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

[@mickdf9824]

the capri kind of looks mad max xb falcon at the back and with the stance, would be a nice project if it wasnt too badly compromised structure wise

[@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.

[@allygilmour6182]

Yep Leepu made mind boggling crap.

[@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.

[@rorymorris6875]

I'm surprised it didn't pull the wheel bearings out of it 😂

[@jezb9762]

Chop shop was the correct title.

[@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.

[@dimmapeugeot1388]

😝

[@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

[@Snacks8536]

The m.o.t failures prove that mate 😂😂

[@ravendark2422]

They built better cars on Scrapheap Challenge.

[@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.

[@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!

[@danmeads7694]

Keep up the good work mate!

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks, will do!

[@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.

[@ShedTV]

Chop Shop was popular at the time, it was a bit of fun. The cars were never meant to be taken seriously, and I imagine they had the minimum required to make them road legal for a few days filming.

[@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

[@ianmontgomery7534]

I haven't seen all of the different UK car shows but the only one I think I would trust is CarSOS. They appear to do the job properly.

[@paulfletcher3998]

What? You wouldn't trust one of these wonderful creations? I am surprised.

[@grahamclark4518]

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

[@KFCOlajideBT]

The Ford Capri’s number plate was changed from A868MKV to WDZ4088 on the 23rd of December 2010. It’s mot expired on the 22nd of November 2012 and subsequently so did its road tax on the 1st of December 2012 and hasn’t been taxed or mot’d since. My best guess would be it’s been scrapped as it’s not on SORN.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Brilliant, thank you! I'll run it through mycarcheck and see what comes back.

[@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

[@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

[@LordSethrik]

The strange surf pickup they built was filled with expanding foam and floated down the canal a few years ago by a guy called Charlie Burns, you should be able to find the article if you google, I believe it was in Coventry Telegraph

[@oscarsgarage447]

Video with Charlie coming soon... 👍

[@kathrynwhitby9799]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@anthonymillar6183]

I enjoyed watching chop shop dunno if I’d be brave enough to drive one of the builds 😂 wonder what Bernie and leepu are doing now 🤔

[@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

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Should have sent the footage to Lepu or better invited him as a guest

[@thedeadstig123]

@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 He moved to america and did another crap car show making ugly cars with poor welding and filler

[@davetalton6939]

I was at that show and can remember the massive chunks of filler that were falling off.. it was that bad you needed eye protection to hit it.

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@LordSethrik]

Another show which ruined a Capri haha

[@MrDemondoug]

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

[@205harvey3]

Shares in isopon must have gone through the roof in 2007/08

[@kay110]

The garages that passed the MOT on any of his cars, needs investigating. Chop Shop was a very apt name for them, as they were nothing but Cut-and-shut death traps.

[@Prosaic-m5n]

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

[@lifesideways1134]

I wonder what happened to Mike brewer's mg off Revved up....... my favourite episode was the Renault 5 ep 🤔

[@LOTUSLEN]

I MOT’d the gangster car, it was a proper bucket of crap, in fact he returned the car stating it was a death trap because the exhaust fumes came in through the tailgate as there was no seal on it 🤦‍♂️

[@LordSethrik]

You passed that deathtrap? 🤣

[@markauckland666]

Leepus designs are terrible, everything out of proportion

[@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

[@oscarsgarage447]

Cool... do you want to drop us some info? [e-mail]

[@commoninsights]

7:28 i saw it on facebook prob a decade back for sell and the guy said he had 'both V5s' for the car...

[@oscarsgarage447]

Both V5s 🤯 ... OMG!

[@cwshtygriff13]

That Capri 😞’ Xcrap rather than X Pack.

[@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

[@philtowle4683]

I think Coys should be done under the trade descriptions act as it clearly says fine cars.

[@adebrade172]

Hope we see more of your mg midge

[@oscarsgarage447]

Have plans coming along.

[@dimmapeugeot1388]

Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft (usually abbreviated to Volkswagenwerk AG). thanks for the laughs...... the Capri wasn't too bad...... why is the spoiler on the wrong way on green car? they must have been smoking some good stuff

[@MarkB-33]

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

[@davepfizer]

There wasn't a single car that came out of this garage and program that were anything other than junk with the exception of the Rover that Jules Holland ended up with but then they really didn't have to do much to that one!

