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Shed & Buried Classic Cars Season 3 Episode 1
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00:00What do you think, Fuzz?
00:06I think those are interesting pants. I can't understand why I've been banned from wearing white pants.
00:12I haven't banned you.
00:13You have?
00:14It's just, well, no, it's just that they're very visible.
00:17Yeah, I've had to wear red ones today.
00:19That's all right.
00:20And now I've had to buy a pack of six.
00:23Black ones?
00:24Not necessarily black. I've gone for something else.
00:27Have you?
00:28Multicoloured.
00:29I'll go and sort myself out. A bit thrutched up.
00:32Blimey.
00:33That's a look I'm never going to forget.
00:37We're back.
00:38Oh, I'm loving this.
00:39Scouring Britain's sheds for classic cars.
00:42A thing of beauty.
00:43Proper special.
00:44Quintessential Brits.
00:46That's nice.
00:47A Lee Francis.
00:48American icons.
00:50Look at the amount of chrome on the front there.
00:53And Continental Curios.
00:55That is a Lancia Aprilia.
00:57We're going to buy them.
00:59Thank you so much.
01:00Fantastic, Ludo.
01:01Sort them.
01:02It's the sunroof.
01:03No, please, I'm getting out now.
01:05Drive them.
01:06And sell them for a tidy profit.
01:09Are we really the money?
01:11This is shed and buried classic cars.
01:19We're on our way to East Yorkshire to meet classic car enthusiast and dealer Chris.
01:24What do we like Land Rovers?
01:27They're uncomfortable.
01:28They're hot.
01:29They go really slowly.
01:31All of the above.
01:33I know.
01:34Terrible, isn't it?
01:35No, I love it.
01:36I think it's a great thing.
01:37And I'm happy to spend that extra hour or two on the journey because, well, I get to hear all of your wonderful stories.
01:47Again.
01:48Again.
01:49Again.
01:50Again.
01:51Again.
01:52So, look, we're going to go and see Chris.
01:54Yes, we're going to see Chris.
01:56All right.
01:57Okay, Chris.
01:58And where does Chris hang?
01:59Okay, so Chris is near to Ghoul.
02:01And...
02:02Well, as in...
02:04No.
02:05No.
02:06G-double-O-L-E.
02:07They're two different sorts of Ghouls.
02:08Oh, okay.
02:09All right.
02:10So, Chris is up near Ghoul.
02:11Okay.
02:12And...
02:13Yeah, he's got a shed full of...
02:14He's got a shed full of lovely classic cars, but also some bikes and accoutrement.
02:21Oh, I love the idea of accoutrement.
02:24He's got a lot.
02:26Absolutely got it all, that fella.
02:31Whether we come back with a Phantom, a Silver Ghost, or an even more haunting car, who knows?
02:37But Chris is Yard in Ghoul.
02:40Here we come.
02:46Tell us about this place, then.
02:48Yeah, I've been here for 20 years.
02:50So, is there a speciality for you, or a love for you, in particular, or not?
02:54No.
02:55No?
02:56We're just, like, everything.
02:57Do you?
02:58How did you get into it, then?
02:59I've been into cars since...
03:00Well, I've been into car jobs since I was 16.
03:02Oh, right, okay.
03:03Yeah.
03:04And I know you like to keep stuff, but is everything for sale?
03:06Everything that's not already sold.
03:08Oh, okay.
03:09We'll have a little rummage.
03:10Yeah.
03:11Might call you in on something we need some more info on, etc.
03:13Yep.
03:14But in the meantime, nice tea, mate.
03:17I can tell I'm in Yorkshire.
03:18Do you know what I mean?
03:19I've finished mine already.
03:20You've finished yours already.
03:21Very lovely.
03:22Hey, Chris, look, we'll see you in, well, very shortly, mate.
03:24All right.
03:25Thanks, mate.
03:26Cheers, Chris.
03:27Let's just start here, shall we?
03:28Come on in, yeah.
03:29Thanks, Chris.
03:30What's this?
03:31Now, this is...
03:32Is it a Humber Sceptre?
03:33I think they're sceptres.
03:34Hold on.
03:35Is it still a Sceptre?
03:36I can't remember.
03:37Just read here.
03:38Humber.
03:39Humber was one of Britain's leading automotive brands until it was acquired by the much bigger
03:46Roots Group in 1928.
03:49They kept the name, but by the 1960s, Humber's like this Sceptre were essentially copies of
03:55other cars in the Roots Group's range.
03:59This is based on the Arrow series of Roots cars.
04:02So, there was the Minx, the Hilmer Minx.
04:05Yeah, Hilmer Minx.
04:06There was the Singer Vogue, I think it was.
04:08Oh, yeah, okay.
04:09Do they rust as badly as Singer Vogues?
04:11Well, yeah, they're all the same thing, really.
04:13Oh, right, okay.
04:14So, they were all...
04:15All the different manufacturers appealed to different parts of the market.
04:18Right.
04:19So, the Humber's were sort of like slightly more executive, slightly more well-to-do.
04:23Oh, right.
04:24And are these collectible, Fazer?
04:25There are enthusiasts of these cars, but...
04:28Oh, that doesn't sound good.
04:29No.
04:30They've never been sort of on par with your sort of Ford Cortinas and escorts and stuff like
04:36that.
04:37It's nice, though.
04:38It's nice to see it.
04:39And funnily enough, for some strange reason, I had a dream about one of these cars.
04:44Yeah, no, I don't want to go there, mate.
04:45I know about your dreams.
