Classic Car Rescue, tonight 8pm, C5.

[SmartVenom]

Does anyone know where the test was done? I thought brooklands.

[andym1603]

Could be wrong, but looked like Millbrook to me.

[SmartVenom]

andym1603 said:

Could be wrong, but looked like Millbrook to me.

Ah, cheers. Wife reckoned I was wrong as well!

[MG CHRIS]

SmartVenom said:

andym1603 said:

Could be wrong, but looked like Millbrook to me.

Ah, cheers. Wife reckoned I was wrong as well!

Its no millbrook it's used for single venue rallying cant remember the name of it though.

[iva cosworth]

MG CHRIS said:

Its no millbrook it's used for single venue rallying cant remember the name of it though.

Is it Longcross ?

[GC8]

Bothering me too. Before the Alpine handling course was built at Millbrook it was in regular use. I remember seeing Renault adverts that were filmed there as a boy, which my uncle was involved in. He was a racer and worked for Renault UK.

The annoying thing is that I know the name...

[DHE]

iva cosworth said:

Is it Longcross ?

Also known as Chobham test track

[stain]

Bernie's often in the Old School Caff so could be Chobham

[s m]

DHE said:

iva cosworth said:

Is it Longcross ?

Also known as Chobham test track

Autocar use it a fair bit as well for their vids - they often refer to "The Snake" when they've done 'challenges' between cars

[MontyC]

He spent 4k inc labour on that fiat engine and didnt install a new clutch, before sticking it back in the car, who in there right does that.

[ToothbrushMan]

got last nights to watch but i hated the previous run with Leepu. his creations were not my cup of tea at all. he proper bastardised some of the cars with all kind sof whacky bodywork and silly paint jobs.

[nicanary]

Just started watching my recording from last night, and it's already made me laugh and cry at the same time. The narrator says they've gone to Italy to buy a true Italian classic - he says "what will it be? Ferrari? Lamborghini? Bugatti?"

Someone tell him where Molsheim is.

(Yes, yes, I know Ettore was born in Italy....)

PS the "Tony" is Tony Castle-Miller of Middle Barton Garage. He really does know these cars.

Edited by nicanary on Tuesday 22 April 19:20

[chris watton]

Watching it now - £2k for an extra 6bhp!

I know that a port, polished and gas flowed K-Series head costs around £500!

[iva cosworth]

nicanary said:

Just started watching my recording from last night, and it's already made me laugh and cry at the same time. The narrator says they've gone to Italy to buy a true Italian classic - he says "what will it be? Ferrari? Lamborghini? Bugatti?"

Someone tell him where Molsheim is.

(Yes, yes, I know Ettore was born in Italy....)

I was ready to point that out too.

[nicanary]

More pedantry - the narrator referred to the Fiat 500 being a rally-winner. I think he probably means the Polish driver Sobislaw Zasada who won rallies in a Steyr-Puch 650 variant. It was a LOT faster than a 500.

[iva cosworth]

nicanary said:

More pedantry - the narrator referred to the Fiat 500 being a rally-winner. I think he probably means the Polish driver Sobislaw Zasada who won rallies in a Steyr-Puch 650 variant. It was a LOT faster than a 500.

I think at that point narrator was talking about the Mini.

[nicanary]

iva cosworth said:

nicanary said:

More pedantry - the narrator referred to the Fiat 500 being a rally-winner. I think he probably means the Polish driver Sobislaw Zasada who won rallies in a Steyr-Puch 650 variant. It was a LOT faster than a 500.

I think at that point narrator was talking about the Mini.

I've just rewound , whilst the crowd cry Bo Selecta, and they deffo said "by putting a pretty lady behind the wheel, and turning it into a champion rally car".

We all agree that the show is a bag of s**t, so I reckon each week we should just use this thread to pick holes in it and have a laugh at the show's expense.

Why didn't Bernie just put in the later 650 engine, or is his vast knowledge of cars so slim that he didn't know about this option? And why the new seat vinyl, when the seat frames hadn't even been cleaned, let alone painted? And those wheels! And they hadn't checked the clutch??

[soxboy]

Watching on Sky+ now, it seems even more cringeworthy after the show on Channel 4 on Sunday.

Clueless idiots spunked £2k on a 'souped up' engine when they could have done what everyone else does and simply slot in a 126 engine.

[anonymous-user]

nicanary said:

More pedantry - the narrator referred to the Fiat 500 being a rally-winner. I think he probably means the Polish driver Sobislaw Zasada who won rallies in a Steyr-Puch 650 variant. It was a LOT faster than a 500.

Steyr as in the weapons manufacturer, and Puch, makers of the infamous Puch Maxi? Who'd have thought it! Good trivia, thanks

[boyse7en]

OpulentBob said:

Steyr as in the weapons manufacturer, and Puch, makers of the infamous Puch Maxi? Who'd have thought it! Good trivia, thanks

Didn't they also build the Mercedes G-Wagon and Unimog?