Bill Stoneberg Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 While looking at the programs that Amazon has, I found a show called Ultimate Restorations. This is a show that shows the restoration of different items by professional restorers with no drama or personality conflicts. I watched 6 or 7 shows in the past few days Including Fire Trucks, a Caracol, a steam powered yacht and a HUGE pipe organ. Its worth looking into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 A step by step guide as to how to find them may be be of help to others. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Having an Amazon Prime membership is probably the first requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 bet that requires one to own a cellphone doesn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILIKECARS53 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I believe the show were on the Discovery Channel about 5-7 years ago, maybe longer. There was also a website. They were great shows and the restorations were outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, 1937hd45 said: bet that requires one to own a cellphone doesn't it? No, a computer or tablet would work. But the prime membership would be a drawback for me. I still do most shopping in person, not that I need that many things anymore. The word “dinosaur” seems to come to mind for some reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, dc-8dave said: SPELL CHECK !!! PLEASE USE IT. Maybe they restored a Mayan ruin 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Rough crowd! Ben 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 https://www.ultimaterestorations.com/ All episodes of Ultimate Restorations are also available to stream here on our website ! https://www.youtube.com/user/ultimaterestorations https://www.aptonline.org/catalog/ULTIMATE-RESTORATIONS 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I think I will stear clear off these thread rough crowd. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdarrunt Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Wel i kant spel al the fansy werds but i kan bild a Ridler Award wining 40 ford coop. i'l let yu speek fansi if yu wil let me bild fancy. i prefer my skil over yors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdarrunt Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 A response to NIT PICKING. IMHO it is the MESSAGE that is important, not the slightly flawed presentation. Final comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Bill, I have seen those shows on TV here in NY. Some of those are very interesting especially the restoration of an Ahrens Fox fire engine and a steam yacht. One show even restored a train car, a steam engine that was used in numerous old movies and TV shows and a WW II airplane. I thought the shows were worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Assuming we are still following this thread, I’ve watched a British based show on my local PBS channel called Find It, Fix It, Drive It that I found entertaining. It’s not about high dollar restorations and the storyline is thin at times but it’s view of fix up and drive something with mostly backyard skills is fun. Here is a preview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteO Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I enjoyed watching those shows years ago. Thanks for the post, I'll be watching them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8-8-Dave Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, mcdarrunt said: Wel i kant spel al the fansy werds but i kan bild a Ridler Award wining 40 ford coop. i'l let yu speek fansi if yu wil let me bild fancy. i prefer my skil over yors. Dat's very observatary uv yahs- Im glad yahs brought dat to my retention... And yahs can misquote me on dat... Edited August 17, 2020 by Str8-8-Dave Speelchek (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I love the English language, you can do so much with it. Do admit to using creative spelling occasionally. Ever hear of a canary trap ? Rabbit picture belongs right next to "and the cows don't mind it a bit" or "think of it as evolution in action". Rarely leave the house except for bananas do not keep. Have had Amazon Prime for years. Prime TV, Music, and Audiobooks are just side benefits. I remember JC Whitney (Washawski out west) daze of write an order, send a check, wait a few weeks. Receive something that appears to be a 3/4 scale model of what you thought you ordered. Today much is "tomorrow" with a photo of the delivery. Sometimes I make an order in the evening and there the next morning.. Even eBay now has "Fast and Free". If times get worse, I have a small fridge I can put on the front porch for perishable deliveries. Are we back to the days of the milkman ? They also delivered eggs. That said, " fix up and drive something " sounds like Roadkill to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 11:28 AM, Bill Stoneberg said: While looking at the programs that Amazon has, I found a show called Ultimate Restorations. This is a show that shows the restoration of different items by professional restorers with no drama or personality conflicts. I watched 6 or 7 shows in the past few days Including Fire Trucks, a Caracol, a steam powered yacht and a HUGE pipe organ. Its worth looking into. Just checked out the ALF/Seagrave fire truck segment. Very well done and no contrived drama and bleeped out F-Bombs. Wonder what the re-chroming and new radiator bill was. Someone has way deep pockets............Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I think "Resrorations" was a typo, not a misspelling. I try not to be a spelling nazi but sometimes a misspelled word changes the meaning. The OP mentioned restoration of a Caracol. I think that was meant to be carousel. But as I alluded to in my post above, Caracol is a Maya archaeological site in Belize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, CHuDWah said: I think "Resrorations" was a typo, not a misspelling. I try not to be a spelling nazi but sometimes a misspelled word changes the meaning. The OP mentioned restoration of a Caracol. I think that was meant to be carousel. But as I alluded to in my post above, Caracol is a Maya archaeological site in Belize. Wonder why they didn't use rocks in North America at the same time in history? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 24 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said: Wonder why they didn't use rocks in North America at the same time in history? Bob Maybe they misspelled rocks as rocs and everybody thought they meant giant mythological birds 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, CHuDWah said: Maybe they misspelled rocks as rocs and everybody thought they meant giant mythological birds 🤣 Got this on a Google search of ROCS https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rocs&&view=detail&mid=919578674E0CBBCCCA07919578674E0CBBCCCA07&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Drocs%26%26FORM%3DVD Edited August 18, 2020 by 1937hd45 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said: Got this on a Google search of ROCS https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rocs&&view=detail&mid=47ED7D37FE4B0DED629747ED7D37FE4B0DED6297&rvsmid=919578674E0CBBCCCA07919578674E0CBBCCCA07&FORM=VDQVAP Well, at least that's car-related. But check this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_(mythology) Kind of an eagle on steroids - big enough to carry off an elephant 😉 And the non-smartass answer to your question is I suspect North American people didn't build much with stone simply because they weren't as advanced as the Maya. Edited August 18, 2020 by CHuDWah (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 If they could move elephants maybe they could move rocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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