04:46Let's go in here.
04:49Chris's first garage is a hoarder's heaven, with bikes, novelty vehicles, and vintage signage.
04:58It's easy to get distracted.
05:01Oh, wow.
05:02Look at that.
05:03It's an old Fry's chocolate.
05:04Yeah, yeah.
05:05Okay, I'm going to try that.
05:06You ready?
05:07Yeah.
05:08Desperation.
05:09Pacification.
05:10Yeah.
05:11Expectation.
05:13Acclimation.
05:14Realisation.
05:15With a chocolatey mouth.
05:20Hey, look, this Suzuki's nice, GP100, but it looks in pretty good order at first glance.
05:26Yeah.
05:27Well, there you go.
05:28That could be a nice little accoutrement.
05:30Hey, Henry, there's something you've always said you...
05:35Golden balls?
05:36For a pawn shop?
05:37Yes, exactly.
05:38Shall we have that outside the garage?
05:41Outside the garage?
05:42Yeah.
05:43How cool is that?
05:44Yeah.
05:45Look, there are...
05:46Three more balls.
05:47Three more balls over there that are possibly dead, but these ones might come a little cheaper
05:51because I think they need a little lick of paint.
05:53Hey, do you know what?
05:54If there's one thing I've got, it's plenty of gold spray paint.
05:56There you go.
05:57I love it.
05:58I think those should hang on our shed.
06:01Yeah.
06:02What do you reckon, mate?
06:03I think that would be great.
06:04That's hilarious.
06:05Yeah.
06:07Back outside.
06:08Time to return to the cars.
06:13Now then, I've never seen one of these.
06:15Now, this is quite a rare car.
06:17This is a Riley Pathfinder.
06:18Pathfinder?
06:19Yeah, rather unfairly or unkindly nicknamed Riley Ditchfinders because apparently they
06:26had one or two handling quirks.
06:29But this is where, you know what people say about a ditch finder?
06:32Yeah.
06:33This is kind of where that phrase came from.
06:35That's rather nice.
06:36It is.
06:37It's nice and it's low, it's sleek and it's got a very, very plain sided body.
06:43I like that.
06:44So, I think as a design, it's a beautiful thing.
06:47But I would, on the face of it, say that this is probably a slight project too far.
06:54Okay, alright.
06:58But inside the marquee next door, there's another classic in better looking condition.
07:05That's nice.
07:06A Lee Francis.
07:07Yeah, now look, from Coventry.
07:13Like Humber and Riley, Lee Francis was a Midlands-based company which started off building bicycles before branching out into cars.
07:22The Lee Francis 14 first appeared in the late 1940s.
07:27Fewer than 1,500 were sold, but today they're popular with collectors.
07:33Shall we have a look under the bonnet?
07:35Oh, okay.
07:36Oh, look at that.
07:37That's quite nice, isn't it?
07:38That is very nice.
07:39Now, that is a twin cam.
07:41I wonder if it has anything to do, and it may well have something to do, with the earlier Riley engines that were twin cam as well.
07:49Now, that is nice though, isn't it?
07:50Oh, look, right.
07:51You've seen enough now.
07:52It looks good.
07:53There's new HT leads.
07:54Someone must have looked after it.
07:56There you go.
07:58The interior is just as classy.
08:01Oh, that's pretty lovely.
08:03There we are.
08:04Isn't it?
08:05Leathery, green and cracked.
08:07Yeah, it's rather like me.
08:09I'm glad that you said that.
08:11Before I start bemoaning the size of my pot, there's plenty more to see.
08:21In his bike shed, he's got a pair of Kawasaki's and a rather more shiny Royal Enfield.
08:28Very desirable, I reckon.
08:30Yeah, I like it a lot.
08:31I think that's very cool.
08:32Rather sweet.
08:33It doesn't look like there's much to do to it.
08:34No.
08:35Which is even better.
08:36Yeah, that's true.
08:37Oh, how do you fancy a fiberglass Bedford CA with probably a little 50cc engine in the back?
08:45Is that the car we're going to get today?
08:47Well, it could be.
08:48I mean, it'd be an easy fix, really.
08:50It could just be a little bit of accoutrement.
08:52Okay, moving on.
08:53And in his main yard, he's got another post-war British classic.
09:02This is a Jowett Javelin.
09:04A Jowett Javelin?
09:06Yeah, built in Bradford.
09:07Oh, okay.
09:08Can't say that about many cars.
09:09No.
09:10These cars were pretty quick in their day.
09:12Were they?
09:13Yeah, they were well thought of, really.
09:15Well, were they?
09:16It was rather nice, wasn't it?
09:17Yeah.
09:18Huh?
09:19And leaving the British theme for a moment, a 1920s Dodge Saloon.
09:26Now, here's something absolutely on the money for you.
09:31Because you always like to dodge work.
09:33And this is a Dodge, a Canadian Dodge.
09:36Can I just say something?
09:37Yeah.
09:38People over the years have called me cordless.
09:41Cordless?
09:42Yeah.
09:43Because I can last about two hours, then I'll run out of energy.
09:46It's not for me, really.
09:48But anyway, there you go.
09:49No.
09:50Well, I'll tell you why.
09:51I prefer the Lee Francis, personally.
09:53What else?
09:54Jowett Javelin.
09:55What's it called?
09:56Jowett Javelin.
09:57That's nice.
09:58Think about some of the smaller bits and bobs that are around.
10:00There's the Royal Enfield.
10:01Yeah, the chocolate sign.
