@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Do you have hats? I'd also buy a signed girl next door signed photo for my garage in front of an interesting build.. I'd bet that you'd sell lots of those. I'm sure a photo of you would be worth more than a T-shirt. Just a thought. Be well.
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Yes, I was there, I didn't see any hats or photos... I'll look again. Thank you for replying. It's so good of you to take the time to do that. Shocking really. It must take you forever. Be well.
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Found the hat. Accessories...duh. Black is perfect. That pick of you would be a good one to autograph. That's one of the best ones. Well...I guess I'll go order my hat. Thanks for your reply.
Love this guy had a genuinely mad professor glint in his eye while driving his creation, very entertaining thank you Nicole finding these wonderful vehicles and their owners.
I'm just going to say, beginning the video with a hug is hugely important in a world that has been frightened into thinking everyone has cooties. Thanks for the visual reminder of genuine humanity.
I can see where Jac is coming from. He has clearly had (and is still having) a great deal of fun with this car! 🙂 If you can do this kind of build, why not? Thanks Nicole and Jac for an entertaining video.
"And as the deafening roar and vibration surged through her body, catapulted seconds into the future before being snapped back to our cosmic timeline, the whole contraption, at first crude and nonsensical, suddenly made sense." best reaction ever 😂 and another great episode. Our guy Jac here is legit mad LOL I love it
This video has such a magic feeling to it! It kind of grips you, tickles you and spins you in the air. I could feel the vibration of Nicole's thrill and excitement trough the screen half way around the world. Such an exciting car!
Nicole, you are my hero. You have the best job. Your love for the automobile, is so genuine, that we all feel your excitement... I'm amazed at how humble and reserve you are, when you are driving these outlandish vehicles. A lot of shows have people driving amazing cars, but the cars you drive are usually one of a kind. I've noticed a running theme with your videos. Only someone as beautiful, as gracious, and experienced as yourself, could get these people to let you drive something they've never let anybody else drive. It seems like they enjoy riding in the passenger seat, as much as driving them. You and your videos, put a smile on my face, and make me feel good. I truly enjoy what you do. You my dear, are baddass... Keep up the good work. I'll be looking forward to more....thank you.....
Give a Guy a Workshop and a case of JD.... And this is what you get......What a beast... That must be in your top 5 "Best Drives" :-)) You are the most wonderful Lady Nicole.... Your Laugh is infectious... Your Enthusiasm is Delightful ..... And your Pretty Cute as well....Take care and please post more.... Lots of Love... :-)) xxxx
OMG. Every inch of that creation lives up to the Franken name and is a work of true artistry. An awesome use of items scavenged and recycled. Mad respect to the owner and creator. Nicole, I know you are used to power but when he lit it up the first time I thought you might need some fresh clothes. The look on your face at that moment was a great representation of just how much power was under you propelling you forward. Thanks again for sharing your amazing adventure. Next time don’t forget your ear plugs!
OMG Nicole all your videos are hugely entertaining and this one is no exception. That's the most extreme rat rod I've ever seen, thank you for sharing.
The builder of this car has the air of somebody who knows that life shouldn't be taken too seriously I thought, and is at ease with his own oddness, the place we all need to arrive at. 🙂 Cool guy and cool car.
Nicole, thanks for the "ride-along"! It was sooo much fun watching your expressions and hearing your laughter when the pipes roared or when the G forces were on!
What a fun and “interesting” car! You said it though. It’s art AND self expression. All cars are an extension of their owners personality and this represents an excess of personality and over-the-top art! Great episode again Nicole! Thanks!
I love that she used to drive 1500 horsepower monster trucks, rock crawl and race across the dessert in professionally built trucks yet she still naturally gets excited for someone's home built project.
I know that among all of the incredible comments that it might seem silly to write, but I really appreciate that amid your genuine excitement and surprise, your words are pretty clean and sweet. You are real and over the top and not vulgar. Thank you!
he must really like you !!!! you can tell this is one of his babies! but you are doing really good probley better then me i would be worry with him there lol
I am not a big fan of the VW Bettle but that thing is a work of art. Let me tel you this, you have big balls that most guys, I don’t think many people would drive that like you did 👍
Great video Nicole... I am so glad that Jac is able to burn a whole tank of gas backing out of the driveway! It's about time we started to talk about gallons to the mile instead of miles to the gallon! 😉
I actually saw the bug in Vegas back in 2016. I talked to Jack Lindell, my good friend/brother Will (Willbert Smith aka Sin City Biker, unfortunately passed away last year, biker legend of Las Vegas) introduced me to him in front of Mr.D's sports bar. Awesome beast. Gotta come back to Vegas again soon.
