Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
Whoa, look at this!
The homes of Britain are
stacked with old possessions.
There you go, look at that!
That's lovely.
What looks like junk can actually
be worth a pretty penny.
I've never seen a chair like it,
it looks immaculate as well.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are here to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
Some of them are worth
thousands of pounds.
Between 14 and 17 grand.
Upcycling genius Simon...
It works! Don't sound so surprised!
...and his restorer
love turning everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Come on. Come on.
Absolute winner!
Whilst for Henry
and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, guy.
...it's all about restoring
retro relics and vintage classics.
That's incredible!
It flies!
Despite their differences,
they always come good.
1,125 quid.
And they'll turn a tidy profit
for their owners.
£2,835. Brilliant. How does
that sound? I'm pleased. Yeah!
Today... Oh, dear.
...Henry finds a problem...
I mean, that's basically welded in.
...Simon breaks a bench...
WOOD CLATTERS Ah.
Needs gluing, that one. Yeah.
...and someone makes a big sale.
OK, so you've got an offer.
How much? Four figure sum.
Us man shed lovers, yeah?
SIMON LAUGHS
We are mainstream, now, mate,
whether you like it or not. No, no!
Everyone likes a man shed.
You know, I've got an asteroid game
in my man shed. OK, that's good.
The boys are in Buckinghamshire,
birthplace of the late, great
fantasy author Terry Pratchett.
And that's not the county's
only literary connection.
Just around the corner from where
we are is Great Missenden,
the home... Of Roald Dahl!
...of Roald Dahl. Exactly!
Aren't you impressed I knew that?
I am very impressed you knew that.
HE LAUGHS
And I think it's very pertinent
that we too are in this area.
Do you know why? Why?
Well, it's The Twits, isn't it?
HE CACKLES
The Twits was one of Roald Dahl's
famous works, along with Matilda,
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
and The BFG.
And our twits both get
to choose a hunting ground each.
Henry's up first - he wants
to help a fellow car fanatic.
The guy's called Neil and he is a
world authority, I'll have you know,
an Model T Fords and even YOU
might know what they are. Yeah.
You don't need to be crazy about
cars to recognise a Model T Ford.
Built between 1908 and 1927,
they are generally considered
to be the world's first affordable
mass-produced car.
Neil Tuckett is
a Model T Ford fanatic
and one of the biggest restorers
of these vehicles in the world.
We buy, sell and restore
Model T Fords.
We're a working museum, really.
As well as classic cars, Neil's
got substantially stocked sheds,
and he'd like the boys to take
some of the junk he's acquired
and transform it into cash
for his favourite charity.
I'm sure they'll have
a good day wandering around,
so let's see what they find.
Neil, good morning.
Good morning, Simon. How are you?
Pleased to meet you.
Good morning, Henry.
Nice to meet you. Firstly, what
a privilege to be here, Neil,
thank you for letting us look about.
It's nice you were able to come.
There's no shortage of parts
to choose from,
I can assure you of that.
It's just what you want.
Cheers, Neil. Come on, then.
Shall we start in here? Why not?
Here's a door that's open.
Let's go in here.
Henry and Simon need
to find two items each today.
They can choose anything they think
they can add value to and sell on.
You have shafted me, haven't you?
You've drive shafted me!
Everything is vehicular.
Slightly rack-and-pinion,
perhaps. It is!
Oh, now, look, that's more your
type of stuff, though, isn't it?
Wow! That's dynamite! Those boxes.
HENRY LAUGHS
No, it IS actually dynamite,
isn't it? It is actually dynamite.
Shall we have a look?
I'll get a ladder. It's right here.
With plenty of car parts,
Henry thought he'd be at home here,
but it looks like Simon may be
the first with a find.
'I saw those boxes amongst
all the automotive stuff'
and I thought, "Hello!"
because there is a real market
for that kind of stuff these days.
You might need one of those.
OK, yeah.
Sorry about the dust. Yeah, thanks.
HE LAUGHS
There's all kinds of things.
Why did you pick this hard hat?
"Milk and two, mate,
if that's all right."
HENRY LAUGHS
There's little strings hanging out
of long cylindrical things.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
I think it's all right. Do you know
why now? It's got no bottom in it.
Ah!
THEY LAUGH
Simon's bagged the boxes
and Henry may also have located
potential riches in the rafters.
That is beautiful.
I tell you what, man,
that is seriously interesting.
What is this? Is it a tea urn?
Huh? Is this a tea urn?
Well, you should know, mate,
wearing that hat.
In fact, this retro receptacle
has a racy past.
Now, that dispenser was
used by a race team.
The 1930s petrol dispenser
would've been kept in the pit lane
at racetracks to refuel the cars.
There's a huge market
for historical racing memorabilia
and, with a little research,
Henry should be able to discover
which team it belonged to.
And if I can find that,
then, obviously,
that ups the price considerably.
That's brilliant.
Oi!
Simon! Come back!
Petrol dispenser procured, the boys
have both chosen their first items.
Henry, I've got something that
might interest you over here.
It better be good, mate.
It is a new Hudson Autocycle.
Autocycles were kind of the sort of
lowest form of motorcycles,
it was really cost-effective
transport. '50s, perhaps earlier.
Yes, fascinating,
but are you interested?
Of course I am. Yeah?
I need to talk to Neil about it.
OK, right. Cos there's a lot
of work there, mate. Right.
The Autocycle is in such a bad state
that the cost of repair
could eat up any profit, so Henry
wants owner Neil's blessing
before he decides
if he's to tackle it.
I reckon that'll clean, would it?
Yeah, I think it will.
You'll have to put some tyres on it.
Yeah, we are.
Oh, no, we can get it going,
I'm sure of that.
It's not a high-value bike,
I know that, you know that.
What would you do with the money,
do you think?
I'll give it to a good cause
of some sort.
Would you? Yeah, I think that's...
That inspires me even more, mate.
That, to me, is one of the most
exciting projects I've run into
and I can't wait to get stuck in.
Hold your horses, Henry!
Simon still needs
to select a second item.
Hello!
Oh, I have found my favourite.
They are beautiful.
HORN TOOTS
That's basically
what you sound like.
Innit? Open your mouth.
TOOT!
Once the boys have
stopped clowning around...
This is "wheelie" good!
Wheelie, wheelie, wheelie good!
...their hunt continues
on the other side of the yard.
Look at these. Look at what?
What wood is that, do you know?
Let's have a look.
I think that's a beautiful piece
of elm. Do you really? Yeah.
These are actually
old cartwheel hubs.
Oh, hang on, there's a second one.
And they've given Simon
a wheel-themed idea.
As soon as I saw the two elm hubs,
my mind just said,
"Oh, I know what that is."
It's the base of a table
and then you would use some
of the beautiful early wooden wheels
that were made from the Model Ts.
There's your tabletop,
put a glass surface on it, bang.
Rummage over,
Simon and Henry have both found
their two restoration projects.
Time to see if owner Neil thinks
their choices have profit potential.
Oh, yes! I couldn't resist it,
really, the petrol dispenser.
Could I? Yeah! Good. Yeah.
Meanwhile, Neil! Yes? Now, I was
a bit stuck today, I have to say.
You can't have any of that!
Ha-ha! Oh, don't say that to me!
Everything else is metal and engines
and it is an amazing place.
You've found some woodwork?
I did find some woodwork.
These, we'll get you some money
for them, mate.
And the other thing, I just...
Some firewood. It's not firewood!
I can see this being repurposed
into a shelving unit of some sort,
if we're OK to take these? Yeah. And
again, get some money back to you.
Thanks for coming. It's been an
absolute pleasure. It really has.
Before the boys get down to work,
car restorer Neil
has a treat in store.
What made my day today was Neil
offering to take us for a drive.
How fantastic!
In the early years
of the 20th century,
50% of all the cars
made in the world were Fords.
It just makes you smile,
those cars make you smile.
Boss Henry Ford famously said
you could have your Model T in
any colour, as long as it's black.
You can still buy a century-old
Model T from classic car dealers,
but you won't get much change
for 20 grand.
The most incredible thing is,
Neil actually let me
have a go driving it.
Sorry, opposite to a clutch.
ENGINE PURRS
I'll just get the feel of it.
That's your biggest...
That's your control. Are you
all right in the back, Simon?
For a car that's nearly 100 years
old, that car was as smooth as silk.
Neil, thank you so much. No problem.
What an amazing thing to have done.
SIMON LAUGHS
Thanks, Neil. That's all right.
I enjoyed that.
Coming up, the restorations
bring engine troubles...
Oh, dear. I mean, that's
basically welded in.
...woodwork woes...
I'm not strong enough!
Ha-ha-ha. ..and the boys' second
search becomes a house of horrors.
Look at the rat! Where?
Big, big one! Look, there! Stop it!
What are you doing?
Rat, rat! What are you doing?
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
on a mission to reclaim,
restore and re-use your rubbish.
We can get it going, I'm sure of that.
The lads each have their first two
items from Neil's car yard and are
now back at their workshop where the
real graft starts.
Oh, what is this?!
This looks like rubbish.
Gemma Longworth is Simon's upcycling
partner in crime.
The big difference between Gemma and I,
she seems to be much more measured
about stuff.
So I think, in that way, we
complement each other very well.
He's sort of like my big brother.
Gemma has a talent for transforming
discarded junk into desirable pieces
of furniture. But even she's not
convinced a table made out of an
old Model T wheel will turn a profit.
Gemma, ignore the details.
What are we going to be able to...
It's just falling apart.
It's not falling apart.
Honestly, trust me, it's solid.