10:03Chocolate sign.
10:04Yeah.
10:05Hey, look, there's a lot to talk about.
10:06Yeah.
10:07I think there are.
10:08I mean, we could ask about that Riley Pathfinder as well.
10:10Yeah, okay.
10:11We'll find out about that.
10:12Yeah.
10:13Oh!
10:14Gold balls.
10:15Oh, yeah.
10:16Don't forget them.
10:17Let's go see them.
10:18Come on, golden balls.
10:24Shall we just crack off, just get a sighting lap of some prices?
10:27Yeah.
10:28Tell me about the Lee Francis over there.
10:30That would be...
10:31I could do it for 5,000.
10:33Okay.
10:34Okay.
10:35And it's a runner?
10:36Yeah, rooms.
10:37And there was a Jowett Javelin as well, Chris.
10:39Yeah, that's up and running and that's 6,000.
10:42And...
10:43Riley Pathfinder?
10:44What?
10:45Pathfinder would be...
10:46I could probably do it for 5.
10:48Okay.
10:49There was a Fry's chocolate...
10:51Chocolate sign.
10:52That would be 1,000 pound.
10:53Right, okay.
10:54Okay, yeah.
10:55There's a...
10:56It looks like a kid's Bedford CA little plastic fiberglass thing.
11:00Yeah, that's 350.
11:01There's some pawnbrokers, gold balls and bracketry.
11:06Yep.
11:07How much is that?
11:08Yeah, 300 pound.
11:10Okay.
11:11What happens if we went Lee Francis, gold balls...
11:18Yeah.
11:19Yep.
11:20Model comma CA, if we can get it out.
11:22Bedford.
11:23Whatever.
11:24Yeah.
11:25That's 350.
11:26So that, in total, would be looking at 5,650.
11:30And we could call that...
11:345,4.
11:35We're up in Yorkshire with Chris and his amazing collection of classic cars.
11:52We've bid 5,400 pounds on a rare Lee Francis saloon and some unusual accoutrement.
12:00Oh.
12:035,450.
12:04Cool.
12:06Well done, mate.
12:07Cheers.
12:08This is very good news.
12:09Excellent.
12:10Chris, I've got to tell you, I could have spent a great deal more if only I had had it.
12:19Two days later, our trio of treasures arrive.
12:26I think we've done pretty well.
12:28It's a shame Alan's scared of the sunshine.
12:30It is.
12:32I don't know where he is.
12:33Look, what do you reckon?
12:35I've never heard of it before.
12:36What?
12:37Lee Francis?
12:38Lee Francis.
12:39Hold on, Lee Francis used to make motorcycles as well.
12:41What CC are they?
12:42I don't know.
12:43Anyway, look, all I know is we've got ourselves a green...
12:47Yes.
12:48Lee Francis.
12:49Known for short as Leafs.
12:51This is a leaf green leaf.
12:54And the interior is quite nice.
12:56It's a nice sort of deep green interior.
12:59And what about old golden balls?
13:01Well, yes, those.
13:02Do you know I quite like this?
13:04Do you know what they are?
13:05Yeah, they're a pawnbroker's sign.
13:07Okay, but I don't know why a pawnbroker's, why do they have three golden balls?
13:12Apparently, they represent three sacks of gold.
13:16Okay.
13:17And that's what that signifies.
13:18Hence, they signify three balls.
13:20Yes, exactly.
13:21Or three bags of...
13:22Three sacks of gold.
13:23Oh, okay.
13:24Alright.
13:25Well, look, I just thought we'd do that up.
13:26Yeah?
13:27Paint it gold.
13:28And we may, seeing as we are sort of pawnbrokers in a way,
13:31may adorn one of the sheds with those,
13:33because I think they're quite fun.
13:34I've never seen one before.
13:35Can I leave a motorbike with you and you give me a million pounds,
13:38and then I'll come and collect it later on?
13:40Oh, what a great idea.
13:44Moving on to a different sort of fantasy.
13:47It's a Bedford CA van.
13:49Oh, I see.
13:50In probably vacuum moulded plastic of some sort,
13:54with a small petrol engine underneath.
13:57Oh, it's petrol.
13:58I thought it'd be electric.
13:59Oh, no, no, no.
14:00This is petrol, sir.
14:01This is everything you could wish for.
14:02It is.
14:03So, I think we've got three quite nice and very eclectic items.
14:06Being serious, I do quite like the car.
14:09I imagine that's going to be quite luxurious and a nice trip out.
14:12I'm going to think of a most wonderful trip out in that for us all.
14:16Yeah?
14:17I quite fancy a picnic.
14:18Yeah, it is a picnic car, isn't it?
14:20All right.
14:21You know, a flask of tea, sandwiches, gluten-free.
14:24All right.
14:25We will fettle it, get it running nicely,
14:28and then we will go for a picnic.
14:31Lovely.
14:34Now, Chris told us that the car does run.
14:37So, without further ado, we fuel her up and set off for a quick shakedown run.
14:42No question it goes, but acceleration is a problem.
14:49Right, we've got an intermittent running fort here.
14:54Yeah.
14:55That's it, man.
14:57You've just got to get the revs up in first.
15:00Well, it's a strange problem, that.
15:03What is it?
15:04It might be...
15:06I don't know.
15:07I think it's some sort of issue with the carburettor, possibly with the float.
15:11Looks like we might have to do a bit of carburettor stripping, but we'll save that pleasure for tomorrow.
15:26Next day, Fuzz goes straight under the bonnet and spots something.
