ALL EMMA FUZZ JOHN MALE_WITH_BEARD MALE_WITH_BLONDE_HAIR NARRATOR PHIL ROB TIM TOMMY UNSURE WAITRESS



NARRATOR
This time on car SOS, the Wolseley Hornet...
TIM
This is one of the scariest things I've ever done.
NARRATOR
...Has Tim in a flap.
TIM
Fuzzbot, you gonna open the door, mate? Here you are, Fuzz. Fuzz?
NARRATOR
And Fuzz, winging it.
FUZZ
Would be so much easier just to cover it all over with a panel. But that would be cheating, wouldn't it?
NARRATOR
So, can the boys make this 1930s classic...
TIM
On Car SOS, this is an absolute first.
NARRATOR
...fly again for its owner.
TIM
How's your evening going?
Brilliant. That's-- You're joking?


TIM
Preston, Fuzzbot. Lancashire, not so far away from where I live.
FUZZ
Wow. Fantastic. Today we are here to pick up a Wolseley Hornet.
TIM
A Wolseley Hornet, which is a car that I know very little about.
FUZZ
You're missing all of the tricks. You're missing all of the fun. To drive anything at all modern, you don't need any skill. It does it all for you. Whereas with the Wolseley Hornet, it's raw excitement. They are a proper handful. You have to be able to drive properly. They were quick. They were quicker than most other things of their size and capacity.
NARRATOR
Launched in 1930 as a four seater saloon or a two door open racer, Hornet Sixes were capable of hitting up to 75 miles an hour at a time when 60 was considered fast. Wolseley, once Britain's biggest car maker, had been bought by Morris after falling on hard times. Morris developed the Hornet but branded it a Wolseley. It was a hit with the prosperous middle classes and single handedly revived the Wolseley name. The engine featured an overhead camshaft, a technology pioneered in early race cars but rarely found on passenger vehicles. Like many cars of the era, the frame was wood and the roof vinyl. A steel couldn't be rolled big enough. Race enthusiasts bought the chassis and engine, adding their own body to create specials. But there are just a handful left of the saloons with a sliding sunroof that the boys are off to see.
TIM
So today we're meeting Emma.
FUZZ
Yes, I know.
TIM
Who is the daughter of John, whose car we're sliding away without him knowing anything about it.
FUZZ
Right. Come on, let's get there. I cannot wait.
FUZZ
Come on, come on.
TIM
Calm yourself. Be cool man. You are so annoying when you're like this.
FUZZ
TIM
You've been waiting for a-- for a Wolesley for--
EMMA
Hi. 
FUZZ
Hi, you must be Emma?
EMMA
Welcome. Hi.
TIM
Tim. Lovely to meet you.
EMMA
Hi.
TIM
Please excuse that annoying face. He's so excited to do a Wolseley.
FUZZ
I am very excited. But first of all, where's John?
EMMA
John's on holiday in Rhodes.
FUZZ
Okay. Right. So where's the car?
TIM
Great.
EMMA
It's in the garage.
FUZZ
Right. Okay, let's get in there. Brilliant.
TIM
Come on then.
FUZZ
It's locked.
EMMA
You're gonna have to go around the side.
FUZZ
The side?
TIM
No, no, hang on-- it's not-- Are you alright with him going round the back? Fuzzbot, it's a bit rude, man. You don't live here. This isn't your house. And that's not your gate that you just slammed. Sorry about that. Fuzzbot? Fuzz, open up, dude.
FUZZ
Oh, yeah. Look at this.
TIM
You gonna open the door, mate?
FUZZ
Look at those lovely latches.
TIM
Fuzz? Can you open the door out here, dude?
FUZZ
Excellent.
TIM
Here you are, Fuzz.
FUZZ
Oh, yes. So here it is. Look, isn't it beautiful? It's such a rare car. It's such a rare survivor.
TIM
Let's shut you in there. We'll go and talk about John, yeah? Talk about your dad.
FUZZ
Okay?
TIM
Byesey bye.
FUZZ
Ah, yes. Now, here we have a beautiful mid 1930s Wolseley Hornet. The honeycomb stone guard on the radiator here, this fake lattice here, that has obviously got some damage. So we need to address that. But then we've got this lovely little temperature gauge here, calorimeter, just sitting on the top, literally dipping straight into the radiator so that you can tell how hot or cold it is from the driving seat.
TIM
What kind of guy is your dad? Because that is a, it's a car that is Marmite, dare I say it. Something that some people are going to love and some people know very little about or dislike even.
EMMA
He's always loved cars. Cars have been in his blood. He was a mechanic. He was a car salesman. He's loved cars forever. We've always been tinkering with cars, but he's always wanted to have a classic car.
TIM
His whole life has been about cars.
EMMA
Absolutely.
