D & P settles for nothing less than show-car quality in the assembly their Camaro body; Ted’s Rod Shop brings the heat custom-making window frames.

Car restoration is a team effort, and both teams get a little extra help from the experts.

The cars are on the road to paint and body work.  If only we could drive them there!

Team D & P discovers the joys of “prototype land,” while Ted’s gang progresses with the engine, transmission, and a lot of fabrication.

Team D & P makes up for lost time while Ted’s Rod Shop readies the Mercury for a smooth ride.

Old Rusty - Vic Edelbrock, Jr. joins Ted’s engine build, and D & P’s team perfects the suspension on their Camaro.

The crews reveal their project cars and jump right into deconstruction.  No time to waste!

The Camaro crew must decide whether to continue with their old, beat up shell or just get a new one.

Both teams are on the road to Reno to reveal their show cars at Hot August Nights.  Now the fans have their say.

It’s audio and interior as both cars put the finishing touches on their project vehicles before their premiere at Hot August Nights.

Dan goes behind closed doors at the GM Plant to see what goes into the 2010 Camaro.

The Camaro gets its first breath of life while the Mercury project reveals the secrets to chrome and pin striping.

Chop Cut Rebuild celebrates its hundredth episode by checking in on all of the past project cars!

Classic gets to work on the custom bed rails while Dan learns the importance of speed and accuracy in body work for the Goodmark ‘Cuda.

Both shops work on final preparations before painting their vehicles, choosing eye-popping color schemes.

The Classic Crew revives the lost art of leading while the Goodmark Guys work on fabricating new pieces for the ‘Cuda.

Classic looks for a new transmission while Goodmark puts on the brakes.

The legendary Vic Edelbrock Jr helps the Classic crew with their engine, while the Goodmark guys put all the metal back on the car.

The Goodmark Guys get into body modifications while the Classic Crew works on the cab.

The Goodmark Guys make a custom Hemi while the Classic Crew makes the truck look like a truck.

Time to show of the finished jobs - test driving the Impala and the Bricklin.

The Classic Crew build a 53 Chevy pickup from scratch, while the Goodmark Guys tear into their “new” ’70 Cuda.

The Classic Crew gets a new chassis while the Goodmark Guys bake, prime, twirl, cut, install, and modify.

Time for electrical work for the Impala; final interior work on the Bricklin.

Prepping a flashy paint job on the Impala; installing the Bricklin’s audio system.

It’s a three ring circus getting the engine back into the Impala; why bring in a Corvette specialist to work on the Bricklin’s interior?

The steering column and drive shaft are mounted on the Impala; priming the Bricklin’s body.

Impala’s front sheet metal, radiator and fans are installed.

Installing the Impala’s sway bars and stereo system; installing the drive train, then painting the Bricklin.

Blowing the Impala apart to send it to the body shop; painting hot graphics on the Bricklin.

Installing the rear suspension on the Impala; full engine teardown on the Bricklin.

Extra horsepower arrives in a crate from GM; the Bricklin’s paint is stripped away.

Dan gets hands-on with Classic’s upholstery and learns a thing or two about custom exhaust for the ‘Cuda.

Metal work on the Impala’s wheel weells and firewall; sand blasting the Bricklin.

Dan goes shopping for Impala parts; the Bricklin’s body and chassis are separated.

The teams working on the season’s projects, a gull winged Bricklin, and a classic Impala, meet and start the teardowns.