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Title: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Rampage on September 24, 2012, 06:10:49 pm

Just spotted this in the tv listings for tonight...

Classic Car Rescue on Channel 5 at 8pm

Guys scour the scrap yards, wastelands & backyards for classic cars to restore. Plus history of the cars classic status.

Tonight its the Jag E-Type

Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: dmac1969 on September 24, 2012, 06:54:12 pm

Just spotted this in the tv listings for tonight...

Classic Car Rescue on Channel 5 at 8pm

Guys scour the scrap yards, wastelands & backyards for classic cars to restore. Plus history of the cars classic status.

Tonight its the Jag E-Type



I saw that in the paper today , should be good , a cross betweeen Desert Car Kings and Wheeler Dealers!!
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: markymark on September 24, 2012, 07:34:21 pm
I just spotted this on the sky planner and have set it to record the series. :happy2:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on September 24, 2012, 08:02:14 pm
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Nice heads-up  :happy2:

Jag E-type  :notworthy:
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Post by: Greeners on September 24, 2012, 08:06:30 pm
Sky + has been set!!  :happy2:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: markymark on September 24, 2012, 08:10:13 pm
Glad to see that Bernie has ditched Lepu, can you imagine what he would do to an E Type! :surprised:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on September 24, 2012, 08:11:33 pm
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Good to see such cars getting driven - I saw this one at a speed hillclimb a couple of weeks ago:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FTrack%2FHillclimbs%2Ffile-34.jpg&hash=f270e7415acde07d01f9468506e7fc3183dc69d7)

There was also a C-type Jag at the same event  :notworthy:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FTrack%2FHillclimbs%2Ffile-13.jpg&hash=170f64e8921997ea2a7736de3b186f57f196feda)
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: tony_danza on September 24, 2012, 08:29:57 pm
30 minutes in, what a sack of American-esque crap.

Bullsh*t tension, fake drama, amazing 'finds'.... that exhaust they got lucky with had a flexi and lambda probe, it was about as E-Type as my arse.

I'm switching to BBC2, Nigella's back.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Makaveli on September 24, 2012, 08:53:41 pm
Agree about the fake "disasters"  :laugh:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Rampage on September 24, 2012, 08:54:09 pm
30 minutes in, what a sack of American-esque crap.

Bullsh*t tension, fake drama, amazing 'finds'.... that exhaust they got lucky with had a flexi and lambda probe, it was about as E-Type as my arse.

I'm switching to BBC2, Nigella's back.


Just got in from the gym. I take it its not worth watching the recording fellas?  :sad1:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Rampage on September 24, 2012, 08:55:55 pm
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Good to see such cars getting driven - I saw this one at a speed hillclimb a couple of weeks ago:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FTrack%2FHillclimbs%2Ffile-34.jpg&hash=f270e7415acde07d01f9468506e7fc3183dc69d7)

There was also a C-type Jag at the same event  :notworthy:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FTrack%2FHillclimbs%2Ffile-13.jpg&hash=170f64e8921997ea2a7736de3b186f57f196feda)


That Jag is gorgeous!!!  :love:
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Post by: bakili on September 24, 2012, 08:56:38 pm
Sunroof  is joke

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Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: scopes on September 24, 2012, 09:01:24 pm
great paint job  :laugh:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: wigit on September 24, 2012, 09:56:24 pm
can't believe the sunroof, why the f"ck didn't they put a webasto one on  :stupid:
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Post by: too hot on September 24, 2012, 11:12:09 pm
£30K valuation -----really !!!!!!
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Post by: MC71 on September 24, 2012, 11:55:15 pm
^^^^ Watched it and thought about £30k ish in that condition (lot of bloody filler  :laugh:), probably needs at least that again to get it up to a presentable state. Not sure if an S2 4.2 left hooker is worth much more than £70-£80k fully resorted.  Really don't get the sunroof though??
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: phil1975 on September 25, 2012, 09:50:02 am
Just watched this on 'five on demand'  the chuckle brothers meet wheeler dealers :grin: worth a watch, that bloody sunroof :fighting:, not enough car programmes on the telly (not pc enough I suppose)
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: dmac1969 on September 25, 2012, 02:31:02 pm
^^^^ Watched it and thought about £30k ish in that condition (lot of bloody filler  :laugh:), probably needs at least that again to get it up to a presentable state. Not sure if an S2 4.2 left hooker is worth much more than £70-£80k fully resorted.  Really don't get the sunroof though??

