Pasture finds

In article >,
"Joey Tribiani" > wrote:

> http://youtube.com/watch?v=tf5_tHPLYYY

Why hasn't Mario been sued? Or jailed for theft?

"John Stafford" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Joey Tribiani" > wrote:
>
>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=tf5_tHPLYYY
>
> Why hasn't Mario been sued? Or jailed for theft?

he's been sued... he has judgements against him from two of our own here at
RAMVA... but you've heard the saying "can't get blood out of a turnip",
right? as far as Joan, the "throwing good money after bad" saying pretty
much explained her feelings about it... spending a few grand on top of what
she spent on that expert restoration to get a piece of paper that will never
be worth anything due to Marihacks inability to own anything? not a wise
investment.

Joey Tribiani wrote:
>
> in excess of 9,000 dollars.... here is a video taken shortly after the car
> was removed from his shop.... before the post mortem was performed.... this
> is "as delivered" so to speak... only fenders were removed.. you can see it
> oozing with "quality" for yourself!
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=tf5_tHPLYYY
>

You gotta be kidding. $9k for THAT?!! Hell, 50lbs of bondo are going
to fall off the first time it hit a bump in the road. Doesn't this
numbskull know that you can't put filler over rust? The rust just keeps
on eating right under the filler. Not to mention that one of those body
panels looked like it was attacked by a chimp with a ball peen hammer.
If you can't bump the metal flatter than that you should replace the
panel. And just the shear quantity of filler. It seriously looks like
the dude has some hose sprayer that sprays bondo by the gallon. You can
see gobs and drips and runs of filler on the damp frame members in
places. And what's with the bits of welding wire that he just left
hanging in places where his welder stuck.

Seriously, this just blows my mind. I've seen some real hack jobs in my
life, but this one takes the cake. Someone needs to confiscate his
bondo sprayer.

In article >,
"Joey Tribiani" > wrote:

> http://www.mariogavazzivintagewerks.com/
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vie...=mario+gavazzi

OK, so Mario was sued. But he deserves to be in jail.

In article <31GHm.118550$la3.10617@attbi_s22>,
Rusty Shackelford > wrote:

>[...] It seriously looks like
> the dude has some hose sprayer that sprays bondo by the gallon.

Maybe he uses a chopper gun:

http://www.nauticexpo.com/prod/phoen...opper-gun-br-f
or-boatyards-and-shipyards-26555-183669.html#

In article >,
"Joey Tribiani" > wrote:

> "John Stafford" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Joey Tribiani" > wrote:
> >
> >> http://youtube.com/watch?v=tf5_tHPLYYY
> >
> > Why hasn't Mario been sued? Or jailed for theft?
>
> he's been sued... he has judgements against him from two of our own here at
> RAMVA... but you've heard the saying "can't get blood out of a turnip",
> right? as far as Joan, the "throwing good money after bad" saying pretty
> much explained her feelings about it... spending a few grand on top of what
> she spent on that expert restoration to get a piece of paper that will never
> be worth anything due to Marihacks inability to own anything? not a wise
> investment.

Mario wouldn't last a year around here.

John Stafford wrote:
> In article <31GHm.118550$la3.10617@attbi_s22>,
> Rusty Shackelford > wrote:
>
>> [...] It seriously looks like
>> the dude has some hose sprayer that sprays bondo by the gallon.
>
> Maybe he uses a chopper gun:
>
> http://www.nauticexpo.com/prod/phoen...opper-gun-br-f
> or-boatyards-and-shipyards-26555-183669.html#

Yeah, looks like he takes a chopper gun, a 50 gallon drum of bondo,
stands about 15 ft back, and just blasts away.

Sorry wrong thread Guess I should retire now and play with the cars
in my shop.

On Nov 2, 9:56�pm, " > wrote:
> Sorry wrong thread �Guess I should retire now and play with the cars
> in my shop.

wait better yet I'l just entertain mentally challenged whiners, I seem
to be good at it.

> wrote in message
...
On Nov 2, 9:56?pm, " > wrote:
> Sorry wrong thread ?Guess I should retire now and play with the cars
> in my shop.

>wait better yet I'l just entertain mentally challenged whiners, I seem
>to be good at it.

no, it's us that are becoming the expert at confusing the meth head tards of
the group... you've yet to tell us about your work in the pictures, yet you
get upset that *we* aren't showing ours... yours came up first, we'll
discuss that, THEN we can move on to ours... here is a refresher of the work
YOU put out of your so called "restoration shop".... kinda hard for me to
say that without laughing out loud...

EXAMPLES OF THE WORK FROM VINTAGE WERKS RESTORATIONS! no opinions, just
pictures that speak the facts:

http://www.metwiz.com/joansbug.htm
http://www.metwiz.com/joansbug2.htm
http://www.metwiz.com/joansbug3.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeQ8UwWPP4Y - news story featuring Vintage
Werks Restoration

yellow ghia that Mario claimed to be "show winning work"(pictures taken at a
show while it was on display)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...k/DSCN2331.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...k/DSCN2332.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...k/DSCN2333.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...k/DSCN2330.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...k/DSCN2334.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...k/DSCN2335.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...k/DSCN2336.jpg


Mario claimed this 66 to be show quality, here are some pictures he
supplied(typical 20 footers he likes to show):
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...01866121ECigQC
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...01866121QUmsnT
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...01866121okUBMq
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...01866121aSCvUj

here are some pictures that show a little bit more detail of the show
winning work performed by Mario Gavazzi at Vintage Werks Restoration:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...t/DSCF2747.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...t/DSCF2754.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...t/DSCF2751.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...t/DSCF2750.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...t/DSCF2749.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...t/DSCF2748.jpg

more information:
http://www.mariogavazzivintagewerks.com/
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vie...=mario+gavazzi


CAVEAT EMPTOR


you have two choices... talk or don't... but be aware that your silence only
leaves the pictures to speak for you, and they tell a telling tale...