Chasing Classic Cars | |
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Genre | Motoring, Documentary, Entertainment |
Created by | Jim Astrausky |
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Country of origin | United States of America |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 17 |
No. of episodes | 204 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Essex Television Group Inc. |
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Network | Motor Trend |
Release | June 3, 2008 – August 18, 2021 |
Chasing Classic Cars is a US television documentary series presented by Wayne Carini [1] of F-40 Motorsports [2] and produced by Clint Stinchcomb. [3] It looks at classic cars from all eras, focusing on finding and getting cars running, with the option of restoration and a likely sale. The series is aired on Motor Trend. [4]
The series shows the restoration and auction process, and not all projects are financially successful. It has featured cars which have not previously been shown in public for decades. [5] [6]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 13 | June 3, 2008 | January 7, 2009 | |
2 | 13 | October 6, 2009 | December 30, 2009 | |
3 | 13 | October 5, 2010 | December 5, 2010 | |
4 | 13 | October 2, 2011 | December 20, 2011 | |
5 | 26 | April 3, 2012 | January 2, 2013 | |
6 | 26 | May 7, 2013 | March 4, 2014 | |
7 | 16 | July 28, 2014 | December 6, 2014 | |
8 | 11 | May 5, 2015 | July 21, 2015 | |
9 | 11 | October 22, 2015 | January 12, 2016 | |
10 | 13 | May 31, 2016 | August 30, 2016 | |
11 | 9 | March 15, 2017 | May 10, 2017 | |
12 | 10 | August 15, 2017 | November 2, 2017 | |
13 | 6 | June 26, 2018 | July 31, 2018 | |
14 | 4 | March 20, 2019 | April 10, 2019 | |
15 | 10 | February 6, 2020 | April 9, 2020 | |
16 | 5 | October 20, 2020 | November 24, 2020 | |
17 | 5 | July 21, 2021 | August 18, 2021 |
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