The BEST episodes of Roadkill season 7
Every episode of Roadkill season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Roadkill season 7!
Ride along with HOT ROD's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan as they continue their love/hate relationship with hot rods, street machines and other highly strung performance vehicles. In Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan hit the road in everything from a 1968 Ford Ranchero to a 1500 horsepower Camaro called the F-Bomb. Just getting to their destination is an adventure.
#1 - Project-Car Showdown at DirtFish!
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2018
Surprise! Fans assumed we’d do this for the 75th episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge, but we jumped the gun and served it up here in Episode 74: yup, it’s a Roadkill project-car showdown at DirtFish Rally School. This location became famous on Episode 32 when Subaru challenged Roadkill to a showdown and we went head-to-head on the rally course with a Subie versus the General Mayhem 1968 Dodge Charger. It made for some of the best action scenes in the history of Roadkill, leaving fans demanding more. So, on this episode, the General Mayhem is back—complete with its new 707hp drivetrain from a 2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat. We also brought a number of other cars chosen loosely because they have appeared on the show since the last project-car showdown on Episode 50. You’ll see the off-road Hornet from Episode 71; the Disgustang from Episode 66; the Crusher Impala from Episodes 60 and 65; Laphonda from 59; the frame-dragging Datsun mini-truck from 58; the Mazdaratti from 45, 50, and 51; and Nascarlo from Episode 46. Time for big action on Roadkill.
#2 - The World’s Only "C-Body" Road Runner!
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/26/2018
The Road Runner is a highlight of Plymouth’s B-Body platform, sought after by many a hot rodder and collector alike. It’s valuable classic muscle with parts that can be worth more than the whole. Luckily, on this episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge, that’s the case as David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan have found the world’s only C-Body Road Runner, a bent-up, crescent-shaped B-Body that had an unfortunate encounter with a light pole. Most people would toss this derelict daily driver to the junkyard, but not the Roadkill guys. They take it from an undriveable scrapheap to a driveable scrapheap in a matter of days. The wounds on this car are far deeper that what’s on the surface, and Freiburger and Finnegan have to use some real Roadkill ingenuity to bring it back to life. The rear suspension and driveshaft were crumpled beyond recognition, and the engine broke free of its mounts and pushed into the radiator. Almost every panel on the car is bent, and the body makes its own right turn, leaving the wheelbase with a difference of more than seven inches side to side. After fabricating their own suspension mounts and fixing everything to the best of their ability, the guys get the car back on the road. But if just getting it rolling again isn’t enough, Freiburger and Finnegan take it to a dirt track to see if its “enhanced” stance makes for better right turns.
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#3 - Mazdarati’s Final Run - So Hot It’s Stolen!
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/2018
The rear-engine, 455 Oldsmobile–powered Mazdarati mini-truck is back! David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan couldn’t run it into the 10s on the dragstrip on Episode 51 (even though the previous owner claimed it would). Now they’ve decided to throw more at the little truck that could. On this episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge, the guys give it another shot by rebuilding the engine, repairing the transmission, and adding a bigger nitrous kit, of course! After a road trip back to Tucson and a series of dragstrip failures, will the Mazdarati finally prove its worth? Or will Freiburger and Finnegan have to finally give in to the fact that they may have been lied to?
#4 - Vintage Circle-track Charger Rescue!
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/9/2018
Mike Finnegan has had Charger lust since his childhood exposure to the General Lee on The Dukes of Hazzard, so he recently bought a 1968 Dodge Charger that had been wrecked when new, then hacked into a circle-track race car, all highlighted here on this episode of Roadkill, powered by Dodge. The car was abandoned in 1970 before ever making a lap and has lasted 48 years in as-built condition, complete with giant Ford truck drum brakes, eight-lug wheels, a Willys rearend, a water-pipe rollcage setup, and a freaky suspension configuration. After securing the time-capsule beater at his Georgia wrenching facility, Finnegan went to work alongside buddies Tony Angelo, David Newbern, and Daniel Boshears as they installed a fresh 383 big-block and a Silver Sport Transmissions’six-speed swap along with plenty of other stuff required to drive the Charger to Indianapolis to visit the car’s original builder! Then, to finally fulfill the car’s destiny, Finnegan and Angelo wrap up the revival with some hot laps at a homemade circle track.
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#5 - Automotive Cliff Diving!