I remember watching American Hot Rod about Boyd Coddingtons shop and his bodywork guys used exactly the same techinique on their cars , huge swages of filler getting sanded down with those long sanding blocks - he was charging $$$$$$$$$$$$ for his cars though! Whoever fitted that sh*te sunroof in that E Type orginally needs strung up btw!
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: pipston on September 25, 2012, 03:05:34 pm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FTrack%2FHillclimbs%2Ffile-34.jpg&hash=f270e7415acde07d01f9468506e7fc3183dc69d7)


Is that Gurston down in Broadchalke?
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on September 25, 2012, 04:04:37 pm

Is that Gurston down in Broadchalke?


....It most certainly is Gurston Down  :smiley:

Not the greatest for spectating but a very good turn out of cars.

Here's another classic Jaguar at the same Gurston Down event:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FTrack%2FHillclimbs%2Ffile-9.jpg&hash=5dd13ebc3541873a872ac80e4bd0d04b16716a96)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FTrack%2FHillclimbs%2Ffile-44.jpg&hash=32f7518c074bbacdf2322f15f58691d340c4c02a)

^ Jaguar C-type.

I grew up with a friend whose family had a D-type and also a full race 3.8 saloon as well as other very fast cars - All road legal and before the feckin' 70 mph limit got introduced.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: mhurley on September 25, 2012, 04:44:54 pm
I watched the prog. I didn't think Signal Red was a genuine Jaguar colour (the presenters said it was)

I thought Carmen Red was the correct red shade of the day

Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on September 25, 2012, 04:49:18 pm

I watched the prog. I didn't think Signal Red was a genuine Jaguar colour (the presenters said it was)

I thought Carmen Red was the correct red shade of the day


....If I see the driver of that red E-type in the pic I posted at the next meet, I'll ask which red his is. I think the E-type in the TV prog was perhaps more of an orange red - Difficult to tell.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: MC71 on September 25, 2012, 05:32:48 pm
I watched the prog. I didn't think Signal Red was a genuine Jaguar colour (the presenters said it was)

I thought Carmen Red was the correct red shade of the day



As far as the colour red, S2's came in Signal Red or Regency Red, S1's came in only Carman Red. They were correct with the colour (but that's about it!)

 :happy2:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on September 25, 2012, 05:49:21 pm
^^^^
Is the 3.8 E-type a S1?
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: MC71 on September 25, 2012, 05:53:28 pm
^^^^ yeap  :happy2:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Hedge on September 25, 2012, 05:56:09 pm

Is that Gurston down in Broadchalke?


....It most certainly is Gurston Down  :smiley:

Not the greatest for spectating but a very good turn out of cars.

You just need to walk down to the finish/hairpin/jump.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on September 25, 2012, 05:58:24 pm
^^^^
Thanks, Martin  :drinking:

In that case the E-type in my posted pic is a S1 3.8 in Carmen Red. I thought it looked a slightly different shade to the one in the TV prog.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on September 25, 2012, 06:01:55 pm

....It most certainly is Gurston Down  :smiley:

Not the greatest for spectating but a very good turn out of cars.


You just need to walk down to the finish/hairpin/jump.


....I only walked up the hill as far as the Karousel hairpin > Deer's Leap into Ashes Bend and not as far as the Finish. Next time......    :happy2:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: MC71 on September 25, 2012, 07:23:09 pm
^^^^
Thanks, Martin  :drinking:

In that case the E-type in my posted pic is a S1 3.8 in Carmen Red. I thought it looked a slightly different shade to the one in the TV prog.

