Rust Valley Restorers

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Rust Valley Restorers
GenreDocumentary
StarringMike Hall, Avery Shoaf, and Connor Hall
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes20
Production
Production companies
Release
Original networkHistory
Original release6 December 2018 (2018-12-06) – present
External links
Website

Rust Valley Restorers is a Canadian documentary series produced by Mayhem Entertainment for History in association with Corus Entertainment. Reruns of the show aired on DTour (formerly Prime and TVTropolis).

Internationally, the show is distributed by Netflix and shown as a Netflix original show.

Premise[]

Nestled in the recreation paradise of the South Shuswap is one of the most unique car communities in the world: Tappen, British Columbia, or "Rust Valley." You can't miss it: acres upon acres of old and abandoned cars; a junkyard as far as the eye can see. At its heart is a remarkable restoration shop run by a team of colourful and charismatic characters. Using their impressive skills and experience to restore, trade and sell classic cars, they're transforming piles of rust into collectible car treasures.

Cast[]

  • Michael (Mike) Hall, owner of Rust Bros Restorations. A rock blaster by profession, Mike Hall began collecting cars in his teens and decades later he owned over 400 parked on his property near to the Trans-Canada Highway. He tried to sell both the cars and his property in 2016 but received no offers. When he raised the price in 2017, the story went viral and he received phone calls from prospective buyers. He also received offers from producers to create a documentary. Hall has also made a guest appearance on Discovery Canada TV show Highway Thru Hell. Hall then built a restoration workshop on his property and the show started in 2018.[1][2][3]
  • Avery Shoaf, a car-interested friend of Mike Hall's. Shoaf previously had a company which repaired heavy equipment.[4] Owner of Wildman Restorations
  • Connor Charman-Hall, Mike Hall's son who used to work in Avery Shoaf's business. He also runs Chimera Springs Rock Works Ltd, a slope stabilization company owned by Mike Hall[4]
  • Sarah Ward joined Rust Bros in 2018 and primarily works with locating the correct parts for vehicles that are being restored.[5]
  • Cassidy Mceown, apprentice to the company.
  • Shafin Shoaf, son of Avery Shoaf & mechanic at Wildman restorations

Episodes[]

Season 1[]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Go Big or Go Home"6 December 2018 (2018-12-06)
Featured Cars: 1966 Lincoln Continental Ragtop convertible and a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger.[1]
2"All in the Family"13 December 2018 (2018-12-13)
Featured Cars: 1964 Buick Riviera and a 1966 Beaumont Sport Deluxe.
3"Going Into Battle"20 December 2018 (2018-12-20)
Featured Cars: World War II-era 1941 Dodge Power Wagon and a 1968 Chevy Chevelle.
4"Rustang to Mustang"27 December 2018 (2018-12-27)
Featured Cars: 1966 Mustang and a 1968 Plymouth Satellite.
5"A Smashing Success"17 January 2019 (2019-01-17)
Featured Cars: 1969 Cadillac Coupe De Ville and a 1976 Chrysler New Yorker.
6"Happy Endings"24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)
Featured Cars: 1938 International Harvester
7"Rusty Dreams Come True"31 January 2019 (2019-01-31)
Featured Cars: 1941 Ford Super Deluxe and a 1964 Ford Fairlane 500.
8"Race to the Finish!"7 February 2019 (2019-02-07)
Featured Cars: 1966 Chevy II and a 1964 Ford F100.

Season 2[]

Season 2 of Rust Valley Restorers has 12 episodes on History Channel. However, The release on Netflix only contained the first 6 episodes of the second season on 8 May 2020.

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Blast From the Past"21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
Featured Cars: 1970 Dodge Super Bee and 1968 Chevrolet Camaro.
2"We're All a Little Mad"28 November 2019 (2019-11-28)
Featured Cars: 1966 Pontiac Parisienne and 1983 GMC Truck.
3"Frenemy"5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Featured Cars: 1966 Pontiac Parisienne and 1967 Pontiac GTO.
4"Rise from the Ashes"12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)
Featured Cars: 1968 Chevelle SS and Dubs Kustoms – The Widow Maker.
5"Pedal to the Medal"19 December 2019 (2019-12-19)
Featured Cars: 1968 Chevy El Camino SS.
6"The Same Mistakes"26 December 2019 (2019-12-26)
Featured Cars: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1926 Ford Model T.

Netflix Season 3 (remainder of season 2)[]

Rust Valley Season 3, the 2nd half of season 2, began streaming on Netflix on 21 August 2020.

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Life is Messy"2 January 2020 (2020-01-02)
Featured Cars: 1967 Mercury Cougar and 1969 Plymouth Road Runner.
2"The Ridler"9 January 2020 (2020-01-09)
Featured Cars: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner and 1964 Acadian.
3"Basket Case"16 January 2020 (2020-01-16)
Featured Cars: 1976 Chevy Custom Deluxe and 1942 Harley-Davidson WLC.
4"The Reckoning"23 January 2020 (2020-01-23)
Featured Cars: 1965 GMC Handi-Van.
5"Secret Stash"30 January 2020 (2020-01-30)
Featured Cars: 1965 GMC Handi-Van and 1938 Buick Special Opera.
6"Should I Stay or Should I Go"6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)
Featured Cars: 1961 Sunbeam Alpine and 1966 Kaiser M35 Deuce and a Half.

Release[]

The series originally developed as a web-based TVTropolis cartoon, but then moved over to cable television. Rust Valley Restorers was released on 6 December 2018 on History,[1] and on 23 August 2019 on Netflix.[6] A second season was ordered and a trailer was released on 22 October with season 2 debuting 21 November 2019 on History.[7] Season 2 was released on Netflix globally on 8 May 2020, except for Canada.[8] Season 2 was split into two seasons for the Netflix global release with Season 2 containing the first six episodes, with the other half released three months later, on 21 August 2020 as Season 3 on Netflix.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Proudfoot, Dan (4 January 2019). "Rust Valley Restorers star Mike Hall can't resist a car cadaver". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ "The Real Story Behind Mike Hall And Rust Valley Restorers". HotCars. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Here's Everything You Need to Know About Mike "Rasta Blasta" Hall on 'Rust Valley Restorers'". Distractify. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Real Story Behind Mike Hall And Rust Valley Restorers". HotCars. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. ^ Bachchan, Vrinda (24 August 2020). "Who is Sarah Ward of Rust Bros: Rust Valley Restorers Member?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "'Rust Valley Restorers' on Netflix: Canada's Car-Flipping Series Comes to Netflix". Decider. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. ^ Atad, Corey. "The Rust Bros. Are Back To 'Shake Things' Up In 'Rust Valley Restorers' Season 2 Trailer". Entertainment Today Canada. Entertainment Today. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ^ "'Rust Valley Restorers' Season 3 Coming to Netflix in May 2020". What's on Netflix. 10 April 2020.
  9. ^ https://youtube.com/watch?v=hPLRO1DevtQ

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