List of Car Warriors episodes

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This is the list of the episodes for the American automotive Reality television series Car Warriors , which was produced by BASE Productions and ran for two seasons on Speed in the U.S. and Discovery Communications affiliates in international markets. The series is a car restoration/modification competition in which two teams battle each other to restore and modify their mystery cars for a chance to win them by the end of the episode.

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Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Season 1 of Car Warriors features the All Stars, a team of expert car builders assembled to compete with teams representing their hometown garages. Both teams have 72 hours to restore and modify their mystery cars before they are reviewed by a panel of three judges. If the challenging team wins the contest, they get to take home not only their car, but also the All Stars' car. However, if they lose, they go home empty-handed. [1]

EpisodeDateChallenging teamMystery carWinner
1February 23Southern Fried D'Lite (Lubbock, Texas) 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe Southern Fried D'Lite
2March 2Danny D. Customs (Chandler, Arizona) 1999 Ford F-150 All Stars
3March 9LDRSHIP Design (Temecula, California) 1986 Chevrolet El Camino All Stars
4March 16True Bliss Customs (Burbank, California) 1973 Datsun 240Z All Stars
5March 23SKJ Customs (St. George, Utah) 1979 Cadillac Coupe de Ville All Stars
6March 30Wheels (Palmdale, California) 1969 Volkswagen Beetle All Stars
7April 13Gearhead Garage (Sacramento, California) 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Gearhead Garage
8 April 20War Machine (Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California) Ford Taurus ARCA stock car War Machine
9 April 27Reyes Automotive Customs (South Los Angeles, California) 2000 Ford Crown Victoria All Stars
10May 1A recap of the past nine episodes where the All Stars count down their top 15 moments while the judges name the All-Stars' 1973 Datsun 240Z the Car Warriors Car of the Year.

^1 Episode 8-9 were special challenges that had the clock shortened to 36 hours.

Season 2 (2012)

Season 2 drops the All Stars for a competition between two teams representing their respective hometown garages. The build time has been reduced to 48 hours, while host/judge Jimmy Shine critiques both works. The winning team is handed the keys to their car, while the losing team ends up with nothing.

EpisodeDateRed teamBlue teamMystery carWinner
1February 24Hot Rod Hooligans (Orange County, California)Inland Empire Customs (Riverside, California) 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Inland Empire Customs
2February 29United Hot Rods (Downey, California)Krazy Kreations (Denver, Colorado) 1967 Pontiac LeMans United Hot Rods
3March 7Street Custom & Restoration (Mooresville, North Carolina)SPG Customs (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Street Custom & Restoration
4March 14Hot Rods by Dean (Phoenix, Arizona)Kaotic Customs (Chicago, Illinois) 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Kaotic Customs
5March 21Celebrity Kustoms (San Francisco, California)Ireson Motorsports (Fort Myers, Florida) 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Coupe Ireson Motorsports
6March 28Unique Twist (Burbank, California)KSmith (Perris, California) 1992 Ford Mustang Fox Body Unique Twist
7 April 4Salty Dawgs (West Coast)Speed Machine (East Coast) Factory Five '33 Ford Hot Rod Speed Machine
8April 11Sledsville (Woodcrest, California)ShinBone Alley (Fresno, California) 1986 Chevrolet Corvette C4 ShinBone Alley
9April 18L&G Enterprises (San Dimas, California)Northeast Elite (Baltimore, Maryland) 1969 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup L&G Enterprises
10April 25Billy Bob Customs (Aberdeen, Washington)Plum Crazy Auto (Newton, New Jersey) 1974 Dodge Challenger Plum Crazy Auto
11May 2Martinez Industries (Gardena, California)Innovative Rods (Reno, Nevada) 1972 Chevrolet Nova Innovative Rods
12May 9Downs Industries (Lawton, Michigan)Honest Charley Garage (Chattanooga, Tennessee) 1962 Ford Thunderbird Honest Charley Garage [2]

^2 Episode 7 is the only time the competitors built a brand new car from the ground up.

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  1. "Car Warriors Episodes on Speed Channel". TV Guide . Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  2. Jones, Al (May 12, 2012). "Lawton's Car Warriors contenders fall a bit short, but a couple of LA connections were made". Michigan Live. Retrieved February 1, 2013.