​After the recent relocation of Vintage Supplies, the company has expanded and pushed itself further in the ever-growing world of vintage automobiles. The company’s small fleet of veteran vehicles has seen a similar expansion, especially with the introduction of its newest member – Mabel, a 1956 Ford Popular boasting a spritely 100E conversion alongside a host of other upgrades. Renowned in the trials racing scene in part to its upgraded E83W rear axle and E83W brakes, nothing can stop Mabel from chugging up nearly any hill in any condition.

Gone but not forgotten, Mabel has been unused for nearly two years despite her impressive setup. Joe, the car’s previous owner, acquired the Pop back in 2001 and has kept the vehicle in splendid condition. With some fresh fuel and a turn of the key, Mabel runs like she was driven yesterday.

While some may say, “Don’t fix what isn’t broken”, Vintage and Classic Spares begs to differ. In our minds, Mabel could benefit from a burst of power. Over the course of the year, she’ll see the addition of a newly developed in-house supercharger kit hopefully gifting an extra fifty percent increase in horsepower.
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We are excited to have this underway very soon. Follow this blog to gain an in-depth look at the project as well as any of Mabel’s future adventures.

Vintage supplies was based in Norfolk until June this year, when following Paul Beck's retirement, the business relocated to Malvern in Worcestershire. Just prior to the move, Vintage was presented with the opportunity to acquire the sVc brand and product range, as Ed and Steve Taylor also looked towards retirement from the industry. Stafford Vehicle Components has been a longstanding supplier of parts and accessories for classic and vintage cars, kit cars, specialist sports cars and hot rods to a high specification for over 30 years - offering a large range of products including lights, electrical items, fans, heaters, mirrors and wiper systems from many major accessory brands.

The acquisition provides Vintage with the opportunity to offer an expanded range of products and services to the growing classic car market; and look further forward.....as planned over the next 18 months with the new Classic Ford range for Consul, Classic Capri, Corsair, Zephyr, Zodiac and Cortina Mk1 - building on the success of Small Ford Spares with its comprehensive collection of parts for the Ford side valve vehicles

In addition to our developing range of vintage and classic accessories as well as Ford parts, Vintage now also offers an extensive range of engine spares for vehicles from the 1920s to the 1980s - following the further acquisition of GBH Spares from Brian Hayes. As well as needing to look their best, all cars need a working engine! We hope this new capability will allow us to be of even greater service to our customers, car restorers and engine rebuilders.