Wheeler Dealers World Tour Season 2 Episode 2

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00:00We need you know like sprays

00:14It's not a game of charades I know I'm trying it's like a film is a book

00:19For them no not for another up on the shelf I can see it. There we go

00:26Obrigado, thank you

00:30I don't need much. I just need my knowledge and that's all up here

00:34We packed our bags and our spanners for another globetrotting car fixing adventure

00:43There you go, that's a nice one

00:49We're hunting down some of the world's most iconic cars

00:52Does it get much better than this?

00:56Oh, I can't believe we're standing here in front of an sp2

00:59Leaning on local wheeler dealers because he really wants it. Would you take the 30,000 euro?

01:04No, he busted it

01:05Hey!

01:06To rescue these national treasures on a wheel and a prayer

01:10Please let me find a set of wheels. That's all I'm asking for

01:14And make a few euros, pesos

01:16I think we'll have a deal

01:17I think we'll have a deal

01:18Yes!

01:19And real as we go

01:20I absolutely love it!

01:22I was just working it out

01:24I think this is my 15th visit to Sao Paulo

01:26You're a bit of a local

01:27Well, I came here every year doing Formula One and it is a place that I kind of love

01:32It's, I do feel like a little bit of a local

01:43One thing I don't miss is the road, the amount of traffic on them

01:47Well, that's because it's like 20 million people

01:50It's one of the top 10 megacities on the planet

01:53Yeah

01:54I've actually genuinely got butterflies in my tummy about this car

02:00This is me coming to meet my hero

02:03Now, mate, it's a special, special car

02:06I'm so excited

02:07I am actually, I think a little bit of weed just popped out

02:10I'm that excited

02:11That's just your age, mate

02:12That's been happening a lot recently

02:13Yeah, it has

02:17The Volkswagen SP2 is, in my opinion, the finest car to ever come from Brazil

02:23Created for the Brazilian people, its designers took the underpinnings from a humble Type 3

02:28And clothed them in a simply sensational coupe body

02:33But, because the SP2 was only ever sold in Brazil, hardly anyone got to see it

02:38From 1972 to 76, just 10,000 SP2s were built

02:43And today, they're in high demand

02:46Especially if you're me

02:49It wasn't the perfect car, was it?

02:51Because this car was famous for being slow

02:53No!

02:54Looking fast, but going slow

02:56That's what you're here for

02:57You're right, that is the sort of challenge that I love

03:00Well, listen, it's one of the rarest cars, I mean, on the planet, right?

03:04Yep

03:05So you'd think the price tag has to match

03:07So, I mean, how much are they talking?

03:09So, it's 180,000 rial

03:11That does sound expensive, you're right

03:13It sounds awful, doesn't it?

03:14180,000 rial

03:16Today is around 24 grand

03:18It just seems so cheap to me

03:21The SP2 is being sold by a dealer that specialises in high-end classic cars

03:29What beauty!

03:30Look at this, a white Tesla wrestler

03:33I could spend hours in here

03:35Hi!

03:36Hey, how are you?

03:37Alexandra?

03:38Yes

03:39Alexandra, I'm Mike

03:40Glad to meet you

03:41Yes, this is Elvis

03:42How are you?

03:43So, we spoke on the phone about the VW SP2

03:45Yes

03:46Have you got the keys? Fantastic

03:47Where's the car?

03:48Over there

03:49Thank you

03:50Let's go have a look

03:51Alexander has only just taken delivery of this SP2

03:55So it's not been prepped for sale yet

03:59Look at that

04:00Look at that

04:01Yeah, yeah, yeah

04:02I can't believe it

04:04Oh my God

04:05It's covered in dirt and dust

04:07I know it's filthy dirty, but I love it

04:10Oh, I can't believe we're standing here in front of an SP2

04:13It's in a right old state

04:15I just don't care

04:16I'm gobsmacked Elvis

04:17I'm so happy

04:18I can't see how happy I am

04:19It's just incredible

04:20You've never seen one before

04:21I love it

04:22I absolutely love it

04:27I'm in

04:28Yeah, that's it

04:31That opened

04:32Oh, ho, ho

04:33Look how dusty it is

04:34Oh, wow

04:35It's covered in dust, but look at that dash

04:37Look at that dash

04:38It's actually feels kind of almost race inspired

04:41Everything's geared towards the driver

04:43Other than the fact this console has got some cracks in it

04:46It all looks alright, doesn't it?

04:47Yeah, I mean, it's cool, isn't it?

04:48If you look behind you, there's a knob that'll open up the engine hatch

04:52Right, here we go

04:54Let's have a look

04:55I mean, first glance doesn't look like it's bad condition at all, does it?

04:59Everything's clean and tidy

05:00But see how it drives

05:02I feel like I should be asking for a few quid at the traffic lights

05:07That's way better

05:08I've waited, literally waited decades for this

05:14Let's see if it starts, first of all

05:16It's going to start

05:17It's a Volkswagen

05:18There you go

05:19It doesn't sound great, do you hear that?

