Mercedes Benz 280SL (Part 1)
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.
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Episode 2
Mercedes Benz 280SL (Part 2)
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
Lotus Esprit (Part 1)
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
Lotus Esprit (Part 2)
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
Fiat 500 (Part 1)
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
Fiat 500 (Part 2)
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
Land Rover Series III (Part 1)
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.
