TV series
Pimp My Ride
Overview
Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it, as well as customizing it. The original American version was hosted by rapper Xzibit. Recently, MTV2 has begun airing episodes from Pimp My Ride UK hosted by DJ Tim Westwood, which features cars being customised in the UK, and Pimp My Ride International, featuring cars in central Europe, hosted by hip hop artists Fat Joe and Lil' Jon, as well as the related CMT series Trick My Truck.
Details
- First air date
- 2004-03-04
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 6 seasons
- Episodes
- 73 episodes
- Genres
- Reality
- Network
- MTV
- Production
- MTV, MTV Россия, MTV Europe
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Xzibit
- Michael Martin
- Ryan Friedlinghaus
- Beau Boeckmann
- Dave Aragon
- Quinton Dodson
Creators and crew
- Bruce Beresford-Redman - Creator
- Rick Hurvitz - Creator
- Rick Hurvitz - Producer
- Bruce Beresford-Redman - Producer
- Ari Shofet - Writer
- Larry Hochberg - Writer
Seasons
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