Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars (Quest)
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Loved this one (for obvious reasons), but whilst i quite liked the side pinstripe, the rear, front and bonnet were awful.
Turning it into an Alpina recreation wasn’t the way forward.
Everyone has a car that they should never have sold…. my E21 (pic below) came back up for sale a few months ago. If i had the disposable i would have had it back in a heartbeat. I regretted selling her as soon as she was on the low loader.
Turning it into an Alpina recreation wasn’t the way forward.
Everyone has a car that they should never have sold…. my E21 (pic below) came back up for sale a few months ago. If i had the disposable i would have had it back in a heartbeat. I regretted selling her as soon as she was on the low loader.
Pritchard strikes again. Spends the first part of the programme talking about originality and integrity and then does the opposite. I liked the original colour but Prattchard decides it'll look better in black with horrible looking pin stripes.
The best cars they've done are when they restore them, any that have Prattchard design enhancements have looked terrible.
The best cars they've done are when they restore them, any that have Prattchard design enhancements have looked terrible.
Sgt Joe Roberts said:
Pritchard strikes again. Spends the first part of the programme talking about originality and integrity and then does the opposite. I liked the original colour but Prattchard decides it'll look better in black with horrible looking pin stripes.
The best cars they've done are when they restore them, any that have Prattchard design enhancements have looked terrible.
They did manage to do a side project with an early Mercedes R129 SL that avoided buggering about with it and just freshening it up (a new headlining and a proper detailing IIRC). The best cars they've done are when they restore them, any that have Prattchard design enhancements have looked terrible.
Sgt Joe Roberts said:
Pritchard strikes again. Spends the first part of the programme talking about originality and integrity and then does the opposite. I liked the original colour but Prattchard decides it'll look better in black with horrible looking pin stripes.
The best cars they've done are when they restore them, any that have Prattchard design enhancements have looked terrible.
I think he should join Goblin as chief designer. He’d fit it in very well. Am I imagining it or is every car they do he claims it to be the best they’ve ever done. The best cars they've done are when they restore them, any that have Prattchard design enhancements have looked terrible.
Smollet said:
Sgt Joe Roberts said:
Pritchard strikes again. Spends the first part of the programme talking about originality and integrity and then does the opposite. I liked the original colour but Prattchard decides it'll look better in black with horrible looking pin stripes.
The best cars they've done are when they restore them, any that have Prattchard design enhancements have looked terrible.
I think he should join Goblin as chief designer. He’d fit it in very well. The best cars they've done are when they restore them, any that have Prattchard design enhancements have looked terrible.
te Works are even that desperate 
This BMW episode is one case where Cowland was as bad as Pritchard. At lease Pritchard stopped Cowland from going down the complete fake Alpina route. Having said that, it doesn't alter the fact that the car looked a pig. It should never have been painted black and should never have been given the coachline. Someone needs to weld the lid on his tin of black paint.
I remember watching an episode of Salvage Hunters when he was out buying antiques, Pritchard bought a very rusty Morris 1000 Convertible. When he got it home and realised how bad it was, he said "I shouldn't buy cars as I lose money on every one of them"! Perhaps he should take a leaf out of his own book as I think that sums up his knowledge of cars beautifully. A big fat ZERO!
I remember watching an episode of Salvage Hunters when he was out buying antiques, Pritchard bought a very rusty Morris 1000 Convertible. When he got it home and realised how bad it was, he said "I shouldn't buy cars as I lose money on every one of them"! Perhaps he should take a leaf out of his own book as I think that sums up his knowledge of cars beautifully. A big fat ZERO!
Can but agree with all the above
Should have retained the original colour even if it needed a respray (maybe their painter can't do metallics?)
Personally I won't buy a black car so that one wouldn't have been for me.
The coachlines/pinstriping was seriously bad with the possible exception of along the sides. The striping on the bonnet looked totally out of place (trying to look like a 3100 Capri) and that on the spoiler and boot lid was tacky.
The pricing for the rechrome and retrim seemed expensive, yet Pratchard just agrees (actually it was Cowland for the bumpers).
This programme is going downhill rapidly. We'll have them saying "old out ya hand" at the end before long.
Should have retained the original colour even if it needed a respray (maybe their painter can't do metallics?)
Personally I won't buy a black car so that one wouldn't have been for me.
