Classic Cars Blog

Flashback: 28 Feb — 6 Mar 2009

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:21:13 +0000

Submitted by Aguanomics Blog These posts are still relevant (to me :), so please read/comment: Anti-Capitalists — where I take apart Food and Water Watch. DiHydrogenMonoxide — ban this nasty chemical. As Reservoirs Fall, Prices Should Rise — but they aren’t in Las Vegas California and Australia — from what I’ve recently seen, I was about right. Engineers Doing It Right [...]

Just a Driver. My own 1964 1/2 Mustang 289

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:19:20 +0000

Submitted by Mikes Show-N-Shine Blog Here she is. My own 1964 1/2 Mustang 289! For the past four years, I have been showing off many beautiful cars on Mike’s Show-N-Shine. I have been asked if I could do a post just about “Big Red,” my own classic car. So here it is. Now Big Red is no 100 [...]

Old Car Picture of the Week…The Water Break

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:16:44 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog From the U.S. National Archives: Old Cars Serve as Water-Break on Navajo Reservation

Auto Restoration and Hot Rod Build Tips……Part 3

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:15:50 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog These auto restoration and hot rod build tips are courtesy of Hot Rods During final polishing mask the entire car with plastic and tape all the gaps to avoid polishing compounds from entering in and under trim gaps etc. When painting small parts we recommend using 1/8th to 1/4 inch hooks to [...]

1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 60

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:14:43 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog The restoration continues….we have some more parts painted. We also started the repairs to the rear fender skirts. Here are the door hinges, trunk hinges, trunk lid and the grille surround painted the body color. The convertible top bows and irons were all sandblasted and primed. They were all in great shape [...]

The Mohs Ostentatienne Restoration Part 3

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:22:41 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog Here are some of the pictures prior to starting on the body repairs. A little blurry but you can make out the chassis model as 1000A and the horsepower…adequate. The right tail lamp area….a little bit of rust here. The huge bumper has been removed. A close up of the headlight [...]

Shelby Mustang GT350 by Motor Trend Magazine

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:36:32 +0000

Submitted by Mikes Show-N-Shine Blog Ok, Motor Trend, don’t come after me! I am sharing with my readers your last magazine pictures of the new Shelby Mustang GT350. Where else except Motor Trend can you find the stats on such a unique car! A supercharged 5.0 V-8 engine is the heart of this car. The supercharger makes [...]

Metal Rescue Rust Remover Bath

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:34:54 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog Metal Rescue™ Rust Remover Bath is a clean, safe and easy solution to removing rust. Metal Rescue™ removes the rust on parts by utilizing a water based, safe synthetic molecule that is attracted specifically to iron oxide (ie. rust). Metal Rescue™ removes the iron oxide and holds it in solution, [...]

1948 Holden 48-215(FX)

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:33:48 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog The 1948 Holden was the first all Australian made car. It was produced from 1948 to 1953 with a total production of 120,402. The 6 cylinder engine had a displacement of 2.15 liters mated to a three speed manual transmission. 1949 Holden 48-215 sedan image source: Flickr This video is the first of [...]

President Taft’s Pierce-Arrow’s

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:25:27 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog The first official automobiles of the White House were ordered by U.S. President William Howard Taft in 1909. He ordered two Pierce-Arrows to be used for state occasions. Click HERE for more info about Pierce-Arrows and HERE for info on President Taft.

1965 Buick Wildcat Convertible Restoration Part 15

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:46:12 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog It’s been quite a while since the last update on this project. In the following pictures more work has been done to the inner rear wheelhouses. The excess metal has been trimmed up and both halves are now tack welded. Also the upper trunk floor has been final welded to [...]

1946 Ford Street Rod Part 16

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:45:09 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog Next up was to repair the rusted out rocker boxes. They were so rusty that the car body had shifted and was in a twist. Nothing lined up, doors or trunk lid. All of the previous patch work on the rockers held the body out of alignment, so the door [...]

The Mohs Ostentatienne Restoration Part 2

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:28:27 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog Here are some more pictures of the Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan when the car was picked up for the restoration. Also here’s some interesting history about this car as copied from an information card. Specifications: Length 248″ Height 69″ Width 90″ Weight 5740 lbs Tread 74″ Designed and built by Bruce Baldwin Mohs- [...]

1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 59

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:56:49 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog More parts get painted. The doors are painted. We use baling wire to hang them from a pipe. This lets us spray the jambs along with the exterior. Close up of the left door. Here is a shot of the fenders after they were sprayed with the base coat. The base dries out [...]

Pre-Plating Preparations Part 5

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:34:39 +0000

Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog This post is courtesy of Hot Rods As seen this top area has a low spot down the length of it. Because we know we had it straight during the bare metal phase we know that this is mostly in the copper plating itself. During plating and the electric process that [...]