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.
#1 - 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.
#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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - The Barneville
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/12/2025
Derek finds a '62 Bonneville that's been sitting for decades at a horse ranch in eastern Michigan.
#5 - The Interstate International
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/5/2025
It's hay season in central Tennessee, and Derek needs a tractor with more horsepower; he finds a running 1978 International Harvester 1086, but he'll have to drive it 50 miles to get it back to the farm.
#6 - 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.
#7 - The GT-Oh No
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/29/2025
Derek and his brother Sean take on the cheapest 1970 GTO Derek could find. They'll fight through bad starters, sparky wiring, milky oil and more.
#8 - The Gasser Chevy
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/22/2025
Derek heads to Lompoc, California, where he enlists David Freiburger to help him sort through a 1940 Chevrolet gasser's long list of issues.
#9 - The Peterson Chieftain
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/15/2025
Derek has had a '55 Pontiac Chieftain waiting for a revival, and he's keen to turn it into a tribute to the early days of NASCAR.
#10 - Overbaked Studebaker
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/8/2025
Derek heads to Guthrie, Okla., where he finds a 1947 Studebaker Champion in a storage container.
#12 - 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.
#13 - El Amarillo
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/4/2024
Derek works to revive a 1960 Chevrolet El Camino with a suspicious past.
#14 - 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.
#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 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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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#23 - 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.
#24 - 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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#25 - 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.