A brand new classic show
Down to earth and up for fun, Danny and Clive are ready to revive
Classic car TV shows are everywhere. Whether it’s Wheeler Dealers, Salvage Hunters or Car SOS, the choice is huge and these shows’ ongoing popularity is proof that, as a hobby, working on classics is as important as ever. It also made our friends at Practical Classics magazine think: ‘Why don’t we have a go too; bring what we do to life for you all to enjoy? We have plenty of material.’ This aspiration only became reality when Amazon called PC to see if they fancied joining forces. For a long time Amazon have offered a huge variety of tools and parts, either from third-party manufacturers or via their own Amazon Basics range. So, what better partner than PC? The mag team can talk about, use and abuse the tools and parts in a real-world environment – and fix up a classic while they’re at it. That’s how Fixing Up was born, and why PC’S ‘welding Stig’ Clive Jefferson and editor Danny Hopkins were challenged with turning the PC workshop into a TV studio, fit for both filming and spanner waggling. The lighting has changed, the shelving has changed, the walls and floor have been repainted and the loo has had a complete overhaul. Welcome to ‘Pcwood’, the new workshop studio; a workshop fit to produce a top-quality TV show, with a TV crew and team ready to make sure the boys keep to schedule and don’t drink too much tea. The first item on the ‘to do’ list of course was a project to work on. In 2021 PC restored a Type 2 Transporter and editor Danny drove it around the UK raising money for Prostate Cancer UK. The trip was a huge success, and driving that van was a joy. More importantly the VW scene Danny encountered was active, friendly and full of fun. The temptation to go back and enjoy the scene was too much, so a VW van of some sort was settled upon. But which one? A T2 or T25 was out of the question because the magazine had restored one of each in the past five years. So Danny and Clive looked at a more recent variant – a T4 Transporter. But which one? And what sort of camper? And with a budget of under £6k, would it be any good? Watch the guys crack on and crack up as they get to grips with their steed. Who knows – if the show catches on it could be a Land Rover next.