Car Masters: Rust to Riches

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CaptainSensib1e

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1,434 posts

221 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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New car series on Netflix.Enjoyed the car builds, particularly the Futura one at the end of the series.

Found the whole business model of trading up a bit odd, why not just sell and roll the profits over into the next project?

Overall 7/10.


Xaero

4,060 posts

215 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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I'm on episode 2. Enjoying it, although cave man is more show man so far and taking up too much camera time, does that improve?

I also didn't really get why they are trading up done cars for projects rather than just liquidising them, I presume this is a made up business model for the show as it would require too much time and not enough cash flow in reality. Might get away with it a few times saying that though.

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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its just entertainment ala most other car shows(wheeler dealers). Lots of camera shots of that lovely ladies arse. The gold wing they do, bit of copper pipe and barrel and seat, has a st load of other work done.

i liked it all in all.

wolf1

3,081 posts

250 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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Not bad to watch as it's an entertainment program. If you get all nerdy and start looking closely at stuff you'll see the finish etc isn't great etc. As long as it's taken as intended it's worth watching.

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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the hotwheelers car was a bit st really.

CaptainSensib1e

Original Poster:

1,434 posts

221 months

Friday 28th September 2018
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Thesprucegoose said:
the hotwheelers car was a bit st really.
Yes, those cockpit canopies looked wobbly as hell.

mcflurry

9,096 posts

253 months

Wednesday 10th October 2018
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I'd love the Hot Wheels car. It looks unique and fun, or as GG say, "badass" wink

sandman77

2,417 posts

138 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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I have been watching this and this show, more than any other, seems completely faked for TV (I know they all are to some extent).

The most unbelievable part being that somebody paid $97k for the stretched VW bus


stuartmmcfc

8,664 posts

192 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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Really enjoyed the series.
Constance Nunes has got to be one of the hottest women ever!

Driftaway

14 posts

139 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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I really enjoyed the show. Only thing I couldn't get was how cheap they sold the last 2 cars. Going by the rarity the Futura could have easily sold for more than that by its self, pretty sure the buyer conned them.

anonymous-user

54 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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I think the sales are pretty much bs, like most car shows.

Edited by Thesprucegoose on Tuesday 4th December 06:15


Edited by Thesprucegoose on Tuesday 4th December 06:16

Jakarta

566 posts

142 months

Tuesday 4th December 2018
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Just finished it and hoping for a second series, as mentioned the finish isn't amazing. Canopies on the Hot Wheels car were full of air gaps you could fit a hand through, the paint on the Futura looked terrible on the bonnet when they first rolled it in to the shop.

However, the fit and finish on Ms. Nunes is quite formidable.


Spolling

Edited by Jakarta on Tuesday 4th December 05:02

generationx

6,753 posts

105 months

Tuesday 4th December 2018
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stuartmmcfc said:
Really enjoyed the series.
Constance Nunes has got to be one of the hottest women ever!
A quick Google brings some surprising results... wink

stuartmmcfc

8,664 posts

192 months

Tuesday 4th December 2018
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generationx said:
stuartmmcfc said:
Really enjoyed the series.
Constance Nunes has got to be one of the hottest women ever!
A quick Google brings some surprising results... wink
Oh I did more than a quick search wink

Export56

553 posts

88 months

Monday 17th December 2018
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Hard to watch, caveman comes over as a total tool, overloud, immature and annoying. The woman, has a voice that so so high and whiney, its like torture. The characters detract from the car build, they seem to be brought together to make a fake program. Ok to fast forward through to see what the end result is.

ChemicalChaos

10,393 posts

160 months

Wednesday 26th December 2018
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Just started watching the first episode of this.

I think I'm in love with Constance.

But as for the cars... jeez theres some heath robinson stuff going on there. The sheet metal going on the rear deck of the Thunderbird whilst there's open grinder cuts and rust left untreated underneath. Ripping all the wiring out of the Smart car and being surprised when it throws a wobbly...... rolleyes

I'm curious about the D-Reg Defender in the background though... hopefully that doesn't get ruined later on!

carl_w

9,187 posts

258 months

Tuesday 1st January 2019
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Just finished this and it was OK. Ended a bit abruptly though -- a summary of what they'd done and how much they'd made would have been good.

Echo the other people's sentiments about the bubble canopies. Apparently the Futura needed an external microphone so you could hear what was going on outside -- surely you could hear through the massive gap between the canopy top section and the front, or the hand sized gaps between the doors and the canopy?

adaptive

821 posts

190 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2022
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Saw series 4 pop up on Netflix. Having never watched the previous three seasons, I gave it a go.

Wow, just.....wow

absolute turds

Drabbesttunic

1,259 posts

40 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2022
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adaptive said:
Saw series 4 pop up on Netflix. Having never watched the previous three seasons, I gave it a go.

Wow, just.....wow

absolute turds
The quality is dire isn't it laugh

carl_w

9,187 posts

258 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2022
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Despite having a comment in this thread I have no recollection of watching this now.