http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/...e-opens-to-auction-off-500-time-capsule-cars/
A friend of mine just sent me this - thought it might be of interest.
That's amazing.
http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/...e-opens-to-auction-off-500-time-capsule-cars/
A friend of mine just sent me this - thought it might be of interest.
Yes and I will take one of each.That's amazing.
Yes and I will take one of each.
Thanks for the replies on the paint vs interior question. I thought paint/body work first, but I wanted to hear from others just in case there were some things I hadn't considered. I'm excited to be able to move forward with this project.
That would work for me.Sometimes it really sucks not to be a mega millionaire. If I had the money, I'd buy them all and give one to everyone who participates in this forum.
If you hit the lotto between now and then, I'm not picky - any Chevy convertible from '49 to '54 will do just fine.
If you are going to be that way then I want the Corvette.
So do I but I have other cars for that. I'll take a two seater or sports car any day if it is free.Fine by me, I've got kids to haul around.
Yeah, the mechanics are the least careful of all those you mentioned.
That is why they invented fender covers . . .
Go ahead, try it. Paint your car first then rebuild your engine and see what your fresh paint looks like when you take off the fender covers.
I guarantee, the second one you do, the engine will get rebuilt before you do the paint job.
You got me wrong. I said do the mechanical first. However, when you get the car worked on thereafter then they should use those fender covers when leaning into the engine bay---if they are careful mechanics.Go ahead, try it. Paint your car first then rebuild your engine and see what your fresh paint looks like when you take off the fender covers.
I guarantee, the second one you do, the engine will get rebuilt before you do the paint job.
That is a good point.Honestly, any restorer worth their salt is going to remove the front quarter panels when dropping in an engine. That way you can either do mechanical and cosmetic work contemporaneously or separately, without worrying about damaging paint/body work.
... you can drive a car that needs paint/body work, but you cannot drive a shinny lemon ...
. . . but it cost me a bit (ok, a lot) more to get the car running good than I had anticipated.
Not always. If you have the car checked out by your mechanic first then he gives you a list and cost to fix everything. If you do some of it yourself then you can even be ahead of the game. Now keeping it up is another story.....It always does. Such is the nature old cars . . .
Hi all. I am a long time lurker here at the lounge, and this is my first post. I thought I would share some photos of my Pontiac. It's a '48 Streamliner. Thanks for looking ...
Jim