American Restoration: Series 7

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History, Technology Documentary with no narration published by History Channel in 2016 - English language

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American Restoration: Series 7 American Restoration follows the best restoration shops in the United States as they restore pieces of America's history and create awe-inspiring works from vintage items including classic cars, rare antiques and one-of-a-kind bikes.

[edit] Under Fire

The pressure is on for Bodie when the biggest restoration of his career flames out. Meanwhile, Dale's routine tune-up on a 1946 Harley turns into a full blown over-haul. Then, the Monkey Business team runs into a hairy situation when a customer brings in a family relic from the late 1800's.

[edit] Wrestling with the Past

At Wheels Through Time, Dale is tasked with bringing a mysterious 104-year-old motorcycle back to life. In New York, Steve's Restorations grapples with a rare vintage arm wrestling arcade game from the 1980's while the guys at Bodie Stroud Industries retrofit a 1950s gas pump for a surprising new purpose.

[edit] Rust-o-mod

Steve's Restorations takes on the challenge of restoring a client's rust bucket 1972 Gran Torino into a unique one of a kind machine while Bodie Stroud Industries attempts to bring new life into a bullet nose Studebaker. Then, in Georgia, Bob's Garage brings back a family's cherished 1959 hi-fi stereo.

[edit] Pickup the Pieces

In LA, Bodie fixes up a 1959 Ford F100 in hopes of flipping it to an exacting Ford truck aficionado. Meanwhile in Michigan, Andy takes an emotional ride restoring a 1940's JC Higgins bike, and Bob's Garage resurrects a buried 1930's gas pump.

[edit] Up Against the Wall

At Wheels Through Time, Dale is racing to bring a 90-year-old Indian motorcycle back to life to perform on the infamous traveling motorcycle stunt show, the Wall of Death. Meanwhile in New York, Steve finds himself in the dark during the restoration of a vintage neon sign.

[edit] Three Wheeled Thunder

In LA, Bodie is commissioned to restore a very rare 1948 Davis Divan for the grand reopening of the Petersen Automotive Museum. Meanwhile, Monkey Business tries to turn a '50s carnival tank into a go-cart for a motorcycle group and Bob's garage jumps on to restoring a '70s gas powered toy.

[edit] Mr Lucky

Andy gets to work on a bizarre kit car that's part VW bug, part Delorean and part motorcycle. And later, Bodie rectifies with another project from the Petersen Museum, an early 1900s electric car charger, and Dale builds a custom Harley for a customer looking to connect to his past.

[edit] Here Comes the Judge

Bodie is put to the trial to restore a very rare 1970 GTO "Judge" in one month's time for the SEMA car show. Meanwhile, Andy modernizes a spark plug cleaner into a stereo for a long time friend and Steve hatches a plan to transform a beat up 64 Ford Falcon into a work of art.

[edit] Let the Good Times Roll

Steve works his magic on a worn-out but very unique Roller Skate Car from the 70s, for the owner of a local rink. Meanwhile, Dale helps the owner of American Iron magazine restore a rare 1929 Harley Davidson JDH and Bodie tries fix a 1930s Penny Scale for a local soda shop.

[edit] Basket Case

Dale finds the engine from a super rare 1940 Harley-Davidson WLD in a box of seemingly random parts and is tasked with trying to put the puzzle back together. Meanwhile, Steve turns a 1959 Cadillac tailfin into a custom couch for a Cadillac fanatic and Bodie and his team restore a 1963 Ford Galaxie back to its former "race code" glory.

[edit] Order Up

Bodie takes on the juicy restoration of a 1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe for the CEO of Carl's Jr. Meanwhile, Dale is in a rush to build a bike in time for his museum's annual motorcycle raffle and Andy restores a 1952 Shuffle Bowler game that may or may not have ties to the mafia.

[edit] Taking the Reins

Steve gets cooking on transforming a rusted-out 1956 Willys truck into a BBQ kitchen-on-wheels. Meanwhile, Bodie and his son turn a mini-Divco "milk truck" kiddie car from the 1960s into a souped-up go-kart and Bob is chomping at the bit to restore a 1952 Bally's coin operated horse ride.

[edit] Pony Up

Bodie does a custom restoration on a 1967 Ford "Eleanor" Mustang, for Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds. Meanwhile, Dale has his hands full trying to get a rare 1936 Crocker motorcycle to run and Steve restores a 1924 Isotta Fraschini Type 8A for a long time friend and customer.