Author: Phil Kershaw

Like most people I’ve spent nearly a lifetime attending classic car shows, but have never, until this year, been involved with running one.  Since October last year, I have been responsible for running the entries and website at Classics over sands, a long running vintage and classic car show, overlooking the wonderful Morecambe Bay and […]

Over the last month we have noticed the Classic vehicle side of the business has increased by 75%!  Perhaps this has something to do the global shortages, increasing prices or simply summer is on the way and we are getting close to driving our classic vehicles.  We know we have a great reputation as a […]

The first Metro were called and badged mini metro, as they were to be the successor of the ubiquitous Mini…indeed the first one I owned, a red X registration bas badged in that way.  As an early car, it had the A series engine (A+) and was incredible for its size, roomy and reasonably well […]

My first company car was a 1984 Rover 200, essentially a Honda Ballade with Rover furnishings.  Preceded by the Triumph Acclaim, the 200 was the first small Rover. With little of the Rover “look” outside, apart from a couple of badges, the car was certainly a change from the usual BLMC fare.  With a JAPANESE […]

Whenever we are supplying a customer, we know very well that the fasteners element of any project, whether a car restoration or a major construction project, will be the smallest element of cost. However, we also know that our major customers value: Our ability to supply the correct specification, every time. They deal with someone […]

We are often asked for bolts or nuts by enthusiasts quoting spanner sizes, which of course don’t correlate for unified (UNC/UNF) sizes but do tend to correlate to Whitworth.  If you were to look at spanners, handed down from Grandfathers or Fathers, you are likely to find those rather odd spanners known as Whitworth. often […]

If you’ve ever wondered, whilst working on your 1950’s or 60’s car, why some of the heads are rounded on the bolts, maybe it’s a because there are a combination of bolt types used on the vehicle. Whilst everyone working on a 50’s or 60’s classic car will have AF spanners, how many of us […]

The people you are most likely to talk to, if you call us are: Nigel, Jack and Ben. Nigel (above left) is one of the owners and has been with Leyton for twenty years, having managed the business before buying it in 2012. His knowledge of the industry, huge product knowledge and technical ability is […]

I first saw a Mini Special in a shopping Centre in 1979 and fell in love. Trouble is I couldn’t afford it…it had an 1100cc engine, in silver or rose metallic, with clubman bumpers and black vinyl roof. The interior had lovely tartan check cloth upholstery; two spoke steering wheel and 3-binnacle dashboard (like the […]

When you own a kit car or low volume sports car, keeping it going requires a fair bit of detective work, why? Because most of the important but expensive items, such as wing mirrors, door handles, interior and lights have to be sourced from somewhere. A few years ago I accidentally caught and knocked off […]