Omicron Engineering

read moreOmicron Engineering is the UK's leading authority on classic Lancia vehicles, offering a fast worldwide mail order parts service, as well as fully equipped workshops offering full or partial restorations including bodywork and trim, engine and gearbox rebuilds, servicing, uprades as well as full competition preparation services. We also offer vehicle transportation services and vehicle inspections for those considering purchase or require independent expert assessment.

read moreOmicron Engineering is always looking for skilled staff to join our team, and finding staff is getting increasingly difficult. The modern car industry has adopted a replace rather than repair business model with computer diagnosis equipment telling the operator what to replace and as such the old fashioned ways are dying out and most modern garage staff are inadequately equipped to make the jump from modern to classic cars. Older cars are different, there are no diagnostic ports to interrogate, and whilst a surprising amount of parts are available, many are not and therefore require restoration, refurbishment or repair, or the adaption of something that is available and making it work.

read moreThe theory is simple - to strip down, repair and rebuild a car to a condition at least comparable to which it left the factory when new. The reality is often significantly more complicated, as you often encounter unexpected problems or setbacks such as poor previous repairs, or misguided attempts to improve the car at some point in the cars history, which may need to be undone during the course of the rebuild. The body will be stripped of paints and primers, back to bare metal, to which repairs are made - cutting and grinding out rust, fabricating replacement panels as required, before refitting, surfacing, priming, painting and polishing.