Classic Car Restoration - Classic Cars - A Thing Of Beauty

People have been interested in classic cars from daywould show up, there was nothing like a hot summer
one, you can bet after the first cars turned tennight with our friends, and our cars, and still to this
years old that somebody noted to restore one ofday it's the same for me, well accept for the
them, and it's the same way today, but now wedrive-ins have all gone away, obviously the car culture
have these import tuna cans that people seem tohas changed, but if you look deep, it still remains the
think are better then our American classic cars, thesame.
first gas powered car was built in the USA, and theI love the America, and all things American, the first
best ones are built in the USA.time you think that drag racing is not an American
It's not as if I don't realize that other countries caninvention, you'd better brush up on your history it all
build a good car to, it's just that I think that we do itstarted in the late 1940's and early 1950's, and drag
the best of all, OK now that we have my monthlyracing is where the whole idea for hot rods, and
tangent out of the way, let's get back to the task atstreet rods came form, and still to this day these
hand, and of course that task is to write this articlekids in their Honda's run the 1/4 mile to prove that
for you, my loyal fans, and fellow classic car lovers.their cars are the best.
The beauty of a classic, rather it's an American oneThis is only one way that things are still the same, a
or not just cant be overshadowed by the like of alot has changed, but a lot is still the same, we love to
fuel economy car turned hot rod, if you can call itmodify, customize, and restore cars, it all goes to
that, the beauty of a classic car is the body lines, theshow, that no matter how much things change, they
crowns and contours of the sheet metal that thewill always stay the same, but my whole point here
manufacture put on the car, in the old days it was asis people need to pay attention to the classic
much about style, and standing out from the crowedAmerican cars, before we wake up one day, and the
as anything else.only place that we can see one is in a show, or
The cars were plush right from the factory, and theymuseum, we don't need this to happen.
came with custom paint, and high power engines,People need to restore these cars, or sell them to a
everything that a hot rodder could want, of courseperson who love them enough to do it for them,
we modified them any way, to put our own flair andclassic car restoration is a huge ordeal, and a big job,
creativity in to the car, we wanted to show all of ourbut if it's done right it can also be a lot of fun, rather
friends just how good we could make our car look,you do it with your family and make a big family fun
and usually on a limited budget, we didn't havetime out of it, or if you take it to a shop, classic cars
thousands of dollars to spend, so we made things,are meant to be one thing, and that is fun, if it's not
instead of buying them.fun for you, then do yourself a favor and sell it.
We built cars, and made friends, we didn't go aroundA classic car restoration doesn't mean that the car
stealing cars and parts to get what we needed, wehas to be all stock, I say have fun with your car, if
did it the old fashioned way, we earned it, our carsyou have an old camaro, put a new LS7 or LS9 in it,
were not always the best looking, or the highestput a new 572 big block in it, put a sub frame with
performance, well not all at once, we had to wait fornew corvette suspension and braking systems in the
the good things to happen, or make them happen bycar, modify the rear suspension to take on new
working two jobs.corvette suspension, make it your car, have fun, and
Our muscle cars helped us make new friends, andenjoy the process of building it.
new foes, we lived for a Saturday night on mainNobody should tell you what to do with your car, or
street, and we lived for our cars, and to show themhow to do it, it's your car, do it the way that you
off to our friends, you know the old, check this newthink that it should be, sure take advise for people
paint job out, look what I did to make more power,who have done the same kind of work in the past,
it was all about fun, it was all about us; our cars, andfeed off of their knowledge, and use it to your best
our friends.advantage, but make it your car, you'll be much
We'd all hit the burger joint in our hot rods becausehappier in the end.
we knew that our friends, and their cars and ladies