Yes Its a Series 1 3.8 in Carman Red. 3.8's only have a "Jaguar" badge on the back (as in your pic), 4.2's have a few bits in their rear badge, also the front headlights are encased (also pictured), S2's are open. Loads of slight modifications between the series but they never messed with that beautiful shape, thank The Lord  :notworthy:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on September 25, 2012, 07:31:03 pm

Yes Its a Series 1 3.8 in Carman Red. 3.8's only have a "Jaguar" badge on the back (as in your pic), 4.2's have a few bits in their rear badge, also the front headlights are encased (also pictured), S2's are open. Loads of slight modifications between the series but they never messed with that beautiful shape, thank The Lord  :notworthy:


....Halleluja !! Halleluja !!  :notworthy:

The E-type was the latest state of the art when I was a young lad first becoming interested in cars.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on September 26, 2012, 06:29:11 pm
Next week these two doughnuts will be giving a Porsche 911 the max power treatment,
Can't wait   :indifferent:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: MC71 on September 26, 2012, 06:36:20 pm
^^^^ :signLOL:

You never know, it might end up with spinners on it and neons under it if Bernie's previous is anything to go by!  :laugh:

Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on October 01, 2012, 07:18:14 pm
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If last week's episode is anything to go by, this week's featuring a Porsche 911 might not be worth watching. But we'll see..........
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Post by: MC71 on October 01, 2012, 07:27:40 pm
^^^ Don't want to post a pic of the finished Porker and spoil the surprise but I like it and its being given away as well  :party: :party:

Link to a pic of finished 911

http://www.channel5.com/shows/classic-car-rescue/the-cars/porsche-911-2



Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on October 01, 2012, 07:33:26 pm
^^^^
How come you have already seen this prog, Martin?  :surprised:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: MC71 on October 01, 2012, 07:52:14 pm
^^^^ not seen it Robin, just read the preview on the interweb and saw the pic', me like you, is waiting  :drinking:
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Post by: markymark on October 01, 2012, 08:22:36 pm
That front bumper looks awful! :scared:
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Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on October 01, 2012, 09:02:46 pm
22k   :grin: no serious porsche enthusiast would touch it with a barge pole
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: MC71 on October 01, 2012, 10:43:40 pm
That front bumper looks awful! :scared:

More than awful, needs the original "bellows" front and rear bumpers IMO.

22k   :grin: no serious porsche enthusiast would touch it with a barge pole

Would offer him £12k-£15k max (maybe), could be worth upwards of £70k fully restored to concourse condition. But as its free to whoever wins it, happy days!

 :happy2:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: boxxer1973 on October 02, 2012, 04:49:55 pm
Absolute crap hated him that other rubbish show he was in. Name escapes me with lipu(sp) where they built a hideous mk2 for Johny  Vegas
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Post by: garrardrj on October 02, 2012, 05:09:05 pm
That front bumper looks awful! :scared:

More than awful, needs the original "bellows" front and rear bumpers IMO.

22k   :grin: no serious porsche enthusiast would touch it with a barge pole

Would offer him £12k-£15k max (maybe), could be worth upwards of £70k fully restored to concourse condition. But as its free to whoever wins it, happy days!

 :happy2:

That car perfectly restored to concourse condition may make £35k but nowhere near £70k  :innocent:

I think the programme is very irritating with the made up arguing , shouting swearing , walking out etc . Bit like X factor !
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on October 02, 2012, 05:36:40 pm

I think the programme is very irritating with the made up arguing , shouting swearing , walking out etc . Bit like X factor !


....Very irritating - The format of the first 2 progs has been exactly the same and is now very predictable. I shan't be watching any more in the series.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on October 08, 2012, 07:06:31 pm
Tonight the two numbnuts will be ruining I mean restoring a MGB GT

Next week it'll be a Ford Mustang  :surprised:

I only watch because it's a motoring theme programme.
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Post by: markymark on October 08, 2012, 08:11:35 pm
I'm glad he didn't get his mitts on that Helios Blue Campaign MK1 :scared:
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Post by: monte on October 08, 2012, 08:22:30 pm
Leepooooo will sort it


That poor yank having to put up with Bernie.
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Post by: Makaveli on October 08, 2012, 08:41:09 pm
This is a comedy show!  :grin:
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Post by: galaxie500 on October 08, 2012, 08:59:28 pm
Classic Car Rescue could have been OK if not for the casting of Large and Larger.

