"Classic Car Rescue" Channel 5 on Mon 24th Sep 20:00
Discussion
nicanary said:
"Replacing plastic trim with chrome" I think refers to the bumpers. So why call it trim?
They claimed that the total costs INCLUDING LABOUR were £2700, leaving a profit of £1800. But it took 3 weeks, so that means that the "entrepreneurs" made £300 each per week - might as well go and get a "proper" job.
The sums don't add up. They claimed that the total costs INCLUDING LABOUR were £2700, leaving a profit of £1800. But it took 3 weeks, so that means that the "entrepreneurs" made £300 each per week - might as well go and get a "proper" job.
They had 3 - 4 guys on at least £350 per week each. By my reckoning labour cots alone were between £3,500 to £4,000.
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nicanary said:
m60ddy said:
Anyone else spot the orange front bumper from last weeks Porsche on the bench just before he sacked his team for having lunch.
Yup. Doing two cars at the same time. naughty.By the way, love Dylan's clipboard - just like one of those TV ads for toothpaste or detergent, when they wear the compulsory white lab coat. Tick imaginary questions on the form,( and his writing looks like a 11 yr old's.)
saxxeblt said:
The interesting thing is they used two cars for this project, the car they bought was not the car they "restored"!! The bought one had the late interior/engine compartment and the "restored" one had the last of the chrome bumper interior/engine compartment only used on the early rubber cars.
Quite a pair of joker's these guys.
Saxx
I thought the same, but just put it down to my old age playing tricks. Quite a pair of joker's these guys.
Saxx
I noticed the finished car had the black crackle finish dash whilst I thought the original had the cheapo plastic covering.
This is the worst car resto programme on TV. Even the narrative is straight out of the Ladybird Book of Cars, with such wonderful phrases as,
"The MGB had the grace and style of an Aston Martin" - only if you are Stevie Wonder.
"MGB's were fast and fun" - kinda fun maybe, but fast?
The schematic where they tried to show the MG's 'innovative' leaf spring suspension - truth is the suspension was straight from the 1950's Morris Minor, and the handling was about the same; they didn't even change it on the V8 model.
The pouring water from a manky engine bay after initial start up is cured by tightening some jubillee clips in an well tarted and immaculate one.
The rear suspension fell out because the leaf springs had so obviously been cut.
The Tango man's spray job: I haven't sprayed a car for 30 years either, but I can remember enough to know that you don't just get suited up and waft a spray gun all over the place and that you need to cover the wheels up.
Even my Missus (who has never seen a spray gun in her life) commented to the effect that surely you don't repaint a car like that. She was even 'surprised' to discover that cars needed water to cool the engine - "Well fancy that!".
Her assessment is, "It's an insult to even the most feeble minded.", and "At least Mike Brewer actually sells his cars and is honest enough to admit when he has made small or zero profit".
Edited by radlet6 on Tuesday 9th October 11:28
I thought the whole programme was magical 
It was certainly magical the way the back axle "fell off" but managed to disconnect itself from all the brake lines and shock absorbers.
It was certainly magical that the engine had an alloy rocker box and K&Ns when the "radiator blew up" but 2 days later had returned to dusty old metal rocker box and standard air filters.
And its certainly magic that you can refit the exhaust system and then do the undersealing.
I don't know what you are all going on a about, this is the best programme on the TV at the moment
It was certainly magical the way the back axle "fell off" but managed to disconnect itself from all the brake lines and shock absorbers.
It was certainly magical that the engine had an alloy rocker box and K&Ns when the "radiator blew up" but 2 days later had returned to dusty old metal rocker box and standard air filters.
And its certainly magic that you can refit the exhaust system and then do the undersealing.
I don't know what you are all going on a about, this is the best programme on the TV at the moment
Well, we've got up to 18 pages on this forum alone. Imagine how much coverage it's getting across the entire web... There were even derogatory comments in the Culture section of the Sunday Times this week.
I bet the producers of this dumbed down reality TV (and they they aren't pumping out much of that genre!!) are loving all the publicity.
I work in the propery sector and used to get really angry at all those pre-bank crash 'get rich quick' property shows. It still pees me off when on Location Location Location they 'agree' a price over the phone and the agent agrees to "take it off the market". That doesn't happen when purchasing property in England/Wales.
