1 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:07,160 This Rolls Royce, 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,360 they've just brought the deadline forward by three weeks. 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,320 I need more hands on deck. 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:13,920 You have to finish on time, 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,080 for Pete's sake. 6 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:16,160 Don't panic. 7 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:18,680 The Corgi models will be built to factory spec. 8 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,680 Can we get more than another inch down the car 9 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:21,960 before you find another problem? 10 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,520 Onto the rear quarter. Oh, no, we can't. OK. 11 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,560 It's nearly three years since the Smallest Cog opened its doors. 12 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,720 The business still owes me a fortune. 13 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,280 I've been hiding bank statements. 14 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,240 I'm basically running a social club! 15 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,600 So, it's time for a big shake-up. 16 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,080 Clock in in the morning, clock onto a job. 17 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:43,440 The dawn of a new era. 18 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,080 But not everyone likes change. 19 00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:46,520 I am very nervous about all of it. 20 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,800 This isn't gonna tell me what to do. I'll tell you that for nothing. 21 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,040 We make history with our most important restoration yet. 22 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,800 Did Montgomery or Churchill ever imagine you sitting in it? 23 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:55,880 Probably not. 24 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,680 The work must be completed on time. 25 00:00:58,760 --> 00:00:59,960 Oh, she's eager! 26 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,440 Can we race into a bright new future? 27 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,360 With me at the wheel? Oh, oh, oh! 28 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,120 We are properly up against it with the Rolls Royce. 29 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,720 It is by far and away the most important car 30 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,320 we've ever worked on. 31 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,000 So, thank goodness we now have two more Cogs, 32 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,840 Callum and Matt, 33 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,000 who can help us stand a chance of getting it there. 34 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,520 And it is a big day for Monty's Rolls today 35 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,720 'cause Neil is gonna paint the main body of it, 36 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,040 albeit without the doors and the wings 37 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,920 that are still being worked on. 38 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,800 But a lot relies on him getting that 39 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,200 paintwork absolutely perfect. 40 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,960 I think nerves are starting to set in a bit. 41 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,040 It's only just over a week, 42 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,040 we've got to hand that car back to the MOD 43 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,240 ready for it to take part in the D-Day 80th anniversary. 44 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,080 So, no pressure. 45 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,560 Apart from an immovable deadline. 46 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:14,800 He's having a good look around 47 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,040 my prep work. 48 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,200 This is one of the first times ever in my life 49 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:21,800 I've actually got to paint a car 50 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,800 that I haven't done the prep on, the bodywork. 51 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,400 Jamie's done the lion's share of the priming. 52 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,960 But I'll be honest, it looks pretty good to me. 53 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,440 I've got no problem with painting it. 54 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:31,600 It looks good. 55 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,240 That's a big old... You struggle, mate. 56 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:36,640 We're gonna need a big brush for this one. 57 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,440 Yeah, it's quite wide. It is really wide and long. 58 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,440 Yeah. 59 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,200 Maybe suspend you from the ceiling. 60 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,520 Yeah, like one of those Sci-fi films, 61 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,640 dangling and then push the car backwards and forwards! 62 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,480 (LAUGHS) 63 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,120 Can you tell I'm... What they call it? 64 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:52,200 Filibustering, innit? 65 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:53,280 Where you're talking about something 66 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:54,520 because you don't want to get on with it. 67 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,400 I know I've got the nerves on this job, 68 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,040 I'm just really nervous, but... 69 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,240 I've painted a lot of cars in my life. 70 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,600 And this is the most important car I've ever painted. 71 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,880 If I get that wrong, I'm not just letting myself down, 72 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,640 I'm not just letting the company down. 73 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:12,240 I'm letting the country down. Country. 74 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:14,720 Bit of pressure on. 75 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,200 I'm watching you. Come back steady. 76 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,040 That's it. 77 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,200 Sitting right at the other end of the classic car scale, 78 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,240 in terms of size, at the very least, is a car coming in today. 79 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,240 It's a Bond Bug. 80 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:33,920 They don't come much dafter. 81 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,120 Fibreglass, three-wheeler, shaped like a piece of cheese. 82 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,200 They're huge fun. 83 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,720 I've got a massive soft spot for them and especially for this one 84 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,600 because its owner was The Smallest Cog's 85 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,200 very first customer, Mac. 86 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,760 And he's bringing it back in for some more work, which is great. 87 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,040 For some reason, Anthony is helping him bring it in. 88 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:54,400 And I don't understand that. 89 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,520 (LAUGHS) Here he is. 90 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,400 Alright, Mac? Hello, Neil! 91 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,240 Old Bond Bug's looking good. Yeah, she's running well, mate. 92 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:05,640 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 93 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,200 A couple of little bits I want you to look at for me. 94 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:08,280 Right, OK. 95 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:09,360 And I've got something else I want to show you. 96 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:10,880 Yeah, what, on here? He'll be here in a mo. 97 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:12,520 Hello, Rich! Hello, Mac! How are you? 98 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:13,680 I'm very well, mate. 99 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,560 (HORN HONKS) That's what I want to show you. 100 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,000 Hey-hey! What? What's that? 101 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,400 Oh, here he is! It's me! 102 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,160 Don't ask. Is it yours? 103 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:27,360 Yes, mate, yeah. 104 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,320 What I really want to do is twin the pair of them up a bit more. 105 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:31,600 Right, get out. Let's have a look. 106 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,920 This is lunacy. You hardly ever see one of these. 107 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,840 Now, there's two! 108 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,840 Right. Two lists. 