01x03 - Jaguar XJS: Double Trouble

[bunniefuu]

I'm Ant Anstead.

I've been fixing cars
since I was a teenager,

and I've set myself
the task of restoring...

Ye-e-es! Come on!

...and selling
eight crumbling old cars for profit.

It's the ultimate road cruiser.

And the stakes are high,
because it's personal.

The cow room
is now the bathroom.Okay.

Everything I make is going towards
this 500-year-old farmhouse...

She goes today,
which means big hammer.

...I bought for my mum and dad
to retire in.

So, what's gone wrong
there, then?Bodged.

But it's a total wreck.

How far away from collapse is this?
A really good storm could cause
a problem.

Let's do it.

With my family by my side...

Feels like a proper brake pedal now.

...and some help
from my engineer mate Darren...

You joining me for the ride?
Why not?

...I've got the best team
around me...

Ant, watch out!

...as I take on
eight wrecks on wheels...

Perfect.

...and a house that's falling apart.

The whole thing's kept up
by chicken-wire?Pretty much.

It's a massive gamble.

Come on, breathe.
Now I'm losing sleep over this.

I'll be honest -
I have no idea what's going on.

We've managed to find matching
period reclaimed roof tiles...

...so the roof on the building's
going to look like
it's a few hundred years old.

The roofers are over halfway
through re-tiling,

but because this is a heritage home

we're having to be extra careful
how we replace them.

Yeah, this is a big deal,

'cause the best way
to restore this house
is to go from the top down.

But reclaimed tiles aren't cheap,

and my costs are going
through the... yeah, roof,

so it's vital
I keep pumping in profit

by flipping classic cars.

Darren's got the heads-up
on a collector

who's about to list one of his cars
for sale.

If Dad and I get a move on,
we'll be ahead of the crowd.

Do you want to know what it is?
Go on.

It's a Jaguar.Jaguar? Okay.

It's an XJS.Ah.

Mum likes that one, doesn't she?
Mum likes a Jaguar XJS?

She happened to see a car
and went, "I like that car,"
and I think it was an XJS.

That's so weird.

Debuting in 1975,

the XJS was
Jaguar's classic grand tourer,

beloved by royalty, rock stars,
and, apparently, my mum.

From the same designer who created
the iconic E-Type,

it replaced athletic, sporty curves
with angular,
functional aerodynamics

for power, comfort,

and fuel efficiency
on long-distance cruises.

Its flying buttresses at the rear

were designed
for high-speed stability.

Now, a cool thing about this car
is that, erm...

it's an under-the-radar car.
This car is not publicly advertised.

But if it's not deal done today,

it'll probably go
on classifieds tomorrow.

Right, do you think this is it?

Right. I'm going to go
and make friends with Jeff.

Go for it.

It's a pleasure to meet you, man.
Thank you so much.

No, no, no, it's a pleasure.
This is Jeff.

Jeff, hi.Nigel, nice to meet you.

Good to meet you.
Thanks for having us.

So, you guys have come
to have a look at the car, then?
I'd love to have a look at the Jag.

I bought it about 12 years ago.

Erm... It's just a lovely,
lovely long-distance-drive car.

So comfortable.Armchairs.
Armchairs.Floating armchairs.

Convertible.Oh, it's convertible?
Convertible, yeah.

Jeff bought his XJS
for his Jaguar club tours,

but for the last four years
she's been sat idle.

She's clocked up 169,000 miles.

That's nearly seven times
around the Earth...

Oh!Yeah. What about that?

Isn't that something special?

...or two-thirds of the way
to the Moon.

Only a seller would say
that that's something special.

Do you mind leaving us with the car
for ten minutes?

No, for sure. You guys check it out,

and give me a shout
when you're ready.

Top man.See you in a minute.
Thanks, Jeff.

Do you know what?
We should get it out.

Okay. Erm, I reckon...

...let's push it.

This is a 1991 XJS,

dating from just after
when Jaguar were bought out by Ford.

They updated its tail-lights,
gave it more of a curvaceous look,

and offered
more efficient engine options.

I think that's the four-litre,
as well.

That will have some, er, beans.

Well, let's check it out.

What does that say on the cam cover?
"Jaguar 4.0."

No, it says "cash".
That says "jackpot".

On the face of it, on the top side,
it's almost the perfect barn find.

Panels are straight.
Looks great. Will it clean up?

It's hard to tell
till you start buffing it,

but my gut says "yes".Good.

