Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 2, Episode 2 - Episode #2.2 - full transcript
Simon converts tank parts into garden furniture while Henry takes his life in his hands with a motorised skateboard.
The homes of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
Now I've got my first item!
What looks like junk can
actually be worth a pretty penny.
I've just got a little bit excited.
Cor, haven't seen one that big,
darling, for a while.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are here to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
We're going to get great money
for 'em.
For Henry and his mechanic...
Don't think you should be looking
at that, mate.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics...
Oh, yes!
...whilst upcycling genius Simon
and his restorer love turning
everyday objects into
fantastic furniture.
That's perfect.
Look - feast your eyes.
I reckon you've done great things.
THEY SHOUT
Despite their different approaches,
they make the old turn into gold.
Going back with you, Alan,
is £6,380.
Wow. What am I going to do
with all that?
Today...
Henry goes for a ride
with unpredictable results...
HE LAUGHS
...Simon gets some sense
knocked into him...
HE LAUGHS
...and they both go commando.
Is this the invasion force for
Shropshire?
I will say this much -
this part of the world, Shropshire,
is very, very lovely indeed.
It is. It's beautiful.
Yes, the boys are in Shropshire,
home to the Shropshire Hills,
a place designated as an Area
of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Shropshire Hills... Yeah.
...are made of the oldest rocks
in England.
And there's plenty of old
stuff at today's first location.
Maybe the odd large military
vehicle at our destination...
What?
...to the odd tank.
What?
Not the ones you keep fish in, son!
Yes, Simon, tanks.
Owned by Bruce Orme. He runs a
spring water company
but in his spare time collects
ex-military hardware
which he stores in a converted
chicken shed.
I've been here since 2000 -
17 years -
and over the years I've done lots of
hobbies - in fact, so much so,
I've managed to fill a
couple of sheds full.
And Bruce is looking for some cash
to help fund a couple of projects.
I've got a buggy I'm trying
to get going.
I've also got some military bits
and bobs that need some money
spending on them,
so it'll all come in very handy.
Bruce. Henry. How are you?
Henry. Hiya, Bruce. Simon.
How are you? Pleased to meet you.
A little birdie tells me
the chickens have been replaced
by military vehicles,
is that right?
I have a few military pieces
in there.
Yeah, I did spot one -
the peashooter over there.
If we were to make you any money, Bruce,
what would you spend it on?
There's a buggy that I'm trying to
get going and paint up
and there's a few parts missing off
it that I need to spend money on.
So that would be brilliant if I
could raise some money for that.
Thank you so much, mate.
We'll see you in a little bit.
So the boys are off on the hunt
for two items to restore or upcycle.
But first, Henry wants to spy
on Bruce's military arsenal.
Oh, good grief!
Is this the invasion force
for Shropshire?
Oh, my God, Si!
Mate...
Five Scorpion tanks,
a personnel carrier.
I mean, what?
I mean, do you think we could take
one of these?
What do you reckon? I don't think
Bruce would be too keen on that.
I mean, Simon is a pacifist, right?
I know that. He's a little bit of a hippy
but I do think he's going to enjoy
this because, yes,
there are military vehicles everywhere,
but that means other items.
Bits, bits, bits.
Look, that's a side of a tank.
Actually, Henry,
that's the side of a Saxon
armoured personnel carrier
used by the British Army
from the 1980s to 2009.
It's some kind of storage
kind of bin.
You're not going to turn
that into a veg plot.
No, I'm not going to turn it into a
veg plot,
but I might be turning it into a
nice shelving unit or two.
They're different, a one-off, but
also they're in quite good nick.
Happy days.
Extraordinary.
So, Simon's captured his first
item, the storage compartments
from an armoured personnel carrier.
And you don't find that kind
of thing around every corner!
I think I might have found me first
item. I love this one.
This is different, isn't it?
This is... Yeah. What's this? A
personnel carrier?
Is it claustrophobic?
Have you ever been in one?
No. Try it.
There's no amenities at all.
And I'll tell you what, mate -
obviously cos it's... Hey!
...bulletproof... Yeah?
What do you reckon?
Do you know what you did?
What you did, right,
is that back in the day you used
to sit in the seat there.
And if you sat in someone else's...
Bang! Argh!
Do you know you're not a very
nice person?
And do you know the lid's open?
HENRY LAUGHS
Come on. Can I get out now?
Yes, you can, Simon.
Come on, boys, enough
playing toy soldiers.
You have a mission to fulfil.
Oh, my God. This is where the
invasion has been planned. Look.
I'm going down the far end.
Come on. Where are you going?
Wait for me.
This is the thing about Henry -
if it's got wheels he'll like it -
even a small pink Special Princess scooter
which actually suited him down
to the ground, I think.
But Little Princess Henry always
keeps his eyes close to the ground.
Well, it's hard not to
on that tiny scooter.
Oh, hang on.
And check that out! What?
That's so cool.
SIMON LAUGHS
Look at this.
Got to have a go with this. Hey?
Surf's up.
Cowabunga, dude! Motorised
skateboards are nippy little things.
And along with scooters,
they are currently in huge demand
amongst the fashionista hipsters.
That looks inherently dangerous.
I think it could be.
So therefore I think you should take
it, cos seeing you fall off it
will be funny.
Oh! Oh, my God, nearly did myself
an injury then. Great, mate.
OK. One-all.
It is one-all.
Keep looking. Move on.
I'm coming, mate.
One-all -
time for a half-time rest.
Not that these two are EVER
off duty.
Long bench.
Oh. Nice bench. Sand it down.
Polish it up.
Do something else with it.
Cos it is so long... that makes it
quite a cool item, doesn't it?
Don't you think? Yeah, it does.
I must get more friends.
That's what that bench is
going to motivate me for.
Get yourself enough friends
to fill a bench.
I'm having this. Are you done?
Two-one. Two-one.
Press on, Si.
I'd better get on me bike. Yeah, you
should. Get on your bike, mate.
So, with one item left to
find, Simon scoots outside
and sets his eyes upon a beautiful
box that's seen better days.
It's not so good, is it? But...
Roller blades in. Rest of it is solid.
Simon has found a pinewood box and,
as we know, boxes bring out
the best in his creative juices.
We see these all the time, man.
We do see these all the time.
Glad you said that.
But I'm going to give this
a little bit of a twist.
Top secret.
I've got my second item.
Shall we go and find Bruce?
Let's do it.
So, with Simon's secret mission
successful, the boys both have
their two items, but what will Bruce
make of their soldier swag?
I didn't quite fancy a tank.
But I did quite like the look of
those storage bins.
They're... What are they off?
So, they are off a Saxon
armoured lorry.
So I'm going to take them.
However, something we do see plenty
of are those little wooden trunks.
I'm going to put a twist on that
and do something different.
OK. If that's OK,
they're the items I'd like to take.
Talking about stuff that we see
all the time, is we see a lot
of those benches.
But I have to tell you, I haven't
seen one that long.
That actually came
from our local village hall.
Now, I can't guarantee I'm
going to make you a lot of money
but we are going to have
quite a lot of fun
if I survive on my next item.
Top speed? Any idea? Top speed...
I think they do about 75mph.
Good. Can't wait to see that.
Down a very steep hill.
Can't wait to see that. 75mph!
Bruce, thank you so much.
If it's OK, we'll take all those
away and try and make you some money.
You're more than welcome.
Thank you very much.
Coming up...
Henry has a narrow escape...
That clutch has got to be fixed.
I have to tell you, I'm quite relieved.
...Simon struggles to sell his ideas.
Military Welsh dresser.
They don't go together at all.
I know.
...and love is in the air at the location.
I'm in heaven!
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
turning rubbish into real money.
I'm having this. You done?
They both picked up two items
from the first location.
And Henry is showing
his best mate Guy Willison
his latest death-defying find.
Have you gone mad?
HENRY LAUGHS
That thing is going to hurt
one of us.
We may spray this a different
colour, but, you know, it's...
Get it running first,
That's the first thing isn't it?
Yeah.
So, Guy's on board.
But what will he think
of Henry's extra long wood?
That is quite long.
It's a never-ending bench.
That looks, hang on a minute...
Yeah... What? Because it's so long.
HENRY MOCK-COMPLAINS
It's split.
What we do... Yes. ..is we replicate
one of the ends and put it
in the middle here somewhere.
And wax and polish the top
or you could paint it.
And the boys get straight to it
by treating it for woodworm.
With the wood coated
and left to dry,
the boys can reward themselves
with a little engine-tinkering.
If we don't get a spark
we're in trouble.
ENGINE SPUTTERS
Go again. Perfect.
Healthily as well. Good man. OK.
As this engine has been inactive
for quite a while,
they'll need to check
if the fuel has gone bad.
That is pretty horrible fuel.
Mmm? It is.
It should at least be pink,
because it's two-stroke,
so you need to mix the oil.
A two-stroke derives its name
from how many stages
there are in its engine cycle.
OK, so we've refuelled it,
we've got a spark,
shall we just see if it goes?
ENGINE ROARS
GUY LAUGHS
I don't believe that.
So, brave biker Henry courageously
steps up for the big ride.
