Junkyard Wars — Season 1, Episode 1: Hot Rods
60 min • 15 seasons, 126 episodes • ★ 9.7/10
Episode synopsis
The teams embark on a ten-hour build of two completely different vehicles. One team builds a hot rod with a big, heavy engine and the other designs a car with a light body and less powerful engine. George and Cathy get in on the shoptalk to see why the teams went the way they did and interview expert and competition judge Pat Foster, a veteran drag racer. The next day, the teams have three chances to see who can get the best possible time.
About Junkyard Wars
Two rival teams face off to overcome the challenge of the episode's theme. Using mechanical prowess, engineering, luck, and problem solving, they rely on using only the items found in an unusually well-stocked junkyard to rise to the occasion in the hopes of becoming the Junkyard Wars Season Champion! Junkyard Wars was adapted from the UK TV Series titled "Scrapheap Challenge".