tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64039570463022362912024-03-13T17:59:27.525+00:00Milford Vintage Engineering LtdSpecialists in the restoration and maintenance of veteran, vintage and classic vehicles from Austin to Rolls-Royce. Some of the other marques covered include Alvis, Austin, Bentley, Jaguar, Lagonda, MG, OM, Packard, Renault, Sunbeam and TriumphMilford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-47189917343809150962016-09-16T12:30:00.000+01:002016-09-16T12:30:51.990+01:00PLAN Z IS FINISHED AND HEADS TO SHETLANDWell, what a busy summer we have had! Our little Morris Z van was finished in May in time for our trip to the Shetland Classic Car Show and Tours and we had a wonderful time. <br />
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The van went to a traditional sign writer in Dundee to have our name, etc, hand painted in gold onto the lovely blue paint. A few test runs and a voluntary MOT test later and we were ready to load her up with luggage and picnic baskets for our trip north.<br />
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We headed up on the A93, past the old Devil's Elbow and over the top of Glenshee towards Aberdeen on a lovely sunny day, accompanied by our friend in his 1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25. We stopped for a picnic (traditional wicker hampers and all) on the way down towards Braemar and then arrived at the ferry terminal for our crossing to Shetland. We docked in Lerwick early on a chilly Thursday morning in the mist and drizzle to be welcomed by the organisers ready for our first tour. The little van slowly made her way up the long drag out of Lerwick and we headed off to Scalloway for a visit to the marine college to hear about developments in using seaweed as bio fuel, and have a go in a bridge simulator for a large ship. After a delicious lunch of Cullen Skink, accompanied by some traditional Shetland fiddle music, we decided to head to our hotel in the north. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading north with the 20/25 in front</td></tr>
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The following day dawned bright and sunny so we, along with the 20/25, decided to go exploring North Roe and all sorts of little roads heading back south slightly, before turning to the west and discovering a lovely cafe at the caravan site at Eshaness with amazing views of sea stacks. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch stop at Eshaness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stunning scenery and sea stacks at Eshaness</td></tr>
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Saturday and Sunday was the Classic Car show at the Clickiminn Centre in Lerwick. We all headed down fairly early and put the vehicles in their allocated places, then went to feast our eyes on the other exhibits. It was quite an eclectic show with modern muscle cars alongside an early Bullnose Morris; vintage motorbikes and a steam car; and everything in between. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polished up and on display<br />(Photo credit Izzy Milford)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great variety of vehicles on display<br />(Photo credit Izzy Milford)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The van comes under scrutiny from some of the visitors to the show<br />(Photo credit Izzy Milford)</td></tr>
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We returned to the mainland on the Sunday night ferry, arriving in Aberdeen on Monday morning for our run home, having had a great time and the little van running beautifully without any problems over the 500 miles we covered.<br />
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A huge thank you must go to the organisers for such a lot of hard work to give us all a super few days in Shetland.<br />
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Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-2022898757599365972015-11-11T14:59:00.000+00:002015-11-11T14:59:11.520+00:00PROJECT ZWe have been looking at various vans to take on as a project for a little while and, in May 2015 we came across a rather nice Morris Z van in Wales.<br />
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We used one of our trusted transport companies to collect the van and deliver it up to us in Perthshire for work to begin on transforming it for Milford Vintage Engineering.<br />
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It was in a fairly good condition upon arrival, but we had decided to change its livery to our blue with gold sign writing. We started by stripping off all the fittings, ladders, roof panel, glass, etc, before sending it to the body shop/painter we use, Gordon Needs.<br />
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As he got stuck into the project, Gordon discovered that the sills had been filled/patched with fibre glass. Our philosophy is to "do it right" first time and not have to revisit work in the future, so the body was removed from the chassis so that the sills could be replaced along with sections of the lower body. <br />
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Whilst the body was off, we took the opportunity to overhaul the chassis, including shot blasting to remove the rather garish yellow paint. It was then painted in a couple of coats of primer and then black gloss.<br />
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The springs have been stripped down, cleaned up and rebuilt, the axles have been stripped, cleaned and re-painted. The brakes have been stripped, overhauled, new pipes run and then rebuilt and the steering box was overhauled. Once the chassis work was completed it went back to the body shop and the van body was refitted.<br />
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The van is being re-painted with numerous coats of primer and colour coat with a cream interior and blue exterior. The wings and radiator grille are black. <br />
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Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-30488328243964524972015-08-06T10:11:00.000+01:002015-08-06T10:11:49.263+01:00NEW WEBSITE FOR MILFORD VINTAGE ENGINEERINGWe have finally got our new website live after many months' development. Head over to <a href="http://www.vintage-engineering.co.uk/">www.vintage-engineering.co.uk</a> to have a look.<br />
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-64387683023526243092015-03-20T11:30:00.000+00:002015-03-20T11:30:03.455+00:001934 ROLLS-ROYCE 20/25This car used to belong to the owner's aunt before leaving the family for a few years. <br />