05:20No

05:21There is dust everywhere

05:23I just got a reflection in that shop window of how damn cool we look in this car

05:43It's unbelievable

05:44You've been usurped, look at that, somebody cut you right up there

05:47Well, that's because I've got no power

05:48But I do look good, but I'm doing it

05:52It sounds awful

05:53You can feel it juddering

05:55There's something wrong there

05:56That's da-da-da-da-da-da

05:58It's not vroom, is it?

06:00Yeah

06:01It's da-da-da-da-da

06:02I mean, if I bury my foot to the floor when I do get the opportunity

06:06Nothing much happens

06:07I know what it looks like from the outside

06:10It doesn't feel like the performance matches the looks

06:13But maybe that was one of the reasons it never made it to North America

06:16And it's a shame because a car as stunning looking as this

06:20This car should have been celebrating on the global stage

06:23But do you know what? I think that's what we're going to do

06:26But with work to do, I'd like to get the price down

06:29Trouble is, because SP2s are so rare, we're not the ones in the driving seat

06:34How was it, Mike?

06:35Right, well, from the passenger seat, I could see that there are, you know, there's problems

06:41How much money did you want for it?

06:44108

06:45108?

06:46Yes

06:47That's the price?

06:48Yeah, that's the price, that's the minimum

06:51The engine is tuning

06:54Definitely underpowered

06:56It's a very hard car

07:00It's a very difficult one to find one

07:03I know it's rare, that's the reason we've come all the way to Sao Paulo

07:07Because of the rarity

07:08Yes

07:09Um, listen, there's no denying we really do love the car

07:15Well, you got a deal, thank you very much

07:17Thank you very much

07:18Congratulations

07:19Ah, lovely

07:20Thank you very much

07:21Thank you very much

07:22Nice

07:23With good SP2s selling for over 200,000 reals, I reckon we've done okay

07:29Maybe, but with the engine running rough, I'll reserve judgement until we're in a workshop

07:34Well, as we can't do that until tomorrow, we've got an evening free

07:39And I've been tipped off about a local car meet for Brazilian petrol heads

07:44Hey everyone, how are you?

07:45This is nice

07:46Look at this

07:47What's your, do you have a car here?

07:49Yeah, it's a Renault 12 with Brazilian design, Mustang inspiration, much, much more beautiful

07:55Do you know what's amazing? Brazil has its own car culture that's different to everywhere else in the world

08:01Ah, the Avenger, yeah

08:03Yeah, it's a Brazilian version

08:04Yes

08:05Made by Dodge

08:06Dodge

08:07Yes

08:08We're doing the SP2

08:09Really?

08:10Yeah, yeah, yeah

08:11Amazing

08:12Yeah

08:13You bought an SP2?

08:14Yeah

08:15Come on

08:16Yeah, yeah, yeah

08:17It's so good

08:18It's so good, I love it

08:19This is nice, isn't it?

08:20It is good

08:21It is good

08:22Cheers

08:23Cheers

08:24Yeah

08:25Yeah

08:26Yeah

08:27Yeah

08:28Yeah

08:29Oi

08:30Oi

08:31What?

08:32That's how they say hello here in Brazil

08:33What, you're being rude?

08:35No, that's how they say hello

08:37Oi

08:38We've had the SP2 delivered to a workshop in the forests east of Sao Paulo

08:44There are some nasty creatures around here

08:46Oi

08:47Stop it

08:48Oh, I see you saying hello again

08:49No, I'm not actually telling you to stop it

08:52Nestled amongst the trees lies the Car Day Car Museum which has its own dedicated workshop and classic car restoration school

09:01Look what's here, a beautiful workshop

09:04Mauro is their master mechanic

09:06Look at that, the car's made it

09:08Hello

09:09How are you?

09:10Hi Mike

09:11How are you?

09:12Nice to meet you

09:13Nice to meet you

09:14Karina

09:15Karina

09:16These are students for our school here

09:17Ah

09:18She's learning how to fix cars and restore cars

09:21What a great place

09:22Can we say, we're slightly embarrassed because we've arrived with not a very clean car

09:28Yes, yes, yes, it's a little bit dirty but this is our iconic car

09:33This is a great deal for Brazil, it's an amazing project for us, it's like a diamond

09:40Well, we better make it shine like one

09:43Okay, yeah that do, just there, thank you

09:46Here we go

09:49That's a good few months of Sao Paulo dirt right there, let me tell you

09:53I hate dirty cars

09:54Oh, I hate dirty cars too

09:56I love this blue underneath all that dirt

10:00Oi

10:01Sorry buddy

10:02There's no way he should be in charge of a hose

10:05Okay Mike, the car looks great, we can work on the car

10:13The car might look good, but my main concern is that rough running motor

10:17I've just seen an oil leak, which I wasn't hoping to find, let's see where that's coming from

10:26There's oil everywhere

10:27Problem is with these cars, because it's all open, it's exposed, it's air-cooled

10:31The oil gets blown around all over the place, it's often quite difficult to see where it's coming from

10:36So that's one thing, the other thing is that this exhaust is not in good shape either

10:42It's heavily corroded, I can actually see that it's been repaired a couple of times, it's been welded

10:48I can't fix that, it's been repaired so many times, I think that's going to be an expense, we're going to end up buying a new one

10:55Carina, can you help us a little bit to lift the car, please?