In fact, my gut's telling me,
"Buy it at the right price,

three, four, five grand of profit
in this car."

Leather's great.

She's a manual, which is very rare

and makes her infinitely
more desirable as a driver's car.

That is really floppy.
There's something wrong.

That really worries me.

It could be as simple
as it needs a gear linkage...

...a bush kit, maybe 50 quid,

or whole new gearbox

and we're looking at, you know,
probably 2, 2.5 grand.

So it is a risk.

I did notice there's a pile of oil
on the floor in that barn.

That's an ominous sign,
but not enough to worry me

about turning
the engine over briefly.

See, it's normally a bit of a risk

if you crank a car over
that's been sat for ages.

I'm just going to go for it.
Give it a go. See what happens.

I'm not going to jinx it
any further.Okay.

She's been sat here
nearly half a decade,

but if I'm lucky,
it might be the engine
that just needs a service.

If we get lucky
with the engine issue...

Mmm?The gear...
We obviously can't drive it,

so if the gearbox isn't
an internal gearbox issue,

if we can get it
single-figures thousands,
ten or under,

there is absolute profit
in this car, yeah.

Okay.Yeah.

But mechanically,
this high-mileage XJS carries
a lot of risk,

and with the classic-car market
volatile at the moment,

I need to drive a hard bargain.

Hello, gentlemen.
How you getting on, then?

Yeah, it's a lot of small jobs
which, one by one, don't seem a lot
but when they add up,

they are going to be a real impact.
What was your ask?

£12,000.12 grand.

I mean, these are classics
for the future,

especially with the manual gearbox.

Have you felt the gear stick?

If you have got any qualms at all,

I have another XJS
with a manual gearbox.

I'm not here to buy two cars.

I mean,
it would be in your interest,

because you'd get
a complete spare car

with a manual gearbox.

So, you're basically saying
buy this car,

the spare, as a parts donor.

Yes.All right,
let's do the deal, then,

based on this car...Right.
...with the thrown-in
extra parts car.

I'll take the risk that the gearbox
is probably gonna work out,

but £12,000 is too toppy.

All right, let's say £8,000.

It'd be cash in your pocket,
and as a favour to you,

I'll take the other one as-is.
I'm not even gonna look at it.

The best I can do for the pair
is ten grand.

Meet me halfway, then. £9,000.
£9,000 is bang in the middle.

For the two cars?Yeah.

All right. Nine grand.
That's a deal.

Done. Deal.

We bought a c...
We bought two cars.

Where's the other car?
Do you want to see that now?Yeah.

It's all yours. Congratulations.

I'll go and sort the paperwork out.
See you in a minute.

What have you done?

I hope Darren's a keen gardener,

because I'm going to palm the job of
rescuing the blue Jag over to him.

Between that and the red one
it's vital that we turn
a sizeable profit.

Dave the roofer has called me back
for a chat,

which usually means
I'm about to open my wallet again.

Oh, man, this looks so good.

Get in there, mate.
What is this, like, the last 20%?

Yeah. Last, final stretch.

I've had so many neighbours
walk past

and go, "Oh, my God, it looks
like it was never done."

At least they now know
that you're putting it back
to the original.

Actually, this is
a great flagship part

to show the residents
we're in the right heart
for this home.

Did we get enough tiles for you?No.
You need to get on the case ASAP.

So I'm going to need to go
and find another load.

Yep.Yeah.

With reclaimed tiles set to cost me
nearly two grand,

our roofing bill's heading
into the mid-teens...

...but now our red XJS
has been delivered to the workshop,

fingers crossed it'll be
an easy, cheap fix

that makes some big money.

Morning.Morning, DC.
Feast your eyes.

You bought an XJS.

A manual XJS.I know.
It's, like, a proper car.

Proper driver's car.Oh, wow.

Do you know what?
It looks absolutely solid.

I'm going to say no more.

You continue to gaze your eyes
upon this magnificent beast,

and Dad and I will take
all the congratulations.

169,000 miles?And at the moment
we haven't got it running.

So, let me get this right.
You bought a Jaguar XJS...

Yes. Win. Tick. That's a win.

...with 169,000 miles,
and you don't know
if it runs or not?

Yeah, I appreciate
that as a car person,

the mileage is an alarm bell
ringing in our ears,

but step away from the mileage
for a second,

because it won't matter
if we do the service.

But we didn't just buy one XJS.
We bought two XJSes.

