Mitchell Motors

Bristol 405 Drophead - Major rebuild begins

2012-02-19T18:25:00.000Z

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Bristol engine supercharged to our own design

2012-02-18T18:22:00.000Z

Bristol supercharger modifications designed by Gary in our workshop and shown below.

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Ferrari 365 GTC/4 - Repaint and correction of poor modifications

2012-02-17T15:00:00.000Z

Repaint continues and includes repairing speaker holes hacked into car years ago.

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Leigh, mince pies and painting a grit blasted chassis

2012-02-16T18:13:00.000Z

Resident joker of the Mitchell Motors crew Leigh contemplates the joys of eating decent mince pies over finishing the task at hand being painting a grit blasted Bristol 405 chassis.

In this case he chose mince pies over work and has been on report ever since.

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Bristol - Localised repair to door area

2012-02-15T18:09:00.000Z

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Maserati Indy - Door and front wing repairs

2012-02-14T18:12:00.000Z

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Bristol 411 in primer and onwards towards new paintwork

2012-02-13T17:57:00.000Z

Bristol 411 in our temperature controlled spray booth

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2012-02-12T17:45:00.000Z

BMW 319 Sport - Wood frame restored

BMW 319 Sport - Brake rebuild

BMW 319 Sport - Frame comes together

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Fiat Strada 130TC repainted after extensive restoration

2012-02-11T17:37:00.003Z

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Aston Martin DB2/4 - Major repairs to steel frame

2012-02-11T17:33:00.002Z

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AC Ace in for a complete respray

2012-02-11T17:31:00.002Z

Wonderful AC Ace

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Mitchell Special MKII gets local press coverage

2012-02-10T09:39:00.001Z

Sturminster Newton Unity magazine

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Bentley R-Type buck and body video

2012-02-10T09:36:00.004Z

Not a vehicle we have worked on but typical of the work we do in conjunction with 3D Engineers. The video below shows a buck and body for a Bentley R-Type Continental style car.

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Fiat Strada 130TC floor is now completely restored.

2011-12-09T08:46:00.001Z

The picture speaks for itself, showing the rarest of all things being a perfect Fiat Strada 130 TC floor.

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What a 700 mile from new classic Range Rover looks like

2011-11-28T22:26:00.001Z

Only minor work to this car, but frankly knowing when to stop is part of the skill in retaining the originality in cars such as this. Where would you find another?

Photographs by the talented Craig Pusey. Details below.

Mobile: +44 (0)7855 806581
Email: craig.pusey@btinternet.com
Websites: www.craigpusey.co.uk

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Mitchell Special MKII used in 3D Engineers new advertising campaign

2011-11-10T20:29:00.001Z

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Mitchell at Goodwood. Scrutineering and sound check

2011-11-05T10:52:00.001Z

......is passed.

Parade lap - Goodwood

2011-11-05T09:15:00.001Z

Mitchell Special II at Goodwood AC race meeting

2011-11-05T08:19:00.001Z

Beautiful day for it!

Spencer Lane-Jones and Mitchell Motors

2011-10-09T21:28:00.002+01:00

Having dealt with the superb firm that is Spencer Lane-Jones for a number of years, we thought it was timely to give them a recommendation.

Bristol 405 Drop Head Coupé

Their website (soon to be updated) is here - http://www.spencer-lj.com/home.php - and they are experts in the field of Bristol car restoration and maintenance.

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Andy Mitchell beating the AC drum at Spa Francorchamps

2011-10-06T16:17:00.000+01:00

Andy Mitchell and Mark Morgan racing Mark Morgan's AC Ace at the Spa 6 hour meeting.

As Michael Schumacher says "It is without doubt the best circuit in the world"

It is lonely out there!

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Ferrari 360 Spider repainted to sort out stone chips and scratches

2011-10-06T16:12:00.004+01:00

Entrusted to us for a repaint in one of our state of the art ovens.

