"BRASSY THEME MUSIC" "Coming up - our barn find expert, Chris Routledge, discovers a hidden rarity." "There really is only one." "Alex Riley goes all Wall Street with his latest Five-Grand Hero." "Loads-a-money!" "And I hook up with two legends of rallying." "Yabba-dabba-doo, lovely!" "Welcome to the Classic Car Show, where, from our secret hideaway beneath the Brooklands motor racing circuit, we have another programme crammed with old car joy." "So, as I'm sure you are aware that we kick-start the show with a car from Quentin's All-time Classic List." "Quentin Willson, a man who commands respect, with his thousands " "I know, I've heard this one before." "..years of experience." "I'm getting used to it now." "Actually, I was gonna be quite nice." "I was going to say "With his thousands of fans worldwide."" "See?" "I can be nice." "Not for long, though." "However, the car that he has picked is one of the oldest on the list." "So when this car first came out," "Quentin was a mere bare-faced 36-year-old." "Why do I sit here and take this?" "The car to which my youth-obsessed associate refers isn't just a global design icon, it is as British as Buckingham Palace and The Beatles." "In 1959, Britain opened its first motorway - the M1." "72 miles of infinite possibilities and no speed limits." "Britain was ready to go motoring." "Trouble was, British cars of the '50s were slow, looked like church pews and were as much fun as an old shoe." "It was also the Suez Crisis, so petrol was rationed to ten gallons a month." "To save fuel, there'd been an invasion of nasty little German bubble cars and noisy Italian scooters." "What Britain needed was a nippy people's car that sipped four-star and cost buttons." "And so the British Motor Corporation told its most gifted designer," "Alec Issigonis, to design a small people's car, and that's exactly what he did in a breath-taking two and a half years flat." "The first prototypes were just far too fast - they were clocked at 95 mph." "The engine had to be reduced to 850cc." "Stirling Moss was the first to crash a Mini." "But Issigonis was delighted, because it showed that the transverse engine actually protected the passengers." "He also managed to design door pockets that could hold eight bottles of gin." "And because he was a chain-smoker, every Mini had three ashtrays - one in the front, two in the back and the rear ones were illuminated." "The man was a gin-sipping, chain-smoking genius." "And when the Mini was launched to the motoring press in August 1959, they went nuts." "Motoring correspondents caned the little cars round a Surry test track and couldn't believe how well they handled." "Instantly the Mini made everything else seem slow, dull and antiquated." "Rave reviews followed and for a few weeks it looked like the new Mini would sell like the elixir of youth." "Well, it didn't." "In that first year, BMC's brave new baby bombed." "Those early cars were thrown together in just two hours." "BMC had penny-pinched on the production process and soon a furious Issigonis had a five-page report listing scores of glitches." "In fact, the Mini had so many problems it's a miracle it wasn't canned after the first few months." "The door handles were sharp and a boy in Solihull was impaled, so they had to be redesigned." "The clever window catches only had one screw, so they spun round and scratched the glass." "And the roof guttering, when it rained, would fill up like a bath, because nobody bothered to put drain holes." "So every new Mini in the showroom had to have a hole drilled here by the dealer before it went to a customer." "But the Mini's biggest problem was one that couldn't be fixed easily - the public just didn't like it." "Post-war Britain was gloomy." "Food rationing had only ended in 1954 and life, for most people, was as much fun as a flat tyre." "So this pastel-coloured cheeky little poppet, with its cartoon tiny wheels and smiling face, seemed, well, silly and frivolous." "The grim-faced public bought familiar Ford Populars instead and BMC bosses held their heads in their hands." "But Issigonis had a cunning plan." "He lent a Mini to his friend," "Princess Margaret's husband, Lord Snowdon." "The press ran photos of them behind the wheel and everything changed." "Suddenly, the Mini was hip and sales exploded." "By 1963, three-quarters of a million Minis had rolled off the production lines and BMC let out a mighty sigh of relief." "So the car that nearly failed has become a cultural, industrial and social landmark of the 