Roth Potter Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Since I quite liked Top Gear US and heard my favorite host started a show of his own I just had to watch.Rutledge Wood, he presents stuff on NASCAR (No I don;t know what he presents there) and is my favorite host on Top Gear US. He started his own show called Lost in Transmission. I'm quite a fan of old American cars and so I thought his show is quite good.You can sort of say it is like Overhaulin' but with Rutledge restoring the cars together with his friend and a Mechanic for a price lower then what you would pay if you would let it do by a shop. Basically for people who or don't have the time and/or resources to do it otherwise. Now today I am watching episode 6 of the new show, but I'm lost. Rutledge just said they have to "Darn the frame". I can't find anywhere what that means. Anyone can help me with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks for letting me know about the show, Roth. I hadn't heard of it before. I can't believe they felt the need to explain the difference between Chile and chili - does no one in the US know about South America? When they said they had to "darn the frame", it was just a joke. You can darn a sock to repair a hole in it, and because the frame had lots of holes in it, they joked that they would have to darn the frame. In reality, I think they just replaced the rusty frame with the spare parts that the owner had collected. In case you missed it, there was a car show on UK TV recently that you might like. It was the second season of 'For The Love of Cars'. In the first season they fixed up classic cars and auctioned them off in the final episode (some fetching world record prices). They did the same in the first episode of the second season with an Aston Martin DBS, but after that they fixed up cars for people who'd had to stop projects due to illness or changes in circumstances. The cars were auctioned at the end of each show, and the money given to the owners. The cars from the first season were: Ford Escort Mark 1 Mexico, Land Rover Series 1, Triumph Stag, Mini Cooper Mk 1, MG TC and DeLorean DMC12. The cars from the second season were: Aston Martin DBS, Rover SD1 Police Car, Volkswagen Golf GTi Mk1, Fiat 500 L, Saab 96, Ford Transit Mk1 and 1958 Volkswagen Beetle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Ah, now I get it. Thanks! Thanks for telling that about show Hoss, but I'm way more into American cars. I sometimes watch wheeler Dealers when it's on Discovery but I don't really schedule it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I used to watch Wheeler Dealers, but haven't been keeping up lately. They seem to be including more American cars these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Yes, that's true. I believe he also had a show with another person now. Or was that Bernie and Mario only? Edited June 12, 2015 by Roth Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 It looks like I've missed more 'Wheeler Dealers' than I thought. They now have a workshop in Huntington Beach, and do half their filming there with the other half in the UK. As far as I can see, it's still presented by Mike Brewer and Edd China. I saw Edd at a car show a few years ago. Mike was away from the stage at the time and I never got to see him. Bernie and Mario did 'Classic Car Rescue', which I watched a few episodes of, but didn't really like. Bernie also did 'Chop Shop: London Garage' with Bangladeshi automotive engineer designer Leepu. They came up with some unique creations on that show, but there was too much exaggerated friction between the two guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I seen I think as much chop shop as wheeler dealers, about 20 episodes of both. Quite good but not American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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