Pendine, The Blast House, Bicester Heritage, Buckingham Road,, Oxfordshire (2024)

Name: Pendine
Address: The Blast House, Bicester Heritage, Buckingham Road,, Oxfordshire, OX278AL, GB
Telephone: +441869357126

18/07/2024

We’re absolutely delighted to welcome Tiggy Atkinson to the Pendine team as Business Operations Manager.

Tiggy is a Heritage Motoring, Events and Estates specialist who has worked in the automotive world since 2010, firstly in PR & marketing then as one of the original founding team members of Bicester Heritage. She was instrumental in building its successful events business alongside the wider development of the site since 2013.

Tiggy later joined HERO-ERA as Director of Memberships, building the offering and member numbers before heading up their estates division, managing a property portfolio.

Tiggy’s contribution to the industry was recognised in 2023 when she won the Royal Automobile Club Historic Award for Personal Endeavour. She is delighted to be joining the Pendine team as Operations Manager.

For those of you who are familiar with Tiggy from her Bicester Heritage and HERO days, please do come and say hello in The Blast House when you’re next around.

05/07/2024

FOR SALE: 1960 Jaguar XK150 3.8S Roadster. The ultimate, factory built touring XK – the ultra-rare Home Market 3.8S Roadster. One of only 24 Right Hand Drive examples built, and considered the test bed for the 150mph E-Type, this is the transition between the post-war XK of the 1950s and hypercar E-Type of the 1960s. Available for viewing at our Bicester showrooms.

24/06/2024

Finally managed to get to the VHRA weekend at Pendine sands after ten years of Not Quite Making It.

And what a weekend. With 150 cars running this year, it is no small undertaking to close a beach, set up the pits, get all the competition cars down there, secure the area for the runs, do the runs and get everyone off the beach again, all between tides. And all this whilst the local community continue to walk their dogs, pour pints and serve a lot of burgers.

With speeds close to 140mph, there’s no denying this lot are absolutely nuts. But all with a sense of fun, something that’s occasionally missing from the intensity of certain race weekends.

We went in Smokey, the Humber Super Snipe estate and she didn’t miss a beat in the heat or rain for 400 miles. It was good to get her out again after a couple of years off the road. Thanks to and for all your work on her.

31/05/2024

Thanks to for housing our Le Mans Triumph TRS for the last month. On show in their reception at their HQ here at

22/04/2024

A day after the Bicester Heritage Scramble, and I’m reflecting on the diversity. The breadth of cars at the event, and the broad church of our hobby, was so clearly on display. All together, all chatting about cars old and new, enjoying the weather, enjoying community. It was great to see.

18/04/2024

Superb day for the Jaguar XK media day. Around 50 XK’s and a lot of journalists, many of whom had never been near an XK before. Huge thanks to all involved, including the whole team at the as well as supporters including . A special mention to for the loan of their beautifully restored XK120 competition roadster, which competed in period and has been recently restored by . Properly sorted car that looks@the business.

06/02/2024

The new owner of FDP has written an article about the history of the car for the XK Gazette and how he intends to preserve it. He aims to enter it in various preservation class concours events in the coming years. A good custodian.

27/11/2023

Something a bit different. We found this Austin 7 last year for a really lovely client. She’s been using it over the summer, and we persuaded her to enter the driving tests at this Saturday. She’s never done any kind of competition before, so came over today to skid around in some mud in preparation for the weekend.

26/07/2023

Meet Jonny, Sales manager at Pendine. 🏎️🏁

📸 Starting his career as an automotive photographer, he later went on to help build one of the top UK auction houses.

Specialising in Porsche and Alfa Romeo marques, Jonny deals with legendary cars for the road and track.

A historic racer himself, you can catch Jonny at race meets, tinkering with tools or burning rubber in his Austin Healey Sprite! 🔧

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26/07/2023

Welcome to 'The Blast House' at Bicester Heritage - Former RAF base turned haven for historic cars, motorcycles, and aircraft.

