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Petersen Engineering allow customers to recreate the bespoke experience of the 1920s by offering fully customizable vintage builds supported by a flexible "pay-as-you-build" financial model. While the vehicles provide an authentic period driving experience, they are engineered with modern reliability and durability This combination of historical craftsmanship and dependable performance ensures a high-quality, timeless vehicle tailored to the owner's personal specifications.

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Emotional Originality

Petersen motor cars offer customers the opportunity to live their dream from the very start, just as the original owners did in the 1920s. With customisable options like interior design, dashboard layout, and personal specifications, it truly embodies the essence of originality in crafting a timeless classic.

Additionally, the pay-as-you-build system attracts many customers by providing financial flexibility during the car's construction.

Reliability

Reliability is undoubtedly a top priority. Very few afford the luxury of a backup van stocked with vintage parts, tools, and two skilled mechanics when going on a rally or vacation. Petersen cars are built to tough and enduring, providing authentic vintage driving experiences alongside the reliability of modern vehicles, but this is where the compromise on true vintage motoring ends.

Our skilled craftsmen take great pride in the exceptional quality of workmanship consistently achieved in our workshop.

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Clients are invited to witness the construction of their cars in our workshops. Here, they can fully appreciate the distinctive environment that blends timeless craftsmanship with contemporary engineering.

This environment allows us to carefully craft these intricate vehicles with exceptional precision and attention to detail, ensuring that every element is considered throughout the entire process, with the customer at the centre, incorporating their ideas and needs for their car.

Explore our current Petersens Engineering build options.

If you see anything that catches your eye, don't hesitate to contact us for more information.

Petersen Boat Tail Special

Each two-seater Boat-Tail is meticulously crafted to meet the unique and design preferences of our customers.

We take pride in creating custom-built Boat-Tails that reflect individual design and specifications ensuring that every detail is tailored just for the client.

Petersen 4.5 Litre Blower

The Petersen 4.5 litre Blower is an authentic recreation of the charismatic 'blowers' developed for racing by Sir Henry Birkin and his team in the late 1920s.

Petersen 6.5 Litre Speed Six

Petersen Speed Six Petersen Speed Six is an exceptionally drivable tribute to the renowned six-cylinder, 65-litre Le Mans Speed Six created by W.O Bentley.

Petersen Supercharged 6.5 Litre (Road Racer)

Our Petersen Racing Specials designed to meet road-legal standards and come as either single or two-se racing vehicles, featuring engine modifications based client requests.

Petersen 27 Litre Meteor

Petersen Engineering was tasked by their client to create a 'Big Blower Bentley' featuring a V12 engine. To ensure the car manageable in traffic yet a powerful cruiser on the highway, we developed a comprehensive fuel management system.

Petersen 'Dartmoor' (Unique Coach Build)

This exceptional car is meticulously crafted on a 1950 Bentley chassis, showcasing a powerful Rolls 6.5 Litre engine, paired with a Bentley S2 Continental rear axle and gearbox for optimal performance.

Petersen 'Embo' Derby Bentley

A distinctive creation that draws inspiration from the celebrated design of Georges Palin.

It is built upon a classic 193 MX Derby Bentley, which has been enhanced with an upgraded engine and an improved cooling system to ensure optimal performance.

Petersen Unique Coach Built Cars

We take immense pride in our exceptional ability to create, one-off creations that are specifically tailored to the individual specifications and ideas of our valued.

If you have a particular design in mind or have encountered style that resonates with you, we would be delighted to in a discussion about your vision.