Drive Society

TITLE: DRIVE SOCIETY: THE HOT RIDES

Duration: 3.30 minutes
Description:
Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ has teamed up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different communities from around the world. This episode is about an all female biker crew called the Hot Rides.

Drive Society: Hot Rides – Transcript

[Background Music]
Electric guitar riff-ing music is playing.

[Visual Transition/change]
Film starts with Sam on the back of a motorcycle with a member of the Hot Rides Lea. They are riding fast down a road.

Sam: I instantly feel like a much cooler human being

[Background Music]
Electric guitar riff-ing continues playing.

[Visual Transition/change]
There is a quick montage of bikes and the biker crew.

[Visual Transition/change]
The scene cuts to another montage of Sam on his YouTube channel, and at other events as he introduces himself.

Sam: Hello one and all, I’m Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ and I’ve team up with Shell V-Power to find others like me who with their friends are obsessed with Vehicles. Today we’re in the United States of America to do something a little bit different. I’m going to go ride out with an all female rider crew called the Hot Rides.

[Visual Transition/change]
The screen changes to a shot of a palm tree lined road with many Hot Rod cars parked on the street. The Drive Society logo appears with the film titles.

[Text]
Drive Society

In Association with

[Logo]
New Shell V-Power

[Logo]
Shell – Go Well

[Visual Transition/change]
The scene cuts to Sam standing with Hot Rides crewmember call Lea outside her suburban home.

Sam: I really want to learn how you could got into motorbikes, when did it all start for you?

Lea: Just riding on the back of one and realising that I am just this small entity in the world. I hopped on a motorcycle, learned and from then on I’ve never ridden on the back.

[Visual Transition/change]
The scene cuts to Lea standing beside a classic motorcycle as the garage door opens to reveal more classic bikes in side. Sam follows Lea to explore her collection of bikes.

Sam: Oh my god!

Lea: I know, this is my first bike, a 1963 Vespa GL, eventually it turned into a 1973 Yamaha RD350

[Visual Transition/change]
Close up 1963 Vespa GL and 1973 Yamaha RD350

Sam: You always like to go vintage?

Lea: yeah, it’s always vintage, just the fact that there’s a sentimental value to me.
This one right here is a BSA war department bike.

[Visual Transition/change]
Close up of BSA war department bike

Lea: This one is a ‘67 Triumph C100

[Visual Transition/change]
Close up of ‘67 Triumph C100

Sam: So do you like that its quite raw and basic compared to the modern bikes?

Lea: I like that feeling, that feeling of one, where the bike is telling me what to do. You know I’m winding it out, high RPM kind of thing versus the speedometer telling you what to do. I can feel it, you know? That’s why I really love these bikes, especially, old pre ’77 motorcycles.

Sam: Tell us about Hot Rides a bit more

Lea: How it started was Facebook. My best friend and ex room mate, her name was Katie Sue, she was like “Hey Lea, should it be something where we invite boys and girls?” and I was like “no, lets just do girls for now, you know, lets just get hammered out for a little bit” totally joking. Between the two of us we actually knew quite a few girls that were riding. That was eight years ago when there was not a lot of women riding

Sam: Right, lets go and meet the other girls from Hot Rides.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to Lea and Sam on Lea’s bike on the open road.

Sam: I feel like I am wearing more denim then Justin Timberlake at an N’Sync concert. It may look like I’m crying, but it’s the wind, I promise

Lea: Okay

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a montage between Lea and Sam on their bike, and other Hot Rides riders coming together.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to Sam standing with two Hot Rides bikers named Adrienne and Vanessa. They are parked in a hill side, with a view of the town and sea in the distance.

Sam: Are these friends for life now? You know, away from biking do you guys hang out? Do you guys talk?

Adrienne: Oh yeah, they came to my wedding

Vanessa: yeah

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene changes to a montage of the bikers riding, then back to Sam standing with two Hot Rides new bikers named Mariko and Audra. They are in the same spot on a hillside, with a view of the town and sea in the distance.

Mariko: It’s been this amazing journey of discovering things I can do that I didn’t know I could do before

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene changes to another montage of the bikers riding, then back to Sam standing with another Hot Rides biker named Kateri and they are also joined by Lea. They are in the same spot on a hillside, with a view of the town and sea in the distance.

Kateri: Even from when I was riding a scooter, which I did for many years, I was always like, In my mind I’m a motorcycle chick, but just I’m a lame scooter chick.
I was afraid of it, so the process of learning was really cool because you get to demystify something that like, belongs to someone else, you know what I mean?

