CMC Lovehouse of Car

Exploring CMC Restorations - a proverbial Aladdin’s Cave of HISTORIC AND CLASSIC JAGUARS ALL BEING LOVED BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN

- John Anthony

HEARD OF CLASSIC MOTOR CARS, OR CMC? THEY ARE A highly regarded professional business in the UK where you can have your much loved car restored, serviced, purchase a sought after model or buy the parts you need to keep your classic on the road. If you aren’t aware of the company, you will certainly know many of the famous cars they have doted on.

How about one of our most mentioned D-Types, the ex-Sydney domiciled OKV 1, or the 1955 Le Mans XK140 FHC, the only such model to have raced in the main event, or the specially customised Mk2 designed by and built for Jaguar’s design head, Ian Callum? Or the first RHD E-Type FHC and the fabled and badly damaged Lindner and Nocker Lightweight E-Type racer? They are all favourites of CMC, and have been returned to their finest condition by the specialist business.

Having heard the stories and observed the cars coming out of their doors, our UK photographer Martin Dunning took a special trip to Bridgnorth in Shropshire , on the border with Wales, to inspect and capture the dozens of Jaguar gems being worked on in CMC’s immaculate 36,000 sq.ft. premises.

With minimal exceptions, every aspect of a car’s restoration, servicing and even bespoke car design is carried out in-house. They also have a whopping 24,000 sq.ft. of specialised storage space for classic and sports cars located right next to their workshops.

CMC teamed up with Total, the global energy company, to provide oil for the century-old engines, and a full mobile welding service to support the veteran cars in their 2016 pilgrimage from London to Brighton.