Ferrari 360 Spider in our paint oven

The finished Ferrari 360 Spider. Truly superb.

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Bristol 402 complete restoration

2011-10-06T16:08:00.003+01:00

These superb classic design came to us for a full body off restoration.

Car came from America in a derelict state. The inner wings had been used for target practice and we had to repair the bullet holes!

Bristol 402

Bristol 402 - Rear view

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Bristol 402 Convertible full restoration and AC 289 Cobra repainted

2011-10-06T16:05:00.003+01:00

Totally superb cars

AC Cobra and Bristol 402

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Rare BMW 319 Sport from 1937 comes to us for full body, chassis and mechanical restoration

2011-10-06T16:03:00.003+01:00

Having extensive experience of this type of vehicle, being 319 and 328 BMW, and additionally Bristol engines being derived from the BMW design, it is brilliant to have another in for restoration.

BMW 319 Sport

A separate blog will detail this car as it progresses. Further details to follow shortly.

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Bristol supercharger conversion

2011-10-02T19:10:00.001+01:00

Another Bristol engine supercharged. If you want this kind of work undertaken please contact us via our website.

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Another classic Range Rover is in for refurbishment

2011-10-02T19:07:00.003+01:00

Getting rare - Early Range Rover

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An Aston Martin, Fiat Strada and some Bristols in our workshop

2011-10-02T19:05:00.001+01:00

Aston Martin refurb, Fiat Strada restoration, AC in for some racing "incident" paintwork, Bristol to add a supercharger and the Mitchell Special in for some general maintenance. All in all an exciting time.

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Connaught L3-SR - Extensive aluminium repair work.

2011-09-28T11:35:00.000+01:00

Rare one this, being a Connaught L3-SR. Further details on the car are here.

Entrusted to us for extensive aluminium body repair and restoration. Further information to follow as the project progresses.

Connaught L3-SR

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Dodge Viper in for some minor remedial work

2011-09-28T11:18:00.002+01:00

An example of a regular client bringing his car back to us for very minor, but nonetheless essential, paintwork detailing to keeping his car "together". Work we really enjoy carrying out.

Dodge Viper

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Ferrari Superfast 500 being enjoyed by its owner

2011-07-05T19:05:00.000+01:00

Really pleased to see a car we restored being enjoyed.

The proud owner sent us the picture above.

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THE Fiat Strada advert - Handbuilt by robots.

2011-07-02T20:07:00.000+01:00

Compulsory viewing for us now we are restoring a Fiat Strada 130TC. We just can't figure out how the robots missed so much rustproofing!

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Fiat Strada 130 TC full body restoration

2011-07-02T19:54:00.003+01:00

A personal favourite. Is rusty in unusual places and not in the expected!

A testament to our skill, is the careful way we have gone about "blasting" the rust of the car. The process took much longer than normal, but the lack of rippled panels that most people would have created is very satisfying.

Great to see a "hot hatch" from the '80's being restored to its former glory.

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Fiat 600 full body restoration

2011-07-02T19:42:00.004+01:00

Who could not love this cute little car? Along with the Fiat Strada 130TC we are currently restoring, it has surprisingly rusted everywhere except the places you would expect. Perfect battery tray for example.

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Bugatti Brescia paint refurbishment

2011-06-30T13:02:00.002+01:00

A delighted client sent us in some pictures of his Bugatti Brescia that we had just repainted. Apparently he collected it from us and went on a road trip around France more or less straight away.

Andy Mitchell next to the finished car

Some quotes and pictures below given to us by our satisfied client:
"Have a picnic of rillettes as you head south"

"Soaking up the miles and the sunshine."

"Be sure to end up at the Domaine des Hauts de Loire in Onzain where there are 2 Michelin stars to enjoy in luxury."

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Andy Mitchell our owner goes racing......and does not come last!

2011-06-30T12:46:00.006+01:00

.....he came second to last after a valiant race up through the field to second place that was bought to a halt through a mechanical failure.