15:32We've got our fuel pipes here.
15:34Oh, look at those.
15:35Yeah.
15:36Oh, mate.
15:37This is a problem with modern fuels and, dare I say, with old hoses as well.
15:44Modern fuel is 90% petrol, 10% ethanol.
15:48Not so good for old engines.
15:51This is cracking.
15:52Oh, okay.
15:53So, what, the ethanol does that?
15:54Well, it may do, but it...
15:56This is very old as well.
15:57I think this is just old as well.
15:58So, I think what we need to do is replace this hose because...
16:03Well, I've got some hoses there.
16:04Yeah.
16:05Oh, okay.
16:06Take that off.
16:07Get the top off the carburettor.
16:08See if we can make some small adjustments there.
16:10Put it back together and see where we're at.
16:12Happy days.
16:13Can I just say, this is a voyage of discovery.
16:15It is, yeah.
16:16A voyage of discovery that Alan Millard will be joining us in a minute for.
16:19He apologises for yesterday and says he's a bit numb this morning, but he's coming in.
16:24I don't quite know what happened to him.
16:25Oh.
16:26Oh, dear.
16:27Yeah.
16:28Hope it's the dentist and nothing else.
16:31Ten minutes later, Alan makes an unhappy late entrance.
16:37Mr. Numb's arrived.
16:38Ah, Mr. Numbness.
16:39Oh, there we go.
16:40Now, look, can I just...
16:41Blubber lips.
16:42Blubber lips?
16:43Blubber lips.
16:44Oh, it was to do with the dentist.
16:45If I dribble, please let me know.
16:47So, what's happened to it then?
16:48The teeth broke off.
16:49Oh, right.
16:50So, I don't have a crown.
16:51Oh, OK.
16:52It is unusual though, Alan being a bit lippy.
16:53I know.
16:55Just the right time, Alan, because I've just got some really important phone calls to
16:59make.
17:00You know, just got to get that float bowl out.
17:05While me and Jelly make important calls and contemplate the state of my paddock, our
17:10engine whisperers get busy.
17:13First, they strip the carburettor.
17:15But, in fact, it looks pretty clean.
17:19The carburettor, I would suggest, is actually new.
17:24Ben Fuzz replaces the damaged fuel hose and fits a new vacuum hose for good measure.
17:33Hopefully, we're sign-sealed and delivered here, but let's just put the air filter back
17:38on.
17:41I love your confidence, Fuzz.
17:44Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
17:50Oh, it's running.
17:51Sounds nice.
17:54Two of the four cylinders, though, are only working intermittently.
17:58I think it's on four now.
18:01Yeah.
18:02And then, as soon as it's dropped down, it goes on two.
18:05Did you ever get the spark plugs?
18:07Yeah, let's get those out.
18:08Yeah.
18:09Have a check of those.
18:10That sounds fantastic, no?
18:11It chimes in on four, but it seems to be idling on two.
18:13Yeah.
18:14Is it?
18:15It might be a dodgy spark plug.
18:16I mean, much as you've disturbed my snooze, me and the Bean.
18:19We're nearly there.
18:20Sounds good.
18:21Right, we're going to get the spark plugs out, give them a clean, or inspect them, give
18:24them a clean and see what happens.
18:25I'll get a plug spanner.
18:26All right.
18:27Okay, cool.
18:28Dirty spark plugs are the obvious problem, but cleaning them makes no difference.
18:34No.
18:35No spark at all.
18:37I've been quite happily snoozing with the dog on the grass.
18:40Yeah.
18:41Right?
18:42When I was conscious, the last thing I heard was that, yeah, it's running on four.
18:46It runs on four above a certain RPM.
18:47Yeah.
18:48Below a certain RPM, it runs on two.
18:51Oh, right.
18:52Hmm.
18:53Shall I go back to bed, then?
18:54You don't lie down.
18:55We'll wake you up when we're ready.
18:59The original ignition has been replaced with a modern electronic system with a distributor
19:04at its heart, but that needs to be precisely configured.
19:10What I'm going to do is just loosen this off here and see if we've got any adjustments available
19:15to us.
19:16So our problem is our gap between this pickup here and a rotating magnet.
19:22Called the flux gap.
19:23Yeah, and that gap is the flux gap.
19:26So what we need to do is lessen that by adjusting this one and this one.
19:31Push that in and we should be fine.
19:34So.
19:35Okay.
19:36Rotor on back on.
19:37Let's put the cap back on.
19:38Right.
19:39Should we give it a go?
19:41That's it.
19:42There we are.
19:43That's it.
19:44Yep.
19:45That's it.
19:46Perfect.
19:47The flux gap is critical.
19:48That was quite a massive gap.
19:49It was like a millimetre at least.
19:50Yeah, that's right.
19:51So we've narrowed that.
19:52So now.
19:53It's getting the signal.
19:54It's getting the signal.
19:55I think this is it, chaps.
19:56I think we're there.
19:57I think you've done it.
19:58So the engine problem is sorted.
20:02But the test ride also revealed another issue.
20:05The driver's seat is knackered and won't stay straight.
20:08What's wrong with it?
20:09That bit's detached from there.
20:10That bit should be in here.
20:11Oh, God, really?
20:12Yeah.
20:13Well, I can feel tea coming on.
20:14Can I use it?
20:15Yes, definitely, yes.
20:16Come on.
20:17Once they've ground down the rough edges and found some filler, they get ready for surgery.
20:31So this piece here should slide in nicely for the gap.
20:34There we go.
