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Salvage Squad

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All over Britain, classic vehicles, from tanks to vintage cars, and from boats to steamrollers, are rusting away in barns, back gardens and garages. Channel 4's Salvage Squad takes on the challenge of restoring these vehicles. Comedian Lee Hurst and the Squad, Claire, Jerry and Axel, face the challenge of putting 10 dilapidated classic vehicles back together in time to show them at a big event.
While the Squad members tackle the hard, dirty and technically demanding restoration work, Lee Hurst explores the history of the vehicles. He discovers what has happened to them and the people who used them over the course of their long lives, and finds out about the traditional skills that are needed to repair them.

Other series

See what the Squad achieved in Series 2 and how they're doing in Series 3.

The programmes

Thames sailing barge

The Squad will have a tough job if they are to get this boat back in the water

Fire engine

Will this veteran of the Coventry Blitz be fit to fight fires again?

Gyroplane

One mistake and the gyroplane will drop out of the sky. Can the Squad meet the challenge?

Stolly

Do the Squad have the skills to get this amphibious truck swimming again?

Steamboat

Can the Salvage Squad make this 1921 steamboat watertight?

Gipsy Moth

This Gipsy Moth crashed in 1972. Can the Squad repair the damage?

Racing car

Will the Squad be able to get this Lola racing car back on track?

Bristol car

Only the most specialised coachbuilding skills are good enough for the Bristol 407 sports car.

Tank

Can the Squad get a rusting 50-ton Centurion tank back on the road?

Steamroller

The Squad rebuilds the historic roller from 2,000 pieces of metal.

Webchats

Missed the webchats with the Lee Hurst, Claire Barratt, Jerry Thurston and Axel Cleghorn? Read the chats with the Salvage Squad that took place on 4 February 2002, 4 March 2002 and 25 March 2002.

Forum

Share your experiences on the Salvage Squad forum


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