Sam: Do you have any kind of dream rides?

Lea: The annual Normandy ride, most of them are global tours for enthusiasts, but get to go through the hills of Normandy

Kateri: I was luck enough to go to Morocco recently, we encountered this huge group of people on these adventure-touring bikes and they were doing the whole length of the country and back. And so I think that would be amazing.

Sam: and now I guess its having girls like you two, come and join groups like this where you get to meet different people

[Visual Transition/change]
As Sam talks the scene cuts to shots of the crew with each other, laughing and socialising. And then back to them standing on the hillside.

Lea: Yeah, that’s what Hot Rides is to me, it just opened up a lot more relationships that I hold dear.

Sam: great to meet you, thank you so much

Lea: thank you for having me

Sam: no thank you for having me!

[Laughter]

[Visual Transition/change]
Film ends with the biker crew riding off at night.
The Drive Society Logo animation appears with the titles

[Text]
Drive Society

In Association with

[Logo]
New Shell V-Power

[Logo]
Shell – Go Well

[Background Music]
The Drive Society Music plays for a few seconds and stops.

Title: Drive Society: La Low Riders

Duration: 3.45 minutes
Description:
Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ has teamed up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different communities from around the world. This episode is about the LA low-riders community.

Drive Society: Low Riders – Transcript

[Visual Transition/change]
Our presenter Sam is sitting in a low rider car with Sam Torres the protagonist of the film.

Sam: It is very nice in here. I love the way you’ve incorporated all the flag into the dash, with the seats, everything custom. What do these do?

[Visual Transition/change]
Sam pushes a button on the dash and the car starts to lift.

Wah!

[Laughter]

[Background Music]
Hip-hop sound track starts playing.

[Visual Transition/change]
There is a quick montage of different low rider cars.

[Visual Transition/change]
As Sam introduces the episode there is another montage of his youtube channel and different shots of him at various motoring communities he has visited in other episodes.

Sam: Hello one and all, I’m Sam from the YouTube channel ‘Seen Through Glass’, I’ve team up with Shell V-Power to meet six different communities who live and breath all things motoring.

Today I’m hopping over to Torres Empire to meet Sam Torres, a low riding icon who hosts over 1400 low riders at his annual LA convention centre show.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene transitions to shots of Sam Torres and his convention centre event.

Sam Torres: What up everybody, this is Sam Torres fro Torres Empire, come get you some …

[Visual Transition/change]
The scene transitions to a sequence of closes up of cars, car artwork and hopping cars and rims.

[Visual Transition/change]
The screen settles on some street art.
The Drive Society logo

[Text]
Drive Society
Low Riders

In Association with

[Logo]
New Shell V-Power

[Logo]
Shell – Go Well

[Visual Transition/change]

The scene cuts to Sam standing with Sam Torres in a show room of low rider cars.

Sam: What a great way to meet you outside, you’re going to have to help me with some of the low-riding lingo. Those cars were Hopping?

Sam Torres: yes.. they’re call hoppers. They hop for certain inches to win prizes, money, you know…

[Visual Transition/change]
As Sam Torres speak the scene cuts to shots of car “hopping” and back to the two men talking.

[Text]
Closed circuit. Professional driver. Do not attempt to recreate or perform same or similar stunts.

Sam: how did you get into low riding?

Sam Torres: you know my brothers used to have Low-Riders when I was a kid.
My cousins, family, uncles, friends, they all had low-riders ever since I was a little boy. That’s it man, I got a bike at home, I can start working on a low-rider bike.
And that’s where I started; I want to say it’s almost in the blood.

Sam: Is it a welcoming community? If I turned up…

[Visual Transition/change]
As Sam Torres speaks shots of LA, the convention crowds, and people interacting around low-rider cars appear.

Sam Torres: you know what? There is no borders …there’s no borders in the low-riders community

If you sit down, you know, and start talking about this car, its almost like a dream in your mind. It’s a piece of art that you have in your mind, that you’re creating murals, graphics, interior work, we kind of go through all that and create all that first.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to hundreds of cars in the convention centre, there are close ups of some very colourful vehicles and skilful artwork.

[Background Music]
Hip-hop sound track starts playing again.

Sam: Torres Empire, what exactly is it?

