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As a former test pilot, Dan Short hopes that Fantomworks will become a classic car restoration shop that runs with military precision. Instead, he is finding out that when making old cars 'better than new' - nothing goes according to plan.
2016
Steve wants to run his 1954 Oldsmobile in a 1,000 mile road race. Fantomworks face a tight budget, a tough schedule and race rules. Jim wants Fantomworks to bring his 1977 Spitfire to life; but Dan puts his foot down when safety issues are discovered.
Michael wants a new convertible top for his 1953 Morgan, but the Fantomworks team have no reference, no template and no anchor points. Butch entrusted his 1969 Camaro to a restoration rip-off artist. Can Fantomworks fix the worst work they've ever seen?
Gary wants to restore a 1964 Mercedes 230SL, but his tight budget launches Dan into a headlong battle. Al wants to restore his father's GTO, but Fantomworks discover it's not the car Al thinks it is.
Brad wants his father's 1967 Mustang Coupe to be new again; so Dan has to fight fifty years of age and the way the car was initially built by the factory. Jay wants a stunning 1965 TR4, but he plans to do most of the work himself.
Emmett believes his 1964 Barracuda is all original. But Dan finds out that the car has hidden damage and a past that nobody expected. Velvet wants Dan to get her 1953 Studebaker Commander running as a surprise for her husband, Travis.
George wants his 1967 Chevelle to be perfect, but his car has had more rats than repairs. Brian's 1960 Lincoln is a classic car has seen much better days. The car is full of surprises, and the moment something is fixed, a new problems surfaces.
Mike's '39 Hudson Coupe-Convertible is the only survivor of 3 that were built. He wants Fantomworks to undo previous repairs and restore it to original condition. Fantomworks is caught in the middle of a couple's dispute on what to do to a 1970 Nova.
Gray brings his 1929 Phaeton in because of gas smells and cracking sounds. When Dan digs into the car - he uncovers deadly dangers that lead to lifesaving repairs. Tony believes his 1989 Jeep Wrangler is 95% done, but the car is a disaster of bad work.
Nikkos wants a spectacular 1968 Mustang Fastback resto-mod.The all-metal masterpiece catches the eye of someone who wants it at any cost. Jim and Arlene want to enjoy their 45th anniversary in the same 1969 Firebird they rode in on their wedding day.
Joe pushes Fantomworks off the deep end when he challenges them to build a replica of a legendary 1953 hydroplane that set a water speed record.Andy wants the perfect split window top for his 1963 corvette, but Dan finds hidden problems.
2013
Dan and the team take on a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette and a 1931 Model A Ford hot rod.The Corvette has to be ready in time for a wedding in less than two months.The hot rod has been torn to pieces by a well-intentioned internet mechanic.
Dan and the team take on a 1965 Ford Mustang fastback and a 1951 Studebaker truck.The Mustang is for a friend whose plans are far bigger than his budget and the Studebaker needs a unique design to make it a world-class show vehicle.
FantomWorks takes on a 1964 Chevrolet Impala and a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon. The Impala is one step away from the junkyard and a mistake in the shop takes the restoration of the Bel Air further than intended.
Dan and the team take on a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle and a 1976 TR6 convertible.Due to challenges with the owner, the Volkswagen ends up on the curb.The Triumph TR6 looks bad, but Dan sees hidden potential for it to become a rare 'survivor'.
Dan and the team take on a 1965 Cadillac DeVille and a 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.The 'Caddie' is so full of leaves and rat droppings that it's a health hazard.The Monte Carlo is intended as a head turning anniversary present.
2014
A 1983 Avanti arrives with $58,000 worth of mismatched parts, an engine that doesn't fit and a cascade of problems.A 3100 Chevy Pick-up rolls in with rope holding the doors shut, but the team soon learns that this is the tip of a very ugly iceberg.
A 1977 Corvette Stingray arrives with too many problems to count.The restoration makes no sense, but Dan takes it on for an emotional owner.A 1965 Cobra is brought in for a simple wiring job, but then the owner decides to add machine guns.