21st century." "And it's simply because of design and personality." "The design was a revolution of automotive packaging - tiny little 10" wheel in each corner, thin, flat sides, big glass area and room for a family of four." "And then the personality." "Well, in 1959, if you pushed a car hard on a corner, it literally just fell over." "But the Mini would scuttle around roundabouts like a rat." "You were 9" from the road, being pulled along by this snorty little dragon of an engine and it was a complete revelation." "This is why Minis did so well in rallying and the Monte Carlo, simply because nobody had ever felt so connected to the road as they did in a Mini." "And which other people's car do you know that was driven by royalty, rock stars and Hollywood icons, won the Monte Carlo Rally and had a movie, 'The Italian Job', written round it?" "Issigonis was an engineering genius, and the Mini is still the longest-selling car in British history." "The Mini also has the claim to fame of having the most special editions of any British car - more than 50." "Everything from Mary Quant, Piccadilly, Red Hot." "This is a Paul Smith special edition." "And I bet you didn't know there was a Tahiti, Equinox and Sidewalk version as well." "Nope, neither did I." "The Mini enjoyed a brief Brit Pop revival in the '90s, with modern Cooper versions skidding around London, just like those first cars did back in 1960." "But after 40 years and 5.5 million units, in October 2000, the last Mini - a red Cooper Sport - left the factory and the door on a era's end softly closed." "One of the biggest ironies of the whole Mini story is that Britain's best-selling car actually never made any money." "Arch-rival Ford were convinced that BMC couldn't sell this car for £350, before purchase tax, remember, and still make a profit." "So, they bought a Mini, they took it completely to pieces, they pored over it with their accountants and came to the conclusion that BMC were losing £30 on every car." "BMC denied this." "So, several years later, Ford did exactly the same experiment and came to exactly the same conclusion." "According to Ford's calculations, over the years the Mini would have lost BMC and British Leyland a staggering £165 million." "But none of that matters now, and the story of the Classic Mini, as it's now known, continued and they continue to tickle our hearts with delicate fingers." "Prices of those early cars, the '59s and '60s, have gone intergalactic." "This is a December '59 Austin." "I bought this on eBay - yes, really - for £2700, restored it." "But since, I have been beating off groups of buyers waving chequebooks." "I have refused £25,000 for this car." "And this, this is very special." "This is a 1959, but one of the earliest surviving Minis in the world and it's here at the British Motor Industry Heritage Centre." "If this was ever to come onto the market, which is unlikely, you would be looking down the barrel of 300,000 of your pounds." "That's not bad for a little car that started life at 497 quid and you had to pay eight shillings extra for a heater." "CHOIR SINGS "RULE, BRITANNIA"" "The Mini is one of the world's most significant and influential cars - a miracle of modern automotive packaging that bridged an important historical moment in time." "The world would never be the same after 1959." "Above all, the Mini made motoring affordable for almost everyone, and for that, Alec Issigonis, the world's cleverest car designer, we salute you." "I cannot believe you found that car on eBay." "That's what happens when you surf the big online auction late at night after a couple of large glasses of wine." "You're joking?" "But it was there, £2700, I pressed the 'Buy It Now' button and it was one of the best decisions of my life, because there's only 200 of those 1959 Minis left." "Incredible." "And the fact you could still buy stuff on eBay and out there cheaply." "How many years from when you bought it to when you turned down £25,000?" "Two years." "I did restore it and spent a few quid on it." "I need to get on eBay a little bit more." "Coming up" " Chris Routledge will be unearthing another hidden gem in his latest Barn Finds." "Coming up" " Chris Routledge is on the trail of a hidden fast Ford treasure." "It's a very, very special car." "Alex Riley buys low and trades high in his latest Five-Grand Hero." "And I take to the gravel with a rally great." "(LAUGHS) Good girl, good girl!" "Before all that, our automotive archaeologist, Chris Routledge, really does get down and dirty