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- A visit to DK
Engineering
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- September 21, 1998
- A
renowned name in the business
- A
nice array of cars assembled in one place
- Sales
and Service
One day after the great Goodwood
Motor Circuit Revival Meeting, I had the
opportunity to visit David Cottingham's DK
Engineering in Watford, Hertfordshire, one of
Europe's leading restoration companies for
classic Ferrari cars.
 
The
workshop's location in the London suburb is
relatively hidden in a trading estate in
Rickmansworth Road. Having entered the shop, the
first thing one will probably notice is the
almost clinical atmosphere which is very adequate
for the "patients": standing side by
side are some of the most desirable Ferrari ever
built.
During my visit, I could see again
some of the cars which had been part of the
abovementioned Revival Meeting: Nicolaus
Springer's 860 Monza (s/n 0604M) and 250 GTO '62
(s/n 4153GT), Carlos Monteverde's 410 Sport
Spider Scaglietti (s/n 0596CM) and of course
David Cottingham's personal 500 TRC (s/n
0682MDTR). From the collections of Mr. Springer
and Mr. Monteverde one could also see two genuine
365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione, s/n 16363 and s/n
15667.
  
A
250 LM s/n 5901 was in the final stage of a
ground-up restoration. The car had been sold to a
collector in the UK in recent time and now sports
a new livery of red with a white stripe. Paul
Vestey's 1956 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Scaglietti
TdF s/n 0677GT was on a lift while Ihm's 1957
example, s/n 0925GT, was undergoing a complete
engine job.
 
But
DK Engineering is not only an address for owners
of particularly rare historic Ferrari, but also
for less spectacular models of the marque. For
example, a 330 GTC, a 512 BBi and a 412 were
being worked on during my visit.
Although DK Engineering do not run a
showroom, sales of both classic and contemporary
Ferrari cars are undertaken as well. For info on
the current stock, one should contact David
Cottingham's son Jeremy.
-
Andreas Birner
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