Counting Cars: Danny's Classic 1973 Rivera "Boat-Tail" Steals the Show (Season 4) | History

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In preparation for Count's Kustoms monster car show, Danny and the crew fully customize the highly sought after 1973 Buick Riviera "Boat-Tail", in this clip from Season 4, "Count's Car Show." #CountingCars
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Most people in Las Vegas bet with chips, but Danny “The Count” Koker bets with cars. This Sin City legend walks, talks and breathes cars and bikes. When he sees a car he wants, he will do whatever it takes to get his hands on it-including making on-the-spot cash offers to unsuspecting owners. On the HISTORY series Counting Cars, Danny and his team restore, customize and sell cars in a hurry, scrambling to keep their Las Vegas shop in the black. From classics to exotics, from hotrods to choppers, Danny and the crew of Count’s Kustoms will stop at nothing to find and flip the greatest rides of all time.
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[@mathewmaldonado3570]

Can't wait

[@BrkyTheMythical]

Vikings 6B????

[@sirajsiraj8466]

Please dubbed in tamil

[@nayeemappu2643]

i ha e to say you done thinks wrong

[@nayeemappu2643]

ask me why

[@CraighJonas]

The paint job is insane! Honestly we should expect nothing less from Ryan. He's a master of his craft.

[@22vs.]

He’s the best

[@GarrettMixing1]

Just him that did they paintwork from what I've read

[@O-Shoonyam-O]

⭕ Tatoos on a CAR ⭕

[@kingofnewyork8818]

Paint job was sick but the interior was straight garbage 🗑

[@kingofnewyork8818]

@David Bryant well that is just disappointing because they lead us on to believe that they are works of art when they are just glorified hoopties

[@714milky]

The interior is terrible! I've seen a lot of low lows with gaudy interiors, but they somehow look good. This was just bad.

[@getchasome6230]

While I completely agree, they were adhering to a theme.

[@SOHANPRATAPSINGHRAJAWAT]

Brother they spoil this beauty I’ve never expected such trash from these guys

[@kingofnewyork8818]

@@SOHANPRATAPSINGHRAJAWAT all it needed was clean black soft leather to let the paint be the focus of the car

[@michaelangelos5117]

5000 is a steal for that car.

[@purplepimp4204]

Fr

[@getchasome6230]

I feel like they make a deal for more beforehand then act like they got a great deal.

[@cozyjosh2555]

Yeah they’re almost always $13k+

[@donaldstanfield8862]

Absolutely!

[@bernainmolina7481]

If only we can get modern cars for that price

[@chrisbenson3322]

I've seen A LOT of sick painters but Ryan takes it to another level. You kill bro.

[@daedricprince5837]

The interior is absolutely hideous

[@fvgc454ss]

🤦‍♂️ its a LOWRIDER numb nuts

[@lcriveralcr1627]

Not a fan of the interior or that front grill but the rest looked amazing

[@TolokiVEVO]

The grill it's not bad.. looks like those in the 60's Chryslers. The interior is ugly as f

[@KingNobleTheBarber]

No bady asked you lol

[@ray24051]

@@KingNobleTheBarber come back to us when you learn how to spell properly Lol.

[@nighttripper1432]

The interior looks like it was customized in GTA Online

[@n_y_o_o_m]

I saw the riviera in person, I cant even begin to describe how insane it is!

[@philpalmer4877]

...but you began to describe it, as insane. Baby steps 👍

[@t25zenki]

BEAUTIFUL car!

[@dsrecs]

That grill is hideous and that interior is so tacky. LED lights? Seriously? This isn’t a party bus that takes kids to the prom.

[@trollaccount4817]

Now it is

[@PotentialDestination]

seller: $5000 rick harrison: le'me call a buddy of mine who is a car himself also rick in an alternate universe: the best i can do is1000 usd not a penny more

[@aubreymofokeng8753]

🤣🤣 Yep, you know him very well

[@ericmcginnis9413]

It's cool, but way too much going on for my liking, then again it's not mine!

[@vitald8796]

For a car show, I think it was phenomenal, got to be unique and go all out to stand out at a show with that many nice cars.

