05x11 & 05x12 - Bentley Mulsanne (Part 1 & 2)

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This is Wheeler Dealers
where me and Ed, we're

on a mission to keep iconic cars
rumbling along Britain's roads.

We'll search from
Penzance to Paris to find

those cars and then give
them the TLC they need.

Do it right and there's a decent profit
in there too for when we sell them on.

Don't know about you but this time I
fancy buying something with a bit of class.

There's only one name that says style
and luxury, Rolls Royce, but we only have

five thousand pounds
to buy and restore a car.

How can we make the numbers add up?

Well we can, it's going to be a bit of a
challenge, but it's worth doing, especially

if it means we're behind
the wheel of a roller.

For over a hundred years it's meant
something to own a Rolls Royce.

To millions the Silver Shadow
is the best car in the world.

The British icon of peerless
engineering, quality and luxury.

It was famously said that
the loudest noise you could

hear from behind the wheel
was the ticking of the clock.

New prices were astronomical,
but use you can now pick up a

hand-built super luxury roller
for the price of a family hatchback.

For our five thousand
pound budget we can

afford an early seventies car
that will probably need some work.

That fit on the ground,
but I've got an idea.

You're probably thinking
I've gone mad and

I'm going to break the
bank, but no I haven't.

You can get a cheap roller these
days, that's if you're quite clever.

And the way to go about it is to go to
what they call a car dismantlers, because a

Rolls Royce is worth more in parts
as an old car than it is as a whole.

There are a few dismantlers out there
offering tied on rollers for a quick sale.

If they don't go quickly, they're
broken up for parts, but demand is high.

Many are snapped up by
wedding car companies.

Oh this looks nice, Rolls Royce
Corniche, that's the convertible one.

That'd be good in the sun.

No longer for dismantling,
now sold as a restoration project.

See, other people are doing it, but the car
that I really need is something like that.

Look at that, perfect.

A shadow one, initially
purchased for breaking,

but salvageable for sale
as a restoration project.

Act now to save from our dismantlers.

See these guys, they
know there's people like

me out there, and they
want 3,250 quid for that.

And it's a roller.

Normally you can ask, is the car a runner?

Is there an MOT?

But with bottom of the
barrel cars, you've just

got to establish whether
it's viable to restore.

From the sound of it,
this one has potential.

That's good enough for me to hit the road.

Now the guy who's selling this,
his name's Ben, he's a dealer.

He said that he was trailing into him.

He's got a few thoughts mechanically.

He said it's a little bit rough on the
body, but he could be pulled round.

Fingers crossed this
one's going to be my roller.

I can see the car that I'm after,
it's this one over the back here.

He sent me pictures on the Internet,
so I recognise it straight away.

God, look at that, it
looks good, doesn't it?

What a cracking looking old gal.

Ooh, let's get out of this weather.

Woo-hoo, look at it in here.

It's beautiful.

You wouldn't believe this
car is over 35 years old.

It's nearly as old as me.

And the wood is in pristine condition.

It's got the original
Bakelite steering wheel, just

a little bit of a clean up,
and it'll be ready to go.

Ooh, what's up with that door?

That sounds... That sounds terrible.

That's because the bottom of
the door is shut, and, as I can see,

now the whole seals have
finished and perished through,

and looking down
the side of the car, you

have to have a second
look with these things.

Oh, look, it's full of
pug all the way down.

That's quite nasty filler.

Look, it's just falling out behind.

Terrible state.

Ben was honest enough to tell me
as well that this car was trailing in.

It looked fantastic on the
pictures, but now close up, no.

Right, let's go and see
Ben, give him the bad news.

Ooh, look at this.

Ben, you about?

Hello.

How you doing, mate? Mike?

Ben, how are you?

I'm good, yeah, not bad at all.

I had a little sneaky
look at a roller on the

way in, and I don't
want to waste your time.

It's just not one for me.

It's too sore on the
bodywork, and really, I'm

looking for something
that's mechanically sound.

I don't mind a bit of
bodywork to do on it,

but mechanically sound,
and that one's shot.

I'm not surprised. I'm not surprised.

Has it got to be a Rolls?

It hasn't, no, I wouldn't
mind something else, but

I don't think I can afford
anything else, can I?

Well, I've taken in a Bentley.

It's a shocker on the body, but
mechanically, it's very sound.

Is it? Can I have a look?

It's here. Have a look.

Oh, fantastic.

No way. No way.

Oh, Ben, you're having a laugh.
I'm not going to go anywhere near this.

Look at this state and the bodywork.

I've never seen anything get in this
condition before. What's happened to it?

No idea.
Washed with a wire brush, probably.

