Whilst refurbishing the wheels we have taken the opportunity to repaint the calipers.
New metalwork has now been fitted and shaped on our Triumph TR3 to replace the areas affected by rust. The colour has been matched and the car has been painted just in time for Sunday’s Classic & Sports Car & Bike show.
Our 2008 Bentley Continental back bumper is now complete. The wheels have been fully refurbished and the back bumper has been painted. Next up, the interior trim needs addressing. But what a beautiful car…
Today’s the day we introduce our 1975 MGB Roadster to it’s new home in the city. First trip out was a big one, we’ve heard from the owner that the trip from London to Luton went very well. Next stop Sicily…
Our 1959 Triumph TR3 is now in primer and ready for paint.
Brian has been busy cleaning up the existing door cards to give them a nice, fresh, clean look ready for refit.
Our running issues on our 1974 Rolls Royce Shadow 1 required new points and a condenser. Whilst in we topped up the oil in the carburettors. She now runs beautifully and back home ready for an upcoming wedding trip.
Bizarre but true, our Bentley’s rear bumper had found a mate in a friendly pheasant who decided to peck away at the paintwork. Not a huge issue to resolve so we have now put the car through our workshops to tidy up the rear and make it look perfect once again.
John has now built up the front and rear hubs. The brakes have been upgraded all round with the front set up being converted to 4-pot calipers. We have also altered the set up to hold spoke wheels and have temporarily fitted a set for testing.
The original Austin Healey side screens have been stripped, cleaned and repainted. We have had to carry out some remedial repairs to the cracked frames which involved welding new metal into the affected areas. The material and perspex which makes up the window have been cleaned down before rebuilding both sides ready for refit. The […]
Images back from Tony at Wyatt Polishing as he continues to work through the various re-chroming and re-polishing projects we have given him. Here we have bright work from our TVR Grantura, Jensens 541R’s and Jaguar E-Type.
Images have emerged of our 1962 TVR Grantura in dis-repair some years ago. As much as it is not nice to see a wonderful classic looking so sad it is still lovely to find images like this.
Whilst we continue to diagnose the running issues with our 1998 BMW M3 Evolution we have cleaned up engine cover ready for the recommission to commence.
Our 2008 Bentley Continental featured on ShineSupply_UK Instagram story.
Our 1959 Triumph TR3 is now in the preparation area having the outer sills removed and corrosion behind repaired. The sills will be replaced with new and repainted.
Our 2008 Bentley Continental split rim wheels have now returned from Wheelcare complete. Wheelcare is an Alloy wheel refurbishing specialist. We offer our refurbishment in and around Essex and Suffolk. If your wheels are damaged or corroded they can really effect the look of your car and of course, it’s value. You can end up […]
Donna has now completed the re-trim of the dash in Poppy Red leather. The dash has been handed back to Brian to reinstate the refurbished dials.
Working on cleaning and polishing our TVR parts ready for the rebuild. The warning lights, ignition and hinges have all been polished now and ready for refit. The original badges have also had the polishing treatment.
Our Ford Consul wheel trims have now been cleaned and polished ready for refit.
Due in this week we have our 1959 Triumph TR3 in need of some body work repairs on the outer sill. And right behind to collect the owner is our good friend Hilary with his Austin Healey. Travelling in style…
BMWcar – Independently written for real enthusiasts. Featured in the August 2019 edition of the BMWcar magazine is our 1973 BMW 2002 Targa.
Seeing the sunshine for the first time in 26 years our 1960 MGA barn find is now back in our workshops awaiting assessment.
Having just one set of carrier calipers we set to work fabricating a new set so that both vehicles had a set.
We are delighted with the ‘snug’ fit of our 1957 Jensen 541R bodyshell. Having spent some time perfecting the fibreglass shape and removing all signs of the years of cracking and wear within the moulding, the body shell is now ready for re-fit. We are yet to secure the body shell to the chassis but […]
Having been stored away for 26 years in a barn in the midlands we were expecting the worse when we went up to collect the car. After pumping up the tyres and making a pathway it was relatively straight forward to wheel out which was great news. With the car all loaded up as well […]
The replacement tank for our 1956 Ford Consul has arrived and can now be fitted to the car ready for run up.
Our Morris J Series wheels featured on We Fit Any Tyres AnyWhere‘s Instagram story.
Our 1962 TVR Grantura interior is starting to take shape with Donna now working on rebuilding the existing seats, dash and side panels. We have chosen Poppy Red as the interior colour. Against the blue exterior this will be a beautiful colour combination. The dash is now re-covered so it is now over to Brian […]
Donna has now began work on stripping our TVR Grantura interior trim and prepare the frames ready for the new design. The framework will be cleaned up and refurbished ready before Donna builds back up with new cushions and leather work. The existing dash will be stripped down and replaced with new leather and refurbished […]
Our 1956 Ford Consul is now once again finished in the beautiful Sarum Blue finish. Mauro is busy piecing it back together with all of the refurbished bright work and components earlier removed for restoring.