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⚡ Chop Shop: London Garage ⚡
David Ginola's custom Porsche 944 – Season 2, Episodes 9 & 10
🏁 Beauty & the Beast build · full recap
🚘 SEASON 2 · EPISODE 9 · PART 1
🇫🇷 David Ginola's Beauty and the Beast Car – vision takes shape
The spark: French football legend and model David Ginola commissions Bernie Fineman and Leepu Awlia to build a head-turning machine inspired by a classic American cruiser — the Chevrolet Camaro SS. But this is Chop Shop, so nothing is ordinary.
Leepu, fired up by the brief, doesn't wait for the final design sign‑off. He pulls the trigger and buys a perfectly road‑worthy Porsche 944 to act as the donor car. The concept? Fuse the solid German bones of the Porsche with the bold, muscular swagger of American muscle — a true “Beauty and the Beast” mashup.
“I saw the Camaro spirit, I grabbed the 944 heart. Now we have to make them dance.” – Leepu
But as metal meets imagination, friction grows between the workshop's engineering reality and Leepu's free‑form artistry. The team quickly realises this custom vision is more complex — and more risky — than any everyday resto. By episode's end, the Porsche has been gutted and the first silhouettes appear, but the finished car is still a distant dream.
⏱ 📌 End of episode 9: build is underway, but far from finalised – tension stays in the garage.
🔨 SEASON 2 · EPISODE 10 · PART 2
🏆 The reveal — Porsche‑inspired muscle meets Ginola's dream
Picking up where part 1 left off, the Chop Shop crew dives into the final stretch. With the mechanical backbone already sorted (the 944's running gear is solid), all eyes are on bodywork, style, and the tiniest design details that will either wow Ginola — or fall short of his polished taste.
Bernie works his fabrication magic while Leepu sculpts the hybrid shape: muscular haunches, American-flavoured grille and custom paint that hints at both European elegance and Detroit attitude. The clock ticks, and the workshop crackles with dramatic tension. Can they translate a footballer's abstract ‘beauty & beast’ idea into steel and fibre‑glass?
Compromises were inevitable — but did they pay off? The moment of truth arrives when Ginola walks in to see the finished machine. The car, wild and unique, stands before him. It's a Porsche underneath, but the skin is pure Leepu theatre.
🏁 Verdict: The team presents the completed “Beauty and the Beast” car — the question: does it meet David Ginola's vision? (No spoilers, but the reaction is genuine Chop Shop gold.)
🔎 about CHOP SHOP: LONDON GARAGE
⚙️ A reality‑style motoring series that dives into the chaotic, creative heart of an East London workshop. At the helm: mechanic Bernie Fineman (the voice of reason) and designer Leepu Awlia (the artist with a grinder). Their mission? Rescue old or wrecked cars and transform them into bespoke, custom‑styled machines — often on a shoestring budget and always against the clock. Clashes, genius, and last‑minute miracles make every episode a petrolhead's delight.
📍 The Ginola 944 build perfectly captures the show's soul: ambitious design, mechanical graft, and the eternal question – will the client love it?
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Porsche 944 donor
Transaxle sports car (1979–1991). Known for balanced handling and bulletproof mechanics – a solid base for Leepu's muscle‑car fantasy.
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David Ginola
French international, PSG & Newcastle legend. Later became an actor/model – his style demands a car with drama and flair.
📺 Both episodes capture the Chop Shop rollercoaster: artistic battles, last‑minute fabrication, and a celebrity handover. A must‑watch for custom‑car fans.
🔰 Episode 9 · part 1
🔰 Episode 10 · part 2
Porsche 944 · David Ginola · Beauty and the Beast build
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