Probably? Look, it's a mess.

I mean, could you pull that round?
It's going to cost a fortune.

Yeah, we'll take a look around it.
It's a straight old thing.

It is quite an honest old car, isn't it?
Any accent damage?

No.

What's the interior like?
I bet that's shot as well.

Let's have a look.

Oh, she looks just as tired
inside here, doesn't she?

Well, tired maybe, but she's complete.

She's not damaged. No cigarette burns.

No rips anywhere?

No rips.

Does it all work? Does everything work?
The seats work, windows work?

As far as I'm aware, it's all working.

Okay, you're warming me up to it.

Aye, aye. What's going on here?
Is it busted already?

No, no. We always check
everything, see what works and

what doesn't work before
we strip the poor old girl down.

So you would break this
car up and sell it for parts?

Yeah, every nut and bolt.

Don't do that just yet.
What have we got here?

That's some of the
paperwork that's come with it.

The previous owner spent
about seven grand on it.

No way.

Gearbox has been done, suspension's
been done, brakes have been done.

No way. Look at this. It's
replaced both accumulator

spheres, renew rear
suspension gas Springs.

So it's had a bundle of money spent on it.
Seven grand's worth.

Taxed?

Taxed.

MOT'd?

Yes.

It doesn't get much better, other
than probably now you've said

it's had seven grand spent
on it, it's going to be the price.

Am I going to be able to afford this?

If you want to tickle me a
small profit, 32.50, take it away.



Yeah.

Can I drive it?

Yeah.

Fantastic. I'm excited.

Whoa! Look at this! I'm in a Bentley!
And what could have turned out

to be a really bad day, might
turn out to be a very, very good day.

Because I never thought I'd be behind
the wheel of a Bentley Mulsanne Turbo.

It's a good chance when
you're on a test drive to get

everything up to temperature,
make sure it all works.

You only get the one go at it.

Brakes are good. Steering's good.
It sounds fantastic.

When he said this car's
had seven grand spent on it,

he wasn't lying because
it just drives beautifully.

When you bought one
of these cars new, Bentley

and Rolls Royce never
told you the power output.

They would just say the car is adequate.

Well, let me tell you, if I
was to plant my right foot

in the shag pile carpet, it
feels pretty adequate to me.


a great big turbo means quick.

And this car really does
get down the road fast.

I came here for a Rolls,
not a Bentley. I never

even considered I'd
be able to afford one.

But look at the package.
More power, more

refinement, a newer
shape for the same money.

I'm ditching the plan to get a Rolls.
This boy wants a Bentley and I want it bad.

I have made my mind up. I'm going to have
it. I am definitely going to buy this car.

We're going to own a
Bentley, wait until Ed sees it.

He's going to love me
and he's going to hate me

because this car needs a
heap of work on the exterior.

To pull the bodywork
round is going to be tough.

But the good news is
he hasn't got to get his

fingers greasy because
all that work has been done.

Now, Ben, I think he's been a bit mad.
He's asked me 3,250 quid.

That sounds cheap to
me, but you know what I'm

like, I've got to go
for a little bit more off.

So I'm going to bid him


it. If he doesn't, at 32
and a quarter, it's mine.

How was it?

Well, you weren't lying, was you?
Mechanically, this car is fantastic.

It really gets down the road well.
I'm really pleased about that.

I'm just bothered by the
amount of paintwork to do on it.

Now, you say you want
your 3250. It's going to

cost a couple of grand
to paint this, isn't it?

I'd have thought so, yeah.

A little bit of money on the
interior, so say it owes me

about five and a half grand,
what can I sell it for today?

You should get seven, eight maybe.

So there's a profit in it.

Should be, yeah.

But you know what I'm
like, I'm a Wheeler dealer,

so I'm going to make
you an offer, 3 grand.

I was waiting for that. It's
got to be worth six, seven,

broken over a period of
time to me, so 3250 it is.

I don't need to take it off.

I'm not going to argue, I'm having it.
Down to me.

The more I think about it, the more I'm
happy my plan for a Rolls didn't work out.

With a Bentley, you've got a driver's car.

You're not in the back
with a big C car, you're

up front with a big
fat grin on your face.

On the road to the workshop,
the car's got real presence.

I could be a rock star, a
retired record producer.

No, folks, I'm just a
plain old Wheeler dealer.

But when we finish, this car's going to
be getting a few more admiring glances.

Well, I've been in the car quite
a while now, trying to get it home,

and I've taken in a
mixture of A roads, B

roads, motorways, and
to be honest with you,

every single part of the journey
has just handled it with ease.

I do get one little warning light kit coming
up on the dashboard, and that's petrol.

