@@wolfgarage2342yes. I started one and actually started posting little things about a year or so ago. It’s fun and slowly building. Unless you catch something that gains traction quickly, it is a kinda long process to get it monetized. I look at the stuff I’ve done and should have recording/posting but never did. Give it a shot, you never know what will happen!
@@TheDavidFreiburger David, I've been emailing all sorts of magazines and none have answered my emails. I've followed up with all of them at least three times, so I know they got my emails. I've also reached out via LinkedIn. Nothing! I was editor of my university paper and have done marketing for a race series. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks for ALL you do!
I will always watch this channel and others like Finnegans', Newburns', Vice Grips', Tony A, and Cleeters' for the simple reason--these are real reality shows. No scripts or anyone saying they're going to 'lose the shop' crap. Plus the fact that I've been watching these guys forever and have never been disappointed with any video, ever. A car nut is a car nut is a car nut, and we will watch other car nuts who entertain and enlighten us with their wealth of information, period.
@@van_demonium during his first video in there, I realized intake envy is a real thing. I in no way need a triple carb high-rise-but I sure want that one.
We're here for you. The biggest thing for getting your RUclips going is to do collaborations with other bigger RUclipsrs. Don't feel bad leaning on your contacts because it also lifts them too! Get some time with Finnegan, the two of you need to do something with Cleetus that's been waiting for years! It also helps that he has the correct attitude to build a channel. Rising tides lift all ships! You can do it, Finnegan can do it, lucky and Tony can do it! Just keep bringing the quality content, and keep working with those people that also want to do quality content and it'll grow.
crossover episodes would be fun.. i had just commented about full custom garage Ian leaving MT for you tube.. maybe they could do an Ed Roth inspired hot rod.. lots of metal flake, and a Winfield fade of course..
These posts you are putting up are not only interesting, not only do they highlight some of history's chapters.....but they also fill in the definition for the title Influencer. I think what you brought to RUclips sparked life into hundreds of channels that otherwise never would of even lined up. tHanks man.
those plus Import Tuner for me, actually -returns from closet- Street Truck, Guitar World, was very into the shaved everything in the early 00s lmfao I remember specifically an S14 with an RB26 swap and BMW 750i lights all around. was quite a passion project in the article too. miss those days. true writing and photography!
I believe I started reading Hot Rod around the time Mr. Freiburger started writing there. I was 11 years old. I have this joyous habit...this glorious sickness of loving old cars because of him and his colleagues. I owe a lifetime of joy to them.
Peterson's 4Wheel & Offroad, JP Magazine (my favourite, I was so sad when JP shut down, sure didn't know it was a harbinger of things to come. ) and occasionally 4 Wheeler. I loved those magazines and am really saddened to see printed media go away. I know it's progress, I know it's better for the environment, but to me there's fewer joys as fine as sitting on the throne with a brand new magazine.
I liked HOT ROD magazine a lot , but I preferred Car Craft , because I am more into the "later" model muscle cars and street machines , and not quite so much earlier Hot Rods.
David, thanks for what you did with Car Craft back in the 90's. You are a total working class hero for showing the world that a primer gray Duster IS a hell of a lot of fun. Gotta dig deeper now cuz I can't even afford a primer gray Duster lol
I LOVED when you took over car craft. Those were epic years. You kicked the door in and started off by pissing off all the turbo sponsors… turbos are for diesels and diesels are for trucks! The el camino, the anti tour, the junk yard articles… was all pure gold
Such a great story. You're gonna go down in history as an automotive legend. I feel like you're responsible for all the great automotive content we get to watch today
I’ve been reading, then watching Freiburger since the 90s (Hot Rod, then Car Craft cause I had a more junkyard than chrome budget), and will listen to this man literally for hours. I’m not giving up on him just because a corporation did what corporations do!
I was so burned out on monster trucks, all monster and chromed show all the time… when 4wheel and off road started going in the direction of real world wheeling, it didn’t take long for 4wheeler to follow suit. I have to thank you for that direction change in my two favorite magazines. I’ll watch every Thursday if I can, or catch up as soon as I can… I watch so many RUclipsrs and they’re all great at what they do.
@@TheDavidFreiburgerI only ever got 4 wheel and off road, because 4 Wheeler wasn't cool with the bling. Growing up with a cj-7 on a 4" lift (which is now in my garage) I wanted to see all the real stuff that worked, and had no interest in buying 16 shocks and a double CV driveshaft for the rear while using Bluetooth in the front! 😂
Take your time on content Dave, we aren't going anywhere. Enjoy the rest of the holidays and then start out 2025 strong. You're an inspiration to all of us in the car community and don't forget to top off the gas before you head out. Take it easy Sir.
Dave - Thanks for your commitment to hot rodding and journalism. You inspired me to attend the university of Missouri and finish with a journalism degree. It’s never worked out. I became a diesel mechanic and worked my way up the food chain to director of maintenance with a trucking company in the Midwest. This is just an outsider’s opinion: you’ve given so much. So much time and money to us. Maybe hang up the skates for a while. Enjoy the wife, kids and house for a while.
Car Craft had such good nuts and bolts real car knowledge shared in it's pages. When I learned you were an editor of it at one time, my respect for you went up, way up Dave. (I have still come across people referencing the Car Craft 440, 460, 454, 455, 455, 455 comparison from like '01, '02 in the last few years, I'm like, I still have that issue here somewhere ! ) and a few years before I got a smartphone. I started watching Roadkill reruns on Motor Trend tv, and learned that a broken motot mount can be replaced with a bunch of the really big-ass cable tie/zip ties 😂
Great story Thank you for sharing your life journey with us. Lifetime fan, I'm looking forward to taking many youtube journeys and adventures. Hellzz yeah LETS GOOO
I cherish you all from roadkill and its offshoot shows. I was hooked early on on maybe the third episode, when you guys finally got merch i tried to buy some from Norway, was only available in the us, i emailed tech and they sorted out deal and i managed to get the regular black shirt and the rotsun shirt, got for myself and my dad who has been a muscle car enthusiast most of his life and also has loved the shows. Thank you and the entire team for years of genuine entertainment.