Love this channel. Nicole’s enthusiasm is infectious. The homie basically built an old-school dragster and put a VW body just to keep out the elements. Oh, and A/C because, daily. Yes, I know it’s so much more. I can’t think of a better way to spend retirement. Living the dream for sure!
💥💣💥💣💥 Tragically Kool !!!!!! Gota be one the most AWESOME vehicles on the planet Epic build especially since he used half a junkyard to make it . This guy has to be the koolest CAT ever !!! Never even lost his composure even when you were behind the wheel... SAY WHAT !!! Y'all drove that monster out on the interstate....... Seriously People!! !!!🤣 One of your best videos Thanks for taking us on the journey I could feel the excitement and energy throughout the whole ride EPIC Nicole, so glad u can't hide your true feelings of exuberanting excitement!!!!! ❤💯❤💯❤💯👍🏻
Nicole., you need one, you do look cool driving that . I always to do something similar to with like a 71 Ford Pinto, stretch like that, dropped, maybe chopped, the most wicked Ford big block, and periscope hacked into the to roof to view over the engine. I have owned 4 Pintos, a street sleeper with a Boss 302 driveline, brakes, suspension, and all looked stock. Similiar 351 powered but fat tires and mustang 351hood scoop, that said" Do you wanna race? How dare you". So these were cool, but evil. Then the stars aligned, a 429 cop car frame was shrunk and with a full 8 point cage stuffed under another Pinto body with tilt front , my friends, my employer and a brother thought I was not right the head and still helped in their garages, back yards, and well equipped old metal fab shop on a lot of weekends. Well this got one of the friends thinking he needed a Pinto for his 460 ford cop car, started that all over again, partially finished, but my employer died, lost my job, and that shop. I was somehow by convinced eager Air Force recruiter, the armed forces and I needed each-other, so off to the other side of the country. After that, I somehow found that poor project dusty, derelict , outside in over-grown grass next to an airport. That end my hot-rot building hobby, 1980, The Frankenbug brought my old Pinto fantasy hot-rod, maybe I'll just make a Photoshop image for the dream. Crazy dreams, crazy life, crazy person, more, maybe If the stars and planets align again. Anyway thanks for the memory, really cool Nicole. Aloha, the"Amazon Beach Bunny" out-of-the-box girl.
there's something about Mrs. Nicole, that she's seems cute, but also fierce with a car that has a powerful Motor, and that's a grate Combo, and the laugher its awesome so joyful, to be behind the wheel, no different than a man and his dragster!
I'm an old-school VW pervert, and I normally hate it when people do this shit to Beetles, but this is pretty hilarious! Thanks, Nicole! I don't think I've ever seen you have that much fun in an episode before!😂 That was great! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Wow! What an awesome machine, the chassis is so we'll built, the whole package is absolutely perfect The monster bug is pretty interesting too...I guess, but not even close to as interesting as Nicole. I love seeing every new video, just so I can see what Nicole looks like. Love the tomboy, girl next door look. "Can I have some more please?". Nicole, you're just so cool. This is another great video, you know your stuff and I really like how you let the builders talk about their creations. You have honest interest in the cars and the story behind them, which makes the show work. And then...you drive the car.... Awesome. I wish you did more of these shows. you're personality is so fun, it makes everything worth watching... Why couldn't you do one a week? I think people would watch. Even my girlfriend likes watching you, you make it that good. Nice seeing you again Nicole. Well done as usual. Be well.
Thanks for the encouragement to do more. The level of production is very time consuming. We research and put weeks into pre-production for every episode, then shoot for 2 days in 4k with well over 1TB of footage, then edit for 100-140 hours per episode. Getting these out monthly is as fast as we can given our small team and even smaller budget. Lately, to keep our sanity, we slow them down to however many weeks they take, 4-8 weeks in all reality. Would love to do more, but that would require massive budgets and a whole lot more people on our production crew. For now, this is what we can put forth without killing ourselves to do it!
Your comment…. IS JUST RIGHT, THE JOYFUL/FEAR, THE TREMORING, SHAKING ALL OVER "SOUND(12:21).. ELECTRIC may be the best most wonderful high tech "battery" iPad. I don’t like them and I despise our government forcing us into them. I love the smell of gas and oil, the shifting the feeling of an ALIVE BEAST wonder, "the SOUND". Thank you.