And if you're going to buy
a car like this, get used to it,

because you will be stopping
to put petrol in it quite a bit.

But other than that, I think we've
got the bargain of the century.

We are definitely, definitely going
to earn money out of this baby.

And we own a Bentley.
I'm going to say it again.

We own a Bentley Mulsanne
Turbo on Wheeler dealers.

Well, I've got a 100-mile
drive back to Ed's workshop,

and to break up the journey, I
thought I'd have a refuel, Bentley style.

Now, usually once I've bought a car,
you'll find me on the side of the road

at one of those Chuck wagons,
getting myself a greasy bap.

But because I've bought
myself the fine Bentley,

I thought I'd treat myself to
a picnic in the countryside.

Looks like Jeeves forgot to
cut the crust off my sandwich.

Oh, what, what?

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP.

Edward!

Look what I got for us!

That is fantastic!

I bought the Bentley.

Wheeler Dealers has finally arrived.

How on earth can we afford this?

To the manna-born, dear boy.

To the manna-born.

It's only 3,250 quid.

Well, that is a bargain.

It's so cheap.

But, but, anybody can see
that the paint is completely shot.

Ed, that's why it was 3,250
quid. It needs a bit of paint

work, don't worry about it,
it's nothing to worry about.

It's a huge thing to worry
about, it's like repainting the


to take hours of preparation.

Come and have a look inside.

This is luxury.

Country Squires, isn't we? It's fantastic,
isn't it, Ed? Look how good it is in here,

look, the head lining,
it's all leather, all nice. Got

lambs, all rugs, got lovely
leather seats, no rips, no tears.

Mind you, they could
do a bit of rejuvenation.

Well, they just need a bit of saddle soap
on them, maybe a bit of colonising, bring

them back to life. You haven't got a lot
to do in here, just cleaning and tidying.

I've got an awful lot of rubbing
down to do on the outside.

You have got a little bit of rubbing to do,
but you know you're an engineer and you

like fiddling with the oiliness, wait until
you see the engine on this, it's cracking.

Now that is impressive. That's
fantastic, is that about a 6 litre engine?

No, Edward, that is 6.7 litres
of Cruze Finest Engineering.

With a turbo. With a turbo, listen to it.

Oh, wow. It's beautiful.

And it's so smooth. Silky smooth, it's
had thousands of pounds spent on it.

They've done some work on the engine,
good service, it's had a gearbox overall,

it's had brakes overall, and it's
just been looked after, generally.

So no work for me to do, and it's a really
honest engine, it hasn't been jet-washed

or kind of signed up or anything,
it's actually as it should be.

It's a genuine car, you'll be able to
have a manicure, Ed, you won't be getting

your hands dirty on the greasy bits on this
car, it's just the bodywork, as I said.

But I have to say, there's something
else I've got a problem with with this car,

it's a little bit like yourself, it's
kind of a bit old man, a bit 80s.

Thanks for that. You're welcome.

Don't worry about that, because
although the car is trapped in the 80s,

it's really easy to turn this into a
much more youthful car, cheap as well.

All you've got to do is replace
the headlamps with the round ones,

a couple of other little tricky bits round
it, this car will be worth a load of money.

So you're going to get
all those bits, I guess.

I'll do the bits, I'll get them, all you've
got to do is prepare the bodywork.

Right, I'm off to get the
parts, you get started.

Cheers mate.

Welcome back to Wheeler Dealers.

Our challenge is to
buy and restore a classic

car for £5,000 and
then sell it on for a profit.

I bought this bad boy Bentley
for £3,250, but it needs a respray,

which is a massive job on a car like this.

But is it too massive for our Ed to manage?

This is a wonderful luxury
car, but Mike has done me no

favours at all by buying
one with such bad paintwork.

To respray one of
these is an epic, epic job.

It's going to take me
ages, but there really

is no point in getting
worried about that.

I just need to crack on.

If you've never resprayed
a car before, here's a tip.

Don't try a Bentley first.

There are six times as many
components as on an ordinary car,

and therefore there
are six times as many

parts to come off before
you can prep the body.

I have serious doubts we can turn
this around in the time we've got.

The lights are mercifully easy to remove.

Mike's promised me some new
units, but I won't be junking these.

They're still worth about £100 second hand.

I'm going to take off this front
bumper and it's held on with these bolts

that go into c*ptive nuts
inside the bumper itself.

Now I've been told that
they can sometimes spin out

and you end up with
the bumper stuck on the

car and you have to
damage it to get it off.

I've been reliably informed that if I
take the bumper iron off the chassis,

then hopefully everything will be okay.

Now if I follow the iron through,
it ends up just on this side here.

There are two bolts holding it on.

