0:00:01 > 0:00:03- TIM WONNACOTT:- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:03 > 0:00:05with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:06a classic car,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11That hurts.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What d'you think?
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22What have I done?
0:00:22 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- Put your back into it.- Shut up!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38On this Road Trip two auctioneers battle
0:00:38 > 0:00:41to be crowned King of Scotland.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44James Lewis is an auctioneer from Derbyshire,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46who's proved he has a magic touch
0:00:46 > 0:00:48when it comes to turning a profit.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50You don't often see something like that.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54While Thomas Plant runs a Berkshire saleroom
0:00:54 > 0:00:58and has proved that his acumen is matched only by his affability.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Can I have a go on something else now?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05These two have been locked in a dynamic duel
0:01:05 > 0:01:08for the last four legs of the Road Trip
0:01:08 > 0:01:11and this final battle will decide which of them emerges victorious.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Ah! That's my head!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Whoops.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Both our boys started this Road Trip with a cool £200.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Over the last four legs,
0:01:21 > 0:01:27Thomas has managed to trade up his total to £298.18.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Well done.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32While James has astonished all and sundry
0:01:32 > 0:01:35by turning his original 200 smackers into
0:01:35 > 0:01:38not £500, not £600, not even £900,
0:01:38 > 0:01:44but a whopping £1143.72.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Crikey!
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Our pair are hitting the highways in a true Brit,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55the classic 1953 Morris Minor.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59She's a doughty old girl, but prone to the occasional tantrum.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06With my extensive knowledge of cars, I think the solenoid's gone.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09What the heck is a solenoid?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Oh, no!
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Oh, Lordy!
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Surprisingly, they've managed to cruise the Morris Minor
0:02:19 > 0:02:22over the hills and glens of Caledonia,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25from the wind-blown west coast, through the stunning highlands
0:02:25 > 0:02:28and then back to the low country and Edinburgh.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32On today's show, they begin the final leg of their trip
0:02:32 > 0:02:35in Ayrshire's county town, Ayr,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38before touring round beautiful southwest Scotland
0:02:38 > 0:02:39and ending up at their auction
0:02:39 > 0:02:42in Scotland's craggy capital, Edinburgh.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49They're just outside Ayr but it seems that
0:02:49 > 0:02:52the Morris Minor is up to her old tricks.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Think we might have a flat.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- You think we've got a flat? - Maybe.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- I think you should pull over.- Indeed.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04# Get your motor running... #
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- That's definitely not right. - You'd better change it then,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12because you need to get back on the road, in search of antiques.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15But aren't you two handy?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18You're getting to be regular motor-heads.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Looks all right.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23All part of a morning on the Road Trip, eh, chaps?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Anyway, Ayr is justly celebrated by the poet Robert Burns
0:03:27 > 0:03:30for its honest men and bonnie lasses.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33That sounds very promising
0:03:33 > 0:03:36as Thomas drops James off at his first shop.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Right. Well done.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Have fun.- James is heading into his first shop,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48where dealer John will assist.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Anything special you're after today?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Trying to find something that might make a profit at auction.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57You can come right through to the gallery.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00With over £1,000 burning a hole in his pocket,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04James can afford to think big on this leg.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07But he's also determined to work out his strategy.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11At the moment, I'm trying to think about what will go with what,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13to build up a more expensive lot.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21That looks about as reliable as the car we're driving.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27It's got all four wheels, which is more than we almost did this morning.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31This tin-plate toy dates from around 1910
0:04:31 > 0:04:36and is marked up at £35 and there's another toy that takes his fancy.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39How about the bear?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42On the ticket is £65.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45And he...hah...seems to have pilfered your hat, James.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Bear? Yes, we can give you a good price on the bear.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51£40. Do that for you.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Looks better in my hat than I do.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Suits your hat.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00He's big, isn't he?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Yeah. Everybody loves a teddy bear.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07This might fit in with James's strategy
0:05:07 > 0:05:10to build up themed job lots.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14He's spotted another toy car, as well. The ticket says £20.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18What could the Chad Valley car be?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- This little chap here with no key. - This one?- Yeah.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Erm, do that for 15.
0:05:23 > 0:05:2615. And the other car?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I'll do that one for 20.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32What deal could John do on all three items?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35The combined original ticket price was £120
0:05:35 > 0:05:40but James has got John down to £75 for the lot, so far.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Would you take 50 the three?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Instead of 75? - No. I couldn't do that.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50What could you do?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I could let them go for 70.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56There's one more childhood-themed item
0:05:56 > 0:05:59that might make it into the job lot yet.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Would you throw that christening gown in with them?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Er...no.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I wouldn't throw it in, but I'll give you a really good price on it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Go on, then.- £10. There you go.
