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Classic Car Restoration & Maintenance

Bill Rawles Classic Cars

Where it all began

Born from a love of classic cars

Bill Rawles started his first classic car restoration business over 30 years ago from his workshop in the south of England, specialising in Austin-Healeys and establishing the Rawles family name and reputation around the world.

Bill sold his first business in 2007 to set up Bill Rawles Classic Cars Ltd, a family venture with sons Charlie and Jack, specialising in all makes of classic car. With Bill firmly at the helm with his wealth of experience and knowledge, Bill Rawles Classic Cars has grown to cover all aspects of classic car restoration, maintenance and sales with quality control and attention to detail of the upmost importance. Bill has been involved in historic motorsport for over 20 years and has campaigned his Austin-Healey 3000 to many podium places. Race and rally preparation, event support and transportation are a growing part of our business.

About

Classic Car Services

We offer a full restoration service on all types of classic car, specialising in Austin-Healey.

Experts in classic car servicing

Servicing your car is an integral part of maintenance and reliability, and as a standard we will check all the critical safety factors such as chassis, brakes, tyres, fluid levels and electronics are working as they should, before another year of happy motoring. Whilst an MOT is not mandatory for some classic cars, our safety check should not be a substitute. We recommend testing the car annually and some insurance companies may require a valid MOT, which we can also provide if desired/required.

Choose an option to suit your needs, from a levels service to a full service or a pre-MOT inspection and an MOT.

Motorsport

Race proven performance, reliably first

With over 30 years of Austin-Healey competition experience, our race Healeys are built to perform, but, more importantly, to finish. From sprint racing to the Spa 6 Hours, we have tried, tested and developed components so you don't have to.

Motorsport
Back in 🇬🇧… 

Good luck to John Harrison this weekend in a BRCC prepared race car at Castle Combe this weekend. 
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Back in 🇬🇧…

Good luck to John Harrison this weekend in a BRCC prepared race car at Castle Combe this weekend.
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#billrawlesclassiccars #healey100 #austinhealey100 #motorsport #racing #historicmotorsport
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Goodluck to everyone at Goodwood Revival this weekend, as we raced at 81st MM, we didn't receive an invite but will be keeping a close eye on other Healeys and friends who are racing as we focus on final preparation for the Healey World Challenge race at Road America next weekend, 13,14,15 September 2024, Elkhart Lake, WI.

I hope you have packed your wellies and drivers have taken their bravery pills! We are sure the racing and event will be fantastic despite the weather.

Pic: Jack Rawles testing for the 2024 81st Members Meeting in trying conditions, Austin Healey 100S.

Goodluck to everyone at Goodwood Revival this weekend, as we raced at 81st MM, we didn`t receive an invite but will be keeping a close eye on other Healeys and friends who are racing as we focus on final preparation for the Healey World Challenge race at Road America next weekend, 13,14,15 September 2024, Elkhart Lake, WI.

I hope you have packed your wellies and drivers have taken their bravery pills! We are sure the racing and event will be fantastic despite the weather.

Pic: Jack Rawles testing for the 2024 81st Members Meeting in trying conditions, Austin Healey 100S.
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Calling all classic car owners; Fixed cost inspection and report for just £95 +VAT.

This service has proved incredibly popular since we launched it this summer and we are so pleased we can provide a check-over for the classic car community at a reasonable cost with the intention to drive the continued safety and offer a chance to explain and advise sensible maintenance and safety improvements. 

This is no substitute to an MOT test and we strongly advise MOT'ing your car but we have found that since an MOT is no longer a requirement, the attitude towards safety and maintenance on classic cars has changed... crazy really! 

So, we have this solution for you, a check over on your vehicle for £95 +VAT that will provide short, medium and long term suggestions for improvements, maintenance and positives attributes on your car.

If you are interested in this service, we have some openings in October and November for booking so please consider contacting the office for a no obligation chat. 

