Are you by chance running an electric cooling fan in front of the radiator? Rip that sucker out or put it behind. When you have a fan in front of the core, the airflow, both running and freewheeling, will concentrate at the blade tips and you’ll only use a small percentage of the core area […]

For a long time now, the ‘Series’ (Leaf spring) Land Rovers have not been well catered for in the Gold Coast and Hinterland areas, local specialists preferring to focus on later models…. The Classic Car Clinic can now offer the expertise of two early Land Rover trained mechanics who not only know these vehicles well, […]

Happy 2017 to all our followers… We opened the workshop again on Tuesday 3rd January with a full diary for the week and well into thenext weeks, two new staff members and a red hot telephone….! It was great to be back… 🙂 2017 may be the year you are looking to buy your first […]

However, due to the nature of our business, we have clients looking to sell cars and we have clients often looking to buy cars…. We are more than happy to introduce one to the other…. Clients cars currently for sale…: Jaguar E Type Series 2 OTS 1969. Red with Beige interior. Lots of recent work. […]

I find it so nice when old friends turn up.. A good friend of mine who runs a car auction house in the UK, contacted me today with a picture of this stunning Lotus Elan Ser 3 S/E DHC. It’s history is comprehensive, so much so that an invoice dating back to 1990 shows that […]

Whilst we have been servicing most of the local car repairers and clients with or bespoke made Brake-Quip brake hoses and pipes, I can now advise you that we have extended our range of fittings even further and are now able to offer this service to even more of you… Please don’t hesitate to call […]

On accepting your vehicle in to the workshop for a Service, the first thing we check is the lighting system. It’s not unusual for us to find the occasional defective parking light or even headlight, but it’s not uncommon for us to find faulty or inoperative brake lights. Driving East in the morning and West […]

On behalf of a fellow MG owner, this 1979 (one of the last) MGB LE Roadster is offered For sale…. His text reads: This is a forced sale due to owner suffering from terminal Cancer and is out of its ‘home state (Qld) due to the illness. The car is an excellent example of the […]

We continue to stock and sell Renovo, the World recognized leader in soft top renovating products. Cleaning, Re-dying and Proofing liquids for Vinyl and Canvas hoods (also very often used in Marine applications too) are available from us. Here is a short article from a UK magazine extolling it’s virtues… http://www.renovointernational.com/images/rev_images/TKC-sept-oct-13.pdf It’s wort a read, […]

The Classic Car Clinic in conjunction with the Sprite Car Club of Queensland will be putting on a classic car run for invited local classic car clubs. If you would like YOUR club to be invited, please contact Mark by email at classiccarclinic@live.com asap.

Hi Mark Please thank everyone again ,you and all your team have been great. Straight after leaving your workshop ,driving down to Southport in that heavy rain I could feel the new suspension system ,Brilliant! Once the new tyres went on its like having a new car. Thank you for taking professional care of my […]

Happy New Year to all our clients (existing and future), 2016 promises to be a fantastic year for all classic car enthusiasts… Watch this space for news of client’s vehicles For Sale and Clients wanting cars… Classic Land Rovers are now becoming very collectible, we can offer full and comprehensive service on these vehicles to […]