This page shows highlights of The Metal Surgeon’s completed classic car restorations. Some of our projects don’t require us to do paint and final assembly because the work is for local restoration shops. In those cases, we complete at minimum the metalwork and sometimes coordinate the paint. In addition, some customers prefer to do the final assembly of the car in their own garages.
We do a wide variety of metalwork from nut and bolt restorations to a full custom ‘one of a kind truck‘. We also have the skills to complete concept engineering/fabrication projects like the Mercedes Unimog.
Our new 8,000 sqft facility means we can work on more projects with our well-qualified 5-man team. Be sure to also check out our current projects page.
This Jeep went through a full transformation but kept true to its 1973 roots.
This car came from another shop where it had sat for a couple of years, because they did not have anyone skilled enough to complete the electrical and mechanical tasks. We took this Mustang from a shell and boxes of parts to this beauty!
This VW bus had been given a quick and dirty “restoration” at another shop, so it looked respectable but a lot of bad things were hiding under the paint.
See full details on this 356 Pre-A build here. The customer disassembled this rare Fashion Grey/ Azure Blue Porsche years ago and brought it to us for a Concours restoration. We were pleased to see that it sold for $374,000 at the Scottsdale 2018 auction.
This custom Mercedes Unimog concept build was ultimately for a landmine investigation company. The Metal Surgeon designed and fabricated the entire back end of the Unimog. Assembly by Couch Off-Road.
We really enjoyed the restoration of this unique 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder. The aluminum three-part body shell covers a tubular space frame made of seamless steel. Out of thirty-four 718 RSKs made by Porsche, this is number six, an unknown number survive. We built a datum box to aid in the restoration and get both sides symmetrical. For more photos of this Porsche restoration view Post 1 here, Post 2 here, and Post 3 here.
This 1953 Chevy pickup has been in the family since new. The truck lived early life as a farm truck, and after being stored for years it was ready for a full nut and bolt restoration. It got fresh coat of two-tone paint, but stuck with the original in-line six engine and 6V to stay true to its roots!
If you like VWs, this was a very cool build to be involved in. People call these Type 34s “the big Karmann” in Germany, “Razor Edge Ghia” in the UK, or “European Ghia” in the US. Whatever you want to call it, this came out a beauty in Fashion Grey with a red interior.
The Metal Surgeon gave this Jeep Fleetvan the full custom treatment, for instance: a crate Chevy 4.3L engine and Mustang II narrowed front end. The owner had this white to deep blue fade in mind for the paint scheme from the beginning. We also customized most of the mechanical parts: the steering column, throttle, brakes, and added AC/heat system and vents.
This Bel-Air was another 10-year restoration, the owner had done tons of work in his garage, but life got the best of the project and it ended up unfinished until he brought it to us! We made a custom hood scoop to fit the engine and air intake combo he had gone with. Now he’s cruising around, doing burn outs, and probably hitting up a classic car show or two.
This Porsche was in decent condition, but the body was full of thick filler on the fenders, rockers, and rear quarters. We stripped it down, repaired the rockers, rear quarters, floors, and package tray, then finished in the original polo red Glasurit paint. The owner decided to complete the assembly in his garage as part of his retirement!
We fabricated these front end panels by hand from scratch, since these Mercedes are too rare and valuable to get reproduction or donor panels. The ‘eye-brow’ front trim was also fabricated by hand.
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