The WORST episodes of Iron Resurrection
Every episode of Iron Resurrection ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Iron Resurrection!
Joe Martin brings new life to old iron at his shop Joe Martin Customs. Working with his wife Amanda, and best friend Shag, this custom shop oversees every phase of restoration from design, fabrication and mechanicals, to the final paint job.
#1 - Firebird Resurrection
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/30/2021
Joe is deep into the rebuild of a '77 Bandit Trans Am. The car has a new frame, updated suspension and a new LS motor, but the T-Top is totally janky. It needs strengthening before this classic muscle car can get roaring down the road again.
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#2 - Bel Air Big Block Part 2
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2022
Custom car guru Joe Martin is putting the finishing touches on a big-block '57 Bel Air, getting ready to reveal the car to its owner. Joe also uses all his tricks to transform an old C10 Chevy hood into a stylishly painted, charity auction record setter.
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#3 - Bel Air Big Block and Street Legal Restomod
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2022
On the surface, an iconic '57 Chevy looks great, but after a test ride and inspection, the guys discover that looks can be deceiving. A couple's '41 International project is nine years in the making before Joe steps in to save the car and the marriage.
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#4 - Bare Bones to Showstopper: 5-Window Chevy Truck Rebuild
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/11/2021
A former customer has returned to the shop with a new project, a 1950 5-window Chevy truck. But this isn't just any car in his collection, it's the crown jewel. But to Joe's horror, this prized possession might have some seriously unsalvageable damage.
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#5 - Supercharged '65 Falcon Ready For Take-Off
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/4/2021
In this corner, weighing in at only 2,400 pounds, the 1965 Ford Falcon! For a former professional wrestler, there isn't a better 50th birthday present than restoring this cult classic. For that, he puts his trust in Joe Martin and his world-class team.
#6 - Resurrectin' a Rusty Unicorn: 1936 Hudson Terraplane
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/28/2021
Three years after a unicorn first rolled into the shop, Joe is more determined than ever to honor a 1936 Hudson owner's dying wishes to bring the car back from the dead. The ultimate Iron Resurrection will put Joe's exceptional metal skills to the test.
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#7 - Space Coyote: '64 Galaxie Gets a Coyote Transplant
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/21/2021
Joe stumbles across a '64 Ford Galaxie in great shape with only 60,000 miles on it. For Joe, it isn't enough to restore it to 1964, which means a trick frame with all-new steering, tires and a Coyote engine that will really make the car blast off.
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#8 - Chop Top, Big Block Drag Chevelle
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/14/2021
It's open-car surgery as Joe and the team work to realize his dream of a cold-blooded '70 Chevelle race car with a chopped roof. Complications with the modified roof arise when the big-block monster motor obstructs driver visibility.
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#9 - '70 Chevelle Need for Speed
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/7/2021
The crew checks another iconic car off their bucket list when they transform an iconic '70 Chevelle into a drag car. They make it MEAN with a monster motor, big tires, trick frame and a roll cage. But Joe dreams up a chopped roof at the 11th hour.
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#10 - '51 Chevy: Rad Red Christmas Truck
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2022
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas as Joe and his crew tackle a unique request -- turn a salvaged red '51 Chevy 3100 pickup into a roadworthy, Christmas-parade spectacle. Joe devises a plan for bigger power, an updated suspension and more.
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#11 - '77 Trans Am Bird in Black
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/23/2021
The crew sinks their teeth into a legendary '77 Bandit Trans Am. A car of this stature calls for a BIG motor, meaty tires, low stance, steel spoilers, killer paint job and a brand-new interior. Then, a '67 Chevelle returns for a supercharger engine.
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#12 - '56 Ford Back to the Future
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/16/2021
The crew is welding, grinding and hammering the frame and chassis of the barn-find '56 Ford truck. Joe uses all his tricks to make it look like it has been parked in a field for more than 50 years, but drive like a modern muscle machine.
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#13 - Cherrybomb '56 Ford Truck
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/9/2021
A 1956 Ford truck has been sitting in a barn for more than 30 years. Joe and his crew fab up a hand-built custom frame, drop in a big power plant and make the interior smell like new leather. The twist: Joe paints the new truck to look old.
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#15 - Racin' Vega
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/25/2020
Amanda and Shag stumble upon a '73 Vega with a rich history and a seller anxious to see his car restored to glory. They plan to chop the top and add a ginormous engine, but first they must tackle over 40 years of rust and grime.
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#16 - Frozen in Time
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/18/2020
A time capsule rolls into the shop in the form of a 1983 Silverado with exactly 69.2 miles on it. The owner passed away last year, but now his daughter wants to finish turning his truck into a modern muscle car under the hood.
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#17 - Some Assembly Required - Part 2
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2020
The clock is ticking to complete a 1968 Corvette convertible, but messy fiberglass repairs uncover major collision damage. And if that wasn't enough, the customer wants an all-white interior -- not a good fit for such a dirty job.
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#18 - Some Assembly Required
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/2020
A customer wants to surprise his wife with major upgrades to her '68 Corvette convertible. But working with the fiberglass body soon brings on headaches that threaten both the car and the shop to crack under the pressure.
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#19 - '51 Chevy: Rad Red Christmas Truck Part 2
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2022
With a ton of elbow grease and a little help from Santa, custom car guru Joe Martin and his team at Martin Bros. Customs put the final touches on the transformation of a red '51 Chevy 3100 pickup into the dazzling Christmas-parade truck it was born to be.
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#20 - ‘65 Pontiac: Cool Catalina
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2022
Joe dusts off his prized '65 Pontiac Catalina to give it the facelift it deserves -- new brakes, a new trick frame and a bigger, badder LSA 600 horsepower motor. Meanwhile, Martin Bros. Customs tricks out the interior on an iconic 1932 Ford Roadster.
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#22 - Rebuild: Supercharged '66 Nova
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2022
A longtime customer has his eye set on a car from Joe's personal collection, a 1967 Nova; Joe counters by offering up a 1966 Nova, with the guarantee that it will be twice the car Joe's is; big brakes, big power, big wheels and more.
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#23 - Rebuild: Supercharged '66 Nova Part 2
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2022
Joe pulls out all the stops to make the '66 Nova the car of his client's dreams; Joe doesn't just want a mean motor and big tires; he wants a chopped roof, but the car might be too far behind schedule for a chop, even if it does up the cool factor.
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#24 - X-Frame Overhaul - '60 Impala (Part 1)
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2024
Joe Martin is ready to upgrade a special car in his collection, a '60 Impala that's been collecting dust for nearly 25 years. Joe and the guys get to work, but with a new X-frame and engine comes a whole lot of problems.
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#25 - X-Frame Overhaul - '60 Impala (Part 2)
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2024
Joe gets to work on upgrades to his '60 Impala with a new frame and engine. Mandi selects a '49 Buick to sell to fund the build, and Uncle Bill helps to get it sale-ready. Then it's time for Joe and Mandi to check out the updated ride with its new stance!
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