One of them, annoyingly, is kind
of stuck behind the horn mount.

But basically, even
though it's a bit of a

faff, it's definitely
better in the long run.

This is fiddly, but probably
the fastest way of doing the job.

When I can finally get to the
bolts attaching the bumper irons,

the whole assembly will come off in one go.

I'm glad all cars aren't built like this.

You know, this car is just
the same all the way through.

Nothing is simple.

Just trying to take the bumper
off and there's another wire,

yet another wire,
attaching something to this.

And it looks like it might be the
outside temperature Gauge or whatever.

But again, it's got to
be removed before I can

actually remove the thing
I was trying to remove.

This is madness.

At last!

I'm expecting an easier ride
getting off the rear bumper.

But it seems to have a
complicated spring mechanism.

It's quite mad at the lengths that
Bentley went to to build their cars.

I mean, like, take this for example.

I'm just trying to unbolt
the rear of this bumper.

And they've actually gone
to the trouble of designing

a mechanism with all
these Springs and stuff

to actually make it easy
to undo the bumper and

keep it sort of UN-rattly
when it's driving along.

I mean, everybody
else has just put a plastic

bolt in, but this is
a bit of a problem.

But these guys, they've
just gone mad with it.

That's nice and light!

Don't lose or break any
parts as you remove them.

Replacements for this hand-built car
are easy to come by, but super expensive.

A bumper or piece of trim, motor or
panel could set you back hundreds.

If you want to get a
decent respray, you should

take the brightwork
off and the glass out.

So next, I turn my attention
to the huge back window.

I'm going to remove
this bit of chrome trim.

It's reasonably delicate
and quite expensive.

In fact, the rubber itself that's
underneath is about £150.

And it looks a bit perished.
You may have to replace it anyway,

but I'm going to try not
to damage it at this stage.

And also, I'm not actually going
to remove the glass itself either,

because I'm going to start
DA-ing the whole of the bodywork.

There'll be loads of dust everywhere
and I want to protect that interior.

Removing the trim is
essential if you want this to

look good, and this paint
job has to be flawless.

The specialist glass company will, for
around £75, take the windscreen out for you.

It seems, for some reason,
that this is stuck in position.

I think maybe what's
happening, somebody's put

some extra bonding
paste in here or something,

but I've got to be so careful not to
bend this or break it or do the windscreen.

What I might do is cut the rubber,

because this rubber seems
to be damaged anyway.

And I'm going to have
to do that probably to

get the windscreen
out again just as easy.

There's actually some
damage inside as well,

so I think the thing
to do is to cut it.

It's a pity to have to do this, but the
seal does look a little perished anyway.

A replacement rubber is around £120.

There seems to be some kind
of metal pin in here, but I can't...

I just can't get it off, which is mad.

The other side came off very easily.

At last.

I don't know how we're
going to repair that, but at least

this bit of trim is off and
I can deal with that later.

Let's just say it's quite
lucky I love a good challenge.

The car is stripped, and now I have
the joy of sanding all the paint off.

Ultimately, the sanded surface dictates
the quality of the final paint finish.

This is a first pass with a coarse pad.

Considering the
size of this car, I'm not

kidding myself, this is
going to be a quick job.

This is a mammoth task.

It has taken me hours
and hours, and it would

seem that I've barely
scratched the surface.

This is going to be a long one.

Mike was mad to make me tackle this job.

Getting to this point has
taken more than 60 hours.

You can see why getting this done by a
specialist would cost more than £2,000.

And while we've saved a fortune,
are we going to make it back?

Ed? Wow! You really have
been working hard, haven't you?

This has been a nightmare, mate.

It's a huge car and they've kind of, I
wouldn't say much, over-engineered it,

but they've just belt and
braces on everything,

so to take anything
off is taking hours.

British craftsmanship, that's what it is.

And Ed, look, we're running a garage here.

You've turned it into a
scrapyard, what's going on, mate?

Well, for the respray, it's
got to be devoid of everything.

You just said the word respray.
We're not actually respraying this.

No, we have to. The paint was terrible.

We're going to change the colour.

No, we're not. That's crazy.
That's just so much extra work.

Look, this car, right at the moment,
is a 1980s Bentley-Mulsanne turbo,

and I've got this great idea to lift it up
to date, make this car really modern,

and for that you need a new
colour, a colour of the millennium,

something like silver, gunmetal grey.
Trust me.

Now, I know it would
look really cool in gunmetal

grey, but the extra work
I've got to do is crazy,

because basically I've got to do
all the door shuts and everything.

I mean, it's just, it's madness.

Do you know what? I don't really care.

