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Roman Barnes is the owner of Empire Vintage Autos in Monterey, CA, a business centered around the detailing, cosmetic preservation, and restoration of collector cars. He is also a consultant, provides collection management, and consignment sales of all types of specialty automobiles. Roman has over 30 years in the automotive reconditioning world and has worked on nearly every type of collector car, from Model T’s to Bugattis, and everything in between. Over the decades, his projects have ranged from rescuing dusty, long-forgotten garage finds, to preparing some of the world’s rarest cars for the Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance. When not in the shop he can be found tinkering on his own cars or putting on various events for the automotive community around the Monterey Peninsula with his groups Del Monte Auto Club and Peninsula Cars and Coffee.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • American Collectors Insurance • Autogeek • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
His first boss, Bentley Brooks, the owner of Capital Bicycles, a bike and skateboard shop where Roman worked as a teenager.
CHALLENGE
A daunting cosmetic refresh on a 300 Mercedes Gullwing that was beyond his expertise at the time.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE
1973 Karmann Ghia TC
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M Pirsig
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
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