Rust Valley Restorers
GenreDocumentary
Created byMatt Shewchuk, Tyson Hepburn
Starring
  • Mike Hall
  • Avery Shoaf
  • Connor Charman-Hall
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes42
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHistory
Release6 December 2018 (2018-12-06) 
present

Rust Valley Restorers is a Canadian documentary series produced by Mayhem Entertainment for History in association with Corus Entertainment. Reruns of the series air on DTour (formerly Prime and TVTropolis). Internationally the series is distributed by Netflix and shown as a Netflix original series.

In the United States. seasons 1 and 2 are distributed by Netflix, while seasons 3 and 4 are distributed by Motor Trend+ (in which that streaming service refers to them as seasons 4 and 5, respectively).

Premise

The series takes place in the South Shuswap, an area in Tappen, British Columbia, also called as "Rust Valley", which is known for its unique car community and junkyards. It is shot at a vintage automobile restoration shop run by skilled craftsmen who restore, trade and sell classic cars into collectible vehicles.[1][2]

Cast

Main

  • Michael (Mike) Hall, born 4 February 1958, owner of Rust Bros Restorations. A rock blaster by profession, Hall began collecting cars in his teens and decades later owned over 400 parked on his property near 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.[3][4][5]
  • Avery Shoaf, born 9 June year (unknown), 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.[4]

Recurring

  • Sarah Ward joined Rust Bros in 2018 and primarily works with locating the correct parts for vehicles that are being restored.[6]

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
186 December 2018 (2018-12-06)7 February 2019 (2019-02-07)
212621 November 2019 (2019-11-21)26 December 2019 (2019-12-26)
62 January 2020 (2020-01-02)6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)
31218 February 2021 (2021-02-18)6 May 2021 (2021-05-06)
41024 February 2022 (2022-02-24)23 June 2022 (2022-06-23)

Season 1 (2018–19)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleFeatured carsOriginal air date
11"Go Big or Go Home"1966 Lincoln Continental Ragtop convertible and a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger6 December 2018 (2018-12-06)
22"All in the Family"1964 Buick Riviera and a 1966 Beaumont Sport Deluxe.13 December 2018 (2018-12-13)
33"Going Into Battle"World War II-era 1941 Dodge Power Wagon and a 1968 Chevy Chevelle20 December 2018 (2018-12-20)
44"Rustang to Mustang"1966 Mustang and a 1968 Plymouth Satellite27 December 2018 (2018-12-27)
55"A Smashing Success"1969 Cadillac Coupe De Ville and a 1976 Chrysler New Yorker17 January 2019 (2019-01-17)
66"Happy Endings"1938 International Harvester24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)
77"Rusty Dreams Come True"1941 Ford Super Deluxe and a 1964 Ford Fairlane 50031 January 2019 (2019-01-31)
88"Race to the Finish!"1966 Chevy II and a 1964 Ford F1007 February 2019 (2019-02-07)

Season 2 (2019–20)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleFeatured carsOriginal air date
Part 1
91"Blast From the Past"1970 Dodge Super Bee and 1968 Chevrolet Camaro21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
102"We're All a Little Mad"1966 Pontiac Parisienne and 1983 GMC Truck28 November 2019 (2019-11-28)
113"Frenemy"1966 Pontiac Parisienne and 1967 Pontiac GTO5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
124"Rise from the Ashes"1968 Chevelle SS and Dubs Kustoms – The Widow Maker.12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)
135"Pedal to the Medal"1968 Chevy El Camino SS19 December 2019 (2019-12-19)
146"The Same Mistakes"1967 Mercury Cougar and 1926 Ford Model T26 December 2019 (2019-12-26)
Part 2
157"Life is Messy"1967 Mercury Cougar and 1969 Plymouth Road Runner2 January 2020 (2020-01-02)
168"The Ridler"1969 Plymouth Road Runner and 1964 Acadian9 January 2020 (2020-01-09)
179"Basket Case"1976 Chevy Custom Deluxe and 1942 Harley-Davidson WLC16 January 2020 (2020-01-16)
1810"The Reckoning"1965 GMC Handi-Van23 January 2020 (2020-01-23)
1911"Secret Stash"1965 GMC Handi-Van and 1938 Buick Special Opera30 January 2020 (2020-01-30)
2012"Should I Stay or Should I Go"1961 Sunbeam Alpine and 1966 Kaiser M35 Deuce and a Half6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)

