Classic Car Restoration - Classic Cars - A Thing Of Beauty

People have been interested in classic cars from dayknew that our friends, and their cars and ladies would
one, you can bet after the first cars turned ten yearsshow up, there was nothing like a hot summer night
old that somebody noted to restore one of them, andwith our friends, and our cars, and still to this day it's
it's the same way today, but now we have thesethe same for me, well accept for the drive-ins have all
import tuna cans that people seem to think are bettergone away, obviously the car culture has changed, but
then our American classic cars, the first gas poweredif you look deep, it still remains the same.
car was built in the USA, and the best ones are built inI love the America, and all things American, the first
the USA.time you think that drag racing is not an American
It's not as if I don't realize that other countries can buildinvention, you'd better brush up on your history it all
a good car to, it's just that I think that we do it the beststarted in the late 1940's and early 1950's, and drag
of all, OK now that we have my monthly tangent outracing is where the whole idea for hot rods, and street
of the way, let's get back to the task at hand, and ofrods came form, and still to this day these kids in their
course that task is to write this article for you, my loyalHonda's run the 1/4 mile to prove that their cars are
fans, and fellow classic car lovers.the best.
The beauty of a classic, rather it's an American one orThis is only one way that things are still the same, a lot
not just cant be overshadowed by the like of a fuelhas changed, but a lot is still the same, we love to
economy car turned hot rod, if you can call it that, themodify, customize, and restore cars, it all goes to
beauty of a classic car is the body lines, the crownsshow, that no matter how much things change, they
and contours of the sheet metal that the manufacturewill always stay the same, but my whole point here is
put on the car, in the old days it was as much aboutpeople need to pay attention to the classic American
style, and standing out from the crowed as anythingcars, before we wake up one day, and the only place
else.that we can see one is in a show, or museum, we
The cars were plush right from the factory, and theydon'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 course weperson who love them enough to do it for them,
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 fun
instead of buying them.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 you
did it the old fashioned way, we earned it, our carshave an old camaro, put a new LS7 or LS9 in it, put a
were not always the best looking, or the highestnew 572 big block in it, put a sub frame with new
performance, well not all at once, we had to wait forcorvette suspension and braking systems in the car,
the good things to happen, or make them happen bymodify the rear suspension to take on new corvette
working two jobs.suspension, make it your car, have fun, and enjoy the
Our muscle cars helped us make new friends, andprocess 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 think
off to our friends, you know the old, check this newthat it should be, sure take advise for people who
paint job out, look what I did to make more power, ithave done the same kind of work in the past, feed off
was all about fun, it was all about us; our cars, and ourof their knowledge, and use it to your best advantage,
friends.but make it your car, you'll be much happier in the end.
We'd all hit the burger joint in our hot rods because we