This week, the guys get to grips with the fastest selling car of all time, the Ford Mustang. It offered a new vision of freedom: the freedom to roam, to live and to make a lot of youthful delinquent noise. It was reliable, affordable, sporty and exactly the opposite of mum and dad’s car. Enter the Mustang – the car of movie stars.
Bernie Fineman and Mario Pacione return to seek out more classics in need of restoration, beginning with a Porsche 928 that has suffered from years of water damage. The car's bubbled paintwork, seized brakes and rusting nuts, bolts and screws seem bad enough, but it gets worse when the vehicle's complicated electrics go haywire and trap Mario inside. Once Bernie and his team of mechanics have serviced the engine, the car is taken to a rolling road to put it through its paces, before former racing driver Paul O'Neill assesses its value to see if all the work has been worthwhile
In this episode of Classic Car Rescue, no-nonsense, Cockney mechanic, Bernie Fineman, and his partner - Canadian car dealer, Mario Pacione, fall out over the tiniest, little thing... the classic Italian run-around, a Fiat 500. Italy's answer to the Mini, the Fiat 500 was a cheap practical, fuel-efficient town car and over four million of them hit the road in its 18 year-run. But they're in short supply in the UK and have a passionate band of followers which means they're ripe for rescue and making a bit of money!
In this episode of Classic Car Rescue, no-nonsense, Cockney mechanic, Bernie Fineman, and his partner - Canadian car dealer, Mario Pacione, tackle one of the most successful Mercs of all time - a Mercedes SL. And with prices starting to spiral, our intrepid duo should be onto a winner, as long as they can get hold of a suitable rescue project.
In this episode of Classic Car Rescue, no-nonsense, Cockney mechanic, Bernie Fineman, and his partner - Canadian car dealer, Mario Pacione, find their spirit of adventure as they try to breathe new life into a sixties classic - the VW camper van. But, from the very start, the rescue is a bumpy ride. The now highly collectible campers mean it's hard to find a project for a good price and when Mario does find one, he ignores Bernie's advice forking out a small fortune for an old rust bucket with no doors and a completely rotten interior.
In this episode of Classic Car Rescue, no-nonsense, Cockney mechanic, Bernie Fineman, and his partner - Canadian car dealer, Mario Pacione, go back to the future to rescue one of the most recognisable cars of the eighties - a Delorean. But this rescue turns out to be an emotional rollercoaster of a ride with tempers fraying, the budget blowing and all hell breaking loose as the boys struggle to turnaround this iconic classic.
In this episode of Classic Car Rescue, no-nonsense, Cockney mechanic, Bernie Fineman, and his partner - Canadian car dealer, Mario Pacione, take on the world's most famous bug - the VW Beetle. The so-called 'people's car' is loved worldwide and should be a guaranteed winner as long as the boys can agree on which approach to take. But while Bernie wants a traditional restoration, Mario's determined to give their bug a whole new look.
In this episode of Classic Car Rescue, no-nonsense, Cockney mechanic, Bernie Fineman, and his partner - Canadian car dealer, Mario Pacione, take on a classic American muscle car - the Corvette Stingray. But when Mario breaks Bernie's heart and spends big on a wreck that's more flab than muscle, the whole project and budget threatens to be blown sky-high!