Two?Two manual XJSes.

If a car carried a donor card,

the second car would be
the perfect donor.

Provided you didn't pay
strong money for it.Right.

What would you think
the market value, right now, is?

Mid-teens, I would have thought,
for a good one like this.

Both cars, 9,000 English pounds.

Well... what's not to like?

I'll go and find
the Jaguar service manual steps.

It's going to be
a comprehensive list

of everything we need to touch
to get this car ready.

We are gonna do
a thorough recommissioning,

similar to Jaguar's
100,000-mile service.

Right. This is the Jaguar
six-figure service list,

and I've got all the consumables...
Got oil?Yeah, I've got oil.

Filters?Yeah, of course.
Brake fluid?Yes.

I've even got spark plugs
and wiper blades.
It's all here, ready to go.

So, first thing: brake fluid.

This test will show
if the brake hydraulics
are functioning properly.

Right, you happy?Comfortable.

Then let's begin.

Right, buddy, give it a pump.Okay.

That actually feels really solid,
Ant. Have you got any fluid?

No, no.
I've opened the bleed nipple.

That's solid, mate.
There's something not right here.

It's either the hose, the line,
or the calliper itself.

So, the back brakes have failed.
What about the front?

Give the pedal a quick pump
and hold it down.

That feels much better.Right.
Hold that down just for a second.

All right, so at least
the front right is flowing.

Which is...Which is better
than the rears, right.

To solve the problem we'll have to
chase it through the braking system

to see if the fluid
is reaching the callipers

that clamp the brake pads
against the brake discs.

Calliper's off.

All right.
Pump and hold your breath.

No, that is absolutely solid.

All right. Well, the next thing is
let's just keep working forward.

If I take off the hose...

Yeah.And hold our breath
that it's the hose.

Yeah, the hose isn't blocked.

That means it's in the pipes
before the hose, up to the pedal.

This is the first one of our list,
as well.It is.

It's going to be a long day.

We're only on the first job

of a very long Jaguar XJS
service list

and we're already stumped.

Fluid's not reaching
the rear brakes,

so I'm chasing the problem
to locate the blockage.

Now, this is the bit of pipe...

that goes from the T-junction
on the right of the car

over to this rear left calliper.

Hey, Darren.

Hey, come check this out.

I think I've found the problem.

The pipe is twisted out of shape.

Whoever fitted this
bodged it big-time.

How long has it been like that?

That accounts for why
the rear left calliper's
not getting fluid,

but not for why the right isn't,
'cause it's a separate system.

Which means we'll have to go
through the whole procedure again

on the opposite side.

I mean, it's not twisted
like the other side.

It has flow.

It must be the T-piece...

or between the T-piece
and the pedal.
There's another fixed pipe.

Do you want me to jump back in...

...and see if you can push it
through the T-piece?

Yes, now we've got both hoses
and pipes off.

Yeah, do that.

The T-piece distributes the fluid
evenly between the brake lines.

Could this be
the source of the blockage?

Right, can you do, like,
a gentle push

so this doesn't go all over me?

That's a solid pedal, Ant.

Then it's got to be the T-piece.

There's nothing coming out?No.

If we remove the T-piece
and the fluid flows,

we'll know this is
where the problem lies...

Oh, man.

...or it's deeper into the system
we go.

Right, the T-piece is out.

Shall we pump the pedal and see
if we've got fluid?Yeah.

All right, ignition on.
Press the pedal.

Pressing gingerly.

Yes!Yes?
That's it! That's it.

That is a nice, steady flow
of brake fluid,

which means...
...it's the T-piece.

This must be blocked.

To tick the brakes
off our service list,

I'll need to order a new T-piece,

callipers, and copper pipe
for the new brake lines,

and I'm praying we don't hit
another massive hurdle.

Next is "top up the cooling system".
Coolant system.

Can I tick it off?
Tick that one off.

"Engine: Check for oil leaks."

When I first wheeled it
out the garage

I did notice an oil patch
on the floor.

Where's the leak
coming from, though?

It's really wet...

on the edge of that cam cover there.

So that's new cam-cover gaskets
to add to my order list.

Right, electrical.
Do you want to jump in it?

Right, do you want to start
with the headlights?

Lovely. That headlight doesn't work.

All right, hit the wipers.

Oh, there you go.
All right, hit the horn.

That is a terrible horn.

You want to try the roof?

Moment of truth.

Glorious.

