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Sport and Classic Car Company
and
British Car Parts Company
10525 Airline Drive Houston, Texas 77037
On an automotive odyssey since 1976!
Repairs .Service. Restoration. Parts
.
All roads lead to Sport and Classic Car Company
The Center of the British Car Universe
There can be only One!
F5 and see our little photo gallery
Give us a ring.
For a chat about service requirements, renovations or about shipping your car or bench work to us:
Call 281.448.4739.
Please call 281.448.5165 for parts enquires. For long lists of parts, complex requests or any sort of spare parts request, an e-mail with year, model and VIN work best.
So...
Send us an e-mail about your parts or service requirements.
Please keep in mind that most days, we receive lots of
genuine e-mails inquiries along with mountains of junk emails. Many parts requests
require accurate research
through our vintage parts books so please be patient as the old info is not on computer data bases. Don't forget to include the year, model and VIN
(chassis number) if possible for cars you are working with as this information
greatly speeds up the research process. In the subject line, please type
the make of your car so we will see the email is not another get rich quick spam. If you do not receive an answer in
a reasonable timeframe, your enquiry may have been lost in our spam filter or who
know where it went so
don't give up, try again.
Bentley. Rolls Royce. Classic Jaguars. MG. Triumph. Mercedes Benz. Aston Martin. Austin Healey. Morgan. Austin Healey. Jensen. Jensen Healey. Maserati. Lotus. Bristol. Daimler.
We wish for all of our clients to be healthy, wealthy and wise enough to own fine vintage (or potentially fine) cars as well as their daily drivers (vintage cars of the future) and bring them to us if listed in the above Box o'Cars!
Our website has many pathways to explore with lots of photos, storytelling and hard information about cars and the sort of work we do. Not all the pathways are accessible from this page but the hyperlinks all go somewhere interesting to car enthusiasts!
Since 1976, we have been engaged in fully and partially restoring, servicing, repairing and supplying parts for a vast range of vintage and currant model British cars. Since 1976 we have recycled our waste oil, Freon, antifreeze and just about anything we are able to. All old metal parts are given to low income scrap metal gatherers. We have a Scotsman's penchant for wasting nothing.
For
information about Rolls Royce and Bentley parts and
service, please go to our Rolls Royce
and Bentley section
for Silver Dawn, Silver Cloud, Silver Shadow,
Corniche, Silver
Spur, Silver Spirit, Silver Wraith, Phantom, Camargue as well as Bentley cars such as
Mark VI, R-Type, S1, S2, S3, T, Azure, Arnage, Brooklands, Mulsanne, Continental
and Turbo
models.
We also supply parts for vintage Mercedes Benz cars such as the ferocious 6.3 litre M-100 300sel and classically styled 230sl, 250sl, 280sl, 350SL, 450sl, 500sl and 560sl cars. We have been restoring quite a few SL's lately. Check our restoration section for photos.
Great
sport cars such as this Austin Healey and most
all cars manufactured in England are welcome here. Frequently we bring
cars back to active duty
that have been long stowed as the emotional appeal of these cars run deep. Many
owners are reluctant to let their cars go even though the car may be in dire
straights. As human beings, our lives pass through
many phases and levels of responsibility so sometimes favorite cars are
stowed until a more "free" or financially advantageous time arrives and owners
and their favorite cars can play together once again.
Our real world experience will greatly enhance an owners driving pleasure and this is what these cars are all about. The well equipped automotive artisans employed here (also known as automotive restorationists or restoration artistes) are skilled in the ways of fine craftsmanship and possess considerable product and technical knowledge learned from working upon and studying mechanical and electronic designs used on these cars for many years as well as successfully and continuously completing difficult assignments every day of our five day work week.
One of our guys is a retired Formula One race car mechanic/fabricator whose resume includes working for Lamborghini in Modena Italy for four years. Another of our specialists has been employed here for over 20 years, has restored countless cars and has amassed a huge range of experiences and daily solves the complex problems that come our way. We perform bench work for mechanically minded enthusiasts and shops that have chosen to have us perform critical and safety related aspects of their restoration projects as well as perform all manner of services. Successful workmanship on fine cars or anything else requires highly refined skills earned from many years of learning experiences. In many circumstances, automotive shops and owners can move the required work forward by sending us critical or complex components for proper and speedy as possible rebuilding or repairs.
Our hours of operation are from 9 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. central standard time during weekdays. Weekends we are closed but e-mails come in 24/7 from all over the planet.
Here is a photo of part of our model car collection in the reception area which
is sort of a museum. As a matter of interest for potential
visitors, the restoration shop and our parts people stay very busy.
The nature of this business is of course very interesting to enthusiasts wanting
to 'wander" about. However as our primary focus is concentrating on doing
good works and meeting obligations to our clients, we are unable to
give personal tours so that we can continue
to perform automotive services as well as
make restoration dreams come true. We have done so for astute, sensible,
intelligent, fun loving and sharp dressed clients for 31 years in Houston,
Texas.
