Junkyard Empire is a delicious one-pot dish made out of some serious auto junk business and a bonding between a laid back father and a prodigal son, with generous helpings of family drama. The family runs a lucrative, full-time scrapyard business together, Cohen Recycling, and the son has his own used cars restoration and customization shop on the side called Damascus Motors, in Maryland.

Updated February 2022: Although there's no official confirmation yet on whether a sixth season of Junkyard Empire is in the works, fans can catch the most recent season on Motor Trend. With the show's two leads—Bobby and Andy Cohen—a popular draw for viewers, many are curious to learn more about them behind the scenes. We've updated this article with the latest information about their net worth for fans to read about.

Unlike many of the car mod shows, where the jobs are mostly staged, this father-son team are actual professional workers with living and breathing companies. Their company DM has tons of good online reviews too. Apparently, there are many people like us, who love watching junk turned into gold with little drama sprinkled here and there. The proof is the popularity of the father-son duo. Do fathers always know best? We don't know, but this show is a great window to find out if they do.

Bobby is an old school businessman who founded the scrapyard in his youth and Andy is the flag bearer of his old man. The former had apparently already semi-retired yet insists on “helping” with the day-to-day operations. They both feed off of each other and yet, somehow, manage to deliver projects successfully at the end of the day. Much to the delight of viewers, every episode has its fair share of banter mixed in. No nonsense guy Andy believes in work hard, play harder, while the laid back daddy Bobby likes mixing business with pleasure. They have a good collection of some of the best cars built entirely from the junkyard; these guys can make castles out of dust.

Junkyard Empire is a unique show of its kind. Both the guys started their career off with humble beginnings, but the business has truly become an empire now.

How Andy And Bobby's Family Business Makes Money

The income of the family primarily comes from their family shop, Cohen Recycling. Damascus Motors is a contributor to the gross income and the company has a loyal clientele too. Income from the series is a different story altogether.

If you are in the vicinity, do give them a visit. You will find some of the most mind-blowing junkyard finds worth buying, just for the parts.

According to the Washingtonian, the show has not contributed much to their business or their net worth. This is because the typical audience of Velocity TV belongs to young viewers, who like watching such stuff but earn less than the company's buyers demography. All things said and done, the show has at least given them a ton of exposure. Many clients land at their shop just to meet them.

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How The Father And Son Duo Got Their Start

Dad Bobby had been running a junkyard business for over five decades. Andy took over the space and transformed it inside out. He started crushing cars and trucks, stripping them down, and even built exclusive pickups to look for and tow more scrap. They have spent years together and worked extremely hard to take the business to where it is today. A fun fact is that the banter between the duo is very real.

Nowadays, a ton of auto shows have cropped up on TV, but different from the norm, Andy and his father still run their daily business off the camera. Both their junkyard and Damascus Motors are fully functioning even when there is no photographer around. Although Bobby appears as a nonchalant guy on camera, he has a razor-sharp eye for good junk. Andy has inherited that plus an eye for business. He naturally made the scrapyard bigger and more lucrative. Today, Cohen Recycling shreds, twists, and recycles more than a million pounds of automotive junk. In the early years, when Andy realized he had lots of material for customization and modification, he opened his own auto service shop and used car dealership.

Working with dad has not been very easy as Andy’s go-getter risk-taking attitude keeps clashing with Bobby’s old school ways. According to a Discovery press release, daddy thinks his son is spreading himself too thin. They have managed it well so far and still going strong and Andy is in no mood to stop. He keeps brainstorming new ideas, like the highly risky food utility trucks he was thinking about lately. That is the X factor of this show and the secret of their booming net worth.