NEW YORK CITY – 5/25/2011 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–
Sandy Frank, President and CEO of Sandy Frank Entertainment has announced it has obtained the exclusive rights for worldwide distribution of the long-running Canadian series Dream Car Garage, the incredibly popular show that follows a successful and popular US and International format with segments that range from race car test driving, new exotic cars, vintage collectable cars, famous and museum collections and celebrity collections to name just a few. In addition each season has an ongoing car restoration period where a vintage car is built or refurbished.
The show is owned and produced by Peter Klutt, the Host of the show as well as the President of Legendary Motorcar, a 40,000 square foot state of the art restoration facility with showroom and a museum including over 100 examples of collector cars.
130 Half Hour Episodes of Dream Car Garage have been produced. The series ran successfully for 8 seasons in the US on Speed Channel and for 2 seasons on Sun TV and CAVE Networks in Canada.
“I am so pleased to have been able to make this relationship with Peter”, said Sandy Frank, legendary syndication and distribution mogul. “130 half hours of anything is a lot of content. But when you consider the interest in car and restoration television shows worldwide and you’ve got the opportunity to take, arguably, the most highly produced and interesting one into the marketplace, it’s pretty much a no-brainer and one that I am incredibly excited about”.
“I was obviously impressed with Sandy’s legend,” says Klutt. “At the end of the day, I felt that Sandy wanted it badly and that meant a lot to me. When you meet him, you instantly recognize that you are in the presence of one of the most experienced men in the industry. And his salesmanship is exactly what I wanted…unstoppable”.
Klutt is joined by two Co-Hosts in the series. Michelle Jobin brings a natural vitality and experience in the television world to the show. Her interviewing and news background helps other guests tell their story. Ron Fellows is the other Co-Host. His experience and knowledge of cars complements Peter’s perfectly. Ron is a charter member of the championship winning Corvette racing Team, he helped test the developmental Corvette C5-R, and won Corvette Racing’s first ALMS victory at the Texas Motor Speedway. Fellows is recognized as one of North America’s most versatile road racing drivers, winning in series that span the spectrum of motorsports from NASCAR to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
“Cars are an international entity, “ Sandy Frank says unabashedly. “Virtually every country from Asia to Latin America to Western Europe are all designing and manufacturing automobiles or have their hand in it to some degree. The Europeans have arguably made some of the greatest inroads to the industry in all of automotive history. And the special guests appearing throughout the series runs are just incredible. Carrol Shelby, Chip Foose, Peter Brock, Dale Earnhardt? This show is perfectly built to sustain a very long and successful run in the worldwide marketplace.”
For more information, please contact:
Sandy Frank at Sandy Frank Entertainment 212.772.1889