FUZZ
Here we have the piece de resistance. Because this is a six cylinder, it's around about a 1300 cc engine or thereabouts. It's got an overhead camshaft, a very modern setup here. And that meant that pound for pound, you got more punch out of this engine than a similar side valve one, but we will probably have to pull it apart to make sure that we haven't got any stuck valves.
TIM
What's happened in John in your dad's life? 'Cause he's had a tough time, hasn't he?
EMMA
He's not had the best of runs. So, he finally decided to retire and then of course, we started to move towards the pandemic and I'd said to my mum and dad, look, you're not young anymore and you need to lock down. You're not going out. And they were really good. They did it. One day my dad rang me up and said, "She's not right, Emma. She's just collapsed upstairs." They sent the ambulance. They took her straight in. And the next day it was confirmed as Covid. And from that time on in, I didn't see my mum. Everything was so severely locked down at that point that we weren't able to do anything. My dad was in pieces because he just wanted to hold her hand. And after ten days of trying to resuscitate her, nothing could be done for her. Her oxygen levels were just too low and sadly, she passed away on Good Friday of 2020. They'd just celebrated 50 years of being married. She was his right arm. They were a really good duo. A really good team. Yeah, it was a hard time.
TIM
I cannot begin to imagine what your dad, what your family has gone through, but in particular your father.
EMMA
He lost his mojo and the car and everything else just, was just put on the backburner. And I turned to him about six months ago and said, "When are you doing that car?" And he said, "I just think I'm too old. And anyway, I can't take her for a ride in it."
TIM
So, he deserves a bit of good luck.
EMMA
Absolutely.
FUZZ
Now what we have here is an opening sunshine roof, which a lot of cars of the period had, which was great. Now this one is missing in its entirety. So, all we've got is a bit of sackcloth being used as a headlining, and it will be lovely to restore that. We have the car painted currently yellow, and I'm hoping that John doesn't want it completely in yellow, because I can tell that originally it was green.
TIM
What's the dream in your mind with the car?
EMMA
I just want him to see it beautiful. I know he physically won't have done the work, but that dream of the car is there because the classic car's always been something that he's wanted to achieve and--
TIM
And never quite got there.
EMMA
Never quite got there.
TIM
Where does your dad think the car is going to go?
EMMA
Well, I've told him that the local museum is borrowing it.
TIM
And is he okay with that?
EMMA
It's been tricky.
FUZZ
Okay, there we go. It's a go.
TIM
Hello.
FUZZ
Yeah.
TIM
Hello, car. Where have you gone?
FUZZ
It's loaded. And we're ready to go. Emma, it was great meeting you. Thank you for letting us do your dad's car.
EMMA
You take good care of it.
FUZZ
Of course I will do. In.
TIM
Okay.
FUZZ
See you.
EMMA
Take care.
TIM
Lovely to meet you. Thanks, Emma.
TIM
The Wolseley Hornet and pre-war cars are the Dodo. They're extinct animals, Fuzzbot.
FUZZ
No, no. You're wrong there.
TIM
No?
FUZZ
No. The extinct animals are the people that used to love them and owned them. Unfortunately, because it was a long time ago, a lot of them are no longer with us. We're going to repair this car. We're going to bring it back to life, and we're going to excite people about them.
FUZZ
Look. Come on. What's wrong with you? Spit it out. Why are you pulling that face? This is the BMW Mi3 of its tme. I kid you not.
TIM
I'm struggling. Phil, was this--
FUZZ
Six cylinder overhead cam.
TIM
Was this the BMW of its day?
PHIL
Suppose it was, yeah.
TIM
Really?
PHIL
The engine is superb. It's modern before its time.
FUZZ
It's a sports saloon. You know, this car could do 65 to 70 miles per hour.
TIM
I'm going to take some persuading with this one, Fuzz. There is a concern out there in the car world for people who are fans of these, that there's no one who cares to pass them on to.
FUZZ
Yeah. So that's our job, to bring cars like this in front of people who would otherwise not ever consider looking at them or driving in them. We're going to start on the top here. We've got a sliding roof. 
TIM
We haven't got a sliding roof there. 
FUZZ
It's missing. So, we've got to reconstruct all of this to make sure that it works and take a look at the front as well. Tell me if there are any more influences on modern cars.
TIM
What?
TIM
Modern cars. That is the new look. Honeycomb is everywhere, stitched into seats, grilles all over the place. Audi, BMW, all of them. Porsches. The lot.
FUZZ
Yeah.
TIM
And you're saying it started here?
FUZZ
Well, it looks like it, doesn't it? But look at the state of it that's just completely rotted away. It's not great. So you've got to work out a way of getting a new one of those
TIM
Running boards. That's the coolest thing for me.
FUZZ
Yeah. Well look.
TIM
They're missing.
