Services
The company employs an eclectic mix of ages and experience making them a skilled team, dedicated to help you get the best from your vehicle, mechanically and visually. Our first priority is always safety so all our customers can be assured that any safety issues uncovered during any work, will be addressed and/or the owner notified before the vehicle leaves our premises.
Restoration
Our dedicated, experienced team ensure each restoration is carried out with every customer requested detail catered for. They make sure the required final result shows the personal care and passion that each person involved in the restoration, puts into the car, as if it were their own.
Customer involvement and regular visits are encouraged to help build a good working relationship and to allow customers to view the progress being made at each stage. It also allows discussion should any changes or modifications from the original instruction be needed or requested, at that time.
Our experienced upholsterer ensures the inside of the vehicle meets very exacting standards and he is able to advise our clients on what would look best in the finished result. He supplies hide swatches in a variety of grains, thickness, colours and materials to compliment them and finishes each interior with meticulous care and workmanship. This same care includes all his work from mending small tears to full restoration.
The paintwork is done by an excellent team who pride themselves on delivering the correct colours and finishes to the highest standard possible. Colours, finishes, artwork and special requests are discussed fully with the customer to ensure the finished result is even better than expected.
If you are considering a part or full restoration on your vehicle, call in and discuss your requirements with us and we can show you previously Dolphin American restored vehicles so you can see first-hand our quality of work and finish. Restorations carried out so far include Austin Healey 3000, Alpine Sunbeam, Cobra, Corvette Stingrays '65 and '66, 1954 Mercury Monterey , 1968 Mustang Fastback, Jaguar E-Types, Jeeps and Mustangs.
Recently completed projects:
1966 Corvette Stingray 427 Turbo-Jet
Complete body and interior restoration including running gear bush restoration and engine service.
1954 Mercury Monterey.
Complete body and interior restoration to show condition.
Restorations in progress include:
1968 Mustang Fastback. Full body restoration to original spec and paint. In final stages. Details and photos in Gallery soon.
1978 Trans Am. Complete restoration including extensive chassis and body repair work.
1976 Jeep Renegade Levi Special. Complete restoration to original Levi livery.
Repair
Every repair is different so every case is priced separately. These range from minor welding repairs or fabricating small parts to major engine or panel work.
New panels fitted, sections fabricated and all welding - gas and electric welding by experienced welders who take pride in every job they do.
Upholstery repairs: fabric, leather, carpet, vinyl, upholstery, door skins, soft tops etc,
materials, colours, styles etc to suit each individual vehicle and customers' requests.
All paintwork from a tiny scratch to a full respray with special requests and graphics quoted for.
Wheels refurbished or replaced at very reasonable prices. Tyres -classic, whitewall and American spec all sourced.
If that small ding in the wing or dent in the bumper, scratch in the door or tear in the seat bugs you, book it in and get it mended! Easy!
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Servicing
With well-equipped workshops, services are carried out efficiently and thoroughly and range from simple oil and filter changes to full major servicing. Computer diagnostic equipment for quick fault finding and ABS problems up to 2009.
We cater for all ages and makes from the fifties to modern day, American and European. Top quality parts and lubricants are used, as in all our work, and advisories given where needed.
Experienced factory trained engineers for Dodge, Chrysler, Buick etc. All American or European vehicles serviced, LHD or RHD, diesel or petrol, small or large, classic or modern.
Engines serviced, full car services, trouble shooting, rebuilds, tuning or just an oil, filter and plug change.
Large stocks of spares: Long blocks, short blocks, piston assemblys, gasket sets, rockers, valves, pushrods, all internal engine components for classic to modern, all makes, engine sizes and ages. Collect or delivered. Most service parts next day. Special orders 10-14 days.
Reasonable prices, honest estimates for work that does need doing with no unnecessary extras, each job done to our high standards, full warranty given and honoured. Customers encouraged to view the problems and faults; broken or worn-out parts are shown to our customers after replacement.
Spares
As members of AMPAR we try to supply OEM parts where possible and practical but also supply good quality alternatives where needed.
We do not believe in supplying cheap inferior parts where we believe it compromises safety. Safety is our first priority and the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten!
We do not supply any secondhand or used mechanical parts but can supply body parts e.g panels, doors etc.
We realise some customers like to spend many hours on the internet sourcing their own parts, which obviously isn't practical or cost effective for us to do, so we have no problems fitting customer-supplied replacement new parts or second hand body parts. If we think the customer-supplied part will compromise safety we reserve the right to refuse to fit it.
Most general service parts we can supply same or next day. Specialist spares and parts for older classic vehicles needing to be ordered from the USA usually take 10-14 days from order. These parts can often be Fed-Ex'd over within a few days at extra cost, should time be an issue. Our mail order service is efficient, fast and simple. Please be sure to have the vehicle vin number to hand when enquiring/ordering. This, hopefully, guarantees the part ordered is the correct one for your particular vehicle. Once on our secure database, repeat ordering is easy and fast.