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The Best Episodes of Rides Season 1

Every episode of Rides Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rides Season 1!

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. #1 Fan Favorite
    Rides Season 1 Episode 1 - Speed Bird
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    #1 - Speed Bird

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Rides Season 1 Episode 2 - Code Name Daisy
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    #2 - Code Name Daisy

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Rides Season 1 Episode 3 - Fast Forward Fastback
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    #3 - Fast Forward Fastback

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Rides Season 1 Episode 4 - Westside
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    #4 - Westside

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Rides Season 1 Episode 5 - Big Miniature
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    #5 - Big Miniature

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Rides Season 1 Episode 6 - Rods
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    #6 - Rods

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Rides Season 1 Episode 7 - Heavy Metal
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    #7 - Heavy Metal

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Rides Season 1 Episode 8 - Topless
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    #8 - Topless

    S1:E8

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Rides Season 1 Episode 9 - The Moal
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    #9 - The Moal

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Rides Season 1 Episode 10 - Dominator
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    #10 - Dominator

    S1:E10

    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."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Rides Season 1 Episode 11 - Road To Riddler
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    #11 - Road To Riddler

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

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