Our Services
Services
01Full Restorations
We undertake a small number of full restorations for existing clients. Our focus is stewardship, calm, careful work that protects a vehicle’s character and history.
02Coach Painting
Traditional coach painting is at the heart of The Revivist. Working by hand, we build depth, presence, and period-correct detail, creating a finish that suits the vehicle and honours the era, without losing what makes it special.
03THE AEC WORKS
For clients with AEC vehicles, we offer specialist support shaped by decades around the type. It’s a service built on familiarity with the details that matter, proportions, presentation, and the small choices that keep an AEC looking and feeling authentic.
04Consulting
We offer discreet oversight for museums and private custodians, keeping decisions consistent and details faithful.
05The Revivist Experience
For certain long-term clients, we offer ongoing care after completion. We can travel to your vehicle’s storage location ahead of the season to service, check, and present the vehicle, so ownership feels effortless and the bus or coach remains roadworthy and event-ready.
The Revivist Standard
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Discretion & Access
We work with a small number of existing clients. Workshop visits are by appointment, and progress is shared thoughtfully and privately.
02
Heritage Skills
Traditional craft sits at the centre of our work. We use heritage methods in coachbuilding and painting, supported by specialist tools and trusted trades when required.
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Faithful Detail
We aim for correctness over novelty. Research, reference material, and careful choices help keep each vehicle consistent with its period and identity.
04
Care of Custody
While a vehicle is with us, it is treated with the same respect we would give our own. We value responsibility, order, and a calm workshop environment.
05
Continuous Improvement
We quietly refine our tools, techniques, and knowledge, and maintain trusted supplier relationships, so our work continues to improve.
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Traditional Coach Painting
Brush coach painting is a defining part of The Revivist. We build finishes patiently and appropriately, using proven materials and period-correct detail.
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Presentation Matters
A restoration is more than the major work. Correct fittings, brightwork, and thoughtful presentation complete the impression without resorting to exaggeration.
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Respect the Vehicle
Every vehicle is treated as a piece of working heritage, with choices made to preserve its character and story.
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Final Finish
Before a vehicle leaves our care, it is properly presented, clean, checked, and ready to be enjoyed. Where ongoing care is offered, it is by arrangement and limited.
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Long-Term Stewardship
We value long relationships with clients and vehicles. For certain long-term clients, we can provide ongoing support after completion to help keep vehicles roadworthy and well presented.