Richard Hammond to launch new car restoration business

Behind-the-scenes look at the new business is expected to be filmed and released on TV later this year

Richard Hammond to launch new car restoration business

Grand Tour host Richard Hammond is set to launch his new classic car restoration businesses this weekend.

Mr Hammond’s new firm promises to cater for all audiences from “smaller jobs to full restorations”.

He said: “I don’t envisage us ever becoming a marque specialist.

“I’d far rather enjoy bigger surprises coming into the workshop… so we are open to all classic car owners offering everything from smaller jobs to full restorations.

“We are a new business and I’m not delusional enough to imagine anyone would immediately entrust us with a half million pound car, though, fingers crossed.

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“We do actually have an extremely rare Bentley on the horizon for a full resto.

“At the moment we seem to have a lot of classic British sportscars coming in.

“That said, there’s also a Lancia Fulvia Zagato hovering on the horizon, which would be a cool project.”

Mr Hammond’s new business, The Smallest Cog, will be unveiled at this weekend’s London Classic Car Show at Syon park.

He said the name is a reference to their commitment to attention to detail, attending cars “right down to the smallest cog”.

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He added: “Father and son Neil and Anthony Greenhouse have been restoring cars for me.

“They did a brilliant job on my E-type, my XK150, my Bentley – and they were about to lose their workshop which would have been a terrible waste of skills.

“I didn’t want to employ them because there’s no dignity for someone who’s been running their own show in rural Herefordshire for 26 years to start working for some bloke off the television who might suddenly decide he doesn’t want to restore any more cars this year.

“So together we decided to set up a proper restoration business.

“They have all the skills and I can help with the initial funding to get things off the ground and probably then help finding some new business.”

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    Grand Tour host Richard Hammond is set to launch his new classic car restoration businesses this weekend. Mr Hammond’s new firm promises to cater for
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    Les Asquith
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    Dear Richard

    When I was an apprentice mechanic in the early sixties l was told by my foreman
    that a cog is what a c#@£ calls a gear or sprocket.
    Hope this is helpful.
    Good luck with your new venture, don’t interfere with the professionals .

    Regards
    Les Asquith
    Professional Yorkshireman.

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    Amanda
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    I know a brilliant old school mechanic if you need extra help as the business develops, he’s sympathetic and thinks a problem through before rushing in with a screwdriver and hammer – excellent at fettling the old engines, a proper character.

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