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Restoring Classics series 9, episode 4: A Morris Minor 1000 and a Riley Special

Part of our Bangers & Cash guide.

For entries, bidding and the catalogue, go to mathewsons.co.uk.

Episode 4 of series 9, listed as Morris Minor/Riley Special, was first shown on U&Yesterday on 5 November 2026. The team buys a 1958 Morris Minor 1000. The second car is a 1930s Riley Special, which the team soon learns is definitely not special and probably not even a Riley.

Shown on TV today at 9pm

First shown on U&Yesterday

U, the broadcaster's streaming service, numbers Trabant/Renault 5 as episode 1 and Cortina/Maxi as episode 2, and we follow its numbering. Independent listings differ: TVmaze numbers them the other way round, in the order TV listings show they were first broadcast (Cortina/Maxi on 15 October, Trabant/Renault 5 on 22 October), while TheTVDB uses the broadcaster's numbering but gives the two dates the other way round.

Where to watch: Restoring Classics on U, the broadcaster's own streaming service. Our where to watch guide covers the other ways to see it.

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

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Episode numbers and descriptions from U's series 9 page, checked 1 November 2026; first broadcast dates from TV listings (TV Blighty, MemorableTV), compared with TVmaze and TheTVDB. Sale results appear only where Mathewsons or the programme's makers published a figure.

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