Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 3, Episode 16 - Episode #3.16 - full transcript
There are sheds, and there are SHEDS.
BOTH LAUGHING
The garages and barns of Briton are
stacked with old possessions.
This is what we've been waiting for!
Si, check it out.
What looks like valueless junk,
could be worth a pretty penny.
Thank heavens I got here to save it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish.
And once restored, sell for a profit.
That's where the money is!
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it!
'..it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Dag...!
While Simon and his upcycler
repurpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Just brilliant, I love it.
Hey, look, have a wander, fill your boots.
It's absolutely stunning what you've
done.
IMITATING AEROPLANE
They may have different approaches
but together they'll turn a profit
for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you!
Not a bad day now, is it?
Today,
Simon's ideas impress.
It defies gravity.
Wow, look at that!
Henry and Guy hit the skids.
Yeah, go on, boot it!
And hard work is appreciated at the valuation.
I think it's remarkable, it's
breathtaking.
The Wirral looks fantastic.
It's Wirral.
What do you mean "Wirral"?
It's not "The Wirral", it's Wirral.
I always thought it was The Wirral?
No - would you say, "The Lancashire,
The Oxfordshire?"
It's the name of a county -
it's Wirral.
You learn something every day.
Wirral is bounded to the West by the
River Dee
forming a boundary with Wales - to
the East by the River Mersey
and to the North by the Irish sea.
Our most famous secret agent was
brought up here.
Yeah. Daniel Craig. Sh!
Top secret, though.
Is he in the back? Yeah, top secret.
Yeah. Could be anywhere!
Yeah, James Bond grew up onWirral.
Tell you what isn't a secret agent
though. What? The person we're going
to see.
Who is it? Joanne - She's absolutely
lovely. Got a farm here on Wirral,
SINGING: so they've got loads of
stuff to get rid of!
Hey, mate, that sounds like they
might have
some tractors.
Yep, one or two.
Joanne Biddle's farm houses her late
father's treasured tractor collection.
Lucky Henry.
My dad just, like, was a typical farmer,
just liked collecting things.
When you've got the space you just
accumulate things, it never gets
thrown away.
And there's a good reason for the
boys to make some money
for Joanne and her fiance Danny.
We're expecting our first child so
we could use the money
to put towards prams, cots,
and furniture and clothing, etc.
Hi, guys how are you?
Hi! Nice to meet you.
Henry - how are you, Joanne?
Hiya! Right - hello, Danny.
Nice to see you.
Wait, wait, stay, stay.
Tractors. Very, very excited, indeed.
So, guys, this is what were going to
do if it's all right.
We're going to have a wander around,
pick a couple of items each,
and restore them and hopefully, obviously,
make you some money - that's why
we're here.
Fantastic. You ready? Yeah. Go!
Yeah...
Cool. Cheers, guys.
And it's not long before they find
their first tractor.
6610, REALLY good workhorse.
What's nice about this, is it's got
a quickie loader. Ooh.
Have you...? Are you listening to me
at all? No.
Look! There's a beautiful tractor
ripe for restoration
and you look at a tyre iron?
You put something on top of that,
isn't that a nice,
funky little post-industrial kind of
coffee table going on?
Yeah, I have to admit to you it is.
I'm just getting myself ahead of the
game cos I know it's going
to be a long, tractor-y kind of day...
Don't be like that, man - I'm going
to open me eyes a little bit.
The tyre iron, or lug wrench, is
Simon's first find.
But Henry's still looking for a tractor.
Si?
Oh, hello, mate. I was just...
Aargh!
That's not funny.
Oh, look - nice tool boxes.
They're quite heavy cos they've got
tools in them.
Oh, look, hang on. You know, we see
these a lot.
I love them.
These old workshop lampshades have
now become fashionable homeware.
Squirrel cage bulbs you thinking
there or a bit too much?
You know, I don't know.
Just your retro... Regular.
Yeah. 60 watt, nice.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah. This is quite
tasteful for you.
Very saleable item.
How surprising.
So, that's one item each.
And Henry's off chasing tractors, again.
There are a plethora, that's the
only way to describe it,
of Fordson Majors here. Yeah.
Whoa hang on, what's that?
Oh, man, that is lovely!
Are those brass? Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.
The wooden storage drawers are old
and unloved.
But with beautiful inlaid brass handles,
it's suddenly a very tempting
restoration project.
So, the drawer innards have seen
better days.
Yeah, but only the backs.
Yeah, and the underneaths.
Yeah. We could sort that out. Yeah.
Is that your second item?!
Do you have a problem that?
Does this mean now you are
officially an ex-tractor fan? No.
Come on mate, second item for me.
You've got one more item to find so
get off the tractor. Sure, yeah.
That's two items for Henry.
The search continues for Simon.
We always see rusty chains, don't
we? Yeah.
But that's a big rusty chain. That
is a big one, I'll give you that.
Yeah, and it's also kind of quite a
few useful length, as well.
You can put it down now.
Aargh!
I've found my second item.
Should we go see Joanne and Danny
then? Let's go and see them.
OK, mate.
The tyre iron? It's one of many -
it's, again, accumulated.
And lots of tractors, lots of
different bits for tractors,
and that was just one that was
accumulated over the years.
What's that chain for exactly?
I think the last time it got used is
when I towed an ice cream truck off
the Common, about a year ago when it
got stuck in the mud.
Obviously! Yeah.
Can I go now? Yeah, go on.
Those lampshades, where did they
come from?
I believe they were up in the
workshop at the back
and they were just up there for
years and years collecting dust.
Now, tell me about that cabinet there.
It's one of those things we knew was
there, we've seen it,
but we've never used it.
Danny, lovely to see you.
Absolutely lovely. And we'll see you
in a little while when we've done
our worst.
JOANNE: Brilliant!
And congratulations again.
Yeah, congratulations, see you
later. DANNY: See you now.
Thanks very much!
Coming up...
There is no end in sight in Oxfordshire.
Oh, stop bringing them out.
There's still more!
Gemma has to chain Simon's ambition.
I think that might be quite dangerous.
This is heavy.
And Henry can't contain himself.
All right!
Eh?!
Are you ready? Yeah. Go.
Restorer Henry Cole and upcycler
Simon O'Brien
are finding, fixing and then
flogging items for profit.
Aargh!
That's not funny.
They've both found two items each
from Joanne and Danny's farm
in Wirral.
This is quite tasteful for you.
In Liverpool, Simon's showing his haul
to upcycling sidekick,
Gemma Longworth.
Well these are interesting, aren't
they? Yeah.
Piece of glass...
Table? Yeah. Three-legged table.
That's a nice idea, actually.
It's something we can definitely
give a new lease of life,
repurpose it and it's going to look great.
How about Simon's second item, the
old rusty chain?
If it's hanging from the hook...
Yeah. ..and then we get it, the
other bit, to kind of defy gravity
and then hang lights from this.
I think that might be quite
dangerous - this is heavy.
All right. OK.
How about then, coming off the
ground, like the India rope trick?
Yeah. But with a really heavy chain.
I think that's going to work better.
So Simon's using the chain to make a
free-standing lamp.
If he can work out the shape and
structure of it, first.
There's our base.
And then, we're going to...
...use another section wound round,
to give it stability.
And then, this...
...is going to shoot off...
HE LAUGHS
Love it!
Gemma begins painting the tyre iron.
Not going to prime it, clean it,
anything, really.
Want it nice and shabby looking.
And once the paint is dry,
she sands the metal to give it a
distressed look.
The paint's coming off in parts
easily and not in others.
But I suppose that's the look I'm
going for.
In Oxfordshire, Henry is revealing
his haul
to restorer and best friend,
Guy Willison.
First, the cabinet.
This is a lovely item.
Hmm... Mega work.
I know that. Aesthetically...
Mm-hmm.
...I don't, personally, like the
drawers in this.
Get rid of the drawers, then you've
got shelving to put stuff on.
Yeah. The other problem that we've
got, yeah,
are these beautiful handles cos
they're complex to polish.
They are going to take a long time
but they would look fantastic.
Yeah, they would.
Next up, the lampshades.
I like these.
And I know they're good sellers.
Do you, now? Yeah, I just know they are.
They sell very easily, they're
desirable.
All I do know is we get a light
fitting there...
Nice brass one in there. Yeah.
Do you know what I think we should
do for finish on these? Yep?
We're going to stop you falling
off your cheque-book
by re-enamelling the inside.
OK, re-enamel white?
Yes. Yeah.
And then, we just linish this back
to bare metal and polish it.
I think they'll look really
industrial and beautiful.
I think you're absolutely bang on
right, mate.
So, Guy gets to work on the
lampshades with a grinder,
stripping them back to bare metal.
Meanwhile, there's plenty of sanding
for Henry to do
on the cabinet drawers.
I don't want to depress you...
