Category Archives: Gear Heads

Top 12 Classic Car Restoration Mistakes

Top 12 Classic Car Restoration Mistakes

The photo of the restored Lemon Twist yellow 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda is courtesy of Mecum Auctions. By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith, Classic Industries, Mecum Auctions This article's topic may be a sore subject for some readers. There are likely to be several gotchas in this list, where a gearhead or two (or…

Read more

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – Chassis and Body – First Fitting

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – Chassis and Body – First Fitting

By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith DBS's note: Do you think I need to caption these photos? My brother Kevin and my Dad performed such a thorough and logical step by step approach to doing this work, that I believe the photos speak for themselves. Great job, Dad and Kevin! Life is cyclical.…

Read more

Featured

A Lost Wanderer Found — Auto Union Wanderer W25K Roadster

A Lost Wanderer Found — Auto Union Wanderer W25K Roadster

By D. Brian SmithPhotography: D. Brian Smith, Kevin D. Smith, Mark Williamson & Auto Union & Wanderer Archives One summer, my life took a U-turn. While other teenaged males practiced driving to the basket like Dr. J, or throwing a bomb for six like Johnny Unitas, I scoured the want ads for a dream. Wanderer…

Read more

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – The Mating Season

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – The Mating Season

By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith Gearheads everywhere can relate to mating season. That's when you're building a kit car, custom classic truck, musclecar, street rod, or racecar from the ground up, and you put the new engine and transmission together, place it in the chassis, and install the body on the chassis…

Read more