Classic Motor Cars, which took 7000 man-hours to restore what is now recognised as the one of the most famous Jaguar E-types in the world, has been awarded the Restoration of the Year title at an international awards ceremony in London.
The car is the Lindner Nöcker E-type raced by Lindner and Peter Nocker in the 1964 Le Mans but, a few weeks later, was destroyed in a huge crash.
The Octane International Historic Motoring awards honoured a team of craftsmen at CMC who restored the vehicle from a mangled wreck and were able to save 90% of the original car.
LABOUR OF LOVE
Nick Goldthorp, MD of CMC, said: “It was a real labour of love. It proves that British craftsmanship and dedication is alive and well.”
The awards were judged by an international panel of judges which included five-times Le Mans winner Derek Bell, TV host and car collector Jay Leno, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason and Lady Susie Moss, wife of Stirling Moss.
The car is the Lindner Nöcker E-type raced by Lindner and Peter Nocker in the 1964 Le Mans but, a few weeks later, was destroyed in a huge crash.
The Octane International Historic Motoring awards honoured a team of craftsmen at CMC who restored the vehicle from a mangled wreck and were able to save 90% of the original car.
LABOUR OF LOVE
Nick Goldthorp, MD of CMC, said: “It was a real labour of love. It proves that British craftsmanship and dedication is alive and well.”
The awards were judged by an international panel of judges which included five-times Le Mans winner Derek Bell, TV host and car collector Jay Leno, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason and Lady Susie Moss, wife of Stirling Moss.