Secret supercar storage in London

The basement of the Windrush is more than just a parking lot. The supercars here are kept in top condition, even though their owners haven’t driven them for a long time.

Right in the heart of London, there is a secret supercar parking garage that few people know about. It is covered by thick walls, and if you want to enter, you have to enter the correct password. But once the door opens, right in front of you is a treasure.

The basement of Windrush is home to hundreds of supercars in the heart of London. Photo: SWNS.

Inside are rows of supercars neatly arranged, covered with identical blue cloth under the white light of the bulbs. The temperature in the basement is always controlled at 15 degrees Celsius to create the best environment for the cars.

The list of supercars in the basement is full of big names. There are McLaren P1s, several Porsche 918s, Koenigsegg Ageras, Ferrari LaFerraris, Bugatti Veyrons, Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, seven Porsche 911 GT3 RSs, a host of Aston Martins and Jaguars. There are even vintage Ferraris and Bugattis worth millions of pounds. Unfortunately, lifting the covers to see them is not allowed here.

In fact, the basement is called Windrush, where the super cars of the rich are kept. They may not have a place to park their cars, want them safe, carefully preserved, or even hide them from their wives.

Windrush’s business is booming due to the increase in supercars. It now has two bases, one in London with 300 cars and one in the Cotswolds with 100 cars. The monthly fee is £480 in London and £270 in the Cotswolds.

But that’s not all. When someone brings in their supercar, Windrush staff take photos and inspect the car thoroughly before reporting back to the owner. Next, they clean the interior and exterior and park the car in the basement. At this point, they inflate the tires to 50 psi, plug in the battery, and cover it with a tarp until the owner wants to take it out.

For owners who have neglected their car for too long, the staff will check the battery regularly every week, and every 60 days check the fluid, electrical system, engine and run a short distance in the basement to keep the car running.

But when you pick up your car, you don’t just show up and drive it away. First, the car goes through a process called a “ritual departure,” which involves checking the lights, the interior and exterior, and a number of other things, and even the car’s road tax. If even one condition is missing, Windrush will do it for you, and the whole process is videotaped. Once complete, the car is returned to its owner.

Windrush’s customers are often wealthy but time poor. Many of the supercars have been there for a long time, such as a Jaguar XK120 that hasn’t been on the road since 2010. There are also many cases where the owners see the cars as investments, knowing that their value will increase as they age.

Every supercar is meticulously cared for, even if it has been a long time since their owners visited them. Photo: Autocar.

Windrush is owned by Mr Earnshaw, who used to work for the Ferrari F1 team. “We cater for Fords and Ferraris. Our customers are time-poor, and most of them have high incomes and are willing to pay to keep their cars in top condition,” he said.

“I don’t want Windrush to be just a car-keeping service,” Earnshaw said. “I want to look after them, check them regularly, collect them and send them back to their owners whenever they want.”

Windrush customers typically use ordinary cars for their daily commute, such as a Volkswagen Golf. On Friday evenings, they drop off their Golfs and pick up their supercars for the weekend, then return on Sunday night.

According to zing