Rebuilding the rear cradle assembly
February 3, 2017
Marriage of the rebuilt limited slip diff to the rear axle cradle, ready for the installation of the new discs and calipers.
February 3, 2017
Polishing the Jensen 541S Copper
February 3, 2017
We posted earlier this week images of the bumpers finished in copper. They have now been polished ready for the chrome plating process.
Dismantling the front grille
February 3, 2017
The final few sections of the bright-work have now gone off to be chromed at Wyatt Polishing in Thetford The front grille has been completely
Fresh paint on our 1965 Jaguar E-Type
February 3, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first glimpse of our 1965 Jaguar E-Type fresh out of the paint shop. Bob was busy working on it as I took the photos
New Arrival – 1966 Austin Gipsy
February 3, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arriving in with us today, our 1966 Austin Gipsy. Spent many years right here in Ipswich with original receipts from Firman’s Garage on Norman Crescent
Sun’s out and Tony’s got his Midget out…
February 3, 2017
Another trip over to Thetford today, this time to drop off the MG YT bright work. A nice little welcome as we arrived at Wyatt
Rebuilding the rear cradle assembly
February 3, 2017
Marriage of the rebuilt limited slip diff to the rear axle cradle, ready for the installation of the new discs and calipers.
Polishing the Jensen 541S Copper
February 3, 2017
We posted earlier this week images of the bumpers finished in copper. They have now been polished ready for the chrome plating process.
Dismantling the front grille
February 3, 2017
The final few sections of the bright-work have now gone off to be chromed at Wyatt Polishing in Thetford
The front grille has been completely stripped back to individual sections. This is best way to achieve the ultimate results. If someone tells you they can re-chrome something like this as one piece be very cautious. It will be very difficult to polish in between the individual sections with it in one piece. It can be done but it will not give you the best results.
Templates have been drawn up to ensure that each section goes back in the correct place.
Here we have the separate components all as individual pieces.
Fresh paint on our 1965 Jaguar E-Type
February 3, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first glimpse of our 1965 Jaguar E-Type fresh out of the paint shop.
Bob was busy working on it as I took the photos so I didn’t want to distract him too much.
The first panel to paint was under the number plate section at the back.
We still have the front valance to paint and once this is completed Bob will assess the finish to ensure that he is happy.
The new rubbers have arrived for the areas affected by the removal process so once the paint has undergone a first polish we’ll start to rebuild the car.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9897,9898,9899,9900,9901,9902,9903,9904,9905″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
New Arrival – 1966 Austin Gipsy
February 3, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arriving in with us today, our 1966 Austin Gipsy.
Spent many years right here in Ipswich with original receipts from Firman’s Garage on Norman Crescent dating back to 1982.
This 4×4 utility vehicle was originally manufactured in 1962. It is one of four that were originally built for Heathrow Airport to transport VIP’s to and from the planes.
It was not registered for the UK roads until 1st December 1966.
Comes with lots of fantastic, local history and even the original workshop manual. The previous owner drove her daily and it came to us still with 7 months MOT.
As with all of the wonderful classics on the road today, it comes with it’s own unique and intriguing story. There are images online of The Beatles being transported in one of the four Gipsy’s used by Heathrow Airport but unfortunately no one has been able to identify which of the four was used.
Maybe one day, someone somewhere may be able to find out the truth![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9874,9875,9876,9877,9878,9879,9880,9881,9882,9883,9884,9885,9886,9887,9888,9889,9890,9891,9892,9893,9894,9872″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Sun’s out and Tony’s got his Midget out…
February 3, 2017
Another trip over to Thetford today, this time to drop off the MG YT bright work.
A nice little welcome as we arrived at Wyatt Polishing, Tony had brought his MG Midget in for the day.
