Overhaulin' was an automotive reality TV show that ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009. The show remains available via re-runs and syndication.
The show's hosts were automobile designer Chip Foose and co-host Chris Jacobs; the creator and producer was Bud Brutsman. Courtney Hansen was the co-host of the show until 2005, when she left the show to pursue other interests. She eventually landed hosting duties on Spike TV's Powerblock (which...
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Overhaulin' was an automotive reality TV show that ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009. The show remains available via re-runs and syndication.
The show's hosts were automobile designer Chip Foose and co-host Chris Jacobs; the creator and producer was Bud Brutsman. Courtney Hansen was the co-host of the show until 2005, when she left the show to pursue other interests. She eventually landed hosting duties on Spike TV's Powerblock (which includes rival shows Horsepower TV and MuscleCar). She was replaced by Executive Producer Brutsman's wife Adrienne Janic (AJ on the show). However, AJ typically does not take as active a role in the "dirty work" as Courtney did. Courtney frequently participated in the initial deconstruction of the featured automobile. In one episode, she removed the car's rear windshield with a sledgehammer.
The show's premise was that an unknowing "victim" (the mark, in the show's language) is nominated to be "Overhauled" by their family or friends (the...
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