Tag Archives: repaint
Sierra RS Cosworth 3Door
My own personal project car, purchased back in 2010 an unfinished project missing a lot of parts , and the parts I had appeared to be a mix of 3door Cosworth ,xr4i and sahhire Cosworth The Cosworth seems to have spent a lot of its life off the road so the shell was in very […]
Ford capri Tickford turbo sympathetic restoration
One of only 47 cars left this Tickford turbo came in for a series of panel repaints but it soon became clear due to previous work that no panel had the same shade of diamond white so a respray was on the cards, the more we carried out the repairs requested we soon realised that […]
Services , upgrades and mechanical
If it’s just a new set of brake shoes Or a new set of brake discs we can help We can adjust your tappets and timing, service your engine or just give it a health check Or we can offer a full engine rebuild […]
1972 Pre facelift Mk1 Capri Ebony black limited edition
Purchased and originally believed to be a 1600 Gt , and with the intention of converting it to a 3.0L Essex the owner noticed the ruby red carpet and investigated the chassis number. it turns out this gt is not a gt but a limited edition from 1972 which should be black with a full […]
Fiesta 1.1L mk2
Purchased by his grandfather new from ford way back in the early 80’s the current owner remembers accompanying his grandfather to purchase the car and probably being the first person to sit in the passenger seat. Left to the current owner on his grandfathers passing he vowed to keep this classic ford alive . Completely […]
Escort Rs 2000 Mk2
Originally purchased in the 90’s and sent off for restoration the owner was disappointed with the over all finish lost interest in the Rs and parked it up in a garage and left it there, after seeing the restoration of his friends Rs 2000 that we completed he decided to book it in with us […]
Ford escort series 1 RS turbo
One of three series ones we have been restoring this one was purchased as an abandoned project with most of the fabrication completed and accompanied by boxes of new old stock parts for the rebuild These photos were kindly forwarded to us by the previous restorer With all the parts unboxed, organised, catalogued and dismantled […]
Ford Capri Mk1 RS3100
A genuine rare barn find this Rs3100 has been laid up for 30 years and unfortunately time and damp have not been kind. Despite the serious corrosion the Rs is 99.9% complete. unfortunately the rs3100 has some serious corrosion and is need of a lot of panels luckily the car came with a pair of […]
Ford Sierra Rs Cosworth
Here we have an original 3door Sierra Cosworth and apart from a few areas of corrosion is in very good condition and just needs a good refresh. The engine was removed prior to being delivered here and is having a check over while we sort the body work The usual issues with the suspension top […]
Ford Sierra Cosworth Sapphire
This one arrived already stripped of its interior, running gear and with the underside blasted clean. The upper side of the car was in good condition with only a few rust spots and some shabby paint work Unfortunately the under side of the shell was not in such good shape with excessive corrosion to the […]
Read MoreFord Escort MK1 Cosworth Turbo
Booked in for some welding and a fabricated upgrades, at first glance a tidy looking Mk1 Escort After a good poke around it soon becomes apparent that its going to need a fair amount of panels and fabrication to get it solid enough to cope with the Cosworth turbo engine planned. First job is to […]
Ford Escort Mk4 RS Turbo
A clean low mileage example of a series 2 RS turbo but in need of a refresh and only a minute amount of welding. Stripped to a rolling shell there was only a small amount of repairs required . All prepped, masked up and ready for a fresh coat of Diamond White. All painted, flat […]
Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico (Sebring Red)
A Father and son project , brought to us as a rolling shell this Mk1 Mexico is suffering the usual Escort corrosion and Mot style repairs. The intention is to restore it to a standard original condition including removal of the Webasto sunroof.
