—In rural Canning, Nova Scotia, sits a modest auto body shop whose proprietor has built a legendary reputation. He's known in town as a custom car artist "who can build a Bugatti out of a chicken coop," a neighbor says. Now, Chad Hiltz, aka "Bad Chad," is ready to expand his horizons, helped in no small part by this series that airs across North America. It shows how Hiltz incorporates literally anything into his car builds -- parts from boats, airplanes, even old lockers -- and uses basic tools and lots of ingenuity. Isolated and cash poor, Chad's creations spring from a mind that never stops. If he can imagine it, he will find a way to build it. The series also features, among others, Chad's shop manager and fiancee, Jolene, and son Colton.

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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

Chad Hiltz builds an elegant one-of-a-kind coupe using spare parts, recycled metal, and a rusted out 1939 Studebaker Commander.
Looking to expand his business, Chad takes on a commission to build a custom 1930s-style delivery truck, starting from a discarded 1934 DeSoto Airflow coupe.
Chad builds a custom bare metal truck to give away at his Rockabilly car show; with the tightest of budgets, the team builds the truck from scratch, and Chad's wild ideas keep them in overdrive.
Chad creates a space-age drag car out a station wagon; commissioned by a local eccentric to create a crowd pleasing ride, Chad and the team imagine a car suitable for space travel, with wings, in-line seating and capped off by an 18-inch bubble.
Chad races to finish his wildest creation to date, a custom dragster with a bubble top, wings and inline seating; with just hours until the promised reveal, Colton's cut rate supercharger threatens to derail the entire build.
Chad takes on an important build, an elegant 1930s speedster to debut at a charity golf tournament; using a 1935 Hupmobile, Chad builds his custom creation from scratch, hoping to drum up future work from the tournament's high-end attendees.

In rural Canning, Nova Scotia, sits a modest auto body shop whose proprietor has built a legendary reputation. He's known in town as a custom car artist "who can build a Bugatti out of a chicken coop," a neighbor says. Now, Chad Hiltz, aka "Bad Chad," is ready to expand his horizons, helped in no small part by this series that airs across North America. It shows how Hiltz incorporates literally anything into his car builds -- parts from boats, airplanes, even old lockers -- and uses basic tools and lots of ingenuity. Isolated and cash poor, Chad's creations spring from a mind that never stops. If he can imagine it, he will find a way to build it. The series also features, among others, Chad's shop manager and fiancee, Jolene, and son Colton.

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