I was just about done with the show when they found the Mach 1, used a giant forklift to pick it up, proceeded to get it running, then practically destroyed the car running the dog$@#* out of it before they even left the parking lot. It's bad enough when they destroy average junk just for ratings, but when they were doing that to a desirable car, I was ready to call it quits. I just wasn't going to watch idiots destroy valuable cars.
To my surprise though, and to Frieburgers credit, he actually rescued the car after the show and has put a lot of money into it and made it a very respectable street car. Probably nicer than any other car he has, and which he readily admits is his favorite driver now. Not long after that episode aired, he actually came up to me at Drag Week to look over my car and talk about it, getting ideas for what he wanted to do to his Mach.
He does seem like a nice guy, and he's probably just trying to make a decent living by taking advantage of the opportunities given to him. Hard to blame a guy for that.
Finnegan seems to be able to blow up any engine that he has, no matter how well it's built, or by whom. That always smacks of somebody with more money than brains. But hey, if you can afford to toss another $30k+ for another new engine, for the umpteenth time, then I guess why not?