FUZZ
Yeah, okay. So come on, we know what we've got to do up top. Let's have a look underneath. Okay?
TIM
Go on then. Let's get it up.
FUZZ
Look, we've got rust in the arches, but also along here we've got evidence of galloping woodworm.
NARRATOR
Galloping woodworm. Makes a change from the usual rust.
FUZZ
We need to sum this car up. It needs mechanical, electrical. It needs woodwork, metalwork, body, roof. It's an everything car. It's a big, big job.
TIM
It's concerning, actually, Fuzz. There's a whole lot of work.
NARRATOR
The boys are busy refurbishing a Wolseley Hornet that's been garaged for 20 years, and Fuzz is buzzing about its potential.
FUZZ
We need to make sure that these cars are loved by future generations.
NARRATOR
But Tim hasn't been bitten by the Wolseley bug yet.
TIM
These cars, at the moment, are approaching being a dying breed.
NARRATOR
To breathe life back into this old motor, it's going to take a full head to toe restoration. With no manual to work from, Fuzz will need to design and build the roof, including a sliding section, from scratch. And since this car is so rare, forget about finding premade running boards. They're going to have to be custom built, and that engine hasn't turned for decades, so it needs a full reboot. Plus, replace the radiator grille, pick a colour and get the interior looking as good as new. It's one of the boys biggest ever challenges. So, Fuzz dives straight into the most difficult job, the sliding roof. The roof is divided into two. The back section is fixed, but the front should have a sliding panel. Fuzz needs to make it all something he's not done before. He's saving the rusted runners for the sliding section to help design a new set.
FUZZ
So I think this is the original vinyl underneath here, and if we can get some vinyl or similar material as close to that sort of grain pattern as we've got here, we can make this car look totally authentic.
NARRATOR
Vinyl was invented in the late 1800s, but only became widely used in the 1920s after manufacturing techniques improved. It was ideal for roofs, as it was more durable than the canvas used on early cars and horse drawn carriages.
FUZZ
It would be so much easier just to cover it all over with a panel. But that would be cheating, wouldn't it? There's absolutely no doubt in my mind that this is going to be a very tricky job, possibly one of the trickiest I've ever undertaken.
NARRATOR
Fuzz will need to get a section of vinyl specially made, and with next to no spares available for this car, the same goes for the running boards. So, Tim's visiting panel beater, Tommy.
TIM
The seal here that we're using to fold into the running board.
TOMMY
That's right.
TIM
What's bizarre about this is it feels like quite a heavy duty thing to do, but I don't see much equipment in front of me.
TOMMY
It's a very powerful magnet. I think it's six tonne of force.
TIM
Right. Okay, so it's now pulling everything down with six ton of force. Yeah. Okay.
TOMMY
It's pulling it all down with force. Totally safe to be around as long as you don't have metal hands.
TIM
Right.
TOMMY
And we literally just pull it gently up.
TIM
It's great, isn't it? [INAUDIBLE] 
TOMMY
Formed a nice--
TIM
Yeah, but that will form the extremity of the actual running board?
TOMMY
So, this will be the outer edge that runs along the outside of the car. Now there is another fold along the bottom.
TIM
Right.
TOMMY
As a return.
NARRATOR
Finally, Tommy shapes the section to fit against the car.
TIM
Right.
TOMMY
So, what we're going to do is we're going to take a bit of material off here.
TIM
Yeah.
TOMMY
Here we go. Now, it can be a bit hard work because with it being the gauges.
TIM
Okay.
TIM
So that's quite fixed in actually.
TOMMY
It is, yeah.
NARRATOR
That's the running board shaped. But Tommy wants to add his own little stamp.
TOMMY
I'm thinking right in the middle as you open the door, Boss logo, we press it right in the middle.
TIM
With what?
TOMMY
Well, earlier.
TIM
Oh, hang on a minute. You've made something already.
TOMMY
I've actually already made a press ready to go. This goes on top using the fly press, and we're going to form it right in the centre. Because if you look at, say this Porsche for instance, everything nowadays has the name on it.
TIM
Oh, no way.
TIM
On the front, everywhere. So how many hours of work have gone into making that die?
TOMMY
Maybe four or five hours. No, maybe longer.
TIM
For us, on Car SOS, this is an absolute first. We've never done pressing of a logo before.
TOMMY
So we want to get the dies hot as well.
TIM
Okay.
TOMMY
We don't want them so hot that you damage the metal when you bring it down, because you'll make the die soft.
TIM
Okay.
TOMMY
You want to get on the handle.
TIM
Yeah.
TOMMY
And then when I turn off and grab hold.
TIM
So what is it? I mean, is it a slam? Is it a steady press?
TOMMY
A good slam and get your foot on it, yeah.
TIM
Yeah. Okay.
TOMMY
Okay. Are you ready?
TIM
Yep.
