Starting out as a panel beater repairing cars in the outbuildings of the small family farm, the late David Simmonite  bought his first Land Rover for £45 and, after spending some time restoring it to a good standard, received over 50 phone calls for it when it came up for sale! Recognising the demand, he continued to buy and sell Land Rovers over the years and realising the difficulty in obtaining parts, David opened Bradford-based, Simmonites, in 1963.

The business grew and Simmonites was the first company to specialise in refurbishing ex-Army Land Rovers and offering bespoke examples.

Today Simmonites is co-owned by Mark Calzoni who has been with the company for over 30 years and a glance at their website illustrates the company's depth of knowledge of the LR Marque gleaned from over 58 years experience.
Brand new and straight out of their ‘Motorsport’ stable is Simonites LRM-1 Comp Safari Rally, inspired by the recent successes of Land Rover’s Evoque in rally-raid events, most not...