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00:00I'm an Anstead, and when it comes to cars, I can fix almost anything.
00:08Oh, there she goes!
00:11When it comes to houses, not so much.
00:17I'm supercharging my mission.
00:20Oh, my God!
00:22Fixing up and flipping eight more classic motors.
00:25You look like Laura Denardi, you two.
00:29Because the 500-year-old farmhouse I bought for my parents to retire in...
00:34...is a crumbling money pit.
00:37I would brace yourself, cos it ain't gonna be cheap.
00:40But I won't be defeated.
00:42Yeah! It's beautiful, isn't it?
00:44I want Mum and Dad moved in before summer ends.
00:47We'll call it glamping, shall we?
00:49Right, that's the spirit.
00:51And with the help of family...
00:54I did it!
00:55...and my petrolhead pal, Duncan.
00:58Yay!
00:59Come on, then, let's go!
01:01I'm determined to turn cars into cash.
01:05Whoa!
01:06Even if it kills me.
01:08Whoa!
01:09Whoo!
01:10Whoo!
01:11Hey, Dad.
01:12Can you come stabilise this, please, while I cut it?
01:27How's it going?
01:28Yeah, it's looking good.
01:30It's one month till Mum and Dad are supposed to move in.
01:33And we're gradually replacing the rotten old barge boards on the outside of the house.
01:38Really hard wood.
01:39Yeah, it's Douglas fir.
01:41But it's good, cos it means a lot.
01:43It's gonna be amazing.
01:45I measured the template of the old one.
01:48Oh, yeah.
01:49Found a seven-inch plant pot.
01:51I love it.
01:52So, are we sealing this, then?
01:54Yeah, we'll paint it black, but I really want to get them up in the next couple of days
01:57so we can take the scaffold down and finish the roof.
02:00But the boards will have to wait.
02:02Looking forward to this.
02:03As I've found a car I think my dad will love.
02:06Oh, mother's coming.
02:07What?
02:08You want to come with us?
02:09Yes, please.
02:10This is our wedding anniversary.
02:12You weren't going to go without your mother, were you?
02:14I wouldn't dare.
02:15So, it's a family day out to the Midlands to see a very special car.
02:20I feel really bad that I've kind of hijacked your wedding anniversary.
02:23I've not been on a car buying trip before, so it's interesting.
02:28Right?
02:29Well, this is the coolest thing to do on any wedding anniversary.
02:32In fact, on any anniversary, the coolest thing you can go and do is go and buy a classic car.
02:37Is it your idea of fun, darling?
02:39Hmm, I'm not sure, but at least we are together.
02:42This is a 1929 Austin 7.
02:48Oh, wow.
02:4929?
02:50I know.
02:51So, back in the 20s, not many people owned cars.
02:54Or could afford them.
02:55Well, that's the point.
02:56So, what Austin did is they produced the 7 and made an accessible, affordable motor car.
03:03Launched in 1922, the Austin 7 was so narrow you couldn't help but rub elbows.
03:09Hence the nickname, Chummy.
03:11Its miniature design made it cheap to build and run, meaning ordinary folk could finally afford to drive.
03:18It's become a favourite among car enthusiasts, including yours truly.
03:23Its simple design is perfect for stripping down and transforming into homemade racers, known as specials.
03:30I've built loads of Austins, like this one for the wall of death.
03:37Some of this country's most iconic car builders, Colin Chapman, Bruce McLaren, they cut their teeth building Austin 7 Specials the same way I did.
03:46How big is it, though?
03:48Can we get in it?
03:49It's not very roomy.
03:50This is a car you love.
03:52Love it.
03:53Can't wait to see this car.
03:54I know what you'll like about cars you love.
03:56Good job we're coming with you to maybe try and...
03:59Oh, right.
04:00What are you like?
04:01A negotiation, please?
04:02Oh, no.
04:03Come on.
04:04We've got to be careful.
04:05I'm not useless at negotiating.
04:06I'm not useless at negotiating.
04:10Well, let's see how I get on negotiating with Steve.
04:13Hi.
04:14Hi there.
04:15Nice to meet you.
04:16Hello.
04:17I'm here for the A7.
04:18That's right.
04:19Shall we go and have a look in the garage?
04:21I'll see you, sir.
04:22Come on, open it up.
04:25Oh, blimey.
04:26Oh, my goodness.
04:27Wow.
04:28That's perfect.
04:30That's older than me.
04:32Yeah, she's an oldie.
04:33Well, she's obviously a lady because she's got a name on the side.
04:36Yeah.
04:37It's my mother's name.
04:38And Dad decided to name two of his cars after her.
04:42That's lovely.
04:43Why haven't you named a car after me?
04:46I've never found a car beautiful enough, darling.
04:49All right, well, you can tell I'm a little bit excited.
04:53I've been after an A7 for a little while now, but give us the history.
04:56Well, the car was bought by my father and he purchased it in 1974.
05:01Oh, wow.
05:02What are the known problems?
05:04Well, I'd say there's something to do with the brakes.
05:07If you want to stop quick, you pull and bounce around the anchor overboard.
05:11So it doesn't stop very easily then?
05:13It does stop eventually.
05:14Do you mind if we push it out?
05:16Not at all.
05:18I'll need to make sure that my love of Austin's sevens doesn't cloud my judgement.
05:22Oh, yeah.
05:23She looks even better in the sunlight.
05:26Do you mind if I get, say, 15 minutes and I'd love to hear her start?
05:30Yeah.
05:31Just give us a knock when you're ready.
05:32Hot man.
05:33Go on then.
05:34In you go.
05:35I'm not sure I can.
05:36Oh, no!
