Founder Bob Millstein has been a racing and classic auto enthusiast since his youth, and began Briarcliff Classic and Imported to share his expertise with others, and to provide a valuable service: quality auto repair and restoration for owners of classic and imported cars.
Briarcliff Classic and Imported has an extraordinary staff of experienced car repair experts, who always take the time to discuss service options with you. These men are your partners in the care of your automobile.
Bob Millstein
Bob Millstein, also known as the “Restoration Czar”, has owned and presided over BCI since he founded it in 1974. The lifelong car nut is extra passionate about English sports cars and knows more about collecting, repairing and racing them than just about any other human being. Most people watch TV or listen to music as they drift off to sleep. Bob prefers to gaze at his car collection and has a light switch linked to the garage in his bedroom. He has two Aston Martins, three vintage Jaguars (he races two of them) and a rare (only 160 were made) 1924 Gaff rigged Sloop sail boat passed down by his father.
His love of English sports cars can be traced back to his brother’s MG TC, which he raced. “I was always around British cars growing up thanks to my older brother. And in those days, the Brits had captured the bulk of European car sales in the U.S. Parts were cheap and plentiful as a result.”
Dan Thaler
Dan learned to fix cars in the late ’70s because he could not afford to pay someone to fix his $250 VW Beetle. He soon discovered that he did not like to break down and became obsessed with preventative maintenance.
Dan’s professional career began on the streets of San Francisco and then at Hans Art Automotive in the Mission District there. After moving to New York he worked at several dealerships and became factory trained in Subaru and Volvo.
Dan’s focus has always been Swedish, German and Japanese cars. He enjoys servicing cars that regular people drive on a daily basis.
Working at BCI has given him an opportunity to work one on one with the customers. This creates a more intimate, friendly relationship which leads to better communication and understanding of the customer’s needs.
Leo Bunker
Automobiles have always been a major fixture in my life and it seems that I try to encourage those around me to share the passion. When I took my wife of 38 years out on our second date, she learned to shift and clutch my Triumph TR3A. While our daughter and son were growing up our everyday cars were a TR4, MGB, Austin Mini, Austin America, as well as a few non-British sedans mixed in for good measure.
HOURS
MAP
