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Classics

Repairs and rebuilds of classic sports and saloon cars...

Mercedes

We have a great deal of expertise in classic Mercedes and we usually have at least three being worked on at any one time.

Vintage and PV

Sports, racing and saloons from the twenties through to late pre war...

Triumphs

We have lost count of how many Triumph TRs we have rebuilt over the last 20 years. We have also rebuilt many Spitfires and GT models...

Workshops

In 2015 we moved to modern purpose built workshops. At any time our experienced staff can be working on up to 20 cars doing jobs from complete rebuilds to repairs and routine seasonal servicing...

Engines

Over the years we have rebuilt hundreds of engines. We have extensive expertise in engines dating from the turn of the century although we draw the line at modern supercars as we do not have the necessary diagnostic equipment for them. If in doubt please ask.

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E-Type Jaguar 4.2

Jaguar's E-Type needs no introduction - a true classic sports car. We particularly like the early 4.2 litre cars which are not as fragile as the first 3.8's and much more sporting than the later V12's. This particular example was well looked after and in good sound condition. However, there were two problems - the engine was a little tired and the owner quite rightly felt that the car was under-geared on motorways. Therefore we had to do a little work.

We removed the engine and gearbox, rebuilt the former and discarded the latter. Here the rebuilt engine (converted to unleaded spec. of course) is mated with its new gearbox. This is a ZF 5 speed unit - strong and nicely geared albeit a bit of a tight fit. No, Richard isn't that strong - the support chain gives the game away!

Jaguar's E-Type needs no introduction - a true classic sports car. We particularly like the early 4.2 litre cars which are not as fragile as the first 3.8's and much more sporting than the later V12's. This particular example was well looked after and in good sound condition. However, there were two problems - the engine was a little tired and the owner quite rightly felt that the car was under-geared on motorways. Therefore we had to do a little work.

The bonnet has to be removed completely to remove and refit the engine and gearbox and it can be seen under a dust sheet to the left of the photo.

Without removing the front chassis frame, the only way to get the engine and gearbox in is at this angle. The front chassis frame of the E-Type can be clearly seen. It is strong and light and on this car it is in good condition. However, it can easily be bent if you hit a kerb at speed.

When this happens you have to strip the whole of the front of the car and replace the damaged section - not a cheap exercise.

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