I know 275k is a hell of a lot of money to the vast majority of people but to get basically a brand new CGT for 275k (+ cost of the car) is a steal in my mind I really though this was going to be something crazy like $1+ million.
Absolutely mind blowing the work that goes on in that shop! I remember that video where you two went on a quick Jaunt with the two ford GT’s and was so cool seeing such unique spec’s together! Hopefully one day, you can add one of these beautiful CGT’s to the collection! In due time! Would be a perfect match for you, wish Damon never sold his!
@@velvetjones1856 Considerin the move to electrification, i think the Zenvo would at the least hold its value even if it may not appreciate. Would probably do abit better if the company goes out n publishes a Nurburgring lap time maybe
@@Poatan.chama. Absolutely! The CGT will only continue to appreciate in value. No question about it. If money weren't an option, I'd have me a Gemballa Mirage GT. Those things r so damn brutal and supposedly the clutch they run is more compatible to be used regularly.
@@rahulsudhir666 I don't think it would be in the same speed as the new Aston or MB hypercard. The Porsche 918 is probably faster. Sorry, not a fan of this odd car.
He named Wyatt, who is Carrera Gt and 918 certified. I worked next to him at Porsche in Texas. I have never known anyone more dedicated to motorsports than him. It was an honor to not only work next to him but to call him a friend. I'm proud of what he's accomplished!
Very cool and all, but, maybe I'm missing something... Besides the customisation, what are they doing to the car other than servicing (which you can do at a Porsche centre) and ice blasting? Most of the under the skin stuff seems so unnecessary, like they're doing it just to hike up the invoice... He even said it himself: "does the radiator need replacing, probably not" I feel that's applicable to everything else they're replacing or refurbishing...🤔 It's like a totally unnecessary nut and bolt restoration, for cars that don't need it. So are the only customers they're targeting all super OCD?
Love to see how the Rahal enterprises keeps growing. Was lucky enough to live in Columbus Ohio for a few years where Rahal is from, and to follow his racing endevours.
how is this economiclly viable for the shop to offer this entire service for $275k? i mean imagine the costs of ordering CGT parts from Porsche? and ur telling me they replace almost everything?
Thanks for this one Tim, Graham is such a cool guy and doing amazing work. It did make me sad though because DDE Damon sold his CGT, and it is my absolute dream car.
DOOOOOOOOOO IT !!! get one and have it in lambo green !!!!!! oh and next time ask whats with the race-car mounted on the wall in the workshop !!!??? that race car was for me the most fascinating / coolest part !!!!!!
Nice CGT. However if the coolers aren’t leaking or damaged, generally a good Ultrasonic cleaning and fin straightening/debris removal will bring them back to new condition.
Super impressive operation, no doubt. But also a bit disappointing that people feel the need to constantly tamper with iconic cars that are already close to perfect out of the factory. An untouched original CGT will be more impressive to me, especially long into the future.
Most of the CGT colors are so boring and also the interiors are the same with really ugly leather colors so this is awesome. Don't forget DDE did a Viper green wrap and it looked amazing. Damn thats a great shop, I would work there for free, just sweeping the floors if need be. Cool shop, cool guy, great vid.
as somone who worked a block over from GRP in bburg Indiana, i have gotten the luxury to meet graham and you can really tell the amount of passion he has, its awesome to see shmee having a collab. Good video as always!
What an amazing place. I love Graham's attitude about quality. Fantastic. BTW, not sure if he knows, but a friend of mine owns a car that belonged to Graham. It's a Honda NSX. Yes, it's badged Honda. It's a beautiful car that is now in Pennsylvania and being very well cared for by someone with the same love for cars. Very cool video!!! I'm also guessing this was a big hint at a new vehicle for you stable.
Yeah one of the better videos you have done recently. Mainly because you were interviewing, fact finding and coaxing the story out of the guy. FairPlay for you letting him being the story here, it was fascinating, his operation is amazing isn’t it.