The coachlines/pinstriping was seriously bad with the possible exception of along the sides. The striping on the bonnet looked totally out of place (trying to look like a 3100 Capri) and that on the spoiler and boot lid was tacky.
The pricing for the rechrome and retrim seemed expensive, yet Pratchard just agrees (actually it was Cowland for the bumpers).
This programme is going downhill rapidly. We'll have them saying "old out ya hand" at the end before long.
Both the Saab 96 (Jan 2021) and the Porsche 944 (Jan 2020) from previous episodes are in the next CCA auction in March. Did the 944 really sell for over £11k?? 
Both cars had V5c documents issued in the first week of Nov 2021 so perhaps a collector offloading and hoping being in a TV programme will fetch more? The Saab is selling with no reserve:
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
Both cars had V5c documents issued in the first week of Nov 2021 so perhaps a collector offloading and hoping being in a TV programme will fetch more? The Saab is selling with no reserve:https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
sixor8 said:
Both the Saab 96 (Jan 2021) and the Porsche 944 (Jan 2020) from previous episodes are in the next CCA auction in March. Did the 944 really sell for over £11k?? Both cars had V5c documents issued in the first week of Nov 2021 so perhaps a collector offloading and hoping being in a TV programme will fetch more? The Saab is selling with no reserve:
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
Really liked the Saab!! Both cars had V5c documents issued in the first week of Nov 2021 so perhaps a collector offloading and hoping being in a TV programme will fetch more? The Saab is selling with no reserve:https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
biggbn said:
sixor8 said:
Both the Saab 96 (Jan 2021) and the Porsche 944 (Jan 2020) from previous episodes are in the next CCA auction in March. Did the 944 really sell for over £11k?? Both cars had V5c documents issued in the first week of Nov 2021 so perhaps a collector offloading and hoping being in a TV programme will fetch more? The Saab is selling with no reserve:
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
Really liked the Saab!! Both cars had V5c documents issued in the first week of Nov 2021 so perhaps a collector offloading and hoping being in a TV programme will fetch more? The Saab is selling with no reserve:https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
aeropilot said:
That stroker was a nice one, just needs the stupid Pratchard hub caps throwing in the bin.
The photos in the auction listing show different hub caps on the nearside and offside! One side has them without the raised dark coloured centres (as DP had them made), but on the other side, they are present.... https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/events/2022-a...
I'm not that bothered about originality and don't care for the barn-find thing. So I'd have painted the 323 Alpina blue with gold stripes. I'd have also had the Alpina road wheels plus an Alpina steering wheel and Recaro seats. Since they changed other stuff why keep that ugly steering wheel?
The hand-painted pin-stripe just looked like a TV thing like the gear-knob from last week.
Really liked all the cars at the end though.
The hand-painted pin-stripe just looked like a TV thing like the gear-knob from last week.
Really liked all the cars at the end though.
I remember buying a 323i years ago , it had 160000 odd miles on the clock and I remember paying about £1200 for it , it was a great old thing and I used to take a childish delight in sprinting past mates in 2nd gear right to the redline then let it overrun for a couple of seconds and boot it again leaving my friends in 2 huge clouds of stinking blue smoke !
Onto the last part of the programme I also bought a blue gtv 200 like they featured for probably £60 and used it for banger racing , lasted 2 meetings if I remember then passed it onto a mate !
Onto the last part of the programme I also bought a blue gtv 200 like they featured for probably £60 and used it for banger racing , lasted 2 meetings if I remember then passed it onto a mate !
Chichibabin said:
Pinstriping on the front valance was shocking. It ruined the lines of the car. The boot was also terrible. I think he knew it.
Agreed. The pinstripe on the side was fine, but everything else was just bling. I didn't like the front spoiler either. Looked like a snow plough. Typical Pritchard though. He has absolutely no sense of taste or style Have caught up with the Alfa and BMW episodes.
The Alfa was superb. I would have liked to see what it looked like with the bumpers back on though.
BMW was an interesting colour to start with, so it seems a shame to paint it black. Agree that the pinstriping was a waste of time, I'm sure they could have found a better project to showcase those skills (something American perhaps).
The Alfa was superb. I would have liked to see what it looked like with the bumpers back on though.
BMW was an interesting colour to start with, so it seems a shame to paint it black. Agree that the pinstriping was a waste of time, I'm sure they could have found a better project to showcase those skills (something American perhaps).
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