From the producers of American Chopper comes American Hot Rod, a peek into the life of famous hot-rod builder and designer Boyd Coddington and his crew. Revving up with a triple build for SEMA the Coddington Crew struggle to complete the 3 builds as a lack of team members and costly mistakes............... As a classic 1961 Impala Bubbletop is restored to glory with classic hot-rod looks and feisty paint work a 1956 Chevy Convertible is given a new twist. But Boyd and Jo have their work cut out for them as they head to Sacramento to turn a 1940 Ford into a mean hot rod. Sneak behind-the-scenes as the Coddington crew go flat-out - building their highly stylized custom classic cars amid looming deadlines and constant complications!