TV season
2008-10-28
Episode 1
2008-10-28 • 45 min
Like all presenters of car shows, Mike Brewer and Edd China are never knowingly understated, but these guys do have real skills. Mike buys classic cars and Edd restores them, starting this week with a Mercedes SL. Detailed and fun and with a cameo by Jurgen the German, the only drawback is that it takes two instalments to tell the story of each car.
Episode 2
2008-10-28 • 45 min
Mike Brewer joins forces with top mechanic Edd China to put second-hand cars back on the road. Edd fits a new set of wheels to the Mercedes 280SL, before Mike tries to flog it for a healthy profit.
Episode 3
2008-11-08 • 45 min
Mike has a budget of £5,000 to buy a Lotus Esprit, and finds one without an MOT - which could be a big risk. Edd starts by ripping out the interior and the engine.
Episode 4
2008-11-08 • 45 min
Mike has a budget of £5,000 to buy a Lotus Esprit, and finds one without an MOT - which could be a big risk. Edd starts by ripping out the interior and the engine.
Episode 5
2008-11-15 • 45 min
Mike heads for Turin to try and buy a Fiat 500. The problem being that the only way to get it back to the UK is to drive it. Will the little car make it?
Episode 6
2008-11-15 • 45 min
The 1971 Fiat 500 finally makes it back to Blighty - with the help of a trailer - and Edd gets to work giving the car a complete respray before the boys try to sell it.
Episode 7
2008-11-18 • 45 min
After a nervous test drive Mike plumps for a 1981 Series III Land Rover to buy and do up. Edd and him decide to do an LPG conversion on the old warhorse.
Episode 8
2008-11-18 • 45 min
The 1981 Series III Landrover that Mike bought is coming up for its new MOT and the boys are nervous - but they take it for a good test drive before getting it ready for sale.
Episode 9
2008-11-25 • 45 min
Mike heads for Dijon, France to try and buy a bargain Citroen DS. After a struggle he manages to get his hands on one and heads back to the UK for Edd to have a look at it.
Episode 10
2008-11-25 • 45 min
The Citroen DS's suspension has turned out to be a nightmare and Edd has a hard time with it. Plus Mike has to search for a new interior. Will the boys be able to turn a profit?
Episode 11
2008-12-06 • 45 min
Mike has £5000 to buy a Rolls Royce. But when he's offered a 1984 Bentley Mulsanne Turbo he takes a chance, much to the dismay of Edd when he sees the paintwork.
Episode 12
2008-12-06 • 45 min
The disastrous paintwork on the 1984 Bentley Mulsanne Turbo is proving a problem for Edd. Will it be up to scratch when Mike tries to sell it on?