Had to rewatch...and now have to leave a new comment. Just realized There is TWO different women, in this video. :D ::stricken Passenger Nicole:: .!!!!.."HOLY CRAP! JAAAACK! :: Low key, chill DRIVER Nicole:: "....I feel sooo cool..." like the car just oozed through you...... ah! I loved the outtakes!
This is one of the best builds I've ever seen. It's unique and totally Badd Ass. I wish I could make something like it. Nothing will turn heads like this. BRAVO 🖤
Nicole, you never miss the great opportunities for sharing such awesome experiences, like this, and showing your amazing talents at harnessing any and all monster machines with your wonderful enthusiasm and technical knowledge! Thank you for your great You Tube channel and material! You're the best!
I love this!! There is no way something like this would ever get road registered here in Australia. The core design philosophy in my builds is that "Modern Woman" will hate it! I am not @ all inferring that you Nicole are a "Modern Woman" :0) I loved watching your reaction to the Frankenbug, you loved it but you did not want to. You broke a nail when shutting the door & then burst out laughing. :0) double thumbs up
I'll say it again Nicole - you've got a Minnie Driver vibe about you (that's a _very good_ thing, btw). And Jac is a bit Sean Connery-y. What a rod! _My_ ears are ringing and I'm only at my keyboard!
Great episode kind Nicole! That "bug terror" Rat Rod is absolutely outrageous😆 Anyway. I like the Gasser Barracuda Blow Fish too. Daily driver? Wow!👍👍👍
I knew it was gonna be a 502 bbc. After he said small block was the first iteration, I knew he would have had to do the 502 lol. Stoked and blown too! Damn
MADAM YOU CAPTURED THE TRUE FEELING OF DRIVING A BAD ASS VEHICLE, YOUR EXPRESSIONS DURING THE BURNOUTS BROUGHT A DAMN MAN TEAR TO MY EYES, GREAT SHOW MADAM
that is a beautiful vehicle. I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a car, a rocket....? Thank you for filming, sharing, and taking us along for this hectic, exciting, and really awesome ride. Jac has truly built a proper frankenstien, I mean frankenbug...
Sean Connery doesnt do lip gloss lol ! Thats king of the rat rods for sure... A couple of laps around the strip and you're driving frankenbug like a go-kart.. good job and thanks for sharing
So Nicole, how did you find the steering wheel when you actually drove it? It didn't seem to be as bad as you thought it would be. You seemed to be handling it well. It looked like the thickness made it ok. Your thoughts
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Yeah... people had their phones out, staring and taking pics... a real head turner. I'm surprised that they even noticed the car at all with you smiling and waving. (See what I did there? 😉). They couldn't help but notice that thing.. what a beast...your were freaking...looks like you were shocked by how much power that thing had. You do such a great job on these shows, your so relatable and we can tell that you're truly interested in the back stories. Well Done.
I love that some of these masterpieces could potentially require a periscope to even drive down the road they sit so low in the buckets. This thing is too hot.
She is most certainly one of the most beautiful women out there in my view. Love her style, personality and natural beauty. He enthusiasm and fun personality makes her a very fine woman for sure. I wish we could see more videos...she makes them so much fun. This one was great, she had such a great time driving this car..love her smile. Awesome. It was s'not funny too.
I find it extremely attractive when a woman knows how to drive stick, she knows how the whole car works to top it all off. Nicole is definitely the finest women doing this car stuff hands down.
@@lmaothiswaronlyeffectswhit8057 She knows more than I've ever thought of knowing. Other than getting to see her, she's really good at picking their brains and getting at the motivation behind these builds. She really does a good job at putting this all together.
That guy really is a study...so funny and you knew how not to press his buttons, helped loads that he liked you. I got the feeling he was griping onto the seat from nerves. What an insane car and bundle of technologies all vibrating together.
That is a typical american car from the old times! I love that ride in Las Vegas! Nicole your enthusiasm when you drive is amazing! Love your channel! From Italy with Love! Mike Strong.
"Some's good, more's better, too much is just right"
What a philosophy, perfectly explains this car! Amazing.
Yes it sure does!! Glad you liked it!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Do you have hats? I'd also buy a signed girl next door signed photo for my garage in front of an interesting build.. I'd bet that you'd sell lots of those. I'm sure a photo of you would be worth more than a T-shirt. Just a thought. Be well.
@@maxxwellbeing5208 We have merch at nicolejohnsonsdetour.com 🤙
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Yes, I was there, I didn't see any hats or photos... I'll look again. Thank you for replying. It's so good of you to take the time to do that. Shocking really. It must take you forever. Be well.
