Roadkill — Season 1, Episode 8: 426 Hemi in a '55 Chevy!
Reality, Drama • 30 min • 13 seasons, 167 episodes • ★ 9.3/10
Episode synopsis
On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan hit the road on a quest to build a car they've both dreamed of for years: a '55 Chevy Bel Air sedan set up like a '60s Gasser and powered by a Mopar 426 Hemi. The guys drag out a '73 GMC Suburban that they'd never driven more than around the block (did you expect anything else?), then use it to pick up a bare '55 Chevy body in California before heading north for the 1,000-mile trip to Lincoln City, Oregon. That's the home of Jim Meyer Racing, the chassis builder that helps the guys turn the '55 into a wicked looking hot rod in a single day. There's no fail in this episode of Roadkill! Well, at least nothing terminal.
About Roadkill
Ride along with Hot Rod's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan as they continue their love/hate relationship with hot rods, street machines and other highly strung performance vehicles. In Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan hit the road in everything from a 1968 Ford Ranchero to a 1500 horsepower Camaro called the F-Bomb. Just getting to their destination is an adventure.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1El Paso To LA: The Hard Way!
- E2Viva Ranchero! Alaska or Bust!
- E3Cheap Truck Challenge!
- E4Extreme Elco Engine Swap!
- E5Rat Rod vs Lamborghini Aventador!
- E6Thrash Battle! Van vs Wagon
- E7Release The Draguar! Building a Blown Jaguar Rat Rod
- E9Surviving HOT ROD Drag Week!
- E10727 Cubic Inches and Australian Tire Smoke!
- E11Junkyard 'Cuda Rescue, With Nitrous Oxide!
- E12Chevy vs. Ford Cop-Car Thrash Battle!