The similarly themed US shows  - American Hotrod, American Chopper, Desert Car Kings are a teensy bit more believable and their contributors have proper tattoos (!) but these 2 muppets barely know how to drive let alone restore a car.  Putting a whale tail on a non Turbo 911 is very 'Top Trumps' ie. juvenile and the production had some fancy graphics generated to show us how the spoiler works.  They should have spent more money casting some proper enthusiasts who can do the spannerwork, writing a proper camera script and finding a decent non-suburban location rather than the decrepit arches under Canons Park Tube station at the end of the Jubilee Line. Very disappointing.

PR
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on October 08, 2012, 09:00:47 pm
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I'm going to watch BBC4 "Timeshift" instead - History of the Great British Sportscar. 9:00pm.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Oli on October 08, 2012, 09:02:35 pm
They are a pair of bellends, pure comedy fools.  :fighting:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on October 15, 2012, 07:35:38 pm
The two chimps are messing up a Ford Mustang tonight,
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: SRC on October 15, 2012, 08:11:11 pm
I think the programme is very irritating with the made up arguing , shouting swearing , walking out etc . Bit like X factor !

It makes the X factor look like Newsnight.  Totally faked for the camera, but not even done well.

I didn't enjoy the 911 programme, but gave them another chance for the MGB.  That was just a travesty, putting chrome bumpers on a car with later US-spec suspension.  And the colour! :sick:

They can do what they like to the Mustang - I won't be watching.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: monte on October 15, 2012, 08:30:56 pm
It's a different program tonight.....apart from Bernie.

What a Two-Hat  :fighting:

God knows what the  Americans/Canadians think of Bernie and his English mechanics  :stupid:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Makaveli on October 15, 2012, 08:46:29 pm
Did you see Mario "drop" the windscreen...
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on October 22, 2012, 07:36:54 pm
The Numpty's are destroying a 1950's Cadillac tonight
I watch this because it's so bad it's good  :confused:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: RedRobin on October 22, 2012, 08:33:06 pm
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I gave up on watching this series after the first two. And especially after watching the excellent "How Britain Works" by biker Guy Martin last night this prog would disappoint me even more.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: MC71 on October 22, 2012, 08:38:52 pm
^^^^ gave up too. Destroying my dream cars is not a good thing to watch! Really enjoyed the prog' with Guy Martin in, as he would say "it's a proper programme".

 :happy2:

Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Hedge on October 22, 2012, 09:11:23 pm
Not a bad one this evening.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: markymark on October 22, 2012, 09:45:38 pm
Not a bad one this evening.
I must admit I didn't think it was too bad tonight either.
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: Greeners on October 23, 2012, 10:06:23 am
Fell asleep before the end (watching it later on Sky+) so after reading Mr H and Mr O's encouraging words I may try again tonight!  :wink:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: phil1975 on October 23, 2012, 10:34:22 am
^^^^^^^^
much better this week :happy2:

that guys underground bunker is something else :drool: (shame its full of caddy's)
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: JJ on October 29, 2012, 08:19:50 pm
Where's CAPTAIN BRITAIN?  I've missed his humourous synopsis of this week's edition of this televisual feast! 
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on October 30, 2012, 04:25:59 pm
I'm sorry, I forgot this heads up thread yesterday,
Well it was a 1970's mini this week and the twin twats managed to do something no one else had done before........
They Actualy managed to polish a turd!   :confused:
Title: Re: Heads up - Classic car rescue tonight @8 on Channel 5
Post by: JJ on October 30, 2012, 05:35:13 pm
 :grin:  :grin: