Diggin' In The Tapes: The Original Car That Ate My Brain
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- In this episode we take a history lesson up the road in Koolsville where legendary artist @Von Franco sets out to build his second clone of Norm Grabowski’s The Lighnin’ Bug one of the most famous hot rod’s built! In 2006 Mad Fabricators and Von Franco teamed up to tell the entire story of this trend setting car as well as following Von Franco’s journey of cloning the “Kookie” Version in the late 1970’s to cloning the “Lighnin’ Bug” in 2006. Much like we are doing today as we continue the series 15 years later cloning Tweedy Pie.
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i'm giving a pre-thumbs up. it may be premature but it wouldn't be my first time.
I’ve watched this so many times on dvd! It’s still great after all these years!
So true, I love my dvd's watching Mad Fabricators TV
Thanks for all the years of support!
Thanks dude
I hope the guys who have been waiting/trying for years to see this are in awe. I had been searching for the DVD for over 10 years with no joy, then got to watch on a streaming service after being told about a VPN (Live in the UK so not available as we suck) Literally the documentary movie that ate my brain for those years ha ha.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank You! My all time fave rod. Recently stood next to the car at Three Dog Garage in Pennsylvania. Still blows me away. As a kid, I never missed an episode of 77 Sunset Strip. 🥲🥲🥲
Fantastic video, l actually met Norm at a car show in Toronto, Canada years ago. He was at a booth with the second version of the Kookie rod, all by his self . I knew a little about him and we talked for a while about his life and he Signed an autograph, what a thrill ! Thanks for this.
I had the pleasure of meeting with and sharing my art with Von Franco, while he was getting his leg inked at the Sept 10 2001 Tattoo- Hot Rod Convention on Plainview, Long Island NY. We had a great conversation for about a half an hour, he gave me a bunch of cool printed mementos and I was very impressed with a nice, upbeat, friendly and talented guy he is!! Excellent Video !!!!
Wow what a greaaat video!!! I can see me watching this one multiple times!!! Thank you Piero for bringing these out!!! I had the chance to meet Norm and he was such a great guy!!! 😎👍
I agree!!!
No worries thanks for watching
This was just awesome! A-and what a cast of characters! Keep 'em coming and thank you for your part in capturing and preserving hot rod history! Go Piero/Mad Fabricators, keep moving forward!
T buckets forever! Von francos voice is so cool and mellow with the old footage
That was just great!! Thanks for that and it was informative on the history of the car and Norm
Awesome video in many ways! True Hot-Rod history! 👍✨️👍✨️👍
Excellent Piero...... Keep them coming???? Hope you are well?? Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 👍😎
Thank you, I will
I am doing really well! Thanks for asking!
Such a cool tribute car! Very well done!
Great film!! Love the vintage shots and movies. I actually like the Lightnin' Bug version better than the 77 Sunset Strip version. 🙂
loved it. can't get enough of this stuff. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Glad you enjoyed it!! Your welcome welcome welcome 😂😂
1st video of yours i had ever seen... was as good back then as it is now!
Man what a great video, really enjoyed it, I’m old enough to remember watching 77 Sunset Strip
Same here, it was shown in the UK when I was just a nipper & always loved watching it. Set me on my way with Hotrods through my adult life. Still have a steel '32Roadster in the garage, life's been good.
Thanks for watching!!🤙🏽🤙🏽
The 50's would have been a good time to be a hot rodder. No crowded roads, and no smog laws. I got lucky, and came of age at a good time too. In the mid-70's muscle cars starting being sold off by the original owners as used cars very cheap prices. I bought a 1970 SS Chevelle 396 for $800 in 1977, and a 1970 Buick GS Skylark 455 for only $700 in 1979. I owned and drove both cars for over 10-years.
THANKYOU!
Enjoyed!!! 🤜🤛
Wow, thanks for sharing this. Greetings from a hotroder in Sweden!
That was an awesome video, love this series
the best Ep!
Piero. One of the few times I never went to are super Nat here in England was when you and lucky came and when norm came over. Why me moment in my life. Like others have said I’ve watched this and monster teenage t shirt painter so many times on your dvds. Who’s the coolest? Norm or von Franco. I’d say it’s pretty dam close. What a fun pair to be around. Cheers best wishes. Tim.
That was awesome 👍 love it
Glad you enjoyed it
Amazing. Thanks!
Great show 😎👍
Great episode! Cheers
Thanks 👊🏼👊🏼
Awesome video buddy
One of the best histories of the “Lightning Bug”. Great work. Have a 50s survivor TPU rod myself. Great inspiration!
Thanks man!
Thanks...that was a cool story..
I have all the MFS DVDs but I have been really enjoying watching them on here with each release. When's the next update on Tweedy Pie?
Just flew back from So-Cal this morning, so definitely in a Hot Rod state of mind.
Was amazed how many cool cars just casually parked and cruising around.
What a great film this was 😎👍🎥
Right on
Great film. That car came out perfect. Great that it has the original headers. Now that Jim Street has passed what happened to the original car?
It got restored and sold to 3 dog garage in PA. I think it went for 425k before restoration
Last time I saw Norm, he was on monster garage
That was a great episode
Thanks for sharing ❤
You are so welcome
Love learning hot rod history
Thanks
@@MADFABRICATORSTV welcome
VF STYLE!!
Jeez i have a camera that uses those tapes! Dinosaur tech.
American tradition car
So awesome, does Von Franco still own the Lightnin Bug?
No it got sold a while ago and got totally gone through and redone for GNRS a few years ago.. they did a really great job.
Use to cruz first street in San Jose. I know the 5 spot well.
Okay hold on what was that stainless steel stick!!!?? That was wild it polished that bolt like that! Anyone??
It’s a grade 8 bolt that will polish but also will also rust over time.. hahah
@@MADFABRICATORSTV haha okay I thought he had some kinda compound he put on the wheel first thanks! 😊