“Fast N’ Loud” is an American reality show that airs on the Discovery Channel in over 200 countries worldwide. The show follows the exploits of the Gas Monkey Garage members as they restore run-down cars for profit. It has become a hit since its inception in June 6, 2012.
The show features Richard Rawlings, the Gas Monkey Garage owner, alongside his mechanics and other staff members. Journey with us as we lead you deeper into the greasy world of the Gas Monkey Garage’s monkeys. We will look to shed more light on their lives and their hit show.
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Gas Monkey Garage is Not a Show, Fast N’ Loud is.
Well, it is understandable why people are confused about the name of the “Fast N’ Loud” show. It doesn’t help either, that the name ‘Gas Monkey Garage’ is very catchy in itself.
However, the fact is, the Gas Monkey Garage is just what its name says it is. Simply put, it is just a garage. It restores dilapidated vehicles into desirable automobiles.
“Fast N’ Loud,” is the name of the show that highlights the activities of the Gas Monkey Garage. To sum it up, Gas Monkey Garage is a business that existed before Fast N’ Loud was even an idea.
About the Show Fast N’ Loud.
The hit reality show was the brainchild of Richard Rawlings. He was able to convince Discovery Channel to produce and air a show that showcased the process of restoring dilapidated cars in his garage.
The show premiered on June 5, 2012. And has since aired over 135 episodes and is currently in its 16th season. The new season was premiered in March 30, 2020. Subsequently, it has become a global sensation, amassing a huge fan base across the world over.
To shed more light on its success, the show even has its spinoff, the Misfit Garage. It hasn’t seen the great success and popularity as its mother show. Curse of the sequel, we presume!
It’s safe to say that the “Fast N’ Loud” cast members are as dynamic as they come. it is worth mentioning that the cast has seen significant changes over the years, losing some of its key cast, or so we thought.
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The first victims, Tom Smith, and Jordan Butler. It was no secret that Tom Smith, especially, was not exactly easy to work with. Therefore it came as no surprise that Christie Brimberry, the Gas Monkey Garage’s office manager, once said that Tom was a bad hyperactive kid.
Gas Monkey Garage Wiki-Info.
As fate would have it, 2002 was the year the Gas Monkey Garage came into existence. Moreover, it started small—1,200-feet kind of small. And to add in a bonus, it didn’t have any running water or air conditioning.
Talk about a room of musty, greasy garage monkeys. Yikes. Nestled in the heart of Texas, the small garage churned out a ton of functioning cars. They have been restored from run-down scraps of metal deemed, cars. Meanwhile, the garage makes a great profit from each restored car it sold.
Who is the man behind this idea? Richard Rawlings. The driven entrepreneur, pun intended, assembled a formidable team. It was made up of an assortment of some of the best-skilled car craftsmen he could lay his hands on at the time, figuratively, of course. Not as a priest does to his congregation.
Anyway, jokes aside. These craftsmen, who were, by far, not his minions, set out to weld, paint, fabricate, upholster and reengineer the seemingly useless remains of run-down cars.
Subsequently, their work would not go unnoticed. The cable network Discovery Channel knew it had hit the jackpot when the garage’s owner pitched a show following the exploits of his car flipping business.
As it turns out, they were not wrong. The show is now in its sixteenth season, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Not to mention its burgeoning spinoffs.
As it turns out, the reason for starting the Gas Monkey Garage was always so that Richard could create a reality show centered on hot-rod building. To sum it up, he needed a garage to make the hot rods. As it turns out, the Gas Monkey Garage was just a means to an end, nonetheless, just as important. The end? Fast N’ Loud.
If Richard Rawlings was a political leader, his rivals would brand him a conniving, scheming little devil. Thankfully for us, Richard is just a visionary entrepreneur with a real knack for brilliant money-making ventures.
And we couldn’t have it any other way. The garage has now grown from a little crammed 1200 ft seemingly suffocation chamber, to a massive three-building-housed garage.
Gas Monkey Garage Members and Their Net Worth. (Fast N’ Loud Cast)
Fast N’ Loud Cast Richard Rawlings’ Net Worth.
