Saving a 2CV - Flipping Bangers - S03 EP08 - Car Show

[@PeterLea-t4w]

Please, please, to everybody leaving negative comments about this show...dont watch it, dont comment, crawl back under yr stone. These guys are pure gold...period.

[@LuckyTrucker1]

Proper job

[@PeterLea-t4w]

@@LuckyTrucker1 👍

[@Scrubworks]

Ironically, they help the programme. It doesn't matter if they don't like it, their comments and views boost the video in the youtube algorithm.

[@PeterLea-t4w]

@@Scrubworks Ah, I didn't think of that, good point

[@MalcolmLambe]

OK Wally.

[@Doctortigger-m1b]

This is my absolutely my favourite car show. Forget Car SOS or Wheeler Dealers (although I've met Mike Brewer a few times and he's a really, really nice guy) it's just a straight-forward show. I have two Morris Minors and and an Allegro, and I love watching this.

[@picasticks]

Oh, the end of a Wheeler Dealers episode is so satisfying though. "This is Steve, he's seen the car online and he's come round to look at our 2CV. He's been all over the car and had a test drive and it looks like he's keen to make a proper offer." Then finally "Hold out your hand son, you've bought yourself a crackin 2CV!"

[@TheHelado36]

No bullshitting around like car shows from US! No drama, no false deadlines ! This show is great !

[@earlofsmeg]

I agree. I don't watch those any more. And there were only two that I watched.

[@ingmarm8858]

You've not noticed all the continuity problems like gee he's changed his shirt under his overalls "mid job" etc. I agree though US car shows are made for a trash market.

[@earlofsmeg]

@@ingmarm8858 there are shows that pretty decent, but I lost interest after a while. And the rest is just overblown and too fake.

[@mikerichardson60]

to be fair the US shows don't work on old shitboxes like this Citroen. No one copies the French and the French copy no one.

[@PeterSwinkels]

European shows about cars tend to come across as much more informative and less like a lot of overblown nonsense.

[@glennlambert5112]

So happy to have found you guys again. loved this one. do hope there will be another series. Two down to earth guys having fun and doing sensible rebuilds.

[@icascone]

Thanks for posting these episode for those that live overseas and can't afford pay TV...

[@kevbrooks]

I once drove an early 80s 2 CV exact same colour but with matching roof from Aldershot uk to Kiel in Germany via Hook of Holland. An epically slow adventure. Fantastic little cars.

[@ChrisHammett-my1gh]

Absolutely love this series and am so glad we get to see more cars being turned around you guys are a breath of fresh air

[@DarrenMcIvor]

Look forward to these being uploaded 👌👌👌

[@mikesmyth3743]

AGREE!

[@Nils_Martin]

Everyone love an Citroën 2CV and they people smile with joy and happiness. Modern cars are boring and soulless while a Citroën 2CV is a headturner.

[@longbar2344]

still rather my 2017 a3 lol

[@Carlos-r5n2b]

Soulless tom say the leat. My girlfriend has a 2019 Nissan Altima limited. Her daughter a 2020 Honda Accord fancy car both same color. Side view from 50ft I can't tell the difference. I hit the fob one that blinks, toots is one I'm driving.😂

[@longbar2344]

@@Carlos-r5n2b poor examples of modern cars.

[@Carlos-r5n2b]

@@longbar2344 who said they were? What's you example muscle cars?

[@Carlos-r5n2b]

@@longbar2344 didn't see your above reply an A3 no resale value

[@You.are.boring.me.now2024]

Never really understood the taking photos and listing before any work had been done but apart from that I quite enjoy this little series.

[@kenp291]

Increases the time that the car is advertised and shortens the time between paying out, and receiving income. The description will state restoration underway, and update photos can be added as work progresses. The initial shots tend to be close ups of things that are already OK and won't be changing.

