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01 Dec. Meet the Restorers: Veteran specialist Kent Bain weighs in on the classic car market. Kent Bain with the Aston-Martin DB2/4 he raced in the 1992 Carrera Panamericana. Stratford, Conn. – There were times when art was the best investment, or antiques, or real estate, but these days it’s hard to beat the appreciating value of old cars.
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Kent Bain with the Aston-Martin DB2/4 he raced in the 1992...
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Greenwich, Conn. – Classic car events are still dealing with...
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New York, NY – Of the 4,200 new automobiles sold in the...
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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.
Kent Bain. Director of Piston Academy. Kent’s career began when he opened Automotive Restorations Inc., a venture that became one of the nation’s largest and leading suppliers of restoration and services for the collector car arena.
Dec 1, 2014 · Kent Bain: Founder & Director of Automotive Restorations, Inc. Trained as an Industrial Designer, Kent Bain went on to found Automotive Restorations, Inc., in 1978. VR: So how did you first...
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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.
Danbury, Connecticut, United States. 858 followers 500+ connections. View mutual connections with Kent. Welcome back. Business Info. Services offered. Leadership Development. Team Building....
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