Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 1, Episode 10 - Episode #1.10 - full transcript
Whoa-ho! Look at this!
The homes of Britain are
stacked with old possessions.
There you are. There you go.
Look at that. That's lovely.
What looks like junk can actually
be worth a pretty penny.
What could you use that for?
Never seen anything like that
in my life before.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are here to help turn that
clutter into hard cash.
We can get serious money
for that. £100,000? Yeah.
Upcycling genius Simon...
That looks cool!
...and his restorer love
turning everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Gemma. Come on.
Absolute winner.
BELL DINGS
Whilst for Henry and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, Guy.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
She's on! It runs!
Despite their differences,
they always come good and they'll
turn a tidy profit for their owners.
You're going to put in your pocket
£10,630.
Absolutely brilliant.
Today...
And feast your eyes.
...the boys find motoring heaven...
I just feel as though
I'm at home now.
SIMON CHUCKLES Yeah.
I've made a schoolboy error.
...Simon's in restoration hell...
These don't look straight.
Ah-ha! Paul, how are you?
...And Henry tries
to pull off a huge sale.
Oh, I hope you're
going to like this.
Ah, here we go, Henry. Now, look,
right, be kind to me today.
I know it's your barn,
but I've got this feeling
that it's going to be a belter.
It IS going to be a belter.
The boys are back on the road and
this time they're in South Suffolk,
also known as Constable country
after painter John Constable.
He produced many masterpieces here,
including the famous Hay Wain.
But Constable is not
the only famous ex-resident.
Hey, but look, we both
have a bit of history
in this part of the world,
haven't we? We have, yeah!
A bit further north than here, Bungay,
that's where my ancestors are from,
one side of the family.
And I was inland a bit,
a place called Black Ditch.
And when I was a kid, I went down to
the village for the first time
on my Grifter bicycle and a bloke
came up to me and went, "Busy?"
And I thought, "My God!", and I
pedalled off extremely quickly.
But I later found out
that "Are you busy?"
is a term for "hello"
round these parts.
Busy? Yeah, I am, I'm driving.
Henry's driving to the location
of today's first hunt.
Each gets to pick one person to
raise some cash for by fixing
and flogging some
of their positions.
It's Simon's choice first.
Going to meet a lovely fellow
called Alan. Right.
And he has got a fabulous farm.
Honestly? Honestly.
Alan Porter is a retired tradesmen.
His rambling farm is a private
museum to old machines
that he restorers
and preserves himself.
I hope Henry and Simon can help
because I need some money
to finish some of my projects.
That's my aim.
Restoration is Alan's hobby, but he
is currently somewhat overstocked.
I've been collecting over 40 years.
I just don't like to see
anything thrown away.
I'm just a hoarder, I suppose.
Ah-ha, how are you? Good morning.
Very well, thanks. How do you do?
Lovely to see.
Have you got an eye for a piece?
I just like anything old, really.
Yes. This is Henry.
My name is Henry. I'm 51.
THEY LAUGH
What we are going to do, if it's
all right by you, we'll pick out two
pieces each which we'll take away,
repurpose and swap that for money.
Lovely. Thank you very much, Alan.
We'll see you later.
You just want to know what's
behind all those doors. I know.
That's the joy of it. There are
so many doors to go through.
Alan's one of those wonderful
people that makes my job such
fun every day. He's got great taste.
And one item immediately
arouses Simon's interest.
What is that?
What is that?
Here's all this lovely stuff lying
around and what catches my eye?
It's a mangle grinder.
A mangle grinder.
And you put just vegetables in,
and mash it up,
mix it with other staff,
and that's your cattle feed.
Large root vegetables would be
chopped up in the mangle grinder
to feed the farm animals,
such as cattle and pigs.
This broken example is
valueless junk, but Simon
has a plan to re-purpose it into
something worth good money for Alan.
Wouldn't that make a nice
decorative planter? Yeah.
Oh! Yeah? Come on!
So Simon has taken the mangled old
mangle grinder as his first pick.
And, delving deeper in the barn,
Henry soon spots
something of interest.
Nice and slow.
HE GASPS
Oh, my God, look at that.
Every so often, a special
moment occurs in a shed.
That is, if I'm not mistaken.
I know what that is. Go on, then.
That's in 1929 Armstrong Siddeley.
15 horsepower saloon.
How d'you know that?
It says it there, look.
The car is in nearly mint
condition and is worth
around £20,000 to £25,000 today.
Alan?
Yes? Does this gorgeous item run?
Run? That run like a clock.
As soon as you see
an old car like that,
when it starts it's going to
be Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Spluttering and everything.
ENGINE STARTS
'It purred like a cat
in front of the fire.'
Alan? Yes.
Am I right in thinking this is
what you don't want to let go of?
I don't really. That's my pride
and joy. I bet it is.
I could see in Alan's eyes what
it does to him, which is just
fill him with excitement and love.
Mate, that is just fantastic.
This car is off the agenda,
but at Alan's,
another opportunity
is always around the corner.
Oh, I love the door opening.
This place is exciting, isn't it?
Hang on, I think I'm on the wrong
side. Just stay there.
That... is divine.
Fittingly, as they are
in Constable country,
the boys have uncovered
a genuine hay wain.
Alan has a dozen in various
stages of restoration.
You're not actually considering
a whole wagon? Yes, I am.
Henry has lost the plot.
Henry has simply lost the plot.
I do know this much
about wooden carts. What?
If the wheels are shot,
then you are really in trouble.
You don't want to touch this.
Being shot, you mean woodworm?
Yes, correct.
They are feeling pretty good.
Something like this would look
wonderful, wouldn't you think,
in a beautiful garden centre?
SIMON SNIGGERS
Don't laugh, man! There could be
serious money in this.
After I pay for transportation!
Exactly!
THEY LAUGH
Henry is claiming the antique
wagon as his first find.
But Simon reckons
he's located his second.
That is rather nice.
It is, isn't it? Very, very lovely.
Simon's spotted a Victorian
paraffin lamp,
but it's only worth any real money
with its original glass shade.
Yes. Don't tell me that is complete.
Oh, yes.
Don't drop it, man.
It's absolutely typical of Alan
that that lovely old lamp
still had all the
glass pieces intact.
Look, you've even got this on top.
The smoke deflector, cos otherwise,
when you hang from the ceiling,
you get that little bit
of unburnt carbon,
which is going to mark
your ceiling.
And that's what that's for.
Just to stop that happening.
All right,
so that's an absolute winner...
Ah! Simon, please, it spent years
and you turn up and go,
"Have a smashing time".
Simon's plumping for the paraffin
lamp as his second item
and Henry's also making
light work of the hunt.
What do you reckon on that? Hold
that because there is another one.
Whoa, that's got some weight in it. Yep.
Henry's spotted
two railway lanterns.
They were used by track-side workers
to signal passing trains.
With the bull's-eye glass.
That looks immaculate as well.
They must be 60, 70 years old,
something like that,
so I think they are
a perfect item for me to take away.
It was these, or something very
similar to this that the
Great Train Robbers used, wasn't it?
What, for hitting someone
over the head with?
No, all they did was change the
filter in the lamp
from green to red. No, really? And
that's how they stopped the train.
You're joking?
Now, a friend of mine does free work
for a Welsh steam railway.
What?
Who knows people who run steam
railways?
Mate, I'm 51 years old.
I've met people who might be able
to help me. Or who I can sell to.
Henry reckons he's on the track to
riches with these railway lanterns,
so he's taking them as his
second and final selection.
Happy days.
The boys both now have two items
and their search is over.
Alan, what a fantastic day
we've had.
Good, I'm very pleased.
Now, the green hay wain,
am I allowed...
The one near the door?
The one near the door.
You can have it if you want,
yes. Thank you so much.
And also, those
two glorious railway lamps. Mm-hm.
Well, let's keep
the light theme going,
because I absolutely love that
beautiful, old, brass paraffin lamp.
And I think I'm just going to
give that a good cleaning up...
Would you like it? ..And get it
working, is that all right?
Yeah, that'd be lovely.
Fantastic. And then,
I kind of just love
your mangle grinder.
I can see it being
beautifully repurposed
as a planter of some sort.
Would be nice. Would, honestly.
Thank you so much.
It's been a day to remember for us.
I promise you that. Thank you
so much. Lovely to meet you.
Coming up, as restorations begin,
Simon's cracking up...
Oops.
Oh, no! Simon!
...Henry's showing off...
HE LAUGHS
And, at the second hunt,
the boys are making a mess.
OK, so these were oil dispensers
and you would go...
They've still got oil in! Oh, I'm so
sorry. Has it gone down your front?
Sultans of scrap Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien
crisscross the country
turning clutter into cash.
Gorgeous, innit? Yeah, it is lovely.
After both taking two items from
Alan's amazing horde in Suffolk,
the boys head home
and get down to business.
In Liverpool, Simon's getting help
from restorer Gemma.
An expert upcycler,
Gemma Longworth runs her own arts
and crafts business in the city.
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.
First, up, the mangle grinder.
What is this?
It's falling apart. OK... Literally.
But don't you think there's
something quite lovely about it?
It's got a lovely shape.
There you go.
So imagine it back on its base,
standing up, nice and square. Yeah.
Now, how about having old plants
cascading over?
It's a planter basically. That's a
nice idea. I can see it in a garden.
That's right. OK.
It just needs someone with a talent
for colours
and that creative bent...
He says. I'm talented, but I don't
know whether I'm this talented.
SIMON LAUGHS
He thinks it just needs some
lovely flowers in.
I think it might need a little bit
more than that, but we'll see.
Hopefully the paraffin lamp will get
a better reception.
Oh, that is gorgeous. Isn't that
beautiful? Really beautiful.
It just needs cleaning up,
and I'd like to get it working.
Yeah.
Gemma's first job - giving the old
lamp a bit of love.
She's applying a metal polish.
You can pick up
a pot of your own for about a fiver.
It's really getting there.
