The BEST episodes of Roadworthy Rescues
Every episode of Roadworthy Rescues ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Roadworthy Rescues!
Thousands of great American cars are slowly rotting away in hidden places across the country. Most of these vehicles are long forgotten relics that are destined never to drive down another road. Derek Bieri of the popular Vice Grip Garage YouTube channel wants to change that. He has a deep seeded belief that all these vehicles should get a second chance. Follow Derek as he seeks out abandoned cars from America’s past and gets them running and back on the road where they belong.
#2 - Rebel With a Cause
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2022
In the season finale, Derek travels to the last standing AMC dealership, Collier Motors in Pikeville, North Carolina. With more than 100 cars sitting derelict, Derek finds an AMC Rebel SST convertible that needs reviving. Parked for over 40 years, he'll try to get it running again and give it back to its original owner, who hasn't seen it on the road since he was nine years old.
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#3 - Motor City Model A
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2022
At an inner-city Detroit car club, Derek finds a 1928 Ford Model A that hasn't run in over 60 years. He calls in the help of Model A expert Paul Shinn to dissect this derelict 94-year-old car to figure out why it sat for so long. If they can get it running in time, they might get the opportunity to drive it to Ford's legendary Highland Park plant.
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#4 - The Farm Ford
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/11/2024
Derek heads back to his family farm in North Dakota, where his grandfather left a 1946 Ford grain truck; this truck has been out of commission since the 1980s; he must team up with his brothers Chris and Sean to get it driving in time to haul grain.
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#5 - Gutterball Cutlass
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2023
Derek travels to southern Kansas to find a forgotten 1966 Oldsmobile F-85. Teaming up with his brother Sean, the two attempt to convert this wannabe drag racer into a timeless cruiser. But it'll take more than a paint job to make this car street-able, as the guys discover the engine is keeping a horrible secret.
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#6 - Termite Tempest
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2022
Derek saves a 1966 Pontiac Tempest with a rare overhead-camshaft six-cylinder engine. But just dusting off cobwebs won't do this car justice. While Dan the Interior Man works his magic on the upholstery, Derek sets to work converting this OHC six to EFI.
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#7 - Bruiser Wagon
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2023
Derek and Sean Bieri head back to Zweifel Motors to revive an Oldsmobile station wagon Derek has been eyeing for 16 years. But the two get off to a bad start when the engine starts knocking on heaven's door. They'll have to swap the drivetrain and revive the sagging suspension if they hope to hit the road in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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#10 - Overtime Dually
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2023
In rural Kentucky, Derek Bieri and Dave Chappelle find an old dually among a flock of chickens. With the goal of building this rig into a car-hauling shop truck, Derek sets his sights on major performance upgrades, while Dave gets to work on a completely custom suspension setup. But with Dave's work obligations, they'll have to work fast if they want to finish their project.
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#11 - Black Hills Blazer
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2022
Derek returns to the shop where he apprenticed as a teenager, and to a 1979 Chevrolet K5 Blazer that's been sitting for over 20 years. He teams up with his brother Sean to reassemble this parts truck into a full-on trail machine to tackle the Black Hills of South Dakota. Along the way, they learn from Derek's old mentor why this truck sat forgotten for so many years.
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#13 - Cowbell Chevelle
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2023
Derek and his brother Sean head back to their family farm in North Dakota; intent on building a goin'-to-town rig for the old farmstead, they dig out a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle sedan that's buried in cow pies and has a waterlogged engine.
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#15 - Hotwired Tow Truck
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2022
Derek heads to a scrapyard to find a retired tow truck he can use around the shop. But this 1979 Dodge D300 proves reluctant to go anywhere. Derek will have to hotwire the entire electrical system if he has any hope of making it home.
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#17 - Bare Metal Bel Air
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2022
Fighting the overgrowth and the weather, Derek battles to get a 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air out of a field in Kentucky and back to his shop in Tennessee. With some help from his brother Chris, the two intend to swap the Bel Air's tired 283 V8 for a 350 small-block, but that proves to be no easy task.
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#18 - The Return of Vanishing Paint
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/2023
Steve Dulcich returns along with the long-lost Vanishing Paint Challenger. Derek and Steve pull out VP's automatic 727 in favor of a manual T56 and set their sights for a local road course. But they'll need more than just a six-speed if they hope to best times against a last-generation Challenger RT.
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#19 - Hatchet Coronet
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2023
Reviving a derelict Dodge Coronet will require two maverick mechanics. This time, Derek brings along his friend Steve Dulcich from Roadkill Garage and Engine Masters to help put the muscle back in this classic Mopar. But with a completely seized drivetrain, the guys will have to replace everything on this car if they hope to make the 500-mile road trip back to Nashville.
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#20 - Jeep J-Too Sketchy
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2023
Derek teams up with Dave Chappelle from Dirt Every Day to revitalize a 1972 Jeep J2000 that's sat among a field of neglected Jeeps. Together, they cobble together parts from various Jeeps to get theirs running, and attempt to make the 100-mile journey back to Derek's shop. If they can make it there, they'll have the tools and parts they need to turn this truck into a proper off-road machine.
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#21 - Great 8N
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2023
In need of a new riding lawn mower, Derek heads east to find himself a 1950 Ford 8N tractor. But with a cracked engine block and a bees' nest for a battery, Derek will have to revisit his farming routes to make this implement operational.
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#22 - DeLoralet
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/2023
Derek goes off the deep end with an '80s icon, the DeLorean. It's been wrecked, painted, and doesn't run, but Derek and his team of friends plan to change all that with a good old junkyard LS V-8. See if they can power this time machine with carburetors and make it to LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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#23 - 777
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/26/2025
Derek heads to Minnesota to revive a dirt track car he's had stashed away for years. It was a legend in its heyday, but with the car currently in pieces, he'll need the help of some skilled friends if he's going to bring his vision back to life.
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#24 - The Turd Bird and Travel Y'all Part 2
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/1/2025
Derek battles fluid leaks and bad brakes just to get the Turd Bird back to Vice Grip Garage. There he tears the car down, blasts it clean, and gives it a new life with a modern touch. But it'll take an awful lot of elbow grease to make this one shine.
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#25 - Budget Burt
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2023
Derek heads down south to Alabama in search of a Bandit replica. Instead, he finds a Pontiac Trans Am that's the wrong year, wrong color, has the wrong engine, and has clearly been in a wreck. But that's not about to stop Derek from attempting to drive this wounded bird back to Tennessee and turn it into a car worthy of Burt himself -- or at least his stunt driver.
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