Richard Thorne Classic Cars are leading Morgan, Lancia, and prestige classic car specialists based in the Thames Valley; we cater for all aspects of these fantastic marques including sales, service, competition preparation, restoration and car storage. We have been top dealers for the supply of new and used Morgans in the UK for over 38 years and cater for all eras of this wonderful British motorcar from early three wheeler to the latest CX platform cars and everything in between!

Our other passion is Lancia - we have spent many happy hours behind the wheel of these wonderful cars over the years and look after them all including the early Lambdas, fabulous Flaminias and B20s, Appia, Fulvias and Flavias right up to the last Integrales.We have several race cars ready to go for the new season in stock, including two Roadster Lightweights - perfect for novices and fully road registered.

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About RTCC Report

Richard worked for BMW for 5 years before buying Mike Spence Ltd at Shinfield near Reading in 1981. The company at that time were main agents for Morgan and Lancia cars and this started a love affair for both marques that continues to this day. Lancia ceased to import cars in the early 90s and with it came a change in the company name to Richard Thorne Classic Cars.

Motorsport Report

We offer full race preparation service, ground up historic race builds, on event technical support UK & Europe, expert crash repairs, chassis set up service, engine tuning, axle ratio changes, up-rated brakes and suspension and FIA competition preparation.

We have a dedicated race shop on site; recent race projects include a ground up restoration and race preparation of a 1970 Morgan Moss Box +8, a 1964 Morgan 4/4 Series 5, and a 1953 Jowett Jupiter.We have just finished building a 1961 Morgan +4 Supersport to full FIA spec. We have obtained FIA HTP papers for all these cars and many others.

Hire Report

The perfect present for any classic car lover. We provide beautiful Morgans of the highest quality for you to hire for memorable days out and for special occasions. Perfect as a gift, for a wedding, or an ideal opportunity for a proper test drive if you are considering purchasing one. We can hire either a 3 wheeler or traditional 4 wheeled car - please specify when booking!

Storage Report

We look after many cherished cars, old and new and have capacity to store over 60 cars in our modern building, which is fully alarmed, and in a locked compound. We are happy to arrange servicing, MOT's, general maintenance, and even restoration work to any car we store, as well had having full transport services if you need to arrange collection and delivery.

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Allen Moor

Nov 08, 2021

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Having travelled from Cornwall to Richard Thorne classic cars at Reading we were met by Helen who made us feel welcomed, having shown us around the Morgan 4 plus 4 car she took us for a test drive and explained all that was necessary we bought the car and traveled home the next day .Helen of Richard Thorne classic cars made buying a car very easy the service we received was second to none.Having had it a week we had a problem with the gear box we phoned the company and Helen promptly sent a transporter from Reading to Cornwall to pick up the car and had it returned the following week all repaired

Rob Garratt

Apr 20, 2021

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Hi Richard and Helen, just thought I would let you know I am loving driving the Morgan Plus 4 that I purchased from yourselves, many thanks for your help with a smooth transaction, I would highly recommend your business to anyone looking to buy or sell a Morgan. Kind regards, Rob Garratt.

Steven Clark

Aug 22, 2020

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My Morgan was just sold by Richard Thorne Classic Cars. I live overseas and was kept updated throughout the sale. No hassle what so ever. Helen Thorne was a pleasure to deal with. Highly recommended if you are trying to sell your Morgan or Classic car.

Mike Lavers

Sep 11, 2018

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Excellent visit as always. The Lancia is looking good, almost finished and the cake was great too.