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This ferrari dino came into us with a number of problems the main being a very rough running engine and oil leaks, it wa...
05/06/2026

This ferrari dino came into us with a number of problems the main being a very rough running engine and oil leaks, it was found to have not had the cylinder heads tightened correctly as well as a number of other problems after an engine rebuild, we were instructed to remove and rebuild the engine which we have done and bench tested. Once the engine was out the owner asked us to freshen up the engine bay, after removing the underfloor panel it revealed some serious corrosion. Even though the car looked very good on the outside. We were instructed to carry on out a strip down and restoration of the body. We cut the outer sills and sent it for blasting which revealed some of the thickest filler we had ever seen along with some seriously questionable repairs and previous accident damage which had also been repaired badly. Lot's of in house hand fabricated panels were made, in fact a new front end and around 50% of the rear and 50% of the door skins along with replacing the main outer chassis tubes and inner sills. Straightening the crash damage. Some of the inner framework has also been replaced. The car was then treated to a flawless in-house repaint in the very rare original colour. We are currently building this one up so look out for the updates and finished car.

This green XK140 came into us after being involved in an accident when another car on a rally went into the back of it. ...
01/06/2026

This green XK140 came into us after being involved in an accident when another car on a rally went into the back of it. Although in the pictures damage doesn't look too bad you can see from the picture of the rear of the car the body was heavily twisted and it had actually "broke the back" of the body and the doors wouldn't close properly due to the impact and it had broken a rear quarter window. The chassis fortunately was missed. After much to and fro with the customer and insurance company it was agreed that we would repair the car. The customer decided to do a full restoration Although not to a factory spec but instead slightly modified as he still wanted to do rallies with it. As you can see we removed an awful lot of the body. The car had metal replaced from the A posts back but we used the original roof. Along with repairs to the wings. Approximately 75% of the body shell was repaired or replaced. Along with a full chassis restoration and engine refresh and as always stunning in house full paint Along with a full in house re-trim using original seats and door panels which were re coloured by our good friend at PS valeting and repairs. As you can see the car came out amazingly and drives just as well and is now ready to attend many more rallies. This was another huge job but definitely worth it. Let us know what you think.

This stunning peugeot 205 GTI came into us a pretty much a bare shell, it had an 80's sunroof added which although perio...
27/05/2026

This stunning peugeot 205 GTI came into us a pretty much a bare shell, it had an 80's sunroof added which although period was incorrect to the car. The customer supplied a donor roof which we carefully picked away from the frame and did the same with the car then welded the new oem roof as per originally. We also fitted a new front panel along with some inner wing repairs as well as a few small repairs around the car. The car was then treated to a full in house repaint. And full rebuild. The engine and gearbox had been rebuilt somewhere else so we fitted it as instructed. Upon start-up there were quite a few problems including leaks from the gearbox and more seriously a very poorly sounding engine that wouldn't run correctly, we did some investigations to find that the builder had had the block head inlet etc sand blasted and somehow left most of it in there! The engine and box were removed and we stripped both and rebuild them. The car runs exactly as it should now with no leaks or nasty noises. We had the leather small cracking repaired and recoloured and the carpets deep cleaned as well as some repairs to the plastics. I'm sure you'll all agree this one turned out amazingly. It left the owner wondering if he would dare use it. Hopefully he does as it would be a shame for it to sit but if it does its something lovely to look at. What would you do!? An 80s hot hatch legend brought back to life the car that started the hot hatch we all know and love! Let us know what you think and if you have any fond memories of one.

We had the privilege of being invited to restore this dodge D24 for none other than county files Matt Baker for his fath...
23/05/2026

We had the privilege of being invited to restore this dodge D24 for none other than county files Matt Baker for his father. The car appeared with us on his own tv show "Our farm in the dales"This car had been in the family for many years and Matt had some fond childhood memories of it. Unfortunately it looked very worse for wear when we manged to get it out of his father's field where it had stood for some 25 yrs. This one was quite a challenge due to the condition and availability of parts. We decided to get a donor vehicle imported from the US to harvest parts from. After lots of work and some hand fabricated panels, in-house wiring harness and parts as well as parts sourced from all over the world, including Australia due to it being a factory RHD vehicle the car turned out amazingly as I think you'll agree. Have a scroll through the many pictures to see it come together from a lot of rusted parts and sorry interior to this amazing old English white paint with stunning red interior finished off with a generous amount of chrome and those traditional white wall tyres. Let us know what you think.

This jaguar E type came into us with some accident damage and lots of corrosion, the car underwent a full restoration wi...
20/05/2026

This jaguar E type came into us with some accident damage and lots of corrosion, the car underwent a full restoration with all work done in house including full strip down panel work paint mechanical and interior trim including headliner and webasto sunroof and a few subtle mods.The customer requested we put 1000 running in miles so what better way than a trip over to the lakes. This also gave us the opportunity to get some fantastic pictures of a British icon. We hope you like it as much as we do.

This stunningFerrari 488 in for some repair work after an engine fire, we fabricated and tig welded in new aluminium rep...
19/05/2026

This stunningFerrari 488 in for some repair work after an engine fire, we fabricated and tig welded in new aluminium repair panels after the heat melted them, along with setting up and fitting some donor panels along with a repair to the front frame. And then finished off in some stunning paintwork, all done in house.

One of the cars we've recently had through the workshop, 1967 ford mustang in for a few jobs
19/05/2026

One of the cars we've recently had through the workshop, 1967 ford mustang in for a few jobs

AC Cobra in for various jobs.
28/02/2019

AC Cobra in for various jobs.

A very nice Aston Martin DB 4 in for some work.
17/08/2018

A very nice Aston Martin DB 4 in for some work.

A Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 in for a couple of jobs, very nice car.
11/07/2017

A Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 in for a couple of jobs, very nice car.

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Medowfield Industrial Estate
Durham
DH78TZ

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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