For the Love of Cars - Season 1

First aired: 4/26/2014 7 episodes

Restoring a Ford Escort Mark 1, Land Rover Series 1, Triumph Stag, Mini Cooper Mark 1, MG-TC and a DeLorean DMC-12, and finally auctioning them all off.

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Episodes

1. Ford Escort Mark 1

Aired: 4/26/2014

Philip Glenister and car designer Ant Anstead scour the barns and lock ups of Britain for wrecked treasures to bring to life. In this episode a Mk1 Ford Escort Mexico is restored to glory.

2. Land Rover Series I

Aired: 4/27/2014

The Land Rover Series I is a seriously iconic British car. Philip and Ant hope to find, rescue and restore a Landie, but the only example they can get their hands on has been in a barn for 41 years.

3. Triumph Stag

Aired: 5/4/2014

The Triumph Stag represents the best and worst of British motoring: beautiful and powerful, but prone to overheating and suddenly breaking down. Philip and Ant restore a Stag to better than new.

4. Mini Cooper Mk1

Aired: 5/11/2014

The Mini Cooper Mk1 was the car that changed everything. Now Philip Glenister and internationally renowned car designer Ant Anstead must find, rescue and restore one back to its former glory.

5. MG-TC

Aired: 5/18/2014

Philip and Ant try to rescue and restore a 1945 MG-TC sports car back to its former glory. But can Philip confront his fears of driving a car that feels like a museum piece?

6. DeLorean DMC-12

Aired: 5/25/2014

Philip Glenister and Ant Anstead try to restore a DeLorean DMC-12, an epic car that was a star of the Back to the Future movies and also stands as a tribute to the excess of the 1980s.

7. The Auction

Aired: 6/1/2014

In the climax of the series, Philip Glenister and car designer Ant Anstead put their pride and joy collection of classic cars up for sale at one of the country's leading car auctions.