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A Bantam Story

A BANTAM STORY The BSA Bantam, one of the Birmingham Small Arms Company’s most successful machines ever manufactured. Based on a prewar German DKW, this simple lightweight two-stroke was a […]

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Midland Counties Dairy Ltd / Black Country Living Museum

The Black Living Country Museum offers an extensive range of over 80,000 items in their collections including buildings, cars, sad irons, trolley buses, photographs, shops, locks, canal boats, […]

ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL EXPORT SERVICES

Unfortunately we are still unable to dispatch international orders due to the Royal Mail Cyber-attack which has been ongoing since 11th Jan. This link has the latest information. They say they are […]

BSA B44V – THE VICTOR STORY

BSA B44V – THE VICTOR STORY After dominant victories on the 500 Gold Star in the late 50’s, BSA Motocross Champion Jeff Smith decided that they needed to move in the Lighter direction. With Brian […]

‘The Gentleman’s Motor Cycle’ – ‘The Sunbeam’

Established, said the catalogues, in 1790, though able to claim origins fifty years before that, the company which made ‘The Sunbeam’ is now one of the oldest in Bristish History. John […]

The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show – Stafford 15-16 October

This October, we will be back with a stand at stafford for The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show for the first time in over ten years. We will be located in the back left hand corner of the main hall […]

More Royal Mail Strikes to come…

We will pack and dispatch all orders as normal but delivery delays are expected due to these strikes. If you get an email saying that your order is completed by us, this means it has now been handed […]

The Do’s and Don’ts of overcoating transfers

Although we pride ourselves in supplying the thinnest and highest attainable quality Waterslide and Vinyl transfers, they are not immune to the damaging effects caused by Petrol/chemical spillages, […]

SHED AND BURIED x CLASSIC TRANSFERS

Classic Transfers head to the Costswolds UK, to supply some transfers to Henry Cole and Sam from the Shed and Buried team. We have supplied a lot of the transfers which are featured on the […]

The Hidden Italian Gem

Ceccato is probably not a name that instantly springs to mind when asked to name an Italian classic motorcycle….that is, unless you are one of those in love with this lesser known little Italian […]

Stafford International Classic Motorcycle Show (APR 23-24, 2022)

We are visiting the Stafford International Motorcycle show this year on Saturday 23rd April 2022 for the day. We will not have a stand but if any customers would like meet us or to collect an order […]

Royal Mail Price Increases from 4th April

Due to Royal Mail substantially raising their postal rates both within the UK & Worldwide from Mon 4th April, coupled with recent increases in the cost of our packaging materials, it is with […]

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Aluminium Motorcycle & Car Plates (pre-65) now available

We are now supplying Aluminium Motorcycle and Car plates for Pre-1965 Models and suitable for applying white Registration characters or a stencil paintmask […]

Avery Squeegees now available

An Avery squeegee that is ideal for vehicle wrapping and 3D applications, especially in use in deep corrugations on vehicles. The Squeegee Pro Flexible is a softer and more flexible version of the […]

How to Apply Tank Lines (Wet Method)

1. Surface must be clean and free from grease. 2. The vinyl is sandwiched between a waxed backing paper and a low tack application tape. Make sure your surface and transfers are at room temperature. […]

How to Apply Waterslide Transfers

1. Surface must be clean and free from grease. cellulose or Two Pack finishes should be left for at least one week before applying transfers to allow vapours to escape. DO NOT FLAT […]

How To Apply Vinyl Transfers (Dry Method)

1. Surface must be clean and free from grease. 2. The graphic is sandwiched between a waxed backing paper and a low tack application tape which is folded around the backing at the ends. […]

How To Apply a Stencil Paintmask

Instructions Surface Must be clean and free from grease. 1. The graphic is sandwiched between a waxed backing paper and a low tack application tape which is folded around the backing at the ends. […]

Message from Marcia

After having involvement with transfers since the early 1980’s, I have decided it’s time to retire and hand the business to Adam – a very safe pair of hands who most of you will […]

Trudi Joins the Team

In August, Trudi joined Classic Transfers to take on the role of Office Administrator; handing orders, enquiries and other administrative […]