0:06:15 > 0:06:1775 the lot, then.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Make it 80.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- Go on, 75.- Make it 80. - Oh, go on, then. Make it 80.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24THEY LAUGH
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I'm not hard enough.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28All right. £80.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Deal done! That was child's play.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Now he's spotted a military object,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37which has been pressed into use as an umbrella stand.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It's a charge carrier that would have been used
0:06:41 > 0:06:45to contain a cordite charge for an artillery weapon.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49These were made from the 1700s
0:06:49 > 0:06:52through to the early 20th century, though this is quite a late example.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55It's priced up at £125.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01It's a fun thing. Is there much movement in it?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Well, OK. £65.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Give you 50 for the stick stand. - Can you go 55?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- Go on then. - Just so I've a bit of profit.- Go on.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- You got a profit out of that? - Yeah.- Good.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18A direct hit, and another lot in the bag.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22But, on his way out, he spots yet another item that takes his fancy.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30It's an early 20th century picnic hamper.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32How much is this?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35That? £50 would do for that.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37How flexible are you on price?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Well, I can come and go, but not much.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I'd be looking about 25.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I could let you have it for 40, but no less.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51James is wondering if he can sweeten the deal
0:07:51 > 0:07:54by assembling another job lot.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55He's found a small boxwood device
0:07:55 > 0:07:59for finishing self-assembled paper cartridges,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02which would be fired from a shotgun.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06The cartridge would have been inserted into the device
0:08:06 > 0:08:08and the metal handle rolled over to close the end.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Now he's picked up a set of miniature dominoes
0:08:14 > 0:08:17that date from around 1905.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Combined ticket price for all three items is £90.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22What can James haggle John down to?
0:08:23 > 0:08:2665. Call it 60. There you go.
0:08:26 > 0:08:2955 and you've got a deal.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- No, 60, come on.- No.
0:08:33 > 0:08:3559.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36HE LAUGHS
0:08:36 > 0:08:39You are... Oh dear!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Come on, 59. - I'm going to stand my ground.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Oh well.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Go for the 59.- 55.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Can't do it. I just can't do it. - 57.
0:08:51 > 0:08:5357, Done.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Oh, dear me!
0:08:54 > 0:08:59You have to be the hardest negotiator I have ever come across.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Well, it's been fun. I've enjoyed it. Well done, you.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Wow. With that masterly display of negotiating grit,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10James rounds up an absolutely bumper morning's shopping.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Meanwhile Thomas has driven a couple of miles down the road
0:09:20 > 0:09:23to the neighbouring town of Prestwick.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Prestwick is thought to be the only place in the UK
0:09:26 > 0:09:31that was ever visited by rock and roll legend Elvis Presley,
0:09:31 > 0:09:36who made a whirlwind pit-stop here, during his military service in 1960.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Let's hope Thomas's first shop
0:09:38 > 0:09:42is more Hunk O' Love than Heartbreak Hotel.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Either way, he's meeting dealer Gary.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- Hello.- Good morning.- I'm Thomas.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Gary. Pleased to meet you. - Gary?- Yeah.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Enough chatting - it's time to find some buys, Thomas.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02HONK
0:10:04 > 0:10:06There's Ayr.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Is that Largs, there?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13L-A-R-G-S?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15What do you think, Thomas?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18My strategy has been
0:10:18 > 0:10:21buy at the low end and then sell, hopefully, better.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25And I think I might carry on with that strategy, cos it's worked.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29There's no point changing it if it's working.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Spoken like a true traditionalist.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37He's spotted a collection that might bring in a sweet profit.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Lovely tin. Look at that. "Home of Milady's Toffee."
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Love that one. Really nice.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51So decorative, aren't they? They're just lovely.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Never bought tins before.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Am I being really stupid?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58We'll soon find out.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01They date from the early 20th century.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05The combined ticket price for all the tins is around the £80 mark.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12What would you do as a really enticing deal?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Charge you for the two really nice ones,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16which are in good condition,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19and I'll throw the rest in. That's 45 for the lot.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Now, I, obviously, am selling at auction,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25so if I can give you... 45's a lovely price.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27It's a really fair price.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- But I'd like to give you £30 for the lot.- 30?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- OK. 30.- 30?- Yeah.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Can I give you some spondoolies? - Pleasure.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Before he leaves, he spots one more thing that takes his fancy.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47It's an octagonal Chinese plate, dating from the 18th century.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Ticket price is a bargain £8.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Can he get Gary down any further?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Got...
0:11:57 > 0:11:595.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Deal.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Thank you very much.- Pleasure.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Done and dusted.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Two lots in the bag from a very efficient morning's buying.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Thomas is heading back to Ayr to meet James and hand over the car.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- Aha!- Hello.- How are you?
