WE PUT THE NATION ON WHEELS. NOWHERE ELSE WILL YOU FIND GARAGES FROM THE CITY TO THE
SUBURBS WITH HOT RODS, CLASSICS
OR HIGH END SPORTS CARS. NOW YOU
CAN SEE WHAT’S IN THE GARAGE.
THANKS TO CHRISTIE MACDONALD, A
LOCAL 4 PLUS.
HIT THE DOOR ON ALL OF IT.
>> YOU BOUGHT A LAMBORGHINI ON
EBAY. THAT’S WHAT I LIVE FOR.
WHAT’S IN THAT GARAGE? THIS IS A
LOVE LETTER TO FERRARI. I ENDED
UP GETTING THIS CAR GIVEN TO ME.
>> IT WAS A COMPLETE WRECK. YOU
BURIED THE LEAD THAT YOU
ACTUALLY.
>> YOU RACE THESE THINGS. WHAT’S
IN THAT GARAGE.
>> WHAT IS IN THAT GARAGE? WELL,
CHRISTIE JOINS US NOW IN STUDIO.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
>> IT’S GREAT TO SEE BOTH OF YOU
HERE.
>> HAVE YOU? I’M A LITTLE
JEALOUS OF YOU, LIKE IN THOSE
CARS AND GETTING WAS IT FUN? OH,
MY GOSH.
>> IT’S BEEN SO MUCH FUN. I MEAN
, WE GREW UP HERE IN SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN AND I’M A CAR GIRL. I
KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE.
THEY LOVE THEIR VEHICLES. YOU
KNOW, WHETHER IT’S CLASSICS OR
WHETHER IT’S HOT RODS OR WHETHER
IT’S LIKE THE DREAM CAR THAT YOU
ALWAYS WANTED FROM WHEN YOU GREW
UP IN HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU GOT TO
RESTORE IT. SO THIS REALLY IS I
MEAN, I SAID IT IN THERE LIKE A
LOVE LETTER. IT’S A LOVE LETTER
TO EVERYONE WHO LOVES CARS,
DRIVES THEM. AND THE FUN STORIES
BEHIND THEM, YOU KNOW?
>> SO WHERE DOES YOUR LOVE OF
CARS COME FROM?
>> YEAH. SO I GREW UP AROUND
HERE AND MY DAD WAS A CAR GUY,
SO THAT’S MY DAD RIGHT THERE
FROM LIKE THE 80S. HE’LL BE
DYING RIGHT NOW. I LOVE THAT’S
TOM, MY DAD, TOM MACDONALD. AND
SO HE GREW UP AND WAS ALWAYS WE
ALWAYS HAD DIFFERENT CARS IN THE
DRIVEWAY. MUST BE ON A BIG WHEEL
. THAT’S SO CUTE BECAUSE HE
WORKED IN AUTOMOTIVE PR AND SO I
JUST LOVED THE SPEED. I LOVED
THE SOUND. I LOVED THE FACT THAT
CARS ARE KIND OF ART AS WELL.
THE SHAPES, THE, YOU KNOW, JUST
THE DIFFERENT DESIGN. AND
EVERYONE’S GOT A CONNECTION
WHERE YOU EITHER YOU’VE WORKED
ON THE LINE OR YOU’VE WORKED,
YOU KNOW, FOR AUTOMOTIVE OR FOR
A SUPPLIER OR SOMETHING. THERE’S
BEAUTY ABOUT IT. AND THERE IS
ALSO JUST INSTANT CONNECTION AND
PASSION. AND SO FOR ME, GROWING
UP, I’M LIKE, I LOVE PEOPLE’S
CARS AND I LOVE TO HEAR I’M
LIKE, WHERE’D YOU GET THE CAR?
LIKE WHAT’S IN YOUR GARAGE? SO
I’M JUST NOSY. LIKE, I LOVE
THAT.
