Chop Shop London Garage's Cars - Scrapped or Survived? Pt2

[@ScrotalCuppage2469]

A bit of info on the Capri. Lawrence didn’t keep it as he couldn’t get insured on it. I know that one of the body men from Chop Shop ‘Julian’ bought it and had it for a while. He took it to a local show ‘Uxbridge car show’ one year. it was later for sale through a Porsche dealer in Hatch End North West London. It was up for sale for a long time but I’m not sure if it ever sold. The Porsche dealer went out of business whilst they were selling the Capri.

[@ScrotalCuppage2469]

The body man that had the Capri for a bit is the one in the green top with his arm around Leepu in the pic of the Eco Car. He went on to work for BMW.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks for that, love when we find out info like that - maybe its still out there!

[@shanethrelfall416]

I won a drive to the coast in that car

[@ScrotalCuppage2469]

@@shanethrelfall416did the car make it

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Honestly the crap these two put together should have gone straight to the scrap yard

[@User-wollswoycegawage]

Amazingly they made a program out of this crap

[@davidnorton5887]

Plastic Padding must have made a fortune from this show. Lol.

[@User-wollswoycegawage]

@davidnorton5887 plastic padding didn't want there product associated with this scale of bodges 🤣

[@davidnorton5887]

@@User-wollswoycegawage Bridge-a-Gap was my favourite. Repaired many a rotten sill and floor with that stuff.

[@ruk2023--]

The only thing gangster about that Martin Kemp car is that it's surprising none of the underworld put a contract on Leepu for associating them with such a piece of junk.

[@jezb9762]

Chop shop was the correct title.

[@danieleaton1399]

I must admit this program was entertaining to watch and see what ideas they had but I wouldn't want to drive anything they made

[@RogerM88]

Although I agree that Leepu is more likely a bondo Sculptor with an angle grinder, with questionable design choices. I must admit he's a very entertaining character. Probably why his shows were very popular.

[@craig50]

Size of the wheel spacers on that Gangster effort,must’ve been a death trap.

[@thedeadstig123]

it was, it had like 4 inch of filler all over it

[@grahambell4298]

The Jag they did was the same. Shocking.

[@darthvirago]

Another program that made bad mod's was Goblin works garage. The slammed Land Rover springs to mind.

[@kathrynwhitby9799]

IMO an ego project (the programme) for the presenters. Every car they modded was ridiculous.

[@maestromanification]

I dread to think what wiring was like on these death traps 😮

[@oscarsgarage447]

You haven’t seen some of my wiring... 😱 I can't comment.

[@Qmark78]

Mat Armstrong be like “I bought the chop shop gangster car, can I get it back on the road in 24hrs”

[@oscarsgarage447]

Love it 😂

[@gimble447]

😂

[@garyfallows1123]

The program was entertaining and Leepu had some good styling ideas, considering Bernie was supposed to be a 'master mechanic' you never saw him do anything apart from scream and shout, but watching the work, the cars were death traps

[@jasoneldridge4738]

I always have an issue with people claiming they are " Master Mechanics ", when most of the time they have never trained or have any qualifications, a prime example is Ant Anstead, spent most of his life as a police officer, then is suddenly a Master Mechanic ?

[@garyfallows1123]

@jasoneldridge4738 yes, there are a couple of people on these reality shows who claim to be 'master mechanic', but I can't see what they bring to the programme, one person who can do what he says is Alan Milliard, very clever guy

[@bobfrankish8883]

@@jasoneldridge4738 Fully agree with you Jason. At least Edd China does have an engineering degree. Anstead is an MA (Master of Arrogance!)

[@grahambell4298]

Bernie a master mechanic? YOU'RE AVIN A LAAARF!

[@kathrynwhitby9799]

wasn't kemp's car seen looking like a death-trap prior to being finished?

