Crazy Horse - Stacey David ‘66 build

[bamabaja]

FYI on the tube. Some youngsters may not be familiar with Crazy Horse.

 

[NGABronco]

HaHa!!!! I'm one of the oldsters!!!! I remember it well!!!;D;D;D

 

[904Bronco]

Regrettably, there only seems to be part one posted so far...

It is kind of funny at the end they offer you you a copy of the show for $12.95 on VHS. Definitively dating how long ago this was... Still a good watch!

 

[tirewater]

I miss the overly exuberant Stacey David. He certainly made you feel like you too could take a pile of rust dust and turn it into a fantastic machine.

Just get out that sawzall!

FYI on the tube. Some youngsters may not be familiar with Crazy Horse.

 

[JGbronc]

HaHa!!!! I'm one of the oldsters!!!! I remember it well!!!;D;D;D

I know the guy that bought it from Stacy. Last I knew he moved to South Carolina and collects coconuts.

 

[KDW66]

I taped it on VHS.

 

[bronconut73]

Watched every episode.

Two disappointments with it.

#1) That damn horse on the door, lol.
#2)
And that Stacy never came back to address the fact that the thing kept losing oil pressure on hill climbs. He suspected it was the oversized oil pan he chose. But it had one of those trap door things....but he had to shut it down twice on hill climbs during the last airing of the crazy horse episodes.

.... I think he was starting his Rattle Trap production company back then and walking away from TNN, which may explain why we got no final resolution on that.

 

[ET]

I also taped it. I learned a lot from that build.

Eugene

 

[Broncobowsher]

I thought I heard he sold it to pay for starting his own production studio/company. It's been interesting talking to some of the old timers what worked for the companies. Not sure how he kept as much as he did. He also kept that army truck that was revised a few times over the decade plus it took him to finish it.

Apparently the old producer was a lovable guy and made sure the hosts got there share as he got out of the business. New company kept it together for a few years but everything eventually unraveled. I can date the evolution of those shows back to the late 80s when it really was The Nashville Network.

Had a day with a camera guy that did some of the early motorsports filming for The Nashville Network and got some good stories. He hung around and was filming for Extreme off-road when Ian was running the show. He was still a personal friend of Stacey.

I only met Stacey once, threw him for a loop when I asked about his boat. I have one of the same make.

Saw Crazy Horse once, at SEMA in the Holley booth in 2004

 

[Scoop]

HaHa!!!! I'm one of the oldsters!!!! I remember it well!!!;D;D;D

I heard that a guy who only wears long-sleeve shirts owned if for a while. Is that true? ;D

 

[SteveL]

I heard part of the disagreement was the network wanted to go in the direction of more bolt on crap from sponsors and less cut and fab work much like extreme off road(remember the wd-40 build). Another issue bolting parts on newer rigs from the dealer were getting smashed afterward due to liability and stacy wasnt happy with it.

 

[DirtDonk]

I miss the overly exuberant Stacey David. He certainly made you feel like you too could take a pile of rust dust and turn it into a fantastic machine.
Just get out that sawzall!

He still does that, to perhaps a slightly lesser extent during the half-hour shows.
Depending on what station you get it on, it's either called "Gearz" or "Stacey David's Gearz" which is something I just found out. Again...!
I'd heard both names, but never thought much on it until I kept seeing tons of repeats on the one station I record "Gearz" on, but happened to stumble across another station that shows "Stace David's Gearz" on their network.

It's the same show of course, but I bet you have to watch them both just to be sure you see every episode!
Just like his old haunts, now the Power Block in some circles, are on multiple networks showing different shows and different times, which makes it hard to keep up with the programming!

It's a convoluted mess, so thank goodness for DVR's.

Paul

 

[NGABronco]

I know the guy that bought it from Stacy. Last I knew he moved to South Carolina and collects coconuts.

I heard that a guy who only wears long-sleeve shirts owned if for a while. Is that true? ;D

HaHa!!! "Ain't Life Grand"!!!;D;D;D
Not much mentioned about the Horse being a U13 Roadster!!!%)%)

 

[sprdv1]

HaHa!!!! I'm one of the oldsters!!!! I remember it well!!!;D;D;D

Right.. and thanks for giving us an up close view brother

 

[sprdv1]

haha, I remember that

Watched every episode.

Two disappointments with it.

#1) That damn horse on the door, lol.
#2)
And that Stacy never came back to address the fact that the thing kept losing oil pressure on hill climbs. He suspected it was the oversized oil pan he chose. But it had one of those trap door things....but he had to shut it down twice on hill climbs during the last airing of the crazy horse episodes.

.... I think he was starting his Rattle Trap production company back then and walking away from TNN, which may explain why we got no final resolution on that.

 

[904Bronco]

I heard part of the disagreement was the network wanted to go in the direction of more bolt on crap from sponsors and less cut and fab work much like extreme off road(remember the wd-40 build). Another issue bolting parts on newer rigs from the dealer were getting smashed afterward due to liability and stacy wasnt happy with it.

That seems to be the direction the shows have taken...
My friend's company was asked to participate in one of the Motortrend shows, all products would be donated and he was asked for a large chunk of change. He balked at the price, they came down some... But it was really expensive advertising when you added up the cost for parts and cash into a 23 minute show that you have no control of how it is edited.

Anyone watch Overhauling last night with the Landcruiser FJ40 build?
Not a fan of the drama at the beginning messing with the Owner... But having owned an FJ it was nice seeing this one get restored.
Speaking of liability, all through the show they referred to roll bar as a grab bar. What was made from additions made to the factory roll bar seemed to be geared to provide support the American flag and not really for occupant protection. Hence "grab bar".

I guess better than what Stacey found at the start of the Crazy horse build...

 

[mustanggarage]

fyi if you subscribe to powernation you can watch every episode of classic trucks. the entire crazy horse build is on there. it starts with season four episode 10 https://www.powernationtv.com/episode/CT2002-10/crazy-horse-rust-replacement

and btw my bronco was on the what are you working on part of Gearz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vQgbuj1qSs&t=13s

 

[DirtDonk]

Hey! That was you? Very cool. Thanks for bringing that up.

And even though I've looked at some of the old Trucks! episodes, I did not notice that the Crazy Horse build was there.
Thanks for the heads-up.

Paul

 

[DirtDonk]

And by the way NGA, is the new owner of CH a member here?

Paul

 

[NGABronco]

And by the way NGA, is the new owner of CH a member here?

Paul, I bought it from Stacey and had it for 6-7 years, sold it to a member on here in FL, he later sold it to someone in TX or LA I believe, no one has seen or heard much about it in the past few years?? There was another thread a while back, discussing if it had been painted and I believe someone had a pic and said no paint??%)%)