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August 2025 by duane berkey
Extremely poor customer service. I had heard good things about this place. I was considering get a classic Porsche restored. I called, and spoke to the receptionist Giuliana. She was pleasant and asked me a lot of questions about the project. She explained the managers and owners were away for a week but requested I send pictures of the car which I did. She said upon return one of the owners would call me.
Two weeks later I still had not received a call. I called again, and was told the owners were busy but someone would call within a day or two. Another week lapsed and still not call. I decided to make one more call. One again I was informed by receptionist the owners were busy but someone would most likely call later in the day.
To date I have never received a phone call. While I cannot comment on the quality in their work, poor communication, lack of follow up and unreturned phone calls is a non starter for me.
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July 2025 by Anthony
Cannot say enough great things about the Automotive Restorations team. I had an obscure problem on my exotic that only Brian and his team seemed to actually be familiar with. The work was top notch, fairly priced, with an amazingly quick turnaround and their hospitality was better than that of a 5-star hotel.
I'll absolutely be returning for any future services that my car may need. I'm hesitant to trust my car with any shop but Automotive Restorations didn't have me think twice, truly incredible service. Thank you again to the team!
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May 2024 by Thiago
Show car only
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March 2024 by Good Timers
Great inventory, excellent communication, smooth transaction, kind people. We look forward to doing more business together.
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July 2023 by Tom Brown
Been a customer for over 40 years they have restored my 66 Jag coupe, refurbished and modified my 67 Jag OTS, major refurbish of my 69 Pontiac GTO, 64 MB 230SL.I also vintage race a 64 Spitfire out of their race and support shop, Vintage Racing Services.Finally I have purchased cars through their sales operation most recently a Bentley GT Speed.They thoroughly know their product and can attest that my cars are chump change to their other projects. They like to work on everything and there is a huge knowledge base from Brass to Ground Pounders.They like visitors and if you are looking for direction on a project I would encourage you to make an appointment and walk the shop.
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July 2023 by gil dragushansky
Just got my Benz 300 SEL 6.3 71Very impressive shop ,facility very clean with professional staff .The owner Tony is a real man with a lot of respect .amazing shop to do your classic car restoration and for sure to bay cars with confidence .Those people not going to disappoint you at all ..RecommendKeep going Tony ?
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December 2022 by Timothy Ritchie
Very knowledgeable staff. Amazing facility
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August 2022 by mark reuss
Great place
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August 2022 by Scott A.
Automotive Restorations Inc (ARI), DBA autorestoreinc via eBay **BUYER Beware** I'm to blame... I ignored the Red Flags from the start. I should have never engaged ARI's services... I was excited to have discovered a set of Krauser German hard saddle bags for sale by Automotive Restorations via eBay. These bags looked to be just the right fit for my vintage BMW R100RS motorcycle. I was excited. My first three email inquiries to ARI (over a 2 week period) went unanswered. Those were my first Red Flags. However, against my better internal judgement, I made an offer of ~$200 under their Ask price. It was immediately accepted. So I thought to myself "...self , just suspend your disbelief until I receive the goods. I didn't get any of my questions answered, but I have faith that people are intrinsically good and all will work out and the bags are complete and new as advertised". Unfortunately, this wasn't the case ... While the bags arrived promptly, safely and they were/are beautiful (as I still have them), the bags were missing 2 out of the 4 necessary keys to operate the bags: 2 keys for the pop-latches (lid-latch locks), and 2 keys to locking the clamp latches (latching clamp locks) which attach the bags securely to the motorbike. The later Hepco 'n Becker keys were missing. I'll spare the reader the back & forth details of what dialog ensued between Brian Oliver and myself. My initial phone and email requests of a partial refund ($88) to reimburse me for hardware/labor (locksmith) fell on deaf ears. Adding Insult to Injury... eBay ruled in favor of the Buyer (me), instructing the Seller (ARI) to either A) Provide Buyer a prepaid return shipping label for the 2 bags AND issue a full refund, or 2) Provide Buyer me a partial refund in an amount agreeable to both parties. Brian DECLINED my request for a partial refund of $20-50. They said NO repeatedly without any other explanation. ARI would have rather paid $100+ for the prepaid return shipping label, then provide me a refund, and then relist the items for a future transaction. This just doesn't make sense nor is it good business in my opinion. The Clincher.... Brian knew (as I made it very clear throughout our dialog) that I had already purchased the new locking cylinders and hired a locksmith to perform the hardware replacement so that I could make my previously scheduled motorcycle trip with friends. Brian knew I was Not going to return the merchandise. My Conclusion... Brian Oliver and ARI were being obstinate, objectionable and not reasonable. This is the only logical explanation for their actions. What a BUMMER. I hope my honest and objective review provides valuable insight for some. Sincerely, -Adam
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March 2022 by Chris Robins
Brian, Tony, Tim and the crew always do a great job. Super-friendly service and very knowledgeable about all things vintage automotive and vintage racing. Always great to walk through the shop and see the various projects and states of restoration.
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March 2021 by david mitel
The best...always a pleasure to deal with
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March 2021 by craig35mm
They do excellent work!
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February 2021 by Marion Lecardo
They are all very nice people to do business with , very helpful , very friendly, wiling to work with the customer to his or
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January 2021 by stepan vartanian
I purchased a car from them without seeing it, and it was exactly as Tony described it. He was very honest and professional in his representation of the car and his overall approach to the transaction. He didn't belittle the flaws of the car, nor did he belittle price of fixing the flaws. Last but not lease, Tony didn't try to nickel and dime me like 99% of the car salesmen do, by tacking out a small amount on your offer, an amount you are willing to pay, but paying it kind of disgusts you and makes you feel taken advantage of. It was a pleasure dealing with him and I will definitely consider buying from him again
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December 2020 by Tammy Kellogg Miller
Purchased a 1970 FJ40
