Bitchin' Rides

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Bitchin' Rides
Genre Reality Television
Starring
  • Dave Kindig
  • Kevin Schiele
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes146 (not including Season 11)
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Fischer
  • Nick Meagher
  • David Lee
ProducersMotorTrend TV, Fischer Productions
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Motor Trend
ReleaseSeptember 2, 2014 (2014-09-02) –
present

Bitchin' Rides (known outside the United States as Salt Lake Garage in Italy and Kindig Customs elsewhere [1] ) is a reality styled Velocity TV show featuring Dave Kindig [2] from the Salt Lake City, Utah-based company Kindig It Designs [3] as they show their process of restoring and rebuilding vehicles. The show was successful in its first season and was on its eighth season while also becoming Velocity's most popular series. [4] Bitchin' Rides can also be watched through VELOCITY, now known as Motor Trend OnDemand. [5]

In each episode, Kindig and his team meet a client, review a car, create a design, then the team takes apart and rebuilds the vehicle to create a beautiful unique masterpiece. Featured projects include a '33 Ford Tudor, '57 Chevrolet Corvette, [6] an Audi R8 Spyder, a '69 Chevrolet Camaro, a '62 Volkswagen bus and GM Futurliner #3.

On October 8, 2020, it was announced that the seventh season will premiere on October 21, 2020. [7]

The eighth season began streaming September 28, 2021, on Motor Trend OnDemand with 14 episodes. [8]

The ninth season premiered on October 4, 2022, on Motor Trend with 20 episodes. [9]

The tenth season aired from October 3, 2023, to January 2, 2024, comprising twenty (20) episodes. [10]

The first episode of season 11 aired on March 12, 2025. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Classic American people: Dave Kindig". www.magzter.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ Pierce, Scott D. (January 5, 2018). "Dave Kindig builds amazing cars in Utah — and his TV show 'Bitchin' Rides' has become an international hit". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kindig, Baylee. "Kindig It Designs". Kingdig It Designs. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ TV News Desk (September 27, 2017). "Dave Kindig Returns or New Season of BITCHIN' RIDES, Premiering on Velocity, 10/3". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Tune In to Chasing Classic Cars and More on Motor Trend OnDemand". Automobile . February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Lisa (January 16, 2018). "Car restoration TV show features Gresham man". Pamplin Media Group/The Outlook . Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ ""Bitchin' Rides" Returns for a New Season of Astonishing Custom Rides on MotorTrend TV". The Futon Critic . October 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "When is the New Season of Bitchin' Rides?". Kindigit Design . Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bitchin' Rides Episode Guide". January 2, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bitchin' Rides - Episode List". TVMaze . Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bitchin' Rides - Episode List". TVMaze . Retrieved April 12, 2025.