ENGINE REVS
Right.
ENGINE STOPS
Oh.
HENRY SIGHS
I have to tell you I'm quite relieved.
THEY LAUGH
Does that mean I get a respite?
Yes. Just for a minute. Erm...
ENGINE ROARS
SPUTTERS
No, that clutch has got to be fixed.
Henry's stalled on the start line.
But in Liverpool, Simon is off
to a flier, revealing his items
to his assistant, Gemma Longworth.
The only suggestion I have,
are you ready for this?
Mmm. Let's think...
...military Welsh dresser.
They don't go together at all!
I know.
I just can't see this working.
Going to have to go to
the drawing-board here.
OK, well, yeah,
let's think about these.
Clearly, Gemma's not impressed.
Time to see if Simon can
do better with his box.
So, if you open it up, OK.
Needs a bit of work on the lid.
So that's broken, yeah.
Hold on to that.
If that's the back of a seat...
I like that.
Yeah. Yeah. Just a bit different,
isn't it? Yeah, it's great.
So, from box to seat,
if it gets enough TLC.
Oh!
It's disgusting.
Gemma starts by ripping out
the insulation foam and dusting off
years of neglect in preparation
for a good wash.
Now, generally, everything looks
better with a little bit of soap
and water.
But not in this case.
It looks worse.
It's highlighted...
...all these things that
I've now got to repair.
But why repair when
you can just remove?
As Gemma loses a lot of
the imperfections by sanding.
SANDER BUZZES
Luckily I'm painting it anyway,
so it doesn't need to be perfect.
But before she gets her brushes out,
she checks in with Simon and Phil
to see how the military
Welsh dresser is going.
What's that? We started messing with
these on the wall. Mmm.
And they don't marry up very well.
But then we worked out that
if you use the angles,
what does that look like to you?
It's a table!
Oh, yeah, it's a table!
It's an outdoor picnic table
with benches.
OK. Yeah. Yeah.
I think that's a much better idea,
much better than a Welsh dresser.
I mean, whose idea was that anyway?
I think it was yours.
It was yours. It was mine.
So, Simon's new plan is to make
a table and two benches,
which means he needs to get busy
with the angle grinder.
Last cut - bench.
Big one.
Simon has to cut one of the bins
in two to create the benches,
so he marks a straight line
where he will cut
with a wooden guide drill.
Right, are you cutting it
or am I cutting it?
I thought you were going to cut it.
Call. Heads.
You.
PHIL LAUGHS
What? You're just scared of
the big one, aren't you?
They use an angle grinder to cut
through this military grade steel,
and that means sparks will fly.
That was a bit warm, that, mate.
I bet it was, yeah.
Phil completes the cut,
and their table is almost set.
There you go. See? Perfect.
Welsh dresser.
Told you it would work.
Back in Oxfordshire,
Guy has created a new leg
for the bench before
reinforcing the split wood.
Bench sorted,
he's also turned his hand
to the skateboard's clutch,
and Henry is psyching himself up
to take it for a spin.
ENGINE HUMS
Mate, careful! Go on, son!
GUY LAUGHS
It's all right.
I'm getting off!
Slow, slow.
Don't let it run away!
HENRY LAUGHS
It's hilarious fun.
Yeah? It's utterly terrifying.
With the engine working,
Guy can remove the board
for a sprightly new paint job.
In Liverpool, Gemma's painting too,
priming the box
that's being turned into a seat.
Whilst that dries,
she knocks up a new cushion.
Right, I'm going to get started
on making the seat cushion
for the wooden trunk.
Once she's cut out
the foam interior,
she can glue it to a wooden base,
then cover it with
a patterned fabric.
There we go.
That looks great.
I'm pleased with that.
On to the table,
and Gemma has a bold plan
she reveals to professional
graffiti artist Kieran.
Now, we were thinking something
anti-military, so like,
flower power, peace signs,
quite hippy-ish.
Could you do that?
Yeah, easily.
Simon said less is more.
But it's not.
I think more is more.
More colour, more flowers.
Flower power.
That's what we're going for.
It doesn't matter whether
Simon likes it. I will.
But Simon will have to wait
to see the graffiti table
as he's off to his choice
of location with Henry.
Bob and Maureen from Lincoln
have amassed a small museum's
worth of collectibles.
We started to collect engines
and farm memorabilia
because we realised this stuff
was going out of fashion.
We've collected this together.
It's built up over the years.
So, the next generation
will have something to look at
and know what it did.
Hang on.
You've got your arm round me.
I'm treating you. This is a treat
for you. Come on. Whoa.
How are you? Maureen, lovely to see
you. This is Henry. How are you?
Hello, Maureen, how do you do?
It's nice to see you.
Now, Simon said I was
going to have a little treat.
Well, I hope you have a big treat,
in actual fact.
Look. Stop it. Come here.
He can smell the oil.
It gets him going, you know.
HENRY PANTS
So, Maureen, what would you spend
the money on
if we made you just a little bit?
Oh, I don't really know.
SHE LAUGHS
What do you reckon, Bob?
I don't know, something metal. LAUGHTER
OK, cheers, guys!
The boys get motoring in
their search for two items each.
And Henry flies off
the starting line.
I'm in heaven!
Oh, mate, let's just start
right here, shall we?
Yeah, I thought we would.
Tractor.
Well, I did bring him here.
A Zetor? Yeah. Yeah.
Eastern Bloc,
made in the Czech Republic now,
Czechoslovakia back in the day.
I'm beginning to regret this.
And also a nicely restored finger
bar mower, for hedge-cutting, that
kind of stuff, you knowwhat I mean?
Come on. I've got a question for you
you're going to have to help me
with, come here, comehere.
Oh, God, you're tearing me away.
Come on, look at this, look at this.
Hey, do you reckon that's
an official original statue?
No, I think it's a pirate.
Yeah, you're probably right.
Probably made a few months ago.
Well, now you mention it.
Do you think there's a similarity?
But is there actually anything
vaguely useful to you in here, boys?
Look at this monster here.
Man, that's had a small accident,
hasn't it? Yeah.
By the looks of the way this
is bent up, this was an enemy one
that's been brought down,
probably by one of those.
Oh, man. Check that out.
Wow.
That's a Spitfire, isn't it?
It's not a Hurricane.
I think that's a Spitfire, yeah.
Simon's spotted a toy
World War II fighter plane.
These models were equipped
with small engines
to allow them to fly.
Mate, come on.
Are you up for the challenge?
Do you know what?
I've got one item.
Mate, I'm there with you.
I used to build balsa wood
aeroplanes with the engines
and fly them with my brothers.
Well, I've got a new toy.
It's going to end up in a tree, innit?
Though Spitfires are
commonly associated with
the Battle of Britain,
Hurricanes actually scored
the highest number of RAF kills.
So, I've got my first item.
You're having fun. Yeah.
Let's carry on.
Don't, don't you open that door.
Just don't move.
Simon. Yeah.
Get off the line! No, no, don't
touch.
HENRY LAUGHS
Oh, my God, it's just, like,
which one?
Petrol pumps.
Oh, look, well,
there's so much more to see,
but can I just say,
I've potentially got my first item.
SIMON LAUGHS
Only because this kind of thing
could make Bob good money.
Yeah? And I've never restored one of
these, when I have those and those. OK.
And do you know what's great? What?
It's started raining, so it means
you can't bore on any longer
about petrol pumps. Well, I
suppose... OK, you're right, but...
Oh, God. Oh, no,
there's nothing in there.
That means there's lots.
Come on, it's my surprise day!
Thank you.
Oh, my God. Where do you start?
It may be raining outside.
There's sunshine in here.
I told you it was a treat.
I mean, mate, look,
there's a little Norman.
I've never seen one of those.
It may be a feast for the eyes,
but with everything being
so well restored already,
is there anything actually
for Henry to take?
So, nothing for me here.
Let's move on.
I'm going to come back here
on my own for a few days.
Yeah. Come on, then.
SIMON LAUGHS
Whilst Henry books his holiday,
Simon gets on with
the task in hand.
Rain's stopped.
Hello!
Now, this is more like it for me.
And it's not long before he spots
something right up his street.
Ooh. Yeah. I can see it, mate.
My turn to wax lyrical
about machines. Yeah, go for it,
man, I'm listening big-time.
OK. Lovely old step-through.
BSA.
You know what, this,
I believe, that's a century old.
Really? Yeah.
Even the brakes work. The brakes are
working, the tyres are decent.
I think Bob has had a little go
at this already.
All they've done is preserve it.
They've greased it and oiled it.
And because of that,
I can restore it.
It's just lovely.
I now have two items, Henry.
Happy days. See? And you're happy
still. Oh, mate, here,
how could you not be?
There's so much for Henry to see
that he is yet to make up his mind
on any item.
But you can be sure he will check
every single nook and cranny
of this automobilia heaven.
Hang on. I'm sorry, ladies.
Forgive me for being a little bit...
...excitable.
Don't you think that's lovely?
That is a cute little thing.
Lanterns from the early 20th century
are huge sellers in
the vintage market,
so maybe Henry's finally
seen the light.
