''Rust Valley Restorers'' is a Canadian documentary series produced by Mayhem Entertainment for

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in association with

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. Reruns of the series air on

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(formerly Prime and TVTropolis). Internationally the series is distributed by Netflix and shown as a

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series. In the United States. seasons 1 & 2 are distributed by

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, while seasons 3 & 4 are distributed by

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(in which that streaming service refers to them as seasons 4 & 5, respectively).

Premise

The series takes place in the South Shuswap, an area in

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, 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.

Cast

Main

* Michael (Mike) Hall, born February 4, 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

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. 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

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. Hall then built a restoration workshop on his property and the show started in 2018. * Avery Shoaf, born June 9 year (unknown), a car-interested friend of Mike Hall's. Shoaf previously had a company which repaired heavy equipment. Owner of Wildman Restorations * Connor Charman-Hall, Mike Hall's son who used to work in Avery Shoaf's business.

Recurring

* Sarah Ward joined Rust Bros in 2018 and primarily works with locating the correct parts for vehicles that are being restored.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2018–19)

Season 2 (2019–20)

Season 3 (2021)

Season 4 (2022)

Parenthesis used for cars featured, but not historically highlighted.

Release

In December 2018, ''Rust Valley Restorers'' premiered on the History Canadian Channel, and on August 23, 2019 the series was released to

. A second season was ordered and a trailer was released on October 22, 2019 with the season premiering on November 21, 2019. The second season was released to Netflix on May 8, 2020. The second season was split into two parts for the Netflix release with each part consisting of six episodes.Archived a
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References

External links

* * {{Netflix title 2018 Canadian television series debuts 2010s Canadian documentary television series 2020s Canadian documentary television series Automotive television series English-language television shows History (Canadian TV network) original programming