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[mister bridger]

Hugely disappointed in this new programme. TV making by numbers. Cockney geezer-check. Conflict with partner-check. Up against the clock-check. Jeopardy-check. And at the end they've won by making a profit. Wish I could make a profit as easily by having someone pick a value out of thin air without actually selling it! A better programme would have followed a sympathetic restoration over as long as it took but I suppose wouldn't appeal to the X Factor generation.

[shivi_d92]

it was more story-line that restoration!! the only bit of restoration they actuallly showed was a little bit of body filler adding and sanding!!

after watching Bernie on Chop Shop i would of thought they would actually show the restoration, who cares if they made a profit or not? He needs to go back to the Discovery channel

[CMXCVIII]

Worst - classic car show - ever!

The best bit, for me, even better than 55 minutes of untruths and half truths, was the Computer Generated animation of the Jag's independent rear suspension ... where the whole top wishbones moved vertically up and down with the wheels








But don't worry ... there's apparently a Mini Cooper in the series later

[miniman retford]

What a load of rubbish !
When they said they repaired a piston ?

[mister bridger]

A car show for people with no interest or knowledge of cars. There was some filming going on at Crystal Palace L2B apparently for a classic car programme on channel 5 in the autumn - guess this is it. Oh dear.

[SA MINI]

ouch for when he crashed it straight after the respray though did anyone see the blue mini in the back of the workshop half covered in a blanket ?

also anyone watched those programs with mark evans "how an mg is born" i thought his programs were good

[mister bridger]

ouch for when he crashed it straight after the respray though

Wouldn't be at all surprised if that was staged. Cameras just happened to be filming then? Engine block just happened to be in the way? Call me cynical!

[SA MINI]

Hmm could of been. Come to think of it weren't they all standing in front of the jag more towards the same side he hit the engine
Therefore would have seen him heading into it
& that did look like a silly place to leave an old block like that lying about

[Tanya]

ouch for when he crashed it straight after the respray though

Wouldn't be at all surprised if that was staged. Cameras just happened to be filming then? Engine block just happened to be in the way? Call me cynical!

Yes - bet is was. Dreadful, dreadful program. It's a shame as I would have been interested had it not been in the 'entertainment' genre but I guess this is the type of program that the public like. For me, I guess it's a bit like Top Gear - I loved it 20 years ago but it's not for me now, but my kids including the two who aren't interested in cars love it.

[Ivor Badger]

Essex boy paints an E type to drive up and down Southend sea front?

As for the mechanical abilities. A forked ball joint splitter on a historic car! So that will be a new ball joint right away. Under the bonnet looked really grubby and as for the sun roof? That knocked about £5k at least off the car value.

[jb93]

Did anyone spot the blue mini in the background? It'll be interesting to see what that turns out like.

[Bungle]

so no one is phoning up / texting to win the bodged wreak

[R1mini]

I would like to have it, I much prefer a thin skim of filler over an otherwise excellent body than rot and rust even if it's cut out. If they had removed the sunroof and painted it it's original colour it would have been so much better

David

[jb93]

I wouldn't mind sticking that sunroof in my min

[Ivor Badger]

I wouldn't mind sticking that sunroof in my min

I am quite sure so would the purchaser of the E type.

What's the big deal about sun roofs, it rains to much in the UK for any sensible use and in a hot climate you would leave it and the internal cover if it has one closed to keep the sun out or the drips from the melted ice in winter. You ever worked in a green house?