The '71 didn't look all that clean to me. Between the blemishes that TV hides on a car and the fact nobody actually verified it as an original 340 / 4 speed car for me to see, it could easily have been a cloned up 318 / auto car as far as I'm concerned.
Personally, I thought the show was a blast. For the most part, I baby and pamper my Challenger, but oh how I'd love to jump in that 392 Scat Pak and beat the hell out of it before it got crushed.
I particularly thought it was a hoot how many obstacles they ran into that we ran into on our cars and solved the issues a long time ago. It was comical watching guys who normally work on Fords and Chevys try to work on Mopars. They're out of their element.
I thoroughly enjoyed the show as long as they were working on the Mopars!