SANDER STOPS
Oh, stop bringing them out.
There's still more!
What, after that?
Yeah! Seriously, there are.
OK - well, look, labour-intensive
for sure,
but these are going to look beautiful.
And that, at the end of the day, is
what matters.
Back in Liverpool, Ian the
blacksmith has been working
on Simon's design for the chain lamp.
On a fireproof table, he has
replicated Simon's idea
and is welding together the links of
the chain
to give it rigidity.
Get it right, and it should stand
without falling over.
But, back at the workshop, what does
Gemma think?
It defies gravity.
Wow, look at that!
How cool is that? It's really cool.
To go completely crazy...
...how about a wrecking ball?
OK. How are you going to hang that
on there?
I've got to change the cable. Right.
Some nice old-fashioned flex
on it, yeah, so it's looking more
like rope.
Couple of loops round, and there you
go. Love it!
OK, let's go for it.
So, all Simon needs to do now is
spray paint a light fitting
that he'll hang within the wrecking
ball shade.
The tyre iron is also being turned
into a table
and Simon's found a way to safely
mount the glass on top.
I've manufactured wooden nuts
that will stick out the end
and then on the bottom of them,
we're going to put some rubber feet,
cut them to shape and leave
intentionally being cut
just a little bit big, so that we
can bang them in.
So now, once we bang that in there,
the glass will just rest
on the corner of the rubber.
Simon seems on top of things.
But in Oxfordshire, Guy and Henry
are drowning in drawers.
You're sanding's quite good.
Really, is it? Yes, well look!
Well, you're just normally
facetious, do you know what I mean?
No, I'm being straight with you, you
know me, I'll say it how it is.
OK, I'll put these there like that,
like that. Yeah. OK.
Never-ending sanding is followed
by never-ending polishing.
There's an old brass handle for
every drawer.
And they're not easy to clean.
That looks lovely - only 24 more to
go!
As a break from the cabinet, the
boys check out the tin lampshades
that have been linished by Guy and
have re-enamelled interiors.
Lovely! Don't you think?
That's what we wanted, isn't it?
Absolutely perfect. Yes!
Right, OK - let's wire them up,
then. That'll be fun, won't it?
SARCASTICALLY: My FAVOURITE bit!
Oh, yes...
The boys now just need to fix the
wiring to the lamps,
but there could be an issue.
That's not good.
I'm going to get a bulb.
Henry's struggling to fit the
fashionable and expensive
Edison bulbs in the narrow neck of
the lamps.
That works. Oh, that's really nice.
Look at that.
Huh? Yeah.
That's really cool, cos you see part
of it from up there.
Yes.
Lucky escape! Blimey!
Disaster averted, Guy wires up some
retro-looking pale cabling
and it's time to take a look.
One, two, three...
What are you doing?
I was hoisting. There!
Look at that!
And then you could have them, like, adjustable.
Like that. Look, like that. Yeah.
What do you think? Beautiful.
And the bulb cage just comes
through the top as well.
Yeah, beautiful.
Well done, mate. Another belter. Yeah.
Now, we can shake each other's hand,
and I'll make the tea. OK.
With work under way on their first
set of items,
it's now Henry's turn to choose the
rummage location.
He's taking Simon to the farm of
John Plant.
Former banker John bought his farm
in Lincolnshire
with his eye on one feature
in particular - a large barn
in which he could store his
expensive collection of cars.
I have a number of classic cars.
It's been my interest and passion
for all my life.
It would be nice for Simon and Henry
to see whether there's anything
which could make some money.
John?
Henry! Hiya, mate. Nice to meet you.
Lovely to meet you!
Hi there, how are you? You all
right? I'm fine thank you. Good!
Now, John, what would you spend the
money on if we made you some money?
Well, I think it would have to go to
my younger son, actually,
who's just starting a course in
motor sport engineering
and it's so costly.
Very good course. So costly!
Very good course in my view.
John, thank you so much.
Nice to meet you. We're going to
head off and start our search.
Splendid. Cheers, John. Cheers,
mate, all right.
As ever, the boys head off to find
two items each that they can fix
and hopefully flog for a profit.
There you go, mate. There's not a
car, or a motorbike,
or anything in sight. Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Ooh. Here, take a seat.
Nearly said, "Take a pew," but it's
not. Not quite, no.
It's more of a settle or a bench,
isn't it? It is, isn't it?
I reckon that's out of a pub.
No future life for it at all, but
what if...
...one brings it slightly up to date,
and gives it a funky little bit of
upholstery?
Doesn't that sound like something
I'd say? Yeah.
Is this an alternative universe?
Dare I say it, some elements, very
few of you,
have rubbed off on me.
This is going to be thrown away at
some point,
it's on borrowed time.
Well, why don't I just give it a
whiz?
So, you've set the benchmark.
The very un-mechanical pub sofa is
Henry's first pick.
Some piles of wood...
Plenty of stuff in here if you look
around. Yeah.
But still no vehicles.
Ooh. What have you found?
Look at this?
And what are you doing with that?
Not that, you fool! Put that down!
This is a really early electric
water heater.
Don't you think it's quite cool?
Look at the feet on it.
This mid-20th century water heater
would have provided hot water
for your bath or washing in the days
before central heating.
So, how about taking the innings
out?
Yeah. What you do have is then a
very useful storage bin.
I love it! I absolutely love that!
So the water heater is Simon's first pick.
I'd like these, you know,
I've always liked these.
Oh, yeah, man - I like them.
They're cool, aren't they?
Yeah, yeah.
I mean, they haven't got any real
age, these,
but I just like the form.
Yeah. Really light, good for storage...
Quite comfy. Yeah, there's also...
Oh, man, there's a table,
with a little bit missing.
But that's OK. The point is you can
just really have some fun with
these. Yeah.
So, have you found your second item?
I think I have.
2-1 to Simon. But still, there's no
sign of cars.
And Henry's heart is sinking.
Come on, mate, last shed.
No, nothing in there, mate.
SIMON GRUNTS
♪ Hallelujah... ♪
All right!
Eh?!
This is it, this is what we've been
waiting for, Si, check it out, hey?
Come on, mate.
IMMERSE yourself! OK...
Do you know what? I've got an idea.
What? Where are you going?
What? OK.
I'm picking.
What?!
Up for a challenge?
Oh, no, what?
Wherever your cap landed is your car.
OK.
So, you weren't serious?
OK - I am serious, completely serious.
I'm just going to pick the one I
think looks the prettiest.
And it is going to be...
Today, Henry Cole, play your cards
right and you could be taking home
the latest clapped-out family car.
Don't look over there...
Or feel the wind in your hair with
this beautiful convertible
rusty black number.
Simon - final answer, please.
That lovely...
...crimson Ford Anglia next to you.
Oh!
OK. Come on down, Simon O'Brien!
How did I do?
Mate!
Guess how many they made of these?
Go on. 1.5 million of them.
But actually, amazingly, cos they
rotted quite badly,
there aren't many around.
This Ford Anglia dates back to 1965
and was the fourth and last
incarnation of the model.
Its swept design was a nod to
American influences of the time
and it had a backward-slanting rear window
to keep it clear when raining.
I think we just go and see John, and
we've had a result, mate.
Happy days! Don't forget your cap.
Oh, where did that go?
So the boys will be going home with
the car, as well as these other
prize restoration projects.
But first, they need to run them
past John,
starting with the Ford Anglia.
It's been used in classic trails,
and it was a very highly-successful
car.
It won many awards and trophies.
Wow. Now, tell me about that bench.
The previous owners didn't wish to
take it away, presumably.
OK, moving on to my two items.
Found a stack of chairs and that
folding table.
What do you know about them?
Very little.
There's certainly a stack of them
there. Yeah.
If it's OK, I'm just going to take
the four chairs and that table. Indeed.
Finally, I believe it's an old water
heater, is that right?
Tell me about that.
Yes, that was my mother's,
and that was before we had a washing
machine. Wow!
And that would be pre-1955.
Thank you so very much, mate.
I have to tell you, though, there
was a moment where I thought
there weren't going to be any cars.
ALL LAUGHING
Coming up, Henry and Guy's plans are
stuck on the starting line.
Well, that worked well, didn't it?
Yeah, didn't do a thing, did it?
Yeah, brilliant.
Gemma puts her foot down.
Maybe a little bit of paint?
Well, I was thinking maybe we could
just clean it up and keep...
No, I think we need to put something
on it.
And Elisicia's impressed at the valuation.
I kind of think this is a bit of the
unsung hero of all of them.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are on
a mission to upcycle for profit.
This is it! This is what we've been
waiting for, Si, check it out.
They've chosen a further two items
each from the farm of John Plant
in Lincolnshire.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's revealing
his second set of items
to restorer Guy.
At least if I sit down,
I can't see it.
