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17/06/2018 Beetle, Restoration, VolksWagen 0 Comments

VW Beetle, test fitting its new Electric Motor

One of the many new and exciting roads ahead of us is that of the Electric Vehicle Conversions. It’s not only the big manufacturers and new cars that will have them. We think we will see a lot of classic cars with them too.Check out the new electric motor being test fitted into a VW Beetle, before it continues on with its full restoration. If you want to save the planet, you don’t have to scrap that old classic. There are other options Keep an

13/05/2018 Mitsubishi, Restoration 0 Comments

Exfoliation begins on a 1973 Mitsubishi GTO

03/02/2018 Kombi, Restoration, VolksWagen 0 Comments

2017, Was The Year of The Kombi

2017 saw an unimaginable amount of Volkswagen Kombi’s come through the door at The Surgery. Maybe its just coincidence, but it’s probably linked more to the generation who grew up with them. Who also now have more money then they used to when teenagers. Whether its a dream to relive the good times or an investment opportunity, no one can argue that Kombi’s are shooting up in value across the board, no matter the condition. And Each Kombi, regardless of how similar seem to have

16/01/2018 Detailing, Restoration, The Surgery 2 Comments

Have A Break With Our New Newsletter

We are excited to announce the start of our new Newsletter in 2018. Where you can get updates on The Surgery and all of the exciting projects we are working on throughout the year. It can be a great reason for you to sit back have a coffee and enjoy a well-earned break. Please sign up HERE

09/09/2017 Jaguar, Restoration 0 Comments

Ever Lasting Beauty, The Jaguar E-Type

This just shows how beautiful an E-Type is, as this is before it begins its restoration journey.

27/08/2017 Alpine, Restoration 0 Comments

Alpine A110 – At the Start of It’s Restoration Journey

The whole team is very excited about this project, very cool car and very rare in New Zealand. This Alpine A110 looks amazing in its current condition. Just imagine how it’s going to look when fully restored. Bit of History from Wikipedia Launched in 1961 the A110, like previous road-going Alpines, used many Renault parts, including engines. While its predecessor the A108 was designed around Dauphine components, the A110 was updated to use R8 parts. Unlike the A108, which was available first as a cabriolet and only later as a coupé, the

23/08/2017 AC, CarPro, CQuartz Finest Reserve, Detailing, Restoration 0 Comments

CarPro Finest Reserve Ceramic Coating

What’s the best way to protect your new paint, with CarPro Finest Reserve ceramic coating of course. Look at the depth and gloss, amazing results, every time.

17/08/2017 Land Rover, Restoration 2 Comments

Old and New Land Rovers……

John was testing one of the new Land Rover Discovery’s and we thought we would pull out the Land Rover series III that in the workshop for a side by side comparison of Old and New. Things have certainly changed over the years.

22/07/2017 Featured Projects, New Zealand Classic Cars, Photography, Restoration, The Surgery, Toyota 4 Comments

1977 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser – Surgical Procedure

The road into this story is a long and winding one, which begins when three of the Muir brothers — Tony, Neville, and Guy — began developing a 121-lot subdivision in Ngaio, Wellington, in 1970. Tony initially owned a 1965 Land Rover, and, in 1968, he and Guy purchased two new Austin Gipsys, originally designed as competitors to the Landy. In 1976, the brothers replaced the Gipsys with two new Toyota Land Cruisers (these days referred to as ‘FJ40s’), and, in 1978, the three brothers

10/05/2017 Ford, Restoration 0 Comments

Harry Potter Lives Again!! Ford Anglia Restoration

A cool little project getting close to completion ….a humble Anglia, it had been a long-term dream of the owner to have a “Harry Potter” Anglia as a classic everyday runner. The client wanted the original interior kept in it’s aged condition so that the car didn’t have that “over restored” look, but the body work and paint needed to be as new. The colour combination is original and certainly compliments the period look which will have cream wheels with white wall tyres when it

26/04/2017 Restoration 1 Comment

Can anyone guess what just arrived at The Surgery

07/04/2017 Restoration, Wolseley 0 Comments

Carefully Hand Stripping The Wolseley Body Shell

Ben hard at work on the Wolseley, carefully hand stripping the body shell back to bare steel to make it ready for rust killing and etch primer

15/03/2017 Morgan, Restoration 0 Comments

Morgan 4/4 – Almost Ready For The Trip Home

The mog is almost ready to head home, just a couple more final checks before we wave goodbye. A couple of final checks when she gets back to the workshop, and then its over to the lucky owner, and the road trip home.

05/03/2017 Mazda, Restoration 0 Comments

Mazda RX7 – A Younger Generation

We have a younger lady in the workshop this week. And the whole team really like her.

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