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56 Prefect Years Together

56 Prefect Years Together

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....
Ford Popular goes Electric

Ford Popular goes Electric

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...
Farewell to the little Model Y Van

Farewell to the little Model Y Van

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....
Classic Engine Parts help get a 1929 Humber back on the road

Classic Engine Parts help get a 1929 Humber back on the road

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...
The Duchess – Touring Australia in a 1922 Vauxhall

The Duchess – Touring Australia in a 1922 Vauxhall

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....
Pillar Mounted Raydyot HSU495 Spot Lamp

Pillar Mounted Raydyot HSU495 Spot Lamp

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...
1958 Tucker Sno-Kitten

1958 Tucker Sno-Kitten

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...
Morgan Remote Brake Servo Upgrade

Morgan Remote Brake Servo Upgrade

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...