Category Archives: This week at the shop

John can be seen here making adjustments to an MGA 1600 MK II with a long history with one Connecticut family.  When we first encountered it, the engine and TX were occupying the space normally taken up by the seats … Continue reading →

Regrettably, the green liquid bubbling out of the Elva’s engine dipstick tube last week wasn’t Duckham’s QXR 20W50, it was coolant. When we pulled the cylinder head,  #1 piston was well and truly shattered.  Also, a tinkling sound could be … Continue reading →

Mike Drew was headed back up the grade toward Rutland on Rte. 103 over the weekend when, as he described it, “something went bang” and the Elva lost power.  We hauled it back down Monday morning .  The coolant was … Continue reading →

While we wear out a couple of brooms a year sweeping up in the shop, most of our outside maintenance is performed with a lawnmower.  Every so often we do a major clean up, and this is a picture of … Continue reading →