Testimonials

what our clients say about us

I have used Shaun and his team on and off over 10 years. Shaun is old school, hands on and has hugely high standards. Nothing is beyond his skillset, I would have no one else work on my Aston Martins.

Mike Nijhuis

After a front-end crash at Mallory Park in my 1950 f3 Cooper MK V, Shaun was able to skilfully repair and restore the original front bodywork, so I was able to compete at Donnington the following weekend.
Amazing work and super-fast service. Thank you.

Richard Kelly MCIOB CEnv

Director

Following damage to my VW Split screen camper, a friend recommended Historic Metal works for the body work repairs. Once the insurance estimate had been cleared Shaun told me he expected the work to be completed in approximately one week. The following Monday she was ready for the paint shop.
Shaun did a wonder full job and managed to save the original door with a steel rebuild. I would highly recommend Historic Metal works to anyone who has a vintage car or van in need of repair.

G.B.Pepper

Historic Metalworks restored and repainted my AC Britol – absolutely fantastic.
It has been a great pleasure to work with Shaun over the period of six months. One man one word – Flawless.

Dr Ernst Harnacke

It was a great pleasure to witness Shaun and his staff at the Historic Metalworks Ltd continuing the traditional world top class creative coachwork with the same quality and expertise that I have been afforded on major projects over many years in the hands of the Master Rod Jolley.
Congratulations

Tony Christie Classic Engineering Retired

I can highly recommend Historic Metalworks for both their quality and their efficient friendly service. Shaun designed and fabricated some bespoke metalwork for my kitchen which was of a very high standard and a perfect fit. Thank you.

Jane Dingley

When we took ownership of a particularly rare Morgan (of which only 3 were made) we decided that a restoration was needed as the car was nearly 50 years old. The style and structure of the body are unusual, and achieving the original Williams and Pritchard shape required both excellent metal working skills, and a superb eye for the natural lines of the car.

The HM is one of the few metal shops who we could trust to take on such a job and they executed outstandingly. Whether on the road or on the race track the car attracts immediate attention and well deserved compliments!

Simon Orebi Gann

Shaun and his team are true masters of their trade. The work undertaken to transform my 1936 Morgan 4/4 from a stripped down racing car into a road going car was superb. Enormous care and attention was given to all aspects of the job, from the design, detailing and finish of the wings and the positioning and mounting of the lights. Nothing was ever to much trouble and I was regularly given a photographic update of progress and always fully engaged in any decisions. The result I think speaks for itself.

David Phillips

Over the past eighteen months I have been helping my son and his wife restore their C17th thatched cottage in Pennington Hampshire. The cast iron opening casement windows, which probably date back to early Victorian times, have all been removed and refurbished and are secured with an unusual design of spring clip attached to the mullions. Sadly two of these were cracked and broke when they were removed (not really surprising given their age) and of course no such item can be sourced from the usual ports of call for such things such as architectural ironmongers. In fact most of the people I contacted had not even heard of this type of fastening and many didn’t even know what spring steel was! This also applied to the several metal fabricators that I contacted to see if we could have replacements made.

By happy accident I found Historic Metalworks at Gordleton and after spending a few minutes with Shaun and explaining the function of the clip he drew a pattern from my sample and agreed to have a go at making some more for me. The result has been a resounding success and it has been heartening for me to meet someone with a genuine interest and enthusiasm in a difficult and unusual task. Obviously we will now have to wait and see whether the new clips perform as well as the originals but for my comment on that you will need to ask me again in 150 years time! My present view is that they should be just fine.

Robert Cleaver FRICS IRRV