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Following its arrival last spring, work on this phase of the 20/25 restoration is almost complete. (The owner is thinking about tackling the body and paint work next year, after using the car for the summer). <br />
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One of the final tasks has been the front seats. As you can see from the photographs, the leather had discoloured and torn after 80 years of use. <br />
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Now we are just awaiting the return of the wheels following painting and new tyres then it will be time for road testing the car.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">A quick wash to remove the road dirt ready for work to begin<br />You can see that the rear seat base has been removed to allow access to the engine</span></td></tr>
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She is in for a service and for some work on the fuel system before heading up to the Grampian Transport Museum to be part of one of their displays this year.<br />
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This is one of our regulars. The car is used extensively and serviced at least a couple of times a year depending on the miles covered. It regularly goes abroad, driving from Scotland all the way, covering thousands of miles. The past few years have seen trips to Croatia, Portugal and Ireland, to name but a few, but this year it is heading for a trip "down under". <br />
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We collected the car just before our Christmas break and have now carried out a full service which picked up one or two potential problems including a small leak in the elbow of the water pump, and the early signs of a points failure in the fuel pump. Thankfully these have both been sorted out before they caused any major failures and the car is now getting cleaned and prepared ready for collection. <br />
It is being shipped from Felixstowe and will arrive in Melbourne ready to join the Bentley Drivers' Club in Australia for a tour from South to North right the way up to the Cairns area. We have put together a comprehensive spares kit, just in case, but hopefully this will not be required. We often accompany cars and their owners on trips such as the Veteran Car Club's London to Brighton, but unfortunately we were not required this time.<br />
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-80386942996338205152014-12-16T15:51:00.000+00:002014-12-16T15:51:05.106+00:001934 ROLLS-ROYCE 20/25 ENGINE REBUILD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here are a few photos of the Rolls-Royce 20/25 engine as we were building it back up. </div>
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It is now back in the car and running well on test. We will put a few miles on the car before it is returned to its owner and then it will come back to us for a 500 mile service.</div>
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Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-32844913952705196292014-10-28T15:34:00.000+00:002015-08-24T16:32:28.771+01:00WHEELSWe have had two cars in recently with cracked wheel rims. Most recently an OM 665 Superba (1925) where the owner had noticed the problem and has asked us to send the wheel to have a new rim made. Prior to the OM we had a 1935 Derby Bentley in the workshop undergoing a full re-wire. Quite a few of the Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars of this period have wheel discs to cover the spokes meaning that the wheels are totally hidden.<br />
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Whilst the car was with us we needed to move it in the workshop which gave rise to a strange creaking noise. This was located to one of the wheels so we removed the disc to reveal a large crack running approximately quarter of the way round the rim. When the tyre was inflated to the correct pressure (it was slightly low) the crack increased. The car had been driven some 170 miles to us, most of which is motorway, so the owner was extremely lucky to have arrived in one piece. We regularly check cars for wheel defects if they come in for a service, however it is worth keeping an eye on the condition of your wheels in the meantime. The RREC have published our picture with a small article from our customer to alert fellow members to this problem, but we will be happy to check your wheels if you would like, so please get in touch.<br />
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Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-39038936200544827652014-09-05T15:47:00.000+01:002014-09-05T15:47:26.047+01:00ROLLS-ROYCE 20/25 REWIREIan and Brian are well under way with the rewire of this 1934 Rolls-Royce. The next few photos will show a little of what they have been up to:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">Bulkhead stripped but awaiting cleaning up</span></td></tr>
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Welcome to our second new mechanic. Brian is thrilled to join the team, having a very deep love of old cars. He has been thrown straight into a rewire on a 1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25. Brian is in the middle of restoring one of his own cars, a Triumph Vitesse. Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-44036716398763256962014-08-12T10:55:00.000+01:002014-08-12T10:55:56.004+01:00NEW MECHANIC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to Allan, one of our two new mechanics. Allan has over 30 years' experience in the motor trade, both here in Scotland and also in Australia. Allan is a member of the Strathmore Vintage Vehicle Club and is really interested in the vintage racing scene. He is also looking for a vintage tractor.<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-49692732260950460562014-07-15T16:14:00.000+01:002014-07-15T16:14:53.718+01:001933 AUSTIN HEAVY 12/4<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMVmKzYy4pbKq9Ydj87ztmDCUK8_RHPWi3cQMtot_XMw5t0Fea0zQoxU3UezKG_PAIp-4nNoP5cwFx6A8brRYMRj5YtatYkghs3Mr9xj8FjNW6WWn90bcqDGQebUwjH8iyXXOhl31DA/s1600/DSCF4621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a>
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After many months of work this full restoration is finally finished and the car is ready to go back to its owners. In case you have missed the earlier posts, there are a few reminders of its original condition below:<br />
