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I'm Ant Anstead.

Restoring cars has been my life.

Come on!

I'm fixing up and flipping... You've got a deal.

...more pulse-racing, must-have classic motors...

Now that's an '80s hot hatch!

...which I need to sell for maximum profit...

That's it! Yes!

...'cause the house I bought for my parents to retire in is still a building site...

Oh, my goodness.

...and still haemorrhaging cash.

But to turn old motors into big money...

Hello, sir.

...and finally get Mum and Dad moved in...

It looks magnificent!

...I'll need my family...

Urgh! Straight into my mouth.

...and my petrolhead pal, Duncan.

Oh!

...back on board.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

And to make this mission accomplished...

She's magnificent! Incoming!

...I'll have to go... Waah!

...full throttle. Yeah!

That curve's gonna look amazing.

It's nice watching a master at work.

The demolition on the second bedroom is finally completed, meaning Duncan can get on with what he does best.

I'm doing this with the plaster.

Some people say, "You must be good at icing cakes."

I'm good at eating cakes, but I don't know about icing them.

So now I can turn my attention to the dining room,

which was on hold while the house was a dust bowl.

- Oh, my God, it's instant. It's changed the room already. - Yeah.

It's a nice floor. It's nice oak, this.

Can I have a go? Yeah. You fancy a go?

- That's it. - That's it!

And then drop it down and go back.

You can take a break.

I'll watch you.

I should probably leave this machine to the experts

because I've got another little machine I want to get my hands on.

And I'm bringing Dad along for the ride.

We're heading northbound, to Wakefield, to find a BMW.

It's not your average BMW.

What do you think when you think BMW? I think of, um,

sporty, big, comfy, quality,

well-built German engineering.

Okay, forget those, 'cause it's none of that.

It's a tiny little microcar.

The car we're seeing has three wheels, but they also did a four-wheel version.

But this is a three-wheel version. A bubble car, I would call it.

The Isetta was originally designed by an Italian company in 1953

as a compact, affordable microcar

with a distinctive front-opening door.

BMW took a gamble on this revolutionary car

when they were facing severe financial difficulties in the mid-1950s.

They licensed the design and launched their own version, which was a huge hit.

It sold over 10,000 units in the first year,

helping save BMW from financial ruin.

So what sort of money do these cars fetch?

- Well, just because it's a microcar doesn't mean it's a micro budget. Oh, I see. - Yeah.

So some microcars can make big money.

I mean, the guy's got it advertised at the moment: offers over 11 grand.

- For a bubble car? - Yeah.

Phew!

Yeah, there's a big cult following for microcars.

Seller Wayne is getting rid of his storage unit,

so I'm hoping he's keen to make a quick sale.

Morning, Wayne. Morning, Ant. Nice to meet ya.

- Would you like to see the car? - Yeah, I'm assuming she's in here, right?

Wow. There she is.

Oh, man, you can't help but smile.

I've had it three years and loved it.

It's a great little car. It's my toy car.

Did you paint it in here? I did, yeah.

I mean, I don't know how I could tell.

Do you mind if we wheel it out? To get a better look, yeah. In daylight, yeah.

I'll steer and you push, if you wouldn't mind.

Oh, my God, I've had heavier breakfasts.

Now, Wayne, now that she's in the sunlight,

you can see the paint job.

Who painted it?

Myself in my Batcave here. What, with a brush?

No, with boxing gloves on and glasses.

Yeah, it's still an eye-catcher.

All right, what's the known problems?

Known problems is not starting at the moment.

It doesn't start at all? Doesn't start. Well,

it turns over and you can hear the compression and everything.

- Brakes? - Brakes work, yeah.

- Steering? - Steering, yeah.

Any other bits that don't work? No.

It's just that it won't start.

It just doesn't drive. Which is a bit difficult for a car really, isn't it?

- It's kind of the primary objective, yeah. - Yeah.

Would you mind if we get sort of 15 minutes on our own, have a little look around?

