Junkyard Wars Episode Guide

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Episode Guide

Junkyard Wars: Season 2003

Junkyard Wars: Season 2002 (2002)

Junkyard Wars: Season 2001 (2002)

Junkyard Wars: Season 2000 (2001)

  • US vs. UK Faceoff

    American and British competitors smash automobiles into small objects.

Junkyard Wars: Season 13

  • Season 13 Episode 2: Spiller Thrillers

    Colonel Dick's team go up against Hackett's crew as they each try to make off-road vehicles out of junk capable of carrying 25 gallons of water through the bumpy desert without spilling a drop

Junkyard Wars: Season 12

Junkyard Wars: Season 11 (2004)

Junkyard Wars: Season 10 (2003)

  • Season 10 Episode 6: Beach Rescue Racers

    The teams set out to make a vehicle that can be driven from the top of a beach into the sea to save lives

  • Season 10 Episode 5: Laundry Launchers

    Two teams are challenged to design and build 150lb washing machines capable of catapulting a pair of underpants as far as possible in a deserted quarry, using scrapyard junk

  • Season 10 Episode 3: Jet Trikes

    Two more teams grapple with spanners and welding gear to construct jet trikes from scrapyard junk, and then test them at the California Speedway : a drag strip an eighth of a mile long

  • Season 10 Episode 2: Car Dozer

    Another two teams have 10 hours to construct 'car dozers' from scrapyard junk and then race them on a course, ramming the opposing team's vehicle out of the way

  • Season 10 Episode 1: Dune Buggies

    Robert Llewellyn looks on as two more teams grapple with spanners and welding gear to construct dune buggies from scrapyard junk

Junkyard Wars: Season 9 (2002 - 2003)

Junkyard Wars: Season 8 (2002 - 2004)

Junkyard Wars: Season 7 (2002)

  • Season 7 Episode 7: Combat Cars

    Finalists the Turbines and the Pit Crew square up for the title of Series Champions. Challenged to build a full-size remote control combat car out of scrap, the teams battle it out in the desert, with Judge Jam Slam on hand to ensure fair play. Last in series

  • Season 7 Episode 6: Fire-Fighting Flotilla

    Cathy Rogers and Tyler Harcott referee as the Geeks and the Pit Crew are challenged to build floating fire engines in the second semi-final of the series. While one team opts for a design involving a hi-tech displacement pump the other goes for a simpler option, but which method will succeed?

  • Season 7 Episode 5: Flying Boat

    Cathy Rogers and Tyler Harcott present as the Sewer Rats from Idaho battle it out against the Turbines from California as both attempt to build hydrofoils in the first semi-final of the series. While one team opts for a lightweight design the other goes for the heavier option of a rigid aluminium boat and a powerful motorbike engine to drive a pump from an old jet ski : which method will lead its designers to success?

  • Season 7 Episode 4: Garbage Guzzler

    Two teams get to grips with the construction of elaborate cleaning machines which they then put to the test on a street strewn with cardboard, bottles and rotting vegetables. The Sewer Rats from Idaho use a high-speed fan, driven by a motorcycle engine, which forms an industrial-strength vacuum cleaner. The Trash Can Heroes from the West Coast, on the other hand, make a broom from steel cable welded to a drum and driven by a lawnmower engine

  • Season 7 Episode 3: Sand Yachts

    Cathy Rogers and Tyler Harcott preside over a battle of the sexes as all-female team the Quantum Mechanics take on the Geeks, a team of male boffins who opt for radical innovation in the challenge to construct a wind-powered vehicle that will sail across the sand flats of the California desert

  • Season 7 Episode 2: Climbing Car

    Seasoned automobile mechanics the Pit Crew take on airliner pilots the Jet Jocks in a challenge to build a scrap-salvaged vehicle capable of climbing a steep incline : but a host of mechanical glitches make sure it's an uphill struggle for both teams. Presented by Cathy Rogers and Tyler Harcott

  • Season 7 Episode 1: Mechanical Mole

    Teams race to drill through a concrete wall and seize a stash of gold.

Junkyard Wars: Season 6 (2001 - 2002)

Junkyard Wars: Season 5 (2001)

  • Season 5 Episode 7: Building Bashers

    Naval Warfare go head to head with Gliders in an action-packed final where both teams are challenged to build a machine that has the power to demolish a brick structure by pushing, pulling or battering the walls. To make the competition a little more complicated, each wall will be reinforced with an internal steel frame : who will create the best basher and claim the coveted trophy? Last in series

  • Season 5 Episode 6: Naval Warfare

    Cathy Rogers and Tyler Harcott present the second action-packed semi-final which sees the winners from Monster Trucks and Power Raft challenged to build a torpedo that can be launched and guided to a target. While negotiating underwater obstacles, each team will be aiming for the opposition : which weapon will succeed in sinking its rival to secure a place in the final?

  • Season 5 Episode 5: Gliders

    The winners of Portable Bridge take on the victors of Heavy Artillery in the first semi-final as both face the challenge of building a flying machine that can be launched from the top of a hill and carry a member of each team through the air. Which glider will have what it takes to stay off the ground for the longest time, transporting its creators into a place in the finals?

  • Season 5 Episode 4: Power Raft

    The Rocket Men, a team of Nasa scientists from Houston, Texas, take on the Dukes of Spook from Portland, Oregon, to build an unsinkable power boat that will transport them round a white-water obstacle course. One team goes for a jet-propelled, single-hulled design, while the other opts for a propeller-powered catamaran as they both strive to complete the course in the fastest time and secure a place in the semi-finals

  • Season 5 Episode 3: Heavy Artillery

    Two families come face to face in a race to build working cannons using nothing more than the contents of a scrapyard. The Washburns from California claim to have successfully built everything from gyro-copters to steam boats but the Hicks from Oregon believe they're a force to be reckoned with. Both teams opt for tried and tested designs, hoping to blast their way into the semi-final

  • Season 5 Episode 2: Portable Bridge

    The Canada Junkeeze from Calgary take on the Miami Gearheads when they are challenged to build portable bridging machines. While one team uses a structure based on a modern military design, the other opts for a unique lightweight idea : but which will secure a place in the semi-finals?

  • Season 5 Episode 1: Jumbo Trucks

    The American version of Scrapheap Challenge, with hosts Tyler Morris and Cathy Rogers. The Ghost Mountain Riders from San Jose in California take on the Law Dawgs to see who can build the best jumbo truck from the rusting contents of a scrapyard

Junkyard Wars: Season 4 (2001)

Junkyard Wars: Season 3 (2000)

Junkyard Wars: Season 2 (2000)

Junkyard Wars: Season 1 (2000 - 2003)