Bangers & Cash series 14, episode 12
The series finale. Derek is reunited with a restored Mercedes SL.
Bangers & Cash
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The series finale. Derek is reunited with a restored Mercedes SL.
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 goes to Bingley to meet an enthusiast selling his TR7 after 32 years, while Paul and Charlie travel to Anglesey for a pair of Lotuses.
Collected from: Bingley, Anglesey
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
The 1963 Elan, off the road for 47 years when it was bought, and a 1990s BMW 3 Series.
Derek collects a late father's collection in County Durham including a Mitsuoka Viewt and an MGA, Paul brings a Sunbeam and a Hillman from Cumbria, and a Lotus Esprit Turbo sells.
Collected from: County Durham, North Cumbria
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 collects two 1970s Lotus sports cars and takes his first helicopter flight in a 1967 Bell 47, Paul manoeuvres a 1957 ERF lorry, and Derek's own 1967 Reliant Scimitar goes to auction.
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 1979 Lotus Esprit S3, Dave's suggestion.
A 1970s Vanden Plas saloon and a 1960s child's tricycle, with an update on a Sunbeam Lotus.
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.
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
Dave finds a rare Sunbeam Lotus left rotting in a farmyard for 29 years, Derek is taken with a wartime fire pump from Lincolnshire, and a restored Morris Minor convertible is auctioned.
Collected from: Lincolnshire (fire pump)
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
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