He is one of the main cast members of “Fast N’ Loud.” To date, Richard Rawlings has appeared in over 235 episodes since the “Fast N’ Loud” show premiered in 2012. He still features in the new 16th season, which premiered on March 30, 2020.
The Gas Monkey Garage member and owner is worth around $15 to $25 Million. He reportedly earns $50,000 to $75,000 per episode on “Fast N’ Loud.”
His main role in the show is the founder and CEO of the Gas Monkey Garage. He also has an executive producer role in the show and, not surprisingly, also decides who gets to be the cast member. The “Fast N’ Loud” businessman spends his hard-earned millions on his favorite things.
Yes, you guessed it, cars. His car collection, over the years, has boasted a Ferrari 458, a Lamborghini Countach, a classic Porsche from the 50s, a Mercury Comet, a Ford Shelby Mustang, and a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S.
He has also opened other businesses over the years. They have sprung from his egg-laying golden goose, Gas Monkey Garage. In September 2013, the car enthusiast opened the Gas Monkey Bar N Grill in the Northwest area of Dallas. Who knew a petrol head could conjure up the idea of a restaurant? Impressive.
Because one of anything is, seemingly, never enough, he opened a second bar at Dallas’ Fort Worth International Airport a year later. To illustrate that 2014 was Richard’s year, I will have you know that he opened another business, the Gas Monkey Live, a venue whose main attraction was playing live music.
Aaron Kaufman Net Worth, Salary.
He was part of the Gas Monkey Garage crew from 2012 to 2018. During this period, he doubled up as a cast for the “Fast N’ Loud” show. He filmed a total of 60 episodes, where he is reported to have earned a salary of $50,000 per episode of the hit reality car show. The former Gas Monkey Garage star is estimated to be worth about $6 million.
In September of 2017, he left the Gas Monkey Garage cast to start his show, “Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman.” He felt that the “Fast N’ Loud” show was impeding his innovativeness because he not only wanted to build small cars, which was what the show only wanted, but he wanted to build bigger cars, specifically F-100 trucks.
Consequently, he opened his garage named Arclight Fabrication in Dallas, Texas. The garage was to be featured in his show as a race car building facility. To shed more light, the exhilarating show airs on the Discovery Channel.
It premiered on March 5, 2018, follows the exploits of the Arclight Fabrication garage crew as they rush to build race cars in ten days. The cars are then raced in extreme conditions ranging from dirt, sand, and part mountain track.
Christie Brimberry Net Worth, Roles, Salary.
Christie Brimberry, known for her blonde pixie cut hair, is the office manager of the Gas Monkey Garage. She hilariously refers to herself as the ‘ZooKeeper.’ Her role in the business is to ensure that the garage stays up and running and also secure the best deals for its restored cars.
She is also part of the “Fast N’ Loud,” which is mainly how she earned her fame and fortune. In total, the blonde belle of the garage, in this case, not the ball, has featured in over 157 episodes from 2012 to 2020.
Why is she still sticking around? Well, We suspect her earnings from the show may have a lot to do with that, by and large. She reportedly earns about $150,000 per season of the show. Consequently, this has made her a net worth of $2 million.
We hope to continue seeing this blonde mom of six on the show. Yes, a mom of six kids, not baby goats, but little actual humans, who are not easy to raise. Thanks to her unique approach, her humor, and her energetic personality, we are hopeful that she will continue gracing our screens, and if it was our way to oblivion.
Charles Cimino Net Worth, Roles, Salary.
He is a Dallas native who specializes in car wiring and light fabrication in the Gas Monkey Garage. His passion for cars goes way back to when he was in 6th grade, which is when he started working on cars.
He is said to have been friends with the founder, Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kaufman. They knew each other even before they set up the Gas Monkey Garage. That’s how he landed a job at the Garage.
The highlight of his career at Gas Monkey was the ’67 Dodge Dart build. According to him, it proved that the crew could do what skeptics had said they couldn’t. His lifetime career dream is to build the K20 Silverado from the film, Fall Guy, that was driven by Colt Seavers. He was first featured in Discovery Channel’s Fast N’ Loud show in 2015.
