Lower Buncombe Coachworks

Lower Buncombe Coachworks Specializing in pre 2001 BMW. Focus on E30 chassis. He is one of the premier Jaguar Technicians this side of the UK.

Lead Technician Damian Balcom has over 35 years experience working with everything from domestic custom cars to Rally Car design and construction, to hands on technical applications in Formula One. One of the 3 most proficient in the US at successfully modifying and racing several variations of the Jaguar V12 platform.

Scion reintroduction...?!
11/12/2025

Scion reintroduction...?!

Generally Honda is the name among Japan's Big Three automotive powers that's pushing out a fast, ferocious new side-by-side during any given calendar year. This time around, though, it's Toyota. The company adds to its already large list of recent concept debuts with a radical side-x-side that uses....

T3 Vanagon V***r Canister Service
11/19/2024

T3 Vanagon V***r Canister Service

Description of removal and replacement of v***r canister grommets in a 1983 Volkswagen Vanagon T3.

Recaro.AND BBS...... what's the world coming to.....
08/01/2024

Recaro.AND BBS...... what's the world coming to.....

Two beloved automotive suppliers—Recaro and BBS, both based in Germany—have filed for bankruptcy this week.

Cable pull "hack" = shrink tube!
07/21/2024

Cable pull "hack" = shrink tube!

I've been fighting with getting a cable through here and it was the same size as the fish tape so I knew it had to go through somehow, this is how I got it t...

12/28/2023

De-a lungul timpului au existat cȃteva femei înzestrate care s-au făcut remarcate prin performanţele obţinute la volanul unor maşini de curse. Numai una a strunit, e adevărat pentru foarte puţin timp, cea mai periculoasă bestie mecanică din istoria Grand Prix-urilor: Elly Beinhorn-Rosemeye...

12/27/2023

BMW shows off the South Africa-exclusive 333i built during the E30 era of the 3 Series. This is one of the just 204 cars ever made.

11/02/2023

Reviving a classic tradition, motorcycle manufacturer Ducati is set to redefine single-cylinder motorcycles with its new engine, the Superquadro Mono.

And it's new home is in......Sylva!
10/10/2023

And it's new home is in......Sylva!

For years, it seemed as if the Herkimer Battle Jitney—the massive rolling prop from the 1999 movie Mystery Men—would deteriorate to nothing in a California storage yard. Fans of this fictionalized military vehicle had sussed out where it was and what modifications had been made to it over time, ...

Came across this absolutely stunning 1 of 1 masterpiece that I'd never heard anything of,  before. There's good reason i...
10/08/2023

Came across this absolutely stunning 1 of 1 masterpiece that I'd never heard anything of, before.
There's good reason it hints at the DeTomaso Pantera.
Interesting little bit of history, as well:

1968 Serenissima Ghia GT Prototype Sans titre de circulation Châssis n°GT001 Carrosserie Coupe GT Moteur Type M-167 - Voiture dessinée par le regretté Tom Tjaarda - Ex-Salon de Turin, Genève et New-York 1968 - Mécanique exclusive, superbe carrosserie signée par un grand Designer - Une future ...

Latest iteration of           looking   Installation and testing, tomorrow!
09/28/2023

Latest iteration of looking
Installation and testing, tomorrow!

Mildly disappointed it took me this long to get a steamer!  This was off a seat that hand already been heavily sprayed d...
09/26/2023

Mildly disappointed it took me this long to get a steamer! This was off a seat that hand already been heavily sprayed down with a

Gt40 compared to Subaru BRZ.......😮
09/07/2023

Gt40 compared to Subaru BRZ.......😮

We’ve seen many interesting “GT40 vs” size comparisons illustrating just how much smaller the GT40 than many cars it competes with, but this one might be the most interesting.

The Subaru BRZ is considered a small car by current standards, but it’s dimensionally a monster compared to a GT40. Then take into account the power difference here and it’s easy to see why the GT40 is a powerhouse on a race track!

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