What I do
Experienced Italian car Mechanic
About BIF Motors
Hey I am shutting down, but have no fear I have a replacement.
Jon McClendon will be replacing me. Jon's shop is called Redemption motors and will eventually be located in the Durham area. Jon's background is working on vintage BMW's, he has an A&P certified aviation mechanic, as well having excellent capabilities as a welder and machinist.
Currently Jon is working in my shop and will continue until I close mine down and he opens his.
Jon Can be reached at Jon@redemptionmotors.com
Jon will train with me through 2022 and I will close my doors at the end of July 2022.
BIF motors is a small one man shop (Now 2) that caters to vintage British, Italian and French cars.
I have been working on cars for 40 years now. I started in a small British shop while in High School,
from there I went to work at the Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Maserati dealer where I worked for several years.
Between working for the dealership and opening up BIF Motors I worked as an engineer for 25 years,
but even during my time as a PE I continued to work on sports cars.
Oh and keeping the Web site up to date is not a high priority.
We Have You Covered
I enjoy the oddballs. They are difficult to get parts for, service literature is next to non existent and the specialty tools have to be made. That is a normal day here. I work on a global stage to obtain parts and we are working on the next stage of the business of re manufacturing parts that are no longer available
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Jon Working on a Series 4 Alfa Spider
My replacement
What I work on
Alfa Romeo
Alfa's are the car that every enthusiast must own.
My specialty is from the 750/101 cars up to the 116/Milano
transaxle cars, with most of my work on 105/115 .
Fiat - Lancia and the eceterinis
These are the cars that actually hooked me in this hobby. The design and driving enjoyment of these cars is extensive. They offer a variety of different style cars to suit all tastes. From the early tiny Topolino's to the extravagant Lancia Aurelia's, Fiat and Lancia have you covered.
Most of my work is on the Vintage 124 and 128's which have become more popular and are finally being valued.
The Exotics
Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini et al
Ferrari - from 246/308 to 355
Maserati - Pre Biturbo
Lambo - Pre Diablo
Pantera ISO etc OK