Motoring television programs have evolved. Remember the time when it used to be pretty staid? From informational, DIY to irreverence, humour aplenty shows, we have listed 10 must-see car tv shows with ratings in random order.

1. Top 10 Car TV
Shows
List of 10 must-see motoring television shows from Australia and
around the world.

2. Motoring television programs have evolved. Remember the
time when it used to be pretty staid? From informational, DIY
to irreverence, humour aplenty shows, we have listed 10 must-
see car tv shows with ratings in random order.

3. Fast N Loud

4. Beginning by buying, restoring and
selling affordable hot rods and
muscle cars, the show’s budget
has evolved to take on a Ferrari
F40 and a 2005 Ford GT.
Rating: *****
Focus: Muscle Cars and Mods
History: 2012 – present, USA
Channel: Discovery Turbo
Trademark: Hot cars, tatts, beards,
and beer-drinkin’ Texan fun.

5. Wheeler Dealers

6. A classic variation on Laurel &
Hardy, Mike Brewer is the
boisterous born salesman with the
gift of the gab, and long and lanky
Edd China is the practical
mechanic who isn’t afraid to tackle
anything.
Rating: ****
Focus: DIY
2003 – present, UK
Discovery Turbo
Trademark: British bonhomie in
instructional buy and flip projects.

7. Chasing Classic Cars

8. So host Wayne Carini isn’t exactly
wild like Fast N Loud’s Richard
Rawlings. No tatts. No beer. Dry as
a chip. What he lacks in animation,
he makes up for in knowledge and
respectability.
Rating: ****
Focus: Classic Cars
2008 – present, USA
Discovery Turbo
Trademark: Tweed, driving caps
and million dollar classic cars.

9. Stacey David’s Gearz

10. Host David tackling a broad range
of fascinating restorations and
mods – everything from insane
offroad vehicles and snowmobiles
to classic muscle and sports cars
with history lessons thrown in.
Rating: ***
Focus: Wild projects
2007 – present, USA
Velocity Channel/Discovery
Trademark: Slow paced and
cheesy but great projects.

11. Mighty Car Mods

12. A great example of how an amateur online series can create popular demand and make
the jump to television, Mighty Car Mods is an all-Australian production that began on
YouTube in 2008. The show, initially staged in a driveway belonging to one of the host’s
mothers, has followed a DIY ‘buy-modify-sell’ routine, with a strong emphasis on Aussie
humour. A notable milestone was the How To Zombie-Proof Your Car episode, which has
been viewed almost three million times on YouTube.
Rating: ***
Focus: Budget, DIY mods.
2008 – present, Australia
YouTube/Discovery Turbo
Trademark: Tiny budget projects and Aussie humour laid on.

13. Americarna

14. Ray Evernham’s infectious infatuation with the history of American motoring is what
drives Americarna.
Rating: ****
Focus: American Motoring History
2014 – present, USA
Velocity/Discovery Turbo
Trademark: Amazing historical discoveries unique to this show.

15. Iron Resurrection

16. Promoted as a “picker’s dream”,
this relative newcomer takes a little
bit of Fast N Loud and a little bit of
Wheeler Dealers, in the ole’ ‘buy,
fix, flip’ formula.
Rating: **
Focus: American classics, hot rods
and motorcycles.
2016 – present, USA
Velocity/Discovery Turbo
Trademark: Husband/wife/brothers
team in buy/restore/flip adventures.

17. Street Outlaws

18. So testosterone-filled gangsters racing each other illegally on the streets (and pushing
each other about before the race) isn’t exactly my thing, but there’s a massive audience
for this show – it’s up to Season 8!
Rating: **
Focus: “Illegal” street racing
2013 – present, USA
Discovery Turbo
Trademark: Lots of testosterone, lots of staging, and a little exciting action.

19. Misfit Garage

20. A spin-off from Fast N Loud, Misfit
Garage gathers some of Richard
Rawlings’ rivals and ex-employees in
the old Gas Monkey workshop in a
hammed up rivalry.
Rating: ***
Focus: Hot rods, American muscle.
2014 – present, USA
Discovery Turbo
Trademark: Humour and hammed up
rivalry in the old Gas Monkey
garage.

21. Jay Leno’s Garage

22. Good use in the world of motoring,
exploring the elite world of supercars
one minute and going on a
motorcycle trip with Red Hot Chili
Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis the next.
The quality of the guest stars makes
it watchable.
Rating: **
Focus: All forms of motoring, high
profile guests.
2015 – present, USA
Discovery Turbo
Trademark: Jay Leno pits his
personality against other
personalities in a motoring format

23. Presentation of
Garage Specialties
Leader in event, exhibit and car show flooring since
2010.