Can I have this? Yes. I don't know
why I'm asking you. Are you asking?
Oh, I'm dancing.
SIMON LAUGHS
And Henry can't help heading back
to his true passion.
Si? What? Do me a favour.
I just want to have another look
at that pump. Oh...
I mean, that, done up in your
man-shed... Come on.
Now, it looks pretty tatty
and it's a massive restoration,
but it's structurally pretty sound.
OK, I've got two items,
I'm going to go.
That is a massive restoration,
but I'm going to take it. Go on!
I've only got a small lamp.
We'll have a Spitfire fight.
Oh. Yeah, OK.
I think I'm better off.
Shall we go and see Bob and Maureen?
Yeah, let's do it.
But what will Bob and Maureen make
of their metal marvels?
This has probably been one of
the most exciting days of my life.
I'll go first.
Beautiful old BSA bike.
I'm guessing 100 years old.
It is just about 100 years old.
I think with a little bit of TLC,
that is a perfectly
functioning bicycle.
And my second item, well...
Well, if it's OK
I'd like to take that away,
get it functioning again,
get it up in the air
and see if I've still got
the skills I used to have
with flying those aeroplanes.
You're welcome.
Brilliant. Thank
you very much indeed.
I am absolutely chuffed to bits.
Over to you, Henry Cole.
Guys, can I start with the smaller
of the two, which is that little
lovely lamp.
Now, I know nothing about it,
but what I do know is that
it's going to come back to life
and light up again.
Now, tell me about that petrol pump.
We've owned it, I should think,
30 years.
To preserve them, they're greased
inside and painted.
Well done, you guys.
And we will do our bit
with these, and we'll see you soon,
when you come and see exactly what
we've done with this lot.
How about that? That's fine.
Thank you very much,
and you're welcome. Pleasure.
See you some time. You don't need
the van, I'm flying home.
LAUGHTER
Coming up...
Simon gets over-excited
about planes.
Does that mean I get to get
my balsa wood out
and get model-making again? Yeah.
Henry is in love.
You're in seventh heaven,
aren't you?
And both boys impress
at the valuation.
I'm amazed. I didn't recognise it,
to be fair, when I came in.
Really impressed.
Thank you very much. Good.
Sultans of scrap Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien
are up to their old tricks.
In your man shed? Come on!
They've both picked two items from
auto enthusiasts Bob and Maureen.
Simon's flown back to Liverpool
to reveal his selections to Gemma.
Coming in to land! OK.
What do you reckon?
I don't really know what to say.
You've gone a bit military crazy,
haven't you?
Well, I thought
if we're giving the Army a shout,
might as well give the RAF a shout
as well. Well, of course, why not?
But what are we going to do with it?
We're going to put that up there.
OK.
You just have to get in touch with
some model aeroplane enthusiasts,
get them to get an engine on it, and
Let's see if this baby flies. OK.
All right? Yeah. Bit of fun.
So Gemma has cleared Simon
for take-off.
But will she be on board
for the bike?
We're just going to clean it up
to a certain standard.
Get everything working again.
Might need a new saddle.
But apart from that...
I've just realised
what I've done here.
I'll be doing the plane...
And you'll be doing that.
These are brilliant items.
Yeah. Great! But they're lovely,
aren't they? They are lovely
and I think they'll do well
in the valuation.
I'll leave you to it. OK?
I've shot meself in the foot here,
haven't I?
Yes, Simon, it's time
to get your hands dirty.
Starting with the bike.
He uses soap, water and de-greaser
to displace a century's
worth of muck.
Leave it to soak in for a bit,
wash it off.
Repeat the process.
He removes enough grime
to discover the original BSA badge.
BSA stands for Birmingham Small
Arms company, originally a gun
manufacturer who went on to make
a range of metal machines
right through to the 1970s, and
that's not his only revelation.
I've just realised something.
This should have a skirt protector
so that when ladies ride
their bicycle, their skirts
don't get caught or dirty.
Wonder if you can still get them.
Talk about caked on.
I think this is one of those
jobs you can come back to.
And that's what I'm going to do.
Which presents the perfect
opportunity to fly over to
a model shop to meet Robin
and investigate whether Simon
can make his model plane soar.
My thoughts were it's a Spitfire.
Am I right?
Looking at the pictures,
I would say, probably Hurricane.
Oh, Simon, that's got to sting.
I feel ashamed.
Do you know, once upon a time,
I would have known every single one
of these planes you've got
hanging up in here.
OK, so it's a Hurricane. It is.
Now, next question is, come on -
I want to get this old bird
flying again. Can I?
Ooh. I think you might be lucky
to get that one in the air.
The materials alone -
couple of hundred pounds.
If you're going to get it done,
professionally done,
you're probably looking close to
£1,000 to get that done,
just because of the time scale.
Well, that could be OK if it's worth
a decent amount of money.
In flying condition, in flying trim,
£400-£500.
Oh, Simon,
sounds like you're grounded.
But there may be another option.
So, rebuild it, make it look
back like a Hurricane.
You're going to struggle to
find a cowl so you might have to
make a cowl for it out of balsa.
Does that mean I get to get my balsa
wood out and get model-making again?
Yeah. And get new stickers for it.
Now we're flying again!
Robin, thank you very much.
Back in Oxfordshire, Henry
is more than happy with his lot.
These couple of items
I'm incredibly chuffed with.
Now we've seen a few lamps
in our time.
If we were to clean it and
spray it a different colour,
I think it would lose
what that thing's all about.
I'm not so sure,
I'd quite like it a funky colour.
Shall we leave our options open with
that and not commit at the moment?
Yeah, I think we should just
give her a good clean
and then take a view.
And Henry also wants Guy
to meet his new love.
I know, I know.
I bet you were in seventh heaven
when you walked into this place.
I haven't seen an Avery Hardoll
petrol pump in this good nick
that's been outside for
about 20 years.
Avery Hardoll pumps were
incorporated into the W&T Avery
Weights and Measures Company
that's now more famous
for the weighing scales
that it still makes today.
I know you, and you will be
desperate to hang on to this
when it's finished.
You are going to have to
prise it off me.
Guy starts by disassembling
the lantern, which he's persuaded
Henry to respray after all.
Meanwhile, Henry is playing
with his new toy.
First things first -
let's get this side off and see
how many mouse nests there are.
OK, here we go.
Look at that.
That's been outside for a while.
With petrol pumps, we just need
to clean it and make it beautiful
but it doesn't have to work.
So Henry strips the sides... Right.
Oh!
...and sweeps away years of debris.
As petrol pump restorations go,
that, so far, has been a great one.
Whilst Henry is flying high,
Simon's still waiting for takeoff.
Even though I'm devastated that...
that lovely plane will never
see the skies again,
I am determined to
take a trip down memory lane
and make it look beautiful.
It's going to be the best model
hanging from the ceiling ever.
Simon needs to carve
a replacement nose cone.
So I've got this, and this
is a very special wood. Phil?
As I will now demonstrate. What?
Watch. You ready?
THEY LAUGH
It's cool, innit?
That's all right, innit? Have a go.
Can I have a go? Yes, go on.
Really? Yeah.
Balsa wood.
Don't try that with pine or oak!
But it's amazing stuff.
It's super light and you can just
carve it into any shape at all.
I'm just going to
fashion myself a nose cone.
Pieces sculpted,
the new nose is attached to
the body of the Hurricane.
Then it's time
for the camouflage coat of paint.
Simon's using spray paint
bought from the model shop
for around £5 a can.
Looking good.
In Oxfordshire, the petrol pump has
been primed ready for painting too.
God, that looks fantastic.
What a great start to
the cobbling back together.
Henry's pleased as punch with
his painting of the pump
and he's resprayed the old lamp too
but he's a little worried it might
be a tad too bling for Guy.
I'm leaving now.
Hang on, hang on! Don't run away.
I don't think that's as disastrous
as you think.
I think actually, in a warm tungsten
room with a nice squirrel cage
bulb in it, it will still look all
right but I'm slightly embarrassed.
In Liverpool, Simon's taken delivery
of a second-hand saddle
for the bike. Beautiful.
And he's found a skirt guard
on the internet for around £12.
And there you go.
Looking good.
And to finish this
beautiful thing off...
There you go.
...I need a lady to test ride it.
Ah, well, Gemma will do.
But he'll have to wait because
Gemma's just got the military chic
table back from the graffiti artist.
Will her flower power makeover
have Simon raising a white flag?
Simon?
I think it looks different.
Different, unique. I love it.
I didn't think you'd like it, to be
honest. Hmm. But I definitely do.
I'm glad you do.
On to the box bench.
After painting, she adds her
specially ordered support,
a solid bar angle
to make the lid into a seat back.
The back of the trunk
was in two pieces.
That's not ideal.
So in order to support it together,
I've attached a piece of wood.
For the final touch, Gemma adds
a new cushion for the back.
There we go.
Well, that looks great.
And not only is it lovely and comfy,
but this comes off,
so it's storage as well as a seat.
Perfect.
So Simon's ready for the valuation.
But Henry, or rather Guy, still has
to finish the extra-long bench.
