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Salvage Squad Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2002 - 2002
Episode 1
Steamroller
Lee Hurst presents as a team of mechanical wizards take up the challenge to restore a 1923 Aveling and Porter steamroller in just 10 days. The remains have been stored in the back of a shed in several hundred rusting pieces weighing up to two tonnes.
Episode 2
Centurion Tank
The team get to grips with the restoration of a 50-tonne 1949 Centurion tank as presenter Lee Hurst reveals the working life of this remarkable piece of machinery.
Episode 3
Bristol Car
The team attempt to restore a classic car, a rare 1962 hand-made Bristol, into an impressive showpiece for the Owners Club rally.
Episode 4
Gyroplane
Lee Hurst and the team try to restore a gyroplane discovered in a Manchester garage. A race against the clock gets under way to return it to its former glory in time for an air show - but with only two weeks to go, it's going to be a tall order to get the defunct machine flying again.
Episode 5
Steamboat
Lee Hurst and his trusty team of renovators attempt to restore a 1921 steamboat that has been rotting in a Warwickshire field for the past 10 years. Unfortunately, there is only one week available to achieve this huge task, otherwise they will miss the Lake Windermere Steamboat rally - the most prestigious event of its kind.
Episode 6
Fire Engine
Lee Hurst presents the vehicle restoration challenge as the team attempt to fix a 1939 wartime fire engine discovered in a Northamptonshire barn. Believed to be one of only 10 such machines ever constructed, it is thought to have been used during the Coventry blitz - quite an achievement for a vehicle made of wood.
Episode 7
Stolly
Lee Hurst presents another restoration challenge as Claire, Jerry and Axel are handed the task of restoring an Alvis Stalwart amphibious truck to its former glory. Once the wonder wagon of the British Army, this 15-ton giant is now riddled with holes, but the team are confident they will have it floating again - if Lee can track down spare parts that have not been made for 20 years.
Episode 8
Racing Car
A classic 1969 British Lola T142 racing car left to gather dust and rust in a Leicester garage provides the latest restoration project for Lee Hurst and his team. Claire, Jerry and Axel set out to return the Formula 5000 machine to its former glory in time for a rubber-burning display at Mallory Park in front of its delighted owner.
Episode 9
Thames Sailing Barge
Lee Hurst and his team attempt to restore a defunct 90ft-long Thames sailing barge to its former glory in just one month, in preparation for the first race of the year.
Episode 10
Gipsy Moth
Presenter Lee Hurst and the squad are challenged to restore a badly damaged and extremely rare Gipsy Moth biplane to its former glory after 30 years as a wreck.