Vows to get his team to prepare car in future!

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Andy Mitchell - Mitchell Motors owner - gives talk to Ferrari Owners Club

2011-04-03T11:27:00.000+01:00

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Bentley MK6 - Full restoration

2011-04-03T11:16:00.003+01:00

Complete body off restoration of this complex vehicle. Included replacing ash frame.

Bentley MKVI

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Mitchell Special featured in The Automobile. Reaches front cover!

2011-03-09T09:15:00.000Z

We will let this article speak for itself!

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Chain gang Frazer Nash part way through restoration

2011-03-08T13:21:00.001Z

Whilst refurbishing the chassis, the owner has taken the opportunity to have the chain gear rebuilt and the engine sorted out by ourselves.

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Derby Bentley Drophead - Ash frame work looking good!

2011-03-08T13:20:00.001Z

Total restoration of the mechanics and bodywork is required for this complex vehicle.

Derby Bentley Drophead

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Bristol 402 convertible complete restoration. Last nut and bolt! Body off!

2011-03-08T13:19:00.002Z

This very rare Bristol was entrusted to Mitchell Motors, as we have the necessary expertise and knowledge gained from working for decades on Bristol cars.

Vehicle is nearing the end of a complete body off restoration.

Bristol 402 Convertible

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Ferrari 500 Superfast featured in a Ferrari magazine.

2011-03-08T13:16:00.002Z

Ferrari (Surrey) owners club magazine from November 2010 reprinted with the club's permission below.
Very proud to be associated with the restoration to original specification of this important vehicle.

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The Mitchell Spider comes and mysteriously.......goes

2011-03-08T13:12:00.000Z

The mysterious Mitchell Spider leaves its ghostly mark

It arrived....and went as if by magic......

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Bristol 412 prototype full body off restoartion

2011-03-08T13:04:00.001Z

This unique Bristol 412 is nearing the end of a full restoration.

Among the many challenges of the project was ensuring that the features only appearing on this car were retained. The large flattish panels needed our expertise to ensure they were ripple free.

Another job we delighted to do!

Bristol being painted

Rear of Bristol being painted

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AC Ace 2.6. Complete new body and repaint.

2011-03-08T13:02:00.001Z

Entrusted to us by another restorer to paint. Car will soon be resplendent in its orignal dark blue colour scheme.

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AC Greyhound full body off restoration

2011-03-08T13:01:00.001Z

AC Greyhound full body off restoration in collaboration with Spencer Lane-Jones Ltd of Warminster in Wiltshire.

AC Greyhound

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Ferrari 166 Touring various repairs. We don't just undertake full restorations!

2011-03-08T12:59:00.001Z

Superb rare vehicle! Came to us for minor work to bring back up to its original glory. We repainted door and side of car.

Ferrari 166 Touring

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Ferrari 250 Lusso restoration finished

2011-03-08T12:05:00.003Z

A real favourite of ours.

The restoration through up many challenges, but seeing the car fully re-invigorated was a great feeling.

Ferrari 250 Lusso

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Range Rover VELAR number 40 helps heroes

2010-11-23T09:48:00.004Z

On 4 November 2010 Land Rover donated the 1,000,000th Range Rover built at the Solihull factory to the 'Help for Heroes' charity who will auction it later this year to raise funds.

The car had been completed on the production line during the early hours of the morning and after a ceremony at the factory it was driven to Earl's Court in London by Phil Popham, Managing Director of Land Rover, and Roger Crathorne of Land Rover Marketing.

At the invitation of Land Rover, a small group of three 'heritage' Range Rovers, representing the development of the model over the last 40 years, were invited to escort the 1,000,000th car where it was handed over to Jeremy Clarkson, one of the patrons of the charity.

Range Rover VELAR prototype number 40, refurbished by us earlier this year, and its owner were privileged to be invited to join the escort and featured in the photographs at Earl's Court with Clarkson and veterans Private Derek Derenalagi (left) and Lance Corporal Matt Croucher GC (right).

