The finishing touches are being done on the Sprite after the happy owner drove the car for the first time since 1967.
Category Archives: Restoration
Painted: 1955 Powercar Thunderbird Jr.
Now resprayed in 1955 Thunderbird Blue, this car is ready for chassis restoration before the new little owner takes their first drive.
1965 Volkswagen Beetle
For some cars it is cheaper to swap a new transmission than to rebuild the old one. In this Beetle you can quickly drop the engine, disconnect the axles and swap transmissions in a couple hours.
Before: 1955 Powercar Thunderbird Jr.
Designed in conjunction with Ford’s design team these six volt electric cars were created to help bring in families to the Ford dealerships to test drive Ford’s new Thunderbird.
Signal the Triumph
All of the body panels are now mounted back onto the Signal Red 1960 Triumph TR3A and we can glimpse of the finished product.
MGB Invasion
Spring is here and it seems MGB owners can’t wait to get their cars out on the road. Two showed up in one day to have a once-over after being in winter storage.
After: 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air
The Bel Air is finished and ready to go home. The owner even already brought in new project for us to start on.
Penton Jackpiner
The Penton Jackpiner parts are painted, the aluminum tank is significantly lighter and ready for the Penton decals.
Progress: 1974 MG MGB
The 1974 MG MGB roadster has been painted and now on to assembling the engine. We have rebuilt the transmission as well as a new rear end that will be dropped in to convert this car over to wire wheels.
Austin 850 Completed
Finally we have all the parts together to complete the engine for the Austin Moke project.
Delivery of Deliveries
Two 1950’s Grumman Olson parcel deliveries have arrived stay tuned to see what are plans are for them.
Silver Small Block
The 283ci V8 for the Bel Air looks great painted to match the car.
Endless Variety
If it has wheels and an engine we will fix it for you.
Before: 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air
Finishing up the body work on the Bel Air. The 1963 Chevrolet Impala parts car for this one came from the famous Lambrecht Chevrolet auction in Pierce, Nebraska.
Progress: 1971 Pontiac Trans Am
The Trans Am saw daylight this week as it was moved around the building so that we can install the wiring and engine and finish it up.
Horseshoes Anyone?
Today we powdercoated some sets of shoes in yellow and orange, look for them at a tournament in the future.
SU H1 Rebuild
An early pair of SU carbs rebuild in progress, this model didn’t even use springs, but weights to push the pistons down.
Sprites Yawning
Looking like a couple of yawning hippos these Austin Healey Sprites always bring smiles. The earlier white car will soon get a drivetrain and be sent on it’s way to its eager owner who took his wife on their first date in it some 50 years ago.
After: 1963 Daimler 2.5 V8
After: 1963 Daimler 2.5 V8. This car was brought to us with no engine, no working steering, or brakes. Without a Daimler engine the decision was made to drop a Ford V8 in it and now completed this thing really moves. The steering, transmission linkage, and motor mounts were some of the things we needed to engineer for this build.
Before: 1969 Ford F250 Camper Special
This one for servicewoman stationed in England will be going to Georgia when we are finished.
