Is it still worth the time and effort to restore vintage vehicles?
2024年1月30日 · Sentimentality is another reason for restoring, which is where it sounds like you are at the present time. If you find yourself moving into the hobby of collecting/restoring old cars, then that helps take the "sting" out of the costs. There is hardly ANY car out there that is monetarily "worth" restoring. Good luck, and keep us posted on your ...
As you age,has your interests in restoring/fixing up your car(s ...
2023年12月25日 · My 5 other old cars average 70.5 years old and I love them all. I would sell some of them if i could decide which ones I could say goodbye to. New years day I'm leading our annual Birthday Tour (Weather Permitting) in our 90 year old car, followed buy a bunch of hardy souls in older cars. All to celebrate our cars becoming another year older.
Can I make a profit by restoring and reselling this old Ford?
2024年5月16日 · P.S. I’ve been rebuilding, repairing & restoring vintage cars professionally pretty much full-time nearly 35 years and as an enthusiast/hobbyist over 45, not mention having had owned 100+ vintage cars and bought/brokered/sold +/- 1000 of them, so I …
Restoring 2000 model cars - General Discussion - Antique …
2007年12月15日 · On the old cars you have brass, steel and iron parts that are made to be taken apart and repaired. You can rebuild practically everything on the car. On the new cars you have fuel pumps that are swaged together, upholstery that is made of vinyl molded with heat in giant presses, cheap chrome made of pot metal that pits and crumbles in a few years.
Are 4 dr.sedans worth restoring? - General Discussion - Antique ...
2008年1月23日 · I've restored more 4-door sedans in 46 years then anything else. I think the knock on 4-door sedans is overblown. Most of us had 4-door sedans in our family background, and old cars bring back good memories. Restoring old cars has to be about your own personal enjoyment, not what somebody else tells you. You have to find it affordable, too.
Canvas or Vinyl Tops in 1926? - Discussion Forums
Pantasote was invented in 1891 and was used extensively for topping material in both open and closed vehicles. Cobra is a more recent re-creation of the patterns used at that time. Short grain was predominant on open car tops and long grain was used on closed cars and trucks. Henry Ford produced millions of open and closed cars using pantasote.
Restoring a 63 Riviera - Our Cars & Restoration Projects - Antique ...
2022年8月17日 · Hey people its been a while. I wanted to ask where should i start in restoring my latest find. Itsbeen in a sea can for the last 25 years and has suvived remarkably well. A few spots of surface rust but overall straight and original. Im not a …
Restoring old rubber weatherstripping - General Discussion
2011年6月8日 · new to forum.any way to restore old,dry, somewhat cracked rubber weatherstripping??short of replacing, that is.it is 1968 MERCEDES-BENZ 250 SE Sedan. 103,000 milesSURELY, IN THIS CHEMICAL AGE THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE THATWILL MAKE THIS RUBBER SOFT AGAIN AND …
Restoring an Early 70's VW Super Beetle - Our Cars & Restoration ...
2010年12月19日 · You will recall when the Super Beetle was discontinued as a sedan by mid 1975, the only Beetle sedan after the discontinuation was the standard model which went back to the almost flat (65 and newer) windshield and the old and stronger torsion bar suspension. The VW engineers couldn't outdo Porsche's original design for strength.
Restoring gas tanks - General Discussion - Antique Automobile …
2020年4月9日 · Location: Rogue Island. AACA #: 222228. Other Clubs: Buick Club #42200 CCCA, Pierce-Arrow Society, Packard Club. Posted April 11, 2020. For less than $300.00 you can get a new gas tank. No issues with trying to clean it and hope it will clean and not leak.