Palm Springs / Exotic & Classic Car Restoration
Restoration shops in Palm Springs, matched by the brands they actually rebuild. Some specialize in sympathetic refreshes and others in frame-off concours work, so compare their specialties before you ask for a quote.
Our guide to choosing a shop →We list 5 restoration specialists in Palm Springs, CA, with an average customer rating of 4.5. Between them they cover Classic American, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.

Palm Springs, CA
exotic & classic service in Palm Springs

Palm Springs, CA
exotic & classic service in Palm Springs

Palm Springs, CA
Classic American restoration in Palm Springs

Tahquitz River Estates, Palm Springs, CA
exotic & classic service in Palm Springs

Desert Highland Gateway Estates, Palm Springs, CA
Classic American restoration in Palm Springs
We list 5 restoration specialists in Palm Springs, CA. Each one is listed for restoration work specifically, not just general repair.
By customer rating (shops with at least 10 reviews), Desert Classic Cars Auto Repair at 4.8 from 45 reviews, Desert Private Collection Classic Cars - Consignment & Restoration at 4.6 from 101 reviews and Classic Auto Restyling at 4.6 from 93 reviews lead the Palm Springs list.
Listings here cover Classic American, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. Classic American has the most, with 5 shops.
They're spread across Tahquitz River Estates and Desert Highland Gateway Estates. Open a listing for the address, hours and directions.
Choose on marque experience first: ask for finished examples of your model and see cars in progress. Then confirm the shop documents every stage with photos and gives you a phased estimate rather than one open-ended number.
A frame-off restoration lifts the body from a separate chassis so both can be fully restored. A rotisserie restoration mounts a unibody shell on a rotating fixture so the underside can be stripped and repaired as thoroughly as the top. Both aim for show-level results.
No, but if you want Ferrari Classiche certification, use a shop experienced in preparing cars for it. The program checks the car against factory records, so the restoration has to be planned and documented with that inspection in mind.