TOMMY
Go for it, dude. And again. Here we go. Beautiful.
TIM
One more?
TIM
Come on, let's get it out. Let's have a look.
TOMMY
Lovely.
TIM
Look at that.
TOMMY
Ooh. That is looking nice.
TIM
No way. That is absolutely stunning.
TOMMY
It's lovely. Brilliant. And it's unique to this one car.
TIM
That is a lovely thing to see.
NARRATOR
It may look lovely, but it still needs painting, then fixing to the car.
NARRATOR
At the workshop, John's car has had to be completely stripped. The engine's gone to a specialist to have the cylinders rebuilt, and the block reboard and Fuzz needs to sort a hole in the floor.
FUZZ
Wooden floors were common in cars up until probably about the late 1950s, early 1960s, but you still find them in things like kit cars and fibreglass cars, so they're not completely outmoded yet.
NARRATOR
Fuzz starts by making a template of the missing section.
FUZZ
Right there we are. Template made. Roughly speaking. Now, I'm going to use this to draw onto the piece of wood.
FUZZ
All I need to do now is follow those lines with a saw. Goggles on. Ear defenders.
FUZZ
Right. Let's see how that fits.
NARRATOR
Would you believe it? A perfect fit.
FUZZ
A little bit of a sand on this side, but it's great 'cause this material, birch ply, is super lightweight, but super strong as well. And because it's dense, it can resist a lot of the damage that water can do to it. It's going to be painted and protected, so it's going to last for another, hopefully 100 years or more.
NARRATOR
And it's not just a floor that's wooden. A new frame is being made from ash. 1920s and 30s carriage builders used this as it was super strong but not so rigid it couldn't cope with bumpy driving. It all needs to be done by hand, but luckily Will is a skilled carpenter so they don't need to call a specialist. While he waits for parts for the roof, Fuzz is on a mission to show Tim that the Hornet is the car to be seen in, and knowing Tim's love for a convertible, he's opted for an open top model to give him the full thrill.
TIM
Right, Fuzzbot, we're off. This is my first [INAUDIBLE]. You know in the old movies, you see people moving the steering wheel loads. I get why now. Because you move it loads, it does nowt.
FUZZ
Just relax in.
TIM
I can't relax.
FUZZ
You can relax.
TIM
I'm absolutely bricking it, Fuzz.
FUZZ
Why's that?
TIM
It's just terrifying to drive. So different to normal driving.
FUZZ
This is the thing, you've been used to the car driving for you.
TIM
Yeah.
FUZZ
Now you are driving the car and you're not very good at it.
TIM
I'm not. I'm rubbish at it. Where's third gear?
FUZZ
It's down. Oh. Wow, 35 miles per hour, Tim. Go for it. Go, Timmy. Go Tim. That's it.
FUZZ
I can tell that this car is tight and taut.
TIM
Really?
FUZZ
As it should be. Yeah. Absolutely.
TIM
So, is it just a case of me accepting it? That we're safe and we're fine and then relax into that? It is one of the best looking things I've ever seen. From where I'm seated now, the view of the reflective sky in the light. So all the chrome work, the blue, you are surrounded by something that makes you feel like you've succeeded.
FUZZ
Yes, and you have. You have because you're in a pre-war sports car here. You have succeeded. You cannot have the same sort of fun in a modern car that you can have in one of these.
TIM
Actually, Fuzz, I've got to be honest with you, I'm getting into it now. The first few moments of driving, you panic because you just think I'm not used to this level of play and slippage in everything.
FUZZ
Yeah.
TIM
But if you get over that and just accept it, it's great.
TIM
I've worked out what this experience is for me. It's memory making. It's making, it's forming memories that I'll never forget. I'm never going to forget sitting beside you in this car because it puts this weird smile on your face. And you're right.
FUZZ
It's Beautiful. Sounds great. It looks great.
TIM
This car considering, like you say, that these cars are the Dodos. It's down to us, as you say, to save this thing. This is the car that has persuaded me that actually, you can have a thoroughly good time in something of this age.
FUZZ
That's right. For 30 years, you've been missing out, son.
TIM
Yeah.
NARRATOR
It looks like Fuzz might have another 1930s car convert on his hands, which is great news, as he'll need all the help he can muster to get John's back on the road.
TIM
Yeah! 
FUZZ
Yeah! 
NARRATOR
Tim and Fuzz have taken on a 1934 Wolseley Hornet Six, a car with a sting in its tail. It belongs to 78 year old former car salesman John, who had planned to restore it in his retirement. But after losing his wife to Covid and taking on greater responsibility caring for his grandkids. The restoration has ground to a halt.
EMMA
He's always loved cars. We've always been tinkering with cars, but he's always wanted to have a classic car.
