CLASSIC CAR RESTORATION AND REPAIRS YOU CAN TRUST

ADO Restoration is a classic car restoration and repair business based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our team of classic car specialists have decades of experience and offer a variety of services for classic cars, including full restoration, repairs and parts refurbishment.

Our Services
Our Story

OUR STORY

ADO Restoration is a classic restoration and repair business, steeped in heritage and operating from a historic mill in Halifax, West Yorkshire. 


The business was founded by Edward Horsman-Mitchell and Paul Fish, a pair with decades of experience and a joint lifelong love of classic cars, especially British classics and Minis. Coming together on a challenging project, the pair realised they’d found a brilliant working partnership and with that, ADO Restoration came to fruition.

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OUR MISSION

The team at ADO Restoration recognise that classic cars need an entirely different approach to the modern motors of today’s world. We take a traditional, old-fashioned approach to every classic vehicle entering our workshop.

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Our Mission

WHY OUR CLIENTS CHOOSE
ADO RESTORATION:

Passion AND
dedication

We are just like you at ADO Restoration: classic vehicle enthusiasts through and through. We own, drive and restore our own classics and understand what it means when you tell us ‘it isn’t just a car’.

Heritage AND
Originality

We recognise the importance of ensuring originality is retained where it is feasible to do so. Our team will always strive to restore and refurbish the classic car parts on your vehicle you wish to retain.

Honesty AND Accountability

We want you to feel part of the process, which is why all ADO Restoration customers with long term projects will receive regular updates including photographs to ensure you feel fully connected to your restoration.

OUR SERVICES

At ADO Restoration, we can assist with most restoration, repair and recommissioning requests. Below is a little more detail on our most popular services.

Restoration
RESTORATION
We undertake impeccable, sympathetic restorations on classic cars, with a particular specialism for classic British cars including Minis.
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Bodywork and Welding
BODYWORK AND WELDING
We understand bodywork and welding can be a daunting process for any classic car owner, which is why we keep it cost effective.
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Servicing and Repairs
SERVICING AND REPAIRS
Our team have decades of experience in keeping British classic cars in premium condition, from show winners to daily drivers.
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Parts: Repair and Refurbishment
PARTS: REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT
We can, where feasible, repair or refurbish parts on your classic car to retain originality, including wheels.
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News and Events
NEWS AND EVENTS
Find out what’s going on at ADO Restoration, including historical pieces on our favourite cars, latest events, offers and more.
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Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
We always welcome queries about restorations, repairs and recommissioning jobs including those for rare and modified vehicles.
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

"The ADO Restoration team are great, they have almost totally restored my Rover Mini Rio to a car that is in a better condition than it rolled off the production line! With the help of the ADO team, I am able to keep her on the road as my daily driver. They not only gives sound advice on what parts to acquire, but also do their research and go the extra mile. Lovely people who do a great job!"

F Hellawell

"I have known Paul for many years, Ed for slightly less and have worked with both of them on joint projects. Each of them was highly skilled in the restoration of classic cars, Minis in particular!  Since semi-retirement, I have been able to pass several of my customers onto them. I have done this in full confidence that work would be carried out to a high very standard."

N Rogers Min-e-bitz of Sheffield
(formerly Minibitz)

"I’ve known Ed over 10 years and he’s worked on many of my classics! Ed has done all sorts for me including clutches, brakes, fuel systems and other jobs I have needed to keep my classics on the road. Whilst I am happy to do a lot of work on my cars myself, if I need a hand with something a bit more complex, there is nobody else I’d call other than ADO Restoration."

S Wood