Wheeler Dealers - Season 21 - Eps 8: 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo
Bought from Topcats Racing, which Mike visited during the TVR Griffith episode, where the car belonged to the shop owner's wife and was originally a birthday present. Marc reminisces his younger days, where he initially dreamed of a Renault 5 GT Turbo, but settled for a naturally-aspirated GTE model because he couldn't insure the GT Turbo. Brought back to near-standard condition. Restored car taken to Donington Park to be presented back to the seller at her birthday. Work Completed: Carburetor refurbished with new diaphragm and gaskets to address stalling, valves re-adjusted, new hoses and rocker cover installed, exhaust manifold ceramic coated to address hot start issue, aftermarket intercooler replaced with standard one, refurbished Phase 2 wheels installed, period correct Avon tires installed, seats recovered with Phase 2 fabric pattern, front bumper fixed using a part from a donor bumper, new fog lights installed.
About Wheeler Dealers
Title: Wheeler Dealers
First Air Date: 2003-10-05
Last Air Date: 2023-12-18
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7/10 (from 58 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 25
Total Episodes: 281
Network: Velocity Discovery Real Time Discovery MotorTrend
Genres: Reality, Documentary
Production Companies: Attaboy TV, Discovery Studios
Synopsis
Experienced car dealer Mike Brewer is joined by multi-talented mechanics in a monumental motoring mission: to find and restore iconic cars to later sell for a profit at their LA-based shop. In the series, Mike has the challenging job of finding vehicles that have money-making potential. He then hands them over to a mechanic, who tackles everything from bare metal re-sprays to gearbox swaps to bring them back to their former glory.
Cast
Mike Brewer
Self - Presenter