You can see where I've done and
where I've not done.
Looks really good.
Bit more elbow grease.
Simon, on the other hand,
is tackling the mangle grinder.
He wants to repurpose it into
a garden planter,
but the old base was rotten,
so he needs to build
a new one to keep it sturdy.
Only one thing for it now.
Let's knock it to bits.
WOOD CRUNCHES
Oops. Was that supposed to happen?
It's broken a bit off. Oh, no!
Simon! Erm...
It may not be going quite to
plan in Liverpool,
but that's nothing
compared to the big surprise
Henry has for mechanic Guy Wilson
down in Oxfordshire.
HENRY LAUGHS
What have you got there?
Are you ready?
Come on, pull it. Yeah, I'm trying.
Guy Wilson is Henry's go-to man for
restoration jobs big or small.
Guy and I have known each other
since we were 15,
so I know him probably better than
I know anybody on this planet.
And Henry has handed him a huge task
this time.
What do you reckon?
It is amazing. What on earth are we
going to do with it?
Do you want to know what it is?
Is it a hay cart?
Well done, mate. Oh,
it is a hay cart, is it? Yeah.
And the other thing about is,
it's a rather large one.
Yeah, it is large.
The painting on it is divine. Yes.
The whole kind of wear and tear of
it is divine. Yes.
But it's not far gone.
The hay wagon is in good condition,
but it's only worth what someone
will pay for it.
Henry will have his work cut out
finding a buyer.
We've had horsepower,
and now... we've got train power.
Yeah. These are in beautiful nick.
Yeah, let's have a look
inside. Little paraffin lamp.
Little burner, yeah.
Just needs a wick in that one.
Shall we try and get them going?
Yeah, get a wick for them and get
the burners going,
it would be lovely, wouldn't it?
Yeah, beautiful.
Before they can see if the
signal lamps work,
they need to clean them up.
Guy blasts away the grime with an
airgun before applying
a metal polish to restore shine.
So... Yep. ..they've had
a wipe down.
Yeah. All the soot's out. Yeah.
I think they're ready to light,
you've just got to put the wick
back in the paraffin.
So the wick goes in here...
The adjuster goes out the side,
that's it.
Perfect.
So you can adjust the wick...
The higher the wick,
the bigger the flame.
Time for the moment of truth.
It'll smoke when you light it,
but don't panic.
When it gets up to temperature,
the smoke should stop.
That's going well.
There's a dim glow in there, look.
The bullet glass on those lamps
refracts the light
to give a wonderful glow.
Cool! How cool is that?
We're loving it.
HE BLOWS
In Liverpool,
Gemma's hoping to light up her lamp.
I think a genie's coming to come
out of my lamp soon.
But, concerned her lamp
has internal parts missing,
she takes it to a specialist.
I think it needs a new wick,
it's quite old.
It is old, very old, yeah.
We need to know if it's something
that can be replaced really.
Well, it is, but as it's very old...
Mmm. ..it's going to be
a specialist sort of thing. OK.
It looks very good. It's all free,
it's all loose. Oh, OK.
So if I leave that with you,
you'll be able to sort it out?
Yeah, that's fine.
Good news, and Simon is also hoping
for success constructing
the new legs for the mangle grinder.
To avoid making mistakes,
he is using a template based on
the rotten old stand.
It looks good. It looks good,
but I've made a schoolboy error.
I can see a slight problem.
It's going to be wibbly, isn't it?
Yeah, these don't look straight. No.
Because I've allowed them to splay
that way... Yeah.
...but not that way as well.
It's kind of really hard,
I'm working on three planes.
It's OK, I can fix it, I don't want
to get it wrong again though,
cos it's going to get lower.
Yeah, it'll just get smaller and
smaller, won't it?
It'll be a planter for the
kids in the end.
THEY LAUGH
The market for old haywains is
not exactly massive.
As the wagon is in good nick,
any restoration is unlikely to
create any more profit for Alan.
Henry has worked his contacts,
and a local garden centre
has asked to have a look at it.
A sale here is vital, as leads like
this are unlikely to come up often.
Ah-ha, Paul, how are you?
Oh, I hope you're going to like
this. Yeah? What do you reckon?
I think it's rather lovely.
It is, it's brilliant,
it's just what we're looking for.
Is it really? Yeah, no, it is. Good.
Yeah, we use a lot of these for our
big display props
just to give us the wow factor.
It's lovely.
So... price?
I want three grand for it.
I don't
quite have the budget for that.
It's lovely, but it's just a prop.
But Henry's not about to let this
sale slip through his fingers.
After some careful haggling, Henry
has a deal.
Great to do business.
Thank you very much.
And also, mate,
now we've done the deal,
I can tell you - thank God, cos I
really didn't want to take it back.
THEY LAUGH
After that result, Henry's mood is
set to be lifted higher.
As it's now his chance to
choose who to help.
He's taking Simon to Sussex to meet
Barry Lane.
Like Henry, Barry's
batty about bikes,
and wants cash to
fund his latest project.
What I like about restoration is,
you can start with finding something
in a shed, and before you know where
you are, you're well into it.
By profession,
Barry is a stained glass specialist.
When we bought this house,
we decided to give it
a focal point, and that was to put
stained glass in the front door.
And I looked into it,
and someone was charging
a dickens of a lot of money for it,
and I thought, "Mm, I think I'm
going to have a go at this."
So how good was my barn, eh? Yeah,
quite good. Now, look, right...
Yeah? Barry lives here, and he might
have the odd motorcycle.
I mean, honestly, not a lot.
If this is just a garage full
of motorbikes... Of course it isn't.
...I will kill you. It's not.
Can you see my mood changing? Yeah.
He hasn't got many.
Barry? How are you? Hello, mate.
Good to see you, man.
Barry, I'm Simon. Hello, Simon.
Here's Simon. What a lovely place.
Now, Barry, look,
why have you called me and Simon in?
I do need to raise a bit of cash
for my wife's V-twin.
I'm assuming V-twin is a motorbike.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You could be right there, yeah.
Well, to be precise,
a V-twin is in fact an engine
designed with cylinders
arranged in a V configuration.
Barry hopes any money raised
will help restore this one.
Barry, we're going to leave you
to get on with your work,
and we're going to have a look
around, if that's all right.
Lovely, yeah.
Brilliant. Pleasure. Cheers.
As ever, Henry and Simon
need to find two items each
that they can restore and rejuvenate
to turn a profit for Barry.
But for Simon,
this may prove tricky.
Ready? Yeah.
Ready?
THEY LAUGH
And feast your eyes.
What do you reckon? I told you there
was the odd motorbike here.
Barry has filled his garage
to bursting with 20 vintage bikes...
I just feel as though
I'm at home now. Yeah.
...but he's not about to part
with these beauties,
so the boys will need to move on.
Oh, beautiful, man. Yeah.
Beautiful. Oh, look. Motorbikes.
Oh, look at that.
That looks slightly unloved,
little Mobylette.
It's got a certain style, hasn't it?
This 1960s Mobylette with
its original paintwork intact
is a moped made by
French manufacturer Motobecane.
Cleaned up, that might be
rather nice. Can I get round? Yeah.
They're just bicycle forks on
the front, aren't they? Absolutely.
I mean, a lot of the cycle parts
were gleaned or just adapted from
them, if you see what I mean. Yeah.
In immaculate condition,
this little moped
could fetch close to £800.
Sweet little thing, you know.
You're interested,
aren't you? Yeah, could be.
You know what? Really.
I have to say. What? I know.
It actually makes me laugh. I know.
I can't take any of them.
Beautiful vintage bikes here...
But I've got a moped.
...and you're going to ride off
on a moped. Yeah.
But at the same time, man,
you know,
that's what it's all about.
That's just a bit of re-chroming.
Yeah. That's literally all it needs.
These work, the engine turns.
I mean, why not?
OK, it would've been nice if it was
a BSA Gold Star or something,
but that'll be fun.
We'll get it going.
Moped plucked for his first item,
Henry soon spots more
motoring memorabilia.
Simon... You're not serious.
...you would be amazed how much
stuff like that is worth.
No, don't be ridiculous.
People love these, collecting them,
because if you get
something like that,
you can then go around auto jumbles,
you can try and find
the Castrol bottles
that went in there.
You're serious, aren't you?
Yeah. No, I am. It just needs
a little bit of a clean-up.
Motoring memorabilia fans
in their thousands
collect these bottle holders.
A complete tray with bottles
could fetch £300 to £400,
so Henry is grabbing it
for his second and final item.
You better get going. I'm going.
Come on, then.
There was more sheds around here,
wasn't there? Lovely.
But Simon is still empty-handed.
I'm starting to get worried.
Can he strike gold
in Barry's last shed?
Look at this.
An old kerosene oven
attracts his interest.
There you go.
Oh, OK. So, the kerosene goes in
there. There's your little burner.
Yeah.
And, so, basically,
that is a portable oven.
Would you take that camping
with you? Yeah, I suppose you would.
But what I like about it,
I think it's all here.
Loving that.
This oven was manufactured
in Birmingham
during Queen Victoria's reign.
So, what would you do to it?
Just tidy it up, you know?
And get it going?
Well, obviously, yeah.
You've got to get it going,
haven't you? Listen, I'm happy now.
Oh, good. OK. I'm cooking on gas.
Or kerosene.
Or kerosene. Yeah. Absolutely.
Simon is claiming the kerosene oven.
He finally has his first item,
and there's more likely loot in
Barry's stained-glass workshop -
a pair of leaded windows.
So, what are you going to do
with this, then? Well, OK.
There's two sides. Yeah.
And I'm just going to get some plain
glass for this side and this side,
and we're going
to make ourselves a nice lamp.
Oh, wow. OK, man.
So, are you beginning
to be exceptionally happy?
I'm very, very happy. I think
we can go and find Barry. Oh, yes.
Come on, then.
Simon's window find
winds up the search,
but will Barry be blown away
by the boys' choices?