searching for more motoring classic gold." "I've had a phone call - it's about a collection." "Or more about a collector who can't stop collecting." "It's a location that is..." "I think the word is 'littered' with all kinds of old cars in all kinds of conditions and all kinds of unfinished projects." "I've got nothing to talk to you about, because..." "I don't know what we're going to see." "There's such a huge variety of mainly British post-war cars." "But there's everything here." "There's this fabulous Rover 3500S." "It was a great car in the period." "And then there's this Humber." "In its day, this was a really expensive car." "This was a top-end bank manager type car." "It's the collector's obsession - they've just gotta get the next one." "An addiction, if you will." "Places like this are where some of the great barn discoveries get made, because you just don't know what's behind that wall." "Wow!" "Just this one room alone, it's amazing." "Look at this!" "What a fantastic barn." "Wow, there's a little bit of everything in here." "An old... very, very early speedometer - 80mph." "And this lovely old Austin." "Very much an everyday car from the 1930s." "A Jaguar E-Type bonnet, the front of a Morris." "And that is something you do not see every day." "That's a very, very rare car." "Now this is either an Abbot or a Crayford Capri Convertible, which was just about one of the coolest cars that you could drive in the period." "Well, the interior's completely stripped out, no dashboard, no seats front, no seats back, no carpets, no door trims." "It's definitely a Crayford - you can tell just by the back." "The Crayfords were the better-looking ones." "Many people have built tribute cars - they've taken a Capri, cut the roof off and tried to make it look like a Crayford." "But there is only one." "They probably built less than 40." "I don't know how many survive, how many real ones survive, but this is a real one, there's no question about it." "I wanna find out if this is a 1.6 or the big three-litre." "It's just an interesting point for me to find out." "So, let's see what we've got under here." "Ah!" "Well, there you go - that's not my answer." "In fact, that's not gonna answer any questions." "From here, with the doors open, you can see those Crayford lines that really transform what was the Capri Coupe that we saw every day in the streets to this exotic, sexy car." "It was a very, very elegant and expensive conversion, but really, really worth the money." "I can imagine this in the time - that would have been something that stopped traffic." "What I wanna do, I really wanna be able to picture this car in my head, on that sunny day on the King's Road in 1971, '72." "I'd love to try and find what the original colour was." "Beautiful!" "Look, that's the original Ford light metallic green." "That's the original paint, that's the original colour." "This is an original 1970s Ford Crayford Capri conversion." "It's a convertible Ford Capri done by a well-recognised firm of coachbuilders." "It's a very, very special car." "In its current condition, it's probably worth £5000 - quite a lot for a Ford Capri in this state." "But think what it is." "Fully restored, £40,000, maybe even £50,000." "Absolutely a worthwhile thing to do." "Shock horror - a Capri in Essex!" "What next, a Lada in Moscow?" "But what a Capri!" "He's right, there were only 30 of those Crayford Capris ever made." "And get this, Jodie - they cost more in 1969 than a Jaguar E-Type Convertible." "You're joking?" "They were really hot - £2400 in 1969." "Unbelievable." "And I love how Chris really got dirty in there, it was good." "It was a beautiful-looking car." "The reason he was so excited is that you could buy that for five grand as a wreck, spend 20, 25-grand restoring it and have a good old margin to make money and bring that car back to life." "Right, what am I sitting on?" "You know what this means." "It means classic car ads." "I've been searching the internet, I've found three others." "Three corkers" " I think you're gonna like them." "Have a look at No.1." "OK, hit it!" "# Wide, small was never this wide" "# Wide, small was never this wide, wide, wide, wide #" "Introducing the AMC Pacer - the first wide small car." "Ah!" "Look out!" "It's too wide!" "The widest small car made." "Jump!" "The AMC Pacer - the first wide small car." "I didn't know it was that wide!" "I have to say, that's pretty ugly." "It looks a little bit like an eel." "That was America trying to trim its waistline with the