Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars (Quest)
Discussion
aeropilot said:
e30m3Mark said:
So putting illegal plates on is a little trick that adds value?
Knob.
Caught this last night, and I was already wanting to throw things at the TV before we even got to this point.....but, this show really shows up Pritchard for a monumental cocksocket.Knob.
And as for poster above, if Paul really is a mate, do him a favour and tell to get as far away from Pritchard as he can before any reputation he has earned in the trade goes down the pan.....
Still trying to work out the origins of that 340 (or was it a 240?)
California car?
If so, obviously converted to RHD, but the dash would have been replaced at that point, so, original sun destroyed wood veneer...?
Surely, if original RHD, then it wasn't a California car, but from Aus/NZ or more likely South Africa...?
Whatever it was to being with, they ruined it.
P5BNij said:
aeropilot said:
e30m3Mark said:
So putting illegal plates on is a little trick that adds value?
Knob.
Caught this last night, and I was already wanting to throw things at the TV before we even got to this point.....but, this show really shows up Pritchard for a monumental cocksocket.Knob.
And as for poster above, if Paul really is a mate, do him a favour and tell to get as far away from Pritchard as he can before any reputation he has earned in the trade goes down the pan.....
Still trying to work out the origins of that 340 (or was it a 240?)
California car?
If so, obviously converted to RHD, but the dash would have been replaced at that point, so, original sun destroyed wood veneer...?
Surely, if original RHD, then it wasn't a California car, but from Aus/NZ or more likely South Africa...?
Whatever it was to being with, they ruined it.
How many more episodes are there to go?
te and he's left the yellow plate on the back though, what a knob!''Just watching it now.
The banter between Drew and Paul seems to be almost identical to the banter between Drew and Tee on the regular show, which now makes me wonder how scripted it is.
As expected, the formula is very similar to the regular show, only with a bit of Wheeler Dealers mixed in.
The banter between Drew and Paul seems to be almost identical to the banter between Drew and Tee on the regular show, which now makes me wonder how scripted it is.
As expected, the formula is very similar to the regular show, only with a bit of Wheeler Dealers mixed in.
I think it's the shortcuts and lack of honesty that really grates.
Removing the seatbelts in the Jag,
The bluetack bonnet straps etc.
But, also the details, both cars looked rubbish with black plates.
Anybody who knows about cars of the 60s and 70s. who has watched the films, read the roadtests, seen unrestored cars of the period, will know that almost everything after 1968 and some from 1965 had reflective plates. The original type with "Ace" style raised plastic letters on aluminium would have looked super, and was what the Benz had on when they bought it. They seemed to fix the paint on that (for £4K - really ?!) and were probably right to keep the original colour but those black plates were wrong. I hope they did the important stuff, the tyres had lots of tread but were badly cracked and needed replacing. As the seller said, it was just trundled to the MOT station each year. That would also explain the wheelspin when they drove it, they would be rock hard. No sign they had been changed in the final reveal - which moves it from annoying to dangerous, especially if it is eventually sold to a non technical hipster as was suggested !
Removing the seatbelts in the Jag,
The bluetack bonnet straps etc.
But, also the details, both cars looked rubbish with black plates.
Anybody who knows about cars of the 60s and 70s. who has watched the films, read the roadtests, seen unrestored cars of the period, will know that almost everything after 1968 and some from 1965 had reflective plates. The original type with "Ace" style raised plastic letters on aluminium would have looked super, and was what the Benz had on when they bought it. They seemed to fix the paint on that (for £4K - really ?!) and were probably right to keep the original colour but those black plates were wrong. I hope they did the important stuff, the tyres had lots of tread but were badly cracked and needed replacing. As the seller said, it was just trundled to the MOT station each year. That would also explain the wheelspin when they drove it, they would be rock hard. No sign they had been changed in the final reveal - which moves it from annoying to dangerous, especially if it is eventually sold to a non technical hipster as was suggested !
DippedHeadlights said:
Removing the seatbelts in the Jag
I know - I couldn't believe that. Personally I would rather take a taxi than ride in a car without seatbelts. I remember my dad actually fitting seatbelts to his cars in the 70's, and always making sure that everyone was wearing them. My earliest memories of riding in my dad's cars was moaning that I had to be belted into a child's car seat with a 4-point harness. I also remember people thinking he was over-protective, but his argument was that as a doctor he had seen enough road accident victims in A&E to convince him that seatbelts were essential. He'd also been a medical officer for RAC rallies and had seen how seatbelts had saved drivers and co-drivers.
The thought of someone removing seatbelts from a car is rather horrific.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Monday 5th February 22:32
Clockwork Cupcake said:
DippedHeadlights said:
Removing the seatbelts in the Jag
I know - I couldn't believe that. Personally I would rather take a taxi than ride in a car without seatbelts. I remember my dad actually fitting seatbelts to his cars in the 70's, and always making sure that everyone was wearing them. My earliest memories of riding in my dad's cars was moaning that I had to be belted into a child's car seat with a 4-point harness. I also remember people thinking he was over-protective, but his argument was that as a doctor he had seen enough road accident victims in A&E to convince him that seatbelts were essential. He'd also been a medical officer for RAC rallies and had seen how seatbelts had saved drivers and co-drivers.
The thought of someone removing seatbelts from a car is rather horrific.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Monday 5th February 22:32
eccles said:
Is there any proof that the seatbelts were left removed? I saw the two presenters doing a test drive with the belts out, but that could have been one of those filming schedule things where they have to film that day but the car isn't complete.
My comments still stand for even test driving a car without seatbelts - it's just not something I could do. Clockwork Cupcake said:
My comments still stand for even test driving a car without seatbelts - it's just not something I could do.
Nor me, though that's probably because the "must wear" law had come in before I started driving. Though I'd expect Drew is younger than I am, so would also apply.DippedHeadlights said:
They seemed to fix the paint on that (for £4K - really ?!)
I thought that was weird as well. I got the impression from one of the other programmes that he had a preferred painter who did the work on the Lotus (I think), so why did he end up phoning around people to do this one? And who in their right mind would quote a price to "do it all", on an old Jag, without even seeing it?I think the biggest problem with this programme is that Drew's business model doesn't translate very well.
With his Architectural Salvage, he buys rare, quirky, and/or desirable things, gives them a sympathetic restoration / tart up / polish, and then sells them to his loyal clientele who will pay top dollar for the kind of things he finds. And because they're fairly unique, they are worth what people will buy for them.
Cars, on the other hand, are a totally different thing. They are a known quantity, they have a known market value, buyers are more savvy and have other examples to compare against, and "quirky" and "different" modifications are more likely to limit the market than expand it.
Plus, there are a glut of "buy car, do it up, and flip it" shows around.
With his Architectural Salvage, he buys rare, quirky, and/or desirable things, gives them a sympathetic restoration / tart up / polish, and then sells them to his loyal clientele who will pay top dollar for the kind of things he finds. And because they're fairly unique, they are worth what people will buy for them.
Cars, on the other hand, are a totally different thing. They are a known quantity, they have a known market value, buyers are more savvy and have other examples to compare against, and "quirky" and "different" modifications are more likely to limit the market than expand it.
Plus, there are a glut of "buy car, do it up, and flip it" shows around.
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