Keep doing what you're doing. You don't need any major network. They will soon be out of business altogether for screwing people with outrageous prices and crappy content you need to pay for with basic service
Happy anniversary David! I appreciate your videos and shows. They have been in our house to help me understand what my husband explains about cars. May Hod be with you and your family this holiday season. 😊
So awesome and genuine. David, that's what made Roadkill so great and nobody can ever take that from you. The genuine feel and enthusiasm is intoxicating. You cannot help but find big success back on the RUclips side. I am inspired and will always watch!
Bummer they're letting you go as opposed to retiring. The fact that you've been with and helped grow the company for 30+ years, they should at least be sending you on your way with a paycheck. Look forward to seeing the RUclips channel grow. Thanks for all thr memories!
That's the entertainment world. It's cutthroat and only the ones making big $ for the shareholders and executives get to stay. Those that make just enough to pay their way get tossed aside as not good enough. Also why RUclips has taken off and traditional TV has died. We get to support and provide for those who do the things we like individually rather than just mass numbers.
I was 10 years old in '91 I read all the car mags I could get my hands from cover to cover. I witnessed the transformation of every magazine you worked for into something much better. I especially loved the tech articles, that's is mostly why I read the magazines. I didn't care about show cars because i couldn't afford them and don't want them if I could. You will go done in history as one of the great automotive journalists.
Passion. That’s what it’s all about. Pretty clear to me from a long time back that you love telling a story, and you’ve done it well over the years. And I hope that continues. And I hope you get the chance to put the guys back together and continue in some way.
So cool! Freiburger can sure tell a story. He has been there, done that. I love the road trips that you do. More of those, please! I'm looking forward to all of the new content on your channel.
I started reading and following you and Pewe's work when I was in my early 20's. Years later, I became disabled and unable to go wheelin anymore. Roadkill got me back into cars and wanting to go wheelin again. I will keep fighting to get back on the trails. You keep educating the masses. ❤
Congratulations on your new adventure. One door closes, a hundred open, don't choose just one. Thank you for the education and entertainment over the years. More to come, Im sure.
Its crazy, Im just 2 years younger than you. I just kinda followed along unknowingly, so when you were doing car craft I was all into muscle cars, When you were at 4 wheel and off road, I was into wheelling, still have my 67 c10 that I learned to drive in, a 68 land cruiser and an early bronco, all I learned to work on by reading your work... Thank you David for all youve done for us gear heads...
Biggest bonus I ever got from my decades of subscriptions was in 1991 I brought an article to the Riverside Chevy dealership requesting they order me a 1LE Camaro. Thanks for all of it Dave!
You are the man we will always watch can wait tonsee what the future brings. Please drag Steve and the boys on some adventures it will be awsome. And don't forget to invite some of the old crew.
A good friend who lived with me in the 70’s while he attended UofO for creative writing spoke well of you. In later years when you came to the forefront Speed Chanel, vision et all, then MT TV, RUclips, it was an inspiration to do something similar on a small regional basis for my equally small regional The Branson Auction. It was successful relative to market and almost 40 years later just sold the enterprise, semi retired and will continue to pursue our restorations and such. You, Finnegan, and the late Len Frank rest have been an inspiration in ways you will probably never know. SO, THANK YOU!
I swear I could just sit around and listen to your stories all day. Even if it's been told a ton of times before, they way you tell them really just draws the listener in.
@@TheDavidFreiburgerif you created two headlines for your videos, 1 for the projects and 1 for the stories, I think it would help sculpt your channel. Gives some distinction for those that are only into 1 or the other, but most of us are here for it all!
4Wheel and Offroad is where I started reading your stuff, loved it! You were doing "normal" projects that most anybody could afford to do. My wife and I were getting ready to resurrect her 1979 F150. Back then we were really into wheelin' the Silver Lake sand dunes. I was bummed when you left for the job at Hot Rod . 😎 We still have the 79 too.
I grew up in the late 60s early 70s and saw how the car hobby grew, and I read yours and others articles since i subscribed to Car Craft and Hot Rod all those years into the 90s. It is obvious you have been there and done that and know of some of the things others have done. What the youngsters these days need is to hear the stories of how the hobby changed, grew, evolved. Stories of Smoky Yunick, George Barris, Gene Winfield, Grumpy Jenkins, Snake and Mongoose, Sox and Martin, Dandy Dick Landy, Craig Breedlove, and the nameless ones that were the pioneers of motorsports that did so much. Stories, anecdotes, little known facts of these people and accomplishments. I enjoy listening to Dale Jr. on the Dirty Mo talk about the early days of NASCAR. Just a thought. Keep up the good work so we don't miss out.
I worked 21 years in advertising for a newspaper. I didn’t like the newspaper side, but I enjoyed being creative. The folks on my team was like family. I did everything I could to keep us a job until the end.
I'm looking forward to whatever you've got coming for us! I've followed for quite a few years, and learned quite a few things along the way! So thank you.
I learned a lot from magazines including yours. Thanks for sharing everything you did. I was lucky to also have lots of service manuals including a special set meant for Chevy mechanics from 1972 that when more in depth than the normal stuff.
Hard to compete for this type of role with the Legendary David Freiberger still at the helm, you are one switched on lovable dinky die dude who is so respected here Downunder buddy - God Bless DF!!!🙏😇🤩👍🇺🇸🏎️
Speaking for myself, there has been no greater production value than anything you did with Steve Dulcich. That's not knocking the rest, to be sure, but that is the stuff I always enjoyed most. Thanks!
