Scott Grundfor Company

Scott Grundfor Company is a Mercedes-Benz specialist in Arroyo Grande, on California's Central Coast, best known for restoring 300SL Gullwing coupes and Roadsters. The shop describes more than 40 years in the collectible car restoration market, and its founder has been a judge at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance since 1989, according to the shop's own profile.

Who they are and how the company began

The company is led by Scott Grundfor, who has also served as restoration editor of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America's magazine The Star, per the shop's published material. A local chamber of commerce article and the shop's profile describe him founding this company after an earlier business, Scott Restorations, was sold around 1990, and moving to Arroyo Grande in 2001. Those dates come from secondary summaries and should be treated as approximate.

What they restore

The focus is narrow: the Mercedes-Benz 300SL, in both Gullwing and Roadster form, with other collectible Mercedes-Benz models also handled. The shop says it has assembled a large database of high-resolution photographs documenting what a Pebble Beach level 300SL restoration should look like, and it uses that reference in its work.

Services offered

• Full restoration of 300SL Gullwings and Roadsters
• Concours level preparation
• Appraisal and consultation, as listed in directory profiles
• Storage and consignment sales of 300SLs

Which of these steps are performed in-house, and which are sent to outside specialists, is not spelled out in the material we could read.

Notable projects and awards

The shop says its cars have collected 35 best-of-show awards and more than 70 major awards over the years. We could not independently itemize those awards, so the figure should be read as the company's own claim. Its website also carries articles on an aluminum-bodied 300SL Gullwing and on prototype 300SLs.

Working with the shop

Pricing, deposits and timelines are not published in the pages we could access. Anyone considering a project of this kind will want written scopes and regular progress updates; our guide on how to choose a restoration shop lists the questions worth asking.

Visiting and contact

The shop is at 2265 Cattle Run Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, and lists the phone number 805-474-6477. Confirm hours and appointment requirements by phone before visiting. Readers who want to see what is on the market in the state can browse classic cars for sale in California. Scott Grundfor Company is an independent business with no connection to Classic Cars Arena.