All right, so,
let's do the rear lights.

Do you want to hit the brakes?

Brilliant.Side lights?Yep.

Beautiful. Left-hand indicator.

Perfect.

Dude, rear end's perfect.

So, on the electrics front,
we have an issue
with the front-right headlight.

Everything else is working.

I think we need to go
and buy a lottery ticket.

While we've been ticking off
the service list,

the roofers have finished
re-tiling the front,

and it looks fantastic.

Now for the walls.

I'm desperate to replace
all this mid-20th-century
pebble-dash

with lime plaster,

but because this is
a listed building,

any big changes have to be
signed off by heritage experts
at the local council.

So I've booked Jim the plasterer
to show them how good it'll look

using one dormer window
as a showcase.

And what have you done here?
Put some mesh up?

Put some stainless-steel mesh up

over the ply
and the breathable membrane

just to carry the lime mortar.

And then how many coats of this?

So, this particular one
will be a base coat,

a pricking-up coat,

and then we'll need a float coat...

Right....and then,
with this particular one,

it comes with a fine finish

that'll be in a white colour

that you don't actually need
to decorate if you don't want to.

No, I don't want to paint it.
No. So...

yeah, so it'll be good.

My God, it's gonna transform
the face of this house.

Why lime?
Why lime? 'Cause it's breathable.

The lime mortar's more flexible.

Sandy cement
will trap the moisture in...

Right....whereas the lime
will allow the moisture out.

So, the face of this house
has been covered in cement
which isn't breathable, right?

Right.I have put an application in
to remove it.

The heritage guys see this
as a change,

but I think the best thing
for the house is if it goes.Yep.

Definitely.Sounds expensive.
Could be.

If the council approves
the lime plaster
for the whole house,

Jim reckons it'll cost
over a couple of grand,

so I need profit from my Jaguar XJS

to fill that pot.

While I head off
to buy the parts I need

to fix the brakes and the cam cover,

for the gear stick, I'm hoping
the donor car will save us
some cash.

I feel a bit bad.

I've kind of landed
the blue Jag task into Darren's lap,

but I'm sure he'll be fine about it.
He's a resourceful fellow.

Hi. You must be Jeff.
Yeah. Yeah. You must be Darren.

Nice to meet you.

Blimey. How long has it been here?

Mmm, 12 years.

It's a very rare model.Yeah?

It's done a low mileage, too.
Low mileage in the garden?

I've got some spare wheels
that we can put on there...

That would be fantastic.
...to get it out.

What's Ant done?
He's sold me the dream...

...and the reality is far from it.

It's crunching.
It's moving, it's moving.

I'll pull this off.Yeah.

Let's stick this underneath the car,
for what it's worth.

Now the wheel is off, you can see
how rusty that disc rotor is,

and the calliper is going
to be seized on,

and if we stand a fighting chance,

even if we put new wheels
on the car,

of dragging this out,

we need to get this to rotate.

So, the easiest way to do that
is to try...

...and free off the brake pads
in that calliper.

I think there is value
in the donor car itself.

There are some items on there
which are shouting at me.

They've got an inherent value.

Gearbox, lights on the car...

The interior doesn't look
that bad in there.

One down, three to go.

That'll be the car
going through the jack.Oh, no.

This is not good.
What we're doing

is trying to jack up the car
on the chassis rail,

and the chassis rail
keeps collapsing on the car.

The problem is we're right by
the bulkhead of the vehicle,
at the front,

and if that rail collapses
any more...

...there's a real risk
this car is gonna break in two...

...and then we're pretty stranded.

If you've got that wood in,
we'll leave it at that,

'cause I don't want to push my luck.

Moment of truth.
See if that wheel's loose.

I don't want to knock
all the wheels...

There we go. Just get this wheel on.

Job's a good 'un.

Time to pull it out.

Perfect.

Stand by.

And we're on.

Well, thanks very much, Jeff,
for giving us a hand.

Hope you enjoy your new car.
Thanks very much.

Nice work, Darren.

I'm sure there's a usable bolt
in there somewhere...

probably.

Hiya, Anthony.Hey, Mum.
How you doing?

I'm tired.Busy day?
Oh, my gosh.

Busy week?
Every day is a busy day.

Every week is a busy week.
I am...

I'm running on fumes.

I do wonder
if you've got a bit greyer

in the last few weeks.

Supposed to be parental support
at these times of need, not...

Definitely need a haircut.