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Very good. Buy much?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Seven things, actually. - Oh, really?- Yeah, three lots.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31I bought two lots. Maybe more things.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- More than seven.- No!
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- I've left it in the same place. - Brilliant.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Thank you. Have fun.- I will.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42James is happy with his morning's bumper buys,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45so he's taking the motor and heading over to Alloway,
0:12:45 > 0:12:46a suburb of Ayr.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53As a man of culture, he's keen to pay a visit to the local attraction,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57that tells the story of Ayrshire's most celebrated son
0:12:57 > 0:13:01and Scotland's national poet, The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum...
0:13:02 > 0:13:05...where he's meeting curator Amy.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Hi. How you doing?- Hello.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- I'm James. Nice to see you. - Hi, nice to meet you.- And you.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Wow. So this is the place? - Yes, it is.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19This is the birthplace of Robert Burns.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22He was born in a room within that cottage.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Shall we go in and have a look? - Sure, follow me.- After you.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30Born in 1759 into a modest farming family here in Alloway,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Burns went on to become both Scotland's bard
0:13:34 > 0:13:36and a writer loved around the world.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38His poems and songs, like Tam o' Shanter
0:13:38 > 0:13:44and Auld Lang Syne and My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47are still regularly performed and read today.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Right, so this is the kitchen of Burns' cottage
0:13:53 > 0:13:56and this room is significant, not because it was a kitchen,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58but because it was also the bedroom and the place
0:13:58 > 0:14:03where Robert Burns was born. He was actually born in that bed.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04My goodness!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Robert Burns only lived here until he was about six years old.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- OK.- And then they moved to another farm nearby.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13So what's the story? How did he go from
0:14:13 > 0:14:16being a boy here to Scotland's greatest writer?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20It is quite amazing that he did achieve so much.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I think a lot of that came from the fact that his father, William,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26very strongly believed in educating his children,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28They weren't rich, by any means, but what little they did have,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I think they spent wisely, towards the education of their children.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Robert was educated until he was in his teens
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and, at that time, he went to work on the farm.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40He actually worked for other farmers at harvest time.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44During that time, he was inspired by a young lass
0:14:44 > 0:14:45that he worked with in the fields
0:14:45 > 0:14:47and that's when he wrote his first poem,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Once I Lov'd A Bonnie Lass, to Handsome Nell.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53So the theme of love inspiring someone to write something great
0:14:53 > 0:14:56is a theme that carries throughout much of Robert's life.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Burns continued writing throughout his young life
0:14:59 > 0:15:02and built up an impressive body of work.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Amy's taking James across the road to the modern museum building,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08where she's going to show him some of the vast collection
0:15:08 > 0:15:11of Burns manuscripts that the Centre holds.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- So.- Blue paper? - It may not look like much,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22lying there, but it is a Kilmarnock edition,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26which is the first published edition of Burns' work.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30There were 610 of them published in 1786
0:15:30 > 0:15:33and today less than 100 survive,
0:15:33 > 0:15:38and this one, as you can see, is still in its original blue wrapper
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and that's how it would have come from the publisher,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42from John Wilson, the publisher in Kilmarnock, yes.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Can I pick it up?- Sure. Go ahead.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49This first edition of Burns' work brought him fame in Scotland
0:15:49 > 0:15:52and set him on the road to immortality.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56One of these Kilmarnock editions recently sold at auction
0:15:56 > 0:15:58for £40,000.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04And we have probably one of the most well-known works here.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Oh! To A Mouse!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Wee fleeket... - That's an S.- Sleeket.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Let e help you there, James.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17This poem, addressed to a field mouse,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20whose nest Burns has turned up with his plough,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23contains some of his most famous lines.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Words worth remembering on the Road Trip, eh?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- So this was the book that made him famous?- That's right.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43So why so famous?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I think the work struck a chord with people, really.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49He wrote about things everyone saw,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53so it appealed to people locally here, that were farmers,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and also the gentry of Edinburgh, so it appealed to everyone.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59This universality and theme of brotherhood
0:16:59 > 0:17:03is central to what is, perhaps, Burns' best-known work.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Next Amy has a very special treat in store for James.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11The next thing we have here is a fragment of Auld Lang Syne.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- No way!- Yes.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It's written in Burns' own handwriting.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- This is the original script?- Yes.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27So Auld Lang Syne has got to be...
0:17:27 > 0:17:32got to be in the top ten most famous songs in the world.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Yeah, it's popular the world over.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38In Japan it's played at the end of the working day.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42It makes me feel slightly strange, looking at that, you know.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- It's just an incredible piece of history.- I know, yeah.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49And it's just wonderful how it appeals to people across the world,
0:17:49 > 0:17:50because of the sentiments in it.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53You don't often see something like that.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58"We'll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne."
