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Sports Car Market 2021 INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS 6TH ANNUAL EDITION Complete List of Major North American Shops Profiles of 37 Top Restoration Facilities How to Pick a Restoration Service Supplement to Sports Car Market 2 INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS www.sportscarmarket.com www.sportscarmarket.com INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS 3 4 INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS www.sportscarmarket.com www.sportscarmarket.com INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS 5 6 INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS www.sportscarmarket.com www.sportscarmarket.com INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS 7 8 INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS www.sportscarmarket.com www.sportscarmarket.com INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS 9 Contents Features 12 Introduction by Keith Martin 16 To Restore or Not to Restore? by Somer Hooker 24 Planning for Surprises by Pierre Hedary 78 Shop Directory 86 Best of the Best by Rory Jurnecka Courtesy of Streetworks Exotics Featured Shops MIDWEST NORTHEAST SOUTH 32 Cooper Technica Inc. 44 Automotive Restorations Inc. 56 Blacktop Studios 32 D&D Classic Automobile 44 D.L. George Historic 56 Bud’s Benz Restoration Motorcars 58 Jeff’s Resurrections LLC 34 Fourintune Garages Inc. 48 Dragone Classic Motorcars 58 Manns Restoration 34 Macy’s Garage Ltd. 48 Exoticars USA LLC 60 Paramount Automotive 36 Metalkraft Coachwerkes 50 Hahn Auto Restoration 60 Porsche Classic Workshop— 36 Muncie Imports & Classics 50 HV3DWorks LLC Porsche Cars North 38 Sport and Specialty 52 Leydon Restorations America Inc. 38 Streetworks Exotics 52 Prueitt Automotive 62 The Creative Workshop 40 The Werk Shop Restoration 62 Torque Classic Cars 40 Vintage & Auto Rebuilds Inc. 54 Treasured Motorcar 64 White Post Restorations Services Ltd. WEST ADVERTISERS INDEX Aeristo ������������������������������������������������������������������ 19 Mercedes-Benz Classic Center ����������������������������� 2 66 Classic Garage Alan Taylor Co� ��������������������������������������������������� 33 Metalkraft Coachwerkes ������������������������������������ 21 Automotive Restorations Inc� ���������������������������� 31 Miller’s Mercedes Parts Inc� ������������������������������� 81 66 Classic Showcase Blacktop Studios ������������������������������������������������� 67 Motoring Investments ���������������������������������������� 39 68 High Mountain Classics Bud’s Benz ���������������������������������������������������������� 85 Muncie Imports & Classics ������������������������������� 4-5 Camaro Central �������������������������������������������������� 55 New England Auto Auction ������������������������������� 41 68 Kevin Kay Restorations Classic Garage ���������������������������������������������������� 49 On The Road Again Classics ������������������������������ 89 Classic Showcase ������������������������������������������������� 14 POR-15 ��������������������������������������������������������������� 83 70 Mercedes-Benz Classic Cooper Technica Inc� �������������������������������������������� 6 Paramount Classic Cars ������������������������������������� 53 D&D Classic Automobile Restoration ��������������� 65 Passport Transport ��������������������������������������������� 23 Center D�L� George Historic Motorcars ������������������������ 25 Pennsylvania College of Technology ���������������� 59 70 Motoring Investments Dragone Classic Motorcars Inc� ���������������������������� 8 Porsche Cars North America Inc� ����������������������� 17 Driversource Houston LLC ��������������������������������� 35 Prueitt Automotive Restoration �������������������������� 7 72 On The Road Again Classics Exoticars USA LLC ���������������������������������������������� 90 RPM Foundation ������������������������������������������������ 37 Fourintune Garages Inc� ������������������������������������ 22 Reliable Carriers ������������������������������������������������ 92 72 Sports & Collector Car Gullwing Motor Cars Inc� ����������������������������������� 71 Sport and Specialty �������������������������������������������� 27 HV3DWorks LLC ������������������������������������������������� 69 Sports & Collector Car Center ���������������������������� 42 Center Hagerty �������������������������������������������������������������� 43 StreetWorks Exotics �������������������������������������� 46-47 74 Hahn Auto Restoration �������������������������������������� 61 The Creative Workshop ������������������������������������� 11 Vintage Car Works High Mountain Classics �������������������������������������� 79 The Werk Shop �������������������������������������������������� 87 74 Vintage Underground LLC Jeff’s Resurrections LLC ������������������������������������� 51 Torque Classic Cars �������������������������������������������� 91 Kevin Kay Restorations ���������������������������������������� 9 Treasured Motorcar Services Ltd� ���������������������� 63 Larry’s Thunderbird and Mustang Parts ���������� 73 Vintage & Auto Rebuilds Inc� ������������������������������ 3 Law Offices of Bruce Shaw �������������������������������� 77 Vintage Car Works ��������������������������������������������� 45 Leydon Restorations ������������������������������������������ 15 Vintage Underground LLC �������������������������������� 29 Lutty’s Chevy Warehouse ����������������������������������� 84 Volunteer Vette Products ����������������������������������� 30 Macy’s Garage Ltd� �������������������������������������������� 75 White Post Restorations ������������������������������������� 57 Cover photo courtesy of Manns Restoration ��������������������������������������������� 13 Zip Products