Now, Barry... Yep.
...these are the two items that
I want to take away. Righto.
Firstly, the Mobylette,
if that's OK.
Oh, thank goodness. Oh, really?
That's wonderful. Oh, great. OK.
Well, I can get on with
something else, then, can't I?
Exactly. And hopefully we can
get you some cash for the V-twin.
And also for me,
the little crate there. Yeah.
I think they're quite valuable.
I believe they are,
but I really can't
keep tripping over it.
You don't have to any more, mate.
No. It's all good.
That's good. Yeah?
Over to you, governor.
These leadlight windows... Yeah.
...I think they're going
to become a lamp.
Really? Yes. Absolutely.
That is excellent. Yep.
This thing here, well, you just
don't see them very often, do you?
No, they are a very unusual piece.
That's just sitting there
rusting, but...
It won't be rusting much longer,
my friend.
It's going to be spic-and-span.
Thank you ever so much.
Fantastic to meet you, mate.
Coming up, Henry makes a show
of upcycling...
Feast your eyes!
What do you reckon?
...Simon makes a mistake...
That's a tricky job, isn't it?
...and at the first valuation,
will anybody be making hay?
How many heywains
have you ever valued before?
Loads.
No, this is the first one.
LAUGHTER
Re-claimers and recyclers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
turned dumped items
into delightful pieces.
And now they're heading back
to their workshops to get busy
with their next set of restorations.
In Oxfordshire,
Henry is feeling positively giddy
with what he has procured.
Hang on there, mate. Are you ready?
Feast your eyes, mate.
Feast your eyes!
What do you reckon?
Usual.
HENRY LAUGHS
The usual suspects.
Do you know, we had one of these
when I was nine years old,
and it was a field bike, and we rode
it until it stopped, and then
it ended up like that.
But we didn't bother fixing it.
HENRY LAUGHS
Are we going to bother fixing this
one? Yes. Yes, we'll have a go.
Can I show you the other item? Yes.
Right here, guv.
You can tell he had nice stuff
just from bits and pieces like that.
Just needs a little bit
of a cleanup.
Yeah, definitely, not overdo it.
None of that, mate. Too right.
But it's the Mobylette moped
that the boys want to tackle first.
We're not going for a full
nut-and-bolt restoration.
We're going to get it to a state
where it's ridable
without spending a lot of money.
Air hose, brush,
let's get on with it. Yeah.
Having first removed
the surface dirt,
Henry gets down to a serious spruce.
All right, glooping. Yes, go on.
I think we'll start here. Cover it.
He's using a six-quid bottle
of fully biodegradable
high-performance bike cleaner.
This stuff just gets rid of all
the munge. The grime, yes.
He might be using a liquid bike
cleaner, but there is a lot of
nooks and crannies full of grime,
and Guy's not one to cut corners.
Even though he takes an eternity
to the point where I might just
get fossilised watching him,
he is a master of his art.
(But don't tell them that.)
Would you call yourself meticulous,
anal or old?
All three. Hm.
You frighten me when you hose it
down and it's half decent.
That's coming out lovely!
In Liverpool, Simon is showing off
his finds to restorer Gemma.
What's this? Rusty pile of metal?
No, this is a marvellous little
kerosene stove.
So were you hoping that we're going
to get this in working order?
Do you think that's possible?
I did do until about...
Oh, what's this?
...about five seconds ago.
The very thing that you need to put
kerosene in has got a hole,
which I have no idea how we'd fix.
Could we put a patch in it
or something?
But the patch would have to be from
the inside, cos it has to slide in,
doesn't it?
If it was welded in...
That's a tricky job, isn't it?
HE SIGHS
I really don't know if we're going
to be able make money out of
the stove. I personally would just
put it in the bin or scrap it.
I'm not holding my hopes up
on that one.
The stove's future
is in the balance,
but Simon thinks he's onto
a sure thing with the stained-glass.
So how about getting two sides
of plain glass... Mm-hm. Yeah?
...and then lamp in the middle?
They have got to stay in one piece,
though? No, why?
What were you thinking? Well, cos
there are sides here, isn't there?
So instead of using plain glass,
it'd be nice to use... all of this.
That's very clever indeed, Gemma.
To see if her stained-glass
lamp scheme is viable,
Gemma's off to meet expert Mark.
Right. I've brought these
to you today.
I would like to split
these panels down here.
Yeah. We want to make a lamp out of
these. Yeah. So we want it to be...
a bit more of a 3-D structure.
Yeah, fine.
So is this something you'd be able
to do? It is, certainly.
Coming down here, new lead, and then
just obviously the structure
put together, but I don't see there
being a problem at all.
Oh, brilliant. It's a straightforward...
OK, well, I'll leave you to get on
with it. OK. Thank you. Thanks.
In Oxfordshire, the moped is
starting to look like a moneymaker.
And Guy's hoping to work a similar
magic on the oil bottle holder.
The first stage with this
is just to get it cleaned up.
We'll get the worst of all this sort
of algae and green stuff off
and then we'll see if we need
to do anything further.
He arms himself with
a cheap aerosol penetrating oil...
...which breaks down the grime
without damaging
the original paintwork.
HENRY LAUGHS
That has come up beautifully, mate.
Oh, look at that, you've kept...
Oh, I've done that on purpose.
Yeah, kept the sort of brown edges
so you can see the age of it.
A lot of people who I've met over
the years have actually painted
that kind of rusty vibe
around the corner of signs,
so to have it original like that
is something incredibly special.
Fantastic, man.
That's great.
Back in Liverpool, Simon and Gemma
are trying turning their
attention to finishing
their first finds.
Hi, Tony. Hi, you OK? How did you
get on with our lamp? Good news.
When we set it down, the original
wick was all intact. Great.
And look, now it works.
Oh, look at that.
I didn't know that's how it works.
Yeah, it's good as new.
So we didn't even need a new wick.
You didn't need any wick.
The only thing you need to get it
going is the lamp oil. OK.
Just put that in. Perfect.
As for the mango grinder,
Simon's finally got the new legs
fitted correctly and Gemma has
decided on a colour that will really
make a statement in the garden.
This is going to look brilliant.
The vintage mango looks
unfinished on his brand-new legs,
so Gemma wants to age the timber
to suit the old farm machine.
I wanted to stain it that it looks
a little bit more aged and old.
Also, it will protect the wood.
It's an outdoor piece, so...
we want the wood not to rot.
Finally, Gemma brings the bling,
adding a dab of gold to the finish.
I'm rather pleased with that.
Anyone would love that in their
garden, wouldn't they? I would.
While Simon and Gemma
are busy admiring their planter,
Henry sold his haywain and is now
hoping he'll also be able to
sell his other first find.
He's taken it to the historic
Talyllyn Railway in North Wales
to see if manager Chris
fancies taking them off his hands.
Hey, now look, guys, I think
I've got something a bit special.
What do you think?
Well, they're interesting.
I don't quite know
what they're for on a railway.
They are marker lights.
You end up with two lenses,
whereas a headlamp or
a tail lamp only has one lens.
Would you be able to find
a use at all for them?
I think we could probably
modify them
so they could be headlights
on our engine.
Yes, we could probably find
A USE for them.
100 quid, the pair.
And I will say 60.
80, and I am shaking you
by the hand, mate. As a favour.
As a favour?
They're fabulous.
OK, thank you so much.
Should I probably leave quickly
before you change your mind?
Thank you. Thank you very much.
The lamps have earned some lolly.
It's time to find out what the rest
of the items will raise for
retired tradesmen Alan.
He wanted the cash to finish
a few more of his wagon
restoration projects.
The boys chose two items each.
Now Alan has arrived to see
what they've done with them...
How are you? Very well, thank you.
Good to see you.
...and to discover
if they've made him any cash.
My word! Aha-ha!
Yeah, that is lovely. They give off
a lovely light, them, don't they?
Cor, I can hardly recognise them.
Come on over, mate.
So, we had a lovely day at yours.
Gorgeous stuff. Good.
Let's start with this
beautiful brass lamp.
I did find out the history of that,
where that comes from. Go on.
That comes from either Bungay
or Beccles' church.
So... That was in there
for a lot of years.
That's kind of freaked me out, mate,
cos that is where my ancestors
are from.
So my great-great-grandfather
has probably seen that lit
in the church. Possibly, possibly.
Well, that is kind of weird.
But what a beautiful thing. I know.
So now look, right,
they may be lovely and hopefully
you'll like what you see... Mm-hm.
But obviously, have we made
you any money? That's the key.
And we have Elisicia with us,
who is our independent valuer.
Upcycling guru Elisicia Moore
has her own London furniture store.
She has been selling upcycled
homeware for eight years.
She can accurately value
restored items for retail.
Now then, Alan's a lovely fellow,
so even if you're not going to be
kind to us, be kind to him.
That's all I'm going to tell you.
Thank you.
OK, so, Elisicia. Yes. Let's start.
Fully working, fully operational...
Beautiful. ..original.
What do you think of that?
It's something of beauty, isn't it?
Especially when it's lit.
A £10 cleanup
has got Simon's paraffin light
shining brightly once more.
But will it pull in any profit?
It's unusual to have
all the original pieces,
everything intact as well.
Quite right, yeah.
Quite happy to put an estimate
of £160 on that.
That would be brilliant.
Am I nice? Yeah.
You're nice, yes. You're lighting up
our lives at the moment.
Well, listen, I'm really pleased
about that because I've got better
news for you as well.
Do you really?
Valuation of 160.
It is already sold for 180.
Is it really? There you go.
Simon's savvy sale to an internet
buyer means the lamp lands
Alan £170.
Keep the good news coming, Elisicia.
It's an interesting piece, isn't it?
The mango grinder was decrepit
and Simon has repurposed it as
a stylish planter for £35.
It's only going to be worth
what people are willing to pay for.
That's correct. It's very heavy,
a bit big for some people's gardens,
but it's gorgeous. Yeah.
