Special 2 part show is aired live tonight by the BBC and is called "BUILDING CARS LIVE !", also hoisted by the fabricator mechanic from the hit car tv show "for the love of cars" Ant Anstead and kate humble team up with May in this 1st of 2 live shows

got to be worth a watch

air's tonight at 7.30pm and part 2 tomorrow at 7.30pm also





follows the current mini on the production line in oxford

 

also noted filming starts this week on the the clarkson,hamond and may new tv show for amazon, not that I will be subscribing to that

 

Nice one steve beats eastenders lol

 

Got this set to record.

 

should be a good watch lads

 

i heard chris evans saying on the radio filming also starts next week for his new top gear series for showing next spring.

 

Sounds worth a watch, I've set the TiVo...

 

probably quite interesting if you've never been to a car factory before or been involved in the industry

 

Just put it on to record thanks for the heads up!

 

Could it not of been an interesting car. Boring minis which arnt minis but small bmws.

 

what would have been more interesting, datsuns?

 

Nissan pukes lol.

 

turned it on,seen it was minis ,turned over .

 

was good that, oops may fixing that tailgate on...hehe

 

cant please everyone, how many other car related shows that are new on the bbc at moment ??, I like minis old and new so shuddap you moaners

 

Thanks for the heads up, very interesting processes.

Who cares what car it was about.

I have a new mini and it is a great car. (Actually the wife's cooper s cab)

 

i think you'll find it's the nissan joke

 

NO!!! all bmw's are rwd, i saw it on tv!!!

 

Cant wait to watch it, Just got home from work. I hope i'm on it as they've recorded 250+hours of footage to use. They've been here all day today preparing filming and training for the program. Even one same segment they trained for it on Friday. I had to drive some of the cars they were to use for footage ready for them to film on friday too.

 

The thick coooont lol.

 

It was interesting. I just dont class them as a mini when they are the size of a mk1 focus lol.

 

I agree on the mutant forms they are throwing at the mini name now glenn like 4x4s and and 5 dr models etc, nut I still like the 2 traditional mini design old and new

 

It was an interesting show I thought, there was a lot of things I didnt know especially the use of so many robots, very clever stuff. 1 car being made every 68 seconds is unbelievable!
Nice cars but I am old school and still prefer a proper mini.
James May did make himself look a bit thick when he couldnt do up the tailgate bolts!
Second part should be a good watch.

 

I like the first shape that the newer minis come in but now they just look too big.

I knew a bit about how cars were built cause when i worked on Toyotas they told us all about building them on the courses.

 

Was a good watch, learnt a few things, good to know they spot check parts during production process and I knew about just in time, but not that it was that precise.

 

Mechanically inept perhaps, but not being able to put a socket on a nut under pressure on live tv hardly proves him to be thick. He's proven otherwise countless times in his professional career. How about you 2? The pot shouldn't call the kettle black

 

I was trying to say it in a not to insulting way hence "a bit thick ". I was going to say silly but that probably sounds worse. I would have thought he may have had a practice first before the live filming. You can bet he has been ribbed by his friends already! He did look very embarrassed by it.

 

Im only joking matey chill.

 

Just finished last nights one... Really good but ill have to wait to watch tonights now

 

Keep an eye out for me. near the end walking about check over cars behind Kate.

 

sure you was not checking kates behind out

 

I actually thought the Mini was the perfect car for it. A car rolling through an entire production line which is completely different from the car in front and behind I thought was incredible. A different colour, interior, wheel choice, brakes, engine etc and it all lined up, good to go in perfect order. I had no idea that was the case. I thought it was impressive.

 

Yeh its amazing that they reckon not 1 car is the same. Its clever how all the car parts come together.

 

clints supercharged one looks good on here and my daughter has just bought a cooper s and it drives great without the draughty tin worm from the classic ones plus it has more than 1 speed on the heater lol

 

Poor quality but yep there I am. Theres quite a few seconds in different angles you can see me working.

 

Given the choice though it would still be a nicely modified 60s or 70s Cooper S for me, a proper mini in my eyes.

 

Really enjoyed both episodes, shame the 'our' car bit never worked, it was always just out of shot, but the workers were the real stars, they just got on with it, even with James May's help!

Agree about the original Mini, need one of that size and simplicity, with the new Mini's build quality.

 

had many classic minis but too old for all the fuss thesedays just want a car I can turn the key on and enjoy hence no longer owning a cossie

 

My sister had a Mini 1000 (1977) was a hoot to drive when she let me, but most unreliable car we ever had, rusty (wings/sills etc), engine blew up, brakes failed (master cylinder), etc, etc.

But my Mum's trusty Ford Escort Mk2 of 1978 so similar vintage, we owned for nearly 30 years, used every day for most of it, super reliable, great car, sold with heavy heart, but my Mum just deserved something modern with power steering etc.

Mini needs a cheap no frills model, they would sell bucket loads, but more money in the flashy style models, the BMW influence, they don't do cheap, sorry I meant value!

 

can't happen though, can it? not only do customers demand it, but the law also demands things like safety equipment (crumple zones, door bars, airbags abs, etc) and emissions control equipment (cats etc). they all have to go somewhere.