[@uhn100]

Will you are an ace welder and metal worker well done sir best regards Andy Allen😍

[@johncowie3092]

One of the best things about this channel is that you both do the actual work and I do mean both. Sharon’s not just standing around looking good I’m just jealous and don’t have a project like yours and a willing partner 😀

[@photosbyjb007]

Having been in the Automotive Industry since 1969 working for a British Leyland company in Eastern England and in 1977 went to set up Car Rental Companies in the Middle East a great deal of money passed my hands and a lot travelling around to 78 different countries, now I’m retired in Cambridgeshire and really enjoy watching two guys who are working and 😊😊😊 so practical carry on

[@harryharker9564]

I think 2cv s should look like this.what a little treasure.

[@MrBigMalT]

This is so down to earth and genuine - loving you guys! Can’t help thinking you’re making life difficult for yourselves, working kneeling on the workshop floor, but I guess it’s replicating what most home tinkerers are faced with!

[@danielsellers8538]

Excellent quality video, thanks. I love watching Will Welding in new panels & and I loved the electronic ignition

[@grahambeech5576]

Nice job guys - the last time I was a passenger in a CV was back in 1967 - I loved it then, cheap and cheerful. Keep up the good work.

[@billolgaau]

A couple of years ago I was with our Australian four wheel drive mates driving up one of the toughest tracks in the Victorian High Country "Billy Goats Track" & when we got to the top at the Pinnicles there were Surprise - 5 or 6 2CV's including a van! There is another easier way there but it's still no picnic.

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

Great episode again! There was a time you could purchase a good 2CV for far less money, but hey, times are changing. Love the 'dans son jus'- looks on this example.

[@ewanstewart8011]

Great series and fantastic insight on repairing popular vehicles from two down to earth car guys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@cristiansinsou]

Très belle réparation mais elle aurait bien mérite une belle peinture mais bravo pour redonner une seconde vie a cette belle voiture encore merci pour tout c c'est véhicules pour leur redonner une seconde vie merci cristian de Paris France encore plus de vidéo de restauration de véhicules automobiles bravo

[@hg2.]

Well done! "Get these designated as a motorcycle (to get around the regs) and put it back in production!!! Long live the 2CV!

[@johndavis3284]

I have got a 2cv had one for 26 year my one is 39 years old I love it

[@MookMineola]

At the Paris motor show 1956 the 2CV was described as " a car with everything except speed, comfort, and looks '. They do make very nice flower pots though !

[@MENQN]

Don't be fooled how it looks it properly handles fast down any country lane even with its 2p tyres

[@kuntakinte4333]

With no comfort? 🧐😄

[@MENQN]

@@kuntakinte4333 Nobody buys a small car for comfort if they want comfort they get a big clumsy car that's hard to park and expensive on gas also tax

[@kuntakinte4333]

@@MENQN Tanks on the streets...😑 Rolling penis-enlargements 😁 I had a 2cv with the Visa 34hp engine. . Ok... these 5 HP were bloddy necessary... otherwise i had to do a diet 😉

[@MookMineola]

@@MENQN A couple of years ago a study was done on the daily habits and vicissitudes of 2CV drivers. It was established that many 2CV drivers lived in tents mostly in Wales : they ate brown rice , often had ginger beards and frequently read poetry . Seamus Heaney seemed to be a particular favourite. After this I went down to Wales and spent the evening at the owners club in Abergavent . I have to say those blokes were far more fun and interesting than me flashy BMW pals I usually spend time with . It made me think I should trade me Beamer for a 2CV and maybe think about smokin some gunja

[@carlosalbertoguzman]

Minuto 1:40 Gus trae un plato con 2 masas dulces y toma las 2 para él, Gus termina de hablar y le convida a Will una de la masa dulce, lo más gracioso es que Will le agradece el gesto de Gus. Así es el humor inglés, un humor sin palabras 🤗😅😏

[@redmile999]

Wonderful entertainment. Thanks for this

[@blakeandrews184]

Another great example of your work. Keep them coming please . Have watched every video

[@pedrokd5439]

Always wanted one but didn't buy one. Loved your sympathik repairs, just enough to fit the job. 🎉🎉

[@kenp291]

Love the production engineering considerations you can see through the design outcomes. I can clearly imagine discussions around drawing boards as they sought to meet the brief.

