Wheeler Dealers Season 5 Land Rover Series III (Part 1)
7/10
| Release Date | 2023-12-18 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Genres | Reality, Documentary |
| Stars | Mike Brewer |
| Directors |
| Release Date | 2023-12-18 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Genres | Reality, Documentary |
| Stars | Mike Brewer |
| Directors |
Experienced car dealer Mike Brewer is joined by multi-talented mechanics in a monumental motoring mission: to find and restore iconic cars to later sell for a profit at their LA-based shop. In the series, Mike has the challenging job of finding vehicles that have money-making potential. He then hands them over to a mechanic, who tackles everything from bare metal re-sprays to gearbox swaps to bring them back to their former glory.
Like all presenters of car shows, Mike Brewer and Edd China are never knowingly understated, but these guys do have real skills. Mike buys classic cars and Edd restores them, starting this week with a Mercedes SL. Detailed and fun and with a cameo by Jurgen the German, the only drawback is that it takes two instalments to tell the story of each car.
Mike Brewer joins forces with top mechanic Edd China to put second-hand cars back on the road. Edd fits a new set of wheels to the Mercedes 280SL, before Mike tries to flog it for a healthy profit.
Mike has a budget of £5,000 to buy a Lotus Esprit, and finds one without an MOT - which could be a big risk. Edd starts by ripping out the interior and the engine.
Mike has a budget of £5,000 to buy a Lotus Esprit, and finds one without an MOT - which could be a big risk. Edd starts by ripping out the interior and the engine.
Mike heads for Turin to try and buy a Fiat 500. The problem being that the only way to get it back to the UK is to drive it. Will the little car make it?
The 1971 Fiat 500 finally makes it back to Blighty - with the help of a trailer - and Edd gets to work giving the car a complete respray before the boys try to sell it.
After a nervous test drive Mike plumps for a 1981 Series III Land Rover to buy and do up. Edd and him decide to do an LPG conversion on the old warhorse.
The 1981 Series III Landrover that Mike bought is coming up for its new MOT and the boys are nervous - but they take it for a good test drive before getting it ready for sale.
Mike heads for Dijon, France to try and buy a bargain Citroen DS. After a struggle he manages to get his hands on one and heads back to the UK for Edd to have a look at it.
The Citroen DS's suspension has turned out to be a nightmare and Edd has a hard time with it. Plus Mike has to search for a new interior. Will the boys be able to turn a profit?
Mike has £5000 to buy a Rolls Royce. But when he's offered a 1984 Bentley Mulsanne Turbo he takes a chance, much to the dismay of Edd when he sees the paintwork.
The disastrous paintwork on the 1984 Bentley Mulsanne Turbo is proving a problem for Edd. Will it be up to scratch when Mike tries to sell it on?