05:37Don't start it!
05:38What?
05:39Oh, my God!
05:40I...
05:41Um...
05:42Oh, my God.
05:43Um...
05:44Are you physically...
05:45Oh, one leg in.
05:46I've got one leg in and one leg out.
05:47It's not going to work.
05:48It doesn't!
05:49Ok, you're going to swap seats...
05:50Hopefully the owner isn't in a rush, because this might take a while.
05:51All right.
05:52Oh, it actually fits you really nicely.
05:56Look at that.
05:57Look at that!
05:58See, it's perfect!
05:59So how do you start it?
06:00Yes.
06:01So this is the ignition here.
06:02This is the...
06:03...choke.
06:04Give it a little dab of...
06:06...and the glass...
06:07...and the glass...
06:08...and the glass...
06:09...and the glass...
06:10...and the glass...
06:11...and the glass...
06:12...and the glass...
06:13...and the glass...
06:14...and the glass...
06:15...but it's...
06:16...and the glass...
06:17...and the glass...
06:18Give it a little dab of the accelerator.
06:22Wow.
06:22Oh, my goodness.
06:23Yeah, you just started your first 1929 car ever.
06:26That's amazing.
06:28So this controls the revs.
06:30Go on, put it up.
06:37It's fantastic.
06:38I know, it actually kind of suits you guys.
06:41I'm impressed with how easily she runs,
06:43but it's time to take a closer look.
06:48Oh, yeah, it's really tiny under here.
06:51The front headlamps look quite good.
06:53Yeah, the lights on these are notoriously rubbish.
06:56The hood will need work.
06:58Oh, yeah, I mean, it's frayed and the edges are warm,
07:00but I don't mind that kind of patina.
07:03There's a crack.
07:04There.
07:05Oh, how easy is it to get hold of a windscreen for this?
07:08Well, upgrade it.
07:09But in terms of a project, she's complete, she's straight.
07:13I love it.
07:14I love it.
07:15I love it too.
07:16Incredible.
07:16A really good chummy can fetch £10,000 upwards at auction,
07:21but these days there's a limited market for pre-war cars,
07:24so I need a good deal.
07:26She's absolutely charming.
07:28You've advertised her for...?
07:30£9,995.
07:32So just £5 under £10,000,
07:35which is toppy for the Austin 7 market right now.
07:39Let's go £8,500.
07:41You're going to be nowhere near like that.
07:43£8,600?
07:44No.
07:44£8,800.
07:46£8,800.
07:47£8,800.
07:49Call it £9,000 and you've got a deal.
07:52£9,000?
07:53Yeah.
07:54£9,000?
07:54Are we happy at £9,000?
07:55Yeah.
07:56Done.
07:57Done.
07:58£9,000.
07:58Done.
07:59The margin in this car is really, really small.
08:01I think we're going to have to be either ultra, ultra tight, super lucky,
08:07or it's not really a very economical purchase.
08:15Duncan!
08:15What have you got this time?
08:18You look like Laura Denardy, you two.
08:23Come on, man.
08:23Drink it in.
08:251929 Austin 7 Chummy.
08:27Wow.
08:28Smart.
08:29Which I know you know makes it vintage, not classic.
08:34That means this can go to fancy pants vintage vets.
08:37So it all looks like it's in one piece.
08:40So what's wrong with it?
08:41So it has brake issues for a start.
08:43You know, the headlights on it are really bad.
08:45These seats, there's duct tape here, there's a rip here.
08:48And then the roof needs some sort of treatment.
08:52So...
08:53Oh, gosh, did that rip?
08:54I just heard that.
08:55Did that rip?
08:57We didn't rip it, did we?
08:58Nah.
08:58It's just a bit creaky, a bit like you.
09:00Yeah.
09:00Wow.
09:01Oh, and the windscreen's broken.
09:03You see the crack down the bottom?
09:03Yeah.
09:04The thing is, it needs a real...
09:06Bit of love.
09:06Bit of love, yeah.
09:08Come on, what sort of money you paid for it?
09:11Are we paying nine?
09:13Nine.
09:13Nine.
09:14Nine.
09:15But I don't think we need to spend much on it.
09:17So if we can limit the spending...
09:20To zero.
09:21To zero, no.
09:22I mean, if we spent, what, £500 to £1,000 on it and it cost...
09:26Oh, no, we can't spend £1,000 on this.
09:28Really?
09:29No.
09:30To sell at £10,000, I think, will be rare.
09:33But I do think we'll sell it for £9,999.
09:37Why did we spend £9,000 on it?
09:39I have absolutely no comeback.
09:41I hope he's got some mates in the Austin 7 world.
09:43I do actually have mates in the Austin 7 Owners Club.
09:45In fact, I have been a proud member of the Austin 7 Owners Club for the last 20 years.
09:49Do they still answer the phone?
09:52You know, I'm standing right here.
09:54I've ordered some new parts for the Austin's brakes.
09:57But while I wait for those, there's plenty more work to be done.
10:00That's it.
10:06All right, sling it up.
10:08It is quite heavy.
10:10Right, can you pull it up a bit?
10:13Right, hang on.
10:13Whoa, whoa, whoa.
10:14Pull me over.
10:16Right, have you got it?
10:17Yep.
10:19Do you want me to come and hold the bottom end?
10:21Oh, my God, be careful.
10:26Right, have you definitely got it?
10:28Um, try me.
10:32Well, no, I haven't.
10:33I caught it.
10:35Whoa, good catch.
10:37A temporary screw means we can take a proper look.
10:40Right, that should hold.
10:41How's that central hole look?
10:44Yeah, it looks a bit like a sort of an ostrich egg.