Car owners in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, New Orleans, California, New York, Mexico, Canada, Louisiana, Brazil, Oklahoma, Italy, California, Guatemala, New England, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Florida, Ecuador, Spain, France, Michigan, Hawaii, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia, England, Venezuela and the Philippines or anywhere may find transporting their cars to us well worth a bit of effort as unskilled workmanship by those unfamiliar with the intricacies of special cars can carry a heavy cost.
Our
highly regarded
service
department
possesses many vintage factory special tools.
We offer extensive high performance Weber and Dellorto carburetor tuning and
rebuilding services. We refurbish select
interiors with fresh leathers and fine quality carpeting in the original styling.
Comuniquese con nosotros por e-mail (por corréo electrónico)
para sus piezas de automóbiles Ingleses y de Mercedes Benz"
We are
a
world wide distributor for
Pertronix Electronic Ignitions and performance
products that replace
antique and unreliable point
style ignitions with tiny (inside the distributor where it cannot be seen) state
of the art electronic ignitions available in both positive and negative grounds
for MG, Triumph, Jaguar, Rolls Royce Silver Cloud and many Bentleys, Mercedes
Benz 6.3, 3.5, 280 and just about any car or machine that uses ignition points.
We fit these ignitions to just about every points style car that comes in the
shop. Owners appreciate the vastly increased reliability and smooth performance. Own a forklift or a pump
of some sort that uses points? We can probably help. These ignitions and hot 40K and 45K volt coils have wide applications for farm
machinery and industrial engines as well as cars of all sorts. A link to the full catalog
with applications and technical information is included on our Pertronix information page.
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We supply Covercraft custom fit car covers in a range of nice materials for just about any car. We also offer protective seat covers for your doggie friends. Check our Spare Parts Page.
Cars for Sale!
Have a gaze at interesting cars we have available! Restored and finished cars, good street cars and unfinished yet worthy projects are available for consideration now. We also offer intensive pre sale inspections on any car being considered for purchase.
The inside pages of our website help illustrate the vast array of parts and services we offer with many photos of typical works in progress so have fun exploring our site as it has many pathways and destinations and if any questions arise, just ask!
Directions by car or foot are down below somewhere...
The Sum of all Fears
We don't think a car is supposed to drive like a heap of junk because the car is an older model. We reserve such judgments for cars that actually have devolved into a heap o' junk based on many factors other than year model. Great cars have been built for over a hundred years and all special interest cars have their unique charms. An owner with a 1993 XJ6 told us about an unpleasant automotive experience. He was advised, by a car dealer, to get rid of his "old" car and buy a new model because the car needed some routine mechanical work. We repaired the car and the owner became a happier fellow as he saved a considerable sum by not purchasing a new car he did not want. He liked his trusty "old" car.
A car will drive as well as the average condition of the total sum of all the parts on the car.
Quality parts and a shop such as ours that seeks to properly care for vehicles and owners automotive requirements with a long term view are a natural combination. Worn out parts will cause any car to drive like a wallowy old lump no matter the age of the vehicle. Who willingly wants to drive a car that steers like the Titanic or rides like a wheel barrow?
quidvis recte factum quamvis humile
praeclarum (whatsoever is rightly
done, however humble, is noble)
An interesting human phenomena is that many owner/drivers simply do not know or perhaps no longer remember what their car is or was supposed to drive like. For example, suppose the car in question is older than the owner? The car might be the only similar car an owner has recent and intimate experience driving and thus there is no tangible personal reference experience. In other situations whereby an owner may have owned a car for a long while, the car and the owner are slowly mellowing together through the years as old friends will do and normal wear and tear in the suspension or steering or slow deterioration in the cars performance can be subtle but certain. Owners are constantly amazed by how well their cars drive after we rebuild a particular system or restore an entire car for them.
Typically, owners may buy a car and just assume it is what it is instead of it is what it was or it was what it is now. ( Got that? Now repeat it 25 times.)
We believe a car can be whatever we build it into by properly sorting out known ailments, adding effective yet subtle enhancements and working out potential problems before they occur. Our goal of course is to return a car to an owner in such a condition that the car will perform well for a long time without problems. We believe in educating our clients about their car and what the possibilities can be. If you don't know, how can you know better?
A question we often hear is, " Why should I spend all that money fixing my trusty and much beloved old car that has given me countless hours of fun when I probably cannot sell it for the restoration cost?"
Well, what objects of desire are worth what was paid right after purchase? A new car loses lots of value when first driven from the car lot. Most products have little monetary value after purchase and are difficult to sell for much. For example, the resale value of a newly purchased expensive leather couch is very little. We buy these products simply to do the job they were purchased for. In stark contrast are certain cars in good condition that deliver continuous pleasure for protracted periods and still maintain considerable value that in many cases hold steady or rise. The enjoyment of owning and driving a fun car cannot be accurately nor quantitatively measured with traditional accounting methods. Having a great time driving a cool Austin Healey or Bentley is just that.
Personal service and attention to detail are intrinsic aspects of our services as details matter a great deal. Our firms are not affiliated with other companies that may or may not have similar names or may otherwise be engaged in any aspect of the automotive business. Feel free to use any catalog, parts book, website or whatever to order parts from us or just tell us what you want and we can work up quotes and availability. We work with factory part numbers or vague descriptions for that matter. We are doing our small part to save trees, stamps, ink and lessen trash by not publishing paper catalogs. Click here to go to the parts page.