>> I LOVE THAT. SO YOU’VE
ALREADY SHOT SOME STORIES FOR
WHAT’S IN YOUR GARAGE.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN? IT’S BEEN
HOW DID YOU TRACK THE CARS DOWN?
AND IT’S PRETTY NEAT.
>> SO I STARTED WITH WORD OF
MOUTH BECAUSE THIS IS AN
ENTIRELY NEW SERIES THAT’S ON
LOCAL 4 PLUS. RIGHT? SO YOU’RE
WATCHING US RIGHT NOW ON LOCAL
4. MAYBE YOU’RE STREAMING US ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. YOU CAN GO
TO LOCAL 4 PLUS AND YOU CAN GET
ALL NEW STREAMING PROGRAMING. SO
DOWNLOAD THAT APP AND YOU CAN
SEE THESE EPISODES. SO I STARTED
WITH PEOPLE I KNEW RIGHT? JUST
TO GET IT OFF THE GROUND AND SO
WE PREMIERED THIS ON MONDAY
NIGHT DURING THE FIREWORKS. I
HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH EMAILS
FROM PEOPLE SAYING, LOOK WHAT’S
IN MY GARAGE. CHECK OUT THIS CAR
. IT WAS THE CAR THAT I’VE LOVED
FOREVER. AND I FINALLY FOUND AT
AUCTION AND I WAS ABLE TO
RESTORE IT WHERE SOMEONE SAID,
MY DAD LEFT ME THIS CAR AND I
DRIVE IT AND IT REMINDS ME OF
HIM EVERY DAY. SO WE’VE BEEN
ABLE TO GET A LOT OF INTERESTING
STORIES, BUT ONES THAT YOU CAN
SEE RIGHT NOW IS MAN WHO LIVES
IN OAKLAND COUNTY. HE’S GOT AN
EIGHT CAR GARAGE. AND I SAID,
ALL RIGHT, LET ME SEE YOUR
GARAGE, BECAUSE I FIRST ONLY SAW
THE THREE CAR. SURE AND HE SAID,
WHICH ONE? AND I SAID, OKAY,
WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEONE
SAYS WHICH ONE, YOU’RE LIKE, YOU
WERE IN FOR SOMETHING GOOD.
YEAH. SO HE FLIPPED IT OPEN AND
IT WAS FERRARIS. HE RACES
FERRARIS. BUT THEN WE WERE AT A
CARRIAGE HOUSE WHERE SOMEONE
CAME UP AND IT WAS A LAMBORGHINI
THAT HE BOUGHT ON EBAY,
RESTORING ALL DIFFERENT STUFF.
IN 1985, PORSCHE. SO REALLY KIND
OF SPANS SPANS THE THING, ONE
THAT I LOVE. THAT’S COMING OUT
SOON. SO YOU’VE GOT TO WATCH
LOCAL 4 PLUS TO DROP DONNY. SHE
LIVES IN MACOMB TOWNSHIP AND SHE
HAS AN OLD BARN THAT SHE THREW
OPEN THE DOORS FOR US AND IT’S A
59 CHEVY THAT’S PURPLE. IT’S GOT
CAT EYE LIGHTS ON THE BACK AND
SHE’S GOT A NAME FOR IT. YOU’RE
GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH TO SEE
WHAT SHE HAS NAMED THIS CAR. BUT
WE TOOK A RIDE ON IT. YOU SAW IT
IN THE TRAILER. IT’S JUST A LOT
OF FUN. BUT REALLY TO ENJOY
GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE AND
THEY’RE SHORT. IT’S LIKE A SEVEN
MINUTE THING THAT YOU CAN JUST
KIND OF BINGE AND WATCH AND I
LOVE THIS BECAUSE THAT’S
SOMETHING YOU WOULD BINGE.
>> IF IT’S SEVEN MINUTES, IT’S
EASY, IT’S DIGEST ABLE. AND I
THINK THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY
TO DO IT BECAUSE I HAVE A DREAM
CAR.
>> WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? YEAH.
>> WHAT IS KARMANN GHIA?
>> OOH, YES.
>> SO I’M A LITTLE BIT OF A
CREEPER. I WAS IN GROSSE POINTE.
REALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING,
LIKE ON A SATURDAY, AND I SAW A
MAN DRIVING IN ONE, A YELLOW
ONE. DID YOU FOLLOW HIM? I
FOLLOWED HIM. SHE FOLLOWED HIM.
>> OH. THAT IS WHY.
>> NO VIDEO. THIS WHY I WANT TO
SEE THIS.
>> YOU DIDN’T TURN YOUR PHONE ON
IN LIKE VIDEO.
>> ATTEMPTED TO. I WAS LIKE, I
MIGHT LOOK LIKE A REALLY CREEPY
PERSON, BUT THIS IS THE WAY YOU
DO IT. YOU TRACK PEOPLE DOWN.
THAT’S RIGHT. YOU FIND THE CARS
THAT YOU’RE INTERESTED.
>> AND IF YOU HAVE A KARMANN
GHIA FOR SALE, CALL TATI,
PLEASE. SHE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT IT.
>> I CAN GET ON A PAYMENT SO SHE
CAN STOP SNEAKING AROUND.
>> I KNOW.
>> STOP FOLLOWING PEOPLE, BE A
CREEPER. I COULDN’T HELP MYSELF.
THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND. I MEAN,
OKAY.
>> I LOVE THIS BECAUSE WE’RE IN
DREAM CRUISE TOWN, RIGHT? THIS
IS WHAT WE LIVE FOR EVERY
SUMMER. YEAH. SO YOU’RE GOING TO
HAVE A GREAT RUN FOR YOUR SHOW.
>> YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE A LOT
OF FUN. SO WE’RE GOING TO KEEP
SHOOTING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER,
AND I THINK WE’RE GOING TO KIND
OF WORK ON PUTTING ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM EVEN IF YOUR
CAR DOESN’T MAKE IT INTO THE
SHOW. SO MAYBE DOING A LITTLE
BIT OF A VIRTUAL GARAGE, I DON’T
KNOW. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT. SO WHERE YOU CAN
COME, WE’LL PARK PICTURES OF
YOUR CARS SO YOU CAN BECAUSE
PEOPLE, THEY LIKE TO SHOW OFF
THEIR. YES THEY DO A LITTLE BIT.
AND WE LOVE THAT. SO.
>> SO PEOPLE DO WANT TO SHARE
WHAT’S IN THE GARAGE. WHAT
SHOULD THEY DO?
>> THEY SHOULD CONTACT ME. SEE
MACDONALD AT WDIV’S. COM I’M
TAKING ANY AND ALL EMAILS AND WE
WILL SEE IF WE’LL GO OUT TO YOUR
GARAGE. BUT MAKE SURE YOU
INCLUDE A PICTURE SO I CAN SEE
WHAT’S IN YOUR GARAGE. I KNOW
PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT’S IN THAT
GARAGE? LIKE PATIO FURNITURE?
YEAH NO OLD LADDERS. AND I’M
LIKE, OKAY, MAYBE THAT. BUT
WE’RE LOOKING FOR KIND OF YOUR
COOL CAR SETUP. OKAY.
>> SO REALLY QUICKLY BEFORE WE
LET YOU GO, YOU’RE A SELF
PROCLAIMED CAR LOVER. WHAT’S
YOUR FAVORITE?
>> SO MY FAVORITE WOULD BE A
DREAM WOULD BE A 911 PORSCHE. I
MEAN, THAT IS WHAT IS THAT.
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD
BE THE DREAM CAR. SO YEAH, YOU
GUYS GOT THE HAIR TO BLOW IN
THE.
>> YOU KNOW, I’LL TAKE ANY
COLOR.