fuel crisis in the '70s." "Right." "But the entry-level AMC Pacer with the smallest engine had a straight-six 3.6 litre." "Hello!" "Wow, unbelievable." "OK, No.2." "Do remember, they have this curious habit of driving on the right, George." "Yes, sir." "I think I'd better drive now, George." "She is powerful, isn't she?" "It's a 2.2 litre six-cylinder engine, sir." "Listen to that, George." "What?" "What is it, sir?" "The silence!" "If you're frightened, get in the back, George." "She's very smooth, George." "Hydragas suspension, sir." "This is a marvellous new car, George." "As with all our cars, it's a Leyland." "Like the Jaguar, sir." "(Speaks French)" "Oui. (Speaks French)" "I didn't know you spoke French, George." "Well, you know it now, Archibald." "What is the joke about that is they're trying to give it that same ambience and feel of a Jaguar." "Yeah." "They even say it in the advert." "My father had one of those, and it was just junk." "It rattled, it broke, the O-series engine was useless." "People were just taken in by that." "You wouldn't get away with that now." "No, absolutely not." "Let's see if we can get away with this one." "Day one..." "(DRILLING)" "..Thursday..." "(DRILLING)" "..Thursday the..." "(DRILLING)" "(SHOUTS IN GERMAN)" "3rd of April - pump-adjustable seats completed." "Fan-shaped water jets which reduce water consumption and, therefore, the water bottles can be smaller, which helps to reduce the weight of the car." "(BRASS BAND MUSIC DROWNS OUT VOICE)" "That legendary German sense of humour." "The Germans laughing at themselves." "Yes." "So we will laugh and buy their cars." "(LAUGHS)" "Anyway, if you thought that was Germanic, stay with us, as coming up," "Alex Riley finds another German super-saloon, but this time one you can buy for under five grand." "Coming up" " Alex Riley's 1980s city trader super-saloon," "Bruno Senna throws another racing legend round our track and Jodie goes for a ride with a rallying great." "All of that still to come, but now it is your favourite part of the show, where Alex Riley goes off in search for another Five-Grand Hero." "Where he dresses up in absurd clothes and enacts his own personal period drama!" "(LAUGHS)" "No, but this one is specially tailor-made for you, because it was a real big-hitter in the 1980s." "It's..." "Yeah, sell." "Sell everything." "And it's gotta be cash." "And do it by Wednesday!" "If you wanted to be taken seriously in the City in the 1980s, you needed a double-breasted pinstripe suit, red braces, an embossed business card..." "..and one of the enormous new mobile phones." "And while your shoes were probably made in Italy, your car, well, that had to be German." "Es ist der BMW 635CSi, naturlich!" "A car for the senior trader keen to show his brash young colleagues who was the boss and that he was a sophisticate." "A car for Gordon Gekko, but not for Bud Fox." "You know, Bud Fox, the Charlie Sheen character from Wall Street." "And here in the cabin, a senior executive would feel right at home amongst the leather, plush carpeting and every conceivable luxury." "There was even sufficient room to accommodate your mistress, with her big hair and shoulder pads." "So what if it cost the equivalent of 80-grand in today's money?" "If you were doing well in the City, that was pocket change." "Launched in 1976 as a replacement for the three-litre CSi and CSL, the 6-Series was bigger and heavier and something of a disappointment." "But just like a City trader, it went mega in the '80s, when it got ABS, a new dash, lower weight and revised suspension from the latest 5-Series." "Handling, performance and refinement were all now spot-on and to celebrate, BMW bumped up the price." "In 1982, a 635CSi cost more than a Ferrari 308!" "Loads-a-money!" "These improvements turned the CSi into a race winner." "In 1984, it took the top four places in the first ever event in Germany's blue ribbon touring car series, the DTM." "And CSi driver Volker Strycek won the championship." "So you've got a beautifully-proportioned coupe with an interior plusher than a private jet and a race-winning chassis." "All this and a boot big enough to take plenty of liquid assets in case of a stock market crash." "And how quickly can you escape?" "Very quickly indeed." "Powering the 635 was the legendary straight-six M30 engine." "Its 218bhp launched you to 60 in well under eight seconds and onto a maximum of 140." "Very thrusting." "And then there was more to come in 1983, when BMW dropped in the 24-valve engine from the