American Hot Rod (2004): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2004, American Hot Rod is a documentary and drama series.

What it’s about. American Hot Rod is a reality television series that originally aired between 2004 and 2008 on The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. The unique series documented the crew at Boyd Coddington's car shop and their personal struggles to build hot rods and custom vehicles. It was made on location at Coddington's hot rod and wheel shop in La Habra, California. Many employees went to work for Overhaulin's Chip Foose, a former partner of Coddington, for a more relaxed environment. Custom built cars built during the series included the "Alumatub", 61 Impala Bubbletop, 63 Chevy Corvette Stingray and a 42 Woodie. In July 2007, the shop made an Elvis Tribute Car, a modified 1957 pink Cadillac, sponsored by Reese’s. Boyd Coddington died in February 2008. His shop closed its doors for the final time on Friday June 20, 2008.

Who’s in it. American Hot Rod stars Boyd Coddington.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, American Hot Rod has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch American Hot Rod page.

If you liked it. Fans of American Hot Rod tend to enjoy Cosmos, Planet Earth, Planet Earth II and Vikings.