SERVICES
With the experience in repairing, restoring and reproducing many different vintage instruments and gauges, one of the works can be adapting the right period dial, needle and bezel on a modern electronic fuel gauge as, quite often, it’s very difficult to find the original gauge. Then a complete restoration of a rusty and worn chronometric Jaeger speedometer and a full reproduction of the instruments from a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B or a 15cm Jaeger rev counter for a 1932 Grand Prix Alfa Romeo Monza.
The detailed free-hand painting service offered here with examples like a scuderia shield, an old sponsor logotype on a historic racing sports or GP car, a special pinstriping and coachline painted on a vintage sports saloon and the reproduction of different enamel signs and wall clocks for decoration in a private garage.
INSTRUMENTS & GAUGES
Repair and full restoration of speedometers and tachometers.
The service includes most of the vintage makers such as Jaeger, Smiths, Veglia, OS, VDO, AT, Lucas, Miller, SACMA, Moto Meter or the Americans such as Stewart Warner, AC Delco, Autolite, etc.
The whole dashboard and its instruments are the first sight when seat at the wheel and drive off. A restoration is not complete if the instruments doesn’t look right when the vintage car or motorbike is finished.
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FINE DETAILED PAINTING
Stylish free hand painting as it was done in period including the pre-war Scuderia Ferrari shield on a GP Alfa Romeo, the Quadrifoglio on the Alfetta 158, the original Mille Miglia race number on a historic AC Ace, replica of enamel signs and vintage styled wall clocks for decoration.
The spray painting services includes different effects such as a crackle or wrinkle finish to apply on dashboards and the choice of the amazing machine turning effect on an alloy or steel on a dashboard or a applied on the whole body as seen in some French GP cars in the 20’s.
A full ageing patina effect can be done on a set of instruments to match the rest of the car or a complete car can be worked to achieve that attractive look of a much driven and enjoyed car as sometimes a full restoration can make the classic car look too new and soulless.
BESPOKE COMMISSIONS
Historic research is key when a full reproduction is needed. Sometimes a set of instruments from a unique vintage car are missing or are beyond the possibility of restoring them. Start a project from scratch is a challenge that involves, fabricating new parts, reproducing the dials, the needles as they were originally, finding the right internals of a speedometer, tachometer, gauges and adapting them to achieve the best results in terms of quality and accuracy.
Bespoke commissions such as pre-war specials require first a conversation with the customer, discuss ideas and giving the right advice about the type and style of instruments to apply on the dashboard
The touch of the vintage in your classic cars or motorbikes