NARRATOR
With the frame and bodywork finished, new wheel arches are being welded and the refurbished chassis is nearing completion. After nearly 60 hours of repairs, the engine is back, complete with overhead camshaft. Unlike many engines of the era where the camshaft was near the bottom of the block.
FUZZ
We have here the fantastic, and very advanced for its time, six cylinder 1200cc engine out of the Wolseley Hornet. Now I'm quite excited about this. There are a number of lovely little items on this engine, such as, this external water pump, handy to get to with its little greasing pots here. Then we have the oil pump which is external here, and all the gallery of piping, which is external, which is lovely to see, but it's at the top of the engine where it gets really super exciting. Because this engine, designed in the late 1920s, is an overhead camshaft design, which eliminates a lot of the moving parts that were found in engines. The more moving parts you have, the more potential you have for wear, and therefore it's easier for the engine to get out of trim. And it was those design elements that meant that people sought these engines out as powerplants for race cars, all kinds of specials. One of the loveliest quirks that I've found on this is the method of setting the valve clearance.
NARRATOR
The valve clearance is the space between the valve and the rocker arm. It needs to be big enough to allow the valves to expand when they get hot, without them getting stuck against the rocker arm.
FUZZ
Now I've come across many ways of setting valve clearances, but this is the first time I've seen this. Now we've got here a lovely system, which is adjustable by moving this nut. So, what I need to do is give myself just enough clearance. So, I use a feeler gauge here, which is a known thickness piece of steel, which represents the distance between the top of the valve and the rocker arm. That's eight thousandths of an inch of clearance. And then I'm just going to adjust down. It's quite tight in here. Just about there. Then tighten up the lock nut here. There we go. And that is our clearance set. It's just a tiny little bit. But you can just hear that little click and that gives enough clearance for that valve stem to open. There are so many little quirks and little ideas that individual companies incorporated into their designs, and it makes everything much more different and therefore, I think much more lovely.
NARRATOR
With the bodywork nearly finished, the boys need to choose a colour, so they've called in John's daughter, Emma.
TIM
So many people at this stage, when they come in to see their loved ones car, they just brick themselves. Oh my God, this is, ah, whatever it is. But are you not scared by that?
EMMA
Not at all. I know what you guys are capable of. It's going to be phenomenal when it's finished. So, I'm just more excited than scared.
TIM
Right. Okay. That's good.
FUZZ
So, lots of new woodwork because it had all rotted at the bottom down there and some of the metal works being replaced. Having picked up the car, it was yellow. We've knocked it back and we found a green. I would suggest maybe green is the way to go, perhaps with black wings and a black roof.
EMMA
That sounds fantastic.
FUZZ
Yeah?
EMMA
Yeah.
TIM
Right. Green it is then.
FUZZ
Okay. That's good.
TIM
Next thing, question for you. Is your dad into his food?
EMMA
He loves food.
TIM
Okay, so here's the idea. Somewhere local. Something food related. Could you get him there without being suss at all?
EMMA
Yeah. It shouldn't be a problem.
TIM
A bit of a meal with a twist, something unusual. But ultimately, it's all put on just for him to get his car back.
EMMA
It sounds exciting.
NARRATOR
Not so exciting with the leather seats. Unsurprisingly, after 90 years, they were showing their age. It's difficult to find new ones, so the boys have sent them off to be reupholstered, the covers repaired and everything cleaned, but they can't go back until the rest of the interior is finished and that tricky roof. With the delivery of new materials, Fuzz starts by cutting the headliner to the interior section.
FUZZ
I'm going to glue it around the perimeter here and then cut away any excess material, but not make it too tight. Just tight enough.
NARRATOR
Then, before the sliding section goes in, he needs to make the whole thing waterproof with the vinyl. He's cut this to size, then adds glue to the material and car frame. While that dries a bit...
FUZZ
What we do need to do is put our calico in. So it gives, just gives a little bit of padding in between the vinyl and the framework here.
NARRATOR
Next, Fuzz needs to call in some help. The glue is so strong that if the vinyl is positioned incorrectly, it's impossible to lift off without destroying it. So if they get this wrong, they'll have to start all over again.
FUZZ
Are you ready?
UNSURE
Come on then.
FUZZ
This is it. One time only. Can you see that? Got your markings on the corner? I'm okay here in the middle. I've committed. This has touched.
MALE WITH BEARD
A bit further this way.
FUZZ
No, no, no, no, no. It's fine, it's fine. Absolutely fine. There's an overlap. Okay, so I've gone into the middle. Give it a tug.
MALE WITH BLONDE HAIR
Yeah.
FUZZ
I think we have a success. Right. So there we are. The roof is watertight. There'll be a big hole cut out here because obviously this is going to be a sunshine roof. But we've done the major job. If this had gone wrong, it was all going to go terribly wrong.
NARRATOR
Tim, meanwhile, is visiting Rob, who's been painstakingly rebuilding the wrecked radiator and grille.
