Car SOS - how good are their restorations?

[spitfire-ian]

Went to the British Motor Museum at Gaydon yesterday where they have a Car SOS exhibition featuring 8 cars that they’ve restored on the show. Not sure how long more it’s on for but the cars did look in top condition.

[Skyedriver]

Welshbeef said:

Skyedriver said:

I'm sure you are all correct in that they would lap in the valves etc they can't cover every bit of work although they could cover more if they stopped that stupid blagging parts rubbish.
Two things about that particular episode though.
1) if the car had been in the guys garage next to the house how come he didn't notice it was missing?
2) did you take a close look at the shot of the exhaust tail pipe at the end. The rear valance which surrounds the pipe still looked pretty rough.....

Maybe some of us are still old fashioned - Yup!

Man does cars gardening etc woman does cleaning cooking.
This chap isn’t that healthy so might very well not be doing anything work wise for £ or in the house - who knows. - So never, in all the weeks the work takes he never ventures into the garage at all.



Actually why the conspiracy thought? Seems like a typical snowflake/keyboard worrier or someone who stalks.
Just saying. Certainly not, always enjoy the programme and the guy definitely seemed surprised.


Enjoy it wmfor what it is job done. I Did.

[Jazzy Jag]

Just watched the Elise episode.

Manages to get dust in my eyes.

RIP.

[baldy1926]

Jazzy Jag said:

Just watched the Elise episode.

Manages to get dust in my eyes.

RIP.

Yep same here it suddenly got very dusty here as well.

[Roman Moroni]

baldy1926 said:

Jazzy Jag said:

Just watched the Elise episode.

Manages to get dust in my eyes.

RIP.

Yep same here it suddenly got very dusty here as well.

Seems to be very dusty all over the Country

[Cupramax]

Just caught up with the Lotus episode, I’m not an emotional person but even I’m tearing up at the end of that.

[LeighW]

Cupramax said:

Just caught up with the Lotus episode, I’m not an emotional person but even I’m tearing up at the end of that.

Me too, really sad. I think I'm going soft in my old age!

[jonwm]

Just watched the Elise one. So very sad for the mother to lose her daughter and husband in the same year.
My 5 year old is asking "why you crying dad"

[BrotherMouzone]

Just watched series 6 ep10, Helen’s blue Capri restored by Ric Wood.

Really enjoyed that and quite possibly the nicest restoration across all the recent car shows.

Interesting to see how tyres are made too.

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

Just watched the latest episode on the Espada. That MOT fail list! what on earth happened there then?

[Jazzy Jag]

TriumphStag3.0V8 said:

Just watched the latest episode on the Espada. That MOT fail list! what on earth happened there then?

What list?

[gareth_r]

Jazzy Jag said:

TriumphStag3.0V8 said:

Just watched the latest episode on the Espada. That MOT fail list! what on earth happened there then?

What list?

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk

[Welshbeef]

gareth_r said:

Jazzy Jag said:

TriumphStag3.0V8 said:

Just watched the latest episode on the Espada. That MOT fail list! what on earth happened there then?

What list?

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk

What’s the car reg?

[sandman77]

Welshbeef said:

What’s the car reg?

RCL46J

[Jazzy Jag]

To be fair, for a car that had been dissolving for decades that's not a bad list IMHO.

Brake imbalance. Fuzz hasn't got a brake tester.
A brake lamp inop. 1970s Italian electrics.

And a seat runner problem.

Sure , the ball joint was missed by someone, but considering what had been done to the car, it's small potatoes

ETA and it passed the next day.

[Welshbeef]

Just checked car and classic as the one Fuzz and Tim drove was epic - the one they worked on looked a little different.

Anyway WOW that’s a heap load of £ even for entry cars.

[Steamer]

Jazzy Jag said:

To be fair, for a car that had been dissolving for decades that's not a bad list IMHO.

Brake imbalance. Fuzz hasn't got a brake tester.
A brake lamp inop. 1970s Italian electrics.

And a seat runner problem.

Sure , the ball joint was missed by someone, but considering what had been done to the car, it's small potatoes

ETA and it passed the next day.

Just caught up with this episode - great stuff as always (although why could'nt Tim just sit in the front passenger seat with Fuzz during the test drive section!?.. annoying.. even for Tim)

Also.. was he expecting to have it back in bright blue?!.. I know it was the factory colour, but did I miss any kind of discussion about not doing it in the Red that the owner would probably have been expecting to see again?

[Welshbeef]

Steamer said:

Just caught up with this episode - great stuff as always (although why could'nt Tim just sit in the front passenger seat with Fuzz during the test drive section!?.. annoying.. even for Tim)

Also.. was he expecting to have it back in bright blue?!.. I know it was the factory colour, but did I miss any kind of discussion about not doing it in the Red that the owner would probably have been expecting to see again?

Would you care? Probably £80k++ of work into a scrap car now worth £120k++ likely never to sell nor his kids but what a handmedown

[V8covin]

Probably the best reveal they've done.
The guy was so chuffed

[HARTLEYHARE1]

I agree

Genuine shock and appreciation

Great episode