Opportunist?

[Mr70]

Youtubers like him & the Donut inspector push facts aside & slant everything to be in their favor,as well as the car owners favor.And,who 9 times out of 10,are the ones that called them over to video their vehicle in the first place and then calling them their "Barn Finds".
Plus they lift information that was researched extensively & painstakenly by so many others over the last 50 years,then report it as if they did the leg work. I would guess 3/4 of their research comes from this great website,& CRG.org,and almost always repeated in verbatim,typos and all.
And if they mistakenly report something incorrect,refuse to own up to it.
...it's all about their false sense of notoriety & making click bait videos.

[TMagda]

Guys, I get it, but I really think he is trying his best to be accurate and is on a learning curve. Whenever I see "scam" I think how does this get monetized. I'm not seeing it with Parker. Plus, he covers all classics, not just first gens. Nobody can know everything. A couple of months ago I heard Dennis Collins say, on a Coffee Walk vid, that X77 came from Van Nuys and X33's came from Norwood...

[6667ss138]

This is the part that he wrote in his video comments that bothered me!

"This car didn’t have one like most project Camaros, and you can fake/get remade to anything you want for 200$"

Then if you watch his videos, he says several times if anyone is interested in purchasing any of the cars that you see to contact him, and he gives his contact info. So, I took it that he is trying to make money off of a car that he has deemed as a 69 Z/28 that has no trim tag but is willing to either buy a fake trim tag or suggests that the new owner can. That's monetizing to me.

I can appreciate a young man trying to carry on the hobby and I'm not trying to just totally beat the guy up, but this all comes from his own YouTube channel along with many incorrect facts. He even states in one of the videos I watched that they only made 12,000 69 Z/28's and someone corrected him in the comments. Then he was decoding a 69 and a 70 Chevelle and said that because the VIN starts with 136 that it proves they were only malibu's, only 138 would be a SS. And someone corrected him in the comments on that also.
He just needs to get off his channel and go do a lot of research and come back because most of the comments on there are from people praising his knowledge and input as gospel.

[BLACKLS5]

I know I'm going to get bashed on this, but I think he needs to get a real job. This hobby has enough YouTube experts. If you don't know the facts, then don't act like you do.

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by BLACKLS5

I know I'm going to get bashed on this, but I think he needs to get a real job. This hobby has enough YouTube experts. If you don't know the facts, then don't act like you do.

No bashing here. I already said in my previous post that he is spreading untruths and misinformation and there is already too much of that on the www. If he truly is attempting to profit from the sale of the cars he videos, he may well find out he needs a license to do that and run afoul of laws.

[Steve Shauger]

I don't think he is a scammer. He a social media hyped newbie. He lost me when he stated that the two marks in the Z28 trunk indicate the two stripes on car. His audience is not geared for true enthusiasts just an opportunist looking for clicks. I recall him at Camaro Nationals and his team member mentioned he was hoping to get a TV show ....

[Richls5]

Originally Posted by Steve Shauger

I don't think he is a scammer. He a social media hyped newbie. He lost me when he stated that the two marks in the Z28 trunk indicate the two stripes on car. His audience is not geared for true enthusiasts just an opportunist looking for clicks. I recall him at Camaro Nationals and his team member mentioned he was hoping to get a TV show ....

It seems to be the way now no one wants to legitimately work social media youtuber is a job title. The exception for me being vice grip garage he’s earned every bit of fame he’s built

[GotGrunt]

Originally Posted by Richls5

It seems to be the way now no one wants to legitimately work social media youtuber is a job title. The exception for me being vice grip garage he’s earned every bit of fame he’s built

I agree 100% and was just thinking that to myself, which is why I try not to give them any clicks. VGG/Derek is great though!

[BLACKLS5]

What would really be impressive is for him to buy a first gen Camaro and use that deep well of knowledge to restore it instead of just talking about it. But that's just me.

[Carleen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM536MvizhI