Do you know, Henry picked
this colour, God bless him,
and actually,
I think it's going to look lovely
when we wax the wood on the top.
After painting, he waxes the wood
to finish it off.
I think that is lovely.
With guy on the bench, Henry's
back with the resprayed skateboard.
Oh, look! There's a glimpse.
That's rather nice, isn't it?
Very flash.
And what every flash board
needs is a motor.
So the boys fit their newly-fixed
engine to their newly-painted board.
Mate, that is looking awesome.
Don't you think? Yeah.
It looks so different
from when we got it.
And Henry wastes no time
offering it to an interested party
via the wonders of the internet.
Look, I'm kind of in the market
for about 140 quid.
I could certainly...
certainly be heading that way.
I reckon it's certainly worth
more than 100 quid but I was hoping
to pay a little bit less than 140.
What about...125?
Oh, go on, 125. Why not, eh?
That's a sale.
But was £125 a good price?
Time to find out at
today's first valuation.
Bruce is hoping to bag some cash
to fund his restoration projects.
How are you, mate? Come in!
How you doing?
Henry. Good to see you, Bruce,
lovely to see you, man. Likewise.
Look, well, feast your eyes!
Wow. That's an eclectic mix.
Go and have a wander.
Lots of sort of colour going on.
Yeah, there's a little bit of
Glastonbury right there!
I'm amazed. I didn't recognise it,
to be fair, when I came in.
Really impressed.
Thank you very much. Good.
Happy days. Well, Bruce, look -
have we made you any money?
Well, to answer that is Elisicia.
Elisicia Moore runs a store
specialising in upcycled furniture
and has a good eye for the market
value of restored items.
What do you think of the box?
It's a good idea to sympathetically
restore these things
when it's possible, but it was too
far gone. It was a bit too dowdy.
So this has changed my mind.
The box has been transformed
into a seat with storage
at a cost of £70 for the fixed
hinges and cushion materials.
I think you'd sell it quite easily
for £120.
So the box-turned-chair turns
a comfortable profit of £50.
Value my storage bins, if you will.
It's difficult.
I think it's the only one, oddly.
It might be the only one
in existence. I think it might be!
Yeah.
It's funky. It's fun.
The unwanted old storage bins
were turned into a table
after £100 went on the graffiti.
I suspect £250
would be a reasonable evaluation.
So the old storage bins have
raised a profit of £150.
Elisicia. Yes. Silver dream racer.
Oh. I can't believe you rode it.
Did you ride it?
I've had a little go on it.
Wow. You're braver than me.
Just £25 was spent on paints
to revamp the skateboard.
I would say £100 for a fast sale.
Now, then, I have flogged it...
for 125.
Ah.
So the skateboard ramps up
a profit of £100.
Right, bench! Long bench! Yeah.
Good job of restoring it.
Nice colours, nice that
you kept the top,
with the wood grain showing.
Making another leg and painting
the bench came to just £10.
Church pews, I can sell them
in my shop all day long.
Comes in at about £175.
So the bench banks a profit of £165.
Once we've taken all the costs
into account,
you're taking home
a grand total of 465 quid.
That's brilliant.
So Henry's choice of location has
bagged Bruce a grand total of £465.
I think it went really well.
I was very pleased with
what they did with the items.
All four of those things
really I'd written off
and it is so nice to see them
going on and having a second use.
Coming up...
Henry invents a new emotion.
I am exuberating.
Gemma faces a tricky challenge.
That was an abrupt end!
And at the valuation,
Henry's pump impresses Elisicia.
I know it's a petrol pump,
but it's really pretty.
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are
turning refuse into readies.
Oh. That's brilliant. Henry's choice
of location made £465...
...so it's over to Simon to see
if his barn can beat it.
First up is the Hurricane.
OK, Wing Commander,
I'm about to seal you in,
so I'll give you a quick
polish off first. You know,
keep up appearances.
The cockpit canopy was missing,
so Simon has had to improvise.
Now, you can just fashion these out
of old washing-up liquid bottles but
alternatively you can just order
them online, like I did.
Simon glues it on with
an epoxy resin and moves
on to the final flourish.
What have we here?
Beautiful.
I've had all replica decals made.
Brilliant.
Now it's just the job
of putting them on
in the correct places.
Simon is recreating
the original markings
of the Hurricane.
This is really starting
to take shape.
I'm really happy with this.
Once the nose cone is painted green
and the propeller remounted, this
Hurricane will figuratively fly.
Pumped up about the plane,
Simon preps the bike for
its maiden flight.
He's replaced the broken saddle
and added a traditional skirt guard,
commonplace on turn-of-the-century
ladies' bicycles.
It's pretty impressive, isn't it?
Yeah, it's cool, innit?
Yeah, looks good.
Now, I know I have been known to
wear a dress on occasion... Mm-hm.
...but I need a lady to test ride it.
Me? You'll do.
I'll do.
So it's Gemma's turn
to be test pilot.
OK.
Ooh!
I'm on. Ooh!
I'm on.
SHE LAUGHS
It's a bit wobbly.
The things I do for Simon!
Oh! That was an abrupt end.
Well...
it might not LOOK in mint condition,
but it certainly can ride.
In Oxfordshire,
Guy is having a good fiddle
with the lamp.
He's attached to bulb fitting and
an electric wire before he and Henry
decide which bulb to use.
OK, so, look, I think we should
choose our favourite one first.
Which is that one.
One, two, three.
Nice! The next option is
a more rounded, bigger bulb.
Here we go.
Yeah.
I like them both.
In fact, I think I prefer that.
That's the one.
Do you agree? Yeah, completely.
I'm happy.
And if you're happy about that,
Henry, who knows how happy you'll be
about finishing the petrol pump.
Tell you what, mate, I have
been waiting for this day.
I am exuberating.
The side panels have returned from
the resprayers a brilliant yellow
to replicate one of the
famous Hardoll models,
and all the boys need
to do is fix
them back into place.
I think this is the nicest
one we've ever done.
Just wait, Guy, it gets better.
The original models had lights
on the top to attract customers,
so Henry has had a decorative glass
bulb made to order to reflect this.
This is it, man,
the piece de la resistance.
Well done. Hang on.
You're there.
OK.
Right, now then. Is that right?
Yeah. OK. Get ready.
Yeah. Steady... Yeah.
And go, go.
Aw, come over here.
What do you think?
I think that's a lovely item
and my dream has come true.
But will Henry still be dreaming
when it meets our independent expert
at today's second valuation?
Bob and Maureen just love
collecting metal artefacts,
but will the boys' efforts provide
them enough copper to buy any?
Hello, hello. Hi, Maureen,
do come and join us. Maureen!
Hello, Bob. How are you,
darling, you all right?
Hiya, Bob, how are you?
How you doing, darling?
All right, Henry.
Well, look, feast your eyes,
go and have a quick wander,
have a lookie around.
Gosh! We've been working hard.
Very hard. So, we hope you
love what we've done.
Yes. But the question is, have
we made you any money?
Well, to help us with that we're
joined by our independent valuer...
Hello. ..Elisicia.
Please to meet you.
Hello, there. Nice to meet you.
Well, let's start with
the pump, shall we? Yes.
Now, I know it's a petrol pump
but it's really pretty.
It's a lovely thing!
It cost a whopping £700
to respray the external panels
and buy a bespoke glass globe
for the pump.
For a quick sale,
you could achieve £1,500.
The petrol pump sets the dials
spinning with a remarkable
profit of £800.
Now, little lamp, Elisicia.
Yeah. Yeah.
I really like it.
I think the gold looks good.
The lamp has gone from old to gold,
with £20 being spent on paint
and electrical fittings.
£80.
OK, well, I have to tell
you, on the bad side it was 20 quid
on restoration, but on the good
side I sold it for 85.
So with a deal already sealed, the
lamp bags a shiny profit of £65.
OK, Elisicia, let's talk
Hawker Hurricane.
It's a labour of love, this one.
£80 was spent on paint, a propeller,
balsa wood and decals.
I think a fair estimate
would be £200.
The restored Hurricane still bags
a three-figure profit of £120.
Step-through bicycle, beautiful BSA,
in its original state.
Yeah, impressive. They're rare
to find in this condition.
Now fitted with a new seat and skirt
guard, the neglected bike's fixed up
for £80.
I think you could easily
achieve £200.
And I'm happy to tell you
I've sold it for £200.
Which means the bicycle turns
a tidy profit of £120.
As a team you work perfectly
and this team is taking home
with them £1,105.
How about that?
It's made her two bags
of chips, instead of one!
Well, listen, guys, thank you so
much. It was absolutely brilliant.
So Simon's choice of location
nets Bob and Maureen £1,105.
They've really gone to town
on what they've done.
And, also, they're very welcome any
time they get up to our place.
Well, I might keep the doors locked!
With Henry's barn raising £465
earlier, that means Simon's choice
of location makes
him today's winner.
Victory is sweet!
You seem very pleased with yourself.
Well, I am, mate.
That petrol pump was mint, mate.
Fleeced you. That petrol pump
was absolutely fantastic, mate -
in my barn.
I won, by over five hundred quid.