10:47Is it meant to look like an ostrich egg?
10:49Yeah, does it match the bay window?
10:51A nicely rounded bottom with a bit more of a point at the top.
10:55A bit more of a point?
10:56Yeah.
10:57Looks good.
11:00I'm super picky.
11:02As long as that matches.
11:03Yeah, that's great.
11:05Oh, my God, that looks great.
11:07So that's one set ready for prep and paint.
11:10Another to go.
11:11But first, I need to get cracking on the Austin 7.
11:16Look what I found.
11:17Oh, you got the handbook.
11:19Check this out.
11:19Don't tell my mum this because she will absolutely go bananas at me.
11:24The Austin 7 is particularly suitable for the woman driver.
11:27It requires little physical effort to drive and control,
11:30and for that reason, its use enables her to do shopping calls without fatigue.
11:35I know, I know.
11:36Well, at least it didn't say I'm picking the husband up from the pub.
11:39Sorry, mum.
11:42This manual won't be winning any awards for progressive thinking,
11:45but it does tell us exactly how to do our first job.
11:50Relining brakes?
11:51Relining the brakes.
11:52And knowing that we were going to do the brakes,
11:54I have got hold of the parts.
11:55Let's whip that front wheel off.
11:59Hmm.
11:59You need to go and have a look at the front.
12:03Why?
12:03What's up?
12:04You bought a clown car.
12:06Is there a bent spoke?
12:07Yeah, look.
12:08Oh, what?
12:10A proper spin will show the extent of the damage.
12:17Yep.
12:17Oh, no.
12:23The wheel's buckled.
12:24This is disastrous for the steering, braking, and control on the Austin.
12:29Fixing it needs specialist help.
12:31I think we're going to have to get it trued.
12:34Yeah.
12:35I actually know a guy.
12:36Is he your friend?
12:38He needs to be, because we haven't got any budget to spend.
12:40My Austin 7 needs specialist help for its buckled wheel.
12:56But for now, Duncan and I are cracking on with relining the brakes.
13:01Right.
13:02Do not take that drum off just yet.
13:05Chances are, this 1929 car, the lining on the shoes in there
13:09are going to be asbestos.
13:10Asbestos.
13:11I suggest I get us a couple of masks.
13:15Heat-resistant and hard-wearing,
13:17asbestos was used in just about everything
13:19until the end of the 20th century.
13:22All right, spray her down.
13:25It's extremely toxic when disturbed,
13:28but spraying it with water helps keep any dust in place.
13:31That's it.
13:32Oh.
13:33Perfect.
13:36Yeah, look, it's gone down to that rivet.
13:38Yeah.
13:38There and there.
13:40There should be at least three millimeters of friction material.
13:43Right.
13:44I'll start removing the friction material.
13:49All I'm actually doing is swapping out this surface here,
13:52which is held on by these four rivets.
13:55Now, the way to get it out,
13:56stick it in a vise
13:57and drill the rivets out.
14:00Now, these friction materials get bagged.
14:07In fact, they don't get single bagged.
14:09They get double bagged.
14:10And I'm even going to triple bag these
14:12and get these properly disposed of.
14:14After a proper clean,
14:19we have some shiny and asbestos-free brake shoes.
14:22Now, this friction material is much more modern,
14:26more efficient.
14:27So, efficient for braking, efficient for heat release.
14:29And, of course, they're not dangerous to breathe in like asbestos.
14:32I'm just going to tap it into place.
14:39And you can already see the depth in which that rivet sits.
14:42The shoes that were on the car to start off with,
14:45they'd worn down to the point
14:46where the rivets were in contact with the brake drum.
14:49But now, we're going to get tons of braking on this new set.
14:57At 80 quid for the lot,
14:58I'd say that's an investment worth making.
15:02Let's see how that's working.
15:04Done.
15:05Super.
15:06I'll tell you what we're like in F1 team.
15:09Right. Ready for the spin?
15:10Yeah.
15:12Boom!
15:13Oh, my God, that's going to stop on a sixpence.
15:19At the house, my son Archie
15:21and brother Tim have arrived to help.
15:24Having a scaffolder in the family
15:25always comes in handy.
15:27Before we take the scaffold down,
15:29it's our last chance to put the barge balls up.
15:31Right, Archo.
15:32OK.
15:32Let's go.
15:34The problem is this plaster's quite fresh,
15:36so we can't hit it.
15:37Once they're up,
15:39it's just a case of screwing them in.
15:42There you go, Tim.
15:43How's it look?
15:45It's a bit bent.
15:46It's supposed to be bent.
15:47The house is bent.
15:48Right.
15:49Pass to the one.
15:51Oh, it fits so well.
15:54How does that look?
15:54Looks good, right?
15:55It looks good.
15:55I'll give you that.
15:56With Tim's seal of approval,
15:58it's time to drop the scaffold.
16:02Don't ruin your house, do we?
16:04No, please don't.
16:06It's taken a few months to get here.
16:09Happy days.
16:10Cheers.
16:11Cheers.
16:12Cheers.
16:13Cheers.
16:14She looks magnificent.
16:16I think they look really good.
16:17It's starting to take shavers.
16:18It's things like that that makes it.
16:19Finishing touches.
16:21So when can Mum and Dad move in?
16:22I'm not answering that.
16:26Mum is actually looking at air fryers,
16:28because she seems to think
16:29there's going to be no kitchen.
16:30There is.
16:31There's going to be no kitchen.
16:32But this is a major step forward
16:34because this half of the house,
16:36exterior-wise,
16:38is only a few days off being done.
16:40Thanks for coming out.
16:41No worries.
16:42Appreciate it.
