WE featured Series I restorer and parts manufacturer CKD Shop in the December 2021 issue of LRM when we looked at two beautiful 80in vehicles, CKD’s Build Numbers 3 and 4, both of which had been restored to concours condition. I had an interesting conversation at the time with the company’s founders, Alex Massey and Rob Sprason, about their upcoming projects, and they told me about their plans to complete CKD’s first patina restoration.
Interest in preserving care-worn paint and body panels that bear the scars of a lifetime has been increasing steadily over the past couple of years and, while there’s a lot to admire in a meticulous and painstaking restoration to better than new condition, an old Land Rover is only original once. Rob and Alex both own 1948 vehicles that are of historical significance and have restored them as patina vehicles, so they have hands-on experience of such projects, as well as a strong personal interest in this type of work. They promised to invite me back to see the finished vehicle, and that’s why I’m once again at the CKD works in Southam, Warwickshire.