Mike Brewer's Magic Pockets

Mike Brewer's Magic Pockets

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lamboman100

1,445 posts

120 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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A Wheeler Dealers survey of 2k UK people today found the Jag E-Type to be the best "good car" of all time, and the Ford Capri to be the coolest "bad car" of all time. Top 10 of each category shown here:

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/revealed-the-greatest-...

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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I like WD and I don't care if they make 1p. For me, its a case of putting a classic car back on the road again for a little while longer.

Roman Moroni

942 posts

122 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the work of art called 'Classic Car Rescue' yet wink

anonymous-user

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53 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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They have. Makes WD look oscar material in comparison..

Cyberprog

2,186 posts

182 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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dudleybloke said:
I enjoy it.
Mike's "out and about" sections are pretty interesting too, specially when he's visiting manufacturers and Repairers/restorers of the various parts.

I'm looking forward to the new series.
I was amazed by the process used for the carbon fibre "look" in the last series I watched.

otolith

55,899 posts

203 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Just watched the Cerbera episode.

Want.

25NAD90TUL

666 posts

130 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Not so long ago, parked my 1956 series 1 Land Rover on Starbucks car park while I went off in another vehicle with someone else.

Came back and there's some cat looking around my series 1 'he looks familiar'...

Only me mate Ed China weren't it?

Top guy, great down to earth dude, had a great chat about 'stuff'.

Yep got the selfie!

POORCARDEALER

8,523 posts

240 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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I was talking to Ed at Royal Ascot this year, im tall, hes taller!

MikeBrewer

18,032 posts

200 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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He is a big guy!

sc0tt

18,032 posts

200 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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How tall is he?

Studio117

4,250 posts

190 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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i just bought this:




25NAD90TUL

666 posts

130 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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sc0tt said:
How tall is he?
Six seven!

MikeBrewer

18,032 posts

200 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Haha

Thanks Buddy

25NAD90TUL

666 posts

130 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Studio117 said:
i just bought this:

That you Mike?

25NAD90TUL

666 posts

130 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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MikeBrewer said:
Haha

Thanks Buddy
Hey Mike!

Great stuff man! Looking for'ard to the new series buddy!

biggrin

oobster

7,065 posts

210 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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I think you might find that the person who posted the "Haha Thanks Buddy" post above ISN'T actually the 'real' Mike Brewer.

sc0tt

18,032 posts

200 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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oobster said:
I think you might find that the person who posted the "Haha Thanks Buddy" post above ISN'T actually the 'real' Mike Brewer.
Yes he is silly!

BritishRacinGrin

24,602 posts

159 months

Friday 12th September 2014
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dudleybloke said:
Mike's "out and about" sections are pretty interesting too, specially when he's visiting manufacturers and Repairers/restorers of the various parts.
Good point. I think my favourite was when Mike went to a specialist carpenter to get the back half of a rotten Morris Traveller fixed up- looked like an amazing place.

I have learned quite a bit from Ed over the years, but for me this benefit is secondary to the amount of confidence the show has inspired for me to do my own mechanical work. I have been watching the show since before I had a car and I will continue to do so.

It's particularly interesting to see a variety of jobs on a variety of cars... who knew a Renault Alpine wheel bearing was retained by a big threaded plug? I enjoyed Ed's workaround, welding up a tool from a few offcuts of angle to get it undone.

Edited by BritishRacinGrin on Friday 12th September 06:43

25NAD90TUL

666 posts

130 months

Friday 12th September 2014
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oobster said:
I think you might find that the person who posted the "Haha Thanks Buddy" post above ISN'T actually the 'real' Mike Brewer.
I did wonder, I heard that he did post on PH.

His profile had another name to it, wondered how someone had posted using a different name than the PH name on profile.

And to think I was gonna offer to treat him to a bacon sarnie!

If it isn't him then he's posting up under the pretense of being a good egg.

CAPP0

19,530 posts

202 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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sc0tt said:
oobster said:
I think you might find that the person who posted the "Haha Thanks Buddy" post above ISN'T actually the 'real' Mike Brewer.
Yes he is silly!
Must be him, all 9500 posts worth wink