It appears word has got around that I have some experience working on the Sizaire Fr è res 4RI, today this rather delightful Vanvooren bodied example was dropped off. It's come from Germany, the owner would like me to go over the entire car to make sure it is 100% and ready for the next 100 years. I might already have mentioned the specification but it's worth going over again as it is so technically advanced for its time: 2 litre, 4 cylinder, single overhead cam engine givin

The Microcar that I saved from being parted out found itself a new owner this weekend. It's gone to a local guy who's only got a bike license but needs something with good range and performance to get him about in the winter. He's got a new Ami but that can barely get him to Milnthorpe and back. I'm really pleased with this, exactly what I was hoping for.

I made a start on the '66 Mustang today, after an initial look over and a chat with the owner we decided to at least have me remove the cylinder heads to take a closer look at the engine. Turns out I didn't need to go that far, the amount of carbon that's been deposited in the V and on the underside of the intake manifold is enough of an indication that the enigne will have to come out and be rebuilt. Most of the removal work has been done, it should be on a stand in the morn

The last time I wrote about my Porsche 928 was to say it was finally running, what I didn't know, but found out quite quickly, was that the clutch hydraulics had given up the ghost in the interim. The master & slave cylinders and the flexible hose were all original, I sourced a new master cylinder and hose and a rebuild kit for the slave and whilst they went on ok bleeding the system was a bit of a pain. Unfortunately it still wasn't fixed, it appears the inner plate of the t

This rather tidy '66 Mustang was dropped off this morning for some work. It's a very nice example, as clean under the hood as it is outside. The owner wants me to take a look at the engine, when the car was restored the engine was pretty much left alone and as it's a relatively recent purchase he wants to build in some reliability. At least I won't be getting dirty.

This Series 2 E-type FHC was dropped off today, the owner's insurance company has asked me to provide an estimate for repairs required following a meeting between the sump and a kerbstone. Needless to say the sump came off worse but fortunately the engine was switched off before it could cause any further damage, other than to the environment. Other than a bent baffle plate, which I can see through the hole, it doesn't seem to need much more than a new sump, some gaskets, a s

Funny how it goes, one minute you've barely even read about the Sizaire Fr ères 4RI, and even then only as an aside (and I do a lot of reading about old cars), now I've had two in the workshop. This one's owner is in the UK and he's had the car for a while, a lot of work has been carried out on it but it needs some finishing off. I'll be sorting out and setting up the brake cabling and I'm going to replace the broken starter foot switch with a solenoid and dash mounted switch

The time warp Golf CL I've had up for sale for a little while found a new owner this week. It couldn't have been a better fit, for him 1994 is modern, he was pleased to find it had wind up windows and manual heater controls. If he looks after it it'll last for ever.

What a delight, an early TVR Grantura was dropped off this morning for a little work. And by early I do mean it, it's registered as a...

The Morris Marina that comes in every once in a while was dropped off yesterday for some investigation. It had a leaking carburettor jet...

One minute you've never heard of a TX Tripper, the next you find you've got two in the workshop. This one has a 1600 Triumph 6 cylinder...

When I was last under my Jaguar S-Type I spotted a couple of things at the rear that would be an MoT failure so I SORNed it in early...

Keeping the kit car thing going, after the Mini Scamp and the Triumph based TX Tripper I've had a Concept Cars Centaur Mk2 dropped off at...

This Volvo 850 T5 was dropped off yesterday, the owner wants me to give it a good looking over as it's a relatively recent purchase. From...

The 1924 Sizaire Fréres 4RI that's been in the workshop for a couple of years is going back to its home in France next week with all...

This Rover SD1 has proved to be a somewhat frustrating project over the years, so much so that whenever it gets me down I ignore it for a...

The Microcar MC that came in a few weeks ago came back today having passed its MoT test at the end of last week. There aren't so many...

Having only ever read about these it's rather nice to have a Metropolitan come through the workshop so I could see one up close. It's a...

This Mercedes 500SL came in today to have the headlining in the hardtop sorted, it's dropped and some of the trim has also started...

Another 2 months have passed since the last post about my 928S2, finally an update worth shouting about. It's not been straightforward,...