What’s on MotorTrend Today?
Here’s today’s schedule for MotorTrend.
Thursday, Sep 19, 2024 EDT
Texas Metal – Street Rod Milk Truck Rusty and riddled with bullet holes, Bill's neighbor hands over the crumbling shell of a '52 Ford F4 Milk Truck; the guys unleash their best fabrication skills and turn this 60-year-old milk truck into a one of a kind, dazzling diesel street rod. |
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Texas Metal – C10 to a Hundred Bill and the guys take a good C10 to a hundred with custom touches from inside to out including one of one interior and bed; Ekstensive makes a dream come true by modifying a 2018 Dodge Demon for an under ten second quarter mile run on the track. |
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Texas Metal – Beyond ZL1 The 2018 Camaro ZL1 is already a high performance sports car, but the owner wants Bill to improve his even more; the guys are happy to oblige, starting with a handmade aluminum chassis and interior; a new client wants his Sierra Denali frame dropped. |
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Texas Metal – Beyond ZL1, Part 2 Bill and the gang are back under the hood of the 2018 Camaro ZL1, rebuilding the engine to add as much power as possible before a visit to the dynamometer; Ekstensive tries to turn a patinaed 1949 GMC pickup sleeper truck into keeper truck. |
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Texas Metal – Mustang for the Record Bill Carlton and his team strategically customize a '23 Mustang for a world-record-breaking attempt at most donuts in a single ride; the fabricators create a modern setup for an old-school '49 Ford truck. |
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Texas Metal – Custom Sasquatch Bronco Bill and his team hand make a one-of-a-kind engine bay for the 1968 GTO out of steel and aluminum; Ekstensive gets its first chance to customize a 2022 Bronco Sasquatch, starting with a custom lift. |
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Texas Metal – Texas Sized International Truck Bill Carlton and his fabricators face a new challenge with a four-door 2023 International MV, with a big Cummins diesel engine. |
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Texas Metal – Rollin' in My F-350 With dozens of awards on their walls, crowds of adoring fans, and a long waitlist, Bill Carlton and his Texas team always have their hands full with rowdy customers, challenging builds and tight timelines. |
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Texas Metal – Mustang for the Record Bill Carlton and his team strategically customize a '23 Mustang for a world-record-breaking attempt at most donuts in a single ride; the fabricators create a modern setup for an old-school '49 Ford truck. |
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Texas Metal – Custom Sasquatch Bronco Bill and his team hand make a one-of-a-kind engine bay for the 1968 GTO out of steel and aluminum; Ekstensive gets its first chance to customize a 2022 Bronco Sasquatch, starting with a custom lift. |
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Texas Metal – Texas Sized International Truck Bill Carlton and his fabricators face a new challenge with a four-door 2023 International MV, with a big Cummins diesel engine. |
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Texas Metal – Rollin' in My F-350 With dozens of awards on their walls, crowds of adoring fans, and a long waitlist, Bill Carlton and his Texas team always have their hands full with rowdy customers, challenging builds and tight timelines. |
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Texas Metal – Beyond ZL1 The 2018 Camaro ZL1 is already a high performance sports car, but the owner wants Bill to improve his even more; the guys are happy to oblige, starting with a handmade aluminum chassis and interior; a new client wants his Sierra Denali frame dropped. |
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Texas Metal – Beyond ZL1, Part 2 Bill and the gang are back under the hood of the 2018 Camaro ZL1, rebuilding the engine to add as much power as possible before a visit to the dynamometer; Ekstensive tries to turn a patinaed 1949 GMC pickup sleeper truck into keeper truck. |
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Graveyard Carz – All the Road Runners With 10 roadrunners under Mark's belt, it's time for one more: a 1969 Hemi Road Runner in A4 silver and pewter interior. |
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Engine Masters – Cheap Carb Showdown The guys find out which cheap carburetors produce the most expensive results; they pick a fight among remanufactured offerings from Edelbrock, Summit and Demon to see which will pump the most power into their 383 Chevrolet. |
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Engine Masters – Pantastic News! The guys flip things upside down to find out how much power might be left in the oil pan; a number of factors play a part in minimizing turbulence around the crank, but an $1,100 solution may not be worth the cost. |
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Roadkill – Rear-Engine Replacement: The Econorado is Born! David and Mike mix the He Hate Me '66 Ford Econoline with a 500ci front-wheel-drive powertrain donated (stolen) from Dirt Every Day's twin-engine 4x4 Eldorado, to create the Econorado; Finnegan takes the Blasphemi to the NHRA Winternationals. |
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Roadkill – Two Cadillacs, Too Reliable! For years Mike has wanted to build a 200-mph Cadillac, and now David has finally agreed to make it happen; they purchase a 1961 bubbbletop Cadillac deVille in Northern California; a Cadillac 500 engine wrapped inside a '73 AMC Gremlin. |
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Roadkill – Twice the Power, Half the Trucks and Leah David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan are back in the junkyard to take the front half of two separate four-wheel-drive vehicles and combine them into one, making one of David's dream schemes come to life. |
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Roadkill Garage – Back From the Dead: Tire Lifting Crusher Impala! The blown 498ci big block is back from the dead; Freiburger and Dulcich revive the previously rained in and ruined engine with a full top-to-bottom rebuild. |
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Garage Squad – Rising to the Challenge The team repays a disabled Vietnam combat veteran for his service to his country by rebuilding his 1970 Dodge Challenger. |
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Garage Squad – The Mercury Is Falling! The crew tries to rescue a 1949 Mercury that has been decaying in a garage for years due to its owner's myriad personal and family health problems. |
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FantomWorks – Now You See It A rental vehicle loaded with parts and a dream of a perfect Plymouth Business Coupe arrives at the shop; Dan works to locate a 1972 Buick Gran Sport and then restore it with hard-to-find features. |
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FantomWorks – Thunder Time Dan envisions a GTO-Thunderbird combo for a customer who desires a 1956 "baby bird" restomod that drives like a sports car; an award-winning 1937 Volvo is damaged by a falling shelf. |
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Wheeler Dealers – Mopar for the Course Mike and Ant turn around a 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 that's a high-horsepower veteran of the drag strip; all that power under the hood makes for a violent driving experience, so they must dial it back to a more useable street cruiser. |
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Roadkill Garage – Fixing the '56 Chevy! (P) Freiburger and Dulcich ditch the '56 Chevy's 265ci V8 for the home-built 500-hp COVID-350. Looking at whether the added power will lift the front end. |