Archive for 'Auto Restoration' Category
CRC Corvette Conversion for Sale
3 July 2008If you recall the CRC (Classic Reflection Coachworks) Corvette conversions we mentioned quite a while ago, you know these rebodied Corvettes look absolutely great. C5 Corvettes are rebodied to look like a 62 Corvette but you keep all of the modern mechanics. It’s a vintage modern Corvette, sort of a resto mod. There’s one for [...]
Paint Your Car With a Roller for Under $100
5 July 2007It used to be a joke. Someone would see a really bad paint job on a car and comment, “He must have used a roller!” Well, maybe it’s not a joke anymore. In their July issue, Hot Rod magazine painted a ‘62 Ford Falcon with Rust-Oleum and foam rollers. The result, while not show car [...]
Fake Patina - Hot Rods Jump the Shark
4 June 2007Has auto restoration and custom car building “Jumped the shark?” A growing but hopefully short lived trend is the attempt to make a new custom car or completely rebuilt car look old and worn, this is not the same as leaving an original unrestored with scratches, dings and dents as is, fake patina creates new [...]
When Is Old Car Restoration Really Reproduction?
24 May 2007After our story about the 1967 Mustang Fastback body shells that are available now, there was a little controversy in the comments about how those shells could be used to fake an original Mustang. I added my own comment to the discussion:
These body shells simply respond to the demand for clean cars that are almost [...]
1967 Mustang Fastback Steel Replacement Body Shells
13 April 2007Late last year we told you 57 Chevy and 69 Camaro replacement steel bodies were available for your project car. The word at that time was the 67 Mustang was not yet ready but would be coming soon. Well, your wait is over, the 1967 Mustang steel replacement body shells are now available from Dynacorn [...]
Bolt In Full Frames for Early Muscle Cars
12 December 2006Complete bolt in frames built to race specifications and set up with off the shelf racing components are now available for late 60s muscle cars and early pickups. These are the answer to getting high level handling and performance from your early muscle car.
Let’s face it, the early Camaros and Mustangs, Chevelles and Novas were [...]