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To get a snapshot of where we are today, you can start with Automotive Restorations in Stratford, Connecticut, headed by a more than 30-year veteran of the business, Kent Bain.
- What Are My Qualifications?
- What Do I Envision For The Piston Academy?
- Where Do We Go from Here?
My formal education is as an industrial designer. I spent about six years in the field before setting out into the then relatively new enterprise of collectable vehicle restoration, care, and feeding. While I had learned a lot in the practical application of my formal design and engineering courses, once I embarked on my new career path, I found a ...
In application, that looks like giving someone knowledge and tasks, evaluating how they perform with consistent goals and measurements, and ensuring that the world recognizes their Piston Academy experience and their qualifications as highly desirable. A Piston Academy certificate will embody value and will, I believe, facilitate careers that provi...
We are in the formative stages and some distance from roll out. It will take time to develop our program; we can learn a lot from HSA and the Association of Heritage Engineers. Maybe well down the road, we could integrate the programs so students could spend some of their apprenticeship in England/Europe, and our completion certifications will alig...
Kent Bain is the Founder and Director of Automotive Restorations in Fairfield, Connecticut. Founded in 1978, Automotive Restorations and their sister company, Vintage Racing Services, have garnered numerous awards and a reputation for quality and integrity.
Dec 1, 2014 · Trained as an Industrial Designer, Kent Bain went on to found Automotive Restorations, Inc., in 1978.
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Jun 1, 2014 · Kent S. Bain, Director and Co-founder of Automotive Restorations, Inc., guides you through a tour of the ARI and Vintage Racing Services facilities.
Mar 1, 2012 · Speciality automotive enterprise. Restoration, service , sales. brokerage & collection management for a wide variety of collector cars. Race and historic rally preparation, restoration, support ...
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Kent S. Bain – Stratford, CT. Kent graduated with a B.E. in Industrial Design circa 1972 and worked as a product designer while racing in an Austin Healy. Cars were his passion and he restored cars for friends in his spare time. In 1978, he opened Automotive Restorations, Inc., then Vintage Racing Services, Inc. in 1983.
