TV classic cars

[chesney]

Think you could be right there!
Don't think there was any evidence of panels being let in!
My money is on it being a different car to the one shown.

[stag36587]

I'm pretty sure I noticed that when the suspension fell off, the leaf springs were missing their eyes (where bolts go through) almost as if they had been cutoff with an angle grinder, this really is a dreadful programme.

[Matt]

I saw that too ;)

Has anyone been reading the comments on the demand 5 website? Some of them are quite amusing!

[MarkyB]

http://www.channel5.com/shows/classic-c ... isodes/mgb
The number of "This comment was removed by a moderator" speaks volumes!

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Can't wait for next week's - a Ford Mustang! Should provide plenty of laughs. No way could that B have been saved, and did you see it when the 'I haven't sprayed a car for 30 years how hard can it be?' guy decides to get started? Rofl there wasn't even any primer!

Oh yes, and the B's engine began to steam. Strewth what a calamity! Oops - it's ok, I just didn't bother to check the hoses before running it.

[MarkyB]

As many of the comments on the site say, Adrian Flux need to review what they are associating themselves with.
Such drivel makes everyone look bad.

[les]

I've only watched the first one (enough for me) but from various comments, could this be intended as a Frank Spencer type of series?--- ooo bernie!

[brucek]

Cannot claim to have seen the C5 offering but from what I read I'll stay clear for now Don't mind Mark Evans or Wheeler Dealers as a bit of froth. Even if there are gaps in the Mark Evans E type programmes, he did spend a serious amount of money on the car and the end result was stunning. Must admit to quite liking his silver/red MGB roadster too.

Chasing Classic cars on Discovery Turbo is much better. The programmes are about half an hour long and usually involve unearthing some interesting US and European cars together with some details about restoration and work done to bring the car to sale at one of the auction houses (Mekum, Christies, Bonhams etc.) wide variety of makes covered. If you can, give it a try

[lambrettalad]

agreed ,just wish he smiled a bit more

[chickenjohn]

Cannot claim to have seen the C5 offering but from what I read I'll stay clear for now Don't mind Mark Evans or Wheeler Dealers as a bit of froth. Even if there are gaps in the Mark Evans E type programmes, he did spend a serious amount of money on the car and the end result was stunning. Must admit to quite liking his silver/red MGB roadster too.

Chasing Classic cars on Discovery Turbo is much better. The programmes are about half an hour long and usually involve unearthing some interesting US and European cars together with some details about restoration and work done to bring the car to sale at one of the auction houses (Mekum, Christies, Bonhams etc.) wide variety of makes covered. If you can, give it a try

Sorry to disagree with you but both Mark evans and Wheeler dealers are both awful. Dodgy workmanship, cheesy cockney isms and unfunny humour. Neither Mark Evans or "Ed china" actually do any of the work.

The best series by far I have seen is the "crisis" programmes. "Beetle crisis" "campervan crisis" etc, just wish they would do a simmilarly decent "Minor crisis" programme.

And please, moderators, do not remove my post this time, thank you!

[Matt]

And please, moderators, do not remove my post this time, thank you!

There is no evidence in the logs that any of your posts have been deleted/modified/anything since at least 28th September... Same applied to this thread. Are you sure you hit the submit button? I have done that several times in the past (or hit back etc too early)

[chickenjohn]

Sorry Matt and all the mods, as you say may have happened!

regards

John

[Matt]

On one of the other forums I am on, I have had 2 posts "deleted" from the same thread, but it turned out there was a glitch and a backup (from about 6 hours earlier) was automatically re-instated! Twice...

[irmscher]

Maybe need a new website then! wasnt it talked about

[timlyon]

Classic Car Rescue is without a doubt the most appalling television but I do watch with a sort of awful fascination. If you watch on Demand 5 you can speed through the stupid staged arguments and instead spot the anomalies! After the fun of the MGB restoration where the back axle just 'dropped off' (because the springs had been cut through), this week Mario dropped the Mustang windscreen, except that the screen that hit the floor was not the screen he lifted off the car.

People are suggesting that it is just a bit of fun, but my concern is that the programme might convince the uninitiated that you can double your money on a classic car restoration and that, for stupidly small amounts of money, a restorer can turn a heap of rust into a 'fully restored' valuable vehicle in two or three weeks. We all know this to be nonsense but it won't help the trade.

A Google search on "Mario Pacione Toronto" suggests all sorts of registration problems!!

Please God they don't lay hands on Morris Minor!

[chickenjohn]

After reading through all of this, I'm glad that I don't have a television. I'd have thrown my crutch at it watching this lot. "Grinding paint off with an angle grinder" Mad, totally mad. I pity the poor people who end up with these cars. I can't think of anything worse that paying a lot of your carefully saved money for what you think is a good car and ending up with tarted up junk.

Does anybody remember a series called "Classic Cars" (I think Channel 4) in the early nineties? This was a wonderful series that gave a true insight into classic ownership at all levels, from auto-jumbles and Ford Zephyrs to Christie's Auctions and Jaguar E-Type's. I think I owe my love of all things classic to that series of programs, I was about 10 at the time and never missed an episode

Yes, I remember that program and the attractive female ex racing driver presenter.

[drivewasher]

Where do you all get the "1 Hours tv" from?
I recon there is only about 20 mins tv in this or for that matter most of these kinda shows. It a yank thing don't know why they do it, must boost there ego!
Every part of the show starts with showing you what happened in last part, as if you were in the bathroom when they showed you the first time! Every part then ends showing you whats coming in the next part. Oh then of course you got the bloody competition to win the car about 4/5 times in the hour! That leaves about 20 mins of new content wich is utter CRAP

[Jonah681]

See the Classic Car weekly article - you're right about the MGB, it was two cars in one programme.

There is also a note about it on

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/new ... n-exposed/

[dalebrignall]

watched this weeks the mini ,the programe is trash they are not doing the classic car movement any good with this set programe where people are shouting and swearing at each other awful .

[Matt]

its got better than it was...