[@douglasgault5458]

Back in the summer of 1972 I was robbed here in Las Vegas by some bandits that had just stolen a buck Riveria from a dealership here in town. It was a Saturday night just after 10pm on Stewart & 3rd st gas station. We had been pumping gas none stop for the cars dragging Fremont st.. I was asked to look under the hood & when I looked back up I had two guns aimed at my head. Just as the one Robber was running out of the office with a bag of cash & a full case of Cools there were the cops just driving by. They were all over these guy's & only one of the four got away. So every time I see a, Buick Riviera it reminds me of those 4 Bandidos & visions of a 1911 & nickel plated 357 revolver aimed at my head. Great looking Car Danny & better looking than the one that robbed me in Las Vegas. Who knows it could have been the same car.

[@donaldstanfield8862]

Man, glad you lived to tell the tale! Amazing what we can get through in life. Peace.

[@fuller6544]

According to the shop, 1800 man hours between the 3 main painters to make this happen. I have seen this car in person three times and it is impossible to see everything that is in the paint. The seats are just wild. Shine a light on the back seats and see Danny's picture come thru. Amazing. I forget how many pounds of metal flake that went into this but just crazy.

[@john2914]

I wonder who would ride around in this clown car.

[@christinegiovannelli]

lol.

[@iamanempoweredone6064]

Gold chain guys

[@yungsurge1394]

@John you have the whitest name most common name to you probably want to drive a civic you not ready for no low rider 🥱🤣

[@plutotech]

Right. We can all ride around in your daewoo.

[@user-cs3zs6jn1d]

@@plutotech I was thinking Hyundai/Kia. Lol.

[@karlbraun9564]

Too much striping.

[@steinarerling8185]

Ruin a car like that to a lowrider ,shame on you / whe got some original in Norway . A better suspension front and rear would be better . Amcars from those years ar not known from the best roadholding . . sorry im from Europa , but Amcar a love the design .

[@davidkastin4240]

I don't like the front grille

[@bunnykillerOLY]

The program sucks.....start and result.......nothing in between.....the meticulous process is what I seek

[@hobbyvids11]

Workmanship on the paint is CRAZY!! interior...don't like the style! ....Crazy, well done but..nope! not for me :) Still nice job guys :)

[@darylsturges3830]

the paint really flows with the cars curves and interior, beautiful , havent seen anything like it before, seats are alive like a river

[@Openup0911]

The detail on that art work is insane.

[@toddy505]

love it apart from the paint job, would have looked 10 x better with a plain paint job and some discreet pinstriping.

[@vitald8796]

If it was just plain, it wouldn't stand out in all the cars at the car show, you have to be unique and try to make the car stand out, which I think they did a phenomenal job.

[@YorkiepudUK]

Paint job was insane..... not a lover of the interior if I'm honest especially the LED lights, but a beautiful car none the less.

[@Joe_Blo]

I still remember the day my dad brought his home. I had never seen such a magnificent car before at age 13. He bought it used in 1975, but it was pristine. It may seem like just a unique 70s car today, but in it's day, it may have as well been a UFO to those who had never seen one before. The 455 HP was smogged down but the torque was there. It ran smooth at idle and full throttle, and had a lot of passing power. I pegged the speedo one night, and it stuck beyond the bezel for a second. I hundred thoughts we t through my head on how I was going to explain that. Fortunately, it released after a few seconds. The front bumper has cylinders to compress to absorb blows without damage. They were necessary because it was difficult to gauge where the front bumper was because of the long hood. And it was common practice for people to tap bumpers against the cars on either end when parallel parking. The rear stinger bumper could damage most other cars if they bumped it. My dad kept his until he died in 2000. My jerk brother sold it to his friend for $100 before I realized it. I sure miss the smooth ride of that car and other large cars of that era.

[@dinualexandru8448]

My humble opinion is that car was NOT treated as it deserves. The design on the parts is Horrific, too agglomerated. Damage, this was a beautiful car before! Sorry Count!...

[@buzzbuoy]

One of the coolest cars I've ever seen! One sweet sweet ride!

[@TheNextGoogification]

I would have liked to see Ryan explaining how he painted it. Must be a multi-step process??

[@josefstalin8002]

No he did it in one go

[@donaldstanfield8862]

Yes, that job and Ryan def deserved more time, best I can recall of this style.

[@truthisoutthere6721]

The only things bad about Danny’s cars are the paint, wheels, engines, interior and body work. Other than that they are ok

[@gilbertcardenas3174]

Different people have different tastes. I love the show. Danny has more love for cars than me, that's difficult. I have 3 Classic Buicks, all original. South suburbs of Chicago.