[@gazmini81]

These cars were horrible death traps and awful designs but ive been watching the show just recently leepu used thin bendy sheet metal and i always wondered if that car would survive a head on crash

[@malcolmchadwick4047]

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

[@nikonordman7624]

It's an old Diesel it gives no shits

[@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]

😂

[@amykryptonite]

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

[@huktuned]

Good watch this was 🫡

[@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.

[@User-wollswoycegawage]

Halfords demanded there filler back 😂

[@sal50111]

I thought he said 'former mechanic for The Krayz'...😊

[@GuruMarcus]

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

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

I hope Lepu knows his gangsta car was destroyed..They should have invited him as a guest if honor

[@SA-zoom1]

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

[@karlsanderson8127]

Jesus christ did you notice the double wheel spacers on the saab gangster car on the clip when it's getting crushed

[@oscarsgarage447]

Leepu, king of the wheel spacer

[@ukaszhabdas9950]

​ Prince of body filler. it wouldn't surprise me if they were using a concrete mixer to prep all of that body filler 😂@@oscarsgarage447

[@peterbustin2683]

Something else happened in 2008, but I cant remember what...

[@michaeledwards427]

Great video thanks. I used to enjoy watching this show when it was broadcast but watching clips now, all i can think is what a naff load of crap it is!!

[@oscarsgarage447]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@aleddavies770]

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

[@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]

[@kerethmakura4502]

It was like having a car designed and built by the Muppets.

[@robinburn4974]

Joke programme, joke cars 😂

[@bigblueocean]

Joke comment. 😂

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

As if some wealthy rugby star who can afford top end sports cars would be impressed by a clapped out, cut and shut Capri. How embarrassing

[@lostcabrio]

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

[@paulreynolds1510]

I second the comments 99.9% of these cars produced a hideous and dangerous. Just look at the size of some of the wheel spaces are use

[@Tommo-l8j]

I used to love watching this , just to laugh at the cars and see the celebs faces when they see what they have to pay for 😂😂😂 only car that was ok was the capri

[@petergrinnell2500]

Chop shop is the perfect name but should of been changed to bodge job how the hell these cars Even passed a MOT I never no heaps of 💩

[@ashleystringer7531]

I did no the blue boy racer car has bin scrap I only need this by offer KZbin vid I will try and find the name and KZbin video for you As .

[@nicholasdaly7355]

That whole program was painful to watch

[@scottcarns5156]

Coolbeens

[@adamfloyd2152]

More stupid MOT fails for obvious things on that Saab monstrosity. Seems "master mechanic" Bernie didn't even know the basics required for an MOT.

[@meeshker]

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

[@Deddmantalking]

Leepu had a bit of skill but zero style

[@DirtyDingusMcGee]

Unmitigated shyte was what those clowns built.

[@briannelson6220]

Im glad that the chop shop are out of business they ruined a lot of nice cars and made some horrible messes so pathetic i think they were on drugs or something

[@philgordon6671]

The work was crap

[@davidthompson1321]

Laughable!!

[@sleepeasywithwhitenoise3860]

The chop shop show was a joke The abominations they created should carry a criminal charge

[@colinhowarth3070]

Bernies voice totslly annoyed me

[@leontrice5346]

I never watched chop shop but it looks crap 😂

[@Kingdonnerkebab]

I didn’t mind Leepu but that Bernie was a fake loud mouth and his acting was atrocious. Glad the series ended it was drivel.

[@daz3434]

All builds were aload of crap and just horrendous.

[@patrickporter6536]

Those "cars" were utter garbage.

[@andrewbowen4544]

Thunder Races had better cars

[@oscarsgarage447]

Crikey, forgot about that programme!

[@oranda15]

Never watched this programme, thankfully, as the cars they produced are simply awful.

[@davidjohnbrown3329]

Those cars were just junk

[@DCat007]

Lol they made a good car look scrap 😂

[@thephantomarse]

It was an interesting show but the cars were shite