Yeah, we're definitely,
definitely changing the colour,

and trust me, Ed, we give
just over three grand for this car.

Once I do the colour...

I tell you what, I will do the extra
work if you can guarantee me

that we're going to make
an absolute k*lling on this car.

Trust me, it's going to earn a fortune.

It needs to.

Go on then, carry on.

Poor Ed, but repainting the car
blue would have been far too easy.

Yes, making this car look 25 years younger

means all the paint, inside
and out, will need preparation.

But we've come this far,
and we can't turn back now.

There's just £1,750 left in the kitty,

and I've a feeling we're going to need it.

Ed thinks we may have bitten off more
than we can chew with it, old Bentley.

I know it's a hand-built car,

and it's going to take a lot of handiwork
to pull it right, and I'm in the doghouse,

but I do believe there's a whole
heap of money left in this car.

I'm so excited about our
Bentley, because it's part of a

long line of driver's cars that
stretches back to the 1920s.

Fast and furious, the Bentley
marque made its name on the racetrack.

But now it's best known for
selling high-speed luxury motors

to the likes of David Beckham,
Rio Ferdinand and Noel Gallagher.

Today, that four-headlight, wire-grilled
front end is instantly recognisable,

and it makes Bentley one of the
most desirable cars on the planet.

We set ourselves the challenge of buying
and restoring a Bentley for just £5,000.

I got lucky when I saved this 1983
Malzahn Turbo from the breakers.

In mechanically A1 condition,
the bodywork was anything but.

I dropped the bombshell, telling Ed
I wanted to change the car's colour,

and it took him ages to strip and
rub down this hand-made motor.

Eventually, it was ready
for a trip to a top body shop.

You see, these guys are comfortable
working on £100,000 worth of Bentley,

so our three-and-a-half grand
Bentley is in very safe hands.

So, Rog, is there
anything I can do to help?

Yeah, you can start masking
the headlight up for me.

OK, no problem.

I've come down to give Rog a
hand before he begins the respray.

He's in charge of turning our Bentley

from a blue-haired old pensioner
into a sleek head-Turner.

But there's plenty of masking
to do before we can begin.

By helping out, I'm
saving around £100 in

labour costs, and we
need to save every penny

because painting a car
this big is going to be pricey.

Rog is going to drive the Bentley
into this airtight spray booth,

and then we can get ready
for our first coat of primer.

We've chosen to paint the car
Storm Grey, a 2008 Bentley colour.

We're hoping it'll make our


First job is to go over
the Bentley with PreClean.

It removes any last remnants of dust or
dirt which are clinging to the body panels.

Only when it's 100% clean
can we move on to primer.

Well, to be honest, I'm feeling
like a bit of a spare partner.

I've got loads of work to
do back at the workshop,

so I'm going to leave our Bentley in the
capable hands of Rog and his paint machine.

So I'll see you guys later on.

Cheers, mate. Good luck.

Rog is expert at laying
down even coats of primer.

It's a top-quality job, and the
full respray will cost £2,000.

I'm keeping costs down by
doing all the prep work myself,

and I'll be popping
in to help flat down the

hardened primer in
preparation for the top coat.

Well, Ed's had me hard at work
trying to find parts for our Bentley,

so I've come to a Bentley
specialist who's got, as

you can see, tons and
tons of stuff for our car.

But I only need a couple
of bits off of this man, Sean.

How are you, mate?

Hello, mate. You all right?

Good to see you. Not bad at all.
I love his name, look.

Sean Chatterway.

Surely that should be
my surname, Chatterway.

Now, as you know, when we spoke on
the phone, headlamps for me Bentley.

I want to put the twin
ones on, give it a more

youthful look, bring
it up to date a little bit.

All ready to go, haven't we?

All ready to go, super.
What have we got? Are these them?

Yeah, that's the ones.

Oh, look, you boxed them as well for me.

You knew I was coming, didn't you?

So that's me headlamps.

Yeah, that's half of them anyway.

Half of me headlamps.

Very second hand, and a little
bit of surface rust on the inside.

How much are they?

They're £500.

Sorry, say that again.

£500.

And he said that quite seriously,
didn't he? He didn't even feel it was £500.

Why are they so much money?

The back order at the factory,
you can't buy them new.

Everyone wants them second
hand, so that reflects in the price.

Really?

Right, so I'm going
to have to go for those,

because we want to
make the car more youthful.

What else can I do to the car
to make it look a bit younger,

other than changing the alloy
wheels and being expensive?

Is there a little trick that I could do?

You could have the Bentley 8 grille mesh,
which will update the car quite a lot.

What's that, one of these?

Yeah, that's it.

This is the mesh grille that goes in
replace of the ones that are slatted, yeah?

