The Best Restorable Classic Cars

Filed in archive Advice on April 29, 2010

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It's been well over half a century since that 1944 Lincoln or that 1957 BMW were released and time's likely taken quite a toll on them. Unfortunately, just like that original factory paint job, availability of replacement parts tends to completely disappear. If you've got your hands on a rare beauty from way-back-when and find yourself needing a stock steering wheel or tail light cover you may be in for a grueling goose chase or out of luck all together. This is why when setting out to restore a classic its important to really consider what model you'll have the time or money to bring back to life since the resources will be scarce.

For that very reason most classic car enthusiasts stick to some popular models that even today have parts readily manufactured for their restoration and every day maintenance. Classic cars such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, or Dodge Charger take very little effort to find needed parts. These are actually considered to be the best restorable classic cars and are highly recommended to anyone who is restoring for the first time. To more hardcore enthusiasts, however, these may seem like child's play.

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Classic Cars - They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

Filed in archive Blogs on April 29, 2010

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Throughout American history numerous technologies and industrial advances have soured. Nothing today is what it was years ago and in most cases this is a good thing. However, you still hear your father, grand father, or older friends say something along the lines of "They don't build them like they used to." They're probably not referring to a telephone, a TV set, or a computer. They're most likely referring to an automobile. That's because in the case of cars and trucks they really don't build them like they used to. In the early 1900s up to the 60s and 70s automobiles were made of solid steel structures and not an ounce of metal was spared in the design. Everything from the engine block to the rear fender was solid and strong. Today you can take the newest Chevrolet and at sixty miles per hour wrap it around a tree and surely kill the driver where as a classic cars model... well... That tree better watch out!

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Restoring Vintage Cars: More than Just Used Car Parts

Filed in archive Car Restoration , Did You Know , Vintage Cars on March 22, 2010

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Owning a vintage car is probably every other vehicle-loving guy's dream. What is it about vintage or classic cars the make people forget practicality and drool over a rather cantankerous mode of transportation? They see a heap of rusty metal heap that barely resembles a car and they think that by sourcing some used car parts and with a bit of buffing and welding, they can save the unit from the junkyard and restore it to its original beauty of some half a century or so ago.

Restoring a vintage car is not an easy task. It requires time, research, know-how, garage space and money. If you are restoring a car with the aim of re-selling it, then you need to know much more than restoration, but a bit of advertising and marketing skills as well.

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