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Bangers & Cash

Restoring Classics series 2, episode 3: a Golf GTI convertible, a launch and a Mini

An independent guide from the village. Not connected to Mathewsons or the programme. For entries, bidding and the catalogue, go to mathewsons.co.uk.

Series 2, episode 3 of Restoring Classics was first shown on Yesterday on 25 May 2023, and it is a busy one. The team has a 1988 VW Golf GTI convertible to work on, along with a wooden launch. A Mk1 Austin Mini completes the line-up of projects heading through restoration and back to sale.

First shown on Yesterday

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Restoring Classics episode guide

Visit

The cars on Bangers & Cash are sold at Mathewsons' Pickering saleroom, and the Mathewsons museum and shop are in Thornton-le-Dale.

Episode details from the broadcaster's listings on TVmaze, TheTVDB and Sky and from Mathewsons' episode guides, checked in October 2026. Sale results appear only where Mathewsons or the programme's makers published a figure.