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Welcome, I’m Nicholas Dunnage, owner and founder of Smart Restoration. A company dedicated to the enjoyment and satisfaction of classic car ownership.

 

Having been in the industry for over 32 years and for a majority of those years specialising in Jaguar and Aston Martin. I have gained an intimate knowledge of the complexities in restoring Britain’s finest Automobiles, and equally as much, the importance in maintaining their heritage.

 

The number one driving force behind everything we do at Smart Restoration is deliver excellence. The ability to execute this has long been our strength and achieving great success with our works winning a multitude of concour outright wins.

Most recently one of our E-Type restoration’s took three consecutive Concour outrights in both state and national levels.

 

Restoring these fine British marquees to be their absolute best is a life long passion. Delivering on our clients wants and dreams for excellence is at every level the cornerstone of the company.

Meaningful and lasting friendships have developed from this shared passion. It is the driving force behind Smart Restoration and everything we do. We understand the purpose and share that enthusiasm and passion. This has allowed us to create some of the most beautiful cars in the country!

 

If this strikes a chord for you, we urge you to get in touch. It’ll be the Smartest choice you make!

 

 

Nicholas Dunnage

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Concours Achievements

Our achievements in Concour competition at both the state and national levels has seen multiple outright wins and Gold medals in class for our delighted clients. 

Our Red V12 E-Type roadster achieved multiple Gold medals, first in 2024 All British Day & Club Concours Day, and again at the 2025 Australia’s National Rally Concour. Our White XJS convertible also achieved a Gold in D’Elegance Class at the 2025 Australia’s National

Rally Concour.

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We restored both of these cars for our very happy clients. It’s wonderful to win, but for us it was seeing the thrilled expressions on their faces. That’s why we do this, because we love it.

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