This Rolls Royce,
they've just brought the deadline forward by three weeks.
I need more hands on deck.
You have to finish on time,
for Pete's sake.
Don't panic.
The Corgi models will be built to factory spec.
Can we get more than another inch down the car
before you find another problem?
Onto the rear quarter. Oh, no, we can't. OK.
It's nearly three years since the Smallest Cog opened its doors.
The business still owes me a fortune.
I've been hiding bank statements.
I'm basically running a social club!
So, it's time for a big shake-up.
Clock in in the morning, clock onto a job.
The dawn of a new era.
But not everyone likes change.
I am very nervous about all of it.
This isn't gonna tell me what to do. I'll tell you that for nothing.
We make history with our most important restoration yet.
Did Montgomery or Churchill ever imagine you sitting in it?
Probably not.
The work must be completed on time.
Oh, she's eager!
Can we race into a bright new future?
With me at the wheel? Oh, oh, oh!
We are properly up against it with the Rolls Royce.
It is by far and away the most important car
we've ever worked on.
So, thank goodness we now have two more Cogs,
Callum and Matt,
who can help us stand a chance of getting it there.
And it is a big day for Monty's Rolls today
'cause Neil is gonna paint the main body of it,
albeit without the doors and the wings
that are still being worked on.
But a lot relies on him getting that
paintwork absolutely perfect.
I think nerves are starting to set in a bit.
It's only just over a week,
we've got to hand that car back to the MOD
ready for it to take part in the D-Day 80th anniversary.
So, no pressure.
Apart from an immovable deadline.
He's having a good look around
my prep work.
This is one of the first times ever in my life
I've actually got to paint a car
that I haven't done the prep on, the bodywork.
Jamie's done the lion's share of the priming.
But I'll be honest, it looks pretty good to me.
I've got no problem with painting it.
It looks good.
That's a big old... You struggle, mate.
We're gonna need a big brush for this one.
Yeah, it's quite wide. It is really wide and long.
Yeah.
Maybe suspend you from the ceiling.
Yeah, like one of those Sci-fi films,
dangling and then push the car backwards and forwards!
(LAUGHS)
Can you tell I'm... What they call it?
Filibustering, innit?
Where you're talking about something
because you don't want to get on with it.
I know I've got the nerves on this job,
I'm just really nervous, but...
I've painted a lot of cars in my life.
And this is the most important car I've ever painted.
If I get that wrong, I'm not just letting myself down,
I'm not just letting the company down.
I'm letting the country down. Country.
Bit of pressure on.
I'm watching you. Come back steady.
That's it.
Sitting right at the other end of the classic car scale,
in terms of size, at the very least, is a car coming in today.
It's a Bond Bug.
They don't come much dafter.
Fibreglass, three-wheeler, shaped like a piece of cheese.
They're huge fun.
I've got a massive soft spot for them and especially for this one
because its owner was The Smallest Cog's
very first customer, Mac.
And he's bringing it back in for some more work, which is great.
For some reason, Anthony is helping him bring it in.
And I don't understand that.
(LAUGHS) Here he is.
Alright, Mac? Hello, Neil!
Old Bond Bug's looking good. Yeah, she's running well, mate.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
A couple of little bits I want you to look at for me.
Right, OK.
And I've got something else I want to show you.
Yeah, what, on here? He'll be here in a mo.
Hello, Rich! Hello, Mac! How are you?
I'm very well, mate.
(HORN HONKS) That's what I want to show you.
Hey-hey! What? What's that?
Oh, here he is! It's me!
Don't ask. Is it yours?
Yes, mate, yeah.
What I really want to do is twin the pair of them up a bit more.
Right, get out. Let's have a look.
This is lunacy. You hardly ever see one of these.
Now, there's two!
Right. Two lists.
Oh, yes. I can see which pertains to which.
Yeah, yeah.
You actually took the time to do that?
It didn't take long! (LAUGHTER)
Upholstery. Yeah.
Because I love the upholstery. It is nice, isn't it?
It is nice.
It does... I have to say that really lifts it, Hooter?
Hooter don't work on that.
Hooter. Engine oil leak.
That seems to be a feature of the model, sir.
So, we need to look at this and give us an idea of cost.
Yeah, we'll go through it. We'll have a look.
Don't worry. Alright.