Yeah, any questions, just give me a shout. Thank you. Thanks, Wayne.

She's awesome, right? - It's pretty.

Have you seen how the door works? That's a point. Where is the door?

- Ooh! - Watch the steering.

- Wow. - Genius, right?

- Right. - That's incredible.

Now, how do you shut it? You've got to reach out to... Oh, no, you can...

- Oh, really? - Yeah, jump in.

- You're joking. - Jump in!

- Are you sure about this? Yeah, get in. - Um...

Hang on a minute.

Hmm.

Ooh-ah! Mind your head.

Oh!

This is so, um... I'm here some...

So ridiculous.

It's pretty snug, isn't it? Brilliant.

But actually surprisingly big, 'cause we're not small.

No, and my long legs are in. We're in. Yep.

Oh, that worries me.

Does it matter?

Well, yeah, because it's in the field of view.

And we don't really want to buy a new windscreen if we can avoid it.

Yeah, we don't want to spend too much money.

I'm not sure how this is gonna work. This is probably the best way.

Ooh. Aah.

- You okay? - Um, yes.

Why are you sat on the floor?

Give me a push.

Oy! Good man. Thank you very much.

- Would you mind turning the key while I listen by the engine? You ready? - Yep.

Okay, wait there. God, you can really smell the fuel.

I think the reality is, though, we're not gonna resolve whatever the engine issue is...

We need to get it back in the workshop.

Yeah. All right, let's look at the positives.

Solid car. Great year. Three- wheeler. It's rare.

It's a 1961 BMW Isetta.

There's always gonna be a market for this.

Right, Wayne.

So, in the main, I think she's really charming.

But it's a big risk, a car I can't drive.

Even if you had to swap out the engine, it's...

You can still get them. I think it's about £950.

So worst-case scenario is we're, we're doing a grand on an engine.

And you want offers over 11.

So, let's say we pay nine...

...and unfortunately we have to swallow the bad engine issue.

So we're already in for 10... Ten... without painting it.

All right, what about ten and a half?

Just come down a tiny bit more.

There's too much risk in the car. So let's not mess around.

Nine and a half, we'll leave with her now.

- Nine and a half, agreed. Yeah? - Yeah.

It's so small, I can reach over and shake your hand.

- Thank you, Ant. Top Man. - Nigel. Thank you. - Thank you, Wayne. Thank you.

Oh, my God. What's Duncan gonna think?

Oh, he's gonna, love it. He's gonna love it.

He won't be expecting such a small car.

- But we do not want to drop a grand on an engine. - No.

But I have the faith.

Those little motors are really, really basic.

My faith is in you, my boy. It's gonna be something stupid.

- Hello. - Good morning.

- Check it out. - What have you got? - You got me a toy!

- I know. We could have put it in our pocket. We didn't need a trailer. - Where's the controller?

Come on. Does that not make you smile?

Oh, my word.

This is... Isetta, is it? It is an Isetta, yeah.

Isetta was the company that manufactured it.

And actually, BMW took over.

This is probably credited for saving BMW,

'cause at the time, BMW were in big trouble.

What engines were they? Were they SAC engines, or something like that?

Basically a rubber band, hairdryer...

- I reckon this is gonna be absolutely terrifying to drive. - No!

These are great fun to drive. In fact, shall we get it off?

Is that wheel all right? Yeah, we're good. Yeah.

Perfect.

Now just let go of it.

Mind your toes.

Whee!

It's like curling.

Yeah.

So go on, tell me what's up with it.

Yeah, it doesn't run.

Seized? Run?

The seller said he did have it running, but the way I look at it,

it is a little motorbike engine,

so it can only be a number of issues.

And what's the worst-case scenario?

We have to buy a new engine. Another engine.

Then if you actually do really start to scrutinise the paint...

Yeah, I did notice it's a little bit...

It definitely needs a paint job. And the way I see it,

it's a small car, so the paint's gonna be cheaper than a normal size.