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Oh, how amazing.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05This has been absolutely incredible. Thank you very much.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- It was my pleasure. Thank you for coming.- Wow.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Meanwhile, James's auld acquaintance,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Thomas, is still back in Ayr,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24at the same shop James visited this morning.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Can he work the same magic with dealer John?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Hello.- Hello there. Come right in.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Thank you. I'm Thomas,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37and you've had my compadre James.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Yes. Very nice it was, too.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43You see, I need something...
0:18:46 > 0:18:49..to beat him with, thrash him with.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Not literally.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Well, let's hope not. But a pretty object has caught Thomas's eye.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05I have a real passion for Scandinavian things
0:19:05 > 0:19:08and here we have a piece of Royal Copenhagen
0:19:08 > 0:19:10and it's simply marvellous.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Simply a very interesting piece
0:19:13 > 0:19:15just because of the design, the style.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Royal Copenhagen porcelain
0:19:18 > 0:19:23had been a manufacturer of Danish porcelain since 1775.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26This 1950s vase is priced at £40,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30and that's not the only Scandinavian beauty Thomas has spotted. Oh, no.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Oh. Didn't see this. Mm.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41As a bit of a freak, when it comes to these things,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45it says Holmegaard, Per Lutken.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49It's quite an early biomorphic bowl.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Per Lutken was a glassmaker
0:19:52 > 0:19:56at the Danish glass factory Holmegaard.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Many of his designs are considered 20th century classics.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03This dates from around 1955. Ticket price is £40.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10We could put that with the Copenhagen, the vase,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12and make a lot.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15You know, Danish stuff.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19There could be another job lot here on the way,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21but he's spotted yet another shiny item.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26I quite like that hall mirror. It's quite a nice thing.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It's good. It's not that old, though.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Can I lift it down?- Course you can.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35This 1950s mirror might appeal to a fan of retro style.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37It's priced up at £45.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Cool, daddy-O!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Good bit of styling.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Well, it's for throwing light around the room.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Yeah, looks lovely.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51It's not a bad look, though. I think it's a good, general sale.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Tick tock. Time's running out.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Thomas has found a lot of things he likes
0:20:58 > 0:21:00but has yet to strike a deal on any of them.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03And it looks like he's spotted something else -
0:21:03 > 0:21:05an Art Deco travelling clock.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- There's no price on this.- No.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Well, I was going to say, like the mirror...
0:21:20 > 0:21:24..like the vase, like the bowl, quite like this,
0:21:24 > 0:21:29but could we do all of that for 80 with this thrown in?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31No. I need...
0:21:34 > 0:21:36It would need to be 90.
0:21:39 > 0:21:4185?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Yeah, I'll go for 85.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Good man.- Good man.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46TIM WHISTLES
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Well haggled, Thomas.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51He gets a £45 reduction on the ticket price
0:21:51 > 0:21:54of the mirror, vase and bowl,
0:21:54 > 0:21:58and the travelling clock thrown in for a fiver.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00And with that, our boys are all spent up for the day.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03So night-night, chaps.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The Scottish morn finds the sun shining
0:22:09 > 0:22:13and the chaps back in the car and raring to go.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18This is the very last buying day of their epic Caledonian Road Trip.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20How are they feeling?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26This is it. This is the final day before the auction.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Are you going to shed a tear?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- I've enjoyed your accompany. - I've enjoyed your accompany, James.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35It's been remarkably fun.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Weren't you expecting it to be fun?!
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Charming!
0:22:40 > 0:22:43So far, Thomas has spent £120 on five lots.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47The collection of early 20th century tins,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49the 1950s Danish vase and bowl...
0:22:51 > 0:22:53..the '50s mirror...
0:22:53 > 0:22:55the Art Deco travelling timepiece...
0:22:57 > 0:22:59..and the Chinese plate.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02He still has £178.18.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07Meanwhile, James has splurged £192 on three lots.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09The job lot of toys...
0:23:10 > 0:23:13..the charge carrier-cum-stick stand...
0:23:14 > 0:23:18..and the job lot of cartridge maker, dominoes and picnic hamper.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22He still has £951.72 in his wallet.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28They've driven south, to the rolling green of Dumfriesshire,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31where James is going to drop Thomas off.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Here we go. - Drum..rang...Drum...
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- lanrig...- Lanrig. - Drumlanrig Castle.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42You'd better get the name right!