Bit of range, yeah.

OK, what's that, £50, £60?

£350.

£350.

£350 for that?

I'm afraid so.

I couldn't afford that.

You've got a second hand
one there, you could have £450.

£150 for this second hand one?

Right, fantastic.

So that's £150, I can't
believe I'm saying that,

and £500, so you're going
to release me of £650?

For a couple of bits?

Is there any negotiation on that?

No, very not, that's the price.

OK, thank you.

I think I've just blown half the budget.

The new headlights need painting,
and I'm keen to see the colour

go on our Bentley, so I'm off
to see Raj at the body shop.

Hello mate, how are you?

Oh, I'm all right, how are you doing?

Good to see you, not bad at all.

Yeah, what do you think of this?

Is this the colour?

That's the colour.

Woah, look at that!

Oh yes, that is, what colour is it?

That's Storm Grey.

Storm Grey?

Yeah.

Now there's not enough there to
paint the Bentley though, is there?

No, not yet.

I've just mixed up a little sample.

So that's a little sample to show me.

Yeah.

And now Ed's already told
me it's prepared, it's ready to go.

That's right.

And all you've got to do is paint it.

I've just got to mix up some more colour,
and then I'll be in there painting it.

Wicked, go on then, go
mix it up and I'll wait for you.

To create the shade we're after
takes at least seven different colours.

The paint is loaded into
a canister, connected

to an air g*n and we're
ready to colour the car.

The Bentley will have six
coats of this water-based paint.

To finish off we'll then
have three coats of

lacquer which will give
the panels a deep shine.

Well there it is, the new paint's going on
the car and what a complete transformation

from that crusty old blue colour
to a very modern Storm Grey.

Oh look at this paint. I think
you'll agree this is pretty special.

In fact I would say it's very special.

This Storm Grey has completely
transformed the car and it looks luscious.

It looks so much stronger and
tougher and so much more modern.

I'm going to have to be so
careful when I put everything

back on the car because if I
chip it will damage the paint.

It will be a nightmare.

Ironically the mammoth
job of reassembly

starts by taking the
boot lid off the Mulsanne.

How are you doing Paul?

Yeah I'm just about ready mate.

My mechanic mate Paul is
helping me lift this heavy panel off

to make sure I don't
dent the pristine paintwork.

Now even though I've put everything
in bags and been as organised as I can.

it's still a bit of a struggle to work
out where everything should go back.

I've taken the boot lid off the car as I
need good access to build it back up.

First I've got to run the wiring loom.

Then glue back the carpets.

Light lenses are next.

And the boot soon looks less like a lump
of shiny metal and more like a Bentley.

It's definitely getting heavier.

Okay.

That's pretty good. A little bit more
adjustment but I think we're there.

Cool. Good job.

The body is looking fantastic but
we've spent a fortune on it so far.

We're running low on cash and that tired
interior still needs some serious work.

You know where you are with a Bentley.

It says style, luxury
but most of all speed.

And we've certainly been spending
money fast on our Mulsanne Turbo.

Our original budget
was £5,000 but after a top

M respray we've already
spent more than £6,000.

We're way over budget and there's
still that faded interior to tackle.

I've got my fingers and toes crossed
that we'll find a profit in this motor.

Our Bentley is looking absolutely fantastic
with its fresh coat of storm grey paint.

It really does look like it's
just come out of a showroom.

Only thing is if you
open the door it looks

rather like it's just
come out of a scrapyard

because this interior has
seen 100,000 miles of executive

bottoms rubbing in and out
and it's just worn away the colour.

Now I happen to know a man
who can fix this problem for us

and if we're going to
get top money for this car

we really are going
to have to sort this out.

So what is the plan basically?
What are we actually going to do to this?

Well first of all we're
going to clean it and

get rid of all the dead
paint and decontaminate.

So it's waxed and grease free
so that the paint will go onto it.

And then once that's dry we'll then
mop some effectively elasticated

paint that is specifically
designed for leather and vinyl.

And once that's dry
they will look 100% better.

Fantastic.

This abrasive pad is stripping the surface.

It's a bit like exfoliating your seats.

It looks pretty aggressive to me but
I'm sure Andy knows what he's doing.

This paint is water based?

Yes it's water based and it's
effectively elasticated flexible paint.

And it's specifically
designed for leather and vinyl.

You couldn't just use a normal aerosol
because it would just break straight off.

You wouldn't want to sit on it.

It would just crinkle.

So how many coats do you think you're
going to need to sort of finish this?

At least two.

Possibly three on the bits that are
very worn just to make it look gorgeous.

It might look easy but Andy has
had years of experience mixing

the right colours and applying
them in just the right way.