Season 3 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleFeatured carsOriginal air date
211"In Rust We Trust"1971 Chevrolet Camaro & 1981 International School Bus18 February 2021 (2021-02-18)
222"Wildman Incorporated"1963 Mercedes Unimog 411a & 1968 GM Beaumont25 February 2021 (2021-02-25)
233"High Octane"1957 GMC "Blue Chip" Pickup Truck4 March 2021 (2021-03-04)
244"Unlikely Alliances"1947 Willys-Overland Jeep Truck & 1964 Ford F-10011 March 2021 (2021-03-11)
255"Transformer Truck"1971 Chevrolet Blazer CST & (1985 Chevrolet C10)18 March 2021 (2021-03-18)
266"Double or Nothing"1954 Hudson Jet25 March 2021 (2021-03-25)
277"Hit to Pass: Part 1"1973 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five1 April 2021 (2021-04-01)
288"Hit to Pass: Part 2"N/A8 April 2021 (2021-04-08)
299"Mom...Come Home"1951 3100 Series ½ Ton Pickup & Manta Montage15 April 2021 (2021-04-15)
3010"Cab-Over Budget"1956 C-800 w/ Sleeper & 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon22 April 2021 (2021-04-22)
3111"Bad Dreams"1951 Mercury M-Series Truck, 2002 Chevrolet Corvette & 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu29 April 2021 (2021-04-29)
3212"The Secret"1947 Mercury 114 Super Deluxe6 May 2021 (2021-05-06)

Season 4 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleFeatured carsOriginal air date
331"Scorched Earth"1955 American LaFrance-Foamite 700/800 Series Fire Apparatus, 1959 Volkswagen Transporter Truck & 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible24 February 2022 (2022-02-24)
342"Hot Diggity Dog"(1953 American LaFrance-Foamite 700/800 Series Fire Apparatus)3 March 2022 (2022-03-03)
353"The Naked Truth"1971 Dodge Charger 340 Magnum Super Bee RamCharger & 1966 Chevrolet Impala Wagon10 March 2022 (2022-03-10)
364"Some Assembly Required"(1960 Chevrolet Bel Air Delivery) & (1971 Dodge Charger 340 Magnum Super Bee RamCharger)17 March 2022 (2022-03-17)
375"Four Cars And A Wedding"N/A19 May 2022 (2022-05-19)
386"Fuel To The Fire"1931 Essex Super Six Speedabout Boattail Roadster26 May 2022 (2022-05-26)
397"Nobody's Perfect"N/A2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
408"Crushing It"N/A9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)
419"The Family Circus"1964 Pontiac Parisienne Safari & 1972 Ford Bronco Ranger Wagon16 June 2022 (2022-06-16)
4210"No Reserve"N/A23 June 2022 (2022-06-23)

Parenthesis used for cars featured, but not historically highlighted.

Release

In December 2018, Rust Valley Restorers premiered on the History Canadian Channel,[3] and on 23 August 2019 the series was released to Netflix.[7] A second season was ordered and a trailer was released on 22 October 2019 with the season premiering on 21 November 2019.[8] The second season was released to Netflix on 8 May 2020.[9] The second season was split into two parts for the Netflix release with each part consisting of six episodes.[10]

References

  1. Potenteau, Doyle (18 February 2022). "Popular TV series Rust Valley Restorers returning for 4th season". Global News Canada. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. Edwards, Alwyn (20 December 2019). "The story behind Rust Valley Restorers". Driving. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Real Story Behind Mike Hall And Rust Valley Restorers". HotCars. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. "Here's Everything You Need to Know About Mike "Rasta Blasta" Hall on 'Rust Valley Restorers'". Distractify. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. Bachchan, Vrinda (24 August 2020). "Who is Sarah Ward of Rust Bros: Rust Valley Restorers Member?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. "'Rust Valley Restorers' on Netflix: Canada's Car-Flipping Series Comes to Netflix". Decider. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. Atad, Corey. "The Rust Bros. Are Back To 'Shake Things' Up In 'Rust Valley Restorers' Season 2 Trailer". Entertainment Today Canada. Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  9. "'Rust Valley Restorers' Season 3 Coming to Netflix in May 2020". What's on Netflix. 10 April 2020.
  10. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Rust Valley Restorers Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix. YouTube.
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