0:23:42 > 0:23:46It's Drumlanrig Castle, near the town of Thornhill.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51And, since Thomas has such a bountiful haul of lots already,
0:23:51 > 0:23:52he's going to spend the morning
0:23:52 > 0:23:55having a spin around The Scottish Cycle Museum,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58which is in the castle grounds.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00The 17th century pink palace of Drumlanrig
0:24:00 > 0:24:04is home to the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Pretty Scottish style, isn't it? It's amazing!
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- Have fun.- Spend some money.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18That doesn't look anything like a bicycle museum, I'm quite jealous.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23As well you might be. Thomas is meeting head ranger Richard.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Hello.- Hello, Thomas. How are you?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- What's your name?- I'm Richard Riley. Pleased to meet you.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34The museum charts the whole history of the noble bicycle,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38from the very earliest machines, through the iron-framed boneshakers
0:24:38 > 0:24:43and towering penny-farthing designs, and on to the present day.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47But how on earth did the Bicycle Museum
0:24:47 > 0:24:50come to be in the stable block of this magnificent castle?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55It's here because of the connection to this bicycle.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Kirkpatrick Macmillan was a blacksmith
0:24:57 > 0:24:59who served his time on the estate.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01He learned his trade here on the estate.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Shortly after that, he set up his own forge.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05In that forge in 1839,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Macmillan invented this fantastic machine here,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12which is the first ever pedal bicycle that we know of.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15The history of early bicycle invention
0:25:15 > 0:25:19is an area hotly contested by historians to this day,
0:25:19 > 0:25:21but Richard and the fans of Kirkpatrick Macmillan
0:25:21 > 0:25:25are sure this Dumfriesshire man made a huge contribution
0:25:25 > 0:25:28to the development of two-wheeled travel.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Being a blacksmith, why did he want to invent a bicycle?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36I think he was just inquisitive.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40I think he had seen a machine that predated this,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43the Laufmaschine that was invented by Baron von Drais
0:25:43 > 0:25:45in 1817, thereabouts.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48The German Laufmaschine was shaped like a bicycle
0:25:48 > 0:25:50but was propelled only by the rider
0:25:50 > 0:25:52pushing off the ground with his feet.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56I think what happened was Macmillan's seen the Laufmaschine
0:25:56 > 0:26:00and he's thought, "I could make that mechanically propelled."
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Like the Laufmaschine, Macmillan's cycle
0:26:03 > 0:26:06was mainly made of wood but with metal treadles..
0:26:06 > 0:26:09If you look at the technology that's on Macmillan's bike here,
0:26:09 > 0:26:13it was pre-existing within his blacksmith's forge.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15A lot of the grinding stones that he would use
0:26:15 > 0:26:17used the same treadle system,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20similar to an old Singer sewing machine.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Macmillan was used to using this machine on a day-to-day basis.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27He was known to cycle down to Dumfries on a regular basis.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32This 14 mile journey must have been bracing on Victorian roads.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Thomas is about to find out for himself
0:26:33 > 0:26:36as Richard and bicycle collector Alex
0:26:36 > 0:26:40give him a shot on this replica Macmillan cycle.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46First thing you do is put your leg over. This is the saddle here.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47- That's the one.- OK.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Now put your feet onto the treadles
0:26:51 > 0:26:53to give you an idea of where you're at. OK?
0:26:53 > 0:26:57What we'll do is, we'll head off and if you just get the motion...
0:26:57 > 0:27:00OK? Alex has got you behind.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Whoa, whoa, whoa.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05How do I turn?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10By gosh, I think he's got it.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12I'm attempting a turn.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15I don't know if I should.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Oh! Nearly!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21# Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my... #
0:27:21 > 0:27:23RICHARD APPLAUDS
0:27:23 > 0:27:25It's quite hard work, isn't it?
0:27:25 > 0:27:28You've achieved one of the things that you must do before you die,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30and that's ride a Macmillan bicycle.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Well, that has been a wonderful experience - can I have a go on something else now?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35You're keen.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Bicycle collector Derek is going to let our lad
0:27:37 > 0:27:42have a shot at the boneshaker, a design form the 1870s.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Its name refers to the sort of comfort a rider might expect.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50It's amazing that it's still got this spring in it.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Oh, no. Whoops.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Right. Thank you.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00# I want to ride my bicycle... #
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I like the little bell!
0:28:07 > 0:28:08What an elegant machine.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Gosh! He's the Road Trip's answer to Bradley Wiggins.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14A cycling all-rounder.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Very well done.- Thank you very much. It's been a real pleasure.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21And I must go and buy some antiques now to try and beat James.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Indeed you must, so get on your bike!
0:28:25 > 0:28:27I'm not going to dismount... Oh, my...!
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Meanwhile, James has driven on to the nearest town, Thornhill,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37and he seems to have acquired some interesting eyewear.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42I feel like Toad of Toad Hall. Bah!
