Rust Valley Restorers (original) (raw)
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2018 English-language television documentary series
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Matt Shewchuk, Tyson Hepburn |
| Starring | Mike Hall Avery Shoaf Connor Charman-Hall |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
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| Production companies | Mayhem Entertainment Corus Studios |
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| Network | History ChannelStackTV |
| Release | 6 December 2018 (2018-12-06) –present |
Rust Valley Restorers is a Canadian documentary series produced by Mayhem Entertainment for History in association with Corus Entertainment. Reruns of the series air on DTour (formerly Prime and TVTropolis). Internationally the series is distributed by Netflix and shown as a Netflix original series.
In the United States. seasons 1 and 2 are distributed by Netflix, while seasons 3 and 4 are distributed by Motor Trend+ (in which that streaming service refers to them as seasons 4 and 5, respectively).
The series takes place in the South Shuswap, an area in Tappen, British Columbia, also called as "Rust Valley", which is known for its unique car community and junkyards. It is shot at a vintage automobile restoration shop run by skilled craftsmen who restore, trade and sell classic cars into collectible vehicles.[1][2]
- Michael (Mike) Hall, born 4 February 1958, owner of Rust Bros Restorations. A rock blaster by profession, Hall began collecting cars in his teens and decades later owned over 400 parked on his property near the Trans-Canada Highway. He tried to sell both the cars and his property in 2016 but received no offers. When he raised the price in 2017, the story went viral and he received phone calls from prospective buyers. He also received offers from producers to create a documentary. Hall has also made a guest appearance on Discovery Canada TV show Highway Thru Hell. Hall then built a restoration workshop on his property and the show started in 2018.[3][4][5]
- Avery Shoaf, a car-interested friend of Mike Hall's. Shoaf previously had a company which repaired heavy equipment and is known affectionately as "Muscle Car Macguyver" for his mechanical skills.[4] In the first two seasons Avery worked at Rust Bros, first as a mechanic and later as shop manager, before leaving to start his own restoration business called Wildman Restorations.
- Connor Charman-Hall, Mike Hall's son who used to work in Avery Shoaf's business. Connor usually acts as the voice of reason and quarrels with his father over his spending habits and business acumen.[4]
- Cassidy Mceown. Cassidy joined Rust Bros in the first season and is a ticketed Red Seal auto body tech.
- Sarah Ward. Sarah joined Rust Bros in 2018 and primarily works with locating the correct parts for vehicles that are being restored.[6]
- Blair Smith. Blair joined in the third season as a body man, specializing in high end restorations. He returned in season four doing freelance work for Mike, before returning as shop manager for Rust Bros in season 5.
- JF Launier. JF is the owner of JF Kustoms in Osoyoos, B.C. JF specialize in high end restorations and has won several awards for his car restorations. JF is an accomplished driver and usually acts as a friendly rival to the Rust Bros crew in racing competitions.
- James West. James is the owner of Dubs Kustoms, a metal farbication shop in Kamloops, B.C. He specializes in custom-designed cars and rat rods.
- Shafin Shoaf and Jacob Oudshoorn. Avery's two sons. Shafin initially worked with Avery at Wildman Restorations before leaving. Jacob is Avery's step son and would begin working with Avery in season four.
- "Big" Donny Kleinfelder. Known as the "Great White Shark", Donnie runs a scrapyard and towing company in Barrière, B.C. He would later go on to star in his own spin off show "Backroad Truckers".
Parenthesis used for cars featured, but not historically highlighted.
In December 2018, Rust Valley Restorers premiered on the History Canadian Channel,[3] and on 23 August 2019 the series was released to Netflix.[8] A second season was ordered and a trailer was released on 22 October 2019 with the season premiering on 21 November 2019.[9] The second season was released to Netflix on 8 May 2020.[10] The second season was split into two parts for the Netflix release with each part consisting of six episodes.[11]
- ^ Potenteau, Doyle (18 February 2022). "Popular TV series Rust Valley Restorers returning for 4th season". Global News Canada. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Edwards, Alwyn (20 December 2019). "The story behind Rust Valley Restorers". Driving. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b Proudfoot, Dan (4 January 2019). "Rust Valley Restorers star Mike Hall can't resist a car cadaver". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "The Real Story Behind Mike Hall And Rust Valley Restorers". HotCars. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Here's Everything You Need to Know About Mike "Rasta Blasta" Hall on 'Rust Valley Restorers'". Distractify. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Bachchan, Vrinda (24 August 2020). "Who is Sarah Ward of Rust Bros: Rust Valley Restorers Member?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Rust Valley Restorers: Season 5 | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "'Rust Valley Restorers' on Netflix: Canada's Car-Flipping Series Comes to Netflix". Decider. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Atad, Corey. "The Rust Bros. Are Back To 'Shake Things' Up In 'Rust Valley Restorers' Season 2 Trailer". Entertainment Today Canada. Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "'Rust Valley Restorers' Season 3 Coming to Netflix in May 2020". What's on Netflix. 10 April 2020.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Rust Valley Restorers Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix. YouTube.