Just wanted to say thanks for educating a generation of car fans. We all learned so much from all of the magazine articles and media programs (especially Engine Masters!) Winners always win 🥇 so keep doing what you love and we’ll keep watching. 👍👏👏👏
Im 63 now.Been a avid reader(carcraft,pop hotrodding my fav)since 1976.Had v8 vegas,mopars,fords, Camaros.Your style of tech was so dang entertaining.I couldnt get to my mailbox each month fast enough.Thank you for your years of hard work.I learned a bunch and am blown away by your career story.Well done buddy.
Thanks again for your work for the car community. I used to look forward to the new magazines every month. I remember the smell of paper and ink.the hours spent thumbing through the pages, dreaming of the cars I would build. I used to circle parts in the ads like a kids' Christmas wish list. I miss the printed media days. Keep up the great work. I'm looking forward to seeing your future videos.
David I have to thank you for doing what you did with Petersons 4 Wheel, I loved Four Wheel Drive and Sport Utility Mag back then. It was you that turned me more to P4W.
When I was younger, I used to tell people that I got the best education. I attended "HotRod & Car Craft University" I learned possibly 85% of my automotive lessons from the articles that taught me how to build a "Budget motor" Cheap paint jobs on a budget, and so on. I knew more than my friends that went to tech school. It used to piss them off when my 69 Chevelle always smoked them at the track. Knowledge vs. wisdom. Thanks to guys like DF writing detailed how too's and me putting them into practice. Thanx DF, HotRod and Car Craft for a very rewarding Hobbie and life style.
Hmm, so you are the GOAT auto-sports journalist! I was an AMA guy cause it was cheaper than cars! At 69, I have given up on two wheels as the neck can no longer support my head very well... So building a 429 from a 71 T-bird to put in my 1990 F150. I have learned a ton from your casual conversations with Dulcich about suspension, engine tuning and good old lore. Thank you for your work.
David, you have the coolest stories man. Just a regular guy working his way up in the automotive world. I do automotive photography and I hope one day I can be in media at the level you are. Continue making whatever content you want brother, we will all be right here waiting and watching! ROADKILL FORVER!!
I think all of the work you’ve done so far, the tremendous exposure you’ve had, and simply all of the time you’ve invested just on Roadkill alone, makes up for the lack of your early networking opportunities. We ALL know you now, D/F! I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
To add to my negative comments about hot tanks, I do love your channel and my others about American engines and hot rods. I am a lifelong car guy, and I get flack from my wife about that. But I love it, and I hope I am wrong saying we are a dying breed !!!
All you have to do is keep watching, and tell your friends. David should have a huge following, and he does. If everyone that knows his name watched he will easily make it.
Thank you for making this video. Great story!!! Few people can remember life before the internet = magazines were huge!! Friends exchanged these and we read them cover to cover. Love your story about networking and persistence!!! Looking forward to whatever you will be doing!!!
I have been a die hard car guy since I was little in the 60's. When I graduated in 1979, Muscle cars were all around 10 years old and easy to find and buy. (I'll skip all the stories). I had been buying car mags starting in '75-'76. I never really cared who wrote the articles but I noticed that the ones written by Jeff Smith were the best. When you took over Car Craft, I definitely noticed that the articles were EXACTLY what I wanted to learn about. You did an amazing job. I have been enjoying for years your Roadkill adventures. I shall keep tabs on whatever your have coming up.
Thank you so much for a great show! Love hearing your side of what I grew up to. I have been following you since the late 80's and truly appreciate all that you have done for our car community! Wishing you much happiness and success in your future endeavors!
keep going moving forward David! you have a huge fan base and we are here to support whatever you do!! can wait to see what you bring to youtube and hopefully all of the other players in the car industry follow you along the way!!!
I cancelled my Motortrend subscription the day you announced your departure and the cancellation of all your shows. Those shows and magazines changed the landscape of car culture forever. Thanks for all the memories.
Awsome story, hard effort through the years influenced alot of us. Im 55 year's old and realize my love for hotrods is mostly your fault. Thanks im hooked
Hubs is the car guy-I’m just along for the ride. I’ve been watching the Roadkill family of shows as long as Hubs has and, while I don’t understand much of what y’all are doing, I still find it very entertaining. Best of luck to all of you and I hope to meet you one day-maybe at Caffeine & Octane since that is right in Finnegan’s backyard!!😊
I remember those days. That’s when the truck mags and Car Craft were doing things real World people were doing. I also remember the revamp of HotRod! That was the best thing that happened to that rag in years!!!
Your sheer drive for making content for the people it's meant for and not just who pays the most is why you'll always be one of the greats of the automotive world
DF, I was a white shirt worker bee at Bonneville and shook your hand as you handed out the HRM trophy. Like you, I was mostly in the right place at the right time. Looking fwd to your next chapter!!
Dave, you have been awesome. Appreciate all you entertainment and wisdom over the years. Now enjoying your channel as you continue your career in another media. Perhaps all of you who made such great content for motortrend, can create you own small production company and dominate on RUclips!! It is the people that made those shows great, not the company executives!
I always enjoy hearing yohr memory lane stories and hot rod history in general. You have had a dream career that many of us would have loved to have had.
I really like the motto, " Go in early, Stay late and, go home tired". Very wise words, But hey. were Gen X.. I'm sure you're going to make the next chapter great. Never lose the hustle Dave. I can't wait till Thursdays now..
David I really appreciate you and all you have done in the automotive world. I was a teen in the 90's and I read Hot rod Car Craft and I didn't know you were behind the stories are the time but now I do from these videos. Your a true Automotive legend!!
I have been a car guy since 14 or so. 54 now and not stopping. You have definitely been an influence on my life. Looking forward to your future in the RUclips space. Cheers.
