Beetle Crisis: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For over sixty years the VW Beetle has held the record as the most popular car ever sold and with the highest number of enthusiasts scattered across the world. Beetle restorations and modifications are endless with obsessive Beetle owners willing to spend thousands of pounds to restore or modify their pride and joy. Discovery Channel's top rated series Beetle Crisis follows VW restoration experts Steve and Rich as they take on their most ambitious project yet - a dilapidated 1971 VW Beetle which they bought for just £150. Until now, the car has been rotting in the back garden but in this extremely popular Discovery series follows the intrepid pair as they set about transforming the wrecked Beetle into a custom classic Bug on a budget of just £5,000. Can they do it? How will they do it? Discover the tips and tribulations of restoring a VW Beetle from banger to blinger in this complete TV series

Series details

• Title: Beetle Crisis
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2007-01-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-01-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24886
• TVDB ID: 81881

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-01-15; final listed air date 2007-02-11; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-11-06; final listed air date 2008-01-08; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Beetle Crisis on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.