Hans Kleissl was far ahead of his time in ensuring originality and the highest standards of quality. Today, Kleissl and his team have a wealth of experience that has made HK-ENGINEERING what it stands for today, craftsmanship par excellence.
Portrait - 2014 Specialist of the year Award - the worlds best restorer
AWARDS AS A RESTORER
For over three decades Hans Kleissl has dedicated himself to the upkeep of historical culture assets, be it in the automotive sector around the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL or in the reconstruction and restoration of historic buildings such as the Polling Monastery with the old brickyard (Alten Ziegelei) or the Arendsee castle in Brandenburg, Germany.
Hans Kleissl has received many accolades for his dedication. For example, in 2014 he received, in London, the award as the World’s Best Restoration Company. A few years later he was awarded the Federal Medal for Monument Protection for the restoration of the the Arendsee castle and a short time ago he received by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection (Landesamt für Denkmalpflege) the 2021 award for the restoration of the Old Brickyard in Polling (Alte Ziegelei).
The Administrator
HERITAGE PRESERVER
VISIONARY FROM THE START
HANS KLEISSL
VISIONARY FROM THE START
ON THE TEST BENCH
TECHNICAL COMPETENCE SUCCESSFULLY PROVEN IN HISTORIC MOTOR SPORTS
In addition to restoration and trade, Kleissl has run his own racing department since 1995. Numerous Mercedes-Benz 300 SLs were prepared for historic racing in this department. These were then successfully raced in Europe as well as in the USA.
PRESS
A VISIT TO HANS KLEISSL, THE KING OF THE GULLWING
RESTORATION
MONASTERY POLLING
Kleissl’ horizon is not limited to the restoration of historical vehicles. Searching for a suitable location for his rapidly growing organization he came across the ruins of the old monastery ruins in Polling that he then completely renovated.
Kleissl was already following the idea of “historic vehicles in a suitable ambience” at the end of the 1970s. Decades later, this idea became more and more popular in the scene with the "Meilenwerk" concept.
OLD MONASTERY BRICKYARD (ALTE KLOSTERZIEGELEI)
Adjoining the Abbey surrounding the 300 SL workshops was the listed Old Brickyard (Alte Ziegelei) complex. After extensive restorations this was opened in July 2019 and now contains the HK-ENGINEERING CLASSICS event and showrooms.
