American Hot Rod (2004)
- Genre: Documentary, Drama
- First Air Date: 2004-04-23
- Last Air Date: 2007-09-27
- Total Seasons: 5
- Total Episodes: 92
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 60 min.
- Network: Discovery
American Hot Rod is a reality television series that originally aired between 2004 and 2008 on The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. The unique series documented the crew at Boyd Coddington's car shop and their personal struggles to build hot rods and custom vehicles. It was made on location at Coddington's hot rod and wheel shop in La Habra, California. Many employees went to work for Overhaulin's Chip Foose, a former partner of Coddington, for a more relaxed environment. Custom built cars built during the series included the "Alumatub", 61 Impala Bubbletop, 63 Chevy Corvette Stingray and a 42 Woodie. In July 2007, the shop made an Elvis Tribute Car, a modified 1957 pink Cadillac, sponsored by Reese’s. Boyd Coddington died in February 2008. His shop closed its doors for the final time on Friday June 20, 2008.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Junkyard Dog (Part 1) | 2004-01-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Junkyard Dog (Part 2) | 2004-01-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Junkyard Dog (Part 3) | 2004-02-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Junkyard Dog (Part 4) | 2004-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Alumatub (Part 1) | 2004-02-27 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Alumatub (Part 2) | 2004-03-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Alumatub (Part 3) | 2004-03-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Alumatub (Part 4) | 2004-03-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Alumatub (Part 5) | 2004-03-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | '32 Hi-Boy Roadster (Part 1) | 2004-05-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | '32 Hi-Boy Roadster (Part 2) | 2004-05-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | '32 Hi-Boy Roadster (Part 3) | 2004-06-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | '32 Hi-Boy Roadster (Part 4) | 2004-06-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | '65 Ford Mustang (Part 1) | 2004-10-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | '65 Ford Mustang (Part 2) | 2004-10-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | '65 Ford Mustang (Part 3) | 2004-10-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Rat Rod Build-Off (Part 1) | 2004-11-26 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Rat Rod Build-Off (Part 2) | 2004-12-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Rat Rod Build-Off (Part 3) | 2004-12-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Rat Rod Build-Off (Part 4) | 2004-12-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | '42 Woodie (Part 1) | 2005-01-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | '42 Woodie (Part 2) | 2005-01-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | '42 Woodie (Part 3) | 2005-01-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | '63 Chevy Corvette Stingray (Part 1) | 2005-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | '63 Chevy Corvette Stingray (Part 2) | 2005-02-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | '63 Chevy Corvette Stingray (Part 3) | 2005-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Bud Light Car (Part 1) | 2005-04-01 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Bud Light Car (Part 2) | 2005-04-08 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Bud Light Car (Part 3) | 2005-04-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Hildebrandt Car (Part 1) | 2005-05-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Hildebrandt Car (Part 2) | 2005-05-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Hildebrandt Car (Part 3) | 2005-06-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | '59 Chevy Low Rider (Part 1) | 2005-07-08 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | '59 Chevy Low Rider (Part 2) | 2005-07-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | '59 Chevy Low Rider (Part 3) | 2005-07-22 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | '59 Chevy Low Rider (Part 4) | 2005-07-29 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Make-A-Wish Car (Part 1) | 2005-10-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Make-A-Wish Car (Part 2) | 2005-10-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Make-A-Wish Car (Part 3) | 2005-10-17 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | '54 Corvette & '55 Chevy (Part 1) | 2006-03-13 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | '54 Corvette & '55 Chevy (Part 2) | 2006-03-20 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | '54 Corvette & '55 Chevy (Part 3) | 2006-03-27 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | '56 Chevy Convertible (Part 1) | 2006-04-03 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | '56 Chevy Convertible (Part 2) | 2006-04-10 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | '56 Chevy Convertible (Part 3) | 2006-04-17 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | '61 Impala Bubbletop (Part 1) | 2006-05-01 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | '61 Impala Bubbletop (Part 2) | 2006-05-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | '61 Impala Bubbletop (Part 3) | 2006-05-15 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | '61 Impala Bubbletop (Part 4) | 2006-05-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | '40 Ford (Part 1) | 2006-07-10 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | '40 Ford (Part 2) | 2006-07-17 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | '40 Ford (Part 3) | 2006-07-24 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 14 | '36 Roadster (Part 1) | 2006-10-02 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 15 | '36 Roadster (Part 2) | 2006-10-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 16 | '36 Roadster (Part 3) | 2006-10-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 17 | '40 Woodie (Part 1) | 2006-11-20 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 18 | '40 Woodie (Part 2) | 2006-11-27 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 19 | '40 Woodie (Part 3) | 2006-12-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 20 | '31 Truck (Part 1) | 2007-02-15 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 21 | '31 Truck (Part 2) | 2007-02-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 22 | '31 Truck (Part 3) | 2007-03-01 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 23 | '57 Chevy (Part 1) | 2007-03-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 24 | '57 Chevy (Part 2) | 2007-03-15 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 25 | '57 Chevy (Part 3) | 2007-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Hershey Tribute Car (Part 1) | 2007-07-12 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Hershey Tribute Car (Part 2) | 2007-07-19 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Hershey Tribute Car (Part 3) | 2007-07-26 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Sobe Mercury Wagon (Part 1) | 2007-08-02 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Sobe Mercury Wagon (Part 2) | 2007-08-09 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Sobe Mercury Wagon (Part 3) | 2007-08-16 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | '59 Corvette (Part 1) | 2007-08-23 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | '59 Corvette (Part 2) | 2007-08-30 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | '59 Corvette (Part 3) | 2007-09-06 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | Bonneville Racer (Part 1) | 2007-09-13 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 11 | Bonneville Racer (Part 2) | 2007-09-20 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 12 | Bonneville Racer (Part 3) | 2007-09-27 | 60 min |
| Production | Mike Rowe | Producer |