American Restoration

Name: American Restoration
Genre: Reality
Released: 2010-10-25
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Rick Dale

CANCELED5 Seasons137 Episodes★ 6.7

American Restoration is a reality series on History that ran from 2010 to 2016. It was canceled after 5 seasons and 137 episodes.

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NetworkHistory

First AiredOct 25, 2010

Last AiredApr 1, 2016

GenreReality

Runtime23 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionLeftfield Pictures

American Restoration is an American reality television series airing on the History channel. Produced by Leftfield Pictures, the series is recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at Rick's Restorations, an antique restoration shop, with its owner Rick Dale, his staff, and teenage son, as they restore various vintage items to their original condition.

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Rick Dale

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Seasons & Episodes5 seasons · 137 episodes

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E1Under Fire

Jan 1, 201640m

The biggest restoration of Bodie's career hits a snag; Dale's tune-up on a 1946 Harley becomes a full-blown overhaul; and a customer brings in a family relic from the late 1800s.

E2Wrestling with the Past

Jan 8, 201640m

Work is done on a mysterious 104-year-old motorcycle, a rare vintage arm-wrestling arcade game from the 1980s and a 1950s gas pump.

E3Rust-o-mod

Jan 15, 201640m

A client's rust bucket of a 1978 Gran Torino gets a one-of-a-kind restoration; a bullet-nose Studebaker is given new life; and the gang give a new spin to a family's cherished 1959 hi-fi stereo.

E4Pickup the Pieces

Jan 29, 201640m

In LA, Bodie fixes up a 1959 Ford F100 in hopes of flipping it to an exacting Ford truck aficionado. Meanwhile in Michigan, Andy takes an emotional ride restoring a 1940's JC Higgins bike, and Bob's Garage resurrects a buried 1930's gas pump.

E5Up Against the Wall

Feb 5, 201640m

Dale is rushing to bring a 90-year-old Indian motorcycle back to life to perform on the infamous traveling motorcycle stunt show, the Wall of Death; Bodie tries to transform a 1950's cola dispenser into a modernized beer keg refrigerator.

E6Three Wheeled Thunder

Feb 10, 201640m

Bodie restores a very rare 1948 Davis Divan for the grand reopening of the Petersen Automotive Museum; Monkey Business works on turning a '50s carnival tank into a go-cart for a motorcycle group; and Bob's garage takes on a '70s gas-powered toy.

E7Mr. Lucky

Feb 19, 201640m

Andy works on a bizarre kit car that's part VW bug, part DeLorean and part motorcycle; Bodie deals with an early 1900s electric car charger; Dale builds a custom Harley for a customer looking to connect to his past.

E8Here Comes the Judge

Feb 26, 201640m

Bodie is tasked to restore a very rare 1970 GTO Judge in one month's time for the SEMA car show; Andy modernizes a spark plug cleaner into a stereo; Steve makes a plan to transform a beat up 64 Ford Falcon into a work of art.

E9Let the Good Times Roll

Mar 4, 201640m

Steve works on a unique roller-skate car from the 1970s. In addition, Dale tries to restore a 1929 Harley Davidson for a magazine owner, and Bodie puts the focus on a 1930s penny scale for a soda shop.

E10Basket Case

Mar 11, 201640m

Dale finds the engine from a super rare 1940 Harley-Davidson WLD in a box of seemingly random parts and is tasked with trying to put the puzzle back together. Meanwhile, Steve turns a 1959 Cadillac tailfin into a custom couch for a Cadillac fanatic and Bodie and his team restore a 1963 Ford Galaxie back to its former "race code" glory.

E11Order Up

Mar 18, 201640m

Bodie takes on the juicy restoration of a 1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe for the CEO of Carl's Jr. Meanwhile, Dale is in a rush to build a bike in time for his museum's annual motorcycle raffle and Andy restores a 1952 Shuffle Bowler game that may or may not have ties to the mafia.

E12Taking the Reins

Mar 25, 201640m

Steve gets cooking on transforming a rusted-out 1956 Willys truck into a BBQ kitchen-on-wheels. Meanwhile, Bodie and his son turn a mini-Divco "milk truck" kiddie car from the 1960s into a souped-up go-kart and Bob is chomping at the bit to restore a 1952 Bally's coin operated horse ride.

E13Pony Up

Apr 1, 201640m

Bodie does a custom restoration on a 1967 Ford "Eleanor" Mustang, for Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds. Meanwhile, Dale has his hands full trying to get a rare 1936 Crocker motorcycle to run and Steve restores a 1924 Isotta Fraschini Type 8A for a long time friend and customer.

About American Restoration

American Restoration is a reality series on History. The show first aired on Oct 25, 2010 and currently has 5 seasons and 137 episodes. American Restoration has been canceled. It has a rating of 6.7/10 based on 46 votes. The cast includes Rick Dale.