11:07Of course

11:08The elevator there

11:09Thank you

11:11Having discovered some potentially costly problems with our SP2 engine, Mauro and Carina are helping me to remove it

11:18The SP2 featured a 1.7 litre version of VW's tried and tested flat-four engine

11:32Right, let's bring you back over here, carefully

11:36But it's low down position under the boot floor means access is limited

11:40So there's no chance of finding the oil leak with it still in the car

11:45Oh

11:46While Elvis gets friendly with the engine, there's a job I want to tackle

11:50Right, I did notice one thing in this centre console, it's got a few cracks in it

11:55I reckon I can get this across to somebody to fix it

11:59Thankfully, the restoration school doesn't deal with just the oily bits

12:03Hola!

12:04Hola!

12:05How are you?

12:07Senior Mike?

12:08My name is Bretta

12:09Bretta, Bretta

12:11Okay, well they sent me up here because apparently you're good at repairing things

12:16This is a console from SP2

12:19Yes

12:20This is where it's damaged

12:21No problem

12:22And this is a pad

12:24Yes

12:25Yes

12:26Yes

12:27Comfortable

12:28Can you do the same?

12:29Yes

12:30You can?

12:31Okay

12:32So it's a tiny modification to the car that's going to improve it and make it more comfortable

12:36Pretta

12:39I've got this

12:40I've got this

12:41Wow

12:42Okay

12:43I've got this

12:44Wow

12:45Exactly

12:46I know exactly

12:47I know you're so impressed

12:49Pretta is right now going, he's a brilliant worker, he's amazing

12:54You know the one thing about this place and the reason we've got our SP2 here is because they inspire

13:03Young adults to come and learn craft, come and learn engineering, come and learn all about design

13:08Gets them inspired into doing something that's not just sat behind a computer desk

13:13It's a hands-on craft, it's wonderful to see

13:18It's actually going to look like a brand new item again, isn't it? It's going to look fantastic

13:21Now there is definitely an oil leak coming from here at the end of these tubes here

13:35These are the pushrod tubes that operate the valves on the outside end of the cylinder heads

13:41The little rubber seals inside here fail over time and these leaks are not unusual at all

13:47The problem with changing these tubes is that the only real way to do that is to remove the cylinder head

13:52Now that's such a big job

13:54There's a company that has developed this

13:56It's a two-piece pushrod tube with a spring in the middle

13:59Which means you can shorten and lengthen it like that

14:03So that you don't need to take the cylinder head off to fit that into this gap

14:07It's absolutely genius and it's going to save me a load of time

14:11First part of the process is to remove the rocker cover which on these engines is held on with this giant spring clip

14:23Rocker cover off you can now see the rockers themselves together with the pushrods that run down each of these individual tubes

14:31To be able to remove the tube, I'm going to take the pushrod out first

14:38Right, these are the pushrods that I'm talking about

14:41To make sure that they go back into the engine in the same order, the same position they came out

14:46I've labelled up a bit of cardboard here

14:48I'm just going to make sure that I know which one is which

14:52Over time each pushrod and rocker have worn in unison

14:57If the pushrods were paired with the wrong rockers

15:00The components wouldn't be properly bedded in with each other which could lead to vibrations

15:04What I'm about to do looks like complete butchery

15:08But it's not

15:09It's actually a nice simple and clever way to get rid of the existing pushrod tubes

15:13I'm going to use these pliers to squash them flat

15:16Put a little twist in them

15:18Allowing me to get rid of it, then I can put my new extendable ones in

15:27That is all the old bits off now

15:29I've got my new stuff ready to start going on

15:31But I don't ever like to put bits back onto an engine in this state

15:35It's got oil all over it

15:37The whole thing needs a good clean up

15:39And it is knocking on and losing light rapidly

15:42But it's got to be done

15:44It could be a late one

15:48Morning, Mauro

15:57Hello, Elvis

15:58How are you?

15:59Yeah, I'm good, I'm good

16:00While I'm back at the workshop carrying on with the oil leak

16:03Now that, that looks amazing

16:06In the suburbs of Sao Paulo, I'm hitching the lift with Jao from the SP2 Club

16:12So let's go

16:14Go, yeah

16:15Great

16:16Oh, this is amazing

16:18It's a stunning car

16:20I love the colour

16:21The silver with the red down the side

16:24The tan interior

16:25I think it's the iconic look

16:27Yes

16:28For one of these

16:29To make sure we do justice to our SP2

16:32Jao has arranged for me to meet its designer

16:35Known simply as Jotta

16:37I've had this obsession with this car for two decades

16:43The thought that I can actually meet the guy that designed the car

16:48I'm kind of nervous, I'll be honest with you

16:50It's a bit like meeting your heroes

16:52Yes, I'm also a fan of him

16:56I will have the great pleasure to present it to you

17:02Mario, do you want to start on the other side?