[@kurtjohnson4816]

Way too gaudy and schmaltzy for my taste. And the interior is downright embarrassing.

[@donoaks9370]

73 Buick are beautiful car's. Paint job was done wrong. Should have been done better than that.

[@theeasternfront6436]

Wrong? As in you didnt like the styling? Or actually incorrect somehow?

[@davidshamiri1448]

I like it original better

[@harshgarg4283]

5000 dollars for THIS ABSOLUTE BEAUTY?

[@carolynthomason7360]

SHUT UP, WISH I COULD FIND ONE FOR 5,000!!!! HE STOLE IT!!!

[@johnestupido1418]

Do you buy that ugly "satin" black paint buy the drum?

[@billhager3811]

nice paint but the interior sucks

[@patriziovolpes7237]

Kings of bad taste, interior is ugliest thing ever seen..!

[@jh1328]

Man, I’m sure the interior was some work but it looks cheap compared to the rest of the car. Would’ve loved to see some classic leather and maybe ebony wood grain.

[@al.habashi8796]

They are not wearing masks

[@josephcarver3087]

This was 2015.....

[@abhishekpimpalkar2945]

😂 At the interior

[@ARNash-uh2dj]

Interior of that thing is UGLY

[@fouadsafssafi2139]

Nobody cares if u r first!

[@christinegiovannelli]

lol.

[@Mohammadfaisalsiddiqui4069]

That was my favourite show on tv 😄 also she looks sooo hot.

[@donny8489]

I saw one years ago at a estate auction .. original Greenish color in just alittle bit better condition and it went for $12,000 flat. I didn't buy it but I tried too.. I went to $7,500 and 3 other guys kept going till finally it sold for 12

[@ThePatriots010304]

The interior looks like somebody just dumped and waved a bunch of ash trays.

[@rockydennis4497]

Damnit....why that cringe interior!!!C'mon Count!!!I know you where going for that crazy "car club" syle/70's vibe.....but it didn't work here my friend!!!

[@donaldstanfield8862]

LoL. Overpimped this one. But, it is showy, seems like Danny goes big for that sometimes.

[@chandelprince1489]

Interior is garbage

[@johnefford76]

I love Rivieras and what you done to this one just makes me want one so much more just the way you done it love this car

[@purplepimp4204]

I own a 1985 rivera

[@darrenashley126]

Hate what they did to the interior and the steering wheel is ridiculous . I guess it's just not my taste.

[@carllavell8673]

👍🔥😎🔥👍

[@ateequrrahman4684]

Worst paint job

[@eduardocertain2227]

Poor Riviera..

[@piedpiper1697]

The Steven Segal of the custom car world ......

[@joeyparm9887]

Nice way to ruin a classic! Amateur

[@marcsmithsonian9773]

How whould you describle/ name style of the decor ?

[@donaldstanfield8862]

Pimpfuzz

[@shaiks9212]

Interior is real waste But paint is OG

[@donaldstanfield8862]

Ryan outdid himself, that was a show-stopper!

[@usiak13]

that interior is awful...

[@boataxe4605]

Love these! Always thought it looked like a giant stingray. But the grill becomes too much without the bumper splitting it. Turned a beautiful front end into an ugly one.

[@purplepimp4204]

Stfi

[@purplepimp4204]

Stfu

[@ovargas39]

Hats off to the crew for this one this is easily top 3 for me I love this Buick riviera and the paint job man don’t get me started

[@HarisAhsan]

Let’s enjoy this beautiful day boys

[@iChubbs_81]

Love Dannys Victory laugh whenever the customers are in awe

[@iChubbs_81]

2+ years later im still watching these

[@whisper263]

Imagine if Rick Harrisson came up to car meet: *"Would you sell it for 500 bucks? Cash money, I have to frame it and it takes me years to sell it."*

[@BlenderStudy]

Whoa, what a beauty. La Cu-ca-ra-CHA!!

[@philipsaunders2903]

Will that car pass inspection with those front bumpers Do bumpers have to be stock to pass?🤔

[@AlanSpenceAlanGCCMSpence]

I had a 72 Buick with 455/ 4 barrel, sweet ride! Fast too!

