Luka Auto

I entered a Jacksonville custom car show yesterday.  over 250 vehicles with over 1/2 being judged.  The truck won Best GM which was awarded just before Best of Show.  So we are 1 of 1 on shows.  We beat the Corvettes, the 55-58 Chevys, the GTOs, 442s, and  Chevy Trucks.  Nice work, Karsten.  There were several serious compliments on the overall bodywork quality.  The trophy is 6 feet tall.ter a testimonial from a satisfied customer or an excerpt of a positive review of your business. We recommend surrounding the citation with quotation marks, as we have done here. Don't forget to include the source!"

Stan J. Little Rock,AR

Hallo Karsten

Juhui - der Ranchero ist heute eingetroffen!!!
Alles perfekt - der Wagen hat die Reise gut überstanden, alle Teile da, Frontscheibe auch unbeschädigt! Bin grad fertig mit ausräumen und Schnellreinigung.

Möchte mich nochmals herzlich bei Dir bedanken - hat wirklich alles toll geklappt und der Wagen ist super und läuft gut. Werde vorerst die Stellen, wo der Klarlack sich löst, ausbessern und ein bisschen "Detailing" betreiben, damit ich den Wagen hier in der Schweiz prüfen kann. Später kommt mal ein Neulack, pressiert aber nicht. Die "neue" schwarze Bank sieht auch super aus!

Das Campershell werde ich auffrischen, da es echt praktisch ist - hab auch schon eine Liegeprobe im Ranchero gemacht!
Meine Frau und die Kidz finden das Auto auch cool.

Herzlicher Gruss aus der Scheiz
Ralph Hugelshofer



 

Letter of recommendation:

I live in Switzerland and since I can remember I’ve been fascinated by American cars. I was a long time looking for a 1972 Ford Ranchero GT in good condition. In Switzerland you can’t find these special cars –they never have been sold in Europe. At Luka Auto Restorations I’ve discovered a great car in good condition. As I couldn’t fly in to Arkansas to see the car myself, I had to rely on the statements of the seller. Karsten Piefrement is a very friendly and helpful car enthusiast and it was a great pleasure to deal with him. He even helped without hesitation to fully load the Ranchero with many auto parts I’ve ordered and sent to his shop! I’m glad to own and drive this amazing car that had been optimized with a lot of upgrades by this great professional mechanic. I was absolutely satisfied with Luka Auto Restorations.
If you are looking as European customer for a shop you can trust and where you’ll be always well served – at Luka Auto Restorations you will not be disappointed. Karsten, thanks again!
Ralph Hugelshofer
Sutz, Switzerland


My wife and I own a 1963 Ford Thunderbird and I did a frame up restoration on it approximately 15 years ago. It has been in need of some freshening up on some things that I do not have the expertise to do, such as working on the swing-away-steering column, replacing the steering gear box and other issues that accumulate over the years. Realizing that something had to be done, I attempted to find a local shop that I felt comfortable enough with to allow them to work on our pride and joy consequently I kept putting off the needed repairs. 

 

My wife and I are members of VTCI (Vintage Thunderbird Club International). One day I was looking through the VTCI membership living in Arkansas and ran across Luka Auto Restorations owned by Karsten and Lucinda Piefrement. I contacted Mr. Piefrement via email and he immediately responded with an invitation to visit him at his shop. We drove the Tbird to his shop and I was so impressed that I left the car upon our first visit. His shop is very clean and is equipped with up to date equipment and paint booth. Mr. Piefrement is very knowledgeable of all types of automobiles particularly the legendary Ford Thunderbird. He completed the repairs on our Tbird in a very professional manner at the same time was careful to protect the paint and interior of the car. We talked several times during this process with him advising me of his progress and to advise us of things wrong that other mechanics either didn’t notice or just left undone or half done.

 

Our experience with Luka Auto Restoration has been most satisfactory.  So if you’re looking for a shop to do a full frame off restoration, a partial restoration or just mechanical repairs, I can, without hesitation recommend Luka Auto Restoration.

 

Dwayne and Pat Hickman

Mountain Home, AR 

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Jerry Boyd

I recently had Luka Restorations do some work on my 1961 Ford Thunderbird. I was very satisfied with the quality of the work and the labor charges.i would not hesitate to use Karsten in the future. While my car was at his facility he did an overall inspection and gave me a breakdown on what he observed. In all it was a very good experience.