Mike wants Dan to make his prized Mach 1 even more of a muscle car. Richard brings FantomWorks the first 'his and hers' restoration, a Sunbeam Tiger and a Fiat Spider. Dan soon discovers the challenges of the two cars are not equal.
The owner of a C10 pick-up wants a full frame off restoration, but things get ugly when they peel off the paint.A Heinkel comes in with mismatched scooter parts but Dan learns that the cheap add-ons were hiding a very rare car.
A 1917 Overland will be FantomWorks oldest restoration, if they can solve this puzzle of rotted wood and rust.Dan buys a 1968 Camaro on the internet, and against the advice of everyone else at the shop, he decides to build it as a present for his wife.
A 1941 Buick Coupe rolls into FantomWorks, with the worst possible combination for Dan and the team, a difficult car and a demanding owner.Janelle wants her Kawasaki KZ-750 motorcycle transformed into a cool stripped down 'café' bike.
2016
Kansas City Royals pitcher Tim Collins wants a 'super-fast' 1968 Mustang, but Dan has to first undo a combination of bad repairs. Bob is a Vietnam veteran who needs a Fantomworks reality check to get his beloved 1950 Willy's Jeep back on the road.
A 1970 Corvette was in storage for thirty years and Dan discovers that the car needs a ton of work. A 1964 GTO was smashed in an accident and totaled by his insurance company, Dan agrees to try and bring his mangled GTO back to life.
A U-Haul full of parts and a dream of a perfect Plymouth Business Coupe shows up at the shop. Dan also has to find a 1972 Gran Sport and to then restore it with hard-to-find features that now have to work together on the same car.
Ian wants a 1956 'baby bird' restomod that drives like a sports car.Dan's solution, a GTO-Thunderbird combo that drives like a bat out of hell. Doc Pellerin's 1937 Volvo was a regular winner at car shows, until a shelf fell on the car.
When George brings his beloved 1971 Mustang Mach 1 in for a few repairs, Dan realizes that his car has been jumped, Dukes of Hazzard style.Mick needs help to restore his 1952 Mercury Woody restomod.
When Donnie decides that he wants to take his 1968 Fastback to SEMA, Dan and Fantomworks are thrown for a loop.Now, they need to get the Fastback and a 1964 Corvette to the prestigious show within a crushing time frame.
We follow the controlled chaos of Fantomworks when there are 85 cars being worked on and multiple owners who expect miracles.
Tom and Patti want to drive their 1967 Amphicar on land and water, but the hybrid boat-car has problems. Doc Pellerin hasn't started his ultra-rare Austin 10-4 in years, but he needs Dan to get it running for a major car show in just 4 days.
Rudi wants his 1964 Dodge Dart to become a daily driver and a family project car, but he needs FantomWorks to help to get this Dart on target. Gordon needs an automatic transmission in his beloved 1965 Shelby Cobra kit car.
Danielle loves trucks, so her husband Nick surprises her with a '53 Chevy Pickup. He asks FantomWorks to restore it, but the job proves bigger than expected. When Eric’s pride & joy, a rare '39 LaSalle, shows signs of old age, he asks Dan to fix her up.
Chris wants the 1950 F1 Truck he remembers from high school, and Dean wants the 1968 Lincoln Continental he drove with his dad.
Patsy and Apryle bring their 1968 Corvette in for mechanical work, but what their car really needs is a new paint job. Jim's 1958 Impala is an auction car. It looks pretty but when it's time to drive – it's half the car Jim was hoping for.
Bob spent years working on his beloved 1969 K20 Truck, but he needs FantomWorks to solve the mysteries within. Dan's brother-in-law John shows up with a 1962 Ferrari kit car that looks hot, but the wiring could burn it to the ground.
Charles wants Dan to find him a 1967 Corvette with a set-up that's rare as hen's teeth. Bob's 1973 Cuda has been stored for most of its life but even in storage time takes a heavy toll.
