Classic car rescue

[TroonSprint]

The rear axle fell off because someone took the bolts out

I just watched the MGB episode on my recorder - I can't believe how much rubbish it was. What a waste of my time. The rear axle fell off not because the bolts had been removed, but because someone had actually cut the spring eyes off. I paused the recording and the leaf springs were lying on the ground with no eyes!. The whole thing is so staged it defies all belief.

As for the car, I'm pretty sure it was a different car at the end. It had the earlier style metal dash, whereas the original car had the horrid plastic dash that afflicted the last cars.

As for their so-called expert valuer, he didn't even attempt to look underneath. Having restored MGBs myself I know how easily a good paint job can hide all sorts of trouble. Any valuer worth anything would insist on looking underneath.

I wonder what sort of audience the program makers think it is aimed at? Anybody with an interest in old cars will see through it immediately, and those without that interest won't bother to watch it at all.

Mike

[AHM]

I wonder what sort of audience the program makers think it is aimed at? Anybody with an interest in old cars will see through it immediately, and those without that interest won't bother to watch it at all.

pehaps these people....
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/vie ... ar-Rescue/

I can't believe I just posted that link!

[Spyder fan]

http://www.lotuselan.net/forums/free-parking-f19/first-wheeler-dealers-now-classic-car-rescue-t26235.html Also discussed here

No Elan content on this show thankfully, so I posted in free parking where it died a well deserved death

[kstrutt11]

its the same guy that did a sky tv programme.....chop shop......
the mechanic bloke that is......
Im sad to say that I watched a couple of those programmes too...

an Indian guy called Leepu made his own creations from a rolling chassis....
cant say there was one I liked......and Bernie..the lairy Cockney built em.....

the format is exactly the same only now its classic cars......disagreement all the way and banging about having a strop etc etc etc...slamming doors, going off in a huff......

http://www.lovefilm.com/film/Chop-Shop- ... s-1/97865/

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Cho ... GRE#x0y419

not good

I agree most of them were horrific, but the jet 1 replica they did for Jules Holland was pretty good.