Written by Some projects start with a car.
This one starts with scrap.
My goal is simple:
turn scrap into £1,000 so I can buy my first classic car restoration project.
No sponsors.
No shortcuts.
No pretending.
Just forgotten machines, real work, and seeing if any of it is actually worth something.
The idea
This series isn’t about flipping fast or chasing hype.
It’s about learning:
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what’s worth saving
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what’s worth fixing
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and what people are actually willing to pay for
Every episode is one small step toward that £1,000 target.
This is Episode 1.
I’ve always been like this.
Long before YouTube, before challenges, before titles and thumbnails — I was restoring things.
Back in my 20s, when I was still in Romania, I’d find tools, objects, anything rusted and forgotten… and bring it back.
Not because it was worth money.
Because I couldn’t leave it broken.
Episode 1 – The first test
This machine had been sitting around for years.
Nobody used it.
Nobody wanted it.
It was basically taking up space.
The question was simple:
Can something like this be brought back to life… and turned into money?
There was no guarantee it would even run.
And even if it did, there was no guarantee anyone would buy it.
But that’s kind of the point.
Bringing it back
The process wasn’t pretty.
Old fuel.
Questionable wiring.
Multiple failed attempts.
A lot of noise that didn’t sound healthy.
At one point it genuinely sounded like a devil’s machine.
But eventually, it ran.
Not perfectly.
Not quietly.
But enough to prove something important:
Scrap doesn’t always stay scrap.
Listing it for sale
Once it was running, I listed it honestly.
No hype.
No hiding the flaws.
Just a clear description and realistic expectations.
The responses were exactly what anyone who’s sold things online will recognise:
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people asking if it’s available… then disappearing
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low offers with no conversation
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negotiations that go nowhere
Eventually, someone made an offer that made sense.
I accepted.
The result
After fees, the final amount came to £143.58.
It’s not £1,000.
But it’s real money.
And more importantly:
It’s the first step.
This is the first time scrap has turned into something that moves this project forward.
What happens next?
That’s the question.
Do I:
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find another forgotten machine?
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buy tools that can earn their keep?
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start flipping smaller parts?
That decision is part of the journey.
What matters is this:
The challenge works.
And now it’s official.