Could just buy a tester pot.

- What do you know about the microcar market? - Nothing.

Excellent. This is gonna be easy.

Because the microcar market is really strong right now.

You know, this is a genre of car

that's captured a really cool group of people.

- So we're not gonna have a problem selling this car, right? - Well,

it depends how much you paid for it.

We didn't stray into five figures, which I think is a good thing.

That means we're a pound under.

No, we didn't pay nine nine nine,

but we did pay nine five.

All right.

Nine five's all right. Yeah, yeah.

For an original, solid little car.

It will be a great buy if we don't have to drop a grand on an engine.

So that's where I'm starting.

- Get her in the air, buddy. Right. Ready? - We're ready to go.

That's perfect. Right, I'm feeling lucky.

Crank the key.

Look at this! Right, let's have some ignition.

- Ready? - Yeah.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop there! Stop there!

I mean, it looked like fire.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop there! Stop there!

The engine on my 1961 BMW Isetta is posing a real fire hazard.

This is like a fireworks display.

There's a lot of sparks going on inside there,

and it's obviously getting fuel because the glass bowl is full.

Yeah, there's a problem.

There's definitely something going on in there.

Just like a Catherine wheel.

Yeah. Basically, yeah, it's like a Catherine wheel.

Let's start taking it apart.

This tiny, 298cc four-stroke engine

is actually adapted from a BMW motorbike.

She's fiddly.

Weighing around 30 kilos,

it uses some clever motorcycle engineering.

One of the genius things about this engine is its what's called a Dynastart.

Effectively, it's doing two jobs in there - the job of a starter motor, job of a dynamo.

This combined starter and generator is more common on a lawnmower or a motorbike.

Turn the key, 12 volts goes down that yellow wire

into those two brushes.

Release the key,

then these two brushes take over, powering the dynamo,

putting 12 volts back via this red wire, topping up the battery. Genius.

I mean, it's absolutely brilliant.

So I bet you all those fireworks are coming from the brushes.

The brushes should only produce tiny, self-contained sparks

when they conduct electricity,

not a fireworks display that can lead to flames.

So if we flick it over again and you have a look. Just mind your eyebrows.

Yeah, I'll stand back a bit.

Whoa, whoa! Stop, stop, stop!

Yep, definitely. It's this bottom right brush here. So if them brushes are really worn,

they're not contacting hard enough.

It's that poor contact that's creating the sparks.

But it's also preventing the engine from starting.

These brushes are toast, but I'm gonna clean them,

see if I can coax some life into them.

Cleaned-up brushes might get it going, but I also need to check

for the spark that every combustion engine needs to get fired up.

We want to see if there's a spark at the spark plug.

- Right, what I think, just put the ignition on. - Yeah.

So we're putting power to the points.

Then I'm just gonna open and close the points and see if it sparks.

When the points open,

they should send a high-voltage spark to the spark plug, completing the ignition process.

- There you go. On? - On. Sparkles.

Nothing, look.

Dead as a dodo.

Nothing.

So it sparks at the brushes, but not at the points.

All right. I think before we go down a rabbit hole...

let's just clean the points while they're on the car.

See if we can get a better contact, cause look at them, they are filthy.

Over time, grime can build up on the points,

stopping the metal-to-metal contact

and preventing electrical current from flowing.

It's like old-school, this is. I know, it's proper.

If cleaning them doesn't work,

we could end up having to pull the whole engine apart.

Go on, then. Hit the ignition.

- Right. On? - On.

Oh, hello!

Yeah!

We've got a spark!

Right, let's put the carb on.

'Cause if we add fuel to that spark,

hopefully a bang inside the combustion chamber and the engine runs.

That or you lose your eyebrows. One of the two.

I will sacrifice one eyebrow

to get this car running for no money.

Give her a little bit of gas. Wait, wait, wait. That's it!

Oh, I thought that was it! Go on, do it again.

She's gonna start.

- Ready? - Yes!

