Will and his team did an excellent job addressing cooling system issues on my 1965 Mustang. Work was performed as expected and completed on time and on budget. They are professional and I plan to use them again. read more

They always take care of anything my Vette's need. They are the best at their craft and it shows, the quality of car's they turn out on a daily basis is second to none. You get what you pay for and Harbor definitely delivers there. If you want work on a budget go to Maaco. If you want something that you can be proud of, you've found your place. read more

This is going to be my "BEFORE" review! (As the car is there now and being restored to fit our wants). With that said back around the April/May time frame my mother, uncle and I decided to track down and purchase my dad's dream car! This is something he's really been looking forward to and talking about for years now. We wanted to surprise him for his June 1st Birthday. The car itself the one he wanted is a Cardinal Red 1970 Pontiac Lemans Sport Convertible was an extremely tough car to find. As this particular car can be kitted to become another car of the era and many Pontiac gear heads do just that. So after searching the net for what seemed like weeks (which it was) and hours (which were many) and visiting car lots around the state of Florida from Orlando to Lakeland to Miami that sells classic cars we finally tracked one down in a barn in Tennessee that was for sale on eBay (we'll go into that a bit more in a minute) First off let me say if you can find a Classic Car lot's of SHADY characters are out there selling them and not always truthful about condition. So be careful on that end especially if you are not a car person other than you know to go to a dealership and buy one. In other words do your research! Now back to our car for sale on eBay! It's the proverbial been tucked away in a barn in Tennessee (this is the holy grail type find for those into cars and antiques) and pretty much it's the same as when it rolled off the assembly line in 1970 except it's been driven many miles with some wear and tear for many years that it's been on the road. It does need some work. What we were able to find what I nicknamed "The Green Hornet" as it was a Pepper Green 1970 Pontiac Lemans Sport Convertible exterior and interior sort of like a poopy diaper green (which I am sure in 1970 looked pretty rockin'). The car was, is, and can be in excellent shape for something of this vintage. Now you may want to refer back to what we were looking for which was a Cardinal Red 1970 Pontiac Lemans Sport Convertible. So after tracking down the ever elusive car of my dad's dreams which was now Pepper Green inside and out we set upon the task of having someone restore it. Well armed with watching every TV Show on the subject of car restorations and doing our homework on the Internet we knew what we wanted and needed and made a list (famous last words I am sure..."MADE A LIST") While searching the central Florida area we located about 3 Classic Car Restoration places that peaked our need and visited one here in Orlando (that was a barn with actual chickens pecking around) one in Tampa (if I had a Ford Mustang these might be the guys to work on it) and then finally Harbor Auto Restoration (who came recommended by some car people that I met and I liked a lot of the work they had already done and posted on their website). They've pretty much worked on damn near every classic/custom/make/model car you can think of. In other words a big variety of cars not just Mustangs and Corvettes which it seems are the only cars other people restore. Now mom had done her due diligence and research and with list in hand we made an appointment to see Frank (one of the owners, as this is a family run business) and headed to Rockledge, Fl. Well Frank gave us the run thru of the shop, which for an auto shop that Rebuilds/Fixes/Paints a variety of Classic Cars prior to 1975 this place was extremely clean. Frank took us thru and showed us up close some of the cars that they were currently working on and both my mom and I were very impressed (this is when I should say I thought she would be skeptical as you know moms can be sometime) She was impressed by the shop. Almost all work is done on the premises and in house. A few things need to be worked on by other specialty car folks but with the work we are seeing here I have no problem with that. So we met with Frank in his office and truly enjoyed the next 1.5 to 2 Hours going over cars and the project we were bringing in. Let's just say Mom never pulled her list out because Frank covered almost every notation she had written down and it was a two pager that she had researched a lot on before she even had to ask him. So now The Green Hornet as of June 17th is in the carefully skilled hands of Frank and his Family. It's going over a huge inside and out make over and when it's all said and done The Green Hornet will become The Red Comet! Thus far I will tell you that these folks know cars and everything they had in the garage and were working on looked SHARP yes all capitals! So we are very confident that when we get our car back it'll be a drive able show room classic. Now if you don't know full on car restoration takes some time so that's why as I stated from the get go this was the "BEFORE" review. So far all I can do is sing the praises as we have been very happy with what we've seen and heard up to now. Can't wait for The Red Comet to be finished! read more

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My experience with this " garage" can be summed up at best as, pathetic.. I am 69 years old, disabled, retired and a military veteran and like most, on a fixed income.. after their inspection, this business gave me an estimate based on a 15 item list that I provided them.. of that list less than half were actually done and yet I was charged almost full price.. ( it cost me over half of my bank account, which was more than I paid for a brand new 2020 Mazda cx-5) .. because of an accident, I was hospitalized and had an Extended Stay in physical therapy, along with the change of residence to another County and with the inability to drive for a month. I was forced to make phone calls to ascertain the progress on my car.. to which I was assured innumerable times that the work on the list was complete.. that was far from the truth.. I did my research on this establishment and wish I had looked deeper into the public information available, if I had I would have run like I was trying to avoid the plague, leprosy and covid.. I would not have even considered a drive by, walk by or even a flyover.. my biggest disappointment is that this was supposed to be a tribute to my deceased son.. in hindsight, I would have been better off taking it to a high school auto class... so don't be taken in by a clean, fancy looking shop or a glib tongue. Additionally I find interesting that my review on Google is the only one they have failed to respond to.. so if you decide to try them out all I can say is......good luck ...... read more

Average work at a premium price. It took them 6 months to install a new floor pan and wiring harness and I supplied all the parts. After they forgot to tell us they wanted us to "pay as you go", Frank and Debbie (the owners) were extremely rude to my wife while I was deployed overseas during this time. Debbie is too old and rude to be dealing with customers, and Frank is no better. The guys that work there are fine, and Adam helped my wife through the most difficult process we've had with this project yet (which was dealing with this company). I totally regret trusting them, and the experience sucked so much joy from the project that we are now going to sell the car. Thanks Harbor Auto. Bottom Line: Only go here if you have more money than sense. If you don't drop tens of thousands you will just be a low priority customer and treated as such. When I got my car back they hadn't even bothered to put the seats back in, the tail lights still didn't work, and the gas pedal was missing. read more

From a very unsatisfied friend! My car had a fire and was in need of restoration so I took it to Harbor Auto Restoration. They did a poor job with poor quality of wiring and painting. Paint job had runs and over spray. They overcharged my insurance. The work was overall unsatisfactory and I will NEVER return to this shop again. Me and my classics will be taken care of elsewhere! S&S Corvette is the Place to go! Norman M. read more