I got the used valve cover that I purchased from you this morning. It is in great shape, so I sand blasted it painted it high heat flame red and installed it this afternoon. The one that I put on after restoring it leaked oil everywhere and I paid $150 for it. If I could find a way to send you a picture, I think you would be almost as impressed as I am now. I wish I had found you sooner. The car is a 1975 Triumph Spitfire 1500. thank you and now you are in my BOOK Bill Fuller read more

British Auto Works - the cover you sent me and I received today. All sandblasted, painted and installed - Auto Repair Near Me - North Plains, Oregon

I have nothing but the best to say for British Auto Works. Their work went above and beyond my high expectations. It took a long time to get scheduled in, but it was worth it. With Spring coming, I can hardly wait to get out and celebrate. Thank you British Auto Works. Dana read more

I went there with a friend for a MG part. They were kind enough to take the time to help with detailed instructions and threw in some small parts to help with install Thank you Scot Abplanalp read more

Best prices around! If you own a Bristish car, like I do then you need a mechanic you can trust and who charges you a fair amount. I have had an MG Midget for 17 years now and since I was a teenager I have only taken my car here. They have helped me fully restore my vehicle and keep it healthy. There is another Bristish car mechanic shop in Portland which charges insanely high prices and they are rude to top it off! This is a family owned business - I originally took my car to the original owner of the shop and now I see his son and his son working on my car - three generations! read more

British Auto Works - British Auto Works 2010 - Auto Repair Near Me - North Plains, Oregon

I had the urge to have an MGA restored for me. I searched for a shop to commission the work with and found, quite by accident, this business. After the usual negotiations I agreed to the restoration of a 1957 MGA 1500. Because I have some delusions that I am a racer, I asked that the car be configured for street and track. For the next 2 years, I had the pleasure of working with Bill Hawkins and his son, Stan. Bill is old school, he cannot get ruffled and he has seen everything. Stan has the unenviable position of being the guy that has to make sense of the agreements. The process of restoring and modifying an old car is one requiring patience, some vision, the willing suspension of disbelief and the steady hand of an experienced person. All of these things were in play in my time with Bill and company. It was always a pleasure, the billings were fair, honest and, in spite of a somewhat old school approach to records keeping, as promised. The result of the relationship was a car that turned heads, was fast and fun to drive, and one that broke a little new ground, at least locally. I have sold the car ( for reasons not related to the build) and should the impulse strike me to do this again, it will be with this Company. If old British cars are something that shivers your timbers, you owe it to yourself to visit the Portland areas only authentic old British car adult store. read more

British Auto Works - The car - Auto Repair Near Me - North Plains, Oregon

Greg and Mel were absolutely amazing in addressing the issues with my '96 Jaguar. They not only repaired what as wrong with the car, but they went above and beyond! I cannot recommend them enough. I will forever use their services. read more

I recently purchased a used MGB and I've taken it into British auto Works for a few repairs needed they've always been very Fair and courteous and helpful so far great experience read more

Bill and Stan absolutely bent over backwards to accommodate me, my project and my schedule. Every time I changed my mind durning the restoration they just smiled and made it happen for me. read more

If you want a vintage British Car just go to them they know everything and everyone. Fun and honest to deal with. Highly recommend.

Outstanding work on my 77 & 79 MGB's,that covers everything! Thanks for all the help/Scott Ireland read more

I cannot and will not ever recommend them to anyone for any type of work. I brought my MGB in there a few years ago to install a new solenoid for my overdrive transmission. When I got it back the plate was leaking. When I drove the car home I tested the overdrive and the switch started smoking. They had improperly installed it and had fried the solenoid AND my switch. I drove it right back and they said I had done something to cause this. REALLY? You have got to be kidding me! I had the car for 5 minutes and I FRIED IT? They would not make it right and told me I'd have to pay for the same repair again. No thanks. I'll take it somewhere else. Frustrated, I left and on my way out the mechanic smiled at me and said, you know, you shouldn't be working on cars. You screw things up and gave me a grin. Stay away. Bad work and when they do it wrong it is always your fault. read more

