


In the first episode of Project Binky, we take a rotten old Austin Mini and strip it down to a bare shell. We then take an angle grinder to it and cut it to pieces. It's only then that the customised rebuilding process starts. We're trying to create one of the fastest Minis on the planet. We're going to rebuild it with the engine and running gear from a Toyota Celica ST185 GT4. Or at least that's the plan. Whether it comes off or not is another matter. We're filming this as it happens so what you see is only a few weeks behind where we're actually at so we're not sure yet whether we can do it. That's kind of the fun though. Stick with us through the highs and the lows of the project. Hopefully it'll be worth the agony and cash. Feel free to share it far and wide!

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42 episodes • 2013Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Case of Tinworm | Aug 17, 2013 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Strutting Your Stuff | Oct 18, 2013 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Stop! Hammer Time | Dec 24, 2013 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Light at the End of the Tunnel | Feb 19, 2014 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Binky: A Warning from History | Apr 19, 2014 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Sense and Senility | Jun 13, 2014 | 10.0 |
| 7 | The Padded Cell | Sep 26, 2014 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Je T'Adoor | Dec 24, 2014 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Out Of My Cold, Dead Hands | Apr 17, 2015 | 10.0 |
| 10 | A Substantial Gift | Jul 31, 2015 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Out of Controls | Dec 4, 2015 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Silencing The Lambs | Apr 8, 2016 | 10.0 |
| 13 | No More Fuelling Around | Jul 22, 2016 | 10.0 |
| 14 | The Overarching Solution | Nov 25, 2016 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Bro's Before Hose | May 17, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Smoke Me A Kipper | Oct 13, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 17 | A Suffusion of Yellow | Oct 14, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Greeks Bearing Gifts | Aug 1, 2018 | 10.0 |
| 19 | It's not my Volt | Oct 1, 2018 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Lights at the End of the Tunnel | Nov 1, 2018 | 10.0 |
| 21 | The Consolation Prize | Dec 31, 2018 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Speakers of the House | Feb 1, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Stig of the Sump | Mar 1, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Cool and the Gang | May 12, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Pun Lovin' Criminals | Jun 30, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 26 | Brace Yourself | Sep 29, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 27 | Funk in the Trunk | Dec 8, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 28 | Strip Off The Old Block | Dec 24, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 29 | Earning A Crust | Feb 9, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Motorvation Station | Mar 1, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 31 | Safety First | May 2, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 32 | A Bird in the Hand | Jun 20, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 33 | A Paint in the Ass | Jan 29, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 34 | A Sticky Situation | Apr 24, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 35 | Running, Man | Aug 7, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 36 | On The Level | Aug 15, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 37 | Rules of Engagement | Dec 17, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 38 | Interiority Complex | Apr 30, 2023 | 10.0 |
| 39 | Without A Trace | Oct 27, 2024 | 10.0 |
| 40 | Rock Around The Clocks | Apr 30, 2025 | 10.0 |
| 41 | Otter Chaos | Aug 1, 2025 | 10.0 |
| 42 | A Pain In The Glass | Nov 29, 2025 | 10.0 |

9 episodes • 2020Avg: 9.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part 1 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Sep 20, 2020 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Part 2 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Sep 27, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Part 3 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Oct 4, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Part 4 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Oct 11, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Part 5 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Oct 18, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Part 6 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Oct 25, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Part 7 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Nov 1, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Part 8 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Nov 8, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Part 9 - Building an £850 hatchback into a competitive race car | Nov 15, 2020 | 10.0 |

10 episodes • 2020Avg: 10.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rallying History Track Day - Curborough March 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 2 | 1964 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII BJ8 | May 28, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Ford GT40 - The Imposter | Jan 15, 2022 | 10.0 |
| 4 | BOM at the Historic Rally Festival 2021 | Feb 19, 2022 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Race Of Remembrance 2021 | Apr 20, 2022 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Triumph by Revington | Jul 3, 2022 | 10.0 |
| 7 | The Silverstone Classic - Racing a Tiga SC81 S2000 Car | Jul 6, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | BMW M50 Powered Celica | Nov 12, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 100 Year Old Dodge Touring Car | Nov 15, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Fuelish Endeavour - Taking a Centenarian to the Pub | Nov 17, 2023 | 0.0 |