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American Icon: The Hot Rod (2010–2011) on Discovery

The answer: Concluded January 18, 2011.
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Network / streamer
Discovery
Premiered
October 26, 2010
Ended
January 18, 2011
Runtime
~60 min per episode
1season
13episodes

About American Icon: The Hot Rod

American Icon: The Hot Rod takes an in-depth look at the history of the hot rod, a uniquely American automotive creation. The story comes full circle from documenting the birth of this Southern Californian craze in the 1950's to the past decades exotic world of million dollar custom creations to the current resurgence back to the retro, minimalist hot rod design.

American Icon: The Hot Rod episode schedule

13 aired

Aired · 13

DateEp.Title
January 18, 2011 S1·E13 Hot-Rodding Now and Tomorrow
January 11, 2011 S1·E12 The New Generation of Hot Rodders
January 4, 2011 S1·E11 The Hot Rod
December 28, 2010 S1·E10 Rebirth of So-Cal Speed Shop
December 21, 2010 S1·E9 Restoration and Preservation
December 14, 2010 S1·E8 Innovation in the 1960s
December 7, 2010 S1·E7 Hot Rod Culture and the Rise of Customizing
November 30, 2010 S1·E6 The Growth of the Speed Equipment Industry
November 23, 2010 S1·E5 Bonneville in the 1950s
November 16, 2010 S1·E4 Drag Racing in the 1950s
November 9, 2010 S1·E3 Hot Rod Magazine Wally Parks and the NHRA
November 2, 2010 S1·E2 Postwar Racing and So-Cal Speed Shop
October 26, 2010 S1·E1 Prewar Street and Dry Lakes Racing

American Icon: The Hot Rod cast