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Tavarish

Freddy Hernandez's salvage-supercar rebuilds and long-form engineering projects.
@tavarish ↗ United States13 documented 9 current1 former Checked 2026-07-11

Inventory scope: Personal vehicles explicitly identified in the 2024 headquarters tour, plus later headline builds. Cars stored for collaborators—including Mat Armstrong's RS6 and friends' Teslas, Integra and Evo—are excluded.

Creator story

How Tavarish got here

Online since
Automotive writing before 2010; YouTube build era from 2015
Behind the channel
Freddy Hernandez
Based
Florida, United States

Freddy Hernandez—better known by the pen name Tavarish—moved from writing about cheap, compromised performance cars into filming increasingly ambitious rebuilds. The channel grew from driveway rescues to a dedicated workshop and projects such as the flooded McLaren P1.

Timeline

  1. Writing era

    Freddy founded APiDA Online and became known for articles about buying, selling and repairing inexpensive enthusiast cars.

    Jalopnik — Freddy “Tavarish” Hernandez ↗
  2. Jalopnik

    His columns and on-camera work helped establish the Tavarish identity before the standalone rebuild channel became his main platform.

    Freddy Tavarish Hernandez — Jalopnik Archive ↗
  3. Build channel

    Long-form projects centered the channel on buying cars conventional buyers avoided and documenting the consequences.

    Tavarish — YouTube ↗
  4. 2023

    The flooded McLaren P1 became the channel's defining high-risk rebuild and developed into a P1 GTR-inspired transformation.

    The Real Story Behind the McLaren P1 Rebuild ↗
Ownership ledger

Documented vehicles

Current fleet reconciled · history expanding
  1. 01

    McLaren 675LT

    Rebuilt crash-damaged car with a 4.0-liter engine conversion, functional roof scoop and bespoke F1-inspired interior.
    Current Source video ↗
  2. 02

    Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG

    Long-term supercharged roadster project prepared for a manual conversion.
    Current Source video ↗
  3. 03

    Aston Martin DBS

    Manual Casino Royale-spec V12 described as a money-no-object dream car.
    Current Source video ↗
  4. 04

    Ferrari 430 Scuderia

    Crash rebuild converted to a gated manual, with center-lock wheels and a Cadillac White Lightning finish.
    Current Source video ↗
  5. 05

    Porsche 911 GT3 (992)

    Former Adam LZ / Mat Armstrong crash-rebuild car in paint-to-sample Ultraviolet.
    Current Source video ↗
  6. 06

    Aston Martin V8 Vantage

    First exotic car Freddy bought; acquired from Doug DeMuro.
    Current Source video ↗
  7. 07

    Toyota Supra

    White Supra / donor car
    Personal car whose engine was used for a collaborator's SEMA Supra build.
    Status to verify Source video ↗
  8. 08

    McLaren P1

    Flood-damaged P1 rebuild
    Saltwater-flooded P1 undergoing an extensive bespoke rebuild.
    Current Source video ↗
  9. 09

    Audi S6

    Cannonball record car
    Purpose-built car used for a documented 25-hour, 39-minute New York-to-Los Angeles run.
    Current Source report ↗
  10. 10

    Porsche 918 Spyder

    Fire-damaged 918 rebuild
    Fire-damaged hypercar acquired as a new headline rebuild project.
    Damaged / retained Source video ↗
  11. 11

    Lamborghini Murciélago

    Fast & Furious movie car
    Former Fast & Furious 8 picture car rebuilt and restored across the channel; its later disposition still needs a dated sale source.
    Status to verify Source video ↗
  12. 12

    Lamborghini Murciélago

    Cheapest Murciélago
    A distinct neglected Murciélago bought in 2022 and immediately found to have major faults; absent from the 2024 headquarters tour but a sale has not yet been directly verified.
    Status to verify Source video ↗
  13. 13

    Lamborghini Gallardo

    Cheapest Lamborghini
    Low-priced Gallardo bought with extensive faults and rebuilt through 2018; no longer present in the 2024 owned fleet.
    Former Source video ↗

A “status to verify” label means ownership is documented but the latest disposition has not yet passed a dated source review. Every record links to a direct video, official registry or identified secondary report.