MGB GT restoration: shot blasting the body shell

[:nl] In de zomer van 2018 verkochten wij deze witte MGB GT uit 1970. Het betreft een zeldzaam split rear bumper model, alleen geleverd in modeljaar 1970. Het ging om een goed rijdende auto in optisch redelijk goede staat, direct rijklaar. De nieuwe eigenaar zette de MG direct in voor woon-werkverkeer, maar had vooraf al […]

Jaguar E-type V12 FHC restoration: on the road to Santiago

Every restoration is a callenge of its own. The level of dedication and perseverance required can make it somewhat of a spiritual journey for its owner (if not for the ones around him). In the case of this E-type Jaguar, it was the car itself that went on a pilgrimage on the Camino Real. The 1973 […]

MGA frame restoration

MG MGA chassis frame restoration

  Having started the restoration of our 1960 MGA 1600 roadster, the first step is in restoring the MGA chassis frame. This was quite the challenge, as the chassis had suffered from severe corrosion, and various attempts to keep the rusting metal together. With a methodical approach and some perseverence, we saved this chassis from […]

MG TD restored

This red MG TD was bought by us in California back in 2015. The car at that time was a running, unrestored project car with a solid chassis and body. We sold the car to a Dutch MG enthusiast, born in the same year as the car: 1952. Having restored several classic cars before, owning […]

Triumph TR2 better than new after epic restoration

The term barn find, although much used these days, does not completely apply to the 1955 Triumph TR2 featured here. We bought this car 3 years ago in Idaho, USA. It had been parked outside under a tarp, awaiting better days. The short door TR2 was battered up after a rough life as a track […]