Restoration services for select vintage Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Mercedes Benz automobiles.
Clemmie (a 1954 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn) is finished! Our client was having a lovely road trip when someone in a Hyundai pulled out in front of him without looking. Ouch! After the accident, Clemmie came to our workshop for a while. Xaver restored the damaged areas. Then he went over the entire car removing... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately, Rebecca is likely to become a parts car. Truth be told, I'm not happy about it. We intended to get it from a guy who got it from a guy... who refused to put the car in his own name to avoid paying the taxes. So he sold it saying it had a clear... Continue Reading →
The story is a little complicated... an out-of-town client put my gent together with a gent who knew a guy right here in Staunton, and the next thing you know we were enjoying a delicious lunch with another Roller enthusiast. We had so much fun with him that lunch went three hours. And when it... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the idea of a car can capture your imagination! Enter the 1947 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith... and even in her depressed state she was a beautiful hand crafted dream of a car! I dreamt of driving her across the country pulling an Airstream, the combination of her aluminum body and the aluminum of the Airstream... it... Continue Reading →
Our client brought over this 1989 Mercedes 560 SEL, rolled in right in front of our gate where it sputtered and died. Like dead-as-a-doornail died, not just turned off. And just like that, Xaver had to get the car going or we wouldn’t be able to get back into our parking area. LOL! (Thank God... Continue Reading →
I turned the corner and there she was, looking gorgeous. I recognized the car immediately, and sent Xaver a cell phone photo. We even went over to visit one afternoon to look her over, and so we had a feel for the car and knew she needed some tender loving care. The bid went past what I... Continue Reading →
Clemmie is a 1954 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn that has been undergoing intense TLC in our workshop for some time, she was badly injured. Our client was having a lovely road trip when someone in a Hyundai pulled out in front of him without even looking. He called us right away, and we were glad we... Continue Reading →
The 1979 Mercedes Benz Diesel Wagon is (was) for sale, and I've just listed her on Craigslist so let the games begin! Hopefully not too many crazies this time. Look over the details on this cool old stylish hauler here. SOLD And here's the text of the Craigslist ad (ya know you gotta keep these... Continue Reading →
Do you agree that the greenest, most earth-friendly car is one that you can enjoy for decades? I suppose that's why we are such fans of vintage Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes Benz motorcars, and even the occasional zippy charming MGB. The old darlings were built to last, and they're an awful lot of fun to... Continue Reading →
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