Just watched the episode where Mike buys an AMC Pacer off a California hippy. It took me a minute to realise that the seller was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of Jim Jones on it. I found this to be a bit weird.
If you called a Centaur a horses arse, would he be offended?
If I remember right, Mike bought the car in San Francisco. That fact in itself should provide ample explanation. It's a very eclectic city, to be kind. How many idiots are out there wearing "Che" t-shirts thinking he was some kind of hero, when he was merely a government-sanctioned mass murderer. Jim Jones was just a little crazier than "Che."
Yeah, what in the world were they thinking? A Pacer? Really? From what I remember, the car cost $3500 and the total spend was $10,000 more. Why wouldn't they spend at least half that on a hot engine and make it a sleeper/Q car? It was like watching a train wreck in slo-mo, first we find out they're getting a Pacer, then the cheeseball mactac finish instead of a proper paint job, then that crazy feather duster interior. Just went from bad to worse.
"If you're waiting for a woman to make up her mind, you may have a long wait." Preacher
I am a fairly new viewer (only seen about 6-7 episodes). Most of the cars I've seen so far I've really liked, but that Pacer was the most God-Awful looking thing I've ever seen! AND this is coming from someone that actually LIKES Pacers!!!
In this episode he also had a man named Mike customize the suspension parts for the pacer. That was Mike Curtis. If you have ever seen American Hot Rod he used to work for the great late Boyd Coddington.