Chat Ed : Hello and welcome to tonight's live SALVAGE SQUAD chat with CLAIRE BARRATT and LEE HURST.
Claire Barratt : Hello.
Lee Hurst : And hello from me. Can I just say thank you to all of you in here who are favouring me over watching Victoria Beckham.
cloe : hellooooooooooo
Hot Girl OnThe Loose : hello from me 2
JONATHAN : hello
Pounder : In theory, if a cat always lands on its feet and a piece of toast lands butter side up, so if you tie a piece of toast to a cat, it should never touch the floor but keep spinning, so if you attach the toast and cat to a car it should levitate, do you agree?
Lee Hurst laughs
Claire Barratt : I'd be a rich girl if I could find a solution to perpetual motion.
Lee Hurst : You haven't established whether the toast was butter side to the cat or butter side out, Pounder, so I don't know what effect that would have. And...get help! And stay away from cats!
Joanna : Do you actually have all those moments like when jerry gets in a mood and kicks something is that put on?
Claire Barratt : No, I'm afraid not.
Lee Hurst : Absolutely not. There was one bit that they cut when Axel threw a brick at me. Admittedly I did hit him on the head first and then run.
Claire Barratt : They censored my language in tonight's show.
joe : is it true you are restoring a tiger moth aircraft?
Claire Barratt : It's a Gipsy Moth. It's wonderful to fly in.
Lee Hurst : That will be shown in 3 weeks. It will be the racing car, then the barge and then the moth.
bekki : My husband bought a Stalwart 6 years ago, it was a terrible mess. It is still in our driveway annoying the neighbours, please can you help him finish the **** thing ?
Claire Barratt : I'm sure tonight's programme brought back many memories.
Lee Hurst : Tape it and use it as a workshop manual.
pds : Were the Stoly's propulsion system's pre-ordered? They looked like new parts
Claire Barratt : No, they weren't.
Dillinger : how hard was it to find a new screen for the car, and how anoyed where you when he said it wasnt good enough
Lee Hurst : It was very expensive and it was a bit annoying when he didn't want the one with the slight chip in it. I didn't think it was enough to fail an M.O.T.
dan_lincolnshire : do you know where i can buy a ex-army vehicle?
Claire Barratt laughs
Lee Hurst : There's an ex-butcher called Nick in Luton, if you ask for Nick, in that area, I'm sure you'll be guided to him!
Claire Barratt : Magazines and the internet are brilliant.
Stu : Don't you think most of the owners are completely mad ?
Lee Hurst : Erm...yes.
Lee Hurst laughs
Lee Hurst : No, eccentric.
Claire Barratt : Yes, that's kinder.
Lee Hurst : And nearer to the truth as well.
Russell : when you restored the fire truck,why was it made out of wood it seems like a funny thing to make it out of
Claire Barratt : They made them out of wood right up until the 90s.
Lee Hurst : That's when they moved over to solid petrol, to save the rainforest.
Lee Hurst laughs
Ben : Its a bit of a change for you to do a show like this Lee, why did you choose to do it?
Lee Hurst : Is that Major Ben?? It was because I got to have a go on a tank so I couldn't resist.
wolly mamouth : how come all the people that you do these tasks for, never get on with axle?
Lee Hurst : Claire.... is that the case? Is there some friction there Claire?
Claire Barratt : Axel sometimes is just too full of personality.
Lee Hurst chuckles
Lee Hurst : And Claire is running for Mayor in...>
Russell : To everyone :what was the hardest restoration and why
Claire Barratt : The Stoly kept breaking down; everything you touched you found another fault.
Lee Hurst : The Formula 5000 car was tough.
Claire Barratt : It was like polishing a turd.
Lee Hurst : Yeah, I wouldn't have minded if I'd had a cloth!
Julian : How would you like to have a go at an army truck of which there are less than 14 surviving examples! I have one! How do I find out about applying?
Claire Barratt : Apply through the Salvage Squad forum, so put a message on there and if we like the sound of it we'll get in contact.