Now, I've got to tell you, right,
before you start grumping
and groaning...
Yeah. If I didn't salvage it...
No-one would. No, it's just going to
get scrapped.
Yes. I think we should rattle-can
the wood.
Yes. And then upholster it
in a tiger, velvet,
crazy, ridiculous colour.
Doing something crazy with it is
an idea because we're never going
to sell it like it is. No. We are
going to struggle to break even.
I know.
But at the same time we could
make up on the pecunious amount...
Yes. ..with our second item. OK.
Right, you know I've got
a soft spot, right? Yeah. For...
...Ford Anglias.
Yes. This is a multiple
trophy winner.
I don't believe you.
You should!
We're going to clean it. Yes.
We're going to get it going.
Yes. Then we will take it
on an adventure.
That sounds fun.
So, the boys get cracking
on the lifeless Ford Anglia.
It's not run for three years,
so perhaps all it needs is
a new battery.
We're going to try and get it going.
Could be difficult -
I have great faith
in the little Anglia though, mate.
Good.
New battery fitted, the old Ford
is showing signs of life.
Mate, look at that.
There's power on!
See if it turns, huh? Yeah.
Right, stop.
Mate, we are in business.
After lying idle this long,
it won't start without fresh fuel.
Here we go.
ENGINE STOPS
OK, let's just stop for a sec.
That wasn't as good as I thought it
could have been.
No. OK - well, look, you know,
there was me thinking
it'd go straight away.
But I do think we're close.
We just need a little bit of tinkering.
So Guy sprays Easy Start,
a fuel vapour,
directly into the carburettor
to try to start it.
Well, that worked well, didn't it?
Yeah, it didn't do a thing, did it?
Brilliant. Didn't do anything.
This car was once used
on a racetrack.
So it is fitted with
an electrical cut-off switch.
But bypassing the circuit breaker
still does not get the engine
to fire up.
Nothing.
OK, look, I'll tell you what, I'm
going to make a few phone calls,
then we're going to get it in,
all right? OK. OK.
Oh...!
Rubbish!
A lack of electricity to
the spark plugs is the prime suspect
for this non-runner.
So next, they'll investigate
the distributor and ignition system.
But before that, Guy gets started on
the old sofa.
I'm replacing these top two caps
on these posts
because one of them looked like
it had been sort of clawed by a cat
or chewed by a dog.
Anyway, it looked horrible.
So, I've removed them both.
I've got these sort of
replacement ones
which actually are
cheap fencing post ones.
So, I'm just going to
reattach these.
With the dodgy wood replaced,
Guy gets the woodwork ready for
a new paint job.
I'm just starting to put the first
coat of rattle-can
on these sort of seat bench ends.
I've put the finials on,
I sanded it down,
so I'm just rattle-canning it
with a bit of satin black.
In Liverpool, Simon's also
showing off his picks.
Great, well, what's this?
Well, it WAS a water heater.
OK, like an urn? Yeah.
Right. But to me, it just wants to
be a little laundry basket.
OK. Look in, look see.
It's not too deep...
That's cute. Really just give it all
a lovely clean-up.
Yeah, polish up the brass elements
and then
take the cable off, obviously.
And the legs, I'm not sure about.
Maybe a little bit of paint?
Well, I was thinking maybe we could
just clean them up
and keep some of the old-looking...
No, I think we need to
put some paint on it.
Let's clean it a little first
and then make a decision.
OK. That doesn't mean,
"Yeah, OK, Simon,
"as soon as you turn your back,
I'm going to paint the legs."
OK we'll see. Yeah, OK, right -
moving on.
Next, the garden furniture.
Look - before you go any further,
it was just a sea of cars.
OK. Obviously, we've got a piece
missing here off the table,
but I'll make that piece up, a
replacement for that and then...
...go crazy. Can I paint this?
You can go crazy.
All different colours?
Anything you want. OK!
And maybe get the frame and the
metal elements powder-coated?
Well, we could do, but I think I can
probably sort that out myself.
Right. Fair enough, let's get going,
eh? Yeah, all right.
So a positive reaction from Gemma,
who wastes no time and starts
prepping the garden furniture.
Now it's only a light sand
cos it hasn't been treated
and it doesn't have any paint on.
So I don't need to do
too much work,
I'm just preparing it to paint.
Well, this is coming up a treat.
It's so smooth.
Can't wait to get some paint on it.
Speaking of paint, with Simon
out of the workshop,
Gemma has made
an executive decision.
Painted blue feet.
Well, they look great.
Everything looks better with a bit
of colour, if you ask me.
I'll leave that to dry and I can
start on the inside.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's sofa is
having a professional upholster
by Andrew Bennett.
First thing I'm going to do is glue
a bit of polyester on.
This just adds to the feel, makes it
feel a little more luxurious.
And...
...pads it up a little bit.
Next Henry's, erm, unusual
leopard-skin print fabric
can be attached to the seat.
And to the back.
Finally, the job's ready to return.
OK, I'm really pleased with that.
Now, let's see what Henry thinks.
But Henry has more metallic matters
on his mind.
Having ruled out fuel supply problems,
the next option is to look at
the electrics,
as without sparks, the
fuel will never ignite.
So the point, right, I think and Guy
thinks are the problem,
we've cleaned them properly now.
Yes. Right?
A little top up of water for
the radiator and fingers crossed.
Do you honestly think it will work?
What do you reckon?
I think we've got a fighting chance.
ENGINE STARTS
Mate...
ENGINE STOPS
Oh.
Well, that was a heck of a lot
better than before.
The old car rides again.
Aye, aye!
But does she stop?
I'll follow the brake.
GUY LAUGHS
So, we need to get the brakes sorted.
Yes. And then I'll tell you what,
she's pokey.
It seems it -
I saw the wheels spinning.
We are going to go off-road, mate!
In Liverpool, the painted feet of
the water heater are now dry.
We're not going to be needing
this cord any more.
It's just going to be storage,
so might as well remove it.
Going to need to saw it.
Right. Now that that's out,
I'm going to give it a lacquer.
I'm using a clear matte lacquer
for this.
It looks pretty much the same,
it just enhances the metal, protects
it, stops it from going rusty.
OK - well, I'll wait for that
to dry.
Next, Gemma paints the metal legs of
the garden furniture.
She uses a standard black gloss
metal paint for a suitable finish.
The table is ready for
the next stage.
However, there's still a slat missing.
Before I can put any colour
on the table,
we need to fix the end panel.
Now, Simon was supposed to be
doing that,
but I'm still waiting so I might
as well crack on myself.
Going to measure myself a template.
And then cut it out.
With the template made from
the corresponding slat
on the other side of the table,
Gemma uses a jigsaw
to cut the timber to shape.
There we go!
A bit of sanding and that'll do!
Over in Oxfordshire,
and with work well under way
on their second set of finds,
they can turn their attention back
to their first items
from Joanne's place in Wirral.
With the refurbishment of the old
lamp shades having gone well...
Beautiful. Well done, mate!
Another belter. Yeah.
The boys hope to top that
with their cabinet.
It's been sanded, stained
and polished while the carcass
has been painted a lovely shade of
Victorian white.
Finally, Guy's just reattaching
the last brass adornment.
That, my friend, is something
absolutely beautiful.
And I really like your idea
of getting rid of the drawers
in the bottom
to make that look lighter.
I think it just sets it up lovely.
Yeah. Well done, son.
I think that's one of the nicest
things we've done. I agree.
With the undershelves also painted
and attached to the drawers,
Henry's found a potential buyer in
old mate Allen Millyard.
£180.
Ooh...
I was thinking more around 150.
It's got to be a bargain at 150.
Look, let's just not mess around.
We're great mates - 160.
OK. Done!
Back in Liverpool, Simon and Gemma
are also finishing
their first finds.
The old chain has been welded
so it stands upright.
It defies gravity.
Wow, look at that!
Simon's just covering the new welded
joints with paint
so they don't stand out.
Not...
...trying to get rid of them completely
but we're just taking the shine
off the new welds,
so they don't jump out at you.
He has threaded a cable through
the chain and added a bulb
before topping it off with
a glass globe.
The moment of truth.
Let's see how it looks.
HE LAUGHS
I love that. And I think, now I see
it on, there's no question.
Just leave that really clean orb there
against all the rusty metal.
It's brilliant.
Next door, Gemma's finishing
the old tyre iron.
She gave it a distressed look
and Simon created soft lugs
to support a glass table top.
The glass is back from the glazer's,
and it fits perfectly.
This was such a simple job.
But I really like it.
It's very effective.
Just give it a clean
and then it's all done!
There we go.
Job done.
With work finished, it's time to
value the creations
from Joanne and Danny's items.
They've come to see if the boys
have made any money to help
with the impending arrival
of their first child.
Hiya. Hi, hi, hi. You all right?
How are you?
How are you? Good to see you.