Sam Torres: It’s a car club, it’s a family, it’s a shop, you know, it’s a show
You know it’s a long story, and I’d hate to go into a long story, but as a little boy, I remember always telling everybody that I was going to so the biggest low-rider show in the world, and I couldn’t wait to get older.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to Sam Torres with people at the convention centre and car shots.

Sam Torres: We have over 1200 cars, maybe a good 500 cars on the waiting list. You know we have the biggest hop ever. In this industry there has never been any hops bigger than the hops that we have at our show

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to Sam and Sam Torres in showroom

Sam: Where did it actually start? Because, my outsider view originally was as you said, maybe more aggressive, LA street scene…

Sam Torres: I got to say that California is the capital of low-riding. We want other people to come in and be part of our community, we want it to grow. It ain’t no good if it don’t grow, that why I try and involve the kids as much as I can.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to kids in mini low rider vehicles and enjoying themselves at the show.

[Visual Transition/change]
There are close up shots of artwork on vehicles and glassy, colourful paintwork.
It cuts back and forth between the cars and the two men.

Sam Torres: The low-riding industry, you may see some cars almost with the same paint, same colour and scheme, but they’re not, they’re like fingerprints you know. When put two fingerprints together, they look very much alike, but when you start following they have different lines, different patterns work and that’s the way it is with the low-rider too.

Sam Torres: You really don’t get all the money you put into your car back, you know you can go to a show, you can get trophies, you can get plaques, you might get a couple of hundred dollars here are there. All the thousands you put into there, you definitely aren’t going to get it bad. So it has to be something with love, it has to be something you want to do out of your heart.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene transitions to Sam and Sam Torres driving in a metallic blue low rider;
The pull up outside Sam Torres’s private garage at home, the two men walk in to view the cars. Sam is admiring the cars.

Sam: Oh my god, I am so jealous! How do I move into your house and live your life?

[Laughter]
Sam: I now want to desperately be a low rider

[Laughter]
Sam: it’s amazing, I feel like today I’ve learnt so much that I feel like an honorary low-rider maybe? Just? So I feel like I should take one of these back to London with me ??

Sam Torres: This is the part where I tell you it’s been a pleasure meeting you, and its time for you to go.

[Laughter]

Sam: Leave? I thought I was doing so well?

Sam Torres: Oh you did so good today, yeah, but I guess its time to go…

Sam: It’s been a pleasure to meet you, thank you so much!

Sam Torres: Thank you so much.

[Visual Transition/change]
Film ends on a still of a hopping car.

[Logo Text]

Drive Society
Low Riders

[Text]
Drive Society
In Association wit

[Logo]
New Shell V-Power

[Logo]
Shell – Go Well

[Text]
Closed circuit. Professional driver. Do not attempt to recreate or perform same or similar stunts.

[Background Music]
Hip hop music fades out.

Title: Drive Society: Windsor

Duration: 3.33 minutes
Description:
Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ has teamed up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different communities from around the world. This episode is about the UKs fifth international Concours d’elegance at Windsor Castle

Drive Society: Windsor – Transcript

[visual Transition/change]
Film starts with our presenter Sam driving along a country road in a classic red convertible sports car.

Sam: Got a corner coming up with no power steering

arrghh

[background music]
Quaint English orchestral music plays.

[visual Transition/change]
The scene cuts to shots of classics cars driving up to Windsor Castle.

[visual Transition/change]
As Sam introduces the episode there is another montage of his YouTube channel and different shots of him at various motoring communities he has visited in other episodes.

Sam: Hello one and all, I’m Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’, and I’ve team up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different car communities around the world.

[visual Transition/change]
Cut to Sam driving along a country road in a classic red convertible sports car.
As he speaks there are shots of other classic cars and people milling about the event.

Sam: Today is all about pomp and ceremony as we are off to the UKs fifth international concours d’elegance at Windsor Castle

Tally Ho!

[visual Transition/change]
There is a still of Windsor Castle

[Logo Text]

Drive Society
Councours Of Elegance

[Text]
Drive Society
In Association with

[Logo]
New Shell V-Power

[Logo]
Shell – Go Well

[visual Transition/change]
Montage of old classic cars at the event

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to Sam standing beside his red classic car, you can see Windsor Castle in the background. As he speaks there are shots of other classic cars.

Sam: what an unbelievable way to arrive at this event
We’ve got line ups of Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Aston Martins and I’ve been told there are even more rare and special cars closer towards the castle.
Let’s go check them out.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a man named Keith standing beside his Aston Martin.