Imposing and stylish, the famous Pendine showroom boasts a mighty outer wall & glorious green tiles, reflecting forgotten beliefs, where form triumphs alongside function 💚

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26/07/2023

Meet James, Founder of Pendine est. 2014. 🏎️🏁

Previously Business Manager for the world's top historic car specialist for over a decade.
A post-war British sports and racing car expert, he's THE authority on early Jaguar E-Type’s! 
📚 Senior Editor at Speed Age Books, publishing exclusive limited editions on iconic cars and collections! Historical research is key in the classic car market and James is the go-to guy! 💡

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27/04/2023

FOR SALE: Morgan Plus 4 Lawrence Tune Supersports. A real piece of British Motorsport history defining the gentleman drivers of the 1960s. ⁠⁠
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Affectionally known as ‘Choc Ices’ it was prepared by Lawrence Tune and became one of three Works supported Morgan’s that competed internationally. During the 1961 season ‘Choc Ices’ took part in a staggering 25 races with an impressive record of 11 awards, 2 firsts, 2 seconds and 3 thirds. This rewarded ‘Choc Ices’ and its owner Peter Marten with 4th in the GT Car Championship and 5th in the Freddie Dixon Championship for Morgan Motor Cars. ⁠⁠
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The 1961 season included six international events; the Grand Prix De Spa, the Nürburgring 1000km and four on UK soil, including the 1961 RAC TT at Goodwood. ⁠
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In 2010 'Choc Ices’ was sympathetically rebuilt to modern historic racing standards whilst still remaining highly original.⁠ In 2021 the current owner set to further upgrading the car and returning it back to correct 1961 specification as it was prepared by the factory. The original Avion Blue found on the car was colour matched and the exterior was carefully repainted. The wire wheels were removed and custom FIA approved wheels fitted. It has been continuously maintained and prepared by RW Racing Services and has enjoyed multiple class wins along with competing in the Goodwood Revival and Le Mans Classic in 2022.⁠
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Accompanying is one of the most impressive history files we have seen with over 10 bursting folders of detailed history, including items such as original 1960s timing sheets from Goodwood TT, Spa etc, drivers passes, programmes, articles, even postcards home from the Nürburgring and countless photographs documenting most of ‘Choc Ices’ races from 1961 until 1970 and also the modern day. Choc Ices has also been the subject of numerous articles most recently by Goodwood Road & Racing and the latest Octane Magazine.⁠
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‘Choc Ices’ has an unbroken competition history being raced right through into the modern era and is a veteran of all the finest events such as Le Mans Classic no less than four times as well multiple Goodwood Revivals and Members Meetings.⁠
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For more details visit the link in our bio...

09/04/2022

This is the one. This is the MKVII that you’ve been looking for.

Being an M, it had all the goodies on it, 180 BHP engine with a close ratio gearbox, overdrive, high-lift cams and updated front end.

Built on the 4th of July 1955, this glorious ‘M’ was finished in Black over Red and supplied via Henleys, London to its first owner, the Minster Insurance Co Ltd for use by their Managing Director Mr Alan Goldsmith. Upon leaving the company in 1966, Goldsmith purchased the Jaguar and retained it until 1980, hardly using during this period.

The third owner, Mr John Gibbons, noted the mileage of 26, 000 when he bought it, which suggests the current mileage of 27, 500 to be correct. Gibbons was going to recommission the car, but his motorbike collection always took priority, and it languished in storage until 2001 it featured in a ‘Lost and Found’ section of Thoroughbred and Classic Cars.

The current owner bought it in 2010, and set about a sympathetic restoration. The chassis and body were so good that there was no need to separate them (only one sill had to be replaced), so it was painted with all the chrome re-chromed. The engine was rebuilt with bigger valves and uprated camshafts. The overdrive gearbox was rebuilt, as was the rear axle. A new wiring loom, along with a long list of other work, was completed. The original leather seats were left, as was the original headlining, with the carpets being replaced.

A complete, Jaguar maintenance schedule recommended 10, 000 mile service and running gear refresh was completed by .heynes in February 2022, as well as fitting a new set of Avon Turbospeeds.

All in all, this is a really very good example of the MKVIIM, combining the prefect balance of originality and sympathetic restoration. In our opinion it’s finished in the ultimate colour combination for a MkVII. It’s exceptionally hard to find them in this condition, with this history, in Right Hand Drive. Don’t miss it.

04/04/2022

In a world of hyper restored cars and barn find restoration projects, it’s not often we find a car that has not only had a cherished life but wears its history with pride, all whilst remaining usable and presentable.⁠
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Built on 13th November 1963, it is one of just 809 Home Market examples. Matching numbers, this is a relatively late 3.8 Roadster and so benefits from production upgrades such as the better appointed leather interior.⁠
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From looking at the impressive history file dating back to 1969, it is evident it has been well cared for throughout its life. In 1988 the factory beige trim was renewed and the car was repainted, with a new bonnet fitted at the same time. Thankfully it was spared the ‘resale Reddish Orange’ paint we so often see from this time period, being finished in its current British Racing Green (as apposed to its original Opalescent Dark Green).⁠
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After being laid up in the late 90s, the Jaguar was treated to a rolling refurbishment between 2005 and 2010. This included a blueprint engine rebuild by Jaguar engine specialists VSE in 2007, since when it has covered less than 5,000 miles. Further refurbishment work in 2015 involved fitting new sills and repairs to the A-Pillars.⁠
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The result of all this tender loving care is a car that oozes character whilst being structurally sound and mechanically sorted which, in our opinion, makes it the perfect car to enjoy in the coming summer months.

