Outback Car Hunters - Discovery Plus
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I haven't watched it, but I worked for 2 years on a sheep station about 100 miles north of broken hill in the late 80's.
The bosses father brought the first vehicle to the station in 1919, in all that time they had never sold a vehicle, they were all in a barn, mainly in bits but i'd guess over 30 trucks and probably 100 plus motorbikes.
The bosses father brought the first vehicle to the station in 1919, in all that time they had never sold a vehicle, they were all in a barn, mainly in bits but i'd guess over 30 trucks and probably 100 plus motorbikes.
Edited by Bob-iylho on Sunday 19th December 20:41
Bob-iylho said:
I haven't watched it, but I worked for 2 years on a sheep station about 100 miles north of broken hill in the late 80's.
The bosses father brought the first vehicle to the station in 1919, in all that time they had never sold a vehicle, they were all in a barn, mainly in bits but i'd guess over 30 trucks and probably 100 plus motorbikes.
They bought a Land Cruiser from a guy like that with a gigantic farm. Lots of scrap lying around. The bosses father brought the first vehicle to the station in 1919, in all that time they had never sold a vehicle, they were all in a barn, mainly in bits but i'd guess over 30 trucks and probably 100 plus motorbikes.
Edited by Bob-iylho on Sunday 19th December 20:41
Currently showing on the Quest channel on Freeview. Quite entertaining and the two main presenters are likeable enough. Usual trickery going on where the Imperial was tarted up with a new paint job but no-one mentioned the cracked windscreen being replaced. Goodness knows where they got one of those from. Fascinating to see what's just dumped in the outback and I'll be recording this one every week to watch.
I like the show, but I just wish they'd show a bit more on the renovations. I appreciate that they say they can't do something's & send them out, but it would be cool to see more work going on, not much seems to happen in the show.
Take the red Mercedes 350 SL for example, they spoke about sorting out the carb on it, never mentioned it again till it was done.
Take the red Mercedes 350 SL for example, they spoke about sorting out the carb on it, never mentioned it again till it was done.
Cost of crew to record small items probably too expensive, that is why wheeler dealers American producers reduced edd china’s content unfortunately and made the programme not so watchable.
At the end of the day they have to make it cost effective and I guess the income from the tv company is used to make the refurbishment affordable.
Still like the programme though, do not miss MB screaming and yelling in delight.
At the end of the day they have to make it cost effective and I guess the income from the tv company is used to make the refurbishment affordable.
Still like the programme though, do not miss MB screaming and yelling in delight.
The only interesting facet to the programme is when they drive around and see the piles of junk some people have collected over the years. The way they get leads on cars and 'negotiate' deals is every bit as fake as something like Wheeler Dealers. Everything after that is just filler. They just waffle on a bit about all the things they're going to do to the car, then it magically appears finished and they waffle on again telling us the same things over again but now in the past tense, but most of the time without actually showing anything getting done. They always seem to have a 'mate' in every little town who is magically an expert at fixing whatever type of car they have bought. It's the most lightweight car-based show out there, just set in a novel location with different accents.
I'm afraid I would find watching actual repairs being carried out utterly dull, I could not abide Wheeler Dealers for this reason, Ed's to camera pieces were cringeworthy, only salvation being he wasn't the most cringeworthy!! 
I like programmes like this to find out a bit about different cultures and cars we maybe didn't get or regard in a different way. I find it and enjoyable way to pass 40 minutes or so, but fully understand others want more in depth stuff in their car shows. It is, then, fully possible for this, indeed anything, to be simultaneously pretty bloody good and pretty bloody awful. .
I like programmes like this to find out a bit about different cultures and cars we maybe didn't get or regard in a different way. I find it and enjoyable way to pass 40 minutes or so, but fully understand others want more in depth stuff in their car shows. It is, then, fully possible for this, indeed anything, to be simultaneously pretty bloody good and pretty bloody awful. .
I enjoyed last nights episode, Nissan Patrol & Ford Cortina Mk1 estate. But there wasn't much of the renovations shown.
The man who turned up to buy the Cortina was annoying!! Whether they made him act like that for the show I don't know, but it was cringe! A real Mike Brewer moment!!
Still, they got more than they said they wanted.
The man who turned up to buy the Cortina was annoying!! Whether they made him act like that for the show I don't know, but it was cringe! A real Mike Brewer moment!!
Still, they got more than they said they wanted.
LARK F1 GTR said:
The man who turned up to buy the Cortina was annoying!! Whether they made him act like that for the show I don't know, but it was cringe! A real Mike Brewer moment!!
Still, they got more than they said they wanted.
I thought that. He will be kicking himself realising he paid $3000 more than they actually wanted but then he did come across as a bit of a prat!Still, they got more than they said they wanted.
It was a nice Cortina, I was supposed to have a MkI Super Estate when I was younger (my dad was/is a bit of a collector) but he ended up selling it to someone else
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