# Classic car restorations

Evoke Bodyworks restores classic, vintage and speciality cars to their original glory. With over 31 years’ experience, our panel beaters and painters repair rust and old damage, fabricate panels and refinish your car in its original colour, giving every project the care a cherished car deserves.

## What's included
- Rust cut-out, repair and replacement panel fabrication
- Laser stripping back to bare metal without warping panels
- Accident damage repairs and rebuilds on classic, vintage and sports cars
- Panel straightening, gap and alignment correction
- Colour matching to the original factory paint, or full resprays
- Careful reassembly, cut and polish, and final inspection

## How it works
1. **Inspect & plan:** We assess the car with you, agree what “original glory” means for it, and give you a detailed plan and quote.
2. **Strip back:** Panels, trim and paint come off so we can see, and fix, everything underneath.
3. **Repair & refinish:** Rust and damage are repaired, panels fabricated where needed, then primed and painted.
4. **Reassemble & reveal:** Everything goes back together and is detailed, inspected and handed back.

## Recent projects
### 1965 Ford Mustang: bare‑metal restoration
1965 Ford Mustang coupé

This 1965 Mustang was taken right back to bare metal. We cut out and replaced rusted sections of the floor and chassis, metal-finished every panel, then refinished the whole car in gloss black in our spray booth. A flawless finish: the pictures don’t do it justice.

Photos:
- In progress: Corroded chassis rail on the 1965 Mustang, exposed during the strip-down
- In progress: Rusted mounting brackets and floor section cut away from the Mustang’s underbody
- In progress: Mustang boot area stripped out on stands, showing the rusted rear floor before repair
- In progress: Rear quarter panel stripped to bare metal, with new steel let into the lower section
- In progress: Mustang bonnet stripped to bare metal on stands in the workshop
- In progress: Underside of the bonnet in bare metal, showing the inner bracing
- In progress: Bare-metal Mustang panel on a stand, ready for primer
- In progress: Rear of the Mustang in bare metal, masked with orange tape ready for primer
- In progress: Lower body and sill stripped to bare metal
- In progress: Side of the Mustang stripped to bare metal from front to rear
- In progress: Door and rear quarter in bare metal, car on the workshop jig
- In progress: Rear wheel arch and quarter panel blocked smooth in bare metal
- In progress: The whole Mustang body in bare metal on the workshop jig, bonnet open
- In progress: Front of the Mustang freshly painted gloss black in the spray booth, engine bay masked
- In progress: Roof and rear of the Mustang in fresh gloss black in the spray booth, glass masked
- In progress: Rear view in the spray booth: fresh black paint, rear window masked with orange tape
- In progress: Three-quarter view of the freshly painted Mustang in the spray booth
- In progress: Gloss black paint reflecting the booth lights, with the glass still masked
- After: Finished 1965 Mustang in gloss black from the front left, with chrome bumper and pony grille
- After: Close-up of the front corner, showing the mirror finish on the black paint
- After: Side profile of the finished Mustang in the workshop: gloss black, chrome trim and black wheels
- After: Rear three-quarter view of the finished Mustang, showing the tri-bar tail lights
- After: Rear of the finished Mustang with the workshop reflected in the boot lid
- After: Close-up of the tail lights, chrome bumper and exhaust on the finished Mustang

## Frequently asked questions
### Do you restore classic and vintage cars?
Yes. Alongside everyday repairs, we restore classic, vintage and speciality cars, from rust repair and panel fabrication through to full resprays. Recent projects are shown on our Restorations page.

### How long does a restoration take?
It depends on the car’s condition, the work involved and parts availability. A restoration takes longer than a standard repair, so we will inspect your car first and give you a detailed plan and timeline.

### Can I see work you have done before?
Yes. Our project gallery on the Restorations page shows cars before, during and after the work. You are also welcome to visit the workshop in Ōtāhuhu to talk through your project.

## Related services
- [Laser Stripping](https://evokebodyworks.co.nz/services/laser-stripping/)
- [Refinishing](https://evokebodyworks.co.nz/services/refinishing/)
- [Panel Beating](https://evokebodyworks.co.nz/services/panel-beating/)

## Book or get a free quote
- Address: 13a Saleyards Road, Ōtāhuhu, Auckland 1062, New Zealand
- Phone: 09 354 4864 (+6493544864)
- After-hours accident line: 021 666 880
- Email: info@evokebodyworks.co.nz
- Quote form: https://evokebodyworks.co.nz/contact/
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