16:43Archie, crushed it.
16:47It's back to work on the Austin 7,
16:49and we're turning our attention
16:51to the notoriously useless headlights.
16:53Do you want to turn the lights on
16:55and see how bad they really are?
16:58Are they on?
16:59Oh, they're on.
17:00That is full power.
17:02Oh, my God, that's shocking.
17:04Hang on.
17:06Just put the side light on.
17:10The side light only works on that side,
17:12and it is about the equivalent
17:13of a dimly lit candle.
17:15You basically can't drive this car at dark.
17:19I knew they'd be bad, but not this bad,
17:22which means there's possibly
17:24something else going on.
17:26Do you want to jump in, start her up,
17:27and let's see if that changes it,
17:28because when the engine running,
17:29it often puts a bit of extra charge
17:31into the system.
17:33Contact on.
17:35I've always wanted to say that.
17:37Contact.
17:38You need to get out more.
17:39It's like an aeroplane.
17:40It's nothing like an aeroplane.
17:42Well, it feels like it.
17:43Focus.
17:43We've got a job to do.
17:44Right.
17:44Go on.
17:45Oh, my God.
17:49Come on.
17:51Whoa.
17:55All right, turn the lights on quickly.
17:57Even with the extra power from the engine,
18:04the lights are still barely registered.
18:07We've got a problem.
18:08As soon as I put the lights on,
18:10the voltage meter drops,
18:13so it's not maintaining the charge.
18:16It's taking power out of the battery.
18:17So the electrical issue isn't just the lights,
18:21and there's obviously something going on.
18:23Let's do a bit of diagnosis first.
18:25It's interesting.
18:26Using a volt meter on the battery
18:28will tell us if the charging system
18:30is doing its job.
18:31This is a six-volt system,
18:33so hopefully we're going to see six volts.
18:36All right, ignition on.
18:40Yeah, 6.1 volts.
18:41Let's go start her up
18:43and see if it changes the voltage.
18:45If everything's working as it should,
18:49starting the engine
18:50will push that voltage higher.
18:54Still 6.1?
18:56Give it a few revs
18:57because that volt should increase.
19:02Oh, it goes down.
19:04Yeah, cut it.
19:05Cut it.
19:06If it's not increasing the voltage in the battery
19:08when the engine's running and revving,
19:10it means there's a problem
19:11with the charging system.
19:12Unlike modern cars,
19:15Austin 7s generate electricity via a dynamo,
19:18using revolutions from the engine
19:20to recharge the system.
19:22We don't want the voltage of the dynamo to be six.
19:25It needs to be higher voltage than the battery,
19:27so it's putting excessive voltage
19:28back into the system.
19:30Put the ignition on again.
19:32Contact!
19:34You're going to do that every time?
19:35Every time.
19:38I'm using the volt meter directly on the dynamo.
19:40It should put out more power than the battery,
19:43so anything under 6.5,
19:45and we know what the problem is.
19:47All right, kill it.
19:50And what have we got?
19:510.3.
19:52Ooh.
19:53Yeah, so the problem's in the dynamo.
19:59Now, inside this casing,
20:00there's a magnetic field and some copper windings.
20:03Fundamentally, the rotation is stolen from the engine
20:06via this gear here.
20:08What that does is that rotation induces electricity.
20:11That electricity comes via these brushes
20:13into this junction box and back to the engine.
20:15And if it's working efficiently,
20:17we want the electricity that's induced inside the dynamo
20:19to exceed six volts.
20:20That way, it's constantly topping the battery up.
20:23The brushes are actually small blocks of carbon.
20:26And if they're not making sufficient contact,
20:28the dynamo will struggle to generate power.
20:31Now, this is that brush.
20:34And you can see the surface that touches the armature in there
20:37has worn down.
20:38It has to be making really good contact
20:40to create and induce electricity.
20:42At just 13 quid, new brushes should be a cheap fix.
20:47So I'd better get them ordered.
20:52It's a cool chandelier.
20:53It needs a polish, though.
20:54I like the patina.
20:56It looks like it's been here for a hundred years.
20:58With the chandelier up and the ceiling plastered,
21:01we need to create some space
21:02before we can progress any further in the hall.
21:05OK, let's go.
21:05Let's take the scaffold down, peeps.
21:07This will take ages.
21:08It'll take 20 minutes.
21:09Mind the light!
21:13This is out.
21:14Take it to you.
21:14Watch the top.
21:16Careful.
21:17No, lower it down, because you're hitting the ceiling.
21:19Right, Arch, don't bash the plaster.
21:22There you go!
21:23Oh, this is spider.
21:25Oh, come on, Archie.
21:26Oh, God, look at it.
21:28Does this mean the hallway's nearly finished, then?
21:31No.
21:31Nowhere near?
21:34Nowhere near.
21:37But one job that's much closer to being finished
21:40is the electrics on my Austin.
21:42And for just 13 quid,
21:44I have some new brushes for its busted dynamo.
21:46This is one of those fiddly jobs
21:48where you actually need three hands.
21:50What I'm going to do is
21:53get my screwdriver in position,
21:56hold it with my head,
21:59use these pliers to hold the washer,
22:03lead that in.
22:11Done.
22:11And that's what you call using your head.
22:15But now I really do need some help.
22:18So I'm roping in my door to Amelie.
22:21It's so pretty.
22:22It's pretty awesome, right?
22:24Can you jump in the driver's seat?
22:26Yeah.
22:26I need you to turn the ignition on
22:29and start the car
22:30so I can test the voltage of the dynamo.
22:33I'm not going to, like, drive off, am I?
22:35No, no, you're safe.
22:36You're not in gear.