Sam: Keith fantastic to meet you, we are sat behind your very good-looking car over there, tell us a little bit about it.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to both men sitting beside the car, as they talk about it there are close up shots of the vehicle.

Keith: Well, it’s a 1981 Aston Martin V8

Sam: and you’re part of the Aston Martin owners club

Keith: That’s right, yeah
It’s a very useful club to be in from a technical point of view as well as social point of view.

People are individuals; some people will take these cars apart with a nail file and put them back together again. Other people just take their cars into the garage and are more interested in the social stuff. There is not an identikit type of person, all backgrounds, all walks of life.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to multiple shots of different Aston Martins.

Keith: Today there are a hundred Aston Martins here, roughly one for each year the marks been around

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to people at the event; we see the castle, soldiers, and many classic cars.

Sam: I know I say this a lot … Wow… This is unreal!

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a man named Gregor standing beside his classic car.

Sam: Gregor, fantastic to meet you. What makes this concourse different?

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to both men sitting in the classic car.

Gregor: It’s Windsor; it’s her Majesty’s home. The collection of cars, it’s absolutely unique. I think its fair to say the greatest cars in the world come to Windsor.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a man named Jonathan standing beside 1974 Lamborghini Countash.

Jonathan: 1974 Lamborghini Countash. If you were a kid in 1974, and I was, this is what you dreamt of. This is what you’d have a little toy car of. And it was the fastest car in the world.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to both men standing beside the car and shots of the car and people at the event.

Sam: What do you find of the classic car world? Is it an inclusive world? Is there a family feel?

Jonathan: As human’s I think we all feel the need to belong to some kind of group, some kind of community. Classic cars are no different in that respect.
It’s definitely a community that brings people together.

Sure you have the odd reclusive collector, but on the whole the success of events like this or Goodwood for example, show you that car collectors, like most people, love getting together and having a good chat about their shared passion.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a man named Sam and a female standing beside a very old looking classic car.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to Sam our presenter and Sam our car collector talking beside the car.

Sam Collector: so, what I’ve found is that the cars bring the collectors together.
An the collectors themselves are very gracious and generous and forthcoming with their knowledge and information, and they’re willing to be helpful.
So I found there to be a collegiality that I enjoy very very much.
It’s just a fascinating experience for me.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a montage of the event, the cars and people and castle background.
The scene then cuts back to Sam and Gregor sitting in Gregor’s classic car.

Gregor: Definitely a world community and with events similar to this in India, in the Middle East now … There is a community of collectors that are supporting a lot of these events. And, yes, it does feel like being part of a great tour.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a montage of the event, and end on a still of a classic car.

[Logo Text]
Drive Society

[Text]
Drive Society
In Association with

[Logo]
New Shell V-Power

[Logo]
Shell – Go Well

Title: Drive Society: The Best Of Italy

Duration: 3.35 minutes
Description:
Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ has teamed up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different communities from around the world. This episode is about the Good Guys West Coast National event.

Drive Society: Good Guys – Transcript

[background Music]
Rock and Roll sounding music is slowly playing as a montage of classic hot rod cars appear on screen.

[Visual Transition/change]
Film starts with a montage of classic hot rod car shots, close ups and long shots.
The scene cuts to Sam our presenter standing beside some Hot Rods.

Sam: Hello one and all, I’m Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ and I’ve team up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different motor communities from around the world.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts away scenes at various locations around the world, and then back to Sam at the Good Guys event where we see more shots of various Hot Rod cars.

Today I’m in the USA at the 30th annual Good Guys West Coast National to discover more about Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, custom rides and all things Americana.

[background Music Plays]
The Drive society upbeat title music plays in the titles.

[Visual Transition/change]
The screen changes to a shot of a palm tree lined road with many Hot Rod cars parked on the street. The Drive Society logo appears with the film titles.

[Text]
Drive Society
Good Guys

In Association with

[logo]
New Shell V-Power

[logo]
Shell – Go Well

[background Music]
Jaunty American rock music playing as a montage of classic hot rod cars appear on screen.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to Sam interviewing a man named Martin. As they talk the scene cuts to shots of the event, people milling about, looking at cars. There are lots of shots of American Hot Rods.

Sam: Tell us, what is Good Guys? How did it come about?

