UK TV

[john.p.clegg]

Dear All

Don't shoot the messenger... but

Thursday 19 December U&Yesterday Freeview Channel 27 20:00

" an ambitious attempt to renovate a 1963 Lotus Elan Series 1 ( Hopefully,it will turn a profit... )

John

[mark030358]

where's my gun ....

thanks, I'll recoed it, Thursday are pub nights

[trw99]

Is this the Bangers & Cash Classics Restored Elan?

If so, no, they did not turn a profit!

Tim

[john.p.clegg]

Yep, still good for a laugh...

John

[JonB]

Blimey. Over £40k lost! Utterly lovely car but it cost them £80k to buy and restore. Crazy. You’d expect there would be more in-depth coverage for that. Instead they included a BMW flip car.

Still, nice to see an Elan on TV. None of these lightweight car shows are going to do it justice though.

[trw99]

Here is the link: https://u.co.uk/shows/bangers-cash-rest ... aying=true

When they first sent it off for restoration it was to a shop used by the B&C team for one or two cars previously. The production company asked me to go up to Yorkshire in Nov 2021 to view the car and do some filming about it. At that stage the body was still attached to the chassis but the engine was out and elsewhere. I spent an afternoon with them, did several pieces to camera and was asked if I would come back when the car was complete.

The next I saw of the car it was down at SWLC at the start of this year. I can only conclude that the production company were unhappy with progress at the Yorkshire shop and had to switch to SWLC. They probably should have gone there in the first place. It undoubtedly added to the significant loss they made on the car.

However, I especially like the fact that the Elan has ended up back in Edinburgh in the hands of the son of the first owner. An excellent ending to the story.

Tim

[hamm61]

I saw the progamme the car looked fantastic i would love to see it in real life , another one saved
Peter

[JonB]

I saw the progamme the car looked fantastic i would love to see it in real life , another one saved
Peter

Another one saved, that’s a good point, Peter.

[andyelan]

Hi Everyone

I only saw the end of the program showing the finished car and the auction. I don't normally watch these car shows but I have to admirer their honesty for including labour cost which, not surprisingly, was their biggest expense.

To me it just demonstrates what we all already know and that's that having a car restored professionally (@ £60-£80 / hour ?) is very very expensive and if the jobs to be done properly it's never going to be possibly to turn it around and make a quick buck like most of the other shows would try and have you believe.

Regards
Andy

[mark030358]

So watched it... the best bit was the dude getting his dads car back, billiant!!

[RAJ2628]

I've just viewed the programme.
The end result was fantastic.
I agree with jonb, this particular car restoration would have been better as a series of programmes. The engine, chassis, suspension and electrics deserved their 15 minutes too.

[tonyabacus]

I thought the ending most appropriate with the car going back to the original owners son. His memories of the car and his dad taking the family out in it made the whole project come to life.

One point about costs though, having these film crews invade your premises can be very disruptive. They spend so much time trying to organise everything and everybody for the sake of the finalised programme, work on the project can be held up for long periods of time, whilst they set up a shot.

The film crew take hours of recorded time but end up cutting most of it out. All that time has to be factored in somewhere as the restorer still has to cover his costs. You may think the publicity is good for a business, but when you are trying to work to deadlines and quoted build costs, it all becomes a delicate balance.
Tony

[Quart Meg Miles]

As virtually all of that original car was identical to mine, apart from mine being intact and in good running order, what value should I be insuring my car for, £27,000? It's due on Monday!

[trw99]

Meg, the Hagerty valuation tool would put your car between conditions 3-Good and 2-Excellent; £25,100 - £34,100

Pick a number!

Tim

[Quart Meg Miles]

Thank you Tim,

I'll find out what Hagerty considers "good" and base it on that, £20,000-25,000 I would think. I remember some posts last year on insurers and will check out some of their suggestions as I paid nearly £200 pounds last year for £12,000 value.