Restoring Classics series 9, episode 1
According to Sky's listing, the team buys a Cortina estate said to have belonged to a South African chief of police, and a Maxi, one of Dave's guilty pleasures.
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According to Sky's listing, the team buys a Cortina estate said to have belonged to a South African chief of police, and a Maxi, one of Dave's guilty pleasures.
Collected in Oswestry; the 1927 Sunbeam and the 1957 Isis are family heirlooms.
Derek collects a Hillman Avenger in Southwold, and Dave a sought-after Alfa Romeo, in Rotherham according to one listing.
A Sierra XR4x4i hidden in a garage for 30 years, collected in Barnet.
Episode 5 aired on U&Yesterday on Thursday 20 August 2026. The broadcaster's listing has Derek picking up three classics, including a sought-after BMW 2002, from what it calls a grand aristocratic estate. The episode title adds an Aston Martin DB6, a Land Rover, a Citroen Traction Avant, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Jeep.
Collected in Cambridgeshire: a Nash Metropolitan, a British-built car made for the American market.
Episode 2 aired on U&Yesterday on Thursday 30 July 2026. The broadcaster's listing has Derek collecting an Opel Manta, Charlie and his mum picking up a Morris Oxford, and Paul enthralled by what it calls a motoring relic, the 1902 Oldsmobile. A Volvo 240 Torslanda estate completes the episode's title.
Derek has to free a vintage car from a very odd resting place, while Charlie buys a Vauxhall Viva from a man who has owned it for over 50 years.
Jack's baby son makes his podium debut beside great grandad Derek, while Paul meets a former stock car racer with a Pinto engined Anglia and a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus.
Derek buys some very special working vehicles, Charlie is taken with a huge Hummer and Paul pulls a vintage tractor out of a Yorkshire barn.
Collected from: Yorkshire
Jack eyes a Peugeot 205 GTI that may be among the best in the country, while Derek collects a pair of sporty 1960s Triumphs.
Paul, Mick and Charlie tackle one of their biggest ever collections in Hull, Dave test drives a Tesla Model X and Derek admires a 1930s motorbike.
Collected from: Hull
Derek hunts for a rare Mark 2 Aston Martin DB6 in Bromsgrove, while Jack and Charlie collect an even rarer Toyota Celica Supra in Cheshire.
Collected from: Bromsgrove, Cheshire
Jack visits an East Yorkshire Ford fan thinning out his nine Escorts, Paul and Charlie bring a quirky 1959 Ford fire engine to Pickering and Derek buys a cherished 230 SL.
Collected from: East Yorkshire
Paul and Charlie head south for an immaculate Lotus Super 7, while Derek and Jack collect a 1929 Riley Monaco and a 1924 Alvis 12/50 tourer in Sheffield.
Collected from: Sheffield
Paul and his daughter Kate collect a Series 1 Land Rover, while Jack picks up an unusual wartime paratrooper's bike in Scarborough.
Collected from: Scarborough
Dave gets lost in France on his way to a rare Honda NSX, while Derek visits a toy factory where vintage motorbikes have been stored.
Collected from: France
Derek heads to Colchester for a 1960 Aston Martin DB4 left under a tarpaulin for some 40 years while its garage fell down around it.
Collected from: Colchester
A 1972 VW Fastback and a Norton police motorcycle about 40 years old.
Project X: an Austin commercial vehicle converted to electric power, and a 1950s American beach cruiser bicycle.
Derek collects an eclectic Staffordshire haul including a Blue Star truck and a Lion Omnibus Reliant, Dave relives his youth with a Plymouth Fury, and Jack likes an Escort Mexico replica.
Collected from: Staffordshire
Jack and Amy collect a widow's motorbikes in the North East, Derek fetches a 1960s relic from Scotland, and Paul marvels at a Peugeot 205 with 29 miles recorded.
Collected from: North East England, Scotland
Derek and his dog Iris head to Bradford for a cyclecar replica and a rebuilt 1930 MG race car, while Dave collects a barely used Honda Prelude from a motorcycle racing hero.
Collected from: Bradford
Derek, running late, collects a Triumph TR8 at Kirkby Stephen East station and rides a vintage engine, while Jack and Dave puzzle over a Flying Fish hovercraft.
Collected from: Kirkby Stephen East station
Paul loads seven vehicles from a Mathewsons regular in the Lake District, Derek collects a legendary Vincent motorcycle in West Yorkshire, and a Renault 4CV goes under the hammer.
Collected from: Lake District, West Yorkshire
Derek collects four BSA motorcycles in Doncaster including a reputedly very rare model, and Charlie's first full time day is distracted by a powder pink Vauxhall Cresta.