Even if it was done up really well,
like Simon says it's going to,
I just can't see it. Who's going to
want that?
Maybe Gemma will be more excited
by the old wooden boxes.
Here's what I'm thinking with these, right,
if we start to just randomly,
kind of,
stack them into a shelving unit...
Yep. I was thinking a shelving unit.
The old boxes are really good.
With opinion divided, it's time for
a division of labour.
Simon turns his attention to the
wheel table...
I know this much, by the time I get
this off, I'm going to be tired.
...while Gemma has a bash at the boxes.
She's working out how to stack them
as a storage unit,
but she's hit a snag.
We just need to get that bit off
the end, so it's not wobbly.
Don't think that's going to be
that easy.
Some elbow grease is in order.
I'm sure Simon wouldn't be happy if
I broke this box.
I'm not strong enough!
One nail.
If at first you don't succeed,
try a power tool.
Gemma uses wood adhesive
to permanently attach the boxes together.
Now I just need to put some screws
in to make sure it's solid.
Finally, she clamps them to keep
them in place...
There we go, nice and secure.
...while they dry.
Very good.
In Oxfordshire at Henry's workshop,
we're about to find out if his haul
meets his restorer's approval.
What do you reckon? I absolutely
love that.
Do you? I do, yes.
I thought you might. I think it's
fabulous.
Meet Guy Wilson.
He's Henry's restoration genius.
Guy and I have known each other
since we were 15.
We've been friends for that long
and we've got a lot of things we
share in common.
And like Henry, Guy is potty about
all things petrol.
Put us together, and we can get
things done and achieve things.
The pair are going to need to pull
off something pretty spectacular if
they're to achieve a profit on this
old 1950s autocycle
and retro racing petrol dispenser.
I think that's rather special, actually.
And that is seriously special.
That one, yeah.
Before they can start the restoration,
there's the small matter of getting
rid of 60-odd years of dirt.
Come on, then.
Right, OK, just a light splattering
over the wheels here.
When I've got a jet wash, nothing
can stop me.
Sorry, mate. I just don't know what
happened there.
It's actually quite nice.
Is it?
Look at that.
Henry and Guy have done the dirty
work, but the autocycle's ageing
and ailing engine will need the
attention of a specialist.
And Henry knows just the man -
bike mechanic Pete.
Shall we take the head off,
have a look?
Oh, dear. Erm...
I mean, that's basically welded in.
If the crank is seized as well,
then we have problems.
If Pete can't unsieze the engine,
Henry will be forced to buy costly
new parts -
potentially wiping out any profit.
Just call me when you do it, OK,
mate? Yeah.
Go and have dinner and come back later.
No, it won't be like that. It'll
be a week, won't it?
Just call me. It will be, yes, yes.
Doesn't he bring me some rubbish?
Simon and Gemma are also hard
at work in the pursuit of profit.
Success!
The tyre's been removed from the
Model T wheel,
and Simon sets about turning the two
cartwheel hubs into a table base by
gluing them together and inserting a
length of wood through the middle
to keep it sturdy.
Solid. We'll leave that to go off.
That'll do. Yeah, it's getting
there. Yeah.
Before this wheel becomes the top of
the table,
Gemma's returning it to its
original colour, black.
Henry Ford would approve.
I think the black makes it look
really good.
Yeah, it's really cleaned it right up.
Good decision.
By me. What do you mean by you?
I made this decision.
I made that decision!
You said, "Shall we paint it?"
And I said, "Yeah."
HE LAUGHS
And that becomes your decision?!
Yeah.
Oh, I see.
Petrolheads Henry and Guy are planning
a loving restoration for a petrol dispenser.
It won't come off completely.
I'll get it slightly less rusty than that.
But do you like that or not?
Yeah.
Getting rid of all this rust is key
to getting the most money
for this racing petrol dispenser.
Guy is using a polishing mop head
attached to a bench grinder.
You can pick one up for around £100,
or you can also get polishing mops
to attach to your drill.
But it's also vital for Henry to
research some racing history.
The more he knows about which team
this petrol dispenser belonged to,
the more accurately he'll be able to
value it.
I always enjoy polishing an item,
because it's so rewarding.
It looks really manky, and then a
few hours later
it's a complete transformation.
I've coated it in beeswax and then
buffed it up.
It'll preserve it, and it won't
just rust in a few hours
on a damp day when it's sat in a
workshop or in a house.
Job done, but will Henry be
dispensing compliments?
What do you reckon? Mate, that is beautiful.
He's done everything that I wanted
to clean it off,
get rid of all that rust but leave
the original patina to it.
You may have been polishing away, I
have doubled its price.
Have you? Why, what have you found
out?
Now, I've done a bit of research.
The geezer who we bought it off was
the brother of St John Horsfall.
Very nice chap. Who's he?
Well, I'll tell you.
This geezer was a racer for Aston
Martin just before the war.
Yeah. Right?
And that was his fuel dispenser
for in his pit lane.
"During his time of racing,
"Horsfall crossed paths with
James Bond's author, Ian Fleming."
Oh, right? Why? Because they were
both spies at MI5.
"Some people believe that he could
have been
"Fleming's inspiration for 007."
That's amazing, isn't it?
And that is his fuel dispenser.
Now that, plus this, has just
doubled the value, mate.
With the research that I've got and
Guy's expertise,
we've created something absolutely stunning.
And I tell you what, for Neil's
charity, along with the new Hudson,
we're going to make him serious money.
With restorations from Neil's yard
progressing well...
...it's Simon's turn to select
a location
for a second salvage search.
You like horse power, don't you?
Yeah. That's what you're all about.
You'll find plenty of it here.
He's brought Henry to the West
Midlands to visit the horsey home
of Sarah Moore and her sister Julie.
We've been here many years.
Many happy memories.
This place has been their family
home for three decades,
but with the house set to go on the market,
they want to upcycle some heirlooms
rather than consign them to a skip.
My dad passed away a number of years ago,
and there's quite a few items
of his in there.
To me, it's more important that the
items might be going to a nice home,
rather than them rusting or rotting
away in the barn.
Keep up. I'm coming, I'm coming.
Hello, hello. Hi, Simon. You OK, yeah?
Sarah, this is Henry. Hi, Henry.
How are you?
Nice to meet you.
JULIE: Julie, hello.
Hi, Julie. Nice to meet you.
Is there horses here?
So there is some horsepower?
Is there? Four legged variety, or
engine variety?
For once in your life you weren't
lying.
No, I wasn't lying. I told you.
No, I am going to stretch you today.
We're going to see what you can do
creatively today.
Let's go. Come on. What's with the
long face?
See you, girls. Don't do anything we
wouldn't do!
Come on. Through here.
I'm acting like a horse. Stop it.
Henry and Simon are gee-d up and,
as ever,
they need two upcycling
opportunities each.
But it might be harder than they hoped.
And...
Oh. Pallets. Pallets.
I thought, "Here we go!"
And there was really nothing to be had.
Can I just ask you one thing?
What? Has she got someone else in
before us?
Pickings are slim, so Henry decides
to play dirty...
Look at the rat! Where? Big, big
one, look, there! Stop it!
What are you doing? Rats, rats!
What are you doing?
...by distracting Simon so he can
claim some shelving he spotted.
Can I have it, please?
He grabbed those shelves like they
were a long lost friend.
That's your kind of thing, isn't it?
Yeah, you know it is. Yeah.
There was my banker, the metal shelving.
Please, let me have it. It's yours.
It's going to be beautiful. It's
yours.
One down for Henry, but Simon's
still to break his duck.
That, can I just say, sums up "Good
from far, but far from good".
It's a Rotavator, a garden tool that
quickly breaks up soil
to help you prepare it for planting.
Now, a Rotavator in great condition
is probably worth...
a bag of Wine Gums.
You can pick up a brand-new,
shiny, modern Rotavator
from most DIY stores for under £100.
So a rusty old one isn't going to
make much money.
But Simon's spotted something he
does think
could be worth a lot of lolly.
Now we're talking. Here we are.
Can I just say to you straight away,
I love it.
Yeah, you see? It's got my name
written all over it.
It's just a gorgeous old church pew.
It won't need much doing to it, and
that will be an absolute winner.
This church pew has answered Simon's
prayers.
The boys now have one item each.
It actually feels solid, does that
make any sense?
It does feel solid, and you're
right.
That's... What is that?
Perched on his pew, Simon gets an idea.
What could that possibly be?
I mean, beautiful, isn't it?
What could you use that for?
What is it? I don't know what it is.
It might have been
a cloche originally, I think, for
keeping plants under,
but it's just a gorgeous formed
piece of semi-circular glass.
That's not bad for a corner of a
relatively empty shed, is it?
Exactly. You see? It's not empty.
The unusual curved glass is Simon's
second selection.
I don't know what it's going to be.
I really don't know what it's going
to be.
I know it's going to be something fabulous.
Just what, I don't know.
I will stay awake tonight trying to
work that out.
Henry still needs to find his second item.
It would have been better at speed,
wouldn't it?
OK, so, look, we're winning.
Hang on.
Seriously.
That is lovely.
Isn't it?
Yeah.
Stunningly lovely.
An old carpenter's tool box has
caught Henry's attention.
That box has an automotive tools
feel to it, and I got it.
That's it, come on.
Their hunt is now over.
But will sisters Sarah and Julie
think the boys' finds
will fix up into profitable pieces?
Ladies, we've had a fabulous time.
Good. A fabulous time.
Now, if you don't mind,
I'm going to take those metal
shelves over there,
and also that box.
That box. So I'm going to do some
wonderful things.