109 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,440 Oh, yes. I can see which pertains to which. 110 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:43,520 Yeah, yeah. 111 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,040 You actually took the time to do that? 112 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,280 It didn't take long! (LAUGHTER) 113 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:49,640 Upholstery. Yeah. 114 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,200 Because I love the upholstery. It is nice, isn't it? 115 00:04:52,280 --> 00:04:53,320 It is nice. 116 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:57,440 It does... I have to say that really lifts it, Hooter? 117 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,000 Hooter don't work on that. 118 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,160 Hooter. Engine oil leak. 119 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:02,960 That seems to be a feature of the model, sir. 120 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,880 So, we need to look at this and give us an idea of cost. 121 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,520 Yeah, we'll go through it. We'll have a look. 122 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:07,600 Don't worry. Alright. 123 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:08,680 Whatever's the cheapest 124 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,440 and easiest and most effective option. 125 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,040 Say the cheapest again. I just like the sound of it. 126 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,120 I felt him quiver a little bit when you said cheapest. 127 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,000 Just before I go... Right. 128 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,360 (LAUGHS) Oh, I know what that is. As always. 129 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:22,760 Ahh! Neil's doughnuts. 130 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:24,920 Doughnut delivery. Why do you go straight to me? 131 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,520 (LAUGHTER) That's 12 doughnuts! 132 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,680 Right, what we need for that is teas and coffees. 133 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,920 Right, in we go. Thank you very much. 134 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,920 This is so much better than what he had before, you know? 135 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:38,320 I mean you wouldn't get Monty's old Roller 136 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:39,880 in Neil's old place, would you? 137 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,480 I hope his prices haven't gone up like his quality has. 138 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,800 See you later. Ta-ta. 139 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:08,680 Well, I don't know if I'm doing the right thing 140 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,160 by watching it, but I'm actually watching 141 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,280 a bit of footage from the war with that Rolls Royce in there 142 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,840 with Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Montgomery, 143 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,680 stepping out of that car and inspecting the troops. 144 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,480 I'm assuming that's in France. 145 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,520 That car, it's a Rolls Royce Wraith, which in the war time 146 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:26,840 was actually a statement. 147 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,160 You know, it's saying, "The British nation is here. 148 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:30,480 You know, we're here to help you. 149 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,520 We've sent the best of British troops 150 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,800 and we've sent the best of British engineering." 151 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,200 I'm putting a bit more pressure on myself now in some fashion. 152 00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:43,240 But, do you know what, I'm gonna do what all those blokes did on D-Day, 153 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,800 I'm gonna do my best and that's all I can do. 154 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,480 When I'm painting this, right, I'm gonna need you to come 155 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,640 and give me a hand, just move these things. 156 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:54,760 By the time I get down, got to sort of move back. 157 00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:55,840 Yeah, yeah. 158 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,920 So, can you get me a little crate in there, isn't there? 159 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,000 Oh, yeah. Little green crate. 160 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:01,080 Alright. 161 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,600 Trouble with this is, this car's too tall. 162 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,080 That's all it is. Where did he put this crate? 163 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:07,320 I need to go like that. 164 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,920 So, if I can get a bit more height, I'd be alright then, wouldn't I? 165 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,080 Find it? No. Where is it? 166 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:14,240 Oh, it's here. 167 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,000 We don't want a situation 168 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:20,920 where it's a bit tippy or fall over job, do we? 169 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,440 Well. 170 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,000 The problem is I can't touch that on the second coat, look. 171 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:26,160 No pressure. 172 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:31,600 Now, it's getting to the moment of truth. 173 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,920 This is where it all happens now. There's no turning back. 174 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,880 So, paint is mixing, cups are ready. 175 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,440 Guns ready. 176 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,400 This is what makes or breaks it now. 177 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,400 Good luck, Neil. Break a leg. 178 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,600 I think we're about ready for lacquer. 179 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:13,920 Nice and dry. 180 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,400 Back in the day, the Rolls Royce would have been painted 181 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,440 in cellulose paint which all cars were back then. 182 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,040 That's the best technology they had. 183 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,280 So, we're using a modern technology paint, 184 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,160 which is obviously black paint, but it comes with a clear lacquer. 185 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,480 That lacquer is like a varnish coat over the top. 186 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,720 But if we put that on and get it very thin, 187 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,600 it will actually look like cellulose. 188 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:38,560 With this technique where you put extra thinners in, 189 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,120 if you hesitate, if you slow down too much, 190 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,360 it will run everywhere. 191 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,560 So, this is a big gamble. 192 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,720 If you can get it on really tight to the surface, 193 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,080 it's like a jet fighter. 194 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:51,840 Really low and really fast. 195 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,920 (UP-TEMPO MUSIC) 196 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:17,640 That's it. The paint, the lacquer is on there. 197 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,960 I can do no more. I have given it my absolute all. 198 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:23,080 It's 9:30. 199 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:24,280 And I'm going home now, 200 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,240 and I'm gonna have a hot bath and go to bed. 201 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,240 I might have one last look before I go though. 202 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:34,320 Good night, boys. 203 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,840 2 (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 204 00:09:55,560 --> 00:09:57,480 How's it looking? 205 00:09:57,560 --> 00:10:00,400 Well, he's uncovering it. 206 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,360 He's going like that. 207 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:03,440 Now, he's stepped back. 208 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,360 Now, he's got his head... 209 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,240 Ooh, he's got his hand in his hands, like that. 210 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,400 No, he's not. It's fine. He's happy. 