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[richw911]

You dont fancy a car from here then?

 

 http://www.mikebrewermotors.com/

Edited by richw911, 01 January 2014 - 08:44 PM.

[richw911]

When did they do a Mk 1?, I must have missed it

 

 

http://www.streetfir...-mk1_635717.htm

[g-dog]

Everyone always goes on about the mk1 mini they did but it did end up a nice looking mini with a proper respray.that programme was made 10 years ago and It is a shame they did those quick fixes on a mk1.they would have better suited on a later 80's or 90's mini.
Wish they would do another mini and really do it justice. G

[jamiewandsmurray]

It was 2003, and he only paid 300 quid for it so you cant really blame him too harshly. However yes a few of the jobs on the mk1 were questionable, bizzarely the bootlid handle being put on 'sideways' annoyed me the most haha

[Archived2]

Ed's a good enough guy and doesn't claim to be a guru of any cars.

When we were younger he used to be a vdub man, Mainly beetles.

 

Working on all kinds of cars and sometimes doing things for the first time he isn't going to get it as good as you guys who live and breath a certain car type (like me as well).

He's just a funny guy who has a go and built some rather fun and odd cars like the sofa for instance.

 

Mikes not a bad guy and is just a typical car salesman with the patter etc and all the old skool contacts. He's a good presenter but often the producers like to stick to a plan regardless of what Ed and Mike say or think.

Just because a few bodges or Disasters are shown on the vids doesn't mean they were happy with the outcome either.

 

I for one would love the opportunity to have a go at what they do. And I would probably make a real mess of it aswell lol

 

Don't think that either Ed or Mike are like what you see in the all the vids and programmes. Its just a snapshot of a pre programmed and orchestrated and often fictional programme.

 

Meet them first, you'd be pleasantly surprised.

[Cooperman]

I loved it when they did the WW2 Jeep. Then they took it to a WW2 themed show and as the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight were doing their display Brewer said how wonderful it was to see a Spitfire flying. Pity it was a Hurricane .

[petey81]

Ed is a nice guy met him at l2b in 2012 made time for a photo and chat for a few minutes about the American cars that they were buying.
Remember when ed did the spray on the capri wing? He had a budget he stuck to it but was unhappy with the outcome. People are so quick to judge presenters even idris as that's all they see!

[rik_t]

I think the earlier series were a little dodgy, but the last few have been good now they are given a decent budget.

[jamesmpi]

It's surprising how many "helpers" they have in the background....when Ed suddenly says "This is a two man job" and someone suddenly appears lol

I too think that Ed and Mike are good guys. I met Mike once and he was a very good guy to talk to. The show has evolved quite a lot from the early days when their "budget" was quite pathetic really for what the cars needed doing. So no wonder some corners were cut. The later series are better, but you can never please every petrol head or enthusiast who watches

Edited by jamesmpi, 03 January 2014 - 02:15 PM.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Don't forget it's an entertainment show. Do most of you guys also believe that Ed doesn't drive the vehicles, or go to view any with Mike? It's made for TV, and it's a bloody good show. I love every episode and think that Mike and Ed are a great team, had the pleasure of meeting Ed at L2b and him, and his wife were both lovely.

 

The profits are probably all pie in the sky, including the prices they pay for cars and the profit they make. When they sell the cars it's evident that the people buying know what they're getting and are more than likely actors. 

 

The show is all about being a 'wheeler dealer' and that's exactly what they do. Make a quick buck out of cars. They never claimed to have restored the Mk1, if they wanted to do that they Ed could restore a Mini to standard just as good and probably better than a lot of the cars in the Mini scene. The Minis were filled but they were done well enough, and it was a good 10 years ago now, whilst Minis were still worth a lot, a Mk1 wasn't worth as much as it is now. Quick fixes to sell a car on is what it's all about and it makes for good TV. You can see from some of their work that if they want to go all out on a car (Fiat 500 and isetta come to mind) then they can. They took a cheap one owner Mk1 which already has some suspect areas, fixed those, not in a perfect way, but as Ed states, the budget wouldn't allow that, and sold it on for profit. 

 

And most of all, maybe they painted the engine the wrong colour and perhaps got the styling wrong, not everybody is a Mini enthusiast. If you want to see cars restored to a factory finish and better then check out some of the projects on here, not a TV program with such a broad audience that it's impossible to please everybody. They carbon wrapped the Mini which wasn't to every bodies taste, but if they'd restored it to how it left the factory as a basic BL Mini then it'd still get booed. They did something totally wild and different and brought it to the IMM in 2009 and sold it on to a Mini enthusiast who got themselves an awesome little car with a lot of potential. 

 

They restored the Moke to a great standard, and kept all of the original features.

 

Ed is a total wizard, he has so much potential and often shows us that in the show. Don't forget the show started as a tin pot program using basic equipment and restoring cheap every mans hot hatches such as the Mk2 golf. It's success as a TV program has brought it to where it is now and I think it deserves all the credit.

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 03 January 2014 - 02:32 PM.

[Artful Dodger]

I loved it when they did the WW2 Jeep. Then they took it to a WW2 themed show and as the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight were doing their display Brewer said how wonderful it was to see a Spitfire flying. Pity it was a Hurricane .

Me and my dad watched that, ad we are like purist mk1 mini owners are when it comes to jeeps. Ours is detailed down to the ford / willys stamping on various bolts:)

Watching that was like torture..... Makes me cringe watching it