I would quite happily pay £120
for it.
I would be more over the moon
with that. Oh, good. I would.
I seriously think it'd made the
scrap heap. Well, there you go.
Well, there you go.
That's what it's all about,
isn't it? Yeah.
Saved from the scrap,
the mango grinder has added £85
profit to Alan's offers.
Come on, Henry.
Okey-dokey, right then.
Um...
Alan, your beautiful haywain.
Henry sold the haywain
without doing a thing to it.
Not only that,
but he transported it himself,
meaning whatever he could sell it
for would be pure profit.
It's utterly beautiful,
I've never seen anything
quite like it. Go on.
Can I...? Just before you do,
can I ask you,
how many haywains have you
ever valued before?
Loads!
No, this is the first one.
THEY LAUGH
I had to do some research.
And they come by many names -
muck carts, etc. That's right, yeah.
So, much like the mango grinder,
though... Mm-hm.
There isn't a big market of people
who are interested in hay carts.
But they are like hen's teeth. Do
a quick search, you can't find them.
No. Not in good condition.
Not in good condition or at all.
That's right, yeah.
For that reason, it would come in
between £2,000 and £3,000.
That sounds good.
Yeah, are you happy with that?
That's about right, isn't it, mate?
I'm happy. Now, Alan. Yeah.
I have some interesting news
for you on that.
Yeah. The reason why there is just
a picture there... Yeah.
...is cos I've sold it.
For 2,500 quid.
That's good. Is that all right?
Happy? That's good. Yeah.
Phew! So relieved. Yeah.
Selling the haywain means
Henry has added a whopping
£2,500 to the total.
Right.
Lights. Yeah.
Henry saved two old railway lamps
and faithfully restored them using
nothing but elbow grease and TLC,
meaning he didn't spend a penny.
These are called marker lights.
Yeah, for the railway.
Yeah on the track, not on the train.
Which makes them
ever-so-slightly less valuable.
Yeah. These are in reasonably
good condition. Mm-hm.
A fair estimate would be £30 each. 30.
Yeah. So I took them
to a mate of mine... Yes.
...who had a railway in Wales. Yeah.
And I got 80 quid for it.
The lamps have added 80 quid
to Alan's loot.
So there you go, mate. I think
we've made you a nice bit of money.
Adding that all up together...
I'm well pleased.
Made you a tidy profit of £2,835.
That's brilliant.
Brilliant. How does that sound?
I'm pleased, yeah, very pleased.
Great, Alan. Pleasure, mate. Really
lovely to see you. I'm grateful.
Fantastic. I'm really grateful.
The boys graft has brought in
a whopping £2,835
from items Alan had lying around.
The old mango grinder,
that was rotten,
that was ready for the scrap heap.
And it's like new.
I honestly was over the moon.
Coming up...
Henry and Guy face a moment
of truth.
I've got a spark.
I've cleaned the carb out. Yeah.
It might go, it might not.
Simon faces reality...
There are times you have to just
take it on the chin and
realise you made a bad choice.
And at the final valuation,
Barry comes face to face
with his restored items.
Oh, my gosh!
That looks fantastic.
Upcycling aficionados Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien are turning
trash into treasure.
Anyone would love that in their
garden, wouldn't they? I would.
Simon's choice of hunting ground
made retired tradesmen
Alan nearly £3,000.
So Henry will be hoping his
selection - stained glass
specialist Barry's well-stocked
barn - can do even better.
But restoring the Mobylette moped
has hit a few hitches.
We've had issues starting
this thing.
Guy has been fettling in the shed
for some time and now
I'm going to find out what
it's all about.
I've got a spark,
I've cleaned the carb out,
so we'll just give it a go now and
see. It might go, it might not.
I've called you over because
I need you to pedal. All right.
The Mobylette is part bicycle,
part moped.
To get it started,
and to assist its little engine,
the rider uses pedals just like
a pushbike.
You might have to peddle
a reasonable amount.
OK, well look,
just keep going like that.
ENGINE WHIRRS
There you go. Nearly.
ENGINE STARTS
There we go. We're in business!
She runs without the choke on.
Yeah, look at the muck coming out
of it. Ready? Yes.
Now we're on it.
Yes, yes!
It's going.
It's taken, actually,
a lot of work to get her completely
roadworthy like that.
And she is a beauty.
A new ignition coil, inner tube,
spark plugs and fuel tap and line
mean getting the Mobylette mobile
hasn't been cheap.
I'll tell you what,
you can't have much better fun
at 30mph than riding that thing.
We're nousons gonna make
mucho moola avec le moped, I reckon.
In Liverpool, Simon is
having to make
a difficult decision about
the kerosene stove.
The hold fuel reservoir is just the
start of its problems.
By the time I've repaired that tank,
new wicks, got it recoated,
the time and effort needed for this,
it's not gonna happen.
He's made the tough
decision to abandon work.
There are times when you have to
just take it on the chin and
realise you've made a bad choice.
It's over for the oven.
But Simon's other find,
two slabs of stained glass,
are being skilfully
repurposed into a lamp.
Mark, the stained glass restorer,
has already dissected the glass
into six smaller sections.
Now he takes the panels
and arranges them
in a hexagonal shape to resolder.
All that Simon needs to do now
is fix it onto a wooden base
and add the light fitting.
Oh, look at this.
When did this get back?
Not long ago. Gemma? Yes?
This was a great idea.
It is good, isn't it?
Yes, I wasn't sure what to do these
pieces, but look at it now.
It looks really, really good.
Simon cuts out a matching wooden
base and drills
a hole for that all-important
light fitting.
To keep the glass in place,
he adds some small wooden batons...
...secures the light fitting...
and it is time to check
if their design works.
Yes? Yes.
Ba-da! That's really cool,
isn't it?
It is really good.
Simon's mood
is as bright as his lamp.
But will it stay that way?
It's time for the final valuation.
Henry chose stained-glass specialist
and motorbike enthusiast
Barry Lane.
Barry wanted the boys to make him
some money towards restoring
A V-twin motorbike and
sidecar for him and his wife.
He has arrived to see what
they have done with their finds.
How are you? Hello, Simon, fine.
Henry. How are you doing? Fine.
Good, mate.
Let's see if you're still brilliant
when you look over there.
Oh, my gosh. That looks fantastic.
Well, hopefully, Barry,
that is a bit of a revelation.
That certainly is. It was covered
in sawdust. And other things.
And other things, yeah. It looks
good. Yeah, that's nice, mate.
Oh, you've kept
this fairly original.
That's been kept pretty original.
Very original. And the lamp, wow.
That's...
That's blooming good.
Come on over, Barry,
come on over. Lovely job.
Let's tell you all about it, mate.
Yes, please do.
Barry, on the Mobylette,
she's a runner and she flies.
So that is great. That is stunning.
The nice old... The oven.
...Kerosene oven cooker thing.
The best thing I can say
about that is I made
a bit of space in one of your sheds.
But Barry, with all that,
hopefully you like what you see, generally,
apart from the item over there.
But, is it worth any money?
That is the key.
To help us with that,
Alicia is our independent valuer
and she is going to enlighten us.
Upcycled furniture retailer Alicia
is back to value Barry's four items.
Alicia, go on then,
shall we start with the Mobylette?
It looks lovely, doesn't it? Yes.
A nice cherry red colour.
Restoring the ailing Mobylette
to former glory
meant Henry spending £150.
Inherently, these mopeds, they don't
carry a lot of value.
In fact, if it didn't work,
it would only be worth about £100.
But it does work and it works well,
so I would estimate it at £650.
Really? That's great. Fantastic.
The Mobylette kicks off proceedings
with a very healthy £500 profit.
If you just restore something and
leave it as what we all call
an "oily rag restoration",
so you can ride it
and then restore it further,
otherwise if we restored it to mint,
we wouldn't make any money for you.
I think we've just got the balance
right. Onto the oil rack.
Being careful to keep some of its
age tarnish intact,
Henry didn't spend
a penny on cleaning up the oil rack.
It's got the perfect amount
of patina.
It is very collectable among
the auto memorabilia fans.
It can actually fact 80 quid for
that. Really? Yeah.
The oil can holder
has racked up £80 of pure profit.
Alicia, the beautifully
unrestored Kerosene cooker.
Holes in the fuel tank meant that
getting this Kerosene oven
up and running would have cost far
more than it would be worth.
SIMON: Come on.
Zero. Zero?
What do you mean, zero?
That's why I didn't spend
any money on it
so I haven't lost any money,
that's for sure.
The stove has added diddly squat
to Barry's tally.
Can Simon save face with
this final item?
OK, what about the bespoke, one-off
stained glass light?
Effectively, your upcycling best.
Turning two stained glass windows
into a bespoke lamp cost Simon £60.
It was two panes of glass not
really doing much, was it? No.
You have made a really beautiful
side table lamp.
I think it is lovely. I would quite
happily pay £150 for that. Wow.
Brilliant. Well done.
I'm very pleased about that.
I made him some money!
Heavens above!
Well done. Thanks, Barry,
you're a very understanding man.
The lamp adds another £90
to Barry's bike fund.
So, Barry, in total that gives
you a profit of £670.
Wow, that will go towards the V-twin
motorcycle and sidecar for Sue.
Brilliant, mate. Fantastic.
The boys' hard graft bought Barry
£670.
Yeah, well,
that was very interesting indeed
and I'm full thrilled to bits.
So Henry's choice to help Barry
has netted nearly £700.
But Simon's choice to raise cash for
Alan has nearly quadrupled that.
♪ I'm in the money
I'm in the money. ♪
Why are you so happy? I won.
No, you didn't, you lost.
What are you talking about, I lost?
You know how it works.
Sorry, £2,500 on the hay wain.
A little bit of touch
on the Mobylette.
Whose was the hay wain? Alan's.
Who found Alan? Me. That means I
won. Oh, God. Hey, hey, hey.
I'm sorry mate. Don't come over all
hey, hey, hay wain with me, mate.
