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Roadkill Season 1 Episodes

12 Episodes 2012 - 2012

Episode 1

El Paso to LA: The Hard Way!

Wed, Feb 1, 201220 mins

On the premiere episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan head to El Paso, TX with money and a mission - to find a car they can buy, fix up, and drive back to Los Angeles. The catch? They only have $1500 bucks to do it, and they ne

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Episode 2

Viva Ranchero! Alaska or Bust!

Thu, Mar 1, 201220 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan build a clone of the 1968 Ford Ranchero that the magazine ran in the very first Baja 1000, then head north for Alaska. But sometimes when you hit the road, the road hits back, and t

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Episode 3

Cheap Truck Challenge!

Fri, Apr 13, 201222 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan join Fred Williams and Rick Péwé of Peterson's 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine to compete in the infamous Cheap Truck Challenge. Riding into battle with a modded 1979 Bron

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Episode 4

Extreme Elco Engine Swap!

Tue, May 1, 201221 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, David Freiburger, Mike Finnegan and a carsick dog drive a '69 El Camino 500 miles from home (on seven cylinders) to change an engine in the parking lot of Summit Racing. The story goes that Finnegan's wife's grandfather bought

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Episode 5

Rat Rod vs Lamborghini Aventador!

Sat, Jun 9, 201223 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan spend 24 crazy hours with a 1930 Model A Rat Rod and a 2012 Lamborghini Aventador to find out which wildly impractical, larger-than-life car attracts the most attention.

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Episode 6

Thrash Battle! Van vs Wagon

Sun, Jul 1, 201223 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan go head-to head in an epic driving competition that's really just an excuse for some hilarious, needless car bashing. The victims are two parts cars for HOT ROD magazine projects: a '90-somet

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Episode 7

Release the Draguar! Building a Blown Jaguar Rat Rod

Wed, Aug 1, 201222 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan do unspeakable things to a '74 Jaguar XJ12, one of about 4,700 made. Namely, they cut a giant hole in the hood and install a Weiand 6-71 supercharger and twin Holley carburetors on the 350ci Chevy V8 th

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Episode 8

426 Hemi in a '55 Chevy!

Sat, Sep 1, 201224 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan hit the road on a quest to build a car they've both dreamed of for years: a '55 Chevy Bel Air sedan set up like a '60s Gasser and powered by a Mopar 426 Hemi. The guys drag out a '7

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Episode 9

Surviving HOT ROD Drag Week!

Mon, Feb 23, 202627 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, HOT RODs David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan hit the road with 500 of their friends for Drag Week. Its the most brutal test anywhere of real drag-racing, street-driven cars, as the competitors hit the road for 1,400 miles to ra

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Episode 10

727 Cubic Inches and Australian Tire Smoke!

Mon, Feb 23, 202627 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, there's endless burnouts and powerskids as David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan of HOT ROD magazine are on the loose in Australia with 727ci of Sonny Leonard hemi-headed madness. The massive big-block makes 1,275 horsepower betw

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Episode 11

Junkyard 'Cuda Rescue, with Nitrous Oxide!

Mon, Feb 23, 202632 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan of HOT ROD magazine fly out of town, buy a car from a junkyard, make it run and drive, do burnouts, add nitrous, drag race twice, almost die, and the auction off the car at the end. The scene

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Episode 12

Chevy vs. Ford Cop-Car Thrash Battle!

Mon, Feb 23, 202626 mins

On this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan are out to discover which used cop car they like best, the Chevy Caprice 9C1 or the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor P71. Of course you expect nothing but the most professional, scientific analysi

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