John Woods Motorcare Ltd
“We take care of everything — brakes, oil changes, carburettor tuning — in fact, all the care your Classic Car needs.”
1973
John Woods completed a full apprenticeship with Lindop Brothers Toyota, Chester, before working his way up to Workshop Foreman.
He left Lindop Brothers in 1986 and joined Bakers MOT as Workshop Technician alongside Dave Baker.
1992
John started John Woods Motorcare as a sole trader, starting out doing mechanical jobs from the boot of his car on peoples drives. After having various workshop premises over the years John ended up in a workshop on Mollington Grange, Chester for over 20 years. John’s son Adam joined his Dad full time in 2010 after completing his Mechanical Engineering qualifications at a local college.
2007
After outgrowing the premises in Chester, John sought advice and turned John Woods Motorcare into a limited company and arranged to move the business to larger premises in Mold, North Wales.
The business continues to thrive in its’ new location.
Trade associations
FBHVC – The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs
The FBHVC exists to uphold the freedom to use historic vehicles on the road. It does this by representing the interests of owners of such vehicles to politicians, government officials, and legislators both in the UK and (through the Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens) in Europe.
There are over 540 subscriber organisations representing a total membership of over 250,000 in addition to individual and trade supporters.
All the FBHVC directors operate in a voluntary capacity supported by a secretary.