Subtitles by Ericsson
The homes of Britain are
stacked with old possessions.
There you are. There you go.
Look at that. That's lovely.
What looks like junk can actually
be worth a pretty penny.
What could you use that for?
Never seen anything like that
in my life before.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are here to help turn that
clutter into hard cash.
We can get serious money
for that. £100,000? Yeah.
Upcycling genius Simon...
That looks cool!
...and his restorer love
turning everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Gemma. Come on.
Absolute winner.
BELL DINGS
Whilst for Henry and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, Guy.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
She's on! It runs!
Despite their differences,
they always come good and they'll
turn a tidy profit for their owners.
You're going to put in your pocket
£10,630.
Absolutely brilliant.
Today...
And feast your eyes.
...the boys find motoring heaven...
I just feel as though
I'm at home now.
SIMON CHUCKLES Yeah.
I've made a schoolboy error.
...Simon's in restoration hell...
These don't look straight.
Ah-ha! Paul, how are you?
...And Henry tries
to pull off a huge sale.
Oh, I hope you're
going to like this.
Ah, here we go, Henry. Now, look,
right, be kind to me today.
I know it's your barn,
but I've got this feeling
that it's going to be a belter.
It IS going to be a belter.
The boys are back on the road and
this time they're in South Suffolk,
also known as Constable country
after painter John Constable.
He produced many masterpieces here,
including the famous Hay Wain.
But Constable is not
the only famous ex-resident.
Hey, but look, we both
have a bit of history
in this part of the world,
haven't we? We have, yeah!
A bit further north than here, Bungay,
that's where my ancestors are from,
one side of the family.
And I was inland a bit,
a place called Black Ditch.
And when I was a kid, I went down to
the village for the first time
on my Grifter bicycle and a bloke
came up to me and went, "Busy?"
And I thought, "My God!", and I
pedalled off extremely quickly.
But I later found out
that "Are you busy?"
is a term for "hello"
round these parts.
Busy? Yeah, I am, I'm driving.
Henry's driving to the location
of today's first hunt.
Each gets to pick one person to
raise some cash for by fixing
and flogging some
of their positions.
It's Simon's choice first.
Going to meet a lovely fellow
called Alan. Right.
And he has got a fabulous farm.
Honestly? Honestly.
Alan Porter is a retired tradesmen.
His rambling farm is a private
museum to old machines
that he restorers
and preserves himself.
I hope Henry and Simon can help
because I need some money
to finish some of my projects.
That's my aim.
Restoration is Alan's hobby, but he
is currently somewhat overstocked.
I've been collecting over 40 years.
I just don't like to see
anything thrown away.
I'm just a hoarder, I suppose.
Ah-ha, how are you? Good morning.
Very well, thanks. How do you do?
Lovely to see.
Have you got an eye for a piece?
I just like anything old, really.
Yes. This is Henry.
My name is Henry. I'm 51.
THEY LAUGH
What we are going to do, if it's
all right by you, we'll pick out two
pieces each which we'll take away,
repurpose and swap that for money.
Lovely. Thank you very much, Alan.
We'll see you later.
You just want to know what's
behind all those doors. I know.
That's the joy of it. There are
so many doors to go through.
Alan's one of those wonderful
people that makes my job such
fun every day. He's got great taste.
And one item immediately
arouses Simon's interest.
What is that?
What is that?
Here's all this lovely stuff lying
around and what catches my eye?
It's a mangle grinder.
A mangle grinder.
And you put just vegetables in,
and mash it up,
mix it with other staff,
and that's your cattle feed.
Large root vegetables would be
chopped up in the mangle grinder
to feed the farm animals,
such as cattle and pigs.
This broken example is
valueless junk, but Simon
has a plan to re-purpose it into
something worth good money for Alan.
Wouldn't that make a nice
decorative planter? Yeah.
Oh! Yeah? Come on!
So Simon has taken the mangled old
mangle grinder as his first pick.
And, delving deeper in the barn,
Henry soon spots
something of interest.
Nice and slow.
HE GASPS
Oh, my God, look at that.
Every so often, a special
moment occurs in a shed.
That is, if I'm not mistaken.
I know what that is. Go on, then.
That's in 1929 Armstrong Siddeley.
15 horsepower saloon.
How d'you know that?
It says it there, look.
The car is in nearly mint
condition and is worth
around £20,000 to £25,000 today.
Alan?
Yes? Does this gorgeous item run?
Run? That run like a clock.
As soon as you see
an old car like that,
when it starts it's going to
be Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Spluttering and everything.
ENGINE STARTS
'It purred like a cat
in front of the fire.'
Alan? Yes.
Am I right in thinking this is
what you don't want to let go of?
I don't really. That's my pride
and joy. I bet it is.
I could see in Alan's eyes what
it does to him, which is just
fill him with excitement and love.
Mate, that is just fantastic.
This car is off the agenda,
but at Alan's,
another opportunity
is always around the corner.
Oh, I love the door opening.
This place is exciting, isn't it?
Hang on, I think I'm on the wrong
side. Just stay there.
That... is divine.
Fittingly, as they are
in Constable country,
the boys have uncovered
a genuine hay wain.
Alan has a dozen in various
stages of restoration.
You're not actually considering
a whole wagon? Yes, I am.
Henry has lost the plot.
Henry has simply lost the plot.
I do know this much
about wooden carts. What?
If the wheels are shot,
then you are really in trouble.
You don't want to touch this.
Being shot, you mean woodworm?
Yes, correct.
They are feeling pretty good.
Something like this would look
wonderful, wouldn't you think,
in a beautiful garden centre?
SIMON SNIGGERS
Don't laugh, man! There could be
serious money in this.
After I pay for transportation!
Exactly!
THEY LAUGH
Henry is claiming the antique
wagon as his first find.
But Simon reckons
he's located his second.
That is rather nice.
It is, isn't it? Very, very lovely.
Simon's spotted a Victorian
paraffin lamp,
but it's only worth any real money
with its original glass shade.
Yes. Don't tell me that is complete.
Oh, yes.
Don't drop it, man.
It's absolutely typical of Alan
that that lovely old lamp
still had all the
glass pieces intact.
Look, you've even got this on top.
The smoke deflector, cos otherwise,
when you hang from the ceiling,
you get that little bit
of unburnt carbon,
which is going to mark
your ceiling.
And that's what that's for.
Just to stop that happening.
All right,
so that's an absolute winner...
Ah! Simon, please, it spent years
and you turn up and go,
"Have a smashing time".
Simon's plumping for the paraffin
lamp as his second item
and Henry's also making
light work of the hunt.
What do you reckon on that? Hold
that because there is another one.
Whoa, that's got some weight in it. Yep.
Henry's spotted
two railway lanterns.
They were used by track-side workers
to signal passing trains.
With the bull's-eye glass.
That looks immaculate as well.
They must be 60, 70 years old,
something like that,
so I think they are
a perfect item for me to take away.
It was these, or something very
similar to this that the
Great Train Robbers used, wasn't it?
What, for hitting someone
over the head with?
No, all they did was change the
filter in the lamp
from green to red. No, really? And
that's how they stopped the train.
You're joking?
Now, a friend of mine does free work
for a Welsh steam railway.
What?
Who knows people who run steam
railways?
Mate, I'm 51 years old.
I've met people who might be able
to help me. Or who I can sell to.
Henry reckons he's on the track to
riches with these railway lanterns,
so he's taking them as his
second and final selection.
Happy days.
The boys both now have two items
and their search is over.
Alan, what a fantastic day
we've had.
Good, I'm very pleased.
Now, the green hay wain,
am I allowed...
The one near the door?
The one near the door.
You can have it if you want,
yes. Thank you so much.
And also, those
two glorious railway lamps. Mm-hm.
Well, let's keep
the light theme going,
because I absolutely love that
beautiful, old, brass paraffin lamp.
And I think I'm just going to
give that a good cleaning up...
Would you like it? ..And get it
working, is that all right?
Yeah, that'd be lovely.
Fantastic. And then,
I kind of just love
your mangle grinder.
I can see it being
beautifully repurposed
as a planter of some sort.
Would be nice. Would, honestly.
Thank you so much.
It's been a day to remember for us.
I promise you that. Thank you
so much. Lovely to meet you.
Coming up, as restorations begin,
Simon's cracking up...
Oops.
Oh, no! Simon!
...Henry's showing off...
HE LAUGHS
And, at the second hunt,
the boys are making a mess.
OK, so these were oil dispensers
and you would go...
They've still got oil in! Oh, I'm so
sorry. Has it gone down your front?
Sultans of scrap Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien
crisscross the country
turning clutter into cash.
Gorgeous, innit? Yeah, it is lovely.
After both taking two items from
Alan's amazing horde in Suffolk,
the boys head home
and get down to business.
In Liverpool, Simon's getting help
from restorer Gemma.
An expert upcycler,
Gemma Longworth runs her own arts
and crafts business in the city.
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.
First, up, the mangle grinder.
What is this?
It's falling apart. OK... Literally.
But don't you think there's
something quite lovely about it?
It's got a lovely shape.
There you go.
So imagine it back on its base,
standing up, nice and square. Yeah.
Now, how about having old plants
cascading over?
It's a planter basically. That's a
nice idea. I can see it in a garden.
That's right. OK.
It just needs someone with a talent
for colours
and that creative bent...
He says. I'm talented, but I don't
know whether I'm this talented.
SIMON LAUGHS
He thinks it just needs some
lovely flowers in.
I think it might need a little bit
more than that, but we'll see.
Hopefully the paraffin lamp will get
a better reception.
Oh, that is gorgeous. Isn't that
beautiful? Really beautiful.
It just needs cleaning up,
and I'd like to get it working.
Yeah.
Gemma's first job - giving the old
lamp a bit of love.
She's applying a metal polish.
You can pick up
a pot of your own for about a fiver.
It's really getting there.
You can see where I've done and
where I've not done.
