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Barney's Vlog

Your regular dose of Classic Heroes

With decades of experience restoring, maintaining and racing performance and classic cars, Barney Halse can offer you rare insight into what it takes to keep your car running as it should, as well as the modern classic car market and the various things to consider when looking at buying that one special machine.

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Barney lives and breathes BMW in all its forms, from everything made by M GmbH, through to the unique cars fettled by Alpina, as well as the iconic variants of 3 series, 5 series and 7 series, such as the E30, E34, E28 and E38. But that's not where his expertise ends - Barney and the team at Classic Heroes have a wealth of experience with other performance cars, such as the Porsche 911, Mercedes AMG and hot hatchbacks such as the Peugeot 205 GTi, Golf GTi, Golf R32 and Renault Clio Williams to name just a few.

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Watch Barney's Vlog to see what's new in our workshop and experience what it's like to work on and maintain some very special classic and modern classic cars.

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Artwerk: Fun Fun Fun in der Autobarn
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Artwerk: Fun Fun Fun in der Autobarn

Our new Storage Barn Artwork, watch the project take shape.
BMW E36 M3 3.0 Restoration
02:38

BMW E36 M3 3.0 Restoration

This was a great project to be involved with. It was always going to be tricky to find an E36 M3 to fit the bill and it had to be a 3.0 litre for this chap. He struck gold and after our inspection and due diligence this example was purchased. It was now time for the car to pass through our workshop and working closely with him we drew up a plan of structural, mechanical, cosmetic and future proofing work. There was was one underlying detail the customer kept stressing to us! "This one Barney, will get driven”!
Video Diary 23 Dec 20
02:35

Video Diary 23 Dec 20

Before the stockings go up, here's a quick look at what we've been up to over the last few days.
Video Diary 11 Dec 20
03:31

Video Diary 11 Dec 20

Barney gives you an update on all the cool things we've had in our workshop over the last week.
Video Diary 04 Dec 20
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Video Diary 04 Dec 20

A look at what we've been working on this week in Barney's Vlog.
Video Diary 27 Nov 20
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Video Diary 27 Nov 20

End of week round up on what's been going on in the workshop this week.
Normality Slowly Returns
03:25

Normality Slowly Returns

3 Weeks in after returning back to work from lockdown, Barney gives an update of what's going on in the workshop.
This glorious E30 320IS
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This glorious E30 320IS

Take a look at this stunning BMW E30 320IS with S14 Engine.
BMW E9 3.0 Coupe Sill Construction & Restoration Explained
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BMW E9 3.0 Coupe Sill Construction & Restoration Explained

BMW E9 3.0 Coupe Sill Construction & Restoration Explained
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