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 […]
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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 […]
Mike U., Eastwood Tech Advisor- What Makes Us Tick
Do you have any projects going right now? What are you building, restoring, or a job you are tackling next? my 32 Ford High boy. It’s currently in Eastwood Gray Urethane Primer that I sprayed with the Eastwood Concours Paint Gun and the interior is covered in Eastwood Thermo-coustic.
I Say, Old Chap, Would You Care To Host Your Own Car Restoration Programme?
Time to dream! Your road to fame and fortune runs through London! Here’s a thought-provoking nugget I found on the carenthusiast.co.uk blog… A UK television production company, Betty, is looking for two presenters and a team of mechanics to host a new car programme. The programme will feature the two […]
First Wave of Eastwood Products Arrive at Honest Charley
Recently we announced Eastwood’s sponsorship of the 2013 Street Rodder Road Tour Build and we gave you a hint of what the crew at Honest Charley Garage had gotten themselves into with this build. We got an extensive list of tools and products they needed and we promptly sent off […]
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 […]
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 […]
Patch Panels with a TIG Welder- How to use your TIG welder for rust repair
When we’re attending SEMA we talk to a lot of pro builders and fabricators. We want to know what the new trends, techniques, and products are that they used to get the results we’ve seen at shows and in the magazines that year. This is one of the ways we […]
Analyzing The Latest Trends In Car Collecting
Long-time car-collecting experts and SPEED TV on-air analysts Rick DeBruhl and Steve Magnante have spent many an auction analyzing what’s going on around them, judging the marketplace, and evaluating the spikes and trends that continually shape the industry as a whole. One of the more notable trends of this past […]