GK Restorations - Vintage Porsche Restorations

Articles

March 2008 911 & Porsche World
Safari Rally Car


March 2008 911 & Porsche World
Björn Waldegård on the Safari Car


December 2006
Excellence Magazine
The Unique Steel Roadster


September 2002 911 & Porsche World
Cover Story - "Daring to be Different"
Porsche 1956 356A Speedster Super Outlaw
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July 2002 911& Porsche World
Specialist Topics:
Made by Hand, Inc. Florida


356 Registry Volume 23, Number 4
Nov/Dec 1999 interview with Dick Koenig



In Other News:
Porsche Art Car!

Hand painted by artist Margaret Warren - this 1965 Porsche 356C Coupe is a radical departure from our traditional restoration!

Porsche Art Car! 1965 356 C Coupe
more pictures of the art car



NEWS:

"Open House" at the GK Spring Time Holiday April 24th, 25th, and 26th

It's the New Year, and while 2009 stung with the loss of Gary, we're holding together. A recent article from the Porsche Club of America North Florida Region stated it quite nicely in their newsletter Der Porsche Brief, "While the 'Big Man' himself has moved on to greener pastures, I can testify that the 'Elves' are still hard at work..." and the 'Elves' want to show off so, we'd like to invite YOU to come visit our shop!

Visit us for our GK Holiday Memorial Service and Auction to honor the memory of Gary Kempton. Follow the link here to register.

Article about us in the Der Porsche Brief from the Porsche Club of America North Florida Region: Click here!


Gary Kempton


It is with great sadness that we post the news that Gary Kempton, Founder and President of GK Restorations passed away unexpectedly on
June 6, 2009.



Thanks to our loyal employees and customers, GK Restorations is continuing to stay in business.The shop is being supervised under the leadership of Keith Powell, Gary's paint specialist for over 20 years. Chris McMahon, Gary's body specialist and fiberglass master has also been with the company for over 20 years and many other members of our staff have been with us for over 15 years.

The staff is committed to continuing to meet the restoration needs of the Porsche community in the excellent manner that Gary established. 


Our commitment is to the preservation of automotive works of art -  we specialize in the Concours quality restorations of historically significant Porsches.

At GK Restorations our large staff of highly experienced craftsmen perform their Porsche restoration magic at a 15,000 sq. ft. facility located in Northwest Florida in the United States. Owner Gary Kempton founded the company and restored Porsches for over 35 years. The team of craftsmen Gary assembled, have years of experience working together - 20 years. All restoration work is performed in-house on our factory chassis micrometers for 356's and 911's. These micrometers have proven to be one of the greatest advantages to our work, as we can detect the slightest misalignment in the torsion tubes and correct the issue in the most effective way possible. 

Our restorations can be found in the private collections of the Porsche family. Many of our cars have won (and continue to win long after the restoration has been completed) numerous awards
at Amelia Island, Meadowbrook, 356 Registry East Coast Holiday, Porsche Club of America Porsche Parades and many other events and prestigious car auctions.

Our complete restoration
services include:

Parts Inventory
Sandblasting & Metal Work
Welding
Painting
Mechanical
Upholstery
Chrome and Zinc Plating
Fiberglass
Assembly Services
Project Management

Each of these services focuses on quality, perfection, and Customer Satisfaction.
We have one of the world's largest selections of used
and NOS parts for Porsche 356 and early 911's - see our current ebay listings.


While we do have an active EBay set up, we have other items for sale that we sell ourselves. Such as our Hand Laid Duck Tails.




Our two Porsche 356

factory chassis micrometers


The 1957 Porsche 356A 1500 GS Carrera Speedster
1971 East African Safari Rally Car - at Rennsport Reunion with Bjorn Waldegaard

1971 Safari Rally Car at 2007 Rennsport Reunion - restored 2007

1956 356A Speedster Super Outlaw
restored by GK Restorations 2002

Meet our team!

 Take a quick look at our shop!

Have a look at the company photo.


We invite you to contact us with any questions you may have.

GK Restorations PO Box 5798 Tallahassee, FL 32314
phone: (850) 926-5722 fax: (850) 926-7462 e-mail: info@gkrestorations.com