Never mind us, go and have a look.
Oh, wow. That's really cool.
Hope you like them. I like that.
The cabinet's come out nice,
I think. Absolutely amazing.
Hopefully. Anyway,
come and join us. Yeah.
Really glad you like it
but have we made you any money?
Well, to help us find out
if we have,
we're now joined by
independent valuer Elisicia.
Come on in, hon.
Elisicia Moore's West London
store refurbishes,
upcycles and sells furniture,
so she has a good idea
for what sells well.
Let's start with little
tyre-iron table.
I think it's pretty cool.
I'm impressed.
The neglected tyre was turned into
a fashionable table,
for just £30 for the table top.
I would think I could probably
achieve about £75 for the table.
Funny you should say that...
...because...
it's gone already. Oh! For £80.
How's that? Fantastic.
There you go.
Off to a good start,
with £50 profit.
Let's talk about
the chain standard lamp.
I think it's a one-off piece.
It is pretty funky and cool.
The old chain was rusting away, and
now it's a bespoke standard lamp,
after £95 was spent
on welding and wiring.
I would say you could
easily achieve £160.
So that's a £65 profit
for the lamp.
Let's talk lamps
on my stylee. Right.
I think the re-enamelling was
a good idea and you've kept it
just the cream - it offsets that
lovely swirl lamp really nicely.
The simple tin lampshades
were rescued from the dump,
thanks to £70 on enamelling,
wiring and Edison bulbs.
You could achieve £60 each?
So that's a £50 profit
for the pair of lamps.
Let's try and add up just
a little bit more... Right.
...with our little cabinet
there, Elisicia.
Yeah, and I kind of think that
this is a bit of
the unsung hero of all of them.
New life was breathed into
the cabinet for £40 worth of paint,
brass polish, wax and wood stain.
I think you could easily
achieve £180.
Oh, brilliant. Wow.
Well, actually, I've flogged it,
and I flogged it for £160.
Below Elisicia's
estimate,
but still a
baby-friendly profit
on the cabinet
of £120.
Just look at that stuff now.
It was just lying round the farm,
and we transformed it
into £285 quid for you.
How's that? That's brilliant, that.
There you go. Thank you.
So Simon's choice of location,
Joanne and Danny's Wirral farm,
has raised £285.
Money the couple will spend on
preparing for the arrival of
their first baby.
I think Simon and Henry have
completely transformed the few bits
of junk we had lying around.
Our favourite item is definitely
the chain, absolutely amazing.
Gemma's potty
over paint...
I'm delighted with it.
What a transformation!
...Henry and Guy
go off-road...
Let's go, mate. Ooh!
...and their efforts
are appreciated
at the valuation.
Now that looks
really classy.
Wow, you should come
round more often, John!
LAUGHTER
Restorer Henry Cole and upcycler
Simon O'Brien are making money
from unwanted junk.
Aye-aye!
So far, Simon's choice of location -
the barns of Joanne Biddle
and her partner Danny -
have raised £285 for them.
Will Henry's choice of location
raise more profit?
In Liverpool, Gemma prepped the
garden furniture
and replaced a missing slat.
Now is the part I've
most been waiting for,
getting some colour on.
Look at that.
Gemma's not one for a
simple colour scheme.
And, to enhance the colours,
the third chair is going
to remain natural.
As well as the painted
parts of the chairs,
I thought I might keep
some of the wood.
But the wood that it's got, well,
it's seen better days,
it's looking quite miserable.
So I thought I'd add
a bit of a wood dye.
I'm not usually a dark wood fan,
but I think in this case it's going
to work well with the colours.
When the chairs are finished, Gemma
plans to bring her colour scheme
together on the table.
I think I'm going to do a nice,
funky geometric design.
So it's a bit different
and it's better than just
painting it all one colour.
After marking out, she applies
the pink and green paints.
Now dry and with
dark wood stain added
and the masking tape removed...
...it's the moment of truth.
I'm delighted with it.
What a transformation.
And there's more for Gemma
to be pleased about.
Right, while I've got a minute,
I'm good to see how this
table and chairs is getting on.
It's been sold!
£100. Brilliant.
That sale means that there's just
the old water boiler to finish.
Gemma painted the legs and gave the
metal a clear matte lacquer.
All that's needed is
to reattach the brassware.
Look what I've got.
Ooh! That's come off well,
hasn't it?
Yep, so Phil's polished up the tap
and has made a new handle for it.
Lovely. There you go.
That one goes on around that side.
Check that out.
Oh, look at that!
And the point of having those
highly polished
and the legs looking lovely,
it says, "We've kept it like this
on purpose."
Yep. Complete contrast, isn't it?
Yep, it's great, isn't it?
Love this.
Back in Oxfordshire,
the old pub sofa was sprayed
and re-upholstered
and is now fit for inspection.
What do you reckon? Well, I'm
slightly speechless actually.
Because that is a total
transformation, is it?
It is. Now it's fit for
a king or a queen. Mm?
Yes, yes.
It's lovely, it's leopard skin,
it's worth some wedge, mate.
I think it is
and also it's very comfortable.
Well done, mate, you've
done a good job.
It's lovely, isn't it? Oh, good
stuff. Look at it, it's beautiful.
But upholstering doesn't come cheap.
Hopefully Henry will turn a profit.
Next up - the old Ford Anglia.
It's now running well.
ENGINE REVS
Mate!
Guy's given it a clean and it's
ready for a shakedown cruise.
Let's go, mate. Let's go off r...
Oop!
...off-roading!
What do you reckon? Nice, eh?
Oh! Oi, oi!
It feels vague from here.
Oi, oi, it's vague all right.
Hey, hey!
We could be in a lot
of trouble here.
We will be if you hit that ditch.
Blimey, it's just wheelspinning
the whole way.
Yeah, I know, yeah.
You feel the traction there?
It's quite nice, isn't it? Yeah.
I love it. This thing flies!
It does, it's got a good engine.
This is definitely saleable,
this, surely.
See if we can get some traction.
Yeah, go on, boot it.
Er, we're sliding
quite substantially.
Lovely. Well done, skid.
Ooh, made a bit of a mess.
Never mind.
The Ford Anglia rides again,
but will it be driving away
with a good profit?
It's time to find out
at the valuation.
Henry took Simon to the barns
of John Plant in Lincolnshire.
Now John has arrived to see if
they've made any cash
from his old possessions.
How are you, mate? Good to see you.
Pleased to see you. You all right?
Hello, Henry. Nice to see you.
Go and have a wander, John,
see what you think. My goodness.
Now that looks really classy.
Oh, and this.
The old water heater.
Wow, I like the legs as well.
I like the colour,
it really sets it off.
Well, you should come round
more often, John!
I think it's remarkable.
It's breathtaking.
I'm thrilled you like them
but have we made you any money?
Adam's here who's our
independent valuer.
Adam Partridge owns several auction
rooms in the north-west of England
and he's valued almost anything
imaginable in his 26-year career.
Let's start, you know, with a
little old water heater.
I presume you're hinting
at a towel storage. Yeah.
The broken water heater
was scrap metal.
It cost £5 to clean and repurpose
it for domestic storage.
I like what you've done.
I think you've given it a commercial
value of £60.
The water heater's cleaned
up with a £55 profit.
This table and chairs,
Gemma just really wanted to get
stuck into these and
she's put her love into them.
The neglected garden set was given a
new lease of life
for just £10 of paint
and wood stain.
My valuation on those
would be £100.
I've sold them for £100.
Good valuation.
Simon was on the money,
making £90 profit for John.
Sofa. Yeah, you have breathed
new life into it,
and quite a distinctive colour.
The old pub sofa was
saved from the bonfire
thanks to £200 of upholstery.
For your leopard skin bench,
a price of £200.
I have flogged it for 250.
A good sale price means the sofa has
made a modest profit of £50.
Let's talk Ford Anglia,
shall we?
I know difficult for you
from the photo,
but that is actually a fully
up and running trials car.
A new battery, brake lines,
as well as tinkering and cleaning,
got the old Anglia race-ready
once more. Cost - £350.
Tricky one to value but I think
£4,500 would be appropriate.
I think that's probably pretty fair.
That's a whopping £4,150
for the classic Ford Anglia
that was superfluous
to John's car collection.
You're taking home £4,345,
old chap, how does that sound?
Yeah, that sounds very, very good.
John's heading home
£4,345 better off.
I am really taken aback by how
these items have been transformed.
It is really quite remarkable to me.
Earlier, Simon's rummage spot
raised £285 for Joanne and Danny.
However, Henry's choice of location
is today's winner,
raising over £4,000 more.
Over four grand plays,
what is it? Under 300?
Why? Why was it over four grand?
Because I picked that Anglia!
Don't steal my thunder, man.
OK? I saw the merit of it as well.
No, you didn't!
