He admits to avoiding the Discovery Channel's phone calls at first, mostly because he thought it sounded too good to be true, but says he can't imagine a better phone call. Since the Discovery crews arrived, the garage's schedule has been pressed. Each episode features the story of one car -- from when the McClures find it online, in another yard, or in an alley, through the restoration process, and finally to the DVAP auction house. Jason says each episode takes about three weeks to film, which means he and his crew have three weeks to do what would normally take them a few months, mostly because the business has never solely been restoring classic cars.
The McClures specialize in shipping restored, rust-free auto parts to the rest of the world. Large shipping containers arrive at the lots weekly, are filled or sometimes emptied , and are sent off to collectors or other restoration yards.
In short, the McClures have had to hire a few extra hands and adjust their planners to accommodate the episode deadlines. But having the film crew around has also been an adventure, Jason says. Two weeks ago, the DVAP crew held a demolition derby footage from which he excitedly shows us on his phone , and they also held a photo shoot for a pin-up style calendar to be released this month. Plus, more time in the shop oddly translates to more family time in the McClure family.
Phoenix's independent source of local news and culture. Film and TV. Steve Jansen January 26, AM. Soon thereafter, you can be in the spotlight when cameras roll in north Phoenix. The cable television series, which premiers tonight at 11 p. On Saturday, a Discovery Channel camera crew will be filming at the Five Star Auto Auction, North 21st Avenue, when more than rides, including a Dodge Charger and a Cadillac, are sold to dealers during the open-to-the-public event.
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Known as the man who turned rust-free, desert-Southwest American sheet metal into a worldwide automotive obsession, Ron McClure is the founder and creator of Desert Valley Auto Parts. His first car was a Mercury, and soon enough, he started buying junk cars, taking them apart, and selling their parts on ads on the Sunday paper in Phoenix, Arizona.
This went on until he had enough money to afford a half-acre yard in North Arizona, which inevitably became filled up with scrap cars in a very short period, especially because he had also started a tow-truck company. The city would fine car owners then Ron would get paid to tow away the derelict cars to his scrapyard. He usually picked up more recent models, but once in a while, he picked up classic beauties, which he dearly held on to and kept aside.
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