Simon, what are you going to do with
that glass?
I know what you're thinking. You're
thinking...
What is it? Yes, you're thinking,
"What's he going to do with that?"
Aren't you?
What's it for? I have no idea.
I really don't know what I'm going
to do with that,
but it's just such a lovely thing
that I will do something with it
and I will get you money.
Thank you. OK. Lovely.
Coming up... Come on, son!
Henry's thinking outside the box.
How's about we try something
radical?
Simon and Gemma's plans might be
falling apart.
Unfortunately, that glass is just
far too thin.
You're likely to crack the glass.
And as the items go on the market,
someone gets a sale.
OK, so you've got an offer?
Yep. How much? How much?
A four figure sum.
What could that possibly be?
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are trying to make cash
out of old trash.
Can I have it, please?
Armed with their final
two items each,
they've both returned
to their workshops.
Simon's showing off the church pew
he plans to turn
into a stylish bench.
OK, there's a little bit of work
needs doing but I think...
A little bit! Oh! Don't do that.
No, no, no, I wouldn't bring it
if it wasn't solid. OK.
But Simon still hasn't got a clue
what to do with his other find,
some curved glass.
What is this? It's one of them,
isn't it?
It's such an unusual...
Help me, come on. Piece, isn't it?
I'm not really 100% sure what we're
going to be able to do with it,
to be honest.
So now look at it.
Suddenly it's
against the wall...
Yeah. What do you think?
Fish tank. Instinct says fish tank.
Let's go with that for now, yeah.
We've got to put the water in it,
it's going to be heavy, it may leak.
We'll have to have a closer look.
Turning the semi-circular glass
into a functioning aquarium is an
ambitious plan, so Gemma's
taken it to expert Ian
to see if it's feasible.
Hi, Ian. Hiya.
Right, so you've seen
our piece of glass. I have.
Ideally,
we want to keep it as it is.
If you wanted to fill the tank
completely, unfortunately,
that glass is just far too thin.
Is it?
The water pressure, especially
at the bottom of the tank,
would be that high you're
likely to crack the glass.
An aquarium the size of the glass
is a no-go,
but Ian does have
an alternative idea.
We could...
...create something called an aquaterrarium,
where actually the bottom
of the tank has got fish in...
Yeah. Native to whatever region.
So it wouldn't just be a waste
of space at the top,
you can still do things with it? Not
at all, we can put backgrounds in.
We can decorate it with things like
tree bark, roots,
and bog plants and things like that
to make it look really natural.
Oh, that sounds like
an even better idea.
Oh, brilliant. So we just leave this
with you? Absolutely, yes.
You can sort that out for us?
Definitely. Perfect. Thanks, Ian.
Thank you, Ian. Thank you.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's got a more
straightforward proposition for
restorer and best mate, Guy.
Check that out.
Oh, a carpenter's box.
What are we going to do with it?
Leave it as it is, more or less.
Just give it a really good clean.
Possibly change the handles but...
Or we could just paint these
- paint them black.
Henry's convinced his next item,
an old shelving unit,
can become a statement piece that
will really pull in the pounds.
How's about we try something
radical?
Go for it. Candy apple red with a
little bit of metal flake in it.
Powder coat it and it'll look great. Yeah.
You know what, I might just surprise
people and do something
that someone could buy
for their living room.
To make these garage shelves look
at home in someone's house...
...Guy has a straightforward solution.
He's instructing Henry's go-to man,
local resprayer, Darren.
He wants it metallic
candy apple red.
Can we do that? Yeah, I've got that.
I do it all the time.
Do you want a hand in with it? Yeah.
A ten-minute clean to remove
rust with a sand blaster
will set you back about £60.
And another 80 quid sees
it's powder-coated to perfection.
Next, Henry's other find,
the old carpenter's tool box.
Guy's cleaning this one himself to
save money and maximise any profit.
I'm hoping if I wipe it down with
some furniture polish,
get the worst of the dust and the
muck off it, and have a look at it,
it'll actually look quite nice and
we could just sell it like that.
I prefer that look.
That's what I'm going to try and
hopefully it'll be good enough
for it to be done and we won't
have to do any more.
Guy thinks the simple approach
will make the most of the
old carpenter's tool box.
But the amount of old paint he needs
to remove could scupper the plan.
It ain't coming off, is it?
In Liverpool, Simon and Gemma are
turning their attentions back to
finishing the finds
from the first location.
Not bad at all.
For the Model T wheel table,
they're screwing the original wheel
hub onto the base,
before adding the wheel itself.
Now the delicate job of fitting
the glass top.
Only one go.
Check that out. That does actually
look really cool.
See, that is what I call
automotive memorabilia.
That's how you repurpose old
vehicles. Yeah, definitely.
Gemma's also repurposed a pile
of old boxes found at
Neil's yard into a stylish
storage unit.
Now that the glue has dried,
she's screwed some small wheels into
the base to make her design mobile.
What do you think...
...of our boxes?
Do you know what?
Old Neil Tuckett won't believe
what you've done with them.
Look, it spins.
So... So you can put your bits in
the side and move it around.
It can go against the wall.
Up against the wall.
In any which way you want.
Central...
Gemma, I'm very impressed.
I've even left the handle, so if you
want to bring it with you, you can.
That's so cool!
And hopefully Simon's not the only
one who thinks it's cool.
A friend of Gemma's has tipped off a
local shop owner who may want to buy
the unit to display products.
Hi, Andy. Hiya.
So what are you thinking?
Are you going to take it?
Yeah, it's great, yeah.
Yeah? I'm going to take it.
OK, so you'll have it? Yeah.
Deal.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's also trying
to make as much money
from his first finds as possible.
The dilapidated 1950s autocycle has
been cleaned and reassembled,
so it's looking like new.
Morning, mate.
Man... What do you reckon?
Man, that's fantastic!
What a transformation.
The engine is back from the mechanics
and it seems to be working.
Hopefully it's ready
to try and fire it up
and see if it'll run in anger.
But Henry and Guy won't know
if it's fully functioning
until they start up the bike.
Yes!
She's out.
Come on.
Come on, son!
ENGINE ROARS
She's up. It runs!
Hurray!
Yes, she's a runner!
It's time for a road test.
The autocycle is pedal-powered to
start the engine
and add extra speed if needed.
Guy, it's going!
It's beautiful.
Now this one's
ticking over nicely,
Henry is happy to cruise.
We've taken something unloved,
that didn't run,
was totally seized and now she's
back where she belongs
on the road!
It's now time for the first
all-important valuation.
Henry's choice of salvage spot
was a classic car restorers in
Buckinghamshire. The boys rescued
two items each.
Owner Neil has arrived to see how
Henry and Simon
transformed his trash
and to learn if they've managed to
make any money
for his favourite charity.
Now, then, there you go.
That's what you've been up to.
I like the bike.
You've left some dust on it.
Oh, yeah.
That's come up well,
hasn't it?
I'm so thrilled that you like the
bike because it flies.
I've got 28mph out of it.
Really? That's going some.
So we're chuffed with that
and I'm thrilled you are.
Yeah, that's good as well.
It's going rather well.
It is at the moment.
Table - it's certainly got plenty
of character.
I'm really, really pleased with how
that's turned out.
I have to say, for me,
I'm sorry, I love it.
I love the brass knob
on the top there.
OK, he's happy
with what we've done.
So, Neil, obviously the proof of the
pudding is in the money.
To that end, let me introduce you to
our very independent valuer, Adam.
Auction house owner Adam Partridge
has been valuing items
for over 20 years.
Hello, Adam. Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Good to meet you, too.
So, Adam, should we start
with the new Hudson?
Henry's first find
was this 1950s autocycle.
It cost £200 to get it
back on the road,
but what will it be worth now?
I have to say the restoration job on
that is very sensitive
and just the way
I like to see these things done.
We don't want to see them too flashy
and glitzy.
That's how it should look.
That's good. These days you see them
going for £500,
sometimes a touch more. Yep.
I think that's probably the level
I would pitch that at.
How does that sound? Low.
Low?! I've got a pocket of money
here from a customer.
OK, so you've got an offer?
Yes, I have a customer who's offered
and he's given me some money...
How much? A four-figure sum.
How much? £1,000.
Oh, mate.
Well, look, take it.
Motor industry insider, Neil,
has made the sale himself.
Henry and Guy's hard work has
produced a very tidy profit of £800.
Talking about money...
I mean, that Aston Martin fuel can,
I would like to see 700-800 quid
for that.
Cleaning up the antique Aston Martin
fuel dispenser himself
means Henry's not spent a penny
on its restoration.
But he's hoping his research
into its original owner,
legendary racing driver St John
Horsfall, will add big bucks.
I've taken some advice on this from
an Aston Martin specialist that
I'm very friendly with and he was
intrigued by this.
The connection to St John Horsfall
is intoxicating.
It needs to be verified, it needs to
be worked on a little bit more.
What car was it from?
Can we make any connections?
A photo of him with it or something
like that would make this a really
exciting item
for Aston Martin enthusiasts.
I would suggest it should go into a
specialist auto memorabilia sale,
an auction.
Perhaps with an estimate of £1,200
and I could see that possibly making
maybe as much as £5,000,
if the right people get after it
with the right amount of research
done on it.
Once the provenance of the petrol
dispenser has been proved,
it should net Neil
at least £1,200 of profit.
That's brilliant. Great.
And it's been done really well,
as well. It has.
It's improved it, I'm sure.
Henry's items have both been
a roaring success.
So how will Simon fare?
OK... Um...
Well... Good grief!
Now to the cheap stuff.
