Island Automotive, Inc.Marco Island · Since 1979 (239) 394-1887
Red Porsche 356 in front of the Island Automotive shop on Elkcam Circle

Family owned & operated since 1979

Marco Island’s oldest and most experienced automotive repair shop

Foreign & domestic. From pre-1930s antiques to today’s modern daily drivers.

Pre 1930’sAntiques
40’s & 50’sClassics
60’s & 70’sMuscle cars
Today’sModern era vehicles

What we do

Full service automotive shop

We service and repair foreign & domestic vehicles. We specialize in classic, antique and muscle vehicles, and also service modern cars and daily drivers.

Call to find out more or to make an appointment.

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Keith Pershing with an engine in the shop
Rebuilt Porsche 356 SC engine Porsche 356 SC engine bay

From the shop

1964 Porsche 356 SC engine rebuild

During the spring of 2019, Island Automotive rebuilt the engine on a 1964 Porsche 356 SC: a numbers-matching 1600 cc air-cooled flat four with factory big-bore pistons and cylinders, completely overhauled and precision balanced.

  • Case line bored, crankshaft machined, rods trued
  • Original heads ported and fly cut, all new valve seats, guides, valves & springs
  • Rebuilt original pair of Solex 40 PII-4 carburetors

Engine rebuilding by Keith Pershing, Master Automotive Technician.

The shop

Very cool cars on the property

Front of the shop with mural by Jarrett Stinchcomb Technician working on an engine Woodie wagon Engine cylinder heads Vintage military Jeep Chrysler Airflow Air-cooled VW engine Red VW Beetle Engine crankshaft work VW bus Technician at work Engine block on a stand In the shop

Front of the shop mural by Jarrett Stinchcomb.

Keith and Vicki Pershing standing with a 1929 Bentley

Family owned

Keith & Vicki Pershing

Owners of Island Automotive, pictured with a 1929 Bentley. Family owned and operated on Marco Island since 1979.

Car shows

Cars As Art & Rookery Bay

Island Automotive and the Marco Island Center for the Arts sponsor the Cars As Art car show, a unique and artistic view on classic cars. Keith Pershing also organized the Rookery Bay Classic Car Show at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Email carshows@islandautomotiveinc.com about car shows.

White Jaguar roadster at a car show Cars As Art car show group

Reviews

What customers say

“Fantastic staff and people you can trust with your ride. They did a great job working on my 2011 Mazdaspeed 3 helping me order parts for suspension and getting it aligned in spec on coilovers.”

Jacob Bock · Google · 2026

“Top notch service and extremely professional. James was very polite and informative… They specialize in vintage vehicles and work in anything from 1900 to 2026! Very cool cars on their property.”

Charles McVey · Google · Nov 2025

“My 98 vette needed a harmonic balancer so while they were in there they looked over the entire car… Shout out to James who called me before starting any repairs and talked me through ‘why’.”

Google · Oct 2025

“Great place. Smart experienced technicians. Fixed the issue with my 1974 VW Thing the first time.”

Google · Mar 2024

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801 East Elkcam Circle

Marco Island, Florida 34145

Monday – Friday8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Saturday – SundayClosed
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