Rides

Season 42004

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 of the year.

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11 Episodes

E01 Speed Bird

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.

January 6, 2004

E02 Code Name Daisy

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.

January 6, 2004

E03 Fast Forward Fastback

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.

January 13, 2004

E04 Westside

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.

January 20, 2004

E05 Big Miniature

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.

January 27, 2004

E06 Rods

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.

February 3, 2004

E07 Heavy Metal

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.

February 10, 2004

E08 Topless

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

February 17, 2004

E09 The Moal

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.

March 2, 2004

E10 Dominator

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."

March 9, 2004

E11 Road To Riddler

March 16, 2004

Rides

E01 Speed Bird

E02 Code Name Daisy

E03 Fast Forward Fastback

E04 Westside

E05 Big Miniature

E06 Rods

E07 Heavy Metal

E08 Topless

E09 The Moal

E10 Dominator

E11 Road To Riddler

Memories of the Alhambra

A Love So Beautiful

La Madrastra

Don't Mess with an Angel

Are You Human?

Plastic Memories

Oh My Venus

The Day of the Jackal

The Dangers in My Heart

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

The Heirs

Extraordinary You

Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzmán

Fallout

The Penguin

Fated to Love You

TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-

Descendants of the Sun

Bad and Crazy

Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-

E01 Speed Bird

E02 Code Name Daisy

E03 Fast Forward Fastback

E04 Westside

E05 Big Miniature

E06 Rods

E07 Heavy Metal

E08 Topless

E09 The Moal

E10 Dominator

E11 Road To Riddler