Mike restores a 1968 Beaumont for a charity auction, but scrambles to save the build and the fundraiser when his budget gets pulled out from under him. On his first build, Avery steals a Rust Bros client with a German-made Unimog, putting his friendship with Mike at risk.
Ted doubles down on Nick and Brandon's salvage skills and sends the boys out on their own for the first time.
Connor enlists Rust Bros to build his dream car, and Connor gets a taste of his own medicine when Mike is a stickler about the budget. James West goes for broke on a car from his past, and the ultimate hot rod - a 50's Mercury truck on a Corvette Frame, and Avery's own dreams - and his new shop - are threatened when he makes Mike's old mistakes.
Mike is determined to make a quick 'n easy money-maker out of a 1955 Belair Wagon from his personal collection, but Cassidy and the crew have other plans. Meanwhile, Avery buys a rare truck from Big Donny, and embarks on an ambitious build that puts his mechanic skills, and his relationship with Shafin, to the test. Mike's habit of wagering backfires when the Rust Bros crew take to the go-kart track, and a bet is made that Mike just can't win.
Avery ropes Mike into a cross-country road trip to pick up the car of his dreams, but their plans take a sudden detour when he receives an unexpected call from his mother. Meanwhile, back at Rust Bros, an unexpected tenant, JF, borrows shop space from Mike to secretly restore a 1955 GMC truck as a surprise for his estranged brother.
The “Hit to Pass” competition comes to Rust Valley, with local shops fighting to see who can unseat returning champ JF Kustoms. After pit crew repairs fail, a crash lands one driver in the hospital, and two others start throwing fists at each other between heats on the track.
“Hit-to-Pass” fever spreads throughout Rust Valley, as the competing shops prepare for the annual race. JF struggles with the target on his back brought on by last year's win, and James West goes big, entering a car of his own for the first time. Meanwhile, Avery enlists the help of a master fabricator for the “Deuce-and-a-Half” music truck, but ballooning costs threaten to put the project on mute.
A Rust Valley road trip steers Mike into the danger zone after Connor gives him an ultimatum: buy another car and Connor will blow up one from the Field of Dreams. Avery's “Deuce-and-a-Half” truck runs into transmission problems that put the budget and everyone's safety at risk.
It's a race to the altar as Mike struggles to help a groom restore a 1971 Chevy Blazer in time to surprise his bride for their wedding day. Rust Valley rivals face off at the racetrack in the town's first “Shop Truck Challenge.” Meanwhile, Avery and his sons' efforts to convert a “Deuce-and-a-Half” military vehicle into a music festival truck strike a sour note when they run into mechanical issues beyond their expertise.
Ted and his buddy Adam take on a difficult demolition with a big potential upside, but the risks are huge.
At the site of a famous old hotel, Ted has to deal with a mountain of salvage and a ghost.
Ted and his team salvage an old farmhouse built by settlers who fled the American revolution, and Brandon puts his butt on the line to save some valuable lightning rods.
In the season premiere, Ted takes the plunge with his own new salvage business and hits the ground running at an abandoned wrecking yard that may be holding hidden treasures.
Mike takes on the build of a '71 Camaro to honour a friend battling cancer. A paddlewheeler boat with a storied past is Avery's first project at his new shop, but it turns into a dangerous salvage mission when the boat sinks. Meanwhile, the Rust Bros crew restores a bus fit for doomsday preppers.
Ted doubles down on Nick and Brandon's salvage skills and sends the boys out on their own for the first time.
Join antiques expert and presenter David Dickinson as more collectors try to sell their items to dealers. Will they strike a deal or take a chance at auction instead?
Join antiques expert and presenter David Dickinson as more collectors try to sell their items to dealers. Will they strike a deal or take a chance at auction instead?
Les gets excited over a jar of powdered gold. He believes it's worth thousands. But is it valuable or just eyeshadow? An explosive acid test reveals all.
Les can't stop buying, even though the store room is piled sky-high. In danger of being dubbed a hoarder, he faces big pressure to make some sales.
Les ignores Ashley's cries to up security after she finds a potential robber hiding in the shop fridge. It's a move he may regret come nightfall.