For the Love of Cars
Philip Glenister and car designer Ant Anstead scour the barns and lock ups of Britain for wrecked treasures to bring to life.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Philip Glenister , Ant Anstead , Johnny Goodman
S2.E1 ∙ Aston Martin DBS
In a barn in Letchworth, Philip and Ant discover a rotting Aston Martin DBS, the same model used in the James Bond film ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. They wonder how much value they can add before the car is sold at auction.
S2.E2 ∙ Cops & Robbers
Philip and Ant have ten weeks to restore a Rover SD1 police car.
S2.E3 ∙ Hot Hatches
Philip and Ant celebrate 1980s boy racer hatchbacks and city run-arounds - like the Golf GTi and Peugot 205 - as they race to turn one into a rally car.
S2.E4 ∙ Micro Cars
Philip and Ant explore the world of micro and bubble cars by restoring a Fiat 500 and risking life and limb driving a tiny 1960 Messerschmitt in rush-hour traffic.
S2.E5 ∙ Swedish Cars
Ant restores a 1973 Saab 96 for the auction house. Philip fulfills a dream by driving the Volvo P1800 from Roger Moore's iconic TV show "The Saint."
S2.E6 ∙ The Great British Workhorse
Philip looks at the Ford Transit, the revolutionary van as big as a lorry that drove like a car, and other motoring workhorses.
S2.E7 ∙ Air-Cooled Engines
Philip and Ant go on a road trip from Bristol to Devon in a VW camper van. They also restore a VW Beetle for auction and meet a Citroën 2CV collector.
S2.E8 ∙ Auction
Philip and Ant look back at 12 weeks hard labour working on iconic motors like the Aston Martin DBS, Fiat 500 and VW Beetle, and then they head for the auction house to catch up with the cars' new owners.
