[Canuck]

Read about a week ago that Speed is going to change its format to all Sports and drop traditional Automobile coverage. For the most part I watch very litte Speed Chanel as the content does not appeal to me. I would like to comment on some of the programs currently being Aired:

Classic Car Rescue: The Cockney guy and the Canadian, always finding some piece of crap, totally rusted out huge drama when something goes wrong. Always a deadline because the appraiser is coming in 10 days( hint, tell the appraiser we will let him know when car is done). Appraiser shows up, looks at the car for 2 minutes and gives the guys a price that shows they made a good investment. In one of the episodes they were restoring a Mini and you could clearly see two minis, one they butchered and the one that actually had new paint at the end of the episode.

Counting Cars: The Guys out of Las Vegas, way too much drama.

Chasing Classic Cars: Wayne Carini is actually knowledgeable and informative and doesn’t always get what he wants but doesn’t throw a tantrum when he doesn’t get his way. His cars go to auction and he accepts the end result.

Desert Car Kings: the guys from DVAP in Phoenix. They recently did a Charger, painted the car and later removed the headliner to find it rat and mouse dropping infested. Really? Wait until the car is painted to do the final disassembly? They were running out of time and couldn’t find interior parts yet the owner shows up with all new upholstery from Legendary that he wants us to believe he bought for $200.00.

The majority of these shows are produced for people who know nothing about cars and have no appeal to the knowledgeable car enthusiast.