| Classic Car Rescue | |
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 Title card featuring the 1969 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 | |
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| Narrated by | John Thomson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Blink Films |
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| Release | 24 September 2012 – 9 June 2014 |
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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.[1]
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, barns, and backyards and restore them to their former, or to new, glories.[2] 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.[3] The programme returned with a second series in 2014, running for eight weeks.[4]
- ^ a b "Classic Car Rescue". Discovery Communications. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Classic Car Rescue - Series Overview". MSN. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Lamden, Tim (22 October 2012). "Golders Green mechanic watched by millions on Channel 5 show Classic Car Rescue". Ham & High. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Warren, Jane (21 October 2013). "Masters of the motorcar makeover: Classic Car Rescue is back". Daily Express. Retrieved 14 February 2014.