Rescuing classic cars requires more than a love for the classics and a passion for restoration, as the diverse team involved in a new History TV Canada series shows.
Following the adventures of five car hunters, the program also features Langleysa国际传媒檚 Lee Brandt operating a crane in twisty terrain to locate and lift vintage cars, and .
The team is led by Matt Sager, a young car hunter who met Brandt after the latter posted an online advertisement to sell an old crane in Langley. sa国际传媒淭hat two-hour call at 9 p.m. changed my life,sa国际传媒� Brandt says.
As Sager explained his reasons for purchasing the crane, Brandt was moved by the passion, and was excited to join the team exploring the northern wilderness by air and land, and extracting forgotten vehicles.
A long-time Langley resident and former junior-hockey player, Brandt launched his career helping the City of Surrey relocate trees and electric poles. After the tree business grew, Brandt decided to upgrade his crane and thatsa国际传媒檚 when he posted an advertisement to sell his old machine.
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As an expert car lifter, Brandtsa国际传媒檚 role in the team is to lift a car with minimal damage and save the already rusted parts from getting wrecked.
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Though the team explored B.Csa国际传媒檚 north, Sager says the Langley community has always surprised him with their love for .
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Lost Car Rescue is produced by Boat Rockersa国际传媒檚 Proper Television in association with Corus Studios for History Network.
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