Looks really good.
Bit more elbow grease.
Simon, on the other hand,
is tackling the mangle grinder.
He wants to repurpose it into
a garden planter,
but the old base was rotten,
so he needs to build
a new one to keep it sturdy.
Only one thing for it now.
Let's knock it to bits.
WOOD CRUNCHES
Oops. Was that supposed to happen?
It's broken a bit off. Oh, no!
Simon! Erm...
It may not be going quite to
plan in Liverpool,
but that's nothing
compared to the big surprise
Henry has for mechanic Guy Wilson
down in Oxfordshire.
HENRY LAUGHS
What have you got there?
Are you ready?
Come on, pull it. Yeah, I'm trying.
Guy Wilson is Henry's go-to man for
restoration jobs big or small.
Guy and I have known each other
since we were 15,
so I know him probably better than
I know anybody on this planet.
And Henry has handed him a huge task
this time.
What do you reckon?
It is amazing. What on earth are we
going to do with it?
Do you want to know what it is?
Is it a hay cart?
Well done, mate. Oh,
it is a hay cart, is it? Yeah.
And the other thing about is,
it's a rather large one.
Yeah, it is large.
The painting on it is divine. Yes.
The whole kind of wear and tear of
it is divine. Yes.
But it's not far gone.
The hay wagon is in good condition,
but it's only worth what someone
will pay for it.
Henry will have his work cut out
finding a buyer.
We've had horsepower,
and now... we've got train power.
Yeah. These are in beautiful nick.
Yeah, let's have a look
inside. Little paraffin lamp.
Little burner, yeah.
Just needs a wick in that one.
Shall we try and get them going?
Yeah, get a wick for them and get
the burners going,
it would be lovely, wouldn't it?
Yeah, beautiful.
Before they can see if the
signal lamps work,
they need to clean them up.
Guy blasts away the grime with an
airgun before applying
a metal polish to restore shine.
So... Yep. ..they've had
a wipe down.
Yeah. All the soot's out. Yeah.
I think they're ready to light,
you've just got to put the wick
back in the paraffin.
So the wick goes in here...
The adjuster goes out the side,
that's it.
Perfect.
So you can adjust the wick...
The higher the wick,
the bigger the flame.
Time for the moment of truth.
It'll smoke when you light it,
but don't panic.
When it gets up to temperature,
the smoke should stop.
That's going well.
There's a dim glow in there, look.
The bullet glass on those lamps
refracts the light
to give a wonderful glow.
Cool! How cool is that?
We're loving it.
HE BLOWS
In Liverpool,
Gemma's hoping to light up her lamp.
I think a genie's coming to come
out of my lamp soon.
But, concerned her lamp
has internal parts missing,
she takes it to a specialist.
I think it needs a new wick,
it's quite old.
It is old, very old, yeah.
We need to know if it's something
that can be replaced really.
Well, it is, but as it's very old...
Mmm. ..it's going to be
a specialist sort of thing. OK.
It looks very good. It's all free,
it's all loose. Oh, OK.
So if I leave that with you,
you'll be able to sort it out?
Yeah, that's fine.
Good news, and Simon is also hoping
for success constructing
the new legs for the mangle grinder.
To avoid making mistakes,
he is using a template based on
the rotten old stand.
It looks good. It looks good,
but I've made a schoolboy error.
I can see a slight problem.
It's going to be wibbly, isn't it?
Yeah, these don't look straight. No.
Because I've allowed them to splay
that way... Yeah.
...but not that way as well.
It's kind of really hard,
I'm working on three planes.
It's OK, I can fix it, I don't want
to get it wrong again though,
cos it's going to get lower.
Yeah, it'll just get smaller and
smaller, won't it?
It'll be a planter for the
kids in the end.
THEY LAUGH
The market for old haywains is
not exactly massive.
As the wagon is in good nick,
any restoration is unlikely to
create any more profit for Alan.
Henry has worked his contacts,
and a local garden centre
has asked to have a look at it.
A sale here is vital, as leads like
this are unlikely to come up often.
Ah-ha, Paul, how are you?
Oh, I hope you're going to like
this. Yeah? What do you reckon?
I think it's rather lovely.
It is, it's brilliant,
it's just what we're looking for.
Is it really? Yeah, no, it is. Good.
Yeah, we use a lot of these for our
big display props
just to give us the wow factor.
It's lovely.
So... price?
I want three grand for it.
I don't
quite have the budget for that.
It's lovely, but it's just a prop.
But Henry's not about to let this
sale slip through his fingers.
After some careful haggling, Henry
has a deal.
Great to do business.
Thank you very much.
And also, mate,
now we've done the deal,
I can tell you - thank God, cos I
really didn't want to take it back.
THEY LAUGH
After that result, Henry's mood is
set to be lifted higher.
As it's now his chance to
choose who to help.
He's taking Simon to Sussex to meet
Barry Lane.
Like Henry, Barry's
batty about bikes,
and wants cash to
fund his latest project.
What I like about restoration is,
you can start with finding something
in a shed, and before you know where
you are, you're well into it.
By profession,
Barry is a stained glass specialist.
When we bought this house,
we decided to give it
a focal point, and that was to put
stained glass in the front door.
And I looked into it,
and someone was charging
a dickens of a lot of money for it,
and I thought, "Mm, I think I'm
going to have a go at this."
So how good was my barn, eh? Yeah,
quite good. Now, look, right...
Yeah? Barry lives here, and he might
have the odd motorcycle.
I mean, honestly, not a lot.
If this is just a garage full
of motorbikes... Of course it isn't.
...I will kill you. It's not.
Can you see my mood changing? Yeah.
He hasn't got many.
Barry? How are you? Hello, mate.
Good to see you, man.
Barry, I'm Simon. Hello, Simon.
Here's Simon. What a lovely place.
Now, Barry, look,
why have you called me and Simon in?
I do need to raise a bit of cash
for my wife's V-twin.
I'm assuming V-twin is a motorbike.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You could be right there, yeah.
Well, to be precise,
a V-twin is in fact an engine
designed with cylinders
arranged in a V configuration.
Barry hopes any money raised
will help restore this one.
Barry, we're going to leave you
to get on with your work,
and we're going to have a look
around, if that's all right.
Lovely, yeah.
Brilliant. Pleasure. Cheers.
As ever, Henry and Simon
need to find two items each
that they can restore and rejuvenate
to turn a profit for Barry.
But for Simon,
this may prove tricky.
Ready? Yeah.
Ready?
THEY LAUGH
And feast your eyes.
What do you reckon? I told you there
was the odd motorbike here.
Barry has filled his garage
to bursting with 20 vintage bikes...
I just feel as though
I'm at home now. Yeah.
...but he's not about to part
with these beauties,
so the boys will need to move on.
Oh, beautiful, man. Yeah.
Beautiful. Oh, look. Motorbikes.
Oh, look at that.
That looks slightly unloved,
little Mobylette.
It's got a certain style, hasn't it?
This 1960s Mobylette with
its original paintwork intact
is a moped made by
French manufacturer Motobecane.
Cleaned up, that might be
rather nice. Can I get round? Yeah.
They're just bicycle forks on
the front, aren't they? Absolutely.
I mean, a lot of the cycle parts
were gleaned or just adapted from
them, if you see what I mean. Yeah.
In immaculate condition,
this little moped
could fetch close to £800.
Sweet little thing, you know.
You're interested,
aren't you? Yeah, could be.
You know what? Really.
I have to say. What? I know.
It actually makes me laugh. I know.
I can't take any of them.
Beautiful vintage bikes here...
But I've got a moped.
...and you're going to ride off
on a moped. Yeah.
But at the same time, man,
you know,
that's what it's all about.
That's just a bit of re-chroming.
Yeah. That's literally all it needs.
These work, the engine turns.
I mean, why not?
OK, it would've been nice if it was
a BSA Gold Star or something,
but that'll be fun.
We'll get it going.
Moped plucked for his first item,
Henry soon spots more
motoring memorabilia.
Simon... You're not serious.
...you would be amazed how much
stuff like that is worth.
No, don't be ridiculous.
People love these, collecting them,
because if you get
something like that,
you can then go around auto jumbles,
you can try and find
the Castrol bottles
that went in there.
You're serious, aren't you?
Yeah. No, I am. It just needs
a little bit of a clean-up.
Motoring memorabilia fans
in their thousands
collect these bottle holders.
A complete tray with bottles
could fetch £300 to £400,
so Henry is grabbing it
for his second and final item.
You better get going. I'm going.
Come on, then.
There was more sheds around here,
wasn't there? Lovely.
But Simon is still empty-handed.
I'm starting to get worried.
Can he strike gold
in Barry's last shed?
Look at this.
An old kerosene oven
attracts his interest.
There you go.
Oh, OK. So, the kerosene goes in
there. There's your little burner.
Yeah.
And, so, basically,
that is a portable oven.
Would you take that camping
with you? Yeah, I suppose you would.
But what I like about it,
I think it's all here.
Loving that.
This oven was manufactured
in Birmingham
during Queen Victoria's reign.
So, what would you do to it?
Just tidy it up, you know?
And get it going?
Well, obviously, yeah.
You've got to get it going,
haven't you? Listen, I'm happy now.
Oh, good. OK. I'm cooking on gas.
Or kerosene.
Or kerosene. Yeah. Absolutely.
Simon is claiming the kerosene oven.
He finally has his first item,
and there's more likely loot in
Barry's stained-glass workshop -
a pair of leaded windows.
So, what are you going to do
with this, then? Well, OK.
There's two sides. Yeah.
And I'm just going to get some plain
glass for this side and this side,
and we're going
to make ourselves a nice lamp.
Oh, wow. OK, man.
So, are you beginning
to be exceptionally happy?
I'm very, very happy. I think
we can go and find Barry. Oh, yes.
Come on, then.
Simon's window find
winds up the search,
but will Barry be blown away
by the boys' choices?
Now, Barry... Yep.
