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Automotive restoration: How to avoid common mistakes 9 Articles

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    by Richard Serra

    One day you find yourself driving down a country road and you see a car which reminds you of one you wrote in as a child. The memories of listening to the AM radio producing a lot of static on a summer day from lightning ...read more

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    by David Braybrooke

    Restoring antique cars is not inexpensive or easy, nor is it a job to be rushed through by just anyone; a special level of patience is required and hidden components need to be rebuilt to match the standard of the displaye...read more

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    by Robert Mcsulla

    The first and most important step in antique car restoration is choosing the right car to restore. The correct make, model, and year should be given consideration. Selecting a project car by looks alone can be as big a mis...read more

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    by Sarah Ilijanich

    We can all imagine, the furbished interior of a 1967 Chevy. Or the paint job on a classic race car. Perhaps it is the old corvette engine that draws nearer. Everyone can appreciate a pretty car. That is why we call...read more

  • by Zoltan Kubanyi

    The first thing you should ask yourself is "why do I want to restore an antique vehicle?" The answer to this question should dictate how you go about doing this. If you want to restore a certain model, for example a 1964...read more

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    by M.L. Brooke

    The first thing to do is ask yourself what you want this car to be after you are done with it. Is it going to be a trailer queen destined for Barret-Jackson one day? Are you going to bequeath it to your son so he can wra...read more

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    by Will Kester

    Collecting classic antique cars can be fun, frustrating, and expensive. It appeals to different people of different ages for different reasons. For some, it's nostalgia, others, it's connecting to a past engineering styl...read more

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    by Andrew White

    With antique cars reaching unprecedented values at auctions and private sales, and baby boomers retiring and finally having time for that old car in the garage, more people than ever are trying their hand at antique car re...read more

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    by C Davison

    There are so many pitfalls to avoid when restoring an antique car. The first and most important is the organizational skills you have. Taking an antique car apart is not as difficult as taking apart a car of today's comp...read more

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