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Found the hat. Accessories...duh. Black is perfect. That pick of you would be a good one to autograph. That's one of the best ones. Well...I guess I'll go order my hat. Thanks for your reply.
Love this guy had a genuinely mad professor glint in his eye while driving his creation, very entertaining thank you Nicole finding these wonderful vehicles and their owners.
Glad you enjoyed watching..we appreciate it!!
Shes awesome and her finds are spectacular
@@edwhitson9873 Thank you!
Reminds me of Sean Connery as he's whipping someone's ass........👍😎
All dat noise? Need a.Sub!
I'm just going to say, beginning the video with a hug is hugely important in a world that has been frightened into thinking everyone has cooties. Thanks for the visual reminder of genuine humanity.
Love Rat Rod Creations......But even better is the Nitrous laughter coming out of Nicole timed perfectly with the gas pedal. So much fun!
Thank you..glad you enjoyed watching!! Nitrous laughter..haha!!
"Sean Connery doesn't do lip gloss." 🤣
BOTH CAR AND OWNER MADE MY WEEKEND! ♥️
Those skids were INSANE! Thank you for sharing.
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!!
The look on your face during the first launch....priceless!!! So fun.
Haha..Glad you enjoyed it!!
The look on his face when she was driving.........oh shit
I can see where Jac is coming from. He has clearly had (and is still having) a great deal of fun with this car! 🙂 If you can do this kind of build, why not?
Thanks Nicole and Jac for an entertaining video.
You're welcome. Thank you for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!
There's something about a beautiful woman that loves the car scene. I never get tired of seeing your enthusiasm and fun spirit. Rock on!
Thank you so much..that's very nice!! We're glad you're enjoying!!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour you are a prudent wife, good answer!
@@GuardianMBweirdo
"And as the deafening roar and vibration surged through her body, catapulted seconds into the future before being snapped back to our cosmic timeline, the whole contraption, at first crude and nonsensical, suddenly made sense."
best reaction ever 😂 and another great episode. Our guy Jac here is legit mad LOL I love it
Haha!! We're so glad you enjoyed watching.
I think that's what America is all about.. creating something special through enthusiasm and reaping admiration and sympathy for it.
Couldn't agree more. Thank you for watching!!
This video has such a magic feeling to it! It kind of grips you, tickles you and spins you in the air. I could feel the vibration of Nicole's thrill and excitement trough the screen half way around the world. Such an exciting car!
Wow, thank you! We so glad you enjoyed watching!!
Nicole is SOOOOO lucky!!!! (sorry for the caps, but....) I COULD NOOOOOT STOP SMILING while she was driving!!! NICE JOB!!!!
Thank you for watching..glad we could make you smile!!!
Crazy he instantly knew it was flooded after it stalled so he turned off the fuel pump to get it started. He knows every small detail about that car!
Nicole, you are my hero. You have the best job. Your love for the automobile, is so genuine, that we all feel your excitement... I'm amazed at how humble and reserve you are, when you are driving these outlandish vehicles. A lot of shows have people driving amazing cars, but the cars you drive are usually one of a kind. I've noticed a running theme with your videos. Only someone as beautiful, as gracious, and experienced as yourself, could get these people to let you drive something they've never let anybody else drive. It seems like they enjoy riding in the passenger seat, as much as driving them. You and your videos, put a smile on my face, and make me feel good. I truly enjoy what you do. You my dear, are baddass... Keep up the good work. I'll be looking forward to more....thank you.....
How nice!! We're so glad you're enjoying our channel! Thank you for your support..we really appreciate it!
Great dude and badass car. Love how much fun you have doing these videos. LOL...he does look like Sean Connery.
Thank you!! Glad you liked it!
Give a Guy a Workshop and a case of JD.... And this is what you get......What a beast... That must be in your top 5 "Best Drives" :-)) You are the most wonderful Lady Nicole.... Your Laugh is infectious... Your Enthusiasm is Delightful ..... And your Pretty Cute as well....Take care and please post more.... Lots of Love... :-)) xxxx
Thank you very much..so glad you enjoyed it!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour I always do... :-)) xx I hope you are in a good place now.. xxx
Wow. Jack is chill AF, what a lad! Great film 👌👍
Glad you enjoyed watching!!
OMG. Every inch of that creation lives up to the Franken name and is a work of true artistry. An awesome use of items scavenged and recycled. Mad respect to the owner and creator. Nicole, I know you are used to power but when he lit it up the first time I thought you might need some fresh clothes. The look on your face at that moment was a great representation of just how much power was under you propelling you forward. Thanks again for sharing your amazing adventure. Next time don’t forget your ear plugs!
