Car S.O.S. has a special place in the car show universe to me...at least. It's a nice blend of human interest and wrenching. Now, I don't mind saying I'd like more in-depth tool spanning and metal melding, but it does topically get these crucial parts of a car re-build into the mix along with more. That more in this case involves an iconic car from the sixties. As a kid in America I remember catching what was likely re-runs of a Brit show called The Saint. It was cool with a dashing actor and a killer car which wasn't seen a lot in my parts. That would be the Volvo P1800 coupe. Even at a tender age of approximately eight-years I knew cool design when I was exposed to it since I thought this car was really exotic. That's the thing. It's performance was not exotic (I couldn't process that back then), but it looked so stylish and fast standing still. Anyway it's a perfect fit for Car S.O.S. to take on this important Volvo two-door. Add in an owner who has been a real giver to others, yet due to health reasons never gave himself his long-desired re-build of car he stored for three decades and there's good ingredients in this episode. But, the good gets better because Fuzz needs help and he reaches out to the Ford Capri racing guru of the UK. This guy knows his Capris probably better than any current employee of Ford, plus even though his workshop looks somewhat modest it is loaded with the highest-tech CNC milling gear. We get to see the Capri's engine, which in reality fell short of the R/S badging be built up to that spec. And I love it when a body get's dipped and really shows through all the old attempts at saving it only to reveal a "hot mess" with as many holes as a piece of that famous cheese. This one is a massive re-build on all levels.
For the entertainment factor we get prime Tim as he tricks his only adversary at an auction for some much needed Capri parts. Finally, to ice the cake with some luscious frosting we actually get The Saint, Roger Moore. Tm tracks him down and the affable Moore agrees to sign the Capri drivers seat back adding the iconic stick figure of The Saint pushing it over the top. One of the best episodes.
For the entertainment factor we get prime Tim as he tricks his only adversary at an auction for some much needed Capri parts. Finally, to ice the cake with some luscious frosting we actually get The Saint, Roger Moore. Tm tracks him down and the affable Moore agrees to sign the Capri drivers seat back adding the iconic stick figure of The Saint pushing it over the top. One of the best episodes.