Inc� ������������������������������������������������� 76 Kevin Kay Restorations 10 INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS www.sportscarmarket.com INTRODUCTION Nothing But the Truth, Please Courtesy of Streetworks Exotics “Perhaps we should have more precisely defined ‘just a light refreshing’” an when parked.” “Just needs a lift and get an idea of what they have to little TLC.” “That’ll buff out.” work with. “R “Restoration nearly finished, Then I suggest taking the owner out just a few small things left to do.” to a decent lunch and talking about what Those are what I call Craigslist invites your vision is for the completed car. Do down the path of restoration immolation. you want a museum-piece concours jewel We all have the same stories. “I needed or a driver that will stand tall on the SCM a little rust repair in the rockers, and 1000? Should the worn leather interior be $130,000 later…” preserved or should a “better than new” Here’s the reality: With many of kit go in? the cars we covet now being over half Be realistic about numbers. My rule of a century old, there is no such thing as thumb is to double whatever estimate I get a “minor” restoration. I guarantee that before a car starts getting taken apart. There when you pull off the worn-out brake are never “good surprises” lurking there. drums, you will find useless linings and Be realistic on the timeline as well. If frozen wheel cylinders. Those are rotating a shop says three months, put six in your on worn-out wheel bearings turning on mental calendar. spindles that need to be replaced. And finally, always pay your bills on And that’s just the first front tire you time. Don’t make the shop be your bank. remove. Restorations are expensive — and As the years have passed, properly “cheap” restorations with ill-defined goals restoring old cars has become ever more are more expensive yet. a “pay to play” game. With many shops Let this guide be your starting point. having an hourly rate of over $100, it Ask the same questions of the shops you doesn’t take much more than removing have selected to start with. The best answers and resurfacing a cylinder head to get you may not be the ones you want to hear, but into the four-digit range. the factors to the equation are always the Here’s our advice when you contact same — time, materials and 50-year-old one of the restoration shops in this, our cars. There is no magic solution. The clearer 6th annual guide. Tell the shop you want your expectations, the greater your chances to bring them your car. Offer to pay them are of success. — Keith Martin, Publisher, a couple of hours of labor to put it on the Sports Car Market ▪ 12 INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RESTORATIONS www.sportscarmarket.com To Restore or Not to Restore? The right shop can help you determine the right level of work for your car by Somer Hooker Pebble Beach and other prominent concours use ICJAG judging standards that reflect accuracy and original condition, but how do you decide how far you want to go in the level of a restoration? n the collector-car hobby, the buzz- known as “French Judging,” which is re- word for years has been “barn find.” ally the basis for the term “concours.” IWhile the concours Preservation Later shows, such as the Pebble Beach Class has become more important over Concours d’Elegance, began to adopt the years, there is still a point at which a what are now known as ICJAG standards. vehicle crosses the threshold from original The International Council of Judges to a good candidate for restoration. But Advisory Group bases its points on accu- how do you identify that point? racy and adherence to original condition as opposed to the French approach, which Back in the day values the impact of eye candy. Both stan- In the 1970s, a lot of nice original dards have their place in the show world. vehicles got “restored,” ostensibly because If you have an original car or a car that they provided a good canvas to start, i.e., you want restored, you are faced with a minimal
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    THE WORLD’S MOST ELEGANT FOUR-DOOR SPORTS CAR. THE RAPIDE EXISTS IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN – A STUNNING EVOLUTION OF ASTON MARTIN’S UNMISTAKABLE DESIGN LANGUAGE, ACCOMMODATING FOUR ADULTS IN LUXURY, YET PROVIDING THE SENSATIONAL SPORTS CAR PERFORMANCE AND SUPREME REFINEMENT THAT ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH ALL ASTON MARTINS. 02 An international tourer of immense ability, the Rapide can be enjoyed on any occasion, any time, anywhere. At the heart of this sports car lies Aston Martin’s race-proven 6.0-litre V12 engine, which is mated to a smoothly responsive, paddle-shift ‘Touchtronic 2’ automatic transmission. Tuned to deliver impressive power and immense torque, with 477 PS (470 bhp) and 600 Nm (443 lb ft) at its peak, the Rapide’s hand-built engine provides effortless performance and magnificent refinement in equal measure. 04 Characterised by their beauty and timeless elegance, Aston Martins are renowned for being the most beautiful cars in the world. True to form, the Rapide is a breathtakingly beautiful four-door sports car. Designed to maintain purity of proportion and vision, and demonstrating supreme elegance and balance, the Rapide looks stunning from every angle. 06 A superlative sporting coupe incorporating heritage, elegance and innovation, the Rapide is an expression of the pure emotion and passion that underpins the Aston Martin marque. Hand-built to the highest standards, the revolutionary Rapide redefines the sporting grand tourer. 08 INTERIOR DESIGN The flowing elegance of the Rapide’s exterior is carried through to the interior of the car, where high levels of comfort, equipment and quality are matched to a sporting character that focuses both driver and passengers on the road ahead.