...these are the two items that
I want to take away. Righto.
Firstly, the Mobylette,
if that's OK.
Oh, thank goodness. Oh, really?
That's wonderful. Oh, great. OK.
Well, I can get on with
something else, then, can't I?
Exactly. And hopefully we can
get you some cash for the V-twin.
And also for me,
the little crate there. Yeah.
I think they're quite valuable.
I believe they are,
but I really can't
keep tripping over it.
You don't have to any more, mate.
No. It's all good.
That's good. Yeah?
Over to you, governor.
These leadlight windows... Yeah.
...I think they're going
to become a lamp.
Really? Yes. Absolutely.
That is excellent. Yep.
This thing here, well, you just
don't see them very often, do you?
No, they are a very unusual piece.
That's just sitting there
rusting, but...
It won't be rusting much longer,
my friend.
It's going to be spic-and-span.
Thank you ever so much.
Fantastic to meet you, mate.
Coming up, Henry makes a show
of upcycling...
Feast your eyes!
What do you reckon?
...Simon makes a mistake...
That's a tricky job, isn't it?
...and at the first valuation,
will anybody be making hay?
How many heywains
have you ever valued before?
Loads.
No, this is the first one.
LAUGHTER
Re-claimers and recyclers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
turned dumped items
into delightful pieces.
And now they're heading back
to their workshops to get busy
with their next set of restorations.
In Oxfordshire,
Henry is feeling positively giddy
with what he has procured.
Hang on there, mate. Are you ready?
Feast your eyes, mate.
Feast your eyes!
What do you reckon?
Usual.
HENRY LAUGHS
The usual suspects.
Do you know, we had one of these
when I was nine years old,
and it was a field bike, and we rode
it until it stopped, and then
it ended up like that.
But we didn't bother fixing it.
HENRY LAUGHS
Are we going to bother fixing this
one? Yes. Yes, we'll have a go.
Can I show you the other item? Yes.
Right here, guv.
You can tell he had nice stuff
just from bits and pieces like that.
Just needs a little bit
of a cleanup.
Yeah, definitely, not overdo it.
None of that, mate. Too right.
But it's the Mobylette moped
that the boys want to tackle first.
We're not going for a full
nut-and-bolt restoration.
We're going to get it to a state
where it's ridable
without spending a lot of money.
Air hose, brush,
let's get on with it. Yeah.
Having first removed
the surface dirt,
Henry gets down to a serious spruce.
All right, glooping. Yes, go on.
I think we'll start here. Cover it.
He's using a six-quid bottle
of fully biodegradable
high-performance bike cleaner.
This stuff just gets rid of all
the munge. The grime, yes.
He might be using a liquid bike
cleaner, but there is a lot of
nooks and crannies full of grime,
and Guy's not one to cut corners.
Even though he takes an eternity
to the point where I might just
get fossilised watching him,
he is a master of his art.
(But don't tell them that.)
Would you call yourself meticulous,
anal or old?
All three. Hm.
You frighten me when you hose it
down and it's half decent.
That's coming out lovely!
In Liverpool, Simon is showing off
his finds to restorer Gemma.
What's this? Rusty pile of metal?
No, this is a marvellous little
kerosene stove.
So were you hoping that we're going
to get this in working order?
Do you think that's possible?
I did do until about...
Oh, what's this?
...about five seconds ago.
The very thing that you need to put
kerosene in has got a hole,
which I have no idea how we'd fix.
Could we put a patch in it
or something?
But the patch would have to be from
the inside, cos it has to slide in,
doesn't it?
If it was welded in...
That's a tricky job, isn't it?
HE SIGHS
I really don't know if we're going
to be able make money out of
the stove. I personally would just
put it in the bin or scrap it.
I'm not holding my hopes up
on that one.
The stove's future
is in the balance,
but Simon thinks he's onto
a sure thing with the stained-glass.
So how about getting two sides
of plain glass... Mm-hm. Yeah?
...and then lamp in the middle?
They have got to stay in one piece,
though? No, why?
What were you thinking? Well, cos
there are sides here, isn't there?
So instead of using plain glass,
it'd be nice to use... all of this.
That's very clever indeed, Gemma.
To see if her stained-glass
lamp scheme is viable,
Gemma's off to meet expert Mark.
Right. I've brought these
to you today.
I would like to split
these panels down here.
Yeah. We want to make a lamp out of
these. Yeah. So we want it to be...
a bit more of a 3-D structure.
Yeah, fine.
So is this something you'd be able
to do? It is, certainly.
Coming down here, new lead, and then
just obviously the structure
put together, but I don't see there
being a problem at all.
Oh, brilliant. It's a straightforward...
OK, well, I'll leave you to get on
with it. OK. Thank you. Thanks.
In Oxfordshire, the moped is
starting to look like a moneymaker.
And Guy's hoping to work a similar
magic on the oil bottle holder.
The first stage with this
is just to get it cleaned up.
We'll get the worst of all this sort
of algae and green stuff off
and then we'll see if we need
to do anything further.
He arms himself with
a cheap aerosol penetrating oil...
...which breaks down the grime
without damaging
the original paintwork.
HENRY LAUGHS
That has come up beautifully, mate.
Oh, look at that, you've kept...
Oh, I've done that on purpose.
Yeah, kept the sort of brown edges
so you can see the age of it.
A lot of people who I've met over
the years have actually painted
that kind of rusty vibe
around the corner of signs,
so to have it original like that
is something incredibly special.
Fantastic, man.
That's great.
Back in Liverpool, Simon and Gemma
are trying turning their
attention to finishing
their first finds.
Hi, Tony. Hi, you OK? How did you
get on with our lamp? Good news.
When we set it down, the original
wick was all intact. Great.
And look, now it works.
Oh, look at that.
I didn't know that's how it works.
Yeah, it's good as new.
So we didn't even need a new wick.
You didn't need any wick.
The only thing you need to get it
going is the lamp oil. OK.
Just put that in. Perfect.
As for the mango grinder,
Simon's finally got the new legs
fitted correctly and Gemma has
decided on a colour that will really
make a statement in the garden.
This is going to look brilliant.
The vintage mango looks
unfinished on his brand-new legs,
so Gemma wants to age the timber
to suit the old farm machine.
I wanted to stain it that it looks
a little bit more aged and old.
Also, it will protect the wood.
It's an outdoor piece, so...
we want the wood not to rot.
Finally, Gemma brings the bling,
adding a dab of gold to the finish.
I'm rather pleased with that.
Anyone would love that in their
garden, wouldn't they? I would.
While Simon and Gemma
are busy admiring their planter,
Henry sold his haywain and is now
hoping he'll also be able to
sell his other first find.
He's taken it to the historic
Talyllyn Railway in North Wales
to see if manager Chris
fancies taking them off his hands.
Hey, now look, guys, I think
I've got something a bit special.
What do you think?
Well, they're interesting.
I don't quite know
what they're for on a railway.
They are marker lights.
You end up with two lenses,
whereas a headlamp or
a tail lamp only has one lens.
Would you be able to find
a use at all for them?
I think we could probably
modify them
so they could be headlights
on our engine.
Yes, we could probably find
A USE for them.
100 quid, the pair.
And I will say 60.
80, and I am shaking you
by the hand, mate. As a favour.
As a favour?
They're fabulous.
OK, thank you so much.
Should I probably leave quickly
before you change your mind?
Thank you. Thank you very much.
The lamps have earned some lolly.
It's time to find out what the rest
of the items will raise for
retired tradesmen Alan.
He wanted the cash to finish
a few more of his wagon
restoration projects.
The boys chose two items each.
Now Alan has arrived to see
what they've done with them...
How are you? Very well, thank you.
Good to see you.
...and to discover
if they've made him any cash.
My word! Aha-ha!
Yeah, that is lovely. They give off
a lovely light, them, don't they?
Cor, I can hardly recognise them.
Come on over, mate.
So, we had a lovely day at yours.
Gorgeous stuff. Good.
Let's start with this
beautiful brass lamp.
I did find out the history of that,
where that comes from. Go on.
That comes from either Bungay
or Beccles' church.
So... That was in there
for a lot of years.
That's kind of freaked me out, mate,
cos that is where my ancestors
are from.
So my great-great-grandfather
has probably seen that lit
in the church. Possibly, possibly.
Well, that is kind of weird.
But what a beautiful thing. I know.
So now look, right,
they may be lovely and hopefully
you'll like what you see... Mm-hm.
But obviously, have we made
you any money? That's the key.
And we have Elisicia with us,
who is our independent valuer.
Upcycling guru Elisicia Moore
has her own London furniture store.
She has been selling upcycled
homeware for eight years.
She can accurately value
restored items for retail.
Now then, Alan's a lovely fellow,
so even if you're not going to be
kind to us, be kind to him.
That's all I'm going to tell you.
Thank you.
OK, so, Elisicia. Yes. Let's start.
Fully working, fully operational...
Beautiful. ..original.
What do you think of that?
It's something of beauty, isn't it?
Especially when it's lit.
A £10 cleanup
has got Simon's paraffin light
shining brightly once more.
But will it pull in any profit?
It's unusual to have
all the original pieces,
everything intact as well.
Quite right, yeah.
Quite happy to put an estimate
of £160 on that.
That would be brilliant.
Am I nice? Yeah.
You're nice, yes. You're lighting up
our lives at the moment.
Well, listen, I'm really pleased
about that because I've got better
news for you as well.
Do you really?
Valuation of 160.
It is already sold for 180.
Is it really? There you go.
Simon's savvy sale to an internet
buyer means the lamp lands
Alan £170.
Keep the good news coming, Elisicia.
It's an interesting piece, isn't it?
The mango grinder was decrepit
and Simon has repurposed it as
a stylish planter for £35.
It's only going to be worth
what people are willing to pay for.
That's correct. It's very heavy,
a bit big for some people's gardens,
but it's gorgeous. Yeah.
I would quite happily pay £120
for it.
