/08/22 03:26 PM
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I haven't seen the show but I have been Around Alex and her Dad on drag week since she started in 2013. They are genuinely nice people and hardcore car folks. Her dad is an amazing fabricator, some of the stuff he makes is unreal. He can paint, he can fabricate, he can build engines, he can do carbon fiber or fiberglass, its wild. If 1/3 of his talent has rubbed off on her she brings a ton to the table. She no doubt knows what she is doing, and brings in a lot of tech knowledge to the racing part. Look how much she figured out the Bonemaro, in a short time. I just hope the entire show isn't about LS projects now.
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/08/22 04:59 PM
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I haven't seen the show but I have been Around Alex and her Dad on drag week since she started in 2013. They are genuinely nice people and hardcore car folks. Her dad is an amazing fabricator, some of the stuff he makes is unreal. He can paint, he can fabricate, he can build engines, he can do carbon fiber or fiberglass, its wild. If 1/3 of his talent has rubbed off on her she brings a ton to the table. She no doubt knows what she is doing, and brings in a lot of tech knowledge to the racing part. Look how much she figured out the Bonemaro, in a short time. I just hope the entire show isn't about LS projects now. Well it's still "Hot Rod Garage"....Tony was/is into Mopars....Not sure if Lucky or this Alex girl is...we will have to wait and see if it is mostly GM stuff or will they do other brands too? 
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/08/22 07:57 PM
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I haven't seen the show but I have been Around Alex and her Dad on drag week since she started in 2013. They are genuinely nice people and hardcore car folks. Her dad is an amazing fabricator, some of the stuff he makes is unreal. He can paint, he can fabricate, he can build engines, he can do carbon fiber or fiberglass, its wild. If 1/3 of his talent has rubbed off on her she brings a ton to the table. She no doubt knows what she is doing, and brings in a lot of tech knowledge to the racing part. Look how much she figured out the Bonemaro, in a short time. I just hope the entire show isn't about LS projects now. Well it's still "Hot Rod Garage"....Tony was/is into Mopars....Not sure if Lucky or this Alex girl is...we will have to wait and see if it is mostly GM stuff or will they do other brands too? No I am pretty sure Lucky is not a Mopar guy. I really liked the '68 (I think it was a '68) Fury wagon they built a big block stroker for.
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Re: Hot Rod Garage – Lucky and Alex
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09/08/22 08:06 PM
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Seems to me Lucky's mostly a GM guy, especially Chevys.
Alex has Dodge money behind her now it seems, so maybe that will factor into future projects/episodes.
I don't have a problem either way; the laws of physics don't recognize brand names.
Bear in mind that Chevys out-number Mopars by a huge number, so everything - parts costs, relatability, market size, programming, etc - is biased in that direction.
Sure, I'd like more Mopar content - if it's factually correct and useful - but we're a minority audience.
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