08/03/2022

We have a superb late 3.8 Roadster available! This is a matching numbers, Home Market example which according to the Heritage Certificate, was supplied to T Cookson Esq, London in April 1964 via Henley’s, and registered ADG 153, the registration it still carries today. Supplied new in Cream with Black trim, piped in white, this is how it still presents.⁠
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For a number of years it formed part of the J.C Bamford collection, it is a standard example with no obvious upgrades. There are over £30,000 of invoices since 2016, including from Jaguar guru Brazell Engineering. Whilst not a cosmetically ‘fresh’ car – there are blemishes - this is a really good driving example, in a good specification with superb recent maintenance history. Good Home Market Roadster’s are hard to find, especially at this price level.⁠
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£130,000

01/03/2022

A very cool XK has arrived in stock. Bought in 1973 by moustached legend David Beckett some 12 years after he won the East African Safari in a Mercedes-Benz 220SE, Becket was a delightful old school character. A respected period and contemporary amateur racer, he competed in everything from a Cooper 500 through to his Lister Chevrolet, still donning his race gloves throughout the 80s and 90s, piloting such oddball racers as the Costin-Nathan.⁠
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Becket wanted to uprate a standard XK120 FHC into a more usable GT car, so bought 718 BMD. A Home Market Fixed Head Coupe, it was originally supplied by Henley’s of London in January 1954. Amongst other things, Beckett fitted a 3.8 Litre engine and painted it an XK150/E-Type colour of Cotswold Blue. It was regularly seen in the paddock of various race meetings as his weekend transport. After he sold it, it was exported to Norway where it fell off the XK radar.⁠
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It was with his well-honed XK nose, who sniffed it out in 2020, and repatriated it to the UK that year. Broad completely went through the car. During its life in Norway it had been modified further, and Broad returned the mechanical parts back to how he believed Beckett had built it. He built a 9:1 compression, 3.8 Litre engine with uprated oil pump, fully balanced crank and later specification con rods. A genuine C-Type head was also fitted, with D-Type specification cams. Larger 2” H8 C-Type style carbs were mated to a modified XK120 manifold. All new internal components were used.⁠
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A litany of other work was completed – rebuilt Close Ratio gearbox, WOSP starter motor and dynalternator, high-flow radiator, Bell stainless exhaust, XK150 disc brakes all round, polyurethane bushes, AVO adjustable shock absorbers – the list goes on and on. A full summary is available upon request.⁠
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So mechanically, it is sorted, whilst still presenting ‘in its own juices’. Still retaining its original seats and dash, it’s like putting on an old slipper. As you can imagine with that specification engine it goes well, with one of the nicest Moss gearboxes we have come across. All in all, a really super, well sorted touring Coupe with a nice history.

15/02/2022

A rare opportunity to own a genuine Coombs Modified MKII Jaguar. ⁠
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Much has been written about John Coombs over the years – team owner, raconteur, businessman – and as much has been written about the MKII Jaguar saloon cars he modified – race proven, and as quick as an E-Type to 100mph. For many, they are considered the ultimate incarnation of the Jaguar saloon.⁠
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This is a known Coombs MKII Jaguar, finished in its original colours of Opalescent Dark Blue with Light Grey trim.⁠
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Coombs upgrades were not ‘all or nothing’, more a tailored suit for the individual ordering the specific extras they wanted. As such, no two Coombs cars tend to be the same. On file is a letter dated 1977 from Ian Rothwell, confirming that he had owned the car. He bought it as a Coombs uprated car, and also sent it back to Coombs for further upgrades.⁠
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Leaving the Jaguar factory as a standard 3.8 MKII, it was modified in the first few months of its life by Coombs, including a gas-flowed head, 9:1 pistons, lightened flywheel, balanced crank, rods and clutch assembly, open trumpet carbs, manual choke, competition exhaust, lowered suspension with high rate front springs, strengthened rear spring location, high geared steering, anti-roll bar and an E-Type steering wheel.⁠
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When he bought it in 1970, Mr Rothwell returned the car to Coombs and had Koni adjustable shock absorbers fitted and flared the rear arches. He notes the top speed was around 138mph and lists lap times at race circuits, so he was obviously an enthusiastic owner driver.⁠
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There is a letter from John Coombs, then living in Monaco, confirming that this car was indeed modified by his workshop. Jaguar authority Paul Skilleter also inspected the car in 1991 with Dave Cooper, an ex-Coombs mechanic, and there is a letter confirming it is a genuine Coombs modified example.⁠
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Restored in the early 1990s, today this matching numbers example presents very well indeed. Further upgrades were fitted at the time of the restoration, including Coopercraft disc brakes and Competition wheels all round, making it a highly usable example.