Best car I ever drove (to date). Certainly the best sounding car I ever drove. Definitely one for the collection Tim in future. What a dream garage there, 918, CGT and Singer!
They host there own cars and coffee events throught the year and consistently bring the craziest cars between a McLaren speed tail and a McLaren f1 gtr too the holy trinity of hypercars with a McLaren elva with the rare windshield option along with you name it its probably been thereat some point there by far my favorite car shows through the year
Carrera GT - My favorite car of all time. Great seeing the car in pieces, wow, what a piece of workmanship. It would be great to see this car fully assembled in the new colors. Cheers, Shmee!
I would love to see u do a Carrera with u choice of colors 👍 and if would have to b a good investment for the future, come on shmee do a car I want to see the process
Thank you for always posting when I really seem to need it ... had a not so great day (and week) but your genuine upbeat and positive vibe always seems to help
Hmm amazing attention to detail…but some of it seems a little wasteful. New callipers because the paint was wrong? Why not re coat them,new radiators and cans even if youth they were in great condition??
Right.. brand new windshields because "they tested them" and might have some microscopic imoerfections? Definitely seems like a waste of limited-supply oem parts. Why not wait till they NEED replacement? I understand doing preventative maintenance on mechanical components to prevent something catastrophic. But this definitely seems a bit extra. OCD folks would love it though.😅
If it was a Ferrari they send a cease and desist as soon as they heard about it! It’s nice for a company like Porsche to allow the RUF’s, Singer’s, and now Rahal to exist
ABSOLUTELY!!! You would be totally reassured that your money had been well spent. Also that should you have any unforeseen issues they would sort it for you no problem
Nice video, this dude is obviously a true professional and a legit petrolhead. I enjoyed listening to him and looking at the work that is being done at his facility. As soon as I can afford it, I’ll commission a CGT from him, that is after I have a singer 911 cooling down in my garage 😂
I know who will make cgt in viper green colour, but he just sold his seal grey cgt long time ago 😢 but now just continue to revive the dead murci. I wish he still have cgt till today but not anymore. He so enjoy using the cgt and trash the car like no ther one else that have cgt. That will baby it around, like an not moving artifact just flipping it for money not an passion for car. I Hope so Tim can owned an desired spec cgt one fine day and put miles on it doing road trip or crazy stuff with it ❤
I know. DDE broke my heart selling the cgt. Damon drove that beast like it was meant to be driven🤘. There is nothing else like it. Too bad most of DDE fans voted to get rid of it😢. He shouldnt have listened. That was one of his all time favorites, and the prices are only going up
@@flexinclouds yeah I agree with you now only got murci for damon dreams car and retire car 🥲 what an dissapointed way to end your dreams by selling your pride and joy also your dreams 😭 by agreeing and listen too stranger that just want a new car to be modified not an keeper car all the time. Even if cgt not an contentable like others I will still really love it to see it in video back at damon home, canada just enjoy morning or weekend ride just moving around visit august motor and wandering around with cgt at british columbia 😆 but that never happen again and dream to paint the cgt viper green all has gone and will never happen again...
Graham Rahal Performance, thank you for taking care of the Porsche Carrera GTs the way they should be. XJR15, damn. also Graham is a seriously cool dude as well. have to say Tim this has been one of fav Shmee150 vids, thx mate.
He is a great salesman. Perfect confidence and knows, cares. He could move to Europe and double his income with that talk. I know he is making money, hope he knows he good be MAKING money. Just the performance and on cam ability, he has it
@@zachsnider3259 haha i don't live there anymore! I meant in the past for me! Great to hear he's still bringing out those sweet cars to share with the community
Good Evening Shmee150 hope you are doing well. Keep up the fantastic work thank you so much for another video you are on it are you going to goodwood this year?
Have you ever seen the stitching from the factory? The recreated floor mats are actually stitched better than they are originally in terms of alignment and straightness.
