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709 Airport Road | Ames, IA 50010 | 515.708.6730

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The new shop truck

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

This 1954 International Harvester Metro Van had been used as the Hamilton County Emergency Rescue vehicle.

Posted in American, Restoration | Tagged Hamilton County, IH, International, International Harvester, Metro, Shop Truck, Skunk River Restorations

T is for Triumph and Taxi.

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

This is a 1973 Triumph TR6 and a 1965 Austin FX4 Black Cab.

Posted in British, Restoration | Tagged Austin, Black Cab, FX4, Skunk River Restorations, Taxi, TR6, Triumph

Before: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback

Posted on December 27, 2011 by admin

Before: On Christmas Day someone who is not Santa brought this 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback over for restoration.

Posted in American, Restoration | Tagged Before, Fastback, Ford, Mustang, Skunk River Restorations

Gaskets from Scratch

Posted on December 23, 2011 by admin

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.

Posted in British, Parts, Restoration | Tagged CNC, Gasket, Getrag, Jensen-Healey, Skunk River Restorations

Jensen-Healey Getrag 5-speed

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin

Getrag 5-speed rebuild from a Jensen-Healey, we are making the housing gaskets from scratch on our CNC cutting machine.

Posted in British, Parts, Restoration | Tagged Getrag, Jensen-Healey, Skunk River Restorations, Transmission

Before: 1962 Morris Mini Minor

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

Before: This 1962 Morris Mini Minor just arrived at the shop for restoration.

Posted in British, Restoration | Tagged Before, Mini, Mini Minor, Morris, Skunk River Restorations

Moss in the Shop

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

We are now a Moss distributor so come to us for parts to your MG, Austin Healey, Jaguar, Triumph, and Mini.

Posted in British, Parts | Tagged Austin Healey, Jaguar, MG, Mini, Moss, Moss Motors, Skunk River Restorations, Triumph

Coupé and Roadster

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

Based on the open two seat AC Ace, the Aceca-Bristol was a hand-built grand tourer in the British tradition, with ash wood and steel tubing used in their construction. One notable feature was thehatchback at the rear, making the Aceca only the second car, after the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4, to incorporate this element.

Posted in American, British, Performance | Tagged AC, Aceca, Bristol, Cobra, Skunk River Restorations

High Horsepower Day

Posted on October 22, 2011 by admin

Today we had a lot of horsepower in the shop as a Mosler MT900 stopped in. The MT900 is a sports car built in the United States and the United Kingdom by Mosler. The MT900 uses a carbon-fiber chassis with a LS1 V8 engine mounted amidships, powering the rear wheels.

Posted in Performance | Tagged Corvette, GT1, GT2, Mosler, MT900, NASA, Panoz, Race Car, SCCA, Skunk River Restorations, ST1

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