Projects

Machines brought back

Every machine that came through the Rusty Love workshop. Pick one to see its story, the moment it fired, and the photos.

Moved onKate, 1969 Mk1 Ford CapriBarn find with a seized engine. Stripped to the shell, rebuilt, driving again.See the build ▸Moved onCherry, 1969 Mk1 Ford CapriCherry-red barn find. Will it start? The whole revival in one big video.See the revival ▸Moved on1955 Ford Pop hot rod3-litre Ford V6, silent for over ten years, fired up live.See the build ▸Still here1985 Mk2 Ford TransitBig Red. From purchase to daily workhorse, with a Weber conversion.See the build ▸Moved onAustin-Healey Frogeye, 3.5 V8A tiny car with a Rover V8 squeezed in. Troubleshooting, tuning and paint.See the build ▸Moved onVW Beetle ‘PUE’A 1972 Super Beetle: cold starts, spannering and a Weber conversion.See the build ▸Small stuffMowers, mopeds and odd enginesChainsaws, a water pump engine, a hand-cranked Beetle engine, a 1912 Triumph motorbike engine and more, all Rusty Loved.Watch them ▸?The next oneTwo 2-stroke engines and a tandem racer bicycle are in the queue. Or your dead engine.Send it in ▸

Got something knackered or seized?Mowers, motorbikes, engines, anything that’s been left to rot. Tell me about it.