So cool to see you back in Indy and at my favorite Cars and Coffee spot too! It's always cool to see the different projects they are working on when I visit.
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Thanks Shmee, I will Friend!
My favourite from the pics was yellow hardtop, it fits the car well!
Shmee I live in Indy
Is this guy Bobby son?
This guy is gonna look for a new job so quick with the coming fiscal 'climate change '.
Love the CGT. Thank you for continuing the amazing car content. We need more Porsche!
More to come!
Woah Didnt Expect To See KCC In This Comment Section Lol
@@dontmindme5821 Huge car guy 😎
Hope your own collection one day will include both the Carrera GT as well as the Ferrari F50. They are both defining cars for the decade
F40 more remarkable imo
Lets get an LFA in the list as well
@@ivopintotuga wrong
@@ivopintotuga Tim's all time dream car is the f50
@@louiehamel7675 i know and i didn't say the opposite. I just said f40 more remarkable than f50
This man is very passionate about his craft and the quality of vehicles he produces, very cool to see!👍🏼
Very cool and sympathetic guy definitely worth working with 🌟💫
When someone get explain their product as well as Graham, it shows that he has a true passion for what he does.
I like this guy, you can see his passion from a mile away!
Yeah 100%
@@ojwhittle4960 He is the nicest.
Comes across as a fairly nice chap too, even in the older video with the Ford GT.
I know 275k is a hell of a lot of money to the vast majority of people but to get basically a brand new CGT for 275k (+ cost of the car) is a steal in my mind I really though this was going to be something crazy like $1+ million.
I was thinking the same thing. I think that may be underpriced to get some promotion at the beginning.
Absolutely mind blowing the work that goes on in that shop! I remember that video where you two went on a quick Jaunt with the two ford GT’s and was so cool seeing such unique spec’s together! Hopefully one day, you can add one of these beautiful CGT’s to the collection! In due time! Would be a perfect match for you, wish Damon never sold his!
The dream!
Next video title:
I have bought a CARRERA GT and I will change is colour!!! 😅😅😅
If I was Shmee I would have left Graham a check for that silver one!! DO IT SHMEE!!
Would be a better long term investment than the odd Zenvo.
@@velvetjones1856 oof i guess a lot of us thought the same
@@velvetjones1856 Considerin the move to electrification, i think the Zenvo would at the least hold its value even if it may not appreciate. Would probably do abit better if the company goes out n publishes a Nurburgring lap time maybe
@@Poatan.chama. Absolutely! The CGT will only continue to appreciate in value. No question about it. If money weren't an option, I'd have me a Gemballa Mirage GT. Those things r so damn brutal and supposedly the clutch they run is more compatible to be used regularly.
@@rahulsudhir666 I don't think it would be in the same speed as the new Aston or MB hypercard. The Porsche 918 is probably faster. Sorry, not a fan of this odd car.
Not everyday that u see a carrera gt without any body panels on it😮.already know its about to be a great video
It's fascinating to see under the skin; absolute race car
And of course Shmee made a video with one without panels and driving it on the street.
This guy is so well spoken, and he knows literally everything about cars.
Very professional and elaborate work. This is a fantasy , i would love to see it when it is done 🥰
He named Wyatt, who is Carrera Gt and 918 certified. I worked next to him at Porsche in Texas. I have never known anyone more dedicated to motorsports than him. It was an honor to not only work next to him but to call him a friend. I'm proud of what he's accomplished!
This guy is awesome he markets his company so well but without the annoying promos, because he's just passionate about what they do
Also he is a very successful Racer in Indycar and has his own team in the series.
@@treshanmaloney3837, he has his very own Indy Race Team is what you're saying?
Replace all the bolts. Lol. Okay dude.
Is this race car Bobby Rahal's son? Faantastic.
This is my idea of modifying a super car. Not that garish stuff Mansory does.