No, you're probably right.
Subtitles by Red Bee Media
BOTH LAUGHING
The garages and barns of Briton are
stacked with old possessions.
This is what we've been waiting for!
Si, check it out.
What looks like valueless junk,
could be worth a pretty penny.
Thank heavens I got here to save it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish.
And once restored, sell for a profit.
That's where the money is!
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it!
'..it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Dag...!
While Simon and his upcycler
repurpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Just brilliant, I love it.
Hey, look, have a wander, fill your boots.
It's absolutely stunning what you've
done.
IMITATING AEROPLANE
They may have different approaches
but together they'll turn a profit
for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you!
Not a bad day now, is it?
Today,
Simon's ideas impress.
It defies gravity.
Wow, look at that!
Henry and Guy hit the skids.
Yeah, go on, boot it!
And hard work is appreciated at the valuation.
I think it's remarkable, it's
breathtaking.
The Wirral looks fantastic.
It's Wirral.
What do you mean "Wirral"?
It's not "The Wirral", it's Wirral.
I always thought it was The Wirral?
No - would you say, "The Lancashire,
The Oxfordshire?"
It's the name of a county -
it's Wirral.
You learn something every day.
Wirral is bounded to the West by the
River Dee
forming a boundary with Wales - to
the East by the River Mersey
and to the North by the Irish sea.
Our most famous secret agent was
brought up here.
Yeah. Daniel Craig. Sh!
Top secret, though.
Is he in the back? Yeah, top secret.
Yeah. Could be anywhere!
Yeah, James Bond grew up onWirral.
Tell you what isn't a secret agent
though. What? The person we're going
to see.
Who is it? Joanne - She's absolutely
lovely. Got a farm here on Wirral,
SINGING: so they've got loads of
stuff to get rid of!
Hey, mate, that sounds like they
might have
some tractors.
Yep, one or two.
Joanne Biddle's farm houses her late
father's treasured tractor collection.
Lucky Henry.
My dad just, like, was a typical farmer,
just liked collecting things.
When you've got the space you just
accumulate things, it never gets
thrown away.
And there's a good reason for the
boys to make some money
for Joanne and her fiance Danny.
We're expecting our first child so
we could use the money
to put towards prams, cots,
and furniture and clothing, etc.
Hi, guys how are you?
Hi! Nice to meet you.
Henry - how are you, Joanne?
Hiya! Right - hello, Danny.
Nice to see you.
Wait, wait, stay, stay.
Tractors. Very, very excited, indeed.
So, guys, this is what were going to
do if it's all right.
We're going to have a wander around,
pick a couple of items each,
and restore them and hopefully, obviously,
make you some money - that's why
we're here.
Fantastic. You ready? Yeah. Go!
Yeah...
Cool. Cheers, guys.
And it's not long before they find
their first tractor.
6610, REALLY good workhorse.
What's nice about this, is it's got
a quickie loader. Ooh.
Have you...? Are you listening to me
at all? No.
Look! There's a beautiful tractor
ripe for restoration
and you look at a tyre iron?
You put something on top of that,
isn't that a nice,
funky little post-industrial kind of
coffee table going on?
Yeah, I have to admit to you it is.
I'm just getting myself ahead of the
game cos I know it's going
to be a long, tractor-y kind of day...
Don't be like that, man - I'm going
to open me eyes a little bit.
The tyre iron, or lug wrench, is
Simon's first find.
But Henry's still looking for a tractor.
Si?
Oh, hello, mate. I was just...
Aargh!
That's not funny.
Oh, look - nice tool boxes.
They're quite heavy cos they've got
tools in them.
Oh, look, hang on. You know, we see
these a lot.
I love them.
These old workshop lampshades have
now become fashionable homeware.
Squirrel cage bulbs you thinking
there or a bit too much?
You know, I don't know.
Just your retro... Regular.
Yeah. 60 watt, nice.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah. This is quite
tasteful for you.
Very saleable item.
How surprising.
So, that's one item each.
And Henry's off chasing tractors, again.
There are a plethora, that's the
only way to describe it,
of Fordson Majors here. Yeah.
Whoa hang on, what's that?
Oh, man, that is lovely!
Are those brass? Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.
The wooden storage drawers are old
and unloved.
But with beautiful inlaid brass handles,
it's suddenly a very tempting
restoration project.
So, the drawer innards have seen
better days.
Yeah, but only the backs.
Yeah, and the underneaths.
Yeah. We could sort that out. Yeah.
Is that your second item?!
Do you have a problem that?
Does this mean now you are
officially an ex-tractor fan? No.
Come on mate, second item for me.
You've got one more item to find so
get off the tractor. Sure, yeah.
That's two items for Henry.
The search continues for Simon.
We always see rusty chains, don't
we? Yeah.
But that's a big rusty chain. That
is a big one, I'll give you that.
Yeah, and it's also kind of quite a
few useful length, as well.
You can put it down now.
Aargh!
I've found my second item.
Should we go see Joanne and Danny
then? Let's go and see them.
OK, mate.
The tyre iron? It's one of many -
it's, again, accumulated.
And lots of tractors, lots of
different bits for tractors,
and that was just one that was
accumulated over the years.
What's that chain for exactly?
I think the last time it got used is
when I towed an ice cream truck off
the Common, about a year ago when it
got stuck in the mud.
Obviously! Yeah.
Can I go now? Yeah, go on.
Those lampshades, where did they
come from?
I believe they were up in the
workshop at the back
and they were just up there for
years and years collecting dust.
Now, tell me about that cabinet there.
It's one of those things we knew was
there, we've seen it,
but we've never used it.
Danny, lovely to see you.
Absolutely lovely. And we'll see you
in a little while when we've done
our worst.
JOANNE: Brilliant!
And congratulations again.
Yeah, congratulations, see you
later. DANNY: See you now.
Thanks very much!
Coming up...
There is no end in sight in Oxfordshire.
Oh, stop bringing them out.
There's still more!
Gemma has to chain Simon's ambition.
I think that might be quite dangerous.
This is heavy.
And Henry can't contain himself.
All right!
Eh?!
Are you ready? Yeah. Go.
Restorer Henry Cole and upcycler
Simon O'Brien
are finding, fixing and then
flogging items for profit.
Aargh!
That's not funny.
They've both found two items each
from Joanne and Danny's farm
in Wirral.
This is quite tasteful for you.
In Liverpool, Simon's showing his haul
to upcycling sidekick,
Gemma Longworth.
Well these are interesting, aren't
they? Yeah.
Piece of glass...
Table? Yeah. Three-legged table.
That's a nice idea, actually.
It's something we can definitely
give a new lease of life,
repurpose it and it's going to look great.
How about Simon's second item, the
old rusty chain?
If it's hanging from the hook...
Yeah. ..and then we get it, the
other bit, to kind of defy gravity
and then hang lights from this.
I think that might be quite
dangerous - this is heavy.
All right. OK.
How about then, coming off the
ground, like the India rope trick?
Yeah. But with a really heavy chain.
I think that's going to work better.
So Simon's using the chain to make a
free-standing lamp.
If he can work out the shape and
structure of it, first.
There's our base.
And then, we're going to...
...use another section wound round,
to give it stability.
And then, this...
...is going to shoot off...
HE LAUGHS
Love it!
Gemma begins painting the tyre iron.
Not going to prime it, clean it,
anything, really.
Want it nice and shabby looking.
And once the paint is dry,
she sands the metal to give it a
distressed look.
The paint's coming off in parts
easily and not in others.
But I suppose that's the look I'm
going for.
In Oxfordshire, Henry is revealing
his haul
to restorer and best friend,
Guy Willison.
First, the cabinet.
This is a lovely item.
Hmm... Mega work.
I know that. Aesthetically...
Mm-hmm.
...I don't, personally, like the
drawers in this.
Get rid of the drawers, then you've
got shelving to put stuff on.
Yeah. The other problem that we've
got, yeah,
are these beautiful handles cos
they're complex to polish.
They are going to take a long time
but they would look fantastic.
Yeah, they would.
Next up, the lampshades.
I like these.
And I know they're good sellers.
Do you, now? Yeah, I just know they are.
They sell very easily, they're
desirable.
All I do know is we get a light
fitting there...
Nice brass one in there. Yeah.
Do you know what I think we should
do for finish on these? Yep?
We're going to stop you falling
off your cheque-book
by re-enamelling the inside.
OK, re-enamel white?
Yes. Yeah.
And then, we just linish this back
to bare metal and polish it.
I think they'll look really
industrial and beautiful.
I think you're absolutely bang on
right, mate.
So, Guy gets to work on the
lampshades with a grinder,
stripping them back to bare metal.
Meanwhile, there's plenty of sanding
for Henry to do
on the cabinet drawers.
I don't want to depress you...
SANDER STOPS
Oh, stop bringing them out.