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I'm saying nothing.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49This monument in the pretty country town of Thornhill
0:28:49 > 0:28:52commemorates the 19th century Scottish explorer
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Joseph Thomson, a local boy famed for his African expeditions.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Let's hope James can embrace that spirit of adventure
0:29:04 > 0:29:07as he heads into Rosebank Antiques,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10where he's meeting the lovely Pauline.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- Hello there.- Hello.- Hi, I'm James.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- I'm Pauline.- Nice to see you.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18He's only just arrived but James has spied something.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Fun, isn't he?- Yes, he's lovely.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Love the expression.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Unusual, being a lion.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36It's a Staffordshire pottery figure of a lion sitting with a lamb,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39dating from the 19th century.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Staffordshire figures can be highly collectible
0:29:42 > 0:29:45and rare figures fetch huge sums.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49But any damage can decrease their value considerably.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51On the ticket is £155.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56What could he be?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- 100?- Good.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08It's the hole in the back that's the killer.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I didn't know whether that was in the mould.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14No, I think it's been dropped at some point.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17He must have been dropped on something sharp, mustn't he?
0:30:17 > 0:30:18It's a strange place to be damaged.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22He's lovely at the front. Lovely face.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Staffordshire's really gone off the boil,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29but they either want it and pay really good money for it,
0:30:29 > 0:30:31or very, very difficult to get any money.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35As the morning ticks on, one more thing catches his eye.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38It's a 19th century clock movement, which has become separated
0:30:38 > 0:30:40from the clock case it belonged to.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43The ticket price is £40.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48What would be the best on the movement?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Erm...30.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57He's interested, but he can't get his mind off the Staffordshire lion.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Did you buy him well? Is there much movement in there?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- There's a little bit.- Yeah?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- Could I make you a cheeky offer? - You can.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09You can always say no! 50.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13A little bit more.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Will Pauline cut him a deal
0:31:14 > 0:31:17for both the clock movement and the lion?
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Will you take 20 for that and 60 for that?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- Yeah.- Yeah? Would you? - I would, yeah.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- Leaves you a profit? - Yeah.- Brilliant.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- In that case, you've got a deal. - Thank you.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I have no idea about this.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38I think he's really interesting, I think he's an interesting thing.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Deal done, but James is going to take one more little item, as well -
0:31:42 > 0:31:44a miniature gaming table, priced at only £4.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47He's still game for a haggle, though.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Guess I could add that in with that little lot, couldn't I?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Couple of quid.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Will you take a couple for that one?- Yeah.- Brilliant, thanks.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03The miniature gaming table is a snip at £2.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06He'll add it to the job lot of hamper,
0:32:06 > 0:32:08cartridge tool and dominoes he bought yesterday.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09And he's off!
0:32:14 > 0:32:18Thomas and James both have five lots assembled for auction,
0:32:18 > 0:32:22so they've repaired nearby to the stunning Solway coast
0:32:22 > 0:32:24to unveil their purchases.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27First to clock in is James.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29There we go.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32Look at that.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- So, eight day longcase clock movement?- Yes.- Nice thing.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Lovely. Good painted dial.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42And how does he think the job lot
0:32:42 > 0:32:44of toys and Christening gown will play out?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Lehmann tin-plate toy, early 1900s.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- Nice looking thing, been painted. - Yeah.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Nice bear. Mary Thorpe English bear, lovely.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Now the damaged but intriguing Staffordshire lion.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- He's a handsome chap, isn't he?- Isn't he?
0:32:59 > 0:33:00It's a lovely Staffordshire figure.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03There are lion collectors out there.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07I know of one who would fall in love with this immediately.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I love it. It's very nice.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Kind words from Thomas.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Now, what will James think of his haul?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16First, the bargain piece of porcelain.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Lovely!
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- It's all there. - 18th century one.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Chinese blue and white is what everyone's after.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Fiver paid.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- Fiver?! A fiver?!- A fiver.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28HE LAUGHS
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Well, that's a pretty damn good start.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Hmm, he might be getting worried, Thomas.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- I recognise the mirror. - The mirror, yeah.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38It's lovely, the mirror.
0:33:38 > 0:33:411950s, so decorative.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43These are fun. You sell a lot of tins, don't you?