22:37I'm sweating.
22:38I'm a bit nervous.
22:39You're not the only one.
22:40If my voltmeter doesn't go above 6.5,
22:43I'm back to square one.
22:45Right, my foot is going on.
22:48Lovely.
22:49Right, keep it there for a second.
22:51I feel like it's going to blow up.
22:54Right, give me a little rev.
22:57Yeah, lovely.
22:58Lovely, that's it.
23:00Right, turn that switch back.
23:05It's good news
23:05because the voltmeter
23:06actually gave me a better reading now,
23:08which means the dynamo
23:09is generating electricity
23:10and putting it back into the battery.
23:12I should be a mechanic.
23:14What, why don't you just come in
23:15and take all the glory?
23:16Yeah, fine.
23:17We fixed it.
23:24Dude!
23:25Stand back a bit.
23:26Stand back.
23:27Ready?
23:27To be blinded?
23:28That's still rubbish.
23:32They're slightly better than candles.
23:35Well, the good news is
23:36is that the car now charges
23:37so the lights aren't going to fade.
23:39The bad news is
23:40is that that's how good
23:41lights were in the 1920s.
23:43Mm.
23:44But all is not lost
23:45because I think
23:46we can just do a bulb upgrade.
23:49The modern bulb
23:50that'll throw a bit more light.
23:53I'll be honest,
23:54a match would throw a bit more light.
23:55Right, if we want to try
24:09and get top money for this car,
24:11we're going to have to fix
24:12that broken windscreen.
24:14The trick is
24:15we want to take
24:17this piece of glass out
24:18and try and keep it
24:20because then it becomes
24:21a template
24:21to make a new bit of glass.
24:23Good idea.
24:23By taking the whole screen off,
24:26we should be able
24:27to prise out the glass panel
24:29from its frame.
24:30Oh, wow.
24:31Now, either
24:32we're going to get really lucky
24:34and it's just going to pull out
24:36or we're going to have to get
24:37a little bit aggressive.
24:40The thing is,
24:40I don't want to break the glass
24:41because it's the perfect template.
24:43Time for plan B.
24:45Okay.
24:46A bit of gentle persuasion.
24:49Do it evenly.
24:51Yep.
24:52Oh.
24:53Four.
24:55Oh, my gosh.
24:55That is in there.
24:57Hold the glass.
24:59I am holding the glass.
25:00You're not.
25:00You're wobbling around.
25:02All right.
25:02Let's go back to the tippy-tapper.
25:04You also mind my private bits,
25:05please, as well.
25:05Thank you very much.
25:06Go.
25:06It's not that big a hammer.
25:08Ah-ha.
25:11Yeah, it's going to...
25:12Yep.
25:13Hold the glass.
25:14Go on.
25:14Hold the glass.
25:16You got it?
25:17I've got it.
25:18Way!
25:18One intact template,
25:22which means I can get to work
25:23cutting a new screen
25:24from this piece of glass
25:25I picked up for 30 quid.
25:27So what I want to do
25:28is mark up the old screen
25:32because I know that definitely
25:33fits in the frame.
25:36Now, this will help hold it
25:37as a template.
25:38And this glass cutter's just like
25:43the wheel you use to cut your pizza,
25:46but a lot sharper.
25:51Now, this is laminated glass,
25:53which means there's two pieces of glass
25:54held together by a piece of laminate,
25:57basically flexible plastic in the middle.
26:01I need to cut both sides of glass.
26:04The thing about glass is you only get one go.
26:07Every millimeter counts
26:09because if the cuts don't match up perfectly,
26:12one side could shatter.
26:13So at the moment,
26:16what's holding them together
26:17is the lamination between the two.
26:19And I've got this little trick.
26:22Methylated spirits.
26:27Bit of fire.
26:28What that's doing is
26:29it's actually helping delaminate,
26:32heat up that piece of plastic
26:34between the screen.
26:36Then it's a gentle touch.
26:43Oh, no!
26:46It broke my screen!
26:51Oh, I've cut windscreen so many times before.
27:01And that's only the second time
27:04I've actually broken one
27:05because I'm mad at myself.
27:08I feel like I've taken on too much.
27:09I'm trying to do everything.
27:11When really all I should do
27:13is take the template
27:14and just get a bit of glass cut.
27:16I just have to pick my battles.
27:20And the screen is a battle
27:22I'm going to pass on.
27:26The bigger battle
27:28is the huge amount of work to be done.
27:30If we want to get mum and dad
27:35moved into the house
27:36in a month's time.
27:38So at the moment
27:39we'll all go.
27:43I'm trying to get
27:44this ceiling done
27:45working with family.
27:47Makes it half a challenge
27:49between me and Anne.
27:51We're very different personalities.
27:53He'll turn up,
27:54he'll have a plan
27:55and then he'll get distracted
27:57by the next shiny thing.
28:00Which will draw him
28:02into doing something else.
28:04But that being said
28:06what he does bring to the table
28:08is the enthusiasm and the energy.
28:10So when I'm flagging
28:12or dad's feeling a bit under the weather
28:14he's able to kind of push us through.
28:17Oh, done.
28:26We've got a nice freshly cut piece of glass
28:29done a nice job on that.
28:31At £45 it's good value.
28:34Right, whip that rubber out there.
28:36We need to get the rubber seals
28:37onto the new windscreen glass
28:39before slotting it back into the frame.
28:41Time to get soapy.
28:43Covering everything in soap
28:44should help us get the screen in smoothly.
28:47Well, at least let's hope
28:48because I can't afford to break another one.
28:51You got it?
28:51We're just going to have to be careful.
28:56Sit nice and slowly.