AVOID THIS PLACE. PLEASE LEARN FROM MY $2000.00 MISTAKE. Let me start by saying that I have dealt with these guys (Bill and Stan) for about 6 years as I drive triumphs frequently. This company has been a last resort for me due to poor service from Stan (his attitude is both sarcastic and condescending toward myself as well as other triumph enthusiasts in the greater Portland area.) Bill has always been polite and seemed knowledgable but it appears that Stan is taking more of a leadership role in the company which is certain to be the end of British Auto Works. With that said, here is my review: I dropped off two cars here a few months back. A 1964 Triumph Spitfire and a 1972 Triumph TR6. TR6 Apparrently $1600.00 of my business was not worth updating me or returning my calls until they felt it was necessary. I took the TR6 in to have some seals replaced in the differential, to have the front differential mounts welded and reinforced as these are weak spots on the TR6. I also requested that they tune the carbs and bypass the non functioning emissions junk as well as replace the universal joints on the car. When I got the car back, it was not tuned (despite paying for 2 hours of labor to tune it) the differential was leaking, and they didnt touch the emissions equipment. They told me it was idling smoothly at 1000 RPMs. In reality It was idling at 2000 RPM and running poorly with a bad clunk in the rear end. Upon closer inspection their mechanics did not properly reattach my drive shaft with nyloc nuts, and one of the rear lever shocks was literally about to fall off as it was barely bolted in place(hence the clunk.) I also asked them to replace the intake/exhaust manifold gasket. Upon inspection, the exhaust manifold bolts were all very loose and the maniflod itself was cracked. It was not like that before. There were other problems as well which I dont have the energy to mention. SPITFIRE I asked them to replace the rear differential with a 3:89 diff and new leaf spring that i purchased from them on ebay. this car took two months to complete what I could have done in a day. When they called to tell me the car was done, They said it was running poorly. They offered to sell me tune up parts and adjust the valves for $70.00 and it would run better. By this point I had the TR6 back and knew these guys were not professionals. I declined paying the $70 for the distributor cap, rotoor, plugs, wires as I had just replaced all of those parts less than 1 month prior to dropping off the car and those parts were clearly new. Hearing that that the spitfire was running poorly was confusing to me as I finished the engine installation prior to dropping it off there and the compression test showed 140psi per cylinder. The engine ran like a dream. Upon picking up the car I noticed a few strange things. First off, the mechanic told me that the car runs poorly and "drops RPM's" in 3rd and 4th gear. He stated that they could fix it if I wanted them to. I looked in the car and noticed that the overdrive was turned to the on position. The guy was driving the car with the overdrive engaged and didnt even know it! He actually told me that my car was not an overdrive! I know it is because I installed the gearbox myself! Next thing...I dropped off the car with 1/2 tank of gas in the tank. When I picked it up the tank was almost completely empty. The gauge ready below empty. One of the motor mounts (that was also repalced by myself about a month ago) was literally torn in half. Once i hit the freeway the car started dumping white smoke out of the back and was overheating. I figured the head gasket was somehow blown. I ran another compression test and two of the four cylinders were reading very poor compression. I havent pulled the head yet to see the extent of the damages. All signs point to someone at British Auto Works beating the snot out of my low mileage 64' Spit. when I got the car home, I also noticed that the monza exhaust system which I asked them to install was held together with clamps (not welded) and literraly seperated in the middle as they did not properly secure the clamps! The whole system is also hanging loe enough to get ripped off by a speed bump. I brought all of these concerns to Stan's (Owners son) attention. Stan replied by denying any wrong doing and stating that I am accusing him of negligence/damaging my cars. These guys literally put me at risk of getting killed in both cars as the work to the TR6's driveline was so poor and they knew I was going to attempt the 25 mile drive home in the spitfire. read more

Low quality work. Low quality customer service. I have to take the MG somewhere else to have them un-do what BAW did and then make a proper repair. read more