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apprentice
Original Poster
1,217 posts
129 months
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Heads up, Channel Five Monday 24th Sept 20:00 http://www.channel5.com/shows/classic-car-rescueBernie Fineman and Mario Pacione restore shameful rust buckets to their former ‘classic car’ glory in this new six-part series. In a TV first, viewers will also get the opportunity to win the restored classic car at the end of each episode by entering weekly competitions! The fiery duo will restore a Jaguar E-Type, a Mini Cooper, a Cadillac, a Ford Mustang, a Porsche 911 and an MGB Roadster. Working to a tight deadline and an even tighter budget, they scour scrapyards, wasteland and backyards to find bargain wrecks with great potential. Having found the cars, they then need to source the rare, original parts and piece together the vital organs of these sleeping beasts to re-create their classic beauty. But will the job be good enough to impress an expert valuer and put a glittering price tag on the gleaming bonnet? Sparks and spanners fly as Bernie and Mario meet designers, engineers, owners and lovers of these magnificent cars and discuss why these models turned dreams into reality, how they introduced new technology and why they were such a success. After hard work, some late-nights and last-minute sorties for spare parts, the day arrives for the official presentation and viewers can finally see why these cars became such classics. Anyone know the "fiery duo", apprentice
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andym1603
865 posts
41 months
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Just seen the advert for this. It has that loudmouth bald t  t from chop shop as one of the presenters. Cannot see this being a proper programme.
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keefr22
55 posts
68 months
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Channel 5 version of 'Wheeler Dealers'....??
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LordBretSinclair
2,037 posts
46 months
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andym1603 said: Just seen the advert for this. It has that loudmouth bald t t from chop shop as one of the presenters. Cannot see this being a proper programme. +1. It'll probably be as bad as the offerings from Mr. Brewer and Mr. China - definitely one to miss 
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lotus72
338 posts
135 months
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Didn't 'Wheeler Dealers' do EXACTLY this?? Get an ol' classic, 'restore' it, then give it away in a competition? I think they did..........still, nice to get some new ideas on the telly, eh?
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Riley Blue
5,216 posts
95 months
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andym1603 said: Just seen the advert for this. It has that loudmouth bald t t from chop shop as one of the presenters. Really? Bugger, just as I was beginning to look forward to it...
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McClure
1,219 posts
15 months
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lotus72 said: Didn't 'Wheeler Dealers' do EXACTLY this?? Get an ol' classic, 'restore' it, then give it away in a competition? I think they did..........still, nice to get some new ideas on the telly, eh? Yeah, a Jag XK8. From memory I think they just changed the wheels and grill, and gave it a polish.
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mikey77
334 posts
57 months
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What's shameful about a rust bucket?
T*ss*rs.
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JCW
870 posts
76 months
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Thanks for the heads up on this so I have set it up on series link.
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kdri155
133 posts
20 months
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[quote=lotus72]Didn't 'Wheeler Dealers' do EXACTLY this?? Get an ol' classic, 'restore' it, then give it away in a competition? I think they did]
I remember Mark Evans presenting a programme on Channel 4 or 5 called Dream Machine, after the build Amanda Stretton test drove and then it was offered as a prize.
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JBT
30 posts
15 months
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Yeah I remember it too, first car they restored was a Ferrari 308 GTB, or it might have been a GTS.
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williamp
11,270 posts
142 months
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Also, new on Quest (on digital, channel 38?) there is a new programme advertised called "south beach classics" about a US based classic car dealership. Could be interesting
"....Ted's buddy Dutch Frank drives a hard bargain on a Monte Carlo and a Mustang. Plus, a customer has second thoughts about a Camaro trade - how will Ted react?...."
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dmulally
2,773 posts
49 months
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kdri155]otus72 said: Didn't 'Wheeler Dealers' do EXACTLY this?? Get an ol' classic, 'restore' it, then give it away in a competition? I think they did]
I remember Mark Evans presenting a programme on Channel 4 or 5 called Dream Machine, after the build Amanda Stretton test drove and then it was offered as a prize. One of the best television moments of all time was supplied by Mark Evans. Some girl was restoring a car and it wasn't going well. He came over to help motivate her by giving her a jumbo sized portrait of himself. The whole handing over ceremony on the doorstep was quality.
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jet_noise
1,201 posts
51 months
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Dear a,
sounds like an opportunity missed but I'll give it a go,
regards,
jet
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Pistom
672 posts
28 months
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Just watching this right now.
Oh dear.
Wheeler Dealers come back, all is forgiven.
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LordBretSinclair
2,037 posts
46 months
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I've changed channels - total cr*p from start to when I gave up all hope
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rigga
3,056 posts
70 months
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Garbage .....but with shouting Bernie what did i expect
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Act Daft
112 posts
25 months
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jamieandthemagic
254 posts
61 months
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British version of pimp my ride, and defiantly made for American tv.
How much fills was in that crunched rear wing..........no I don't want to win it.
Could have been a really good show, zero detail about the engine work, mostly about finding the car and history behind it.
Just hope they don't go and butcher something I'd like.
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Roy C
3,024 posts
153 months
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Surely the car that was "Rescued" was the one they didn't buy.
Predictable fake "reality" TV. But then we already knew that...
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