We can now confirm that our 1969 Pontiac Firebird is leaving Canada for UK shores. A huge thank you to our good friend Bud for arranging the transportation over in Canada. Now over to Schumacher Cargo Logistics for the shipping scheduling.
In our workshops today we have our stunning 1939 Packard 120. Having been in the showroom of world renowned classic and vintage car dealers Vintage and Prestige for over 3 years she has had little to no attention with regards to servicing and maintaining. The car is owned locally to us here in Woodbridge so we […]
Today, we took a trip to Manchester, to visit the Runway Visitor Park, a unique venue surrounding the world’s most iconic plane, the Concorde! It’s the perfect venue that caters for product launches, gala dinners, team building events, exhibitions or meetings. What an amazing place. The setting is directly next to one of Manchester’s main runways […]
Here is our 1939 Packard making it’s way to our workshops having spent some time with the guys at Vintage & Prestige in Grays, Essex. We’ll look to carry out a full re-commission of the car to ensure everything runs as it should before we find her a new home in the new year.
As part of the re-commissioning of our 1968 Jaguar 240 the customer has decided to fit the vehicle with a set of multi-spoke Jaguar wheels. In order to carry out this task firstly we need to replace the existing hubs with new ones, supplied to us from the guys MWS. Easier said than done, the hubs […]
Source: Instagram @manonlegreve Great British Bake Off‘s Manon Lagreve enjoying a day out in sunny London when she comes across this 1991 Nissan Figaro. We followed Manon‘s progress throughout this year’s show and she did amazingly well, reaching the quarter finals of undoubtedly the biggest show of the TV calendar. Not only did she achieve […]
Some very questionable repairs have been carried out to the underside of the spare wheel carrier so we’ve stripped the entire area back to reveal exactly what needs to be done to put it right. Fibreglass had been applied over the corroded areas which is only a short term fix and is not recommended. These […]
Work is now complete on our 1933 Talbot AX65. The rear boot panel and door have been repaired and painted. The rear wing has also been blackened once again and we have carried out various sympathetic touch ups around the entire car so as to improve but not detract from the originality of the bodywork. […]
Rebuilding the BMW 8 Series shocks are a very specialist skill so we called upon the experts over in Poland to help us out on this one. The results are incredible. The Nagengast company is a Polish enterprise operating on a European wide market, which has specialized in regeneration of automotive parts for 35 years. Main activities of […]
As always, Sheldrake & Wells have carried out the rebuild work of our SL’s radiator and oil cooler beautifully. The final piece of the puzzle in the re-commissioning of our 1985 Mercedes 280SL before she can head home.
Due to a recent MOT failure we have our 1989 Ford Granada in our workshops for some necessary repair works to both the inner and outer sills. The majority of the corrosion issues can be found on the nearside with only a little work to be carried out to the offside.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve collected our 1974 Audi Coupe S from the guys at Prostrip who have successfully completed the chemical treatment on the body shell to remove all paint, rust and filler The shell has now been treated with a coating of primer to preserve the metalwork until welding commences very soon. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”23490,23489,23488,23487,23486,23485,23484,23483,23482,23481,23480,23479,23478,23477,23476,23475,23474,23473″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
We’ve not spent much time on our Jaguar E-Type sofa of late but today we’ve pulled it out in preparation for the blasters to work their magic. Next time we see her she’ll be primed and most probably (based on the pictures) a bit more of a challenge for us to deal with!!
Peter is busy replacing the worn wheel bearings on our 2008 Range Rover Sport.
Our 2008 Range Rover is up on the ramp today having the existing side steps changed for new ones. We are unsure how the previous ones became damaged but never-the-less, we have an exact replacement so our first task is to remove the old and replace with new. Not as easy as it sounds. The […]
The new MG B sills have arrived this morning from Rimmer Brothers. We are not yet ready to fit them on but they are here, on the shelf, ready for the day Tommy requires them.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Due to his fantastic connections in the motorcycle world our man Brian has built up some what of a reputation for himself as being the go-to man when it comes to motorcycle repairs using the specialist skills of plastic welding. We let Brian loose with our spare Capri dash, just to see wether he could […]
Here we have the first photographs of our newly built MG B engine. The project is progressing very well now and once the carbs are complete we can marry them up to the engine to carry out our first test run.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are now fine tuning and running up our Jensen 541S engine. The engine has been removed and detailed but has not been rebuilt. We carried out various tests when we original received the car and with all running and pressures how you would expect we made the decision, alongside the customer, to leave the […]
Having recently had the body sandblasted and primed, we are now preparing old repairs and cutting in new metal prior to re-fitting certain areas with new heritage panels. The wheels are away being refurbished so we should expect them returned within a matter of days. The engine is in the final stages of being rebuilt […]
Our work is almost complete on our Jaguar 240. On our first test run we found that the brakes were binding ever so slight. Enough for it to be frustrating and not a very pleasurable drive. Back on the ramp we go as we now strip the brakes to investigate the issue. The brakes are […]
We are now days away from the completion of our 1960 Jensen 541S (the prototype). It has been a long restoration journey but hugely rewarding as we revive one of the very first prototype 541S’s to leave the Jensen factory. We still have a couple of smaller tasks to take care of and some touching […]
Combined, models Gabrielle Caunesil and Riccardo Pozzoli boast over 1,000,000 (1 million) Instagram followers and here they are showing off their new purchase, a classic Jaguar XJS. Check out their amazing photos as they document their travels and adventures…
Whilst repairing the accident damage on our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 we have uncovered more areas in which we need to tackle to ensure we complete the job to our very exacting standards. With the body preparation now complete our E-Type is now waiting on paint to start which is due to begin at the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today we welcome into our workshops our stunning 1975 Triumph Stag. In for some routine maintenance we will look to give the engine a full and thorough service, flush out the coolant and replace, identify any oil leaks and to check the operations of the vehicle. We will also look to diagnose a slight water […]
A couple of areas on the underside needed addressing whilst the car was in with us so we carried out the necessary repairs. We also stripped back the remaining areas, cleaned and removed all service rust and debris. Once we had completed this task we under sealed the entire car to prolong the life of […]
Our 1968 Jaguar 240 has returned for the annual check over with some remedial work to be carried out. A full service and MOT will also be completed whilst in our workshops. We have a couple of electrical issues to resolve with the low ignition light repeatedly flashing. A brand new Quadoptic Halogen headlight conversion […]
Our 1965 Amphicar is now ready to leave the paintshops and return for refit. The red colour has disappeared to be replaced by the original Beach Strand White finish – Ditzler Code 8703=DAR offset 90113. Supplied by PPG Industries who bought out Ditzler. The car will be returned to the original specification and will be restored […]
Today we had a visit from one of the members of the Region 12 Porsche Club GB with his beautiful 2000 Porsche GT3. Source: Wikipedia The “GT3” nameplate was introduced in 1999 as part of the first generation of the Porsche 996 model range (commonly known as 996.1). As with Porsche’s previous 911 RS models, the 996 […]
The underside of our 1985 Mercedes 280SL has now been successfully stripped down, cleaned up and under sealed. Just in time for the new exhaust system to be fitted. And thank you to William for spotting the exhaust rubbers pulling the rear pipes slightly to the left. A new set of rubbers and now the […]