211 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,600 You're the maestro, you're not gonna mess it up. 212 00:10:12,680 --> 00:10:13,680 Oh, I don't know. 213 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:15,080 So, that is the difficult bit done. 214 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:16,320 Well, it's not the difficult bit done is it. 215 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,360 There's loads to go yet. The doors have gotta to go back on. 216 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:19,440 It's coach built. 217 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:20,520 We don't know if the doors are gonna fit. 218 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:21,720 The wings have got to go back on. 219 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,960 There's loads to do. Well, you've got a week. 220 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:25,640 A week? Look... Ahh. 221 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:27,440 What can I do to help? 222 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,920 Er, nothing. Hands of a master. 223 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,360 You carry on looking through the window. 224 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:32,520 OK. Be alright. 225 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,640 Well, that's come out very well. 226 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,360 Well done, Neil. Hats off to him. 227 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,960 You alright? What are we doing? How's it going? 228 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:52,280 Matt's on the green one. 229 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,960 Doing a tow bar for it. Front crank seal's gone. 230 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,160 It's leaking oil. Front crank seal. 231 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,480 Does that mean tear engine all the way down to the crank? 232 00:10:59,560 --> 00:11:00,560 No, no, no. 233 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,960 But you got to take canopy off, heater out, 234 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,640 radiator out to get the front pulley off, 235 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:07,720 to get to the seal. 236 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:08,800 Wait. 237 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:10,920 You got to take the roof off to get to the engine? 238 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,640 And I can't lift it by myself. 239 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,080 OK. Alright, yeah, gladly. 240 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,160 Let's do it then. Is that OK? If I give you that. 241 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,840 Oh, you've got to detach the roof yet? 242 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,240 Yeah. If you undo that bolt. 243 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:21,320 At the bottom of the ram. 244 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,600 But you'll have to lean through the window 245 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:25,920 because I don't want it chopping you in half when the bolt comes off. 246 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:27,760 'Cause if I take the ram off... 247 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,720 (MIMICS BLAST) OK. 248 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,600 Oh, that's annoying. 249 00:11:32,680 --> 00:11:34,280 Ant! Yeah. 250 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:39,520 I can't get it. Ant, it's twisted. 251 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,480 Oh, it's out! There you go. 252 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:43,720 The problem is the ram is pressurised in there. 253 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,840 I need to lift it. 254 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:47,120 It's on my head, Anthony. 255 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,400 No, no, it's on my stomach. 256 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,880 Wait. Let me get out. Stuck in the middle, mate. 257 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:52,960 Oh. 258 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:54,640 It's amazing what I can cock up, innit? 259 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:58,880 It's on my hand. Let me... Yep. 260 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,720 Carry on. 261 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,600 Why are you going under there? Er, to undo the hinges. 262 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,880 How heavy is it? I've got a bad left arm. 263 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,960 Oh, here come the excuses. I have. Ooh, ooh. 264 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:12,360 Asking a lot of my left arm. Hang on. 265 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,320 Oh, it's caught on my fleece. Er, hang on. Isaac! 266 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,600 You've got long arms. Grab the ram, mate. 267 00:12:17,680 --> 00:12:21,520 Oh, oh, oh! I'm gonna cut his head off. 268 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:22,960 It'll be alright. There'll be forms. 269 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,120 It's Isaac. Where do I... Ooh. 270 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,280 Isaac, jump in. 271 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,360 You live in there now, Isaac. 272 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:32,120 Right, carry on. 273 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:49,760 So, what we're gonna do now 274 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,200 is get the doors and the wings trial fitted. 275 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,800 And if they're good enough, once I've inspected them, 276 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,680 I can get them and get them painted. 277 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,000 So, once the lads get them back on, I can go give it a check over. 278 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:05,760 If you come in 279 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,600 and close the door a little, that's it. 280 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:10,440 Same again. We'll go top hinge first. 281 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:11,520 Gotta watch that bottom hinge, mate, 282 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,560 watch that bottom hinge 'cause it will catch the body. 283 00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:21,000 We got this big problem now, ain't we? 284 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:22,080 Yeah. Can you see? 285 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:27,080 We got there, there, and here, we've got this. 286 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,440 Ooh. I'll get you a coffee. 287 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,160 Thank you, Matt. Alright. 288 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:34,040 Well, put the door back on. 289 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,640 And now we've got a nasty gap there. 290 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:41,160 This deadline is a deadline. You cannot move D-Day anniversary. 291 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:42,480 It ain't gonna happen. 292 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:46,160 But my inner me says it wants to be fixed. 293 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,200 It's a lot of work to put it right. 294 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,080 But if you can't go the extra mile for them boys 295 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:55,040 that walked up that beach on D-Day, who can you go the extra mile for? 296 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:59,240 So, therefore, tomorrow morning, very early, I'm gonna be here, 297 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:00,720 I'm gonna repair that door. 298 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,520 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 299 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,200 Here we are. Well, it is 6:10. 300 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:32,360 A little bit late. But Matt's here. 301 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,880 We're gonna crack on, get this Rolls Royce door done. 302 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:36,520 Morning, Matt. Morning. 303 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:42,640 Hello, Rolly. 304 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:47,880 I think this car was built in 1939. 305 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,200 And I think how did they make it. 306 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,360 I look in wonder how they got it so good. 307 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,800 People used to buy a Rolls Royce and have it coach-built. 308 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:59,640 Craftsmen, proper real craftsmen would have actually got that metal, 309 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:03,240 made that car to millimetre perfection. 310 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,160 There's a wooden frame inside there. 311 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:06,840 Then there's steel panels and steel panels 312 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,360 are actually nailed to the wood. 313 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,360 And this is where the skill comes into this job, 314 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,640 where you can't just ring up and order something. 315 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:14,800 You've got to make it. 316 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:17,560 Let's go. 317 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,280 We're gonna actually get a piece of metal 318 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,120 and make it the shape of the wheel arch. 319 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,840 Actually, where the door fits against the back wing 320 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:32,600 because there's a big ugly gap there 321 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,600 and I know it's gonna put extra time on the job. 322 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,280 I know I'm not gonna be very popular. 