Mitchell Motors would encourage support for the Help for Heroes charity. Should you wish to assist them via donation or volunteering, please contact H4H directly at http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/.

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Land Rover VELAR with engine bay refurbished by Mitchell Motors features on front cover of Land Rover Monthly magazine

2010-11-19T23:19:00.004Z

As detailed in a previous blog, we were pleased to discover that the Range Rover VELAR we recently completed an engine bay refurbishment on has been subsequently featured on the front cover and prominently within Land Rover Monthly magazine.

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Alfa Romeo P3 repaint

2010-11-19T22:06:00.000Z

Alfa Romeo P3 repainted and pictured below this spring at Prescott.

Another rare car entrusted to Mitchell Motors.

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Ferrari 328 rust repair..and another satisfied customer.

2010-11-10T21:38:00.002Z

As reported in the Wessex Ferrari owners club newsletter.

Ferrari Owners club (Wessex section) newsletter

A Ferrari owners club member had a rust problem with his Ferrari 328. As the narritive states, we more than met his expectations of a superb job.

Should you need similar work undertaking, please call Andy Mitchell on 01747 820223.

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Mitchell Motors advertisment featuring Ferrari 500 Superfast

2010-11-10T11:08:00.000Z

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Ferrari 500 Superfast restoration completed

2010-10-21T21:10:00.003+01:00

Full bare metal respray and refurbishment carried out.

Two areas of particular interest with this rebuild were:

Finding old paint in the windscreen area that when analysed with a spectrometer and with slight tinting to colour correct, enabled us to match the paint to how it came from the factory.
Locating 40 year old hides for the interior.

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Bristol 405 drophead on display after a full body off restoration.

2010-10-18T12:44:00.001+01:00

Glad to be re-acquainted with this beautiful car and we are pleased that the owner loves it all the more for the work we undertook.

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Bristol 404 we restored being shown at a recent car show

2010-10-18T12:41:00.000+01:00

A proud owner of a car we restored shows off his vehicle at a recent classic car show.

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Bristol 401 - Refurbishment completed

2010-10-18T12:38:00.000+01:00

Completed work.

Bristol 401 after lower body repairs and full bare metal respray.

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MG TF - Full body off restoration

2010-10-18T12:14:00.001+01:00

Please bookmark this blog for continuing updates on the body restoration of an MG TF.
As you can see chassis already looks superb and we cannot wait to work our magic on the body.

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Ferrari 250 Lusso bare metal respray begins

2010-10-18T12:02:00.002+01:00

Time had taken its toll on the existing paintwork and the car was in urgent need of a sympathetic bare metal respray. We are pleased to be carrying out this task.

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Lancia Flaminia Touring Bodied Drophead from 1964: Nut and bolt restoration

2010-10-18T11:50:00.001+01:00

Total body off, full nut and bolt restoration over two years.

The hurdles we had to overcome to bring this car back to its former glory were multitude, but the pictures below speak for themselves. The end result is superb.

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Range Rover Velar to Berlin!

2010-10-04T14:49:00.003+01:00

The pre-production Range Rover Velar NXC245H we renovated earlier this summer has recently returned from Germany where it participated in the Hamburg-Berlin Klassik rally. To commemorate the 40^th anniversary of the Range Rover, Land Rover Germany entered a three-car team of Range Rovers in the event...appropriately enough, in red, white and blue colours!

The rally followed a meandering route across northern Germany from Hamburg to Wolfsburg, where a tremendous evening of entertainment was laid on by VW Audi at the Autostadt complex, and then on to Berlin.

Team Range Rover managed to come fourth in the team awards and NXC245H finished in 36^th place out of a total of 180 entrants.

To quote our client's own words "...I was delighted with the work on the car...the tailgate is a masterpiece!"

