Car SOS - how good are their restorations?

[daqinggregg]

Great episode, Fuzz saying something along lines of "XXXXX give it the beans" when the owner was driving it. My recollection is the owner wanted it auctioned of, to raise funds for a charity, related to the disease he had.

It was on one of the revisited episodes.

[BossHogg]

tardelli said:

I think the chap who had the succumbed to his health problems just after it was finished and I believe it was sold to a museum?
But I might be wrong?

The auction website said he died from his cancer, and the proceeds of the sale of the car went to a cancer charity.

[Megaflow]

thegreenhell said:

PistonBust said:

What happens to ex Car SOS cars? Where do they end up?

I suspect that many of them just end up back in the same garage or barn they were dragged out of, for the same reasons they went in there in the first place.

I have looked up a few of them and noticed the is a strong correlation with the amount that end up not being used again, I have always suspected the same, they end up exactly where they came from.

[Bright Halo]

I have just watched the X1/9 episode.

Looked fantastic when finished.

Very, very sad though.

[Purosangue]

Mercury00 said:

I watched the MGB GT episode today, I've no idea how old it is, but it's the most shocking repair work I've ever seen (by the owner, not the SOS team). I just can't imagine someone doing that and being pleased with it, or happy that it was safe and roadworthy.

For anyone who hasn't seen the episode, they had to tell the family that the car would have to be scrapped because some maniac had attempted to weld every piece of metal on the body. There were bits hacked out, odd pieces of box section seemingly welded onto random places. I've never seen anything like it.

any link to that episode cant seem to find it thanks

[thegreenhell]

The latest series starts on More4 on Monday evening. These have already been shown on Nat Geo last spring, but are new to Freeview.

[monthefish]

thegreenhell said:

The latest series starts on More4 on Monday evening. These have already been shown on Nat Geo last spring, but are new to Freeview.

Sat down to watch the new series - thought the chap was familiar....

[Lordbenny]

Just seen new episode….typical Northerners reaction to such a wonderful gesture. Nice car!

[stuartmmcfc]

I wonder if Ed China will get more of a role in future episodes?

[the-norseman]

Hopefully there is more on Disney+ now as well.

Still amuses me watching the Fiat Turbo episode and seeing myself in a few shots.

[RichB]

thegreenhell said:

The latest series starts on More4 on Monday evening. These have already been shown on Nat Geo last spring, but are new to Freeview.

Is this the 11th series first shown on National Geographic last year?

[Smollet]

RichB said:

Is this the 11th series first shown on National Geographic last year?

Yes

[vixen1700]

Saw an advert last night for the new series starting 7th March (I think) on Discovery.

Two cars of real interest shown, a Citroen SM and MGB GT V8.

[Mercdriver]

The Citroen sounds like a big money pit, rust and hydraulic system

[iandc]

Heads up they are "doing" an Ultima in tonights episode 9pm on More4

[soad]

iandc said:

Heads up they are "doing" an Ultima in tonights episode 9pm on More4

Just watched it today (C4). Features both Lee Noble and Tiff Needell (he’s getting on now - but brilliant at presenting), superb.

[BananaFama]

The rear wing of the Ultima had been chopped off ,it was present when pulled out of the garage but gone on the finished car .
Seemed odd thing to do .

[WPA]

BananaFama said:

The rear wing of the Ultima had been chopped off ,it was present when pulled out of the garage but gone on the finished car .
Seemed odd thing to do .

The whole build was wrong really, air suspension on a race car is just daft.

[tardelli]

WPA said:

The whole build was wrong really, air suspension on a race car is just daft.

Normally I dislike air suspension but it helped the owner and I think it was done with the best of intentions.

Edited by tardelli on Thursday 15th February 13:13

[soad]

WPA said:

The whole build was wrong really, air suspension on a race car is just daft.

Unfair comment - not likely to see any track days (unless sold on), is it? Despite the best intentions. After all, in the old age - you can use all the help one can get. Enough said.