The Repair Shop

S06:E12 - Racing Car, Leather Bowls Bag and Carved Wooden Box

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.Mechanical maestro Steve Fletcher and metal man Dominic Chinea tackle the motor and body of a hand-made toy racing car. The unique vehicle serves as a memento of a brave father from Poland who, as a boy during the war, was forced to work in a munitions factory's iron foundry. Eventually, with the help of the French resistance, he managed to escape. Due to this early experience, his daughter Linda remembers him as a man who could make anything out of metal. The racing car she brings to The Repair Shop is one of his creations that she yearns to see 'going like the clappers' once again.Leather expert Suzie Fletcher get to grips with a leather bowls bag in need of restoration to pass onto the fifth generation of a sports-mad family. Owner Joyce's grandfather Edward passed his love of Crown Green Bowls onto her. Now she would like to pass the bag, and her love of bowls, onto her own grandchildren. An impromptu game of bowls on the grass outside The Repair Shop sparks a competitive streak in Jay Blades.And wood expert Will Kirk works his magic on an intricately carved box from the Far East. Owner David's mother bought it with her when she came to Europe from Singapore as a young bride.