Been following you for years Dave. You're a big reason I'm a gear head! From a kid subscribing to Hot Rod in high school, to now watching your content. We the car folks owe you a big Thank you for all you've done for automotive enthusiasts. I'll keep watching and buying your awesome merch!
I’ve thrice now driven to the Arctic Ocean taking the infamous “Dempster Highway” to the tiny Inuit community of Tuktoyaktuk. We go in early June as to be there for the actual summer solstice to watch the sun go very low over the Arctic Ocean but never set before climbing again. It’s a surreal experience. 500+ miles of gravel road one-way!! It’s the ultimate North American road trip!! 5000+ miles roundtrip from Montana. Do it Dave!! You’ll definitely thank me later. Love all your stuff!
The years that I was learning to work on cars happened to be the glory days of you with Car Craft. Thank you for putting out dirty grimy junkyard content that connected with me. Even to this day, your slogan “Don’t get it right, just get it running” is motivation for me to get out in the shop and accomplish something on my 64 Fairlane everyday. It will be on the road soon after being parked since ‘99
"This doesn't pay well" with 30K of spare parts just in the frame 😂.........Anyway I used to read Car Craft back in your days and I LOVED IT. The Roadkill Garage spirit of wise assed zip tie rigging is the spirit of all of us driveway engineers.
Man, I'm so grateful for what you've done in your career up to this point. I was a teenager who was super in to cars when you took over at car craft. I had been reading it at the store and when I could get a copy I did for a couple of years before but the new vibe you brought felt tailored just to me. I got a shivering for Christmas that year and maintained it until I think 2013 or 14. I'm excited for what's to come and I wish you all the best.
As a kid from the East Coast, watching t.v. & reading the car mags, California seemed a world away but the place to be if you loved cars. Living in North Babylon, NY, Deer Park Ave. was the 2nd hottest dragstrip in the country, number 1 was in California, read that in Hot Rod Magazine in 1989.
Been reading and watching David along with most of the others for as long as he’s been doing it and still have most of the magazines. Just as big a legend in my mind as the pioneers some of which I can give him the credit for teaching me about.
They say if you do what you love you never work a day in your life! I’m guessing some or most of that is true with how many times Mike said “Best day at work ever!” You hooked most of us and we’re still mostly here those that can find RUclips that is :D and we’ll continue to anticipate anything you release!
Welcome to the real world brother. I’m 69 now and in my mid 50’s almost all my same age friends lost their careers because their chosen industries disappeared. Your job situation is actually more normal than You’d think. Your PLATFORM is what’ll save you, your loyal fans & followers. There’s thousands of us out here hungry for your content. Remember when the music business changed? There you are, leaving CD’s behind and jumping into streaming. Long as I live I’ll be along for your ride
Dude. I realized about season 3 of roadkill that i had been reading your work since just about the beginning of your career. I specifically recall when you became editor at Car Craft, i was already aware of your name. You have influenced me in ways similar to the guys you talk about, you're my Mickey Thompson. I am sad to see RK end, but excited to see what happens next. I feel like i know you, thanks for all you do and all you share.
I have enjoyed your work all these years and look forward to seeing you in the future. You and I are the same age so I get where you are coming from when others don't. Hope you and Steve Dulcich can keep working on cars in the Roadkill Garage theme. thanks
You did all the right things at the right time, it seems. Could have not happened to a better person I think and your work ethic really shows through the videos. I'm glad you're here and accessible on RUclips.
I worked with a guy who's dad, Don Ferguson, was the project vehicle coordinator for both Fourwheeler and Off Road magazines. Weve been friends since 1985. I bought a 1990 Dodge Ramcharger Don told me they've never done a project vehicle series on a Ramcharger. I told him, I'd photograph it and write the articles for the free parts. I was in. It definitely helps to have contacts within.
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This dude is THE coolest. Love all your stories Freiburger.
Cool of you, thanks
My question is? Can I just do my RUclips channel and work hard?
@@wolfgarage2342🎉🎉🎉
@@wolfgarage2342yes. I started one and actually started posting little things about a year or so ago. It’s fun and slowly building. Unless you catch something that gains traction quickly, it is a kinda long process to get it monetized. I look at the stuff I’ve done and should have recording/posting but never did. Give it a shot, you never know what will happen!
@@TheDavidFreiburger David, I've been emailing all sorts of magazines and none have answered my emails. I've followed up with all of them at least three times, so I know they got my emails. I've also reached out via LinkedIn. Nothing! I was editor of my university paper and have done marketing for a race series. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks for ALL you do!
I will always watch this channel and others like Finnegans', Newburns', Vice Grips', Tony A, and Cleeters' for the simple reason--these are real reality shows. No scripts or anyone saying they're going to 'lose the shop' crap. Plus the fact that I've been watching these guys forever and have never been disappointed with any video, ever. A car nut is a car nut is a car nut, and we will watch other car nuts who entertain and enlighten us with their wealth of information, period.
We all appreciate it
@@TheDavidFreiburger perhaps time to cement the dynasty w/the above mentioned? 🤞
We are the classic do it up till it loosens and back it off a 1/4 turn.
T/A say's "we're going to 'lose the shop' crap" all the time, he sells shirts that say it for crying out load. Do you really watch his show?
@@kikurass322 You do realise it's just a joke?
Happy Anniversary!!!!! We will continue to follow you anywhere!!! Your content has always been the best.
Also your intake manifold collection always amazes me.
@@van_demonium during his first video in there, I realized intake envy is a real thing. I in no way need a triple carb high-rise-but I sure want that one.
There’s a freiburger in the intakes😂
You got to work with a lot of legends and have become one yourself. Hell of a career that keeps going.
Nice, thank you
Very well said. David definetly is one of the greats in the whole automotive industry.
Networking, tenacity, hard work and a vision, the same formula required for success in any field you would care to pursue. Well done sir.