[@WilliamBelibaste]

Outstanding, well done indeed

[@stevenbrown8857]

Thanks for this mate .... good tv 😊

[@nicknellany2336]

My first car was a 2CV. It was the only car to manage through the mud into the woods for our picnic weekend. The old Opel Manta and Mercedes 200 got stuck. I pulled them through with my wee 2CV for a great camping weekend. I had to tow them back out as well...

[@c1tlr340]

This was a really good one, that electronic ignition will save a lot of headaches

[@joeewing3722]

These guys are awesome love watching them

[@terryross1754]

Love watching Gus and Will. I've always found French automotive design engineers to be non-conformist and innovative. The 2CV is a brilliant design for its time. Made for self-maintenance and ruggedness, based on minimal use of materials. Lightweight with a small economical engine. Unfortunately the materials technology and rustproofing of the 50's thru 70's were not geared for longevity. So we've lost a lot of these cars. But they are a hell of a fun drive !

[@pemlars]

Thank you for a very nice program. Have seen you on television in norway, where I live. Like that you are so laid back. I have a citroen 2cv myself, which I have changed to a galvanized frame and done some rust repairs here and there. The one I have now is my fourth. It will probably be my last, I think.

[@stuartwoolley1442]

Flipping marvellously entertaining! Keep up the great work boys!

[@alantrainor9032]

Super show Can’t wait to see more

[@stevespeak1007]

Excellent content guys👏🏽👏🏽

[@thomashorabin7554]

what a great video really enjoyed it

[@tgmickey513]

I absolutely love this little car! Its adorable! Wished I was in the UK, never find something in that kind of shape here in the US.

[@ewaldmaas5790]

Love it, so relaxing to watch 😊😊 Normal cars. No ferrari, no fake American supercar scrap. Onest everday low budget people cars.

[@michaelroche5744]

This is great. Love ya lads!

[@pedrokd5439]

Best entertainment for yrs. Well done lads, you do an amazing job with virtually no professional tools.🎉🎉😊its rumoured that you employ Gilbert and Sullivan as cript writers. ?

[@phonotd]

I cannot fathom out the attraction to ANY Citroen.

[@longbar2344]

all shite aren't they. 2cv designed to go over a rutted field. not for everyday driving

[@lefuedebout]

... says he, poor unfortunate, who's never owned one! 🙂

[@longbar2344]

@@lefuedebout That’s because i never want one. disgusting tin cans.

[@RandomCityBlues]

It's sad how sh!t your imagination is.

[@kevinkilkelly116]

Bags of shite

[@davidnash8586]

Great video...keep them coming !

[@thebrightontrio4390]

I learnt to drive in my mum's 2CV when I was 15 (On private roads) great cars

[@TheHelado36]

Love this car !

[@oliverpetroski4205]

My favourite car in the show👍

[@johnmcmahon4364]

Hi great channel very interesting, i will keep watching for sure, thank you

[@beelancaster8115]

Flipping Bangers - this program really is good - its very clever how its been made/produced - 2 blokes in there 50's that have escaped the Rat Race for a different working life - there is similar programs - the Yanks have no idea how to make a car program like this - the Aussie have had a similar program to this but had more money Outback Car Hunter - that is the nearest you'll get to this - its about time someone did a program for the bottom end of the scale for the people who live hand to mouth especially in the would we live in today , 👍

[@wannabee14]

I always wanted one in the 70's

[@TheRedgtv2000]

My first car was 1980 2CV6 pistachio color when I was 17. I miss it dearly!

[@TheLifeEvents]

The Number plate! Has potential too for a personal plate!

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

My favourite car!!!!

[@chrispenn715]

Wow! They actually did a decent job on this one 😂

[@CB-xr1eg]

39:00 Tells you how clever the system is, then swops it for something modern!😂

[@Mariazellerbahn]

Upside down pram / Box of deckchairs / Tin of sardines (cos of the rollback roof) / Tin snail ... they have their fair share of nicknames.