I am... pumped.
HE CHUCKLES
Argh!
Subtitles by Ericsson
are stacked with old possessions.
Now I've got my first item!
What looks like junk can
actually be worth a pretty penny.
I've just got a little bit excited.
Cor, haven't seen one that big,
darling, for a while.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are here to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
We're going to get great money
for 'em.
For Henry and his mechanic...
Don't think you should be looking
at that, mate.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics...
Oh, yes!
...whilst upcycling genius Simon
and his restorer love turning
everyday objects into
fantastic furniture.
That's perfect.
Look - feast your eyes.
I reckon you've done great things.
THEY SHOUT
Despite their different approaches,
they make the old turn into gold.
Going back with you, Alan,
is £6,380.
Wow. What am I going to do
with all that?
Today...
Henry goes for a ride
with unpredictable results...
HE LAUGHS
...Simon gets some sense
knocked into him...
HE LAUGHS
...and they both go commando.
Is this the invasion force for
Shropshire?
I will say this much -
this part of the world, Shropshire,
is very, very lovely indeed.
It is. It's beautiful.
Yes, the boys are in Shropshire,
home to the Shropshire Hills,
a place designated as an Area
of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Shropshire Hills... Yeah.
...are made of the oldest rocks
in England.
And there's plenty of old
stuff at today's first location.
Maybe the odd large military
vehicle at our destination...
What?
...to the odd tank.
What?
Not the ones you keep fish in, son!
Yes, Simon, tanks.
Owned by Bruce Orme. He runs a
spring water company
but in his spare time collects
ex-military hardware
which he stores in a converted
chicken shed.
I've been here since 2000 -
17 years -
and over the years I've done lots of
hobbies - in fact, so much so,
I've managed to fill a
couple of sheds full.
And Bruce is looking for some cash
to help fund a couple of projects.
I've got a buggy I'm trying
to get going.
I've also got some military bits
and bobs that need some money
spending on them,
so it'll all come in very handy.
Bruce. Henry. How are you?
Henry. Hiya, Bruce. Simon.
How are you? Pleased to meet you.
A little birdie tells me
the chickens have been replaced
by military vehicles,
is that right?
I have a few military pieces
in there.
Yeah, I did spot one -
the peashooter over there.
If we were to make you any money, Bruce,
what would you spend it on?
There's a buggy that I'm trying to
get going and paint up
and there's a few parts missing off
it that I need to spend money on.
So that would be brilliant if I
could raise some money for that.
Thank you so much, mate.
We'll see you in a little bit.
So the boys are off on the hunt
for two items to restore or upcycle.
But first, Henry wants to spy
on Bruce's military arsenal.
Oh, good grief!
Is this the invasion force
for Shropshire?
Oh, my God, Si!
Mate...
Five Scorpion tanks,
a personnel carrier.
I mean, what?
I mean, do you think we could take
one of these?
What do you reckon? I don't think
Bruce would be too keen on that.
I mean, Simon is a pacifist, right?
I know that. He's a little bit of a hippy
but I do think he's going to enjoy
this because, yes,
there are military vehicles everywhere,
but that means other items.
Bits, bits, bits.
Look, that's a side of a tank.
Actually, Henry,
that's the side of a Saxon
armoured personnel carrier
used by the British Army
from the 1980s to 2009.
It's some kind of storage
kind of bin.
You're not going to turn
that into a veg plot.
No, I'm not going to turn it into a
veg plot,
but I might be turning it into a
nice shelving unit or two.
They're different, a one-off, but
also they're in quite good nick.
Happy days.
Extraordinary.
So, Simon's captured his first
item, the storage compartments
from an armoured personnel carrier.
And you don't find that kind
of thing around every corner!
I think I might have found me first
item. I love this one.
This is different, isn't it?
This is... Yeah. What's this? A
personnel carrier?
Is it claustrophobic?
Have you ever been in one?
No. Try it.
There's no amenities at all.
And I'll tell you what, mate -
obviously cos it's... Hey!
...bulletproof... Yeah?
What do you reckon?
Do you know what you did?
What you did, right,
is that back in the day you used
to sit in the seat there.
And if you sat in someone else's...
Bang! Argh!
Do you know you're not a very
nice person?
And do you know the lid's open?
HENRY LAUGHS
Come on. Can I get out now?
Yes, you can, Simon.
Come on, boys, enough
playing toy soldiers.
You have a mission to fulfil.
Oh, my God. This is where the
invasion has been planned. Look.
I'm going down the far end.
Come on. Where are you going?
Wait for me.
This is the thing about Henry -
if it's got wheels he'll like it -
even a small pink Special Princess scooter
which actually suited him down
to the ground, I think.
But Little Princess Henry always
keeps his eyes close to the ground.
Well, it's hard not to
on that tiny scooter.
Oh, hang on.
And check that out! What?
That's so cool.
SIMON LAUGHS
Look at this.
Got to have a go with this. Hey?
Surf's up.
Cowabunga, dude! Motorised
skateboards are nippy little things.
And along with scooters,
they are currently in huge demand
amongst the fashionista hipsters.
That looks inherently dangerous.
I think it could be.
So therefore I think you should take
it, cos seeing you fall off it
will be funny.
Oh! Oh, my God, nearly did myself
an injury then. Great, mate.
OK. One-all.
It is one-all.
Keep looking. Move on.
I'm coming, mate.
One-all -
time for a half-time rest.
Not that these two are EVER
off duty.
Long bench.
Oh. Nice bench. Sand it down.
Polish it up.
Do something else with it.
Cos it is so long... that makes it
quite a cool item, doesn't it?
Don't you think? Yeah, it does.
I must get more friends.
That's what that bench is
going to motivate me for.
Get yourself enough friends
to fill a bench.
I'm having this. Are you done?
Two-one. Two-one.
Press on, Si.
I'd better get on me bike. Yeah, you
should. Get on your bike, mate.
So, with one item left to
find, Simon scoots outside
and sets his eyes upon a beautiful
box that's seen better days.
It's not so good, is it? But...
Roller blades in. Rest of it is solid.
Simon has found a pinewood box and,
as we know, boxes bring out
the best in his creative juices.
We see these all the time, man.
We do see these all the time.
Glad you said that.
But I'm going to give this
a little bit of a twist.
Top secret.
I've got my second item.
Shall we go and find Bruce?
Let's do it.
So, with Simon's secret mission
successful, the boys both have
their two items, but what will Bruce
make of their soldier swag?
I didn't quite fancy a tank.
But I did quite like the look of
those storage bins.
They're... What are they off?
So, they are off a Saxon
armoured lorry.
So I'm going to take them.
However, something we do see plenty
of are those little wooden trunks.
I'm going to put a twist on that
and do something different.
OK. If that's OK,
they're the items I'd like to take.
Talking about stuff that we see
all the time, is we see a lot
of those benches.
But I have to tell you, I haven't
seen one that long.
That actually came
from our local village hall.
Now, I can't guarantee I'm
going to make you a lot of money
but we are going to have
quite a lot of fun
if I survive on my next item.
Top speed? Any idea? Top speed...
I think they do about 75mph.
Good. Can't wait to see that.
Down a very steep hill.
Can't wait to see that. 75mph!
Bruce, thank you so much.
If it's OK, we'll take all those
away and try and make you some money.
You're more than welcome.
Thank you very much.
Coming up...
Henry has a narrow escape...
That clutch has got to be fixed.
I have to tell you, I'm quite relieved.
...Simon struggles to sell his ideas.
Military Welsh dresser.
They don't go together at all.
I know.
...and love is in the air at the location.
I'm in heaven!
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
turning rubbish into real money.
I'm having this. You done?
They both picked up two items
from the first location.
And Henry is showing
his best mate Guy Willison
his latest death-defying find.
Have you gone mad?
HENRY LAUGHS
That thing is going to hurt
one of us.
We may spray this a different
colour, but, you know, it's...
Get it running first,
That's the first thing isn't it?
Yeah.
So, Guy's on board.
But what will he think
of Henry's extra long wood?
That is quite long.
It's a never-ending bench.
That looks, hang on a minute...
Yeah... What? Because it's so long.
HENRY MOCK-COMPLAINS
It's split.
What we do... Yes. ..is we replicate
one of the ends and put it
in the middle here somewhere.
And wax and polish the top
or you could paint it.
And the boys get straight to it
by treating it for woodworm.
With the wood coated
and left to dry,
the boys can reward themselves
with a little engine-tinkering.
If we don't get a spark
we're in trouble.
ENGINE SPUTTERS
Go again. Perfect.
Healthily as well. Good man. OK.
As this engine has been inactive
for quite a while,
they'll need to check
if the fuel has gone bad.
That is pretty horrible fuel.
Mmm? It is.
It should at least be pink,
because it's two-stroke,
so you need to mix the oil.
A two-stroke derives its name
from how many stages
there are in its engine cycle.
OK, so we've refuelled it,
we've got a spark,
shall we just see if it goes?
ENGINE ROARS
GUY LAUGHS
I don't believe that.
So, brave biker Henry courageously
steps up for the big ride.
ENGINE REVS
Right.
