The Repair Shop

S07:E19 - Toy Car, Football Scrap Book, Italo's Briefcase

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.Horologist Steve Fletcher is the first of the barn's experts to have his talents tested. Lucy Briggs has a small vintage toy car that once belonged to her father. Lucy and her father were very close and since his death she's been keen to keep his treasured possessions in good condition, unfortunately this little car has spent a number of years sitting in the garage leaving it's tyres flat, bodywork rusty and motor kaput. It's down to Steve and his mechanical know-how to get this treasured motor back on the road.The next challenge is for the barn's book binding expert Chris Shaw. Danny Watts arrives with a very well worn and damaged scrapbook. Dedicated to Danny's grandad a legendary amateur footballer in the 1930s, this scrapbook was made by sisters who followed his career, now Danny would like to rescue it for his own son who just starting out as semi-professional player. But the brittle and faded newspaper cuttings and crumbling programmes make this one of Chris' toughest tasks yet.And finally a tricky case for leatherwork expert Suzie Fletcher. Italo Cerullo's father bought him this once smart leather briefcase as he embarked on his fledgling legal career, sadly Italo's father died later that year. Italo was just 22 at the time and his father, who came from a poor agricultural family deep in the South of Italy, was clearly proud of his son's achievements. The case has been very well used over the intervening years, and is now full of holes and missing straps, Italo would love to be able to use it once again and, eventually, pass it on to his own son who's also studying law.