Agreed
This video was awesome, seeing him show live examples of his level of detail was super entertaining
Very cool and all, but, maybe I'm missing something...
Besides the customisation, what are they doing to the car other than servicing (which you can do at a Porsche centre) and ice blasting?
Most of the under the skin stuff seems so unnecessary, like they're doing it just to hike up the invoice... He even said it himself: "does the radiator need replacing, probably not" I feel that's applicable to everything else they're replacing or refurbishing...🤔
It's like a totally unnecessary nut and bolt restoration, for cars that don't need it. So are the only customers they're targeting all super OCD?
Love to see how the Rahal enterprises keeps growing. Was lucky enough to live in Columbus Ohio for a few years where Rahal is from, and to follow his racing endevours.
how is this economiclly viable for the shop to offer this entire service for $275k? i mean imagine the costs of ordering CGT parts from Porsche? and ur telling me they replace almost everything?
Thanks for this one Tim, Graham is such a cool guy and doing amazing work. It did make me sad though because DDE Damon sold his CGT, and it is my absolute dream car.
Same.. that was one of my absolute favorite DDE cars of all time. Damon will end up regretting it😢
Did you guys solve the rear suspension flaw that breaks and causes the catastrophic crashes?
DOOOOOOOOOO IT !!! get one and have it in lambo green !!!!!! oh and next time ask whats with the race-car mounted on the wall in the workshop !!!??? that race car was for me the most fascinating / coolest part !!!!!!
Gotta love that he has a shell of one of Courtney's Funny Cars just hanging on the wall.
Nice CGT. However if the coolers aren’t leaking or damaged, generally a good Ultrasonic cleaning and fin straightening/debris removal will bring them back to new condition.
$275k wow. The guy and his team are impressive. What a dream!
Cheap right? I was figuring a lot more
Even more crazy is the fact that not too long ago you could've bought a CGT for that money
Super impressive operation, no doubt. But also a bit disappointing that people feel the need to constantly tamper with iconic cars that are already close to perfect out of the factory. An untouched original CGT will be more impressive to me, especially long into the future.
I literally live five minutes away from there 😭I wish I knew you were in town
Most of the CGT colors are so boring and also the interiors are the same with really ugly leather colors so this is awesome.
Don't forget DDE did a Viper green wrap and it looked amazing.
Damn thats a great shop, I would work there for free, just sweeping the floors if need be.
Cool shop, cool guy, great vid.
I like CGT’s
Me too🤝
as somone who worked a block over from GRP in bburg Indiana, i have gotten the luxury to meet graham and you can really tell the amount of passion he has, its awesome to see shmee having a collab. Good video as always!
What an amazing place. I love Graham's attitude about quality. Fantastic. BTW, not sure if he knows, but a friend of mine owns a car that belonged to Graham. It's a Honda NSX. Yes, it's badged Honda. It's a beautiful car that is now in Pennsylvania and being very well cared for by someone with the same love for cars. Very cool video!!! I'm also guessing this was a big hint at a new vehicle for you stable.
I really hope you add a cgt and lexus lfa to the collection soon
Dreaming of that!
I drive past this building every day and go to the car meets and they are always amazing
Cool to see you toured GRP and welcome to Indianapolis!
GRP putting Zionsville on the map! Glad Shmee could come and help spread the word
Yeah one of the better videos you have done recently. Mainly because you were interviewing, fact finding and coaxing the story out of the guy. FairPlay for you letting him being the story here, it was fascinating, his operation is amazing isn’t it.
Would love to see you switch out the Zenvo for a customized Carrera GT
Seems nuts not to do a new clutch when you are doing so much else at such obvious high cost, and you now have such easy access to pop in a new clutch.
I was lucky to have met Bobby at Loudon when Textron was with his team. We were in the Textron box. Nice guy. Graham seems to be stand-up guy, too.
You've gotta admire a man, who with all these cars around, him loves his classic Mini.
