Twenty years of work, photographed honestly.
The shop floor. The restoration bench. The cars Miami drivers trust us with every week. No stock photography. Every frame shot inside 5844 Commerce Lane.
Come behind the bay door.
Most dealerships hide the service bay behind a frosted window. We don’t. Every photograph below was taken on our floor, on a working week, with the cars our clients actually drive — G-Wagens, S-Classes, M3s, RS6s, Macans, and the occasional 1965 Pagoda mid-restoration. If you like what you see, the floor is open Monday through Friday.
1971 280SL Pagoda
Frame-off restoration, eighteen months on the bench
10,000 sq ft, three bays
South Miami, since 2006
Period-correct brightwork
Hand-polished trim, replated chrome
S-Class Airmatic
Full strut rebuild, OEM components
Diagnostic Bay
Sentry / ISTA / ODIS / PIWIS, all on hand
The Restoration Wing
Where long-term projects live
M130 Inline-Six
Hand-assembled to original Bosch spec
AMG Big Brakes
C63 ceramic-composite refresh
Cognac Interior Retrim
Hand-stitched, period-correct hides
G63 AMG
Service A, completed in a day
Wheel Refinishing
Factory paint codes, in-house
W123 300D
Barn find to daily driver, full mechanical refresh
The Three-Pointed Star
Period emblem restoration
OEM Parts Inventory
Direct factory parts channels
Sprinter Service
Commercial fleets and conversions
560SEC Engine Bay
Concours-grade detail
911 Pre-Purchase
Lift, scan, road test, written report
The Lift Floor
Three bays, six technicians
Torque, to the Newton-metre
Calibrated tools, factory values
RS6 Avant
Annual service via ODIS, full inspection report
Pagoda Hardtop
Re-sealed and reinstalled
M3 LSD Refresh
Diff service, ISTA-coded
Final Wash
Every car leaves clean
1971 280SL Pagoda — eighteen months on the bench
One car. Eighteen months. Frame off the floor.
A barn-find 280SL, brought from the Carolinas, returned to a state the original Bremen line would recognise.
Body off the frame. Every nut, bolt, and bush replaced or refurbished. M130 inline-six rebuilt by hand to original Bosch spec. Interior retrimmed in period-correct cognac hides, brightwork hand-polished and replated, paint laid in three colour-matched coats with deep clear. Delivered to its owner in Coral Gables on the day we said it would.
Lester restored my father’s 1972 280SE over almost two years. Every conversation was a phone call, every cost was on a written quote, and the car came back better than I remember it growing up. Nobody else in South Florida was even in the conversation.
Come see the floor for yourself.
The bay door is open Monday through Friday. Bring the car by for a diagnostic, or book a slot and we’ll set the coffee on.