Mk2 Capri 2.0S Cosworth YB Turbo Conversion
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Mk 1 3000GT CAPRI Restoration
Our lastest epic project is this rare facelift Mk1 3000GT, built in the halewood plant in 1973 and fitted with the otional rallye pack, vinyl roof and cloth/vinyl seats. It arrived partially stripped with the vinyl removed and first impressions are that it has had a very dubious repaint and is full of filler. . With […]
Capri 280 Brooklands restoration
Our most recent project is this low mileage Capri 280 Brooklands, purchased by its current owner in 1989 and garaged since 1998 with only 31000 on the clock this Brooklands is in fantastic condition with almost no major corrosion. With no damage and very little corrosion to deal with the plan is to strip the car […]
MK 2 Cortina NAYB Track car
A very clean and original 2 door mk2 Cortina, delivered as just a rolling shell with very little corrosion to deal with. A full respray inside and out in Ford Moonstone blue and the owner will be refitting the car as a normally aspirated Cosworth YB track toy
Mk 1 Escort YB Cosworth turbo
Bought as just a bare shell with an axle and front crossmember this mk1 has been dry stored for the last 30 years. In excellent condition it will under go a total rebuild sporting candy red paintwork, Rs2000 decals, a Cosworth YB turbo engine, brake and suspension upgrades and stripped out interior. The underside has […]
Mk 2 RS 2000 Restoration
This Mk2 RS200 has been bought to us to give it a full ground up rebuild, sporting various mods the RS will be returned to standard and refinished in Diamond white . The plan is to strip the RS down to a bare shell and send for blasting, replace all the incorrect parts, and refreshwith as many […]
Read More280 Brooklands total restoration
This Capri 280 Brooklands has been pre stripped by the owner and shipped to us for a ground up restoration, extensively corroded and with some bady repaired accident damage the Capri comes with a selection of genuine Ford panels for the rebuild.
Mk 1 Capri X-pack (current restoration)
Owned by the current owner 30 years ago and sold 20 years ago he discovered his old Facelift capri discarded in a local breakers yard. Still complete and with the X-pack he had fitted on the car more than 2 decades ago the Capri looked as if a little cash and TLC could have it […]
MK2 CAPRI GHIA
One of our restoration projects is this MK2 2.0L Ghia,with only one previous owner this was found tucked away in a barn for more than a decade and rescued by its current owner, arriving already stripped and blasted the overall condition is good. Considering its age the condition of the Mk2 is good with one […]
Ford Capri 3.0L S Engine bay refurb and engine rebuild
Bought from a museum with under 30K on the clock this 3.0L S was bought to us to refresh the engine bay with a full strip down, paint the bay, powder coat and detail the parts. Totally original with all its original parts and no corrosion in the bodywork .
Mk1 Super speed Capri Current Project
Starting out life as a 3000GXL this 74 Mk1 was shipped from the Ford factory to Super Speed conversions in Essex where it was converted into a V8, unfortunately the original customer who ordered the car failed to return to collect the Capri in 75 when it was completed. After sitting along side Super Speed […]
Mk1 Escort Mexico Current Project
Rescued from the back of a barn after 15 years; with a fair amount of corrosion combined with some damage to the rear quarter means this Mk1 is in desperate need of a long list of new panels, arriving already stripped to a bare shell by the owner and media blasted. Along side the restoration some […]
Escort mk2 group 4
Richard contacted us after becoming unhappy with the paintwork of his recently fabricated Grp 4 spec Mk2; the shell was fabricated, prepared and painted before being returned to Richard for the refit but by the time Richard had almost completed the build the paintwork had started to blister and lift in a few places. On […]
MK2 Escort Mexico Cosworth NAYB
Our latest restoration project is this MK2 Escort Mexico already fitted with a normally aspirated Cosworth YB Engine, although a reasonably tidy looking Mexico looks can be deceiving. Like most good Mk2 Escorts, years of patching, repaints and various mods has left this Mexico in need of a full strip down and some TLC. Fitted with a […]
Ford Escort Series 1 RS Turbo
After watching the the restoraation of the previous Series 1 we restored Justin has entrusted us to restore his RS Turbo which is in desperate need of some serious TLC. Justin stripped most of the parts from the car before delivering it to us along with a selection of genuine Ford panels. With the remainder […]
Ford Capri 2.8 injection Special
After living in a garage for the last 14 years the owner has finally decided its now time to have the Capri restored back to its former glory. A one owner car with only 90 thousand on the clock it has’nt moved in fourteen years and not started in seven, the owner has managed to collect a selection […]
Ford Capri 2.8 injection Restoration
This 2.8 injection restoration has come to us to us to be completed after the owner lost faith in the company that he originally commisioned to restore it, the Capri arrived already stripped, blasted and etch primed and as 20 year old Capri’s go its has the usual corrosion issues. Unfortunatly after being blasted and etch primed the shell […]
BMW E30 Alpina
Gareth has entrusted us with his rare E30 Alpina 2.7 Litre (one of only 200 made) to bring it back up to scratch. The car is relatively straight, it is in need of a new roof, front spoiler and a few minor dents repaired. The car has been fully stripped in preparation for the new roof […]
Read MoreMk 3 Escort Series 1 RS Turbo -Now completed
Currently in for restoration, watch this space for regular updates. The Turbo was delivered to us with the engine and interior already removed. It was fully stripped and then shipped to the blasting company. Back from blasting and the extent of the corrosion is extensive. The corrosion has worked its way into almost every panel […]
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