Car SOS second series

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TerryG
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Re: Car SOS second series

#21 Post by TerryG »

JPB wrote:So no Bond 875s then?
They have a 4th wheel in the boot ;)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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JPB
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Re: Car SOS second series

#22 Post by JPB »

Not unless someone swapped a wheel for the engine they don't. ;) I'm not even sure where the spare goes on an 875. :oops: There's my personal challenge for the week; find out.

Seriously though, how about something with glass bodywork for a change, maybe in the next series? Scimitar, Bond Equipe, "Old Number Three" (the factory development Rebel) or even one of these:

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How brilliant would that be? After all, how many of us have even seen a Cord in all its GRP loveliness? 8-)
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Re: Car SOS second series

#23 Post by Phil P »

Some of the cars we have had had more epoxy in them than that Mini shell. I am beginning to realise that the old iron weavel has no respect for make model or age. Some folks attempts at restoration are scarey. The Rover P6 in series 1 was unbelievabley bad. Over 170 hours to repair the shell. I had an e mail from one contributor to this forum to tell me that we had destroyed the crumple zones on the P6 and therefore the car was now dangerous as if it was in an accident there was no way of predicting how the shell would deform. Crumple zone? This car is a Rover P6. The crumple zone is fitted with leather seats and is between the front and rear bumpers! Apparently the reason that the repaired shell was now dangerous was because the metal we had used was not the exact gauge of the original and we had continuously welded where there should be equaly spaced spot welds. One thing is for sure I wouldn't have wanted to drive it in it's original state.
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Re: Car SOS second series

#24 Post by rich. »

while visiting mother in law i watched the one with the fiat convertible on french tv....it wasn't shouty.. i really liked it :thumbs: :thumbs: ive tried watching online but computer is just so slow.....
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Re: Car SOS second series

#25 Post by Phil P »

Car SOS is the most watched NatGeo programme in Japan and Norway and Denmark. Series 2 is better than Series 1. The one were we restored the........no you'll just have to wait. :lol:
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#26 Post by TerryG »

Phil P wrote:Series 2 is better than Series 1
The only way you can prove this to us is by uploading the entire of series 2 to youtube so we can watch and judge for ourselves ;)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Car SOS second series

#27 Post by Fuzz Townshend »

Aye up Phil,
They must think that we relax with pipe and slippers when we're not on the box.
Having been part of putting 8 cars back on the road since July, I'm knackered and I guess you are too.
Oddly enough, only a few folks turn up at Westgate whilst we're filming to check things out, even though we're open for business as usual.
Pop in, have a cuppa....it's real.
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Re: Car SOS second series

#28 Post by Toledo Man »

This must be the only show where Tim isn't controversial. I didn't know he was a petrolhead until I started watching it. I remember his Lotus being ebayed by his wife but I didn't know it was his car at the time. Funny enough, I was watching the Triumph Stag episode last night on YouTube.
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Re: Car SOS second series

#29 Post by mach1rob »

Fuzz Townshend wrote: Oddly enough, only a few folks turn up at Westgate whilst we're filming to check things out, even though we're open for business as usual.
Pop in, have a cuppa....it's real.
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Free brew and chance to be a TV star? What's not to like? :lol: Actually, no mention of biscuits, hmm....
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Re: Car SOS second series

#30 Post by UKJeeper »

Fuzz Townshend wrote:Aye up Phil,
They must think that we relax with pipe and slippers when we're not on the box.
Having been part of putting 8 cars back on the road since July, I'm knackered and I guess you are too.
Oddly enough, only a few folks turn up at Westgate whilst we're filming to check things out, even though we're open for business as usual.
Pop in, have a cuppa....it's real.
FT
Fortunately for you, i'm a long way away down in TOWIEland, or i'd be hanging around like one of those lost puppies, whether Renegade was there or not!... :D
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