{"id":1186,"date":"2019-06-10T08:44:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T08:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2024-09-12T16:17:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:17:00","slug":"the-pilkington-parts-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/the-pilkington-parts-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pilkington Parts Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being a classic car enthusiast is not just about buying an old car and enjoying it, it\u2019s also about keeping that old car going, getting it back on the road or restoring to its former glory. That\u2019s why, for many of us, the thought of passing up on that bargain part at a show or on eBay is too much to bear. The likelihood is that we\u2019ll never need it but pondering the implications of not having it and then actually needing it, well, we just buy the part. Better to have it on the shelf than to not have it all, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00846-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari shifter, Ferrari air box\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00846-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00846-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00846-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00846-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00846-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And this isn\u2019t a trait specific to one brand. If you\u2019re a purveyor of Peugeots you\u2019re just as likely to amass a collection of parts as you would if you were passionate about Porsches. It\u2019s the dirty little addiction that comes with classic car ownership, and it\u2019s an addiction we\u2019re all too happy to pander to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A case in point would be Stephen Pilkington. He\u2019s a man who has been buying, selling and restoring cars since the 1970s, but not just any type of car. You see, Stephen\u2019s passion happens to be Ferraris. But before we get into it, please don\u2019t scoff and think this is going to be a story of a man with a lot of money buying up all the parts without care or consideration needed for his bank balance. This isn\u2019t that kind of story. Stephen has had, and still has, a number of Ferraris, but he was there at the beginning. In fact, before the beginning. Before old Ferraris were the reserve of the super-rich or ginger ex-breakfast show DJs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00882-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari shifter, Ferrari air box, Fispa\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00882-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00882-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00882-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00882-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00882-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephen had been a successful electronics engineer, but it was a job that left him unfulfilled. His passion was always cars, and he wanted to explore that as a career. He\u2019d actually started buying and selling cars in the late 1960s, exotic and luxury cars, but not in the way you might think. He worked on the principle that if he liked the car, it would find its way into his stock. But more importantly, because he liked it, selling would be a joy fuelled by genuine enthusiasm, not a need to simply tick a \u2018sold\u2019 box in a handwritten stock book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00866-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari grille\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00866-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00866-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00866-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00866-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00866-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rolls Royces and the Bentleys he had were extremely desirable, just as much then as they are now. However, the temperamental little Italian cars were a different matter. Ferraris back then weren\u2019t perceived in the same way as they are now, and as such, Stephen was able to pick them up for very little money compared to today\u2019s values. And for Stephen, this was good, as it meant he could buy the cars he loved, like his 250GTO, for very little cash. He owned that car for over two decades, but he loved it for the nuts and bolts of the thing, the design, the sound. Not the badge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00883-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari carb\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00883-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00883-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00883-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00883-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00883-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously while Stephen was trading in cars, the parts started to mount up. However, it wasn\u2019t until the 1990s that things got really serious. The US export market for RR and Bentley had quietened down and the number of the Ferraris in the stable was on the increase. It was when he bought the Pedro Rodriguez LWB<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barchetta.cc\/english\/All.Ferraris\/Detail\/1487GT.250GT.LWB.Cal.htm\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Spyder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00885-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari F40 steering wheel\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00885-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00885-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00885-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00885-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00885-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The car needed extensive restoration and it was whilst restoring it that Stephen made an unpleasant discovery \u2013 the car had not seen the sympathetic end of a spanner for some time. He was horrified at how badly it was built, and with that horror he came to the realisation that he could use the car as a basis to create something better. So, he used the Rodriguez car as a template to build a wooden buck from which he could make a long-wheelbase California Spyder body. He then built seven of them using the PF Coupe chassis (as this is the same length and running gear as the donor vehicle). And before you recoil in horror, remember that Stephen is a car guy. The 250PF coupes were, for lack of a better phrase, knackered. Each one in need of restoration, it was seen as the perfect opportunity to turn them into something better. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00860-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari bellhousing\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00860-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00860-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00860-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00860-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00860-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cars were nothing short of works of art. Two of them were built for friends in Norway, one went to Dubai (but now resides in Belgium) and one was<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/online.handh.co.uk\/m\/lot-details\/index\/catalog\/49\/lot\/13714\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sold by H&amp;H<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Austria in 2017. As for the remaining three, Stephen still has two, while the final car was sold to a private collector in Denmark where it still lives today.