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Published: June 20, 2007
What is the answer to this math problem? The descendant of one of the most notorious outlaws from the Wild West plus a popular television network and the chance to see everyday machines transformed into monster machines? The answer…give up? “Monster Garage!”
“Monster Garage” was a popular TV show on the Discovery Channel between the years of 2000 and 2006.
The basis for the show was to take a vehicle and transform it into a more powerful and sometimes flashy vehicle. By taking an everyday vehicle and transforming it into something along the lines of a race car, the cast and crew were creating the TV show's trademark monster machines.
The head honcho on “Monster Garage” was Jesse James. Proving yet again that it's a small world, Jesse James is actually the great-great grandson of a cousin to the original outlaw of the Wild West, also named Jesse James. The modern day James has also made a name for himself that is sure to go into the history books. Besides the TV show, he also owns his own custom motorcycle shop, the highly advertised West Coast Choppers. So went down on the set of “Monster Garage?”
Throughout the TV show's lifespan, 80 monster were created but unfortunately not all of them survived. One in ten of all the machines created was a failure and were eventually sent off to one of numerous facilities where the machine could be properly destroyed. However, in some episodes Jesse did the destroying himself. In one particular episode, he was not interested in the machine being built, so he brought it out to the desert and torched it with a flame thrower.
The real beauty of the show was all the machines that were successfully crafted, and each one could easily be considered a masterpiece among masterpieces. During the second season, a crew took a regular police squad car and converted it into a doughnut shop on wheels. The vehicle even had a coffee maker and display window for the pastries inside it. Another classic monster machine was crafted on the show during the third season when a 1969 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow was transformed into a vehicle used to empty portable toilets and outhouses.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. For Jesse James that meant going out with a little bit of style. On the series finale of “Monster Garage,” Jesse and the crew took an old 1954 Ford Wagon and gave it a seriously needed style boost. After making serious modification to the interior and exterior of the vehicle and dropping in a beefed-up engine, “Monster Garage's” final masterpiece the Ultimate Old School Wagon was created.
Even though the show is no longer in production, the Discovery Channel's official website still has everything a person would want to know about the show. Besides listings for every episode and optional videos and pictures, the site also has information about Jess himself and the rest of the crews who have been on “Monster Garage.” Each of the five seasons of “Monster Garage” is also available on DVD for those who want to witness the whole experience time and time again.
“Monster Garage” aside, Jesse James has another passion in life: choppers. Besides the custom motorcycles Jesse built on “Monster Garage” are the bikes that made West Coast Choppers the juggernaut that it is today. On the official West Coast Choppers website, one can browse through photos of every single one of the custom motorcycles made by the WCC team. “Monster Garage” may be gone, but West Coast Choppers is still making the monster machines that brought them to the level of success that they are at today.
Ever hear anyone say monsters aren't real? Well, they're lying, just ask Jesse James.
Sources:
“Monster Garage.” Wikipedia. 11 May 2007. 14 June 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Garage
West Coast Choppers. 2007. 14 June 2007. http://www.westcoastchoppers.com/.
Monster Garage: Jesse James. Discovery Channel. 2007. Discovery Communications, Inc. 14 June 2007. http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/monstergarage/mo nstergarage.html
“Monster Garage” was a popular TV show on the Discovery Channel between the years of 2000 and 2006.
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The head honcho on “Monster Garage” was Jesse James. Proving yet again that it's a small world, Jesse James is actually the great-great grandson of a cousin to the original outlaw of the Wild West, also named Jesse James. The modern day James has also made a name for himself that is sure to go into the history books. Besides the TV show, he also owns his own custom motorcycle shop, the highly advertised West Coast Choppers. So went down on the set of “Monster Garage?”
Throughout the TV show's lifespan, 80 monster were created but unfortunately not all of them survived. One in ten of all the machines created was a failure and were eventually sent off to one of numerous facilities where the machine could be properly destroyed. However, in some episodes Jesse did the destroying himself. In one particular episode, he was not interested in the machine being built, so he brought it out to the desert and torched it with a flame thrower.
The real beauty of the show was all the machines that were successfully crafted, and each one could easily be considered a masterpiece among masterpieces. During the second season, a crew took a regular police squad car and converted it into a doughnut shop on wheels. The vehicle even had a coffee maker and display window for the pastries inside it. Another classic monster machine was crafted on the show during the third season when a 1969 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow was transformed into a vehicle used to empty portable toilets and outhouses.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. For Jesse James that meant going out with a little bit of style. On the series finale of “Monster Garage,” Jesse and the crew took an old 1954 Ford Wagon and gave it a seriously needed style boost. After making serious modification to the interior and exterior of the vehicle and dropping in a beefed-up engine, “Monster Garage's” final masterpiece the Ultimate Old School Wagon was created.
Even though the show is no longer in production, the Discovery Channel's official website still has everything a person would want to know about the show. Besides listings for every episode and optional videos and pictures, the site also has information about Jess himself and the rest of the crews who have been on “Monster Garage.” Each of the five seasons of “Monster Garage” is also available on DVD for those who want to witness the whole experience time and time again.
“Monster Garage” aside, Jesse James has another passion in life: choppers. Besides the custom motorcycles Jesse built on “Monster Garage” are the bikes that made West Coast Choppers the juggernaut that it is today. On the official West Coast Choppers website, one can browse through photos of every single one of the custom motorcycles made by the WCC team. “Monster Garage” may be gone, but West Coast Choppers is still making the monster machines that brought them to the level of success that they are at today.
Ever hear anyone say monsters aren't real? Well, they're lying, just ask Jesse James.
Sources:
“Monster Garage.” Wikipedia. 11 May 2007. 14 June 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Garage
West Coast Choppers. 2007. 14 June 2007. http://www.westcoastchoppers.com/.
Monster Garage: Jesse James. Discovery Channel. 2007. Discovery Communications, Inc. 14 June 2007. http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/monstergarage/mo nstergarage.html
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