about
bad ass cars
Auto Shop Videos host Arron Johnson, has been building street and race engines and cars since 1979 based out of his his Bad Ass Cars shop in Sonoma, California. With thousands of happy customers around the world, he has developed a world wide reputation for building some of the baddest cars and most reliable engines around. Bad Ass Cars has engines and cars winning races and car shows all across America and in numerous countries around the world such as Germany, Norway, Turkey, Egypt, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia and beyond! Whether it's road racing, vintage motor sports, drag racing, Bonneville, drag boats, pleasure boats, off shore race boats, hill climbing, mud bogs, 4 wheeler's, rock crawlers, pro-street, hot rods, show cars, cruisers, or factory original muscle cars, Arron has built and serviced them!
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edelbrock performance
Arron is the official tech host for Edelbrock, the industry's highest regarded and most trusted performance automotive components manufacturer. When you buy an Edelbrock product, you get a DVD in the box with highly detailed, easy to follow visual instructions on how to properly install that product. Arron films and hosts those videos too. Arron was also behind several of Edelbrock's components, including specific cylinder heads & intake manifolds. He also writes numerous tech articles for several magazines, automotive after market companies, and performance auto web sites.
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arron w/ vic edelbrock
jay leno | auto shop videos
Jay heard about Auto Shop Videos and invited Arron down to be on his show at his garage where his massive and impressive multimillion dollar car collection is. As you'll see in the video, Jay really likes the whole concept of the video series and the fact that they aren't just glazed-over "shows" like we see on Sunday morning TV where they build an engine in 10 minutes, skipping all of the details guys want, and NEED to know.
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arron W/ Jay Leno
ASV at sema auto show
The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. In addition, the SEMA Show provides attendees with educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, networking opportunities and more. Hear what Host Ted Jones has to say about Auto Shop Videos: