The five-dollar version only lasts ten minutes and gives you little more than access to the gift shop, where they'll be happy to help you part with your money. There's virtually no chance of seeing anyone from the show. You can peek at the shop through windows, but no pictures are allowed. The fifty-dollar version doesn't give you much more.
At least they give you free shipping! Nothing hurts a business like screwing over the customers. A website called the Vegas Tourist alleges that Rick Dale acted dishonorably toward someone acquiring his services. The story goes that year-old Angel Delgadillo agreed to let American Restoration film in his memorabilia shop. He asked Rick to repair an old jukebox that he wanted to use to entertain guests in his store. Two months later, the jukebox was returned.
It looked better, but allegedly still didn't function, and the hefty check had been cashed. Delgadillo's letters and phone calls asking for the job to be done right were reportedly not returned. Only after this story gained traction online did Rick arrange for the jukebox to be restored by someone who specialized in electronics, at his own expense. Season seven cast member Dale Walksler isn't afraid of a fight.
The owner of the Wheels Through Time Museum helped turn what should have been a normal town council meeting in Maggie Valley, North Carolina into a four-hour circus, complete with yelling, name-calling, and insults. He was the leading voice in a movement to prevent the town from granting a permit for a fellow business owner to reopen his bar. Among Walksler's claims were that when the bar was originally operational, it had a seedy clientele of biker gangs and drug users who wandered into his museum's parking lot, leaving needles and used condoms behind.
Walksler got so out of control during the meeting that he had to be repeatedly reprimanded by the officials in charge, not that he listened to them. Incidentally, the bar was allowed to reopen despite his protests. When you watch American Restoration , the finished products come out sparkling. It really looks as though Rick and the guys have done a superb job of bringing those old, beat-up objects back to life. Oftentimes, their work really is that good. There's a lot of talent among the crew, for sure.
However, fans on websites like Corvette Forum have griped that the work is actually sometimes on the shoddy side. One commenter pointed to an episode involving a McCulloch Go Kart as an example, citing the fact that the tires had visibly been mounted crookedly, causing them to wobble when it moved.
Others have spotted chipped paint in spots of the restorations. Still others level charges that Rick radically overcharges for the work he does, asking exorbitant fees for something that would be much cheaper if done by an "ordinary" person. What would any good reality show be without a really colorful supporting character? In the case of American Restoration , that role is fulfilled by a man who only goes by the nickname "Kowboy.
Apparently, this isn't just an act for the cameras. A user on the TripAdvisor website claimed that Kowboy's grumpiness ruined her tour. As she and her fiancee were exiting, they happened to cross paths with Kowboy.
They excitedly asked for a picture with him, to which he testily replied, "I don't do photos. As a result of this unfriendly encounter, the user claims that she stopped watching the show altogether. Rick Dale got his start as an occasional guest on Pawn Stars. He was popular enough that the producers thought it might be a good idea to give him a show of his own.
His initial response was a firm "no. Because gas pumps and soda machines were his forte, he didn't think he knew how to restore enough different items to carry an entire season. Dale told the Sioux City Journal: "I only knew how to restore like five different pieces, and a show has twenty-six episodes.
I figured I'd be done after about five. Rick said he felt "overwhelmed" about six shows in, then started to find his comfort zone. In the end, he went far beyond a single season. Restoring worn-out items is a very specific, and very unusual, occupation. What makes someone get into this line of work? What makes somebody want to devote their life to fixing up battered, beaten, and rusted items?
In Rick's case, his passion for restoration was born out of childhood poverty. With nearly 30 years in the business and his own shop called Rick's Restorations in Las Vegas, he's a skilled restorer. He's also a car enthusiast — at one point, he owned 13 vehicles. He's downsized to five: a Hummer, a Ford Skyliner, a Ford Fairlane, a custom Harley and his daily driver, a Ford F truck — the one he drives frequently on his show. When did your passion for cars start?
When I was a little kid, my dad taught me how to work on bikes. My first one was in for a soap box derby. So I built this soap box derby out of fibreglass and wood and I raced it. I did pretty good. As a kid I was always driving — illegally actually. That led into motorcycles and the next thing you know I'm 16 and I've got my first car — a Jeep my dad gave me. It was old and beat up and I immediately restored it.
At 16, to have a car that all of your friends can ride around in and get in trouble in, that was it. What kind of trouble did you get in? I played football with all my friends. And there's this rivalry with the opposing team. Our school was on top of a mountain and it had a big V on the side of the hill. We were in this assembly and, all of a sudden, we heard that the opposing team were up there dismembering it. They were making it into a zero. Everyone goes outside and I've got six guys in my Jeep.
I've got a souped-up motor in it and we're all flying around the corner and up the hill. I go from dirt to asphalt and, all of a sudden, immediately, we're on two wheels! We end up in this big fight. The memories my friends have of this Jeep are incredible. They nicknamed me Jeep when I was playing football. What does a '51 Ford truck say about you?
It's all black. There's not much chrome on it. There's no frills on the inside. It's got a heater and air conditioning and off it goes. It's very simple. It's basic. That's a stark contrast from your Hummer.
Oh yeah! I think I'm going to get rid of that thing. It's beautiful. It's lifted. The motor wasn't in it yet, the tranny, nothing was in it. During filming, they wanted to film him drive this car to Ely, Nevada. He knew that the car would break down and it did..
We got to see the whole process of this car going from a piece of tin to a truck that was being used throughout the series as the shop car that went to go and collect goods and parts that they needed.
We love this truck because the color on it is striking! The engine roars on your screen and you cannot help but fall in love with the back story as well as the car itself!
It is a fitting car for us to feature because the team is all about sentimental value and this truck holds just that for Rick. The car needed to be restored and that is where Rick Dale and his team came in. American Pickers found the car in bad shape, then handed it over to American Restoration. Once the sedan had been fixed and looking as good as new, they surprised the Old Man with the keys.
We are not sure as to why the accident happened, but the good news is that the Chevy went straight back to the garage and within a matter of a few hours, the tired had bee replaced, the steering wheel was good as new and other parts were placed on the car and it was ready to hit the road once again.
Rick Dale is not only good with his hands and metal, he is also good at marketing himself and building an empire. He might seem like a simple man who enjoys the simple things in life but he is worth a bit of money. The Corvette Limited Edition Z06 has an extreme performance that rivals the more exotic and luxurious sports counterparts. Native Los Angeleno, freelance writer and world traveler.
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