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/3/2018
Ranking as one of the most ridiculous Roadkill episodes of all time—and yet still powered by Dodge—this is a tale of David Freiburger, Mike Finnegan, and Steve Dulcich taking a vacation to Alaska for the Fourth of July to visit the legendary celebration in the remote area of Glacier View where they throw cars off a cliff for the sheer hilarity of it. The guys buy a couple of really worthless cars, have some fun beating on them, and then toss them off a cliff only to realize that their hope of fixing them and driving them away were completely delusional. But the story ends with another fresh automotive discovery that may eventually find its way onto a future episode. This is gearhead fun that you gotta see.
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#6 - The Original Vette Kart Returns!
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2018
This is Roadkill, powered by Dodge! Way back in 2010 before Roadkill was even a thing, hosts David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan built (or unbuilt) the Vette Kart, a 1985 Chevy Corvette that was stripped to nothing but a chassis and powertrain to save weight and go fast for cheap. The Kart contraption was first seen on Roadkill, Episode 35, and later on Episode 47, and it inspired a legion of people to build similar rides. The Vette Kart has proven itself on the autocross, big track, and dragstrip, and now the guys are bringing it back to round out its motorsports accomplishments with sand-dune blasting and Roadkill’s least-predictable stunt yet: skiing a car, which means driving on two wheels! Joining the guys for the adventure is stuntman James Smith, a ski-car specialist. He thinks Roadkill picked the worst car possible for learning to ski, and after watching the episode, you’ll probably agree. Roadkill is supported by Jegs, Pilot Auto Transport, Optima Batteries, Gearstar Transmissions, and EBC Brakes.
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#7 - The Ugly Truckling Dragster!
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2018
Is it the effort that counts? If so, Roadkill powered by Dodge wins again on this episode! In the early ’50s, the first dedicated drag-race cars were ’rail jobs—vehicles stripped down to nothing but the frame and drivetrain to build the lightest setup for speed. Applying that concept, David Freiburger figured that a big-block pickup would make a great modern-day ’rail job. He scored a cheap GMC Crew Cab, and things got out of control in a way that ended up with Lucky Costa, Steve Dulcich, and Calin Head helping to lay the groundwork of a monster before Mike Finnegan showed up to zap the whole thing together. Then Freiburger and Finnegan drove the mid-engined, road-going dragster 500 miles to the Roadkill Zip-Tie Drags at Tucson Dragway. All we can say is the whole thing performed as expected. Or at least probably as you expected, not so much for Freiburger.
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#8 - Junkyard Big-Block Samurai!
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2018
A 440-powered Suzuki Samurai? Yup! This episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge features David Freiburger and guest host Steve Dulcich achieving a long-held Roadkill dream: building a car entirely out of a junkyard. The result is a ludicrous Suzuki Samurai tiptop powered by a 440 Chrysler big-block out of a B300 1-ton van. After stepping among scorpions, rattlesnakes, and junkyard dogs at Hidden Valley Auto Parts in Arizona, the guys actually get this abomination running and driving. But will it even do a burnout before the rear axle shatters like glass? Find out in this special all-junkyard episode.
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#9 - Hit the Road, Worry Later!
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/11/2018
This is about a good ol’ road trip in random, unreliable junk! On this episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge, David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan wanted to buy a car sight-unseen and take a big adventure. The vehicle turned out to be a 1966 Ford Econoline flat-face pickup with a lot of rust, a worn-out 289 V-8, and a full-’70s stance, but it had one flaw that would trump all others: no hood to remove when it overheated, which it did—a lot. Stumped but never stopped, the guys overcame all obstacles and managed to see the Volo Auto Museum and the old Joliet prison for some Blues Brothers movie flashbacks before realizing they’d never make it from Wisconsin all the way into the southeast as they’d planned, so they ended it in glorious Roadkill fashion.
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#10 - 1,700 Miles in the Vanishing Paint Challenger!
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/29/2018
On this episode of Roakill powered by Dodge, the Vanishing Paint Challenger is back on the road with an upgraded suspension and it’s ready to dominate the autocross! David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich rekindled their love for the VP Challenger on Roadkill Garage Episodes 34 and 36, and now they are putting it to the ultimate Roadkill road trip test. They’ve entered the Tire Rack SSCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln, Nebraska, a mere 1,700 miles away. Is there any better way to break in a new build? The guys hit the road, camp under the stars, shoot off fireworks, and work out roadside repairs in their most fun road trip yet. Will they make it in time to compete in the ultimate “Game of Cones” and can they keep it running well enough to hang with national competitors? Tune in to find out!