Indulgences...
For those interested in photos and descriptions of restoration work on a few of the fine cars upon which we have performed in depth restoration work, click here!
As we are not politicians or famous actors, we are much too shy to post our faces all over the internet.
So instead of us, here are photos
of
FiFi, 
our
extremely sociable shop cat. She wandered in one day looking for a handout,
decided we were ok and decided to stay.
FiFi enjoys looking over Scotty's shoulder from time to time to make
sure he is ordering enough cat food for the week.
In this photo, FiFi was more than a bit annoyed from waking up to a camera flashing in her face
during her afternoon siesta in an empty parts bin.
We support many animal rescue groups and also foster and board dogs awaiting adoptions with organizations such as www.e-rescue-houston.org and www.scoutshonor.petfinder.com These dedicated groups have fine dogs of every breed, shape and size. These dogs would love to be a part of your cool family.
Scotty's wife does a daily Pacifica radio program called "Adopt a Friend" that helps find homes for rescued dogs, cats, horses and rabbits. Some of the the theme songs are, " Find Some Bunnies to Love" inspired by the Jefferson Airplane and "What's Up Pussycat?" sung by Tom Jones. The show can be heard on KPFT 90.1 FM in Houston.
Life is more fun with a dog. We have three so we have lots of fun.
These dogs can be transported to most to places in the USA as the animal rescue groups around the country support each other and have their ways. Check out www.huskyhaven.org for information and pictures of Siberians that would like a nice home. They have some really beautiful dogs.
Isis is no longer available for
adoption as we took her into our family. When we picked her up from the Houston
pound, she had a bad lung infection that almost killed her. Isis spent six weeks
at a kindly vets clinic being nursed back to health. She is such a lovely dog
with a sweet personality, the vet could not give up on her. If you are
interested in adopting dogs like Isis or any dog, contact the animal
rescue groups in your area or at any of the links above.
Background and personal stuff
Long ago, well before cell phones or the internet had been invented or before much of anything commercially digital was available, Scotty MacClymonds began his affection for fine automobiles and dogs as small child riding around in his father's cars, a much beloved 1956 Buick Special and later when the love faded, a 1959 Buick Invicta convertible. Scotty's first car was a very well used (beat up) 1963 Austin Healey Sprite. This car was replaced a few years later by a fine 1966 Austin Healey 3000 BJ8 which he still owns and there has been a long succession of vintage British cars and Mercedes in his stable thereafter. He worked for Mercedes Benz and Lotus Cars between semesters whilst in college in the early seventies and developed an increasing interest for fine looking and driving cars. Thus the unusual marriage of British cars, Mercedes Benz and the occasional Maserati in our service bays has a certain twisted logic. Scotty founded Sport and Classic Car Company in the fall of 1976 as a full service and restoration shop and in 1982 opened the British Car Parts Company division which soon morphed into Billions of Car Parts Company for over the counter and world wide e-commerce automotive parts sales.
As a disability rights
advocate
and polio survivor and sort of general purpose disability emissary, Scotty
produced and hosted Access This! The Disability Radio Show for four
years. The show
won the 2005 Barbara Jordan Media Award and featured a variety of people with disabilities speaking about
their lives and how they deal with a disability. The show featured music from players like Dr.
John, CCR, Django Reinhardt, Chopin, Duke Ellington, Leslie West, Les Paul, Iron
Butterfly, Patty Larkin, The Chieftains, Vladimir Horowitz and more. Prominent doctors from the private fields,
the VA and various experts spoke about what's happening in the medical world on a featured physical or
mental disability or perhaps about research into stem cells or the sexuality of
people with spinal cord injuries. Scotty was a speaker on Nightline
focusing on Hurricane Katrina with
Ted Koppel questioning experts about how effective rapid response will
be for evacuating people with disabilities from disaster areas when our US
government policy emphasis cutting funding for all social programs for people that need help
such as veterans with disabilities. Military veterans and experts explained what
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is, what happened to them and how
our government is helping them or not. Attorneys explained ADA
issues and legal remedies and politicians make remarks about laws that directly
affect people with disabilities. Scotty was appointed to the Houston Mayors
Commission on Disabilities in 2006.
To read answers to a questionnaire from the CTD ( Coalition of Texans with Disabilities) about the views of currant Democratic Presidential candidates go to this link.
http://www.cotwd.org/questionaire.pdf
Scotty collects British and Mercedes dealer oriented automobile and advertising signage, antique electrical fans and early electrical motors. We also buy old British car dealer stocks and new old stock parts and buy lots of used parts from time to time as well. Bring them down!
Sales and inquiries: Britishparts@britishcarpartsco.com
Our physical address:
Sport and Classic Car Company
10525 Airline Drive
Houston, Texas 77037
U.S.A.
281.448.4739
The contents of our website are subject to change at any moment with new thumbnail photos and material as inspiration strikes! Please check back from time to time as interesting jobs come through and various cars are offered for sale. Hit refresh and check out our car photo rotisserie at the top of this page.
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