A Chopper is Born

[CarZee]

Sod kit cars - I wanna helicopter!!!

You've got to hand it to Mark Evans, he's got it sorted.. much better than sticking your arm up a cow's arse.. or a computer's arse for that matter...

Top man!

(For anyone who hasn't the faintest idea what the hell I'm on about, see here)

[MikeyT]

Good prog, but thought the E-Type one was good also. Not as good as Pet Rescue which he used to front, as I do love cats ...

[jamesmac]

All interesting stuff. Does anyone know if that series (E-type & Helicopter) is available on video / cd?

Don't have cable / sat.

J

[Deester]

It sounds like a good idea but the cost of a PPL(H) licence is high! Fuel is absurd and maintenance has to be perfect. This is what you want. www.moller.com (You have to be super rich though!)

[apache]

top program, seen em all as well as the cobra kit (including serious yank engine) he's a thoroughly likeable chap too

[Rosso Paul]

"All interesting stuff. Does anyone know if that series (E-type & Helicopter) is available on video / cd?"


Definitely available - seen them advertised after the programmes. Haven't got any details but you could start with www.discoverychannel.com
Paul

>> Edited by Rosso Paul on Monday 26th August 20:24

[chaos]

Respect is due!

Anyone who can manage to get his own cobra, plane and helicopter and get a TV company to finance them all, including flight training is a seriously top man!!

Last one to manage that was Noel Edmunds wasn't it

[CarZee]

I'll await Mark Evans building a malfunctioning Bungee rope then

[Farmboy]

I think it's a racing car next.

[roop]

Evans didn't get to keep the copter. I did a lookup on the reg and it's down to the owner of i2i, the production company. I understand it's up for sale. Not sure if he got to keep any of the toys. OK if you run the production company. Build keeping the cars for yourself into the budget and hey presto, Discovery channel buys you a Cobra replica with a massive Yank V8, a restored Mk1.5 E-Type 3.8 (or was it a 4.2) drophead a Europa aircraft and a helicopter, oh and a racing westfield now...!

Roop

>> Edited by roop on Tuesday 27th August 14:32

[miniman]

quote:
Evans didn't get to keep the copter. I did a lookup on the reg and it's down to the owner of i2i, the production company. I understand it's up for sale. Not sure if he got to keep any of the toys. OK if you run the production company. Build keeping the cars for yourself into the budget and hey presto, Discovery channel buys you a Cobra replica with a massive Yank V8, a restored Mk1.5 E-Type 3.8 (or was it a 4.2) drophead a Europa aircraft and a helicopter, oh and a racing westfield now...!

Roop

>> Edited by roop on Tuesday 27th August 14:32

He also didn't get to keep the other stuff - the Cobra was given away in an FHM competition, and the E-Type was sold in the classifieds. For a lot less than the project cost.

[Guy Humpage]

His latest project is 'A Racing Car is Born' where he's built a Westfield. He was filming at the BARC meeting over at Croix in July.

[dennisthemenace]

Bugger and theres me thinking that he was going to be restoring one of raleighs finest from the 70's

[raceboy]

Heres one he did earlier

[dennisthemenace]

quote:
Heres one he did earlier

Nice one raceboy looks just like the one i had when i was a lad all them years ago i us.................

[apache]

cooool....mine was bright orange

[CarZee]

See, this is what troubles me about nostaligia... Choppers were bobbins really..and you know it

[apache]

wtf'sa bobbin (regrettingitallready.com)

[CarZee]

bobbins = rubbish

Manc phraseology, dear chap.

[apache]

yeah with hindsight, true, true, but at the time