Road trip special: chasing the February sunshine in a Lamborghini Countach QV, classic 911 & the Jaguar Project 7 on some of the best driver's roads in both mainland Spain and Mallorca with the help of the CaliMoto App.
After the Lotus Elite's successful trip to Cars & Coffee on the Liverpool docks, Gary is inspired to keep working through the car's list of jobs. So after changing the oil, filter and belts he's back to Lotus specialist Chris Foulds to discover what problems might be lurking underneath the car.
The classic Fiat 500 is down at R Proietti Ltd for an engine upgrade but are there any horrors inside the engine that need dealing with first?
Back in the UK and back to work on the Lotus Elite. New spark plugs, tuned carbs and the car runs sweet! A trip to Lotus specialist Chris Foulds garage provides some inspiration and replacement parts including rare body trim...
The new 992 Porsche 911 Dakar was built to celebrate Porsche's 1984 outright Paris -Dakar win but does this limited edition, £173,000 Porsche make any sense today?
Cruising in the Mercedes 190SL in the Hollywood Hills, this is what dreams are made of…or will it turn out to be a nightmare?!
The amphibious TVR Scamander was Peter Wheeler's craziest car of all. Designed to be equally happy tearing around his farm, across challenging roads and yet be able to take him to his boat in the middle of a lake. I join Peter's son, Joe Wheeler, to see if we can awake the Scamander after 12 years of lying dormant.
With the deadline with Big Bob’s classic car meet looming at the end of the week, Gary must have the Mercedes 190SL back on the road. So the new Weber carbs have to be tuned, the seats painted, new door and soft top seals fitted, paint and soft top cleaned…
The new A110 first appeared in 2017, seven years later, does it still live up to the hype?
The new 2024 Aston Martin Vantage gets 665hp & 800Nm giving it a top speed of 202mph. Simon Newton, Aston's Director of Vehicle Performance, reveals all the geeky details on the latest new Aston
Back in LA and this time Gary is sure he will get this beautiful 1950s Mercedes 190SL finished. Its owner Dan wants to take it to a car show at the end of the week, but will a creaking suspension, botched bumpers or one of LA’s worst storms get in the way?!
Gary’s New Year’s resolution is to get the Porsche 928 GT and Lotus Elite finished. So he starts by replacing the Porsche’s rotted sills and giving the Lotus a new choke cable and fuel filter… before giving in to temptation and taking the Lotus for its first drive in 7 years!
The new Aston Martin DB12 packs 680bhp and has a top speed of 202mph. But is it too powerful to be a true GT?
Donald Healey's Crown Jewels collection are discovered in the possession of master restorer Warren Kennedy. Gary is invited over to 'Classic Restorations' - the best kept secret in Bedfordshire - to discuss the history and legacy of this iconic designer.
For Toyota Gazoo Racing, Dakar 2024 was the 14th time they had competed in this legendary race, which they won in 2023 and 2022. I joined them in 2024 to see if they could make it three in a row..
The BMW i5 M60 is a 600hp EV with monster performance and massive tech but I think it's also BMW's most disappointing car in years..
We take a Land Rover Defender 130 Outbound on a 1400 mile road trip to the snowy French Alps to find out how it copes 4-up on a family ski trip.
To round off a great 2023 for the channel and in preparation for next year, Gary re-jigs the garage. Replacing crumbling ignition leads on the black Corniche and making space for the Porsche 928 GT to come in, out from the cold, 2024 promises an array of exciting episodes in store for the new Year ahead!
2023 proved to be a great year on Harry's Garage with new cars arriving and restorations being completed. Here are my highlights of 2023..
My annual Harry's Garage round-up. What I spent on the Countach & Testarossa refresh, Jaguar XJC V12 injector issues and all the other costs needed to keep my collection of 22 cars and 15 bikes in tip-top condition.
Our classic Fiat 500 hasn't been driven since 2018 because it won't start. With big plans for it in 2024, we've got to get it running again. Time to get the spanners out..
Gary is itching to see if his new Rolls-Royce will start after sitting in a barn for 14 years! But first he needs to finish the job he started rebuilding the hubs on the black Corniche.
I lived with a Lotus Eletre for a week and covered nearly 900 miles in it to see how well it works as a sporting family EV. Unfortunately, there's a major problem; the range between charges is terrible..
Revealed! The 190SL’s cleaned and painted engine bay complete with new break surbo unit, fuse box, rubbers, coolant pipes etc. Gary is finally seeing progress and so with the breaks bled it’s time to get this car out of the garage and into the sunlight!
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