RESTORATIONS
From sympathetic recommissioning to a complete restoration, it pays to work with the best in the business. After many years attending top-tier concours and driving events in our own cars, we should know…
Whether it’s working with former Ferrari and Lamborghini metalworkers, engine-builders or trimmers in the Modena region, or experts in the heart of the British countryside well-versed in the English tradition of ‘wheeling’ panelwork for Aston Martin, let us be your guide.
Recent car restorations overseen by Kidston include:
- Over thirty Lamborghini Miuras – from the first P400s to SVs and SVJs
- A Lamborghini Countach LP400 S ‘Periscopica’ first delivered to Middle Eastern royalty back to its unique and original Turchese over Turchese combination
- The famous 1960s Ferrari 365 P Tre Posti comissioned by l’Avvocato Gianni Agnelli
- Important ‘250’ Ferraris such as a California SWB, a SWB Competizione and two 250 GTOs
- Multiple Mercedes-Benz 300 SL ‘Gullwings’
A longstanding professional relationship with Ferrari Classiche, Lamborghini Polo Storico, FIVA and most means we are able to guide your car through the sometimes intimidating process of certification.
For significant cars, by calling on marque experts we can discuss with you at exactly which point in time of your car’s history you now wish it to represent. Many famous racing cars have led exciting lives, and it’s hard to decide without insider knowledge exactly which livery or specification to restore to. And more than one ‘resale red’ Ferrari repainted in the 1980s actually started life a far more interesting shade of metallic grey, blue, gold or even purple.
Our team of historical researchers is at your disposal. We established that a client’s car was the original Ferrari 365 GTS/4 ‘Daytona’ Spider used in the pilot for ‘Miami Vice’, for example. We also found period film of husband-and-wife team Gérard and Aghdass Spinedi on the Tour de France Automobile in their stunning gold Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione, a car then in restoration for another client of longstanding. Not only did it help us finish the car as accurately as possible, the footage was included in our film about the car today, an emotional reunion of the family and its much-loved Ferrari.
In addition, we can supervise all logistics relating to transportation of the car to and from the restorers, including customs paperwork and insurance.
So, with years of experience entering (and enjoying, important!) concours and driving events, we are in the best position to suggest how best to proceed with each car, the small details that might separate it from an ‘also-ran’ to a winner on the concours field, as well as a making it a reliable machine, satisfying to drive on organised tours.