Absolutely, yeah, yeah.
Upcycling some cartwheel hubs and a
Model T Ford wheel
into a table meant
spending £150 on a new glass top.
There was some hard labour
involved in that, mate,
but I was really pleased with it.
What do you think, Adam?
I think it works well.
You'll never find another.
It's a very inventive,
ingenious use of the parts.
A tricky thing to price for me.
I'm going to plump
for a figure - £300.
I'm pleased with that.
What do you think?
No, that's good.
I'm happy with that. Good, good.
Simon's doubled his outlay,
tabling Neil £150 profit.
And the boxes?
The boxes, well, they're a curious
higgledy-piggledy thing,
aren't they?
For his final item, Simon pulled off
a classic urban upcycle,
turning a pile of old boxes
into a mobile storage unit
for a cost of just £30.
I think you're spot on
trend with those.
I could see those in some salon,
boutique sort of place,
displaying shoes
and things like that.
I could see it with a price tag of a
couple of hundred pounds,
to be honest. Really?
Why not? That's a result.
The valuation matches the £200
Gemma sold the shelves for.
The handy use of the old boxes
has bagged Neil £170.
So in total,
money to you is £1,520,
but if that fuel can goes for even
a little bit of the figures
that Adam's talking about,
we could be into a whole
load more money for you.
Yeah. Brilliant.
That's really good.
Cheers, Neil. Thank you so much.
It's been a pleasure.
Once Neil's sold the bike himself,
the boys' work will have made him a
whopping £2,320
for his favourite charity.
The overall profit - they've done
very well.
They've recycled some old parts
which were worth nothing
and made a good profit on that.
So overall they've done very well.
Coming up... Simon and Gemma
are falling apart.
Ah, needs gluing, that one. Yeah.
Henry's falling in love.
My word, that really
is something else!
And at the final valuation,
Simon's mood is falling.
I was hoping for a little more,
I have to be honest.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are rooting through rubbish
looking for potential profit.
Henry chose car restorer Neil's yard
and made him over £2,000.
What do you think, Neil?
Yeah, that's good. Yeah?
I'm happy with that. Good.
Simon wants his selection,
the home of horse-loving sisters,
Sarah and Julie,
to bring in even more dough.
And Simon has high hopes for
the curved glass he found.
He's sent it to a specialist
who's transforming it
into a home fit for a fish.
Expert Ian makes
custom fish tanks to order.
As well as using Simon's old glass,
he makes made-to-measure aquariums
that can be put into gaps
in the wall at homes,
or in the workplace.
Simon and Gemma are hoping their new
tank will turn out to be stylish
as well as functional.
Let's see.
Oh, wow.
Oh, this is great.
Brilliant job.
The pair are also praying for
profit from this parish pew.
Peeling off the paintwork has not
revealed a pretty picture.
The back of this bench has
pretty much fallen apart now.
It's weather-damaged,
but not beyond repair.
By removing rotten wood,
filling in the holes and
applying a primer undercoat,
Gemma thinks she can save the seat.
But it will be the best part
of a day's work.
Simon's mucking in, too,
calling upon his carpentry skills
to make all-new slats.
Just using the rotten old spindles
as a template to make some new ones.
Cut with a jigsaw, they are ready
to replace the rotten wood.
If you don't have a jigsaw,
you can get one for under £40
or ask a local handyman
to cut them for you.
That looks really good, Simon.
There you go.
I'm impressed.
Ah.
Needs gluing, that one. Yeah.
At Henry's Oxfordshire base,
Guy's had a change of heart
about the old carpenter's tool box.
Originally, I was just
going to clean it up,
keep the pattern on
like I normally do.
However, when I cleaned it up
and got the paint off,
I still thought it looked
a bit dull and drab,
so I thought it needed
to be blinged up a bit.
Guy's gambled,
spending more time than he planned
in the hope of boosting profits.
Oh, my word. It's a grey box.
Battleship grey.
But he didn't run
his plan past Henry.
Oh, man.
Hey, look, you painted the black...
Yes, satin black, yes.
And the inside grey?
Have a look.
Oh, man. That's seriously cool.
I mean, strangely,
colours like that you wouldn't
think really go together.
But the joy of having a wooden box
that was basically rubbish
is you can take a risk,
and that's what Guy's done.
All the runners have been remade
because they weren't
hanging properly and
it's had a lot of work.
The drawers came apart
and were re-pinned.
My word, that really is
something else.
Simon and Gemma are also
hoping a contemporary spin
on a traditional item
will pull in the pounds.
Now, this paint is outdoor paint
because this bench could be used
in someone's garden or indoors,
so we'll just prepare
for all eventualities.
To complement the new look,
Gemma's adding some inexpensive
home-made cushions.
There we go.
Oh, Simon, you're all dusty.
You're going to get them dirty.
Very nice, that. It does look good.
Yeah. Brilliant.
Simon's confident his pew
will provide plenty of profit
when it comes to the valuation.
Worthless. They said it wasn't
worth anything. Throw it away.
But he will soon learn if
his confidence is misplaced.
It's time for the final valuation.
Simon's selected the home
of horse-loving sisters
Sarah and Julie, who hope the boys
could produce some profit from items
left in their late parents' home
before it goes on the market.
Ladies, come in.
All right, girls. Hello.
Close the door behind you. Come on.
Will Simon be able to better
the £2,320 profit
Henry's choice of location netted?
Oh, wow.
Oh, my God.
Please feel free to wander.
I never would believe that.
And we know what was going
to happen to it, don't we?
It would have gone in a skip.
Absolutely. And look, now, it's a
happy home. What a good idea.
Please have a wander and look
at the box and the shelves.
This is lovely, as well.
I'm just drawn to the fish.
Oh, this is nice.
Oh, look how beautiful that is.
Lovely colour. Isn't it lovely?
Now, you remember,
that is quite a transformation.
It is. So, you can either
have tools,
pots of little paint or that
kind of stuff in it.
Or, you could have jewellery
and all that kind of thing.
Or, even in your kitchen
with all your little spices.
The options, Sarah, are endless.
I think we're very pleased with how
they turned out.
You seem equally as pleased.
Really pleased.
But are they worth money?
There's a question.
We have someone who might be able
to help us with that.
Adam, come and join us.
Auction house owner Adam Partridge
is the man who always knows
what's worth what.
Come on then, mate,
where shall we start?
Let's start... Let's start... Bench.
Let's start with the pew.
First up for valuation,
Simon's old church pew.
Just £10 and a lot of elbow grease
has transformed it into a charming
and homely bench.
We come across these quite often.
The smaller sizes are more popular
than the longer ones,
they are easier to accommodate.
And based on the values of pews,
it's been up-cycled,
my figure on that would be £200.
Oh. Not bad.
That's brilliant.
The pews produced a profit of £190.
I think it's quite a saleable item.
It is. It's a safe, saleable item.
Unlike my other choice.
Are we liking Adam before he starts?
We are. We really, really like you.
Just before you deal
with the fish tank...
Simon's second piece is
the curved glass that he turned
into a fish tank,
spending £260 in the process.
The fish tank. So all you had
was that curved piece of glass,
is that right?
Yes. Well, I have to say that
is an ingenious use of it, isn't it?
It looks also like a very expensive
use of it, and I don't know whether
we could value that at
much higher than about £300.
I was hoping for a little bit more,
I have to be honest.
I spent £260 on refurbishing that.
That's £40 that was
going to be in a skip.
Yes, by saving this glass
from the skip,
Simon has netted
Sarah and Julie £40.
Moving onto your items then, Henry.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Go on. Adam, go on.
This old carpenter's tool box
has been given
a contemporary new look
for just a tenner.
I'm feeling positive.
Again, I love what you
have done with them.
The old carpenter's or engineer's
tool box was probably an item
worth ten quid before,
wasn't it, if that.
And I think you've done a nice job
on it, nice bright colours. Lots of
people are going to like that, coin
collectors and things like that.
Those handy little drawers.
Yep.
Obviously, it's not worth hundreds
of pounds - I think a figure
of 50 quid would be sensible.
A modern paint job has given
the girls a £40 profit.
That is a result, actually,
I think. What do you think, girls?
Yes, I'm happy with that.
But will Sarah and Julie be
happy with Henry's final item?
He splashed out 140 quid
sprucing up these shelves.
Absolutely stunning finish,
isn't it?
Absolutely. I think it's divine.
Really, really lovely finish for
what was a rusty set of old shelves.
Yes. That is really in keeping
with the trend of the moment
in apartments and all the trendies
in London and places like that.
I can imagine that
being £300 or so.
It's a really cool thing, isn't it?
A £160 profit rounds off
the valuation.
What do you think of those values,
girls? What do you think of that?
Better than a load of old rubbish.
Thank you. This is what we do.
Now you're going home with 430 quid.
How's that for you?
Better than a kick in the teeth.
Very nice. Thanks so much,
we had an absolute riot.
Nice to meet you. Fantastic. It was
brilliant, girls. We had a ball.
By restoring
Sarah and Julie's rubbish,
the boys have netted them
a total of £430.
That went really well, didn't it?
Yeah, I was very pleased with that.
Really opened our eyes to what
a bit of paint can do.
It's quite amazing
what they did, really.
Those things would have most likely
gone in a skip, and now
they're going to actually take
pride of place in somebody's home.
Simon picked Sarah and Julie's
and made them over £400.
But Henry's blown him
out of the water -
his choice has made over two grand
for car restorer Neil's charity.
Which is a result, mate.
It's a result all round.
Not quite as much of
a result as me winning...
hands down.
Here's to another good day.
Cheers, mate.