Charles did six episodes from 2015-2017. Following his show debut, he started becoming famous and wealthier. He is currently estimated to be worth about $700,000 to $1 million. Cimino is known for driving a modest raised Chevy Yukon despite his good net worth.
Jason Aker Net Worth, Roles, Salary..
Aker is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on January 6, 1947. The car specialist is skilled in car restoration and is also a lead foreman in the garage.
When Richard Rawlings needed help restoring the Twin Birds, he enlisted the help of the best in the business, and who better than Jason Aker. The restoration expert brought with him a whopping over 28 years in car restoration experience under his belt. Without a doubt, Jason isn’t a quack.
After witnessing his well-honed skills, Richard could not see himself letting the car specialist go. Consequently, he was featured in the show, “Fast N’ Loud,” henceforth. In total, he filmed a total of 12 episodes from 2013-2017.
He undoubtedly earns a good living from the show, one source reportedly claiming he earned close to $100K per year since joining the show. However, Jason’s salary and net worth are still under review. The “Fast N’ Loud” reality star has been seen driving his 2015 Ford F150.
His dream build of a ’66 Mustang Shelby GT350 did become a reality in the show. Moreover, the car has gone on to win many awards. Jason’s other favorite project was building the Ferrari GT40.
Mike Coy Net Worth, Roles, Salary, and Episodes.
Coy works in the Gas Monkey Garage as a lead painter and car body specialist. Richard Rawlings brought him in to paint two Pontiac Firebirds. The Gas Monkey Garage member was born in McKinney, Texas, and has never called another place home.
Still, a mystery is his age, and all that is known is that he was born on April 30. The Gas Monkey Garage members, however, wished him a happy 24th birthday.
However, one doesn’t need to squint or get glasses to see that Mike, undeniably, looks like he is in his forties. The car specialist’s career with cars took off in 1992 and has seen him hone his skills to become a sought-after car paint specialist. He first appeared on the “Fast N’ Loud” show in 2014, and in total, he filmed nine episodes from 2014-2017.
The painting specialist’s net worth is $2 million, and so is his salary from the show. Despite fixing cars for a living, the Fast N’ Loud reality star is a motorbike person. He rides a KTM 1290 Super Duke R.
Sue from “Fast N’ Loud”: Net Worth, Roles, Salary.
Yu-Lan Haiso Martin, born in Taiwan, is the real name of Sue from “Fast N’ Loud.” This Gas Monkey Garage member is an experienced car specialist. Her skills can turn an unsightly tattered car interior into the thing of dreams. When Richard saw her good work quality in her upholstery shop, he couldn’t wait to use her services.
She is indeed a fan-favorite, thanks to her witty humor and her bashing of Aaron and Richard. Upon joining the Gas Monkey Garage crew, she has been featured in 19 episodes of “Fast N’ Loud” from 2012-2017. The upholstery wizard is said to have an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
Moreover, Sue also owns her own company that deals in automobile upholstery. Sue from Fast N’ Loud lives a happy life with her husband of over 51 years—quite an achievement to keep a marriage that long.
Q&A
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What happened to Gas Monkey Garage? Is it canceled? (Rumors or fact?)
The hit reality show is thankfully ran until its 16th season in 2020. Its last season was announced on March 2, 2020, and premiered on March 30, 2020.
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Where is Gas Monkey Garage Location?
The famous garage is located in Dallas, Texas, in the United States.
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Who Died on Gas Monkey Garage?
No one has died yet in the garage, and we hope no one ever does. However, the newer Gas Monkey Garage is located in a building named Harker Heights in Texas.
The shop where the new garage is located was formerly a restaurant that was closed down after it was attacked by a group of rival biker gang members, leaving nine people and 20 people injured. Let’s hope no ghosts are floating around. Yikes.
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Why Did Aaron Kaufman Leave Gas Monkey Garage?
The skilled car technician, who was the first person who helped Richard open The Gas Monkey, left the garage to start his own business and car show now known as Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman. He cited creative differences saying that he wanted to build bigger cars, but the Fast N’ Loud show wouldn’t let him.
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Who is the Owner of Gas Monkey Garage?
Richard Rawlings, a Dallas native, owns the iconic Garage.