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00875-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari cylinder head\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00875-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00875-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00875-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00875-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00875-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, the cars aren\u2019t what we\u2019re here to talk about. What we went to Suzie (Stephen\u2019s daughter) Pilkington\u2019s storage facility to see the parts. And man alive, what a lot of parts. As we exclaimed to Suzie during our visit, this collection of parts would be nothing short of staggering were they all for Morris Minors, such is the breadth and diversity of the parts. The fact, however, they\u2019re all for classic Ferraris\u2026 well, that\u2019s otherworldly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00872-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari fuel filter\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00872-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00872-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00872-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00872-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00872-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The collection of parts has been acquired by Stephen over a number of ways. Of course, there are the parts left over from the cars that were converted. Then there are the parts that Stephen giddily bought from online sources when the internet was in its infancy. Yes, before the days of spurious listings and untrustworthy sellers, eBay could be used to grab a bargain. And then of course there are the extra bits and bobs that have been collected along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00858-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari brake cylinder\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00858-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00858-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00858-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00858-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00858-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is, quite frankly, an astonishing collection. As we stand amidst the boxes and the myriad laid out parts, we can\u2019t help but be lost in the romance of the fact we\u2019re looking at the fifty-year passion of one man. Parts not bought for profit, but rather saved to help preserve others. Stephen was first and foremost an enthusiast, who bought and sold cars, not a parts trader, so these parts would inevitably come in handy when different Italia rolled through his garage. It\u2019s just that the stuff that has yet to find a new home has built up ever so slightly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00844-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00844-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00844-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00844-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00844-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00844-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s what brings us to daughter, Suzie\u2019s, storage facility today. Due to Stephen\u2019s advancing years and retirement, the task has fallen to her to wade through the myriad parts in a bid to facilitate some form of curation. But don\u2019t think for one second that Suzie is a woman under parental duress. She\u2019s not. She brims with enthusiasm and imparts knowledge that would make most Ferrari buffs blush as she points out the parts dotted around. By the time we visit, she\u2019s nearly gone through everything, but there\u2019s still a long way to go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00863-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari rocker cover\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00863-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00863-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00863-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00863-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00863-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the exception of a chassis and some panels, there are enough parts to build several cars. If you can think of it, the chances are Suzie has already labelled it, photographed it and sorted it. Fuel pumps, alternators, cams, fuel pump bowls, sumps, spindles, steering arms, the list is exhaustive and seemingly endless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously, these parts have value, but that value is insignificant when you get to the \u2018sexy\u2019 stuff, as Suzie calls it. The 250GTE engine, the F40 steering wheel, the air filter boxes, the cylinder heads, the crackle-painted Ferrari-cast rocker covers, the dials, the brightwork, the\u2026 you get the idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00888-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari steering wheel\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00888-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00888-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00888-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00888-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00888-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what\u2019s in store, and more importantly, why are all the parts being painstakingly curated and documented?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you\u2019ve probably guessed, the time has come for the Pilkington family to pass on the parts. With advancing age serving as a frankly unwanted motivator, the decision has been made to send the parts out into the world where they can, between the literal thousands of them, go on to preserve some of Italy\u2019s finest machines. The reality is that neither Stephen nor Suzie are going to ever need them all. Yes, they still have a number of Ferraris including a fair few 250GTs, 275GTBs and others, but for those a small cache of parts is being reserved. For the rest, it\u2019s time to start a new life with other cars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00887-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari shifter\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00887-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00887-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00887-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00887-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00887-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, Suzie has painstakingly gone through hundreds of boxes of parts, she\u2019s photographed them all, she\u2019s documented them and she\u2019s sorted them accordingly. It has been, she admits with a considerable sigh, a full-time job to sort them, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel now. Interest is rightly building around the collection and thanks to Suzie\u2019s efforts, she and Stephen are confident in what they\u2019re selling and what its real-world value is. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00874-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari pulley\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00874-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00874-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00874-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00874-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00874-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neither Suzie nor Stephen have any interest in being sharks about the whole thing, but at the same time, this is a collection that\u2019s been built over half a century, so it\u2019s only right they get rewarded for that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00838-2000x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Parts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250GTE, Ferrari 257GTB, classic car, classic car parts, Ferrari con rods\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00838-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00838-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00838-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00838-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00838-1020x574.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re quietly confident that this collection will find a home from which they parts can be spread out into the wider Ferrari world. It\u2019s a collection that\u2019s fascinating, and that will now give much needed lifeblood to projects around the globe. And that\u2019s quite special indeed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re lucky enough to be in the market for such a collection of parts, give us a shout and we&#8217;ll put you in touch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a classic car enthusiast is not just about buying an old car and enjoying it, it\u2019s also about keeping that old car going, getting it back on the road&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":1215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[2],"tags":[15,12,13,11,471,182,469,470,472,14,468,16,473],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Pilkington Parts Collection - Car &amp; Classic Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you\u2019re into old cars, you\u2019ll know that it\u2019s natural to acquire a lot of parts. 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