Whatever's the cheapest
and easiest and most effective option.
Say the cheapest again. I just like the sound of it.
I felt him quiver a little bit when you said cheapest.
Just before I go... Right.
(LAUGHS) Oh, I know what that is. As always.
Ahh! Neil's doughnuts.
Doughnut delivery. Why do you go straight to me?
(LAUGHTER) That's 12 doughnuts!
Right, what we need for that is teas and coffees.
Right, in we go. Thank you very much.
This is so much better than what he had before, you know?
I mean you wouldn't get Monty's old Roller
in Neil's old place, would you?
I hope his prices haven't gone up like his quality has.
See you later. Ta-ta.
Well, I don't know if I'm doing the right thing
by watching it, but I'm actually watching
a bit of footage from the war with that Rolls Royce in there
with Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Montgomery,
stepping out of that car and inspecting the troops.
I'm assuming that's in France.
That car, it's a Rolls Royce Wraith, which in the war time
was actually a statement.
You know, it's saying, "The British nation is here.
You know, we're here to help you.
We've sent the best of British troops
and we've sent the best of British engineering."
I'm putting a bit more pressure on myself now in some fashion.
But, do you know what, I'm gonna do what all those blokes did on D-Day,
I'm gonna do my best and that's all I can do.
When I'm painting this, right, I'm gonna need you to come
and give me a hand, just move these things.
By the time I get down, got to sort of move back.
Yeah, yeah.
So, can you get me a little crate in there, isn't there?
Oh, yeah. Little green crate.
Alright.
Trouble with this is, this car's too tall.
That's all it is. Where did he put this crate?
I need to go like that.
So, if I can get a bit more height, I'd be alright then, wouldn't I?
Find it? No. Where is it?
Oh, it's here.
We don't want a situation
where it's a bit tippy or fall over job, do we?
Well.
The problem is I can't touch that on the second coat, look.
No pressure.
Now, it's getting to the moment of truth.
This is where it all happens now. There's no turning back.
So, paint is mixing, cups are ready.
Guns ready.
This is what makes or breaks it now.
Good luck, Neil. Break a leg.
I think we're about ready for lacquer.
Nice and dry.
Back in the day, the Rolls Royce would have been painted
in cellulose paint which all cars were back then.
That's the best technology they had.
So, we're using a modern technology paint,
which is obviously black paint, but it comes with a clear lacquer.
That lacquer is like a varnish coat over the top.
But if we put that on and get it very thin,
it will actually look like cellulose.
With this technique where you put extra thinners in,
if you hesitate, if you slow down too much,
it will run everywhere.
So, this is a big gamble.
If you can get it on really tight to the surface,
it's like a jet fighter.
Really low and really fast.
(UP-TEMPO MUSIC)
That's it. The paint, the lacquer is on there.
I can do no more. I have given it my absolute all.
It's 9:30.
And I'm going home now,
and I'm gonna have a hot bath and go to bed.
I might have one last look before I go though.
Good night, boys.
2 (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
How's it looking?
Well, he's uncovering it.
He's going like that.
Now, he's stepped back.
Now, he's got his head...
Ooh, he's got his hand in his hands, like that.
No, he's not. It's fine. He's happy.
You're the maestro, you're not gonna mess it up.
Oh, I don't know.
So, that is the difficult bit done.
Well, it's not the difficult bit done is it.
There's loads to go yet. The doors have gotta to go back on.
It's coach built.
We don't know if the doors are gonna fit.
The wings have got to go back on.
There's loads to do. Well, you've got a week.
A week? Look... Ahh.
What can I do to help?
Er, nothing. Hands of a master.
You carry on looking through the window.
OK. Be alright.
Well, that's come out very well.
Well done, Neil. Hats off to him.
You alright? What are we doing? How's it going?
Matt's on the green one.
Doing a tow bar for it. Front crank seal's gone.
It's leaking oil. Front crank seal.
Does that mean tear engine all the way down to the crank?
No, no, no.
But you got to take canopy off, heater out,
radiator out to get the front pulley off,
to get to the seal.
Wait.
You got to take the roof off to get to the engine?
And I can't lift it by myself.
OK. Alright, yeah, gladly.
Let's do it then. Is that OK? If I give you that.
Oh, you've got to detach the roof yet?
