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  • James Miller, Foursys, Sophos, Chess, Belcher Engineering

    James Miller (Director)

    James ran a successful cyber security business for many years, before selling it to a Telco.

    With a passion for Classics and in particular American Classics (having owned several) it was time to get involved in a business close to his heart.

  • Sarah Miller, Belcher Engineering.

    Sarah Miller (Director)

    Sarah worked at a building society before becoming a full time mum. Now her organisational skills are put to the test looking after the businesses accounts.

  • Charlotte Stone, Belcher Engineering

    Charlotte Stone (The Parts Lady)

    Charlotte has been in the business for many years and used to run it alongside Gary. Now she lends her wealth of experience assisting in parts enquiries, the website and events.

  • Darren Thatcher, Belcher Engineering

    Darren Thatcher (The Parts Man)

    Darrens Passion for all things cars have lead to a wealth of skills, with a particular focus on Parts.

    From advising on Restorations to handling parts enquiries, Darren is a well known face of the business.

  • Sidney Thatcher, Belcher Engineering

    Sidney Thatcher (Mechanic)

    Sidney has a passion for Vintage Cars, which explains why he has a hotrod Model A. Sidney gets involved in our Vintage Car Rally Preparations and Restomod conversions.

  • Matt Way, Belcher Engineering

    Matt Way (Precision Engineer)

    Likely the smartest person here, he fixes and makes things thats others simply cant. The go to person, when the bolt on kit..doesnt bolt on.

  • Robert Godwin, Belcher Engineering

    Rob Godwin (Mechanic)

    Rob has a wealth of experience with vintage and classic cars. A qualified MOT checker and a can do attitude, which is why we give him the best jobs :-)

  • Andrew Godwin, Belcher Engineering

    Andrew Godwin (Mechanic)

    Andrew has worked at Belchers for well over 25 Years. There isnt much in the Vintage Car World that Andrew hasnt done. Like a Landrover Gearbox into a Model A Ford or a gas operated clutch mechanism.

  • Trevor Howard, Belcher Engineering

    Trevor Howard (Mechanic)

    Trevor previously worked for a Nissan Dealership. At Belchers he seems to be attracted to Buicks, Cadillacs and the occasional Mustang or at least thats what we give him.

  • David Howard, Belcher Engineering

    David Howard (Mechanic)

    David Joined from an Independent Porche specialist, where the computer was telling him no. Today David gets heavily involved in restoration projects with a very methodic approach.

  • Gary Miller, Belcher Engineering.

    Gary Miller

    The Former owner of the business, who has now retired. Although you will occasionally see him helping out in an advisory position..in between frequent Gin and Tonics.

  • Vintage Car Rally Preparation

    Dear Belchers, could you transform my Vintage Car so that its suitable for Rallying Across the Sahara?

    -We can certainly help and have done this on several occations before.

  • Restomod

    Dear Belchers, If I could just have the timeless looks of a classic car, but with more modern driving dynamics, improved reliability, better brakes, better lights, satnav, aircon and more power from the engine.

    If I buy this car, could you transform it for me?

    -No problem, we have transformed many classic vehicles before and can talk through and deliver on your requirements.

  • Front Differential Change

    Dear Belchers, nobody wants to undertake a front diff change on my Chevy 4x4, is this something you can do?

    -No problem, happy to Help.

  • Left to Right Hand Conversion

    I have an E type Jaguar, can you convert it to RHD?

    -We can certainly help with this.

  • Restore my Car

    I have an XK Jaguar, can you restore it and make it a good road worthy vehicle?

    -We can certainly help with this.

  • Partial Restoration

    Can restore my classic pickup to full rolling chassis setup, so that I can then address the bodywork?

    -No problem, happy to do partial projects.

Belcher Engineering BE Automotive Suffolk

Located in Suffolk, Between Bury St Edmunds and Diss. However we take projects from all over the country and use a transport agent to pickup and collect vehicles.

The Mainline to London Train Station is 8 miles away (Diss). Stansted Airport is 65 Miles.

Postcode IP221NA

Find out what we do.

About Belchers (Classic Cars, Precision Engineering, Restomods)

  • Established over 40 years
  • Remained in family ownership throughout
  • Customer focussed
  • A dedicated team of professionals, passionate about their work

Belcher Engineering believes in keeping Vintage, Classic and American cars on the road for future generations to marvel and enjoy.  From the driving experience of a vintage vehicle to the sound of a rumbling V8 muscle car, our services are designed to help you keep your car on the road.

Examples of the services we offer:

  • Online and telephone car parts service for Vintage Ford (Model A, B and V8 etc.) and American Cars from the 1930s onwards.
    • Hard to find parts, we can source and supply with our expertise.
  • Full car restoration
  • Vintage/Classic/American car rally preparation with many examples being prepared for the ‘Peking to Paris’ and the ‘Flying Scotsman’
  • Full Mechanical overhauls
  • Period or modern component upgrades (engines, gearboxes etc.)
  • Servicing, repairs, and maintenance (No job too small)

 

Everything we do at BE Precision is based on giving our customers the best quality and service. 

We specialise in the manufacture of components and repairs with a service that’s second to none.

Examples of the services we offer:

  • Hi-tech manufacturing of components for a variety of industries, examples including Food Processing and Food manufacture, Agricultural industries and Automotive specialised/bestoke manufacture.
  • One off component manufacture and small batch cnc runs and new product development
  • General fabrication projects
  • Repair services, including repair of agricultural equipment
  • Straight cut gear manufacture
  • Keyway slotting and spline
  • Other services include:
    • Turning, Milling, Grinding, Welding, Line Boring, Broaching keys

Belcher Engineering Ltd
The Workshop
Briar Lane
Rickinghall
Diss
Suffolk
IP22 1NA

Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Sat - Sun​​: Closed

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