Bit of accelerator. Yes.

That's it! Yes!

Oh, my God. Listen!

Oh, man!

I'll tell you what, she sounds sweet.

Dude, that has just saved us a tonne of cash.

Think about it. We definitely want to replace these four brushes.

I don't know how much they'll cost, but cheaper than a new engine.

That means we're already into the profit.

Know what that means. What does it mean?

I reckon we should go for a drive.

Right.

Where do you think reverse is?

No, that's forward.

That's forward.

Oh!

That sounded like something.

No.

Oh, there it is.

Yeah, we're moving!

Oh, there's no brakes. Right, handbrake. Where's the handbrake?

Okay, the brakes don't work.

- But she runs. - Right.

Brakes. Brakes.

Park it back in. We'll use the ramp for brakes.

Incoming!

She smells like she's on fire. She's not on fire, is she?

Well, we've got a bit of smoke.

It's not on fire, is it? No, no, we're not on fire.

I reckon what it was, was we haven't got the fan and that on it, have we?

And the wet ground's kicking onto the fins. Just onto the fins. I think.

My test drive might have been a bit premature,

but at least this smoke isn't terminal.

But I've got a brake problem to add to the list

and a 500-quid bill to pay for the sanding in the dining room.

Oh, my God, what a difference.

It's come up nice, hasn't it?

Yeah, it's definitely lighter. It matches the ceiling as well.

Have you made your mind up if you want it filled yet or not? What do you mean?

Look closely, there's gaps between the blocks.

It's where the floor's moved over time, it's expanded and contracted.

We can fill it to modernise it, or we can leave those gaps.

Normally I would always lean into patina, but I feel like it's the one chance,

with the walls painted, to have a really nice floor.

Okay, we'll fill it then.

Using a mix of sawdust and resin will give the perfect finish,

but sadly, the same can't be said about the Isetta.

Before tackling the brakes,

I want to deal with this terrible paint job.

Are we agreed if we want to get top money for the Isetta,

we cannot leave the paint like this? No.

I mean, if it was orange, it would be an orange.

It actually would be. The texture of it.

I think we go to the extra effort of removing the body.

That way, the body can go off the body shop... Yep.

...leaving us to do the mechanicals on the chassis.

Sounds like a plan.

Look, they're just loose cushions. There you go.

That is the quickest interior strip I think of any car I've ever done.

You know there's a bit of an urban myth,

that because Isetta we're a company that made fridges... Yeah.

...people think that this is a door from a fridge, but it wasn't a door from a fridge.

It wasn't? No, it's just an urban myth.

Bit like your wallet.

Go on!

Oh, my gosh.

- You got that. - Got it. - You look a picture.

Hi.

Now, if we're gonna get that body off, we're gonna have to detach that steering box and pedal assembly.

I've just worked out why that steering and pedal assembly is so robust.

Because inside there, there's obviously, like, a screw gear.

So when you rotate the steering wheel, look,

that whole unit moves up and down. But when the unit is bolted to the car,

that up and down movement moves that arm.

That's genius. They packaged the whole steering system inside that casting.

I think that's it.

Put your back into it! Actually, you don't need to.

- Is it... Is it off? - Yeah.

Oh, my life!

Go, go! Put it on the palette.

The body weighs around 70-100 kilos,

which, ironically, is the same as your average fridge-freezer.

Oh!

That's it.

Oh, my God, look at the chassis.

I can't believe that is it.

It doesn't look as big as a go-kart.

It's basically a supermarket trolley.

Minus one wheel.

Well, they did do some with four wheels, actually, 'cause initially,

the three-wheeler was prone to rolling over,

so they added a second wheel on the back. Quite tight together.

It still had a problem. So they put the engine on one side,

which counteracted the balance with the driver, so it distributed way better.

Yeah, it's bonkers, innit?

Dad's taken the body off to the paint shop,

so with the engine fully accessible,

I can get on with replacing the faulty brushes on the Dynastart.

