About

A workshop, not a showroom

Patina started in a two-bay shed with one promise: tell owners the truth about their car, and do the work like it was ours.

4,200

Cars serviced since 1986

years on Mill Lane

Full restorations completed

The team

Five people who still get their hands dirty

No account managers and no call centre. The person you speak to is the person who works on your car.

Tom Hartley

Founder & workshop manager

Anya Brennan

Senior technician

Callum Reid

Body & paint

Priya Shah

Trim & upholstery

Ollie Marsh

Sales & storage

Why us

What owners notice first

Marque specialists

We work on a handful of marques and know them properly, from the parts that fail to the way they should drive.

Written quotes first

You get a written price, parts list and time before any work starts. If something changes, we ask first.

Photo updates every week

We photograph what we find and send updates every Friday, so you can see the work without driving over.

12-month work guarantee

Everything we fit and every job we do is guaranteed for twelve months, parts and labour.

Visit

Come and see the workshop

Address

The Old Coachworks, Mill Lane, Wyncombe, Gloucestershire GL7 5PW

Opening hours

Mon – Fri 8:00 – 17:30 Sat 9:00 – 13:00 (collections only)

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Honest about what the car needed, and just as honest about what it didn’t.

— Richard

Porsche 911 2.7 owner

They found an electrical fault three other garages had missed, in under two hours.

— Anna

Alfa Romeo Spider owner

The build diary was the best part. I could see every weld.

— Helen

Jaguar E-Type owner

I bought the Defender without seeing it. It was exactly as described, down to the dent in the tailgate.

— Martin

Land Rover Defender owner

My Pagoda lives in their climate store. It comes out every spring running better than I left it.

— Claire

Mercedes 230 SL owner

Proper people. They explain things without making you feel stupid.

— Dev

Mini Cooper S owner