Car restoration is one of those things that sounds romantic until you actually run the numbers. People see the finished car at a show or online and see parts and paint, but that’s not where the money goes (ok, maybe paint, depending, wink wink). The real cost is time. Hundreds and often thousands of hours of skilled labor, spread out over months or years, all of it requiring experience, patience, and problem-solving that you just cannot rush. A quality restoration shop isn’t

Sea Foam Motor Treatment is one of those products that has been around forever for a reason. It is a versatile, 100 percent petroleum-based additive designed to clean fuel systems, oil crankcases, and combustion chambers in both gas and diesel engines. Over time, engines build up deposits, sludge, and varnish that affect idle quality, performance, and overall reliability. Sea Foam works by gently breaking those contaminants down and carrying them out of the system. You add i

If you’re asking yourself that question before buying a vintage car, that’s a good sign. It means you care. Most bad purchases don’t happen because someone didn’t know enough about cars. They happen because emotion got ahead of reality. Vintage cars are emotional by design. The smell. The sound. The memory of seeing one as a kid. Sellers know this. Photos are taken at the right angles. Descriptions are written carefully. And the buyer starts filling in the gaps with hope. Tha

For decades, pre-1974 cars were the backbone of the collector world. Muscle cars, chrome-heavy cruisers, classics that defined the childhood of Boomers and early Gen X. But the market is shifting fast. The people that grew up idolizing those pre ’74 machines are aging out of the buying stage, and with fewer passionate collectors entering that market, prices are flattening or even declining for all but the rarest, most historically important models. Meanwhile, younger collecto

Fuel-injected engines are stupidly precise machines, and over time, the injectors pick up carbon, varnish, and microscopic gunk from normal driving. It doesn’t matter if you baby the car, it happens. Those deposits change how the injector sprays fuel, and when the spray pattern gets sloppy, the air-fuel mix gets off. When the mix is off, the engine compensates by working harder, burning more fuel, and running less efficiently. A quality injector cleaner every 15 to 30 thousan

“If I was going to buy a car to fix-up and or restore, right now, what would I buy, if I wanted to ensure I make my money back in 5 years?” So I’ll answer in detail, but to be CLEAR, the “ENSURE I MAKE my MONEY BACK” answer = ZERO CARS But answering the question; I’d buy a 1970–73 Datsun 240Z. Decision One! Then I’d decide whether it lives as a clean, period-correct driver or a tasteful restomod / hot rod.   Why the 240Z hits the sweet spot 1. It matches the next  wave of col

Why choose a pre-1974 VW Bug for your build   Smog-Test Exemption in California : In California, gasoline-powered vehicles of model year 1975 or older  (i.e., built 1975 or earlier) are exempt from the biennial smog check requirement. ( Bureau of Automotive Repair ) This means choosing a Bug from 1974 or earlier gives you less regulatory overhead and cost for emissions compliance. Simple, Robust Platform : The classic Bug has a simple air-cooled engine or easily serviceable o

Canada may not have a household-name automaker today, but its history in the automobile industry is far richer than many realize. In the early 1900s, McLaughlin Motor Car Company  in Oshawa began producing carriages before moving to automobiles powered by Buick engines. The company became McLaughlin-Buick  and was eventually absorbed into General Motors of Canada  in 1918. This merger set the foundation for Canada’s strong automotive manufacturing sector, which continues to p

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