Our Restoration System
Finch Restorations, established in 1965, is Australia's oldest vehicle restoration business. For over 55 years, we have been at the forefront of the vehicle restoration industry. We specialise in the repair and restoration of Veteran to Modern Classic era (1905 to 1990) cars, trucks, and motor-cycles. We are award-winning specialists in performing complete body-off and ground-up restorations.
Our Restoration Gateways
Before commencing on a particular route for restoring, preserving, and/or modifying your vehicle, you need clear objectives. We can help you in identifying and defining those objectives through a series of 'gateway’ choices.
We are happy to quiz you and help you to define your objectives without pressuring you to adopt a particular route. Navigating the 'gateways' below will hopefully chart a ‘route’ to guide you, as a vehicle's present owner/custodian, through a logical sequence of steps to develop a Project Plan.
FR20177 Stage 1 - Transport and Receival
At Finch Restorations, one of the first steps in the 1973 Ford Falcon XA GT RPO 83 coupe project was to assign one of our project managers. A project manager was assigned before the Coupe arrived at our workshops in the Adelaide Hills.
FR20177 Stage 2 - Archaeology & Measurements
Due to the poor condition of the 1973 Falcon XA GT RPO 83 coupe, after decades of rat-infestation while stored in an open-fronted shed, the car represented a bio-hazard to humans.
While being careful to note any archaeological details, the coupe needed to be rid of rat faeces and rat's nests. Their removal started to reduce the terrible odours, which lingered in the body until the car was eventually stripped and dipped.
FR20177 Stage 3 - Disassembly
The disassembly stage is a major activity during the ground-up restoration process when a car is transformed back to its constituent components. Usually the car will transition to a state where it is in more pieces than it was in the factory, as sub-assemblies used in the factory, like the drive-line, also need to be repaired and reconditioned.