Twenty-two quid is a bargain to stop my Isetta going up in flames.

Now, the brush itself is held in by this tiny little spring there.

The tension on that spring forces...

that brush to lean against that copper contact.

But you compare the length of the old one

to the length of the new one, you can clearly see

that brush has worn down over years and years of use.

This is gonna make all the difference.

Now if I hold that spring back out the way, this new brush...

simply slides in,

and then the spring, it's forcing it to make contact.

That's gonna work well. I mean, the nature of two hard surfaces

touching each other while it's rotating, it's ultimately designed to wear down.

It's a really quick fix, and it's gonna stop all those sparks.

Next up, new points.

And the points as they open and close, make or break the circuit

that sends a signal to the coil.

The coil creates a spark, sending it down to the spark plug

igniting inside the chamber, forcing the piston down.

So none of that works without points working.

Now, we did get kind of lucky with these old points.

Putting a bit of abrasive between the contact there actually

somehow got them firing and sparking and made our vehicle drive.

But to get rid of that uncertainty,

just over £15 seems like a pretty good price to pay for that reliability.

Now, they mount...

...on this little bracket.

Now, that little job is gonna get rid of all the drama,

all the sparks and the fire hazard, plus make our car more reliable.

But just when I think I've turned the corner with the car...

- Ant? - Yes?

...there's a problem with the back end of the house.

- I noticed the water pressure was low when I used the hose. Right. - And we've got a problem.

It's wet under there. Parched and dry here, wet there.

So where's it coming from?

That is wet.

And this area is green, and the rest of the grass is dry and parched.

Now look in the dairy.

Yeah, we have a leak.

That's a lot of water.

In fact, look, it's damp under here.

I think we've got something major,

but how is it getting through to the dairy?

It'll soak through, and being such an old house, the foundations are quite low

and it's now just rising into the dairy floor. Must be saturated.

Yeah, that's a big leak.

Now, I remember we ran a hose from the mains in the road

under the ground in the front garden to about here to a T-joint.

One went off to the garden and one fed the main house.

- There's a leak underground here. - Under there somewhere.

Yeah, we've got to dig a hole.

This is the last thing I need right now.

With everything else going on.

But the leak's gonna have to wait

because I need to get the Isetta chassis sorted

so it's ready for the freshly-painted body.

So I reckon what we do is give it a degrease, clean-down,

get a wire brush out, get the chassis back to black, and then put a load of focus

- into making the engine bright and shiny. - All right.

Bagsy the engine. All right, I'll do the chassis.

Structurally, the Isetta is a mashup of motorbike and scooter engineering disguised as a car.

It's gonna look nice. Shiny.

This hybrid DNA can be seen in its tiny wheelbase,

motorcycle engine mounts, lightweight rear drive line and simplified suspension.

I'd like to know the person

that thought taking a wheel off a car was a good idea.

Well, they didn't take it off a car, they added it to a moped. Well, you can look at it both ways.

Right. This is done.

It looks fantastic. Looks brand new.

Yeah, nearly. Just got a little bit more to do on this.

Another half hour and I'll be done.

I'm not even gonna argue with you.

With Duncan putting in overtime on the chassis

and my mate Gav prepping the body,

there's just one big decision to make.

Gav, how you doing?

I'm all right. I can see in the background - is that the Isetta in primer?

Yeah, it's in primer, so ready for a choice on the colour.

So we either do it like a really bright colour

so we attract a certain type of buyer,

somebody that's likely to pay, you know, really top end for it.

Or we have to stick with originality because originally the car was grey.

The thing is that if you start going down the wild colours, you're gonna limit your market.

So the things that always work with a classic car like this

is the blues, it is the old English whites, it is the greys.

Could you show me a walk around of the car? It's in grey primer right now,

- so we can get at least a sense of it. - Yeah, sure.

You know, it's not gonna be far off of what it is.

Oh, great. So we've finished. That's half the price, right?

