Our Restoration Gallery

Each of our project cars has a complete photo history documenting its restoration, starting with its initial barn-fresh condition to its show-winning restoration. Choose your favorite car and click the picture to see an expanded Photo Gallery. Pictures are updated every few weeks according to whatever new work has been performed.

1959 Imperial Crown 4dr hardtop with AC


Year: 1959
Color: Aqua Mist with optional black textured landau roof
Special features: This vehicle is here for an extensive refurbishment, comprising interior, engine, and body work.

1959 Ford Edsel 4dr hardtop

Year: 1959

Color: Turquoise & white

Special features:  This vehicle was totally rebuilt with many parts that are replicated from the originals.  Currently, we have only photos of the engine compartment; shots of the exterior and interior are coming soon!

 

Last updated: June 27, 2006.

1960 Dodge Matador 4dr sedan


Year: 1960
Color: Burgundy
Special features: California car with no rust. Very low mileage, only 55K. Currently undergoing a frame-up restoration. This car features swivel seats, power steering, and power brakes. The interior - which was just completely done over - features an unusual color scheme of silver and dark taupe metallic. This car has also been converted to front disc brakes.  

1960 Plymouth Fury 2dr hardtop with AC


Year: 1960
Color: Yellow with white fender coves
Special features: California car with no rust. Spare tire outline on the trunk. Currently undergoing a frame-up restoration. To ensure plenty of reliable get-up-and-go, we'll install a 440 with 2x4 barrel carbs, a 727 TorqueFlite, front disc brakes, and a '70 Cuda rear end. The entire undercarriage was removed for cleaning, glass-beading, and powder-coating.  

1960 Dodge Polara 6p station wagon


Year: 1960
Color: Black
Special features: This hardtop station wagon is loaded, including rear air conditioning! Also has power door locks and the ultra rare dash clock! She arrived on December 2, 2003, and we already have great plans for her. 

1961 Chrysler Newport 4dr sedan with Highlander interior!


Year: 1961
Color: Red with black roof
Special features: This car has the ultra-rare Highlander plaid interior AND the optional "see through" steering wheel. This car just arrived (Dec 5, 2003) after being hit on both sides in a car accident. We'll replace all the smashed sheet metal and re-paint the car in its original colors.  

1961 Dodge Lancer 4dr wagon


Year: 1961
Color: Aqua metallic with matching aqua and white interior
Special features: This car is a rust-free example of what is now a very rare car. Sure it has some surface rust, but we'll remove all that with careful and thorough glass beading.  

1962 Chrysler Newport 4dr hardtop

Year: 1962

Color: Red with white hardtop

Special features: With its original interior intact, the vehicle is getting a major overhaul of its frame, engine, transmission, and exterior.

 

Other pictures of this work-in-progress will be coming soon.

 

Last updated August 23, 2006

1962 Dodge Lancer GT 2dr 


Year: 1962
Color: Gray metallic with matching gray and brown interior
Special features: This car is a rust-free example of a very rare car. Sure it has some surface rust, but we're going to completely restore this one! 

1963 Mercury Comet S-22 hardtop, 
A Real Man's Car!


Year: 1963
Color: Wimbledon White
Special features: Rust-free Utah car. We're doing a roadworthy, dependable restoration with the addition of power brakes, all new seals and gaskets, and complete engine compartment freshening. Car features a 260 V8 with power steering, power brakes, and 2-speed automatic.

Last updated February 15, 2005.

1964 Chevy Corvair 2dr coupe


Year: 1964
Color: Biscuit with immaculate red vinyl interior.
Special features: This car is a rust-free example from Virginia. It is equipped with the ultra-rare FACTORY air conditioning setup, and automatic transmission. Yes, a tree fell on her during a hurricane, but we will repair the damage and get her back on the road. 

1964 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron 4dr

Year: 1964

Color: Black

Special feature: The owner of this car wanted to convert its original R12-based air-conditioning system to the current R134 standard.  This is an example of how we are capable of applying a more ecologically sound technology to an old favorite.

1964 Mercury Montclair Marauder 2dr hardtop


Year: 1966
Color: Silver
Special features: Rust-free Canada car. We are doing a restoration of the engine compartment, steering linkage, and warming up the original 390 with a cam, intake, and carburetor.

Click here to see "Before" photos of the 1964 Mercury engine compartment.

1964 Plymouth Fury wagon

Year: 1964

Color: Turquoise

Special features: Rust-free California wagon.  This vehicle is in the midst of the restoration process: all mechanical has just been restored.

 

Last updated February 27, 2007.

1966 Dodge A100 pickup


Year: 1966
Color: Arctic blue
Special features: Rust-free California car. We are doing a ground-up nut-and-bolt restoration with a new motor and transmission, repainted the original color, with a white cove panel. Interior will get a full-makeover too. Truck features power steering, power brakes, and 273 Commando Power V8 backed by a 727 TorqueFlite tranny.

Last updated December 10, 2003.   

1981 Delorean

 

 

Year: 1981

This is an example of a specific type of restoration.  This car's owner asked us to repair and refinish only the frame.

 

1958 EDSEL CORSAIR HARD TOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year: 1958

This car is a 58 Edsel Corsair 4dr hard top. This is going through a partial restoration at this time. We are doing the frame, a-disc brake conversion and a power steering conversion. This is the 2nd Edsel for this client.

 

Last updated August 13. 2008.

 

 

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