Interest in classic cars has probably never been greater and, let’s face it, there are some wonderful motors out there to cherish or aspire to. Such demands are also keeping many workshops in the business of restoring such treasures particularly busy. Nigel Woodward, managing director of Bridgnorth-based Classic Motor Cars (CMC), says: “The classic car market is currently very robust, perhaps having something of a mini-boom, and values are firm. Although, much like the housing sector, it goes in cycles.” The pandemic has given classic car owners a bit more time to get some restoration work done in readiness for getting out and about again.
Looking at the market position: a classic car is defined as being at least 30 years old, so many are not very old in real terms. Moreover, with the advent of better rustproofing from the 1980s, more vehicles are lasting longer, are more reliable, and not succumbing to tin worm or terminal mechanicals. Time was if there...