Tavarish
Freddy Hernandez, known as Tavarish, makes car videos about rescuing, rebuilding, and modifying damaged performance cars, from cheap Lamborghinis to a flooded McLaren P1.
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YouTube
YouTube
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YouTubeOverview
- Name
- Freddy Hernandez
- Work
- Automotive video creator and former Jalopnik writer
- Early milestone
- Fire-damaged Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder rebuild, 2018
- Collaborations
- Car Trek with Ed Bolian and Tyler Hoover; P1 EVO with Frank Stephenson Design
Mini bio
How it started.
Freddy Hernandez first shared car projects on Nissan Maxima and Toyota Supra forums. He built a DIY car website, APiDA Online, and began writing for Jalopnik in July 2014. In a 2015 interview, he traced his interest to learning how his high-school Nissan Maxima worked.
From writing to rebuilding.
By 2017 he was devoting most of his time to YouTube. His fire-damaged 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder became an early signature project: Hooniverse documented the running car in 2018 after more than 70 build videos and nominated it for its Car of the Year.
Cars with friends.
In 2020 he co-hosted Car Trek with Ed Bolian and Tyler Hoover, taking on used-car buying challenges and road trips. His later projects include a hurricane-flooded McLaren P1, a P1 EVO redesign with Frank Stephenson Design, and a fire-damaged Porsche 918 Spyder. Fans can follow both the repairs and the problems that make them necessary.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Building a homemade McLaren P1Creator and builder with The Car Council and Cannonball Garage
- 2025Porsche 918 Spyder rebuildCreator and rebuilder
- 2025McLaren P1 EVOOwner and collaborator with Frank Stephenson Design
- 2020Car TrekCo-host with Ed Bolian and Tyler Hoover
- 2018Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder rebuildCreator and rebuilder
Awards
Quotes
I always had a passion for cars so the two sort of came together.Freddy “Tavarish” Hernandez, Wrench Write Repeat
In a May 2015 interview, he explained how car forums and writing led him to automotive journalism.
Trivia
- He chose “Tavarish” as a screen name in his teens; he explained that it means “comrade” and can mean “friend” in context.
- He bought a Yugo as a gift for fellow Jalopnik writer Mike Ballaban because Ballaban did not own a car.
- His Mario Kart character of choice was Toad, according to his 2017 Turo interview.
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