Do not take your car here. This guy took my mom’s 1965 Karmann Ghia for restoration work. Took fake pictures of the work he was supposedly doing. He had the car for over 2 years and would not give it back to us. Finally we decided to call the police and they were able to get the car back Thank goodness it was in one piece. He did no work on it, which was a relief. We paid 5K up front and never got back our money. PAY US BACK THE MONEY YOU OWE US. MAKE GOOD ON YOUR TERRIBLE DECISIONS!!!!
The owner is the best, He's very helpful to us no matter what we need help doing he is always willing to help us out couldn't ask for better neighbors, him his wife and boys love you all very much, your crazy neighbors
These guys are great! A log just fell off a logging truck and destroyed my front tire, they dropped what they were doing to help me right on the spot! Great service, great people. This is a shop you want to visit. Will definitely be back!
To say that my experience at Columbia Classics in Winthrop, Maine was exhausting, frustrating, and amazingly expensive would be an understatement. We were referred to this business by an employee at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine. We own a 1970 Karmann Ghia convertible, of which we are the original owners.
After texting and phoning the owner of Columbia Classics, Roy, we felt comfortable with placing the restoration of our car in his hands.
We left our car with Roy in Winthrop, Maine in October, 2016. The agreed upon timeframe called for completion by April 15, 2017, with a budget limit of $10,000. We finally retrieved our car mid-May 2017.
Where to begin: presently the car often stalls, often runs on after shut off, the new top is a bear to get up and down, I get slammed in the back by the door repeatedly because the mechanic "forgot" to order the stops on the door hinges. To summarize, the car neither runs, looks, or drives, as one might hope after receiving a bill for $18,000.
The owner will have excuse after excuse, story after story, tale after tale, but in the end, my advice is to stay away from this business.
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