Welcome to the launch of the Hahn and Woodward "Restoration Times" blog!.....
In our blog we will work to offer restoration tips/tricks and ideas, keep you up to date on happenings at the shop and offer our thoughts on issues of interest to the Classic, Vintage and Collector Car Restoration marketplace.
So, for our first blog, we'd like to relay a few thoughts on what makes a car a good restoration candidate. Obviously, the restoration of a rare or historic vehicle is virtually a no-brainer, but what about a less exotic or more common vehicle? A story from our recent appearance at the 2009 Pittsburgh World of Wheels Rod and Custom Show provides a good example of another type of resto candidate. We spent the weekend talking with folks and answering questions about a ground up restoration that Bill did on a muscle car for one of our clients. One of the shows' promoters, a friend of ours, introduced us to a gentleman who was interested in restoring an old vehicle that has been in his family for years. In his own words he described the vehicle as being like a family "heirloom". While the car is not a high dollar collector car like a Mercedes Gullwing or other highly sought marque, it is important to this man. The car has been kept in a garage and hasn't moved for many years. It should be in decent shape, but we won't know until we actually get the opportunity to inspect the car. The gentleman spoke to one of our philosophies.....namely that a properly done restoration can last generations and can truly become a family heirloom. We have done our share of "re-restorations" where a vehicle has been brought to us after it was "restored" elsewhere only to find the original work was not holding up. We fully realize that not everyone can afford to do a 100 point, Concours level resto on their vehicle, but we strongly encourage anyone considering such a project to do their homework and seek a shop that has a good reputation for quality work at a fair price rather than the least expensive alternative. Car shows and cruises are often good sources for this information as are magazines and web sites....talk to people...almost everyone in the car community want's to talk about their ride! You won't be disappointed!
Check back soon. We'll be soon posting a fresh blog updating everyone on the progress of one of our projects and be sure to check out our website at www.hahnandwoodward.com with pictures of our projects and other services
Happy motoring!
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