Yeah. If you undo that bolt.
At the bottom of the ram.
But you'll have to lean through the window
because I don't want it chopping you in half when the bolt comes off.
'Cause if I take the ram off...
(MIMICS BLAST) OK.
Oh, that's annoying.
Ant! Yeah.
I can't get it. Ant, it's twisted.
Oh, it's out! There you go.
The problem is the ram is pressurised in there.
I need to lift it.
It's on my head, Anthony.
No, no, it's on my stomach.
Wait. Let me get out. Stuck in the middle, mate.
Oh.
It's amazing what I can cock up, innit?
It's on my hand. Let me... Yep.
Carry on.
Why are you going under there? Er, to undo the hinges.
How heavy is it? I've got a bad left arm.
Oh, here come the excuses. I have. Ooh, ooh.
Asking a lot of my left arm. Hang on.
Oh, it's caught on my fleece. Er, hang on. Isaac!
You've got long arms. Grab the ram, mate.
Oh, oh, oh! I'm gonna cut his head off.
It'll be alright. There'll be forms.
It's Isaac. Where do I... Ooh.
Isaac, jump in.
You live in there now, Isaac.
Right, carry on.
So, what we're gonna do now
is get the doors and the wings trial fitted.
And if they're good enough, once I've inspected them,
I can get them and get them painted.
So, once the lads get them back on, I can go give it a check over.
If you come in
and close the door a little, that's it.
Same again. We'll go top hinge first.
Gotta watch that bottom hinge, mate,
watch that bottom hinge 'cause it will catch the body.
We got this big problem now, ain't we?
Yeah. Can you see?
We got there, there, and here, we've got this.
Ooh. I'll get you a coffee.
Thank you, Matt. Alright.
Well, put the door back on.
And now we've got a nasty gap there.
This deadline is a deadline. You cannot move D-Day anniversary.
It ain't gonna happen.
But my inner me says it wants to be fixed.
It's a lot of work to put it right.
But if you can't go the extra mile for them boys
that walked up that beach on D-Day, who can you go the extra mile for?
So, therefore, tomorrow morning, very early, I'm gonna be here,
I'm gonna repair that door.
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
Here we are. Well, it is 6:10.
A little bit late. But Matt's here.
We're gonna crack on, get this Rolls Royce door done.
Morning, Matt. Morning.
Hello, Rolly.
I think this car was built in 1939.
And I think how did they make it.
I look in wonder how they got it so good.
People used to buy a Rolls Royce and have it coach-built.
Craftsmen, proper real craftsmen would have actually got that metal,
made that car to millimetre perfection.
There's a wooden frame inside there.
Then there's steel panels and steel panels
are actually nailed to the wood.
And this is where the skill comes into this job,
where you can't just ring up and order something.
You've got to make it.
Let's go.
We're gonna actually get a piece of metal
and make it the shape of the wheel arch.
Actually, where the door fits against the back wing
because there's a big ugly gap there
and I know it's gonna put extra time on the job.
I know I'm not gonna be very popular.
But I want it done properly.
And we've got to fabricate that piece of metal.
Weld it in.
And then when the door's on there, the gap will be gone.
It will be great.
That's what we want to produce. Yeah.
Get it squashed flat like that.
Put it in the shrinker stretcher, then give it the curve of the door
and then get it lined up.
Weld it on the door. Yeah.
And then finish the repairs off.
Get the door back on and get it painted.
Matt's fabricated this piece now.
So, we're just double-checking,
triple-checking that our measurements
are right to the door.
So, we're making this 15mil bigger.
And the main thing is the gap will be right.
So, when the car's finished,
it will look like a Rolls-Royce should look.
Anthony. Richard.
We look like a really rare Bonds specialist.
We are. There are not many of those.
So, Mac's cars, are they done? Yes.
So, basically, Mac gave me a list of stuff to do,
service, interior, exhaust, diff leak.
I've gone through it all. Done them all.
Everything ticked off, done? Done, done.
Brilliant, so, they're ready to go 'cause he's expecting them.
Yeah.
Got one more job though before it does go.
Mac loves naming his cars. Yes.
So, we got to put a little nameplate on the back of them.
You do one, I'll do the other.
Um, my car's rolling away.
You don't know your own strength, Richard.
Right, that ain't coming off.
