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Classic Porsche Restoration Tips

Finding and restoring the right classic Porsche can be a great adventure, yet it can be daunting as well. It always helps to align yourself with someone in the industry that has experience with the particular classics you’re interested in, particularly when you’re making a serious financial investment. The Beverly Hills Car Club understands the importance of choosing the right classic Porsche and can provide you with the classic Porsche restoration tips you need to be successful throughout the process. Below, they’ve put together a few of the most important Porsche restoration tips. Let’s take a look:

Always preview and inspect any potential classic Porsche purchase. This includes looking at the chassis and body, checking that the motor and transmission came with the car, looking for any accident damage, and verifying that the car really is what it is supposed to be. This is particularly important for the earliest Porsche 356 models, as they have been copied for decades. You’ll want to find the most complete, best condition, original model you can find within your budget.
Once you’ve found the Porsche you’re going to restore, you’ll want to decide who is going to do the restoration work and what quality of restoration you’re looking for. Do you want a classic car restoration company in Los Angeles to take a Porsche 356 and transform it to concours quality? Would you prefer to restore a 1970’s Porsche 911 to daily-driving condition? The answers to these questions will be vital to how you proceed.
Should you choose to take on the restoration yourself, always document your restoration process, keeping all receipts and a detailed description of what was done to the car. This will not only help you stay on track during the restoration process, it will add value to your classic Porsche should you choose to sell it later on.
Understand that parts may be difficult or expensive to find depending on the model you choose. An early model Porsche 356, for example, may have aluminum panels that were manufactured and installed by hand. Replicating these can be quite difficult. On the other hand, a classic Porsche like the 911 from the 1960’s will have an abundance of parts available. This should also be taken into consideration when planning your restoration budget.

These are just a few of the classic Porsche restoration tips that the Beverly Hills Car Club’s team of professionals recommend based on their years of experience in the industry. As one of the country’s most renowned classic car dealerships, they are always working to grow their inventory of classics and have everything from pristine examples to unfinished restoration projects for you to choose from. They encourage you to browse their online inventory to view the classic Porsches currently available to you and welcome you to contact them with any questions you may have. They look forward to hearing from you soon and to helping you find the classic Porsche that will best suit your needs and exceed your expectations. Connect with them today to learn more and to be one step closer to finding your next restoration project!