Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics
Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics is a TV show on Yesterday. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 42 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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1:00:00Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics
The team are on the hunt to restore one of the greatest names in motoring history - the Bugatti. But with a strict budget they settle for a replica.
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1:00:00A super rare Reliant Scimitar GTC undergoes an expert recommission, leaving no bolt unturned. And a Honda CBR superbike from the 80s is in need of repair.
Series 2
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1:00:00The team purchase a 1950s Austin Westminster rally car in the hope that seasoned competitor Dave Mathewson can win a race.
1:00:00The team snap up a slightly saggy Seventies Saab 96 - despite a stunning restoration, could it result in a record financial loss when it goes to auction?
1:00:00A super-rare Renault Clio Williams 2 in F1 blue with contrasting gold alloys turns Dave Mathewson an interesting shade of green.
1:00:00The team restore a 1988 Golf GTI Convertible - an iconic hot hatch - along with a wooden launch boat and a catch-up with a Mk1 Austin Mini.
1:00:00The team break with tradition and actually follow Dave Mathewson's advice on what to restore - he points to a 1992 Vauxhall Nova Merit Plus!
1:00:00The Restoring Classics team pays tribute to mid-'80s Midlands by breathing new life into what was once the fastest production MG ever made - the Montego Turbo.
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1:00:00Dave alerts the team to a 1979 Lotus Esprit S3 - it's an expensive buy and a serious risk, but it's also a thoroughbred classic in need of a proper recommission.
1:00:00Derek picks out a solid-looking 1969 MGB for the team to look out for at auction - after winning it, it is sent to a father-and-son team for restoration.
1:00:00Derek thinks a 29,000-mile Ford Capri should be kept original, and the team also tackle a Hercules women's racing bike from the '50s.
1:00:00Derek encourages the team to buy a Francis Barnett Plover at auction, and the wheels come off the restoration of an MG Metro.
1:00:00The team gamble on restoring a Vanden Plas saloon from the 1970s and a child's tricycle from the 1960s while catching up on the restoration of a rare Sunbeam Lotus.
1:00:00A sun-bleached red Vauxhall Astra GTE gives the team a headache as they also buy a classic French moped and catch up on the restoration of a barn find Mini Cooper S.
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1:00:00The team, including Andy Joynson, buy the right kind of Land Rover, but it's got the wrong engine. Can they clean up its emissions with a modern motor?
1:00:00A super low mileage Renault Dauphine proves irresistible to the Resto team... But its 1959 mechanics ensure some hefty bills.
1:00:00The team head for restoration in their Bedford Rascal Campervan. They also purchase a true British classic - a TR6 - which is almost too good to touch!
1:00:00The Restos team try their hardest not to go too far on an Opel Manta. And a Peugeot 205 GTI brings back happy B-road memories for a mechanic who owned one.
1:00:00The team send their Paul Smith Mini in for a bit of designer tailoring by the team at Mini Sport.
1:00:00Derek points the team towards one of his favourite motors - a 1983 Daimler Double Six. And a Triumph 2000 is given a modern day makeover under the bonnet.