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VW type 2 coming soon to the Inventory
This rather nice VW type 2 van was dropped off on Saturday with a view to me putting it on the market for its owner. It's in excellent...
mcpheatauto
3 days ago1 min read
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MG Midget in the workshop
This MG Midget has been in a few times before over the last few years, it has spells where it gets used but develops a problem and then...
mcpheatauto
Mar 251 min read
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Chevy II in the workshop
With the Figaro gone home I was able to get this Chevy II in for some jobs. I've known this car for many years, it realy is a delight, in...
mcpheatauto
Mar 241 min read
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Nissan Figaro gone home
The work on the Figaro continued apace since the last post and on Friday it went home. The engine swap went accoring to plan, it only...
mcpheatauto
Mar 241 min read
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OSI 20M TS now sold
It's been a long time coming but the OSI that I sourced many years ago from Italy for a customer has now sold and will be on its way to...
mcpheatauto
Mar 211 min read
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Nissan Figaro, the plot thickens
I took a look at the Nissan Figaro this week and things moved on quite quickly. It was decided that the engine, what with it leaking oil...
mcpheatauto
Mar 72 min read
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Opel Manta SR going home
The work on the Manta SR has progressed well and tomorrow it'll be going home. I couldn't find any issues under the cam cover, other than...
mcpheatauto
Mar 31 min read
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Celica GT4 MoT test
In the last post about this Celica it was running and improving so thoughts turned to getting it through an MoT. There was a historical...
mcpheatauto
Mar 31 min read
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Nissan Figaro in the workshop
I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the Nissan Figaro but never really seen one up close, now I've got the chance as this was...
mcpheatauto
Feb 241 min read
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Opel Manta SR in the workshop
This Manta has been in a couple of times before and each time it's different. The first time it was a standard coupe that had been...
mcpheatauto
Feb 181 min read
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VW Golf CLX added to the Inventory
The owner of the VW Golf CLX that I worked on in the summer of last year has decided to let it go and has asked me to offer it to the...
mcpheatauto
Feb 181 min read
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MG ZA & Corvette in the workshop
These 2 cars were dropped off today for some work, I like the contrast. The clutch on the MG has been playing up, I'd hoped it would be...
mcpheatauto
Feb 51 min read
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Austin Healey 3000 in the workshop
This rather nice MkIII Healey 3000 was dropped off today for a bit of a look over. The owner has gone to the trouble of having it...
mcpheatauto
Feb 31 min read
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Celica GT4, it's alive
Regular readers, if there are such people, might have wondered what's been going on with the Celica GT4 that I last talked about in...
mcpheatauto
Jan 281 min read
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TVR S3J, final installment
The work on the TVR has continued apace since the last post and now it's just about ready to go out the door. The remaining carving of...
mcpheatauto
Jan 241 min read
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TVR S3, spot the difference
Another update on the TVR S3 job, it had initially been thought that it was going to matter of swapping the engines, seized for 'new',...
mcpheatauto
Jan 161 min read
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Moto Parilla MSDS added to the Inventory
I am quite simply delighted to be able to offer this rare race winning Moto Parilla MSDS to the market. It's a significant piece of...
mcpheatauto
Jan 161 min read
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TVR S3, suspicions confirmed
A quick update n the TVR that was dropped off yesterday. I made a start on getting the engine out and as soon as I had it up in the air I...
mcpheatauto
Jan 141 min read
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TVR S3 in the workshop
The TVR S3 with the engine problem I talked about in the Autumn was dropped off over the weekend. It's been supposed that the Jaguar AJ30...
mcpheatauto
Jan 131 min read
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MGB project nears completion
The MGB that came in with a misfire that led to somewhat more is very close to going home. The last couple of weeks have been spent...
mcpheatauto
Jan 101 min read
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