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Using this perfect February sun as an excuse to have a break from the spray booth and get a quick head start on the next project, this one owner series 3. Even Shelby, the workshop dog is excited about this one! We're aiming to retain the classic a
Here we go, the final piece of the @tin_mans_garage planishing hammer give away. Let's see if luck is on our side! Check out the #100kgoldplatedgiveaway hash tag, there's a lot of peoples dream builds listed on there which makes for a great source i
When @tin_mans_garage put up the challenge of describing a dream car build for another instalment of their #100kgoldplatedgiveaway I had to think hard about it. I'm normally too busy thinking about customers dream cars to think about what I would li
We've been a bit quiet on here the last few weeks, but the reality of doing big restorations on multiple cars at once is that there are often long spells of not so exciting jobs. I thought I'd use this unbelievably dull post to show some of those ex
Warning, another competition post from @tin_mans_garage I still can't belive they are giving this all away for free, and with a warranty! #100kgoldplatedgiveaway #planishinghammer #dowellbros
With orders arriving for the V8 110, we're really starting to get an insight into how the car will feel when your in the cab. We've gone backwards and forwards on materials to make sure that we've got the right combination for the design we've come
This is another @tin_mans_garage #100kgoldplatedgiveaway post where I have to choose my favourite post of theirs and say why I've shared it. That's an impossible task! So I've chosen this one as it represents an outstanding attitude towards the #meta
The latest arrival here at Dowell Bros is this 1960 Pontiac Ventura, it was started by @tornadoautos who we owe a massive thanks to for sorting the deal out on it and letting us pick it up at unbelievably short notice. The previous owner moved focus
While I'm a huge fan of our vintage Cengar and the results it produces, it really starts to err on the side of antiquated when it's compared to this offering from @tin_mans_garage, and that's before the gold plating is taken into consideration! This
A quick look behind the scenes to show how much goes into doing a defender properly. Defenders are simplistic and largely minimalist, but that doesn't mean it all happens overnight. We take them down this far to ensure that everything is coated and
This 4.2 swapped xjs looked pretty good under the spot light as we were closing up just before Christmas. It had major overheating problems, hardly ran and had a host of dodgy repairs to the underside of the header tank which was leaking right onto
I have to admit, when I heard Matt and his customer picking out bright red, tuck and roll type inserts for these defender seats, I had my reservations... But what a result on the final product. They really work well to break up the otherwise, black
Does anyone fancy having this lovely little mk1 under their tree tomorrow? This one is available either in its current garage find condition, fully restored, or anything in between. This car sat for a long time in the back of an old garage, it's ha
A workshop full of British icons today, and new lights in the far end making everywhere else seem gloomy! Cortina in the very back getting its webasto roof deleted, followed by a mk1 mini (more on that later) and lastly a defender receiving some new
There's still the painstaking task of working out all the little creases and aligning all the seams, but this set of custom stitched leather defender seats are really taking shape! Matt hasn't even slowed down to let me take a non-blurry picture! A
We love getting little updates from customers, especially when they're using their cars properly! We put a huge amount of time and effort into researching, and testing the best coating systems, products, components, assembly techniques and even appl
Another car we've got waiting patiently in the stable under the banner of "available for restoration" is this bullet nose Studebaker. They only made this body style for a few years and it's pretty unusual to see one in this country, so whe
Apparantly, a Christmas rush around here looks a lot like defender seat refurbishing. We are going to update over the next few days while these are getting re-trimmed, but for now the frames have all been sandblasted, primed and painted with Raptor s
Any American car fans out there? We sure are! We love the style of these old cars, always bring thoughts of drive-in cinemas and rollerblade take outs. If you haven't seen American graffiti, go ahead and catch the bug like we have! This one's had an
If your classics headliner is looking a bit worn out, tired or started to sag, we've got a wide variety of fabrics available to restore your headliner back to new. We offer headliners in alcantara, wool, pvc and the cost effective brushed nylon shown