20:35And we can weld around to the top tube and to the bottom tube.
20:42Alan uses a heavy-duty MIG welder to fix the metal filler in position.
20:48As the other seat cushion is still in place, they leave the whole assembly in a tray of water.
20:55So we've not set everything alight.
20:57So what we can do now is take the strap off and see if it holds.
21:02Hey, look at that.
21:03There we go.
21:04Really good.
21:05We are locked in position.
21:11The proof of the pudding, or padding in this case, is what happens when it goes back in.
21:17Fuzz refits the seat and assumes the position.
21:21Okay, careful.
21:22Carefully in.
21:23There's a lot of leverage on that weld.
21:24Right, well.
21:25Now that the leverage is in, how are we doing?
21:29It seems to be okay, isn't it?
21:30Yeah, it's holding.
21:31You need to put the seat back a bit.
21:32Yeah.
21:33There we go.
21:34That's good.
21:35That's good, isn't it?
21:36That's perfect.
21:37Now, it's the correct driving position instead of being lying back like that.
21:43All there remains to do is to take the Lee Francis to our very own hand car wash.
21:54I can't reach the middle of the roof.
21:55I'm too short.
21:56I can't reach the middle of the roof.
21:57I'm too short.
21:59We jet wash most of our vehicles these days, but a venerable old gent like this deserves
22:04some more personal service.
22:10Squeaky green.
22:19It's a ten-footer.
22:20What?
22:21How do you mean it's a ten-footer?
22:22Brilliant.
22:23Ten foot away.
22:24Yeah.
22:25No, no, I'm sorry.
22:26I'm what?
22:27Three foot away.
22:28I think it's all right.
22:2974 years old.
22:30Yeah, 74 years old.
22:31I have to tell you, if you'd given the three of us or four of us a clean, you would have
22:35found some blemishes, wouldn't you?
22:40So the Lee Francis is looking great.
22:42All it needs is a proper road trip to check everything's running smoothly.
22:48As for our other purchases, the balls and the Bedford, will restoring them be kids' play
22:53or will they have challenges of their own?
22:59We've just had a great day with our Lee Francis, sorting a few engine niggles.
23:16Oh man, you lot are geniuses.
23:17It's the three geniuses and the stooge.
23:22But overnight showers have revealed an unexpected problem.
23:29Okay, now then, Fuzz and I have discovered, while it's been outside, a small leak.
23:38Yep.
23:39Yeah, there's a little puddle.
23:40Yeah.
23:41So, this is Joe, who we all know and love and has been my PA for 20 years.
23:46Yeah?
23:47Yeah.
23:48But she has volunteered herself very, very quickly for this job.
23:52All right.
23:53So what we're going to do, here we have four shower caps.
23:59Okay.
24:00Which one would you like, Al?
24:01I like the pineapple.
24:02Okay, you can have the pineapple.
24:03Now, there's a nice little 80-year-old's queue on that pattern.
24:06I'll have that one, then.
24:07All right, mate.
24:08Would you like this one or that one?
24:09I'll go for the pineapple, please.
24:10Okey-cokey.
24:11Yeah.
24:12So what we're going to do is remove our hats.
24:14You're obviously expecting us to get wet.
24:17Now I know what you looked like in 1964.
24:20Yeah.
24:21What, was a baby?
24:22Yeah.
24:23Joe is going to basically turn the hose on.
24:26He's going to hose us down.
24:27Pretend it's raining and see where it leaks.
24:30Good luck.
24:31Well, let's pile in and then you can have Beano in the back there.
24:36Go on, Bean.
24:42Come on, quickly.
24:44All right.
24:45Oh, God!
24:48Oh, God!
24:49There's no leaks there.
24:50Are you sure you weren't imagining it?
24:52I first saw the water.
24:53I did, yeah.
24:54That's it.
24:55That's exactly.
24:56Well, I can see little stains as well.
24:58I think that might be...
24:59Oh, my God!
25:01Oh, my God!
25:02Oh, my God!
25:05It's the sunroof!
25:06It's the sunroof!
25:07Oh!
25:08Oh!
25:09Oh!
25:10Okay, at least we know now that's where the leak's happening, lads.
25:13Yeah, it's a proper leak.
25:14No, please, I'm getting out now.
25:15That's it.
25:16Stop!
25:18Oh!
25:19Oh!
25:20Let me out!
25:23That's it.
25:24Oh, nice and dry.
25:26Oh, dear, dear, dear.
25:29Well, our test experiment has worked.
25:31Joe loved it, didn't you?
25:33Yeah, it's great fun.
25:34Go on, get back in.
25:35I'll do it again.
25:37There we go.
25:38There it is.
25:39Look at that.
25:40The hole's blocked.
25:41The drain hole in the guttering here is blocked, so this is filled up and then spilt over into
25:45the car.
25:46Oh, good.
25:47Oh, yeah.
25:48It should come out here.
25:49See this here?
25:50It should come out there.
25:51Oh, right.
25:52But it's not.
25:53As much as I'm a little bit damp, that's the way.
25:56Unblock that vent hole, right?
25:57Exactly.
25:58Yes.
25:59All right, let's unblock it.
26:00Ripper!
26:03Alan unravels a coat hanger and turns Dinerod man.
26:08Right, I'm going to try this piece of wire and poke it down the hole.
26:10It should be in the corner.
26:11Yeah.
26:12If I could put...
26:13There it is, there it is.
26:14There you go.
26:15Oh, there's water coming out.
26:16Hey!
