Documentary / Reality
Overhaulin' is an American automotive reality TV show that ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009, and currently on Velocity and Discovery.
Jeff works the counter at Original Parts Group, an auto supply shop in Huntington Beach, CA. Jeff has a rather ratty '71 Chevelle. The team, led by Chip Foose is ready to turn this ratty rod into a rad rod but they need to get the car from Jeff, first.
Mat is a straight A high school student, volunteers in search and rescue and is an Eagle Scout. He drives his grandfather's old '88 Chevy pickup truck that's seen better days. Mat's dad, Jim, would like the Overhaulin' team to give the truck a makeover.
Chuck de Heras is a car collecting aficionado. His true love of the auto and its history has meant he's become friends with Dick Messer, who runs the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA. A perfect set up for our Overhaulin' A Team to get their hands dirty.
Mylan Hayes drives to the beach to surf every day in his rusty '77 El Camino. He suffers a "Dude, where's my car?" moment when his car is missing from the parking lot, but his folks are in on the plan to turn the El Camino into the coolest of surf wagons
Actor Ian Ziering is a car guy who's been trying to trick out a '68 Camaro for years. Ian thinks the shop where his Camaro is locked up is about to go bankrupt, which gives the team time to perfect the car.
Dale Eslinger is one of the top dogs at the foundation that supplies both scholarship funding and project cars for the prestigious car building college Wyoming Tech in Laramie. The students and the Overhaulin' builders dust off an old 56 Chevy Bel Air.
Cassie Wyrick is an 18 year old bank teller. She's responsible, fun-loving and the proud owner of a very boring '91 Ford Explorer. Chip Foose, along with the mega-Overhaulin' team worked at the giant parts factory known as APC, to reinvent Cassie's SUV.
Himself - Presenter
Himself - Car Designer
Herself - Presenter
Across the US, millions of project cars lay unfinished up on blocks or under tarps. Dan Brockett, Shea Seefeldt and Aaron Parker are on a mission to rescue those broken cars. And they won't just finish them, but they'll redeem them. These guys have about a week to get them across the finish line, whether it's on a track, down a dragstrip or up a mountain.
Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it, as well as customizing it. The original American version was hosted by rapper Xzibit. Recently, MTV2 has begun airing episodes from Pimp My Ride UK hosted by DJ Tim Westwood, which features cars being customised in the UK, and Pimp My Ride International, featuring cars in central Europe, hosted by hip hop artists Fat Joe and Lil' Jon, as well as the related CMT series Trick My Truck.
James May takes a look at the 'peoples car'. Covering every form of cars for the masses - from the Beetle to the Kei Car, May looks at the many forms of people's car, their origins and their effect on history. Each episode covers a particular theme; these being cars from dictatorships, microcars and the dream cars we aspire to.