Definitely need a haircut.
Not from you, though.

I do your father's.
I know. I've seen it.

Cheers, Mum.
I needed that boost.

Oh, well, no rest for the wicked.

When we first pushed our Jaguar XJS
out the garage,

there was a patch of oil
on the floor.

I've traced that leak
to the cam-cover gasket,

a common issue on these classic
Jaguar straight-six engines.

Underneath the cam cover
there's these little rubber O-rings

that prevent oil
that's sloshing around
in the camshafts

getting into the spark-plug bore.
At the moment, that's failed.

We want it nice and dry in there
so the plugs can do their job.

This'll be a simple swap.
Basically take these old ones off...

...and then put the new rubbers on.

Oh, yeah, this has completely lost
all its pliability.

I'm just going to lightly sand
the edge of the cam cover.

Make sure there's no debris
so when the gasket compresses,
when I tighten it,

it does the perfect oil-tight seal.

Now I can fit
some box-fresh O-ring gaskets.

Oh, yeah, look at that.

That's definitely gonna keep the oil
inside the engine.

Now it's got these nice, new,
pliable rubber seals,

it's gonna make sure the oil
running around all the camshafts

is gonna stay
within the head of the engine.

No more leaks on the driveway.

No more oil running down
and hitting the exhaust

and burning off and causing
loads of smoke when you're driving.

This is now an oil-tight engine...

...and will be good
for another 100,000 miles.

Just like the Jag, I want to make
the house good for another century

by ripping off
the non-breathable concrete

and replacing it with lime plaster.

I'm using the dormer as a showcase

to convince
the local council's heritage experts
it's a change worth making.

So while Jim's finessing
the plaster,

I'm working on a detail
that should help sell my vision.

So, these are the black trims...

...that go on the dormer window,

but these are all bowed
and falling apart.

They're completely rotting
to pieces.

They can't go back on like this,
but they're protected by heritage.

They're an important feature
for the home.

So I'm gonna make a new set

so I can get it signed off
by the Heritage Department.

I need a saw.

I'm no carpenter,

so making them myself should mean
the trims are nice and rustic.

It feels like a handmade part.

'Cause that's the point.
The house has to feel

like a period handmade home,

so I want to try and emulate a guy
a few hundred years ago

making this by hand.

From the street,
no-one should be able to tell

that these aren't original.

All I want to do now is give that
a lick of black paint

and it's gonna sit out perfectly
against that limed window.

I've had this waterproof
exterior paint specially mixed

into a heritage shade of black.

Oh, that...

...looks fantastic.

I'm gonna give that time to dry,
and I wanna get it up on the house.

Having rescued it
from the wilderness,

Darren's back at the yard with
our pristine, immaculate donor Jag.

There you go.

It's basically a free Jaguar.

Mate, this was incredibly difficult
to get out.

What are you talking about?
It's a free Jag. This is great.

You know why the back of that car
is completely gone?Why?

'Cause a blackberry bush
grew through it, got snagged,

and tore the back off
when we towed it out.

Were there any blackberries?
No.

Yeah, this is pretty bad.
Pretty bad.

Have a look at that sub-frame,
or what's left of it.Oh, gosh.

Yeah, but if that manual gearbox
is half-decent,

then it's worth it
just for the parts.

Yeah, I see this second car
as a bit of a bonus.

There's still a fair few jobs
left to tackle

before we can say
our red Jag is road-worthy,

starting with the brakes.

I've managed to get hold of
new copper brake pipe.

Incredibly shiny callipers.

They're reconditioned.
Look at that!

It's gonna add a bit of bling
to our car.

And then, of course,
the offending T-piece.

So I've got everything I need now

to reinstate the rear brakes
on this car.

The left-hand brake line
was twisted.

First I need to create a new one.

Cool thing about having
the one off the car

is it makes a perfect template
for the new one.

You can get really cool tools
for shaping and bending it,

but I just like to do it
with my hands.

I've got my new ends,
male and female.

Flaring some copper pipes
is quite easy to do,

and actually, something so simple,
it seals a hydraulic system

which is under enormous pressure.

Amazing to think a little crimp
in the end of a copper pipe

has so much power.

Now I need to fit it.

You know, I'm making a fixed line
go into a fixed space.

It needs to line up.

There we go. Done it.

These shiny new callipers
are gonna fit very nicely on here.

With the callipers fitted,
I need to check the system.

Darren?Yes, mate?

Can I get a bit of quadriceps action
from you?