Ben wants a partial restoration for his father’s 1962 Maserati, but the car is so rare that Dan sees only one solution. Raymond and Diane are VW fanatics who only want one thing for their wornout 1966 bug-- perfection.
Brothers, Jacob and Paul nicknamed their 1965 Chevy Impala" Night Prowler" but the mods to make it look cool also make it impossible to drive. Don shows up with a '67 Corvette and a massive list of repairs that he wants done.
Dennis always dreamed of owning the bright orange 1970 Shelby GT500 that once kicked his ass in a drag race, but severe salt corrosion has all but destroyed this classic. Rikk wants to get his rare 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst in shape- but it's a challenge.
Dan accepted a 1926 Ford Model T as part payment for a build. Robby wants to convert it to a far more rare 1914 C Cab. Anthony buys a 69 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, but the car of his dreams is an accident waiting to happen.
When Ovide purchased his 1957 Bel Air sight unseen, it turns out to be a rusted piece of junk. So, Dan must figure out how to restore this classic. Dino is a disabled driver who loves to go fast. His 1969 Super Bee is anything but super, though...
Bill’s 1969 Pontiac Firebird is incompatible with his son’s disability so he needs Dan to tame a car that was built for speed. Tim’s '74 International Harvester Scout was given a paint job that took 4 years. He hopes that Dan can pick up the pieces.
Daniel has a 1968 Mustang Convertible; he wants FantomWorks to swap out the V6 with the V8 from a donor car. The swap is easier said than done. Stacia and Eugenia need Dan to transform their 1962 Citroen "problem car" into a reliable ride.
Ron & Valerie want Dan to restore their 1963 Jeep Willy's Fleetvan, but the problems run deeper than the seams hidden beneath inches of filler. Grady wants his Z28 to be a driver, but the former drag race car has never been out of 2nd gear.
John thinks his '58 Corvette is ‘mostly original’ but Dan finds a mismatched assortment of poor quality parts and bad repairs that have him tearing his hair out. Chelsea wants FantomWorks to fix up a rare '71 Fury for her dad, Rikk.
Mike thought his 1967 Chevy K10 Pick Up needed paint improvement. Dan quickly realizes that the car needs much, much more to become the safe, reliable driver he wants. Harry adores his 1970 Opel Kadett, but Dan has trouble fidning parts.
Walter loves the fast and futuristic look of his 1975 Bricklin. Unfortunately, the car drives like something from the dark ages. Dan restores a 1963 Split Window Corvette for a pair of owners who know him well – his Uncle Carl and Aunt Claire.
Steve has only driven his prized 1969 Camaro Z28 at five miles an hour, but he wants it to be a muscle car beast. Scott owns a rare matching numbers 1964 Corvette that he wants brought back to life.
Kim and Doug want to drive her father's hyper-rare 1959 Thunderbolt, but the car was only set up for the racetrack. Batalla is a legendary motorcycle builder who asks Dan to restore his prized possession - a 1947 Knucklehead.
Larry wants to drive his uncle's prized '59 Cadillac DeVille, but the car has spent decades baking in the AZ sun. Brian spent years gathering parts to restore his grandfather's 1960 Bel Air only to find that he's still missing more critical components.
Dave traded for his dream '57 Corvette over three decades ago, but his plans to build it have, so far, come to nothing. Ken picked a rare 1954 Kaiser Darrin from his father's collection, he now it's on FantomWorks to reverse the hands of time.
Sean asks Dan to find a 1969 Camaro that can be built into the custom resto-mod of his dreams. Jeff wants to give his 1969 Cutlass a rare Hurst makeover, but the engine has never run and there are more parts in boxes than on the car.
Tom asks Dan to find him a rare 1967 Camaro Convertible with factory AC. When Dan finds the Unicorn, the car is too good to cut up. Dave wants Dan to build a safe, almost all stock '71 Datsun, but the car's badly damaged from previous restoration work.
