Mercedes 230SL in the workshop
I did quite a bit of mechanical work on this Mercedes at the end of last year, the owner recently took it for an MoT test and it failed...
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mcpheatauto
May 18, 20211 min read
Bentley Arnage in the workshop
The Bentley Arnage I inspected last week was dropped off today, the vendor kindly brought it over and had a quick look around the...
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mcpheatauto
May 12, 20211 min read
Derby Bentley (Gurney Nutting) ready to go
I have now finished the work on the Derby Bentley that's booked in to a concours event, I think it's turned out nicely. I've removed and...
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mcpheatauto
May 10, 20211 min read
Derby Bentley engine back in the chassis
I made some good progress on the Derby Bentley project today, the engine is now back in the car and mostly hooked up. Not having removed...
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mcpheatauto
May 10, 20211 min read
Bentley Arnage Inspection
One of my customers has been on the look out for a Bentley Arnage and last week I found one up for sale locally. On Sunday I went to...
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mcpheatauto
May 7, 20211 min read
Audi TT Quattro now sold
My Audi TT has found itself a new owner, with a little bit of help from me. As with all the cars I market, for myself or my customers,...
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mcpheatauto
May 5, 20211 min read
Derby Bentley in for engine installation
As the Derby Bentley engine rebuild is nearly finished the owner has today brought up the rest of the car. There are still a couple of...
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mcpheatauto
May 2, 20211 min read
Dodge Coronet now sold
The Dodge Coronet I have been offering for sale for a customer has now found a buyer and was picked up yesterday. One of my favourites, a...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 29, 20211 min read
MGB GT in the workshop
This MGB was dropped off today for a bit of work. It only needs a tune up, when starting it tried to fire backwards so I'm guessing the...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 28, 20211 min read
Triumph Roadster now for sale
I've had a bit of time cleaning up the chrome on the Triumph Roadster and today took advantage of the fine weather to get it outside for...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Phantom II on its wheels
A bit of a relief today, since I took the rear wheels off the Phantom II and left it in the middle of the workshop I've regretted it,...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Triumph Roadster coming soon to the Inventory
The owner of the Triumph 2000 Roadster I've been working on for a while came by today to test drive it. When he got back from a...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 25, 20211 min read
American LaFrance engine sold
Over the last few years I have been selling a few items from the collection of one of my good friends, the most recent being this very...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 21, 20211 min read
Derby Bentley engine nearly done
Some more work on the Derby Bentley engine this week and it's nearly ready to go back in the car. The pistons & rods are all in and it...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 20, 20211 min read
Porsche 928S2 engine bay, after & before
This morning I picked up the steering rack cross-member and anti-roll bar parts from being painted, big thanks go out to the guys at KLS...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Derby Bentley in the workshop
This Derby Bentley was dropped off today, it has been invited to enter a concours event and the owner wants me to do some cleaning up and...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Derby Bentley engine progress
The Bentley 3.5 engine I have been working on made a step in the right direction today. I've been waiting on back ordered cylinder head...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 14, 20211 min read
Corvette C4 in the workshop
This Corvette C4 was dropped off this morning for some work. The owner has just bought it and has asked me to tidy up a few things here...
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mcpheatauto
Apr 13, 20211 min read
Audi Quattro in the workshop
This rather nice Audi Quattro came in today for a little work, the owner has just bought it and wanted some small niggles ironed out....
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mcpheatauto
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Bentley R-Type Inspection
This week one of my customers asked me to go and take a look at a Bentley R-Type he was thinking of buying. It was for sale with a dealer...
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