This regal blue 1948 Lincoln Continental two-door hardtop coupe is not a restoration project. It’s been kept in pristine shape all these years, and was recently sold to car collector Lonnie Shelton (no, not the ex-NBA player). But it’s not just any 1948 Lincoln. “The first time I saw the […]
Author: Bill S
Think You’ve Got A Lot Of Classic Cars?
This is the mother of all car museums! The world’s largest privately owned auto collection—more than 2,000 vehicles and thousands of artifacts—was owned by Harold and Nancy LeMay, and is now displayed in their brand new Harold E. LeMay Museum in Tacoma, Washington. Opened in June 2012, The LeMay “America’s […]
Can Malicious Software Disable Your Vehicle…Or Worse?
This was never a problem with the classic cars most Eastwood customers work on. But with all the computer hardware and software loaded into cars nowadays, is it possible your vehicle is vulnerable to a lethal computer virus? Intel Corp.’s McAfee software unit, known for software that protects computers against […]
Jay Leno talks classic cars and more
You know Jay Leno as the very funny host of NBC’s “Tonight” Show, but did you know he’s a classic car buff too? Jay hosts a web site called “Jay Leno’s Garage”, and has even included Eastwood automotive restoration products in a few videos, one of which you can watch […]
Honda Develops Technology To Weld Steel And Aluminum Together
Car manufacturers are always looking to reduce vehicle weight and thereby improve fuel economy. Toward that end, automotive giant Honda has developed a new technology for the continuous welding of steel and aluminum. They call it Friction Stir Welding (FSW), a solid-state joining process in which two metals can be […]
How NOT To Restore Your Car
Writer Peter Cheney at Toronto’s “The Globe and Mail” has written an amusing column that auto restoration enthusiasts like us can really appreciate. It’s called “An Idiot’s Guide To Automotive Un-Improvement”, and it guides you in how NOT to ruin a car restoration. A link to the complete column is […]
Preserving The Corvette Driven By The Man On The Moon
It’s July 20, 1969, and astronaut Neil Armstrong takes mankind’s first steps on the moon. Meanwhile, in his garage in Florida sits his 1967 Corvette…the kind of car you might expect to be driven by a cool, living-on-the-edge astronaut. The car was among the most sought-after of C2 Corvettes, with […]
A Classic License Plate To Match Your Classic Vehicle
So you’re working on restoring a 1955 Chevy Bel Air. You’ve got every detail down, from the gold “Bel Air” name script to the chrome spears on the front fenders. But there’s one element that just doesn’t look right. The only 1955 license plate you could find is so rusted […]
Historic Auto Museum Considered for Monterey, California
Think your latest resto project is museum-worthy? If it is, we all might enjoy seeing it someday at the Monterey Museum of Automotive Arts! Except that the museum’s not built yet. However, discussions continue about locating the museum on the campus of Monterey Peninsula College. The deal would include a […]