With that done, we can return. Yeah.
Do you want to drive that one? I'll have this one.
And I'll take this one. Nearer to me.
Hey, hey, here we go!
Ant, remember the front wheel is in the middle,
which is important when you're trying
to straddle a pothole.
Yeah.
I am skiving from the workshop, but I'm not skiving
because I've got work to do here.
This is my 1979 Ford Escort RS 2000.
Corgi have said they want to make a model of it,
which is great 'cause it means the car
could be valuable to us as a workshop,
and you can show it off and have the model, and great.
However, I've had the car checked out
and I've done quite a few bits of it wrong.
I want the model to be right.
So, we've said make the model right and then I'll make the car
match the model of the car.
It makes sense to me.
Come on, puppy. Come on.
(ENGINE STARTS) Oh!
Oh, yeah. What a machine!
The one big glaring problem is an issue of my making entirely.
The interior, I commissioned and paid
for it to be done in this colour, which is the wrong colour.
So, my mission today is to take this brand-new retrimmed interior, out.
Return it to the people who put it in that colour
and ask them to do it again in black and pay for it.
Gonna need tools.
God, this is butch!
So, is there a stop so it can...
Hmm.
That's a good sign. Oh.
Try a bit of brute force.
No, not having it.
That's exactly how a Ford technician would have done it back in the day.
I can hear Obi Neil Kenobi over my shoulder.
"Don't lose the parts. Label them.
Put them in a bag." Right.
My job now is to put these in the car
and drive them up to Aldridge's the trimmers,
and eat some humble pie.
Strong sense of deja vu.
Probably because I have done exactly this before.
Right.
And now, there's no other phrase for this.
The walk of shame.
Hello, Lauren. Oh, hello.
Hello. How are you? I'm good. Thanks.
Put it down on there.
This is a very nicely trimmed seat from my Escort RS2000.
It looks very familiar. Do you recognise the work?
I do, yeah. Yeah, it was done here.
I said it's a blue car. Beige would look good.
Yeah.
Can I have it back to black, please?
That's perfectly fine. (CHUCKLES)
I'm guessing because these have been done once,
it's a much smaller job changing them to a different colour.
We won't need to replace any foams.
We can just replace the covers.
So, I presume it's gonna cost a lot less than first time round?
Unfortunately, it's probably gonna be about the same
as what you've paid again.
Is it? Yeah.
Right.
The other thing I'm gonna ask them to do is fit it all
because there's no getting around it,
trimming a car, it's just absolutely key,
and it's very specialised.
Um, right, there it all is.
Thank you. Give me a bell when it's done.
Yeah. Don't tell everybody.
No, we'll keep it... Maybe just not... Yeah.
Thank you for not laughing while I was here.
Um, I'll see you soon.
Bye.
2 Bodywork's painted.
But we've got two whole days to get that ready to go back
to the military.
So, we're gonna have to go like a bat out of hell to get it done.
So, we'll all jump on it now, get it built up.
That sounds easy and rolls off the tongue.
But in reality, it's hours and hours and hours of work.
And one thing's for sure, if ever there's a deadline,
you don't want to mess up, this is the one.
We're finally at the buildup stage.
Unfortunately, because Neil had to refabricate the door,
it's put us way behind.
So, there's gonna be some late nights
which are not ideal.
I'm glad Neil done it.
But on the other hand, as a manager, time-wise, I'm not happy.
I'm really frustrated.
It's so tight I don't think we're gonna get it done personally.
Well, that's a better job.
Now, before there was a massive gap there.
But now we've put that piece of steel in, painted it.
It looks the business. I'm chuffed to bits with that.
(PHONE RINGS) I know who that is.
That's the Brigadier about the Rolls.
Hello. Yes, hello, Richard.
It's Brigadier Mike. How are you?
I'm very well, Mike. How are you?
Yes. I'm good, thanks.
I wanted to check in
and make sure that everything was on target.
I thought you might.
We are on the final stretches,
which is the sort of frantic activity bit.
As you can imagine, I am under considerable heat
to make sure that we have the car.
We are getting quite anxious. Yeah.
We need to know that we are going to hit the return date.
We are going to hit the return date.
When we return it, is there gonna be a hoo-ha?
Do we...
There'll be quite a gang, I expect, waiting in anticipation.