0:33:43 > 0:33:46We well tins, as well. Oh, yeah. Fun. Fun.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- OK., how much were they?- 35 quid.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Well, that's 40, isn't it?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Now that they've seen all their rival's buys,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57what do they really think, huh?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Thomas, as usual, has bought a really mixed bag.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04The tins are a little bit specialist,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06but the Chinese plate, that's a great one,
0:34:06 > 0:34:08that should show a great profit.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12But there's nothing there that I think will win in the competition.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15It is all about the lion.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18What a good thing. Well done, James.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20The only criticism, I would say -
0:34:20 > 0:34:25the bear, the Lehmann car and the other car.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Those three together appeal to three different people,
0:34:28 > 0:34:30so that could be an Achilles heel.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Thomas and James have wandered the rolling Scottish lowlands
0:34:35 > 0:34:37and are heading for their final auction
0:34:37 > 0:34:39in the majestic capital of Edinburgh.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Edinburgh's picture-postcard streets and volcanic vistas
0:34:47 > 0:34:49reflect its rich and varied history.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51In the 18th century, this city,
0:34:51 > 0:34:54which cradled the Enlightenment thinkers,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56was also known as the Athens of the North.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02Let's hope that some of those smarts have rubbed off on Thomas and James
0:35:02 > 0:35:04as they head for their auction.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Ramsay Cornish Auctions, in the Leith area of the city,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10holds both specialists and general sales.
0:35:10 > 0:35:1250 to start it quickly.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Auctioneer Martin Cornish will be presiding, but before he
0:35:15 > 0:35:19takes the gavel in hand, what does he make of our lads' buys?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22The lion, I think, is lovely. It's incredible.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Lovely condition, the enamelling on it is fantastic,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28so I think there'll be quite a lot of interest in that.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I think what we might struggle to sell,
0:35:30 > 0:35:35the Copenhagen vase and, also, the Danish dish,
0:35:35 > 0:35:36so I think that might be the lot
0:35:36 > 0:35:39that's going to do less well than the others.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Thomas Plant started this leg with £298.18.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47He spent £120 exactly and has assembled five lots.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53James Lewis began rich as Rockefeller
0:35:53 > 0:35:56with £1,143.72.
0:35:56 > 0:36:02He's spent £274 and also has five lots to show for it.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08The auction is about to begin.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12First up is Thomas' Chinese blue and white plate.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1430 to start it? 20?
0:36:14 > 0:36:1520 I'm bid.
0:36:15 > 0:36:1725, 30, 35...
0:36:17 > 0:36:1940 here.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21At £40, 45...
0:36:21 > 0:36:2350, 55, 60...
0:36:23 > 0:36:2765, 70, 75, 80...
0:36:27 > 0:36:2985, 90, 95, 100.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31£100.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32On commission at £100.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Last call at 100.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38WHISPERING
0:36:39 > 0:36:42What an astonishing profit for the outlay of a fiver.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Good show.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47One for James now, as his job lot of toys
0:36:47 > 0:36:49and Christening gown comes under the hammer.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50Will it charm the saleroom?
0:36:52 > 0:36:5450 for the lot to start it quickly.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- Oh, God!- Oh, early bath for you.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57£50 I'm bid for the lot.
0:36:57 > 0:36:5955, 60, 65...
0:36:59 > 0:37:0070, 75...
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- At 75 for the lot.- No. No!
0:37:03 > 0:37:0575, 80, 85...
0:37:05 > 0:37:0690.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Gentleman at the back, at £90.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13At £90, for the lot at 90.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Hardly a disaster
0:37:15 > 0:37:18but might Thomas finally be breaking James' winning streak?
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Next it's Thomas' Danish vase and bowl.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2730 to start? 20 to get them going?
0:37:27 > 0:37:3020 I'm bid. At £20, 25, 30...
0:37:30 > 0:37:32355. Lady's bid at 35.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- Bit more. - On the right now at £35.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38At 35, at 35.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40What a pity. The room doesn't seem as keen
0:37:40 > 0:37:43on Scandinavian design as Thomas is.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Up now, it's another lot for James -
0:37:47 > 0:37:52His hamper, shotgun cartridge tool, mini gaming table and dominoes.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5650 to start it quickly.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5850 I'm bid.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0155, 60, 65, 70, 75...
0:38:01 > 0:38:0580, 85. 85, new bidder.
0:38:05 > 0:38:0790, 95, 100.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10At £100, 110, 120...
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Well done.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15At 120. Last call at 120, at 120...
0:38:15 > 0:38:16That was touch and go, though, wasn't it?
0:38:16 > 0:38:20But, in the end, a picnic of a lot for James.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22But still not quite enough to catch up with Thomas.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27But it's Thomas's sweet collection
0:38:27 > 0:38:31of 1900s biscuit and confectionery tins up next.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Will the punters bite?
0:38:33 > 0:38:3530 to start them. 20?
0:38:35 > 0:38:3920 I'm bid for all the tins. At £20 I'm bid. £25, 30...
0:38:39 > 0:38:4235, 40. At £40.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45On the right at £40. Gentleman's bid.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49At £40 for all the tins, at 40, at 40...