323 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:38,840 But I want it done properly. 324 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,040 And we've got to fabricate that piece of metal. 325 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:42,120 Weld it in. 326 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,320 And then when the door's on there, the gap will be gone. 327 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,440 It will be great. 328 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,400 That's what we want to produce. Yeah. 329 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:50,800 Get it squashed flat like that. 330 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,520 Put it in the shrinker stretcher, then give it the curve of the door 331 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:54,600 and then get it lined up. 332 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:55,680 Weld it on the door. Yeah. 333 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:56,960 And then finish the repairs off. 334 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:58,720 Get the door back on and get it painted. 335 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,440 Matt's fabricated this piece now. 336 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,320 So, we're just double-checking, 337 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,080 triple-checking that our measurements 338 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,400 are right to the door. 339 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,880 So, we're making this 15mil bigger. 340 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,600 And the main thing is the gap will be right. 341 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:22,680 So, when the car's finished, 342 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:24,200 it will look like a Rolls-Royce should look. 343 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,080 Anthony. Richard. 344 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,200 We look like a really rare Bonds specialist. 345 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,240 We are. There are not many of those. 346 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,440 So, Mac's cars, are they done? Yes. 347 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:42,560 So, basically, Mac gave me a list of stuff to do, 348 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:46,440 service, interior, exhaust, diff leak. 349 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:47,960 I've gone through it all. Done them all. 350 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,360 Everything ticked off, done? Done, done. 351 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,560 Brilliant, so, they're ready to go 'cause he's expecting them. 352 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,000 Yeah. 353 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,640 Got one more job though before it does go. 354 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,280 Mac loves naming his cars. Yes. 355 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,160 So, we got to put a little nameplate on the back of them. 356 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:00,760 You do one, I'll do the other. 357 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,080 Um, my car's rolling away. 358 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,960 You don't know your own strength, Richard. 359 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,320 Right, that ain't coming off. 360 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,040 With that done, we can return. Yeah. 361 00:17:16,120 --> 00:17:17,520 Do you want to drive that one? I'll have this one. 362 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:18,920 And I'll take this one. Nearer to me. 363 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:27,920 Hey, hey, here we go! 364 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,720 Ant, remember the front wheel is in the middle, 365 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:35,400 which is important when you're trying 366 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:36,800 to straddle a pothole. 367 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:55,360 Yeah. 368 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,960 I am skiving from the workshop, but I'm not skiving 369 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:00,520 because I've got work to do here. 370 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:09,040 This is my 1979 Ford Escort RS 2000. 371 00:18:11,120 --> 00:18:13,040 Corgi have said they want to make a model of it, 372 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:14,320 which is great 'cause it means the car 373 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,000 could be valuable to us as a workshop, 374 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,280 and you can show it off and have the model, and great. 375 00:18:18,360 --> 00:18:20,200 However, I've had the car checked out 376 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,640 and I've done quite a few bits of it wrong. 377 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,480 I want the model to be right. 378 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,800 So, we've said make the model right and then I'll make the car 379 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,240 match the model of the car. 380 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:33,520 It makes sense to me. 381 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,040 Come on, puppy. Come on. 382 00:18:38,120 --> 00:18:40,760 (ENGINE STARTS) Oh! 383 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:42,680 Oh, yeah. What a machine! 384 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:51,880 The one big glaring problem is an issue of my making entirely. 385 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:55,560 The interior, I commissioned and paid 386 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:59,560 for it to be done in this colour, which is the wrong colour. 387 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:05,080 So, my mission today is to take this brand-new retrimmed interior, out. 388 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,760 Return it to the people who put it in that colour 389 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,480 and ask them to do it again in black and pay for it. 390 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:11,640 Gonna need tools. 391 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,040 God, this is butch! 392 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,640 So, is there a stop so it can... 393 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:21,800 Hmm. 394 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,040 That's a good sign. Oh. 395 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,000 Try a bit of brute force. 396 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:33,040 No, not having it. 397 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,840 That's exactly how a Ford technician would have done it back in the day. 398 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:43,440 I can hear Obi Neil Kenobi over my shoulder. 399 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:45,880 "Don't lose the parts. Label them. 400 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,160 Put them in a bag." Right. 401 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,640 My job now is to put these in the car 402 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:57,320 and drive them up to Aldridge's the trimmers, 403 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,520 and eat some humble pie. 404 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,400 Strong sense of deja vu. 405 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:22,480 Probably because I have done exactly this before. 406 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,040 Right. 407 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:27,040 And now, there's no other phrase for this. 408 00:20:27,120 --> 00:20:28,520 The walk of shame. 409 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,480 Hello, Lauren. Oh, hello. 410 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,840 Hello. How are you? I'm good. Thanks. 411 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:36,600 Put it down on there. 412 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:40,520 This is a very nicely trimmed seat from my Escort RS2000. 413 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,680 It looks very familiar. Do you recognise the work? 414 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,360 I do, yeah. Yeah, it was done here. 415 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,360 I said it's a blue car. Beige would look good. 416 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:47,440 Yeah. 417 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:48,880 Can I have it back to black, please? 418 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:50,680 That's perfectly fine. (CHUCKLES) 419 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,080 I'm guessing because these have been done once, 420 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:56,960 it's a much smaller job changing them to a different colour. 421 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:58,760 We won't need to replace any foams. 422 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:00,280 We can just replace the covers. 423 00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:03,040 So, I presume it's gonna cost a lot less than first time round? 424 00:21:03,120 --> 00:21:05,200 Unfortunately, it's probably gonna be about the same 425 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:06,280 as what you've paid again. 426 00:21:06,360 --> 00:21:08,680 Is it? Yeah. 427 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:09,840 Right. 