"Classic Car Rescue" Channel 5 on Mon 24th Sep 20:00
Discussion
TonyHetherington said:
I quite agree 
What surprised me also was that with a supposed bare metal respray, they didn't even take the bonnet off - not to work on the engine, not to work on the underside, not even to spray it. It's a matter of a few bolts, no?
IIRC bonnet removal - at least on an S1 - is two pivot bolts, two balance spring lever nuts and bolts and an electrical connector. That's it.What surprised me also was that with a supposed bare metal respray, they didn't even take the bonnet off - not to work on the engine, not to work on the underside, not even to spray it. It's a matter of a few bolts, no?
Did you see how much filler flaked off the lower corner when he reversed it into that engine?
obviously you all missed Chop Shop: London Garage
look it up and you’ll see where this latest series comes from
the profits claimed on all these type of programs (including the one with the two sycophants and the stack of s
t) are always the type of gross profit a 5 year old would give - unfortunately a lot of people don't understand this and expect to do the same with a classic they buy 'for profit'
look it up and you’ll see where this latest series comes from
the profits claimed on all these type of programs (including the one with the two sycophants and the stack of s
t) are always the type of gross profit a 5 year old would give - unfortunately a lot of people don't understand this and expect to do the same with a classic they buy 'for profit'dr_gn said:
Did you see how much filler flaked off the lower corner when he reversed it into that engine?
Indeed - the whole crash seemed very set up though. It was an odd place to have a dead engine hanging, reversing with no wing mirros etc. Seemed very fake to me.All in all, very frustrating to watch - even for someone like me who doesn't know specifics about an E-Type like you (an owner) may.
(which, by the way, I just looked in your profile...your car looks stunning I must say!)
Very much along the lines of Top Gear, it was purely entertainment with only a very tenuous association to the actual subject matter.
The two things that really killed it for me where
The voiceover mentioning in passing “engine work included repairing a damaged piston”. Like that’s a cheap five minute job on an XKE.
And the fact that after all that work they kept that horrendous sunroof. Anyone with an once of knowledge would have either removed it or swapped it out for a webasto, easily paying for itself in the final value.
The two things that really killed it for me where
The voiceover mentioning in passing “engine work included repairing a damaged piston”. Like that’s a cheap five minute job on an XKE.
And the fact that after all that work they kept that horrendous sunroof. Anyone with an once of knowledge would have either removed it or swapped it out for a webasto, easily paying for itself in the final value.
dr_gn said:
IroningMan said:
dr_gn said:
...If that heap of st really is worth £30K I'll happily sell my fully rebuilt '64 4.2 RHD manual Coupe (with Webasto sunroof) for £100k and go on a long holiday...
It's just dawned on me why they're giving it away in a competition. I wonder if they'll do that every week...t really is worth £30K I'll happily sell my fully rebuilt '64 4.2 RHD manual Coupe (with Webasto sunroof) for £100k and go on a long holiday...That 'expert car valuer' must be a right bell end. He probably got it confused with a Coupe.
na said:
the profits claimed on all these type of programs (including the one with the two sycophants and the stack of st) are always the type of gross profit a 5 year old would give - unfortunately a lot of people don't understand this and expect to do the same with a classic they buy 'for profit'
It's a typical "restore for profit" bodge. A "for own use and pleasure" restorer would have used up all the stated profit in doing a proper job.t) are always the type of gross profit a 5 year old would give - unfortunately a lot of people don't understand this and expect to do the same with a classic they buy 'for profit'Did they really say "changing one piston" ?
Was the valuer 'avin a larf ? what's it really worth ?
Are the stars(sic) reading all this constructive criticism? Show yourselves and hang your heads in shame !
4rephill said:
benjj said:
The car:
Who in their right mind would buy a knackered 2+2 Auto? I'll tell you who; a complete fking .....
Who in their right mind would buy a knackered 2+2 Auto? I'll tell you who; a complete f
king .....
So it should be scrapped off then because it's not the popular version of the car, is that what you're suggesting? 1) 2+2 E-Types look like s
t, no matter how much people try to justify them being otherwise becasue of their alleged 'practicality'.2) They have inferior performance (especially an auto) and handling .
3) They are more expensive to restore simply becasue they are bigger (some key monocoque panels are larger than on an swb car and obviously they have more seats = more leather = more trim = £££££).
4) After restoration they are worth less than swb versions, mainly becasue of 1) & 2) above.
IMO a 2+2 needing a ground-up rebuild is really only fit for the scrapheap or spares unless it's got some kind of sentimental value (or unless you can do the rebuild in 4 weeks and make £10K profit of course ;-) )
TonyHetherington said:
dr_gn said:
Did you see how much filler flaked off the lower corner when he reversed it into that engine?
Indeed - the whole crash seemed very set up though. It was an odd place to have a dead engine hanging, reversing with no wing mirros etc. Seemed very fake to me.All in all, very frustrating to watch - even for someone like me who doesn't know specifics about an E-Type like you (an owner) may.
(which, by the way, I just looked in your profile...your car looks stunning I must say!)
dr_gn said:
Rebuilding mine put me off restoring classic cars - probably for life. At least I'd make a nice profit if I sold it, but only becasue it took 8 years and I did 90% of the work myself.
would that included what pounds per hour you value your own professional time atmost classics are just over valued old cars some a lot more over valued than others
years ago I remember seeing a show condition MGB and a show condition Cortina Mk3 both looked equally good as the other, at the time that MGB would have been worth about £10k and that Cortina M3 about £1k - so one was 'worth' 10 times the other
na said:
dr_gn said:
Rebuilding mine put me off restoring classic cars - probably for life. At least I'd make a nice profit if I sold it, but only becasue it took 8 years and I did 90% of the work myself.
would that included what pounds per hour you value your own professional time atna said:
you mentioned profit 
Yeah, but at the time I bought and restored it, I had no interest in selling it - it was purely a hobby. We're now talking 10 years ago since I finished it, and 18 years since I bought it.Now I've got 2 kids and a mortgage, and with an insurance valuation* of around £50k on the car, things change...probably not enough to actually go ahead and sell it TBH, but should I sell it, what other term would you use but 'profit' for a £20k - £25k increase in value over what I've spent on the car?
- I know, maybe not market value.
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