Beetle Crisis

All Episodes 2007

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  • 2007-07-08T23:00:00Z
  • 25m
  • 1h (2 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
For over sixty years the VW Beetle has held the record as the most popular car ever sold and with the highest number of enthusiasts scattered across the world. Beetle restorations and modifications are endless with obsessive Beetle owners willing to spend thousands of pounds to restore or modify their pride and joy. Discovery Channel's top rated series 'Beetle Crisis' follows VW restoration experts Steve and Rich as they take on their most ambitious project yet - a dilapidated 1971 VW Beetle which they bought for just £150. Until now, the car has been rotting in the back garden but in this extremely popular Discovery series follows the intrepid pair as they set about transforming the wrecked Beetle into a custom classic Bug on a budget of just £5,000. Can they do it? How will they do it? Discover the tips and tribulations of restoring a VW Beetle from banger to blinger in this complete TV series.

15 episodes

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

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Obsessed with all things Volkswagen, Steve and Rich start an ambitious project - transforming a wrecked 1971 Beetle into a custom classic Bug.

1x02 Episode 2

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With Rich on honeymoon, Steve struggles to get the Beetle body shell ready for the fabricators. The boys also get the engine built, but will it start?

1x03 Episode 3

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The bug is back from the restorers with some cool custom touches, plus after a week of prep on the bodywork, it's time for the paint.

1x04 Episode 4

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With time running out, Steve and Rich need some help getting their bug back on the road. But some parts don't seem to fit as well as they'd hoped.

Season Finale

2007-07-08T23:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

Season Finale

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2007-07-08T23:00:00Z30m

Steve and Rich have only four weeks to get the Bug ready for the Brighton Breeze event, but with the interior still to fit, can they make it in time?

Season Premiere

2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

2x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

2x01 Episode 1

  • 2007-11-06T00:00:00Z30m

Beetle Crisis revs up for a brand new series on Discovery Real Time. This time cameras enter the world of 'Race Shack' and its owner Conor La Grue as he brings modern performance ideas to classic VW restoration. Conor and his team are specialists in their field and 'Race Shack' is the premier tuning facility in the UK, providing measured performance for street strip and track cars. Their reputation attracts car owners and race teams from all over Europe to visit their one-of-a-kind facility. When the team are not working on customers' vehicles, Conor and his crew spend time on their own projects, putting in hundreds of extra hours as they breathe new life into these VW air-cooled classics. The series also features Conor's wife, Nicola who, when she is not helping run the business and look after the children, spends her time speeding around the race track in the 'Legends Series'. Featuring restoration, racing and engine building, there's still time to squeeze in interviews with Doug and Dee Berg from the legendary Gene Berg Enterprises, Ron Fleming and Greg Aronson from FAT Performance and Lenny Copp from West Coast Classics amongst many others!

2x02 Episode 2

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Conor LaGrue and the gang race to finish his 1966 Crew Cab in time for the Volks World show, while John King puts his 1954 Oval Beetle through a chemical dipping process

2x03 Episode 3

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Work begins on the 1971 Trekker that Conor LaGrue crashed, and John King flies to Los Angeles with Matty Walker to visit restorer Lenny Copp.

2x04 Episode 4

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Repair work continues on John King's 1954 Oval Beetle, and Conor LaGrue's wife proves that racing cars runs in the family.

2x05 Episode 5

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John King and Matty Walker visit the VW Classic show in Los Angeles, and a Beetle is prepared for painting.

2x06 Episode 6

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The floorpan of John King's car reacts to a coat of primer, and the team prepares a customer's Volkswagen Beetle, which is going to be driven down the Santa Pod drag strip.

2x07 Episode 7

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The team is too busy to work on the 1971 Trekker, and John King only has a month left to paint the shell of the Oval Beetle and do a full refit.

2x08 Episode 8

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Fitting the sunroof on the Oval Beetle proves difficult following John King's decision to chrome the vehicle's rails.

2x09 Episode 9

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A look at campervans to VW Beetles, plus John King prepares his bug for a show in Germany.

Season Finale

2x10 Episode 10

Season Finale

2x10 Episode 10

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The work of those seeking to preserve the iconic Volkswagen vehicles in Europe and America.

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