17/01/2022

This is the perfect XK to eat up miles. Prepared for touring and gentle rallying, this 3.4 ‘S’ has already proven itself with a life touring extensively in Belgium, the USA and the UK.⁠
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Though standard to the immediate eye, bonnet strap notwithstanding, the car has all the right upgrades such as a five speed box, JD Classics ‘Sport Fast Road’ disc brakes, Guy Broad polybush and anti-roll kit, stainless exhaust, aluminium radiator, electric fan, with stereo and an Ipod connection for good company. ⁠
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With less than 200 miles since a very thorough £5,872 service the new owner can tour with confidence and comfort. Matching engine block, cylinder head and body of course.⁠
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There are a few “restored” examples of the 3.4 ‘S’ OTS on offer which may satisfy the eye, but will struggle to provide the same motoring experience as this car. Offered with exceptional value at just £112,500

11/01/2022

Looking for a last minute Mille Miglia Entry? ⁠
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This is rare opportunity to acquire an important, well sorted Works competition car with a well-documented and rich history.⁠
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Built on 2nd April 1957, TRW 736 is one of the three famous ‘TRW’ Works rally cars that were prepared and registered by Standard Triumph to contest in the 1957 European rally season.⁠
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The first works outing for TRW 736 was at the 1957 Tulip Rallye where the car, driven by John Waddington and William Cave took top team honours placing 1st in the GT class beating Paddy Hopkirk in fellow team car, TRW 737.⁠
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The TR was then entered in the notoriously long, rough and fast Liege-Rome-Liege Rally where rallying tour de force Bernards Consten and Pichon achieved 3rd overall after a gruelling battle. This was the best result ever by a Works Triumph TR.⁠
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Having passed through just four owners since its purchase from the factory, John Sykes – owner of TR Bitz – set about gathering the correct, period items for the restoration, whilst it was the subsequent owner who would undertake an exacting three year restoration, completed by TR Enterprises, with the aim was to build a safe and competitive car for modern historic events.⁠
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Finished in its factory colour of Apple Green, the engine was completely rebuilt, with a steel bottom end and fast road head. Whilst the suspension was fully rebuilt, with a L*D fitted in the rear axle⁠
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Today, it is presented with an impressive history file, and represents one of the most well documented of the Works TRs. There is a wealth of correspondence from previous owners as well as the Works drivers. Also present is original documentation from the Liege – Rome – Liege and Tulip rallies and a wealth of period images. Furthermore, there are invoices on file showing recent expenditure with TR Enterprises.⁠
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This is a golden ticket to all the top road and race events around the world; indeed, TRW 736 has most recently completed the 2021 edition of the Mille Miglia and comes fully prepared for its next rally with current FIVA, FIA HTP Papers and Mille Miglia Registro card. ⁠
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More Details and Images can be found by following the link in our bio...

08/10/2021

This 365 GTB/4 – more commonly known as a Daytona, after the Italian firms podium sweep at the 1967 Daytona 24 hours – is one of the 158 UK, Right Hand Drive examples built by Ferrari.⁠⁠
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Produced by Ferrari in September 1973 and Supplied through Maranello Concessionaires Ltd, Chassis 16833 was originally finished in Rosso Cordoba Metallizzato with Beige interior the latter of which the car still retains. The car is importantly a full matching numbers example retaining its original engine, axle and body as confirmed by Tony Willis of The Maranello Concessionaires Archive.⁠⁠
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Presented with a superb history the original Warranty Card is on file, noting the first three services performed along with invoices detailing the constant servicing start in December 1973, and continue through to the present day. The mileage showing on the odometer of 41,957 is believed to be correct, and is supported by the invoicing history. Ownership history is known from new, with the most recent service completed in August of this year.⁠⁠
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This is a superbly maintained, unrestored example of the mighty Daytona, and drives exceptionally well.

