Specialist Car Restoration and Car Bodyshop West Sussex

Located on the Sussex/Surrey border, Concorso Restorations offers concours-level paintwork, restoration, and body shop repairs. With state-of-the-art equipment and over 75 years of combined experience, we deliver perfection in paintwork and refit finishes for classic, sports, and race cars.

About Concorso Restorations

Concorso specialises in high-end car restoration, classic car restoration, paintwork, paint repairs, paint correction, detailing & refinishing, service, and maintenance. Our state-of-the-art purpose-built car body shop, just outside of Horsham, offers a one-stop shop for all of your vehicle needs!

Josh Hatton, owner of Concorso Restorations, has over 15 years of experience painting and restoring cars and leads our in-house restoration and paint repair shop. Known for his expertise and fine eye for detail, Josh offers services ranging from minor repairs to full repaints and show-winning full restoration projects. Known locally in Horsham as the go-to for classic car restoration, Josh is on hand to offer his expertise and services.

Our Services

We offer a wide variety of car restoration and repair services using only high-quality materials and tools. All work comes with an 24 months warranty on completed work. 60 months on bare metal restoration work.

  • Car restoration
  • Show quality restoration
  • Car paint repair and complete repaints
  • Bumper and scuff repairs
  • In-house colour matching using advanced paint systems (NEXA, MIPA & Spectral Wave 2.0)
  • Porsche restorations and repaints
  • Bodywork and accident repairs
  • General mechanics, servicing, and maintenance
  • Experience with high-end marques, including Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mercedes, McLaren, Maserati, BMW M, and Audi Sport
  • Extensive knowledge of JDM vehicles, including Nissan GTR and Toyota Supra models
  • Restorations and track modifications for R32, R33, R34 GTR, and MK4 Supra
  • RestoMod and race preparations to custom specifications
  • FIA approval-certified work
  • High-power tuning upgrades
  • OEM-spec restorations and repaints

We tailor our services to meet individual needs while maintaining the highest standards of quality. Whether you're looking for a custom build or a factory-spec restoration, our team has the expertise to deliver exceptional results. Visit our purpose-made bodyshop to view the whole restoration process for your vehicle's project.

Porsche Restoration Specialists

As classic car restoration specialists, we specialise in all aspects of Porsche restoration and paintwork. From modern 911 Turbo S models to early 912s requiring nut-and-bolt restorations, we have the experience and confidence to handle all restoration requirements.

Our Porsche services include:

  • Full structural restorations
  • Access to new old stock and brand-new Porsche parts direct from Germany
  • Interior trimming
  • Mechanical rebuilding
  • Engine rebuilds
  • Race preparation
  • Paint refinishing

We offer a warranty on our bare metal restorations and paint repairs. We also provide entire portfolio folders of our completed work and invite clients to the workshop after each stage is completed.

Whether your Porsche requires minor repairs or a complete restoration to bring it back to its former glory, we're here to help. We have over 35 years of experience in restoring and structurally repairing 911s.

Additional services:

  • Paint protection films (various packages available)
  • Track packs
  • Full body and panel coverage

Insurance Accident Repair, Car Paint and Body Damage

Our in-house experts handle everything from start to finish for accident damage or car paint and body damage. Whether you have minor scratches or rust, or require a full panel paint, we offer:

  • Free inspections and appraisals for performance and executive commuter cars
  • Full in-house modern chassis/jig work
  • Classic car jig work and repairs
  • Fabrication and welding services for underbody rust work and damage repair
  • Assistance with insurance claims
  • State-of-the-art modern spraying booth with clean and filtered compressed air systems

Our restoration levels can be tailored to your budget. We also offer underbody restoration services, including removing all running gear and restoring the chassis, floors, and sills.

Race Preparation Services, Classic Car Restoration and Race Builds:

Concorso Restorations has the expertise to convert any modern vehicle, future classic, current classic, or vintage car into a fully equipped race car, rally car, or FIA track car. Our specialities include:

  • JDM Nissan GTR builds (R32, R33, R34, R35)
  • Custom builds for Porsche, Audi, Mercedes, Ford, BMW, Ferrari, Maserati, McLaren & Aston
  • Roll cages, engines, gearboxes, chassis, brakes, and suspension packages
  • Road-legal race cars
  • Restomodding for improved performance and convenience
  • Mapping and ECU chipping services
  • Periodic and vintage racing builds

Our OCD Detailing Lab

We are passionate about detail and offer a range of detailing services to keep your vehicle looking its best:

  • Organic pH neutral rinse / Microfibre organic wash / Blow-dry from £85
  • Ceramic / Polymer coatings from £195
  • 2-stage car detailing from £295
  • 3-stage car detailing & correction from £495
  • Superior 5-stage concours detailing packages from £1295
  • All detailing work is within manufacturing warranties for new vehicles

Additional services:

  • Paintwork damage repair
  • Rust treatment
  • Color coding
  • Ceramic coatings (lifespan up to 10 years)
  • Polymer & wax coatings (lifespan up to 2 years)

Contact us for more information on any of our services or to discuss your specific needs.

Contact Us

Contact us for more information on any of our services or to discuss your specific needs.