A trip down the A14 for us as we look to get the Master Cylinder and Slave Cylinder refurbished by the guys at Past Parts. Past Parts specialise in the supply and re-manufacture of braking and clutch parts for a range of older vehicles including older and classic cars, classic motorcycles, commercial and agricultural vehicles, […]
We took a trip down Faversham with the Bentley in tow so whilst the sun’s out we thought it’s only right to take her out for a little photo opportunity.
Our Bentley Special is currently in our workshops have a clean over due to the recent works. As we haven’t many pictures of her inside our workshops now was the perfect opportunity to take a few.
With the existing Bentley steering wheel being just that little bit too big to comfortably fit your legs in we decided to re-manufacture a 15″ steering wheel. Trickier than it sounds when we are having to use the original bezel. With the steering wheel complete and in position we then had the tough task of […]
Last week we attended the Annual Christmas Classic Auction held at Sandown by Barons Classic Car Auctioneers. Also in attendance were the production crew from Channel 4’s new documentary Inside Bentley: A Great British Motor Car. We were thrilled to hear that they were there to film our 1949 Bentley Special Mk VI and were keen […]
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We found a wire under the engine bay that hung lower than the rest so we tidied it up but fitting a rubber covering to hold it in place.
The original Smiths dial was in need of refurbishing so we called in the assistance of Speedograph Of Richfield to help us out with this one. As all of the other dials inside were Bentley dials we hoped that Speedograph Of Richfield could reprint the face to be more in-keeping with the rest of the dials. […]
The new plaques have arrived ready to be fitted to our 1949 Bentley Mk VI Special.
Work continues this week on our 1949 Bentley Special as we get ready for next week’s Annual Christmas Classic auction, hosted by Barons Auctioneers and being held at Sandown. It starts at 1pm on Tuesday 12th December and our Bentley is set to be one of the star cars on the day. We also have […]
Thanks to Tony and the guys at Wyatt Polishing for doing an amazing job on the aluminium components of our 1949 Bentley Special. The bonnet, fuel tank, side steps and various smaller items have been polished up beautifully and are now being fitted back up.
With less than a week to go until Barons Annual Christmas Classic auction at Sandown Park, Dave and Pete are busy working on 1949 Bentley Special. The aluminium bonnet has been removed for polishing which has given them full access to the engine for a general clean and tidy.
One of the most appealing characteristics about our 1949 Bentley Special is the originality of her. It would be a huge shame to get carried with this project and create a car that is destined for a showroom. The car has been used and enjoyed and that’s what is so great about it…and we wouldn’t […]
As part of the project to improve the overall look of our 1949 Bentley Special we decided to re-colour the wire wheels in a deep red finish. A lot of the racing cars from the era used this colour wheel and we felt that it would really lift the look and styling of the car. […]
Whilst the aluminium parts are off the vehicle being polished it was a good opportunity for us to improve a couple of small areas that require paint. The steel straps that hold in the fuel tank have been hand painted the same colour as the body colour, these will be stripped back and repainted black. […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This afternoon we removed the large items of aluminium from the car ready to transform them with a good polish. We’ve drafted in the help of our good friend Tony and the guys at Wyatt Polishing to complete this task. With the tools and machinery they have at their fingertips sometimes it’s worth sitting back […]
Work is now underway on our 1949 Bentley Special Mark VI. Our work is very minimal on this project. Mechanically she is fantastic but we felt that a few small alterations to the look would make a huge difference. The aluminium bonnet and tank will be removed and re-polished, the exterior lighting will be replaced […]
It was a long day for Craig and Dave as they set off for what should’ve been a relatively easy trip to Brighton. We had our 1973 Jaguar E-Type to deliver and returning with our 1949 Bentley Mark VI Special and 1965 Amphicar. The journey there seemed relatively trouble free but the same couldn’t be […]