Might be a different guy, but if it's the "A ............ Is Born / Reborn" guy (Mark Evans) he built an Ac Cobra, Helicopter, A 4x4, A westfield... and restored an MG, E-Type Jag and a Motorbike.
They did build an Auto Futura (CAV) GT40 on another programme called Dream Machine...
You can watch Speed TV via Internet. All you need is to download a free player TVUplayer The channel is called Wheel
The Formula 1 races can be watch live on SpeedTV or in the Sport Start channel (ESPNStar) for free with this player. The quality of the speed TV is much better. The bandwidth you need is around 350K. You can also watch from the China Channel 5 or 6.