26:17There you go, look.
26:18Oh, yeah, it's coming out.
26:19Yeah, look, it's gushing.
26:20Excellent bit of rotting there.
26:21That's what you call an easy fix, isn't it?
26:22Yeah.
26:29Next day, we move on to our other, er, purchases.
26:34Alan and Fuzz take on the Bedford.
26:37Gear for probably five or ten miles an hour max.
26:40That's great.
26:42While me and Skid are on the unmentionables.
26:45We've got to get through this without saying anything.
26:49I mean, cos the jokes are...
26:51There are millions of them, aren't there?
26:53There are.
26:54Now, what colour do you think we should spray our balls?
26:57Matte.
27:01If our problem is verbal, Alan and Fuzz's is strictly mechanical.
27:07It's been very crudely extended, hasn't it, its wheelbase?
27:09It has, yeah.
27:10So, you can see that it's made from probably a child's motorised go-kart.
27:14Yeah.
27:15Which has been chopped off here and there, and then extended by putting in a bit of additional
27:22tube which has just been welded in, like so.
27:24First task, extend the brake cable by attaching an extra section.
27:31Turning, I'm going to operate the brake?
27:33Yeah.
27:34Yeah, that's a solid.
27:35Excellent.
27:36Now I've got a fully operational brake.
27:39Second task, fit a kill switch for the engine.
27:42Once we've started it on the pull cord, if it does start...
27:46Especially if it shoots off on its own.
27:47Yeah, exactly.
27:48If we want to be able to flick a switch and switch it off.
27:52After twisting the wires together, using a clever little restoration hack...
27:57Here's our wires, and if we put them into the drill...
28:05So that is a great way of joining the wires.
28:12They fit and label the switch.
28:14Here we go.
28:15Run.
28:17Top up the helpfully placed tank.
28:19It's not a very good design, is it?
28:21And then, tug the starter cord.
28:27If you think this sounds a bit like a chainsaw, you'd be right.
28:30Because that's where the engine comes from.
28:34Perfect. Try to kill the switch.
28:35Yeah, kill switch.
28:37Perfect.
28:38Everything works.
28:39That's a proper result, isn't it?
28:44Back at the other end of the yard, we've washed...
28:48Dried...
28:49Dried...
28:51Sanded...
28:52And rattle-canned our pawnbroker's balls.
28:58That's almost looking professional.
29:02Oh, yeah, man. This is going to be great.
29:08Last task is to check how they hang.
29:11So when our two engine whisperers come free...
29:15And the wife turns up...
29:18Look, I'm sorry.
29:19What is that? What's going on?
29:21Balls. We have golden balls.
29:22I can see you've got golden balls, but where are they going?
29:27Henry, would you...
29:29I'm just trying to explain to my wife.
29:30Henry is opening up pawnbrokers for all the motorcycles.
29:32Actually, that's not a bad idea.
29:33That's a good idea.
29:37Jelly is equally fascinated.
29:42Oh, that's lovely.
29:44They're quite fun.
29:45Just think in a storm, we can hear them clanking.
29:48Only problem, they're a bit close to the door.
29:50Do you want to see your door functionality now?
29:54No, the door functionality is fine. We'll leave it.
29:56It's not that far, is it?
29:57It's all right. It'll just scuff it up.
29:59At least you can go like that.
30:00Yeah, that's fine.
30:01It's fine.
30:02There we are.
30:03You lot can restore the most amazing engines,
30:05but you can't put up a few balls, honestly.
30:08Restoring my life, darling.
30:09Well, when you get to 60, that's what happens.
30:11I know. Well, you've been married to me for 25 years this year.
30:14You understand these things.
30:15You've done some fabulous things, amazing restorations,
30:17but this is causing an issue.
30:21Before it all goes pear-shaped,
30:23Fuzz puts in the final screws.
30:27Jelly and Janie flee.
30:30And we stand back to admire.
30:34I find them quite therapeutic.
30:36Yeah, what is it about them?
30:37You can stand out here and watch them all day long if you like.
30:39Yeah, yeah.
30:40Swinging in the breeze.
30:41There's something rather lovely about them.
30:42And I'll tell you what, that paint job's come up lovely there, Skidler.
30:45Yeah, yeah, it's good, isn't it?
30:46It's just the right shade of gold.
30:47That's right.
30:48Isn't it?
30:49Henry's lovely golden balls.
30:50And to reward a good day's work, we're going to put the miniature van through its paces.
31:03Team one, Alan Fuzz, the Bedford boys.
31:06Team two, me and Skid, the golden balls.
31:10The winners are whoever gets up and down my drive in the fastest time possible.
31:18I brought a friend along, Ian, over there, mainly because he looks an official timer.
31:22He does look official, doesn't he?
31:23Rather than a mate.
31:24Basically, Ian will tell us when.
31:27So, let's get it started, then we'll get ready.
31:29You hang on there, Ian.
31:30Should I get in now?
31:31Yes.
31:33Okay.
31:34We'll start with the rider in.
31:37On your marks.
31:39Get set.
31:40Go!
31:41And away he goes on our chainsaw-powered, Bedford-inspired kids' toy slash death trap.
31:51That is hilarious.
31:55Is he stuck in the hedge?
31:56Come on, Al.
31:57Here he comes.
31:58Here he comes.
32:01Top speed.
32:0210 miles an hour?
32:03Or six Lalandi a minute?
32:06Now, which way is he going to take the chicane?
32:11Okay, you ready to change over?
32:14Okay, who's next?