Best car I ever drove (to date). Certainly the best sounding car I ever drove. Definitely one for the collection Tim in future. What a dream garage there, 918, CGT and Singer!
So much love for Details in cars and for bringing up for that kind of perfection is just heartwarming
They host there own cars and coffee events throught the year and consistently bring the craziest cars between a McLaren speed tail and a McLaren f1 gtr too the holy trinity of hypercars with a McLaren elva with the rare windshield option along with you name it its probably been thereat some point there by far my favorite car shows through the year
Greatly appreciative that places like this actually exist for those who really want to keep up with their cars👍
@DDE Damon should buy one 🤣🤣🤣❤️
Tim, without stating the obvious, they are not getting cheaper. Also, that silver GTO?
Again, the custom dollies for the suspension units. Brilliant. Not on the floor. Everything clean. Very impressive.
Carrera GT - My favorite car of all time. Great seeing the car in pieces, wow, what a piece of workmanship. It would be great to see this car fully assembled in the new colors. Cheers, Shmee!
love the CGT. Best sounding car IN THE WORLD, literally. I wouldn't understand a guy changing the exhaust on this car.
Yup I still love the stock exhaust.
Graham and his wife Courtney are both from racing royalty ❤
Porsche is a very interesting car company, their cars get better each generation!
That’s the general idea
@@rickw8645 lol, yeah was a bit of a dumb comment.
@@rickw8645😂
Yeah, no shit😂.
@@bg22757 shame on you, this is a welcoming environment, dont like it get out!
Wow, 250k seems like a great deal especially with a 120 day turn
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Thank you Shmee for such amazing content. Loved this one👍
Buy that silver ferrari for your next usa car!
his dad raced Indy cars back in the day?
Aulia rahman ini hati nya leher ini mobil carrera gt nyambung
I would love to see u do a Carrera with u choice of colors 👍 and if would have to b a good investment for the future, come on shmee do a car I want to see the process
Thank you for always posting when I really seem to need it ... had a not so great day (and week) but your genuine upbeat and positive vibe always seems to help
DDE had the bright green one. It was beautiful!!
Again, has the passion and fun. Love to see it
Always!
The wheels he made look like something off a Ford Escape.
When Porsche made real sports cars!!! Small, nimble, beautiful and full of character!!!
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻, Full recommission indeed even a MoT test will have to be done to get it roadworthy!
CGT's are $2 million now? I absolutely love the car but damn that's insane.
It happened very quickly
Hmm amazing attention to detail…but some of it seems a little wasteful. New callipers because the paint was wrong? Why not re coat them,new radiators and cans even if youth they were in great condition??
Right.. brand new windshields because "they tested them" and might have some microscopic imoerfections? Definitely seems like a waste of limited-supply oem parts. Why not wait till they NEED replacement? I understand doing preventative maintenance on mechanical components to prevent something catastrophic. But this definitely seems a bit extra. OCD folks would love it though.😅
275k is a very fair deal for all the work done honestly
We do everything on the engine, except the pistons and rings ...... So not everything then.
I would take that over the Zenvo all day long.
Bet the Öhlins wont fail.😊
Carrera GT is one of my favorites❤
Same for so many of us
I love the Carrera GT. It’s one of the most beautiful cars in my opinion.
What a lovely guy Graham Rahal is Tim.Great episode.
Would be great if you can get a drive in the singer. Another great vid showing us some more excellent car people doing their passion
Shmee, love Graham Rahal and was a big fan of his dad...and did not know he did this...great tour!! As a Porsche guy loved the content!
He keeps saying Signal Orange, but this looks more Signal Yellow than the orange.
He also said "balsa wood shift knob" when it is most certainly not.😂🤦♂️ They are beechwood
re-imagining carrera GT'S, that is bonkers. what a shop!
Are you still in Indy Tim??! I wanna buy you a beer haha
If it was a Ferrari they send a cease and desist as soon as they heard about it! It’s nice for a company like Porsche to allow the RUF’s, Singer’s, and now Rahal to exist
Don't you just love it when things are done properly!
