Automotive Business Magazine – Q3 2026 – Digital edition - Flipbook - Page 81
FEATURE
RESTOMODS
is staggering, with sub-four-second
0-60mph times in its Porsche 911
restomods, all with zero emissions.
Everatti’s fullyelectric Porsche 911
(964)
The process
Restomods are so comprehensive that
many believe they are built from scratch.
But the process always begins with a
donor car.
Paul Brace, managing director at Eagle,
says: “We are often mistaken as some
sort of small manufacturer, which we're
not. We are a restoration company.
Normally, we would supply the original
car. Occasionally, the customer will
supply their own car. They might have
one that's been in the family forever,
which is lovely if there's a bit of an
attachment there.
“What we’re doing is restoring original
Jaguar E-Types, and when they’re
finished, they are Jaguar E-Types.
Sometimes they remain looking
standard, we call them the Heritage
cars. Subsequently, we’ve done the four
Special Editions: Speedster, Low Drag GT,
Spyder GT and the Lightweight GT.
"They’re still restored Jaguar E-Types,
but as well as being upgraded to make
them reliable and perform as you’d
expect today, they are aesthetically
tweaked as well. Fairly subtle stuff: wider
wheelarches, wider wheels, a bit lower,
more rake on the windscreen.”
Justin Lunny, CEO at Everrati, explains
that doing the job properly is not cheap:
“If you want to restore a car correctly,
that can be £150,000, £200,000 if you're
not careful. So, we try and standardise
as much as possible.
“It is entirely taken back to the bone.
In fact, less than the bone generally,
because those cars unfortunately
are from the ‘60s and have been
through a lot.
"They're fully dipped and treated, so
that what comes out of it, that's solid.
The structure of the car is basically
rebuilt to better than new.”
As thorough as these restomods
are, it is not simply a case of throwing
everything away and starting again.
The parts in question are often rare,
expensive, or simply unavailable. →
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