Bangers & Cash
Series 14, episode 12: the finale, with a Mercedes SL and a Sunbeam Lotus
By Jon Cosson · Last checked
An independent guide from the village. Not connected to Mathewsons or the programme. For entries, bidding and the catalogue, go to mathewsons.co.uk. Checked 9 October 2026.
The series 14 finale aired on U&Yesterday on Thursday 8 October 2026. According to the broadcaster's listing, Derek is reunited with a restored Mercedes SL, Paul picks up a historic rally car, and a 1974 Vauxhall VX sells for "a pricey sum". The episode's title names a Mercedes 380SL, a Vauxhall and a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus.
The cars
- Mercedes-Benz 380SL
- part of the R107 SL family made from 1971 to 1989. The 3.8-litre V8 380SL was made from 1980 to 1985; 53,200 were built.
- Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
- a small Talbot hatchback with a 2.2-litre Lotus engine, made from 1979 to 1981. In 1981 it won the World Rally Championship manufacturers' title for Talbot.
- 1974 Vauxhall VX
- the listing does not say which model; Vauxhall's VX4/90 was still in production in 1974.
What they made
The broadcaster's listing says the 1974 Vauxhall sold for "a pricey sum" but gives no figure, and no result has been published for the other cars. We add them here when they are confirmed.
Visit
The cars on Bangers & Cash are sold at Mathewsons' Pickering saleroom, and the Mathewsons museum and shop are in Thornton-le-Dale.