I watched both shows tonight (repeat of Episode 1) and the total baloney was so much tougher to sit through the 2nd time.

Now for the nitpicking: (as they are doing such a “concours restoration”). As we said last week, is sure looked like POR 15 on the sub frame and there was the comment over at PY that red oxide primer was not used on 1st Gen F-bodies. When I saw them struggling to get the trunk floor into the coupe – I was looking for the very nasty rear quarters that warranted replacement anyway? I did not see it.

Now Part 2: What was up with the cliffhanger from last week about the misfire on Car 1? Somebody "detuned" the carb? On purpose? Next, the team “is way behind” so we fire two guys and we have other guys messing with the ’49 Mercury. Right. Whaaaaaat? And what’s up with that Mickey Mouse shimming of the passenger door? And having 1 guy repaint the markings on the fuse box for Car #2 “because that what concours judges are looking for” on a car built with Chinese and Taiwanese reproduction parts? Finally the inspection: The “experts" are picking over the shifter ball and the alternator numbers when a totally incorrect 400 pancake air cleaner is staring them in the face on the 326 HO? We could probably go on and on.

And this is only the stuff we see. We have already read and heard all of the other garbage about "barn find" or "hand built" and "pre-production" and "worth $400 K as is" ... This is TV - how on earth do we now that it was really 60 days elapsed time? How do we know if the minute the director yells "cut" that the Monkeys leave to go have beers and a team of 50 real restoration experts descend upon the shop and work on the cars off camera after they have signed non-disclosure agreements?

I swear the world’s biggest joke of an oxymoron is “Reality Show”.