Iron Resurrection

A '57 Chevy looks great, but the guys discover that looks can be deceiving.

Joe and the crew put the finishing touches on the big-block '57 Bel Air.

Joe and crew turn a salvaged '51 Chevy pickup into a Christmas spectacle.

Joe and the team finish up the '51 Chevy 3100 Christmas-parade truck.

Joe dusts off his prized '65 Pontiac Catalina to give it the facelift it deserves -- new brakes, new trick frame and a bigger, badder LSA 600 horsepower motor. Meanwhile, Martin Bros. Customs tricks out the interior on an iconic 1932 Ford Roadster.

Updates continue on Joe's Catalina as a '41 DeSoto comes in for a chop.

A longtime customer has his eye set on a car from Joe's personal collection, a 1967 Nova. Joe counters by offering up a 1966 Nova, with the guarantee that it will be twice the car Joe's is. That means big brakes, big power, big wheels and more.

Joe pulls out all the stops to make the '66 Nova the car of his client's dreams. Joe doesn't just want a mean motor and big tires. He wants a chopped roof, but the car might be too far behind schedule for a chop, even if it does up the cool factor.

A customer from New York entrusts Martin Bros. with his prized 1965 Buick Riviera, and when it's done, it won't be his father's Buick anymore. Joe wants to update the car with crisp body lines, a trick paint job, a 525-horsepower LS3 and more.

Joe and the crew button up the 1965 Riviera's wiring, interior and paint before the owner arrives from New York to reclaim his car. With the finish line in sight, a wrench gets thrown in their plans when the paint job needs to be taken out of house.