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About Craner Classics
Welcome to Craner Classics, home of rejuvenated, marvellously preserved and completely overhauled chariots of yesteryear.
So few people owned cars all those years ago that it was in manufacturers' interests to build them solidly - thus gaining a reputation for reliability and durability, which in turn encouraged ever more folk to buy their vehicles. Nowadays if cars lasted this long the manufacturers would have all gone bust years ago!
What makes these cars classics goes far beyond what's under the bonnet. The sturdy seats, the thick steel of the panels, the straightforwardness of the engines, the rich bold colour schemes - the cars of the classic era all seem so honest, so sensible, so elegant compared with many of today's offerings.
Our business would never have been possible without the magnificent contribution made to motoring history by such companies as Morris, Riley and Austin.
And those clever chaps who in the early part of the twentieth century invested their time, money and effort to make British car-making what it was when many of these cars were first produced.
Of course engines were a lot less complicated then, although just as if not more reliable. Our customers often tell us how delighted their elderly mechanic was to discover he would get to service an engine he knew inside out all those years ago.
Take the trusty A-series engine which features in many of BMC's cars, Austin's flagship engine throughout the 1970s and beyond - these fine examples of traditional British engineering have made it so much easier for us to restore and maintain our cars over the years.
The ecosystem which grew up around the British motor industry in its heyday has meant many of the companies who help restore our cars to such a high standard have been able to specialise and excel thanks to many of the engines being so uncomplicated, whether in Riley's, Morris's or Austin's, and even in the powerhouses found in Jaguars and Rolls-Royce's.
That's not to say we at Craner Classics only deal with British cars - we also help restore and rehouse time-honoured cars built overseas, whether sturdy Volvos, renowned Marcedes or Italian stallions. We realise other countries produced their own classics, some of them much loved in the UK.
Besides the robust bodywork and those reliable engines, just climbing inside one of these cars instantly transports you back to a different era.
The materials used are part of the allure - whether real wood or veneer, thick leather hide or tough vinyl, the reassuring functionality of so many cars from years gone by adds to the magic.
And it's a magic we at Craner Classics take pleasure in preserving and sharing.
Whether it's 1930s Tourers or 1980s Cortina's or anything in between - from Riley's to Austin's to Humber's to Jaguars and beyond - it's a great feeling when somebody buys a car they've adored for decades.
Here at Craner's we feel honoured to help carry on the tradition of classic cars, as we have done successfully now for more than forty years. And loved every minute of it.
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