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 on the South Coast; Derek looks for what the programme calls a forerunner of the Range Rover.
Derek collects a one-owner Mk1 Cortina garaged for over 25 years; Paul and his daughter Kate collect a Scimitar and a Figaro.
Charlie collects an iconic 1960s Ford Cortina Deluxe, and a 1970s Morris van brings a Carry On Camping feel to Pickering.
Derek collects two stylish British classics from a Yorkshire workshop, and a Morris 1000 finds a new home with a 10 year old superfan.
Collected from: Yorkshire
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
Dave travels to Nottinghamshire for the 2 litre Cortina Ghia he dreamed of owning as his first car, collecting a Mark 1 Capri as well.
Collected from: Nottinghamshire
A 1973 Escort Mexico, billed as the team's most expensive buy up to then, and a 1968 Riley Kestrel.
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
Dave finds two special Fords including a pristine Escort Cosworth in a London garage, while Derek is taken with a retiring trader's 1950s ice cream van.
Collected from: London
Dave inspects two very low mileage Fords in Leicestershire, Paul finds a signed limited edition Audi Quattro, and Derek browses a Bridlington motorcycle and scooter shop.
Collected from: Leicestershire, Bridlington
Derek collects a 1963 Austin J2 Paralanian campervan on the Yorkshire coast, Dave heads south for a rare 1969 Cortina 3000 GT Savage estate, and a near-mint Sierra Sapphire 2000E arrives for auction.
Collected from: Yorkshire coast (Austin J2), south of England (Cortina Savage)
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 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)
Dave is delighted to pick up a rare Subaru Impreza and an equally potent Ford Escort RS Cosworth in North Wales.
Collected from: North Wales
The week's sale includes a 1980 Ford Escort, a hand-built 1946 Bedford 12 electric car and a red 1957 Austin-Healey.
Derek is reunited with a 1957 Ford 100E Estate like the one he passed his driving test in, Dave hunts a Mk1 Escort Twin Cam, and Paul collects a one-owner MGB GT.
A line-up of head-turning performance cars heads to the Mathewsons saleroom, alongside one of the earliest Ford Escort XR3s and a 1961 MGA.
In Hull, Derek finds an MG SA sports car that once had a tree growing through it, while in North Wales a father sells his son's Ford Escort RS 1600i.
Collected from: Hull (MGSA), North Wales (Ford Escort RS 1600i)
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)
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.
An E-Type devotee reluctantly sends his red Jaguar to auction to fund a motorhome, two 1980s fast Ford Escorts thrill Dave, and a memorabilia dealer brings in a large haul.
Derek digs into the history of the defunct Jowett marque as a Bradford-built 1952 Javelin finds an unexpected buyer, while Paul and Dave uncover a Ford Escort untouched for 30 years.
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