Richard Hammond to launch car restoration show on Discovery+

TV star Richard Hammond is to launch his own car restoration show on Discovery+ titled Hammond's Workshop, announcing his project via Drivetribe's YouTube channel.

As a former presenter of Top Gear and then The Grand Tour, Hammond has previously starred in his own shows, such as Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections and Richard Hammond's Big, though this will be his first solo project focusing on cars.

Utilising Hammond's newly-built workshop, called 'The Smallest Cog', the series will focus on the restoration of classic cars, with a bulk of the work being undertaken by Neil and Anthony Greenhouse, a father-son duo who recently restored Hammond's Jaguar XK150.

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In addition to the XK150, which has already been restored, a Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 will also get a make-over

Planning to officially unveil the business at the London Classic Car Show, Hammond said he hopes some genetic skill with come through to assist the Greenhouses, his grandfather having been a coach-builder at Mulliner and Jensen before retiring.

"I’ve spent 25 years critiquing other people’s cars and now I’m putting my own work out there," said Hammond.

"My grandfather was an automotive craftsman, who knows, maybe I’ve inherited some of his skill.

"So this is a real business, a real project and I really hope people enjoy watching the highs and inevitable lows throughout the series."

His last foray into TV without co-stars Jeremy Clarkson and James May turned out not to be so popular, with The Great Escapists, featuring Tory Belleci of Mythbusters fame, having an IMDb rating of 5.7/10.

Conversely, May's recent shows, Our Man in Japan and Oh Cook, have scored 8.4/10 and 7.7/10 respectively, with Clarkson's recently released Clarkson's Farm scoring a 9.3/10 rating.