29:00It's still sticking up the other side.
29:03The new glass is thicker
29:04and it's not going in without a fight.
29:06It's definitely sitting up somewhat.
29:09I think that's it.
29:12That'll be good enough.
29:13So should we throw this back in?
29:15Perfect.
29:20Right.
29:21Now the new bar's going to be able
29:22to look for a totally brand new windscreen
29:24but this is a little shabby.
29:27Yeah.
29:27But I'm picking my battles.
29:28I'm going to get the seats out,
29:30send them off to my mate to fix.
29:31He owes me a favour
29:32but the hood I am going to do myself.
29:35Try and save us a few quid.
29:36Going to have a go at that, yeah?
29:38Yeah.
29:39Going to make a better job
29:40than the windscreen.
29:41Let's hope.
29:46I've picked up a kit
29:47that should totally rejuvenate
29:49this hood for 70 quid.
29:51See, just with a little bit of this cleaner
29:53it already looks better.
29:58Now the good news is
30:00there's not a single drip
30:01that's gone inside the car
30:03so the hood itself
30:04is actually rainproof.
30:06Once the hood is dry
30:07it's time for the next step
30:10the colour reviver.
30:12and that is returning the hood
30:14back to the original factory black.
30:17The idea of revitalising this colour
30:20is to enhance what's already there
30:23work with the patina.
30:25This is actually going to be
30:25a really difficult one to sell.
30:28I've tried not to get
30:28emotionally attached
30:29to any of these cars
30:30but it just fits this place.
30:33It feels like it should be here.
30:35But there's no time
30:36for sentimentality.
30:38There's still tonnes
30:39to be done on the hallway.
30:40You see this brick is buried
30:43by plaster.
30:45We want to reveal the red.
30:49Just brush it
30:50like that.
30:54And then the brick
30:55is all red and rich.
30:57So our job is to make
31:02the whole hallway look like this.
31:04The whole wall?
31:06Yeah.
31:08Yeah.
31:09Like that.
31:11That's it.
31:13You're brushing it onto me.
31:14This is tiring.
31:23Yeah, it's a lot.
31:25They're nice.
31:25Look how good that looks.
31:28There's hundreds of years
31:29of history in this wall.
31:30We want to try
31:30and keep that history.
31:31There's a lot to do in here really,
31:38isn't there?
31:40Yeah.
31:41It's way bigger than I thought.
31:43You know, if I break down
31:46what the hallway needs
31:47in jobs.
31:48Everything.
31:49Everything, yeah.
31:50Plastering, wiring.
31:52You know, we've got to get
31:53this wall done,
31:54sand the floor.
31:56I mean, they're all
31:56in isolation,
31:58you know, achievable jobs.
31:59But if each one
32:00takes a day
32:01or two days,
32:03plus I've still
32:03got to finish the car.
32:05When are Nana and Grandpa
32:06supposed to move in here?
32:07Soon.
32:10How soon?
32:11Soon.
32:13So what do you plan to do?
32:16Night shifts,
32:17early starts,
32:18push through,
32:19make it happen.
32:20Yeah.
32:22Or we ain't gonna make it.
32:33Deep into the house renovation
32:35and I'm snatching
32:36any moment I have
32:37between the car jobs
32:38to make some progress.
32:41Hi, Ant.
32:42Hello.
32:43How are you doing?
32:45How's it going?
32:45Yeah, it's going.
32:47It's going.
32:47Actually, no, it's going.
32:49Not to plan
32:50specifically,
32:51but it's happening.
32:53It looks amazing already,
32:54but when it's really finished,
32:55it's gonna be fantastic.
32:56This has really taken up
32:58way more time
32:59than I thought
32:59because of the size,
33:00but I think in the long term
33:02it's gonna be worth it.
33:02It's a very fluid plan,
33:04isn't it?
33:05Of course.
33:05It's an ever-moving,
33:06ever-evolving,
33:07we'll get there in the end plan.
33:09That's how the best plans
33:10are laid out.
33:10They're not actually laid out.
33:12But when's the end?
33:14Yeah, I don't know.
33:15And should you not
33:16just have focused
33:17on one room at a time?
33:18Oh, what,
33:18rather than
33:19multiple rooms
33:20and multiple times?
33:20No,
33:21where's the fun in that?
33:22You've taken on so much here
33:23with the house,
33:25with the cars.
33:26How are you holding up
33:28at the moment?
33:29I'm tired.
33:29You look tired.
33:30I'm tired
33:31because we are putting in
33:32candlelight burning
33:34at both ends,
33:36but I've just got to
33:37keep working,
33:37get it done,
33:39and we will get it done.
33:40Well done.
33:41Like you were standing
33:41on my floor.
33:43Levitate.
33:44Makes a change for you
33:45to be clearing up
33:46and not us.
33:47On my floor.
33:47The house might be
33:51in disarray,
33:52but the Austin 7's
33:53not far from being ready,
33:55apart from its
33:56buckled wheel.
33:57Luckily...
33:58Hi, Ian.
33:59How's it going, man?
34:00Thanks for coming down.
34:01I've persuaded my mate Nick
34:03to come and have a look.
34:04Here she is.
34:04This is my little Austin 7.
34:06You've probably worked
34:06on loads of these.
34:07I have, yes.
34:07Yeah, quite a lot.
34:08Yes.
34:09It's really complete,
34:10but I do have a problem with...
34:11It probably will.
34:12Yeah, it's a banana wheel.
34:14All right.
34:15But I don't think
34:15it's as bad
34:16as some of the ones
34:16you've repaired.
34:17We'll find out
34:18when we take the tyre off.
34:19All right.