There are people there that want to see that it is as beautiful
as we have been telling people to expect it to be.
Yep, yep, yes.
So, we have built a huge amount of expectation.
Well, that's fantastic, and we shan't disappoint.
Things are literally slotting into place up to the deadline.
Brilliant.
I really look forward to seeing the car and yourselves.
Cheers, Mike. Super. Take care.
Thanks. Bye-bye.
I actually feel a bit sick.
Um. Oh.
Ooh!
It is now about how many hours there are between this moment
and when the car has to roll out.
Yeah, to the wire, doesn't quite cover this one.
Chaps, I have just spoken to Brigadier Mike,
who with less than two days to go now is understandably anxious.
I've reassured him we're gonna deliver it.
It's about 45 hours in total, and this thing has to leave done.
And to my eyes... Well, I don't know.
Put it this way, at the end of the day,
we promised them we'd give it back to them.
I know, I know. We cannot not do it.
I could tell the Brigadier is now scared
because there's gonna be a lot of military high-ups alongside him.
I think there's been a bit of a sense
within the military of why have you trusted that muppet and his mates?
Hmm. Don't laugh.
Is there anything I could do?
I can give you some time, I've got...
Well, this is obviously a minor contribution
to the entire job.
But every minute I spend doing this releases them
to spend a minute doing something more important
and technically demanding.
Oh, that's a good job, yeah, well done.
Um, I've got a little errand for you.
What? Seriously, we need some wood.
Wood?
Yeah, yeah, for inside of there, some plywood.
So, I'm now the errand boy. Yeah. Yeah.
Well, no, you're not an errand boy, you're a very important courier.
So, dispatched to get 3mil ply.
I forgot to ask how much.
They close in 15 minutes.
And now there's a cyclist.
Oh, thank you, mate. That was gentlemanly.
Monty would be grateful.
(LINE RINGS)
Hello? Yo, it's me.
Plywood, 3mil. How much?
Er, I don't know, about 25 pounds a foot.
I don't know.
No, no, I don't mean how much does it cost!
I mean how much do you want? How much?
I'll ask now. Hold on, two seconds.
We are good. We are good.
We're measuring now.
Oh, measuring! 6 cubits I think.
Hold on, 1.5 metre square.
That's... What's it for?
He wants a bit for the top.
And then we might want some bits for the door.
Oh, this is so scientific. See you soon.
Bye. Alright.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
Oh, hello.
Chaps. Have you stayed open?
Thank you. Oh.
Hello.
They've got some out for me as well.
Gentlemen, you are legends.
And I thank you. I'm sorry. Is that 3mil ply?
Yes. Can I have it?
Well, I'll give you money. Let me get my bag.
Hold on.
Oh, I haven't got any cash.
You got any cash? Cough it.
You're a cameraman, you're bound to have cash.
No. Oh, you're joking.
No.
It's that indicator, that indicator, and the stop.
The fronts are all fine.
Right, so we were quite organised and ordered these lights early on.
But just about to fit them
and I've discovered that there's something wrong
with how they've been made and the threads haven't been cut
which hold the cables.
So, the screw isn't gonna work.
It's a law that you've got to have lights.
So, I've got to try and see if I can do
something about that before it turns into a massive issue.
So, I'm gonna go now.
We haven't got time for this, but I've got to go there now
and get some replacements.
There's a lot of pressure now.
That's the problem when you're doing things at the last minute
and down to the wire,
it's the simplest of things that will catch you out.
Right, no time.
Eugh! That was my head.
Eugh.
Right. Is this enough plywood?
There.
You're welcome. No bother. Anytime.
2 So, we've got 24 hours left on the Rolls Royce
to get it back to the MoD, which is tight.
So, all focus now for all the staff is on that car.
Richard's not here.
He's getting some bits for his RS2000,
which is a blessing in disguise really.
So, that's good.
Hopefully, we can crack on and get it finished.
My Escort RS2000 is due back from Aldridge's today,
complete with sparkling new interior trim
and I can't wait to see it.
Then Mark from Corgi,
he's the Ford expert, is coming over.
And he and I are gonna work together to put the finishing touches
to the car and get it just right.
But just before that can happen, there's one more thing to do.
I'm on my way to collect some special wheels
that I've found and bought.
