For The Love Of Cars

The Mark I Ford Escort Mexico was the car that brought speed to the average lad on the street, allowing young blokes to spin their wheels. The humble Ford Escort might have been created as a family car, but when it was taken rallying, a true legend was born. Its victory in the 1970 London to Mexico Rally launched the Escort Mexico, and British roads were never the same again.

The Land Rover Series I is a seriously iconic British car. Born in 1948, it went on to conquer the world. Rugged, simple, but with only just 39,000 ever made, examples of this national treasure of automotive pride are getting harder and harder to find. Philip and Ant hope to find, rescue, and restore a Landie back to as good as new.

Philip Glenister and Ant rescue a Triumph Stag sports car to restore it back to better than new. Philip meets comedian and car fan Alexei Sayle and pits the Stag against a Jaguar E-Type. The Triumph Stag is a car that represents the best and worst of British motoring. It was launched in 1970 with continental good looks and a punchy V8 engine.

The Mini Cooper Mk1 was the car that changed everything. Now it's down to Philip Glenister and internationally renowned car designer Ant Anstead to find, rescue and restore one back to its former glory. But no ordinary model: Phil has set his hopes on an incredibly rare Mk 1 Cooper. Ant finally tracks one down in Dublin; a rusting heap at the back of a barn.

Philip and Ant try to rescue and restore a 1945 MG-TC sports car back to its former glory. The 1945 MG-TC was the little car that broke America, paving the way for the mass export of British sporty two-seaters for the next 30 years. It was the forerunner of the modern sports car and the MGs that are universally admired today.

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 excesses of the 1980s.

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.