Classic car restoration programme

unfit2006

There is a new series starting on the National Geographic Channel on Thursday 7th Feb. at 8pm.
The programme is called Car SOS and features Tim Shaw and drummer Fuzz Townsend who is a regular feature writer on Practical Classics magazine.

Could be worth a look.

gfwd

Should be a hundred times better than the tripe Channel 5 broadcast last year. And Fuzz runs his own classic car restoration business so he knows what he's at.

Dades

First episode "Cosworth In Crisis".

The rest listed here...
http://natgeotv.com/uk/car-sos/about

Episode 4 features a Fiat Spider! Yay!

bbsrs

Thanks for the heads up, sky +ed , series link didn't work for me though .

Capri

Copy of US Overhaulin'

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Next TV3's 'Suckin' diesel' ??? :mad::mad:

jimmyw

Dades wrote: »

First episode "Cosworth In Crisis".

The rest listed here...
http://natgeotv.com/uk/car-sos/about

Episode 4 features a Fiat Spider! Yay!

No, you're reading it backwards:p, its the Fiat first,Jeep, VW Beetle, and cosworth.Ten in all I think, dont know after that.From the 7th Feb.

unfit2006

Apparently each restoration takes place over a 3 week period and is then compressed into a forty minute show including ads.
They must have a fair team on hand to meet a 3 week turnaround.

I have a few lying around here that I would gladly let them loose at.

w124man

Is that gob****e Ed China involved?

jimmyw

w124man wrote: »

Is that gob****e Ed China involved?

No, whats wrong with Edd? Mike Brewer is the bad egg.Non are on this though.

w124man

Ed is the king of bodge ..... Brewer is just an idiot

Dades

jimmyw wrote: »

No, you're reading it backwards:p, its the Fiat first,Jeep, VW Beetle, and cosworth.Ten in all I think, dont know after that.From the 7th Feb.

You might be right. My TV Guide app told me the Cossie episode was on Thursday.

Have just set the digibox for the Spider!

S Line

Fingers crossed it will be good

That guy Fuzz as mentioned allready owns a classic car restoration company. He has also been a staff member on both Classics Monthly and Practical Classics.

The other bloke was a presenter for one season of 5th gear, a bit unremarkable but not rubbish either.

The less said about that Channel 5 show the better

3 week turn around !! gonna need a lot of bodies on that !!

Reminds me of another show from a few years back, 'Dream Machine' with Mark Evans (from the .... is born series). They would do relaitvely quick restos on classics with a big team of people - good show !!

Dord

Looking forward to this, especially the beetle episode. There are some pics on the Nat Geo site but they kind of spoil it.

Standard Toaster

Cheers op, I'll bang that into the planner later.

swarlb

w124man wrote: »

Ed is the king of bodge ..... Brewer is just an idiot

Why ?? Who would you prefer to host the show ? Is it not enough to have a show on TV that promotes and displays the use of classic cars. Do the entertainers have to have some 'special credentials' that will make them likable. It's entertainment, pure and simple.
I've not watched every episode, just dipped in now and again, Brewer gets a car, gives it to China, and then sells it, nothing idiotic about that.
Ed China in my humble opinion is a very informative and competent mechanic. His skills are varied, and the episode where he pulls the rear wing on the Ferrari, then leads it is far from a 'bodge'. A bodge would be filling the space with chicken wire, newspaper and 'plop'.

Henry Ford III

Good programme. Did a lovely job on the Fiat 850 Coupe too.

p.s. Brewer and China are good guys imho.

jimmyw

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Good programme. Did a lovely job on the Fiat 850 Coupe too.

p.s. Brewer and China is a good guy imho.

Yeah I am liking it, jeez, were they mad to be restoring a sixties Fiat?:p

Changed you post:D

Fuzz know his stuff.

unfit2006

Yep . a good little programme. Something interesting to look in on for a few weeks.
The little Fiat is a lovely little car. Never saw one in the flesh so to speak.

They are a dead ringer for the Alfa Spider.

Kace

w124man wrote: »

Ed is the king of bodge ..... Brewer is just an idiot

Car SOS was a good show alright. Must say I am also a fan of Brewer and Ed C - another well managed production.

Ed must have an amazingly cheap hourly rate also, based upon the prices that Brewer goes for :rolleyes:

Dord

Good show, it's a pity it wasn't longer. A 1 hour segment would be nice.

Dades

Was gutted to see it wasn't a 124 Spider Always thought the 850 looked like Noddy's car.

Have it on the box though, and will watch it when I'm over the disappointment!