To Protect and Restore: Ex Cop's Hot Rod Shop

Our guest this week on the @WestOfTulsa Show is Eric Beecher, a former police officer who put down his badge to follow his dream of owning a hot rod shop. Eric has connections to the Indianapolis 500, Chip and Sam Foose and the VW Trends Magazine. Eric talks about how he would never ticket someone for having Fast 'n Furious mods on their car and how he p*ssed off his friends when he got a magazine cover. Sit back and enjoy this week's discussion with C.J., Gabe, Dan and Eric. Please remember to like, follow and subscribe.

 

0:00 - Introduction

1:05 - Who is Eric Beecher?

1:45 - Being a cop during the Fast 'n Furious era

3:00 - Eric explains where his love of cars came from

6:30 - Eric's $400 1968 Volkswagen Bug 1

5:50 - Working with Chip and Sam Foose at Project Design

21:10 - Eric changes career's and becomes a cop

31:00 - The hidden costs to restoration these days

41:25 - "Just doing my own thing"

48:35 - Let's talk about, just paint

1:01:20 - Suicide doors on a 21 window VW bus

1:06:35 - Gabe's dream Rotary build

1:12:20 - "Fun" DUI checkpoints

1:15:30 - Eric's new shop in the Santa Ynez Valley

1:20:44 - Conclusion

 

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