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Wood to steel: Yorkshire Car Restoration solves BMW gullwing hinges

Mat Armstrong's E24 needs doors that move sideways before swinging upward, and the revised mechanism now works on a test jig.

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Yorkshire Car Restoration Story of October 11, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Building INSANE GULLWING Doors for Mat Armstrong’s BMW E24

A door that simply swings upward won't do for this BMW. The E24's shape demands a sideways movement first, giving Yorkshire Car Restoration an engineering puzzle rather than an ordinary hinge job.

The channel's only new upload, "Building INSANE GULLWING Doors for Mat Armstrong's BMW E24", takes that puzzle from a revised wooden prototype into steel. As the team builds the door frame and roof section, a problem with the original hinge design sends them back to the drawing board. Laser-cut wood lets them check the new movement before committing to metal. The steel mechanism then works on the test jig, an important distinction: this is a successful test, not yet a finished installation on the car.

The video has passed half a million views and is comfortably the channel's busiest upload for daily viewing. In the comments, viewers repeatedly mention the father-and-son collaboration and the dad's expression. One jokes that Ryan may never stop opening and closing the door at the bench; others pick out the background dance music as an unexpectedly club-ready accompaniment to fabrication.

The earlier E24 episode, which introduced the sideways-then-upward problem, is also drawing viewers. Elsewhere in the workshop catalog, the SubaRancho combines Jonny Smith's Talbot Matra Rancho body with Subaru Impreza WRX underpinnings, bringing front-wing fit, seat-belt mounting and a collapsed wheel bearing into the same build.

Yorkshire Car Restoration added about 3,000 subscribers over the week, with daily viewing currently above its usual level. Its weekly views were close to The Shmuseum's, while Porsche from Samuel had a much larger viewing week. For this channel, the useful milestone is smaller and more tangible: a custom hinge idea has become a working steel mechanism.

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What viewers say

Some people say that Ryan is still standing at the bench, opening and closing the door.

A brilliant concept welll tested. Looking forward to seeing the finished mechanism in use.
@davidjowett8195See it on YouTube
Lovely to see father & son working together 😊😊😊
@carllamb6711See it on YouTube
From an idea, to design, then a proof of concept
A proud and ambitious moment
The joy on your dad's face is priceless
I'm humbled and impressed
@Dhira108See it on YouTube

5 more comments

Awesome, mad engineering skills!! The proud excitement is palpable! And nice big proud 'Dad' moment there too, that is one to cherish.
@grahamd1975See it on YouTube
Just watched this as the first video on the channel. Impressed by the mindset, the charm, and THE MUSIC! Greetings from Germany!
@falkandreas6505See it on YouTube
Loving the dance track’s music in the background, noticed it on your last video’s too, makes me wanna go out clubbing but I’m 46 now 😂
@Charlton2010See it on YouTube
Following this build from Uganda...great job guys
@showcase256See it on YouTube
Very well done Ryan and team on this design and getting the doors to work. 👍😁
@karenlewis2872See it on YouTube