A Car Story

I had trouble believing that offering some coffee and donuts would be this popular.  Yet, since May, every Saturday we have been open, we have been doing the “Coffee and Cars” get together and the response has been great.

There’s no real event, we just let everybody know that on Saturday from 9 am to noon, we have the coffee pot on and we always have fresh donuts.  The idea is to just give you a small reason to drive your British Car out to the shop and spend a little time with other people who just enjoy British Cars.  The shop is open and you can walk around and see what new projects we are working on, and we can help you with any of your car needs.  Best of all, we have the coffee and donuts.  We do have hot water for tea and bottle water for the more discerning tastes.

We will be at the shop the next two Saturday’s.  Get the car out and come by and see us.  We’ve had as few as five cars and as many as twenty one.  You never know what you’ll see, but there’s always someone to visit with.

We look forward to seeing you.

Enjoy the ride!

I noticed something today that might be of interest to many of you. The value of the euro to the dollar is getting a lot closer. That means that many of the parts we are getting are getting cheaper. On a hole we are not seeing a big change yet, but it’s a start in the right direction.

This really has two effects, one is obvious that the cost of repair and restoration of British sports cars is getting more affordable, but the second thing is that once you get the car restored, it’s value is at worst staying the same, which puts more money in your pocket. At least your car is appreciating if your house isn’t.

We are working on more complete restoration than we ever have, and there are more coming in each month. I hope that is caused by the reputation and quality of the work we have been doing, but I understand that people have to have money to undertake these projects, no matter how good our work is.

In the coming months we will release 5 complete restorations we have done, and we are starting on 5 more. I am learning how to create slide shows and continuing stories about each car. I hope you will enjoy the stories.