Painting the body

Painting is probably the one job all builders outsource, myself included. Finding a decent paint shop can be difficult and many come from personal recommendation. In my case I used Berkshire Body shop based in Newbury who do all the paintwork for Sovereign Cars of Whitchurch (Cobra specialists). Taking a staggering four weeks and nearly £4,500 (DAX and most of their customers use SMS, who charge around £3,500) the end result is sensational. The reason for the rather lengthy timescale is due mainly to preparation, and my shut lines pay testimony to the skills of Andy who did all the work on my Tojeiro.

The colour is my very own, based on a Maseratti blue, the exact mix being a trade secret!

Interior trim

The final throws of the build, apart from refitting everything after spraying, is the interior. I used the luxury trim kit from DAX. My colour scheme as you can see is cream leather with blue piping and carpets - probably the most popular combination.