7.1/1012 votes#1 - Under Fire
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2016
The biggest restoration of Bodie's career hits a snag; Dale's tune-up on a 1946 Harley becomes a full-blown overhaul; and a customer brings in a family relic from the late 1800s.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1012 votes#2 - Wrestling with the Past
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2016
Work is done on a mysterious 104-year-old motorcycle, a rare vintage arm-wrestling arcade game from the 1980s and a 1950s gas pump.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1011 votes#3 - Rust-o-mod
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2016
A client's rust bucket of a 1978 Gran Torino gets a one-of-a-kind restoration; a bullet-nose Studebaker is given new life; and the gang give a new spin to a family's cherished 1959 hi-fi stereo.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1013 votes#4 - Pickup the Pieces
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2016
In LA, Bodie fixes up a 1959 Ford F100 in hopes of flipping it to an exacting Ford truck aficionado. Meanwhile in Michigan, Andy takes an emotional ride restoring a 1940's JC Higgins bike, and Bob's Garage resurrects a buried 1930's gas pump.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#5 - Up Against the Wall
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2016
Dale is rushing to bring a 90-year-old Indian motorcycle back to life to perform on the infamous traveling motorcycle stunt show, the Wall of Death; Bodie tries to transform a 1950's cola dispenser into a modernized beer keg refrigerator.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1010 votes#6 - Three Wheeled Thunder
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2016
Bodie restores a very rare 1948 Davis Divan for the grand reopening of the Petersen Automotive Museum; Monkey Business works on turning a '50s carnival tank into a go-cart for a motorcycle group; and Bob's garage takes on a '70s gas-powered toy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1012 votes#7 - Mr. Lucky
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2016
Andy works on a bizarre kit car that's part VW bug, part DeLorean and part motorcycle; Bodie deals with an early 1900s electric car charger; Dale builds a custom Harley for a customer looking to connect to his past.
Director: Michael Piscitelli
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#8 - Here Comes the Judge
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2016
Bodie is tasked to restore a very rare 1970 GTO Judge in one month's time for the SEMA car show; Andy modernizes a spark plug cleaner into a stereo; Steve makes a plan to transform a beat up 64 Ford Falcon into a work of art.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1012 votes#9 - Let the Good Times Roll
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2016
Steve works on a unique roller-skate car from the 1970s. In addition, Dale tries to restore a 1929 Harley Davidson for a magazine owner, and Bodie puts the focus on a 1930s penny scale for a soda shop.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#10 - Basket Case
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2016
Dale finds the engine from a super rare 1940 Harley-Davidson WLD in a box of seemingly random parts and is tasked with trying to put the puzzle back together. Meanwhile, Steve turns a 1959 Cadillac tailfin into a custom couch for a Cadillac fanatic and Bodie and his team restore a 1963 Ford Galaxie back to its former "race code" glory.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1011 votes#11 - Order Up
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2016
Bodie takes on the juicy restoration of a 1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe for the CEO of Carl's Jr. Meanwhile, Dale is in a rush to build a bike in time for his museum's annual motorcycle raffle and Andy restores a 1952 Shuffle Bowler game that may or may not have ties to the mafia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1018 votes#12 - Taking the Reins
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2016
Steve gets cooking on transforming a rusted-out 1956 Willys truck into a BBQ kitchen-on-wheels. Meanwhile, Bodie and his son turn a mini-Divco "milk truck" kiddie car from the 1960s into a souped-up go-kart and Bob is chomping at the bit to restore a 1952 Bally's coin operated horse ride.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1011 votes#13 - Pony Up
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2016
Bodie does a custom restoration on a 1967 Ford "Eleanor" Mustang, for Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds. Meanwhile, Dale has his hands full trying to get a rare 1936 Crocker motorcycle to run and Steve restores a 1924 Isotta Fraschini Type 8A for a long time friend and customer.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of American Restoration Season 5
Every episode of American Restoration Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Restoration Season 5!
American Restoration is an American reality television series airing on the History channel. Produced by Leftfield Pictures, the series is recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada,...
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Under Fire" is the best rated episode of "American Restoration" season 5. It scored 7.1/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/1/2016. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Wrestling with the Past".