Our Journal

At Fiennes Engineering you will find skills as rare as the engines we restore, and it all began in the heartland of the UK automotive industry. Our story is of one of creating a world leading business by bringing together two existing enterprises with a reputation for excellence that was second to none.  Coventry Boring […]

The skills required in any sector of engineering are along the same lines – precision, attention to detail, confidence and accuracy. Our engineers have all of these attributes, but with the requirements of the automotive trade, in particular those vehicles where parts are no longer available, an ability to adapt and think outside the box […]

The skills required in any sector of engineering are along the same lines – precision, attention to detail, confidence and accuracy. Our engineers have all of these attributes, but with the requirements of the automotive trade, in particular those vehicles where parts are no longer available, an ability to adapt and think outside the box […]

The skills required in any sector of engineering are along the same lines – precision, attention to detail, confidence and accuracy. Our engineers have all of these attributes, but with the requirements of the automotive trade, in particular those vehicles where parts are no longer available, an ability to adapt and think outside the box […]

There are many interesting engine models that pass through the roller shutter door of Fiennes Engineering. All are important but sometimes a little more appreciation is required when the engine surpasses the 100 year old mark. So when Frank, our Technical Director, told me Fiennes Engineering had been asked to assist with the repair of […]

Car SOS is an incredibly popular TV programme on National Geographic that began in 2013 and is now in its 9th Series. Presented by Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend it has captured the hearts and imagination of viewers by restoring vehicles that have been nominated by a relative or friend without the knowledge of their […]

Adding to our catalogue of work on rare and unusual engines such as vintage tractors, industrial machinery and aero-engines, Frank Martin and his team at Fiennes Engineering have just carried out a job on an early Schacht automobile engine. The Schacht Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles from 1904 that was started by […]

The first commercially successful petrol-powered general-purpose tractor was built by British inventor Dan Albone in 1901. He went on to form Ivel Agricultural Motors Limited and, very much to the point, called his machine the Ivel Agricultural Motor. The word tractor as we are familiar with today did not come into common use until later. It […]

In 1971 as a result of escalating costs incurred in the development of the RB211 jet engine Rolls-Royce was bankrupt.  The aero-engine business was nationalised and the then profitable car business passed to a new company, eventually to be sold to Vickers.  It was important to maintain the profitability and within this scheme the needs […]