Mission Ignition - Episode Guide

This first episode features convertibles. A Porsche 944 Cabriolet and an iconic Lotus Elan S2 have been unbolted, stripped down and turned into a giant jigsaw puzzle. Without any instructions to follow, the first team to rebuild their car and start it, keeps it. The teams are championed by Take That legend Howard Donald - classic car collector and amateur racing driver - and motor racing superstar and four time IndyCar winner Dario Franchitti.

Two motoring legends face off as a couple of teams of car lovers race to reconstruct a Mini Cooper and a VW Beetle. The first team to rebuild their car and start the engine gets to keep it.

It's the 1980s all over again as the Ford Capri 2.8i faces off against the BMW 635CSi. And car historian Reverend Colin Cork gives a lesson on the history of both vehicles.

Luxury legends Rolls-Royce and Daimler face off as two teams of car nuts race to recreate the classic models from a heap of disassembled bits. The first to complete and start their car keep it.