Interestingly, they are not the original factory-fitted wheels.
They were like, well, an optional extra.
And that's crucial because it means the car
won't be excluded from Concours events
because they are a period modification.
Yes, I'm nerding out. But I'm nerding with a purpose.
Nice shed. That's proper.
Yes. Oh, is that...
That is them. That is they.
Yeah, I've covered them over
so that you don't get too excited.
Give me a moment of...
Yeah. You can uncover them. Go on.
Tada! Oh, I say! There you go.
Oh, they are handsome, aren't they?
So, this is the real deal, isn't it?
This is the proper, authentic.
They were a group one option from Ford.
Yeah.
As far as I'm aware, they only made 200 sets.
Really? So, they're really rare, yeah.
The proper ones.
You've sold them to me for,
actually, it's a really reasonable price.
Thank you.
Well, I found them in a skip out of the back,
so I've done alright!
(LAUGHS) Mate, I'm really grateful.
It's a deal. More than. Well done.
I'm pretty tired.
I am very tired, actually.
Didn't finish last night till 12:30.
And I was here early again this morning.
It's like restoring a cathedral.
Every little tiny bit of it's got to be perfect.
But there's still a very long way to go.
And that's worrying, worrying.
Try the lights then.
The lights? Brake!
Brake on. Oh! Indicators?
That's right-hand. Indicator two.
Yeah. Right, we're good then.
Now, if that was any other car in the world,
that would be quite sufficient.
But as it's a special, special car, I'm gonna do it again
and again until I get it absolutely like a sheet of glass.
There you go.
Moment of truth for my RS2000.
It's back, newly retrimmed from Aldridge's.
Watch out.
Thanks, mate.
Ah, I hate to say it,
but the black interior looks so much better.
This is what it should have been.
It does look a bit naked right now.
That's because I haven't yet put the stickers on.
That's what Mark is gonna be arriving
shortly to help me do this time, properly.
So, the stripes and the new wheels that I bought are going on.
Hello. How are you, Mark? Nice to see you.
Richard. Oh, yeah, nice to see you again.
I've been shopping. Wheels.
Yeah, they're very nice.
They're smart, aren't they?
7x13.
And then I've also got over here all the stickers.
Let me bring them over.
Hang on. Is this the right stuff?
It certainly looks like it. Yep, you've got side stripes.
You've got your wheel centres. Yeah.
And your wheel centre decors, correct to the RS accessory wheel
that they're going on.
Right, I think what we'll need to do first,
I want to get the stripe...
Yes. ..onto the car...
Yes. ..as consistent as possible.
Push the glue onto the car. That's right.
That's perfect, yeah.
Slowly work your way down the car.
Hey, that's alright, isn't it?
That really makes this just... It does.
It's only subtle. Yeah.
It's amazing. Wheels next.
Yes.
Oh, yes!
Those wheels look, amazing!
If you were a Concours judge now looking at that,
would you be...
I think it looks fantastic.
We've put right everything that you pointed out
on your first visit.
Yeah. Yep. Got one more thing before I go.
Give me a second. Alright.
This is the prototype Corgi model.
Oh, that's it! That's it.
Oh, well, that's brilliant.
So, that is now our full advert for The Smallest Cog.
I will take car and model to shows.
Yeah. Put them next to each other.
And look.
Right, that is an unusual job, well done.
Thank you. I'm really excited.
That looks brilliant! It is!
You ready? Make sure I don't close too much.
To the right. To the right.
Right, this is the tricky bit now.
So, it's the radiator in first.
Yeah, slots into that radiator bit.
Watch that. Watch that middle bit now.
It's starting to actually look like a car.
So, we need to get the bonnet on.
Then clean all the glass again. Then do the wheel trims.
Get those on.
It's, um, gonna be a long night.
And at the end of all that we gotta sort the stripe out.
Time's just... It's just disappearing on us.
I'm absolutely shattered, to be honest.
And I think so are the guys.
If there's a mistake now, there's no fixing it.
We literally haven't got the time.
12:20, and this is serious, so I'm cleaning my glasses,
which means we gotta get the stripe on.
Right, let's have a look.
I need assistance. Young man.
Good morning, sir. What's your name? Are you a milkman?
What are you doing at this time in the morning?
Can you come in that side?
I want you just to hold that.
