The TV host visited an European country to test-drive a “national treasure” car as motor enthusiasts tuned in.
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The second episode of Wheeler Dealers World Tour aired on Monday night after the show’s pilot landed on screens on April 29.
The spin-off programme documents the team’s global travels, hunting down some of the best and most interesting cars on the planet.
In the most recent instalment of the series, Mike, alongside his co-host, Marc ‘Elvis’ Priestley, discovers a worn-out Polski Fiat 126 in Poland.
With 23kw of horsepower, the cute red car was very popular during the former Soviet Union.
Despite being of Italian ancestry, the Fiat 126 gained the reputation of a “national treasure” after it was manufactured in Poland under license agreement.
The second part sees them restore the iconic car to its former glory before taking it on a ride on snow-covered roads along with 126 loyal fans.
The TV star teased the release of the newest episode, showcasing his adventures in the Central European nation, on his Twitter account.
In a post, Mike wrote: “TONIGHT 9pm on @DiscoveryUK we continue our world tour when we visit Poland .. the Fiat 126p has become their National Treasure!!”
As the episode aired, Mike added: “Loving this episode. And loved Poland. !!”
Fans have flocked Mike’s social media with compliments to the new programme which they hailed “brilliant”.
One person wrote: “Fantastic episode, well done.”
Another one added: “Awesome Episode. Great content ! The format was a little different to the norm but worked incredibly well. Series link for record sorted. Looking forward to the next episode.”
A third person said: “Really enjoyed this episode! Browsing 126’s now.”
Someone else wrote: “Yes Mike, this one feels like a proper old classic episode of #WheelerDealers, part one was so funny.
“Love it when you do cars like this. brilliant.”
Wheeler Dealers’ spin-off series is available to fans on Discovery+ following Warner Bros announcement that MotorTrend+ was being discontinued.
Ahead of the show’s launch, the host unveiled a trailer where he showed off nine iconic motors that the duo attempted to fix up.
In the video, the hosts appear repairing and testing dazzling motors in destinations like France, Italy, Germany, US and Australia.
Although the programme has been well-received by car enthusiasts, its future is still uncertain as it is yet to be renewed for its 28th series.
The iconic duo revealed bosses at Warner Bros and Discovery Channel have not yet green lit further adventures.
However, in a promising update to fans the pair revealed discussions are taking place – and they’ve a book full of ideas on where next to take the beloved show.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Elvis said: “I think we both hope there’s going to be more specials and we’re already well into discussions about doing more of this world tour.”
He continued: “We’ve done 10 episodes but there are so many more places we no know this show is hugely popular in parts of the world we can do more.
“There are so many stories, we’ve already fleshed out nearly 20 more stories we can tell so we’re hoping we can do more of this because it’s been a wonderful and as Mike said at the beginning, I think it’s probably the best thing we’ve ever done, the best show we’ve ever made.”
“Not only is it the best show we’ve ever made, but we know we can make it even better, so how about that? That’s kind of exciting for us.
“We’ve come back with this amazing show that we can’t wait for the audience globally to see it.
“But although we’ve now made it and gone around the world doing it, we’ve gone ‘oh well we could have done that a bit better, we could’ve spent a bit more time on this’.”
He concluded: “We know we can improve it next time round.”
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