Subtitles by Ericsson
The homes of Britain are
stacked with old possessions.
There you go, look at that!
That's lovely.
What looks like junk can actually
be worth a pretty penny.
I've never seen a chair like it,
it looks immaculate as well.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are here to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
Some of them are worth
thousands of pounds.
Between 14 and 17 grand.
Upcycling genius Simon...
It works! Don't sound so surprised!
...and his restorer
love turning everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Come on. Come on.
Absolute winner!
Whilst for Henry
and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, guy.
...it's all about restoring
retro relics and vintage classics.
That's incredible!
It flies!
Despite their differences,
they always come good.
1,125 quid.
And they'll turn a tidy profit
for their owners.
£2,835. Brilliant. How does
that sound? I'm pleased. Yeah!
Today... Oh, dear.
...Henry finds a problem...
I mean, that's basically welded in.
...Simon breaks a bench...
WOOD CLATTERS Ah.
Needs gluing, that one. Yeah.
...and someone makes a big sale.
OK, so you've got an offer.
How much? Four figure sum.
Us man shed lovers, yeah?
SIMON LAUGHS
We are mainstream, now, mate,
whether you like it or not. No, no!
Everyone likes a man shed.
You know, I've got an asteroid game
in my man shed. OK, that's good.
The boys are in Buckinghamshire,
birthplace of the late, great
fantasy author Terry Pratchett.
And that's not the county's
only literary connection.
Just around the corner from where
we are is Great Missenden,
the home... Of Roald Dahl!
...of Roald Dahl. Exactly!
Aren't you impressed I knew that?
I am very impressed you knew that.
HE LAUGHS
And I think it's very pertinent
that we too are in this area.
Do you know why? Why?
Well, it's The Twits, isn't it?
HE CACKLES
The Twits was one of Roald Dahl's
famous works, along with Matilda,
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
and The BFG.
And our twits both get
to choose a hunting ground each.
Henry's up first - he wants
to help a fellow car fanatic.
The guy's called Neil and he is a
world authority, I'll have you know,
an Model T Fords and even YOU
might know what they are. Yeah.
You don't need to be crazy about
cars to recognise a Model T Ford.
Built between 1908 and 1927,
they are generally considered
to be the world's first affordable
mass-produced car.
Neil Tuckett is
a Model T Ford fanatic
and one of the biggest restorers
of these vehicles in the world.
We buy, sell and restore
Model T Fords.
We're a working museum, really.
As well as classic cars, Neil's
got substantially stocked sheds,
and he'd like the boys to take
some of the junk he's acquired
and transform it into cash
for his favourite charity.
I'm sure they'll have
a good day wandering around,
so let's see what they find.
Neil, good morning.
Good morning, Simon. How are you?
Pleased to meet you.
Good morning, Henry.
Nice to meet you. Firstly, what
a privilege to be here, Neil,
thank you for letting us look about.
It's nice you were able to come.
There's no shortage of parts
to choose from,
I can assure you of that.
It's just what you want.
Cheers, Neil. Come on, then.
Shall we start in here? Why not?
Here's a door that's open.
Let's go in here.
Henry and Simon need
to find two items each today.
They can choose anything they think
they can add value to and sell on.
You have shafted me, haven't you?
You've drive shafted me!
Everything is vehicular.
Slightly rack-and-pinion,
perhaps. It is!
Oh, now, look, that's more your
type of stuff, though, isn't it?
Wow! That's dynamite! Those boxes.
HENRY LAUGHS
No, it IS actually dynamite,
isn't it? It is actually dynamite.
Shall we have a look?
I'll get a ladder. It's right here.
With plenty of car parts,
Henry thought he'd be at home here,
but it looks like Simon may be
the first with a find.
'I saw those boxes amongst
all the automotive stuff'
and I thought, "Hello!"
because there is a real market
for that kind of stuff these days.
You might need one of those.
OK, yeah.
Sorry about the dust. Yeah, thanks.
HE LAUGHS
There's all kinds of things.
Why did you pick this hard hat?
"Milk and two, mate,
if that's all right."
HENRY LAUGHS
There's little strings hanging out
of long cylindrical things.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
I think it's all right. Do you know
why now? It's got no bottom in it.
Ah!
THEY LAUGH
Simon's bagged the boxes
and Henry may also have located
potential riches in the rafters.
That is beautiful.
I tell you what, man,
that is seriously interesting.
What is this? Is it a tea urn?
Huh? Is this a tea urn?
Well, you should know, mate,
wearing that hat.
In fact, this retro receptacle
has a racy past.
Now, that dispenser was
used by a race team.
The 1930s petrol dispenser
would've been kept in the pit lane
at racetracks to refuel the cars.
There's a huge market
for historical racing memorabilia
and, with a little research,
Henry should be able to discover
which team it belonged to.
And if I can find that,
then, obviously,
that ups the price considerably.
That's brilliant.
Oi!
Simon! Come back!
Petrol dispenser procured, the boys
have both chosen their first items.
Henry, I've got something that
might interest you over here.
It better be good, mate.
It is a new Hudson Autocycle.
Autocycles were kind of the sort of
lowest form of motorcycles,
it was really cost-effective
transport. '50s, perhaps earlier.
Yes, fascinating,
but are you interested?
Of course I am. Yeah?
I need to talk to Neil about it.
OK, right. Cos there's a lot
of work there, mate. Right.
The Autocycle is in such a bad state
that the cost of repair
could eat up any profit, so Henry
wants owner Neil's blessing
before he decides
if he's to tackle it.
I reckon that'll clean, would it?
Yeah, I think it will.
You'll have to put some tyres on it.
Yeah, we are.
Oh, no, we can get it going,
I'm sure of that.
It's not a high-value bike,
I know that, you know that.
What would you do with the money,
do you think?
I'll give it to a good cause
of some sort.
Would you? Yeah, I think that's...
That inspires me even more, mate.
That, to me, is one of the most
exciting projects I've run into
and I can't wait to get stuck in.
Hold your horses, Henry!
Simon still needs
to select a second item.
Hello!
Oh, I have found my favourite.
They are beautiful.
HORN TOOTS
That's basically
what you sound like.
Innit? Open your mouth.
TOOT!
Once the boys have
stopped clowning around...
This is "wheelie" good!
Wheelie, wheelie, wheelie good!
...their hunt continues
on the other side of the yard.
Look at these. Look at what?
What wood is that, do you know?
Let's have a look.
I think that's a beautiful piece
of elm. Do you really? Yeah.
These are actually
old cartwheel hubs.
Oh, hang on, there's a second one.
And they've given Simon
a wheel-themed idea.
As soon as I saw the two elm hubs,
my mind just said,
"Oh, I know what that is."
It's the base of a table
and then you would use some
of the beautiful early wooden wheels
that were made from the Model Ts.
There's your tabletop,
put a glass surface on it, bang.
Rummage over,
Simon and Henry have both found
their two restoration projects.
Time to see if owner Neil thinks
their choices have profit potential.
Oh, yes! I couldn't resist it,
really, the petrol dispenser.
Could I? Yeah! Good. Yeah.
Meanwhile, Neil! Yes? Now, I was
a bit stuck today, I have to say.
You can't have any of that!
Ha-ha! Oh, don't say that to me!
Everything else is metal and engines
and it is an amazing place.
You've found some woodwork?
I did find some woodwork.
These, we'll get you some money
for them, mate.
And the other thing, I just...
Some firewood. It's not firewood!
I can see this being repurposed
into a shelving unit of some sort,
if we're OK to take these? Yeah. And
again, get some money back to you.
Thanks for coming. It's been an
absolute pleasure. It really has.
Before the boys get down to work,
car restorer Neil
has a treat in store.
What made my day today was Neil
offering to take us for a drive.
How fantastic!
In the early years
of the 20th century,
50% of all the cars
made in the world were Fords.
It just makes you smile,
those cars make you smile.
Boss Henry Ford famously said
you could have your Model T in
any colour, as long as it's black.
You can still buy a century-old
Model T from classic car dealers,
but you won't get much change
for 20 grand.
The most incredible thing is,
Neil actually let me
have a go driving it.
Sorry, opposite to a clutch.
ENGINE PURRS
I'll just get the feel of it.
That's your biggest...
That's your control. Are you
all right in the back, Simon?
For a car that's nearly 100 years
old, that car was as smooth as silk.
Neil, thank you so much. No problem.
What an amazing thing to have done.
SIMON LAUGHS
Thanks, Neil. That's all right.
I enjoyed that.
Coming up, the restorations
bring engine troubles...
Oh, dear. I mean, that's
basically welded in.
...woodwork woes...
I'm not strong enough!
Ha-ha-ha. ..and the boys' second
search becomes a house of horrors.
Look at the rat! Where?
Big, big one! Look, there! Stop it!
What are you doing?
Rat, rat! What are you doing?
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
on a mission to reclaim,
restore and re-use your rubbish.
We can get it going, I'm sure of that.
The lads each have their first two
items from Neil's car yard and are
now back at their workshop where the
real graft starts.
Oh, what is this?!
This looks like rubbish.
Gemma Longworth is Simon's upcycling
partner in crime.
The big difference between Gemma and I,
she seems to be much more measured
about stuff.
So I think, in that way, we
complement each other very well.
He's sort of like my big brother.
Gemma has a talent for transforming
discarded junk into desirable pieces
of furniture. But even she's not
convinced a table made out of an
old Model T wheel will turn a profit.
Gemma, ignore the details.
What are we going to be able to...
It's just falling apart.
It's not falling apart.
Honestly, trust me, it's solid.
