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Radical Restoration Revs Up for Second Season on WPBS-TV – Premiering Wednesdays at 7:30 pm, Starting January 29

WATERTOWN, NY (January 20, 2025) – Every car has a story, and every owner has their own reason for wanting to restore them. RADICAL RESTORATION, which returns for a second season January 29, 2025 on WPBS-TV, showcases car owners and their stories as they reveal the work it takes to preserve and modify vehicles that have historical interest or sentimental value.

This season includes vehicles ranging from 1865 to 1973 and a visit to the Henry Ford Museum, whose collection includes President Eisenhower’s Bubbletop, the 1961 Lincoln that Kennedy was assassinated in and a 1972 Lincoln that Ronald Reagan used.

Radical Restoration captures the stories from classic car owners, showcasing the work done to restore and preserve vehicles, keeping them on the road and out of the scrapyard,” said show producer John Podolak.

Tune in to WPBS-TV Wednesdays at 7:30 pm, Starting January 29, 2025.

Season 2 Episodes Include: 

#201 (January 29 at 7:30 pm)

Work on a 1957 Chevy Bel Air is completed and is entered into the Motorama Car Show, where we follow it and meet up with a few other car owners at the show.

#202 (February 5 at 7:30 pm)

A classic car collector showcases his vintage vehicles, and we visit car club members to check their classic cars.

#203 (February 12 at 7:30 pm)

The crew at the shop begin work on a 1969 Charger that turns out to be a surprise birthday present.

#204 (February 19 at 7:30 pm)

We visit the Wasaga Beach Cruisers at one of their events where we chat with some car owners and take a look at their vehicles then work is completed on a 1956 GMC and the owner takes it out for a spin.

#205 (February 26 at 7:30 pm)

We showcase one of the first Ford plants in Toronto that operated from 1910 – 1927, then we visit with a few Ford Model-T owners and their cars and one owner of a Ford Model-A.

#206 (March 12 at 7:30 pm)

Work on a 1971 first-generation Ford Bronco is completed, and the owner comes in to pick it up. Then we feature the completion of an LS engine swap on a 1969 Camaro.

#207 (March 19 at 7:30 pm)

Engine swaps have become the latest trend in car restoration. In this episode, we highlight the engine work on a 1991 Chevy Silverado, a 1955 Chevy pickup truck and a Grumman panel truck.

#208 (March 26 at 7:30 pm)

In this episode, we look at a couple of coupes, a 1944 Ford and a 1936 Chevy. We meet the owner of a restored ’44 Ford coupe that won at Motorama. Then the crew at the shop finishes work on a ’36 Chevy coupe with a Pontiac front end.

#209 (April 2 at 7:30 pm)

We visit one of the largest classic car shows in Ontario, the Bothwell Car Show, where we meet a few car owners and take a look at their cars.

#210 (April 9 at 7:30 pm)

We return to one of the largest cave systems on the East Coast where we take a guided tour of the Car and Carriage Caravan Museum at Luray Caverns.

#211 (April 16 at 7:30 pm)

In this episode, we visit the longest-running antique car show in the United States, the Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village in Michigan. We meet up with several vintage car owners and highlight their cars, watch an assembly team build a Model T, and take in the action as vintage vehicles race each other.

#212 (April 23 at 7:30 pm)

Work is completed on a 2012 Challenger as work begins on a 1973 Barracuda. The crew also starts work on a 1966 Nova, and in honor of its owner, who suddenly passed away, the family decides on turning the vehicle into a memorial with a special paint application.

#213 (April 30 at 7:30 pm)

We visit the Henry Ford Museum and take a guided tour of its car collection.

Broadcast dates are subject to change and will be updated in program listings if applicable.

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