Bill Rawles Classic Cars, Hampshire, UK.
01420 564343
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 #billrawlesclassiccars #workshop #classiccar #classiccarrestoration #britishsportscar

Calling all classic car owners; Fixed cost inspection and report for just £95 +VAT.

This service has proved incredibly popular since we launched it this summer and we are so pleased we can provide a check-over for the classic car community at a reasonable cost with the intention to drive the continued safety and offer a chance to explain and advise sensible maintenance and safety improvements.

This is no substitute to an MOT test and we strongly advise MOT`ing your car but we have found that since an MOT is no longer a requirement, the attitude towards safety and maintenance on classic cars has changed... crazy really!

So, we have this solution for you, a check over on your vehicle for £95 +VAT that will provide short, medium and long term suggestions for improvements, maintenance and positives attributes on your car.

If you are interested in this service, we have some openings in October and November for booking so please consider contacting the office for a no obligation chat.

Bill Rawles Classic Cars, Hampshire, UK.
01420 564343
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#billrawlesclassiccars #workshop #classiccar #classiccarrestoration #britishsportscar
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Friday 30th August - Monday 2nd September 2024. 

Lime Rock Vintage Festival edition 42. 

BRCC Racing Team are pleased to confirm that we will be travelling to the USA this weekend to support our customer in the vintage festival over labor day weekend. This is an exciting moment as it will be the first time we have supported a racing car in an event in the USA and the first race for our customer who has also kindly invited Jack to race the car too. 

We will bring you updates as they happen! 
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#classiccar #healey3000 #austinhealey #restoration #racing #historicmotorsport #carsofinstagram #bighealey #motorsport #billrawlesclassiccars #britishsportscar #classiccarrestoration #BRCCRoadToRoadAmerica

Friday 30th August - Monday 2nd September 2024.

Lime Rock Vintage Festival edition 42.

BRCC Racing Team are pleased to confirm that we will be travelling to the USA this weekend to support our customer in the vintage festival over labor day weekend. This is an exciting moment as it will be the first time we have supported a racing car in an event in the USA and the first race for our customer who has also kindly invited Jack to race the car too.

We will bring you updates as they happen!
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#classiccar #healey3000 #austinhealey #restoration #racing #historicmotorsport #carsofinstagram #bighealey #motorsport #billrawlesclassiccars #britishsportscar #classiccarrestoration #BRCCRoadToRoadAmerica
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Austin-Healey top mounts... for anyone who has owned a Healey for a long time, you will know that checking your shock absorbers should be part of your regular maintenance, not only checking that they are damping correctly but ensuring that they are tight and secure as they often come loose. This wouldn't be so much of a problem if they didn't form the top mount and essentially the top wishbone of your front suspension.

On this Healey, you can see that this mounting has been previously 'repaired' and that the mountings and holes now have fatigue cracks. The only solution here will be to replace the top mounts completely.

The car will be going into the fabrication and restoration side of the workshop to have these mounts cut out and using our jig, we will install adjustable top mounts as this will also allow for some camber adjustment too.
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 #workshop #classiccarrestoration #healey100 #austinhealey #classiccar #bighealey #healey100s #britishsportscar #austinhealey100 #healey3000 #billrawlesclassiccars #restoration

Austin-Healey top mounts... for anyone who has owned a Healey for a long time, you will know that checking your shock absorbers should be part of your regular maintenance, not only checking that they are damping correctly but ensuring that they are tight and secure as they often come loose. This wouldn`t be so much of a problem if they didn`t form the top mount and essentially the top wishbone of your front suspension.

On this Healey, you can see that this mounting has been previously `repaired` and that the mountings and holes now have fatigue cracks. The only solution here will be to replace the top mounts completely.

The car will be going into the fabrication and restoration side of the workshop to have these mounts cut out and using our jig, we will install adjustable top mounts as this will also allow for some camber adjustment too.
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#workshop #classiccarrestoration #healey100 #austinhealey #classiccar #bighealey #healey100s #britishsportscar #austinhealey100 #healey3000 #billrawlesclassiccars #restoration
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