RAY HILLIER
Classic & Sports Car|December 2024
Double-chevron oddity proves a break from the norm for this Crewe specialist
MARTIN BUCKLEY
RAY HILLIER

Ray Hillier was trained by Rolls-Royce at its Hythe Road works in London and subsequently travelled the world servicing the Crewe-built cars before teaming up with Tony Hill in 1985 to form Hillier Hill in Buckinghamshire, one of the most respected independent Rolls-Royce and Bentley experts in the UK (Specialist, February 2016). Ray is one of the leading lights in the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Specialists' Association, and prior to Hythe Road he cut his teeth building Aston Martins and Lagondas in Newport Pagnell - just up the road from his current location in Olney.

Hillier Hill has earned itself a superb reputation, not only for its servicing and repair work, but also for its nut-and-bolt restorations of mostly post-war cars, including the R- and S-type Continentals.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2024 من Classic & Sports Car.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2024 من Classic & Sports Car.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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