We're delighted to announce that the winner of this year's Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards is the Series 1 Land Rover Chassis 860001 which was completed on 19 July 1948. It is the first-ever official production Land Rover and is known as JUE 477. Huge congratulations to Julian Shoolheifer and his team who did such an amazing job on the preservation! We were very honoured to be asked to help with this sensitive restoration. We were tasked with straightening the body pane

This years Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace was the setting for the unveiling of JUE477. The first ever production Land Rover from 1948. Since being found it has undergone a very careful preservation restoration by Julian Shoolheifer Ltd. We were honoured to be tasked with straightening the body panels whilst retaining the patina. This was both a challenge and a pleasure. Seeing the finished article at Concours this weekend was fantastic and to top it off it won b