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what are the top restoration outfits in Europe?
« on: May 10, 2015, 18:11:16 »
I looked at a variety of places in Germany and came across:

Rosier.de

sl-classics.com

Anyone else worth looking at?

I met a gentleman in London running a company called spider veloce who had a few pagoda's restored in Poland.

I saw a few pictures (did not see in the flesh) and the result was pretty amazing. He argued that it was the best place (value for money) to get a ground up restoration done for a pagoda. Apparently, a budget starting with a rolling chassis and engine is in the region of £50-60k in Poland. Would be at least double in the uk. Any views on this?
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Re: what are the top restoration outfits in Europe?
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2015, 19:02:36 »
Kienle are probably the best. Maybe the best anywhere. They're almost certainly the most expensive... ::)

http://www.kienle.com/index.cgi?lang=en
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Re: what are the top restoration outfits in Europe?
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2015, 21:59:02 »
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Re: what are the top restoration outfits in Europe?
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2015, 22:05:27 »
My company did some CAD drawings specifically for fitting a Pagoda to a rotisserie for www.colinferns.com

If his work is anything like the rotisserie that my designs were done for then he does the best work.

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Re: what are the top restoration outfits in Europe?
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2015, 04:47:51 »
Quote from: jameshoward on May 10, 2015, 19:02:36
  ......  They're almost certainly the most expensive... ::)

Another strong contender for this title is this one: http://www.pagoden-center.de/
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Re: what are the top restoration outfits in Europe?
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2015, 09:27:28 »
Quote from: Erics on May 10, 2015, 18:11:16
I looked at a variety of places in Germany and came across: I met a gentleman in London running a company called spider veloce who had a few pagoda's restored in Poland. I saw a few pictures (did not see in the flesh) and the result was pretty amazing. He argued that it was the best place (value for money) to get a ground up restoration done for a pagoda. Apparently, a budget starting with a rolling chassis and engine is in the region of £50-60k in Poland. Would be at least double in the uk. Any views on this?

Erics,
I think that I know which shops you are referring to. Just as a side remark, the cost for that level of restoration is always depending on who's asking. last year I would say that your budget is crafted towards Western European clients, but locally the process would be 30-40% less. This year I am not sure anymore...
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Re: what are the top restoration outfits in Europe?
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2015, 20:51:07 »
Stickel Pagoda Group. They were at the Stuttgart Messe in April. Nice cars
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