It’s true
We're here for you.
The biggest thing for getting your RUclips going is to do collaborations with other bigger RUclipsrs. Don't feel bad leaning on your contacts because it also lifts them too!
Get some time with Finnegan, the two of you need to do something with Cleetus that's been waiting for years!
It also helps that he has the correct attitude to build a channel. Rising tides lift all ships!
You can do it, Finnegan can do it, lucky and Tony can do it!
Just keep bringing the quality content, and keep working with those people that also want to do quality content and it'll grow.
crossover episodes would be fun.. i had just commented about full custom garage Ian leaving MT for you tube.. maybe they could do an Ed Roth inspired hot rod.. lots of metal flake, and a Winfield fade of course..
Gasoline forever…..
These posts you are putting up are not only interesting, not only do they highlight some of history's chapters.....but they also fill in the definition for the title Influencer.
I think what you brought to RUclips sparked life into hundreds of channels that otherwise never would of even lined up. tHanks man.
Thanks to you as well
I miss the heyday of magazines. In the early 90's, Hot Rod and Super Chevy shaped who I am today.
those plus Import Tuner for me, actually
-returns from closet-
Street Truck, Guitar World, was very into the shaved everything in the early 00s lmfao I remember specifically an S14 with an RB26 swap and BMW 750i lights all around. was quite a passion project in the article too. miss those days. true writing and photography!
MM&FF, Peterson’s Four wheel drive and off road too.
I believe I started reading Hot Rod around the time Mr. Freiburger started writing there. I was 11 years old. I have this joyous habit...this glorious sickness of loving old cars because of him and his colleagues. I owe a lifetime of joy to them.
Peterson's 4Wheel & Offroad, JP Magazine (my favourite, I was so sad when JP shut down, sure didn't know it was a harbinger of things to come. ) and occasionally 4 Wheeler. I loved those magazines and am really saddened to see printed media go away. I know it's progress, I know it's better for the environment, but to me there's fewer joys as fine as sitting on the throne with a brand new magazine.
I liked HOT ROD magazine a lot , but I preferred Car Craft , because I am more into the "later" model muscle cars and street machines , and not quite so much earlier Hot Rods.
David, thanks for what you did with Car Craft back in the 90's. You are a total working class hero for showing the world that a primer gray Duster IS a hell of a lot of fun. Gotta dig deeper now cuz I can't even afford a primer gray Duster lol
I LOVED when you took over car craft. Those were epic years.
You kicked the door in and started off by pissing off all the turbo sponsors… turbos are for diesels and diesels are for trucks!
The el camino, the anti tour, the junk yard articles… was all pure gold
Fun times. Thank you.
Such a great story. You're gonna go down in history as an automotive legend. I feel like you're responsible for all the great automotive content we get to watch today
KNOWLEDGE is Forever. Never stop passing it on. Thank you
Love this kind of video, because it's like we're sitting around in the garage just listening to the stories.
I’ve been reading, then watching Freiburger since the 90s (Hot Rod, then Car Craft cause I had a more junkyard than chrome budget), and will listen to this man literally for hours. I’m not giving up on him just because a corporation did what corporations do!
Thank you! And thanks for sticking with me for somlong
I was so burned out on monster trucks, all monster and chromed show all the time… when 4wheel and off road started going in the direction of real world wheeling, it didn’t take long for 4wheeler to follow suit. I have to thank you for that direction change in my two favorite magazines.
I’ll watch every Thursday if I can, or catch up as soon as I can… I watch so many RUclipsrs and they’re all great at what they do.
When the 4-Wheel sales went up, it’s true, Four Wheeler had to follow. Thing is, all the staff guys there were hard core anyway.
@@TheDavidFreiburgerI only ever got 4 wheel and off road, because 4 Wheeler wasn't cool with the bling.
Growing up with a cj-7 on a 4" lift (which is now in my garage) I wanted to see all the real stuff that worked, and had no interest in buying 16 shocks and a double CV driveshaft for the rear while using Bluetooth in the front! 😂
Take your time on content Dave, we aren't going anywhere. Enjoy the rest of the holidays and then start out 2025 strong. You're an inspiration to all of us in the car community and don't forget to top off the gas before you head out. Take it easy Sir.
Dave -
Thanks for your commitment to hot rodding and journalism. You inspired me to attend the university of Missouri and finish with a journalism degree.
It’s never worked out. I became a diesel mechanic and worked my way up the food chain to director of maintenance with a trucking company in the Midwest.
This is just an outsider’s opinion: you’ve given so much. So much time and money to us. Maybe hang up the skates for a while. Enjoy the wife, kids and house for a while.
I agree life goes to fast. Family first
Car Craft had such good nuts and bolts real car knowledge shared in it's pages. When I learned you were an editor of it at one time, my respect for you went up, way up Dave. (I have still come across people referencing the Car Craft 440, 460, 454, 455, 455, 455 comparison from like '01, '02 in the last few years, I'm like, I still have that issue here somewhere ! ) and a few years before I got a smartphone. I started watching Roadkill reruns on Motor Trend tv, and learned that a broken motot mount can be replaced with a bunch of the really big-ass cable tie/zip ties 😂
Love this channel. Please do more history shit. Like stuff you were a part of. Biggups
Great story Thank you for sharing your life journey with us. Lifetime fan, I'm looking forward to taking many youtube journeys and adventures. Hellzz yeah LETS GOOO
I cherish you all from roadkill and its offshoot shows.
I was hooked early on on maybe the third episode, when you guys finally got merch i tried to buy some from Norway, was only available in the us, i emailed tech and they sorted out deal and i managed to get the regular black shirt and the rotsun shirt, got for myself and my dad who has been a muscle car enthusiast most of his life and also has loved the shows.
Thank you and the entire team for years of genuine entertainment.
