Episode
Car S.O.S.: Messerschmitt kr200
Overview
Tim and Fuzz hope to surprise bubble car owner Sam with a secret fix-up of his much-loved Messerschmitt. But a tiny car proves a big challenge for the boys.
Details
- Series
- Car S.O.S.
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2018-05-03
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Messerschmitt kr200 is Episode 9 in Season 6 of Car S.O.S.. It aired on 2018-05-03. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 8: Subaru Impreza
Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly restore a Japanese rally car belonging to a man unable to work on it due to a degenerative back condition.
Episode 10: Ford Capri RS 3.1
Tim and Fuzz have taken on the task of restoring a 1974 Mk1 Ford Capri. Its owner, 53 year old Helen, is a lifelong petrol head who bought her dream car nearly 8 years ago with the plan to strip it down and do full nut and bolt rebuild. However after a terrible accident Helen was left with heart problems and in constant pain from severe rheumatoid arthritis the restoration of her Capri was put on hold. Daughter Rebecca and son Rob called Car SOS help put their mother's car back on the road and the gleam back in her eye.
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