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Here she is. My own 1964 1/2 Mustang 289!
For the past four years, I have been showing off many beautiful cars on Mike’s Show-N-Shine. I have been asked if I could do a post just about “Big Red,” my own classic car. So here it is.
Now Big Red is no 100 [...]
Old Car Picture of the Week…The Water Break
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From the U.S. National Archives:
Old Cars Serve as Water-Break on Navajo Reservation
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Auto Restoration and Hot Rod Build Tips……Part 3
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These auto restoration and hot rod build tips are courtesy of Hot Rods
During final polishing mask the entire car with plastic and tape all the gaps to avoid polishing compounds from entering in and under trim gaps etc.
When painting small parts we recommend using 1/8th to 1/4 inch hooks to [...]
1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 60
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The restoration continues….we have some more parts painted. We also started the repairs to the rear fender skirts.
Here are the door hinges, trunk hinges, trunk lid and the grille surround painted the body color.
The convertible top bows and irons were all sandblasted and primed. They were all in great shape [...]
The Mohs Ostentatienne Restoration Part 3
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Here are some of the pictures prior to starting on the body repairs.
A little blurry but you can make out the chassis model as 1000A and the horsepower…adequate.
The right tail lamp area….a little bit of rust here.
The huge bumper has been removed.
A close up of the headlight [...]
Shelby Mustang GT350 by Motor Trend Magazine
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Ok, Motor Trend, don’t come after me! I am sharing with my readers your last magazine pictures of the new Shelby Mustang GT350. Where else except Motor Trend can you find the stats on such a unique car!
A supercharged 5.0 V-8 engine is the heart of this car. The supercharger makes [...]
Metal Rescue Rust Remover Bath
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Metal Rescue™ Rust Remover Bath is a clean, safe and easy solution to removing rust. Metal Rescue™ removes the rust on parts by utilizing a water based, safe synthetic molecule that is attracted specifically to iron oxide (ie. rust). Metal Rescue™ removes the iron oxide and holds it in solution, [...]
1948 Holden 48-215(FX)
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The 1948 Holden was the first all Australian made car. It was produced from 1948 to 1953 with a total production of 120,402. The 6 cylinder engine had a displacement of 2.15 liters mated to a three speed manual transmission.
1949 Holden 48-215 sedan
image source: Flickr
This video is the first of [...]
President Taft’s Pierce-Arrow’s
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The first official automobiles of the White House were ordered by U.S. President William Howard Taft in 1909. He ordered two Pierce-Arrows to be used for state occasions. Click HERE for more info about Pierce-Arrows and HERE for info on President Taft.
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1965 Buick Wildcat Convertible Restoration Part 15
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It’s been quite a while since the last update on this project. In the following pictures more work has been done to the inner rear wheelhouses. The excess metal has been trimmed up and both halves are now tack welded. Also the upper trunk floor has been final welded to [...]
1946 Ford Street Rod Part 16
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Next up was to repair the rusted out rocker boxes. They were so rusty that the car body had shifted and was in a twist. Nothing lined up, doors or trunk lid. All of the previous patch work on the rockers held the body out of alignment, so the door [...]
The Mohs Ostentatienne Restoration Part 2
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Here are some more pictures of the Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan when the car was picked up for the restoration.
Also here’s some interesting history about this car as copied from an information card.
Specifications: Length 248″ Height 69″ Width 90″ Weight 5740 lbs Tread 74″
Designed and built by Bruce Baldwin Mohs- [...]
1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 59
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More parts get painted.
The doors are painted. We use baling wire to hang them from a pipe. This lets us spray the jambs along with the exterior.
Close up of the left door.
Here is a shot of the fenders after they were sprayed with the base coat. The base dries out [...]
Pre-Plating Preparations Part 5
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This post is courtesy of Hot Rods
As seen this top area has a low spot down the length of it. Because we know we had it straight during the bare metal phase we know that this is mostly in the copper plating itself. During plating and the electric process that [...]
Dell Computers Suck
Submitted by Mikes Show-N-Shine Blog
Can you tell I am upset? Yes I am. Just about two years ago, I purchased a Dell Laptop computer for Mike’s Show-N-Shine. It has had a few problems with bugs and stuff, but was working ok. Then…
I was reading some email from my readers and everything went black. As black [...]
The Mohs Ostentatienne Restoration
Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog
Just recently Jay Abitz sent me a bunch of photos of the restoration work done on the Mohs Opera Sedan from start to finish. This is the first post of many on the restoration process. Along the way we’ll find out more about the history of the car and it’s [...]
Tucker Convertible bid to 1.5 Million but did not meet reserve
Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog
I just read on azcentral.com that the 1948 Tucker was bid up to 1.5 million but it didn’t sale. The high bid did not meet the reserve set by Justin Cole of Benchmark Classics.
The Tucker Convertible was very fortunate to only receive minor damages from a severe storm that hit [...]
Breakdown Cover
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This is a paid post from Moneysupermarket.com
Breakdown Cover
In today’s world of commuting and busy roads, it is essential to be prepared for the event of your car breaking down. Having a strategy in place for the event of a breakdown is a good idea and by following these simple steps [...]
1946 Ford Street Rod Part 15
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Here are some more repairs to the rear body.
This is the right side support for the upper corner of the trunk opening. The bottom of the brace was rusted completely off along with the inner wheel well where it attaches.
The old rusted rear fender cage nuts on the inner wheel [...]
1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 58
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The priming and block sanding process continues.
Shown here with the lower quarter panels attached so they could be sanded on the car. When doing body work and sanding, some panels need to be worked on as they fit to the car. In this case the lower quarter panels are very [...]
More from Jay Follis and the TACA about the Tucker Convertible
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The only response I’ve seen from the seller / restorer of this car seems to question my background, not as a historian, but because I’m not an engineer or a paid automotive repair person. What he failed to recognize was that this statement came from the TACA Board of Directors [...]
Justin Cole of Benchmark Classics responds back about the Tucker Convertible
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A TUCKER CONVERTIBLE? ABSOLUTELY!
The Tucker Club’s press release dated January 4, 2010 states that “The Seller (Benchmark Classics) has not responded to our (Tucker Club) request seeking the engine serial number and data plate information.”
In an effort to clarify this issue please consider the following correspondence. On December 9, 2009 [...]
Car Shows on Horizon- Hang On!!
Submitted by Mikes Show-N-Shine Blog
Hi to all my readers!
Not too much longer, guys and gals. January is half over and that leaves February and March. April begins the season of Car Shows and that is what I am waiting for. My wife and I have had our house for sale for the last year and [...]
1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 57
Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog
The priming and block sanding continue. After the body was sanded with 180 grit we masked it up again and sprayed another three coats of filler primer on it. We also had a lot of the other parts ready for primer also, such as the doors, trunk lid, fenders and [...]
On The Job- Industrial Hand Lotion
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With over twenty years of body and paint restoration work my hands and finger tips tend to dry out and split open really bad, especially in the cold months. Just recently, Nicole from On the Job sent me a three pack of hand products to try out. I have been [...]
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