34:19If you go down in the barn,
34:20get yourself set up
34:21and you give me a nod
34:22if you need anything.
34:23All right.
34:23Okay.
34:24Thanks, boo.
34:25To get that wheel
34:26back in shape,
34:27first job is to
34:28whip the tyre off.
34:30Let the air out.
34:35Now this tyre
34:35is really old.
34:37This is normally
34:38done on a machine,
34:39but as Ant
34:41asked me to come up,
34:42I'm going to
34:42have to try
34:43and do this by hand.
34:44There you go.
34:47Get a mallet.
34:54Voila.
34:58Now I'm going to check
34:58the rim
34:59for signs of holes.
35:03Ah, there's rust.
35:05Moisture trapped
35:05in the tyre
35:06has totally rusted
35:07the steel,
35:08which explains the buckle.
35:10That has absolutely
35:11had it.
35:12Definitely not
35:12safe to drive.
35:15Nick's brought with him
35:16a spare rim and spokes
35:17and fortunately,
35:19the original hub
35:19can be reused.
35:21Once it's all tightened up,
35:23it's time for some
35:23fine tuning.
35:24We are going to stick
35:25the wheel on
35:26the truing fixture.
35:28So it goes on there.
35:29I'm going to put my glass on.
35:31Right.
35:32So we've got a bit
35:33of a wobbling
35:34at the moment,
35:34but that's to be expected.
35:36Using a pointer
35:37helps identify
35:38exactly where
35:39those wobbles are.
35:40The wheel is hitting
35:41my pointer.
35:42I need to tighten up
35:43the spokes
35:44on this side only.
35:51And that is it.
35:53Hey, Nick.
35:53How's it getting on?
35:55Yeah, all done.
35:56That's it?
35:56Finished?
35:57Yep.
35:58That's amazing.
36:00All yours.
36:01Right.
36:01Dude, I appreciate your work.
36:02Thank you so much.
36:04Cheers, Nick.
36:05At just 85 quid,
36:07Nick's done me
36:07a huge favour.
36:09Check this out.
36:10That banana wheel
36:11has been fixed.
36:13The clown wheel.
36:14Now she's brand new.
36:16This is it.
36:17This is the home stretch.
36:19Right.
36:19While we're on the front end,
36:21an upgraded LED.
36:23Isn't that cool?
36:25Right.
36:26We might be able
36:26to see it at night now.
36:27You reckon?
36:28Right.
36:29Pass me one of them chairs.
36:30The ripped old seats
36:31are back from the trimmers
36:32and they're looking brand new.
36:35They're definitely...
36:35It's a bit smarter
36:36than the old ones,
36:37isn't they?
36:38Right.
36:38Let's get the weather
36:39equipment up.
36:41You reckon this is
36:42tornado proof?
36:44Absolutely not.
36:47Oh, God.
36:48You don't get a lot
36:48to aim for.
36:50Is that it?
36:51I think I might have
36:52your side.
36:54Eh?
36:54Can you imagine
36:54back in the day
36:55you got your family
36:56out shopping
36:56in the town centre
36:57and the rain starts?
36:59I reckon if I was
37:00outside doing this
37:01and my missus was inside
37:02I'd be getting it in the air.
37:03Because you're both
37:04feet equally as wet.
37:06Dude, our work here
37:07is done.
37:08Beautiful.
37:09I love this little Austin.
37:11Since my parents
37:12spent their wedding
37:13anniversary buying it,
37:15it's only fitting
37:16that they're the first
37:16to see this little car
37:18in its full glory.
37:19Oh, look at our car.
37:20That's beautiful.
37:22She calls it our car
37:23and things should
37:23go away with it.
37:24Oh, she can have it.
37:25Yeah, we could probably
37:26start a deal.
37:27Have it?
37:27Without paying for it?
37:28No.
37:29Yeah, well,
37:30unfortunately,
37:31talking about paying
37:32for it,
37:32because we've got
37:33to the point
37:33where actually
37:34financially we're
37:34quite heavily
37:35invested in this car.
37:37We've been sensitive
37:38with the restoration,
37:39but we inherited a car
37:41that had a few
37:42mechanical issues.
37:43We spent £143
37:45on mechanical parts,
37:46things like sorting
37:47out the dynamo,
37:48getting the brakes fixed.
37:50My mate came
37:51and did the wheel.
37:52Mm-hmm.
37:52And then £300
37:54on getting the seats
37:56retrimmed,
37:57some miscellaneous
37:57tidying up.
37:59So all in.
38:00So it owes us £9,628.60.
38:04I'm glad it's under 10.
38:06I'm glad it's under 10.
38:07It'd be nice
38:07if it was under 8.
38:09Mm.
38:09Well, the good thing
38:10is that there is
38:11always going to be
38:12a strong buying community
38:14for an Austin 7,
38:15particularly because
38:16it's 1929,
38:17so it makes it
38:18vintage eligible,
38:19which means it's
38:20worth a little bit more.
38:21But the key is,
38:22will it tip it
38:23to a five-figure car?
38:26And how do we best
38:27get that five-figure car?
38:28Because we've got
38:28a couple of auctions.
38:30We could advertise it
38:31privately.
38:32We could put it
38:32in auction.
38:33Three or four people
38:33bidding for it,
38:34that's going to really
38:35help, isn't it,
38:35providing you get that?
38:36I cannot crystal ball
38:38how this car's going
38:39to go if it goes to auction.
38:40So if it goes to auction,
38:41it's a full risk.
38:43So it goes to the auction,
38:44it could make seven,
38:44is that what you're saying?
38:46I don't believe it will.
38:47Like going to the casino,
38:48black or red.
