Joyas sobre ruedas

Mike and Ant welcome to the workshop a 1974 Fiat X1/9, a zippy little mid-engine sports car with superb balance and a distinctive color. The good news is there's hardly any rust. The bad news is the engine-shaped can of worms behind the driver's seat.

Cualquier inglés aprovecharía la oportunidad de comprar un Triumph TR4 de 1964. Mike encontró uno nada oxidado, pero no se usa desde hace 20 años. Ant debe renovar el motor, reparar algunas abolladuras y mejorar los componentes eléctricos.

Any Englishman worth his salt would jump at the chance to buy a 1964 Triumph TR4 in British Racing Green. Mike's found one that's rust-free, but it's been sitting for 20 years. Ant has to refurbish the engine, repair some dents and upgrade the electrics.

Mike and Ant welcome a 1968 International Harvester Travelall that's an ancestor of the modern SUV. It's the perfect vacation wagon, if only Ant can tackle a few engine leaks, a hole in the body and an interior that's the wrong kind of vintage.

The 1999 BMW Z3 M Coupe is one of the best-driving cars on the road, and Mike's found an excellent example to bring back to the workshop. Ant will have to strengthen the subframe, delete the fan and repair the seats, while Mike takes care of the wheels.

To Ant's dismay, Mike buys a 1979 Triumph TR7, the wedge-shaped swan song of the venerable British sports car line. Underneath its disco-era styling are some quirks, like a homemade air cleaner, bad wiring and soft shocks.

Sin escuchar a Ant, Mike compra un Triumph TR7 de 1979, la joya de la respetada línea de autos deportivos británicos. Debajo de su estilo de época disco hay un filtro de aire artesanal, cables mal puestos y problemas eléctricos.

Mike y Ant recuperan un Dodge Coronet 500 de 1965, que es un veterano de pistas de aceleración con mucha potencia. Pero toda esa potencia hace que conducirlo sea una experiencia violenta, así que deben cambiarlo a un nivel más apto para la calle.

Mike and Ant turn around a 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 that's a high-horsepower veteran of the drag strip. But all that power under the bonnet makes for a violent driving experience, so they must dial it back to a more useable street cruiser.

Mike encontró un ícono de los autos ingleses, una Land Rover Series III de 1976 que parece que vino de un safari. Ant deberá domar a esta bestia humeante, chirriante y llena de fugas, y Mike agrega valor al auto con un portaequipaje hecho a medida.

Mike's found an icon of British motoring, a 1976 Land Rover Series III that looks like it just came from a safari. Ant will have to tame this smoking, creaking, leaking beast, while Mike adds a bit of value to the car with a bespoke roof rack.

Mike y Ant repasan cinco temporadas, 72 autos, cientos de trabajos, miles de horas de mano de obra y dos íconos de la televisión. Antes de que Wheeler Dealers regrese al Reino Unido, hay que quitar el taller y organizar el trabajo de media década.

Mike and Ant look back on five seasons, 72 cars, hundreds of jobs, thousands of man-hours and two TV icons. Before Wheeler Dealers can return home to the UK, they have to pack up the workshop and sort through the work of half a decade.