11/08/2021

This superbly restored flat floor Jaguar E-Type Series I was first registered in January 1962, and has just had a complete 3 year detailed restoration. ⁠⁠
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Fully matching numbers, this Old English White with Red example has history dating back to when it was only 10 years old, supported by the green logbook. MOT’s start in 1976 at 12,026 miles, with the current total mileage almost certainly around 30,000 miles. ⁠⁠
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A full photographic record of the rebuild accompanies the car, and with only running in miles to its name, it’s almost impossible to fault.

29/07/2021

Developed by Lotus Components Ltd. from the 46 Europa production car, the 47 was a pure competition car built for homologation in Group 4 as a Competition Sports Car. They competed at events throughout Europe in the late 60's including Le Mans and the BOAC 6 hours at Brands Hatch.⁠⁠
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This Type 47, chassis GT/ 76F was delivered to Paul Kerridge in April 1968. GT/ 76 had an outstanding and unusual race history in that it was regularly campaigned and achieved podiums in Autocross and Rallycross events in the late 1960's and early 1970's both in the U. K. and in Europe. Often mentioned in Autosport and Motoring News in 1968, ‘69 & ’70, receiving acclaim from Lotus Cars as a result of its success.⁠⁠
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Paul Kerridge retained the car until 1977 when it was sold to its second UK owner. Later that year it would travel to Sweden where it would remain until being repatriated back to the UK in 2012 following a comprehensive five year restoration to the highest level. Once returned to the UK the Lotus was entrusted to renowned specialists Classic Performance Engineering to develop and prepare the car for modern historic competition. It has since been successfully raced and maintained to the highest of standards.⁠⁠
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GT/76 features a rebuilt 1598 cc Lotus Twin Cam engine with dry sump, producing 154 bhp at the wheels. The Hewland FT200 gearbox was also rebuilt around the same time, whilst another notable feature is that the car has been fitted with twin aluminium long distance fuel tanks allowing for endurance racing in events such as the 3 hours and 6 hours of Spa. It’s worth noting that a Lotus 47 was the overall winner of the 2017 Spa Summer Classic 3 hours race, beating 70 other competitors and several top flight GT40s in the process! ⁠⁠
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The car has an impressive history file spanning several folders, the log book is present and it retains its original registration making it eligible for many public road events.⁠⁠
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A very competitive car in historic motorsport this Lotus 47 is a handsome, impressive and historically significant automobile that makes for an excellent weapons-grade racer and defines the meaning of a giant killer.

26/07/2021

This XK140 Drophead Coupe stands out of the crowd for three reasons – originality, custodianship and condition.⁠⁠
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Shipped from Southampton on the 18th January 1957 to Rhodesia, 807480DN is the last RHD XK140 Drophead Coupe built. Almost 60 years of history starts with service work in Bulawayo, Rhodesia in 1963 and correspondence with Peter Preston, who had owned the car from at least 1963 until 1989, with only two further owners since.
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The car was repatriated back to the UK in 1989, before being acquired by the Swiss XK authority Urs Schmidt. Needless to say, Schmidt wouldn’t have bought just any XK, and did so because 807480DN was such an unmolested example. Other than the disc brake conversion, and a colour change to white in 1960, it was a remarkably original car. He almost immediately had George Donni take the car back to bare metal for a repaint in the original black, and George has confirmed to Pendine that other than a minute area around the front side lights, the body is completely original metal. George also replaced the outer hood and the carpets, whilst retaining all the rest of the interior.⁠⁠
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Urs used the XK extensively, touring all over Europe in the car with his wife, Pia. It was his favourite touring car, with the original seats being so comfortable and the overdrive suited to long distance cruising. It has been maintained exclusively by George Donni, and it drives exceptionally well – so few historic cars have the privilege of being largely unrestored, and to be looked after by owners and engineers who really understand and care for their cars.⁠⁠
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This is one of the nicest XK140 Drop Head Coup’s in the world, and one for the real Jaguar aficionado.

