The BEST episodes of Vegas Rat Rods

Every episode of Vegas Rat Rods ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Vegas Rat Rods!

Steve Darnell and his team of rat rod specialists are master automotive fabricators. They work out of a sprawling garage, Welder Up, on the outskirts of the Las Vegas Strip, re-building one-of-a-kind Mad Max-style "rat rod" cars out of hidden treasure for quirky customers. From a shotgun gearshift and mason jar tail lights, to death row electric chair car seats and horseshoe gas peddles, each rat rod featured on VEGAS RAT RODS is equal parts discarded treasure, high-tech performance parts and wild imagination from Darnell and his entire team.

Last Updated: 2/24/2024Network: Discovery Channel (CA)Status: Ended
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Son of A...
star
8.29
42 votes

#1 - Son of A...

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/2017

To appease a demanding new client, Steve aims to make a big rig rat rod out of a 1979 Peterbilt that he once drove for his father's steel company.

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Bussin' Out
star
8.25
32 votes

#2 - Bussin' Out

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/2018

The WelderUp tour bus receives an interior steampunk makeover, while Merlon converts a Cummins diesel engine to run on vegetable oil and Travis installs triple turbos. In addition, Steve stands to make his largest profit yet off of an unusual flip.

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Tricks No Treats
star
8.19
27 votes

#3 - Tricks No Treats

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2018

When Steve is commissioned to build a spooky car, he digs up a haunted '55 Chevy and Justin and Travis battle to modify the cursed car; Steve and Merlon flip a Depression era Plymouth.

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Race and Reveal
star
8.15
34 votes

#4 - Race and Reveal

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2018

With the delivery date for the ultimate Vintage Dirt Bike Hauler imminent, Steve pushes his crew to complete his vision; Welder Up's reputation for building the meanest and fastest rat rods is challenged.

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The Real Iron Man Revealed
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8.13
31 votes

#5 - The Real Iron Man Revealed

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/2018

With only two weeks left to go, the Welder Up crew still has to build an engine for Tyrone's Iron Rod truck and install it and then re-cut the frame to add shocks.

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Gassed Up Bootleggers
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8.11
35 votes

#6 - Gassed Up Bootleggers

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2018

Steve takes on one of his funkiest projects ever when he agrees to build a crazy 70's-era gasser racecar for a Navy Vet. Also, Steve tries to make money by restoring and flipping a Prohibition-era bootlegger Model A truck to a Vegas police captain.

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Heroes and Villains
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8.09
34 votes

#7 - Heroes and Villains

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2018

Steve is asked to build a scary villain rat rod in three weeks and a vintage-inspired charity bike for military veterans in two weeks; Steve worries when the villain car frame takes longer than expected and the Vet Bike won't start.

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Big Bad Bus
star
8.07
29 votes

#8 - Big Bad Bus

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/2018

Steve faces his toughest challenge yet while designing a tour bus that represents Welder Up and meets the high standards of his sisters, Donnalee and Stacy; Justin drifts into unfamiliar territory with his 1962 Lark.

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Curse of the Haunted Rod
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8.06
31 votes

#9 - Curse of the Haunted Rod

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2018

The Haunted Rod is cursed. The suspension and the engine don't fit, triggering major body work; and when the engine doesn't fire they miss the deadline. Steve flips a 1920 Old Wayne Gas Pump to off-set extra labor costs on the Haunted Rod.

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Freakshow on Wheels
star
8.06
96 votes

#10 - Freakshow on Wheels

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2017

An enthusiastic cowboy is looking for a rat rod to lift the spirits of his small town; Steve gets the idea of making a death-defying carnival ride on wheels.

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Stevel Darneval
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8.05
37 votes

#11 - Stevel Darneval

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2018

The crew transforms a 1958 Chevy Apache into a bad-ass Vintage Dirt Bike Hauler; Steve jumps at the chance to bring Evel Knievel's Formula 1 Dragster back to life.

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One Big Gas Car
star
8.00
31 votes

#12 - One Big Gas Car

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2018

The Welder Up crew scramble to finish the 70's gasser, but they run into several problems while testing the car out. Also, Merlon plans a surprise gift for Steve to replace a bike he loved as a kid but lost.

