Coachbuilding
The art of turning ordinary sheet material into beautiful well crafted organically shaped fenders, doors, hoods and even whole cars.
Coachbuilding is a craft that dates back to the early 1800s, Sadly coachbuilding is a craft that is slowly disappearing.
At Dijkhof, we have the craftmanschip, machinery, and know-how of this specialized trade to restore, and build your dream car the way you intended.
Pfister
Three Olive Machine
We proudly present to you, our vintage Pre-War Pfister three Olive Machine. Back in the day it was used as a machine to fabricate fenders with along with other complicated round shapes.
Maglio Helve Hammer
Our Maglio Helve Hammer is a tool we nourish. This machine differs from a so-called Power hammer like an Eckold in many ways. Our Maglio has a long arm that allows for thicker and larger panels to be fabricated with. Our Maglio came straight out of the former Ghia workshop in Turin Italy, (Ghia is a renowned Italian coachbuilder).
