This 1971 Hemi Roadrunner is true one owner car. With just over 60xxx miles showing on the odometer we have helped the owner maintain the car and keep it in top condition. Ready at any time to prove the stories you have heard about Hemi cars are m...

This 1955 Chevy Nomad was brought into the shop with the inside of the car packed with boxes of parts. The owner had acquired it from a family member after his brother passed away. With dreams of finishing his brother's creation we started by disa...

This 1971 Plymouth Cuda is undergoing a major transformation into a complete custom. Everything about this car is over the top. Powered by a 6.1 Hemi from Chrysler's SRT cars with a MagnaCharger and backed by a TR6060 transmission this car will su...

Immaculate restoration of a rust free California car. Used most of it's life by a park ranger, this car has a well documented history of maintenance and repairs. Restored by the internationally awarded crew at Manns Restoration, with unparalleled ...

The proud owner of this 1956 Olds convertible purchased this car new and drove it to his high school graduation with his future wife. Through the years they put more than 300,000 miles on the car. Eventually it had deteriorated and was parked but ...

The XKE was launched in 1961 as a replacement for the XK-100 series. Based on a design by Jaguar founder, Sir William Lyons and aerodynamic stylist, Malcolm Sayer. It created a sensation at automobile shows all over the world. It brought togeth...

The DeTomasso Mangusta was a mid engine performance car built with a 302 c.i. ford engine and a 5 speed zf transaxle. Mangusta is Italian for mongoose "the only animal that can kill a cobra" and was an attempt to out do Carol Shelby. This example ...

This 1965 Mustang fastback, an A code 289 4 speed car, was brought into the shop in pieces. The couple had parts stored in their garage and basement for many years, both hoping to someday have their dream car. After stripping the car and putting i...

In 2011 we gave this vehicle a very through restoration. The owner intends to use this more than just show it. This is the model that became known the world over for its hardy ability to perform in extreme conditions. They were featured in movi...

This restoration makes this car one of the finest you could ever find. The owner has a true love for this car and has spared no expense in creating this beautiful example. It is better than new. There were six body styles his year, this two-doo...

The1935 Ford Flathead V8 four-door sedan was the perfect car of its day. Our restoration in 2007 took this car to the level of being the best of its kind. The owner absolutely had every part of this car restored perfectly sparing no expense. He...

When this Ferrari was brought to us the major Ferrari suppliers said it couldn't be repaired. Parts for this model are very hard to come by with the fog lamp assemblies said to be non existent. It took more than 60 hours of research, parts from fi...

This is an interior done by Billy Cox from our interior shop.

A mildly customized 1940 Chevy. Classic street rod style and a family heirloom.

The king of Chevrolet's muscle cars, the LS6 powered Chevelle SS is truly a legend. We are restoring a particularly rare version of this car. LS6, 4 speed, bench seat, stripe delete and without the familiar cowl induction hood. This car is fully d...

Roy M. Meisenhelder's Sheet Metal, Auto and Body Works, based in York, PA, was in business from 1919 through 1924. They were primarily a coachbuilder and did body repairs. They produced four cars based on the Paige chassis. This is the only known ...

Built by Ghia for Dean Martin and customized by George Barris this stylish machine rides on a Chrysler chassis and has a 335 h.p. 383. We performed minor repairs and fabrication on this historic automobile.

Here is something very unusual. This is a running and driving Batmobile from the 1989 movie with Michael Keaton and Jack Nickolson. This car was brought in after it had been damaged in transit to St. Louis to be displayed for the opening of the ...

This 1958 baby blue Porsche came to us in 2012 for some minor touch ups. The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble-handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2-door sports car available in hard...

This 1958 silver Porsche came to us in 2012 for some minor touch ups. The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble-handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2-door sports car available in hardtop...

1957 Thunderbird The Thunderbird ("T-Bird"), is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States over eleven model generations from 1955 through 2005. When introduced, it created the market niche eventually known as the...

What started off as body and paint work on a clean but tired 63 T Bird has turned into a full custom build. Stay tuned as we transform this into a pro touring legend with the addition of a new coyote 5.0 and full custom suspension from Heidt's and...

This 1964 Griffith is #001. This is in fact the first Griffith 200 which served duty as the test mule and was driven by Mark Donohue. Jack Griffith started with the TVR Grantura and set out to build a car that could beat Carrol Shelby's AC Cobras....

This 1939 Packard has belonged to a very well known family since it was new. It was brought to us just as it was when it was parked, cigarettes in the ash tray and maps in the glove compartment from the 1950s. This off the frame restoration is s...

The1935 Ford Flathead V8 four-door sedan was the perfect car of its day. Our restoration in 2007 took this car to the level of being the best of its kind. The owner absolutely had every part of this car restored perfectly sparing no expense. He bo...

This 1921 Rolls Royce was the car used by James Dean in the movie "Giant".