Marc: Well Good Guys is a Hot Rod community; it’s an association my father started. Every level of car person is here today. I grew up going to these things with my Mom and dad before Good Guys, so it’s all family, the cars are what bring us together and the people is what it’s all about.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to Sam sitting with an older man name Bill in his classic red Ford Deluxe.
As they talk the scene cuts to shots of the event, people milling about, looking at cars. There are lots of shots of American Hot Rods.

Sam: And how did you get into Hot Rods? Where does that passion begin?

Bill: Well I got 14 or 15 and I decided I really kind of like things mechanical

I brought my first mode, a Ford, it was a deluxe roadster. I mean those cars today are thousands of dollars. I paid $10.

Sam: It was always Hot Rods then?

Bill: Only by necessity; because you buy and old clunker and you fix it up and you make it go faster.
You drop the front end, or you put big tyres on the back and you make it a little different to all the rest of the clunkers on the street.

In the day, growing up, we hot them up and made them go faster… and you know these guys in Detroit that make cars? They don’t know what their doing. I mean, you ask a 14-year-old kid, he’s the expert.

Sam: You built this car, didn’t you?

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to shots of Bill’s classic car as he talks about it.

Bill: I built this car; yes I started with some steel rails that I brought at this steel shop. The body we got off eBay.

[Visual Transition/change]
The scene transitions to environmental shots of the event. There are lots of cars and people walking around, appreciating the cars.

[Visual Transition/change]
The scene transitions to Sam our presenter with a man named Lee, he is the owner and restorer of a classic black Ford Hot Rod. As they talk there are many shots of the car in question.

Sam: I’d love to find out more about your beautiful car that you’ve got here. It looks amazing, I have to say I love this pink stripes.

Lee: The car is really good; take it pretty much anywhere

Sam: Are you a little bit obsessive about the cleanliness? ...

Lee: I can be

Sam: yeah I got that sense

[Laughter]

Lee: When I first brought it, the paint it was so old, it looked grey in colour. In polishing it as long as I did, for like four hours a day… for weeks. I ended up going to the doctor; I couldn’t use my right arm for a while

Sam: Oh my god, so a self inflicted car injury?

Lee: yes

Sam: that I think deserves another handshake

Lee: okay, yeah

Sam: and I see your wearing a thunderbolts shirt

Lee: ah yes

Sam: So you’re a member of the club

[Visual Transition/change]
Cut a way shot of Thunderbolts logo on Lee’s shirt and then back to the two men.

Lee: yes, a member of the Thunderbolts

Sam: what are the Thunderbolts? What do you guys do?

Lee: The Thunderbolts is the oldest continually meeting club, in the United States. They’ve been meeting twice every month since 1945.

[Visual Transition/change]
There is a quick succession of shots of Hot Rods. The scene transitions to a man sitting in a dark blue Hot Rod. This man is Steve, and renowned, experience Hot Rod builder.

Sam: This guy here is one of the premiere builders in the world.

[[Visual Transition/change]
The scene transitions to Sam and Steve sitting side by side. As they talk there are supplementary shots of different classic Hot Rods.

Sam: We’ve seen some amazing cars today, some of which are built in sheds, and some as meticulous and amazing as the ones you’ve got here. Do you find that you’ve sort of built strong relationships / Friendships after spending time creating their babies almost?

Steve: Typically, people we build cars for they become close friends… we vacation together. One of my Hot Rod friends, I’m his son’s godfather.

You start off build Hot Rods, and the next thing you know your families even.
And that speaks for most people here.

[Visual Transition/change]
There is another quick montage of cars and people at the event.

[Visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts back to Sam and Bill sitting in his classic Red Ford Deluxe.
As they talk the scene cuts to shots of the event, people milling about, looking at cars. There are lots of shots of American Hot Rods.

Sam: Is there a worry or concern that people are going to move on and there won’t be people to try these cars?

Bill: no, there will always be car hobbyists, it just the type of car… 32 , 33 Ford Roadsters , I think that’s going to go away. Kids coming up today, I mean, can afford a Honda Civic, a used one maybe, and so that’s today’s Hot Rod.

[Visual Transition/change]
Film ends with a side shot of a classic Hot Rod with flames along the sides.
The Drive Society Logo animation appears with the titles

[Text]
Drive Society
Good Guys

In Association with

[logo]
New Shell V-Power

[logo]
Shell – Go Well

[background Music]
The Drive Society Music plays for a few seconds and stops.

Title: Drive Society: Simply Japanese

Duration: 3.14 minutes
Description:
Sam from ‘Seen Through Glass’ has teamed up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different communities from around the world. This episode is about the Japanese Modified scene.

