How to Start an Engine That’s Been Sitting for… Awhile
If you’re pulling your first classic out of a junk-covered barn or chopping it out of the undergrowth, chances are you aren’t going to be able to just pop the key in the ignition and drive off.
If you’re pulling your first classic out of a junk-covered barn or chopping it out of the undergrowth, chances are you aren’t going to be able to just pop the key in the ignition and drive off.
Working on a vintage musclecar project can become downright trying. On the other hand, finishing a task properly provides a feeling of fulfillment and satisfaction that’s tough to beat.
Harry Donovan set out in 2009 to restore his late wife Marie’s 1967 Mustang coupe, but lost it to theft and didn’t see it again for 13 years, as a rolling shell. Over the next two years, his Indiana community helped restore the car to perfection.
Scott Garven and his dad are rebuilding a ’67 Chevy Camaro, and outlining the steps for the rebuild. Part 4 looks at the installation of the clutch and pressure plate.
Warrington had speculated that restoring the Caddy would take roughly a year, but due to the rarity of some parts and the slow progression of refurbishing the car’s elaborately designed interior, the project chugged slowly into a 2-year venture.
Mark May’s 1965 Dodge Coronet AF/X went through an amazing transformation to become what it is today.
Dale Warrington and his team at Warrington’s Custom Paint and Body auto restoration shop are restoring Elvis Presley’s 1957 Cadillac Sedan Deville.
The Super Camaro funny car is making a comeback and looking meaner than ever!
One would assume this beauty would be leaving a restoration shop, not arriving at one.
Take a turn off of Highway 290 just southwest of Austin, Texas and drive out into the boonies until you’re sure you’re lost. Not far up a teeth-rattling dirt road that’s sure to test your suspension, popping out of the side of a cedar covered hilltop you might spot one of the most dedicated restoration shops in central Texas.