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Iron Man and the Mullet
star
8.00
31 votes

#13 - Iron Man and the Mullet

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/2018

Steve and the Welderup crew have to get creative when they're tasked with building an iron-worker themed rat rod that doubles as a work truck. Justin makes a big mistake and Steve then tries to flip a beat up '67 Coronet that he finds in a junkyard

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Model A Mayhem
star
7.95
39 votes

#14 - Model A Mayhem

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/11/2017

A family man with a need for speed brings a battered 50's era pickup to Steve looking for a bad ass rat rod the whole family can enjoy. To meet their client's demands the crew need to find a way to add glitz and gloss to a smoke belching monster.

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Battle of the Model B
star
7.95
57 votes

#15 - Battle of the Model B

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/2015

Steve transforms a beloved 1932 Model B for an old-school client, turning this classic beauty into a roadworthy beast under the suspicious glare of a hotrod clan.

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Rock 'N' Rollin' Pickup
star
7.94
70 votes

#16 - Rock 'N' Rollin' Pickup

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2017

Darnell and the Welder Up crew have their work cut out for them when a couple commissions a build to celebrate their impending wedding anniversary; a pair of body guards are looking for a rat rod that truly reflects their rebellious streak.

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Timber Busting Diamond T
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7.94
81 votes

#17 - Timber Busting Diamond T

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2017

A trucking company owner comes to Darnell looking for a vintage ride that celebrates the roots of his business; Darnell faces an uphill battle meeting his demands for a 1930s era cab.

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Joker's Wild
star
7.94
32 votes

#18 - Joker's Wild

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2018

Steve and the crew commit to meeting the original Superhero build time and delivering the Villain Rat Rod in three weeks; with no sign of a transmission, it doesn't look as though the crew will escape the clutches of this perilous deadline.

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Water Rat
star
7.93
44 votes

#19 - Water Rat

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2017

A family man with a need for speed brings a battered 50's era pickup to Steve looking for a bad ass rat rod the whole family can enjoy. To meet their client's demands the crew need to find a way to add glitz and gloss to a smoke belching monster.

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Tuxedo Rod
star
7.91
33 votes

#20 - Tuxedo Rod

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/15/2014

Steve trades in his trademark rust for a shiny paintjob when he tackles a 1965 Lincoln Continental for a flashy bartender from L.A. Adding bling to a car that his whole crew hates isn't the only thing Steve has to worry about: his two sons are in town and showing they don't fall far from the tree by tearing the shop apart to build a "rat quad" go-kart. As the problems mount and Lincoln parts prove impossible to find, Steve is reminded why he'd take a rusty rat rod over a slick luxury car any day of the week.

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Electro Rod
star
7.90
31 votes

#21 - Electro Rod

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/2014

When client Jonathan Mill brings Steve a 1928 Buick filled with rotten wood his excitement at rat rodding an original 'gangster' car soon fades when he learns his client wants it to be an electric car. The creator of the award winning electronic emergency brake, the E-Stopp, wants the car to promote his company at SEMA, the largest car show in the world. His crew doesn't want anything to do with it, so Steve takes the car to a new level that has nothing to do with green, and everything to do with creepy.

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Franken Rod
star
7.88
60 votes

#22 - Franken Rod

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/2015

The Welderup crew turn a Chevy C10 into a true monster with rivets, scars and a wicked-cool Cummins diesel engine.

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Power Packing F100 Pickup
star
7.86
57 votes

#23 - Power Packing F100 Pickup

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2017

An electrical lineman from Texas tasks Steve and the Welderup crew with customizing his company's first work truck, a trusty old early 1970s Ford pickup.

Salt Flat Rod
star
7.81
90 votes

#24 - Salt Flat Rod

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/17/2014

A hot rod lover from California looking for his first rat rod challenges Steve to transform a 1931 Ford Model A into a salt flats racing machine. Turning this pile of junk into a Welderup special will take every ounce of Steve's talent - and getting it done before his client returns to Vegas will take a miracle. When the driveline comes up short, the road to the finish line for this build takes him to a drag race against a female hot-rodder where Steve's got more than his pride on the line.

Stampede Rod
star
7.76
66 votes

#25 - Stampede Rod

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2015

Steve and his team overhaul a 1931 Model A Ford golden gem from another era by installing a Cummins 4BT diesel engine, cool cowboy bling on the interior and a paint job that would make Henry Ford blush.

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