Collected from: Doncaster
Jack wrestles two 1930s Austin Sevens unmoved for 50 years, Derek puzzles over a dismantled 1920s American style car, and a replica Ferrari Dino attracts attention in North Wales.
Collected from: North Wales
Jack and Amy collect old bikes in the North East, while Derek helps a collector downsize and comes across a rare Chrysler Alpine.
Collected from: North East England
A 1971 DS21 Pallas and a Ferguson tractor.
Dave frees a Fiesta XR2i stored for 21 years, Jack and Paul go forest rallying, and Derek collects a Lincolnshire haul including a Siva Tourer seen in early Doctor Who.
Collected from: North York Moors, Lincolnshire
Derek collects four British classics from a Shropshire farm, a racer brings in an MGA and a Terrapin, and a pair of 1960s AA motorcycle combinations stir nostalgia.
Collected from: Shropshire
Jack extracts a 1987 Peugeot 205 GTI from a tight West Yorkshire lane, Derek collects charity lots brought back from Ukraine, and an Alvis Silver Eagle style special impresses Derek.
Collected from: West Yorkshire, Essex
Derek admires a well built Jaguar Viking replica in Leicester, Jack retrieves a dismantled 1957 Jensen 541 from Harrogate, and Dave is unconvinced by an Australian Holden Maloo.
Collected from: Leicester, Harrogate
Derek visits Blackpool for a red Opel GT and a Ford hot rod pickup, Dave tracks down a long stored Jensen Interceptor, and a Hampshire couple bring in a fairground organ.
Collected from: Blackpool, Lincolnshire
Paul and Charlie take on three Austin-Healeys in mixed condition, Derek makes a sombre collection in the North East after an owner's death, and a Goodwood soapbox racer arrives at Pickering.
Collected from: North East England
Derek collects a Rolls-Royce with a Hollywood past, Dave takes on an Impreza and an E-Type from a retired racehorse trainer, and a mix-up sends the wrong Ford Mexico to Northern Ireland.
Dave heads to Bedale to extract a 1984 Manta GTE barn find unseen for about thirty years, while a 1977 TR7 with a celebrity past arrives at the garage.
Collected from: Bedale (Manta GTE barn find)
In the 100th episode, Derek goes to Northumberland for a rare 1975 NSU Ro 80, Jack tackles a Mini Mayfair stuck in a barn, and a derelict Aston Martin DBS draws fierce bidding.
Collected from: Northumberland (NSU Ro 80)
Derek inspects an abandoned 1985 Renault 4 and an MGB Roadster off the road for 36 years, a 1959 Westfalia caravan turns up, and Jack fetches two rare Bond Bugs from Rotherham.
Collected from: Rotherham (Bond Bugs)
Derek collects a quirky Nissan Figaro and a Ferrari 250 GT tribute car, Paul tries out a newly acquired Scania T cab lorry, and three tractors go under the hammer.
Derek checks over a Royale Formula Ford racer while Paul makes the long trip to Teesside for a 1953 MG YB, a Morris Minor van and a 1980s Yamaha 250RD motorbike.
Collected from: Teesside (MG YB, Morris Minor van, Yamaha)
Jack heads into North Yorkshire for a large Mercedes with a poor paint job, Derek enthuses over a spotless Jaguar XJ8, and a Ford Model T van tests his driving.
Collected from: North Yorkshire (Mercedes)
Derek travels north to pick up an immaculate 1954 Morgan Plus 4 coupe, believed to be one of only three still on the road.
Derek brings a haul of military vehicles including a Studebaker Weasel and a wartime Willys Jeep to Thornton-le-Dale, a forgotten Escort XR3i emerges from a North Wales barn, and a Rollo Croftmaster tractor arrives.
Collected from: North Wales (Ford Escort XR3i barn find)
Paul and Jack head to Staffordshire to collect five vehicles, among them a Mini and a Morris Minor, from a collector's vast barn.
Collected from: Staffordshire (collector's barn)
Derek and Paul take a rare father and son trip to Leeds for a VW Cabriolet and a Lotus Elite, while a 1961 Facel Vega and a 1925 Talbot coupe go up for auction.
Collected from: Leeds (VW Cabriolet, Lotus Elite)
A rare 1968 Honda N600 emerges from a County Durham lock-up, while Derek travels to Scotland to collect an original RAC Bedford van.
Collected from: County Durham, Scotland
Derek, who has sold everything from lorries to bicycles, faces the unusual task of auctioning a two-seater aeroplane.