M1 super car, boosted to 286bhp, creating the M635CSi." "A true gentleman thug capable of 160mph." "Whoo!" "But the regular 635 is still a GT car capable of whisking you across continents, or to the nearest airport, with luxurious ease." "Little wonder, then, that that 6 stayed in production for 13 years, finally dying in 1989, just after a global financial meltdown." "Prices for this hugely capable coupe start from just three grand and five grand will get you a good car with history." "Five grand!" "That's barely an armful!" "They do rust, and all that electrical kit can go wrong." "But markets change all the time and if you do have to lay low for a while, simply park up your 635CSi and by the time you get back, you never know, it just might turn out to be one of your better investments." "(SIRENS APPROACH) Anyway, must go." "I've got a plane to catch." "(SIRENS CONTINUE)" "Hopefully that is a one-way plane ticket and we've seen the back of him!" "Oh, come on!" "That was cool!" "I thought he looked great, and I love the car." "But if it was a one-way ticket, someone's got to claim this Beemer that's probably still sitting in City Airport." "And the parking charges will be more than the car is worth." "He glosses over that they rust and have electrical problems." "You could spend 25 grand restoring one and it'd still be worth 10." "Alex just..." "Well, Alex needs to stop pretending he is in his own ten-part drama series." "Those trousers!" "Anyway, I'll get cross in a minute." "Calm down." "What is next?" "Right." "Coming up, it is time for F1, Formula E," "Le Mans racing driver, particularly gorgeous Bruno Senna to unwrap another classic racer to take round our track." "I will hand you over to Jack Nicholls, who's our commentator." "Nestled on the infield of the classic banked Brooklands circuit lives this - a modern 1200m handling track." "With its mix of challenging corners, it's perfect for this man," "Bruno Senna, to lap some classic race cars." "So let's find out what he's driving this time." "That one's looking tiny." "Oh, it's a..." "Is it?" "It's a Mini." "1965 Cooper S." "I think this might be the quickest one here." "Can't wait to drive it, if I fit in there." "This very Mini Cooper S is a legend of the British Touring Car scene." "In the hands of John Rhodes, this pocket-sized upstart won four consecutive British Saloon Car class titles from 1965 to 1968 and even claimed overall victories on three occasions, beating much more powerful Mustangs, Ford Falcons and Lotus Cortinas." "Here comes Bruno Senna across the line at Brooklands to start his flying lap in the Mini Cooper S." "The time to beat was set by the Jaguar E-Type lightweight at 48.284." "He throws it into the first corner flick, the Mini hardly scrubbing off any speed." "It's gonna very, very quick around this tight and twisty section." "Into the left-hander of turn three." "Look at it drifting through." "A classic sight in British Touring Cars in the '60s." "Here's the first split time coming up, as we go on-board with Bruno." "Only seven-tenths down at the split." "Very impressive from the Mini Cooper S." "We're into the final part of the circuit, which could be its undoing when we get onto that long straight again." "We're heading towards the final, never-ending long right-hander." "(ENGINE ROARS) Sounds super, doesn't it?" "He comes through the right-hander and out onto the straight." "This could be where he struggles." "Seven-tenths down at the split, what's it gonna be across the line now?" "A 51.430 - just over 3 seconds down." "So that was very, very different from anything else." "It's front-wheel drive makes the car really funny to drive, so I attack the corners and chuck it in, then see what happens." "It doesn't get traction out of the corners so well, so you have to be on the limit with the car." "It's so light, it changes direction like a little go-kart." "If you get the grip right, it hops on you, keeps hopping, then to the straight, you're like, 'Yeah, come on,' and then the power's not so much." "But really, for sure, the funnest car to drive of them all." "Really, like, all the time something happening and you have to react and just enjoy yourself." "Fantastic seeing Bruno throwing around that Touring Car legend which is the Mini Cooper." "Just like in the 1960s, it's still punching above its weight, by just missing out by 0.3 of a second to the Mustang." "And look at this - second, third and fourth are within half a second, so pretty close." "Impressive stuff, but the smart