Our Services

Services We Offer

Classic Restoration

Our classic restoration service is where history and craftmanship come together. Whether it’s a full ground-up rebuild or a careful refresh of original features, we bring vintage vehicles back to life with authenticity and care. With access to thousands of rare parts and decades of hands-on experience, we restore bodywork, mechanicals, and interiors to ensure every vehicle leaves our workshop road-ready, reliable, and true to it’s era.

 

Fabrication & Engineering

We specialise in custom fabrication and engineering solutions for classic and vintage vehicles. From rare panel work and structural welding to one-off components and chassis repair, our team builds with precision and a deep understanding of heritage vehicles. If it can’t be found, we can fabricate it – built to last and made to fit.

 

Panel Beating

Our experienced panel beaters reshape, repair, and restore bodywork with the care older vehicles demand. From dents and rust repair to panel alignment and structural straightening, we bring damaged vehicles back to form – retaining as much original material as possible while delivering smooth, long-lasting results.

 

Auto Painting

We offer high-quality paintwork to classic cars, including full resprays, touch-ups, and colour matching for period-correct finishes. Our process combines durable coatings with a meticulous attention to detail – resulting in a clean, professional finish that protects and elevates your vehicle’s look.

 

Chassis Building

Chassis work is at the heart of any long-lasting build. Whether you need a repair, reinforcement, or complete custom frame, we fabricate to original specs or modified designs, ensuring strength, precision, and safety from the ground up.

 

Custom Transportation

We provide custom vehicle solutions for film, display, events and private use. Whether it’s a modified classic for screen work or a bespoke build for promotional or special event use, our team can design and deliver something unique, practical, and built for purpose.

 

Windscreens

We source and fit windscreens for a wide range of vintage vehicles, including period-correct or custom-cut glass. Whether it’s a replacement or part of a full restoration, we ensure a clear, secure fit that respects the original design while meeting modern safety standards.

 

Exhausts

Our exhausts services cover custom fabrication, repairs, and replacements to match original specs or performance upgrades. Whether it’s for a full rebuild or a modified system, we’ll ensure the right tone, fit, and durability for your vehicle.

 

Sandblasting

We use sandblasting to prepare parts, panels, chassis, and wheels for restoration – removing rust, old paint, and build-up while preserving the material beneath. It’s a clean start that ensures better adhesion, better outcomes, and longer lasting finishes.

 

Parts Supply

With one of Australasia’s largest collections of vintage vehicles, we’re a go to source for rare, original, and hard to find parts. From trims and panels to driveline components, we help you find the right part – whether you’re mid-restoration or keeping a classic on the road.

 

Vehicle Dismantling

We professionally dismantle vintage and classic vehicles for parts salvage, preservation, and recycling. If you’re looking to retire a vehicle, we’ll strip it with care – recovering usable components and ensuring nothing goes to waste.

 

Project Vehicle Sales & Sourcing

From time to time, we offer select project vehicles for sale – some partially restored, others untouched and waiting for the right owner. If you’re on the hunt for something specific, we may be able to source or point you toward the right vehicle from our network.

 

 

Two vintage cars parked outside Smash Palace Auto Wreckers, one in relatively good condition and the other heavily rusted, with classic grilles and headlights visible.
Classic Jaguar E-Type car displayed in a vintage auto showroom, surrounded by older vehicles, hubcaps on the wall, and signage for Smash Palace and Horopito Motors.
Black and white photo of a vintage auto parts shop interior, showing shelves stacked with car parts, steering wheels, license plates, and hubcaps hanging from the ceiling.
Two men talking inside a vintage auto parts shop, standing in front of shelves filled with assorted car components and boxes.
Abandoned vintage car with missing wheels and headlights, propped up on a rim in a grassy junkyard surrounded by other old vehicles and scrap materials.
Black and white photo of a cluttered workbench with vintage car parts, tools, and an old New Zealand decimal currency conversion chart featuring a cartoon dollar symbol character.
Black and white photo of a vintage car parts showroom filled with shelves of automotive components, steering wheels hanging from the ceiling, and a sign reading 'SHOWROOM' in the center.