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Old Jul 8th, 2016, 23:52   #1
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In this day and age its getting harder and harder to find garages that have any understanding of older cars. You know the story you go in and say its not running right and the young lad says hold on mo. He then comes back with his scan tool and after a while looking askes you where the OBD port is. LOL


The idea of this thread to to get together a list of garages that can do basic work on our classics and also a list of specialist for services such as carb tuning, gearbox repairs, steering box repairs etc. Once the list starts to fill out I will complie the list into regions as posts can not be edited. I will ask a mod to make that post a sticky in this section

Clearly a disclaimer will be needed on the main post but the idea is just to help owners get in touch with the right garages
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Sorry about the spelling above, too late to edit now

Borrowed from another thread for Lancashire we have

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Hello,try phoning Brian at Jump Leads,St Annes,01253 714207.He's a Volvo indi and highly respected and recommended.Tell him that your a member on here.

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Duke Street Garage in Shaw/Oldham Tel 01706 845478
A small Volvo specialist, ask to speak to John Grattan, they also run Rochdale Undersealing should you ever need it, I've used them and recommend them.
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BATH/BRISTOL/SOMERSET/WILTSHIRE

ENGINE / MOT: We lucked into finding Jim Morris at Weston Garages, Bath – he worked on Amazons during the 1960s and 70s, and really sorted out our '64 122s when it had tank / fuel pump / twin SU carb issues. He's an old school mech and knows what he's doing. We'll be using him for all of our mechanical / MOT / servicing needs from now on.

WESTON GARAGES, Bath BA1 4BX
01225 421309

WINDSCREENS: A Scottish guy named Ian who works at National Windscreens in Bath is taking on sorting our front and rear screens, including the trims. He's already had experience with Amazons, as he took out fellow Bath owner Jamie's screens, and knows his classics. For replacing the front screen rubber and putting the trims in, and doing the back screen, it's going to be the standard price of £150 + VAT. Ask for Brad when you ring up and he'll book it in...

4, Stable Yard, Windsor Bridge Rd, Avon, Bath BA2 3AY
01225 459497

ELECTRICS: We heartily recommend Julian at Coombened Auto Electrical in Radstock, a lovely fella who sorted out all of the outstanding issues (flasher circuit, wiring up the reversing light, running lights, instrument lights, tidying wiring loom, wiring in the spare 'front of rad' fan to a pull switch) for just £80. Julian knows his classics, and his youngest son has already rebuilt the carbs on a '70s Mini Clubman!

Coombend House, Coomb End, Radstock BA3 3AT
01761 434319

UPHOLSTERY / INTERIOR: We had our front seats resewn to a very high standard by Chris at Equinox Custom Interiors in Keynsham for £150, and he also made up a windlace of excellent quality for just £50. Chris and his wife Clare are really big classic car nuts, and he has decades of experience in upholstery. When we get some extra cash, he'll be doing our headlining.

Unit 14 Lays Farm Business Centre, The Lays Farm Trading Estate, Charlton Rd, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2SE
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HT autos in Garforth Leeds. Classic friendly and atune to classic cars when MOT ing.
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I would recommend iur Dai Brace. When I bought my P1800e, I was in quite a bjt of strife with various garages and bodyshops spanning the Northwest and North East UK.

Got put in touch with Dai who did some wonders:
New headlamps that throw out proper light
Stainless exhaust
Tune and service
Advice on quality and care of new paintwork
Seat repair
Electrical repairs
MOT
Delivery back up to Preston, Lancs

So, highly recommend Dai, classic Volvo specialist and all round Good Egg:

Classic Swede Volvo tuning
Dai Brace
17 London Road
Bodedern
Anglesey
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Connolly Motors
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Stockport SK3 0BJ
0161 477 2507

Speak to Danny Dignan. Seen all sorts of classics in there for MOT and other repairs. Very highly thought of.

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Can recommend Servicepoint. Mike does all the work on both my classics and is much better and a lot cheaper than some other local so-called marque experts.


Mike Dowsett
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Shelf House
New Farm Road
Alresford
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