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Classic cars, brought back properly

We specialise in classic car restoration and maintenance. Morris Minors, air-cooled VWs, campers and more, looked after by a team of highly experienced mechanics at our workshop on the Beehive Trading Estate in St George.

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A finished green Morris Minor saloon in the yard, with a cream Morris shell and the wooded hillside behind A Morris Minor body in fresh green paint, masked up in the spray booth A dirty, weathered Morris Minor strapped onto a recovery truck

How they turn up: on the back of a truck.

Restoration, and everything that keeps a classic going

Whether it needs bringing back from the brink or just looking after properly, it's the same team and the same care. Here's what goes on in the unit.

  • Restoration

    Shells on stands, floors and inner wings cut out and put right.

  • Refinishing

    Prepped, masked and painted in our own booth.

  • MOT repair

    The repairs that get a classic through its MOT.

  • Servicing

    Regular care from people who know old cars.

  • Tuning and modifications

    Making it run sweeter, or making it yours.

A Beetle floor pan and body tub on stands in the workshop, another Beetle shell behind
A Beetle on stands: body off, floor pan out in the open.
A rusty front quarter and inner wing cut away from a shell in yellow primer
The bit nobody sees: rot cut out before new metal goes in.
A mechanic in a head torch working on the rear of a red Beetle cabriolet, engine bay open
Head torch on, red cabriolet's back end being sorted.
A Morris Minor in fresh green paint in the spray booth
Fresh paint in the booth, masked to the last inch.

“His frank and realistic appraisal has saved me a huge amount of money and worry!”

Google review
“The guys really know their stuff and talk candidly. Can't really ask for much more from a specialist shop.”Google review
“Always a fantastic service from Jeff and the team.”Google review

Same Jeff, same unit

If you knew us as Jeff's VW Shack, you're in the right place. The VW Shack has been looking after air-cooled VWs in Bristol for more than 15 years, and Vintage Motorworks is what it grew into: more makes, same workshop, same straight answers.

The air-cooled side carries on as before. Beetles, Bays, T25s and their bits still come through the door.

Jeff's VW Shack on Facebook
A Beetle cabriolet shell outside the workshop under the Jeff's VW Shack banner
Under the old banner: a cabriolet shell waiting its turn.

Down Crews Hole Road, under the trees

Unit 1C, Beehive Trading Estate
Crews Hole Road, St George
Bristol BS5 8AY
Mon–Fri, 8am–4pm
Monday8am – 4pm
Tuesday8am – 4pm
Wednesday8am – 4pm
Thursday8am – 4pm
Friday8am – 4pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
0117 329 1716 Directions Email Jeff