07/07/2026
Not every classic needs a full restoration... but every classic deserves a future.
This 1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6 came to us with a simple brief from its owner: assess the car and turn it into a reliable, usable classic that could be enjoyed for many years to come.
Following a thorough inspection, we put together a programme of work that focused on preserving the car rather than restoring every cosmetic detail. The aim wasn't to create a concours showpiece – it was to build a Corrado that could be driven with confidence, knowing the important jobs had been done properly.
Over the following months we:
🔧 Removed the engine and gearbox to replace the timing chains, fitted a full engine gasket set, renewed leaking seals and switches, replaced the oil pump and refreshed the cooling system to ensure long-term reliability.
⚙️ While the engine was out, it became clear the gearbox, despite having previously been rebuilt, was suffering from numerous oil leaks. Rather than cutting corners, it was stripped and professionally rebuilt again with new bearings and seals before being refitted with a new clutch.
🛠️ Carried out structural welding repairs to the front floors, inner sill, both outer sills, lower front wings and corrected previous poor-quality repairs, before preparing and refinishing the repaired areas.
🛡️ Completed a full underbody corrosion treatment using our mechanical preparation process, Würth Rust Inhibitor and Würth Underbody Wax to help protect the underside for years to come.
🚗 Diagnosed and repaired persistent ABS faults, renewed cooling system components, fitted a new radiator, alternator, secondary water pump, ABS sensors and numerous other parts, before carrying out wheel alignment and extensive road testing.
✨ Finally, the Corrado received a full machine polish, interior valet, a tank of fuel and was presented for its MOT.
The result is exactly what the customer asked for - not a full body restoration, but a thoroughly sorted, dependable Corrado that can be driven and enjoyed with confidence. Better still, it left us with a fresh MOT and not a single advisory.
Projects like this are some of our favourites. They aren't about chasing perfection; they're about making sure these increasingly rare modern classics remain on the road, doing what they were built to do.
Drive them. Enjoy them. Preserve them.
