Mike begins a journey of discovery about lowriders in East LA; he gets some experience with hydraulics and pinstriping, eats a burrito the size of a car battery, and cruises down Whittier Boulevard with the Lifestyle Car Club.

Mike ponders if an old car loses its soul if the engine or body is replaced; he returns to England to visit British Motor Heritage.

Mike is near Indianapolis at the home of NHRA Top Fuel champion Antron Brown; Antron shows him around the mammoth Don Schumacher Racing shop, but Mike has an ulterior motive for his visit.

Mike is in Chicago, home of famous movie cars, deep-dish pizza, and one of the foremost coach-builders, Brian Limberg; the Tin Man keeps this bygone art form alive, building car bodies from scratch using old-school techniques.

Mike travels to the outskirts of Houston, Texas, to meet a father and son team who are experts in mud bogging; Mike drives a monster truck for the first time.

Mike looks at classic cars' future in a world with more electric cars; he travels to Oceanside, California, to EV West, a company that specializes in putting powerful electric motors into everything from Porsches to VW vans.