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0Glamis Castle, Glamis, Forfar, Angus DD8 1RJ, UK56.6201544 -3.001669799999945156.6026799 -3.0420102999999452 56.637628899999996 -2.961329299999945tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-48677386358899340222014-05-07T10:31:00.000+01:002014-05-07T10:31:24.520+01:001952 ALVIS TA21<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We finished the work on the Alvis TA21 a short while ago and, after covering a quick 500 miles to fit in a service, it headed off for a tour of the battlefields in France. <br />
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The owners got back yesterday and emailed to say that the car performed beautifully throughout the whole holiday and they are thrilled.<br />
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-4285351851618427592014-03-24T14:38:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:38:24.730+00:00A Brace of BentleysAs we so often find, good things come in pairs. We already have one WO Bentley in the workshop with engine problems and another regular has just popped in for a couple of minor jobs "while-u-wait". <br />
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Apparently it has had a number of piston seizures over a relatively short time since having had a new block fitted. Ian has now stripped it down and found evidence of seizure on 3 pistons, with No 1 being particularly bad. We are now in the middle of investigating the cause, but suspect overheating due to a number of factors. More will be reported soon......</div>
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Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-34145924784308868222014-02-27T12:40:00.000+00:002014-02-27T12:40:57.169+00:001952 Alvis TA21 - Engine rebuildThe engine parts for the TA21 are all back from the machine shop and Ian has been busy building the engine back up. As with all our engine rebuilds, the engine is stripped and cleaned so that all parts can be thoroughly inspected. Any new parts are ordered and any necessary machining is carried out including surfacing the head and block to ensure a nice, neat fit. The components can be cleaned several times during the rebuild so that we don't get any foreign matter within the newly rebuilt engine. The customer can decide the level of finish/detailing, too. This can be no painting, just as the engine came out, hand painted block, etc, or spray painting.<br />
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This engine is being hand painted so that it looks nice and smart. There is no need to go to the top extreme with this since the car is not concours, but a genuine used quality with nice patina.<br />
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-63023493855339733692014-01-29T14:48:00.000+00:002014-01-29T14:48:43.612+00:001939 ROVER 16The Rover passed its MOT test without any problem and is ready for collection in February when the owner returns from abroad. Here are a few photos of the finished car following an extensive restoration which included engine and gearbox rebuild; suspension, brakes and steering overhaul; bare metal re-spray; refurbished wood trim; re-plating the chrome and new carpets. The original seats were in good condition so these were fed with a leather restorer and left original.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-39705581592239981972013-11-20T15:11:00.000+00:002013-11-20T15:11:24.958+00:001939 ROVER 16The Rover has been out for a test drive and is performing well. It is off for a voluntary MOT test tomorrow and will then be cleaned up ready for delivery to the owners.<br />
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-21796241275687965282013-11-13T12:51:00.000+00:002013-11-13T12:51:06.590+00:00School visitYesterday the P1s and 2s from the local primary school came to visit for their topic on Transport. Ian told them all sorts of interesting things about the cars in the workshop and they all had a sit in our own Bullnose Morris. Today we have received three large sheets from the school with drawings and thank you letters. Hopefully some new enthusiasts have been created!<br />
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-31457962423184579852013-11-12T15:51:00.001+00:002013-11-12T15:51:41.438+00:001952 Alvis TA21Well, the engine on the Alvis is now stripped down to its component parts. It is extremely poor and we suspect that someone has used modern-type oil in this vintage engine. It is so important to use the correct oil - all the moving parts in this engine have deep scores caused by carbon embedding itself into the soft bearing material and wearing away at the hard metal surfaces.<br />
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After months of work on the rotten frame, the owners have picked up their Alvis Speed 20 SB today. The car looks stunning and they are very pleased with it. <br />
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<br /><br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-36070753403760247822013-10-29T11:35:00.001+00:002013-10-29T11:35:17.531+00:001939 ROVER 16We are now about a week away from finishing the Rover 16. The car is looking great and runs well. We have the wood trim to refit following refurbishment, a new set of carpets and the original seats which have been cleaned up. The bonnet side panels will be fitted and then the car should be ready for a voluntary MOT test.<br />
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<br />Milford Vintage Engineering Ltdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340893847106351455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403957046302236291.post-46250794527689781422013-09-23T11:40:00.000+01:002013-09-23T11:40:37.434+01:001939 ROVER 16The Rover is back from the paint shop and looking good. We are now in the process of fitting it up. This includes refitting the front and rear wings using wing piping; making up the doors with their handles, window glass, winders, etc; and building up the chrome that has been re-plated (lights, bumpers, radiator surround, door handles and so on) then fitting it back onto the car.<br />
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All the wood trim will be refitted shortly and new carpets are being made. The original leather seats have all been thoroughly cleaned and the leather fed with hide care.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">On return from the paint shop</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">Fitting front wings</span> </td></tr>
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