Restoration

<p>This absolutely fantastic little Bentley was built by Bentley drivers club member Chris Leyshon &#8211; James I met Chris inadvertently after posting about my thoughts of the Bentley Drivers club forum on the Bentley Drivers club forum. I thought the forum needed to be updated and modernised, it is slow and difficult to navigate, hard&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/baby-bentley-pedal-car-display-thing-of-beauty">Read more</a></p>

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<p>I saw a advert for this car on 18th December 2021, I emailed the vendor and agreed a visit was in order to inspect the vehicle and find out a little more info, on Friday 24th December I made my way over to Birmingham (Stirchley) to view her, Andy the late owners grandson met me&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/barnfind-bentley-r-type">Read more</a></p>

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<p>On 14th May 2012 was contacted by Harold Wilson in Wales (not that Harold Wilson) but a lovely gentleman with a collection of vintage and classic cars scattered everywhere. he contacted me through an advert where I was looking for vintage Bentley parts. after a long chat on the phone about his collection it was&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/rolls-royce-20-25-barnfind-harold-wilson-2009">Read more</a></p>

<p>This is a bit of a long story but bear with me, I hope I don’t bore you to death. on Tuesday 26th October I was called by friend and fellow BDC member Rob Warrington, he called to see if Magda and I were going to the Midland region Birthday lunch at the Grand hotel&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/bentley-mk6-barnfind-rolls-royce-20-25-tourer">Read more</a></p>

<p>This engine block is from our 1931 4 litre Bentley, the vehicle was in Canada for most of her life, I suspect the massive crack was caused whilst she was unloved in the 1950s which was around the last time she was on the road. normally this kind of damage to an engine block would&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/the-toolroom-in-conjunction-with-barnfindspecialist">Read more</a></p>

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<p>AF3A9502-F69B-42FE-BA53-8168F8768AD2 This wonderful little gem was offered for sale about 3 years ago but I missed her, I was gutted…. then on the 14th September 2021 at 19:56 my son George sent me a Facebook marketplace listing that was 5 minutes old, I immediately messaged the seller and after some bartering the deal was done.&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/1966-mercedes-w110-universal-wagon-estate-restoration">Read more</a></p

<p>On Tuesday 14th September 2021 we were contacted by a gentleman who was looking to clear his fathers garage and garden, they had a Ranalah that his father bought from Blackpool some 20 years ago to work on an MGB. we agreed a deal over the phone and I arranged to go down the following&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/ranalah-english-wheel-from-north-london">Read more</a></p>

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<p>01/04/222 George and I got the straps and equipment we needed for loading up the Bentley S2, we also hooked up the Brian James trailer to the Mercedes’ sprinter truck and set off for Yeovil. on arrival at Piper Trimmers in Goodwood lane we were met by Larry Piper, offered coffee as we waited for&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/ford-cortina-gt-1966-restoration-project-for-sale">Read more</a></p>

<p>This very stylish Jaguar Mk1V is offered for sale as a complete restoration project. she is a very solid car, chassis is in very good shape so is her body. the engine has been stripped for rebuilding. gearbox is complete, new fuel tank. new wiring new tyres headlights are there, so are bumpers and most&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/jaguar-mk1v-1948-barnfind-restoration-project">Read more</a></p>

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<p>whilst scanning the Bentley Drivers Club Advertiser I came across this amazing advert. This car was purchased by the vendors grandfather in the 60’s and used regularly in their home town of Oakville Ontario. at some stage she developed an overheating issue so was pulled into the garage and stripped for diagnosis, which turned out&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/bentley-4-litre-1931-vdp-tourer-garage-find">Read more</a></p>

<p>We were recently contacted by a wonderful lady in Exeter after I reached out to her through her advert on eBay to sell the Rolls Royce 20/25 in the pictures below. she had recently lost her partner unexpectedly to a massive heart attack. the vehicles (and others recently sold by DVCA) were their collection that&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/exeter-barnfind-collection-05-06-21">Read more</a></p>

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<p>this picture was taken in Essex At the home of the late Alan Browne, Alan was a proper old school car dealer from London and East anglia, When we met I hadn’t two pennies to rub together, the truck we are sitting on I bought with a blown engine and spent my time and money&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/my-predictions-for-the-vintage-and-classic-car-scene-in-the-coming-10-15-years">Read more</a></p>