I bet the producers of this dumbed down reality TV (and they they aren't pumping out much of that genre!!) are loving all the publicity.
I work in the propery sector and used to get really angry at all those pre-bank crash 'get rich quick' property shows. It still pees me off when on Location Location Location they 'agree' a price over the phone and the agent agrees to "take it off the market". That doesn't happen when purchasing property in England/Wales.
hedgefinder said:
as its not listed on their website I am hoping that channel 5 have seen sense and pulled the plug on this mockery of british motoring.
If it is still on next week, the schedule for the 15th is:Quote from Channel 5 website
"This week, the guys get to grips with the fastest selling car of all time, the Ford Mustang. It offered a new vision of freedom: the freedom to roam, to live and to make a lot of youthful delinquent noise. It was reliable, affordable, sporty and exactly the opposite of mum and dad’s car. Enter the Mustang – the car of movie stars".
More of a worry is that it states Series 1 - will there be another (discuss
)http://www.channel5.com/shows/classic-car-rescue/e...
It's just made up TV, nothing you see is real.
The car they ended up with probably came without a sunroof, hence the story about filling the roof in.
The rear axle was chopped off, you could see the ends of the leaf springs had been cut through. And as someone said, no shocks, handbrake or brake pipes were torn away when it dropped.
No mention of a floor repair and yet the underneath caved in when lifted up.
The 'purchase' of the bumpers, wing mirrors etc was obviously fake, the guy would have gone bust within a week selling at those prices.
I kind of enjoyed it when I thought they were genuinely s
te, but they're all just actors reading from a Channel 5 script.
Can't see how they can offer the end result as a prize, mis-representation surely? Thought there were strict guidelines after all the recent TV telephone competition problems?
The car and the work you see on the show seems to have little or nothing to do with the end product offered to those who pay to enter the competition.
The car they ended up with probably came without a sunroof, hence the story about filling the roof in.
The rear axle was chopped off, you could see the ends of the leaf springs had been cut through. And as someone said, no shocks, handbrake or brake pipes were torn away when it dropped.
No mention of a floor repair and yet the underneath caved in when lifted up.
The 'purchase' of the bumpers, wing mirrors etc was obviously fake, the guy would have gone bust within a week selling at those prices.
I kind of enjoyed it when I thought they were genuinely s
te, but they're all just actors reading from a Channel 5 script.Can't see how they can offer the end result as a prize, mis-representation surely? Thought there were strict guidelines after all the recent TV telephone competition problems?
The car and the work you see on the show seems to have little or nothing to do with the end product offered to those who pay to enter the competition.
Changing tack slightly, "poor old Mark" the farmer had to put up with his ridiculous and insulting haggling techniques - I would have kicked him in the and sent him on his way long before he wisely changed tactics to Good-cop-Bad-cop by handing to phone over to "the calm bloke at the office" and got a deal for £500.
However, the farmers amongst you will have not much sympathy for "poor old Mark" who is using farm buildings (in this case a general purpose livestock shed) doubtlessly subsidized by the European taxpayer for keeping livestock in, for classic car storage. I wonder if the local rating officers were watching? Time for a Council Tax increase methinks. I've nothing against farm subsidies to help maintain food production but this is not what they're for.
and sent him on his way long before he wisely changed tactics to Good-cop-Bad-cop by handing to phone over to "the calm bloke at the office" and got a deal for £500.However, the farmers amongst you will have not much sympathy for "poor old Mark" who is using farm buildings (in this case a general purpose livestock shed) doubtlessly subsidized by the European taxpayer for keeping livestock in, for classic car storage. I wonder if the local rating officers were watching? Time for a Council Tax increase methinks. I've nothing against farm subsidies to help maintain food production but this is not what they're for.
Edited by normal bloke on Tuesday 9th October 12:22
Whilst I didnt think it possible, there is another programme which runs this one close.
