Delorean on Classic Car Rescue tonight on Velocity Channel

[Lenny]

Well I just checked and there is a thread about the series. this is just to tell you it's on tonight. If I could I would delete this thread and add this as a post it the previous thread but I can't do that, sorry.

I was checking what was on TV tonight and found a show "Classic Car Rescue" tonight's show at 10:00 EST says they find a Delorean. I've never seen the show so I can't give you any other info.

http://www.discoveryworld.ca/episodeList.aspx?sid=45939

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EPISODE 5: DELOREAN

In this episode of Classic Car Rescue, no-nonsense, Cockney mechanic, Bernie Fineman, and his partner - Canadian car dealer, Mario Pacione, go back to the future to rescue one of the most recognisable cars of the eighties - a Delorean. But this rescue turns out to be an emotional rollercoaster of a ride with tempers fraying, the budget blowing and all hell breaking loose as the boys struggle to turnaround this iconic classic.

Famed for its gull-wing doors and stainless steel finish, the Delorean created a massive buzz when it first launched. Only for it to die a death two years later after less than ten thousand had rolled off the production line. With so few in existence, well-restored Deloreans can command big prices. But finding a rescue project is tough... which is why Bernie and Mario end up buying one that has a broken door, doesn't start and has had its stainless steel bodywork completely covered in a thick layer of red paint...

It's a gamble that doesn't pay off when they discover what lies beneath the red paint... And it isn't stainless steel! A combination of a botch job on the front wing and almost terminal rust on the so-called 'un-rustable' car has everyone's temper boiling over.

Things go from bad to worse when carelessness in the garage results in a big bill for a replacement window and, when Mario's penchant for penny-pinching leads to the boys being stranded on the side of the road, Bernie blows a gasket.

Can our intrepid duo manage to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to impress a car expert and make a profit?
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[spedlot]

Just set my Dvr to record. Thanks!

[DMCMW Dave]

It's pretty awful. But you'll all get a good laugh picking out the BS parts.

We all had a great time watching it at lunch in the shop.

[Farrar]

... are "car flipping" TV shows the new "house flipping" TV shows?

Forgive me if this is a silly question; I don't have time for much TV these days.

[Rich_NYS]

A radiator....."where the HELL are we gonna get one of those from?!" -LMAO!



They should've brought in Josh from Canada and Matt [Barney] to show them how to get it done.....!

[chris williams]

Despite the programme being awful, (as with all of the ones they do) when I actually got to see the car (it was given away over in the UK as a prize) they actually did a really good job of removing all the paint from the body. You would really struggle to find any evidence that it was ever a painted car.
Chris

[Lenny]

"When the DeLorean came from the factory it had a Galvanized Frame..."

I want my Galvanized Frame

[Henrik]

A radiator....."where the HELL are we gonna get one of those from?!" -LMAO!

That thing about getting a Jeep radiator and modify it to fit just seemed like an attempt to inject some sort of controversy in the show. Anyone who invests in a Delorean project would know to contact any of the Delorean outlets to get a proper replacement "rad". They did pay a very nice tribute to our brand though.

[sdg3205]

I'm not sure how they edited the piece, but i could see a few red flags in the "final product" like the 12 o'clock fuel gauge, sagging head liners, worn switches etc.

Were those rims NOS or refinished? holy smokes were they nice.

[DMCMW Dave]

My favorite was how slamming the door caused the right side glass to fall in and shatter like plain house-window glass. . . .

As anyone involved with such productions will tell you - there is always a certain level of staging going on.