Dallas Car Sharks

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{{Infobox television

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| genre = Reality

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• JD Cole
• Martha Davis
• Ash Rabah
• Tommy Spagnola

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 34

| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = AMS Pictures

| channel = Motor Trend

| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|07|23}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2015|12|16}}

| related =

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Dallas Car Sharks is an automotive reality show currently airing on Motor Trend that takes place in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It documents four competing car dealers (JD Cole, Martha Davis, Ash Rabah, and Tommy Spagnola) as they buy used cars at auction, refurbish them, and then attempt to flip (sell) them for a profit.{{Cite web|url = http://press.discovery.com/us/vel/programs/dallas-car-sharks/|title = Dallas Car Sharks|access-date = May 18, 2015|website = Discovery Press Web}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.dallascarsharks.com/the-show.html |title=The Show |access-date=May 18, 2015 |publisher=Dallas Car Sharks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516004757/http://www.dallascarsharks.com/the-show.html |archive-date=May 16, 2015 }} Martha Davis and JD Cole are mother and son, and although they share a garage, their businesses are separate.{{Cite news|url = http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/dallas-car-sharks-stars-a-north-texas-mom-and-son-who-compete-against-each-other-but-sort-of-work-together.html/|title = 'Dallas Car Sharks' stars a North Texas mom and son who compete against each other (but sort of work together)|last = Clark|first = Meagan|date = July 22, 2013|work = The Dallas Morning News|access-date = May 18, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150601043729/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/dallas-car-sharks-stars-a-north-texas-mom-and-son-who-compete-against-each-other-but-sort-of-work-together.html/|archive-date = June 1, 2015|url-status = dead}}

The series, which premiered July 22, 2013,{{Cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/tv-highlights-for-july-23-tlc-brings-back-who-do-you-think-you-are/2013/07/22/7e2add30-efe3-11e2-bed3-b9b6fe264871_story.html|title = TV highlights for July 23: TLC brings back 'Who Do You Think You Are?'|last = Yahr|first = Emily|date = July 22, 2013|newspaper = The Washington Post|access-date = May 18, 2015}} is produced by AMS Pictures, with Andy Streitfeld as its executive producer and Randy Martin as its senior producer. In August 2013, Discovery Communications senior vice president Robert Scanlon was promoted to general manager of Velocity, a network that he had helped to grow to No. 46 in the males aged 25–54 demographic with original shows such as Dallas Car Sharks, Fantomworks, and What's in the Barn?{{Cite news|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-ups-robert-scanlon-velocity-614527|title = Discovery Ups Robert Scanlon to Velocity GM|last = Goldberg|first = Lesley|date = August 26, 2013|work = The Hollywood Reporter|access-date = May 18, 2015}}{{Cite news|url = http://realscreen.com/2013/08/27/velocity-ups-scanlon-to-general-manager/|title = Velocity ups Scanlon to general manager|last = Ritchie|first = Kevin|date = August 27, 2013|work = Realscreen|access-date = May 18, 2015}} Scanlon also helped the network to move up 22 slots and out-deliver competing networks that had larger numbers of subscribers, such as NBA TV, MLB Network, and Golf Channel.

In March 2014, Discovery Communications announced that Dallas Car Sharks would return for its second season on April 2, 2014.{{Cite news|url = http://realscreen.com/2014/03/28/renewed-and-returning-sex-sent-me-to-the-er-life-below-zero/|title = Renewed, returning: "Sex Sent Me..." "Life Below Zero"|last = Ravindran|first = Manori|date = March 28, 2014|work = Realscreen|access-date = May 18, 2015}}{{Cite news|url = http://www.daily-journal.com/life/entertainment/tune-in-tonight-triptank-not-a-high-point-for-comedy/article_6d8a1c96-ada9-5c1b-814d-2981332b18b6.html|title = Tune in tonight: 'Triptank' not a high point for Comedy Central|date = April 2, 2014|agency = Associated Press|access-date = May 18, 2015|work=The Daily Journal }} Along with other similar programs such as Overhaulin', What's in the Barn?, and Wheeler Dealers, Dallas Car Sharks helped to drive ratings growth for Velocity in the second quarter of 2014, especially among male viewers and in the 25–54 age demographic.{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/01/velocity-celebrates-strong-second-quarter-surpassing-competitive-networks/278832/ |title=Velocity Celebrates Strong Second Quarter, Surpassing Competitive Networks |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=July 1, 2014 |work=Zap2it |access-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909073905/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/01/velocity-celebrates-strong-second-quarter-surpassing-competitive-networks/278832/ |archive-date=September 9, 2014 }} In April 2014, Dallas resident Bruce Kahn sued AMS Pictures for breach of fiduciary duty, claiming that the series was his idea and that he is entitled to profit sharing.{{Cite news|url = http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/04/24/67288.htm|title = Man Claims Used Car Show Was His Baby|last = Lee|first = David|date = April 24, 2014|publisher = Courthouse News Service|access-date = May 18, 2015}}

The show, along with other automotive reality programs such as Fantomworks, Garage Squad, Graveyard Carz, and West Coast Customs, has drawn criticism for both being too predictable in terms of plot and making automotive restoration look much easier than it actually is.{{Cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/those-reality-tv-shows-about-restoring-old-cars-stink-so-do-most-concert-videos/2015/01/11/5a14878a-9842-11e4-aabd-d0b93ff613d5_story.html|title = Those reality TV shows about restoring old cars stink. So do most concert videos.|last = Kelly|first = John|date = January 11, 2015|newspaper = The Washington Post|access-date = May 18, 2015}}{{Cite news|url = http://www.tulsaworld.com/businesshomepage3/john-stancavage-tv-makes-car-game-look-easy/article_9229dcb7-af8f-5ec1-bd91-93748c48e34d.html|title = TV makes car game look easy|last = Stancavage|first = John|date = May 18, 2014|work = Tulsa World|access-date = May 18, 2015}}