32:15Close to me.
32:16We're here to help.
32:17On you go.
32:18He's got one leg out.
32:25It's really unstable.
32:27I just hit the can.
32:28That's appalling.
32:30It's really, really unstable.
32:31It's wobbled all over the place.
32:33It's doing really well.
32:37He's just bloody knocked the can.
32:38I think that's five seconds each.
32:43Stop it!
32:44One minute, 52.73.
32:471.53, Ian says.
32:49Okay.
32:50Is the time to beat.
32:52Okay.
32:53Who's going first?
32:54I'll go first.
32:55Really?
32:56Yeah.
32:57I'll run it over with.
32:58Okay.
33:00So can Team Golden Balls overcome the Bedford boys?
33:05Guy makes a great start.
33:08That's fast.
33:09That's quite quick.
33:10I'm a bit nervous now.
33:11He executes a perfect turn and then heads back.
33:26Quick!
33:28Pull me back!
33:30Leaving it all down to me to make sure Team Golden Balls lives up to its name.
33:37That's definitely struggling isn't it?
33:39I've driven hot rods, race cars and drag bikes but nothing compares to this.
33:49Now he's turning.
33:50Where's he gone?
33:51He's gone too far.
33:52Here he comes.
33:53He's gone off.
33:58You were very slick.
33:59Do you think?
34:00Yeah, you were very slick.
34:03Can I redeem myself on the final straight?
34:06Time to adopt the rolly-free all-or-nothing racing position.
34:11Oh!
34:12Oh!
34:13Oh!
34:26Ian, what was it?
34:27Time for Team 2.
34:28Two minutes, zero seconds, 0.32.
34:31Oh, whoa!
34:32We lost age.
34:33Well done.
34:34Well done, Al.
34:35Well done, Al.
34:36Well, look, yes.
34:37Well done.
34:38Good effort.
34:39Congratulations, Al.
34:40Well done, mate.
34:41It's taking part that counts.
34:42I can't believe gutted we've lost.
34:45It's fun and highly dangerous.
34:46I will say Skib was really fast.
34:48Yeah.
34:49I think he actually did the fastest run.
34:50Oh, great.
34:51What a laugh, man.
34:52Yeah.
34:53Totally.
34:54Next stop, picnic.
34:55Yeah.
35:00So, the balls are hanging, the Bedford is banging, and the Lee Francis is looking great.
35:06But after all the trouble we had with the engine, will it get us all the way to a Riverside
35:11picnic, or will we end up eating humble pie?
35:15No.
35:16Cheers.
35:17Three weeks ago, we found a rare Lee Francis saloon in a Yorkshire yard.
35:34Five, four, fifty.
35:35Well.
35:36No.
35:37Cheers.
35:38This is very good news.
35:39We road tested it, fettled it, showered it, and brought it back to its former glory.
36:01Now, before we try to sell it, we're taking it out for a summer's picnic.
36:07I'm feeling like Cliff Richard.
36:09Are you?
36:10Yeah.
36:11What?
36:12We haven't got a radio, though.
36:13Or a double decker bus.
36:14No, but I do feel as though we're going on holiday.
36:20The 14 HP was advertised as a smooth running saloon, ideal for touring in comfort and style,
36:27making it the perfect carriage for today's outing.
36:31Hey, so look, we're going to go and sit ourselves by the Thames.
36:35Yes.
36:36Oh, great.
36:37Taking the views.
36:38I haven't brought the jelly, only because I think it's too hot.
36:41It's too hot.
36:42Don't you?
36:43Well, I don't know.
36:44I mean, a trifle would have been lovely.
36:48Well, not a dessert, mate.
36:49The dog.
36:50Oh!
36:51Right, sorry.
36:52Yeah, right.
36:53Yeah, well, no, it's far too hot for jelly.
36:54Just concentrate on your driving.
36:55Now, you see, this kind of car is ideal for somebody who wants to enjoy viewing the countryside around them.
37:03Yeah.
37:04Because you just go at a lovely pace.
37:07You get to see everything.
37:09You get your teeth rattled out of you, and it's glorious.
37:16Our destination today is a Thames riverbank near Lechlade.
37:22I do have some accoutrements with us.
37:25Oh, do you?
37:26To entertain us.
37:27What's that, then?
37:28Oh, well, it's a surprise.
37:30Yeah.
37:31Oh, OK.
37:32I think it'll bring back childhood memories.
37:33Oh, OK.
37:34Very cool.
37:35Oh, OK.
37:37There's boats.
37:38There's water.
37:42Let's just go up there by the river.
37:47There we go.
37:48What about just here?
37:52There we go.
37:57Come on.
37:58Now, do you think we can all...
37:59Oh.
38:00This is the only one I've brought.
38:01Is it?
38:02Right.
38:03A bagsy this corner.
38:04Do you think we can all get on it?
38:05Because it's not a Mexican roll mat.
38:06There we go.
38:07I've got to get the hamper now.
38:08Oh, yeah.
38:09You shouldn't have got down.
38:10Yeah.
38:11Oh, God, you're heavy.
38:13Right, hamper.
38:14Here we go.
38:15Oh, yeah, man.
38:17I feel like I'm in a 50s sitcom.
38:19Lovely.
38:20We're just discussing what a lovely thing this is.
38:23It is a lovely thing, man.
38:25Isn't it?
38:26We are out in nature.
38:29Where's the tea?
38:30What?
38:31I thought you were bringing some flasks.
38:33Get up again.
38:34Go on.
38:35Don't break the basket.