You're ready to bleed the brakes?

Yeah. Oh, my gosh, they're on.

Super shiny.
I know, they're shiny, right?

I like putting new, shiny parts
on old cars.It's great.

Right, go on, then. Jump in.

This is the critical moment.

If the fluid flows through,

we'll have solved
this unusual problem.

Right. Hold it down.

If it doesn't, it could get
expensive and time-consuming.

Give it five or six little pumps.

Okay. Hold.

Hold there.

Lovely. Bingo.

The brakes work.
Question is - does it run?

I've re-sealed the cam cover
and refreshed the fluids.

If it doesn't work now,
it could mean an engine rebuild,

and that's just not viable.

We'd have to cut our losses
and sell it for parts.

Right. You feeling lucky?Yes.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. It sounds like
a perfectly oiled machine.

That is smooth.

There's no cam noise
or tapping noise
or anything, is there?

Oh, my God, that is lovely.

She starts, she stops,
but none of that matters

if I don't fix
that wobbly gear-stick.

I've done these gearboxes before,

and there's this little nylon bush
that the gear-stick sits in,
and that fails.

If I can get
the gear linkage out intact,

our blue Jag
could yet prove its worth,

even if it's only
a 50-quid nylon bush.

Now, that gear linkage ain't gonna
come out via the top of the car

without some persuasion,

and by "persuasion" I mean this.

I will not be beaten.

I feel victorious.

Even out of the car
it feels really solid.

Inside this gear-stick
is a perfectly good bush.

Swapping them will be easy.

It just makes the blue car taste
a bit sweeter.

With all our Jag's mechanical jobs
almost done,

I'm switching focus
to its time-worn exterior.

Hey, how's it going?How you doing?
Dude, I appreciate you turning up.

There's the Jaguar.Yeah.
It's in a pretty sorry state.

Re-spraying would cost thousands,
eating into any potential profit,

so I've called in a favour,

hoping Matt
and his professional detailing team

can polish new life
into the paintwork.

We'll get the colour popping.
We'll bring that back to red.

The chromework, with a good polish,
that's going to absolutely pop.

The first steps we're gonna be doing
is I'm gonna pre-wash the car.

Need to get the loose dirt
and debris off,

clean the wheels,
get some snow foam on there.

Blast all that off
and then we've got a better base
to do the contact wash.

Through extreme polishing,

Matt and his team
should be able to remove

the layer of faded paintwork
caused by oxidisation,

a chemical reaction
to oxygen in the air

accelerated by salt, moisture,
and pollutants.

You can literally polish money
into a car.

If somebody comes to have a look
and they see a car that someone's
put effort and love into,

it's more likely to be sold
and used for the next few years.

We're using a steamer because
we don't want to flood the engine
with water.

We don't want water in all these
little electrical components.

So, next up
we've got the fall-out remover.

When we spray this on,
any iron particles stuck to the car,

it's gonna attack and dissolve them.

It'll turn purple and that's where
it'll show us that it's working.

The particles tend to come
off your brakes,

and they'll stick and attach
to the side of the car.

While Matt and his team roll back
the years on our Jag,

I'm aiming to do the same
with the house.

Plasterer Jim's finished
the lime render
on the dormer window.

Now to fit my handmade trims

and create the perfect showcase

for the council's
heritage inspectors.

They look so good.

I'm really proud of that.
That's a nice little woodwork job.

Bit outside my comfort zone,

but I love the fact
that it's a handmade piece.

This is how it would have been made
back in the day.

We've put a lot of effort
into making sure

that we're using
authentic materials,
reclaimed materials.

The roof, I think, stands testament

to the level of detail in which
this house is being restored,

so I'm hoping that
the council are gonna turn up

and go, "You know what?
You're doing a decent job."

But they have the ability
to literally shut us down.

Matt and his team
are in the final stages

of giving the Jag
the ultimate buff-up.

This is our 3k compound.
It's a heavy cut compound.

Gonna lift the oxidisation
off the car,

get rid of
this horrible flat red colour

and bring back the gloss
that's underneath.

I'm really happy
with how this is coming out.

Got the colour match coming back
from where the bottom half
is different to the top.

It's just gonna look phenomenal.

Wow. She looks different.
Looks fantastic, doesn't it?

That's crazy. What a difference.

You guys have smashed it.
Smashed it.Thank you.

Right, if you could jump
on the blue car now,
that'd be lovely!

