Crosthwaite & Gardiner is a British historic racing car restoration company founded in 1969 in East Sussex by mechanic Dick Crosthwaite and restoration engineer John Gardiner. They started out building, restoring, maintaining and optimising Bugatti race cars, but over time they have built a reputation and competence for all kinds of vintage race cars, for full restorations and for custom parts.[1][2]
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | building, restoring, maintaining and optimising vintage race cars |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Website | https://crosthwaiteandgardiner.com/ |
Notable cooperations
editDue to their extensive competence Crosthwaite & Gardiner have been appointed to restore vintage Silver Arrows by Mercedes-Benz, like the 1939 Mercedes-Benz W154, and Audi, like the 1939 Auto Union Type D Grand Prix model, and also vintage racers by Bugatti[2], Maserati Birdcage and Jaguar E-type.[1] In addition they have built replicas of I.e Dymaxion car for Norman Foster, and Auto Union Schnellsportwagen and Auto Union Lucca by Audi.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Historic Race Manufacturer | Our History | C & G". Crosthwaite & Gardiner. UK. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- 1 2 Mills, James (2021-04-19). "Making history with Crosthwaite & Gardiner". Hagerty UK. Retrieved 2026-05-10.