428 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,480 The other thing I'm gonna ask them to do is fit it all 429 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:17,840 because there's no getting around it, 430 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,800 trimming a car, it's just absolutely key, 431 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,360 and it's very specialised. 432 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,000 Um, right, there it all is. 433 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:27,400 Thank you. Give me a bell when it's done. 434 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,080 Yeah. Don't tell everybody. 435 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:33,400 No, we'll keep it... Maybe just not... Yeah. 436 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,200 Thank you for not laughing while I was here. 437 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,240 Um, I'll see you soon. 438 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:39,400 Bye. 439 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:54,200 2 Bodywork's painted. 440 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,640 But we've got two whole days to get that ready to go back 441 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:58,720 to the military. 442 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,400 So, we're gonna have to go like a bat out of hell to get it done. 443 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,200 So, we'll all jump on it now, get it built up. 444 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,080 That sounds easy and rolls off the tongue. 445 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:10,200 But in reality, it's hours and hours and hours of work. 446 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,600 And one thing's for sure, if ever there's a deadline, 447 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,160 you don't want to mess up, this is the one. 448 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,680 We're finally at the buildup stage. 449 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,440 Unfortunately, because Neil had to refabricate the door, 450 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:22,720 it's put us way behind. 451 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:23,960 So, there's gonna be some late nights 452 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:25,800 which are not ideal. 453 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:27,400 I'm glad Neil done it. 454 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:31,800 But on the other hand, as a manager, time-wise, I'm not happy. 455 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,000 I'm really frustrated. 456 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,600 It's so tight I don't think we're gonna get it done personally. 457 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,280 Well, that's a better job. 458 00:22:46,360 --> 00:22:48,800 Now, before there was a massive gap there. 459 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,600 But now we've put that piece of steel in, painted it. 460 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,760 It looks the business. I'm chuffed to bits with that. 461 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:01,800 (PHONE RINGS) I know who that is. 462 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,880 That's the Brigadier about the Rolls. 463 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:05,600 Hello. Yes, hello, Richard. 464 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,280 It's Brigadier Mike. How are you? 465 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:09,640 I'm very well, Mike. How are you? 466 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:10,720 Yes. I'm good, thanks. 467 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:11,800 I wanted to check in 468 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,880 and make sure that everything was on target. 469 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,440 I thought you might. 470 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:17,440 We are on the final stretches, 471 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,920 which is the sort of frantic activity bit. 472 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:24,080 As you can imagine, I am under considerable heat 473 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,200 to make sure that we have the car. 474 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,360 We are getting quite anxious. Yeah. 475 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:33,040 We need to know that we are going to hit the return date. 476 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,000 We are going to hit the return date. 477 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,440 When we return it, is there gonna be a hoo-ha? 478 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:38,520 Do we... 479 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:43,400 There'll be quite a gang, I expect, waiting in anticipation. 480 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,760 There are people there that want to see that it is as beautiful 481 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,000 as we have been telling people to expect it to be. 482 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:51,080 Yep, yep, yes. 483 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,280 So, we have built a huge amount of expectation. 484 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,440 Well, that's fantastic, and we shan't disappoint. 485 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,880 Things are literally slotting into place up to the deadline. 486 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:00,960 Brilliant. 487 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:04,000 I really look forward to seeing the car and yourselves. 488 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:05,560 Cheers, Mike. Super. Take care. 489 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:06,640 Thanks. Bye-bye. 490 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,720 Bye-bye. 491 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,840 I actually feel a bit sick. 492 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:12,640 Um. Oh. 493 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,280 Ooh! 494 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:23,360 It is now about how many hours there are between this moment 495 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,480 and when the car has to roll out. 496 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,840 Yeah, to the wire, doesn't quite cover this one. 497 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:44,480 Chaps, I have just spoken to Brigadier Mike, 498 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:48,320 who with less than two days to go now is understandably anxious. 499 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,240 I've reassured him we're gonna deliver it. 500 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:56,560 It's about 45 hours in total, and this thing has to leave done. 501 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,800 And to my eyes... Well, I don't know. 502 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:01,800 Put it this way, at the end of the day, 503 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,800 we promised them we'd give it back to them. 504 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,520 I know, I know. We cannot not do it. 505 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,800 I could tell the Brigadier is now scared 506 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,880 because there's gonna be a lot of military high-ups alongside him. 507 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,960 I think there's been a bit of a sense 508 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,760 within the military of why have you trusted that muppet and his mates? 509 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:19,480 Hmm. Don't laugh. 510 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:20,680 Is there anything I could do? 511 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:22,360 I can give you some time, I've got... 512 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,080 Well, this is obviously a minor contribution 513 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:30,480 to the entire job. 514 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,120 But every minute I spend doing this releases them 515 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,040 to spend a minute doing something more important 516 00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:38,680 and technically demanding. 517 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:40,880 Oh, that's a good job, yeah, well done. 518 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:42,360 Um, I've got a little errand for you. 519 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,160 What? Seriously, we need some wood. 520 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:45,240 Wood? 521 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,360 Yeah, yeah, for inside of there, some plywood. 522 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,120 So, I'm now the errand boy. Yeah. Yeah. 523 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,800 Well, no, you're not an errand boy, you're a very important courier. 524 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,520 So, dispatched to get 3mil ply. 525 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,040 I forgot to ask how much. 526 00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:03,440 They close in 15 minutes. 527 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:04,920 And now there's a cyclist. 528 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,560 Oh, thank you, mate. That was gentlemanly. 529 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,720 Monty would be grateful. 