Dave and Jack collect a dusty Alfa Romeo and a 1930s Jowett in East Yorkshire, while Dave covets a vibrating exercise machine, and a 1971 Beetle convertible and Renault 5 GT Turbo feature.
Collected from: East Yorkshire (Alfa Romeo and Jowett)
Derek swaps the office for a wet Ripon to buy a 1965 Ford Anglia with about 33,000 miles, Jack retrieves a 1971 Triumph Herald idle since 2005, and Dave admires a rare Renault Caravelle.
Collected from: Ripon (Ford Anglia)
Dave travels to Grimsby for a Mk1 Fiesta XR2, Derek despairs at the state of a 1960s Austin Princess Vanden Plas, and Bubbles falls for an immaculate Morris 1800.
Collected from: Grimsby (Fiesta XR2)
Dave turns up two rare Fiats and a VW Corrado, while Derek tackles an old Morris that seems to be propping up a garage roof and sends grandson Jack in first.
Derek clears vintage motorcycles from a late collector's garage in the North East, Paul spends a day gathering classic cars, and Dave weighs up buying a DVLA repossession lorry with a crane.
Collected from: North East England (late collector's garage)
Dave takes on a 1970s Alfa Romeo that once featured in a chocolate advert, while Derek looks at a Citroen 2CV and is distracted by a garage holding more than 270 motorbikes.
A Capri with 29,000 miles and a 1950s Hercules women's racing bicycle.
A television actor drops off his Bedford CA campervan for sale, which Derek takes in his stride.
Derek travels to Blackpool for the expected top seller of the next sale, a 1970 Aston Martin DBS, but it has to be towed to a nearby garage.
Collected from: Blackpool
Derek collects a pair of Swedish classics, a Saab 96L and a Volvo P1800ES, while a rare British AC Aceca also comes up for sale.
Derek secures a rare Ford Zodiac Farnham Estate, Dave tracks down a Triumph Toledo kept in a remote tent in the Midlands, and an electric milk float tests the bidders.
Collected from: the Midlands, in a tent (Triumph Toledo)
Derek values a 1974 Mk3 Cortina 2000E in Brigg, post war Massey Ferguson tractors arrive, and a local owner sells his 1968 Daimler V8.
Collected from: Brigg (Cortina)
Five classic cars reach Thornton le Dale, including a 1967 Crayford Corsair and a 1966 Ford Zodiac from a Selby garage, while a wrecked MGC awaits a brave buyer.
Collected from: Selby (Corsair and Zodiac)
Dave's son Jack heads to Cheshire to collect two vehicles built 35 years apart, while a member of the team who knows the consigned lots well lends a hand.
Collected from: Cheshire
The Mathewsons sell a 1958 Bedford and a 1969 Vanden Plas Princess, and meet a collector who might finally let go of some of his hot hatchbacks.
Derek handles three Datsun Zs, which he sees as emerging sports classics from the Far East, plus an odd lot that moves on caterpillar tracks rather than wheels.
Three rare Alvises excite bidders, a Corvette that began life in Saudi Arabia reaches Thornton-le-Dale for the sale, and a former apprentice returns to the garage after 70 years.
Collected from: Saudi Arabia (Corvette origin)
Three 1970s MGs arrive still in factory wax and baffle everyone on value, while an ex-police Morris 1000 panda car, a TR7 V8 rally car and a fairground ride come up for sale.
Anglophile Derek struggles with the language on a rare trip abroad to fetch a Bentley, a well restored Fiesta XR2 lights up the sale, and a Mini Moke makes a rare appearance.
Collected from: France
Dave trials collecting several classics in one trip, bringing back a Triumph TR6, Lotus Cortina and Mini Mayfair, while the team puzzle over a DAF 33 gearbox and Sarah organises a memorabilia sale.
Collected from: The Wirral
A widow parts with her late husband's Rolls-Royce and Bentley collection, an impulse buyer takes one home, and Derek helps a friend free museum space by auctioning a 1970s Mk1 Escort.
Facing a record entry, Derek still finds room for a replica AC Cobra, a couple are reunited with their Volvo breakdown truck, and an owner parts with his Royal Enfield Constellation.
Mathewsons take on a vintage threshing machine and a collection of tractors, but clearing them out of old Yorkshire farm buildings proves a far bigger job than expected.
Collected from: Yorkshire farm
A rare 1980s whale tail Sierra Cosworth tempts fast Ford fans despite a possibly ambitious reserve, a restorer offers an immaculate 1966 Sunbeam Rapier, and Sarah falls for a tiny caravan.
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