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Sun-faded 1960s sedan with original patina paint on a lift while a mechanic replaces brake hoses and rebuilt brake parts sit on the workbench
Restoration & Tech

Mechanical Restoration: A Reliable Classic Without Touching the Paint

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Painter spraying clear coat on a 1960s muscle coupe in a clean paint booth
Restoration & Tech

Cosmetic Restoration: Paint and Interior Without a Teardown

Hector Morales · · 6 min
Bare metal coupe shell on a rotisserie in a restoration shop with a rebuilt chassis and labeled parts bins nearby
Restoration & Tech

What Is a Nut-and-Bolt Restoration?

Wayne Coburn · · 7 min
Restoration shop owner and customer reviewing an estimate beside a bare-metal 1960s coupe
Restoration & Tech

How to Read a Restoration Estimate Line by Line

David Mercer · · 7 min
Rebuilt small-block V8 on an engine hoist beside a muscle car with an empty engine bay and a crated engine on a pallet
Restoration & Tech

Rebuild, Crate Engine or Swap? Deciding What Goes Back In

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
Classic car owner touring a restoration shop with a bare-metal 1950s sedan body on a rotisserie and bagged, tagged parts on shelving
Restoration & Tech

How to Choose a Classic Car Restoration Shop

Mike Sullivan · · 12 min
Primered 1950s pickup cab lifted on a shop hoist above its bare ladder frame during a frame-off restoration
Restoration & Tech

Frame-Off, Rotisserie, Driver or Concours: The Levels of Restoration

Ray Delgado · · 12 min
Painter in a respirator spraying burgundy basecoat on the bare body shell of a 1960s hardtop inside a restoration paint booth, doors and hood on stands
Restoration & Tech

Classic Car Paint and Bodywork: Rust, Panels and the Paint Job

Hector Morales · · 12 min
Freshly assembled orange-painted V8 long block on an engine stand in a restoration garage, with a partly stripped 1960s green hardtop and a torque wrench and micrometer on the bench
Restoration & Tech

Rebuilding a Classic Car Engine and Drivetrain

Dan Reeves · · 12 min
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 raised on a shop lift mid-restoration
Restoration & Tech

How to Build a Realistic Restoration Budget

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
Fully restored 1930s Cadillac V16 displayed at a concours d'elegance on a green show lawn
Market & Values

Restoring and Collecting a Classic Luxury Car

David Mercer · · 8 min