Queye TV For the Love of Cars
Documentary
Reality
For the Love of Cars
2014
0:45
2 Seasons 15 Episodes
★ 9
🇬🇧
Actor and car fan Philip Glenister (of "Life on Mars" fame) and car restorer Ant Anstead find classic British cars to bring back to life.

Episodes

Ford Escort
Episode 1

Ford Escort

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.

45m
Land Rover Series I
Episode 2

Land Rover Series I

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.

45m
The Triumph Stag
Episode 3

The Triumph Stag

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.

45m
Mini Cooper Mk1
Episode 4

Mini Cooper Mk1

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.

45m
1945 MG-TC
Episode 5

1945 MG-TC

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?

45m
DeLorean DMC-12
Episode 6

DeLorean DMC-12

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.

45m
The Auction
Episode 7

The Auction

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

45m
Aston Martin DBS
Episode 1

Aston Martin DBS

In a driveway in Hertfordshire, Philip and Ant discover a rotting Aston Martin DBS - the model from On Her Majesty's Secret Service. How much value can they add before the car is sold at auction?

45m
Rover SD1 Police Car
Episode 2

Rover SD1 Police Car

It's full-on cop drama as Philip Glenister fulfils a high-octane dream to drive some of Britain's most iconic police cars. And a Rover SD1 is restored.

45m
Hot Hatches
Episode 3

Hot Hatches

Philip and Ant celebrate 80s boy racer hatchbacks and city run-arounds - like the Golf GTi and Peugeot 205 - as they race to turn one into a rally car.

45m
Micro Cars
Episode 4

Micro Cars

Philip and Ant explore the world of micro and bubble cars, restoring a Fiat 500 and risking life and limb driving a tiny 1960 Messerschmitt in rush hour traffic.

45m
Swedish Cars
Episode 5

Swedish Cars

Phil fulfils a dream driving the Volvo P1800 from Roger Moore's iconic 60s TV show The Saint. And he goes for a spin on one of Scotland's most treacherous, winding roads.

45m
The Ford Transit
Episode 6

The Ford Transit

Philip looks at the Ford Transit, the revolutionary van as big as a lorry that drove like a car, and other motoring workhorses.

45m
Air-Cooled Engines
Episode 7

Air-Cooled Engines

Philip Glenister and Ant Anstead go on a road trip from Bristol to Devon in a VW camper van. They also restore a VW Beetle for auction and meet a Citroën 2CV collector.

45m
Auction
Episode 8

Auction

Phil and Ant look back at 12 weeks hard labour working on iconic motors like the Aston Martin DBS, Fiat 500 and VW Beetle, and then they head for the auction house.

45m

Cast

Philip Glenister

Self - Presenter

Ant Anstead

Self - Presenter

Crew

Jeremy Daldry

Director

James Dowd

Editor

Chris Mallett

Editor

Sophie Lloyd

Producer

Jamie Hammick

Producer

Alice Brooksmith

Producer

Philip Glenister

Presenter

Ant Anstead

Presenter

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