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
Keith you da man....love your comments.
"I feel so cool!" What a blast watching you be so cool! You find the craziest builds for us to enjoy. Thanks Nicole.
Yay! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!!
Credit to you Nicole for having these builders allow you to drive their amazing cars. Thanks for bringing us along
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed the ride!!
Everyone should have one of these. What a stress reliever
Haha..thanks for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!
The car? Or a hug from Nicole? I vote for the hug.
Everything about this restores my faith in humanity.
That's a big compliment..Thank you!!
"HOLY CRAP...........!!" She's back! Good work Nicole and the Team, keep 'em coming. 👋
Haha!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
The look on your face in the 1st parking lot pass is priceless!
Haha..thanks for watching!!
OMG Nicole all your videos are hugely entertaining and this one is no exception. That's the most extreme rat rod I've ever seen, thank you for sharing.
We're so glad you're enjoying. Thank you!!
haha love it I smiled the whole time you drove haha, then gassed haha the ol man was like slow down slow down haha epic car
Haha..well thank you for watching. Glad we could make you smile!!!
The builder of this car has the air of somebody who knows that life shouldn't be taken too seriously I thought, and is at ease with his own oddness, the place we all need to arrive at. 🙂 Cool guy and cool car.
Thanks for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!
I had a smile watching this episode..first time I see a car intimate you but afterwards you dominated that badass beast of a car..jeez
Glad we made you smile!! Thanks for watching!
Holy crap! Frankenbug, indeed!
Super video, Nicole. Please keep bringing us these automotive oddities. They are so cool.
Thank you! Will do!
Eccentric car, unique, synonymous with hotrod. Charismatic presenter!
Glad you liked it..thank you so much for watching!!
Nicole, thanks for the "ride-along"! It was sooo much fun watching your expressions and hearing your laughter when the pipes roared or when the G forces were on!
My pleasure..I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!
OH MY , BIG TIME ENTERTAINMENT . THIS FELLOW ROCKS !!! I AM 70 , ONE DOES HAVE TO KEEP ONES SELF BUSY !
Thank you so much for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!
Epic roast of his steering wheel! Hilarious! Only having a true rapport with Jac can let you get away with it, and I love it!
Haha!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour I'm glad your hands survived!
Rad. Glad I watched this as a result of your IG page.
Love that! Thanks for letting me know! It's great to reach new people. Have a great rest of your weekend!
What a fun and “interesting” car! You said it though. It’s art AND self expression. All cars are an extension of their owners personality and this represents an excess of personality and over-the-top art! Great episode again Nicole! Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed it..thank you for watching!!
that is the coolest looking car i have seen in my 50 years.... i would sell my soul for that car.
Glad you enjoyed watching!!
I love that she used to drive 1500 horsepower monster trucks, rock crawl and race across the dessert in professionally built trucks yet she still naturally gets excited for someone's home built project.
Awe..thank you!!
Nicole, you are so cute when you get excited. Great video, and keep up the good work.
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed watching!!
Nice to see an engine that is that built up, but is still docile to drive in traffic. Well done! That takes talent.
Yes it does!! Thank you for watching..glad you enjoyed it!
I know that among all of the incredible comments that it might seem silly to write, but I really appreciate that amid your genuine excitement and surprise, your words are pretty clean and sweet. You are real and over the top and not vulgar. Thank you!
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that!!
17:08 When their mind is as blown as the motor then you know you have done a great job on your car. Well done lol.
Thank you for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!
he must really like you !!!! you can tell this is one of his babies! but you are doing really good probley better then me i would be worry with him there lol
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed watching!!
I am not a big fan of the VW Bettle but that thing is a work of art. Let me tel you this, you have big balls that most guys, I don’t think many people would drive that like you did 👍
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Nicole, glad I found you. I have so much fun watching these. You are a natural, please keep doing them.
Thank you so much!! Glad you're enjoying!
Great video Nicole... I am so glad that Jac is able to burn a whole tank of gas backing out of the driveway! It's about time we started to talk about gallons to the mile instead of miles to the gallon! 😉
Haha..glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching!
Well its not quite as good as a semi but its haulin 2 good butts, so there's that! 😎😎
Yeah, i think that's SMILES per gallon!!!
I actually saw the bug in Vegas back in 2016. I talked to Jack Lindell, my good friend/brother Will (Willbert Smith aka Sin City Biker, unfortunately passed away last year, biker legend of Las Vegas) introduced me to him in front of Mr.D's sports bar. Awesome beast. Gotta come back to Vegas again soon.
