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- ↑ "Spike TV Picks Up New Original Series "InkMasters" and "Car Boss"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Electus Secures Global Distribution Rights for Spike TV's Reality Television Series Flip Men, American Digger and Car Lot Cowboy". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ↑ "SPIKE TV GETS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO TAKE ON FLOUNDERING CAR DEALERSHIPS IN NEW ORIGINAL SERIES "CAR LOT RESCUE," PREMIERING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 AT 10PM ET/PT". Viacom Entertainment Group. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times: "Hudson dealership: Help from 'Car Lot Rescue' was far from reality", February 25, 2013.