Pitt Lane

Following the strip down procedure paint is then carefully removed by media blasting or chemical cleaning. The body can then be fully assessed for corrosion, accident damage and previous repairs. The body is then jig mounted whilst the necessary repairs are carried out to ensure correct alignment and excellent panel fit.

We are currently offering a full time position for a mechanical technician to join our team here at Pitt Lane in Winchester. The candidate will ideally have been working on classic cars in a recent position or have good mechanical knowledge of classic cars. We are looking for a person who works well in a team but also works well on their own initiative.

Our customer brought his Land Rover 110 to us with a list of changes he wanted So we have re-painted the original body colour roof into Land Rover Alpine white We have removed all of the silver checker plate and had it specialist Powder coated into satin black and re-fitted We have removed the head lamp surrounds and grille and re-painted them into gloss black And removed the standard alloy wheels and replaced them for a set of steel wheels Which we have re-painted Land Rover Java black What a transformation!

Our customer asked for our help with his CR 427 project he has had for many years The car was still in it's original gel coat finish (white) We sat down and and discussed colour options and decided on BRG with silver painted stripes We then sanded down the gel coat re-shaped the body as necessary to remove all the original mould seams etc. Coated the shell into Polyester spray filler prepared and re-coated into a high-build primer And finally re-finishing into British Racing Green clear over base Then re-flatting marking out and painting on the silver stripes and re-lacquering And finally machine polishing to a desired finish What a transformation!

Our customer brought this lovely XK140 to us but looking for something a little different He wanted us to change it from a "Gentleman's Car" to a sporting man's racer So along with some other body work issues we have: De-bumpered the car plated and welded the bumper iron holes Removed the front bumper landing panels, fabricated a pair of bespoke fog and spot lamp brackets Fitted stone guards on the headlamps and stone guard mesh in the front lower wing vents Also replaced the 15" wheels for original 16" painted wire wheels with period Blockley tyres What a transformation!