It's cost me 250 quid to have this done but
it will add much more to the resale value.

Look at that difference.

I mean that transformation
is quite awesome.

This looks like basically a brand new seat.

And this clearly once it's had your
treatment will look just the same.

The difference is incredible.

We've been doing loads of
these little fiddly bits on the

car and haven't really been
getting any way of visual.

But now we finally get
to do the exciting stuff.

We're putting on bumpers, grills.

This is where the car
really starts to look amazing.

Once again I'm using Paul's muscle to
help me because these parts weigh a ton.

These are the twin headlights Mike bought
and remarkably they do just bolt right in.

No fuss, no problem.

The surrounds have also
been given the Storm Grey

treatment and really do
make the car look youthful.

It feels like we're getting very close now.

This is the centrepiece
of the front of the car.

This is the front grille.

Of course we've got that new
grille that Mike found to put in there.

But before I do that a
few little last minute details.

I've got a bit of trim
that was missing

originally and that just
pops into there like so.

This is the bits that I really, really
enjoy because it means we're nearly there.

I can see the light at
the end of the tunnel now.

Only a few last bits and
pieces and this is all the

cool shiny stuff, the
stuff that really matters.

Now probably the most
special part of the car.

Look at that badge.

Such a lot of quality.

Pop that in there.

That really does say it all.

This badge looks so shiny
because I spent five minutes

with a tin of chrome
Polish giving it some TLC.

Now that's looking very lovely.

So now for the grille.

Now this is what they have
fitted to the later Bentleys.

It's like the finishing touch to bringing
our Bentley up to the modern day.

Just had one with a couple
of washers and some nuts.

Look at that.

That is a very, very smart grille.

So now it's going to pop onto the car.

Put one up again.

I've got to be so careful with this now.

Remember, this is our old grille
housing with a new wire insert.

Looks a million dollars.

Costs just £150.

That is looking very nice indeed.

This is a £75 replacement surround.

I damaged the old one when
I prised it off for the respray.

The costs are building on the
Bentley and I'm getting a little

worried that the original
budget is now a distant memory.

I'm being really meticulous here because
the Bentley is all about the details.

Any rusty screws, perished washers,
missing nuts and bolts I'm replacing.

Because a car like this is
all about the level of finish.

This is a hand-built car and is
getting a hands-on restoration.

Although this car seems to be incredibly
fiddly and the jobs just seem endless,

at the end of the day, and I'm now at
this stage, this side of that huge journey,

it really is very satisfying and the
end result is going to be fantastic.

It's going to be awesome, in fact.

It took Andy a day to finish the seat
and the results speak for themselves.

Amazing.

Well, I have definitely earned this.

This has been one of
the most comprehensive

restorations we've ever
done on Wheeler Dealers.

This is a hand-made car.

It's a classic example
of British engineering

and it's because of that we've
had to dig so deep to get it done.

But I think we can be very
proud of what we've achieved.

We've given our Bentley
a brand new lease of life.

When you think of Bentley, the
word style and quality come to mind

and I'm so proud that our
car lives up to that reputation.

I can't remember another
Wheeler Dealers car

that has come close
to this level of finish.

Here, now, in the metal,
it's simply stunning.

Just a few weeks ago this car
was on its way to the breakers,

but beneath the cracked
paint I spotted a gem of a motor.


Ed become Bentley boys.

The first thing was to strip the car
down and that proved an epic job in itself.

The paint was next to go and
Ed wore his fingers to the bone.

But it was all worth it
because when the car came

back with its new paint
job, it looked superb.

As Ed set about reassembling
the car, Andy got to grips

with the old interior and
pretty soon it was a classic too.

I bought some new headlights
and a wire grille for the Malzahn

and this gave our car a
bit of 21st century bling.

Less retired bank manager,
more Ray Winstone.

How much did we blow
the budget on the Bentley?

I bought the car for 3,250 pounds.

The respray work cost 2,000.

Fixing the interior was a reasonable 250.

But all the spare parts
were a wallet busting 700.

Total spent 6,200 pounds.

Wow! Yes, Ed, that is fantastic.

Isn't it amazing?
I've spent so many hours on this car

and I never really imagined it was
going to look this good when it's finished.

I think it's incredible.

What a transformation. I'm gobsmacked.

Of course, you've got a sneak
preview of this as well in the paint shop.

I did. I see the storm grey paint going
on this nice modern Bentley colour.

It really does help
the car but of course I

haven't seen it with
all the trinkets put on.

And I see you've done the interior as well.

It was just looking so good on the outside.

I can hardly leave the inside so scruffy.

So a little bit of elbow grease
and now it looks fantastic.