[@GrahamWalters]

One question, what was actually holding that shell square when you cut away the sill, and the A and C pillars,

[@CB-xr1eg]

"Will" power!!🤣

[@Matt_Marchant_fixitworkshop]

Honest... like it

[@charlesmott8863]

This one, showed of their skill set in a much better light.

[@paulmycock7855]

good job wolverine greg wallace

[@walkertongdee]

lovin it

[@photosbyjb007]

Having been in the Automotive business since 19

[@firbolg]

My first car was a 1994 Citröen AX, the 2cv great-grandson!? It had a headgasket-blowing 1.4 diesel engine on it but despite that, I travel all over Europe and it was a blast. Unfortunately the block eventually fatally cracked and I had to let it go. It was originally my mother's who got it after struggling with rough country roads on her beloved Mini. She loved the Mini but her back didn't like it so much. The AX was a breeze of fresh air, flying over potholes like they were nothing. I miss it terribly. It was cheap to run (4l/100km) and easy to maintain... apart from the problematic overheating issues due to the badly designed head gasket interface.

[@shremich4583]

the 2CV flat-Twin has no gasket and new oversized cylinders and pistons costs a few hundred euros. some originals have 200-300.000 km without revision.

[@LondonCarnaval]

First time here subscribed and liked 👍. Shame you didn't show any details or info about that 2cv parts specialist😢 . I wonder could you please supply any info to contact that 2cv parts specialist🤔 Thanks in advance and kind regards 😊

[@simonthorpe2199]

Searching "the 2cv shop" will get you there - other UK Citroen specialists are also available 😀

[@stu-nl5hd]

I've got a renault 5 Monaco 🇲🇨 for sale I'm in Newcastle-upon-Tyne it's motd leather great car for your show

[@chriscringle7740]

Yyy

[@chriscringle7740]

You in the Washington restoration club ,not many about

[@chriscringle7740]

Ignore the yyy bloody keyboard stuck

[@TheLifeEvents]

35:05 A DS19 ! Wow!

[@masterofpatent]

Iam actually restoring my father's 2cv now and i hope in few months will be ready.Just to mention it has 1 million 300 thousand kilometres

[@shremich4583]

except rust the 2CV are build for ever

[@garymiller7218]

Got to be simplest car design ever ,easiest to maintain, i love it.if it goes wrong u can probably fix it

[@shaunhewitt]

Omg will got to drive 😂😂😂

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

Just saw one of these on the streets (ready?) of Buenos Aires, Argentina a few weeks ago.

[@stevefoxg]

Will's welding skills seem really impressive to me.

[@warrenr4]

The 2CV might be a cleverly designed little car, but it looks like it’s made of Kit Kat wrappers and Smarties lids 😂

[@MichaelBradley1967]

A 1989? Looks more like a 1969. The looks didn't change much since the 1955. Great fun watching these two.

[@reebokman100]

Its like watching the chuckle brothers

[@longbar2344]

used the same discovery going round the bend clip as in the mg clip i think

[@Mike-u5o5k]

My grandfather called them puddle jumpers

[@nicknellany2336]

Cruising along the road in my 2CV, with my arm out the flap window, a lorry zoomed past me in the other direction. The compressed air between us blew my (closed) roof right off....

[@Tiz147]

People put BMW 1100 boxer engines in these. Quite an easy swap too by accounts.

[@paulwoolvett2285]

Years ago my brother sitting in the passenger seat, his floor sank on the road. Pure rust.

[@tarikaymelek]

I think the next lucky vehicle should be a Trabant.

[@janstafford1490]

One of the best and fun cars i have ever owned £90 LHD 425cc it had 25000 i did another 40000 only did sparks, alternator, fan belt that snapped continued using me girlfriends tights points and breaks front and rear drums on both oh and shocks, only grunting expense was the 52mm socket for the rear drums, last but not least the drivers window clip which being a left hooker was half the price, passenger side over in uk. Would love another but just can’t aford that sort of money, it would never go down now but i did a window cleaning job once in a while for a friend who had angina, a 10ft ladder strapped vertically through the open roof onto that cross bar and seat leg frame, that was freedom.

