The garages duke it out over a `64 Mercury Comet Caliente, a 1995 Jeep Wrangler, and a 1963 Ford F-100 pickup.

An abandoned Packard with looks that may be deceiving; a late model Mercedes-Benz; a 1966 Mustang.

The rivalries begin as several salvage crews battle over a 1964 Thunderbird, a 2002 Nissan Xterra, and a 1955 Ford Fairlane.

The car flippers work on a 1939 Chevy Coupe, a 1962 Ford Ranchero, and a 1995 Mustang GT; Old Skool Kustoms pays tribute to a famous hot rod.

A 1968 El Camino reignites some brotherly love for Frank; Beep and Holley disagree over how to flip a 1976 Corvette Sting Ray.

The car flippers are back at auction checking out a 1961 Ford Country Sedan, a 1956 Studebaker President, and a 1952 Chevy Bel Air.

A surprise discovery at Barret Auto Care; a 1996 Mustang GT is flipped.

A 1960 Ford F-100 panel truck; a 1964 Chevy Impala; a 1993 Lexus SC 300.

Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kaufman deal in rusty gold. The proprietors of Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas buy, restore and resell forgotten, derelict American cars, everything from 1931 Model A cars to '73 Trans Ams. As "Fast N' Loud" shows, Rawlings is the mastermind, a deal-maker with an eye for relics worth their efforts, and to find them the guys search barns, fields and auctions across the U.S. Kaufman manages most restorations. He's a fabricator and self-taught mechanic, whose techniques and design skills first endeared him to Rawlings and kick-started the partnership. At the end of Season 12, that partnership ended when Kaufman exited Gas Monkey, leaving Rawlings as the series' sole star.

Desert Valley Auto Parts in Arizona doesn't merely sell original parts to car collectors and restoration junkies. The McClure family business certainly can do that all day long, what with more than 10,000 rust-free vehicles parked at their 100-plus acre facility. But what really gets the McClures and their crew excited is finding cars to restore themselves, and sometimes they are located right on their lot. After getting them up to speed and back on the road, they sell them at auction.

Buyers in the Atlanta area searching for those one-of-a-kind items -- a vampire hunting kit, anyone? -- know exactly where to go, but the quantity is always limited and the prices fluid. "Auction Kings" follows the action at Gallery 63, a storied auction house in Hotlanta with a reputation for selling both bizarre and high-end items. Its owner, Paul Brown, manages his feisty staff and mingles with his customers, bidders and buyers who come from all walks of life.

The housing auction market booms in the Phoenix desert. Savvy buyers have just minutes to look at a house and determine its value and what they are willing to bid for it. Using their gut instincts, experience, and existing rivalries, buyers square off with the hope of claiming their own piece of the Phoenix market. Doug Hopkins, Scott Menaged, Lou Amoroso, Ed Rosenberg, Steve Simons and John Ray compete in their search for the deal of a lifetime by flipping the homes and selling them for a profit.

A team of ace mechanics and designers transforms mundane or even junky autos into unique custom cars under the watchful eye of auto design legend Chip Foose. After a creative ruse gets each car into the shop, the work is done unbeknown to the cars' owners, deserving folks such as returning veterans or people who are down on their luck, and each episode concludes with a surprise unveiling of the revamped ride. "Overhaulin" debuted on TLC in 2004 and ran for five seasons, then re-emerged with new episodes on Velocity in 2012. Chris Jacobs and model Arianny Celeste co-host.

It takes a lot of nuts and bolts, so to speak, to challenge Richard Rawlings and his crew at Dallas hot rod shop Gas Monkey Garage. But that's what mechanics Tom Smith and Jordan Butler are fixin' to do by opening a rival shop with fellow car pros Thomas Weeks and Scot McMillan. The venture, Fired Up Garage, is their chance to go toe-to-toe with powerful Gas Monkey -- featured in Discovery's hit series "Fast N' Loud" -- and prove that they have what it takes to run a car business. Smith and Butler have extra motivation, too: They worked at Gas Monkey before a series of mishaps forced Rawlings to fire them.

Located on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Steve Darnell and his band of oddballs and misfits create one-of-a-kind, Mad Max-style rat rods. With the demands of their quirky customers, the team at Welder Up strips and rebuilds vehicles from hidden treasure. In each episode, the automotive fabricators use their imaginations and creativity to create a unique vehicle for each unique owner. With details ranging from a shotgun gearshift to horseshoe gas pedals, the crew transforms discarded treasure and performance parts into bizarre, eccentric and truly one-of-a-kind rolling works of art.

Street racing in the U.S. is the subject of this docu-reality series, which purportedly provides an inside look into the action both on the road and behind the scenes. In Oklahoma City, for example, racers boast having the fastest street cars in the country, and the racing, they say, comes first -- before family, before friends and before work. From a 1969 Chevy Nova to a race-ready farm truck, the vehicles -- and their drivers -- come in all shapes and sizes and have one thing in common: the need for speed.

Velocity's series "Dallas Car Sharks" follows all the drama and action at an auto auction in Texas. Enthusiasts around the country gather to participate in car-flipping and to bid against one another for the chance to score some incredible vehicles. In each episode, tempers and rivalries ignite as the thrill of the bid takes over, fueling each buyer to outbid and outbuy competitors. The real work begins after they win when they discover what's really under the hood and just how good their skills are.

Wayne Carini chases cars for a living. Not literally, but if a vehicle were an iconic Mercedes Gullwing or a luxurious Maserati Ghibli, for instance, and Carini saw it in motion, it's a sure bet he would get himself in gear and run after it. That's how much this man loves classic cars, a passion that Velocity has captured for this series since 2008. Known as a "collector car archaeologist," Carini leads viewers into the business of locating high-end automobiles stashed in homes, garages and barns in the U.S. and abroad. When he finds a gem, Carini negotiates to buy it, then resells at auction or privately. Along the way he talks shop with respected collectors, restorers and artisans.