Keep doing what you're doing. You don't need any major network. They will soon be out of business altogether for screwing people with outrageous prices and crappy content you need to pay for with basic service
Hot Rod Deluxe was my absolute favorite magazine that you did. You have an incredible mind, and it's poured out on every page. It's timeless.
I created the mag, but Dave Wallace and Drew Hardin made it work
@TheDavidFreiburger That's awesome. 😁👍
Happy anniversary David! I appreciate your videos and shows. They have been in our house to help me understand what my husband explains about cars. May Hod be with you and your family this holiday season. 😊
So awesome and genuine. David, that's what made Roadkill so great and nobody can ever take that from you. The genuine feel and enthusiasm is intoxicating. You cannot help but find big success back on the RUclips side. I am inspired and will always watch!
Bummer they're letting you go as opposed to retiring. The fact that you've been with and helped grow the company for 30+ years, they should at least be sending you on your way with a paycheck.
Look forward to seeing the RUclips channel grow. Thanks for all thr memories!
That's the entertainment world. It's cutthroat and only the ones making big $ for the shareholders and executives get to stay.
Those that make just enough to pay their way get tossed aside as not good enough.
Also why RUclips has taken off and traditional TV has died. We get to support and provide for those who do the things we like individually rather than just mass numbers.
It's only going to get worse with the Billionaires in charge.
I was 10 years old in '91 I read all the car mags I could get my hands from cover to cover. I witnessed the transformation of every magazine you worked for into something much better. I especially loved the tech articles, that's is mostly why I read the magazines. I didn't care about show cars because i couldn't afford them and don't want them if I could. You will go done in history as one of the great automotive journalists.
Passion. That’s what it’s all about. Pretty clear to me from a long time back that you love telling a story, and you’ve done it well over the years. And I hope that continues.
And I hope you get the chance to put the guys back together and continue in some way.
Hot Rod, Super Chevy, and Car Craft magazines are what launched me into cars. I couldn't get enough. Thanks for that David
Love hearing stories like this, Evolution of "How it all began", Soooo cool.
So cool!
Freiburger can sure tell a story.
He has been there, done that.
I love the road trips that you do.
More of those, please!
I'm looking forward to all of the new content on your channel.
I started reading and following you and Pewe's work when I was in my early 20's. Years later, I became disabled and unable to go wheelin anymore. Roadkill got me back into cars and wanting to go wheelin again. I will keep fighting to get back on the trails. You keep educating the masses. ❤
Congratulations on your new adventure. One door closes, a hundred open, don't choose just one.
Thank you for the education and entertainment over the years. More to come, Im sure.
Its crazy, Im just 2 years younger than you. I just kinda followed along unknowingly, so when you were doing car craft I was all into muscle cars, When you were at 4 wheel and off road, I was into wheelling, still have my 67 c10 that I learned to drive in, a 68 land cruiser and an early bronco, all I learned to work on by reading your work... Thank you David for all youve done for us gear heads...
That’s very cool, thanks
Biggest bonus I ever got from my decades of subscriptions was in 1991 I brought an article to the Riverside Chevy dealership requesting they order me a 1LE Camaro. Thanks for all of it Dave!
You are the man we will always watch can wait tonsee what the future brings. Please drag Steve and the boys on some adventures it will be awsome. And don't forget to invite some of the old crew.
A good friend who lived with me in the 70’s while he attended UofO for creative writing spoke well of you. In later years when you came to the forefront Speed Chanel, vision et all, then MT TV, RUclips, it was an inspiration to do something similar on a small regional basis for my equally small regional The Branson Auction. It was successful relative to market and almost 40 years later just sold the enterprise, semi retired and will continue to pursue our restorations and such. You, Finnegan, and the late Len Frank rest have been an inspiration in ways you will probably never know. SO, THANK YOU!
I swear I could just sit around and listen to your stories all day. Even if it's been told a ton of times before, they way you tell them really just draws the listener in.
I’m glad that works for you, thanks
@@TheDavidFreiburgerif you created two headlines for your videos, 1 for the projects and 1 for the stories, I think it would help sculpt your channel.
Gives some distinction for those that are only into 1 or the other, but most of us are here for it all!
4Wheel and Offroad is where I started reading your stuff, loved it! You were doing "normal" projects that most anybody could afford to do. My wife and I were getting ready to resurrect her 1979 F150. Back then we were really into wheelin' the Silver Lake sand dunes. I was bummed when you left for the job at Hot Rod . 😎 We still have the 79 too.
Thank you, David, for all of the entertainment. (That includes the porcelain plug boots that were needed on my Camaro with headers)
I grew up in the late 60s early 70s and saw how the car hobby grew, and I read yours and others articles since i subscribed to Car Craft and Hot Rod all those years into the 90s. It is obvious you have been there and done that and know of some of the things others have done. What the youngsters these days need is to hear the stories of how the hobby changed, grew, evolved. Stories of Smoky Yunick, George Barris, Gene Winfield, Grumpy Jenkins, Snake and Mongoose, Sox and Martin, Dandy Dick Landy, Craig Breedlove, and the nameless ones that were the pioneers of motorsports that did so much. Stories, anecdotes, little known facts of these people and accomplishments. I enjoy listening to Dale Jr. on the Dirty Mo talk about the early days of NASCAR. Just a thought. Keep up the good work so we don't miss out.
Got it, thanks!
I worked 21 years in advertising for a newspaper. I didn’t like the newspaper side, but I enjoyed being creative. The folks on my team was like family. I did everything I could to keep us a job until the end.
I'm looking forward to whatever you've got coming for us! I've followed for quite a few years, and learned quite a few things along the way! So thank you.
All of your die hard fans will follow you on anything you do. Love everything you do
I learned a lot from magazines including yours. Thanks for sharing everything you did. I was lucky to also have lots of service manuals including a special set meant for Chevy mechanics from 1972 that when more in depth than the normal stuff.
