Twenty-six years in Windsor-Essex, and we still spend our Sundays the same way our customers do — under a canopy, waiting for the judges.
How It Started
Sam Bertucci opened the shop in 1998 with a single lift, a borrowed frame machine, and a 1965 Impala of his own that he never quite finished restoring — it's still in the back bay, a running joke and a reminder of how this all started.
What began as a general body shop slowly narrowed into something more specific: a place for owners who cared more about panel gaps and paint depth than a fast turnaround. Word moved the way it does in this industry — through cruise nights, through show fields, through one restored Fairlane parked next to three others at a Sunday meet. Twenty-six years later, we're still the shop people point to and say, "ask Sam's."
What We Believe
Rust repair means cutting back to clean metal, not skimming it with filler. If we wouldn't put our own car through it, we won't put yours through it either.
Every project gets photo updates at each milestone — teardown, metal work, paint, reassembly — so a "few more weeks" is never a mystery.
We inspect before we estimate. If something changes once we're inside the car, you hear about it before we touch a wrench — not on the final invoice.
The Team
Every customer works directly with the technician on their car — not a front-desk go-between.
Founder & Master Technician. Frame and metal fabrication, final quality sign-off on every build.
Shop Manager. Runs scheduling, insurance claims, and keeps every project honest against its timeline.
Lead Painter. Colour-matching, blending, and booth work — the reason our finishes hold up under show lighting.
Restoration Technician. Interiors, trim, and the small details that separate "finished" from "show-ready."
Where We Stand
We're five minutes off the E.C. Row, ten from the Ambassador Bridge, and a short haul from LaSalle, Tecumseh, Amherstburg and the Lakeshore towns. Most of our customers can be back in their driveway inside twenty minutes of picking up their car — which matters when you want to take it straight to a Sunday cruise.
Come By the Shop
Walk-ins are welcome during business hours, but if you want a technician's full attention, book a time and we'll walk your car through with you.