Car S.O.S

2012•7 series

Available on Nat Geo HD

"Overhaulin' " fans can relate to the premise of "Car S.O.S". Both document the done-in-secret car restorations for needy or down-on-their-luck owners, with the main difference being the former show is based in the US and the latter in the UK. "Car S.O.S" is driven by hosts Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend, whose combined talents - Shaw is parts manager, and Townshend is master mechanic - rescue much-loved classics from rusty retirements. With some grease, graft, expertise and care, the SOS team creates jaw-dropping motor makeovers.

Episode 1Porsche 356

Tim and Fuzz help Trevor, whose recent diagnosis means he's unable to finish his restoration. But his 1964 Porsche is by far the worst car they've ever taken on. 7+

Episode 2Healey 3000

Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend fix up one of the greatest British post-war sports cars ever built - a 1961 Austin Healey 3000. (S8 Ep2)

Episode 3Lotus Esprit

Lotus Esprit S1: Tim and Fuzz rescue a Lotus Esprit S1 - the 1970s supercar that starred in the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. But this one hasn't been started for 20 years... (S8 Ep3)

Episode 4Hillman Imp

Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend travel to Gloucestershire to fix up former NHS nurse Margaret's 1973 Hillman Imp, which has been abandoned for decades in a dusty barn. (S8 Ep4)