Where the rubber meets the road
Fabrication/Sheetmetal: From rust repair to structural repair, dents to entire panels; we can fix or completely remake any shape found on a car - in any alloy found on a car.
We blend traditional tools and techniques with modern fabrication equipment and methods. We are as comfortable on our English Wheel as we are on our power bead roller. Tig, Mig, flame, leadwork, cast iron, stainless, etc.
Woodwork, Composites & Plastics: From veneers to frames, steam bending to finger jointing. Staining, dying, dry rot repair, buck construction. Ash, Oak, Burl, etc.
We are comfortable with fiberglass, carbon fiber, plastics, bakelite, rubber and foam extrusions, and all sorts of odd concoctions OEM's have devised over the years as technology marched forward.
Mechanical Work: We have the experience and capabilities to completely rebuild and/or upgrade suspension, brakes, hydraulics, A/C and heating, steering and all other driveability areas of your car. We completely rebuild engines, transmissions, rear axles, steering boxes. We rewire cars, make custom harnesses, repair switches, regulators, starters, generators and alternators. We perform quartz clock conversions and repair and/or upgrade gauges.
There is literally no part of a car we have not had down to the smallest component – returning it back to as good, and in many cases, better, than original condition.
Body/Paint: We spray nearly every brand and style of paint. We still shoot lacquer. We are comfortable with single stage solids to Alsa radicals. Our normal painting medium is modern urethane PPG.
Although most of our work involves complete paint jobs, we have had to become very skilled with the matching and blending of very fine finishes. In other words, if your classic has a ding we can fix it and no one will ever know it happened. Really.
Our metal prep - the foundation of any exceptional paint job - has evolved into a comprehensive, proprietary set of steps to ensure your car is rust free, and will remain rust free.
Upholstery/Trimwork: From tracking down original materials, buttons and stitching methods to searching through books of leather swatches to find that perfect color, hand and finish to set off a magnificent interior, our fully outfitted trim shop is ready to handle any task.
Headliners, convertible tops, carpeting and under hood padding...bench seats and buckets, door panels and dash pads...original and custom.
Machining/Prototype/Custom parts: When parts are unavailable, or something unique is needed, we can machine or cast a completely new part or design a unique assembly. Many of these procedures can be handled in-house. Otherwise, we utilize long established relationships that conduct this work to our standards.
Research/Parts Procurement: We have resources at our disposal ranging from repair and service manuals from the dawn of motoring to owners manuals, wiring diagrams and original OEM Microfiche. Marque specific books, club magazines, judging guidelines, authenticity and price guides. Original paint chip books, material swatch books and design books. All combined, these resources provide a great starting point to research nearly any car on the planet, explore design or style ideas and/or authenticate a particular car.
In addition to our reference materials, we have an extensive parts catalog library, a computer dedicated solely to parts procurement and research and a "rolodex" of contacts and suppliers containing relationships that stretch across the globe.
"Ferreting" information and parts is a critical component of any project and our experience and network of support provide us with the last piece of the puzzle to our comprehensive approach to designing and restoring cars.
"The artisans at The Creative Workshop are equal opportunity perfectionists having also restored Mustangs, Camaros, Rolls Royces, Mercedes and more."
