Classic Restoration Enterprise / Hamburg, New Jersey

Rating: ★

Automobile Body Repairing & Painting, Automobile Restoration-Antique & Classic, Antique & Classic Cars

Address: 39 Transport Ln, Hamburg

Postal code: 10969

Phone: (845) 258-2050

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It is the Mission of Advance Auto Parts to provide personal vehicle owners and enthusiasts with the vehicle related products and knowledge that fulfill their wants and needs at the right price. Our friendly, knowledgeable and professional staff will help inspire, educate and problem-solve for our customers. This will assist them in obtaining the appropriate accessories, diagnosing their vehicle operational problems and accomplishing their repair projects. And as a result, customers will love to shop at Advance Auto Parts Stores.

Reviews:

Classic has one hell of a reputation

By the posting`s on this site this guy seems really bad!.There should be some way to bring him to justice !.From what i see the wheels of justice are in motion and turning for everyone KARMA is a big thing belive in it and your friend Mel will get his soon. IT`S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME!! He will be brought down to his knees and be out of business

karma01 / 3/11/2012

If I knew then what I experienced the hard way...

I never would have trusted my car to Classic Restoration. My beautiful 1950`s classic car was running rough, needed to be inspected and had an inoperative gauge. I was drawn in by the fancy show room. Why is the door always locked? I entrusted the repairs to Classic Rstoration. It took over three months to get the car back still running rough still wirh an inoperative gauge but yes it had been inspected. The bi... view morell was 5 figures to the left of the decimal point! In less than 100 miles the engine repair had to be redone and I had the gauge replaced elsewhere.

If you ever want to feel like you are not important as a customer this is the place. Phone calls go unreturned and if you stop by to check on your car and are lucky enough to find the owner there he will probably not remember who you are.

Its a shame.....

OldCars / 1/5/2012

Stay away from Classic Restoration!!!!!

Stay away from this guy, he`s a crook. He had my 1965 Thunderbird convertible for more than one year. When the car went in there it was in show quality and it only needed an engine rebuild. Melvin found all these ""problems"" with the car. It now needed the transmission repaired, driveshaft and rear end. He said the car`s unit body was rusted and could break apart if in an accident. Of course I couldn`t get a s... view moreecond opinion since the car was already in pieces. I had been promised the car was ready for pickup 4 times. Each time I went there, it wasn`t anywhere near ready. Melvin didn`t even know which car was mine! By the time I got the car, all the work was done, but the car had: scratched on the newly chromed bumpers, scratches all over the interior, needed new door panels, they stole my original style battery, cracked the one piece rear valance of the car, cracked the rear flip shelf, screws, pieces and parts missing where they had done work. They put on a new stainless steel exhaust too close to the rear quarter panels of the car and now it rattles when the car idles. He charges way too much and demands you pay him in cash. STAY AWAY FROM HIM! Lesson learned...do more homework than me and get real referrals, not just internet reviews. The more we looked into it the more negative reviews we found on Classic Restoration.

StevieSigs / 12/30/2011

Lets get him

On this Thanksgiving day lets all pray ! that the man who causes people lots of pain gets his!. There should not be a day that go`s bye that Mel should rest or have any joy`s in his life.every one here in these reviews have had nothing but heart ache ! WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

RIP1 / 11/24/2011

madoff of restoration

Mel is a pathological liar and thief , he dissembled my 59 Benz , charged me 35 grand for parts, never installed them, made up a bogus mechanics lien , I had to get DMV to force him to give me back my car. He took off my windshield, my brakes, my radiator, my shocks, and billed me for new parts. When I got the car back, it was basically a shell, without the old parts, and without the new ones. Mel will not return ... view moremy original parts or parts I paid for . My car is in NY. I`m in FL . I am filing criminal charges against him for theft of parts, and fraudulent interstate commerce. My name is Gary Paulzak, phone #: 850 244 9416; call me, I`d like to get a class action going, as this is Mels` MO and he has hurt many people. You may also call Mike Grasso at 842 -291 2050. He is a detective for the DA, I believe. The DMV is investigating and helped me also. Mel is a thief.

BenzGary / 10/27/2011

THANKS

THANKS

Thanks to all the reviews on this site I wil not be taking my classic muscle car to this place ! It seems that this guy makes a real s&*t show out of your car .I heard about him through Hemmings motor news I wonder if they know whats going on there maybe some one should let them know ! i dont want my car and myself to become a another victim!!!!!
Thanks again

LUBJOB / 9/22/2011

Scam Artist Extraordinaire !!

Hmm, where do I begin? Brought my car here and it was the biggest mistake of my automotive lifetime. I never received an estimate, even after several demands for one! This is a crime in NYS. Melvin said he needed to see all my parts to make an informed estimate...well that`s how he stole my parts. On top of being over charged thousands of dollars from the very beginning, Melvin ( a smug prick ) lies through his teeth... view more while gouging every customer he can. I have also filed complaint with DMV as well as NYS Dept of taxation because he demanded all CA$H payoff before he`d release my car! DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS CROOK ! By the way his new shop is in Sloatsburg, NY.

SoGoode71 / 9/22/2011

Biggest rip-off

I was given an initial estimate of $25,000 to $30,000 to restore and repair my 1959 Mercedes Benz. After looking over the bills, I realized that a lot of the work and parts had been grossly overbilled. I tried to go pick up the car, but was told that he needed an additional $30,000 to complete the work. This after I had already paid him $30,000. He then proceeded on putting a mechanical lien on my car; one of the cha... view morerges on this bill was for transporting the car over to his place, which is something we already had paid for ourselves and had the receipt for!

Mel finally agreed to release my car after I made a formal complaint to the NY state department of motor vehicles. He agreed to release my car for an additional $1,990, $1,300 of which was for a radiator he had purchased for the car. Found out after finally getting the car that there is no radiator in the car at all! The car is in pieces, the brakes are not working, the windshield is not on the car, and the car is not running!

Mel Benzaquen is currently under investigation by the department of motor vehicles. Please stay away from this place, as you will only get hurt.

Jojop / 9/19/2011

ISN""T IT AMAZING

Isn`t it amazing, no matter how many people tell their tales about the unscrupulous practices of Mel Benzauquen and Classic Restoriations, stories of excessive billing{mant times for the same item,over and over} tales of outright extortion for people just trying to get their cars back, after giving this THIEF tens of thousnads of dollars{which i wittnessed first hand} stories of insurance fraud and cars being burned ... view morein the middle of the night,PEOPLE ARE STILL BRINGING THEIR CARS TO THIS PLACE TO WORK ON LET THE BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!

1. YOU WILL BE RIPPED OFF
2. THEY WILL OVER CHARGE YOU OVER AND OVER
3. THEIR WORK SUCKS!!!
4. YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO GET YOUR CAR BACK{EVEN AFTER PAYING OVER AND OVER}

GO SOMEPLACE ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

CLASSICRIPOFF / 7/27/2011

SAME PLACE NEW LOCATION

The shop has moved BUT remember a lepord never changes his spots ! the place will do the same tricks it has done in the past STAY AWAY for your own sake

GOOTIME / 3/8/2011