ENGINE STOPS
Oh.
HENRY SIGHS
I have to tell you I'm quite relieved.
THEY LAUGH
Does that mean I get a respite?
Yes. Just for a minute. Erm...
ENGINE ROARS
SPUTTERS
No, that clutch has got to be fixed.
Henry's stalled on the start line.
But in Liverpool, Simon is off
to a flier, revealing his items
to his assistant, Gemma Longworth.
The only suggestion I have,
are you ready for this?
Mmm. Let's think...
...military Welsh dresser.
They don't go together at all!
I know.
I just can't see this working.
Going to have to go to
the drawing-board here.
OK, well, yeah,
let's think about these.
Clearly, Gemma's not impressed.
Time to see if Simon can
do better with his box.
So, if you open it up, OK.
Needs a bit of work on the lid.
So that's broken, yeah.
Hold on to that.
If that's the back of a seat...
I like that.
Yeah. Yeah. Just a bit different,
isn't it? Yeah, it's great.
So, from box to seat,
if it gets enough TLC.
Oh!
It's disgusting.
Gemma starts by ripping out
the insulation foam and dusting off
years of neglect in preparation
for a good wash.
Now, generally, everything looks
better with a little bit of soap
and water.
But not in this case.
It looks worse.
It's highlighted...
...all these things that
I've now got to repair.
But why repair when
you can just remove?
As Gemma loses a lot of
the imperfections by sanding.
SANDER BUZZES
Luckily I'm painting it anyway,
so it doesn't need to be perfect.
But before she gets her brushes out,
she checks in with Simon and Phil
to see how the military
Welsh dresser is going.
What's that? We started messing with
these on the wall. Mmm.
And they don't marry up very well.
But then we worked out that
if you use the angles,
what does that look like to you?
It's a table!
Oh, yeah, it's a table!
It's an outdoor picnic table
with benches.
OK. Yeah. Yeah.
I think that's a much better idea,
much better than a Welsh dresser.
I mean, whose idea was that anyway?
I think it was yours.
It was yours. It was mine.
So, Simon's new plan is to make
a table and two benches,
which means he needs to get busy
with the angle grinder.
Last cut - bench.
Big one.
Simon has to cut one of the bins
in two to create the benches,
so he marks a straight line
where he will cut
with a wooden guide drill.
Right, are you cutting it
or am I cutting it?
I thought you were going to cut it.
Call. Heads.
You.
PHIL LAUGHS
What? You're just scared of
the big one, aren't you?
They use an angle grinder to cut
through this military grade steel,
and that means sparks will fly.
That was a bit warm, that, mate.
I bet it was, yeah.
Phil completes the cut,
and their table is almost set.
There you go. See? Perfect.
Welsh dresser.
Told you it would work.
Back in Oxfordshire,
Guy has created a new leg
for the bench before
reinforcing the split wood.
Bench sorted,
he's also turned his hand
to the skateboard's clutch,
and Henry is psyching himself up
to take it for a spin.
ENGINE HUMS
Mate, careful! Go on, son!
GUY LAUGHS
It's all right.
I'm getting off!
Slow, slow.
Don't let it run away!
HENRY LAUGHS
It's hilarious fun.
Yeah? It's utterly terrifying.
With the engine working,
Guy can remove the board
for a sprightly new paint job.
In Liverpool, Gemma's painting too,
priming the box
that's being turned into a seat.
Whilst that dries,
she knocks up a new cushion.
Right, I'm going to get started
on making the seat cushion
for the wooden trunk.
Once she's cut out
the foam interior,
she can glue it to a wooden base,
then cover it with
a patterned fabric.
There we go.
That looks great.
I'm pleased with that.
On to the table,
and Gemma has a bold plan
she reveals to professional
graffiti artist Kieran.
Now, we were thinking something
anti-military, so like,
flower power, peace signs,
quite hippy-ish.
Could you do that?
Yeah, easily.
Simon said less is more.
But it's not.
I think more is more.
More colour, more flowers.
Flower power.
That's what we're going for.
It doesn't matter whether
Simon likes it. I will.
But Simon will have to wait
to see the graffiti table
as he's off to his choice
of location with Henry.
Bob and Maureen from Lincoln
have amassed a small museum's
worth of collectibles.
We started to collect engines
and farm memorabilia
because we realised this stuff
was going out of fashion.
We've collected this together.
It's built up over the years.
So, the next generation
will have something to look at
and know what it did.
Hang on.
You've got your arm round me.
I'm treating you. This is a treat
for you. Come on. Whoa.
How are you? Maureen, lovely to see
you. This is Henry. How are you?
Hello, Maureen, how do you do?
It's nice to see you.
Now, Simon said I was
going to have a little treat.
Well, I hope you have a big treat,
in actual fact.
Look. Stop it. Come here.
He can smell the oil.
It gets him going, you know.
HENRY PANTS
So, Maureen, what would you spend
the money on
if we made you just a little bit?
Oh, I don't really know.
SHE LAUGHS
What do you reckon, Bob?
I don't know, something metal. LAUGHTER
OK, cheers, guys!
The boys get motoring in
their search for two items each.
And Henry flies off
the starting line.
I'm in heaven!
Oh, mate, let's just start
right here, shall we?
Yeah, I thought we would.
Tractor.
Well, I did bring him here.
A Zetor? Yeah. Yeah.
Eastern Bloc,
made in the Czech Republic now,
Czechoslovakia back in the day.
I'm beginning to regret this.
And also a nicely restored finger
bar mower, for hedge-cutting, that
kind of stuff, you knowwhat I mean?
Come on. I've got a question for you
you're going to have to help me
with, come here, comehere.
Oh, God, you're tearing me away.
Come on, look at this, look at this.
Hey, do you reckon that's
an official original statue?
No, I think it's a pirate.
Yeah, you're probably right.
Probably made a few months ago.
Well, now you mention it.
Do you think there's a similarity?
But is there actually anything
vaguely useful to you in here, boys?
Look at this monster here.
Man, that's had a small accident,
hasn't it? Yeah.
By the looks of the way this
is bent up, this was an enemy one
that's been brought down,
probably by one of those.
Oh, man. Check that out.
Wow.
That's a Spitfire, isn't it?
It's not a Hurricane.
I think that's a Spitfire, yeah.
Simon's spotted a toy
World War II fighter plane.
These models were equipped
with small engines
to allow them to fly.
Mate, come on.
Are you up for the challenge?
Do you know what?
I've got one item.
Mate, I'm there with you.
I used to build balsa wood
aeroplanes with the engines
and fly them with my brothers.
Well, I've got a new toy.
It's going to end up in a tree, innit?
Though Spitfires are
commonly associated with
the Battle of Britain,
Hurricanes actually scored
the highest number of RAF kills.
So, I've got my first item.
You're having fun. Yeah.
Let's carry on.
Don't, don't you open that door.
Just don't move.
Simon. Yeah.
Get off the line! No, no, don't
touch.
HENRY LAUGHS
Oh, my God, it's just, like,
which one?
Petrol pumps.
Oh, look, well,
there's so much more to see,
but can I just say,
I've potentially got my first item.
SIMON LAUGHS
Only because this kind of thing
could make Bob good money.
Yeah? And I've never restored one of
these, when I have those and those. OK.
And do you know what's great? What?
It's started raining, so it means
you can't bore on any longer
about petrol pumps. Well, I
suppose... OK, you're right, but...
Oh, God. Oh, no,
there's nothing in there.
That means there's lots.
Come on, it's my surprise day!
Thank you.
Oh, my God. Where do you start?
It may be raining outside.
There's sunshine in here.
I told you it was a treat.
I mean, mate, look,
there's a little Norman.
I've never seen one of those.
It may be a feast for the eyes,
but with everything being
so well restored already,
is there anything actually
for Henry to take?
So, nothing for me here.
Let's move on.
I'm going to come back here
on my own for a few days.
Yeah. Come on, then.
SIMON LAUGHS
Whilst Henry books his holiday,
Simon gets on with
the task in hand.
Rain's stopped.
Hello!
Now, this is more like it for me.
And it's not long before he spots
something right up his street.
Ooh. Yeah. I can see it, mate.
My turn to wax lyrical
about machines. Yeah, go for it,
man, I'm listening big-time.
OK. Lovely old step-through.
BSA.
You know what, this,
I believe, that's a century old.
Really? Yeah.
Even the brakes work. The brakes are
working, the tyres are decent.
I think Bob has had a little go
at this already.
All they've done is preserve it.
They've greased it and oiled it.
And because of that,
I can restore it.
It's just lovely.
I now have two items, Henry.
Happy days. See? And you're happy
still. Oh, mate, here,
how could you not be?
There's so much for Henry to see
that he is yet to make up his mind
on any item.
But you can be sure he will check
every single nook and cranny
of this automobilia heaven.
Hang on. I'm sorry, ladies.
Forgive me for being a little bit...
...excitable.
Don't you think that's lovely?
That is a cute little thing.
Lanterns from the early 20th century
are huge sellers in
the vintage market,
so maybe Henry's finally
seen the light.
Can I have this? Yes. I don't know
why I'm asking you. Are you asking?
