An abandoned Gibson houseboat expands Vice Grip Garage's rescue fleet

Derek's only new upload tackles interior changes and engine upgrades, bringing the renovation close to a million views.

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Budget ABANDONED HOUSEBOAT Renovation! HUGE Interior & Engine Upgrades!

Getting an abandoned machine moving again is familiar territory for Derek Bieri. Giving it a renovated living space and getting it onto the water is a different assignment.

Vice Grip Garage's only new upload, "Budget ABANDONED HOUSEBOAT Renovation! HUGE Interior & Engine Upgrades!", returns to a classic Gibson houseboat for interior changes, renovation plans and more work on the motors. It reached roughly 855,000 views in its opening 30 hours. The destination here isn't a long drive home, but a boat ready to leave the dock.

The comments have their own workshop agenda. Viewers debate whether the timber floors should stay natural, while people identifying themselves as experienced marine mechanics offer explanations of reverse-rotation engines and suggestions for inspecting the boat. Others have already supplied nautical nicknames, including USS I'll Be Dipped. One viewer places the oddball project alongside Derek's monster truck as a particular draw.

The houseboat is the channel's busiest video right now, followed by the previously hidden project Derek describes as a replacement for Independence Chevelle. His one-owner Chevelle rescue, the subject of our earlier note, also continues to draw views.

Across the channel, subscribers were unchanged over the week, and daily viewing is running below its usual level. Even so, Vice Grip Garage collected about 3.8 million views over seven days, a substantial week among the nearby motoring channels. For this upload, though, the practical conversation has shifted from roadworthiness to floors, engines and what needs checking before a launch.

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The videos drawing views on Vice Grip Garage right now

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The numbers

Here's how Vice Grip Garage's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Matthew Parker

14,861,125

Vice Grip Garage

3,782,153

Speed Bump Garage

3,541,064

Speeed

1,630,687

Tj Hunt

939,626

Shmee150

897,886

Vehicle Virgins

730,134

VINwiki

614,900

Car Throttle

135,021

subscribers

2,590,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

964,683,538

views per day

327,411

typical day: 565,877

first-day views of each video posted this week

Budget ABANDONED HOUSEBOAT Renovation! …

737,872

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Car Throttle

3,010,000

Shmee150

2,880,000

Speeed

2,620,000

Vice Grip Garage

2,590,000

Vehicle Virgins

2,510,000

Matthew Parker

2,510,000

Tj Hunt

2,410,000

Speed Bump Garage

2,330,000

VINwiki

2,180,000

As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.