Jac and Frankenbug are at Mr. D's pretty regularly. That's usually where you'll find him! Thank you for sharing!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour yeah,I know,I went back in 2017 again and saw him there again.
What a crazy, well Franken-Bug !
Nicole you always put a smile on our faces, thank you. Love watching this and hope for more as you can ❤️🙏🤘🏼
Thank you so much..that's what we love to hear!! Glad you're enjoying!
Love this channel. Nicole’s enthusiasm is infectious. The homie basically built an old-school dragster and put a VW body just to keep out the elements. Oh, and A/C because, daily. Yes, I know it’s so much more. I can’t think of a better way to spend retirement. Living the dream for sure!
Thank you..glad you enjoyed it!!
It's everything I would expect from a car built in Vegas.
For sure!! Thanks for watching!
That was effin' dope. Totally felt that and lived vicariously through ya. Thx.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another fantastic episode, 👏 keep em coming!
Thanks! Will do! Glad you liked it!
I was gonna say how lucky you are but there's a lot of women into cars and racing the last twenty years all are badasses,you are one also. Keep it up
I appreciate that..thank you!!
OMG!!! That launch off the line…HOLY CRAP!!! I love this channel, I love the cars, and of course I love Nicole! So Awesome!
Thanks so much!! We appreciate it!!
So Badass! Great job man! So sick!
🤙😁
Glad you liked it!! Thanks for watching!!
Another episode that does not disappoint! What a great, fun ride
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!
💥💣💥💣💥 Tragically Kool !!!!!! Gota be one the most AWESOME vehicles on the planet Epic build especially since he used half a junkyard to make it . This guy has to be the koolest CAT ever !!! Never even lost his composure even when you were behind the wheel... SAY WHAT !!! Y'all drove that monster out on the interstate....... Seriously People!! !!!🤣 One of your best videos Thanks for taking us on the journey I could feel the excitement and energy throughout the whole ride EPIC Nicole, so glad u can't hide your true feelings of exuberanting excitement!!!!! ❤💯❤💯❤💯👍🏻
Thank you so much..glad you enjoyed watching!!
😂😂😂 this is glorious. Thanks Nicole for another entertaining episode. I had my headphones on and the volume cranked up.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour ARE YOU YELLING, 'CAUSE YOU'RE DEAF NOW?!?!
@@Brgnalf81 hahahaha
Love it ....... 😍😍😍😍 FRANKENBUG Between mad max and steam punk ......
Glad you enjoyed it..thank you for watching!!
Another cool episode! As if the Cuda gasser isn't bad ass, the bug is insane. Sean Connery doesn't wear lip gloss lol. Thanks for sharing!!
You're welcome..thank you for watching!!
Nicole., you need one, you do look cool driving that . I always to do something similar to with like a 71 Ford Pinto, stretch like that, dropped, maybe chopped, the most wicked Ford big block, and periscope hacked into the to roof to view over the engine. I have owned 4 Pintos, a street sleeper with a Boss 302 driveline, brakes, suspension, and all looked stock. Similiar 351 powered but fat tires and mustang 351hood scoop, that said" Do you wanna race? How dare you". So these were cool, but evil. Then the stars aligned, a 429 cop car frame was shrunk and with a full 8 point cage stuffed under another Pinto body with tilt front , my friends, my employer and a brother thought I was not right the head and still helped in their garages, back yards, and well equipped old metal fab shop on a lot of weekends. Well this got one of the friends thinking he needed a Pinto for his 460 ford cop car, started that all over again, partially finished, but my employer died, lost my job, and that shop. I was somehow by convinced eager Air Force recruiter, the armed forces and I needed each-other, so off to the other side of the country. After that, I somehow found that poor project dusty, derelict , outside in over-grown grass next to an airport. That end my hot-rot building hobby, 1980, The Frankenbug brought my old Pinto fantasy hot-rod, maybe I'll just make a Photoshop image for the dream. Crazy dreams, crazy life, crazy person, more, maybe If the stars and planets align again. Anyway thanks for the memory, really cool Nicole. Aloha, the"Amazon Beach Bunny" out-of-the-box girl.
Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed watching!!
Another great show, thank you so much, Nicole - you’re awesome! 🤗
Thank you..you are so welcome!! Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh, my Miss Johnson, that was splendid.
What a treat. I liked the car quite a bit too.
Haha..thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!!
Hi, this is Glenn from upstate NY, this has got to be the sickest bug I've ever seen, great rat build 😀 be safe but be crazy 🤪
Thank you..We're so glad you enjoyed it!!
