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Tim and Fuzz make their way to East London to take on a 1964 Porsche 356, and without a shred of a doubt it's the worst car they have ever had. In spite of its almost terminal condition underneath all that rust and rot lies an automotive legend, as the 356 was the car that really launched Porsche overnight into the high end sports car market. Car S.O.S on National Geographic UK 📺 Available to watch in the UK on Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, and BT. Get more from National Geographic UK: Subscribe ➡️ https://goo.gl/j7D4nd Website ➡️ https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/NatGeoUK Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/NatGeoUK Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/NatGeoUK About Nat Geo UK: Igniting the explorer in all of us. National Geographic gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible through groundbreaking storytelling. From the best and brightest scientists, explorers, photographers, and filmmakers, Nat Geo is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. About Car S.OS: Award winning Car S.O.S is back for an eighth season and is continuing to make motoring dreams come true. Everyone's favourite petrol heads Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw continue their mission to seek out classic cars with deserving owners. Using all their guile and restoration knowledge their aim is to sneak away clapped out classics without their owners knowing then in a blizzard of grease and grime and hard graft get the much loved motors back where they deserve to be, on the road. In this series the boys take on their biggest challenges ever. Chronic rust, hard to find parts and broken engines test the boys to their limits. Car ranging across eight decades from a vintage tourer to a 1990s Japanese supercar, from an iconic German sports coupe to a very rare British rally winner and for their lucky owners the surprise they will never forget. There will be tears, there will be laughter on this automotive rollercoaster and one thing that will be guaranteed - there will be some very beautiful cars.

About Porsche 356

The Porsche 356 is a rear-engine sports car, and the first-ever production Porsche model. The 356 is a lightweight and nimble-handling, rear-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-door available both in hardtop coupé and open configurations. Engineering innovations continued during the years of manufacture, contributing to its motorsports success and popularity. Production started in 1948 at Gmünd, Austria, where Porsche built approximately 50 cars. In 1950, the factory relocated to Zuffenhausen, Germany...

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