David Reed : Is there any restoration's that you have had to turn down, and if so why?
Lee Hurst : The wobbly bridge over the River Thames. JOKE!
David Reed : lol
Lee Hurst : Lots really. The Titanic was tough. We're waiting on global warming to evaporate the Atlantic; I'm spraying some aerosol as we speak.
timetec : Claire, you are every man's dream.. a woman keen on the restoration and repair of engines and all things mechanical - have you always been interested in this sort of thing ?
Claire Barratt : It started off with Lego and on Sunday I was running an 1875 Beam engine.
jane : which of the vehicles would you most like to take home?
Claire Barratt : The Steam Launch. Everyone's your friend when you've got a steam launch.
Lee Hurst : Mine would be the tank.
mark middleton : how do you keep your tempers when things go wrong and the ower has a moan
Lee Hurst : We send Jerry out to kick something.
Joanna : Do you go over the time limit when you are reapiairing the machines?
Claire Barratt : We cut it fine.
Lee Hurst : The Lola and the Auto Gyro were tough ones. We missed the Duxford show on the Auto Gyro and next week you'll see we had problems with the Lola.
lewis : my mum says thanks for a brill prog that keeps me quiet 4 a whole hour!!!!!!!
Lee Hurst chuckles
Claire Barratt : My Mum is missing EastEnders for this.
Andy : what is a Lola?
Claire Barratt : A racing car.
Lee Hurst sings "She was a showgirl! With yellow feathers in her hair..."
Pete in Ireland : how come you never flew in the autogyro
Lee Hurst : Because I'm a scaredy-cat and, as I've said to the squad, 'risk-free' is my middle name. There's enough on this earth that can kill you so I don't see the need in making an appointment.
rustyspanner : A lot of the programme seems to be a painting exersise,is this due to time limits?Would you like more technical content?
Claire Barratt : A lot is filmed that isn't shown and I shout at the TV when I'm watching it, going 'I did more than that!'
Lee Hurst : And I shout at the TV going 'Hmmm it looks like I did a lot more than I did!'
sc : any ideas for porjects you'd like to attempt but haven't been offered yet?
Lee Hurst : I would like a Harrier Jump jet, a two seater, or a Spitfire. Then I would have a go.
Claire Barratt : I'd like a big stationary steam engine and a water mill.
Iain : What a brilliant prog this evening on the Stalwart - it am sure it was one of my vehicles when I was in 2nd Field Regt. I am now frantically looking for a picture of it - and what is more I'm pretty sure we did swim that one. Can you confirm regn was 18 ES 03.
Lee Hurst : Who's Reg?
Lee Hurst laughs
Claire Barratt : I've got the registration here actually for the Stoly, I've just found it. It was 18 EB 03.
Chat Ed : Our half hour with Claire and Lee is nearly up now, so last three questions now, thanks...
peter : is lee annoying when you are tired and sweaty
Claire Barratt laughs
Lee Hurst : I thought we were just talking about the show! You can answer that Claire...
Claire Barratt : No, never!
Claire Barratt lies
Marcus : Do you know if there will be another series?
Lee Hurst : It's in the laps of the Gods, the powers that be.
Mel : Are you allowed to talk about future projects?? Or is it a secret!!
Lee Hurst : We don't know if there's a future yet!
Chat Ed : That's it! Thanks for that Claire and Lee, great stuff! Thanks for joining us tonight everyone.
Russell : been nice talking se ya
jed : see yo all
JONATHAN : nice talking se ya
Cloudy : byeee
DocTee : Thanks for a great prog!
Lee Hurst : Thanks for watching.Thanks for logging on.
Claire Barratt : Thanks and goodbye. Next week it is the Lola racing car.
Stu : Thanks Guys
woody : by
dave : thanks lee claire all the best dave
Mark_Dyson : Keep up the exelent work! :)
Lee Hurst leaves the room
Claire Barratt leaves the room
