Episode
Car S.O.S.: Austin 7 Chummy
Overview
The boys go to East Anglia to pick up a 1924 Austin 7 and give it their signature treatment. Then they arrange to hand it back to its original owner, as planned by his children.
Details
- Series
- Car S.O.S.
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2020-04-30
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Austin 7 Chummy is Episode 8 in Season 8 of Car S.O.S.. It aired on 2020-04-30. The runtime is 45 min.
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