The Moto Guzzi 500cc V50 used to be in service before she ended up in this dusty garage.

The Guzzi itself was a perfect starting point for building a sportier bike.

Welcome:GUZZILLA-the real retro cafe racer.

Disassembly, thorough cleaning and removal of paint by sandblasting of chassis,wheels and tank.

Sandblasted and with a new seat attached.

Painting and assembly of motor parts.

The engine is in place. We are getting there...

The battery case,and the parts around it are my own design. First I modelled them in cardboard paper, then they were waterjet cut to shape.

The new high polished aluminum parts. The lightning glows red on turning the ingnition key.

Silver coated chassis,metallic-pearlblue tank,golden wheels,four pipes,trimmed handlebars and a V2 engine. Real retro.

My own logo was airbrushed on the tank by Tamás Mike.

Moto Guzzi proudly competing at the 2015 EMAT Budapest expo.

The Moto Guzzi comes alive on the track! With a little courage you can reach fantastic speed!

The treasure trove of rust.Bike in the top left corner still hidden by the debris.

ViVi Sprint (Viberti-Victoria),1963,50cc. Two-stroke german engine,italian frame.

Restoring her in the original colours of blue and silver produced a slender and light look.

Parts before and after sandblasting and chrome plating.

Three-gear,twist-grip.Headlight was broken and had to be replaced with an original.

Stickers were missing from both sides of the tank,but their gluey downside left detectable marks in the paint.

Managed to retrieve the original name from the glue marks.

Two-stroke,48cc,1.5hp.A real powerhouse.

Beautiful parts and pretty proportions on a pressed frame.Made in Italy.

A real treat in the foreground:handpainted and shabby...

...it's a 1963 MV Agusta 150 GT.

Veritable italian design with pretty parts.Four-stroke,150cc,10hp engine. Four-speed,foot-change gearbox.

From toolshed to exhibion magic chest. Quite a run for my beautiful Augusta.

Retro moto racing poster.

On display at the Oldtimer Expo, Tulln Austria, later at Veteran Expo, Railroad Park Budapest.

1959 Capriolo 75 Sport De Lux, made in Trento, Italy.

75cc,four-speed,the face cam is carried at the top of the vertical shaft on the nearside of the cylinder.A nimble gem of a bike considering her size

De Lux meant factory gold painting on special order. Displayed as work of art in a wooden crate at the Tulln Oldtimer Expo.

...and doing 100kmh at the hundred year old Velodrom Millenáris tracks. Photo:Zoltan Adrián

1963 Vespa 150,a real italian classic.

International relations,hungarian rust eats italian metal.

Frame after sandblasting and bodywork.

Ready for painting.Some are original parts, some are new sitting in the bag.

The result.

I customized this scooter painting the wheels red and adding a number and a checked stripe.

Happy after she cleared the run without a problem.

1959 Vespa 150.Having all of her parts and only a little rust. Excellent for restoration.

A one time mouse-crib took some heavy cleaning to shine and glisten again.

Indispensable symbols.

Strictly factory style.

Basking vasps.And affected keys.

I was permitted to exhibit the Vespa at the National Museum at the International Conference for Restauration and Conservation. I also gave a 45 minute presentation on restoring classic motorcycles.

The legendary 1964 Duna (Danube) sidecar. It was named after the Duna Shipyard and Machine Works where it was hand crafted. One of the most beautiful hungarian designs.

OK3 used to be the sidecar for Pannonia motorcycles.My objective was to restore the two to harmony.

Jet shaped,yellow plexiglass,shiny polish,just like a ride at the funfair.

1969 Motobi 125 Super Sport.A veritable racer from Imola.

This construction won a number of international races in the 125,175 and 250cc categories during the 1960s.

The high-revving,four-stroke,egg shaped engine.

Owing to her sound mechanical condition,she only needed a general checkup and maintenance to prepare her for the races.

Flying Motobi.

The golden age came to its end at this pedalcar junkyard. What a treasure trove!

The Moskvitch pedalcars slumbering in the blueberry bushes used to be the dream toy of our childhood.

Dozens of rusty toys and tons of parts hiding in the bushes.

Tiny treasure before restoration.

Tiny treasure, phase 2.

Weathered front.

Sunshiny front.

Tiny treasure fully restored.

Some of the painting I do is for private customers.

This particular request was to re-create the original painting on a honda cbx1000.

The Lamborghini DL 30C/1955 caterpillar tractor, a real rarity. Her restoration took one year.

Extensive use left its mark all over her. Going to go on display at the owners farm after restoration.

Following complete disassembly, every single part was done up and fixed.

Thick layers of oil and grease had to be removed before the engine could be disassembled.

More and more parts on the loose.

All that's left of our little tractor. Only burning could remove the old oily paint.

A steadily growing tsunami of parts.

Rusty springs,sprockets and shafts galore.

Each piece sandblasted and treated with antirust coating.

Primed and painted wheels.

Body parts got sandblasted as well.

Priming and sanding the fender before painting.

Original Lambo Yellow rules

The finished fuel tank looks spectacular, like a Lamborghini made in Italy should.

Some pretty aluminum badge bars.

A flat truck was built for an easily maneuverable display mount. The Lambo got bolted on it.

To each their own lego set.

Building her up from renewed parts.

Tracks and wheels are in place.

Happy work, assembly going smoothly.

The little lady is almost done.

After a long year of rebuilding and restoration the Lambo is finally finished.

LAMBORGHINI DL 30C 1955

Lambo on her way home to the farm.

Shabby legend, Moto Guzzi le mans 850.III.

Coiling cable-snakes, dissembly chaos.

Guzzi vanished,only engine left.

Facing the intimidating V2 engine. Heavy set for sure.

The frame and its parts.

Sandblasted parts lining up for their new coats. The tank gets a black and red one, the frame gets black, and the wheels get golden coating.

Some of the aluminum spikes had dents.

After painting all the traces of damage are gone.

Drying the frame.

Black base meets glossy shine.

Eleven (!) body parts primed for painting. What a generous design.

The tank was repainted its original colour and applied three coats of polish.

A new bike is born.

Guzzi regains the weight.

During the restorative work I touched every single part, bolt and nut.

The Moto Guzzi le mans 850 finished.

Moto Guzzi le mans 850 made in Italy.

Following the Lamborghini project,it's another legendary vehicle, the T Ford.

The T ford was parked atop an old cabinet for ages. It was missing a rear left wheel and had the front wheels loose.

The rear wheel and tyre were crafted after the original.

New axles were made in order to replace the lost ones.

Thorough inner and outer cleaning produced a fine result.

This tin plate T Ford,in fact, had been a grandpa's lost toy. When the grandson recently found it, he decided to have it restored and it became grandpa's birthday gift.

It was a great honour and exciting challenge to restore the 100-year-old bookbinding and letterpress equipment owned by the Hungarian Parliament.

Obviously,aesthetics and durability were the primary goal of the old craftsmen who built these tools.

This antique creasing machine was put to use at the Prime Minister's office after restoration.

Cleaned,sandblasted,and repainted.

Ready to make those Parliament invitation cards.

The Krause board shear,a heavyweight contender.

Every part cleaned, polished, and greased. Time to reassemble her.

The rare Krause board shear proved to be a veritable precision tool. Now it is in service at the Parliamental Library.

Fiat Campagnola Diesel 1961