Francis Barnett Winner
May 27, 2021
Congratulations to Mike Parsons, who’s just taken delivery his 1953 Francis Barnett Rigid Body Trials Motorcycle. Mike’s winning ticket was number 130. Mauro drove all
May 27, 2021
Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Show Respects To Late Duke With Classic Land Rover 2A In Edinburgh
May 27, 2021
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, have been seen arriving at a drive in cinema in Edinburgh in one of the Late Duke
Jaguar E-Type’s Leading And Drying
May 27, 2021
Our 1973 Jaguar E-type Series 3 Roadster is currently in the fabrication bay where James and Pricey are working on leading the body. This classic
HMC In For Headlight Tweak
May 27, 2021
With only 183 ever made, this little HMC is both rare and collectable. Finished in a stunning blue, this classic bears a strong resemblance to
Fiat Abarth Prepped For Surgery
May 27, 2021
Our 1969 Fiat 500 isn’t doing too well. It came in a few months back for a steering rack replacement to fix a dangerous modification
Francis Barnett Winner
May 27, 2021
Congratulations to Mike Parsons, who’s just taken delivery his 1953 Francis Barnett Rigid Body Trials Motorcycle. Mike’s winning ticket was number 130.
Mauro drove all the way to Mike today to drop off the bike, which was received by a beaming Mike who quickly proceeded to take it for a test drive around his barn.
Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Show Respects To Late Duke With Classic Land Rover 2A In Edinburgh
May 27, 2021
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, have been seen arriving at a drive in cinema in Edinburgh in one of the Late Duke of Edinburgh’s classic Land Rovers.
William and Kate arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in a 1966 2A model Land Rover which belonged to Prince Phillip. The event, hosted by William and Kate, is a special screening for Disney’s Cruella, set up for NHS staff as a thank you and recognition of their hard work throughout the pandemic.
The couple parked the Land Rover in the forecourt alongside other classic cars that had been used in the film, including the classic Panther De Ville, famous for its appearance in the iconic Disney film.
Our Land Rover Series 2A is set to be on its way to its new owner next week, who’ll be pleased to know that he’s got a matching Land Rover with the royals.
Jaguar E-Type’s Leading And Drying
May 27, 2021
Our 1973 Jaguar E-type Series 3 Roadster is currently in the fabrication bay where James and Pricey are working on leading the body. This classic is in fantastic shape with very little bodywork needing to be done. Pricey tells us “I’ve never seen one this good and I don’t think I ever will. It’s amazing.”
Thanks to the dry conditions of California, this E-Type has survived the test of time without collecting too much rust, something our engineers are certainly thankful for!
Some of the external and internal parts have gone to paint to where they’ve received a layer of primer so that they’re ready for colour.
HMC In For Headlight Tweak
May 27, 2021
With only 183 ever made, this little HMC is both rare and collectable. Finished in a stunning blue, this classic bears a strong resemblance to Austin Healey. HMC (Holmes Motor Company) was founded in 1984 by two brothers, Graham and Peter Holmes who were inspired by the beautiful shapes of Austin Healeys. However, due to a disagreement between the Healey family and Jensen in 1989 over the ownership of the Healey trademark, the name was withdrawn.
This little 1997 HMC MKIV came in for a flying visit to fix its headlights, which are now as dazzling bright as they’re meant to be.
Fiat Abarth Prepped For Surgery
May 27, 2021
Our 1969 Fiat 500 isn’t doing too well. It came in a few months back for a steering rack replacement to fix a dangerous modification that had caused it to lose steering, however the parts were stuck oversees and it had sat in the workshop awaiting repairs ever since. Now that we have the parts, we can get started on making this little classic safe again.
The aim is to fit a new steering rack and column however it currently hits against the clutch pedal and universal joints, so we need to take apart the brackets that hold in the rack and column, move the bracket over by 10mm or so, and then refit the steering components. A big job of tearing apart the brackets and mounts, rebuilding them and fitting them back in is on the horizon.
The surgery has begun…