17:04Yes, yes, for sure

17:05Nice one

17:06Okay

17:07These are our new collapsible pushrod tubes

17:09It's a good clever little simple system this, isn't it?

17:11Yes

17:12It's great

17:13Saves us taking the heads off

17:15It's great because we don't need to disassemble all the engine to change the tubes

17:19Exactly

17:20I'm just putting some clean fresh oil around the seals

17:24Make sure they get seated correctly

17:26Give us a nice tight seal

17:28The only trouble is they become very slippery when they're covered in oil

17:31Yes, yes, we've got the oil

17:37Not only do they work, it's nice shiny clean bits back on the engine

17:41Makes it look good

17:42Yes, looks like a new engine, brand new parts

17:44Which I like

17:45I like it

17:46Having spent around 650 rails on parts

17:49The engine should now be leak free

17:54Maro, I'd quite like to paint this black

17:57I want to make it look like new

17:58Do you think the students might be able to do that for me?

18:00Yes

18:01What would be the word in Portuguese for spray paint?

18:04Chinta spray preta

18:06Chinta spray preta

18:07Chinta spray preta

18:08Chinta spray preta

18:09Correct

18:10Chinta spray preta

18:11Okay

18:12Karina

18:13Hi

18:14Bear with me

18:15I need this painted

18:17Chinta spray preto

18:20Okay

18:21Yes

18:22Chinta spray preto

18:23Okay

18:24Thank you

18:25For the price of a can of spray paint, this 50-year-old engine cover will look as good as new

18:32And while the paint dries, Maro tells me it's time for lunch

18:37Smells incredible

18:39The size of it

18:40They do meet very, very well here

18:43Can you maybe ask Karina for me? Why she came here? What is it about, you know, this school? And why did she want to be part of the project?

18:51Her uncle had a little workshop to fix cars

18:55She tried to help him all the time and he told her this is not a job for girls

19:02Oh really? Wow

19:03Yeah

19:04And now she had this opportunity to learn this job here in the foundation in our school

19:10Yeah, very good

19:11Bueno?

19:12Bueno?

19:13Ótimo

19:14Ótimo

19:16Arriving at Giota's house, it seems he's laid on quite a welcome party

19:20Wow

19:21This is fantastic, look at the colour

19:24This lot love an SP2 almost as much as I do

19:28Bom dia

19:30Bom dia, gentlemen

19:31Wow, look at that, red with a tan lever interior, that's nice

19:35What makes the SP such a special car here in Brazil?

19:39The design is completely different from anything that we had in Brazil back then

19:44Even back in the 70s, they were not common going around

19:47And they were very expensive, so people didn't have this going around very much

19:52When you drive your SP down the road, the people wave or salute

19:56Wave, laugh

19:57Laugh

19:58Laugh, give your heart

19:59Yeah, heart signs

20:00Kids love it

20:01Kids love them as well

20:02Yes, people love it

20:03My heart is racing

20:04I'm finally getting to meet the man who designed this Brazilian masterpiece

20:08This is a beautiful house, it's stunning

20:10Yeah

20:11Let me present your Jota

20:12Ah, there he is

20:14Jota, just so happy to meet you

20:17Hola

20:18I'm happy

20:19Thank you very much

20:20Good to see you

20:21What an incredible house, we've got SP2s everywhere all over the wall

20:26I can see very clearly there's elements in all these cars that are similar in a way to the SP

20:33They're very low slung coupe with a large back

20:37This is the original one

20:39Ah, that's the original SP

20:41Yes, of the SP2

20:42Wow

20:43Look at that, that's the original drawing

20:46And look at the wheels, it's got magnesium wheels on it

20:49These are the mag alloy wheels

20:52That makes the car look so much different, doesn't it?

20:56That's what we need to do

20:58Very nice

20:59How nice is this, Mr. Jota?

21:01We've just got a few questions

21:02Yeah

21:03A few questions to Mr. Jota

21:05No, mister

21:06Jota

21:07You designed the most amazing car

21:11People love this car

21:13What was your inspirations back then?

21:15I feel proud of the Jaguar XK 120

21:20And the Miura

21:22It was a Grandini car

21:25I didn't know it

21:26But it was the Lamborghini Miura

21:29What I did was a mere pretentious copy of what was done at the time

21:36You're being very, very modest

21:38We think it's a very special car

21:40So, at the time when the car was released

21:43Some people said that the power and the performance didn't match the looks

21:49That was a product of Volkswagen

21:54We didn't have the opportunity to develop a car with a power and a stronger power

22:05It was a Fusca with a different appearance

22:10Who wanted to drive a Lamborghini?

