Restoration diary
Photos and notes owners can follow.
Classic car restoration diaries & owner portals
Classic car restorers: let owners follow every bolt. Restoration diaries with photos and costs.
Owners asking for updates, costs explained by phone and parts sourced through scattered emails. We build restoration diaries and project systems.
Looking for restoration project tracking software?
Restorations take months or years and cost a lot. Owners want to see progress. We build portals that share photos, costs and milestones as the work happens.
Wollopit builds booking systems, stock feeds, quoting tools and websites for classic car restorers around how your workshop or yard actually runs. We connect the systems you already use, replace the ones holding you back and look after the lot on our own servers, so you can get back to the work.
01The problems
What we hear from classic car restorers
Does your restoration workshop have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most classic car restorers we talk to are juggling the phone, the counter and the workshop at once. It works, right up until three customers want an update at the same time.
- The problemOwners want updatesCalls and emails asking for photos.How we fix itA restoration diary with photos and notes.
- The problemCosts questionedBills surprise owners.How we fix itCosts logged as they happen.
- The problemParts sourcingRare parts tracked in emails.How we fix itParts tracking per project.
- The problemLong projectsProgress is hard to show.How we fix itMilestones and timelines.
- The problemPaymentsProgress payments are chased.How we fix itPayments requested by milestone.
- The problemShowcasing workFinished cars aren't shown off.How we fix itProject galleries.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for classic car restorers. Usually all talking to each other.
Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.
Cost tracking
Labour and parts logged live.
Parts sourcing
Rare parts tracked.
Milestones
Stages and timelines.
Progress payments
Payments by milestone.
Project galleries
Finished cars online.
03How it changes
Before and after
A two-year restoration, wolloped.
Here's how a typical day could change. Every business is different, so we map yours first.
Before
- Owner rings for photos
- Costs explained at the end
- Parts in email threads
- Payments chased
After
- Diary updated weekly
- Costs visible live
- Parts tracked
- Payments by milestone
04Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for classic car restorers.
Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.
Custom software for classic car restorers
Built around how your restoration workshop actually runs: restoration diary, cost tracking and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for classic car restorers
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Restoration workshop system upgrades
Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.
Apps and portals for classic car restorers
Parts sourcing and milestones: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Xero, MYOB and Stripe so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your restoration workshop, looked after by the people who built it.
05Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the tools you rely on, work alongside the ones you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.
- Xero
- MYOB
- Stripe
- Square
- Carsales
- Gumtree
- Facebook Marketplace
- Google Business Profile
- Twilio SMS
- Google Calendar
06How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your restoration workshop: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We spend time with the people doing the work, see where the hours go and work out what's actually slowing you down.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your data, customers, payments, the tools you keep, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the most painful bit first, so you get a win quickly.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
07Questions
FAQ
Things classic car restorers ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can owners approve extra work in the portal?
Yes. Extra work can be quoted and approved online so there are no surprises.
How much does it cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand your restoration workshop. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
Can you work with our existing workshop or dealer software?
Usually, yes. We build around what's working and connect it to your website, bookings and accounts. If something is holding you back we'll show you the options before anything changes.
Can customers get text updates?
Yes. Booking confirmations, progress updates, quotes to approve and 'ready to collect' messages can all go out by SMS automatically.
Who looks after it once it's built?
We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.
We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?
Usually, yes. Most classic car restorers we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.
Contact
Got a restoration workshop problem? Consider it wolloped.
Tell us what's slow, broken, manual or missing. You don't need a spec, just describe what's going on.