530 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,800 (LINE RINGS) 531 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,520 Hello? Yo, it's me. 532 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,880 Plywood, 3mil. How much? 533 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,200 Er, I don't know, about 25 pounds a foot. 534 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:25,280 I don't know. 535 00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:26,360 No, no, I don't mean how much does it cost! 536 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:27,960 I mean how much do you want? How much? 537 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,520 I'll ask now. Hold on, two seconds. 538 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,760 We are good. We are good. 539 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:34,280 We're measuring now. 540 00:26:34,360 --> 00:26:37,440 Oh, measuring! 6 cubits I think. 541 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:42,800 Hold on, 1.5 metre square. 542 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:44,840 That's... What's it for? 543 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,000 He wants a bit for the top. 544 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:47,600 And then we might want some bits for the door. 545 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:51,040 Oh, this is so scientific. See you soon. 546 00:26:51,120 --> 00:26:52,120 Bye. Alright. 547 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,760 Bye-bye. Bye-bye. 548 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:54,920 Oh, hello. 549 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,760 Chaps. Have you stayed open? 550 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:01,280 Thank you. Oh. 551 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:05,160 Hello. 552 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,400 They've got some out for me as well. 553 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,360 Gentlemen, you are legends. 554 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,720 And I thank you. I'm sorry. Is that 3mil ply? 555 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,160 Yes. Can I have it? 556 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:16,720 Well, I'll give you money. Let me get my bag. 557 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,560 Hold on. 558 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,080 Oh, I haven't got any cash. 559 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,760 You got any cash? Cough it. 560 00:27:26,360 --> 00:27:27,960 You're a cameraman, you're bound to have cash. 561 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:29,400 No. Oh, you're joking. 562 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:30,560 No. 563 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,520 It's that indicator, that indicator, and the stop. 564 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:37,240 The fronts are all fine. 565 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:40,800 Right, so we were quite organised and ordered these lights early on. 566 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,080 But just about to fit them 567 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,240 and I've discovered that there's something wrong 568 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,480 with how they've been made and the threads haven't been cut 569 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:47,920 which hold the cables. 570 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,200 So, the screw isn't gonna work. 571 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:51,960 It's a law that you've got to have lights. 572 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:53,040 So, I've got to try and see if I can do 573 00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:55,240 something about that before it turns into a massive issue. 574 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:56,320 So, I'm gonna go now. 575 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,960 We haven't got time for this, but I've got to go there now 576 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,280 and get some replacements. 577 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:04,160 There's a lot of pressure now. 578 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,080 That's the problem when you're doing things at the last minute 579 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:07,400 and down to the wire, 580 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,360 it's the simplest of things that will catch you out. 581 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,360 Right, no time. 582 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,560 Eugh! That was my head. 583 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:18,720 Eugh. 584 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,240 Right. Is this enough plywood? 585 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,360 There. 586 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,120 You're welcome. No bother. Anytime. 587 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,560 2 So, we've got 24 hours left on the Rolls Royce 588 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,200 to get it back to the MoD, which is tight. 589 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:17,640 So, all focus now for all the staff is on that car. 590 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:18,760 Richard's not here. 591 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,560 He's getting some bits for his RS2000, 592 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:23,720 which is a blessing in disguise really. 593 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:24,800 So, that's good. 594 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:26,560 Hopefully, we can crack on and get it finished. 595 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,400 My Escort RS2000 is due back from Aldridge's today, 596 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,040 complete with sparkling new interior trim 597 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:37,960 and I can't wait to see it. 598 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:39,560 Then Mark from Corgi, 599 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:41,840 he's the Ford expert, is coming over. 600 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,560 And he and I are gonna work together to put the finishing touches 601 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,040 to the car and get it just right. 602 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:50,480 But just before that can happen, there's one more thing to do. 603 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,280 I'm on my way to collect some special wheels 604 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,400 that I've found and bought. 605 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:59,160 Interestingly, they are not the original factory-fitted wheels. 606 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,320 They were like, well, an optional extra. 607 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,120 And that's crucial because it means the car 608 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,560 won't be excluded from Concours events 609 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,080 because they are a period modification. 610 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:13,120 Yes, I'm nerding out. But I'm nerding with a purpose. 611 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:18,320 Nice shed. That's proper. 612 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:19,720 Yes. Oh, is that... 613 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:21,120 That is them. That is they. 614 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:22,320 Yeah, I've covered them over 615 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:23,720 so that you don't get too excited. 616 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:24,800 Give me a moment of... 617 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:26,360 Yeah. You can uncover them. Go on. 618 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:29,520 Tada! Oh, I say! There you go. 619 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,280 Oh, they are handsome, aren't they? 620 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:33,880 So, this is the real deal, isn't it? 621 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:35,920 This is the proper, authentic. 622 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:37,920 They were a group one option from Ford. 623 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,000 Yeah. 624 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,120 As far as I'm aware, they only made 200 sets. 625 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:42,720 Really? So, they're really rare, yeah. 626 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:43,800 The proper ones. 627 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:44,880 You've sold them to me for, 628 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:46,680 actually, it's a really reasonable price. 629 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:47,760 Thank you. 630 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:49,400 Well, I found them in a skip out of the back, 631 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:50,480 so I've done alright! 632 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:52,680 (LAUGHS) Mate, I'm really grateful. 633 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:54,800 It's a deal. More than. Well done. 634 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:09,840 I'm pretty tired. 635 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,440 I am very tired, actually. 636 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:16,080 Didn't finish last night till 12:30. 637 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,120 And I was here early again this morning. 638 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,320 It's like restoring a cathedral. 639 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:23,640 Every little tiny bit of it's got to be perfect. 640 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,320 But there's still a very long way to go. 641 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:29,920 And that's worrying, worrying. 642 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,880 Try the lights then. 643 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:33,680 The lights? Brake! 