In 2013 the popcorn truck restored at Manns Restoration sold at the Barrett Jackson Auction. To see full size images of the newspapers and magazine articles, click on the plus sign on the image and then you may have to click the image ag...

This 1950 Barris Custom Buick came to Manns Restoration in 2013 for engine work. Coincidentally a picture of it when it was brand new was in the July Rod and Custom the same year. It is sometimes referred to as the "1950 Buick Sedanette"

On April 21 2013 the Classic Car Club of America toured our shop.

This unusual car came to us for some motor work, then the owners got excited and decided to do some body work as well. As you can see the difference is striking.

This project came to us as a special gift from a husband to his wife. This car was literally in a field rusting away. The car now features a modern fuel-injected Chevrolet LS V8, backed by a four-speed Automatic trans with OD. It also has a ful...

Manns Restoration was at the Concours d'Elegance of America at St. John for the first showing of the 1939 Packard 8 that was restored for the Rockefeller family.

The customer purchased this Packard at auction and it had some flaws. Among these flaws, the body was not even mounted on the chassis. One turn and the body- with the driver- could have slid off. The drive train and chassis were fine, but the body...

This beautiful second gen Pontiac Trans Am has undergone a real transformation. It's powered by the original 400 V8, but it has been bored and stroked to 455 cubic inches and features Edelbrock aluminum heads. The entire engine compartment retai...

This rare 1906 Cadillac received a full cosmetic restoration. We smoothed the wood body, then painted it in the original paint scheme. The entire interior was painstakingly replicated in our upholstery shop. This included all new seats, carpet,...

This was a very unique and innovative automobile for it's time. It features front wheel drive, unibody construction, hideaway headlamps, suicide front doors, and a preselector transmission. It also lacks the running boards that were so very comm...

This 1960 Impala is a one owner, family heirloom project that was chosen to be a SEMA feature vehicle by Sherwin Williams to showcase their paint products. Brought to us as a severely rusted shell of a car, it underwent a full custom build. The fo...

We fully restored this 1966 Vespa SS 180 from the ground up. It features the original 180cc two-stroke engine, backed by a four-speed manual transmission with a twist grip shifter.

This unique car was built from designs in Mechanix Illustrated in the early fifties. The current owner bought the car with out the chance to inspect. He was told it "probably" had an engine in it. The current owner didnt really care about the e...

Edsel's Sport Phaeton · How do you put a price tag on something like this. · A true one of a kind car. · Built by the most famous car builder of all time. · It was lost for three quarters of a century. · A chance discovery in a barn that ...

The 1925 Open Top Double Decker Bus was built as a joint venture between General Motors and the Yellow Coach Company, was one of the first in the world to be built in this fashion. This example predates the well-known London England Double Decker...

1949 Kurtis Sports Car, America’s very first production sports car. In 1998 we restored this rare piece of American history. By coincidence the year we did this was the 50th anniversary of Motor trend magazine and the Kurtis S. C. was the first ...

Before this 1949 Cadillac was restored at Manns Restoration it was used in the first Godfather movie.

1928 Bently (4.5 liter) Speedster In 2009 this very rare classic was in for minor body repairs to retain its world class status.

In 2010 this 1929 Ford Model A came to us for some engine repairs.

In 2008 this very rare classic was in for minor body repairs to retain its world class status.

The 300 SL was the fastest production car of it's day. With a 2995 c.c. six cylinder and direct injection, this car was based on the race car W194. Only 1400 coupes and 1858 roadsters were built between 1954 and 1963. The letters SL stand for spor...

In 2011 we completed restoration of this Pierce in its original shade of blue to world-class standards. This extremely rare twelve-cylinder convertible is one of three that were built and stands among royalty of American built automobiles. The c...

Our most historically significant project of all time. This unique restoration was completed by Manns Restoration in 1995 and we are very proud of it. The Chrysler Turbine Car was the most secretive and lengthy engineering project of the autom...

These were a luxury-limited production that came in two models, sedan and Convertible. 8,368 were sold between 1946 and 1948. The convertibles were the most popular. The models were virtually unchanged through the years and the original price w...

In 2011 we restored this legendary Rolls to world class show standards for a well known collector who knows his Rolls, he is a Judge for Rolls Royce at the world famous Pebble Beach Concourse De Elegance, "the worlds greatest car show". The Phant...

In 1995 we restored this car to the highest level of perfection with the intent that the car would be displayed at the most prestigious shows. The owner later became the U.S. ambassador to Belgium. This was one of his favorite cars so he took it...

Restored to world-class standards in 1997, this is one of 5 built with the 452 cubic inch V16 that produced 185 horse power. It weighed 6100 lbs. and cost $8150.00 when it was new. The body was built by Fleetwood and it represents one of the lar...

Restored to world class standards in 1998, this was Lincoln's largest engine, a V12 with 448 c.i. and 150 h.p. This is one of 37 that were built and believed to be one of 6 that survive today. This model is considered to be the pinnacle of classi...