22:15It's the perfect dancer, it's the perfect dancer.

22:19I think it's absolutely amazing, as it is, but do you have any regrets?

22:25The big wheels, the more powerful and the more long wheels.

22:31But we never had this opportunity because we had a defined mechanic.

22:38All right, well, I've learnt a lot.

22:41Thank you, thank you for giving us this time, it's absolutely amazing.

22:45Well, that was a real treat, wasn't it? Meeting Jotter.

22:49And I could get it from him that he would love to have improved the car.

22:54If he had another chance, he would have put a bigger power plant and some alloy wheels.

22:57He would definitely have done that.

22:59Now, we can't change the engine and we can't do all of that stuff,

23:02but we can definitely make improvements to ours

23:05and maybe turn it into the car it should have always been.

23:15All right, let's go. Another day in paradise.

23:28Well, you know that saying, never meet your heroes?

23:30You know, a bit like that first time you met me.

23:32You know that saying?

23:33Yeah, because they shatter your illusions, just like when I met you.

23:36Well, I think I met a hero yesterday and he was so humble and so gracious, it was amazing.

23:43So, Jotter, every single picture of ESP, they've got an amazing set of alloy wheels.

23:49Oh, yeah? Amazing.

23:50Yeah, it changes the whole dynamic of the car.

23:53Every car that I've seen has steel wheels.

23:56I sort of just nodded to a few people and said, you know, why don't you have the alloy wheels?

24:00And they went, they're really hard to find.

24:02But I think that's going to be my mission, not to find us a set of those alloy wheels.

24:07These magnesium alloy wheels were fitted to the original ESP prototype when it was unveiled in 1971.

24:15But by the time the car went into production, the accountants had insisted on cheaper steel rims.

24:21Fitting the original alloys would be a huge selling point for our car, although they won't come cheap, even if you can find them.

24:30Wow.

24:30Oh, look at that.

24:31Look at that.

24:32That is fantastic.

24:33I might need this man's help.

24:36You just need to keep the faith, Elvis.

24:40Please let me find a set of wheels.

24:42That's all I'm asking for.

24:44What is he doing?

24:46Tell you what, Mike, I'll leave you two to him.

24:49I've still got plenty to do on that engine.

24:52When I drove this car, it was clearly down on power.

24:55It didn't have the performance that it feels like it deserves, but also it wasn't running well.

25:00Now, I could take apart these twin carburettors here, service them, probably improve all of that.

25:06But actually, we could upgrade them to slightly larger carburettors, and that will also improve the performance.

25:12New carbs will be a 3,400 real bite out of our budget, but should give a significant boost in power.

25:19I've unbolted the manifold, because I'm actually going to take the manifold and the carburettor off at the same time.

25:25Now, I've just got to disconnect the fuel hoses, and we're going to get rid of the whole lot.

25:29Hi, Elvis.

25:30Look, it's here.

25:32Look, everything is brand new.

25:33I absolutely love it, mate.

25:34Yeah, look the difference.

25:35You can compare the two, can't you?

25:37This new one, the Jets are bigger, the Venturi's bigger, so you're going to get more fuel and air

25:41mixture into the engine, which gives us a bigger bang for our buck and a little bit more performance.

25:45Yeah.

25:46I like it.

25:46Now, you've done a few of these before, right?

25:48So...

25:49Yes, yes.

25:49I think it's a good idea.

25:51The car looks a sportive car.

25:52I think we put the new carburettors, we can take more force to ride more faster with the car.

25:58Let's get these on.

25:59Okay.

26:01In theory, this uprated system could boost performance by 10 to 15 percent.

26:07So, that's the manifold now with its little insulator plate on there, and that means the carburettor can now slot on top.

26:13I really need a set of the alloy wheels.

26:19How difficult?

26:23Magnesium alloy wheels.

26:26No, really impossible.

26:30Seriously.

26:31I mean, I'm exhausting every option here.

26:38Okay, so I've got both new carburettors on, and this connects them both together.

26:43When you push down the accelerator pedal, it operates both carburettors at the same time.

26:48The final thing to do is to set them up.

26:51Both carburettors should reach full throttle at exactly the same moment.

26:55So, that one's hard against a stop.

26:57This one still has a little bit of movement in it, but luckily there's a bit of adjustment I can do to make that happen.

27:07Lovely.

27:07On top of these nice shiny new carburettors, two nice shiny new air filters.

27:14High performance, of course.

27:16Not only should they help our engine run smoothly, they're going to up its performance.

27:21And also, they look great.

27:23Tell you what though, I've worked up a thirst.

27:25Two caipurinias.

27:28Yeah.

27:28Okay.

27:32Cheers.

27:32And enjoy your caipurinias.

27:34Is it healthy?

