Burton-upon-Trent is famous for
brewing; possibly not for distilling,
but now there's Moonshine
Motors to set that right. Jon and
Jon have a whiff of Aaron and
Richard about them, and so do
some of the motors that come in
and out of their premises. On a
flying visit recently, there were no
fewer than five Yanks and a
Harley parked outside – we had to
take a look.
The least missable is a
Hummer H2 in bright yellow,
belonging to a customer. It was
just in for some basic servicing,
but the customer told me it was
his daily as well as a promotional
vehicle. “I really wanted one, and
decided to buy it for myself
before I was 40,” he said. “I got it
last year, and I turn 40 next year,
so I decided I should also buy a
Harley before I turned 40!”
The next least missable vehicle
is a DayGlo yellow '78 Chevy C10,
which the guys literally dragged
out of the hedge it had lived in
for six years. “We had to hack
away the undergrowth and it
took three of us to lift the bonnet,”
said Jon. “We put petrol and a
fresh battery in it, and it started;
we put transmission fluid in it90 ACMworkshop
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and it drove!” It's going to be a
rat-look shop truck, though the
words 'Detroit Diesel blower'
were mentioned in relation to the
305-cube V8.
Gleaming in front of the
workshop was a '68 Mustang
coupe, finished for a customer a
few months ago, having had new
floors, quarters, sills and lower
cowl. “The owner gave us free rein
to build this,” said Jon. “The body
kit was very expensive, but still a
pain to fit!” The all-round
unassisted drums have gone in
favour of a power-assisted disc'Shine On
THANKS:
Moonshine Motors,
Burton-upon-Trent DE14 2AU,
07912 664343,
http://www.moonshinemotors.co.ukThey may be a new name, but they're a shop-full of classic
front set-up, and the motor is a
healthy, warm 302. The fibreglass
bootlid and bonnet complete the
look, although the car's now sold.
Next on the list is that rather
abused-looking '68 Fastback,
which needs almost everything. It
belongs to the same customer,
and he's thinking of going the
Bullitt route with it.
The '95 Astro is Jon's, a recent
arrival as a Cat-C write-off. It
needs some front corner
bodywork and suspension, but
the LPG-powered wagon will soon
be in family daily duty.Moonshine Motors has only
been up and running since
Christmas, but the guys used to
build cars in their spare time.
Eventually, they got so busy
building other people’s cars for
them that they went at it full-time.
Now they're happy to work on all
classics, especially Americans and
VWs, including all fabrication and
welding, plus they're fully
equipped with the latest
diagnostics for later models. Drop
in, pay a visit. Check out the
Burton Brewery Tours while
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