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…

MCR hand fabricates an aluminum version of a T/A shaker. One of the significant differences between a factory stock restoration and a custom build (on any level) is that whenever there is a departure from the original design there is always the possibility that that departure could affect other areas of the build. In other…

Salvaging rare original Chrysler quarters for this museum quality resto. The word “restore” has a lot of different meanings for different people. In the context of restoring classic muscle cars, restore can range from something as simple as basic rust repair and new paint up to what used to be known as a “frame off”…

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Experts explain the differences between primer and paint spray guns. We all know that automotive paint and primer have changed a lot in the last couple of decades with the serious reductions in VOC type solvents being mandated by the EPA. This has led to improvements in paint gun function, and given rise to new…

Installing a Hurst Competition Plus in place of the factory Muncie shifter. Mark Ehlen- MCR Staff There probably hasn’t been anyone who’s ever driven any type of performance car with a clutch (or even an ordinary driver for that matter) that hasn’t been tempted to “pull a gear”, usually second gear, just for the thrill…