Drive Society: Simply Japanese – Transcript

[background Music]
Bass-thumping music plays.
Engine roaring noise.

[visual Transition/change]
The screen settles on the back of a red sports car.
The Drive Society logo appears.

[Text]
Drive Society
Simply Japanese

In Association with

[Logo]
New Shell V-Power

[Logo]
Shell – Go Well

[visual Transition/change]
A quick sequence of Japanese sports cars appear, and the titles.

[visual Transition/change]
As Sam introduces the episode there is another montage of his YouTube channel and different shots of him at various motoring communities he has visited in other episodes.

Sam: Hello one and all, I’m Sam from the YouTube channel ‘Seen Through Glass’, I’ve team up with Shell V-Power to learn more about six different communities around the world.

Today we’re heading over to Beaulieu in the UK to learn everything there is to know about the Japanese Modified scene.

[visual Transition/change]
A montage of Japanese modified cars appear on screen.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a man named Benny standing besides his white GT Japanese sports car.

Sam: Does it get a lot of appreciation?

Benny: Ah it’s crazy; I’ve never had a car like it

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to the two men driving in the car on a country road.

Sam: Really?

Benny: Yeah, its just constant…fill up the fuels, it’s like “Nice car mate”
Guys it van pull up and its like “waaay”, Motorbikes beeping … its unbelievable!

Sam: How often do you guys go out?

Benny: Tend to organise something once a month. Just a little pub meeting when it’s the colder months. Up to the beach in the summer.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene changes to another montage of Japanese modified cars.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a man named Karl standing besides his black Japanese sports car.

Karl: My other half says I have the most boring feed ever

[Laughter]

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to both men walking alongside a row of parked Japanese cars.

Karl: As we were flicking through it, she was saying “car, car, car…car”
Then she said “this ones interesting”, and I said “yeah, well, this guy is building a garage for his car”

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to both men standing in front of Karl’s black car, the bonnet it up.

Karl: It’s funny, in the early days I’d be doing a lot of the work myself, and there’s a lot on pressure to do the work yourself.

Normally you do it twice, cos then you take it to a garage to get it fixed

[Laughter]

Sam: So sorry… please help

Karl: I mean, a lot of the guys, you can usually call up somebody and somebody’s done something and you know…

Sam: So I guess everybody wants to kind of do it themselves and be involved, but it’s not a competitive thing, you do help each other out.

Karl: yeah

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts to a man named Steve standing besides his red Japanese sports car.
The scene transitions to the two men talking and walking around the car.

Sam: This is unbelievable! What… I know its an NSX, but what actually is it?

Steve: It’s an ex-Japanese touring car, so it’s been made road legal from a touring car, to a Japanese street car, then de-street car and SVA to get it onto the road over here

Sam: It’s unbelievable!

Steve: Thank you

[visual Transition/change]
The scene cuts back to Sam and Benny in the white Japanese car driving along country road.

[Text]
All vehicle modifications should be compliant with the laws of England and Wales.

Benny: There was a guy in our club called John, and he was having a bit of a tough time.

[visual Transition/change]
The scene cuts footage of Benny and his friends working on the Car he is describing.

Benny: He bought this old RX7 and he bought another RX7 with the turbo engine, everyone from the whole club, clubbed together and we swapped the engines for him, we never touched the rotary, and we swapped engines and bought him a set of wheels for it.

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts back to Sam and Benny in the car.

Sam: That’s what its all about isn’t it, its that bond, that community, that friendship. I think if you’re not in the car scene, you don’t understand it.

Benny: Yeah

[visual Transition/change]
Scene cuts back to Same and Steve standing besides his red Japanese sports car.

Sam: would you ever replace this?

Steve: You know something, it took 18 months to get it and I think it’s a keeper

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Scene cuts back to Sam and Karl standing besides his black Japanese sports car.

Sam: Do you have a dream car that you …

Karl: This is it

Sam: This is it? This is the one?

Karl: yeah

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Scene cuts a montage of Sam’s travel through the series.

Sam: That brings an end to the drive society series; we have been all over the world learning about different communities, we’ve also met some amazing people. So huge thanks to Shell V-Power.

Make sure you go back and check out any episodes you might have missed.

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Film ends on a Japanese sports car on the road

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Drive Society
Simply Japanese

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Drive Society
In Association with

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New Shell V-Power

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Shell – Go Well