TIM
Rob. Hello, mate.
ROB
Morning, Tim.
TIM
How are you getting on with the radiator?
ROB
Yeah, very well. So your radiator has been fully restored.
TIM
Is that it?
ROB
This is it.
TIM
Mate.
ROB
So, this has been completely dismantled. All of the tanks have been cleaned, be it blasted, repaired or replaced as necessary.
TIM
How can you say that without a huge smile on your face? Just like, look how proud you should feel.
ROB
Well, this is fairly run of the mill for us.
TIM
So, this has just come back from the chromers. This is the pretty bit that's wow. Look at the shiny thing.
ROB
That is the pretty bit.
ROB
That's got tape on it so that we don't scratch it.
TIM
So, the job of that thing is to cool the water, and the water in turn cools the car, cools the engine. Right. So, that thing has a purpose.
ROB
Yes.
TIM
But the thing that is more aesthetic is this thing.
ROB
Dummy honeycomb. We make it from start to finish. It starts off like that, as a flat sheet and it ends up like that.
TIM
Let's see a piece of this that's made. Oh my word. Look at that.
ROB
Your original dummy honeycomb, Tim.
TIM
Yeah.
ROB
Was in fairly bad order.
TIM
Yeah.
ROB
Rotted away. So, we've produced a new sheet of dummy honeycomb shaped to fit your shell. So, we used the original Morris Motors catalogue. Morris Motors made a lot of radiators in the day. They made them for Wolseley, Morris Commercial, MG. We've taken the detail and the dimensions from this original book to replace that for you on there.
TIM
So, that is exactly as it would have come out using the same processes as they did in 1934?
ROB
That's right. Yeah.
TIM
So can we reassemble this?
ROB
We can. This needs to go in here now, and I just need to bend these tags over to hold it in.
TIM
Oh, we need to take the tape off it. Oh, is there anything better than chrome? This is the crown jewels. This is the most important part of this car.
ROB
Would you like to just hold on to that for a second?
ROB
Yep.
ROB
We can pop that on.
TIM
I'm going to take this and get out of here. Cheers, Rob. Thank you mate.
ROB
Thank you.
NARRATOR
At the workshop, the chassis has now been fitted, but that hard to sort roof is still a long way off. Fuzz has cut a hole in the vinyl as the opening for the sunroof. Now he needs to add the sliding section. Another job he's never done before.
FUZZ
We've fitted the vinyl onto ply, and on the flip side, there is one extra bit that we need to deal with now and that is the sliding mechanism itself. And so for that we're going to use some of this material. Now this is called Delrin. It's like nylon but it's got more water resistant properties. We're going to cut this into four pieces.
FUZZ
There's our four blocks there.
NARRATOR
Next, some of the blocks go onto the roof section.
FUZZ
Right. This is what we have so far. Three blocks mounted with one to go on when we get it on the car, so that we can slide this roof in nice and easily. Wish me luck. Here we go. Right, so let's pop that on there. Little jiggle to get it in at the rear there. Yes. Beautifully. Okay, so, so far, so good. At the moment, this is sliding perfectly. I'm just about to fit the last block under here. It's going to be a little bit tricky.
NARRATOR
The blocks fit in the runners to help the roof slide.
FUZZ
There we are.
FUZZ
I don't wanna slip at this point. If I slip and run the screwdriver into the vinyl, I've got to start all over again. Now, hopefully, this is going to slide smoothly backwards. Oh, yeah. And hopefully, all the way forwards. Look at that. We are watertight. In reinstating this sliding roof, what we've done is taken the manufacturer's original idea and run with it. Open top motoring in a saloon car. Lovely, beautiful.
NARRATOR
After weeks of work, the body s finally finished, and it s being repainted in a green chosen from Wolseley s 1930s colour chart. It s been bolted onto the frame while the wheels are back on, and the engine is going in. Meanwhile, Tim is busy getting to grips with one of the cars smallest but most significant features.
TIM
Y know every now and again on a car, you find something which is just by itself is beautiful. And in my world, it's that. What is that? Well, that is the thermometer. That is the temperature gauge that sits on the front of the Wolseley. Right at the front, on top of the radiator. Look, you can see there's a black needle in there and it says, cool up there. That's when you're in just running cool or good. And then the one you don't want, the enemy, is where it says boil there.
TIM 
But what is inside of that to make that needle move? Well, I've exploded the contents of that into this little demonstration here. So, at one end a vice holding onto a piece of metal and at the other end, have a look at this, we've got a very thin piece of welding wire.
The little black needle in there is represented by this blue and white straw. So, if we are benefiting from the fact that when you heat metal, it expands. Let's have a look. Because most things in life, when you heat them up, the molecules get excited. They want more space. They're pushing, they get angry. You know, all that kinetic energy.
