"Classic Car Rescue" Channel 5 on Mon 24th Sep 20:00

[e21Mark]

Wow! How lucky to find the bumper and chrome bits under all that junk!

Bernies the teams electric genius? I wonder what he'd make of the ''cracked coil lead'' fixed by sticking some pliers inside?

Cue smoke machine (anyone remember Supersonic on a Saturday morning?)

The valuer is on his way! Will they have time? I'm guessing it'll be done with moments to spare?

It's just way too boring and predictable now.

[Liquid Knight]

Predictable but they didn't ruin the car this week.

[Winky151]

Do all the metal work before finishing stripping the car (interior) to find dodgy wiring. Get the engine running when you're going to strip it down anyway (& they didn't take note of which order the pushrods went). Car comes out of the spray booth the first time with lights & door handle fitted but not the second time but the interior had been fitted. Complete arse about face. & they need to do things quickly to save money? Stop making stupid fundamental mistakes then!

Its ok I know its scripted.

[Stinkfoot]

Caught it earlier and its not a patch on Wheeler Dealers.

[madjules]

Winky151 said:

Do all the metal work before finishing stripping the car (interior) to find dodgy wiring. Get the engine running when you're going to strip it down anyway (& they didn't take note of which order the pushrods went). Car comes out of the spray booth the first time with lights & door handle fitted but not the second time but the interior had been fitted. Complete arse about face. & they need to do things quickly to save money? Stop making stupid fundamental mistakes then!

Its ok I know its scripted.

What I can’t understand is the stuff about the colour, first time the car came out in battleship grey and the guys could be clearly be seen fitting the new interior into the ‘grey’ car. Then suddenly the car came out completely finished in silver and the bumpers were fitted.

Something just doesn’t add up, two cars perhaps?

Also, I’m not a caddy expert, but the car seemed to sit completely wrong on the test drive, all front heavy?

[woodytype S]

madjules said:

Winky151 said:

Do all the metal work before finishing stripping the car (interior) to find dodgy wiring. Get the engine running when you're going to strip it down anyway (& they didn't take note of which order the pushrods went). Car comes out of the spray booth the first time with lights & door handle fitted but not the second time but the interior had been fitted. Complete arse about face. & they need to do things quickly to save money? Stop making stupid fundamental mistakes then!

Its ok I know its scripted.

What I can’t understand is the stuff about the colour, first time the car came out in battleship grey and the guys could be clearly be seen fitting the new interior into the ‘grey’ car. Then suddenly the car came out completely finished in silver and the bumpers were fitted.

Something just doesn’t add up, two cars perhaps?

It adds up to a load of crap.

[Hugo a Gogo]

they seem to have packed their red primer rattle-cans for the trip to Canada anyway

it's a well known fact that all 'projects' and barn-finds have patches of red primer all over them in random places

oh and at least they didn't attack the paint on this one with an angle grinder

[Liquid Knight]

madjules said:

Winky151 said:

Do all the metal work before finishing stripping the car (interior) to find dodgy wiring. Get the engine running when you're going to strip it down anyway (& they didn't take note of which order the pushrods went). Car comes out of the spray booth the first time with lights & door handle fitted but not the second time but the interior had been fitted. Complete arse about face. & they need to do things quickly to save money? Stop making stupid fundamental mistakes then!

Its ok I know its scripted.

What I can’t understand is the stuff about the colour, first time the car came out in battleship grey and the guys could be clearly be seen fitting the new interior into the ‘grey’ car. Then suddenly the car came out completely finished in silver and the bumpers were fitted.

Something just doesn’t add up, two cars perhaps?

Also, I’m not a caddy expert, but the car seemed to sit completely wrong on the test drive, all front heavy?

The grey suited the car as well as the silver and would be in period with the car (I had a 55 Morris Minor the same colour) but it did look like the primer has been coated with lacquer. It was all arse about face but that's mostly due to editing and producers who as we have already established know geof all about cars.

[e21Mark]

Anyone seen the CCR facebook page? Some funny comments.

[Liquid Knight]

e21Mark said:

Anyone seen the Classic Car Rescue Facebook page? Some funny comments.

EFA

http://www.facebook.com/ClassicCarRescue?fref=ts

[S2Mike]

Also, why take all the paint off, back to bare metal, then fill the rot with plastic padding filler, before painting, might just as well have painted over the top of the lot, dead flies red aerosol and the chrome biits.
Probably get a better finish!!

[radlet6]

Liquid Knight said:

The grey suited the car as well as the silver and would be in period with the car (I had a 55 Morris Minor the same colour) but it did look like the primer has been coated with lacquer. It was all arse about face but that's mostly due to editing and producers who as we have already established know geof all about cars.

My suspision is that the car wasn't painted the wrong colour at all. I think it was just wet grey primer.

[BorkFactor]

Saw this last week, the one where they restored the old 69 Mustang.

My god that Bernie guy is a proper weapons grade fknugget

[jas xjr]

watched a few episodes of fast n' loud on youtube last night , worth a try

[radlet6]

Liquid Knight said:

e21Mark said:

Anyone seen the Classic Car Rescue Facebook page? Some funny comments.

EFA

http://www.facebook.com/ClassicCarRescue?fref=ts

Not really a fan of Facebook, but I have to say this page is well worth a look. More so than the programme.

Not got a lot of fans have they?

[tr7v8]

radlet6 said:

Liquid Knight said:

e21Mark said:

Anyone seen the Classic Car Rescue Facebook page? Some funny comments.

EFA

http://www.facebook.com/ClassicCarRescue?fref=ts

Not really a fan of Facebook, but I have to say this page is well worth a look. More so than the programme.

Not got a lot of fans have they?

Thanks for that, just added my thoughts

[quiraing]

What's next car going to be?

[Liquid Knight]

quiraing said:

What's next car going to be?

A Bugatti Royale they find in an old barn for $2,500?

[Electron]

Yup Bugatti gets restored to it's former glory ....

[lowdrag]

Having read this:-

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/news/general/8...

I may be forced to buy the magazine when in the UK tomorrow.