Bret928

This might be a repost (couldn't find it) but I think it's a pretty need set of videos from yet another cool British Automotive show called Wheeler Dealer that I'd love to see over here.

Wheeler Dealer 928 restore
Video #1
Video #2
Video #3
Viedo #4

They have other videos of restores on YouTupe too. More realistic restorations IMHO and I wouldn't mind seeing something like this over here on Speed or Spike TV.

Mike Frye

repost
It is great stuff though.

Bret928

Yes I thougt so - but again I did a search and when I did it again after you told me is was a repost, I still only found a short mention of the show and that didn't have a link to the Yuutube set.

But it is great stuff!

sfierle

I found that Youtube earlier this week when I did a search for "928" (when I was bored at work).

Marcquito

Glad you posted that; I just watched the whole thing. It brought a tear to my eye. :'}

imfinlay

Sadly, Mike Brewer is a plonker. Still, Ed China knows his onions.

Awright fella?

Ian

F451

Very cool. Thanks for posting.

Bret928

All I know is I wish we had something like Wheeler Dealer over here.

Most of the "resto" shows we've got are high-end drivel. While some is some pretty cool & neat stuff, the budgets on most of our shows are astronomical for most folks. Compared to what was spent on the old Shark featured in this show, American shows seem more geared towards the pallets of the “price is not an option” enthusiasts with a lot of disposable income.

morganabowen

I really enjoyed the series Thank you for posting it

CaseyH

Did anybody see the special on Speed the other night about cars that changed the automotive industry? My brother was telling me about it and said they showed some 928s--obviously.

928ntslow

Never saw that! Awesome! Thanks for posting! I loved it! There were obviously some "iffy" things they did, but really enjoyed it never the less.

Makes me want to run out and buy a "cheeser"!

F451

I couldn't agree more. Most of our auto shows are barely veiled aftermarket commercials. Not that that's a bad thing, but you rarely see a budget fix up. Even V8 TV loads their cars up with upgraded modern, expensive parts.

I've noticed the British motorcycle and auto magazines seem to have much more in the way of homegrown fix up articles then the US mags. And also, the advertisements have tons of things for the home mechanic like small lathes, lifts, etc. Much more so then the US mags.

Makes me wonder where that comes from. Possibly from a mentality of fixing things up, rather then throwing them away. Perhaps from after WWII, since there were not as many cars and motorcycles for some time, and the economy was not as strong over there, so perhaps people had to make do with what they had, and its carried over to this day?

Perhaps our cousins from over the pond can comment on that idea?

hacker-pschorr

Must have fallen off the front pretty fast if I missed it


They took the 1/4 windows out & the trim but didn't bother to restore the trim. Shame.
1:20 in video 4

Reuse the rotors - sure. Why not clean up the hats???