5.8 /10 1 Votes5.8
Narrated by John Thomson Original language(s) English No. of episodes 14 First episode date 24 September 2012 | 5.8/10 IMDb Country of origin United KingdomCanada No. of series 2 Running time 45 minutes Final episode date 9 June 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Networks Channel 5, Discovery Communications Similar The Car's the Star, Wheeler Dealers, Car Warriors, Car SOS, For the Love of Cars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic car rescue
Classic Car Rescue is a British/Canadian reality television series produced by Blink Films and aired on Channel 5 for six weeks in 2012, as well as on Discovery Networks affiliates in international markets.
Contents
Each one-hour episode documents the work of Cockney mechanic Bernie Fineman and his Italian Canadian business partner Mario Pacione, as they purchase "shameful rust bucket" classic cars from scrapheaps, wastelands and backyards and restore them to their former, or to new, glories. Having bought the "bargain wrecks," the pair must then source the parts needed to return the cars to the shiny, desirable motors they once were. At the end of each episode, the cars are appraised by an automotive valuer before being given away in a viewer competition. The programme returned with a second series in 2014, running for eight weeks.
Classic car rescue series 2 trailer
Reception
James Ruppert of Autocar wrote a scathing review on the TV series, criticizing Fineman as a "big fat bully making a drama out of a manufactured crisis."