27:35Oh, it's got a piece of cucumber.

27:36Oh, yes, of course.

27:37It's one by five a day.

27:38How do you get on today?

27:39Wheels?

27:40I didn't find any.

27:42That was your mission, surely, today.

27:45Can't find them.

27:46I jump on the phones.

27:47I've talked to people.

27:48I've literally become best friends with every person in the SP2 owners club.

27:55It's not about your social life, mate.

27:56Do you find any wheels?

27:57It looks great, but those wheels are going to make it better.

28:00Well, thank you for putting even more pressure on me.

28:02There you go.

28:02I haven't got a clue where I'm going to find them.

28:11All right, let's take the old distributor out.

28:18While Mike continues the search for those elusive wheels,

28:21I've devised another performance upgrade for our SP2.

28:27I've got one last little trick up my sleeve before I finally put the engine back into the car,

28:32and it might look like a standard distributor, but it's not.

28:36Unlike a traditional mechanical distributor, this one features a computer module

28:41that enables us to adjust the engine's ignition timing to increase power at certain RPMs.

28:47Right, there we go.

28:49That is our new distributor in, and I'm actually quite excited by this, you know.

28:53This is a new bit of kit that I've never even seen before,

28:56and if it works the way it should, it's going to be brilliant.

29:00I can't test out the new distributor or carburettor until the engine's back where it belongs.

29:05Re-seating the motor in the SP2's tiny engine bay is far from simple.

29:11Over that little step.

29:13We need to be careful. The last thing I want to do is damage the car, the engine, or both.

29:18Down you come.

29:19Yeah.

29:23Yeah, a little touch more, mate.

29:25In busy Sao Paulo, I'm refusing to give up the hunt for the SP2 alloys.

29:35I managed to track somebody down who has a set of wheels. He's got a set, which is good news,

29:40but he won't sell them, which is bad news.

29:43But I've got a plan to help twist his arm.

29:46Oh, how are you? I'm asked by a gift of Scotch whisky.

29:53Scotch whisky?

29:54Yeah.

29:56Aha!

29:58So, if I was to give this to a Brazilian, Brazilian, they would be happy?

30:03They would?

30:06Yes, OK, I love that. It's wonderful.

30:10All right, let's hope this works.

30:12At the workshop, another new part's arrived, and it's the most expensive so far.

30:18Hello, Alex.

30:19Aha! Here.

30:21There it is.

30:21A twin-pipe exhaust system costing 4,000 reals.

30:28Here we go.

30:31Another nice shiny bit for the back of our car.

30:35More than that, it gives us a little bit of extra performance.

30:38The bore of a pipe is all a little bit larger than before,

30:41so whilst with those bigger carburettors we're getting more air-fuel mixture into the engine,

30:46this high-performance stage one exhaust is going to help us to get all of that out as well.

30:50And the whole thing should boost our performance.

30:54This is the final piece of the performance puzzle.

30:58That's it, which means I'm ready to fire it up and listen to how this thing sounds.

31:03We're about to find out if the new carburettors, distributor and exhaust work together in harmony.

31:10Here goes.

31:11It sounds great.

31:18It sounds really good at the exhaust, but I've also got a nice intake sound from those massive carburettors too.

31:25Hello? I'm looking for Victor.

31:33Yes.

31:34All right, thank you.

31:37Victor is a VW restorer, collector and the current guardian of a set of ridiculously rare magnesium wheels.

31:44Wow, wow, wow, wow.

31:47Oh, Mike.

31:48Oh, Victor.

31:49Nice to see you.

31:50Mike.

31:50Welcome.

31:51Very nice to see you.

31:53Very nice to see you.

31:53I feel like I've stepped into some kind of Volkswagen dream. This is incredible.

31:58Yeah.

31:59You have one of every flavor of Type 2. And you have this as well.

32:03This is the...

32:05My baby.

32:06SP1?

32:07The SP1. The dream of each collector. One of ten.

32:12One of ten in existence. The SP1 was an early production version of the SP2 and only 88 were ever made.

32:21I'm just because I can say I touched it. Yes, you can touch it.

32:25There you go.

32:25Just a little, mate.

32:26Just a little, mate.

32:28That's incredible.

32:29So, um, you have a set of alloy wheels for an SP2 that you don't want to sell.

32:37I don't want to sell.

32:38I was kind of wondering.

32:39I can show you.

32:40Hey, can I see him?

32:40Yes.

32:41Yeah, come on in.

32:42Let's go in upstairs.

32:43Yeah, lovely.

32:44One, two, three.

32:45Hey.

32:46Oh, there's parts everywhere.

32:47Ooh.

32:49I feel like these are the crown jewels.

32:52They're actually really nice, aren't they?

32:56I know they're not for sale.

32:58You keep saying they're not for sale.

32:59If I said 5,000...

33:01Oh, no way, Mike.

33:02I cannot sell to you.

33:036,000. 6,000 real.