[@steve5772]

From memory, there was another car from the "Boy racer" project that used the unused ends of both cars. I don't think it was ever on TV, but it popped up on ebay a couple of times. There'll be some catty comments, but I seem to remember I kind of liked the way it looked.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Interesting. Will do some digging

[@thedeadstig123]

The bodyracer car episode was them welding a mondeo rear end onto the front of a mk3 ford fiesta which is the one discussed in the video, i can't recall another

[@steve5772]

@@thedeadstig123 yeah, it was never on telly, but appeared on ebay after

[@northernirishviking7283]

Should have been called mutant shop, has to be the worst mess of ugly useless shite ever produced by a tv show, like a nightmare version of car sos

[@thedeadstig123]

I remember that show, if you paid £5 they would hand you a sledge hammer and you could see how much body filler you could smack out of it

[@kittyhawk9707]

Actually .. the more i look at it .. I like the "Green Car" ... put that against a Tesla cybertruck .. it looks far nicer ... I actually wouldn't mind having one

[@andyglewv8]

I didn't mind some of the syling that Leepu did, specially the Jag xjs. But id definitely not drive anything those two put together, utter death traps. Did you or anyone else watch the show theh did before. Bangla Bangers i think.

[@markauckland666]

Leepus designs are terrible, everything out of proportion

[@kevinhall7518]

Does be great Sunday mornings watching your videos . I find them very interesting

[@oscarsgarage447]

Glad you like them!

[@kevinhall7518]

@oscarsgarage447 I watch all your uploads but I do love a Sunday morning Oscars Garage Special. They really are TV quality. Top marks well done

[@danmeads7694]

Keep up the good work mate!

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks, will do!

[@Lewis_Treff97]

Actually I forgot about the scenario of the gangster car until now. I remember seeing the photos online all these years ago about what was planned with it 😂

[@SA-zoom1]

I know it's an utter POS but the boy racer car for £650 would be a laugh to own

[@Prosaic-m5n]

Leepus tantrum when told he had to make Mr Hollands tribute car.Not what he wanted..

[@minimad1975]

Right that green frog eco car I have pictures from about 4 years ago and I have a number for the guy who had it in chertsey Surrey

[@adebrade172]

Hope we see more of your mg midge

[@oscarsgarage447]

Have plans coming along.

[@malcolmchadwick4047]

It runs on used curry oil, I bet that farted and spluttered 😂

[@amykryptonite]

Those wheel spacer they used are death traps.the Capri i liked the look of it

[@GuruMarcus]

The cars "Lipu" made were total bollocks! Entertaining program but horrendous products!!

[@MarkB-33]

That gangster car sure is fugly. Should have kept it as the Saab.

[@JackosJingles]

DVLA weird car documents my wife's grey import Toyota Corolla estate had, Peugeot as the make on the V5C. We did change it to Toyota but it bit the dust several years ago

[@User-wollswoycegawage]

Halfords demanded there filler back 😂

[@robinburn4974]

Joke programme, joke cars 😂

[@lostcabrio]

It’s all real scrap, as I suspected watching that crappy show.

[@grahamclark4518]

How to ruin perfectly good cars. Bloody shame in particular about the Saab

[@ravendark2422]

They built better cars on Scrapheap Challenge.

[@MarkB-33]

Ruined Capri as well. And i like Camero's. I love Capri's and it looked okay in the first picture but then it went rapidly downhill.

[@Deddmantalking]

Leepu had a bit of skill but zero style

[@deanbuxton1]

I know the location of this car. It is in bristol. The green mitsubishi. I don't wanna post location in comments. Welcome to get in touch

[@oscarsgarage447]

Very sensible. You can get in touch with us at [e-mail]

[@MrDemondoug]

I work in the motor trade and I would be sacked for work like that

[@aleddavies770]

All I remember from that programme was Bernie’s annoying voice 😂

[@meeshker]

Didn't like this series. Thw cars were pathetic.And not surprised it didn't end well

[@philgordon6671]

The work was crap

[@leontrice5346]

I never watched chop shop but it looks crap 😂

[@DCat007]

Lol they made a good car look scrap 😂

[@thephantomarse]

It was an interesting show but the cars were shite