American Restoration
American Restoration is an American reality television series airing on the History channel. Produced by Leftfield Pictures, the series is recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at Rick's Restorations, an antique restoration shop, with its owner Rick Dale, his staff, and teenage son, as they restore various vintage items to their original condition.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 23m
Release: 2010
Rating: 6.3
Season 1 - American Restoration
25 Oct 2010
"Rick attempts to restore a 1960's three-wheeled Marketeer Golf Cart for the Pawn Stars. Can his team drive this double bogey into a hole-in-one, or will this project end up in the rough? ..."
25 Oct 2010
"Up against a tough deadline, Rick's team attempts to restore an antique Hershey's dispenser from the 1940's. Can they turn this chocolate treat box around in time, or will all their hard ..."
01 Nov 2010
"After a severe Las Vegas windstorm knocks down and destroys a local magician's street lamp he calls on some of Rick's restoration magic to fix it. Will Rick and his team pull the rabbit out..."
01 Nov 2010
"A local picker pays Rick Dale a visit with a truckload of rust laden loot. After spotting an old toy train, Rick hops on-board to buy it. Can Rick and his team get this locomotive up to ..."
Season 2 - American Restoration
15 Apr 2011
"Rick converts a Coca Cola cooler into a combination cooler hot dog grill which means not just restoration but re-engineering and manufacturing. Rick's got a buyer who's interested but he's ..."
15 Apr 2011
"It's game on for Rick and his team when they restore an early 1900s strength-testing punching bag game. Can Rick knock-out this challenge with the old one-two punch, or will this rock 'em, ..."
06 May 2011
"Rick has one of the guys try to crack a 90 year old safe brought in for renovation using a long list of possible combinations. But with the safe so old and corroded it's tough to tell if a ..."
20 May 2011
"Rick's crew works on a dime store penny scale. Being a precision instrument it's fairly delicate but a previous owner had already worked it over. But they really get involved in renovating ..."
27 May 2011
"Rick and his team have a chance to restore an extremely rare department store x-ray machine from the 1940s used to fit shoes. Can Rick put his best foot forward to safely service this ..."
24 Jun 2011
"Rick and his team flex their muscles when they strong-arm a powerful penny arcade strength tester from the 1940s. Can they get a grip and swiftly squeeze out a macho machine, or will this resistant restoration be too tough to tackle?"
26 Aug 2011
"It's batter up when a 1940's baseball batting game flies into the shop. Can Rick hit this American pastime out of the park, or will a curve-ball send him back to the bench? And later, the ..."
14 Oct 2011
"Rick takes the restoration reins after a turn-of-the-century, horse-drawn fuel delivery wagon from the early 1900s trots into the shop. Will it be safe travels on this galloping gas tank, ..."
28 Oct 2011
"Rick turns up the heat when an 1881 potbelly stove whips into the shop. Can he cook this project to perfection, or will this old oven come out burnt to a crisp? And later, the guys are ..."
04 Nov 2011
"When Rick's brother Ron and son Tyler encounter a 1950s milk vending machine for sale, they attempt to squeeze out a good deal. And later, the guys restore two kiddie handcar trains from the 1950s."
Season 3 - American Restoration
18 Jan 2012
"Rick and his guys get an eye full when a 100-year-old mutoscope comes into the shop. Can they comfortably crank out a motion picture masterpiece, or will this restoration be a flippin' ..."
18 Apr 2012
"Rick puts his work on display when a weather worn 1950's casino billboard comes into the shop. Can he preserve this aging desert advertisement, or will this shabby sign be better left to ..."
09 May 2012
"Rick roasts up a pipin' hot coffee grinder overhaul after a client spies a recently picked 1800's coffee grinder sitting in the shop's boneyard. And later, the shop revs up a collectible 1930's fishing boat motor."
06 Jun 2012
"It's time for some soon-to-be stepbrothers bonding when Tyler and Brettly volunteer to tow in a 1947 railroad speeder. Can the shop hop aboard this rapid restoration express or will a low ..."
26 Sep 2012
"Sammy Hagar hires Rick to restore a vintage refrigerator into a rum dispenser. Will Rick's re-invention turn out to be a huge hit or will this fridge flop?"
17 Oct 2012
"Pawn Star Chumley rolls into the shop with a 1950 s Murray pedal car and a specific vision for how he wants it restored. Will Rick agree with his request for a tricked out ride or persuade him to go for a more classic restoration?"
28 Nov 2012
"A client s expectations are sky high when he agrees to a $10,000 restoration of his early 1900 s peanut roaster. Later, Ron and Tyler go digging for gold in a California picker s backyard that is loaded with antique gas pumps and signs."
12 Dec 2012
"A unique electric wheelchair made from parts of a 1940's B-17 bomber lands at the shop. Will the crew hit the target with this one of a kind job or will they bomb the restoration?"
19 Dec 2012
"A vintage scooter is shipped to the shop for a complete restoration. Rick is stumped on the make and model, so he calls on Danny \"the Count\" to take a look at it. Will Danny be able to shed..."
01 Jan 2013
"A customer has huge expectations of Rick s work when she agrees to pay $9500 to restore a 1959 coin operated Western Express amusement ride."
09 Jan 2013
"A rare \"Shoot The Bear\" arcade game arrives at the shop needing so much work that Rick is forced to call in an electronics expert to assist with the restoration."
