My new most favorite
show on the telly is Wheeler
Dealers. It's a cracking good show from Britain, about buying
semi-junker classic cars at a good price (first season about 300-400
Quid) and refurbishing for less than 1000, total. The real prize
in the series, for me, is Edd, the mechanic. Edd takes the
hand-off from Mike (who finds and sells) and does all
repairs. What's unique is his down to earth approach, where
every trivial job is performed in detail. As a result, I finish
each show with a semi-burning desire to go outside and work on my own
junker. You will learn stuff. The patois is marvelous ("dodgy American dashboards," "pattern parts (third party," "bonnet (hood)."). Discovery
Channel begins with season one, but the series is in it's seventh year
across the pond, so lots more to come. FWIW.
BONUS :Buying
an LPG tank Video
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Love that show!
ReplyDeleteLove that show too. My favorite brit saying I've learned so far is that 500 pounds cash is called "the monkey." No idea why it makes me laugh so much.
ReplyDeleteTrevor
I took my Impala to a friends garage to trace a short , it came back with a DENT IN THE TRUNK , AND I'M PISSED !!! SMIBSID
ReplyDeleteNever EVER let a friend get into your shortd
ReplyDeleteGo here:
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for the discovery site.
My favorite Brit show was "Junkyard Wars"... and there was this nice looking blond who assisted the host...
tomw
bah! Where's the rest of it?
ReplyDeleteGreat show to start.