I've watched this many times. My advice is volume all the way up!! It NEVER gets old.
Awesome..we're glad you're enjoying!!
Great episode and good to see you back Nicole, I love your cheeky laugh
Haha..well thank you..glad you enjoyed watching!!
there's something about Mrs. Nicole, that she's seems cute, but also fierce with a car that has a powerful Motor, and that's a grate Combo, and the laugher its awesome so joyful, to be behind the wheel, no different than a man and his dragster!
Thank you so much!! That's very nice of you!
Best yet! Totally legit! 🤙🤙 the look on your face when the FrankinBug took off was priceless!! fantastic video! 👍👍👍
Wow, thanks! Glad you liked it!!
I love this guy. "Sean Connery doesnt do lip gloss". I was thinking Sean Connery from the minute he entered screen. ahaha. so cool.
Haha..thanks so much for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!
I'm an old-school VW pervert, and I normally hate it when people do this shit to Beetles, but this is pretty hilarious! Thanks, Nicole! I don't think I've ever seen you have that much fun in an episode before!😂 That was great! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Haha..thank you, I was definitely having fun!! Glad you enjoyed it. We appreciate you watching!
A work of art, and an excellent show. This channel should be huge!
Wow! What an awesome machine, the chassis is so we'll built, the whole package is absolutely perfect The monster bug is pretty interesting too...I guess, but not even close to as interesting as Nicole. I love seeing every new video, just so I can see what Nicole looks like. Love the tomboy, girl next door look. "Can I have some more please?".
Nicole, you're just so cool. This is another great video, you know your stuff and I really like how you let the builders talk about their creations. You have honest interest in the cars and the story behind them, which makes the show work. And then...you drive the car.... Awesome. I wish you did more of these shows. you're personality is so fun, it makes everything worth watching... Why couldn't you do one a week? I think people would watch. Even my girlfriend likes watching you, you make it that good.
Nice seeing you again Nicole. Well done as usual. Be well.
Thanks for the encouragement to do more. The level of production is very time consuming. We research and put weeks into pre-production for every episode, then shoot for 2 days in 4k with well over 1TB of footage, then edit for 100-140 hours per episode. Getting these out monthly is as fast as we can given our small team and even smaller budget. Lately, to keep our sanity, we slow them down to however many weeks they take, 4-8 weeks in all reality. Would love to do more, but that would require massive budgets and a whole lot more people on our production crew. For now, this is what we can put forth without killing ourselves to do it!
I don’t know how you find these crazy people but I love all of these unique vehicles, this one is something I would love to have
Glad you liked it!!
that's why electric cars never be this much fun
Fr
Your comment…. IS JUST RIGHT, THE JOYFUL/FEAR, THE TREMORING, SHAKING ALL OVER "SOUND(12:21)..
ELECTRIC may be the best most wonderful high tech "battery" iPad. I don’t like them and I despise our government forcing us into them.
I love the smell of gas and oil, the shifting the feeling of an ALIVE BEAST wonder, "the SOUND".
Thank you.
They can. Also "fun" is subjective. How about just accepting both?
An electric dragster is never going to be a “funny” car, the noise, the smell, without that the fun is over!
Had to rewatch...and now have to leave a new comment. Just realized There is TWO different women, in this video. :D
::stricken Passenger Nicole:: .!!!!.."HOLY CRAP! JAAAACK!
:: Low key, chill DRIVER Nicole:: "....I feel sooo cool..." like the car just oozed through you......
ah! I loved the outtakes!
Haha.. two very different experiences for sure!!
This is one of the best builds I've ever seen. It's unique and totally Badd Ass. I wish I could make something like it.
Nothing will turn heads like this.
BRAVO 🖤
Thank you for watching..glad you liked it! We agree this is an awesome build!!
Rat Fink would Approve!!
Great Video !!
Wow, thanks!
Super high production quality, fire video as usual! 🔥
Thank you so much..glad you liked it!!
Nicole, you never miss the great opportunities for sharing such awesome experiences, like this, and showing your amazing talents at harnessing any and all monster machines with your wonderful enthusiasm and technical knowledge! Thank you for your great You Tube channel and material! You're the best!
Thank you so much!! We're so glad you enjoy our channel. It's a team effort and we all appreciate it!!
I love this!! There is no way something like this would ever get road registered here in Australia. The core design philosophy in my builds is that "Modern Woman" will hate it! I am not @ all inferring that you Nicole are a "Modern Woman" :0)
I loved watching your reaction to the Frankenbug, you loved it but you did not want to. You broke a nail when shutting the door & then burst out laughing.
