I think Eds hairdresser was stevie wonder or Ray Charles in some of those early episodes as well !!

I'm a fan, easy viewing, and good tips if a slightly brash/obvious nature to proceedings. That said, loathe the latest american focus taken up by the shows; kills a key part of the appeal for me...

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Agree - not keen on the American ones, otherwise really enjoy them

Anybody see the fiat panda is 4x4 episode last night , think it's one of the worst cars they've ever done ?

/\ no but a lad in the office said it turned out 'sort of cool for a small 4x4'. Aparently they painted it green with sand in the paint?

I saw the Defender episode a few days ago and have to say that was some transformation - to the point where I have decided my project car for my 50th birthday is gone be a defender not a RR classic.

Anyone seen this site?
http://www.mikebrewermotors.com 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

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Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

I find it enjoyable. And it gave me the courage to do a little tinkering. I'm quite impressed with Edd's skills.

Never missed an episode.

Looking forward to the green Escort mark 2 this series.... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

The Panda was going OK until the paint, nice of them to paint it in braille so that everyone can appreciate it  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

It looked pretty much like the type of paint that they moaned about and spent so much time and effort removing from that L322.

At least that young lass won't have to worry about making the paint look a mess when off roading. 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

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I like it as a programme. Easy to watch and has a lot of my favourite cars. Just a shame they don't really restore them so much as fix 'em up.Nice to see the end result but probably wouldn't buy one of theirs.

Liked the old E Type they did though in spite of Brewer banging on about what a bargain he'd got in that sorry looking, V12 2+2 hard top. Probably the least desirable E Type ever and when you factored in Ed's time he made a proper loss on it.

I hindsight I think I preferred Mark Evans' series "A Car is Born". Proper one bloke with a few helpers doing full on restorations and builds. More in touch with reality which WD isn't really. They rarely make a profit on WD when one looks at the time involved and it reminds me of an old expression from a motor trader I know. "If you want to make a small fortune in used cars then start with a big fortune"

Oh, and will someone please send Ed to the barber shop...What a Mop Top.

I think that Mr China has gone bald and the only wig they could find was in the cleaners cupboard

As for the paint, I think that you will find it was non slip swimming pool paint.

Where as the ffrr was probably just a very bad spray job with lots of orange peel and over spray, or it might have been stone chip Either way the person who did it would probably enjoy feeling the colour of the panda

Suffice it to say that the sort of people who would ruin a ffrr in that sort of way, have probably gained the money to fund it from dodgy chemical deals, pity that they had obviously been sampling their own goods before placing the order for the work to be done  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

I watch it pretty avidly, watch any car show avidly tbh........

My favourite ones were the Morgan and the silver TVR they did where they did a complete re-chassis of the cars. Pretty good spannering skills involved there methinks.

I do like seeing the bits where Ed splits a ball joint where there has been obvious "tinkering" beforehand so it just pops out! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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2010 LR D4 Commercial 2.7 TDV6

Was watching an episode of Foose at a car show Sema I think and along pops up Mike Brewer - talk about two ends of the spectrum - I did physically LOL when a I saw him shake Chips hand !?

I like it a lot.

Just very entertaining stuff.

I loved the WW2 Willys jeep they did on Quest a few weeks back - I want one now please.