[@Redgolf2]

Did it not come with its winter moustache? Blocks the vent for winter driving

[@oojimmyflip]

when you re-rubber the seats put thick cardboard from large cardboard boxes over the rubbers before adding the foam and then the covers, it gives the seats more support, I restored a 2cv6 about ten years ago and had to sell it on eventually , wish I never did now. if you rock the car and it makes a mooing sound the suspension cans want lubricating as the paper disks inside dry out pump some castor oil into the cans and the noise will stop. its a common fix amongst 2cv owners. The engine is designed for 15w 40 oil. The hardest job is replacing the fuel tank sender unit if you have to its a fuel tank out job, check behind the rear wings for rust on the inner wing panels as they rust here badly to. god help the person that needs to replace the windscreen scuttle panel its a job and a half when it starts to leak in the rain and dont have any hopes of more than 50mph with the roof down or youll lose it. Ten years ago I paid £300 just for the seat rubbers or donuts as you call them they were a pound each at the time cheapest available in the UK.

[@shremich4583]

the price per rubber with hooks are nowadays ~0,85 € or 50 for ~60€, in the 2CV are ~198. there are other solutions too.

[@chrisbell156]

Why were they thrown out of previous workshop? Can't imagine them causing issues

[@whodeanimania712]

check out the brown coloured capri next door..... WOW

[@benjamindejonge3624]

You can still get new chassis parts from the original press including aluminium

[@Tiz147]

Did you buy it off the guy from the fast show?

[@randall1959]

Why on earth would any engineer put the points in such a labor intensive location? I'm glad you kept the survivor patina.

[@ottovonbismarck3732]

Its french. They Always do stuff Nobody Else does.😅

[@randall1959]

@@ottovonbismarck3732 That's true. I remember an old Renault I saw once. Terrible little car.

[@finleyplympton]

can't knock a 2CV, I've had one for as long as I can remember and have had no issues whatsoever, this proves that you dont need fancy cars for reliability!

[@kevinmoffatt]

Had the joyous experience of driving a new one uphill (on my own) with an artic up my chuff - absolutely gutless and, in my opinion , dangerous. Would even rather drive a Lada with its rudder steering than risk my life in one of these.

[@geoffreyfoulkes9562]

Does all of wills cars have a lot of play in the streering. ?

[@davidsmith-ih2kk]

End of day one ,I thought it had to be day 3 you did so much work on day 1 much more than usual and no tea breaks noted either. I think these little cars suit you guys better you do so much more on them in a shorter time. Or maybe its because it's so small. Honestly I think these cars came with rusted out pans from new.

[@gregwilldoitllc]

What I hate is the corner cutting. Checking the discs and pads… just change the damn pads. It’s like £10!

[@FauziahMahmud-o5d]

kereta murah, tapi comfort.. cukoplah..

[@GAMINGOBRIEN69]

I want this car

[@fabiansundrue7078]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@garybrooks1036]

I love watching these guys but I have a few issues. 1) surely the car ahould have been braced to ensure it kept its shape. 2) it would have been better to remove the windscreen as the welding/grinding sparks would have absolutely ruined it 3) There is not a chance that all that work was completed in 5 days.

[@amc_sounds]

Have a wild guess the status of this car. That's right, you won't believe it, but somehow, as of Jan-24, it's still on the road 😮

[@anthonymillar6183]

Most of wd series 1 cars are dead so Will and gus did better

[@amc_sounds]

@@anthonymillar6183 Almost all of this series are dead too

[@lefuedebout]

That surprises me as I've checked the MOT history of it. It's had a lot of issues going right back to 2006. It was not a well-loved car. Good to see it revived again though.

[@martynrollinson]

They didn't do a lot on day 2 did they!?

[@BarryRudge]

Using a wood chisel to cut out floor sections, as a retiredd joiner appalling abuse of tools😊

[@You.are.boring.me.now2024]

He probably used a cold chisel to build his kitchen cabinets and is wondering why the doors don't quite fit .