Peach and Tommasini

Here is a bio from one of the world's best metal workers

My career in the automotive industry ranged from an apprenticeship as a crash repair “Panel Beater / Panel Worker”, through various trade and administrative positions in several trades in Australia and England. Equally extensive was my teaching career.
I started as a student teacher and progressed through several trade and technical teaching positions in TAFE – Technical and Further Education. After thirty years of teaching, I worked as an assistant director at Batman Automotive College of TAFE, Coburg, Victoria Australia.

One of my most memorable experiences was an overseas scholarship. This Victorian Overseas Foundation award enabled me to work and study in England for about two years in specialist prototype and experimental vehicle body design, development, building and modification at Airflow Streamlines, Northampton, England.

Amongst the numerous projects I worked upon included the 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, and the DB9 Aston Martin. These vehicle bodies were completely hand built using techniques and equipment that is very similar to what we use today.
Whether restoring, building, repairing or modifying external body panels, internal framing or chassis, all work can be carried out using hand working techniques, minimal equipment and basic hand tools.

For further information tune into our TV program Gasolene, view our various DVD’s or attend one of our seminars. Happy practicing,

Tom Peach


My passion has always been cars, particularly body work.

After migrating from Italy in 1970, I completed an apprenticeship at Leo Squires Motors, Dandenong in Panel Beating and Metal Fabrication. As a teenager, I had a part time job in a company which made some panels for Ferrari and this sparked my interest in panel making. During my apprenticeship I had a taste for using the wheeling machine but was not able to find a panel shop to advance my career.

After several years of working with smash repairs and small restorations, I decided to open up my own business “Peter Tommasini Classic Car Restoration” In the process of seeking out and purchasing appropriate restoration equipment, I met a range of different tradesmen in this field. Tom Peach generously shared his vast knowledge and experience and helped me to further hone my metal working skills.

After 28 years, the business evolved into one specialising in the restoration and panel fabrication of all classic, vintage, veteran and prestige cars, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Austin Healey, GTHO, Monaro and many more.
As each shape of a panel is unique to a particular car there is a great deal of patience and practice required to achieve the desired result. I still maintain my passion for panel fabrication and my greatest reward is creating a unique panel from a sheet of metal.

Regards Peter Tommasini

Peach and Tommasini Seminars

Do you want to know some of the inside metal working trade secrets? Even if you can only use a hammer to bang out the odd dent out of Mum's bumper bar, you must come along to a Peach and Tommasini seminar.

Feedback from past participants has ranged from "Best thing since sliced bread" to "Why didn't I discover these guys 10 years ago!". Peach and Tommasini have assembled a quality tool kit for you to use at home to practice the skills that you will learn. Real hands-on stuff!

Here is a slideshow of photographs of the metal working kit.



Dates for our forthcoming seminars are as follows

• Melbourne 19 July 2008 at Peter Tommasini Classic Car restorations
• Brisbane 2 August 2008 at Oz Rods (filling fast)
• Sydney 23 August 2008 at M&K Auto Refinishing and Spray Painting
• Adelaide and Perth to be announced, contact me to register interest
  

Register interest by calling 0404 026 286 or just drop me a line via mick.curson@gmail.com

Brisbane

Gasolene isnt just a television series, you can catch us on the road at various car shows around Australia.

Not so long ago, you might have spotted me at the Brisbane Hot Rod Show in May 2008. Many lucky people were able to pick up sets of the metal working DVD's that we produce from the show and registered their interest in the Brisbane seminar. I managed to get some time to myself looking at all the fantastic cars and meeting the owners and metal workers!

The next show I am looking forward to going to will be at Meguiar's MotorEx at the Sydney show grounds on 5th and 6th July.

Catch you there :-)

Adelaide, start your engines!

Guess what, Gasolene is now screening in Adelaide!

My South Australian friends tell me that Channel 31 Adelaide started broadcasting on April 2004. Now they can enjoy watching the show like the rest of us!

I am now waiting for Channel 31 Perth to get into first gear.

Antenna's

We really impressed the audience with our show. Whilst we did not win an award, it was a remarkable effort for a new show to gain a nomination so soon.

It was great to see the clips up on the big screen and exciting for us to show off our good work to friends, family and sponsors who came along. The Gasolene production crew and I had the chance to rub shoulders with some of the best in Australian community television.

Thank you for watching the show, e-mail feedback and your support.

With your help again, perhaps we can do this again next year. ;-)

Antenna Awards

Guess what, our show Gasolene has 2 nominations for the Antenna Awards. Best Camera work (thanks to Mark!) and best producer.

The Antenna Awards are an annual award ceremony that recognises outstanding community television programs broadcast on the Channel 31 stations around Australia. The awards bring together the many varied communities that make up community television in Australia and celebrate the community’s cultural interests, concerns and perspectives.

There will be a gala ceremony at Federation Square on 24 April 2008.

Fingers crossed folks.

Gasolene in NSW and QLD

Gasolene is now showing in Sydney NSW and Brisbane, Queensland. This is great news and is a huge expansion of our viewing audience. We expect it to probably screen in Perth and Adelaide by the end of the month.

If you cannot wait, why not view Gasoline online on Channel 31 or buy the DVD. ;-)