Toy Barn

We leave no nut-&-bolt unturned..!  

We carry out everything from & including; engineering standard welding, chassis/panel fabrication & strengthening (or chassis replacements on L.R. Defenders), through to full mechanical reconditioning & upgrades to each vehicle's engine, transmission, braking, steering & suspension systems & more.  As required, our projects are medium blasted back to bare metal, so we know exactly what we're dealing with allowing us a solid foundation for the rebuild.   

We specialise in:

• Repairs, Servicing & Maintenance

• Full Restoration Work Undertaken

• Chassis Replacements

• Bulkhead Repalcements

• Welding & Fabrication

• Extensive mechanical reconditioning of engines, transmissions, differentials, brakes, suspension & more...

• Parts galvanising service (off-site)

• Engine replacements & re-powering 

• Genuine & quality OEM parts

We focus mainly on the air-cooled VW camper range of the T2s.  We carry out pretty much everything:

• Servicing & Repairs

• Restoring

• Welding & Fabriaction

• Reconditioning

• Re-powering

• Remodelling

• Repainting 

• Reviving..!

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We have recently completed two substantial customer commissions & with one of our own in-house full restoration projects in progress

(with a couple of others waiting in the wings & scheduled to come out of storage soon)

We are incredibly excited about taking on future customer commissions.  

We're an extremely professional & very friendly bunch – so please feel free to schedule a visit to our workshop, & come & chat with us about any restoration work you might be interested in having carried out.

We can service, maintain & repair many marques of classic & vintage cars, & have lots of experience between us working on; Morgan, Jaguar, Austin Healey, MG, Triumph, Morris Minor (my first car!), smaller US trucks & more besides... 

We have a comprehensive resource of technical data available to us & a solid network of mechanical support.  

We have also developed an impressive supply network of some of the harder to find parts for older classics.

Being heavily involved in restoration work & projects over the years, as you might imagine, we have become quite accustomed to carrying out the occasional spot of welding here & there...!

Our welding work:  Repairs, fabrication, strengthening or modifications are all carried out by qualified welders to the highest standards, prioritising your safety & ensuring longevity of your treasured classic vehicle.

We also carry almost any MOT welding repairs on almost any vehicle...​​​​

Early in the New Year we plan to fit-out a modest & comprehensive body-shop at our new location, including a new, fully compliant spray-booth.  

In the meantime...

 We have full, though a little limited, access to a modern & professional paint-shop facility here in Cornwall.  

We are very excited & looking forward to being in our own paint-shop – planning, modifying, prepping, bare-metal respraying & custom painting...​​

We never quite thought having aging vehicles exempt of having an annual MOT was a good idea (& if you'd only seen some of the things we have, then we're sure you would agree...!)

So we offer a full vehicle safety check which is more comprehensive & in depth than the standard MOT Test. We then supply you with a detailed report of all the major systems & general safety condition of your treasured classic.  Not only is this for your own safety & peace-of-mind but can also be a great document to hand to any prospective buyer...

We have previously worked with a number of terrific associated automotive businesses & have developed some loyal relationships with them over the years.  So we've partnered with a handful of specialised folks to complete our restoration offer to include:

• Valeting & Detailing Services

• Parts Sourcing

• Medium-Blasting

• Sheet Metal Fabrication

• Bespoke Upholstery 

• Security System Upgrades​​