Welcome to Chris Gilley Beetles

We are a small/medium sized business based in South Manchester who specialise exclusively in the repair and restoration of VW type 1 Beetles and Karmanns. We've been established for 19 years. I have been a motor mechanic since 1965 and I had a lot of experience of air cooled VW's before I decided to specialise in bugs in 1989.

Years of Beetle and Karmann experience

I am responsible for the mechanical and electrical department. Dale, my right hand man is a fully skilled bodywork repair specialist and has worked for me since 1984. Dale heads up our bodywork department, including all the welding, body repairs and spraying. With our many years of experience there is nothing we don't know about the maintenance and repair of Beetles and Karmanns and we are able to offer a full service to our customers, some of whom have been coming back to us for many years.