I would be more over the moon
with that. Oh, good. I would.
I seriously think it'd made the
scrap heap. Well, there you go.
Well, there you go.
That's what it's all about,
isn't it? Yeah.
Saved from the scrap,
the mango grinder has added £85
profit to Alan's offers.
Come on, Henry.
Okey-dokey, right then.
Um...
Alan, your beautiful haywain.
Henry sold the haywain
without doing a thing to it.
Not only that,
but he transported it himself,
meaning whatever he could sell it
for would be pure profit.
It's utterly beautiful,
I've never seen anything
quite like it. Go on.
Can I...? Just before you do,
can I ask you,
how many haywains have you
ever valued before?
Loads!
No, this is the first one.
THEY LAUGH
I had to do some research.
And they come by many names -
muck carts, etc. That's right, yeah.
So, much like the mango grinder,
though... Mm-hm.
There isn't a big market of people
who are interested in hay carts.
But they are like hen's teeth. Do
a quick search, you can't find them.
No. Not in good condition.
Not in good condition or at all.
That's right, yeah.
For that reason, it would come in
between £2,000 and £3,000.
That sounds good.
Yeah, are you happy with that?
That's about right, isn't it, mate?
I'm happy. Now, Alan. Yeah.
I have some interesting news
for you on that.
Yeah. The reason why there is just
a picture there... Yeah.
...is cos I've sold it.
For 2,500 quid.
That's good. Is that all right?
Happy? That's good. Yeah.
Phew! So relieved. Yeah.
Selling the haywain means
Henry has added a whopping
£2,500 to the total.
Right.
Lights. Yeah.
Henry saved two old railway lamps
and faithfully restored them using
nothing but elbow grease and TLC,
meaning he didn't spend a penny.
These are called marker lights.
Yeah, for the railway.
Yeah on the track, not on the train.
Which makes them
ever-so-slightly less valuable.
Yeah. These are in reasonably
good condition. Mm-hm.
A fair estimate would be £30 each. 30.
Yeah. So I took them
to a mate of mine... Yes.
...who had a railway in Wales. Yeah.
And I got 80 quid for it.
The lamps have added 80 quid
to Alan's loot.
So there you go, mate. I think
we've made you a nice bit of money.
Adding that all up together...
I'm well pleased.
Made you a tidy profit of £2,835.
That's brilliant.
Brilliant. How does that sound?
I'm pleased, yeah, very pleased.
Great, Alan. Pleasure, mate. Really
lovely to see you. I'm grateful.
Fantastic. I'm really grateful.
The boys graft has brought in
a whopping £2,835
from items Alan had lying around.
The old mango grinder,
that was rotten,
that was ready for the scrap heap.
And it's like new.
I honestly was over the moon.
Coming up...
Henry and Guy face a moment
of truth.
I've got a spark.
I've cleaned the carb out. Yeah.
It might go, it might not.
Simon faces reality...
There are times you have to just
take it on the chin and
realise you made a bad choice.
And at the final valuation,
Barry comes face to face
with his restored items.
Oh, my gosh!
That looks fantastic.
Upcycling aficionados Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien are turning
trash into treasure.
Anyone would love that in their
garden, wouldn't they? I would.
Simon's choice of hunting ground
made retired tradesmen
Alan nearly £3,000.
So Henry will be hoping his
selection - stained glass
specialist Barry's well-stocked
barn - can do even better.
But restoring the Mobylette moped
has hit a few hitches.
We've had issues starting
this thing.
Guy has been fettling in the shed
for some time and now
I'm going to find out what
it's all about.
I've got a spark,
I've cleaned the carb out,
so we'll just give it a go now and
see. It might go, it might not.
I've called you over because
I need you to pedal. All right.
The Mobylette is part bicycle,
part moped.
To get it started,
and to assist its little engine,
the rider uses pedals just like
a pushbike.
You might have to peddle
a reasonable amount.
OK, well look,
just keep going like that.
ENGINE WHIRRS
There you go. Nearly.
ENGINE STARTS
There we go. We're in business!
She runs without the choke on.
Yeah, look at the muck coming out
of it. Ready? Yes.
Now we're on it.
Yes, yes!
It's going.
It's taken, actually,
a lot of work to get her completely
roadworthy like that.
And she is a beauty.
A new ignition coil, inner tube,
spark plugs and fuel tap and line
mean getting the Mobylette mobile
hasn't been cheap.
I'll tell you what,
you can't have much better fun
at 30mph than riding that thing.
We're nousons gonna make
mucho moola avec le moped, I reckon.
In Liverpool, Simon is
having to make
a difficult decision about
the kerosene stove.
The hold fuel reservoir is just the
start of its problems.
By the time I've repaired that tank,
new wicks, got it recoated,
the time and effort needed for this,
it's not gonna happen.
He's made the tough
decision to abandon work.
There are times when you have to
just take it on the chin and
realise you've made a bad choice.
It's over for the oven.
But Simon's other find,
two slabs of stained glass,
are being skilfully
repurposed into a lamp.
Mark, the stained glass restorer,
has already dissected the glass
into six smaller sections.
Now he takes the panels
and arranges them
in a hexagonal shape to resolder.
All that Simon needs to do now
is fix it onto a wooden base
and add the light fitting.
Oh, look at this.
When did this get back?
Not long ago. Gemma? Yes?
This was a great idea.
It is good, isn't it?
Yes, I wasn't sure what to do these
pieces, but look at it now.
It looks really, really good.
Simon cuts out a matching wooden
base and drills
a hole for that all-important
light fitting.
To keep the glass in place,
he adds some small wooden batons...
...secures the light fitting...
and it is time to check
if their design works.
Yes? Yes.
Ba-da! That's really cool,
isn't it?
It is really good.
Simon's mood
is as bright as his lamp.
But will it stay that way?
It's time for the final valuation.
Henry chose stained-glass specialist
and motorbike enthusiast
Barry Lane.
Barry wanted the boys to make him
some money towards restoring
A V-twin motorbike and
sidecar for him and his wife.
He has arrived to see what
they have done with their finds.
How are you? Hello, Simon, fine.
Henry. How are you doing? Fine.
Good, mate.
Let's see if you're still brilliant
when you look over there.
Oh, my gosh. That looks fantastic.
Well, hopefully, Barry,
that is a bit of a revelation.
That certainly is. It was covered
in sawdust. And other things.
And other things, yeah. It looks
good. Yeah, that's nice, mate.
Oh, you've kept
this fairly original.
That's been kept pretty original.
Very original. And the lamp, wow.
That's...
That's blooming good.
Come on over, Barry,
come on over. Lovely job.
Let's tell you all about it, mate.
Yes, please do.
Barry, on the Mobylette,
she's a runner and she flies.
So that is great. That is stunning.
The nice old... The oven.
...Kerosene oven cooker thing.
The best thing I can say
about that is I made
a bit of space in one of your sheds.
But Barry, with all that,
hopefully you like what you see, generally,
apart from the item over there.
But, is it worth any money?
That is the key.
To help us with that,
Alicia is our independent valuer
and she is going to enlighten us.
Upcycled furniture retailer Alicia
is back to value Barry's four items.
Alicia, go on then,
shall we start with the Mobylette?
It looks lovely, doesn't it? Yes.
A nice cherry red colour.
Restoring the ailing Mobylette
to former glory
meant Henry spending £150.
Inherently, these mopeds, they don't
carry a lot of value.
In fact, if it didn't work,
it would only be worth about £100.
But it does work and it works well,
so I would estimate it at £650.
Really? That's great. Fantastic.
The Mobylette kicks off proceedings
with a very healthy £500 profit.
If you just restore something and
leave it as what we all call
an "oily rag restoration",
so you can ride it
and then restore it further,
otherwise if we restored it to mint,
we wouldn't make any money for you.
I think we've just got the balance
right. Onto the oil rack.
Being careful to keep some of its
age tarnish intact,
Henry didn't spend
a penny on cleaning up the oil rack.
It's got the perfect amount
of patina.
It is very collectable among
the auto memorabilia fans.
It can actually fact 80 quid for
that. Really? Yeah.
The oil can holder
has racked up £80 of pure profit.
Alicia, the beautifully
unrestored Kerosene cooker.
Holes in the fuel tank meant that
getting this Kerosene oven
up and running would have cost far
more than it would be worth.
SIMON: Come on.
Zero. Zero?
What do you mean, zero?
That's why I didn't spend
any money on it
so I haven't lost any money,
that's for sure.
The stove has added diddly squat
to Barry's tally.
Can Simon save face with
this final item?
OK, what about the bespoke, one-off
stained glass light?
Effectively, your upcycling best.
Turning two stained glass windows
into a bespoke lamp cost Simon £60.
It was two panes of glass not
really doing much, was it? No.
You have made a really beautiful
side table lamp.
I think it is lovely. I would quite
happily pay £150 for that. Wow.
Brilliant. Well done.
I'm very pleased about that.
I made him some money!
Heavens above!
Well done. Thanks, Barry,
you're a very understanding man.
The lamp adds another £90
to Barry's bike fund.
So, Barry, in total that gives
you a profit of £670.
Wow, that will go towards the V-twin
motorcycle and sidecar for Sue.
Brilliant, mate. Fantastic.
The boys' hard graft bought Barry
£670.
Yeah, well,
that was very interesting indeed
and I'm full thrilled to bits.
So Henry's choice to help Barry
has netted nearly £700.
But Simon's choice to raise cash for
Alan has nearly quadrupled that.
♪ I'm in the money
I'm in the money. ♪
Why are you so happy? I won.
No, you didn't, you lost.
What are you talking about, I lost?
You know how it works.
Sorry, £2,500 on the hay wain.
A little bit of touch
on the Mobylette.
Whose was the hay wain? Alan's.
Who found Alan? Me. That means I
won. Oh, God. Hey, hey, hey.
I'm sorry mate. Don't come over all
hey, hey, hay wain with me, mate.
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