Hard to compete for this type of role with the Legendary David Freiberger still at the helm, you are one switched on lovable dinky die dude who is so respected here Downunder buddy - God Bless DF!!!🙏😇🤩👍🇺🇸🏎️
Speaking for myself, there has been no greater production value than anything you did with Steve Dulcich. That's not knocking the rest, to be sure, but that is the stuff I always enjoyed most. Thanks!
Just wanted to say thanks for educating a generation of car fans. We all learned so much from all of the magazine articles and media programs (especially Engine Masters!)
Winners always win 🥇 so keep doing what you love and we’ll keep watching. 👍👏👏👏
Man, Freiburger you a the brain of the. Hotrod and Car scene…. So great to see you growing again….
Your job ain't over. You are working for all of us that may not be as informed as some. I appreciate all that you continue do. Thanks!
Im 63 now.Been a avid reader(carcraft,pop hotrodding my fav)since 1976.Had v8 vegas,mopars,fords, Camaros.Your style of tech was so dang entertaining.I couldnt get to my mailbox each month fast enough.Thank you for your years of hard work.I learned a bunch and am blown away by your career story.Well done buddy.
Thanks for being part of my work for so long!
Thanks again for your work for the car community. I used to look forward to the new magazines every month. I remember the smell of paper and ink.the hours spent thumbing through the pages, dreaming of the cars I would build. I used to circle parts in the ads like a kids' Christmas wish list. I miss the printed media days. Keep up the great work. I'm looking forward to seeing your future videos.
David I have to thank you for doing what you did with Petersons 4 Wheel, I loved Four Wheel Drive and Sport Utility Mag back then. It was you that turned me more to P4W.
I'll be watching every week... thanks David for coming back to "free to air"... us poor folk have missed you.
When I was younger, I used to tell people that I got the best education. I attended "HotRod & Car Craft University" I learned possibly 85% of my automotive lessons from the articles that taught me how to build a "Budget motor" Cheap paint jobs on a budget, and so on. I knew more than my friends that went to tech school. It used to piss them off when my 69 Chevelle always smoked them at the track. Knowledge vs. wisdom. Thanks to guys like DF writing detailed how too's and me putting them into practice.
Thanx DF, HotRod and Car Craft for a very rewarding Hobbie and life style.
Seeing Dulcich's paint booth garage brought a flashback to the Car Craft article from 25 years ago.
You are a living legend David. I will never get board of your stories. So glad you started this channel
Thank you for continuing to work so hard to entertain and educate us, David. I cannot articulate what your work over the years has meant to me.
Whatever you do, I'll keep watching. The on air personalities around you are part of your success. That is one thing you can't teach.
Hmm, so you are the GOAT auto-sports journalist! I was an AMA guy cause it was cheaper than cars! At 69, I have given up on two wheels as the neck can no longer support my head very well... So building a 429 from a 71 T-bird to put in my 1990 F150. I have learned a ton from your casual conversations with Dulcich about suspension, engine tuning and good old lore. Thank you for your work.
David, you have the coolest stories man. Just a regular guy working his way up in the automotive world. I do automotive photography and I hope one day I can be in media at the level you are.
Continue making whatever content you want brother, we will all be right here waiting and watching!
ROADKILL FORVER!!
Thank You David. Best of luck to you brother.
I think all of the work you’ve done so far, the tremendous exposure you’ve had, and simply all of the time you’ve invested just on Roadkill alone, makes up for the lack of your early networking opportunities. We ALL know you now, D/F! I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
Been here the whole time, not going anywhere! Let’s party on!
To add to my negative comments about hot tanks, I do love your channel and my others about American engines and hot rods. I am a lifelong car guy, and I get flack from my wife about that. But I love it, and I hope I am wrong saying we are a dying breed !!!
I'll be here every week watching. Hope youtube works out for you, and you can keep doing what you love.
All you have to do is keep watching, and tell your friends.
David should have a huge following, and he does. If everyone that knows his name watched he will easily make it.
Thank you for making this video. Great story!!! Few people can remember life before the internet = magazines were huge!! Friends exchanged these and we read them cover to cover. Love your story about networking and persistence!!! Looking forward to whatever you will be doing!!!
I have been a die hard car guy since I was little in the 60's. When I graduated in 1979, Muscle cars were all around 10 years old and easy to find and buy. (I'll skip all the stories). I had been buying car mags starting in '75-'76. I never really cared who wrote the articles but I noticed that the ones written by Jeff Smith were the best. When you took over Car Craft, I definitely noticed that the articles were EXACTLY what I wanted to learn about. You did an amazing job. I have been enjoying for years your Roadkill adventures. I shall keep tabs on whatever your have coming up.
Thank you so much for a great show! Love hearing your side of what I grew up to. I have been following you since the late 80's and truly appreciate all that you have done for our car community! Wishing you much happiness and success in your future endeavors!
What a ride, David. Thank you for all you have done for your fellow gearheads.
keep going moving forward David! you have a huge fan base and we are here to support whatever you do!! can wait to see what you bring to youtube and hopefully all of the other players in the car industry follow you along the way!!!
I cancelled my Motortrend subscription the day you announced your departure and the cancellation of all your shows. Those shows and magazines changed the landscape of car culture forever. Thanks for all the memories.
Awsome story, hard effort through the years influenced alot of us. Im 55 year's old and realize my love for hotrods is mostly your fault. Thanks im hooked
Hubs is the car guy-I’m just along for the ride. I’ve been watching the Roadkill family of shows as long as Hubs has and, while I don’t understand much of what y’all are doing, I still find it very entertaining. Best of luck to all of you and I hope to meet you one day-maybe at Caffeine & Octane since that is right in Finnegan’s backyard!!😊
Thanks for the video David, happy to hear your still going to be around. Looking forward to seeing your videos on RUclips 👍🏻
I remember those days. That’s when the truck mags and Car Craft were doing things real World people were doing. I also remember the revamp of HotRod! That was the best thing that happened to that rag in years!!!