money is on that lightweight Jag staying top." "But stay with us, because Jodie is going off on a mini adventure with a proper rally legend." "It's nearly time to hit the gravel rally stage with a legend." "But before Jodie takes to the gravel, it's time for some classic cars that might actually make you some dough." "And we will kick off with the BMW 850." "Now we all know this is a super car, but it's a V12 super car at the price of a Ford Focus." "This car will do 160mph and accelerate to 60 in 6 seconds." "What more do you want?" "Money-wise... in 1989, it was an astonishing £52,000, but has now depreciated down to ten grand." "So it's lost 80% of its value and has bottomed out." "They will climb and climb, because they are brilliant." "What should you look for?" "Well, you just need to find a fresh, mint, low-mileage, with a history booklet all stamped up, under about 50, 60,000 miles with as few owners as possible and you will be fine." "Trust me." "And... the reasons to buy it are simple." "Those horny, shark-nose looks, that lovely plush cabin and, don't forget, they put that same V12 engine in the McLaren F1." "Right, Renault 5 Gordini Turbo - there's a rare one for you." "And, of course, it is a hot hatch, but it was the pioneer of hot hatches." "Everybody gets off on Peugeot 205 GTIs and Golf GTIs, but this one was special." "What's gonna make it valuable is the fact that there are probably only 200 surviving." "Performance, not dramatic - 116mph and 60 in 9 seconds, but plenty of sideways fun." "So... it cost £4000 when it first came out, which was slightly more than a Ford XR3i, which is why not many got sold." "Lots and lots have rusted away, so it's that rarity value which is gonna make the Gordini Turbo special." "What should you look for?" "Basically, it's just a well-kept original stock 5 Turbo that hasn't been mucked about with." "If you can find one with a low mileage, you'll be looking at around £4000, £5000, but that will go up and up and up just by the weight of numbers." "This is a very, very rare car indeed." "And trust me, that Garrett turbocharger makes it hooligan fun in the wet." "Next, from the sublime to the majestic - the Rover P5B saloon and coupe." "Every British prime minister in the '60s and '70s was chauffeured round in a black Rover saloon." "And I know for a fact that the Queen still has one." "How do I know this?" "Because she let me drive her car." "True story." "The great thing about these is they have a lovely V8 American engine - a Buick 3.5 - and will accelerate to 60 in 12 seconds and sit there all day at 115mph." "So they're great for keeping up with modern traffic." "They cost... £2700 in 1967 - a fortune then - and they've appreciated, but not as much as they should have." "You can buy shiny ones now for seven grand, and I happen to know that the London trade are out looking for them now because they know they're gonna go up in value." "What should you look for?" "The coupes are worth slightly more than the saloons, but make sure you get a nice one, don't take on a restoration project." "You want a nice, straight, rust-free body and a mint interior." "If you ever come across a factory black one, just check the registration number in Google, those old newspapers and newsreels, because if you do find a car that was used to chauffeur a prime minister, instantly it's gonna be worth 100% more." "Think about that." "So, next we have..." "Quents, I'm sorry, I know, it's me again, but I'm so excited." "I was out the back reading my horoscope, as you do, and look" " Libra, career - it said my career will cross the path of a wise, old motoring guru." "Look at that!" "A wise, old motoring guru, who might just fill your bank account, Jodie!" "Yes, you might." "But do you know what time it is for?" "Tell me." "Not one, but two legends." "The Mini Cooper S was a motorsport legend of the '60s, scoring outright wins in the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, '65 and '67." "It also recorded victories in the British Saloon Car Championship, as well as high-ranking international appearances everywhere from Brands Hatch to Bathurst, cementing a reputation that just refuses to go away." "But to truly understand this 1960s legend of track and rally, we're going to speak to someone who was right in the middle of it all to try and get to grips with what it was really like to be there." "The name Paddy Hopkirk is synonymous with Mini and in the '60s he led the charge in this plucky little British car against far larger and more