For years the description ‘shed built’ conjured up images of hurriedly thrown together scooters, rattle can paint jobs and sub-standard parts. More recently it’s become a badge of honour, with some show-winning efforts emerging from sheds and home workshops across the country. Among the finest of these builders are Gary Holmes and Eric Jarvis.
Although you can find them on Facebook as ‘West Yorkshire Lambretta Restorations’, their painstaking work is very much a side hustle to their day jobs. However, don’t for one moment make an assumption that part time means halfhearted. At first sight