38:49But then if we
38:50private sell it,
38:51we could price it
38:53at a point that we
38:53might not sell it for months.
38:55And we need to flip it
38:55and put the money
38:56in the house quickly.
38:59Auction.
39:00Auction.
39:00Okay, let's roll the dice.
39:02Let's put it in auction.
39:04But first,
39:05I have to have a proper go.
39:12Brilliant.
39:13Whoa.
39:13I nearly lost my hat.
39:18Whoa.
39:19I can feel every single
39:20bump in the road
39:21through my bump.
39:22Oh my gosh,
39:23it corners like
39:24a supermarket trolley.
39:26I love it.
39:27Oh, she's wonderful.
39:29Yeah.
39:30She is wonderful.
39:34Oh, I love it.
39:35It's so charming.
39:36It's brilliant.
39:36It's so charming.
39:37It's amazing.
39:38It's amazing it's still running
39:39after all these years.
39:40I'm impressed.
39:42Blown away.
39:42Oh my gosh.
39:52I mean,
39:53it's mesmerizing to think
39:54this is almost
39:55a hundred years old
39:56and there's a real purity
39:58in how we've restored this car.
39:59You know,
39:59we haven't put a new hood in it.
40:01We've rejuvenated the old one.
40:02We didn't go throw new brakes at it.
40:04We rejuvenated the old ones.
40:06We've uprated the headlights,
40:07but you can't tell.
40:08Redoing the seats is nice.
40:10It's now a comfortable space to sit.
40:11Doing the buckled wheel now
40:13means it handles
40:14like an Austin 7 should.
40:16Now, we've given a new owner
40:18a really usable 1920s car.
40:21How cool is that?
40:22I mean, come on.
40:24If we was to make a bit of profit,
40:26I think it would be justice
40:27for putting this car back on the road.
40:29And if we don't,
40:31we put the car back on the road.
40:33And I can swallow that.
40:41There she is,
40:43a little beaut.
40:46I love this car.
40:48I love her.
40:50It owes us a lot of money, though.
40:51Partly because of my mum and dad.
40:53It's 100% their fault.
40:56Right now,
40:57we're in for 9.6,
40:58which means for us to make any money,
41:00it's a 10k Austin 7.
41:01And we're saying that,
41:02bear in mind,
41:02it's going to push it
41:03into the upper level
41:04of Austin 7 values.
41:06Well, it's 1929.
41:07That takes it from a classic
41:08to a vintage.
41:09Vintage eligible.
41:10Yeah.
41:11Right.
41:12Let's manifest five-figure car.
41:14You're a five-figure car.
41:15You're a five-figure car.
41:16You're a five-figure car.
41:17Come on in.
41:18Yes.
41:26OK, then.
41:27So, lot number 649,
41:29then, the 1929s,
41:31the Austin 7 chummy here for you.
41:33I can start the bidding here,
41:34then 6,000,
41:35the opening bid.
41:35OK, that's good.
41:37Here at 6,000.
41:38For the chummy,
41:39then, at 6,000 only.
41:41Go five anywhere else,
41:42then, at 6,000 now.
41:43Can't go for six.
41:45I can't go for six.
41:486,000 only.
41:49Come on.
41:50It's online at six grand.
41:51That's that one online bid.
41:52Six-five, thank you.
41:53I'll take it.
41:54Oh, six-five.
41:55Here we go.
41:55Here we go.
41:567,000.
41:57Come on.
41:57Take another 500, then.
41:59Come on, get up.
42:007,000.
42:01So, at the moment,
42:01it looks like no one in the room's been
42:03that we've got two people online
42:04or one on the phone.
42:057,500 online.
42:06You're in at 7,500.
42:088,000, I can say.
42:09We're into eights.
42:10Come on.
42:11It gets you on the telephone as well.
42:12At 8,000, then.
42:13Add 8,000.
42:14Was there another now?
42:15That lady stood up.
42:16I thought that was a bit.
42:17Another 500.
42:198,005.
42:209,000, I can say.
42:21Go on, get to 9,000.
42:23No one offering more, then.
42:249,000, then.
42:25Are we all done and sure, then?
42:26We sell at 9,000.
42:28No, no, no, no, no.
42:28Don't sell us.
42:29They're warning to all, then.
42:299,500.
42:30You're back in online.
42:319,500.
42:32Come on.
42:329,800.
42:339,800.
42:35Go 10 online.
42:369,800.
42:37We might be getting our money back.
42:3810,000.
42:39Yes!
42:40I told you it was going to be a five-figure car.
42:42I told you.
42:43See, I never had a doubt.
42:44Selling all the way, then, at 10,000.
42:46That is a five-figure Austin 7.
42:49We should be incredibly proud of that.
42:5110,000.
42:52There we go.
42:532, 1, 5, 7, 1.
42:58I am absolutely over the moon.
43:00John, it deserved to make five figures.
43:02Five figures is right for that car because it's awesome.
43:04You know, really good ownership.
43:06Beautiful car.
43:07Vintage eligible being 1929.
43:09I just squeezed a little bit of profit out of it.
43:12I maybe was a little bit toppy at the purchase price.
43:17So we were always destined to have tight budgets to work with.
43:21But, you know, I mustn't grumble.
43:22Profit's profit.
43:23I'm not going to turn my nose up at making profit,
43:24whether it's £10, £100, or £372.
43:29Now, there's all these lingering issues in the house.
43:31There's still loads to do.
43:33So every penny counts.
43:36And these pennies came via a 1929 Austin 7.
43:39I'm fine.
43:40We'll get you in.
43:41Woah.
43:42Thanks for要
44:04Then I'll see you in the morning.
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