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Julian Ferraro
Jaguar Specialist
Julian Ferraro started working on Jaguars with the
late Tony Shaw back in the mid-1960s. Tony used
to race E-type Jaguars and it is thanks to him that
Julian is where he is today. In 1976 Julian went
self-employed and 10 years after that moved
to Italy. In 1996 Julian returned to England and
opened his garage in Wilton.
Julian is a specialist in Jaguars, he caters for all
models of Jaguar from the early XK120s to the
modern day XKR and everything in between.
Julian Ferraro services and repairs cars, he has
a parts department and diagnostic equipment.
With over 40 years of experience under his
belt, Julian Ferraro is arguably one of the best
engineers in his field.
Unit 14 Barnack Industrial Estate, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0AW
Tel: 01722 744059 | Mob: 07702 347396
Orchard Restorations
For All Your Race Car Needs
RW Go To RW Racing Services
If you need to get your prized car prepared
for an upcoming race, there are no safer
hands with which to trust it in than those
at RW Racing Services. There you will find
a team with a deep-seated love of cars and
a commitment to doing everything they can
to ensure your car receives the very best
service before its big race.
Formed in 1996, by life-time car enthusiast
Richard Walbyoff, the company prides itself
on providing a first-class professional and
friendly service to competitors in all disciplines of historic motorsport, from single seaters
and sports prototypes, to cars competing in historic rallying.
Richard’s wife, Sarah, said: “Richard has always loved cars – right from when he was young and
his dad would work on cars. At RW Racing Services we are a family business and strive to provide
a friendly and reliable service to all customers. Many of our customers have been coming to us for
years.”
Classic Restorations (Scotland) Ltd
the Perfect Place for your Classic Car Needs
Specialists restoration to the HIGHEST standard.
Modifications, tuning and servicing.
Full low-bake painting facilities.
Stockists of
Penrite Oils
Insurance valuations.
Pre-purchase inspections and advice.
Constructors of the most successful endurance healey ever!
For friendly advice and the best results, contact Kevin Law
Oak Tree Farm, West Street Lane, Maynards Green, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 0DB
Tel: 01435 812374 Fax: 01435 812509
Email: orchardrest@hotmail.com Web: www.orchardrestorations.co.uk
The services offered by RW Racing Services are as follows –
• Race preparation - Cars are checked over thoroughly before and after each meeting to
identify any problems which may arise and give the team an opportunity to discuss options
and repair as necessary
• Race car development and set up – Tests your car before the race, identifying any problems
which may arise and also to making any necessary changes to setup
• Storage - Safe and secure storage for classic vehicles in a fully alarmed, secure building at
very reasonable weekly rates
• Full race meeting support - Transportation of the car to race meetings and the services of
the team to provide support during the meeting and full car support whilst at the event
• Race car and classic road car restoration
• Maintenance and servicing for classic road and race cars
For more information please visit www.rw-racing.com or phone 01280 840799.
For Accident Repairs with a
Truly Personal Touch
Having specialised in a range of repair works for
more than 30 years and providing the personal
touch to customers, Heritage Coachworks, run by
Freddie Heritage, is the perfect place to go for all
your car repairs.
Freddie began the car repair business after being
made redundant from his previous car repair
position at a different company. Over the years he
has built up a loyal base of customers who turn
to him in times of need, returning for the quality
of work as well as for the high level of customer
service.
Freddie said:“In this day and age there are huge
companies offering repair services but the thing
with such companies is that customers can find
themselves reduced simply to a job number. At
Heritage Coachworks this is as far from the case as
is possible –customers are treated with the utmost
respect and I work closely with them to ensure the
desired result is achieved. The customer service
offered at Heritage Coachworks is second-to-none
and I try my best to ensure that the customer is
happy. I always strive to provide the personal touch.”
In Heritage Coachworks’ workshop Freddie repairs,
services and carries out welding to the highest
standards. The company has a proven track record
working with the public, the motor trade and
insurance companies alike and are happy to work
on anything from a small dent or scrape to a full
restoration or major accident repairs, detailing
repairs and mechanical repairs. Using the latest
paint mixing systems Freddie is able to match any
paint colour by adjusting tinters to create the perfect
match and so creating a special custom paint finish
for your car and he can even supply and fit body kits
to enhance the character of your car for a sporty
look.
