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August 2022 by Jack Kenna
I took my personal joy in a 1967 Rivera to this shop. The engine wouldn't crank over so had him buy a different 430 Wildcat even though I wanted the 455 and rebuildit. The owner took 4 Year!!! With his 90 year old person to rebuild the engine and trany. Paid the brakes was unsafe, but Not!! Could of died just bring the vehicle home! Brakes not even done right!! Paid for the brakes to be done too!! I don't have the money to correct the poor job that was done wrong! So my car sits in the garage and scared to dive it!I've watched my car over heat just to run the juices to keep it going. Idk ?♂️. I waited so long to bring this up, but felt I needed to ??.I wish I was more watchful of this shop living in Sacramento vs Navato. He quit on the AC/Heating unit whichi wanted repaired! This owner took $12k from me and didn't even do a good job!!Repair at your own risk!! ???
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August 2020 by Johnny V.
This is the kind of place where the owner and employees wear long-sleeve shirts to cover up their Confederate flag and "Blue Lives Matter" tattoos. Don't spend your money here.
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November 2019 by Tim S.
Walt knows Ford! Ya he is da man if you want to get a old car going again. He is very busy!!!!! So you have to kinda get and appointment. Best of Marin for sure and a real treasure in the restoration world.
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September 2019 by Marcos Lopez
Great business
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August 2019 by Nancy L.
Walt is THE MAN!! I have a yellow '63 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible, and it never fails that when I take it to Walt, not only are the immediate issues dealt with, but he'll look everything over. If he finds anything I should know about, he'll call. If it's something that can wait, he'll say so. If it's a safety thing, or "pay $ now, or $$ later, or $$$$ if this component fails", he'll give me the straight scoop on that, too. I spent several grand on break-down repairs when I was out of state last summer, and really wasn't happy with how the car drove this summer (I live overseas; the car is usually stored). Took it in, and found out the other repairs hadn't been done properly. Older cars, though simpler than today's cars, can be a challenge for younger mechanics who've never worked on them. Picked up the car, drove it back to storage today, and what a difference! In steering, handling, braking, the works -- the difference was like night and day. When Walt has worked on my car, I can rest easy.
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August 2019 by Eric Hahs
Great Auto restoration
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July 2019 by Charles Thompson
Walt has been taking care of my 1949 Cadillac convertible for 25 years! He's the best.
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July 2019 by ron ferragamo
Walter is very knowledgeable and honest and has a huge passion for cars!
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February 2019 by Mister R.
Tried to contain myself and not write a review for this place but I can't take it anymore. I could have gotten over everything that happened here except for the fact that every time I check my oil I'm reminded of my experience with Walt and vintage vehicles. I brought my car here after having some issues with it not running right after having the some work done elsewhere. Walt had it only an hour before he figured out what was wrong. He was fast communicative and pricey but worth it, considering I thought I found someone who could finally get the job done. A few calls later he said its fixed so I came back and picked it up to a heavy price. The previous shop had it for 3 weeks and didn't do a damn thing, told me to put new parts on it and see if that fixes it. Needless to say I was happy to pay someone to fix it right. I was impressed and happy customer at this point. The repair didn't last the drive home so we agreed to have the car brought back another time to try to fix it again. At this point I figured that I should just have him fix a handful of other things I needed done. We agreed upon a price and I dropped the car off. It took quite a while to complete as I believed them to be understaffed and way to many cars in queue. The morning I went to pick it up they weren't open yet so I waited out front, after 20-30 minutes his employee came to open up the gate and I realized my car was not there. I asked where Walt was and he said he is not there yet. Sure enough here come Walt driving my car to work. I asked him if he took it home and he blatantly lied to me and said he was taking it for a test drive. Happy to have my car back again I wasn't concerned and just wanted to drive it again. We went to the office to pay the bill and he hands me an invoice for more than double our originally agreed upon price. I questioned the price and he starts to realize that it's obviously different than what we spoke about. So he puts it aside and asks me what he said. He was obviously fair with the end result on price and I was fair with trying to meet him half way but really, double? Without any call or approval for such a jump in price? I questioned if he was way to swamped with work without any help and he assured me that wasn't the case. After a few days back with my baby I realized a few things weren't the same. My dip stick was cut in half and later rejoined with hose and hose clamps to save time when removing exhaust manifolds. This still pisses me off to this day!! Try to check your oil and half the tube comes up with the dip stick because the ghetto a** hose and hose clamps don't hold so well with engine heat and oil combine. So once rejoined imagine having to use one hand to hold the tube and the other to pull the dipstick out. Don't burn yourself. Factory door loom where the electrical issue must have resided was cut open, wires repaired, and zip tied back together. Not very esthetic to say the least. My car isn't a show car but these kinds of repairs would have been expected from a tire shop or a backyard mechanic not a place that specializes in vintage vehicles. Btw this repair did not last and is now not only in need of repair again but now in need of a new door loom to replace the butchered one. Walt didn't ask before doing these hacks and didn't offer to fix it after either Actually told me it's common practice. I've been searching for these parts since then, and let me tell you, they are anything but common. Maybe that's cuz all the small shops out there hack them up. Pisses me off to no end. So much so that this was the last shop I brought my car to. This experience taught me that I'd rather do it myself than pay my hard earned money to have someone else jerry rig it.
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November 2017 by Enter Username
I recently purchased a 73' datsun 620 pickup that needed a good tune-up/inspection. As soon as I brought the truck in and meet Walt any anxiety I had fizzled away; I could instantly tell that this was someone who knew and cared about what they are doing. The turn around time was amazing, price was more than fair and the truck drives better than expected.
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August 2017 by Mike dolan
Amazing work on classic vehicles in my opinion top in the business