Well, we have actually got a RAL 7047

'cause we painted a commercial vehicle not so long ago,

so there is enough there.

What, you've got the paint already, left over? Yeah, we have.

If you're happy with the colour, we'll put it on the car.

Trust me, it will look the part when you see it.

It really is a nice grey.

Right, I trust you.

Anything to save a few quid.

Deal done, then. Cheers, dude.

My God, it goes on so quickly.

I wish cars were this quick to paint.

As long as you're not being slapdash.

There's something really therapeutic about painting.

You don't need to think about it very much

while you're doing it. It's idiot-proof.

Mmm, not quite.

Well, as you know, Ant, every time we've moved,

I'm the one that's done the redecoration.

I know. Please notice that I've not asked Dad to come and help.

Hey, Dunc.

Well, that looks good. Done a lovely job on that, haven't they?

Yeah, it looks sensational.

Right.

It looks so good.

Well, before we put anything nice on the car, I suggest we do the grubby jobs first.

- Yep. - So let's tackle the brakes.

What have we got?

You're off?

Yeah, that's not bad.

Yeah, that drum, that'll go again.

Shoe's got loads of life in it. Yep.

Oh, look.

There's the leak.

No wonder it wasn't braking.

When the brake cylinder leaks, it loses pressure

and can't push the brake shoes hard enough to stop the wheel.

So I think in here we can keep the drum,

keep the shoes.

Let's just get a new cylinder.

All right, well, I'll tackle this bit.

Are you gonna make that look pretty? Yeah.

And you sort that bit out. Okay.

Even though this was a German car, they borrowed the brakes

off British brands 'cause these are a standard Girling part.

So I can get them off the shelf because they fit other cars like Reliant, Nash,

even a Ford Anglia.

Oh, yeah. I mean, this is grubby.

It's leaking.

Yeah, this slave cylinder is toast.

To make sure the Isetta's safe for the road,

I'm gonna change all the brake cylinders.

But while I'm waiting for the new parts,

I need to do something about the leak in the garden.

It's definitely damp. Oh, man.

Well, I found the pipe.

So I know, 'cause I remember it going down,

the main water pipe comes in and tees off somewhere around here.

But look, the earth here is dry,

but it's getting progressively wetter the closer to the house.

Right.

You know what that means. There's a leak.

Yeah, we've got to dig a hole closer to the house.

Found it? Er, yeah, I found it.

Look at that. Look, there is a joint.

Yeah, look at that. It's soaking.

Reckon you've found our problem.

Right, so I reckon just a little tighten up on that.

Why is there a joint there?

Plumbers. Who knows?

I mean, it's definitely leaking.

- Right, if you clean up around there, I'll go and get some grips and get it tightened up. - Okay.

There you go.

All right. Give that a... Get in there.

You do know this could go two ways.

We could go to tighten it...

...and it could open up even more.

Right, get that on there.

Then you go this one up and that one down.

That's it.

Right.

Do you think that's worked? Well, only one way to tell.

Leave it for a day and see what happens.

Man, I hope that's fixed the leak.

What do you reckon?

Well, I mean... Fifty-fifty?

If it hasn't fixed it, I don't know what the other plan is, other than digging the whole pipe up.

I mean, it's definitely dry here.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, that joint is bone dry.

You know what that makes us? Plumbers.

Plumbers. Right, it's fixed.

Shall we backfill it?

Man, that is a load off my mind.

Don't think you're getting away scot-free.

Half and half.

Fair.

With one disaster averted,

I can turn my attention back to the failed brakes on the Isetta.

Now, someone's put bathroom sealer behind it as well.

That's always helpful on brakes.

Yeah, yeah, really helpful.

A bit of brake cleaner and some elbow grease

should get rid of the bodged bathroom sealer.

Hey, Dunc, do you want to clean this little brake pipe up as well?

Be rude not to, while we're in there.

Make it all look pretty.

This level of extra detail will definitely make our car more sellable.

Hey-hey!