There's still more!
What, after that?
Yeah! Seriously, there are.
OK - well, look, labour-intensive
for sure,
but these are going to look beautiful.
And that, at the end of the day, is
what matters.
Back in Liverpool, Ian the
blacksmith has been working
on Simon's design for the chain lamp.
On a fireproof table, he has
replicated Simon's idea
and is welding together the links of
the chain
to give it rigidity.
Get it right, and it should stand
without falling over.
But, back at the workshop, what does
Gemma think?
It defies gravity.
Wow, look at that!
How cool is that? It's really cool.
To go completely crazy...
...how about a wrecking ball?
OK. How are you going to hang that
on there?
I've got to change the cable. Right.
Some nice old-fashioned flex
on it, yeah, so it's looking more
like rope.
Couple of loops round, and there you
go. Love it!
OK, let's go for it.
So, all Simon needs to do now is
spray paint a light fitting
that he'll hang within the wrecking
ball shade.
The tyre iron is also being turned
into a table
and Simon's found a way to safely
mount the glass on top.
I've manufactured wooden nuts
that will stick out the end
and then on the bottom of them,
we're going to put some rubber feet,
cut them to shape and leave
intentionally being cut
just a little bit big, so that we
can bang them in.
So now, once we bang that in there,
the glass will just rest
on the corner of the rubber.
Simon seems on top of things.
But in Oxfordshire, Guy and Henry
are drowning in drawers.
You're sanding's quite good.
Really, is it? Yes, well look!
Well, you're just normally
facetious, do you know what I mean?
No, I'm being straight with you, you
know me, I'll say it how it is.
OK, I'll put these there like that,
like that. Yeah. OK.
Never-ending sanding is followed
by never-ending polishing.
There's an old brass handle for
every drawer.
And they're not easy to clean.
That looks lovely - only 24 more to
go!
As a break from the cabinet, the
boys check out the tin lampshades
that have been linished by Guy and
have re-enamelled interiors.
Lovely! Don't you think?
That's what we wanted, isn't it?
Absolutely perfect. Yes!
Right, OK - let's wire them up,
then. That'll be fun, won't it?
SARCASTICALLY: My FAVOURITE bit!
Oh, yes...
The boys now just need to fix the
wiring to the lamps,
but there could be an issue.
That's not good.
I'm going to get a bulb.
Henry's struggling to fit the
fashionable and expensive
Edison bulbs in the narrow neck of
the lamps.
That works. Oh, that's really nice.
Look at that.
Huh? Yeah.
That's really cool, cos you see part
of it from up there.
Yes.
Lucky escape! Blimey!
Disaster averted, Guy wires up some
retro-looking pale cabling
and it's time to take a look.
One, two, three...
What are you doing?
I was hoisting. There!
Look at that!
And then you could have them, like, adjustable.
Like that. Look, like that. Yeah.
What do you think? Beautiful.
And the bulb cage just comes
through the top as well.
Yeah, beautiful.
Well done, mate. Another belter. Yeah.
Now, we can shake each other's hand,
and I'll make the tea. OK.
With work under way on their first
set of items,
it's now Henry's turn to choose the
rummage location.
He's taking Simon to the farm of
John Plant.
Former banker John bought his farm
in Lincolnshire
with his eye on one feature
in particular - a large barn
in which he could store his
expensive collection of cars.
I have a number of classic cars.
It's been my interest and passion
for all my life.
It would be nice for Simon and Henry
to see whether there's anything
which could make some money.
John?
Henry! Hiya, mate. Nice to meet you.
Lovely to meet you!
Hi there, how are you? You all
right? I'm fine thank you. Good!
Now, John, what would you spend the
money on if we made you some money?
Well, I think it would have to go to
my younger son, actually,
who's just starting a course in
motor sport engineering
and it's so costly.
Very good course. So costly!
Very good course in my view.
John, thank you so much.
Nice to meet you. We're going to
head off and start our search.
Splendid. Cheers, John. Cheers,
mate, all right.
As ever, the boys head off to find
two items each that they can fix
and hopefully flog for a profit.
There you go, mate. There's not a
car, or a motorbike,
or anything in sight. Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Ooh. Here, take a seat.
Nearly said, "Take a pew," but it's
not. Not quite, no.
It's more of a settle or a bench,
isn't it? It is, isn't it?
I reckon that's out of a pub.
No future life for it at all, but
what if...
...one brings it slightly up to date,
and gives it a funky little bit of
upholstery?
Doesn't that sound like something
I'd say? Yeah.
Is this an alternative universe?
Dare I say it, some elements, very
few of you,
have rubbed off on me.
This is going to be thrown away at
some point,
it's on borrowed time.
Well, why don't I just give it a
whiz?
So, you've set the benchmark.
The very un-mechanical pub sofa is
Henry's first pick.
Some piles of wood...
Plenty of stuff in here if you look
around. Yeah.
But still no vehicles.
Ooh. What have you found?
Look at this?
And what are you doing with that?
Not that, you fool! Put that down!
This is a really early electric
water heater.
Don't you think it's quite cool?
Look at the feet on it.
This mid-20th century water heater
would have provided hot water
for your bath or washing in the days
before central heating.
So, how about taking the innings
out?
Yeah. What you do have is then a
very useful storage bin.
I love it! I absolutely love that!
So the water heater is Simon's first pick.
I'd like these, you know,
I've always liked these.
Oh, yeah, man - I like them.
They're cool, aren't they?
Yeah, yeah.
I mean, they haven't got any real
age, these,
but I just like the form.
Yeah. Really light, good for storage...
Quite comfy. Yeah, there's also...
Oh, man, there's a table,
with a little bit missing.
But that's OK. The point is you can
just really have some fun with
these. Yeah.
So, have you found your second item?
I think I have.
2-1 to Simon. But still, there's no
sign of cars.
And Henry's heart is sinking.
Come on, mate, last shed.
No, nothing in there, mate.
SIMON GRUNTS
♪ Hallelujah... ♪
All right!
Eh?!
This is it, this is what we've been
waiting for, Si, check it out, hey?
Come on, mate.
IMMERSE yourself! OK...
Do you know what? I've got an idea.
What? Where are you going?
What? OK.
I'm picking.
What?!
Up for a challenge?
Oh, no, what?
Wherever your cap landed is your car.
OK.
So, you weren't serious?
OK - I am serious, completely serious.
I'm just going to pick the one I
think looks the prettiest.
And it is going to be...
Today, Henry Cole, play your cards
right and you could be taking home
the latest clapped-out family car.
Don't look over there...
Or feel the wind in your hair with
this beautiful convertible
rusty black number.
Simon - final answer, please.
That lovely...
...crimson Ford Anglia next to you.
Oh!
OK. Come on down, Simon O'Brien!
How did I do?
Mate!
Guess how many they made of these?
Go on. 1.5 million of them.
But actually, amazingly, cos they
rotted quite badly,
there aren't many around.
This Ford Anglia dates back to 1965
and was the fourth and last
incarnation of the model.
Its swept design was a nod to
American influences of the time
and it had a backward-slanting rear window
to keep it clear when raining.
I think we just go and see John, and
we've had a result, mate.
Happy days! Don't forget your cap.
Oh, where did that go?
So the boys will be going home with
the car, as well as these other
prize restoration projects.
But first, they need to run them
past John,
starting with the Ford Anglia.
It's been used in classic trails,
and it was a very highly-successful
car.
It won many awards and trophies.
Wow. Now, tell me about that bench.
The previous owners didn't wish to
take it away, presumably.
OK, moving on to my two items.
Found a stack of chairs and that
folding table.
What do you know about them?
Very little.
There's certainly a stack of them
there. Yeah.
If it's OK, I'm just going to take
the four chairs and that table. Indeed.
Finally, I believe it's an old water
heater, is that right?
Tell me about that.
Yes, that was my mother's,
and that was before we had a washing
machine. Wow!
And that would be pre-1955.
Thank you so very much, mate.
I have to tell you, though, there
was a moment where I thought
there weren't going to be any cars.
ALL LAUGHING
Coming up, Henry and Guy's plans are
stuck on the starting line.
Well, that worked well, didn't it?
Yeah, didn't do a thing, did it?
Yeah, brilliant.
Gemma puts her foot down.
Maybe a little bit of paint?
Well, I was thinking maybe we could
just clean it up and keep...
No, I think we need to put something
on it.
And Elisicia's impressed at the valuation.
I kind of think this is a bit of the
unsung hero of all of them.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are on
a mission to upcycle for profit.
This is it! This is what we've been
waiting for, Si, check it out.
They've chosen a further two items
each from the farm of John Plant
in Lincolnshire.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's revealing
his second set of items
to restorer Guy.
At least if I sit down,
I can't see it.
Now, I've got to tell you, right,
before you start grumping
and groaning...
