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The Best Episodes of Rides

Every episode of Rides ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rides!

Rides is an automotive reality TV show produced for the TLC Network. The show's host is automobile enthusiast and amateur racer Jason Priestly. Rides debuted in the Summer of 2004 and became TLC's highest-rated series

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#1 - Speed Bird
S1:E11/6/2004
The one and only Ford Motors - when they build a prototype show car, everyone in the auto industry wants to be a fly on the Wall where the secret is blooming. This installment of RIDES will witness the creation of a car that could end up being the next Mustang, Thunderbird, or beyond - a new and highly anticipated model that will leave the drawing board as it comes together before our eyes.
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#2 - Code Name Daisy
S1:E21/6/2004
The Midwest's Troy Trepanier is one of the true greats in the Hot Rod World. In this installment of RIDES, Troy will make a top classic into one-of-a-kind musclecar - it'll be a 1967 Ford Mustang that will be given a fresh flair, with a nod to the early Shelbys. The vehicle's new nickname, The FASTFORWARD Fastback.
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#3 - Fast Forward Fastback
S1:E31/13/2004
The biggest names in entertainment and sports are people who can not only afford that top-of-the-line Ferrari or Mercedes, they can also afford to have them make that ride into a customized masterpiece. The Through-line car of the episode is the white 03 Hummer for all pro NFL great Lawyer Milloy. This Giant Machine will get torn apart, customized and delivered to the Buffalo Bills star all before our very eyes.
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#4 - Westside
S1:E41/20/2004
Jay Leno will be with us when it's unveiled. It will happen on the celebrity-packed 35th Anniversary of a little car named Hot Wheels, and the celebration will feature a full-size version of the best selling Deora, a Hot Wheels collectible that will be big and drivable at this wild and colorful festival.
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#5 - Big Miniature
S1:E51/27/2004
What happens when you take a typical 200 horsepower V6 motor out of a new Lexus and drop in a V8? Major horsepower! That is what racecar phenom and off-road champion Rod Millen will be doing on this installment of RIDES. We'll follow Rod as he re-engineers the entire car: chassis, suspension, drive train the whole thing.
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#6 - Rods
S1:E62/3/2004
In this episode of RIDES, Justin Scott and his crew will be turning a '56 Chevy pickup into a '56 Chevy roadster. Justin Scott Padifield gives us a view that we all want to see on RIDES. It's a view that most of us will see as the stuff of true hot rod heritage - a place that is bathed in both oily grunge and pure American know-how.
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The 20 WORST Episodes of Rides

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#7 - Heavy Metal
S1:E72/10/2004
Roy Brizzio is nothing less than a hot rod icon. This episode will focus on Roy's specialty - the topless hotrod that is also known as the roadster. As we watch, he will be building a unique custom '32 roadster for a legendary high performance company within the automotive industry.
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#8 - Topless
S1:E82/17/2004
Steve Moal and his two sons create hot rods in a garage that was started by Steve's grandfather, who built a truck in 1929. We will watch them build an all aluminum Boatell with a GT 40 cobra power plant. It has to done in time for the L.A. Auto Show, or else. Steve is also working on a classic hot rod. He'll put a 600 hp Ferrari engine under it's hood
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#9 - The Moal
S1:E93/2/2004
He's Leonard Lopez. In the World of Custom cars, his skills have earned him the name of The Dominator. The through-line of the RIDES episode is a 1933 2-Door Sedan. It will be chopped, sectioned and wedged.
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#10 - Dominator
S1:E103/9/2004
Eight finalists are going for the most coveted trophy in all of hot-rodding, The Riddler. In this episode, we'll follow four cars, being built and what it took to attain perfection. Once we're at this celebrity-packed auto show, we'll get to know the judges and their criteria, seeing that at this level, it might just take a dentists mirror to determine the difference between "victory" and "maybe-next-year."
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#11 - Road To Riddler
S1:E113/16/2004
Eight finalists are going for the most coveted trophy in all of hot-rodding, The Riddler. In this episode, we'll follow four cars, being built and what it took to attain perfection. Once we're at this celebrity-packed auto show, we'll get to know the judges and their criteria, seeing that at this level, it might just take a dentists mirror to determine the difference between "victory" and "maybe-next-year.
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#12 - Soccer Mom
S2:E17/13/2004
Comic/gearhead Christopher Titus is tricking out an SUV into a one-of-a-kind super-machine he affectionately calls "Killing the Soccer Mom." This refers to taking a kids-and-shopping family tank and getting rid of all that screams "suburban female head of household." Outspoken family man Titus has big plans for this rig, working with Wings West and making it into a ride that you'll WANT Mom to pick you up in.
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#13 - Eleanor
S2:E27/20/2004
Look at her — beautiful lines, curvaceous, ultra-sleek and the star of one of the biggest car flicks of all time. She's now being handcrafted, one part at a time, in Dallas. The place that makes this beauty is Unique Performance. She's Eleanor, the leading lady in Gone in 60 Seconds, and you too can have one of these way-cool GT-500E rides for yourself. But before you open the checkbook, check out the episode where we'll see an Eleanor get built from start to finish.
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#14 - Drifters
S2:E37/20/2004
The sport is drifting, and Rides will build, test and enter top drifting cars into this crowded circuit of high-speed grace. We'll trace this growing movement from its Japanese origins, seeing how drifting has single-handedly revived the rear-drive compacts of yesteryear.
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#15 - Rat Rods
S2:E48/3/2004
It's a car culture—flat paint, flathead engines, chopped roofs, rockabilly themes and usually no hood. Rat Rods are for the independent garage dudes who prefer comfort, funk and speed to show cars or high priced restoration.
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#16 - 702 Motoring
S2:E58/10/2004
The town of Las Vegas is just one of the stars in this hour featuring the shop where Sin City residents and visitors go to get their high-end vehicles tricked out beyond reason. 702 Motoring in Las Vegas works on cars belonging to casino owners, prizefighters and the occasional dancer.
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#17 - Power Tour
S2:E68/31/2004
Actor Christopher Titus and owners of top custom cars make a seven-day run from Arlington, Texas, to Green Bay, Wis.
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#18 - Darkside
S2:E79/7/2004
A gothically tricked-out BMW X5 for Jack Osbourne features skulls and ghouls.
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#19 - Raging Bull
S2:E89/14/2004
A trip to the Lamborghini Automobili plant in Italy to observe construction of the hand-crafted Gallardo and the Murcielago roadster.
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#20 - Ford Black
S2:E99/14/2004
The Ford Cobra.
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#21 - Skin
S2:E109/28/2004
Tattoo art and car culture.
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#22 - Hollywood Hotrods
S2:E1110/5/2004
Troy Laddl's projects include two 1932 roadsters built simultaneously for two Los Angeles clothing moguls.
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#23 - Sick Fish
S2:E1210/12/2004
A 1971 Barracuda belonging to TV show host Joe Rogan is souped up.
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#24 - Ford Black
S3:E111/30/2004
Dodge muscle cars of the late 1960s and early '70s.
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#25 - Skin
S3:E212/7/2004
Cadillac's new sports car, the XLR, gets a makeover by Southern California after-market parts shop Five Axis.
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Best Episodes Summary

"Speed Bird" is the best rated episode of "Rides". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Code Name Daisy".