James and His 1949 Ford Prefect: A Love Story in Grease and Rust A tale of perseverance, passion, and a whole lot of oily rags. It all began in 1968 when a 13-year-old James Webster from Kelowna (British Columbia) found a rusty old 1949 Ford Prefect in a scrapyard....
Martin has done an amazing restoration and electric conversion to create POPP-E, a practical daily driver Ford Popular Small Ford Spares is the leading parts supplier for the British-built side valve Fords from the 1930s to 1960s. We were very interested to learn...
After a hard-working life here at Vintage & Classic Spares (well, not really) we have said goodbye to the cute little Fordson Model Y van. A sad moment for all as the little van brings a smile to anyone, but we need the space in the warehouse for new projects....
Robin Wills had fond childhood memories of riding in his father’s old Humber 9/28 saloon in the early 70s. The car was last seen staring in the opening titles for the 1976 film “The Likely Lads” before disappearing to America. After a long search Robin located the now...
Steve Butler is not afraid to make serious road trips in his 1922 Vauxhall 30-98 E-Type Steve lives in the UK, but usually travels to Australia twice a year for driving holidays, participating in rallys. There is a strong vintage and classic car scene in Australia....
One of our customers in Switzerland (thanks Michel Vock!) was looking to add a period spot lamp/search light to his stunning 1920s Bentley Le Mans special. Unable to find the type of side mount he wanted he came to an ingenious solution of his own. Michel used an old...
Classic Tucker Sno-Cat Model 222 “Sno-Kitten” 1958 is powered by Ford side-valve engine We supply a lot of classic British Ford parts to customers in America and Canada, but we were surprised to learn that the Ford 100E engine parts our customer Brian was buying...
One of our customers (thanks Ian!) wanted to improve the braking on his 1985 Morgan 4/4. The car already has a split brake circuit, but no space to fit a brake servo between the brake pedal and master cylinder. The solution was to fit one of our remote dual-circuit...