Gregory Abbott, known professionally as Reverend Gadget, is a steel fabrication artist, craftsman, prop builder and television personality based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known to television audiences as part of the build team on the short-lived Discovery Channel series Big!, and has more recently been part of their other series Monster House and Smash Lab. He is currently working with EarthxTV on his own series Reverend Gadget's Garage – also known as Gadget's World – in which he shows his advocation of alternative energy sources by converting gasoline-powered vehicles to electricity.[1]
Abbott took the name "Reverend Gadget" to reflect both his craftsman works and the fact that he has been an ordained minister since 1986.
Early life and education
Abbott was born in Torrance, California.[2] He attended one year of college at Menlo College before dropping out. More than half a decade later he returned to school to study economics and business at Santa Monica College as well as computer programming at UCLA.[3]
Career
Abbot is the CEO and president of Left Coast EV.[2]
Recognition
He currently holds 10 Guinness World Records for his works, some of which were with the Big! build team.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Reverend Gadget's Garage". EarthX. 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ a b "Meet Rev. Gadget — at the top of the electric vehicle custom conversion trend". Press Telegram. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ "More on Reverend Gadget and Left Coast Electric". www.autoblog.com. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
External links
- Left Coast EV Personal Website
- Crashed Tesla's Become Classic Electric Cars by LA Times
- Meet Reverend Gadget by Press Telegram
- Burning Man Mutant Vehicles by The Drive
- Mechanic Looks To Start An Auto Revolution by CBS News
- Who's Resurrecting the Electric Car by LA Weekly
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