Midwest Speed and Power

Watch Midwest Speed and Power

  • 2015
  • 1 Season

Motornation Original Series - Midwest Speed and Power is the next chapter in Bob "Bleed" Merkt's life returning to his family owned shop. Bob seeks old hot rods and gives them life as well as building amazing correct hot rods at the same time.

Midwest Speed and Power is a series that ran for 1 seasons (6 episodes) between October 23, 2015 and on Motornation / Mad Fabricators Society

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Episode 6 Season Finale
6. Episode 6 Season Finale
 
The season finale finds us back at the shop 6 months later and we catch up with bob as we check out the sedan and the basement roadster both now running and driving. We prep for the road trip to Colorado the Hot Rod Hill Climb and on the way we stop at Noel Mauer's house and check one of the coolest 32 five window thats still standing as it was in 1958. Survivor hot rods, good friends and racing u
Episode 5
5. Episode 5
 
In this episode Bob and the guys at the shop cram to get three cars to the winter car show in Milwaukee. Included in these cars is the 34 Ford sedan street car and the Mc Callen roadster. As luck has it Bob finds another amazing survivor! The Roadster from the Crypt! We get to meet up with Bob Metzenheim have a look at his Midwest Fabrications updated survivor coupe.
Episode 4
4. Episode 4
 
On this episode little Chris tips us off on a 40 ford survivor that has been out of the public eye for over 50 years tucked away and well persevered in a garage in Wisconsin. Every Springs we head out to the Lone Star Round Up in Austin Texas where we ran into the original builder and car the "Tweety Bird" a Texas legend. Finally Bob has heard a rumor of a 32 Ford that was the one to beat.
Episode 3
3. Episode 3
 
The last episode of Midwest Speed and Power we finished up the and took it for its first drive. This episode picks up the next day as we take the panel on a road trip to Woodstock IL. and check out the Iron Invasion car show. The its off to visit a very special 1932 Ford known as the Benson / Rehkop Roadster that was built in 1947 and appeared in the first Hot Rod show in California.
Episode 2
2. Episode 2
 
In this episode of Midwest Speed and Power we decided to get Bob Sr.'s old 1933 Ford panel wagon out of hibernation and attempt to get it running and driving to make a 2000 mile round trip to the "Race Of Gentlemen" in New Jersey. We also get to check out the cool 1929 survivor roadster that Bob put back on the road earlier this year.
Episode 1 - Pilot
1. Episode 1 - Pilot
October 23, 2015
Bob Bleed is a buider that is enriched by the history of a family that has been involved in Hot Rods and Custom cars for over 50 years. Bob has a way of finding old survivor hot rods and custom and brings life back into them. We will be following bob and crew as they seek and find survivors cars, build cool hot rods and some definite general nonsense.
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Where to Watch Midwest Speed and Power
Midwest Speed and Power is available for streaming on the Motornation / Mad Fabricators Society website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Midwest Speed and Power on demand at Amazon.
  • Premiere Date
    October 23, 2015