Apprenticeships and how to get one

Project Shop takes the training and advancement of young people really seriously. Everyone of our staff has been through either a Mechanical or Engineering apprenticeship scheme. Simply put, without them, we would not be doing what we love. How to apply We aim to support an apprenticeship place in every academic year. We strive to build the …

Apprentice Restoration

Building Our Ultimate Mini. Project Shop takes great pride in training our staff and participating in the apprenticeship schemes that give us  our start. Project Background In July 2016 we were looking for a car for our Level 3 apprentices to take on. With these final year projects, we aim to teach the apprentices what …

Alfa Romeo Spider 101 – Road Rally Car

This Alfa Romeo 101 Spider has had a colourful past! Converted into a road-rally car approximately 20 years ago, it had been hard campaigned before changing hands and ending up part disassembled and in storage for 10 years.  The underside of the car, although solid, had plenty of surface rust and was mechanically very tired. …

Mk1 Mini Cooper Road Rally Car

We support the Heritage Skills Academy, and over the past 10 years trained 9 young people to be Classic Car Engineers. We like to complete this 3 year course by getting them to build a car from the ground up. In this case it was a Cafe Racer based on a MK1 Mini Cooper…