644 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,240 Brake on. Oh! Indicators? 645 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,920 That's right-hand. Indicator two. 646 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,560 Yeah. Right, we're good then. 647 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:57,080 Now, if that was any other car in the world, 648 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,240 that would be quite sufficient. 649 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:03,160 But as it's a special, special car, I'm gonna do it again 650 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:06,680 and again until I get it absolutely like a sheet of glass. 651 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:07,840 There you go. 652 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,240 Moment of truth for my RS2000. 653 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:24,040 It's back, newly retrimmed from Aldridge's. 654 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:25,200 Watch out. 655 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:29,840 Thanks, mate. 656 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:32,600 Ah, I hate to say it, 657 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:34,520 but the black interior looks so much better. 658 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,360 This is what it should have been. 659 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:37,800 It does look a bit naked right now. 660 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,280 That's because I haven't yet put the stickers on. 661 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:41,440 That's what Mark is gonna be arriving 662 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,120 shortly to help me do this time, properly. 663 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:47,360 So, the stripes and the new wheels that I bought are going on. 664 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:54,880 Hello. How are you, Mark? Nice to see you. 665 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:56,720 Richard. Oh, yeah, nice to see you again. 666 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:58,440 I've been shopping. Wheels. 667 00:32:58,520 --> 00:32:59,520 Yeah, they're very nice. 668 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:00,600 They're smart, aren't they? 669 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:01,720 7x13. 670 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,280 And then I've also got over here all the stickers. 671 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:04,440 Let me bring them over. 672 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:07,960 Hang on. Is this the right stuff? 673 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,520 It certainly looks like it. Yep, you've got side stripes. 674 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,760 You've got your wheel centres. Yeah. 675 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,680 And your wheel centre decors, correct to the RS accessory wheel 676 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:17,800 that they're going on. 677 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:19,600 Right, I think what we'll need to do first, 678 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:20,680 I want to get the stripe... 679 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:21,760 Yes. ..onto the car... 680 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:23,560 Yes. ..as consistent as possible. 681 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,720 Push the glue onto the car. That's right. 682 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:36,280 That's perfect, yeah. 683 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:37,960 Slowly work your way down the car. 684 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,720 Hey, that's alright, isn't it? 685 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,480 That really makes this just... It does. 686 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:48,240 It's only subtle. Yeah. 687 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:50,400 It's amazing. Wheels next. 688 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:51,560 Yes. 689 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:00,800 Oh, yes! 690 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:04,360 Those wheels look, amazing! 691 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:07,480 If you were a Concours judge now looking at that, 692 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:08,600 would you be... 693 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:09,680 I think it looks fantastic. 694 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:11,400 We've put right everything that you pointed out 695 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:12,480 on your first visit. 696 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:14,920 Yeah. Yep. Got one more thing before I go. 697 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,080 Give me a second. Alright. 698 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:20,680 This is the prototype Corgi model. 699 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:22,920 Oh, that's it! That's it. 700 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,280 Oh, well, that's brilliant. 701 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:31,760 So, that is now our full advert for The Smallest Cog. 702 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,520 I will take car and model to shows. 703 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:35,800 Yeah. Put them next to each other. 704 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:36,880 And look. 705 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,920 Right, that is an unusual job, well done. 706 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,200 Thank you. I'm really excited. 707 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,240 That looks brilliant! It is! 708 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:57,840 You ready? Make sure I don't close too much. 709 00:34:57,920 --> 00:34:59,440 To the right. To the right. 710 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,080 Right, this is the tricky bit now. 711 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:04,120 So, it's the radiator in first. 712 00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:08,200 Yeah, slots into that radiator bit. 713 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,560 Watch that. Watch that middle bit now. 714 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:16,400 It's starting to actually look like a car. 715 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:18,200 So, we need to get the bonnet on. 716 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:20,760 Then clean all the glass again. Then do the wheel trims. 717 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:22,120 Get those on. 718 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:23,920 It's, um, gonna be a long night. 719 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:27,080 And at the end of all that we gotta sort the stripe out. 720 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:34,560 Time's just... It's just disappearing on us. 721 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:37,280 I'm absolutely shattered, to be honest. 722 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,720 And I think so are the guys. 723 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,840 If there's a mistake now, there's no fixing it. 724 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:43,400 We literally haven't got the time. 725 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,640 12:20, and this is serious, so I'm cleaning my glasses, 726 00:35:54,720 --> 00:35:57,320 which means we gotta get the stripe on. 727 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:58,960 Right, let's have a look. 728 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:07,600 I need assistance. Young man. 729 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:09,840 Good morning, sir. What's your name? Are you a milkman? 730 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:11,160 What are you doing at this time in the morning? 731 00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:13,200 Can you come in that side? 732 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:14,520 I want you just to hold that. 733 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:21,480 Keep going, keep going. 734 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:24,480 Go right back to the back door now if you like. 735 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:26,240 You've got a kick in it, there. 736 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:31,720 What you're looking at there, that's the guide stripe. 737 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,440 If you picture that being gold, that's where the gold line will be. 738 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:35,680 And we'll tape above it 739 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:38,000 and below it and then pull that off... 740 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:39,840 Yeah. ..and then paint in the middle. 741 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,960 What we're gonna do now is pull our middle stripe out. 742 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:03,240 Oh, right. It's gotta be done. 743 00:37:10,720 --> 00:37:12,720 I'm like Vincent Van Gogh, ain't I? 744 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:14,160 Starry, starry night. 745 00:37:22,720 --> 00:37:24,080 You know, the one thing I love about Dad 746 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,240 is his attention to detail for one, 747 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,960 but his determination to get it done. 748 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:32,120 1:35 in the morning, and he's still going. 749 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:33,320 I take my hat off to him 750 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:36,840 because I couldn't put that line on there at this time in the morning. 