Yeah. If I didn't salvage it...
No-one would. No, it's just going to
get scrapped.
Yes. I think we should rattle-can
the wood.
Yes. And then upholster it
in a tiger, velvet,
crazy, ridiculous colour.
Doing something crazy with it is
an idea because we're never going
to sell it like it is. No. We are
going to struggle to break even.
I know.
But at the same time we could
make up on the pecunious amount...
Yes. ..with our second item. OK.
Right, you know I've got
a soft spot, right? Yeah. For...
...Ford Anglias.
Yes. This is a multiple
trophy winner.
I don't believe you.
You should!
We're going to clean it. Yes.
We're going to get it going.
Yes. Then we will take it
on an adventure.
That sounds fun.
So, the boys get cracking
on the lifeless Ford Anglia.
It's not run for three years,
so perhaps all it needs is
a new battery.
We're going to try and get it going.
Could be difficult -
I have great faith
in the little Anglia though, mate.
Good.
New battery fitted, the old Ford
is showing signs of life.
Mate, look at that.
There's power on!
See if it turns, huh? Yeah.
Right, stop.
Mate, we are in business.
After lying idle this long,
it won't start without fresh fuel.
Here we go.
ENGINE STOPS
OK, let's just stop for a sec.
That wasn't as good as I thought it
could have been.
No. OK - well, look, you know,
there was me thinking
it'd go straight away.
But I do think we're close.
We just need a little bit of tinkering.
So Guy sprays Easy Start,
a fuel vapour,
directly into the carburettor
to try to start it.
Well, that worked well, didn't it?
Yeah, it didn't do a thing, did it?
Brilliant. Didn't do anything.
This car was once used
on a racetrack.
So it is fitted with
an electrical cut-off switch.
But bypassing the circuit breaker
still does not get the engine
to fire up.
Nothing.
OK, look, I'll tell you what, I'm
going to make a few phone calls,
then we're going to get it in,
all right? OK. OK.
Oh...!
Rubbish!
A lack of electricity to
the spark plugs is the prime suspect
for this non-runner.
So next, they'll investigate
the distributor and ignition system.
But before that, Guy gets started on
the old sofa.
I'm replacing these top two caps
on these posts
because one of them looked like
it had been sort of clawed by a cat
or chewed by a dog.
Anyway, it looked horrible.
So, I've removed them both.
I've got these sort of
replacement ones
which actually are
cheap fencing post ones.
So, I'm just going to
reattach these.
With the dodgy wood replaced,
Guy gets the woodwork ready for
a new paint job.
I'm just starting to put the first
coat of rattle-can
on these sort of seat bench ends.
I've put the finials on,
I sanded it down,
so I'm just rattle-canning it
with a bit of satin black.
In Liverpool, Simon's also
showing off his picks.
Great, well, what's this?
Well, it WAS a water heater.
OK, like an urn? Yeah.
Right. But to me, it just wants to
be a little laundry basket.
OK. Look in, look see.
It's not too deep...
That's cute. Really just give it all
a lovely clean-up.
Yeah, polish up the brass elements
and then
take the cable off, obviously.
And the legs, I'm not sure about.
Maybe a little bit of paint?
Well, I was thinking maybe we could
just clean them up
and keep some of the old-looking...
No, I think we need to
put some paint on it.
Let's clean it a little first
and then make a decision.
OK. That doesn't mean,
"Yeah, OK, Simon,
"as soon as you turn your back,
I'm going to paint the legs."
OK we'll see. Yeah, OK, right -
moving on.
Next, the garden furniture.
Look - before you go any further,
it was just a sea of cars.
OK. Obviously, we've got a piece
missing here off the table,
but I'll make that piece up, a
replacement for that and then...
...go crazy. Can I paint this?
You can go crazy.
All different colours?
Anything you want. OK!
And maybe get the frame and the
metal elements powder-coated?
Well, we could do, but I think I can
probably sort that out myself.
Right. Fair enough, let's get going,
eh? Yeah, all right.
So a positive reaction from Gemma,
who wastes no time and starts
prepping the garden furniture.
Now it's only a light sand
cos it hasn't been treated
and it doesn't have any paint on.
So I don't need to do
too much work,
I'm just preparing it to paint.
Well, this is coming up a treat.
It's so smooth.
Can't wait to get some paint on it.
Speaking of paint, with Simon
out of the workshop,
Gemma has made
an executive decision.
Painted blue feet.
Well, they look great.
Everything looks better with a bit
of colour, if you ask me.
I'll leave that to dry and I can
start on the inside.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's sofa is
having a professional upholster
by Andrew Bennett.
First thing I'm going to do is glue
a bit of polyester on.
This just adds to the feel, makes it
feel a little more luxurious.
And...
...pads it up a little bit.
Next Henry's, erm, unusual
leopard-skin print fabric
can be attached to the seat.
And to the back.
Finally, the job's ready to return.
OK, I'm really pleased with that.
Now, let's see what Henry thinks.
But Henry has more metallic matters
on his mind.
Having ruled out fuel supply problems,
the next option is to look at
the electrics,
as without sparks, the
fuel will never ignite.
So the point, right, I think and Guy
thinks are the problem,
we've cleaned them properly now.
Yes. Right?
A little top up of water for
the radiator and fingers crossed.
Do you honestly think it will work?
What do you reckon?
I think we've got a fighting chance.
ENGINE STARTS
Mate...
ENGINE STOPS
Oh.
Well, that was a heck of a lot
better than before.
The old car rides again.
Aye, aye!
But does she stop?
I'll follow the brake.
GUY LAUGHS
So, we need to get the brakes sorted.
Yes. And then I'll tell you what,
she's pokey.
It seems it -
I saw the wheels spinning.
We are going to go off-road, mate!
In Liverpool, the painted feet of
the water heater are now dry.
We're not going to be needing
this cord any more.
It's just going to be storage,
so might as well remove it.
Going to need to saw it.
Right. Now that that's out,
I'm going to give it a lacquer.
I'm using a clear matte lacquer
for this.
It looks pretty much the same,
it just enhances the metal, protects
it, stops it from going rusty.
OK - well, I'll wait for that
to dry.
Next, Gemma paints the metal legs of
the garden furniture.
She uses a standard black gloss
metal paint for a suitable finish.
The table is ready for
the next stage.
However, there's still a slat missing.
Before I can put any colour
on the table,
we need to fix the end panel.
Now, Simon was supposed to be
doing that,
but I'm still waiting so I might
as well crack on myself.
Going to measure myself a template.
And then cut it out.
With the template made from
the corresponding slat
on the other side of the table,
Gemma uses a jigsaw
to cut the timber to shape.
There we go!
A bit of sanding and that'll do!
Over in Oxfordshire,
and with work well under way
on their second set of finds,
they can turn their attention back
to their first items
from Joanne's place in Wirral.
With the refurbishment of the old
lamp shades having gone well...
Beautiful. Well done, mate!
Another belter. Yeah.
The boys hope to top that
with their cabinet.
It's been sanded, stained
and polished while the carcass
has been painted a lovely shade of
Victorian white.
Finally, Guy's just reattaching
the last brass adornment.
That, my friend, is something
absolutely beautiful.
And I really like your idea
of getting rid of the drawers
in the bottom
to make that look lighter.
I think it just sets it up lovely.
Yeah. Well done, son.
I think that's one of the nicest
things we've done. I agree.
With the undershelves also painted
and attached to the drawers,
Henry's found a potential buyer in
old mate Allen Millyard.
£180.
Ooh...
I was thinking more around 150.
It's got to be a bargain at 150.
Look, let's just not mess around.
We're great mates - 160.
OK. Done!
Back in Liverpool, Simon and Gemma
are also finishing
their first finds.
The old chain has been welded
so it stands upright.
It defies gravity.
Wow, look at that!
Simon's just covering the new welded
joints with paint
so they don't stand out.
Not...
...trying to get rid of them completely
but we're just taking the shine
off the new welds,
so they don't jump out at you.
He has threaded a cable through
the chain and added a bulb
before topping it off with
a glass globe.
The moment of truth.
Let's see how it looks.
HE LAUGHS
I love that. And I think, now I see
it on, there's no question.
Just leave that really clean orb there
against all the rusty metal.
It's brilliant.
Next door, Gemma's finishing
the old tyre iron.
She gave it a distressed look
and Simon created soft lugs
to support a glass table top.
The glass is back from the glazer's,
and it fits perfectly.
This was such a simple job.
But I really like it.
It's very effective.
Just give it a clean
and then it's all done!
There we go.
Job done.
With work finished, it's time to
value the creations
from Joanne and Danny's items.
They've come to see if the boys
have made any money to help
with the impending arrival
of their first child.
Hiya. Hi, hi, hi. You all right?
How are you?
How are you? Good to see you.
Never mind us, go and have a look.