Our Jag's bodywork's looking
as good as new,

and my roof's not looking
so shabby, either,

but buying reclaimed roof tiles

and preparing
my showcase dormer window
has set me back just over two grand.

I need the red Jag to make us
a profit to cover at least that.

Thankfully, the blue Jag
has already helped us out.

I have sold the blue car.

Great.
How much did you get?£750.

So when's he going to come
and pick it up?

Yeah, the £750 included... delivery.

But before Darren moves
the donor car
to its final destination,

Mum and Dad have dropped by
to check out our handiwork
on the red Jag

while we figure out
how much we spent

and what we need to make at auction.

So, we paid £9,000
for the pair.Yeah.

Got back £750 for the blue car,
so we're now at £8,250.Yeah.

So, £363.09 was the cost
of the parts.

That doesn't seem much.
No, it's not. No.

The cost is the labour.
It's the labour.

And you're priceless.
Literally, zero, priceless.

So, we have to go and recover
£8,600-ish, or more.

It's gotta be worth more than that.
Where are you going to sell the car?

This car is going to auction.Right.

Risky.I need two people to like it.

You need three or four people
to like it and bid.

Fingers crossed
our Jag's 169,000 miles on the clock

isn't too off-putting -

but I guess adding
a couple more miles won't hurt.

Now, this I have been
looking forward to.

There's only one way that, really,
this car should be driven,

and that is...

with the roof down.

So much better.

Now, this is the bit
I'm really excited about.

The first gear change.

Beautiful!

Ah, man!

Just get me a smoking jacket
and some slippers.

This is effortless.

Oh, my God, it just turns
like a gentleman's car.

You know, it doesn't worry me that
it's got six-figure mileage on it,

because with that service,

it's now gonna give a new owner
real peace of mind.

Like, somebody is gonna get years
and years of enjoyable driving

out of this car.

It's the ultimate road cruiser.

This car is absolutely effortless.

It's effortless.
It's like she wants to gallop.

This is a really modest restoration
on the grand scheme of things,

if you think about it.

We serviced a vehicle
that's been off the road
a few years.

Reconditioned the brakes.

The bodywork is, like...
It's miraculous.

We've not painted that car,

but it looks
like we painted the car.

It's gonna make some profit.
It has to. This car deserves
to do really well.

And the farmhouse needs it.
The farmhouse needs the profit.

We're at the Silverstone auction.

With the Jag costs at £8,600,
I need to make at least that,

plus, hopefully,
a couple of grand profit

to cover the reclaimed tiles
and my showcase dormer window.

Couple of other cars have auctioned.
Some have failed to sell.

They didn't meet reserve.
And some have gone well under value.

It's a weird time
in the car market right now,

and...

there's no mathematical equation
for that weirdness.

So, the first one, then,
is lot number 400-A.

It's the 1993, the Jaguar XJS,
the four-litre motor.

This is it.

I can start the bidding
with you online.

Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire,
bidding at £6,000, the opening bid.

£6,000. With you online at £6,000.

£6,000 only.
£6,500 in Norwich now. £6,500.

£6,500. Go another in Moreton?

At £6,500.

Go to £7,000, surely?
At £6,500.

Can't believe it. At £6,500 only.

Come on, it's got to be
more than £6,500.

£7,000. £7,000 bid.
That's not enough for our Jaguar.

£7,000. Moreton-in-Marsh
at £7,000 only.

Any further bids,
ladies and gentlemen? £7,000 only.

£7,500. Norwich, we're back. £7,500.

£8,000 it is.
Spalding. Lincolnshire.

At £8,000...Oh, man.

Any further bids? £8,000 only.
£8,500 anywhere else?

Come on, get us £8,500.
Otherwise we sell at £8,000.

Absolutely sure, now?
At £8,000 only.

Online at £8,000.
Yours in Spalding. £8,000.

I wasn't prepared that I was gonna
be making a loss on the car.

The point of this
was to make profit,

and put that profit into the house,

and now
we've actually restored a car,

taken loads of time on it,
and made a loss.

I can't afford to make losses
on the cars.

The house is already a money-pit.

It's already draining
all my resources,

and then to add the burden
of an additional drain

in the workshop...

I mean, that's two cash-sapping
money-drainers, and...

...that won't last long.

But I'm a car-builder,
I'm gonna get the cars fixed,

so I'm going to have to suck up
the £600 loss on the Jaguar,

'cause the next one
needs to make money