Ooh, lovely.

Here you go. And look what else turned up.

- Have they just arrived? - Yeah.

Smashing!

I'll get this side fitted up.

Shiny parts, my favourite.

And they even come with a little gasket.

No bathroom sealer needed on this one.

This set of four brake cylinders cost around 40 quid.

And the reason it's really easy to get hold of these parts is they are consumable.

They will perish over time and they're built to be replaced.

Now, modern cars require braking to be predominantly on the front axle.

You want the bias to brake mostly on the front because it brings the car to a controlled stop.

Now, this car automatically has a front axle bias,

because it's got twice the wheels

and, in other words, twice the brakes on the front.

Once the new cylinders are in place, the brake pipes need reconnecting.

And with the brake shoes and drum refitted, this little car should stop as well as she starts.

That is it. Brakes are done. Yeah.

But before I can get this bubble car back on the road,

there's a critical element that needs addressing.

And because it was adapted from a motorcycle engine,

it's very particular to the Isetta.

Now, this Isetta Is driven by the rear wheel only.

It takes power from the engine

and inside this casing converts that power via a chain.

It's very similar to motorbike technology.

The problem with chains is, over time they can stretch and get slack,

which is exactly what has happened with our Isetta.

That play there is because the chain is loose with inside that housing.

Now, behind here should be enough of a window...

...to see the chain.

The chain has got tonnes of slack in it.

And that is really gonna diminish the driving experience.

If too loose, the chain would snap, wrap around the sprocket,

lock the wheel and force the car off the road.

Now, the good news is I set a plan ahead for this with this bracket here.

Now, this bracket is actually eccentric.

That means the pivot point is slightly off-centre.

So by undoing the retaining bolt, moving the bracket up,

it moves the top cog that holds the chain away, increasing the distance

between the chain's two cogs and actually taking up that slack.

So by moving the bracket up a notch, the chain is tightening.

Oh, almost there.

Yeah, that feels pretty perfect.

Right, I'm gonna lock that in place.

Right, that is gonna change the driving experience.

The engine power is gonna engage that rear wheel straightaway.

Hiya, Ant.

Hey! Check it out.

Oh, they're lovely. Oh, I like this as well.

Yeah, a matching brass, it's called a gallery rail.

So you can put knickknacks and bits up there and they won't fall off. I can put my treasures up there.

Panels look great.

Are you pleased with them? Really pleased with them. The room looks amazing.

The green really lifts it. But I did notice,

can you see this bit here? Oh, dear.

Is that actually...

That's one of the casualties of Mum's painting. No, that will come off.

But if that's the only splash, I think we've done well. Yeah, it's a miracle.

I want to get the Isetta up for sale sharpish

to help cover the latest house bills.

But there's a problem to solve first.

The car's looking fantastic, but what is gonna let it down is that scratch on the windscreen.

- Mmm. - The problem is,

I did a bit of research on a new windscreen.

How much do you think they cost?

Two, three hundred?

It was 700 euros, and there's a major delay.

Yeah, we ain't got 700 in this. Yeah, we do not want to spend 700.

Plus, we don't really wanna commit to a new one without at least trying to polish out the old one.

I may be saving £600 doing this myself,

but one slip with my buffering tool, and I could be back to square one.

See, we don't want to go in the same area for too long because if it gets too hot, it will just explode.

Because it's a curved screen so if we was to polish

a little bevel into it, the light will refract differently,

and you'll end up with this kind of weird zone of wonky glass.

All of a sudden, the road looks... wonky.

Do you know what, it has softened it a bit.

This has to be the best part of a restoration.

Putting it back together with some nice shiny bits.

Oh, look at that!

She looks so pretty!

- You done there? - Yeah. - This should close.

Finally, the piece de resistance.

Or as the Germans at the Bavarian Motor Works would say, the glanzstuck.

The finishing touch.

Our work here... is done.

I'll tell you what, she's cosy.

- As always, I have prepared the finances for this car. - Yep.

