Mike Brewer's World of Cars - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Lowrider Lowdown
Mini and Me
Top Fuel Duel
Chicago and the Tin Man
Loud and Lifted in Houston
EV The Silent Killer
Mike looks at classic cars' future in a world with more electric cars. He travels to Oceanside, California, to EV West, a company that specializes in putting powerful electric motors into everything from Porsches to VW vans.
Stock Car Resurrection
Mike travels to Charlotte, North Carolina, where bootleggers played an integral role in NASCAR's creation. Between barbecue joints and whiskey distilleries, he visits Bill Rhine, whose shop rescues and restores famous stock cars.
High Sierra Salvage
Lake Tahoe, California, is a resort area that's also a unique home for artists and dreamers. Renowned customizer Aaron Hagar teaches Mike that Tahoe is the kind of place where rat rods co-exist with vintage European sports cars.
The Shop Around the Corner
Mike travels to the Midlands in England to visit two small shops that are helping keep classic cars on the road. Each produces small but essential components that can be hard to find, but otherwise they couldn't be more different.
Model T to Mustangs
Mike tours Detroit from behind the wheel of a Mustang GT350, taking in a broad sweep of automotive history, from the birthplace of the legendary Model T to a junkyard where wrecked cars find new life.
A Pint in the Hand
In Fresno, all Mike wants is a nice cold pint, and he's willing to pick grapes, become an expert on coil spring manufacturing, or even brew the beer himself to get one. Plus, he tries to buy a lovely '83 Mercedes turbodiesel.
The King of Customs
Hot rodder Gene Winfield is one of the greatest customizers who ever lived. He's won just about every award in the custom car world, and he's run his own creations on the salt flats and dry lake beds where hot rodding was born.
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