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At the Repair Lot, people with a passion for their classic cars are given a helping hand to get them back on the road. When this talented and diverse crew fixes engines, interiors and bodywork, they aren't just giving a car a new lease on life, they're keeping the owners' dreams alive. Award-winning motoring journalist Charlie Vowden meets owners and assesses how to keep their drives alive. Together with old and new school mechanics Derek Drinkwater and Hannah Gordon, Freya Read the trimmer, and bodywork specialist Jerilee Quintana, the team are on a mission to put any classic car, in any condition, back on the road.
In an emotional journey, the team races to bring an ex-rally Ford Cortina Mk1 back after 20 years off the road, so the family can sell it to raise funds for the medical care of its former driver. And a Peugeot 306 GTi hot hatch has its driver appeal restored.
A Dodge Charger, used to raise money on charity drives, gets a complete interior transformation and engine work to help it roar back onto the road. The team also gives a globetrotting VW Baja desert racer a new lease on off-road life.
A social media star Mini has lost its shine. The adjustable suspension gives a terrible ride, the front sport seat has collapsed and the engine is misfiring in a big way. The whole team focuses on the repairs, but they also have their hands full with a vintage Jaguar which can't steer or brake.
A VW buggy is off the road with shaky steering and a gearbox that's too stiff to select a gear. Can the team get it beach ready for summer? The workshop also grapples with a Fast Ford that suffered a bad rear-end shunt and needs bodywork and a respray.
Can a Triumph Herald with terrible bodywork be saved from the crusher by cutting out the rust, welding in good metal, and giving it a full respray? A BMW convertible has been off the road for years and the team go all-out to get it ready again for top-down fun.
The Bentley tourer is a British icon, with a distinctive stripped-back design and a powerful engine. But good looks and performance are no use if the brakes fail and the electrics are faulty. A Leyland Princess completes the car royalty in the workshop, and needs a full engine conversion to run unleaded fuel.
A rare '55 Ford Popular arrives, and the team tackle the dodgy brakes, before sprucing up the interior and exterior to give this classic a 21st-century makeover. A custom Toyota Corona lowrider imported from Japan offers a big bodywork and cabin challenge.
A glamorous Jaguar XK150 sports car, owned by the same driver for 50 years, is way down on power. The team diagnoses an unexpected and dangerous fault. A hot rod which has been grounded for months gets a chance to cruise once again.
A 1950s Ford Thunderbird has lost its spark and needs a total electrical upgrade to make it safe and reliable for the 21st century. It's joined by a Morris Minor which is only running on half power, drops oil everywhere and shows signs of severe engine wear.
You can't beat a Triumph Spitfire for top-down fun, but this project car -- bought as a box of bits -- will be a massive mission to get back on the road. A family-heirloom Rover P5 also needs serious attention from the workshop crew.
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