Michael Piscitelli
Director
American Restoration (2010)
Season 5
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.
Released Oct. 25, 2010
Episode 51 min
12+
Genres: Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.memories-restored, imdb.restoration, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.rick-s-restoration, imdb.unveiling, imdb.supplemental-content-in-subtitles, imdb.satisfied-customer
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Leftfield Pictures
Network: History
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Under Fire
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.
Jan. 1, 2016, midnight
S5E2 - Wrestling with the Past
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.
Jan. 8, 2016, midnight
S5E3 - Rust-o-mod
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.
Jan. 15, 2016, midnight
S5E4 - Pickup the Pieces
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.
Jan. 29, 2016, midnight
S5E5 - Up Against the Wall
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.
Feb. 5, 2016, midnight
S5E6 - Three Wheeled Thunder
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.
Feb. 10, 2016, midnight
S5E7 - Mr. Lucky
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.
Feb. 19, 2016, midnight
S5E8 - Here Comes the Judge
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.
Feb. 26, 2016, midnight
S5E9 - Let the Good Times Roll
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.
March 4, 2016, midnight
S5E10 - Basket Case
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.
March 11, 2016, midnight
S5E11 - Order Up
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.
March 18, 2016, midnight
S5E12 - Taking the Reins
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.
March 25, 2016, midnight
S5E13 - Pony Up
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.
April 1, 2016, midnight
Network: History
Episode Runtime: 51 min.
Season Runtime: 5690 min.
Released: Oct. 25, 2010
Last Air Date: April 1, 2016, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 12+
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