I have watched a couple episodes, and while some cars are neat, are they actually something that can be driven? I kinda get a twinge of Pimp my Ride at some of the engineering.

I'd love to have them bring my 77 Fury on and transform it into my dream of the Apocalypse Fury for the dystopian future we are headed into. But only if it would actually be something that can still be driven.

Do all the contestants get to keep their cars, or is it one of those things that only the top winner gets to keep one, the rest are salvaged of parts and destroyed?