Keep going, keep going.
Go right back to the back door now if you like.
You've got a kick in it, there.
What you're looking at there, that's the guide stripe.
If you picture that being gold, that's where the gold line will be.
And we'll tape above it
and below it and then pull that off...
Yeah. ..and then paint in the middle.
What we're gonna do now is pull our middle stripe out.
Oh, right. It's gotta be done.
I'm like Vincent Van Gogh, ain't I?
Starry, starry night.
You know, the one thing I love about Dad
is his attention to detail for one,
but his determination to get it done.
1:35 in the morning, and he's still going.
I take my hat off to him
because I couldn't put that line on there at this time in the morning.
The one thing Dad doesn't do is let people down,
and he's showing that right now.
Goldfinger!
This must be a new experience for you,
staying up this late.
Is it? (LAUGHS)
Why would it be a new experience?
Well 'cause you're only a baby, ain't you?
Yeah.
Ready then? I'm ready.
There we go.
Keep pulling that one slowly and I'll take the top one.
There we go.
No, you should be happy with that.
No, it looks good, don't it?
I reckon the line is just the right side as well.
2:15. Right.
Home time. Home time.
Come on, Isaac.
2 Morning. Morning.
Just looking to see. Yep.
There's pain in there. I think I'm awake.
Yeah. Um, it looks amazing.
It does look nice now, doesn't it?
I mean...
Well, today is the day.
It goes back to the MOD.
We have done an amazing amount in a short time for a small budget.
Yeah. We've delivered.
That's been an epic, epic job.
To get to this moment when it's all just being polished
and waxed and ready to roll away is an amazing feeling.
We just hope now that the military, and Brigadier Mike especially,
is happy with what we produced.
Right, Isaac, it's that time.
Yep. Right, don't pause throughout this.
That is the Spirit of Ecstasy.
Well, I think that's it, Isaac.
We're ready to hand her back.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
So, ladies and gentlemen, a very good afternoon.
Absolutely lovely to see you here
outside the Royal Logistic Corps Museum.
If all goes to plan, Richard Hammond will personally return
Field Marshal Montgomery's Second World War Rolls-Royce here,
to this museum.
Is there a locker for the straps?
Yeah, it's underneath the car.
How are we doing?
Slight bit of left hand down.
I'm anxious. Suddenly anxious.
Right, where's first?
Go, go, go.
That car should have driven around the corner by now.
Bit nervous, innit? Yeah.
This is showing our homework on a grand scale.
Here it comes. Here it comes.
Oh, there's a lots of them in uniforms and things.
Oh.
(APPLAUSE)
This happens all the time you take it.
Yeah, yeah, regularly!
We brought it back for you. (LAUGHS) Hello!
Ah, Richard!
(LAUGHS) Hello, everybody.
Am I so very pleased to see you!
And very pleased to see this car. Wonderful.
Well, the chaps have used every last minute.
But I think it looks kind of special.
What do you think? It does.
It's beautiful. Wow! I'm blown away.
Simply wow! We're pleased.
Yes.
You and Neil and the team,
I mean, you have made her look beautiful.
You've even polished the... Yes, yes.
..five-star plate.
You've rectified all the bodywork around the back...
Yep. ..and over the roof.
Back to its glory. Well.
Ready for D-Day.
Like the Royal Logistics Corps, we've delivered.
Yep, you now have genuinely delivered!
That's a moment to remember.
Talk about D-Day, that's our D-Day that is.
When we first come here and I thought we could well
be out of our depth here, but do you know what, I thought no.
I thought we can do this. I know we can do this.
Of all my years of working and painting and restoring cars,
that is the summit of my career.
That's what it was all about, starting The Smallest Cog.
It was to work on special cars. They're about memories.
They're about preserving history.
And that's what I'm all about.
I'm so proud of them, so proud of my little business.
And the passion that was poured into it.
Late, late, late nights.
Just because you want to honour the car.
All of that said, that's not the whole job.
We've done the car, but now we've got to get it there,
to Normandy.
That's the next mission.
What is it about steam?
There's something quite nice about choo-choo, you know?
It's bloody hot! Put your back into it, lad.
Oh, he thinks he's on an episode of 'Postman Pat' now.
Look at him.
Forwards to glory!
Oh-Oh!
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