Freddie began his career in the motor trade in 1968
and his interest in cars goes back to his childhood
when his father used to work with cars. After being
made redundant from his car repair job Freddie
began taking on freelance jobs before founding
Heritage Coachworks. Freddie is happy to work with
any car but is particularly experienced with Peugeots
and Citroens, having worked with them extensively
over the course of his career.
Freddie said: “The job has become more of a
hobby now – I absolutely love renovating old cars.
Finishing a job and standing back and seeing the
difference on a car is an extremely rewarding part
of my job.”
Heritage Coachworks are based in Sevenoaks,
Kent. For more information please visit
www.heritagecoachworks.co.uk, email
fred@fheritage.freeserve.co.uk or
phone 01732 762876.
Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sedanca De Ville
The combination of specialist teams of classic car enthusiasts and almost
30 years of experience working on classic cars means that Classic
Restorations (Scotland) Ltd is the perfect place to take your vintage car
for restoration works or servicing.
Classic Restorations (Scotland) Ltd has grown from a workforce of just two
people in 1983 to employing 17 workers today - many with more than 20 years of
experience working with classic cars. Charles Palmer, the managing director, has a
life-long passion for classic cars and has been working with them since his teenage
years – for around 60 years!
Charles said: “We all enjoy working with classic cars; we are all skilled in that particular
area. When you have worked on a car and then see it driving at a show it is so rewarding.
We do everything on site – from bodywork to coach trimming, mechanical and
engineering work. We also train up apprentices ourselves – at the moment we have three
of them. I think it is important to keep alive the traditional craft skills, which I myself
learned nearly 60 years ago, and are in danger of disappearing.”
It is for this dedication to keeping alive traditional skills that Classic Restorations
(Scotland) Ltd were recently rewarded with Reflect’s Certificate of Recognition
for Keeping the Past Alive. Charles said of the Certificate: “I am thrilled to receive
Reflect Magazine’s Certificate of Recognition for Keeping the Past Alive. I think it is
extremely important to train young people up in order to preserve and keep these vital
skills alive. The continuing popularity of classic cars means that the skills offered by
companies such as ours remain important, especially as there are not many companies
specialising in classic cars. A friend of mine in his 60s in London retired but was asked to
MG ‘Y’ Type Saloon
Very attractive, a limousine
in miniature.
go back and complete work on an engine that needed building – there was no one else
they could turn to with the skills needed in their modern dealership workshop.”
The company offers a range of services, from coach trimming, coach work,
body work, paint work and engineering and mechanical services, in addition to
restoration work they also offer servicing and repair work and get many calls
for help from classic car clubs on Scottish tours and events. They also work on
modern cars as well as classics and have built strong community ties, establishing a
particularly important relationship with Perth Technical College, where all of their
apprentices are sent on their day and block release courses.
Charles himself owns a range of classic cars – a Bentley, a Rolls Royce and a Jaguar
- he said: “I absolutely love classic cars, I love their elegance especially. It is something
you no longer see in the cars of today. Take Rolls Royce for example, they still make cars
today but their modern cars are not like their vintage ones, they are not as elegant or
as beautiful to look at. They are not made in the same why as the classics – it is too
expensive to build them the same way, today everything is computerised and cars depend
on electronic gadgetry. My father was not a mechanic but he could work on cars in his
day, today to work on modern cars you need a degree in computer science!
“Classic cars are so desirable because their modern counterparts are so different. They
are unlike any models available today. My wife says my fascination with them is a disease
only curable by death! I suppose my interest in them began during World War II, there
were no cars on the road as there was no petrol, and my father would potter with his car
in the garage. My family has worked in the transport business for years – my grandfather
worked in a livery stable and my uncle drove a bus during the Blitz.”
For more information on Classic Restorations (Scotland) Ltd visit http://classicrestorations.co.uk,
email charles@classicrestorations.co.uk or phone 01828 633293.
SIII Bentley Convertible
This H J Mulliner Style convertible was converted by
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