0:38:49 > 0:38:51A modest profit, but a win nevertheless,
0:38:51 > 0:38:53and Thomas is still in the lead today.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Now James's charge carrier.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Can it stage am assault on the saleroom? Boom boom.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0350 to start it. 30.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0530?!
0:39:05 > 0:39:0740, 45, 50, 55, 60...
0:39:07 > 0:39:0865, 70...
0:39:08 > 0:39:12It's got long legs. It's got loads of legs.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14100, 110, 120.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15120.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Well done!- Go on, go on.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21At 120, standing at the back, in the room, at 120
0:39:21 > 0:39:22and I'm selling, last call.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- Super.- Well done.- Super.- Good.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29A shaky start but it recovers to victory
0:39:29 > 0:39:30and that puts James in the lead.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Now it's Thomas' Art Deco travelling timepiece.
0:39:36 > 0:39:3910 to start it. 10 I'm bid.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4110 I'm bid for this. At £10 I am bid.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4412, 14, 16. 16 in front.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48At £16, for the travelling timepiece, at £16.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Oh, that's cheap.- Still.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51At 16...
0:39:51 > 0:39:52- Profit.- It's profit.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Once again, a lot bought for £5 does the business for Thomas,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59but it's not enough to retake the lead.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Another timely lot now, as James' clock movement is up.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0880 to start it. 80 I'm bid.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11£80 I'm bid. At £80, 85, 90...
0:40:11 > 0:40:1395, 100.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15At £100.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- Brilliant.- 110...
0:40:17 > 0:40:23110. Nobody else now? Going on at 110, at 110...
0:40:23 > 0:40:24- Brilliant.- Good result.
0:40:24 > 0:40:30Time simply runs away with James as he widens his lead yet again.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34The last two lots in this whole shebang now -
0:40:34 > 0:40:37first, the retro 1950s mirror for Thomas.
0:40:37 > 0:40:3930 to start it. 20.
0:40:39 > 0:40:4120 I'm bid. 25, 30, 35...
0:40:41 > 0:40:4540, 45, 50. 50 on my left.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47At £50. 55.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50At 55 down beside me, at 55.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Last call and I'm selling at 55. - Oh that's brilliant.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58It's a nice little earner, but it's not the flyer he needs.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Last of all, the Staffordshire lion.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Will it roar?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- 200 to start it.- Crikey!
0:41:07 > 0:41:08200 I'm bid.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11210, 220...
0:41:11 > 0:41:13230, 240...
0:41:13 > 0:41:15250, 260, 270...
0:41:15 > 0:41:18280, 290, 300...
0:41:18 > 0:41:23320. I'm selling it at 320. Nobody else...
0:41:23 > 0:41:26340, 360. At 360 now.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30On the phone, last call at 360, and I'm selling it...
0:41:31 > 0:41:32It's a great profit to end on.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Indeed it is. The star lot at the last gasp,
0:41:36 > 0:41:40and James Lewis has done it again.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Well done, James. Well, it's been a pleasure.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Thomas, you are such a gent.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- It has been a pleasure. - You thoroughly thrashed me.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54Thomas Plant started this leg with £298.18
0:41:54 > 0:41:56After paying auction costs,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59he made a respectable profit of £81.72,
0:41:59 > 0:42:04meaning that he ends this Road Trip with £379.90.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08Well, Thomas, at least you're smiling, boy.
0:42:09 > 0:42:15James Lewis, meanwhile, somehow began with £1,143.72
0:42:15 > 0:42:20and made a startling profit of £382
0:42:20 > 0:42:26in this auction and finishes victorious with £1,525.72
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Wow.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Thomas and James have had an extraordinary Road Trip,
0:42:36 > 0:42:39full of camaraderie and competition.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Don't worry, that fighting's only for fun...I think.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45But, at the end of the day, this journey's really
0:42:45 > 0:42:48all been about one temperamental old girl...
0:42:48 > 0:42:51the beloved Morris Minor.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Get out and push, Thomas. - Put your back into it!
0:42:53 > 0:42:55# You're once...
0:42:55 > 0:42:56Bye!
0:42:56 > 0:42:58# Twice...
0:42:58 > 0:42:59Can I just suggest we get a taxi?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01# Three times a lady...
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Oh, no!
0:43:06 > 0:43:11# And I love you... #
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- I hate this car!- Don't be nasty.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19# I love you. #
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Next week on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:22 > 0:43:24we're with a right couple of charmers
0:43:24 > 0:43:27where Catherine Southon has no shame...
0:43:27 > 0:43:28- Hello.- What a pleasure to meet you.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30Move out of the way, Charlie. I'm moving in.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33..and Charlie Ross gets all hot under the collar.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Blimey, you're making an old man's glasses steam up here!
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