Ryan is a god of painting and I'd kill to have him lay color on my dream car. The rest of the staff is nearly as talented. My problem is the more I watch the reruns the more I become convinced Danny is a selfish self-centered jerk who's obsessed with having the most toys. He repeatedly ignores needs of the shop to put his own childish wants ahead of all other things. Shop low on funds? Dozens of jobs backing up because everyone is working on his pet project? Who cares. Go behind Kevin's back and throw $50,000 or more in another car. He's got to have enough where he can already drive a different car every day of the month. Just ONCE I want to see him say "Let's put getting the staff and shop bills paid first." Just once put the livelihood of people who keep you in toys ahead of your own greed, Danny.

A few years ago I would have rated this show a 10 but since Horny Mike became a co-owner I very seldom watch this show. He has brought the show to the slums. He thinks he is all that and a piece of cake but he is just a pain in the ass. If anyone is to be a co-owner it should be Ryan. He brings the show dignity and shows his very unique art expertise. Way to go Ryan. Get some coconuts Danny and dump the looser.

I will admit that I really liked this show at the beginning. Danny seems to be a great guy, and there is a pleasant mix of wacky and competent workers there at the shop to make it interesting. And for a while, it was fun seeing the amazing conversions and restorations they'd come up with. But after a season or so, it starts to get old fast. It's the exact same script. Perhaps it's a '78 Roadrunner this week rather than a '79. But Horny Mike will invariably be annoying Ryan, and Kevin will chew out Danny for spending more than he should. Lather, rinse, repeat.The should could be a LOT better. One of my greatest annoyances (aside from the repetitiveness) is the way they go from a piece of junk directly to the finished product without showing any of the process. I'd love to see how they fabricated that replacement piece, or the installation of the engine. But they feel they've got to wow you by going directly from the unfinished car to the spectacular restoration.While I don't agree with some that the entire thing is scripted, I do believe that a lot of it is, especially the "drama" within the shop. We see Ryan working on a mundane detailing job when Horny Mike comes in to be a pain, and there just happened to be three cameramen filming at the time? What are the odds??I believe that the segments where they pull over car owners or knock on the door of a car owner are, for the most part, candid. But I'll bet that before two scary guys walk up to someone's door, dressed in black and sunglasses, they probably have the female segment producer go up first and explain what they're doing.

Great premise for a show, if there weren't throngs of other car restoration shows on TV. But this one is slightly different.Propped up by the backdrop of glitzy Las Vegas, the show revolves around Danny Koker, a well-known Vegas personality who's business interests not only surround cars, but tattoo parlours and bars. The show is creatively scripted, as most reality shows, and contains obviously cast-ed story-lines examples being one of Koker's cast of characters restoring their own car, or taking on the teaching duties of "airbrushing" to a colleague, all to have a contest at the end to see who is the better airbrush artist. Some shows focus on a specific customer and their story, which can tug at the heartstrings and keeps it interesting. The viewer is filled in on specific facts related to the original vehicle, and is given a glimpse into how Koker and his team are going to approach each project. In the end, Koker and his team do their magic on an automobile or motorcycle raised from the scrapyard, only to bring it back to a greater glory. His work is fabulous and his attention to detail, although good, sometimes shows up on some of the smaller stuff, like headlight chrome which remains pitted and dull remaining on what is a beautifully restored auto. Could be an issue with not being able to find a 60 year old part? So I never said the show was perfect. Barring that, its an interesting watch, however too much time is spent on the story-lines in my opinion, where more could be dedicated to the intricacies of the beautiful work they do, and focusing on the difficulties of exactly how they get it done, like re- manufacturing parts where none are able to be found. Did I mention the headlight chrome? All in all, Koker is an engaging sort. He has what seems an warm TV personality, a good heart and a good soul. He helps out the Vets with doing things for no money, and takes time to look after those who have been dealt a bad hand or have an unfortunate story, which makes this totally watchable. Take a look, it will help you kill 30 minutes.