38:36Don't break the basket.
38:37Right.
38:40Oh, perfect.
38:41A flask.
38:42Excellent.
38:43I know it's not that big, but I couldn't find it.
38:46Oh.
38:47Can I warn you?
38:48These thermos flasks, because of the inner seal, that'll only be a thimble each.
38:52Yeah.
38:53That's it.
38:54That's a nice colour, isn't it?
38:55It looks all right.
38:56You've done well there, yeah.
38:57Mate, the colour's all right.
38:58It's just...
38:59Did you bring saccharine?
39:00Oh.
39:01Oh, dear.
39:02That's a nice one, Harry.
39:03That's a nice one.
39:04That's a nice one.
39:05If I'd known they'd be so demanding, I might have not suggested this.
39:09But I have to say, the Lee Francis looks so right in this perfectly English setting.
39:17I think I want to get more in touch with nature.
39:20Hold on.
39:21Don't strip off.
39:22Please.
39:23Yeah, please, don't do that.
39:24Dear, oh, dear.
39:25I used to wonder why I'd see old couples sort of parked up at the top of a cliff in their
39:31forest miner just eating the sandwiches.
39:32That's because they've broken down, Fuzz.
39:33They've broken down.
39:34But no, I can see it now.
39:36Here we are.
39:37We have arrived at that sort of age, and it's very enjoyable.
39:42Can I prove to you that we're not that old?
39:44Go on, then.
39:45Because I am now going to bring out the entertainment.
39:48Go on, then.
39:49OK.
39:50I'll be back in a jiffy.
39:54Think Virginia Wade, Andy Murray, Tim Henperson, and your best mate,
40:00who always won.
40:01They're going to love it.
40:10Ready?
40:13Oh, good shot, sir.
40:16The swing ball comes, I'll admit, from a slightly later era than our car.
40:21But it's as quintessentially 70s as the Lee France's is typically 50s.
40:28Alan!
40:29That's it!
40:34Injuring your opponents is not quite cricket.
40:37Oh!
40:38Oh!
40:39Oh!
40:40Oh!
40:42But nor was body-like bowling.
40:44Alan!
40:45Oh, there we go.
40:46I think you got what's known as bamboozle just there.
40:48It's my bruise on my shoulder too.
40:50Well done.
40:51OK, so the final.
40:52OK, here we go.
40:53Come on, then.
40:54The final starts now.
40:55Go on, Skid.
40:56Oh!
40:58No, no.
40:59There's trouble, Skid.
41:00You've got to get this one.
41:02Oh!
41:04That's it.
41:05I've lost.
41:06I'm afraid to say...
41:07The best man won.
41:08The best man has won.
41:09On the day.
41:10Please come and sit and accept your awards, which is...
41:16Yes.
41:17A gluten-free Cherry Bakewell for the runner-up and a French Fancy for the winner.
41:25All we need to do now is flog the Lee Francis.
41:29Better be over five grand.
41:31Otherwise, I'm going to have to sell those golden balls.
41:41Next day, local classic car dealer Chopper Roy arrives for a gander.
41:49This, I've got to tell you because we've been picnicking.
41:51They drive well.
41:52Mate, this drives really well.
41:54It didn't when we received it.
41:56No.
41:57No?
41:58It had a few teething issues.
41:59Yeah.
42:00I have to tell you, mate, I was pleasantly surprised with my little trip to the Thames.
42:05Yeah.
42:06Yeah.
42:07Smooth as silk, isn't they?
42:08Yeah.
42:09They really are smooth.
42:10Yes.
42:11What kind of cars are losing it a little bit as regards desirability?
42:12Yeah.
42:13They've just got to be priced competitively, haven't they?
42:18I don't like the sound.
42:20Now we're talking money.
42:21Hold on, though.
42:22Can I interject at this point?
42:23Because let me tell you that Lee Francis' cars are well thought of in competition circles.
42:28They are, aren't they?
42:29They are.
42:30Very much so.
42:31And where are you going to find another one?
42:33There's not many about, is there?
42:34No.
42:35Hang on, can I say?
42:36What competition's that?
42:37Well, all kinds of automotive competitions.
42:39Hill climbing.
42:40Yeah, hill climbing.
42:41Yeah.
42:42Really?
42:43This little engine?
42:44It's got a twin cam engine.
42:45Yeah, those engines are pretty peppy.
42:47Oh, okay.
42:48All right.
42:49Wait for the big one.
42:51Not Roy, but the price.
42:54It's six grand all day long.
42:56You'd never get anything worth having for less, would you?
42:59Yeah, there we go.
43:00So hang on a second.
43:01Look, if this is valued at six grand, what do we buy the load for?
43:04All of it together came to 5,450.
43:07Okay, we've got a van, CA van that you sit on top of it or lie on top of it and drive it.
43:11And we've got some golden balls.
43:13A few.
43:14Yeah, please.
43:15Okay, so that basically means we've got the balls and the car for free.
43:21They were 4.50 about, weren't they?
43:23Yeah.
43:24And 5.50 profit.
43:25Roy, this is fantastic.
43:26I do like Roy coming round, don't you?
43:28Yes.
43:29He cheered us up today.
43:30Yeah, it's great.
43:31Hang on, why haven't I got any tea?
43:33Maybe I've taken yours.
43:34I'll go.
43:35Cheers, Roy, for coming round, mate.
43:37Happy days, man.
43:38We're in the money.
43:39Oh, we're in the money.
43:41We're in the money.
43:44We're in the money.
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