Even if it was done up really well,
like Simon says it's going to,
I just can't see it. Who's going to
want that?
Maybe Gemma will be more excited
by the old wooden boxes.
Here's what I'm thinking with these, right,
if we start to just randomly,
kind of,
stack them into a shelving unit...
Yep. I was thinking a shelving unit.
The old boxes are really good.
With opinion divided, it's time for
a division of labour.
Simon turns his attention to the
wheel table...
I know this much, by the time I get
this off, I'm going to be tired.
...while Gemma has a bash at the boxes.
She's working out how to stack them
as a storage unit,
but she's hit a snag.
We just need to get that bit off
the end, so it's not wobbly.
Don't think that's going to be
that easy.
Some elbow grease is in order.
I'm sure Simon wouldn't be happy if
I broke this box.
I'm not strong enough!
One nail.
If at first you don't succeed,
try a power tool.
Gemma uses wood adhesive
to permanently attach the boxes together.
Now I just need to put some screws
in to make sure it's solid.
Finally, she clamps them to keep
them in place...
There we go, nice and secure.
...while they dry.
Very good.
In Oxfordshire at Henry's workshop,
we're about to find out if his haul
meets his restorer's approval.
What do you reckon? I absolutely
love that.
Do you? I do, yes.
I thought you might. I think it's
fabulous.
Meet Guy Wilson.
He's Henry's restoration genius.
Guy and I have known each other
since we were 15.
We've been friends for that long
and we've got a lot of things we
share in common.
And like Henry, Guy is potty about
all things petrol.
Put us together, and we can get
things done and achieve things.
The pair are going to need to pull
off something pretty spectacular if
they're to achieve a profit on this
old 1950s autocycle
and retro racing petrol dispenser.
I think that's rather special, actually.
And that is seriously special.
That one, yeah.
Before they can start the restoration,
there's the small matter of getting
rid of 60-odd years of dirt.
Come on, then.
Right, OK, just a light splattering
over the wheels here.
When I've got a jet wash, nothing
can stop me.
Sorry, mate. I just don't know what
happened there.
It's actually quite nice.
Is it?
Look at that.
Henry and Guy have done the dirty
work, but the autocycle's ageing
and ailing engine will need the
attention of a specialist.
And Henry knows just the man -
bike mechanic Pete.
Shall we take the head off,
have a look?
Oh, dear. Erm...
I mean, that's basically welded in.
If the crank is seized as well,
then we have problems.
If Pete can't unsieze the engine,
Henry will be forced to buy costly
new parts -
potentially wiping out any profit.
Just call me when you do it, OK,
mate? Yeah.
Go and have dinner and come back later.
No, it won't be like that. It'll
be a week, won't it?
Just call me. It will be, yes, yes.
Doesn't he bring me some rubbish?
Simon and Gemma are also hard
at work in the pursuit of profit.
Success!
The tyre's been removed from the
Model T wheel,
and Simon sets about turning the two
cartwheel hubs into a table base by
gluing them together and inserting a
length of wood through the middle
to keep it sturdy.
Solid. We'll leave that to go off.
That'll do. Yeah, it's getting
there. Yeah.
Before this wheel becomes the top of
the table,
Gemma's returning it to its
original colour, black.
Henry Ford would approve.
I think the black makes it look
really good.
Yeah, it's really cleaned it right up.
Good decision.
By me. What do you mean by you?
I made this decision.
I made that decision!
You said, "Shall we paint it?"
And I said, "Yeah."
HE LAUGHS
And that becomes your decision?!
Yeah.
Oh, I see.
Petrolheads Henry and Guy are planning
a loving restoration for a petrol dispenser.
It won't come off completely.
I'll get it slightly less rusty than that.
But do you like that or not?
Yeah.
Getting rid of all this rust is key
to getting the most money
for this racing petrol dispenser.
Guy is using a polishing mop head
attached to a bench grinder.
You can pick one up for around £100,
or you can also get polishing mops
to attach to your drill.
But it's also vital for Henry to
research some racing history.
The more he knows about which team
this petrol dispenser belonged to,
the more accurately he'll be able to
value it.
I always enjoy polishing an item,
because it's so rewarding.
It looks really manky, and then a
few hours later
it's a complete transformation.
I've coated it in beeswax and then
buffed it up.
It'll preserve it, and it won't
just rust in a few hours
on a damp day when it's sat in a
workshop or in a house.
Job done, but will Henry be
dispensing compliments?
What do you reckon? Mate, that is beautiful.
He's done everything that I wanted
to clean it off,
get rid of all that rust but leave
the original patina to it.
You may have been polishing away, I
have doubled its price.
Have you? Why, what have you found
out?
Now, I've done a bit of research.
The geezer who we bought it off was
the brother of St John Horsfall.
Very nice chap. Who's he?
Well, I'll tell you.
This geezer was a racer for Aston
Martin just before the war.
Yeah. Right?
And that was his fuel dispenser
for in his pit lane.
"During his time of racing,
"Horsfall crossed paths with
James Bond's author, Ian Fleming."
Oh, right? Why? Because they were
both spies at MI5.
"Some people believe that he could
have been
"Fleming's inspiration for 007."
That's amazing, isn't it?
And that is his fuel dispenser.
Now that, plus this, has just
doubled the value, mate.
With the research that I've got and
Guy's expertise,
we've created something absolutely stunning.
And I tell you what, for Neil's
charity, along with the new Hudson,
we're going to make him serious money.
With restorations from Neil's yard
progressing well...
...it's Simon's turn to select
a location
for a second salvage search.
You like horse power, don't you?
Yeah. That's what you're all about.
You'll find plenty of it here.
He's brought Henry to the West
Midlands to visit the horsey home
of Sarah Moore and her sister Julie.
We've been here many years.
Many happy memories.
This place has been their family
home for three decades,
but with the house set to go on the market,
they want to upcycle some heirlooms
rather than consign them to a skip.
My dad passed away a number of years ago,
and there's quite a few items
of his in there.
To me, it's more important that the
items might be going to a nice home,
rather than them rusting or rotting
away in the barn.
Keep up. I'm coming, I'm coming.
Hello, hello. Hi, Simon. You OK, yeah?
Sarah, this is Henry. Hi, Henry.
How are you?
Nice to meet you.
JULIE: Julie, hello.
Hi, Julie. Nice to meet you.
Is there horses here?
So there is some horsepower?
Is there? Four legged variety, or
engine variety?
For once in your life you weren't
lying.
No, I wasn't lying. I told you.
No, I am going to stretch you today.
We're going to see what you can do
creatively today.
Let's go. Come on. What's with the
long face?
See you, girls. Don't do anything we
wouldn't do!
Come on. Through here.
I'm acting like a horse. Stop it.
Henry and Simon are gee-d up and,
as ever,
they need two upcycling
opportunities each.
But it might be harder than they hoped.
And...
Oh. Pallets. Pallets.
I thought, "Here we go!"
And there was really nothing to be had.
Can I just ask you one thing?
What? Has she got someone else in
before us?
Pickings are slim, so Henry decides
to play dirty...
Look at the rat! Where? Big, big
one, look, there! Stop it!
What are you doing? Rats, rats!
What are you doing?
...by distracting Simon so he can
claim some shelving he spotted.
Can I have it, please?
He grabbed those shelves like they
were a long lost friend.
That's your kind of thing, isn't it?
Yeah, you know it is. Yeah.
There was my banker, the metal shelving.
Please, let me have it. It's yours.
It's going to be beautiful. It's
yours.
One down for Henry, but Simon's
still to break his duck.
That, can I just say, sums up "Good
from far, but far from good".
It's a Rotavator, a garden tool that
quickly breaks up soil
to help you prepare it for planting.
Now, a Rotavator in great condition
is probably worth...
a bag of Wine Gums.
You can pick up a brand-new,
shiny, modern Rotavator
from most DIY stores for under £100.
So a rusty old one isn't going to
make much money.
But Simon's spotted something he
does think
could be worth a lot of lolly.
Now we're talking. Here we are.
Can I just say to you straight away,
I love it.
Yeah, you see? It's got my name
written all over it.
It's just a gorgeous old church pew.
It won't need much doing to it, and
that will be an absolute winner.
This church pew has answered Simon's
prayers.
The boys now have one item each.
It actually feels solid, does that
make any sense?
It does feel solid, and you're
right.
That's... What is that?
Perched on his pew, Simon gets an idea.
What could that possibly be?
I mean, beautiful, isn't it?
What could you use that for?
What is it? I don't know what it is.
It might have been
a cloche originally, I think, for
keeping plants under,
but it's just a gorgeous formed
piece of semi-circular glass.
That's not bad for a corner of a
relatively empty shed, is it?
Exactly. You see? It's not empty.
The unusual curved glass is Simon's
second selection.
I don't know what it's going to be.
I really don't know what it's going
to be.
I know it's going to be something fabulous.
Just what, I don't know.
I will stay awake tonight trying to
work that out.
Henry still needs to find his second item.
It would have been better at speed,
wouldn't it?
OK, so, look, we're winning.
Hang on.
Seriously.
That is lovely.
Isn't it?
Yeah.
Stunningly lovely.
An old carpenter's tool box has
caught Henry's attention.
That box has an automotive tools
feel to it, and I got it.
That's it, come on.
Their hunt is now over.
But will sisters Sarah and Julie
think the boys' finds
will fix up into profitable pieces?
Ladies, we've had a fabulous time.
Good. A fabulous time.
Now, if you don't mind,
I'm going to take those metal
shelves over there,
and also that box.
That box. So I'm going to do some
wonderful things.