Oh, wow. That's really cool.
Hope you like them. I like that.
The cabinet's come out nice,
I think. Absolutely amazing.
Hopefully. Anyway,
come and join us. Yeah.
Really glad you like it
but have we made you any money?
Well, to help us find out
if we have,
we're now joined by
independent valuer Elisicia.
Come on in, hon.
Elisicia Moore's West London
store refurbishes,
upcycles and sells furniture,
so she has a good idea
for what sells well.
Let's start with little
tyre-iron table.
I think it's pretty cool.
I'm impressed.
The neglected tyre was turned into
a fashionable table,
for just £30 for the table top.
I would think I could probably
achieve about £75 for the table.
Funny you should say that...
...because...
it's gone already. Oh! For £80.
How's that? Fantastic.
There you go.
Off to a good start,
with £50 profit.
Let's talk about
the chain standard lamp.
I think it's a one-off piece.
It is pretty funky and cool.
The old chain was rusting away, and
now it's a bespoke standard lamp,
after £95 was spent
on welding and wiring.
I would say you could
easily achieve £160.
So that's a £65 profit
for the lamp.
Let's talk lamps
on my stylee. Right.
I think the re-enamelling was
a good idea and you've kept it
just the cream - it offsets that
lovely swirl lamp really nicely.
The simple tin lampshades
were rescued from the dump,
thanks to £70 on enamelling,
wiring and Edison bulbs.
You could achieve £60 each?
So that's a £50 profit
for the pair of lamps.
Let's try and add up just
a little bit more... Right.
...with our little cabinet
there, Elisicia.
Yeah, and I kind of think that
this is a bit of
the unsung hero of all of them.
New life was breathed into
the cabinet for £40 worth of paint,
brass polish, wax and wood stain.
I think you could easily
achieve £180.
Oh, brilliant. Wow.
Well, actually, I've flogged it,
and I flogged it for £160.
Below Elisicia's
estimate,
but still a
baby-friendly profit
on the cabinet
of £120.
Just look at that stuff now.
It was just lying round the farm,
and we transformed it
into £285 quid for you.
How's that? That's brilliant, that.
There you go. Thank you.
So Simon's choice of location,
Joanne and Danny's Wirral farm,
has raised £285.
Money the couple will spend on
preparing for the arrival of
their first baby.
I think Simon and Henry have
completely transformed the few bits
of junk we had lying around.
Our favourite item is definitely
the chain, absolutely amazing.
Gemma's potty
over paint...
I'm delighted with it.
What a transformation!
...Henry and Guy
go off-road...
Let's go, mate. Ooh!
...and their efforts
are appreciated
at the valuation.
Now that looks
really classy.
Wow, you should come
round more often, John!
LAUGHTER
Restorer Henry Cole and upcycler
Simon O'Brien are making money
from unwanted junk.
Aye-aye!
So far, Simon's choice of location -
the barns of Joanne Biddle
and her partner Danny -
have raised £285 for them.
Will Henry's choice of location
raise more profit?
In Liverpool, Gemma prepped the
garden furniture
and replaced a missing slat.
Now is the part I've
most been waiting for,
getting some colour on.
Look at that.
Gemma's not one for a
simple colour scheme.
And, to enhance the colours,
the third chair is going
to remain natural.
As well as the painted
parts of the chairs,
I thought I might keep
some of the wood.
But the wood that it's got, well,
it's seen better days,
it's looking quite miserable.
So I thought I'd add
a bit of a wood dye.
I'm not usually a dark wood fan,
but I think in this case it's going
to work well with the colours.
When the chairs are finished, Gemma
plans to bring her colour scheme
together on the table.
I think I'm going to do a nice,
funky geometric design.
So it's a bit different
and it's better than just
painting it all one colour.
After marking out, she applies
the pink and green paints.
Now dry and with
dark wood stain added
and the masking tape removed...
...it's the moment of truth.
I'm delighted with it.
What a transformation.
And there's more for Gemma
to be pleased about.
Right, while I've got a minute,
I'm good to see how this
table and chairs is getting on.
It's been sold!
£100. Brilliant.
That sale means that there's just
the old water boiler to finish.
Gemma painted the legs and gave the
metal a clear matte lacquer.
All that's needed is
to reattach the brassware.
Look what I've got.
Ooh! That's come off well,
hasn't it?
Yep, so Phil's polished up the tap
and has made a new handle for it.
Lovely. There you go.
That one goes on around that side.
Check that out.
Oh, look at that!
And the point of having those
highly polished
and the legs looking lovely,
it says, "We've kept it like this
on purpose."
Yep. Complete contrast, isn't it?
Yep, it's great, isn't it?
Love this.
Back in Oxfordshire,
the old pub sofa was sprayed
and re-upholstered
and is now fit for inspection.
What do you reckon? Well, I'm
slightly speechless actually.
Because that is a total
transformation, is it?
It is. Now it's fit for
a king or a queen. Mm?
Yes, yes.
It's lovely, it's leopard skin,
it's worth some wedge, mate.
I think it is
and also it's very comfortable.
Well done, mate, you've
done a good job.
It's lovely, isn't it? Oh, good
stuff. Look at it, it's beautiful.
But upholstering doesn't come cheap.
Hopefully Henry will turn a profit.
Next up - the old Ford Anglia.
It's now running well.
ENGINE REVS
Mate!
Guy's given it a clean and it's
ready for a shakedown cruise.
Let's go, mate. Let's go off r...
Oop!
...off-roading!
What do you reckon? Nice, eh?
Oh! Oi, oi!
It feels vague from here.
Oi, oi, it's vague all right.
Hey, hey!
We could be in a lot
of trouble here.
We will be if you hit that ditch.
Blimey, it's just wheelspinning
the whole way.
Yeah, I know, yeah.
You feel the traction there?
It's quite nice, isn't it? Yeah.
I love it. This thing flies!
It does, it's got a good engine.
This is definitely saleable,
this, surely.
See if we can get some traction.
Yeah, go on, boot it.
Er, we're sliding
quite substantially.
Lovely. Well done, skid.
Ooh, made a bit of a mess.
Never mind.
The Ford Anglia rides again,
but will it be driving away
with a good profit?
It's time to find out
at the valuation.
Henry took Simon to the barns
of John Plant in Lincolnshire.
Now John has arrived to see if
they've made any cash
from his old possessions.
How are you, mate? Good to see you.
Pleased to see you. You all right?
Hello, Henry. Nice to see you.
Go and have a wander, John,
see what you think. My goodness.
Now that looks really classy.
Oh, and this.
The old water heater.
Wow, I like the legs as well.
I like the colour,
it really sets it off.
Well, you should come round
more often, John!
I think it's remarkable.
It's breathtaking.
I'm thrilled you like them
but have we made you any money?
Adam's here who's our
independent valuer.
Adam Partridge owns several auction
rooms in the north-west of England
and he's valued almost anything
imaginable in his 26-year career.
Let's start, you know, with a
little old water heater.
I presume you're hinting
at a towel storage. Yeah.
The broken water heater
was scrap metal.
It cost £5 to clean and repurpose
it for domestic storage.
I like what you've done.
I think you've given it a commercial
value of £60.
The water heater's cleaned
up with a £55 profit.
This table and chairs,
Gemma just really wanted to get
stuck into these and
she's put her love into them.
The neglected garden set was given a
new lease of life
for just £10 of paint
and wood stain.
My valuation on those
would be £100.
I've sold them for £100.
Good valuation.
Simon was on the money,
making £90 profit for John.
Sofa. Yeah, you have breathed
new life into it,
and quite a distinctive colour.
The old pub sofa was
saved from the bonfire
thanks to £200 of upholstery.
For your leopard skin bench,
a price of £200.
I have flogged it for 250.
A good sale price means the sofa has
made a modest profit of £50.
Let's talk Ford Anglia,
shall we?
I know difficult for you
from the photo,
but that is actually a fully
up and running trials car.
A new battery, brake lines,
as well as tinkering and cleaning,
got the old Anglia race-ready
once more. Cost - £350.
Tricky one to value but I think
£4,500 would be appropriate.
I think that's probably pretty fair.
That's a whopping £4,150
for the classic Ford Anglia
that was superfluous
to John's car collection.
You're taking home £4,345,
old chap, how does that sound?
Yeah, that sounds very, very good.
John's heading home
£4,345 better off.
I am really taken aback by how
these items have been transformed.
It is really quite remarkable to me.
Earlier, Simon's rummage spot
raised £285 for Joanne and Danny.
However, Henry's choice of location
is today's winner,
raising over £4,000 more.
Over four grand plays,
what is it? Under 300?
Why? Why was it over four grand?
Because I picked that Anglia!
Don't steal my thunder, man.
OK? I saw the merit of it as well.
No, you didn't!
No, you're probably right.
Subtitles by Red Bee Media