Arthur bought his Cyclone new in 1967. Then, his father put 400,000 miles on it. Now, he wants FantomWorks to make it better than new. Antonio and his cousin Andres challenge Dan to build the fastest Mustang CS in Mexico.
FantomWorks finish the build of the ultimate Mustang Sleeper for Antonio and Andres - a California Special powered by a Coyote Aluminator. Phil wants a 1949 Chevy Pick-up like the one he rode in as a child, but the truck is a disassembled jigsaw puzzle.
2016
Dan thinks that Mickey's 1970 Chevelle is perfect. Mickey wants them to tear it apart and upgrade everything to make it his own. Thom's 1963 Studebaker is a project car with a nightmare combination of leaks, bad parts, and failing safety systems.
Rick is the proud owner of a garish 1972 Caddilac Hearse. He comes to FantomWorks for a nightmare combination of gadgets, gizmos, and upgrades - including flamethrowers. Merlyn and Lynn have a 1959 Chevy Apache that they've never driven beyond their yard.
When Rich and Kathy tried to get their 1951 Buick Super back on the road they were taken for a ride. It's now up to FantomWorks to succeed where four other shops failed. Jim's classic 1961 Corvette has a curious ailment, and Dan has to solve the mystery.
Scott's massive '53 Fleetwood is a challenge that takes a turn to the crazy when Dan has to add rare features that the car never had in the first place. John wants FantomWorks to complete a half-finished restoration and get his prized 1967 Mercury running.
FantomWorks dives into prototype hell to give a former drag racer the superfast 1969 Chevelle of his dreams - complete with a supercharged LT4 engine.
Dan takes on a project of huge proportions when he agrees to fix a '47 Mack Firetruck that take FantomWorks into wet and uncharted territory. Ken's '71 Malibu Chevelle arrives as a garage ornament that hasn't run in five years, but hopefully will soon.
When Nick challenges Dan to a Chevelle vs Camaro supercar showdown, Dan is all-in.Now Dan has to build a '69 Camaro Pace Car that can beat the fastest Chevelle that FantomWorks has ever built.
David is a Volkswagen fanatic who wants a 1967 Beetle that can outmatch muscle cars. Robert wants a widened 1967 Corvette supercar, but first FantomWorks have to undo the bad repairs from at least three fiberglass rending accidents.
Chris asks FantomWorks to breathe new life into a 1951 Mercury Woody that was sitting in a chicken coop for thirty years. Dan's 1970 Mustang Boss arrives with a long list of problems and the speed of a sea slug.
Jay brings Dan a 2012 Camaro ZL1 with poor performance and a blown supercharger. Terry wants Dan to complete a high-powered restomod of a 1931 Landau Phaeton, but the car arrives with mismatched parts and an engine that should have stayed in the junkyard.
Arnold brings Dan two interlocking projects. He wants FantomWorks to transform his 1941 Ford Panel Wagon into a classic tour-mobile, and he also wants Dan to fix the 1941 Harley Flathead motorcycle that will ride in the back.
Walter brings his 1975 Bricklin back to FantomWorks with the hope that Dan can fix problems that were created when it was built. And then add missiles. Tim's 1954 Imperial hasn't run in decades and everything on the car is locked up solid.
Kolin asks Dan to repair his smashed up 1973 Corvette, but Dan finds major problems that existed before the accident. Jim wants Dan to build him an asphalt crushing 1970 Challenger convertible by adding a 426 Hemi with all the fixin's.
David and Chuck want their enormous heirloom 1961 International Harvester Metro Van converted into a state-of-the-art restomod, with all the trimmings. David asks Dan to find and restore a 1966 Lincoln Convertible.
FantomWorks epic 4-year-long wrestling match with the 1961 International Harvester Metro concludes with an incredible, one-of-a-kind van. Ray wants his '69 ZL1 to match the number 68 rally car, but he needs Dan's rare Winters stamped 427 COPO motor.
