Al's Classics "Saturday Chop Shop" |
13th February 2010 |
The Saturday Chop Shop was hosted by Al’s Classics in Lightwater, Surrey. It was an open day to show off their new premises. The main attraction was watching them perform a roof chop on a 1948 Morris 8. When I arrived they’d already got the car stripped and the cutting positions marked off with masking tape. Familiar faces came and went during the day, including someone there to record the event for Custom Car magazine. Other cars in the workshop included a Morris Minor pick-up, something under cover which I assume was a Ferrari, a 60s Ford Capri and a convertible BMW, as well as a big old Yank. Included in the photo gallery are a dozen snaps taken by Al’s missus, Missymoo, showing the Morris before & after the roof chop. Just to round off the day, a very cold Al & Chris drove the chopped Morris to the Guilford Hot 50's Rock n Roll club at 10pm last night, minus the glass. The tops of the doors were only tack-welded in place, but it was drivable. They took around 5 inches out of the front roof pillars & 5 1/2 inches out of the back. -Renegade YouTube videos: Al’s Classics can be found at: Units 3 – 6 Broadway Green Farm, |