Japanese carrestoration
A workshop located 700 metres from the Paul Ricard circuit, bringing Japanese sports cars of character back to their full coherence.
- Workshop in Signes (Var)
- 700 m from the Paul Ricard circuit
- Maintenance, preparation, restoration
Bring your Japanese sports car back to life, in a workshop devoted to cars of character.
Nissan GT-R, Toyota Supra, Honda NSX, Mazda RX-7: Japanese icons need a workshop that understands their mechanics and electronics. Tell us about your project and we'll study it with you.
How a Japanese car restoration unfolds
- ▸ Assessment and diagnostics
- Electronic and mechanical diagnostics establish the car's real condition before any decision, assuming nothing.
- ▸ Restoration plan
- We define the priorities together according to the intended use: road, track, or preserving a youngtimer.
- ▸ Mechanical work
- Engine, gearbox and chassis overhaul, carried out case by case rather than from a generic recipe.
- ▸ Fine-tuning
- Bespoke settings and mapping where needed, for behaviour true to how the car is really used.
A restoration designed for Japanese sports cars
Japanese sports cars have shaped car culture through their reliability and temperament: turbocharged engines, demanding transmissions, electronics that are sometimes dated yet decisive. Restoring this kind of car means understanding that balance, without betraying it for the sake of a standardised intervention. This is the spirit in which Bernis Factory approaches every project, starting from the actual car parked in front of the workshop.
Our trade brings together maintenance, preparation and restoration of high-end sports cars. A Japanese restoration draws on all three skills: returning the mechanics to good order, making reliable what needs to be, and, when the owner wishes, developing the engine or chassis through bespoke preparation. Every choice is discussed upfront, based on how you actually use the car.
700 metres from the Paul Ricard circuit
The workshop is located in Signes, 700 metres from the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castelet. This closeness shapes our business: a Japanese sports car restored for track use can be prepared, monitored and supported on site. As an official BMW M France partner for track support and recommended by ORECA, we run a support team equipped with a recovery truck to step in directly at the event.
Japanese car restoration in Signes and across the Var
Bernis Factory is located at 26 Allée de Dublin in Signes, in the Var. Enthusiasts from the region and owners passing through Le Castelet find a workshop able to take on a Japanese sports car, from routine maintenance to a full restoration. This local presence, between Signes and the Paul Ricard circuit, allows close follow-up throughout the project.
Frequently asked questions about Japanese restoration
- Which Japanese cars do you restore?
- Our trade covers high-end sports cars and youngtimers, which includes Japanese icons. The simplest step is to show us your car and its condition so we can assess the feasibility of the project together.
- Restoration or simple refurbishment?
- It depends on the car's condition and your goal. A prior diagnostic distinguishes what is maintenance, mechanical refurbishment or a fuller restoration, before defining a suitable plan.
- Can you also prepare the car for the track?
- Yes. Beyond restoration, we prepare sports cars for track use and provide support around the Paul Ricard circuit. A restored car can therefore be designed for road, track or both.
- Do you give a price for a restoration?
- Every restoration is unique and depends on the car, its condition and the intended goal. For an estimate suited to your vehicle, contact us directly so we can study your project together.
- Where is your workshop?
- The workshop is at 26 Allée de Dublin in Signes (83870), in the Var, 700 metres from the Paul Ricard circuit. We welcome owners by appointment to discuss their project.
Entrusting your Japanese car restoration to a specialist workshop
Looking for a workshop to restore a Japanese car often means choosing between generalists unfamiliar with these models and distant specialists. Bernis Factory approaches these cars with the eye of a workshop devoted to high-end sports cars, used to tuning each engine case by case rather than applying a ready-made method. This bespoke approach is at the heart of how we work, from maintenance to restoration.
Restoring a Japanese sports car combines respect for the car with technical rigour: mechanical refurbishment, reliability work and, if you wish, engine or chassis preparation. The Signes workshop, a stone's throw from the Paul Ricard circuit, has the conditions to carry out this work and then support the car on road and track alike.
Before any work, an electronic diagnostic lets us start from a sound basis, and you can explore our work to get a concrete idea of what we do.
A Japanese restoration project?
Tell us about your Japanese sports car, its condition and how you use it: we'll work out together how to carry out its restoration, step by step.
A project,
a call.
Tell us about your car and how you use it. We'll figure out the right service together, maintenance, engine tuning, chassis, restoration.
83870 Signes
Across from the Paul Ricard circuit
Monday, Friday · 9:30-18:00
By appointment only