Well, Ed, do you know what?

This is probably one of the
best cars we've ever done

and I know we're going
to ring the bell on it.

But before we sell it, you
know what we deserve?

We deserve a great British day out.

What a spiffing idea.

Where to, sir?

I don't know.

What do you fancy?

Should we just go for a little
drive and find a nice country house?

Yeah, afternoon tea perhaps?

Afternoon tea would be lovely, yeah.

This is a beautifully smooth drive.

You just kind of float along.

It's almost like being on a hovercraft.

Do you know what?

It's exactly the same,
Ed, sitting in the back here.

You really don't feel like you're in a car.

I feel like I'm on an ocean liner.

In fact, I do feel like
a proper captain of

industry, a bit like that
bloke who would say,

you're fired!

But, of course, I'd never fire you.

Absolutely. What would you do without me?
Let's face it.

I'd be lost.

Wasn't this a wonderful idea,
stopping for afternoon tea?

It certainly was, Ed.

And before I get behind the wheel of
the Bentley, is it scone or is it scone?

Well, I would say scone, but, of course,
I'm not as well bred as the Bentley.

Hey! I can't believe it.

A Bentley.

I do feel special, Ed.

It's hard to explain, but do you know what?

I know the reason why
this car drives nicely.

That's because I
did a proper job in the

first place of buying
the right car, didn't I?

Yes, to a point. To a point.

But it was such a huge amount of work.

But look at the result.

Oh, yeah.

Anyone who buys this car,
how proud are they going to be?

How much are you going to enjoy it?

I mean, how much are we
enjoying this motor right now?

It's glorious, isn't it?
It's absolutely glorious.

Because we've done such
a cracking job on this car,

I reckon we can demand
quite cracking money.

Absolutely.
I think eight grand all day long.

I'll pay that.

Done.

I put the Bentley up for sale in
a national classic car magazine.

Buyers for a car like
this are prepared to travel

and they're usually very knowledgeable
about what they're looking at.

First viewer was Tim, who was
on a mission to find his perfect car.

Come on, Tim, you've got that
look on your face that says I want it.

It's really nice. The paintwork
looks excellent, Mike, I have to say.

It's got a very, very
comprehensive service history.

Just recently, within the
last year, believe it or not,

it said £7,000 spent on it, which
includes a brand new gearbox.

OK, so in all respects,
it's a very sound car.

It is very sound. It's got an MOT,
it's got some tax on the screen.

All you need to do is part with some
money, ensure it, and away you go.

Well, I must admit, it's
one of the best I've seen,

but I'm not sure, Mike, you know,
I've still not had a look at enough,

and I think, to be honest, I
probably just want to go away

and have a look at a couple more and
make sure I'm making the right decision.

OK, well, I'm not going to force your hand.

I've got a funny feeling you're going to
have to let me know as soon as possible

because I've had quite a few inquiries.
Thanks for coming down.

My pleasure.

Andy was next down to view
another Bentley aficionado.

He certainly knew what he was looking at.

Like it?

I do. It's a lovely colour.

We painted the leather, tidied up all
the dashboard, cleaned the carpets.

I mean, it was already nice
inside, but we've just finished it off.

Yeah, sure.

The thing that I'm most
pleased about is this front end.

The front end. Really beefy look to it.

It's a lovely motor.

It is.

Eight grand is what I want for it.
What do you reckon?

I like it. I really like it.
Yeah, I'm interested, definitely.

You are? I am.

Do you want to have another look round?

I would like to, yeah.

Go on, then.

I let Andy take one more look,
and then I moved in to talk money.

So, you know what the car's all about.

I think you're genuinely
pleased with this one.

I do. I like it. I really do like it.

You know, it's so refreshing to see somebody
so happy to come down and buy a car.

Well, I want eight
grand for it, and I think

it's vulgar to try and
barter over a Bentley.

I think it's eight grand, either
you want it or you don't want it.

I do want it, Mike. I'm really
impressed with the car. I really like it.

I'll take your hand, fella.

You bought it. Well done.
That's a cracking deal.

Thank you.

I love doing business like that.

Well, I'm gobsmacked. Andy
knew a good car when he

saw one, and he really,
really wanted to buy it.

We've just made £1,800, one of the
biggest profits me and Ed have ever landed.

The Bentley boys have done it again.

Well, I never thought I'd see the day when
a Bentley becomes a Wheeler-dealer car.

I've got to say, both me and Ed are really
proud with the way this car turned out,

and I'm immensely proud with the
amount of profit I've earned out of it.

If you want to see more cars getting a
superstar treatment like our beloved Bentley,

then make sure you join us again soon.

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