Today a Victoria icon was reunited with the streets after being in limbo since the 1960s.
This DB2/4 was just completed by Jetstream Custom Auto and Jason brought it by to show off his excellent work.
The car has been at Styles for sometime and fitted with an incredible interior including Mercedes-Gulling-patterned front seats.
Over 20 years ago we helped the project along with some ignition and carburetor work, so it’s a real charm to see it in action.
This week we serviced a French car! That being the this 1955 Citroën Traction Avant with the 9-window Familiale body.
The Traction Avant dates back to 1934 and was notable for using a front-wheel drive system combined with a steel monocoque chassis.
This particular car was purchased from Chicago, but appears to have spent much time in Europe.
Today Hamish Crawford stopped by in his new monochrome MG TC speedster.
It has a distinctive checkerboard pattern in the radiator that was original to the car and was typical mod from the 1960s. Long gone are the sweeping fenders, replaced by simple cycle fenders. This config is seriously waxing nostalgia, as Hamish did up a similar car when he was a teenager.
Under the hood is a the full monte; that being a blown supercharger that eschews the obligatory twin SUs for a setup more akin to a Blower Bentley!
Europe’s biggest classic car rally is well underway in France. Every year Peter Auto organize a classic version of the Tour de France known as the Tour Auto.
This year the event started with a check-in at the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées before 5 days of high-speed touring south through France towards Biarritz. The route includes special stages which are closed rally-racing and racing stops at Circuit de Magny-Cours, Circuit de Charade, Circuit d’Albi and Circuit de Pau-Arnos.
Scrutineering at Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées.
MGB Image copyright-Mathieu Bonnevie
Laurent PAULUS & Elisabeth PAULUS 1959 MGA
Gilles COURAUDON & Marielle COURAUDON – 1960 Lotus Elite
Pierre LE GLOAHEC-HENANFF & Alexandre BRASSEUR – 1959 A Jaguar MK 1 3,4
Hugues de BEAUREGARD & A Philippe LOUZON – 1958 Triumph TR3
ugène DELEPLANQUE & A Ghislain BARROIS – 1965 MGB
Jean-Louis LACHET & tienne CALMES – 1965 Austin Cooper S 1300 MK.
We have had quite a few BJ8 Austin Healeys in the shop, but this on is distinctly different as it was delivered new to Germany.
It has numerous detail differences, the most notable being small behive signal lights where the North American federalized cars got the large plastic lights. This is possible with BJ7 fenders and a completely different front shroud with small light beds that would be very difficult to replace.
Other detail differences include rear BJ7 fenders with behives where the reflectors normally are, fitted steering lock, hexagonal wheel nuts and a slightly revised chassis tag that lists the weights.
