Fantomworks is pretty good IMO, doesn’t fall as far into the trap you describe. But yeah, other than that, it is slim pickings on Discovery/Velocity/History.

Dude, Edd China is the man. One of the smartest guys on all of TV, and he wears a shirt on some episodes that says Livin’ la Vida Sofa. C’mon.

An episode of Chasing Classic Cars, abridged:

Wayne Carini wakes up, drives around the block, finds random barn, jiggles the handle *unlocked*, finds 1967 Lamborghini Miura SV abandoned, gets titled for $300, sells at auction for $5.2 million, “it was an OK price. I’m not thrilled.”