With over ten years of mechanical experience, a huge passion for all classic and modern motors and an ambition to own my own business is the result of Gittings Classic and Modern being launched. My love for cars began when I was five years old and I used to pretend to drive my Dad's old work van, and it has only evolved since then. From visits to Brands Hatch with my Auntie, Uncle and Grandad, to being a passenger in a Ford Focus RS, and being driven sideways on two wheels. I knew this was the career to pursue when I was older.
This transformed into leaving school after exams at 16 with an apprenticeship (and purchasing the above Mini, although it was in a more complete state) at a local second-hand car dealership in Haslemere, where I grew up. It was here I learnt the very basics of the trade, such as changing tyres and general etiquette, before gaining more experience and completing jobs such as servicing, brakes, suspensions and so on. I spent many more years here before moving on to working on vintage Bentley's, the racing department at McLaren and eventually starting at Classic Car Mechanic in Liphook, where I have just spent two years. Here, I worked on cars such as a 1930s Austin 7, Austin Martin DBS, Morgan Aero 8, a variety of Triumph's, MG's and Mini's, VW Campers and Beetles, as well as anything modern.
Upon relocating to Somerset with my wife, Abbey, we have evolved from roadside, mobile mechanics, to a workshop in Radstock, and now having grown into a larger premises based in Westbury, Wiltshire, along with a growing team.
Come along for a visit and a chat with myself, or one of our technicians, Alistair and Jamie, for a warm welcome and the sharing of our passion for classic cars!
- Will Gittings