Auto Restoration Services

In show judging, this vehicle is likely to win honors in its class. In a sense, it has ceased to be an automobile and has become an object of art. Extreme care is taken in both transporting and storage and vehicle is rarely driven. Restoration is for set for high professional standards of quality in all areas. Body preparation includes vehicle, all parts removed and stripped to bare metal, body or frame installed on a rotisserie, epoxy primer, high-end materials, Glasurit refinish materials. The original parts and equipment will be used and restored if possible. Body work will refine all panel gaps, body lines, panels and attached extensions to flow as one, far exceeding the cars original panel fit, manufacture and factory design limitations of the time. The finish will be color sanded and polished to a high level. It costs considerably more to hand restore a Level One vehicle. There are very few vehicles restored to Level One. This is not considered a concourse level restoration.

The Level Two can take near the top in judged shows, except when squared off to a Level One vehicle. This vehicle is driven for pleasure. Some minor defects are inherent but achieves a better than new assembly line standards and appearance. High quality materials are used, all parts striped to bare metal, full rotisserie restoration is done, including suspension, engine bay, interior and chrome. This restoration will still strive for same high quality as level one but will not have the same level of refinement and panel attention of flow and detail. In all, a superior restoration that does not go to the same extreme level of refinement as a level One vehicle.

Level three Paint and bodywork can be done to several different standards but will not be a rotisserie or frame off restoration. The attention to detail will be reduced from a level two. The paint and prior body work may not be fully removed. Parts, glass, and trim may be reused and not fully reconditioned. Factory orange peel may be left. The original motor, engine bay or suspension may not be rebuilt or fully restored. The interior, dash and gauges may only be partially addressed. Body panels and inside door corrosion may not be addressed and parts may be reused. Since this level can have so many variables a careful planning will be needed since the end results will be seen years to come and redoing them may prove to be impractical and costly. This level attempts to maintain high quality on all repairs, but will not address all systems or fully restore each back to the original factory standards or original condition.

It feels great to get covetous looks while driving down the street, but that is not exactly what this level of restoration aims to achieve. Restoration to a driver level only aims to get a classic car in a good running condition. It involves basic, even minimal bodywork, simply so it does not rust out.
While driver-level restoration is the most basic level, it is not exactly cheap. The truth is, restoring a classic will always entail a lot of work. To be able to estimate the amount necessary to get the car in good running condition, it helps to conduct a comprehensive inspection. Check the car from top to bottom, inside and out. This helps one zero in on the repairs that need to be done. Certain mechanical repairs may need addressing with the goal of just keeping the vehicle driving not rebuilding or replacing all worn parts.

Since the body and paint prep work will be greatly reduced or not addressed, this level of restoration generally looks ok from a distance away. If painted parts, including glass and moldings, may be masked off instead of removed. Vehicle will not be stripped to bare metal. Areas of repair and old paint defects may be visible, and the paint will show original amounts of factory orange peel. Expect future deterioration in the seams, moldings, and jams. In rust-out conditions, the metal panels can be replaced. This vehicle will not rank well in judged shows. All body and paint materials that will be used are of economy quality. Level Four has no warranty due to lack of detailed preparation work.