[Healeys] Healey Related - Who is Wayne Carrini

[Bob Spidell]

BTW, there was another based in Colorado which ran only briefly.  In one episode, the host found a mostly-restored 100 
owned by a widow.  She had no idea what the car was worth--think she wanted $10K or so--and the host actually did the 
right thing and gave her a reasonable price--think it was around $30K--which was still a bit low-ball but more fair.  I 
have to wonder if the fact he was going to be on TV 'influenced' his honesty/generosity.

bs


On 12/18/2014 4:44 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> 'Chasing Classic Cars' is hosted by Wayne Carini.  This show is one of the first, if not the first, of about a million 
> similar shows now on cable, including 'Fast and Loud' and 'The Car Chasers'--which usually features quickie resto-mods 
> of older muscle cars--and another one very similar to 'Chasing' that I haven't seen for a while.  There is one based 
> in Toronto called 'Classic Car Rescue,' one in Miami and one based in Arizona, I think, in a junkyard. The best show, 
> IMO, is 'Wheeler Dealers,' which stars a couple of Brits, one named Edd China who does repairs on cars bought by his 
> partner and who is actually very informative in the mechanical sense.  Most of the others are non-'reality' shows 
> which feature the outsized personalities of the 'stars' more than the cars. 'Dealers' may pre-date the others, as I've 
> seen shows dated as early as 2010.  These shows--new ones come on all the time--have flourished along with recent 
> popularity of car auctions; Barret Jackson was the first to 'hit it big' I think.  It seems finding and 'flipping'--I 
> hate that term--cars is now big business.
>
> Anyway, Carini did indeed find a very low mileage factory 100M (red/black).  AFAIK, there have been no follow-up shows 
> and he hasn't sold the car.  I suspect it will be in a later episode; a new season has either just started or will be 
> starting soon. Carini is a legitimate dealer/broker who has been in the business for a long time; his father 
> apparently was a mechanic/restorer himself.
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> Cheers,
> Bob
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