Below you can see Dan’s Bugeye right after we picked it up in Oklahoma, a few months ago. Other than a broken tail light, it’s tough to get a sense of how much the car needed from the photo below. But Dan had to roll the car down his driveway and into the truck… it didn’t run and the brakes were also not operating. We pushed it into our shop and attacked.
Now, more than 40 repair and restoration actions (and more than 75 parts) later, this car is a knock-out. I drove it this week to see one our vendors and I was proud of the work our team has done to turn this into an exceptional car. The new five speed transmission makes the original 948 engine a delight. The car is tight and sure-footed courtesy of the suspension overhaul we performed, and the brakes are quite impressive, courtesy of all new hydraulics.
There are multiple cosmetic improvements too, including new carpet and panels in the interior, new rear overriders, new tonneau and a newly sanded and buffed paint job.
This Bugeye is now ready for a lot of great miles ahead. Thank you Dan! And if you have an old English car that doesn’t perform to your expectations, we are happy to pick it up and make into a wonderful machine you can enjoy with confidence. Let us turn your headache into a sculpture you can drive hard and show with confidence. Call or email if you would like us to go to work for you!
And for all you “do-it-yourselfers,” everything that went into making this car spectacular is also available in our catalog, to which you can link in the right margin of this page…