Oh, I'm dancing.
SIMON LAUGHS
And Henry can't help heading back
to his true passion.
Si? What? Do me a favour.
I just want to have another look
at that pump. Oh...
I mean, that, done up in your
man-shed... Come on.
Now, it looks pretty tatty
and it's a massive restoration,
but it's structurally pretty sound.
OK, I've got two items,
I'm going to go.
That is a massive restoration,
but I'm going to take it. Go on!
I've only got a small lamp.
We'll have a Spitfire fight.
Oh. Yeah, OK.
I think I'm better off.
Shall we go and see Bob and Maureen?
Yeah, let's do it.
But what will Bob and Maureen make
of their metal marvels?
This has probably been one of
the most exciting days of my life.
I'll go first.
Beautiful old BSA bike.
I'm guessing 100 years old.
It is just about 100 years old.
I think with a little bit of TLC,
that is a perfectly
functioning bicycle.
And my second item, well...
Well, if it's OK
I'd like to take that away,
get it functioning again,
get it up in the air
and see if I've still got
the skills I used to have
with flying those aeroplanes.
You're welcome.
Brilliant. Thank
you very much indeed.
I am absolutely chuffed to bits.
Over to you, Henry Cole.
Guys, can I start with the smaller
of the two, which is that little
lovely lamp.
Now, I know nothing about it,
but what I do know is that
it's going to come back to life
and light up again.
Now, tell me about that petrol pump.
We've owned it, I should think,
30 years.
To preserve them, they're greased
inside and painted.
Well done, you guys.
And we will do our bit
with these, and we'll see you soon,
when you come and see exactly what
we've done with this lot.
How about that? That's fine.
Thank you very much,
and you're welcome. Pleasure.
See you some time. You don't need
the van, I'm flying home.
LAUGHTER
Coming up...
Simon gets over-excited
about planes.
Does that mean I get to get
my balsa wood out
and get model-making again? Yeah.
Henry is in love.
You're in seventh heaven,
aren't you?
And both boys impress
at the valuation.
I'm amazed. I didn't recognise it,
to be fair, when I came in.
Really impressed.
Thank you very much. Good.
Sultans of scrap Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien
are up to their old tricks.
In your man shed? Come on!
They've both picked two items from
auto enthusiasts Bob and Maureen.
Simon's flown back to Liverpool
to reveal his selections to Gemma.
Coming in to land! OK.
What do you reckon?
I don't really know what to say.
You've gone a bit military crazy,
haven't you?
Well, I thought
if we're giving the Army a shout,
might as well give the RAF a shout
as well. Well, of course, why not?
But what are we going to do with it?
We're going to put that up there.
OK.
You just have to get in touch with
some model aeroplane enthusiasts,
get them to get an engine on it, and
Let's see if this baby flies. OK.
All right? Yeah. Bit of fun.
So Gemma has cleared Simon
for take-off.
But will she be on board
for the bike?
We're just going to clean it up
to a certain standard.
Get everything working again.
Might need a new saddle.
But apart from that...
I've just realised
what I've done here.
I'll be doing the plane...
And you'll be doing that.
These are brilliant items.
Yeah. Great! But they're lovely,
aren't they? They are lovely
and I think they'll do well
in the valuation.
I'll leave you to it. OK?
I've shot meself in the foot here,
haven't I?
Yes, Simon, it's time
to get your hands dirty.
Starting with the bike.
He uses soap, water and de-greaser
to displace a century's
worth of muck.
Leave it to soak in for a bit,
wash it off.
Repeat the process.
He removes enough grime
to discover the original BSA badge.
BSA stands for Birmingham Small
Arms company, originally a gun
manufacturer who went on to make
a range of metal machines
right through to the 1970s, and
that's not his only revelation.
I've just realised something.
This should have a skirt protector
so that when ladies ride
their bicycle, their skirts
don't get caught or dirty.
Wonder if you can still get them.
Talk about caked on.
I think this is one of those
jobs you can come back to.
And that's what I'm going to do.
Which presents the perfect
opportunity to fly over to
a model shop to meet Robin
and investigate whether Simon
can make his model plane soar.
My thoughts were it's a Spitfire.
Am I right?
Looking at the pictures,
I would say, probably Hurricane.
Oh, Simon, that's got to sting.
I feel ashamed.
Do you know, once upon a time,
I would have known every single one
of these planes you've got
hanging up in here.
OK, so it's a Hurricane. It is.
Now, next question is, come on -
I want to get this old bird
flying again. Can I?
Ooh. I think you might be lucky
to get that one in the air.
The materials alone -
couple of hundred pounds.
If you're going to get it done,
professionally done,
you're probably looking close to
£1,000 to get that done,
just because of the time scale.
Well, that could be OK if it's worth
a decent amount of money.
In flying condition, in flying trim,
£400-£500.
Oh, Simon,
sounds like you're grounded.
But there may be another option.
So, rebuild it, make it look
back like a Hurricane.
You're going to struggle to
find a cowl so you might have to
make a cowl for it out of balsa.
Does that mean I get to get my balsa
wood out and get model-making again?
Yeah. And get new stickers for it.
Now we're flying again!
Robin, thank you very much.
Back in Oxfordshire, Henry
is more than happy with his lot.
These couple of items
I'm incredibly chuffed with.
Now we've seen a few lamps
in our time.
If we were to clean it and
spray it a different colour,
I think it would lose
what that thing's all about.
I'm not so sure,
I'd quite like it a funky colour.
Shall we leave our options open with
that and not commit at the moment?
Yeah, I think we should just
give her a good clean
and then take a view.
And Henry also wants Guy
to meet his new love.
I know, I know.
I bet you were in seventh heaven
when you walked into this place.
I haven't seen an Avery Hardoll
petrol pump in this good nick
that's been outside for
about 20 years.
Avery Hardoll pumps were
incorporated into the W&T Avery
Weights and Measures Company
that's now more famous
for the weighing scales
that it still makes today.
I know you, and you will be
desperate to hang on to this
when it's finished.
You are going to have to
prise it off me.
Guy starts by disassembling
the lantern, which he's persuaded
Henry to respray after all.
Meanwhile, Henry is playing
with his new toy.
First things first -
let's get this side off and see
how many mouse nests there are.
OK, here we go.
Look at that.
That's been outside for a while.
With petrol pumps, we just need
to clean it and make it beautiful
but it doesn't have to work.
So Henry strips the sides... Right.
Oh!
...and sweeps away years of debris.
As petrol pump restorations go,
that, so far, has been a great one.
Whilst Henry is flying high,
Simon's still waiting for takeoff.
Even though I'm devastated that...
that lovely plane will never
see the skies again,
I am determined to
take a trip down memory lane
and make it look beautiful.
It's going to be the best model
hanging from the ceiling ever.
Simon needs to carve
a replacement nose cone.
So I've got this, and this
is a very special wood. Phil?
As I will now demonstrate. What?
Watch. You ready?
THEY LAUGH
It's cool, innit?
That's all right, innit? Have a go.
Can I have a go? Yes, go on.
Really? Yeah.
Balsa wood.
Don't try that with pine or oak!
But it's amazing stuff.
It's super light and you can just
carve it into any shape at all.
I'm just going to
fashion myself a nose cone.
Pieces sculpted,
the new nose is attached to
the body of the Hurricane.
Then it's time
for the camouflage coat of paint.
Simon's using spray paint
bought from the model shop
for around £5 a can.
Looking good.
In Oxfordshire, the petrol pump has
been primed ready for painting too.
God, that looks fantastic.
What a great start to
the cobbling back together.
Henry's pleased as punch with
his painting of the pump
and he's resprayed the old lamp too
but he's a little worried it might
be a tad too bling for Guy.
I'm leaving now.
Hang on, hang on! Don't run away.
I don't think that's as disastrous
as you think.
I think actually, in a warm tungsten
room with a nice squirrel cage
bulb in it, it will still look all
right but I'm slightly embarrassed.
In Liverpool, Simon's taken delivery
of a second-hand saddle
for the bike. Beautiful.
And he's found a skirt guard
on the internet for around £12.
And there you go.
Looking good.
And to finish this
beautiful thing off...
There you go.
...I need a lady to test ride it.
Ah, well, Gemma will do.
But he'll have to wait because
Gemma's just got the military chic
table back from the graffiti artist.
Will her flower power makeover
have Simon raising a white flag?
Simon?
I think it looks different.
Different, unique. I love it.
I didn't think you'd like it, to be
honest. Hmm. But I definitely do.
I'm glad you do.
On to the box bench.
After painting, she adds her
specially ordered support,
a solid bar angle
to make the lid into a seat back.
The back of the trunk
was in two pieces.
That's not ideal.
So in order to support it together,
I've attached a piece of wood.
For the final touch, Gemma adds
a new cushion for the back.
There we go.
Well, that looks great.
And not only is it lovely and comfy,
but this comes off,
so it's storage as well as a seat.
Perfect.
So Simon's ready for the valuation.
But Henry, or rather Guy, still has
to finish the extra-long bench.
Do you know, Henry picked
this colour, God bless him,
and actually,
I think it's going to look lovely
when we wax the wood on the top.
