If you were in charge of a company like Singer Vehicle Design, what car (or cars) would you pick to build a highly intricate restomod?
While Tim can’t ignore the temptation of a new project–like our Elva sports racer–many of the cars in his collection that he restored decades ago now require a bit of rejuvenation.
Here are 23 things you can do to make your classic car easier to live with and more enjoyable to drive.
Wish a step-by-step manual existed that told you exactly how to restore a car? As we found out with our 1965 Corvette Coupe, such guides do, in fact, exist.
You’ve rebuilt the engine, redone the body, and rejuvenated the suspension. Your latest restoration project is ready for the open road, right? Not always.
Restoring a car is more than just the grunt work. You need to have a game plan, too.
Rear brakes?
Our Elva didn’t come with any–at least when we bought the car.
We did know, however, that our Elva Mk VI originally came with inboard drum …
Every car needs a battery, and our Elva was no exception. There was no evidence left as to where the battery had been mounted on our car, so we …
We now needed a mount for our Elva’s passenger seat. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the original one looked like.
Nothing about our Elva sport racer’s original steering column seemed sound. The car came to us sporting a thin-wall steel tube topped with a round pad drilled with …
One bit of good news that came with our beat and battered Elva Mk VI sports racer: The chassis plate, while hard to read, still sat attached on the …