powerful American and German cars in the Monte." "And now he's gonna teach me how to rally this Mini." "Hidden in the tranquillity of rural Bradford is a rally test stage." "The perfect venue for Paddy to showcase his legendary skills." "Any idiot can go quickly uphill if he's got the power, but the boys and the girls get sorted out downhill." "Where is it here?" "Round to the..." "It's right here, is it?" "Yeah." "Look at me left!" "Right!" "(LAUGHS)" "Thing is setting the car up before the corner." "Yeah." "So you're driving mainly in second or third?" "Can you hear me?" "Communication seemed to be breaking down." "Can you hear me, Paddy?" "Perhaps the vibrations had taken out our microphones, or perhaps, back behind the wheel of his beloved Mini," "Paddy Hopkirk was transported back to being the young Monte Carlo winner once again." "Whoo-hoo-hoo!" "Oh, Paddy!" "Paddy!" "(LAUGHS)" "We're in a bush, Paddy!" "You're meant to be in the bushes - it's the apex of the corner." "A few laps in, it was obvious to me why the Mini had been such a success on the '60s rally scene and that Paddy had some stories to share." "Nobody expected us to win the Monte, and we beat a lot of cars that were a lot more expensive." "That was a surprise to ourselves and the world." "When you turned up in this tiny little wonderful car, were people laughing at you?" "Because it was a lot smaller than everything else." "It certainly was and it was different, but it was front-wheel drive and the engine over the driving wheels and that was the secret weapon." "I also must say we had a very good team of mechanics, wonderful co-drivers and we were well-prepared and it all fell into the right place at the right time." "It was very exciting." "Rallying in those days, it wasn't a sport, you were driving for your country, you were driving to sell British goods, a British product." "All the people that made the lights and every part of this car were proud to see that they had part to do with your winning." "And how did your life change after winning the '64 Monte Carlo Rally?" "Well, it's nice to be known." "When I rang up a restaurant, I used to get a decent table." "Before then, I didn't get that." "Now it's back to square one." "But, no, it was very nice." "Was it?" "Lovely." "It's just been such a treat to drive round with you and I suppose it's my turn now." "Well, I hope it's gonna be a treat to drive round with you." "I'll just do everything you tell me, okay?" "All right, come on, let's go." "Cos the Mini is a front-wheel drive, uphill it's not good." "Soon as you put the power on, the front wheels just spin." "It's all right to keep it in second the whole way?" "Absolutely." "Brakes on, then flick us out to the left, then the right." "That's good, that's good." "Just slightly left, then brake." "Now flick it, flick it!" "Oops!" "Ha, ha!" "Good girl, good girl." "Get it right in there." "Whoops!" "(LAUGHS)" "But that's right, you did that very well." "Brake quite hard here." "Brake." "When you brake, try and use a secondary skid of the brake." "Yeah." "Throw it, and now go into first gear." "Now go into first gear." "You're doing very well." "I mean that." "Most racing drivers are crap on roads." "(LAUGHS)" "Go for it now, cos this opens!" "Yeah, go for it!" "Go!" "Wa-hey!" "He-hee-hee!" "Yabba-dabba-doo, lovely!" "What a day, and what an amazing machine." "If you're thinking of buying an old Mini, don't save it for Sunday best." "What you should be doing is buying an old Mini and ragging the hell out of it." "That was just awesome, Jode." "Completely awesome." "Had you ever rallied before?" "No, never." "Your eyes, they were like a fighter pilot!" "I know, they didn't blink." "You were really, really, on it." "You had to really concentrate, cos we were flying" " I wasn't gonna let Paddy down, because he was from that era where they're a little bit male chauvinist, so as soon as I met him, he was gonna be going, "Oh, God..."" ""The good girl." "Good girl, good girl."" "Yeah, the blonde driving." "I thought "I have to really go for it," so I really concentrated, listened to everything he said and..." "I had so much fun." "That car is brilliant!" "And that man, at that age, still to nail it like that..." "respect." "Well done, Jode, well done." "It was very funny, especially when he went off coms, I couldn't hear him." "I was going "Paddy!" "Paddy!"" "Anyway, that is all we have time for, but join us next time for some more classic car action." "Bye!" "Goodbye." "Captions (c) SBS Australia 2015"