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Overhaulin. The Foose.
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gresham flyer



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:17 am    Post subject: Overhaulin. The Foose. Reply with quote

Sometimes I tune into this programme to see if they tackle anything out of the ordinary. Cool

Oh how they seem to do things different over there. Very Happy

Around every street corner in the sunshine state,there is a specialist on hand for your restoration needs. Idea

You can have a big block rebuilt in days,state of the art upholstery,trick suspension,out of this world paintwork,new wheels custom made. Cool

All this work carried out by a typical mid west Dork in a baseball cap back to front,a midget in custom tailored overauls,the Foose looking like he has stepped out of a board meeting,a chick babe in tight teeshirt,and the oh so neat and cool paintsprayer. Cool

Everyone rushes about and works through the night!!

Could you imagine making that programme in Europe!!!!


The Spanish would need the car for a month.
10.00am starts,siesta`s,we will do that tommorow,sangria at 6.00pm,no working in August.

The French would not fair any better.

The local mayor would first give his approval,two hour lunch breaks,35 hour week,no british cars,about 30 bank holiday`s.

What about over here in blighty.

Ok we are going from 1300cc to 1600cc with twin su`s,that will burn the back tyres. Cool

Someone left the bodyshell on a trailer and its been nicked for scrap. Question

But a chap down the pub,has a brother in law with a better one!!

It will be raining. Exclamation Exclamation

We contracted out the interior,that has been hijacked by samali pirates on the way from China. Surprised

Sorry no more than two persons can work on the car at anytime(Health and Safety) Evil or Very Mad

On an industrial estate in the midlands the Wolfrace wheels are having a makeover. Very Happy

That 60 year old ex British Leyland lathe is still churning out trick trunnions for the suspension. Wink

The bumpers are stuck on the M6 in a traffic jam. Surprised

A sticker on the back of the tricked up Allegro would read Made By Lithuanians.

Tongue in cheek signing out.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for that...it made me laugh!! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am off to share this with some friends brilliant & you are so right !
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We've eatched Overhaulin' for a few years and the more recent series have stopped the "stealing" of the car, which is much better.

Chip Foose is a well talented man and so are the people that work with him. Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You are forgetting "the magic of TV".

The was a programme (I forget the name) a few years ago where supposedly three people restored a Bristol car, from a fairly rough example to concours in just seven days.

Total strip down to bare shell - one day
Engine strip, rebore, regrind, rebuild - one day
Re-upholster complete interior - one day
Paint strip,extensive alumunium repairs, one day
(The best of all) Respray from bare metal one day and night -to let the paint dry!!!
Total refit - one day
Tune, road test, MOT and deliver on the seventh day

I read somewhere that it actually took about six months!

There is only one 'person' who did more in seven days, and he rested on the Sabbath!
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:19 pm    Post subject: SALVAGE SQUAD Reply with quote

The first programme series hosted by Lee Hurst,restorers Claire Barratt,Axel Cleghorn and Jerry Thurston.

Claire was quite level headed.
Axel was an ex fireman,he seemed ok.
Jerry was a bit hard to work with,drama in a crisis.

The bristol was concoursed without removing the engine.
The owner restored Bristols for a living,all a bit rehearsed to me.

The second series was hosted by Suggs,a good all round bloke but never got his hands dirty.

As an avid restorer myself I thought at first the programme would be just up my street,seeing other projects take shape.

But very quickly everthing did not seem real,like we have to endure finding obsolete items and getting things made.

Claire did a good programme about her watermill she lives in.

Showing all the restoration work.

All these shows about house resto`s ,car resto`s etc are more about the people than the job in hand,all a bit dramatic I think.

Lets have a British OVERHAULIN,working on our sort of stuff!!!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:33 pm    Post subject: Re: SALVAGE SQUAD Reply with quote

gresham flyer wrote:

Lets have a British OVERHAULIN,working on our sort of stuff!!!


Funny you should mention that, a TV production company emailed me a day or two back asking a few things about old cars etc, and it sounds like they're talking about just such a series. All very early days, but hopefully it'll get the go-ahead.

I applied to Salvage Squad when they were looking for potential projects to do in a future series. The truck made the production co's final shortlist, but was rejected by the C4 bods Sad

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If Chip Foose was to come over here and do a series then I would volunteer any our cars, there are a couple of British car builders I would consider getting their hands on a car but not many.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I love all the earlier series of these programmes whether it is OCC, American Hot Rod or Salvage Squad but as the series go on it becomes more about the people and faked fighting than about the vehicles.

OCC had daily meetings about the arguments apparently.

These are entertainment programmes first and foremost.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not quite Overhaulin, but I remember setting myself a challenge in 1999.
I gave myself 14 days to rescue a Hilman Hunter from a junkyard.
Replacement engine, gearbox, full interior (I used MkIII Sceptre), sills.
Full front steering and suspension rebuild.
Minor paintwork new battery & MOT.
On the 15th day I took it to a Show.


Total budget was £400. & I did it with £6 left. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I met Jerry Thurston from Salvage Squad once and he admitted that they did very little work on the restorations they carried out and most of what you saw was set up for the cameras and it did take a lot longer than your led to believe on the show, but then to be honest you've got to be daft to think otherwise!
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:32 am    Post subject: Re: SALVAGE SQUAD Reply with quote

gresham flyer wrote:

Jerry was a bit hard to work with,drama in a crisis.


I think we have to accept that old cars are minority interest so in order for a TV production team to make a program that they believe can be sold to the public at large then it has to be as close to a soap opera as you can get. I would be very surprised if the "Jerry" in any of these programs has not received training at drama school.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of the members in salvage squad is a member of our local historic car club. Shocked

I don`t think they needed" DRAMA "lessons.

The natural personality shows quite well in these programmes Cool

Restoring historic buildings as my business,I watch the TV programmes such as Grand Designs,Build A New Life In The Country and the new one Restoration Man,knowing full well the builder will get no thanks at the end,although he has had to endure the customers temper tantrums ETC.

It is always him who made them go over budget,not the £30,000
kitchen,many extras thrown at him ,or gold taps etc.

The owners always sit preening themselves on a job well done,whilst they have no money to pay him. Exclamation

To make a Drama it is always the builders fault.
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