‘Fat N’ Furious’ is ready to roll

Staff report

“Fat N’ Furious: Rolling Thunder” will roar back for a third season Monday.

The reality show, which is shot in the Mahoning Valley and features the four-man crew at Christmas Automotive, will air at 10 p.m. on Discovery Channel.

Led by Tommy Christmas of Boardman, owner of the shop, with Chuck Kountz, Andy Pivarnik and Steve McGranahan, the real-life buddies acquire dilapidated muscle cars and get them back into racing condition.

The wisecracking pals try to turn a profit on each project, but Christmas doesn’t hesitate to lower their price if the customer has a moving story about the car.

The family-friendly show is part of Discovery’s popular block of programming that is aimed at the muscle-car crowd.

On Monday’s episode, the first of eight, Christmas and Co. restore one of the most unique muscle cars of all time: the patriotic 1969 AMC SC Rambler.

They also flip a couple of “sleeper” cars: a Shelby GLHS and a Dodge Spirit RT.

In an interview last month, Christmas said the coming season will feature some moving story lines.

“They tug at the heart-strings,” he said.

Shooting was done at Christmas’ speed shop in rural southern Mahoning County and at area drag strips.