At first glance, Dick’s U-Pull-It on Mountain Highway East in Spanaway looks like a graveyard for classic automobiles. But the salvage yard is actually a place where classic car parts, and sometimes ...
It often seems like there are fewer classic car salvage yards with each passing year. Either they gradually close and liquidate, or their stock rots too much for parts to be recovered. But a vast ...
What started as a hobby has turned into a career for David Williamson and his brother Allen. The Williamsons make their living while restoring bits of history. They own CTC Auto Ranch, which isn't an ...
I build restomods and restoration projects for a living. Here’s the real reason classic car restorations cost so much. As the founder of Miouri Automotive Group, I build modernized classic vehicles ...
Most of us don't have the sheer dedication to salvage yard exploration (nor the good fortune to live in the rust-free west) that our own Murilee Martin has, but metro Detroit has a handful of ...
Buying a classic car can be an exhilarating experience — not to mention a solid investment. For one, older vehicles may be easier to work on and restore than contemporary cars, thanks to their lack of ...
This is a Ram 1500 Classic with very strange damage. The front wheel on the driver's side was ripped off, along with the fender and suspension, but there were no airbags deployed and the passenger ...
When it comes to barn-kept classic cars, we see thousands of them come out of long-term storage each month. But how many of these vehicles get restored and make it back on the road? Well, only a very ...
The Accessory GuruIn today's era of custom car building there are many avenues to visit when finding the right car or parts to complete your dream car, if it's a restoration or a tricked out low-low.
Restoring a classic car can only be described as an up-and-down affair. It can feel like an endless cycle of issues. When you fix one problem, another comes up. I learned that lesson with my first ...