Car Collector International
Established 1989

Autosport Designs

Marque specialist with body shop, dealer and storage operation

Thirty-seven years on the north shore of Long Island. Founder Tom Papadopoulos began as a mechanic on Porsche race cars and was North American Ferrari 355 Challenge champion in 1997 and 1998; Aston Martin and Ferrari followed the original Porsche specialism. The restoration department is a strong body-and-paint operation — chassis repair and straightening, panel beating and fabrication in aluminium, steel and fibreglass, full repainting, chroming and glass — handling concours-recognised full restorations alongside everyday collision and insurance work. Vintage car sales form the larger business, with well over a hundred cars on the premises and importation a named speciality, and the group also holds Lotus and Morgan new-car franchises. A full white-glove storage offer and an in-house enclosed transport fleet run alongside.

Thirty-seven years on the north shore of Long Island. Founder Tom Papadopoulos began as a mechanic on Porsche race cars and was North American Ferrari 355 Challenge champion in 1997 and 1998; Aston Martin and Ferrari followed the original Porsche specialism. The restoration department is a strong body-and-paint operation — chassis repair and straightening, panel beating and fabrication in aluminium, steel and fibreglass, full repainting, chroming and glass — handling concours-recognised full restorations alongside everyday collision and insurance work. Vintage car sales form the larger business, with well over a hundred cars on the premises and importation a named speciality, and the group also holds Lotus and Morgan new-car franchises. A full white-glove storage offer and an in-house enclosed transport fleet run alongside.

Services

PorscheAston MartinFerrariBody and paintVintage sales