TIM
This is basically the definition of the coefficient of thermal expansion, which is using heat to demonstrate mechanical displacements.
TIM
So as this piece of metal gets hot, it gets marginally longer. And in the process of doing that, it's literally rolling along that piece of welding wire there and rotating the needle. So the only difference between this and the one on the Wolseley is the fact that the metal in the Wolseley is coiled up deep inside there. Anyway, I've got to go fit that, so I'll see you in a bit.
NARRATOR
The running boards are going on and the new radiator, grill and all important thermostat have been fitted. 
Next they want to see if all that time and money spent on the engine has got it working again. 
FUZZ
Oh, yeah. Yes, yes, yes!
TIM
Oh, yeah, baby. That sounds beautiful.
FUZZ
Well, isn't that nice?
TIM
That's lovely, isn't it?
FUZZ
Yeah.
TIM
Right, we have a running car.
FUZZ
Fabulous. That's really great news.
TIM
There's still work left to do to get this car to John tomorrow.
TIM
Yes.
TIM
We've got to get this car done and the clock is against us.
FUZZ
Every now and then, there's a little feature on old cars that brings me untold joy. And on this one, here it is. Oh, yeah.
NARRATOR
And I'd say that's an indication to crack on getting the car finished. Otherwise, it will miss its dinner date tomorrow.
NARRATOR
It's time to serve up the revamped Hornet to owner, John. He's a foodie, so the boys have laid on dinner, but with a difference.
TIM
Welcome to Meols Hall, right on the coastline here in Southport, Fuzz, wearing a beautiful Wolseley Hornet.
FUZZ
I know. And doesn't it look amazing here.
TIM
Ah. I'm pleased you said that because this car's torn my head up as well. Totally. Because like, E46, M3, my favourite car on the planet.
FUZZ
Yeah, exactly.
TIM
But this is, I think it might have replaced it because it's the M3 of it's day.
FUZZ
It's that overhead camshaft. It's compact, six cylinder, it's great, and it runs brilliantly. What is the plan?
TIM
Bang. There it is. 
FUZZ
Dining in the dark. Awaken your senses.
FUZZ
Yeah.
FUZZ
Hold on. Wait a minute. Is that a blindfolded meal?
TIM
Yeah. Blindfolded. It tastes bigger and better. John, is being brought down here by his daughter, Emma.
FUZZ
Yes.
TIM
So, he's excited to be dining in the dark. But it's not really the dark. It's only the dark for him. So, we're blindfolding him and nobody else. Give him a bit of food. And then off comes the blindfold. Bang! Have your car back, mate. I told you to bring some nice food up. Yeah, you've got the nice food. What's up with your face?
FUZZ
Well, when you said nice food, I thought you just meant workshop food.
TIM
Workshop food?
FUZZ
Yeah. I've got some chicken nuggets and everything.
TIM
Well, it's not chicken nugget in the dark, is it? Right. Okay, listen, let's get the car in there first and get this together. Right. I'm going to stick this on here.
FUZZ
Well, I didn't know.
FUZZ
Alright, okay.
NARRATOR
Yes, eating blindfolded is a thing. Makes the food taste better, apparently. Although not sure it works when Fuzz is the chef. As John will be blindfolded, he'll have no idea Tim is his waiter, or that friends and family are in the room.
TIM
At the given moment. I'm going to direct you to sneak past John, who'll be on this table here, and get round the back of the car to give him his car back. That's the deal. But he can't hear crowds moving.
NARRATOR
Outside John's arrived with Emma and her family. Hopefully he's still in the dark.
WAITRESS
How are you doing this evening? Can I just grab your names, please?
EMMA
Emma.
WAITRESS
Emma. Lovely. Okay.
NARRATOR
John's blindfolded and led to his seat, thinking his family have been blindfolded as well. Meanwhile, Fuzz is auditioning for Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares with a menu of beans on toast, party rings and...
TIM
Sausages?
FUZZ
No.
TIM
Chicken nuggets? They look like teeth.
FUZZ
No, he's not going to be able to see the food, so he's going to believe that it's really fancy. I've got it written all out here in French. We have cassoulet haricots en pancrea avec reduction tomate. Beans on toast.
TIM
Beans on toast.
FUZZ
Yeah. That's right. You just say it like that. It's going to be great.
TIM
Right. Get it under the whatever that's called. Get it under that.
FUZZ
Okay. Right. There we go. Hold on. Hold on.
NARRATOR
And if you thought beans on toast was bad. Before that there's sausage and pineapple on sticks. Rather you than me, John.
JOHN
It's quite nice, whatever it is.
EMMA
 
JOHN
 
NARRATOR
Phew, the boys are getting away with it. Dinner nearly done. The other guests take their place.
TIM
Okay. The final.
JOHN
This is some type of pudding, is it? Oh, just skidded a bit off my plate.  
