Richard ,Rawlings is as FRAUDULENT as the GMG brand itself. Imagine individual who cares more for his mullet and his wallet, then for the Artists' Vision which h he exploits. It's always Tough to decide whether Enter Aaron Kaufman: I have full respect for entrepreneurs and capitalists assuming they don't take advantage of they're own employees. All praise to Aaron Kaufman for manning up and leaving FNL" (we only watched for Aaron to Begin with) at the perfect time. The second I saw Rawlings rubbing his $202,000 porche in his primary builder/ right hand man's, face, that's when Aaron knew it was time to go. That's also the same exact time that I stopped watching. Some people know how to manage growth and keep balanced. Others, see fit to fire they're best employees; open new locations, fire newer employees, open even newer locations, and keep living the American dream"Don't capitalize for the bottom line, u can design for the greater mind!We were always taught to conclude our opinions with a quote so I'll leave you with this. The attitude is in the altitude Bottom line is ain't no American dream ain't no GMG without Aaron Kaufman. You can't hire and fire your way into history. Parting ways with Aaron Kaufman wasn't even a Rawlings decision. We All love Aaron of "AMG". If you lose Aaron, then you lose everything. Also, in the wonderful world of wealt h, your expected to play your part. they may not teach this in the lawless, taxless, safe haven for billionaires which you call Texas, but to donated 40% of your 6-7!figure income to charity. If you were really best friend with Dennis you'd have better manners, antics, and mannerisms. And better taste in beer. 50K per episode plus free marketing and you still had to let go of Aaron, why? I howonder what would happen if Dennis let go of you. Sincerely, Common wealth away from Dallas, PS there be something in water cause Thomas weeks has the same sickness. As a student of human nature I've watched you evolve, and unfortunately I'm afraid tourblending yourself towards the couch end. Richard without aaron is like one of those Kids tied to a leash who runs straight into the street. Sometimes it's tied to Richards back so he won't cross the street without being run over. Sometimes it's string from Richards wallet to as bears. It makes me sick that Aaron's, the full on genius/mastermind of the entire GMG brand left without a cash sachel like Indiana Jones Best idea yet, Aaron kayLove, Thomas weeks :)

For all the haggling and worrying about money etc, Richard apparently receives $50k per episode from Discovery and if celebritynetworth is even remotely accurate, he's also worth about $15m, so he's scarcely on the breadline.So to retain the Discovery contract, he needs to keep the viewer entertained and that doesn't happen by looking at the intimate aspects of a car build and the shop usually farms out work that they can't do anyway. So you don't watch the show to take notes as to what to do for your own '67 Fastback restoration job, no you watch the show to see the interaction between the people and be entertained. Christie & Sue are the real stars of the show. Christie never takes a backward step in front of the boss and Sue is just hilarious, "why you always bring me junk?"You get the usual formulaic car show things, ie., check out the car, detract its worth, haggle on the price etc but the episodes zip along at a good pace and sometimes throw in some very clever spins (such as the Smokey & the Bandit episode) and the few cameo's the show has along the way.Richard is actually quite an astute businessman though & the show has followed the growth of Gas Monkey from a rented space at Phipps Automotive to his own premises, to opening his own restaurant & then taking Tom Smith, his most engaging employee/star (outside of Aaron), "firing" him, and hey, look, Richard's producing a show called "Misfit Garage" about Tom & Jordan's rival set up, "Fired Up Garage", who, surprise surprise, are renting the space at Phipps' once more....Richard's no dummy and as long as he keeps me entertained with whatever show he has, I'll keep watching and laughing.If you want a serious car show, I'm sure they exist somewhere but this isn't it.Now, where's my beer assistant?

This man named Richard Rawlings he buys classic autos. And he gets them for a low cost. Then he gets his employees. They make it better. They put new engines. They put new wheels and tires. And they also give the cars paint jobs. Then he sells the cars. And he makes profit.Richard does have his own television show. It's on Discovery Channel. His new episodes come out on Mondays. He has had his show for five years. And it shows Richards employees fixing cars. And Richard making deals with his clients. And with other that own cars. It involves cars. They built cars and trucks. They work on classic autos. There master mechanic is Arron. He likes to the job right. They work on cars from 1930s to 1980s. They travel to a lot of states to get cars. Their shop is at Dallas Texas. Richard and Arron go together to get the cars. They also buy there autos at auctions.I think it's a really good show. It helps lot if you own a classic. It has helped me a lot. It teaches you how a car runs. And if there is a problem. They fix it and explain how they fix it. For example this car didn't turn on. It was in a garage for a long time. So they putted gas on the calibrator. Like half of a water bottle. They putted new gas on the gas tank and it worked. Another is the gas tanks can be dirty. And it has to be cleaned so can work. Batteries can be a major problem. They put a new battery. An works way much better. And it show how Richard makes deals. He gets the prices really low. I would recommend watching this television show Fast and Loud.

Started out great, focused on the cars and a little bit of extra b.s. Sadly it seems to be more focused on the deal of the car and clip shows now. I don't not care to watch guys sit around and comment on video clips already available on you-tube. Whether its real or staged listening to Richard 'deal' and try to get a car for nothing is annoying. I understand that's the point and how you make money in the business but telling the firebird owner that the cars are only worth 70k then later telling a buyer they are worth a few hundred thousand same condt is ridiculous. Again, probably just for TV but obviously there are some salesman out here that think he is an American hero (read previous post). Poor choice of words, especially from a salesman. Id rather see little to none of Richard, more of Aaron and more of Dennis, but of course producers like his persona on TV. I'm sure he is not as unlikable in person. All in all, love the show because it's in Texas, end result of cars is great, and other shop guys are fun to watch, but because of the direction the show has gone I certainly will no take time out of day to tune in. Record and watch later so I can fast forward.