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RESTOMODS
Eagle takes a pragmatic, sustainable
approach, Brace says: “The car gets
stripped down, and all the parts come
off. Everything that we reuse, which is as
much as we possibly can, is restored and
reengineered. Everything is returned to
zero miles.
“We take off a door mechanism, that
will be stripped down, and if there's any
wear in it, we'll engineer that wear out.
Even if we have to build it up with new
metal and then reshape it. The car is
returned to brand-spanking new, using
the best of everything.”
Craftsmanship meets modernity
Cars like these are not pumped out on a
production line. Processes are extremely
manual at times, with thousands of
hours of skilled labour across fabrication,
welding, upholstery and paint, not to
mention the engineering and assembly
of the oily bits. The result is something of
immense quality. The paint finish on the
underside of an Eagle E-Type would put
the finish on the body of many a modern
supercar to shame.
Techniques like 3D printing make
processes easier, and are key in actually
improving quality.
Brace says: “Most of the time it's
better than it was new, because we've
got modern paints, modern techniques,
modern processes, and a much better
budget.”
The first Eagle E-Types were now
restored more than half their life ago.
This has provided the opportunity for
iteration even of the smallest details.
Over the years, anti-roll bar links
were found to split in the same place,
prompting Eagle to reinforce each unit
with additional welding before it gets
fitted to the car.
The exhaust manifolds are now made
from Inconel, which can be made
extremely thin. This has reduced weight,
but the manifolds now radiate additional
heat – right next to the air conditioning
unit – so Eagle is trialling a ceramic
coating to combat this.
Converting classics to EV power
represents a huge technical jump.
Everrati is not simply throwing in the
motor and battery from a scrapped
Nissan Leaf. The components are
cutting-edge.
Lunny says: “We spend thousands
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of hours developing and designing
a powertrain. We use best-in-class
components. If you look at something
like our Pagoda, that has a Helix motor in
it. The Helix motor is probably one of the
most power dense motors in the world.”
Respecting tradition
Even when converting a classic car to
electric power, the goal is not to turn it
into a modern car. Everrati does not cut
the chassis to install the EV powertrain,
ensuring that the car can be reverted to
petrol power, should the owner wish. The
conversion serves to preserve what are
often historic vehicles.
Lunny explains: “What's important to
us is the character of the vehicle. Weight
distribution, centre of gravity, and really
the characteristics of how the car drives
are super important. We treat the car
with respect. It's a really important part
of why we do what we do.”
It is this deep-rooted sympathy and
respect for the car that drives Everrati.
Lunny explains that his passion for cars
– combined with his daughter’s concern
for climate change – led him to found the
Top: Semi-digital
instruments on
Everrati’s Land
Rover Series Classic
provide EV data
while keeping the
vintage look
Bottom: Electric
motors and
batteries sit in place
of the Everrati
Superformance
GT40’s 7.0-litre V8
