Bitchin' Rides - Season 9eps5 -

While the car looks the part on the outside, it arrives at the shop as a "mechanically unsound" reproduction. The Kindig crew, led by Dave Kindig and Shop Foreman Kevin Schiele, must pivot from their usual aesthetic-heavy transformations to focus on extreme mechanical reliability. Key hurdles in the build include:

Fixing "unsound" components that would otherwise leave the client stranded on the Mother Road. Bitchin' Rides - Season 9Eps5

Ensuring the car can survive the grueling long-distance haul of a cross-country road trip. While the car looks the part on the

Maintaining the rugged, "cop car" aesthetic while hiding modern performance and comfort underneath. Behind the Scenes at Kindig-it Ensuring the car can survive the grueling long-distance

The episode centers on a client who arrives at Kindig-it Design with a unique "mission from God". His goal is to embark on a father-son road trip along the iconic , and there is no better vessel for that journey than a reproduction of the famous 1974 Dodge Monaco from The Blues Brothers . The Challenge: Form Over Function