Who is TikTok star Mat Armstrong? Car enthusiast who restored Marcus Rashford’s wrecked Rolls-Royce
MAT Armstrong has built up an impressive following for restoring wrecked cars.
He's paved a career for himself on the platform so he can keep adding to his large car collection. Here's everything we know about Mat.
Who is TikTok star Mat Armstrong?
Mat Armstrong has risen to fame through his TikTok channel.
He has managed to build up a following of 26,400 on his TikTok page @bmxmatarmstrong.
Meanwhile over on Instagram, Mat has a huge 1.1million followers who he regularly posts for.
He is also active on YouTube where he has 3.3million subscribers.
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What sort of content does he create?
Mat posts videos and photos related to his car renovations on his social media.
His TikTok is full of videos where Mat purchases run down cars that may have been involved in some sort of crash.
However, he is able to see the potential in the messed up cars and does them up to make a profit.
He also keeps his followers updated with what else he has been up to.
In July, Mat went to Silverstone to watch Formula 1.
On May 27, 2024, Mat shared a sweet post where he thanked his fans for almost a million followers.
Along side a photo of some of his super cars, he said: "Nearly 1M of you guys following my journey on here and what a journey it’s been couldn’t be more grateful."
When did he buy Marcus Rashford's car?
Mat bought Premier League football Marcus Rashford's car in early 2024.
The purchase came after Rashford crashed the car in September 2023 and it was written off.
Rashford or the other driver were injured in the crash, which also saw the car knock over a traffic pole.
The accident caused a lot of damage to the left side of the vehicle so it was listed for auction.
Mat bought the vehicle for £185,000, after Marcus paid £700,000 for the custom car.
The car had less than 1,000 miles on the clock and Mat bought another £90,000 Rolls-Royce to help the restoration.
Mat shared a video where he restored the car and revealed the overall cost of the project was £324,000.
What other cars has he restored for his channel?
Mat has posted videos restoring several cars on his social media.
He took his followers along for the journey when he did up an Audi and managed to make a £15,000 profit.
He purchased an Audi RS6 which had a severely damaged front and a smashed windscreen.
The car usually retailed for £46,000 but he paid £20,000 at auction.
After forking out another £6,789 to restore it, Mat made a profit of £15,211.
Mat's Instagram showcases several car renovations he has done.
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He posted in May 2024 that he had done up a Porsche GT3 which he took from smashed up to painting it fuscia.
He also shared a before and after post of a BMW M4 which he completely transformed.
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