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Aero & Auto Ltd Historic Aircraft and Automobile restoration workshop in the heart of the English Cotswold hills.

Here are some pics from the various jobs I tackled on this legend of a car. This 1938 Bentley has literally rallied arou...
18/02/2026

Here are some pics from the various jobs I tackled on this legend of a car. This 1938 Bentley has literally rallied around the World and in doing so, has accumulated some interesting ‘in field’ modifications. Here is the drivers side door sill which had lost its original form at some point. In order to correct this without removing or damaging the body skin, I had to make over 20 puzzle pieces of Ash wood to slot together. The plan worked a treat and a great wave of satisfaction was felt when that final piece slotted in with a close tolerance fit.
once the foundation structure had been glued in, I then tackled the laminated raised portion.
Finished off with some black paint and now it’s off to the metalwork boys to skin and weld it all together.

A long overdue workshop tidy which i felt was worth sharing. Currently we have the 1938 Taylor Watkinson Dingbat long te...
31/01/2026

A long overdue workshop tidy which i felt was worth sharing. Currently we have the 1938 Taylor Watkinson Dingbat long term restoration project. A shorter term 1938 Derby Bentley (I’ll do a specific post on this project next week) which has been used for round the world rallying and needed a lot of fettling.
1965 Auto Union which is in for an engine rebuild.
Replica Honda racer in for various winter maintenance and modifications.
Last but not least is the museum section which is mainly historic aviation but with some automotive items thrown in.

A refined name and a new logo! Hi all, over the last year I’ve been working on some real prestigious machines and with t...
16/12/2025

A refined name and a new logo!
Hi all, over the last year I’ve been working on some real prestigious machines and with this I have felt that the ‘Grass Roots’ element of the name had lost its context. For some background, it was the name of the airfield in South Africa where I grew up and my father started his restoration business which I have continued. However the connotation of the phrase ‘grass roots’ is definitely not where we’re heading with this business. So a quick call to Companies House and the business name has changed to simply Auto & Auto Ltd.
Here’s to the future 💪

1938 Bentley in for various work. This car is one of only two surviving from the French Coachbuilding company De Villers...
28/09/2025

1938 Bentley in for various work. This car is one of only two surviving from the French Coachbuilding company De Villers who built this car for a wealthy Argentinian customer in Paris before the war. Over the many decades it has suffered a few accidents and rebuilds which has taken it further away from its original form. It is now up to me and another restoration facility to return her to her original lines and art deco features.
First step was to get the doors aligned and pillars fixed. Lots of strange gaps in the posts and damage to the surrounding areas.

What started out as a very sorry set of Beechcraft Staggerwing wings, ended up being a truly magnificent set. These had ...
28/09/2025

What started out as a very sorry set of Beechcraft Staggerwing wings, ended up being a truly magnificent set. These had been involved in an accident which resulted in a few broken spars and many broken internal components. Followed by decades of poor storage with damp, rodents and breakages. None of the leading edge ribs survived from any of the 4 wings so each one had to be made to fit and scarfed into place. Many entire new ribs had to be crafted and as mentioned before, lots of spar work from scarfing damaged sections or making new spars from scratch.
These wings are now safely stored and ready to be rigged to the fuselage when completed.

Some of my woodwork with The Morgan Motor Company on their limited run of Midsummer super cars. The wood is all teak and...
28/09/2025

Some of my woodwork with The Morgan Motor Company on their limited run of Midsummer super cars. The wood is all teak and has to be laminated out if hundreds of thin layers over a former in a press before being manually sculpted into the perfect shape to fit each individually hand built car. A labour of love and heartache. It was a real privilege to work in such a historic location on one of the most prestigious marques of British motoring.

Taylor Watkinson Ding-Bat wings from 1938.Various photos of some of the wing restoration work that’s gone into the proje...
28/09/2025

Taylor Watkinson Ding-Bat wings from 1938.
Various photos of some of the wing restoration work that’s gone into the project. Lots of damage had been sustained over the many decades. All completed now and stored safely awaiting the fuselage to be completed.

Beechcraft Staggerwing stub wings
28/09/2025

Beechcraft Staggerwing stub wings

Beechcraft Staggerwing flap build
28/09/2025

Beechcraft Staggerwing flap build

Bucker Casa Jungmann
28/09/2025

Bucker Casa Jungmann

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100 Northwick Business Center
Moreton In Marsh
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