Simon, what are you going to do with
that glass?
I know what you're thinking. You're
thinking...
What is it? Yes, you're thinking,
"What's he going to do with that?"
Aren't you?
What's it for? I have no idea.
I really don't know what I'm going
to do with that,
but it's just such a lovely thing
that I will do something with it
and I will get you money.
Thank you. OK. Lovely.
Coming up... Come on, son!
Henry's thinking outside the box.
How's about we try something
radical?
Simon and Gemma's plans might be
falling apart.
Unfortunately, that glass is just
far too thin.
You're likely to crack the glass.
And as the items go on the market,
someone gets a sale.
OK, so you've got an offer?
Yep. How much? How much?
A four figure sum.
What could that possibly be?
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are trying to make cash
out of old trash.
Can I have it, please?
Armed with their final
two items each,
they've both returned
to their workshops.
Simon's showing off the church pew
he plans to turn
into a stylish bench.
OK, there's a little bit of work
needs doing but I think...
A little bit! Oh! Don't do that.
No, no, no, I wouldn't bring it
if it wasn't solid. OK.
But Simon still hasn't got a clue
what to do with his other find,
some curved glass.
What is this? It's one of them,
isn't it?
It's such an unusual...
Help me, come on. Piece, isn't it?
I'm not really 100% sure what we're
going to be able to do with it,
to be honest.
So now look at it.
Suddenly it's
against the wall...
Yeah. What do you think?
Fish tank. Instinct says fish tank.
Let's go with that for now, yeah.
We've got to put the water in it,
it's going to be heavy, it may leak.
We'll have to have a closer look.
Turning the semi-circular glass
into a functioning aquarium is an
ambitious plan, so Gemma's
taken it to expert Ian
to see if it's feasible.
Hi, Ian. Hiya.
Right, so you've seen
our piece of glass. I have.
Ideally,
we want to keep it as it is.
If you wanted to fill the tank
completely, unfortunately,
that glass is just far too thin.
Is it?
The water pressure, especially
at the bottom of the tank,
would be that high you're
likely to crack the glass.
An aquarium the size of the glass
is a no-go,
but Ian does have
an alternative idea.
We could...
...create something called an aquaterrarium,
where actually the bottom
of the tank has got fish in...
Yeah. Native to whatever region.
So it wouldn't just be a waste
of space at the top,
you can still do things with it? Not
at all, we can put backgrounds in.
We can decorate it with things like
tree bark, roots,
and bog plants and things like that
to make it look really natural.
Oh, that sounds like
an even better idea.
Oh, brilliant. So we just leave this
with you? Absolutely, yes.
You can sort that out for us?
Definitely. Perfect. Thanks, Ian.
Thank you, Ian. Thank you.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's got a more
straightforward proposition for
restorer and best mate, Guy.
Check that out.
Oh, a carpenter's box.
What are we going to do with it?
Leave it as it is, more or less.
Just give it a really good clean.
Possibly change the handles but...
Or we could just paint these
- paint them black.
Henry's convinced his next item,
an old shelving unit,
can become a statement piece that
will really pull in the pounds.
How's about we try something
radical?
Go for it. Candy apple red with a
little bit of metal flake in it.
Powder coat it and it'll look great. Yeah.
You know what, I might just surprise
people and do something
that someone could buy
for their living room.
To make these garage shelves look
at home in someone's house...
...Guy has a straightforward solution.
He's instructing Henry's go-to man,
local resprayer, Darren.
He wants it metallic
candy apple red.
Can we do that? Yeah, I've got that.
I do it all the time.
Do you want a hand in with it? Yeah.
A ten-minute clean to remove
rust with a sand blaster
will set you back about £60.
And another 80 quid sees
it's powder-coated to perfection.
Next, Henry's other find,
the old carpenter's tool box.
Guy's cleaning this one himself to
save money and maximise any profit.
I'm hoping if I wipe it down with
some furniture polish,
get the worst of the dust and the
muck off it, and have a look at it,
it'll actually look quite nice and
we could just sell it like that.
I prefer that look.
That's what I'm going to try and
hopefully it'll be good enough
for it to be done and we won't
have to do any more.
Guy thinks the simple approach
will make the most of the
old carpenter's tool box.
But the amount of old paint he needs
to remove could scupper the plan.
It ain't coming off, is it?
In Liverpool, Simon and Gemma are
turning their attentions back to
finishing the finds
from the first location.
Not bad at all.
For the Model T wheel table,
they're screwing the original wheel
hub onto the base,
before adding the wheel itself.
Now the delicate job of fitting
the glass top.
Only one go.
Check that out. That does actually
look really cool.
See, that is what I call
automotive memorabilia.
That's how you repurpose old
vehicles. Yeah, definitely.
Gemma's also repurposed a pile
of old boxes found at
Neil's yard into a stylish
storage unit.
Now that the glue has dried,
she's screwed some small wheels into
the base to make her design mobile.
What do you think...
...of our boxes?
Do you know what?
Old Neil Tuckett won't believe
what you've done with them.
Look, it spins.
So... So you can put your bits in
the side and move it around.
It can go against the wall.
Up against the wall.
In any which way you want.
Central...
Gemma, I'm very impressed.
I've even left the handle, so if you
want to bring it with you, you can.
That's so cool!
And hopefully Simon's not the only
one who thinks it's cool.
A friend of Gemma's has tipped off a
local shop owner who may want to buy
the unit to display products.
Hi, Andy. Hiya.
So what are you thinking?
Are you going to take it?
Yeah, it's great, yeah.
Yeah? I'm going to take it.
OK, so you'll have it? Yeah.
Deal.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's also trying
to make as much money
from his first finds as possible.
The dilapidated 1950s autocycle has
been cleaned and reassembled,
so it's looking like new.
Morning, mate.
Man... What do you reckon?
Man, that's fantastic!
What a transformation.
The engine is back from the mechanics
and it seems to be working.
Hopefully it's ready
to try and fire it up
and see if it'll run in anger.
But Henry and Guy won't know
if it's fully functioning
until they start up the bike.
Yes!
She's out.
Come on.
Come on, son!
ENGINE ROARS
She's up. It runs!
Hurray!
Yes, she's a runner!
It's time for a road test.
The autocycle is pedal-powered to
start the engine
and add extra speed if needed.
Guy, it's going!
It's beautiful.
Now this one's
ticking over nicely,
Henry is happy to cruise.
We've taken something unloved,
that didn't run,
was totally seized and now she's
back where she belongs
on the road!
It's now time for the first
all-important valuation.
Henry's choice of salvage spot
was a classic car restorers in
Buckinghamshire. The boys rescued
two items each.
Owner Neil has arrived to see how
Henry and Simon
transformed his trash
and to learn if they've managed to
make any money
for his favourite charity.
Now, then, there you go.
That's what you've been up to.
I like the bike.
You've left some dust on it.
Oh, yeah.
That's come up well,
hasn't it?
I'm so thrilled that you like the
bike because it flies.
I've got 28mph out of it.
Really? That's going some.
So we're chuffed with that
and I'm thrilled you are.
Yeah, that's good as well.
It's going rather well.
It is at the moment.
Table - it's certainly got plenty
of character.
I'm really, really pleased with how
that's turned out.
I have to say, for me,
I'm sorry, I love it.
I love the brass knob
on the top there.
OK, he's happy
with what we've done.
So, Neil, obviously the proof of the
pudding is in the money.
To that end, let me introduce you to
our very independent valuer, Adam.
Auction house owner Adam Partridge
has been valuing items
for over 20 years.
Hello, Adam. Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Good to meet you, too.
So, Adam, should we start
with the new Hudson?
Henry's first find
was this 1950s autocycle.
It cost £200 to get it
back on the road,
but what will it be worth now?
I have to say the restoration job on
that is very sensitive
and just the way
I like to see these things done.
We don't want to see them too flashy
and glitzy.
That's how it should look.
That's good. These days you see them
going for £500,
sometimes a touch more. Yep.
I think that's probably the level
I would pitch that at.
How does that sound? Low.
Low?! I've got a pocket of money
here from a customer.
OK, so you've got an offer?
Yes, I have a customer who's offered
and he's given me some money...
How much? A four-figure sum.
How much? £1,000.
Oh, mate.
Well, look, take it.
Motor industry insider, Neil,
has made the sale himself.
Henry and Guy's hard work has
produced a very tidy profit of £800.
Talking about money...
I mean, that Aston Martin fuel can,
I would like to see 700-800 quid
for that.
Cleaning up the antique Aston Martin
fuel dispenser himself
means Henry's not spent a penny
on its restoration.
But he's hoping his research
into its original owner,
legendary racing driver St John
Horsfall, will add big bucks.
I've taken some advice on this from
an Aston Martin specialist that
I'm very friendly with and he was
intrigued by this.
The connection to St John Horsfall
is intoxicating.
It needs to be verified, it needs to
be worked on a little bit more.
What car was it from?
Can we make any connections?
A photo of him with it or something
like that would make this a really
exciting item
for Aston Martin enthusiasts.
I would suggest it should go into a
specialist auto memorabilia sale,
an auction.
Perhaps with an estimate of £1,200
and I could see that possibly making
maybe as much as £5,000,
if the right people get after it
with the right amount of research
done on it.
Once the provenance of the petrol
dispenser has been proved,
it should net Neil
at least £1,200 of profit.
That's brilliant. Great.
And it's been done really well,
as well. It has.
It's improved it, I'm sure.
Henry's items have both been
a roaring success.
So how will Simon fare?
OK... Um...
Well... Good grief!
Now to the cheap stuff.