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#11 - Ice Drag Racing Redemption!
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2018
Here’s another episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge, this time with special cohost Tony Angelo alongside Mike Finnegan. Why? Because those two guys really needed a do-over after they joined up for Episode 69 where they rescued a 1977 Chevy El Camino drag race car from a barn and attempted big-nitrous action on the eighth-mile dragstrip. The result was a transmission fluid spill that can still be seen from space. This time the guys got together to install a new Gearstar automatic trans and attempt a road trip to the Merrill Ice Drags on a frozen river in Wisconsin. Will they make it? Will they be victorious? Or will we find out what engine oil looks like on ice? Find out on this episode of Roadkill, which is supported by EBC Brakes, CRC Brākleen, Tire Rack, Gearstar, and Optima Batteries.
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#12 - From the Junkyard to Pikes Peak!
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/6/2018
Would you take a 50-year-old car from a junkyard and motor it to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado? No, that’s why Roadkill is here to do it for you! Follow along as Freiburger and Finnegan return to the site of the Broughammer diesel Cadillac buildup (episode 55) and select a weed-riddled 1967 Chevy Biscayne with a 283 V8 and a two-speed Powerglide transmission—the perfect cruiser for brutal mountain roads. Once the car is on the road it turns to a gearhead vacation as the guys blast around a long-abandoned road-race track before heading to the mountain that’s been the scene of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb since 1916. There are some Roadkill repairs along the way, and seemingly a big victory…or is it?
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#13 - Roadkill Nights to the NHRA Nationals!
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/2018
Witness the epic return of the Roadkill Draguar on a journey from the Roadkill Nights event on Woodward Avenue in Michigan all the way to racing at the NHRA Nationals in Minnesota! This episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge kicks off with the fourth annual Roadkill Nights event at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, where 40,000 people show up to see us drag race on the famed Woodward Avenue, experience Dodge Thrill Rides, race in Demon simulators, and check out all the radical cars. There’s also nitro-powered dragster and Funny Car burnouts on Woodward and a celebrity showdown in new Hellcat-powered Challengers, both of which involve National Hot Rod Association star drivers Leah Pritchett and Matt Hagan. We figured that we allow them to destroy our track, so why shouldn’t they let us run at an NHRA event? The two drivers and NHRA were all willing, so we repaired the Draguar with a fresh Gearstar trans and road-tripped it 800 miles to Brainerd, Minnesota, to the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals, where we ran the Draguar against Pritchett and Hagan in new Dodge Challenger 1320s! The results are guaranteed to surprise you in one of the most action-packed episodes of Roadkill ever. Besides, Fast N’ Loud’s Richard Rawlings wrecks a new Hellcat, and who wants to miss that?
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#14 - Roadkill Shootout Special: Battle of the Network Stars!
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/23/2018
It’s a Roadkill challenge like no other. David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan are joined by Motor Trend originals' hosts for an all-out war on tires on this episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge. Watch as Head 2 Head and Ignition’s Jethro Bovingdon, Junkyard Gold’s Steve Magnante, HOT ROD Garage’s Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa, and Roadkill Garage’s Steve Dulcich all join the guys for two epic days of tire destruction on both a road course and on the dragstrip. We know the Best Driver’s Car winner, but who is the “Best Driver of Cars” among these maniacal motorheads? Will the Roadkill guys be able to drive a new Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye without destroying it? Will Bovingdon be able to drive a Roadkill car without contracting tetanus? What will blow up first, the racers’ egos or whatever car Angelo is driving?
#15 - Bonus Roadkill Episode! Muscle Truck Showdown
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/17/2018
Celebrate Father’s Day with this special extra episode of Roadkill powered by Dodge! There’s big action as David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan scheme some chaos in hot-rodded pickups. They invite Steve Dulcich from Roadkill Garage as well as Lucky Costa and Tony Angelo from HOT ROD Garage to join in. The plan: pure fun and clean comedy with a rallycross, dirt drags, autocross, donuts, and burnouts for distance! The players: Freiburger in the 630hp longbed ’67 Chevy from Roadkill Garage, Finnegan in the OG Roadkill ’74 Chevy C10, Dulcich in his Mopar Muscle Truck, Costa in the HOT ROD Garage Crown Hick, and Angelo in the HOT ROD Garage ’67 shortbed. Watch these five fathers living it up sideways and smokin’!