'Mike Brewer’s World of Cars' to premiere this month on Discovery Channel

MANILA: Car aficionados will get an exceptional treat with the upcoming premiere of the series “Mike Brewer’s World of Cars” on October 15 (Thursday at 9 p.m.) on Discovery Channel.

Audiences will have the opportunity to discover various aspects of the motoring world with English TV presenter and auto trader Mike Brewer as he tries to reconstruct iconic vehicles and rescue them from being thrown away.

For Brewer, viewers can expect an array of personalities from the motoring industry along with a wide range of fascinating vintage cars.

Brewer shares his experiences with lowrider culture, which he tackles in one episode. “Most people would think that members of the lowrider culture in Los Angeles are threatening but they were actually the most loving, wonderful, family-oriented people I’ve ever met,” he said.

As suggested by the term, lowriders refer to altered vehicles with expanded bodies that just barely graze the road. Other distinguishing features of lowriders include luxurious interior designs, multi-layered lacquered work, and custom wheels.

The Latino community members made lowriders known during the mid-1900s to openly display their heritage in an entertaining and lively form.

In addition to restoring a lowrider from Los Angeles, Brewer was able to save a 1960 Mini from England and a hot rod from the Mojave Desert in California.

Brewer added, “I got to speak with Gene Winfield, a 94-year-old artisan who still twists and bends metal and makes amazing hot rods. I also went all the way over to England where a 1960 Mini body shell was being made with the original factory machinery today as a brand new body shell.”

Drag race cars for those who are looking for speed,  and monster trucks for those who choose high metal hunks, are also featured in the show.

“Mike Brewer’s World of Cars” can also be viewed on Destiny Cable Channel 56, Cignal TV Channel 140, and Sky Cable Channel 39.

Photos from Discovery Channel

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