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S1 E12 Spider

Reality

TV-14

44m

Apr 5, 2010

This week the Brothers attempt their most bizarre build to date: a giant, walking mechanical spider. But when the builders discover their precious engine parts torched to a crisp mid-week, Jamie comes under suspicion for sabotage.

Season 1, 13 Episodes

season 1 (13 episodes)

The Detroit Brothers, a family of custom bike builders, give five local down-on-their-luck guys a chance to win five grand in tools if they complete a challenge in five days. The challenge? Turn a slow-rolling 1928 Ford Model T into a hot rod.

Dave and Jamie attempt to mend the broken streets of Detroit by turning a Chevy Suburban into an all-in-one Pot Hole Filler. A trio of father-and-son builders tackle the task with them, but family feuds threaten to derail the build.

Frustrated by Jamie's artistic eccentricities, Dave steps back to let his brother lead the latest build - turning a military truck and a combine into an all-in-one corn picking and cooking machine.

Thinking outside the box, the Bros decide to build a hamster wheel on steroids: a Ford Festiva that runs inside two giant ten-foot steel wheels.

Amphibious Motorcycles,

Sibling rivalry comes to head, as Jamie and Dave each get their own build team and try to build an amphibious motorcycle. The plan is to race the finished bikes on both land and sea. Winner takes home 50 bucks and bragging rights. Loser gets crushed.

The Bros attempt to build and fly a hovercraft. No one ever said it would be easy. One thing could ruin everything - getting the glue to dry in five days.

The Motown Mullet,

The Detroit Brothers are building the ultimate party machine, a mobile speakeasy that runs on home-brewed alcohol. But it's not all fun and games, as Dave and Jamie must make some tough financial decisions with their failing motorcycle shop.

The Detroit Brothers' put their shop to the test and bring in their own out of work crew to build a one-of-a-kind custom bike. They decide to go green by converting an ATV into a prone veggie motorcycle.

This week artist Jamie pulls out the stops and designs a full-size remote controlled Pod of Death using junkyard scraps and a forklift.

This week the Detroit Brothers attempt the impossible and create a life-size flip car. For it to be a win, they have to design it, build it, and run it up a wall to make it flip over - all without killing themselves in the process.

This week the Detroit Bros put a new twist on America's beloved mini-van. Their vision is a carnival-style scrambler made out of two mini-vans connected by an I-beam. If it works, each brother will drive one side of the machine.

This week the Brothers attempt their most bizarre build to date: a giant, walking mechanical spider. But when the builders discover their precious engine parts torched to a crisp mid-week, Jamie comes under suspicion for sabotage.

This week it's brother vs. brother round two! Dave and Jamie will each have teams to design dueling bikes that can run over landand ice. If they can get the job done, the Brothers will compete in Detroit's first ever motorized hockey match

Details

Motor City Motors

Reality

TV-14

1 Season

44m

Renowned fabricators and custom-bike builders Dave and James Kaye, founders of Detroit Brothers Custom Cycles, assemble a team of talented local community builders and specialists to create a one-of a-kind vehicle within five days.

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