ABSOLUTELY!!! You would be totally reassured that your money had been well spent. Also that should you have any unforeseen issues they would sort it for you no problem
Nice video, this dude is obviously a true professional and a legit petrolhead. I enjoyed listening to him and looking at the work that is being done at his facility.
As soon as I can afford it, I’ll commission a CGT from him, that is after I have a singer 911 cooling down in my garage 😂
Except for his comment about the cgt's "balsa wood shift knob"😅🤦♂️
Damon from DDE wrapped his CGT in green it looked amazing!
$275k kit is just labor right?
I know who will make cgt in viper green colour, but he just sold his seal grey cgt long time ago 😢 but now just continue to revive the dead murci. I wish he still have cgt till today but not anymore. He so enjoy using the cgt and trash the car like no ther one else that have cgt. That will baby it around, like an not moving artifact just flipping it for money not an passion for car. I Hope so Tim can owned an desired spec cgt one fine day and put miles on it doing road trip or crazy stuff with it ❤
I know. DDE broke my heart selling the cgt. Damon drove that beast like it was meant to be driven🤘. There is nothing else like it. Too bad most of DDE fans voted to get rid of it😢. He shouldnt have listened. That was one of his all time favorites, and the prices are only going up
@@flexinclouds yeah I agree with you now only got murci for damon dreams car and retire car 🥲 what an dissapointed way to end your dreams by selling your pride and joy also your dreams 😭 by agreeing and listen too stranger that just want a new car to be modified not an keeper car all the time. Even if cgt not an contentable like others I will still really love it to see it in video back at damon home, canada just enjoy morning or weekend ride just moving around visit august motor and wandering around with cgt at british columbia 😆 but that never happen again and dream to paint the cgt viper green all has gone and will never happen again...
You should buy the lowest priced cgt and give it to these guys.
That's exactly what I'd do
@@Shmee150 Just Do It ! Cerulean Blue CGT for the 2024 American Tour 😉
@@johnssmith4005 that would be so epic, please if possible, do it tim
Graham Rahal Performance, thank you for taking care of the Porsche Carrera GTs the way they should be. XJR15, damn. also Graham is a seriously cool dude as well. have to say Tim this has been one of fav Shmee150 vids, thx mate.
He is a great salesman. Perfect confidence and knows, cares. He could move to Europe and double his income with that talk.
I know he is making money, hope he knows he good be MAKING money. Just the performance and on cam ability, he has it
no way! I'm from Indy and Graham Rahal used to bring awesome cars to cars and coffee. Probably one of the best collectors in Indiana
Used to? Still does!
@@zachsnider3259 haha i don't live there anymore! I meant in the past for me! Great to hear he's still bringing out those sweet cars to share with the community
Impressed..
Good Evening Shmee150 hope you are doing well. Keep up the fantastic work thank you so much for another video you are on it are you going to goodwood this year?
Every year!
@@Shmee150 fantastic looking forward to seeing you there hopefully 🚀🤝
Graham seems like such a good dude, this is a great vid - thanks for sharing this Shmee!
Incredible to see, almost like the Singer of CGTs
DDE did wrap a Viper Green on his Carerra GT...
His original body paint was Porsche Silver.
15:57 For $2M, the stitching on those floor mats is an absolute shitshow.
Have you ever seen the stitching from the factory? The recreated floor mats are actually stitched better than they are originally in terms of alignment and straightness.
Hope do I apply to work here please?
Shmee: Hi Graham, how are you?
Graham goes on 20-minute spiel.
Legend
So cool to see you back in Indy and at my favorite Cars and Coffee spot too! It's always cool to see the different projects they are working on when I visit.
those seats are gorgeous. the Carrera GT needs recommissioning, the old silver paint is getting a bit tired.
Yeah different color different personality