The programme was created with a DIYer in mind. Starting with series 7, the format was changed to single 60 minute (including commercials) episodes. Through series 6, the project was presented in two 30-minute episodes. The presentation for each project usually follows a similar TV format. For series 11 (2014), the budget is listed on the show's Discovery UK website as "up to £20,000". For example, a £10,000 budget was set on buying and restoring a Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 in series 6. Budgets in subsequent series have varied, depending on the target vehicle. For the first series, the budget was £1,000, for series 2, £2,000, and for series 3, £3,000. In each episode, Brewer buys a vehicle, turns it over to his mechanic for repairs, then sells it. A second spinoff series titled Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car premiered in January 2020, with Brewer and mechanic Marc "Elvis" Priestley lending their expertise to add value to clients' cars helping them trade up to their dream vehicle. This series was produced by X2 Productions Ltd and has Brewer travelling around the world to buy and sell but not repair or restore used cars in different countries on a set budget. In April 2013 a spinoff series titled Wheeler Dealers Trading Up was launched. Series 17 (2021) saw the show filming return to the UK. Once the American operation was established, it moved to more suitable premises at 5382 Research Drive, Huntington Beach. This decision was made so that they could deliver more episodes of the show and meant they were able to restore and sell the cars on the spot, instead of having them shipped back to the UK. In Series 12, Brewer and China set up a new workshop in a rented bay at Huntington Beach Bodyworks, 18108 Redondo Circle, Huntington Beach, California. The second half of Series 6 was aired in the autumn of 2009 on Discovery Real Time.īeginning with part 2 of Series 8, Brewer further expanded their horizon by touring the United States. Series 5 was renamed Wheeler Dealers On the Road, with Brewer and China expanding their car search by heading out into Europe hoping to find classic cars to buy and restore. The programme was created by Daniel Allum and Michael Wood, the founding directors of Attaboy TV, both long-time car enthusiasts. The premise of the show has the presenters on a mission to save old and repairable enthusiast vehicles, by repairing or otherwise improving an example of a particular make and model to a budget then selling it to a new owner. The programme is fronted by car enthusiast and former dealer Mike Brewer with mechanics Edd China (Series 1-13), Ant Anstead (Series 14–16), and Marc Priestley, (Series 17-present) Wheeler Dealers is a British TV series originally produced by Attaboy TV for the Discovery Channel in the UK and for Motor Trend in the U.S. Marc Priestley (Series 17-present (2021-present)Ģ49+12 Specials (as of 28 September 2022) ( list of episodes) Mike Brewer (Series 1-present) (2003-present)
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