Picture of the car in Berlin (copyright Craig Pusey) shown below:

VELARS in Berlin (Picture Craig Pusey)

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Bentley MKVI ash frame repair and full body respray

2010-08-04T19:06:00.003+01:00

Fully detailed Bentley MKVI engine compartment

Lagonda V12 bare metal respray just completed

2010-08-04T19:00:00.003+01:00

Sorry for the quality of the picture, but the vehicle was tucked away!

Lagonda V12. Bare metal respray. Superb!

Mitchell Motors are used by classic car insurers.

2010-08-04T18:51:00.001+01:00

It is common knowledge that insurers are careful with their funds, demand good quality work and require contracts to be completed on time.

Mitchell Motors are regularly used by insurers to complete accident repair work on classic vehicles. A testiment to the quality of what we do.

Future projects.........

2010-08-04T18:46:00.001+01:00

Pictures below show the eclectic nature of the vehicles we restore or refurbish.

All are imminent future projects that include some rare cars with an incredible provenance. Please subscribe to the news link if you wish to be kept informed of the progress of these projects.

Aston Martin DB2/4 with rare provenance

Bristol

Aston Martin V8 respray and detail

2010-08-04T18:30:00.003+01:00

A few minor blemishes that amounted to the car requiring a full paint refurbishment.

Aston Martin V8 after respray

Derby Bentley. A nightmare in wood

2010-08-04T17:48:00.003+01:00

An example of a task very few restorers would be competent to take on, being a full pre-war Derby Bentley restoration.

Wood frame in need of expert help

Bentley in need of the Mitchell Motors touch

Bristol 402 - Full body off restoration

2010-08-04T17:25:00.005+01:00

Bristol 402 mid-restoration

The client wanted a restoration that kept as much of the original vehicle as possible, conducted by a restorer that knows the Bristol marque inside out. Having previously restored concours winning Bristols, we were the natural choice.

Arguably retaining as much of the aluminium body is a more difficult approach than throwing it away and creating a new one from scratch. But would that be the correct way forward? In this case both ourselves and the customer felt no and jointly we have adopted an approach of saving as much of the original body as possible.

With extensive knowledge of the pitfalls of restoring this type of vehicle means that our clients are not paying for our learning curve and additionally end up with a well executed result.

Attention to detail guaranteed

Engine bay refurbishment of a pre-production VELAR Range Rover

2010-08-04T17:20:00.003+01:00

Having already restored a collectable Land-Rover Range Rover CSK, we were delighted when we were asked to undertake an engine bay refurbishment of one of the twenty pilot-build Range Rover Velar 100 inch station wagons Land-Rover created prior to full production starting.

Why are they known as VELAR? Two opinions have been put forward. One version states because Mike Dunn, an engineer at Alvis wanted to create a decoy name for pre-production Range Rovers and out of the letters in ALVIS and ROVER created the pseudonym VELAR. The alternative is that the name is an amalgam of V Eight LAnd Rover.

The car we re-invigorated was NXC 245H being chassis number 40.

As always with jobs such as this experience, sympathy with original production methods, attention to detail and good paint practice amongst many other issues all add together to create a job well done.

Engine bay detailed and with a few miles under the VELAR's wheels

...and again

We have already been commissioned to restore another Range Rover (picture below) and loving these vehicles and with the relevent experience would welcome enquiries for more restorations of this type. Please contact Andy Mitchell on 01747 820223 to discuss any work you feel your vehicle requires.

Early stages of a Land-Rover Range Rover restoration

Mitchell Motors - An introduction

2010-08-04T15:40:00.003+01:00

A lot happens at Mitchell Motors and therefore, we have decided to set up a "news" section on our website to keep previous, present and potential future clients a better irdea of our range of skills and experience.

In the first instance, please look at our website. It has a wealth of information about us including cars created from scratch, concours wins for cars we have restored and a small amount about us as a firm.

Having proved ourselves with cars that are old style classics, over the next year we will be targeting more recent classics including 70's and 80's exotica as well as more mainstream modern classics such as Ford Escort RS2000.