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Brooklands Museum is home to the most important pieces of motorsport and aviation history in the world. From the first ever purpose-built racing circuit and the cars that broke land-speed records on it, to an extraordinary collection of airplanes spanning over 100 years of aeronautical innovation - this place has it all. But it's a constant battle to keep the engines humming and the rotors turning on these priceless pieces of engineering. Every day, a team of volunteer mechanics and restorers are on hand to save these precious vehicles from the ravages of time. They get these machines back up and running, race them on Brooklands' historic track and set them to the skies again.This series, narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar, follows the Brooklands volunteers and staff as they mend, maintain and restore the most extraordinary historic motors and airplanes in the world.
A historic Frazer Nash car must be fixed before a big race. Plus, the first car ever to go round the track is brought back to life but will the museum director pass her test in order to drive it? And a Harrier jump jet is feeling deflated.
A Delage V12 famous for early women's records on the track returns to be driven by a modern-day legend. Concord's wings need some urgent TLC. A Route Master is given a makeover.
A rare Triumph motorcycle is rescued from a barn and brought back to life. There's a battle against the elements for vintage aircraft to grace the skies of Brooklands once again. And a wooden chassis car is being eaten alive by woodworm.
An F1 racer goes on a perilous journey and there's a new addition to the exhibit – a Formula E car. It takes teamwork to fix the snapped gearstick on the Railton Terraplane, and a dynamic duo tackle a dented wing in the Aero-Minx.
A legendary racing car is put through its paces, when it meets an old rival. There's an eight-year mission to restore a Wellington Bomber and time is short for the team preparing to commemorate a devastating WWII bombing.
Brookland's Concorde ‘Delta Golf' has a makeover, in time for a visit from Concorde royalty.
A volunteer is tasked with waking a legendary Le Mans racer from its exhibit slumber. A decommissioned bomb proves a slippery customer, and can the experts bring to life the dormant engines of a transatlantic flyer?
Racing driver Billy Monger gives a fellow double amputee a driving lesson and a fire engine gets pumping for the first time in years. Also, a mighty Morris 8 receives an engine overhaul and the seats in an iconic 1933 Bentley Le Mans are restored.
An aviation obsessive recovers from a near fatal crash by testing one of his home-made planes; The legendary Railton Napier has a service; some treasure is found in the museum tower, and a hundred-year-old push bike gets a wooden wheel built.
A classic Cotton Jap motorbike requires more than just a push start.
A Barnes Wallis catapult is fixed by volunteers, but will they be able to bounce bombs on water like the dam busters? A Triumph car is put through its paces in a road test.
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