:0) double thumbs up
Thank you so much for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
I'll say it again Nicole - you've got a Minnie Driver vibe about you (that's a _very good_ thing, btw). And Jac is a bit Sean Connery-y. What a rod! _My_ ears are ringing and I'm only at my keyboard!
Thank you..much appreciated!!
Great episode kind Nicole! That "bug terror" Rat Rod is absolutely outrageous😆 Anyway. I like the Gasser Barracuda Blow Fish too. Daily driver? Wow!👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it..thanks for watching!!
I knew it was gonna be a 502 bbc. After he said small block was the first iteration, I knew he would have had to do the 502 lol. Stoked and blown too! Damn
Thanks for watching..glad you liked it!!
Small block stuffs into bugs was pretty common here in the Kentuckiana area, back in the day.
MADAM YOU CAPTURED THE TRUE FEELING OF DRIVING A BAD ASS VEHICLE, YOUR EXPRESSIONS DURING THE BURNOUTS
BROUGHT A DAMN MAN TEAR TO MY EYES, GREAT SHOW MADAM
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed watching!!
I was laughing my head off all the way through your driving ,wow just feel good now 💪👍🤣⚡♥️
Glad you enjoyed it!!
that is a beautiful vehicle. I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a car, a rocket....?
Thank you for filming, sharing, and taking us along for this hectic, exciting, and really awesome ride. Jac has truly built a proper frankenstien, I mean frankenbug...
Yes, he sure did!! Thank you so much for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!
Living the life !
Sean Connery doesnt do lip gloss lol !
Thats king of the rat rods for sure...
A couple of laps around the strip and you're driving frankenbug like a go-kart.. good job and thanks for sharing
Haha..you're welcome..glad you enjoyed it!!
Love your energy! 💖
Thank you so much!!
What real men look for in a woman....with a car channel.🤙🏽🙏🏽 wishing you many more blessings.
I appreciate that..thank you!!
So Nicole, how did you find the steering wheel when you actually drove it? It didn't seem to be as bad as you thought it would be. You seemed to be handling it well. It looked like the thickness made it ok. Your thoughts
I was too distracted looking cool for the tourists 😂 Hardly noticed!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour Yeah... people had their phones out, staring and taking pics... a real head turner. I'm surprised that they even noticed the car at all with you smiling and waving. (See what I did there? 😉). They couldn't help but notice that thing.. what a beast...your were freaking...looks like you were shocked by how much power that thing had. You do such a great job on these shows, your so relatable and we can tell that you're truly interested in the back stories. Well Done.
*Seeing that big block engine in there just makes miss watching rust to riches*
I love that some of these masterpieces could potentially require a periscope to even drive down the road they sit so low in the buckets. This thing is too hot.
I was smiling all the way through this video!!!
That's great...thank you so much for watching!!
*You're still the finest looking woman on the planet Nicole x.❤*
Still? Replace with 'are' please.
She is most certainly one of the most beautiful women out there in my view. Love her style, personality and natural beauty. He enthusiasm and fun personality makes her a very fine woman for sure. I wish we could see more videos...she makes them so much fun. This one was great, she had such a great time driving this car..love her smile. Awesome. It was s'not funny too.
I think it's the eyes for me... Sultry..
I find it extremely attractive when a woman knows how to drive stick, she knows how the whole car works to top it all off.
Nicole is definitely the finest women doing this car stuff hands down.
@@lmaothiswaronlyeffectswhit8057 She knows more than I've ever thought of knowing. Other than getting to see her, she's really good at picking their brains and getting at the motivation behind these builds. She really does a good job at putting this all together.
Lol awesome video....I love any V Dubs , especially ratrods....another fun video to watch and driving that bug down the strip was awesome 👍👍 😎
Haha..it was so much fun!! Thank you so much for watching..we're glad you enjoyed it!!
Imagine hating your name so much that you become violent whenever you see it spelled out. Also, imagine being named Frank.
Hahaha
Ha! Good point!
That guy really is a study...so funny and you knew how not to press his buttons, helped loads that he liked you. I got the feeling he was griping onto the seat from nerves. What an insane car and bundle of technologies all vibrating together.
I'm glad you had fun Nicole! Frankenbug kinda reminds me of the Dragula from the Munsters.
Thank you for watching..glad you enjoyed it!!
That is a typical american car from the old times! I love that ride in Las Vegas! Nicole your enthusiasm when you drive is amazing! Love your channel! From Italy with Love! Mike Strong.
Thank you so much!! We appreciate you watching from Italy!!