Geoff Hacker the king of automotive snipe hunters, author at Hemmings blog, and creator of forgottenfiberglass.com stopped by for a shop visit and tour of Ames the birthplace of some very rare sport customs.
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First Fire: 1962 Morris Mini Minor
Starting of the 1962 Morris Mini Minor with 1380cc A-Series BMC engine.
5th Annual Salisbury Heartlands Driving Tour
The 5th Annual Salisbury Heartlands Driving Tour stopped in today on the way to the Hemkin Auto Museum in Williams, IA.
Before: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle
In 1970, sheetmetal revisions gave the bodies a more squared-up stance and interiors were redesigned, too.
German Valve Cover
We powder coated this VW valve cover for a customer that wanted to show the car’s heritage.
Project Rusty Mustang
Project Rusty Mustang gets to see some daylight and a glimpse of what it will soon look like.
Before: 1971 Pontiac Trans Am
The first year for the 455 cu in (7.5 L) Pontiac H.O. V8 this car is coming in for a full restoration. Stay tuned it is almost certain there will be loads of goodies going into this one.
Road Rally Charities
Road Rally Charities visiting for a shop tour.
Mini Mania
Its one of those days.
Jaguar E-Type
Enzo Ferrari called it “The most beautiful car ever made”.
Made for America
The Arnolt-Bristol Bolide was created with a chassis from Bristol, an engine licensed from BMW, and a body from Bertone all for the Warsaw, Indiana company Arnolt.
Hand Painted Logo
Having our logo painted onto the side of the parts truck adds a bit of class to shop.
What is a sports car?
53 years later this Laguna Seca Boss 302 is bit bigger, a bit more powerful, and just as purpose built for fun.
The new shop truck
This 1954 International Harvester Metro Van had been used as the Hamilton County Emergency Rescue vehicle.
T is for Triumph and Taxi.
This is a 1973 Triumph TR6 and a 1965 Austin FX4 Black Cab.
Before: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
Before: On Christmas Day someone who is not Santa brought this 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback over for restoration.
Gaskets from Scratch
We can design and cut our own custom gaskets that are no longer available such as these for the Getrag 5-speed in a Jensen-Healey.
Jensen-Healey Getrag 5-speed
Getrag 5-speed rebuild from a Jensen-Healey, we are making the housing gaskets from scratch on our CNC cutting machine.
Before: 1962 Morris Mini Minor
Before: This 1962 Morris Mini Minor just arrived at the shop for restoration.
Moss in the Shop
We are now a Moss distributor so come to us for parts to your MG, Austin Healey, Jaguar, Triumph, and Mini.
