Vehicle Transport
September 18, 2024
Tony has been out on the road transporting various cars over the last week. He has transported our 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage from our
September 18, 2024
In Primer
September 18, 2024
Chris and Mauro have been prepping our 1975 AC Cobra replica for painting. After Mauro prepped the car, Chris masked the car and panels up
Ferrari 400 GT Exhaust Fitting
September 18, 2024
Jonn has continued fitting the exhaust to our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT. He then sealed up and secured both offside downpipes to the front pipe
Rover P5 Gearbox
September 18, 2024
Jonn has been working on the gearbox of our 1973 Rover P5. Here are his notes: Take car outside and warm up. Test gearbox. Car
H&H Classics Are Moving
September 18, 2024
Our friends at H&H Classics have moved out of their long-standing base into a temporary location in preparation for a permanent move into new premises.
Vehicle Transport
September 18, 2024
Tony has been out on the road transporting various cars over the last week.
He has transported our 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage from our storage facility to the main workshop. He then transported a customer’s 1964 Morgan 4/4 that had been running poorly.
Our 2023 Bridge C-Type Replica was next as this was loaded into the trailer ready to be delivered to its new owner.
Tony also transported the wheels from our 1974 Triumph TR6 before transporting our 1960 Jensen 541R engine too.
In Primer
September 18, 2024
Chris and Mauro have been prepping our 1975 AC Cobra replica for painting. After Mauro prepped the car, Chris masked the car and panels up before applying the polyfan.
Ferrari 400 GT Exhaust Fitting
September 18, 2024
Jonn has continued fitting the exhaust to our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT.
He then sealed up and secured both offside downpipes to the front pipe flanges. He fitted and sealed up both small bypass pipes. The rear sections are the same size as the centre sections so Jonn can’t fit them at this point.
A pipe has been ordered to sleeve all 4 pipes at the rear.
Jonn mounted the new transmission oil cooler. He mounted the pipes and marked their position. He then remounted and secured the cooler. Then, he shaped and bent the oil cooler pipe from the gearbox to the oil cooler at the front.
Rover P5 Gearbox
September 18, 2024
Jonn has been working on the gearbox of our 1973 Rover P5. Here are his notes:
Take car outside and warm up. Test gearbox. Car pulls itself forwards and backwards at idle in forward and reverse gears respectively. Tighten connection to rev counter. Wire fans direct to ignition fuse. Refit dash trim. Check levels and top up coolant.
Diagnose knock when reversing. Warm car up and drive forward and backwards. Knock from? Only in reverse and only when applying throttle first time. Unless you lift off and accelerate again then it will knock again. Sounds and feels like gearbox. Get Rob in car and demonstrate what is happening and he agrees, it does sound and feel like a gearbox issue.
Drive around yard and align steering wheel. Remove and straighten and resecure. Refit centre horn push and secure.wheel. Remove and straighten and resecure. Refit centre horn push and secure.
H&H Classics Are Moving
September 18, 2024
Our friends at H&H Classics have moved out of their long-standing base into a temporary location in preparation for a permanent move into new premises. Their eventual new home will be something of a hub for the classic car community and we are very much looking forward to seeing it in the very near future.
H&H has been hosting auctions for more than 30 years, with almost 20 of those having its base at The Motor House in Warrington. For the time being, Cinnamon House in Warrington is where the team at H&H will be working from but the permanent location will be designed to host auctions, automotive events, and more.
Image: H&H Classics
The new premises aim to be an ideal base for clients and employees, with the H&H Management stating their commitment to ensuring it offers a productive and enjoyable work environment.
“H&H Classics plays an integral role in the classic car community, so we’re keen to make sure our future location will give something back to enthusiasts, as well as being an exciting base for our business and our employees. Watch this space for more details, which we will announce in due course.”
– Colette McKay, managing director at H&H Classics
Although headquartered in Cheshire, H&H Classics hosts auctions throughout the UK, including in Derbyshire, Cambridgeshire, and the West Midlands. This national presence has helped the company build and develop a huge network of clients and industry contacts. Since the beginning of 2024, H&H has offered highly sought-after vehicles, such as a scooter featured in the film Quadrophenia and a Bentley once owned by Peter Sellers. A recent automobilia auction at the Warrington location saw every single lot successfully sold, proving the auction house’s continued success.
While fond memories are obviously attached to The Motor House, H&H Classics is keen to move into the next chapter of its story with its soon-to-be-announced new premises.
“We’ll miss The Motor House as we have fond memories built up over nearly two decades, but more importantly substantial new premises will be revealed soon and, we hope, will be a beacon for classic car owners.”
– Colette McKay, managing director at H&H Classics
For more information about H&H and their upcoming auctions, visit www.handh.co.uk.
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