American Restoration
Season 5
201613 episodes
Episode 1
Under 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.
Episode 2
Wrestling 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.
Episode 3
Rust-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.
Episode 4
Pickup 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.
Episode 5
Up 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.
Episode 6
Three 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.
Episode 7
Mr. 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.
Episode 8
Here 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.
Episode 9
Let 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.
Episode 10
Basket 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.
Episode 11
Order 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.
Episode 12
Taking 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.
Episode 13
Pony 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.