33:06A little more.

33:07Well, you would sell them then.

33:08See, there is a price.

33:1111,000.

33:12You want 11?

33:13Yes.

33:1411 is too...

33:15Hold on.

33:15Oh.

33:17I thought I'd present you with a gift.

33:20Oh, very nice.

33:22If I was to give you a gift and 10,000 real, can we have a deal?

33:2910,000 real.

33:32Okay, you are very kind, man.

33:34I mean, you're a fan.

33:38That's a good hug.

33:39That is a really good hug.

33:4210,000 reals is about 1,400 quid,

33:46so they certainly weren't cheap, but the sense of achievement is priceless.

33:50This has been a fantastic day so far, and it's not over.

33:54You know why?

33:55Because I can smell a barbecue.

33:56They're doing lunch.

33:57Oh, this is lovely.

33:59Oh, this is lovely.

34:00I never expected this today.

34:01Oh, my pleasure.

34:03Oh, thank you.

34:04I've got a nice set of wheels, an amazing lunch with a beautiful family, so it's very nice.

34:10And here we have a RPM, voltage, temperature.

34:16At the workshop, electrics whiz Manan is a dab hand at setting up distributors like ours.

34:23This distributor, this clever piece of kit, it's Bluetooth, right?

34:26Yeah, here in the cell phone, you can change the points of the engine.

34:31So this is RPM, the engine speed along the bottom.

34:34This is the degrees of timing.

34:35Exactly.

34:36So what you're saying with this, you can change the timing of the engine at different points

34:42in the engine's rev range.

34:43Exactly.

34:44You must have already designed a map for this engine, right?

34:47Yes, I have.

34:48I sent you.

34:49Perfect.

34:50Modern cars allow you to remap the ignition timing by plugging in a laptop.

34:54The new distributor allows me to do a similar thing on a 50-year-old VW.

34:59And this box of tricks has one more clever feature.

35:03We have our other option for immobilize your engine too.

35:07So nobody can start it.

35:08Exactly.

35:09Now, turn on.

35:14I love it, I love it.

35:17Elvis, how you doing, buddy?

35:19This is going to feel like all your Christmases have come at once.

35:22You found them.

35:24Yeah, did I find them or what?

35:26Hey, they look awesome.

35:27They are fantastic and they look how nice they are.

35:32So I tracked down somebody and he didn't want to sell them.

35:35I managed to throw a number at him that he was happy with and I bought the wheels.

35:38So that means it must have been a big number to change his mind.

35:41It's got the word thousands in it.

35:43How many thousands?

35:44Come on.

35:4510,000 real.

35:47I mean, I reckon I'm up to maybe 12,000 max.

35:51Let's just hope they pay for themselves when we come to sell.

35:53So I've put it out there in amongst the community and I have a father and son team

36:00that are on the hook at around 220,000 real.

36:04Good.

36:04I've said to them, look, we think it's going to outperform a standard SP.

36:09So I've arranged to have an SP2 delivered to a racetrack.

36:13We have to beat a standard SP2.

36:15So let's hope it doesn't fail.

36:16All we've got to do is bolt the wheels on, finish it up.

36:19Yeah.

36:19Let's get there and shove it.

36:20Right.

36:20I'll get the wheels.

36:34Just give me a second just to just to savour the fact that I'm in

36:39Sao Paulo, Brazil in an SP2.

36:43I just can't tell you just this moment.

36:46I've got goosebumps. Look at my hair. Look, genuinely, look at my hair.

36:50It's all standing up on end.

36:52This car is just to die for.

37:00We're on our way to a local drag trip to meet potential buyers.

37:04Right now, though, selling is the last thing I want to do.

37:07It fits beautifully the way that you sit in this car.

37:16You're in this slinky driving position.

37:18Yeah.

37:18Plenty of space inside the cockpit.

37:20Yeah.

37:23This is a great day, isn't it?

37:24It's quite possibly my favourite ever wiener deal a day.

37:29This is easily.

37:30Go on, give it some.

37:31Oh, the sound is fantastic.

37:36I've got those giant twin carbs on it now, which you can actually hear the induction noise.

37:41You can hear it sucking in all that extra air and then that high performance exhaust as well.

37:46Sounds really crisp.

37:46It's bloody brilliant. I absolutely love it.

37:49We get to do some cool stuff.

37:52We do. This is just the best ever day.

37:58Has a car ever looked this good in the sunshine on a track ever?

38:04It's a beautiful car in a beautiful colour now looking even better.

38:08I've got to say these wheels, they really do set it off nicely, don't they?

38:11They are the shop window dressing for this car and the impossible find.

38:15They look stunning, but so was the price tag.

38:20I just hope the buyers like them as much as we do.

38:24They should love the way the car's running.

38:26The Bluetooth distributor has got it purring like a kitten.

38:30Those uprated Weber carburetors will have beefed up the horsepower.

38:35And this rorty twin pipe exhaust system seals the deal.