"Strippers: Cars for Cash"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol0QmfPlu8g
"Strippers: Cars for Cash"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol0QmfPlu8g
Doesn't seem to have been mentioned, but this seems a straight copy of "Fast 'n Loud" on Discovery, where they restore a car in a week. And yes, the Mustang does show as being the car next Tuesday night. It is slapstick comedy this programme, and like TG shouldn't be considered to be a true motoring programme. I hope I have the sense not to watch it again, but there is that something like your tongue always touching the aching tooth about it.
normal bloke said:
Changing tack slightly, "poor old Mark" the farmer had to put up with his ridiculous and insulting haggling techniques - I would have kicked him in the and sent him on his way long before he wisely changed tactics to Good-cop-Bad-cop by handing to phone over to "the calm bloke at the office" and got a deal for £500.
However, the farmers amongst you will have not much sympathy for "poor old Mark" who is using farm buildings (in this case a general purpose livestock shed) doubtlessly subsidized by the European taxpayer for keeping livestock in, for classic car storage. I wonder if the local rating officers were watching? Time for a Council Tax increase methinks. I've nothing against farm subsidies to help maintain food production but this is not what they're for.
I don't have much time for hoarders who don't sell what they have or protect them against the elements either and sent him on his way long before he wisely changed tactics to Good-cop-Bad-cop by handing to phone over to "the calm bloke at the office" and got a deal for £500.However, the farmers amongst you will have not much sympathy for "poor old Mark" who is using farm buildings (in this case a general purpose livestock shed) doubtlessly subsidized by the European taxpayer for keeping livestock in, for classic car storage. I wonder if the local rating officers were watching? Time for a Council Tax increase methinks. I've nothing against farm subsidies to help maintain food production but this is not what they're for.
Edited by normal bloke on Tuesday 9th October 12:22
So as far as I can see williamp had the actual closest guess, only £4k over, nicanary and I both mentioned the correct genuine estimated price but then went stupid and way over estimated the burke from the show so virtual beer to williamp.
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Lookin forward to next weeks Mustang.
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Oh yes and Ditto every comment so far on this thread, but you just gotta watch in amazement as to what they do next.
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Lookin forward to next weeks Mustang.
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Oh yes and Ditto every comment so far on this thread, but you just gotta watch in amazement as to what they do next.
Well that's an hour of my life I won't get back. What a load of contrived rubbish. Obviously it runs the same format as the American version but I never thought I would see the day when ''Wheeler Dealers'' looked professional. Compared to this dross though, it certainly seems so.
An auto E-type with Halfords sunroof, a 911 made to look like a restoration project and a rotten MGB. All interspersed with pretend arguments in an effort to entertain. What a shame they didn't use the opportunity to make a decent show instead.
An auto E-type with Halfords sunroof, a 911 made to look like a restoration project and a rotten MGB. All interspersed with pretend arguments in an effort to entertain. What a shame they didn't use the opportunity to make a decent show instead.
e21Mark said:
Well that's an hour of my life I won't get back. What a load of contrived rubbish. Obviously it runs the same format as the American version but I never thought I would see the day when ''Wheeler Dealers'' looked professional. Compared to this dross though, it certainly seems so.
An auto E-type with Halfords sunroof, a 911 made to look like a restoration project and a rotten MGB. All interspersed with pretend arguments in an effort to entertain. What a shame they didn't use the opportunity to make a decent show instead.
.An auto E-type with Halfords sunroof, a 911 made to look like a restoration project and a rotten MGB. All interspersed with pretend arguments in an effort to entertain. What a shame they didn't use the opportunity to make a decent show instead.
Exactly why I tuned in to the first episode, I know it wont be so "entertaining" but it could give some insights into the process, and highlight the professional approach and the complex work involved. Thought I might gain a tip or two. How worng can you be??
This makes it look like anyone can do a restoration, so as they are stopping requiring MOTs on pre 1960s vehicles just think what we will be meeting at speed on that winding country lane..............
They must surely realise that enthusiasts can see through the charade. So they must be aiming for a different audience, presumably the type who watches X-Factor and Big Brother. Thus the arguments, histrionics and contrived situations.
So watch out in future episodes for the sob story as to why one of the mechanics has had to take time off - the granny, family pet, abuse as a child, or whatever, as violins play in the background. Then there'll be a Xmas book aimed at tw*ts who have to read it running one finger along the words, which they mouth silently.
So watch out in future episodes for the sob story as to why one of the mechanics has had to take time off - the granny, family pet, abuse as a child, or whatever, as violins play in the background. Then there'll be a Xmas book aimed at tw*ts who have to read it running one finger along the words, which they mouth silently.
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