TIM
Can you stand up, please?
JOHN
All of us?
FUZZ
All right. 
ALL
TIM
Okay. 
JOHN
Oh. You're joking.
TIM
Do you know what that is? Do you know what that is?
JOHN
You're joking.
TIM
Come here.
JOHN
Really?
TIM
That is your car.
JOHN
Yeah.
TIM
Let's talk about Emma for a moment. Can you explain to your lovely dad, John, why you wrote to us at Car SOS? Not to me. Talk to you, dad.
EMMA
You fixed everything in my life. You picked me up when every single car of mine is broken down. So it's about time I fixed one of yours. And because I love you. You're my hero.
JOHN
Thank you.
TIM
Can we have a round of applause?
ALL
[APPLAUSE] 
TIM
Oh, we've been itching to meet you for ages. It's been a massive transformation [INAUDIBLE].
JOHN
Oh. It's beautiful, isn't it?
TIM
That is your little car.
JOHN
I can't believe it.
TIM
And there was a lot of work that had to be carried.
JOHN
There's a lot of work. Definitely. I can't believe this car. It's beautiful, isn't it? Let's go. Incredible. Incredible.
EMMA
 
TIM
Is it sinking in at all?
TIM
I'm sorry we can't turn back the hands of time. I'm sorry we can't get the most important to you guys back here, your lovely wife, Ann. Because she would have loved to have seen this thing finished.
JOHN
Of course she would. Of course she would.
TIM
I'm sorry we can't make that happen. But we could at least make this happen.
JOHN
Yes. That's incredible. I can't believe it. I really can't believe it.
TIM
That is your car. There it is. That pain you've had sitting in the garage, wherever it's been in your life, you know, needing so much work done to it. It's done. It's done.
JOHN
Yeah. Done.
TIM
You achieved it. It's done. And that's thanks to your little girl standing beside you who wrote to us. We were like, absolutely, we're going to do this. And we've done this for everybody who has lost somebody in Covid as well.
JOHN
Oh thank you.
TIM
Can we have a round of applause for John, please and his Wolseley Hornet. It's completed. It's done. It's done.
[APPLAUSE] 
JOHN
Thank you.
FUZZ
Come on in, John. Have a quick look under there.
JOHN
Look at it. My God.
FUZZ
Engine completely rebuilt. Everything has been gone through. The body has been off the chassis. And also there was a big hole in the top.
JOHN
There was? Yeah.
FUZZ
So now you've got a fully opening sunshine roof on there. Now you can have the fun bit, you can drive it, do a bit of maintenance and it's fun then, isn't it?
JOHN
Fantastic.
NARRATOR
After John gave up on his dream of rebuilding the Hornet, it looked like it would be grounded in his garage forever. Thanks to the boys hard work, it's ready to take flight once more. The neglected engine is running again, complete with that groundbreaking overhead camshaft. Peeling yellow paintwork has been replaced with a classic green that oozes 1930s glamour. Up top, the disintegrating sliding roof has been completely replaced so the car can be open to the rays when the sun shines. And down below, the new running boards mix classic lines with a modern touch, while the stylish look is completed by the sparkling new radiator and classic honeycombed grille.
TIM
Describe the feeling of sitting inside your Wolseley Hornet now, John.
JOHN
After all this time, with it being sat in that garage, to actually sit in it and look at it finished. It's just incredible. It really is. I can't describe to you just how much it means to me this car. It was bought for me and my wife to do trips in, because I've always loved the old cars. I wish she was here, but it wasn't to be, unfortunately.
TIM
I hope that you've had your tough times and they're done now. And this is the beginning of a new era.
JOHN
Me too.
TIM
Yeah.
JOHN
Definitely.
TIM
Yeah.
JOHN
Definitely.
TIM
I think you've dealt with enough.
JOHN
Me and the old girl here is gonna have fun.
TIM
I know you are right at home there.
JOHN
Absolutely.  Yes, absolutely.
TIM
There is only one thing left to do, John. It gives me great pleasure to tell you that you have been officially Car SOS-ed. Enjoy.
JOHN
Thank you.
TIM
Enjoy the car. Get out there and do precisely what your wife would want you to do.
JOHN
Exactly.
TIM
Get out on the roads.
EMMA
How does it feel, dad?
JOHN
Oh, it feels brilliant.
EMMA
Did you ever think you'd be driving it?
JOHN
No. Never.
EMMA
So how did you feel, dad, when you got the car?

JOHN
I was absolutely speechless. I just thought, my God, is that my car after all this time? The car itself is beautiful. It's more than I ever imagined it would be. This was supposed to be a very high class car.
EMMA
Well, only the best.  Take her out on a sunny day to a car show. You're going to be in your element, aren't you.
JOHN
Oh, I certainly am. Yes.


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