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Wheeler Dealers

2003– · Continuing · 18 seasons

Documentary
First aired
Oct 7, 2003
IMDb rating
8.2 / 10 3,813 votes

Overview

Experienced car dealer, Mike Brewer, is joined by multi-talented mechanic, Ant Anstead, in a monumental motoring mission: to find and restore iconic cars to later sell for a profit at their LA-based shop.

Episodes

Season 17 · 20 episodes

  • Sep 6, 2021 45 min

    Mike finds his favourite iconic British car in a garage in Wales. Elvis and Mike add some radical changes to the 55-year-old vehicle to get it back on the road.

  • Sep 13, 2021 45 min

    Mike and Elvis take a gamble on a TVR Griffith. But first, the guys have to pick it apart before restoring and testing the full impact of this iconic sports car.

  • Sep 20, 2021 45 min

    Mike and Elvis take on the ‘baby Ferrari’ but want to keep their costs low. Can the guys make this old school classic car a rival to its Italian cousin?

  • Sep 27, 2021 45 min

    Mike's gone all nostalgic, buying a 58-year-old Dormobile campervan. But Elvis has a huge amount of work to do on it including a brand-new engine fit.

  • Oct 4, 2021 45 min

    Mike finds a rare Land Rover Series 1 that may not be all it seems. What starts as a simple cosmetic touch-up soon becomes a complicated and expensive restoration.

  • Oct 11, 2021 45 min

    Mike nabs a Porsche 997 at a bargain price of just £15,000. The catch? It's carrying an engine with a serious case of bore score. Can Elvis get it firing again?

  • Oct 18, 2021 45 min

    Mike and Elvis attempt to resuscitate the 'daddy' of British executive saloons: a 1974 Jaguar XJ6. But it's a risky buy: it hasn't been on the road since 1990!

  • Oct 25, 2021 45 min

    After years of searching, Mike's found the ultimate '80s hot hatch: the Renault 5 GT Turbo. Can Elvis restore it in time for its new owner's birthday?

  • Nov 1, 2021 45 min

    Mike and Elvis wrestle an iconic Japanese rally car: a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo7. It needs a total engine rebuild and a new look to be king of the street racers.

  • Nov 8, 2021 45 min

    Elvis convinces Mike to buy a bargain VW Golf convertible. But its bright colour is divisive, and it's also rusty, filthy with a busted convertible roof!

  • Jul 26, 2022 44 min

    Mike has a tip from an unusual source, his electrician, who's selling a classic Ford Escort XR3i that he's owned for decades. There are a few issues with the engine, the interior and the roof, so Elvis will have his work cut out for him to make this into a proper runner.

  • Aug 2, 2022 44 min

    With electric cars on the rise, the V8 is a dying breed. Mike and Elvis are determined to celebrate this iconic engine, and they've chosen a classic sports car to do it, the Mercedes SL55. Mike buys one at a bargain price because of its sinking suspension, but that turns out to be tricky to fix.

  • Aug 10, 2022 45 min

    Mike finally gets his hands on a car that he's always wanted to do -- an Astra GTE. Elvis reckons it's a great car to do until he realizes how hard spare parts will be to come by. The boys are determined to make a profit from this lengthy project.

  • Aug 17, 2022 45 min

    The boys have wondered why BMW never released an estate version of the M3. When they hear one might be coming, they decide to beat BMW to it by souping up a 335i estate. Costs mount as they upgrade performance and styling to what you'd expect from an M3.

  • E15 Fiat 600
    Aug 24, 2022 45 min

    Everyone's heard of the Fiat 500, but what few know is that it originated out of the Fiat 600, a car that was massive on the Continent, but little seen elsewhere. Mike's found one that has been imported recently, and there is plenty for Elvis to do.

  • Aug 31, 2022 45 min

    Mike and Elvis are determined to debunk the idea that you should always discount motors with massive miles. Mike snaps up a Jaguar S-Type with 195,000 miles, and after some repairs, they put it up against another model with just a tenth of the miles.

  • Sep 7, 2022 45 min

    Mike gets his hands on a car that has evaded him for decades, a Mk 1 Ford Transit. Elvis is over the moon until he realizes all he needs to do. It needs to be converted from left-hand drive, plus it needs paint, leaf spring and a different upgrade.

  • Sep 14, 2022 45 min

    SUVs are all the rage, but both Mike and Elvis hanker for the days when they were genuine off-roaders. They snap up a Mitsubishi Shogun, and if Elvis can sort out the car's rust, he'll upgrade its off-roading capability with a lift and some accessories.

  • Sep 21, 2022 45 min

    Mike returns Elvis to his F1 roots with a car from one of the most famous names in British racing, Lotus. The Europa, in fact, is reckoned to be the first mass-produced mid-engine sports car. Elvis is excited -- until he takes the car out for a spin.

  • Sep 28, 2022 45 min

    The boys are determined to mark the MGB's 60th anniversary in style by buying and fixing up one of these classic motors. Mike takes the plunge with a car that needs upgrades to its transmission and gearbox, but reckons it's nothing Elvis can't handle.

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