Desert Car Kings any good?
They do state up front that they're building daily drivers, not concourse 100 point show cars. Their definition and my definition of the word 'restoration' differ somewhat. For instance, if I'm restoring a full frame car, the body's coming off the frame, the frame gets sandblasted and powder coated or at the very least, it gets a couple of coats of POR 15. The body mounts get replaced, the suspension components get all new bushings, it gets new tie rod ends along with new idler and pitman arms, and all the tubing gets cleaned up or replaced. And all the rubber components like fuel hoses and brake hoses get replaced (and perhaps they do replace all the 30 + year old rubber parts, we just don't see that in the show). That's what restoration means to me.
But like I said, they're up front about the type of cars they build. They're not Chip Foose or Rad Rides by Troy. Who knows? Maybe I can afford to buy one of their cars.