After painting, he waxes the wood
to finish it off.
I think that is lovely.
With guy on the bench, Henry's
back with the resprayed skateboard.
Oh, look! There's a glimpse.
That's rather nice, isn't it?
Very flash.
And what every flash board
needs is a motor.
So the boys fit their newly-fixed
engine to their newly-painted board.
Mate, that is looking awesome.
Don't you think? Yeah.
It looks so different
from when we got it.
And Henry wastes no time
offering it to an interested party
via the wonders of the internet.
Look, I'm kind of in the market
for about 140 quid.
I could certainly...
certainly be heading that way.
I reckon it's certainly worth
more than 100 quid but I was hoping
to pay a little bit less than 140.
What about...125?
Oh, go on, 125. Why not, eh?
That's a sale.
But was £125 a good price?
Time to find out at
today's first valuation.
Bruce is hoping to bag some cash
to fund his restoration projects.
How are you, mate? Come in!
How you doing?
Henry. Good to see you, Bruce,
lovely to see you, man. Likewise.
Look, well, feast your eyes!
Wow. That's an eclectic mix.
Go and have a wander.
Lots of sort of colour going on.
Yeah, there's a little bit of
Glastonbury right there!
I'm amazed. I didn't recognise it,
to be fair, when I came in.
Really impressed.
Thank you very much. Good.
Happy days. Well, Bruce, look -
have we made you any money?
Well, to answer that is Elisicia.
Elisicia Moore runs a store
specialising in upcycled furniture
and has a good eye for the market
value of restored items.
What do you think of the box?
It's a good idea to sympathetically
restore these things
when it's possible, but it was too
far gone. It was a bit too dowdy.
So this has changed my mind.
The box has been transformed
into a seat with storage
at a cost of £70 for the fixed
hinges and cushion materials.
I think you'd sell it quite easily
for £120.
So the box-turned-chair turns
a comfortable profit of £50.
Value my storage bins, if you will.
It's difficult.
I think it's the only one, oddly.
It might be the only one
in existence. I think it might be!
Yeah.
It's funky. It's fun.
The unwanted old storage bins
were turned into a table
after £100 went on the graffiti.
I suspect £250
would be a reasonable evaluation.
So the old storage bins have
raised a profit of £150.
Elisicia. Yes. Silver dream racer.
Oh. I can't believe you rode it.
Did you ride it?
I've had a little go on it.
Wow. You're braver than me.
Just £25 was spent on paints
to revamp the skateboard.
I would say £100 for a fast sale.
Now, then, I have flogged it...
for 125.
Ah.
So the skateboard ramps up
a profit of £100.
Right, bench! Long bench! Yeah.
Good job of restoring it.
Nice colours, nice that
you kept the top,
with the wood grain showing.
Making another leg and painting
the bench came to just £10.
Church pews, I can sell them
in my shop all day long.
Comes in at about £175.
So the bench banks a profit of £165.
Once we've taken all the costs
into account,
you're taking home
a grand total of 465 quid.
That's brilliant.
So Henry's choice of location has
bagged Bruce a grand total of £465.
I think it went really well.
I was very pleased with
what they did with the items.
All four of those things
really I'd written off
and it is so nice to see them
going on and having a second use.
Coming up...
Henry invents a new emotion.
I am exuberating.
Gemma faces a tricky challenge.
That was an abrupt end!
And at the valuation,
Henry's pump impresses Elisicia.
I know it's a petrol pump,
but it's really pretty.
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are
turning refuse into readies.
Oh. That's brilliant. Henry's choice
of location made £465...
...so it's over to Simon to see
if his barn can beat it.
First up is the Hurricane.
OK, Wing Commander,
I'm about to seal you in,
so I'll give you a quick
polish off first. You know,
keep up appearances.
The cockpit canopy was missing,
so Simon has had to improvise.
Now, you can just fashion these out
of old washing-up liquid bottles but
alternatively you can just order
them online, like I did.
Simon glues it on with
an epoxy resin and moves
on to the final flourish.
What have we here?
Beautiful.
I've had all replica decals made.
Brilliant.
Now it's just the job
of putting them on
in the correct places.
Simon is recreating
the original markings
of the Hurricane.
This is really starting
to take shape.
I'm really happy with this.
Once the nose cone is painted green
and the propeller remounted, this
Hurricane will figuratively fly.
Pumped up about the plane,
Simon preps the bike for
its maiden flight.
He's replaced the broken saddle
and added a traditional skirt guard,
commonplace on turn-of-the-century
ladies' bicycles.
It's pretty impressive, isn't it?
Yeah, it's cool, innit?
Yeah, looks good.
Now, I know I have been known to
wear a dress on occasion... Mm-hm.
...but I need a lady to test ride it.
Me? You'll do.
I'll do.
So it's Gemma's turn
to be test pilot.
OK.
Ooh!
I'm on. Ooh!
I'm on.
SHE LAUGHS
It's a bit wobbly.
The things I do for Simon!
Oh! That was an abrupt end.
Well...
it might not LOOK in mint condition,
but it certainly can ride.
In Oxfordshire,
Guy is having a good fiddle
with the lamp.
He's attached to bulb fitting and
an electric wire before he and Henry
decide which bulb to use.
OK, so, look, I think we should
choose our favourite one first.
Which is that one.
One, two, three.
Nice! The next option is
a more rounded, bigger bulb.
Here we go.
Yeah.
I like them both.
In fact, I think I prefer that.
That's the one.
Do you agree? Yeah, completely.
I'm happy.
And if you're happy about that,
Henry, who knows how happy you'll be
about finishing the petrol pump.
Tell you what, mate, I have
been waiting for this day.
I am exuberating.
The side panels have returned from
the resprayers a brilliant yellow
to replicate one of the
famous Hardoll models,
and all the boys need
to do is fix
them back into place.
I think this is the nicest
one we've ever done.
Just wait, Guy, it gets better.
The original models had lights
on the top to attract customers,
so Henry has had a decorative glass
bulb made to order to reflect this.
This is it, man,
the piece de la resistance.
Well done. Hang on.
You're there.
OK.
Right, now then. Is that right?
Yeah. OK. Get ready.
Yeah. Steady... Yeah.
And go, go.
Aw, come over here.
What do you think?
I think that's a lovely item
and my dream has come true.
But will Henry still be dreaming
when it meets our independent expert
at today's second valuation?
Bob and Maureen just love
collecting metal artefacts,
but will the boys' efforts provide
them enough copper to buy any?
Hello, hello. Hi, Maureen,
do come and join us. Maureen!
Hello, Bob. How are you,
darling, you all right?
Hiya, Bob, how are you?
How you doing, darling?
All right, Henry.
Well, look, feast your eyes,
go and have a quick wander,
have a lookie around.
Gosh! We've been working hard.
Very hard. So, we hope you
love what we've done.
Yes. But the question is, have
we made you any money?
Well, to help us with that we're
joined by our independent valuer...
Hello. ..Elisicia.
Please to meet you.
Hello, there. Nice to meet you.
Well, let's start with
the pump, shall we? Yes.
Now, I know it's a petrol pump
but it's really pretty.
It's a lovely thing!
It cost a whopping £700
to respray the external panels
and buy a bespoke glass globe
for the pump.
For a quick sale,
you could achieve £1,500.
The petrol pump sets the dials
spinning with a remarkable
profit of £800.
Now, little lamp, Elisicia.
Yeah. Yeah.
I really like it.
I think the gold looks good.
The lamp has gone from old to gold,
with £20 being spent on paint
and electrical fittings.
£80.
OK, well, I have to tell
you, on the bad side it was 20 quid
on restoration, but on the good
side I sold it for 85.
So with a deal already sealed, the
lamp bags a shiny profit of £65.
OK, Elisicia, let's talk
Hawker Hurricane.
It's a labour of love, this one.
£80 was spent on paint, a propeller,
balsa wood and decals.
I think a fair estimate
would be £200.
The restored Hurricane still bags
a three-figure profit of £120.
Step-through bicycle, beautiful BSA,
in its original state.
Yeah, impressive. They're rare
to find in this condition.
Now fitted with a new seat and skirt
guard, the neglected bike's fixed up
for £80.
I think you could easily
achieve £200.
And I'm happy to tell you
I've sold it for £200.
Which means the bicycle turns
a tidy profit of £120.
As a team you work perfectly
and this team is taking home
with them £1,105.
How about that?
It's made her two bags
of chips, instead of one!
Well, listen, guys, thank you so
much. It was absolutely brilliant.
So Simon's choice of location
nets Bob and Maureen £1,105.
They've really gone to town
on what they've done.
And, also, they're very welcome any
time they get up to our place.
Well, I might keep the doors locked!
With Henry's barn raising £465
earlier, that means Simon's choice
of location makes
him today's winner.
Victory is sweet!
You seem very pleased with yourself.
Well, I am, mate.
That petrol pump was mint, mate.
Fleeced you. That petrol pump
was absolutely fantastic, mate -
in my barn.
I won, by over five hundred quid.
I am... pumped.
HE CHUCKLES
Argh!
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