751 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:40,960 The one thing Dad doesn't do is let people down, 752 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:43,040 and he's showing that right now. 753 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,040 Goldfinger! 754 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:49,720 This must be a new experience for you, 755 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:51,040 staying up this late. 756 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:53,480 Is it? (LAUGHS) 757 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:55,040 Why would it be a new experience? 758 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:56,600 Well 'cause you're only a baby, ain't you? 759 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:57,720 Yeah. 760 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,480 Ready then? I'm ready. 761 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:06,640 There we go. 762 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:11,000 Keep pulling that one slowly and I'll take the top one. 763 00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:23,440 There we go. 764 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:24,960 No, you should be happy with that. 765 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:26,040 No, it looks good, don't it? 766 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,520 I reckon the line is just the right side as well. 767 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:30,200 2:15. Right. 768 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:31,960 Home time. Home time. 769 00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:33,120 Come on, Isaac. 770 00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:57,120 2 Morning. Morning. 771 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:58,680 Just looking to see. Yep. 772 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:00,800 There's pain in there. I think I'm awake. 773 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:02,840 Yeah. Um, it looks amazing. 774 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,480 It does look nice now, doesn't it? 775 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:06,640 I mean... 776 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,120 Well, today is the day. 777 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:12,720 It goes back to the MOD. 778 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:17,640 We have done an amazing amount in a short time for a small budget. 779 00:39:17,720 --> 00:39:19,560 Yeah. We've delivered. 780 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:23,240 That's been an epic, epic job. 781 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,840 To get to this moment when it's all just being polished 782 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:30,040 and waxed and ready to roll away is an amazing feeling. 783 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:33,800 We just hope now that the military, and Brigadier Mike especially, 784 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:35,440 is happy with what we produced. 785 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:41,160 Right, Isaac, it's that time. 786 00:39:41,240 --> 00:39:45,320 Yep. Right, don't pause throughout this. 787 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:50,560 That is the Spirit of Ecstasy. 788 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:55,600 Well, I think that's it, Isaac. 789 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:57,000 We're ready to hand her back. 790 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:31,520 Thank you very much. Thank you. 791 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,280 So, ladies and gentlemen, a very good afternoon. 792 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:36,160 Absolutely lovely to see you here 793 00:40:36,240 --> 00:40:38,280 outside the Royal Logistic Corps Museum. 794 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:42,920 If all goes to plan, Richard Hammond will personally return 795 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:47,640 Field Marshal Montgomery's Second World War Rolls-Royce here, 796 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:48,840 to this museum. 797 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:50,240 Is there a locker for the straps? 798 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:51,680 Yeah, it's underneath the car. 799 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:52,760 How are we doing? 800 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:54,440 Slight bit of left hand down. 801 00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:59,040 I'm anxious. Suddenly anxious. 802 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:01,080 Right, where's first? 803 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:02,240 Go, go, go. 804 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:06,640 That car should have driven around the corner by now. 805 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:19,440 Bit nervous, innit? Yeah. 806 00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:22,080 This is showing our homework on a grand scale. 807 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:24,480 Here it comes. Here it comes. 808 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,520 Oh, there's a lots of them in uniforms and things. 809 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:28,680 Oh. 810 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:38,400 (APPLAUSE) 811 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:41,320 This happens all the time you take it. 812 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:42,800 Yeah, yeah, regularly! 813 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:45,440 We brought it back for you. (LAUGHS) Hello! 814 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:49,920 Ah, Richard! 815 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:53,440 (LAUGHS) Hello, everybody. 816 00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:56,000 Am I so very pleased to see you! 817 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:59,200 And very pleased to see this car. Wonderful. 818 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:03,600 Well, the chaps have used every last minute. 819 00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:06,240 But I think it looks kind of special. 820 00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:07,320 What do you think? It does. 821 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:10,440 It's beautiful. Wow! I'm blown away. 822 00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:12,720 Simply wow! We're pleased. 823 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:13,800 Yes. 824 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:14,880 You and Neil and the team, 825 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:18,720 I mean, you have made her look beautiful. 826 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:20,760 You've even polished the... Yes, yes. 827 00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:21,840 ..five-star plate. 828 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:24,720 You've rectified all the bodywork around the back... 829 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:26,160 Yep. ..and over the roof. 830 00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:28,120 Back to its glory. Well. 831 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:29,200 Ready for D-Day. 832 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:31,080 Like the Royal Logistics Corps, we've delivered. 833 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:34,000 Yep, you now have genuinely delivered! 834 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:37,560 That's a moment to remember. 835 00:42:37,640 --> 00:42:40,280 Talk about D-Day, that's our D-Day that is. 836 00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:42,240 When we first come here and I thought we could well 837 00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:44,840 be out of our depth here, but do you know what, I thought no. 838 00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:47,800 I thought we can do this. I know we can do this. 839 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:51,680 Of all my years of working and painting and restoring cars, 840 00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:54,400 that is the summit of my career. 841 00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:56,840 That's what it was all about, starting The Smallest Cog. 842 00:42:56,920 --> 00:43:00,280 It was to work on special cars. They're about memories. 843 00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:02,640 They're about preserving history. 844 00:43:02,720 --> 00:43:04,680 And that's what I'm all about. 845 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:08,520 I'm so proud of them, so proud of my little business. 846 00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:10,320 And the passion that was poured into it. 847 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:12,120 Late, late, late nights. 848 00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:14,080 Just because you want to honour the car. 849 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,920 All of that said, that's not the whole job. 850 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:22,480 We've done the car, but now we've got to get it there, 851 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:24,280 to Normandy. 852 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:25,640 That's the next mission. 853 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:29,160 What is it about steam? 854 00:43:29,240 --> 00:43:32,760 There's something quite nice about choo-choo, you know? 855 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:36,200 It's bloody hot! Put your back into it, lad. 856 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:39,000 Oh, he thinks he's on an episode of 'Postman Pat' now. 857 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:40,320 Look at him. 858 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:42,560 Forwards to glory! 859 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:43,640 Oh-Oh! 860 00:43:43,720 --> 00:43:46,720 Captioned by AI-Media ai-media.tv