Because so many people were involved other than me, I can say without hesitation that it saved the mag.
@ yeah for sure. But they were all sooooo much better once you came aboard!
Your sheer drive for making content for the people it's meant for and not just who pays the most is why you'll always be one of the greats of the automotive world
DF, I was a white shirt worker bee at Bonneville and shook your hand as you handed out the HRM trophy. Like you, I was mostly in the right place at the right time. Looking fwd to your next chapter!!
Dave, you have been awesome. Appreciate all you entertainment and wisdom over the years. Now enjoying your channel as you continue your career in another media. Perhaps all of you who made such great content for motortrend, can create you own small production company and dominate on RUclips!! It is the people that made those shows great, not the company executives!
I always enjoy hearing yohr memory lane stories and hot rod history in general. You have had a dream career that many of us would have loved to have had.
I really like the motto, " Go in early, Stay late and, go home tired". Very wise words, But hey. were Gen X.. I'm sure you're going to make the next chapter great. Never lose the hustle Dave. I can't wait till Thursdays now..
To express yourself, is awesome!! Thank you!!
I started out like you reading the older magazines and being in garage with uncles working on hot rods and bikes
Thanks for all the memories
David I really appreciate you and all you have done in the automotive world. I was a teen in the 90's and I read Hot rod Car Craft and I didn't know you were behind the stories are the time but now I do from these videos. Your a true Automotive legend!!
I have been a car guy since 14 or so. 54 now and not stopping. You have definitely been an influence on my life. Looking forward to your future in the RUclips space. Cheers.
Thanks
Been following you for years Dave. You're a big reason I'm a gear head! From a kid subscribing to Hot Rod in high school, to now watching your content. We the car folks owe you a big Thank you for all you've done for automotive enthusiasts. I'll keep watching and buying your awesome merch!
Thank YOU
I’ve thrice now driven to the Arctic Ocean taking the infamous “Dempster Highway” to the tiny Inuit community of Tuktoyaktuk. We go in early June as to be there for the actual summer solstice to watch the sun go very low over the Arctic Ocean but never set before climbing again. It’s a surreal experience. 500+ miles of gravel road one-way!! It’s the ultimate North American road trip!! 5000+ miles roundtrip from Montana.
Do it Dave!! You’ll definitely thank me later.
Love all your stuff!
The years that I was learning to work on cars happened to be the glory days of you with Car Craft. Thank you for putting out dirty grimy junkyard content that connected with me. Even to this day, your slogan “Don’t get it right, just get it running” is motivation for me to get out in the shop and accomplish something on my 64 Fairlane everyday. It will be on the road soon after being parked since ‘99
"This doesn't pay well" with 30K of spare parts just in the frame 😂.........Anyway I used to read Car Craft back in your days and I LOVED IT. The Roadkill Garage spirit of wise assed zip tie rigging is the spirit of all of us driveway engineers.
You are the BRAND FREIBURGER keep the builds coming we will watch you've built the community and the community is coming along for the ride
Man, I'm so grateful for what you've done in your career up to this point. I was a teenager who was super in to cars when you took over at car craft. I had been reading it at the store and when I could get a copy I did for a couple of years before but the new vibe you brought felt tailored just to me. I got a shivering for Christmas that year and maintained it until I think 2013 or 14. I'm excited for what's to come and I wish you all the best.
Great Stories!!! Love the D/F extras 💪💪
As a kid from the East Coast, watching t.v. & reading the car mags, California seemed a world away but the place to be if you loved cars. Living in North Babylon, NY, Deer Park Ave. was the 2nd hottest dragstrip in the country, number 1 was in California, read that in Hot Rod Magazine in 1989.
Been reading and watching David along with most of the others for as long as he’s been doing it and still have most of the magazines. Just as big a legend in my mind as the pioneers some of which I can give him the credit for teaching me about.
They say if you do what you love you never work a day in your life! I’m guessing some or most of that is true with how many times Mike said “Best day at work ever!” You hooked most of us and we’re still mostly here those that can find RUclips that is :D and we’ll continue to anticipate anything you release!
Welcome to the real world brother. I’m 69 now and in my mid 50’s almost all my same age friends lost their careers because their chosen industries disappeared. Your job situation is actually more normal than You’d think. Your PLATFORM is what’ll save you, your loyal fans & followers. There’s thousands of us out here hungry for your content. Remember when the music business changed? There you are, leaving CD’s behind and jumping into streaming. Long as I live I’ll be along for your ride
When you were at Car Craft it was at its peak! So many awesome stories! ❤
Dude. I realized about season 3 of roadkill that i had been reading your work since just about the beginning of your career. I specifically recall when you became editor at Car Craft, i was already aware of your name. You have influenced me in ways similar to the guys you talk about, you're my Mickey Thompson. I am sad to see RK end, but excited to see what happens next. I feel like i know you, thanks for all you do and all you share.
I have enjoyed your work all these years and look forward to seeing you in the future. You and I are the same age so I get where you are coming from when others don't. Hope you and Steve Dulcich can keep working on cars in the Roadkill Garage theme. thanks
You did all the right things at the right time, it seems. Could have not happened to a better person I think and your work ethic really shows through the videos. I'm glad you're here and accessible on RUclips.
I worked with a guy who's dad, Don Ferguson, was the project vehicle coordinator for both Fourwheeler and Off Road magazines. Weve been friends since 1985. I bought a 1990 Dodge Ramcharger Don told me they've never done a project vehicle series on a Ramcharger. I told him, I'd photograph it and write the articles for the free parts. I was in. It definitely helps to have contacts within.
I knew Don and Bonnie