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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.

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.

Derek saves a 1966 Pontiac Tempest with a rare overhead-camshaft six-cylinder engine. But just dusting off the 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

Derek needs a more powerful tractor, so he finds a running 1978 International Harvester 1086 that he'll have to drive 50 miles back to the farm.

Derek finds a racoon-infested 1968 Thunderbird in Texas that's too disgusting for even him to drive home. So instead, he revives a 1971 International Travelall that's been off the road for 30 years to tow the turd-ridden Thunderbird back to his shop.

Derek and Sean Bieri visit Zweifel Motors in South Dakota to revive an Oldsmobile station wagon, but the engine starts to malfunction.

Derek finds a '62 Bonneville at a horse ranch in eastern Michigan that he wants to cruise down legendary Woodward Avenue in metro Detroit.

In the first episode of the series, Derek extracts a 1967 Ford Mustang that has sat dormant for 28 years. But the years of rust and neglect won't stop him from transforming this car into a new creation.

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.

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.

Derek heads to Minnesota to revive a dirt track car he's had stashed away, but he'll need some skilled friends to bring his vision back to life.

Derek and his friends try to power up a DeLorean for LS Fest in Kentucky.