Car S.O.S, Non-fiction TV, 2013-2024

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I maghi del garage (Italy)

1957 AC Aceca

Ep. 4.02

1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider

Ep. 3.06

1984 Audi quattro B2

Ep. 3.02

1962 Austin Mini Cooper S 1275 Replica MkI

Ep. 4.08

1941 Austin Ten Light Utility

Ep. 5.09

1962 Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite

Ep. 3.03

1974 BMW 2002 Turbo [E20]

Ep. 4.03

1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C3

Ep. 3.09

1954 Citroën 11 B

Ep. 3.10

1970 Datsun 240Z

Ep. 4.04

1971 Fiat 850 Sport Spider

Ep. 1.01

1966 Jaguar E-Type

Ep. 3.01

1967 Lancia Flavia Coupé

Ep. 3.08

1952 Land-Rover 80'' Series I

Ep. 2.05

1991 Land-Rover Range Rover Series I

Ep. 4.05

1992 Mazda MX-5

Ep. 4.06

1934 Morgan F4

Ep. 3.04

2010 Navistar MXT

Ep. 5.09

1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R

Ep. 3.05

1988 Renault 5 GT Turbo

Ep. 5.05

1989 Renault 5 GT Turbo

Ep. 5.05

1981 Renault 5 Turbo

Ep. 5.05

2008 SAAB 9-3 Cabrio

Ep. 1.05

1934 Singer Nine Le Mans

Ep. 4.07

1970 Triumph Herald 13/60 Saloon

Ep. 2.07

1983 Vauxhall Astra GTE MkI

Ep. 4.08

1982 Volkswagen Golf GTI I [Typ 17]

Ep. 3.07

1964 Volvo 1800 S

Ep. 4.01

1969 Volvo Amazon

Ep. 2.06

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chicomarx ◊ 2015-04-17 03:22	Seemingly the show has improved. Racing Legend Sir Stirling Moss Reunites with Classic Car on Cars S.O.S Classic car fans are in for a treat tonight, as the new series of Cars S.O.S is to begin with a bang: motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss will appear on the show to be reunited with a classic racing car which has been rejuvenated by presenters Tim and Fuzz. The classic racing car in question is none other than the Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, the car that was built to race at the Sebring 3 Hours in 1962 for a team including Sir Stirling Moss and Steve McQueen.
dsl ◊ 2015-04-17 03:39	"The car driven by Stirling Moss at Sebring in 1962 - 9254 WD (incidentally, the only one of the four cars built that had its 'Warwick' hardtop produced in alloy), returned to the UK following the 1963 Sebring event. It was entered at the request of B.M.C. Publicity, by Healeys at a couple of events during the '63 season and driven by Christabel Carlisle. Tragically, it was on one such occasion at Silverstone (whilst trying to go round the outside of Andy Hedges in a Dick Jacob's Midget coupe) going through Woodcote, that she got the rear end too far out and slammed into the pit wall, fatally injuring an official on duty there. So severe was the impact, that the car was flung back across the track into the path of race traffic. Following this event 9254 WD was dismantled and the remains destroyed..... I have a number of photos showing the moments before and after the accident. Those following clearly show the extent of the damage. Christabel was knocked unconscious by the force of the crash and had to be cut free from the wreckage." from http://www.sebringsprite.com/mark2sebrings.html , with a picture of her crash - http://www.sebringsprite.com/images/mark2sebring010L.jpg The only recognised survivor of the four 1962 Sebring Sprite team cars is apparently 9253 WD, which is already in preserved condition - http://www.sebringsprite.com/9253wd.html . So - without seeing the programme to back this up - I have my doubts about that Dutch plate LHD Sprite being a genuine Sebring team car. Tim and Fuzz might believe it (or want to believe it), and Sir Stirling will no doubt play along helpfully, but .....
chicomarx ◊ 2015-04-17 14:19	dsl wrote and Sir Stirling will no doubt play along helpfully, but ..... That's taking a risk, isn't it? He could have said "That's not my bloody car! The steering wheel is on the wrong side." AUSTIN HEALY HERALD SPRITE 80-31-ZD Datum tenaamstelling 01-10-1998 (registered to current owner) Datum eerste afgifte Nederland 10-09-1973 (first delivered in NL)
dsl ◊ 2015-04-17 15:34	chicomarx wrote AUSTIN HEALY HERALD SPRITE ....10-09-1973 (first delivered in NL) Not sure what a Herald Sprite is - probably a typo. If a genuine Sprite (and not an altered Midget), 1973 is 3 years after Sprite production ended, so probably a private import from somewhere else LHD. If features in the picture are genuine it is pre-1969 and maybe as early as 1962 for windscreen shape, which looks non-quarterlight and rounded top corners. http://www.sebringsprite.com/mark2sebrings.html shows 9255 WD (the next plate in factory-registered sequence after the 4 Sebring cars) as LHD, but seems an ordinary car used to model accessories in brochure - small photo on bottom right - which is a recently known UK-based and rally-prepared red car, so doesn't fit a Dutch-registered-since-73 one. -- Last edit: 2015-04-17 15:44:45
chicomarx ◊ 2015-04-17 17:50	The Dutch car will be a red herring, it's indeed 9253 WD in clips on youtube... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szJqsvSwurg
jcb ◊ 2015-04-18 18:04	Interesting tale chaps , would be nice for my pension fund if I could find Mr Mcqueens car 9251WD in a dusty garage somewhere ! -- Last edit: 2015-04-18 18:04:48
Pierre ◊ 2016-05-08 07:04	I notice some remarkable restoration work done on Healeys at the Cape Works, Warwick. I need to see the Sebring Sprite episode again; as I recall, SSM referred to the restored car as being an important part of our motor sports heritage, and Fuzz wanted Stirling to drop him off at home during their drive in the Sebring. Also, some guy in N. Ireland, I think, supposedly had an historic engine relevant to the car, which he refused to sell.
chicomarx ◊ 2017-08-04 01:17	Background from the Renault 5 Turbo episode: ...which is JD Classics in Essex.
night cub ◊ 2019-08-28 01:56	@72sonett - I'm sorry, but we don't add background cars to Non-Fiction TV Series. Also, we don't accept photographs of the screen, you want to do a screenshot from you computer.
chicomarx ◊ 2019-08-28 02:15	Saab? Which episode was it?
night cub ◊ 2019-08-28 02:29	6.05? I think was one of them (It was from S6). I forget the other. These are what were submitted: -- Last edit: 2019-08-28 02:30:09
chicomarx ◊ 2019-08-28 02:38	Ok, it's just parked in the street background, I thought it might be relevant to the episode background... Good call to delete.
Baube ◊ 2019-08-28 02:44	what is the white convertible aside of the blue Audi ?
night cub ◊ 2019-08-28 02:48	Looks like a Reliant Scimitar. That one might actually be rare enough to add. -- Last edit: 2019-08-28 02:51:36
Baube ◊ 2019-08-28 02:57	thanks
72sonett ◊ 2019-08-28 18:06	A screen photo was the best I could do. The black 9-3 convertible is Tim Shaw's private car. He can be seen driving it in several episodes, so that would warrant **** (Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time). The silver 9-3 was in the Rover V8 episode 1.6 "The Rover's Return", the black one in 1.5 "Anglia Angels". -- Last edit: 2019-08-28 18:17:14
chicomarx ◊ 2019-08-29 02:03	I've added the black one - /vehicle.php?id=1292676

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