The WORST episodes of Roadworthy Rescues
Every episode of Roadworthy Rescues ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - The Barneville Part 2
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/19/2025
Derek Bieri takes old cars from non-running derelicts to renovated transformations, seeking out abandoned cars where they lie dormant and getting them running again. Along the way, Derek shares the cars' history and why they're still relevant.
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#3 - Disaster Deluxe
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2023
Amid the cornfields of Michigan, Derek discovers a 1937 Chevrolet Deluxe he wants to drive to the General Motors headquarters in Detroit. But since it's been off the road for over 20 years, Derek knows it's going to put up a fight to make the 150-mile journey across the state to get there.
#7 - North Woods Rallaxie
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2023
Derek heads to the snowy-white northern landscape of Escanaba, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Here he finds a 1964 Ford Galaxie that's sat abandoned and hasn't run in 32 years. Getting this old sled running will be enough of a challenge, but Derek also plans to transform this Ford into a rally-tribute car and slide it around the back roads of Michigan.
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#8 - 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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#9 - 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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#10 - 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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#11 - 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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#12 - 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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#13 - 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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#14 - 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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#15 - 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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#16 - 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 - 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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#20 - 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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#22 - 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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#23 - 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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