We are a small team of classic car and motorbike enthusiasts, keen to see as many classic cars and bikes out on the roads as possible. So our mission is to help you keep your classics looking as good as possible for minimal cost. We know that it can be very expensive and often extremely frustrating to keep your pride and joy looking fabulous so we want to help in any way we can with tips, advice, how to videos and cost effective painting services. We genuinely want to help so feel free to get in touch with any issues either email at Steve@ChameleonClassicCars.co.uk or via our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/classiccarrestorersuk.
Meet our team:
Steve Tattersall – Proprietor
I have loved cars ever since I knew what one was. Toy cars were all I ever played with as a young child and building, crashing but mostly repairing Lego cars kept me amused for many, many years!
When I left University I bought my dream car after seeing two race past me on roads near my home. A 1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500, from Horsham in Essex.
I used to drive it all over the place including to Triumph Sports Six Club events in The Lake District and even to a world record attempt at the longest single make convoy in Holland. I still have that car. In fact it’s one of our current projects, being rebuilt after a long time in storage, as a fast road Spitfire. See How To Build A Fast Road Spitfire. It will never go on sale though!
In 2002 I decided to go racing and bought a race-ready classic Mini for the Mighty Mini championships. I thoroughly enjoyed two seasons until an almighty crash at Mallory Park in Leicestershire where I managed 7 1/2 rolls and completely destroyed my car.
I sold what was left to someone who wanted the race engine and gearbox as there was nothing else left to save. I still have the bent steering wheel but this is the car I should never have sold. A quick re-shell and it would have been back on the track in no time. Unfortunately my restoration skills were non-existent at the time. I’ll just have to build another one!
I’ve restored many classic cars over the years but it’s only fairly recently that I have been able to turn my passion into a business. Nowadays I spend my days doing what I pretended to do as a child, painting old cars, and I absolutely love it.
Jenny
