Alan Proctor Jaguar Restoration

Alan Proctor is proud to be associated with the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT), the charitable foundation established to look after the collection of historic cars that Jaguar Cars Ltd had in its possesion.

As a charitable trust, it is the duty of the JDHT to preserve these cars for the nation, and promote the history of Jaguar, Daimler, Lanchester and SS cars Ltd.

Since 2000 I have had a selection of these cars at my workshop for a wide range of work.

1955 JAGUAR V11 464 HYV

This car was supplied to H.M. The Queen Mother in 1955 and used by her for her private motoring until 1973. It is one of the most important cars in the JDHT collection.

Tony O' Keeffe the curator of the JDHT has a very challenging job keeping on top of all the cars in their possession, and the late Queen Mothers car, like many others has to undergo regular maintenance. I felt very proud when in 2001 I was entrusted to carry out some minor rectification work, always being conscious to retain the patina on this vehicle.

1972 SER1 XJ6 1 FOT MOUNTBATTEN BLUE WITH WINDSOR BLUE ROOF

This car was entrusted to David Marks Garages in Nottingham for a complete restoration.
I was honoured to be asked to carry out body and paint restoration on this vehicle for Lord Mountbattens family. The car is now on display at the family home at Broadlands.

XJ SER2 VDP VGY 215M

This car was once the daily transport of both Sir William Lyons and later by Sir Donald Stokes.
We have recently completed a careful body and paint restoration on this car. David Marks from Nottingham carried out the mechanical rebuild and re-trimming. The restoration is featured in the Jaguar Enthusiast club magazine, so please follow its progress.

E TYPE SER2 ROADSTER NNH 103H

This vehicle was donated to the JDHT in 2001. Once again I was honoured to be entrusted with the restoration. The restoration is now complete, and the car is now in the custody of the JDHT, were on occasions it will be on display to the public. The restoration included fitting new floors, sills, door skins, and the complete strip down of the bonnet to its component parts. These panels were then acid stripped to bare metal, primed, and the bonnet was then reassembled on the car to ensure a perfect fit to that vehicle. Body lead was applied to the welded areas, metal etch primer was applied to the bare metal, all interior and exterior seams were then sealed, followed by 2-pack primer. After curing, the primer was flatted and the body sprayed in the correct shade of Old English White, again using 2-pack materials. The underside was then protected with an underbody coating and waxoyl, the door shells and other box sections also benefited from the waxoyl treatment. Suffice it to say this E Type will give pleasure to generations to come.