The Workshop Blog

Morgan CVH Engine Rebuild

Morgan CVH Engine Rebuild

Currently being rebuilt in my workshop is this 1985 1.6 CVH engine for a UK client. This engine will be a standard road engine, all the ancillaries will be rebuilt, Distributor, Carburettor etc, as required.   We always use Gates timing belts on all our engine builds,...

WEBER Twin Choke Carburettor Rebuild

WEBER Twin Choke Carburettor Rebuild

Although, I mainly recondition SU carburettors. I am currently rebuilding this little Weber twin choke carburettor from a Morgan 4/4 which I am restoring for a UK client. The normal process is that I completely strip the carburettor, it then gets Vapour blasted and...

61st Grand Prix de Nogaro

61st Grand Prix de Nogaro

It’s been a long time since I posted on my blog and I apologise for that. I hope going forward I can publish regular posts for your interest.   We attended the 61st Grand Prix at Nogaro recently staged by Peter Auto, who incidentally always puts on a great race...

SU and Stromberg Carburettors

SU and Stromberg Carburettors

We undertake rebuilding of all types of SU and Stromberg Carburettors, carrying all the correct tooling for drilling out the butterfly shafts for installation of new bushes, something which is generally overlooked. We now have carburettors vapour blasted in...

Salon Retromobile Paris 2022

Salon Retromobile Paris 2022

SAVE THE DATE: 2nd - 6th FEBRUARY 2022, PORTE DE VERSAILLES, PARIS   We will be visiting Salon Retro Mobile Paris again in 2020 as it proves to be one of the biggest and best Classic Car Events in Europe.  620 exhibitors 72,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space 1 000...

Forthcoming Event: Bourse d’Échange, Tacot’s Club Auch

Forthcoming Event: Bourse d’Échange, Tacot’s Club Auch

Come and visit the 46eme Bourse d’Échange in AUCH (32) to be held on the 29 February and 1st March 2020. The largest 2nd hand parts event/autojumble in the region, held indoors and out so worth a visit regardless of the weather! We will be there with a stand, if you...

Our Thoughts on Winter Storage

Our Thoughts on Winter Storage

Time for some thoughts on Winter Storage:People are often asking me the best way to store a classic car over the winter months. This is a difficult question because it depends on whether you intend to use the car occasionally during the winter months when the roads...

SU Carburettor Rebuild

SU Carburettor Rebuild

This pair of SU HD8 carburettors are from a 3.4 XJ6 ready to be stripped and overhauled, come back soon to see the finished product. All parts for our SU carburettor rebuilds are supplied by Burlen Fuel Systems.

SU Carburettors

SU Carburettors

As a direct result of demand, we have over the past year invested in specialist cleaning equipment comprising of Tumbler and Ultrasonic machines to reproduce both the finish and quality of components when rebuilding SU and Weber carburettors to the most exacting...

Garage Andreas become Official Evans Coolant Stockists in France

Garage Andreas become Official Evans Coolant Stockists in France

Garage Andreas are pleased to announce that we are now Official Stockists of Evans Classic and Vintage Coolant products in France. We have used and recommended Evans Coolant to our clients for many years and are pleased to be able to offer their fantastic products at...

Latest Classic Car Delivery!

Latest Classic Car Delivery!

We had an interesting delivery this week at Garage Andreas, this truck arrived carrying we thought just our Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud 111 only to see a Jensen Interceptor and Fiat Dino Spyder on board, destined for the Algarve apparently!