Series looks at ‘cars from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s’ that are back in style

Cars of the People…

Tinie and F1 analyst and stunt driver Naomi Schiff look at the cars from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s making a comeback in a four part series for Channel 4 in association with eBay.

Motors like the Ford Sierra Cosworth, Peugeot 205 GTI, and the Citroen Saxo were all part of the landscape decades ago, but are now enjoying a renaissance. Your mum’s school run motor is now a hipster’s dream, fetching tens of thousands of pounds at auction.…Car enthusiasts know them as ‘modern classics.’ Tinie and Naomi have christened them ‘Bangers’.

Each week they look at a different category: hatchbacks, sports cars, 4 x 4’s and family cars. Naomi and Tinie go head-to-head in the ‘Battle of the Bangers’ to decide which is the best in class. With the help of car lovers all over the UK, they will delve into the performance, history, culture and iconography of each car – before the final challenge to decide which comes out on top.

Now a motorsport broadcaster who has raced karts, prototypes, GTs and Formulas, Naomi Schiff knows cars. Tinie has been obsessed with cars since he bought his first at 17, a Vauxhall Corsa which he “modded” to within an inch of its life. He’s also an avid F1 fan and has followed the tour around the globe.

Naomi gets first pick of the cars, and each week, Tinie has to select a car to go against her.  He’ll be meeting some of the most passionate, audacious car owners in the UK, who will be convincing him to choose their model to champion. To see the cars in action, he’ll be flying down quarry slopes in a 4 x 4, attempting to squeeze a 6-wheel Defender through the streets of Chelsea, and battling to save the reputation of the Renault Espace.

Each week, Tinie will meet a celebrity to hear about their life in cars, their first car, their first kiss in a car, and the car they wish they’d had. He’ll be surprising them with some motors they’d forgotten and some old photos they’d LOVE to have been forgotten. The series is a celebration of the music, fashion, news and celebrity which are all evoked by the memories, new and old, of our cars. The series will air later this year.

Nicole Streak, Channel 4 Commissioning Editor:

“This series will provide a wonderful dose of nostalgia, mixed with entertainment and fun-fuelled challenges. Everyone has a connection to a car – whether it’s your first car, love of racing, songs you sang with your parents or the fluffy dice dangling from the mirror, it’ll be a trip down memory lane.”