In 1998 we restored this Lincoln to world class standards. This is one of only two built sometimes referred to as the "Razor Edge Brougham". It's distinctive styling was reminiscent of the horse drawn coach era with separate chauffeur and passen...

The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car which was manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was Jaguar's first sports car since the SS 100, which ceased production in 1940. The XK120 was launched in roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show a...

In 2010 this very rare classic came to us for minor body repairs to retain its world class status.

The Duesenberg "Duesy" has been called the King Of Classics, Americas Mightiest Motor Car, and The Pursuit of Perfection. It is the ultimate from the golden age of motoring. Brothers, Fredrick and August Duesenberg's company in Auburn, Indiana b...

This is one of four Dual Ghia's we have restored. A rare car that was a partenership between Dual motors and Ghia, these were built on a Chrysler chassis and the bodys hand built by Ghia of Italy. Many were powered by Chrysler's famous Hemi and we...

This awesome super car was brought in to correct some minor cosmetic flaws. One of only two painted outside of the Ferrari factory in a special Ferrari racing color, and the only one in the U.S., it is a rare piece of Italian art.

This is a 1970 Challenger we reworked to look like the one in the movie Vanishing Point. The following is written buy our customer, the current owner of this beautiful car. This is a 1970 Challenger Vanishing Point entry, of which I've...

The Duesenberg "Duesy" has been called the King Of Classics, Americas Mightiest Motor Car and The Pursuit of Perfection. It is the ultimate from the golden age of motoring. Brothers, Fredrick and August Duesenberg's company in Auburn, Indiana buil...

E.L. Cord orchestrated the creation of the most revolutionary car of its day. Engineered with an electric-vacuum shift transmission, front wheel drive, and a 280 cubic inch Lycoming built L head V8. There were also supercharged models produced t...

The Di Dia 150, also known as the Bobby Darrin Dream Car. This unique custom was hand built over the course of 8 years and completed in 1960 for the famous clothing designer Andrew Di Dia at a cost of $150,000 It was driven to the Academy Awards b...

Crosleys were among the worlds smallest vehicles ever built. We completed this restoration in 2011 of what is certainly the rarest of all Crosleys. The hook and ladder was constructed from a Crosley pickup by an Ohio firm who marketed the vehicle...

This was the highest end of the Oldsmobile division of GM. Another family heirloom restored to its former glory. This 1962 Oldsmobile was purchased new by the owner’s parents. With a 394 Rocket and air conditioning, this is an awesome highway c...

Restored to world-class competition level in 2009, this masterful sports car design was built through the years of 1948-1965; with design innovations through out the years around 76,000 were made. Two body styles were available, convertibles and ...

This 1960 220 SE is yet another family heirloom. Restored as a birthday present for the customer's wife, the car had been passed down by her father. The car was dismantled and stripped of it's original peeling paint. Because this car is black, ext...

This replica was delivered in run down shape and was a typical 80's kit car. The interior was the first order of business. New seats and dash pad were stitched with top quality leather, new wool carpeting and a new canvas top surrounded a custom d...

Brought in by a true Volkswagen enthusiast, this would be the cream of the crop. Every nut and bolt would be original and the car would be detailed to perfection. Rust repairs were performed to keep all original parts on this unmolested car. The o...

This Bronco has an awesome presence. At home in the dirt and on the streets, it has the feeling of a real life Tonka truck, "every man's dream". We started with a Bronco so rusty that the whole body was discarded. The only original panels are the ...

Cesare Isotta and Vincenzo Fraschini started building cars in 1899 in Italy. They concentrated on luxury cars after World War I. This car was built in 1925, and it is a two-seat boattail with a tiny cockpit in the tail for a third person. Th...

This beautiful 1913 Packard came to us for upholstery work in 2012.

Krispy Kreme Story When the first Krispy Kreme was opened in St. Louis, the President of Krispy Kreme flew in on the corporate jet “Donut One” for the Grand opening. The owner of the St. Louis store had commissioned Manns AutoBody to create an...

1919 Dorris Truck This 1919 Dorris truck began as a 6-80 touring car and was later converted to a truck. It was used for many years by the Debrecht market and grocery store in St. Louis. The truck has a six-cylinder engine and 80 horsepower and...

1927 Pierce Arrow series 36 two-passenger coupe with a body built by Judkins. In 2005 we restored this beautiful vehicle to world-class standards. It went straight out of our shop to the National meeting of the Pierce Arrow Society and was aw...

In 2012 this 1910 Model T came to us needing engine work. The Ford Model T was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from September 1908 to October 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened ...

The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car which was manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was Jaguar's first sports car since the SS 100, which ceased production in 1940. The XK120 was launched in roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show a...

E.L. Cord orchestrated the creation of the most revolutionary car of its day. Engineered with an electric-vacuum shift transmission, front wheel drive, and a 280 cubic inch Lycoming built L head V8. There were also supercharged models produced tha...