[sammyg2]

They made a profit on the cars, provided that Edd (and his mechanics) worked for free.

The early shows often had me shaking my head wondering if they were hopped up on goofballs.
Green Cadillac's, a VW bus with crap carpet and blue raindrop wrap, bondo and rattle can. they did some silly stuff to cars imaginable and still had someone lined up to buy them.

The repairs and technology got a lot better as the show went on.