In our "throw away" society we are losing the old and valuable. The irreplaceable is being replaced. Masterpieces of functional art, created to enrich our lives, are being cut up, torn down, or simply disappear from neglect. “ULTIMATE RESTORATIONS” follows the driven visionaries who who put it all on the line to save these icons.
Beginning with the daunting -- some considered it impossible -- restoration of the 105 year-old, 136 foot "CANGARDA", the last Victorian steam yacht left in the world, requiring skills that disappeared 100 years ago, Bob McNeil and the team from Rutherford's Boat Shop are making history.
Sierra #3 is the most famous and beloved steam locomotive in America. Her restoration brings Bob back into the world of steam, and the comparisons with his own “Cangarda” are compelling to watch.
Currently in production, we join Bob at the restoration of the world’s largest musical instrument, the Atlantic City Convention Hall’s 1929 Midmer-Losh pipe organ. With over 36,000 pipes the task is overwhelming, and takes us back in time when nothing but the biggest was ever the best.
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From managed forests in Guatemala, where Bob goes to an undisclosed location to find rare mahogany for his next project, to the long hidden, and universally acknowledged “most beautiful carousel ever built”, “ULTIMATE RESTORATIONS” captures the thrill of discovery, the amazing “how-to”s of the restorations, and the real-life drama as each project struggles back to life.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT...they gamble to save our past before it is lost forever!