No More Pimp My Ride, Finally, the gimmicks end |
 Dec 31 2005, 06:57 PM
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The highly successful car customizing show "Pimp My Ride" is finally moving on. After a long run as one of the most successful television shows for MTV, West Coast Customs is moving its show to another channel and changing the format.
According to The Press-Enterprise, WCC will be developing a new show on the Discovery Channel with the producers of "American Chopper" and "American Hot Rod." And instead of creating over-the-top designs like "Pimp MY Ride," the show will be based around the work they do on a daily basis and will include customization of private jets, helicopters, tour buses and other high-end vehicles. Although MTV will be losing one of their most popular shows, the split was amicably, according to both parties, due to owner Ryan Friedlinghause's concern with his company's image. "We've had a great experience with Ryan," said MTV spokesman David French. "Everyone in that garage is very talented and we wish them all the best." Friedlinghause has also made another big decision, which is moving the shop for the fourth time since opening its doors in 1993. The shop's new location will be Corona, California. WCC moved from Laguna Niguel (their original location) to Compton in 1998, then to Inglewood in 2000. According to Ryan, the reason for moving is not business-related -- due to the shop's reputation, they could move anywhere and still be in business -- but simply to be closer to his family, who he rarely sees, due to his back and forth commute from Corona to Los Angeles. "I've done my time in L.A.," Friedlinghause stated. "Everybody knows who I am. It's time to move." WCC's new location will be a 21,000-square-foot shop is in a corporate-style building in an industrial part of Corona, which according to Ryan has a huge custom car market. "My customers aren't really LA-based customers anymore," said Friedlinghaus. "The interest in custom cars and the money to spend on customization is evident in the Inland Empire. It's like the new Orange County." "Pimp My Ride" averaged 1.1 million viewers per episode, Nielsen Media Research said. |
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Jan 2 2006, 05:28 PM
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i never liked that show... and the cars turn out really weird lol
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BrandonSaunders No More Pimp My Ride Dec 31 2005, 06:57 PM
Madame C Aw, that's kinda dissappointing. I loved Pimp... Dec 31 2005, 07:12 PM
lil_chubby_cheeks2 QUOTE(Madame C @ Dec 31 2005, 4:12 PM)Aw, tha... Dec 31 2005, 07:45 PM not_your_average :o aww, i loved pimp my ride. =[ Dec 31 2005, 07:37 PM M1SSxCHR1SSY Pimp My Ride was a cool show but I'm glad they... Dec 31 2005, 07:40 PM BrandonSaunders QUOTE(M1SSxCHR1SSY @ Dec 31 2005, 6:40 PM)Pim... Dec 31 2005, 07:41 PM Nugget QUOTE(M1SSxCHR1SSY @ Dec 31 2005, 7:40 PM)Pim... Jan 1 2006, 08:33 PM Rachel is love QUOTE(M1SSxCHR1SSY @ Dec 31 2005, 6:40 PM)Pim... Jan 2 2006, 12:58 PM blkpride ^^^ 100% agree
yeah. They were just trying to get... Jan 2 2006, 01:48 PM KissMe2408 hmm...that is too bad.
I mean I understand why the... Jan 1 2006, 04:26 AM MF Doom Materialsim makes me vomit. Good riddance. Jan 1 2006, 05:23 AM omgah_itsmaggiex haha, i never watched that show. Jan 1 2006, 06:56 PM flipnotik that's great...after the 2nd season, the show ... Jan 1 2006, 06:59 PM sm0kinm0nky The show was alright.. I didn't like most of t... Jan 1 2006, 08:22 PM kryogenix WCC's owner is pretty damn cool for doing that... Jan 2 2006, 01:50 PM instantmusic dammit, i was hoping to buy a junked up car and gi... Jan 2 2006, 02:44 PM BrandonSaunders Not to mention if your car was pimped, you had to ... Jan 2 2006, 04:44 PM vash1530 gift tax?!
i watched that show when i was tir... Jan 3 2006, 10:11 PM racoons > you i've never watched an episode.
and now i will... Jan 5 2006, 09:45 AM lavadrugs At last the horror ends Jan 5 2006, 10:23 AM x_signhere i always wondered what happened to the people who ... Jan 6 2006, 10:12 AM Madame C ^ Naw, no one in their right mind would steal thos... Jan 6 2006, 01:16 PM miss barnes well they will be on another channel so its all go... Jan 6 2006, 04:30 PM xl0stxThoughtx It's otay for me, I didn't really watch th... Jan 6 2006, 10:51 PM Nadroj Inc. damn i kinda liked the show before even though its... Jan 8 2006, 01:22 AM Madame C QUOTE(Nadroj Inc. @ Jan 8 2006, 1:22 AM)oh we... Jan 8 2006, 02:48 AM RiC3xBoy I always though it be cool if we combined those sh... Jan 8 2006, 03:05 AM sw33t_rouge i liked that show i liked it when they did limos
... Jan 8 2006, 03:09 AM S3xyIrishLass13 Pimp my Ride was great. I loved what they did with... Jan 17 2006, 10:40 PM BrandonSaunders QUOTE(S3xyIrishLass13 @ Jan 17 2006, 9:40 PM)... Jan 19 2006, 04:53 PM Gerifan04 Good. I like the concept. Although I often found m... Jan 19 2006, 04:20 PM AcrylicuZ Don't worry everyone, I'll pimp all your r... Jan 19 2006, 08:17 PM Statistik I loved that show, but some cars were wack. Oh wel... Jan 19 2006, 08:50 PM Levy2k6 i always wanted my car pimped but oh well... maybe... Jan 19 2006, 11:58 PM |
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