Absolutely, yeah, yeah.
Upcycling some cartwheel hubs and a
Model T Ford wheel
into a table meant
spending £150 on a new glass top.
There was some hard labour
involved in that, mate,
but I was really pleased with it.
What do you think, Adam?
I think it works well.
You'll never find another.
It's a very inventive,
ingenious use of the parts.
A tricky thing to price for me.
I'm going to plump
for a figure - £300.
I'm pleased with that.
What do you think?
No, that's good.
I'm happy with that. Good, good.
Simon's doubled his outlay,
tabling Neil £150 profit.
And the boxes?
The boxes, well, they're a curious
higgledy-piggledy thing,
aren't they?
For his final item, Simon pulled off
a classic urban upcycle,
turning a pile of old boxes
into a mobile storage unit
for a cost of just £30.
I think you're spot on
trend with those.
I could see those in some salon,
boutique sort of place,
displaying shoes
and things like that.
I could see it with a price tag of a
couple of hundred pounds,
to be honest. Really?
Why not? That's a result.
The valuation matches the £200
Gemma sold the shelves for.
The handy use of the old boxes
has bagged Neil £170.
So in total,
money to you is £1,520,
but if that fuel can goes for even
a little bit of the figures
that Adam's talking about,
we could be into a whole
load more money for you.
Yeah. Brilliant.
That's really good.
Cheers, Neil. Thank you so much.
It's been a pleasure.
Once Neil's sold the bike himself,
the boys' work will have made him a
whopping £2,320
for his favourite charity.
The overall profit - they've done
very well.
They've recycled some old parts
which were worth nothing
and made a good profit on that.
So overall they've done very well.
Coming up... Simon and Gemma
are falling apart.
Ah, needs gluing, that one. Yeah.
Henry's falling in love.
My word, that really
is something else!
And at the final valuation,
Simon's mood is falling.
I was hoping for a little more,
I have to be honest.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are rooting through rubbish
looking for potential profit.
Henry chose car restorer Neil's yard
and made him over £2,000.
What do you think, Neil?
Yeah, that's good. Yeah?
I'm happy with that. Good.
Simon wants his selection,
the home of horse-loving sisters,
Sarah and Julie,
to bring in even more dough.
And Simon has high hopes for
the curved glass he found.
He's sent it to a specialist
who's transforming it
into a home fit for a fish.
Expert Ian makes
custom fish tanks to order.
As well as using Simon's old glass,
he makes made-to-measure aquariums
that can be put into gaps
in the wall at homes,
or in the workplace.
Simon and Gemma are hoping their new
tank will turn out to be stylish
as well as functional.
Let's see.
Oh, wow.
Oh, this is great.
Brilliant job.
The pair are also praying for
profit from this parish pew.
Peeling off the paintwork has not
revealed a pretty picture.
The back of this bench has
pretty much fallen apart now.
It's weather-damaged,
but not beyond repair.
By removing rotten wood,
filling in the holes and
applying a primer undercoat,
Gemma thinks she can save the seat.
But it will be the best part
of a day's work.
Simon's mucking in, too,
calling upon his carpentry skills
to make all-new slats.
Just using the rotten old spindles
as a template to make some new ones.
Cut with a jigsaw, they are ready
to replace the rotten wood.
If you don't have a jigsaw,
you can get one for under £40
or ask a local handyman
to cut them for you.
That looks really good, Simon.
There you go.
I'm impressed.
Ah.
Needs gluing, that one. Yeah.
At Henry's Oxfordshire base,
Guy's had a change of heart
about the old carpenter's tool box.
Originally, I was just
going to clean it up,
keep the pattern on
like I normally do.
However, when I cleaned it up
and got the paint off,
I still thought it looked
a bit dull and drab,
so I thought it needed
to be blinged up a bit.
Guy's gambled,
spending more time than he planned
in the hope of boosting profits.
Oh, my word. It's a grey box.
Battleship grey.
But he didn't run
his plan past Henry.
Oh, man.
Hey, look, you painted the black...
Yes, satin black, yes.
And the inside grey?
Have a look.
Oh, man. That's seriously cool.
I mean, strangely,
colours like that you wouldn't
think really go together.
But the joy of having a wooden box
that was basically rubbish
is you can take a risk,
and that's what Guy's done.
All the runners have been remade
because they weren't
hanging properly and
it's had a lot of work.
The drawers came apart
and were re-pinned.
My word, that really is
something else.
Simon and Gemma are also
hoping a contemporary spin
on a traditional item
will pull in the pounds.
Now, this paint is outdoor paint
because this bench could be used
in someone's garden or indoors,
so we'll just prepare
for all eventualities.
To complement the new look,
Gemma's adding some inexpensive
home-made cushions.
There we go.
Oh, Simon, you're all dusty.
You're going to get them dirty.
Very nice, that. It does look good.
Yeah. Brilliant.
Simon's confident his pew
will provide plenty of profit
when it comes to the valuation.
Worthless. They said it wasn't
worth anything. Throw it away.
But he will soon learn if
his confidence is misplaced.
It's time for the final valuation.
Simon's selected the home
of horse-loving sisters
Sarah and Julie, who hope the boys
could produce some profit from items
left in their late parents' home
before it goes on the market.
Ladies, come in.
All right, girls. Hello.
Close the door behind you. Come on.
Will Simon be able to better
the £2,320 profit
Henry's choice of location netted?
Oh, wow.
Oh, my God.
Please feel free to wander.
I never would believe that.
And we know what was going
to happen to it, don't we?
It would have gone in a skip.
Absolutely. And look, now, it's a
happy home. What a good idea.
Please have a wander and look
at the box and the shelves.
This is lovely, as well.
I'm just drawn to the fish.
Oh, this is nice.
Oh, look how beautiful that is.
Lovely colour. Isn't it lovely?
Now, you remember,
that is quite a transformation.
It is. So, you can either
have tools,
pots of little paint or that
kind of stuff in it.
Or, you could have jewellery
and all that kind of thing.
Or, even in your kitchen
with all your little spices.
The options, Sarah, are endless.
I think we're very pleased with how
they turned out.
You seem equally as pleased.
Really pleased.
But are they worth money?
There's a question.
We have someone who might be able
to help us with that.
Adam, come and join us.
Auction house owner Adam Partridge
is the man who always knows
what's worth what.
Come on then, mate,
where shall we start?
Let's start... Let's start... Bench.
Let's start with the pew.
First up for valuation,
Simon's old church pew.
Just £10 and a lot of elbow grease
has transformed it into a charming
and homely bench.
We come across these quite often.
The smaller sizes are more popular
than the longer ones,
they are easier to accommodate.
And based on the values of pews,
it's been up-cycled,
my figure on that would be £200.
Oh. Not bad.
That's brilliant.
The pews produced a profit of £190.
I think it's quite a saleable item.
It is. It's a safe, saleable item.
Unlike my other choice.
Are we liking Adam before he starts?
We are. We really, really like you.
Just before you deal
with the fish tank...
Simon's second piece is
the curved glass that he turned
into a fish tank,
spending £260 in the process.
The fish tank. So all you had
was that curved piece of glass,
is that right?
Yes. Well, I have to say that
is an ingenious use of it, isn't it?
It looks also like a very expensive
use of it, and I don't know whether
we could value that at
much higher than about £300.
I was hoping for a little bit more,
I have to be honest.
I spent £260 on refurbishing that.
That's £40 that was
going to be in a skip.
Yes, by saving this glass
from the skip,
Simon has netted
Sarah and Julie £40.
Moving onto your items then, Henry.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Go on. Adam, go on.
This old carpenter's tool box
has been given
a contemporary new look
for just a tenner.
I'm feeling positive.
Again, I love what you
have done with them.
The old carpenter's or engineer's
tool box was probably an item
worth ten quid before,
wasn't it, if that.
And I think you've done a nice job
on it, nice bright colours. Lots of
people are going to like that, coin
collectors and things like that.
Those handy little drawers.
Yep.
Obviously, it's not worth hundreds
of pounds - I think a figure
of 50 quid would be sensible.
A modern paint job has given
the girls a £40 profit.
That is a result, actually,
I think. What do you think, girls?
Yes, I'm happy with that.
But will Sarah and Julie be
happy with Henry's final item?
He splashed out 140 quid
sprucing up these shelves.
Absolutely stunning finish,
isn't it?
Absolutely. I think it's divine.
Really, really lovely finish for
what was a rusty set of old shelves.
Yes. That is really in keeping
with the trend of the moment
in apartments and all the trendies
in London and places like that.
I can imagine that
being £300 or so.
It's a really cool thing, isn't it?
A £160 profit rounds off
the valuation.
What do you think of those values,
girls? What do you think of that?
Better than a load of old rubbish.
Thank you. This is what we do.
Now you're going home with 430 quid.
How's that for you?
Better than a kick in the teeth.
Very nice. Thanks so much,
we had an absolute riot.
Nice to meet you. Fantastic. It was
brilliant, girls. We had a ball.
By restoring
Sarah and Julie's rubbish,
the boys have netted them
a total of £430.
That went really well, didn't it?
Yeah, I was very pleased with that.
Really opened our eyes to what
a bit of paint can do.
It's quite amazing
what they did, really.
Those things would have most likely
gone in a skip, and now
they're going to actually take
pride of place in somebody's home.
Simon picked Sarah and Julie's
and made them over £400.
But Henry's blown him
out of the water -
his choice has made over two grand
for car restorer Neil's charity.
Which is a result, mate.
It's a result all round.
Not quite as much of
a result as me winning...
hands down.
Here's to another good day.
Cheers, mate.
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