Comments on: From a better vanished time?

From a better vanished time?

Wolfdog — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:38:36 -0800

Classic Car Restorations - I was particularly taken by the Model A and the parade ground car of Stalin.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:42:16 -0800

Wouldn't it be awesome to see Stalin on "Pimp My Ride"?

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:45:19 -0800

Or, perhaps more suitably, "Ride Pimps You".

By: Big_B

Big_B — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:02:26 -0800

Take a 1929 Model A, do a frame off resto, add significant chassis strength, and a 250+ hp rally car motor, but leave on the drum brakes???? *boggles*

By: pmbuko

pmbuko — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:36:10 -0800

I'll take a gleaming alloy air car over those.

By: CynicalKnight

CynicalKnight — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:37:08 -0800

That was rather humbling.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:42:40 -0800

I could not even afford the bucket it would require to wash a car like these!

By: DU

DU — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:25:09 -0800

GET A HORSE!

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:31:43 -0800

You know, I'm not much into modified old cars, but that Model A is a beautifully done modernization of an old machine without losing the appeal of the original. These guys do very nice work. And one true luxury when restoring a car is being able to spread out all of the pieces of an assembly...the funnest part of any restoration is having a large pile of perfectly restored pieces that have yet to go together. Shot #76 in the Model A resto made me very jealous. Drum brakes will work fine in normal driving, especially if they have modern-material linings.

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:31:50 -0800

posted by Big_B Take a 1929 Model A, do a frame off resto, add significant chassis strength, and a 250+ hp rally car motor, but leave on the drum brakes???? *boggles* In this case, I bet the restorers were aiming for subtlety and authenticity over safety/hotroddishness. Note the wheels--they're machined alloy but painted to look like the original wood. The same is true with the engine--the air cleaner is painted with the original logo. When you start adding chromed valve covers and drilled disc brakes and VDO gauges and Centerlines, the car looks less like an authentic restoration and more like ZZTop. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

By: caddis

caddis — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:33:04 -0800

beautiful

By: the painkiller

the painkiller — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:43:27 -0800

the restoration work on those group a/b rally cars is awfully impressive. i like how they basically give up on restoring most of the chassis of the '83 audi quattro a2 and just start carving off huge chunks from a donor car. and those completed lancias look awesome!

By: SteveInMaine

SteveInMaine — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:44:16 -0800

No fifty dollar paint job there.

By: ninjew

ninjew — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:02:48 -0800

That welding is artwork.

By: Relay

Relay — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:34:06 -0800

Holy shit ... a Lancia Delta S4. Those things are SO gnarly ... just ansk Henri Toivonen

By: saladin

saladin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:48:05 -0800

Yeah, those rally car restorations are jaw-dropping. What I wouldn't give for 10 minutes behind the wheel of that Delta S4. Great find, thanks Wolfdog.

By: quin

quin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:22:59 -0800

Things like this make me happy. Classic and beautiful vehicles, high quality craftsmen, combined with modern materials make for such a perfect mix. I'd love to see something similar with vintage aircraft as well, but the price barrier to playing is probably too steep.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:07:47 -0800

"What's that? You can't find the part because there are only five existing models left in the world and they're all in museums or the garage of some Dubai prince? Oh, that's OK. We'll just fab our own." Must be nice to have that kind of money.

By: caddis

caddis — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:08:14 -0800

Two car restoration threads today. Yay. You all should go to a classic car show sometime. They are everywhere. Jersey is big on cars and there are multiple shows within a 20 minute ride from me every week of the summer. I want a Model A, but if I get one it will not look like this one, cool as it is. Oh no, it will weigh what, 1500 lbs or less, and sport 500 hp and 500 ft-lbs of torque and cover the standing quarter mile in under 11 seconds.

By: jba

jba — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:14:18 -0800

awesome stuff, thanks wolfdog.

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:39:35 -0800

They left out the cup holders in the old Ford. Door pockets, sure. They are gathered fabric, but they are there. Can any American exist in a car without at least a dozen cup holders?

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:31:45 -0800

Damn you, now I am going to have Red Barchetta stuck in my head all day. Doesn't help I'm seeing them live tonight!

By: the painkiller

the painkiller — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:36:52 -0800

"Can any American exist in a car without at least a dozen cup holders?" judging by the harley i saw pulling away from the dunkin donuts nearest me yesterday, we can't live without cupholders on our motorcycles either.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:01:16 -0800

I do not think, DU, that you will so successfully restore a 1949 horse.

By: caddis

caddis — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:16:56 -0800

What would they do with this 1884 De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux (claimed to be the world's oldest car, and it is for sale).