[@daBEAGLE1017]

LOVED THAT BEAUTIFUL ENGINE!! wtf?

[@Pennsyltucky84]

This car isn't about the engine. It looks like garbage to my taste, even if I can appreciate the work that went into it.

[@maddorks]

That is personal car for danny...I dont get those people who were compalining about the paint job...that was sick man awsome ryan ❤...and the interior was choice of danny cz it will added to his personal collection...so if the boss man likes the interior, it will his call and choice..

[@gregorioramos4778]

Keep it original. Now its not original. Its all right. Nice car

[@jeraldconrad3340]

He practically stole it for that kind of price

[@malakvalentin2352]

One of my all time favorite cars "73 Boat Tail Riviera and this paint job takes it out of this world, but not digging the rims. The rims on Danny's light blue Caddy would've looked better. Just saying

[@keendeesjarlais3636]

ugh-- another classic design from the 70's destroyed... hand made split bumper, new grill-say it isn't so would get a lot more money, if he hadn't thrown every color he could possibly throw on it' Ryan is an amazing artist no doubt, but give him an easel or canvas, instead of butchering a classic set of wheels.

[@blairwilliamson5554]

I wouldn't buy it for $5000. after Danny's makeover. It should have been a frame off restoration to all original factory specs.

[@daBEAGLE1017]

Where was this cars engine? Did they push it to the show?

[@Zacharydderrick]

only thing better than these boat tails was the proposed model that GM rejected which would've been built on their A frame. That would've been the most beautiful car of the 70's had they produce it.

[@RonaldLayman]

Lot of hand prints on the trunk f that dusty car,

[@__charles__]

Classic boattails Rivs are hard to come by. I would have restored it to its original classic look. Would be way more valuable and jaw dropping vs. going the over the top lowrider route. I will say that paint job is nice, but rather not see it on such a classic Riv.

[@angelmatos9143]

Why haven't American Car manufacturers done a collab with the Count? What are they waiting for?

[@dalexdalex]

I like the LED lights, but I disagree with the designs, on the car-it's, not a circus!!!

[@carjockey1776]

I appreciate all the hard work that went into it. But I’m not a fan of the low rider, velvet interior. I’m my opinion it decreases the value.

[@panchovilla5359]

The paint job is garbage but the interior is beautiful. The pipes on the side of the car looks dumb.

[@NS-ex6cm]

This is a lesson on how to destroy a beautiful classic car. What a shame.

[@jondeaux336]

FIVE GRAND?! That has to be a setup. But WOW, what a result!! So Jealous!

[@ericpurnomo8173]

One of the most beautiful car ever made

[@kindsoulalways6655]

Destroyed the car imo, especially the interior, should have left it stock and restore it, took a nice car and shat on it.

[@iamanempoweredone6064]

Only gold chain guys would drive that car.

[@wes6374]

They definitely know how to fuckup a classic!!!!!

[@gamipolizin9115]

This guy is the exact opposite of Rick from pawn stars

[@DanielDenoted]

The mic guy was too busy looking at the car to mic up the guy lol

[@CharlesA24]

nice paint job, but the interior, I'm sorry.... eeewwww.

[@JimJones-zc9mk]

They need to do a 74 model Buick Riviera but cut off the roof and make it a convertible.

[@dylanknight4752]

Some people like ugly cars with terrible paint jobs lol I’m not one of them.

[@chriskelly5430]

The original look was nicer than what they did to it.

[@johnkilgore8697]

Backend looks similar to 65 split window stingray.

[@Juliussmoothie]

The exterior, interior. Just everything about this car was nice, would be cool to drive it!

[@johnestupido1418]

Danny is culturally appropriating the Cholo culture.

[@amiromidbakhtiyari7975]

Best car in the all time in Word. Ican Just choise this for all time alone. Iran

[@davidshamiri1448]

the paint job is too much and im not digging the bumper .. its got bmw 4 series syndrome

[@tomlucero6567]

Interior sucks rims and tires need to be smaller paint jobs beautiful

[@guitarhero899]

i hate how every car that comes out this garage looks exactly the same it gives me ed hardy vibes every time smh

[@dinoleo3804]

How did they paint the body of the car? It looks impossible.

[@themandan1702]

Holy Mother of God, they ruined that car.

[@nayeemappu2643]

am fan of you , but i channel a anchor ask you why support you donald trump