20/07/2021

“It should be made clear from the start that this is a car for the enthusiast who can appreciate its tremendous qualities, all of which are concerned with motion”⁠⁠
W.A McKenzie, 1950⁠⁠
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The Healey Silverstone is a soldier in that fabulous army of small production British sports racing cars, such as the Allard J2, that surprised the competition on some pretty significant events; the Alpine Rally, Rome-Liege-Rome, Mille Miglia.⁠⁠
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Only 105 were built in Warwick by the Healey Motor Co, and it was designed for amateur racers to use on the road and track, on a budget that would keep it under the £1,000 level. Power by the Riley 4 cylinder, 2.4 Litre engine, it was a fabulous road racer.⁠⁠
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Chassis D26 formed part of the famous Fielding collection in Forres, Scotland sitting alongside some of the greatest racing Maserati’s in the world. Fielding bought the car in around 1970, and it only left his collection a few years ago. Thoroughly recommissioned over the past six months, this super Healy Silverstone is highly eligible and tremendous fun.

08/07/2021

Is this the last DB2 that has not suffered becoming yet another ‘restored’ example? Not an auction highlight ‘barn find’ – or an excuse for one – nor a restoration project, but a running, driving, well cared for Feltham Aston that is largely as it left the factory. Last offered for sale in 1965 it has just emerged from fifty-six years of careful ownership by an Aston Martin enthusiast whose passion for the marque began with an International Short Chassis sixty-six years ago.⁠⁠
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The DB2 was the first Aston developed under the ownership of David Brown, and as with cars such as the early Porsche 2.7 RS or Jaguar’s ‘Outside Bonnet Lock’ E-Type, it is always the first iteration of the model that best captures the purity of the original design. Whilst the ensuing DB2/4 and DB Mark III are desirable in their own right, it is the DB2 that best portrays the visionary work of its designers, Frank Feeley for the body and WO Bentley the engine, developed during his tenure at Lagonda, Aston Martin’s sister Company.⁠⁠
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Finished in Botticelli Blue, one of the rarest Factory colours and with matching leather interior, it has just received a major service of 140 hours. Given the rarity of well-maintained yet unrestored examples, this particular DB2 deserves to pass to an enthusiast who honours its condition and ensures it avoids becoming just another restored Aston Martin from the Feltham era.⁠⁠
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For more details follow the link in our bio.

02/07/2021

We are excited to be offering this DB4 Lightweight, one of the ultimate racing Aston Martins. ⁠
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An evolution of the standard DB4, each car varied, but the accepted recipe tended to include stripping some 300kg from the car, and the original twin-cam engine was reengineered in either 4.2-litre and 4.5 litre capacities, with steel internals and huge Weber carburettors, making the best DB4 Lightweights extremely competitive on track even against far more modern machinery. ⁠
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'DB 76' was built in 1959 and first delivered to the Earl of Brecknock as a road car before being acquired by the Actor Christopher Cazenove. It was subsequently commissioned by John Goate as the second Lightweight built by RS Williams. ⁠
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After much success in the UK the car was shipped to the USA in the early 1980s where it became North America’s most successful Aston Martin, winning almost every race it entered. and the prestigious Thoroughbred Rolex Endurance Championship. ⁠
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It returned to the Uk In 1993 for a comprehensive rebuild by RS Williams. Following this the car was purchased by Martin Angle in 1996 who raced the car extensively between 1996 and 2004 competing in over 120 races with one third of the races ending in a top five finish. During this period ‘DB 76’ was also often shared with Jackie Oliver and developed by Gerry Marshall and Martin Stretton.⁠
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In 2007 the car was purchased by the current owner who has continued its outstanding race history and success. Having been maintained regardless of cost by MRM Motorsport and Aston Engineering, the car has a near flawless reliability record and is almost always up at the front of the grid.⁠
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In August 2020 the 4.5 litre engine was subject to a full rebuild by Aston Engineering and is producing a reliable and impressive 396bhp with no race use since. The full extent of the specification and detail of the car is exhaustive with every component uprated and considered, to truly appreciate the astounding engineering ‘DB 76’ really must be seen in the flesh.⁠
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Immaculately presented and ready to race with fearsome performance ‘DB 76’ still remains as one of the most competitive of the 6 cylinder Aston Martins in the UK.

25/06/2021

We’re Hiring!!!

We are looking for a new member to join team workshop 🔧
Following a successful year and moving into our new purpose build workshop at , we are over the moon to be able to grow our family.

Specialising in service work, engine builds and race preparation, Pendine Works is quickly developing a core client base of keen racers and enthusiasts and we are looking for a new, full time mechanic to join us.
The candidate should have an active background in classic car mechanics, but race team experience is not essential.

If you love working with classic cars and are excited by the fast-pace of historic vehicle events and racing, you may well be exactly who we are looking for!

If you think you fit the bill, get in touch!!!

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