Graveyard Carz
| Graveyard Carz | |
|---|---|
| Format | Documentary/Reality TV |
| Starring | Mark Worman |
| Theme music composer | Echovolt |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Casey Faris, Mark Worman |
| Location(s) | Springfield, OR |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Division Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Velocity |
| Original airing | January 2012 |
| External links | |
| Graveyard Carz Website | |
Graveyard Carz is a reality television series that currently airs on Velocity. The show documents the select crew at Mark Worman's collision shop Welby's Car Care and their restoration, research and documentation of Chrysler vehicles. The restoration footage is bookended by Worman's musings and commentary, usually at his workers' expense. The crew also provides commentary on the projects, as well as about working with each other. Occasionally the owners of cars being restored visit the shop and tell their story. It is made on location at Worman's collision shop in Springfield, Oregon.
The 71 Phantom 'Cuda
The trademark of the series is a 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda, which was built on February 22nd, 1971. The car was painted HEMI Orange, was built with a 440 Six Barrel V8, a HD HEMI 4-speed transmission and a 3.54 ratio Dana 60 rear axle. The car changed hands a few times early in its life. In that time, it received a set of Cragar 5 spoke wheels with BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires, and a luggage rack from a 70's Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe. The car fell off of the radar until around 1978, when it was found in Springfield up on blocks, minus the original 440 engine. An engine was installed after that. On July 5th, 1980 on a deserted road in Monroe, Oregon the car lost control at 100 mph and spun, receiving damage to most of its body panels and suspension. The car was towed to a storage yard, and sat there for several weeks, then being moved to a farm in Monroe. Over the next 20 years, the car was parted out piece by piece.
A Mopar collector acquired the car, and the car sat an additional 8 years, the collector's intention of someday rebuilding the car. Worman discovered the car in 2008 and entered into an agreement with the collector to restore the 'Cuda to its original as-built state. Worman wanted to document the restoration of the car through film, thus the series Graveyard Carz was born. The documentation also included researching the car's entire history, from production to each owner, to its untimely demise in 1980, its parting over the next 20 years and where it is today. The car's timeline is illustrated on a large white board, nicknamed "The Murder Board".
Crew Members
- Mark Worman - Owner of Welby's Car Care
- Daren Kirkpatrick
- Royal Yoakum
- Josh Rose - Worman's son-in-law
- Holly Chedester - Hired by Worman during season 2 to do research on vehicles being restored.