Refresher for our 1961 Isetta.

We paid nine and a half grand,

which I think's solid in today's market.

Mechanically, we spent £224.88.

Nice shiny bits towards the back of the car,

90 quid.

The biggest expense was on paint.

But my mate already had the paint, so he did us a favour, charged us 500 quid.

Then I put in 100 quid for everything else.

So that brings us to a grand total spent of £914.88.

So, little spend for a little car.

Well, I wish it was that way. But a big profit.

Well, hopefully, because the total spent, including the car, was £10,414.88.

Basically, it owes us ten and a half grand.

But we have to take it for a drive. We've got to take it for a drive.

We have to. We have to take it for a drive.

Where are the keys? You have got the keys.

They're on the bench.

How are we getting out?

Woo-hoo!

She's back on the road!

It's hot, it's sweaty.

I love it!

Oh, my life! This is brilliant.

This is brilliant.

I'll tell you what, it's definitely an adventure.

The steering input is so strange because...

...it doesn't move, and then all of a sudden it turns.

Well, let's see how it corners. I'd rather you didn't.

Whoa, terribly.

It corners terribly.

I don't know whether this is more terrifying than a motorbike and sidecar.

Well, it basically is a motorbike.

Oh, you're not doing the main road! We have to go on the main road.

- Really? - Yes. - It's one way to fully test this car.

Oh, my God.

We're in fourth gear.

We're doing 30, and it feels like 130.

I mean, it's not gonna get anywhere in a hurry, is it?

We're not gonna get a speeding ticket.

When you consider that this car hasn't driven for years

and the first time we start it up, it basically catches fire,

we've come a long way.

The reason we've set off with plenty of time

is there is a car show... at a nearby village.

Is it this week?

No, we'll get there.

And I've been advertising this car,

- so I've had a couple of little nibbles. - Yeah?

And I've got one fella who looks very, very interested

who is gonna meet us at the car show.

- Well... Well, we made it. - Phew!

It's busy, innit? Well, it's busy, yeah,

because it's a hot summer's day and people love classic cars.

It's the perfect backdrop for us to sell our Isetta.

Anything over ten and a half grand will cover the costs.

Any more will be a welcome cash injection for the house.

So I'm asking Ant and Jo for twelve and a half grand.

So, what do you think? First impressions?

It's lovely. It's in really nice condition.

What would put a couple in the market for an Isetta?

Well, I mean, we actually need a, a car

to, er, to actually promote our business.

Oh, you want it as a promotional vehicle?

- Yeah. - I think it'svery eye-catching

and I think it's just what we could use.

So the plan is to have a promotional vehicle.

You're gonna put signwriting down it, drive it around town and promote your business?

Just gets people to look, basically.

Take it to shows, start conversations with people.

What have you done with the car? It's had a full body of restoration.

There were starting problems, we got it starting.

Braking issues, it's now braking really well.

It's lively to drive. It's loads of fun to drive.

We drove it here. To this car show.

The question is, am I walking home from this car show today

and you're driving the Isetta home? Does she interest you?

I mean, I do think it... it will do what... what we're looking for.

I've advertised it, as you know, for 12,500.

I would love somebody to leave with her today.

I'd love it to be you guys.

There are a few things I'd like to do to it,

I'd feel more comfortable driving it with wing mirrors.

So I'm thinking 11,000.

Oh, come on. You can't buy wing mirrors for £1500.

Twelve. I'll knock 500 off.

How about meet you in the middle?

What, 11,500?

- All right. Guys, 11,500, it's yours. Thank you. - I hope you're notgiving our car away.

Um, we've done a deal. We are not driving this car home.

Good job it's not far to walk.

They might be able to give us a lift.

Right, we're gonna go and enjoy the rest of the car show. There might be another car for sale.

Well done. Congratulations, guys.

- Thank you. - Drive safe.

That means we can have a couple of beers.

We can have three beers.

We've just made over a grand's profit.

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