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Body hammer and dolly shaping a bare-metal fender during vintage classic car restoration bodywork

Vintage & Classic Car Restoration

Patient, owner-led classic restoration — hand-fabricated panels, hand-set gaps and show-quality paint.

What we do

Vintage & Classic Restoration performed in-house in Gordonsville for drivers across Gordonsville, VA & Central Virginia.

Classics punish shortcuts. Original parts are often gone, so panels get hand-fabricated, and door, hood and trunk gaps are set by eye and by hand rather than accepted as-is.

The goal is a car that still reads as itself — original character preserved, with the fit and finish it should have had when new.

  • Strip to bare metal and heritage-conscious assessment
  • Hand-fabricated panels for unavailable parts
  • Door, hood and trunk gaps set by hand
  • Patient multi-stage primer blocking
  • Show-quality refinishing and detailing
Craftsman shaping a fender with hammer and dolly on a 1960s muscle car that is half glossy red paint and half bare metal

How the work goes

Every job follows the same order, so you always know what stage your vehicle is in.

  1. 01

    Owner planning

    We agree on the goal — driver, survivor or show car — before any work begins.

  2. 02

    Metal fabrication

    Rot is cut away, patches formed and welded, original body lines re-established.

  3. 03

    Fit & gaps

    Doors, hood and trunk are hung and adjusted until the gaps run even.

  4. 04

    Finish

    Multi-stage paint, cut and polish, then careful reassembly of trim and glass.

Vintage & Classic Restoration questions

The things customers ask most before booking this work.

Do you take on partial classic projects?

Yes — a single quarter panel, a rust repair or a full body-off restoration all work. We scope to what the car needs.

How involved can I be?

As involved as you want. Collectors get photo updates through every stage and decisions stay with the owner.

Also covered under this service

  • Vintage Car Restoration
  • Vehicle Restoration
  • Custom Paint Work

Other services

One shop for collision work, paint and restoration — on any make or model.

In and Out Autobody repair bay in Gordonsville Virginia with a vehicle ready for collision repair

Free Estimates

Ready for a factory-straight finish?

Talk directly with Roberto Monterroza about collision repair, custom paint, dent and rust work anywhere around Gordonsville, VA & Central Virginia.