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Yes, the owner of MCR gets to build his own car from time to time. It should come as no surprise that the owner/founder of MCR is an actual real car guy. That’s how this whole this got started in the first place. But unlike some that have turned their hobby into a business, John…

What makes a collectible car valuable? Certainly being rare helps a lot but just because a car is scarce doesn’t automatically make it desirable. There are plenty of older very rare cars that nobody really wants. There are also cars that are desirable but somewhat more readily available so that negatively affects their value because…

This one stayed in the family In one form or another, we’ve all heard this. You’re out and about and someone spots a classic old car and you hear some version of this comment, “I used to have one like that. Sure wish I’d have kept it. Would be worth a lot right now.” Problem…

If there is one thing that’s feared, loathed and hated by car people more than Federal regulations, insurance company rules and premiums and even fuel costs, it’s rust. Rust has destroyed more classic muscle cars than anything else out there. Sure collisions have claimed their share but rust doesn’t require poor driving to take out…

It’s been quite the journey. John has waited a long time for this moment. His 1970 Burnt Orange 340 4-speed Cuda is finally complete. The dream he’s had since young adulthood has been fully realized. John is now in possession of and is driving the brand new ’70 Cuda that he tried to buy all…

It’s no longer a dream. It’s a reality. Your car is now fully assembled and ready for the road. Well, not quite ready for the road. It’s important to remember that the entire car was disassembled down to the last nut, bolt and clip. The engine has been completely rebuilt along with the transmission and…

The dream is almost realized. All the previous effort has finally come down to this. It’s time to bring all of the individual restored parts back together to create what has been fantasized about for a very long time. The body parts are like new again, better really. The engine has been assembled and tested,…

The interior assembly is actually a bit more involved than just bolting parts in place. The seats for instance are a mini restoration unto themselves. The seats in John’s Cuda looked like they were total trash but that’s ok because all of the soft parts will be discarded anyway. Usually, only the frames are reused…

Everything so far has built up to this moment! This is where things start to really get exciting. All of the metal and bodywork have led to this moment when the sheet metal gets pretty. Applying the color is of course a critical phase of any restoration and while there have been updates to materials,…