Who are we - The Team
Philip Glanville - Director, MD
Originally from Ireland, trained and worked as a fabricator & CAD draftsman for an engineering company. Early on in his career, Philip carried out full restoration of classic Mini's, having always had a passion for classic cars & motorbikes. After relocating to UK, he became a general mechanic and assembler, was then promoted to manage a substantial Workshop for 16 years at Suffolk Sportscars Ltd. In his sparetime, Philip enjoys preserving a VWT4 Westfalia Californian Campervan.
After the demise of SSC, Philip secured a long term lease for the Old Engineering workshops, enabling Suffolk Classic Services Ltd to be formed & expand. The main players of the SSC service workshop joined Philip with the aim to provide continued expert quality service and maintenance to customers old and new! The company is now expanding with new and interesting cars, customers and staff!
Mike Tink - Multi talented, Electrical installation and diagnostic wizard, Parts Sales & Purchase manager
Mike trained and worked for 12 years at a car electronics company, After gaining considerable experience. he moved to a car restoration company as a body restoration mechanic including carrying out mechanIcal and electronic upgrades. Mike continued his career working for Suffolk Sportscars for 15 yrs, building replica SS100 and C types; promoted to Parts manager and became invaluable to the company for all his talents. In his spare time, Mike has restored many of his own classics, including 18 classic mini's!
Technicians - Dave, Kevin, Tommy & George
Dave - Service and restoration technician, 33 years of experience maintaining classic and modern cars, 5 years working at Suffolk Sportscars.
Kevin - Service technician & MOT tester. Almost 40 years experience! More recently employed by us as an IVA prep technician.
Tommy - Service and restoration technician, has many years of experience in the restoration field.
George - Junior mechanic with a keen interest in engineering and classic cars.
Suffolk Classic Services are hiring for an experienced mechanic.
Please see below.
JOIN OUR TEAM - VACANCIES
Classic - Technician
Suffolk Classic Services are expanding and are always looking to welcome the skills of a new mechanic. A positive, can do attitude is essential. Interested candidates should apply with your CV to philip@suffolkclassicservices.com.
Self-employed, part-time or fulltime, all considered.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Jaguar XKR
“ The team at Suffolk Classic Services are the first people I go to when I need work done to my Jaguars. From regular servicing through to diagnosing and fixing problems, they have proved to be very reliable in getting my cars back on the road. Regular updates on progress, advice on parts needed and highly skilled mechanics make this a business I would recommend"
A.D. Feb 2022
Jaguar XKR
"The people at Suffolk Classic Services have looked after my Jaguar XKR for four years and in that time, over issues large and small, I have always received, efficient, enthusiastic, friendly and dedicated service. They are genuinely interested in the car and its owner and that makes a big difference compared to some other garages I have used. Above all, you can trust them".
H.P. Feb 2022
1966 MGB Roadster
"I have recently discovered Suffolk Classic Services and feel very fortunate that they now look after my first ever classic car! I recently purchased a beautiful 1966 MGB Roadster which is my pride and joy, however, I have no understanding of mechanics. Philip and his team at Suffolk Classic Services have had my MGB in their garage twice now for various repairs and upgrades and also on their advice, for some pre-emptive work. I have found them to be highly professional, extremely thorough and also, incredibly prompt. When my MGB came to a halt on the side of the road during the recent holidays, through their contacts it was collected and in their workshop literally within an hour of breaking down and back with me fully repaired very shortly after that! As I don't have any mechanical experience, I am also very grateful that they show patience with me by explaining matters. I appreciate that they provide regular updates when my car is with them. Also that they contact me before undertaking additional items of work that they recommend should also be done. Now that I use Suffolk Classic Services, I am able to enjoy the benefits of classic car ownership without having to worry about finding somebody I can trust to look after the mechanical side of things! As a final positive, Suffolk Classic Services are located in one of Suffolk's prettiest villages just a short stroll from a stunning picture-postcard pub which is always worth visiting for lunch, when my car is with them!" SR Feb 2022