38:39Inside, Preta did a lovely job repairing a centre console.

38:43So, including the 180,000 we spent to buy a SP2, the car rose just over 200,000 real.

38:53That's about 27 and a half grand.

38:58The competition has arrived.

39:00Mate, you seen that?

39:01That looks amazing.

39:02It looks great.

39:04This pristine Volkswagen is the pride and joy of Carlos from the SP2 Owners Club.

39:09Hey, Carlos.

39:11Carlos, how are you?

39:12Nice car.

39:14Our aim is to prove that our car, complete with its engine upgrades and lightweight rims,

39:18is significantly faster than Carlos' standard SP2.

39:23And the people we need to prove it to have just arrived.

39:26Venetius?

39:27Nice to meet you.

39:28Nice to meet you.

39:29Giberto?

39:29Nice to meet you.

39:30Giberto, very nice to meet you.

39:31I want to check everything, see the engine.

39:33Go ahead, go ahead.

39:35So let's check the car.

39:36You know we're in trouble, don't you?

39:38Why?

39:38Dad's turned up with the VW top on.

39:40They look like they're absolute experts over these.

39:43I've got Venetius and Gilberto on the hook at 220,000 reals, a shade over 30,000 pounds.

39:51You like what you see, don't you?

39:53AP carbs.

39:54Yes.

39:54Exactly.

39:55It's got high performance exhaust.

39:56Yes, very, very beautiful.

39:58Fits the car perfectly.

39:59There you go.

40:00Part one done.

40:01Tick, box ticks.

40:02Is that about the wheels?

40:04Yeah, the wheels.

40:05That was difficult.

40:06That was almost like I was trying to break into a Brazilian bank to try and find them.

40:10So are you happy with what you've seen?

40:12It's fantastic.

40:13Yes.

40:14Collar, wheels, exhaust, the carbs.

40:17So if this car can beat that car over that finishing line down there, does it look like we might have a deal?

40:26Okay.

40:27Yeah, it's okay, mate.

40:28Yeah, okay, lovely.

40:29For me it's okay.

40:29All right.

40:30Thank you very much.

40:30I have the keys.

40:31Thank you very much.

40:31Nice.

40:32Right then, Elvis.

40:33Get ready to lose.

40:36So here's the plan.

40:37I'm going to be driving Carlos's totally standard car.

40:41Well, I'll be launching a performance tuned SP2.

40:46To ensure our car's running at max power, I'm going to remotely tweak the new distributor.

40:51I'm now connected to Mike's car via my app.

40:54I can put the performance ignition timing map in.

40:58You're good to go.

40:59So I'm going to be in turbo mode now.

41:01Do it.

41:01Here we go.

41:03Hold on, mate.

41:04There's a problem.

41:08It's dead.

41:09This car ain't going anywhere.

41:10Of course I can immobilize his car from here, can't I?

41:15Try it now.

41:18Ah, right.

41:19Okay.

41:19I'm such a schoolboy.

41:21Well done, mate.

41:21Well done.

41:22You fixed it.

41:24Right.

41:24It's showtime.

41:27This is a race I don't want to win, but I'm still going to try.

41:31I've got a quarter of a mile to show Venetius and Gilberto that our SP2 has the power to match its looks.

41:38I've got this.

41:42I've got this.

41:42Let's do this.

41:44Oh, come on, you lovely little bit.

41:56Ha, ha, ha.

41:57Ha, ha, he's got me.

42:08He's got me.

42:10I've got him.

42:16I've left him in my way.

42:21And the winner.

42:23I've never been happier.

42:27What a way to go and get 220,000 real.

42:32One of the best days ever.

42:34Get in.

42:35Yay.

42:40Mate, congratulations.

42:42How good was that?

42:42It's so good.

42:43That was absolutely fantastic.

42:45That looks so good.

42:45Even from behind, I can tell you, it looks great.

42:48It's a little rocket ship, this car.

42:49Did you see that, huh?

42:50Did you see that?

42:51Was you impressed?

42:52The sound, the speed is perfect.

42:54It is perfect.

42:55We said if this car beats that car in a straight race across that finishing line,

43:01we got a deal with 220,000 real.

43:04You still happy with that?

43:05I think we have a deal.

43:06Yes.

43:07Oh, fantastic.

43:08Thank you very much.

43:09Well done.

43:09Congratulations.

43:11And you, son.

43:12That is awesome.

43:13Well done.

43:14Great work.

43:15Well, listen, guys, we just want to say on behalf of both of us,

43:18obrigado and thank you so much.

43:20It's been amazing.

43:21Thank you to come to Brazil.

43:22Right.

43:23Shall we hit the airport?

43:24Absolutely.

43:25Because I need a drink and I've got some ideas where we can go next.

43:27I'll get you a caipirinha.

43:29Nice.

43:32Bye.

43:53Bye.

43:55Bye.

43:56Bye.

43:58Bye.

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